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XiCBitide of the Sonthern Imml- .5- {ration Convention. ALL EKES NOW ON AUGUSTA. Great Catherine of the developers of the South. "In Point of latolloot, Wool.h and Pro- fr»«*lT*nrM Will Ito ih.> Moat Impoalna Contrantlon Kror C'oo- Trnad t'adar Uno Hoof In tho Vnntb.” Anfuntn, Chronidc Special Herrire. In the languaire vf Dr. Walter C. Murphey, of Washington, I). C., a promi nent mernber of the Southern Immtifra- tion Aanoeiation, “the Southern Immi- Kration and Induatrial C<zagrna to aa- aembte In Auifuata, Qa., Weduemlay, Max 30. in point of intellect, wealth and pr6irr**dvenewa, will bo the moat im- poainff eonvoBliofi ever convened iHoler one roof In the South.” Viewing the convention from Auguata, the prenent fonia of the movement, where active prejmration* for the congress are being made, Dr. Murphey'a words do not *x*Kgei"ate one pnrtiele the importance of this convention. The queafton of Immigration has never before been given such thought aa it is today in the South. This is evidenced not only by th< attention the convention ia meiving in the editorial and newa col umns of the pres* of the whole country hut by the private lettera received at the Young Men’e Businesa League hend- qu«rt<rs in AueuatiP from diators, law- yera, judges of Slate court- and United State* courts, not.to mention the interest taken in tlie eubject by the men and cor poration* engaged in the upbuilding of the South. It haa be«‘n particularly the aim in this congree* to bring together every possible factor in the development of the South, but more especially has an effort been mad* to convene the practi cal thought of the South backed by re source* that will exert every effort to accomplish practical result*. It waa at first proposed to hold the Southern Immigration convention in the Kant but the Young Men’s Businees Lea gue of August# reaJiaiug the importance of bringing the Hast to the South rather than the South to the East untiringly advocated Augusta aa tile place for the convention. Their efforts were roccese- _ ful and having secured the meeting for the Sonth at Augiwta the work of widening the congress into one of even greater magnitude waa commenced. In thie Pres ident Bryan and Secretary Patrick of the Immigration AaaoAation heartily co operated and it waa reeolved to hold a Southern Immigration and Induatrial Congress. Work along this line waa im mediately begun and with what euccesa la indicated In the widespread interest already takan in the oongreea.. hut the regl result* cannot. be foretold even when the practical plans of the conven tion are put into effect. The powlbilities of thie movement are only limited by the reemircea of the South and they are almost illimitable. IMMIGRATION. * The greatest effort of this congress will he aiong the line of immigration. Here tofore the Smith has contented Itaelf with the presentation of Its riche* in the column* of it* journal* and occasionally in the preaa of the North and Weet. True Ha wonderful resources have attracted world-wide attention in a general way _< but the railroad* of the W’est and the States and cities of the West have spent million* of dollars to turn the tide of ini migration their way. Today the South’s opportunity baa come. Col. D. B. Dyer, 4he first Mayor of Guthrie, Oklahoma, one' of the pioneer* of the West and to day a pioneer in the development of the South, ia moat enthusiastic in hi* work. “A* agent of the Jarvis Conklin Syndi cate he repreacute their great inveal- meuts In Auguata. He knows the Wewt thoroughly and he knows the means that were expended in inducing the people to “go West.” The l>eat lands of the West, he say# are all occupied and there only remains that) which can only be made profitable for famw by irrigation. He wants the South to take practical ateps to render the laud immediately available Willie there ia plenty of land in the South tho immigrant must negotiate for It after his arrival. It should be held in readiness foe immediate occupation and it i* along this line of thought that the convention will act. The South needs immigration above all things else today, and there ia no other movement that will assist the rail road* of the South more than the settle ment of the land* along their lines. It i< to the railroads that the people must look for the moat practical result*. It wa* the railroads that built the Weat, and it was immigration alone that made this possible. What the Western road* did for that section of the country the Southern road* ran do for the South at a much lea* coat. A* the South is al ready well advertised, their labors along this line will not require any great ex- ‘penditure of money. TTieir efforts most be directed toward bringing the people here and settling them along their dif ferent lines. By option* or by purchase they must have these lands ready for immediate settlement at a fixed price, s and not compel immigrant* to negotiate for what they want after their arrival. 'Hie tide of immigration must not be obstructed by land-owners who adopt the suicidal policy of raising the prices on thftr tend# n# eoon as they find a de mand for thrai. * It is the farmers who have the moat to gain by this movement and in any practical plan the Congress may eon- .. template it needs the cfo-operation of the farmers and land-owners. TOE RAILROADS COMING. The outlook is that there will be one of the moat influential gatherings of rail road, men erer seen Sooth. The roads. parHcnlaity* are ifliowhig a deep interest in the movement and it is not too much to hope thnt they will inaugurate a plan for practical work. It is very probable that' the roads entering Augus te nt least will co-operate with the Young Men’s Business League, which establish a department of itmni- wi and demonstrate the practlca- of each city and section working I* individual development, white all i lit of the League and typewriters at work under tee di rection of Secrotary Boykin and tee chairmen of the vaiiono committees. Toe*d*y Secretary Patrick, of the Im migration Convention, will arrive with his staff of asslstante to pat everything in shape. There is already correopoud- ence without end and etacko of tetter* arrive every day full of enconrageoicnt They and intfrret are from every sec tion of the Sonth, and show the wlda- spread interest that is taken In, the con- v ehtion. EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS. General Msnsavr Frey, of the Atehl- ■on. Topeka • and Santa Fa Railroad writes: “I shall ore that our company Is properly represented at your gathering.” Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce- We wish to appoint a delegate to the proposed Immigration Convention in Au gusta. May 30." B. W Wrrnn, G. P. A.v Beat Ten neesee, Virginia and Georgia Road: “I hope to hare the pleasure of being pres ent nt the contention to bo held in Au giwts on the 30th." J. 8. Carr. Durham. N. 0.: "I beg to acknowledge the receipt of an invi tation to the Southern Immigration and Industrial Corgreos.to be held In Augus ts May 30. I appreciate the compliment and beg to say that It Is thy Intention to accept this kind invitation if eireum ntaiieoa will permit.” W. H. Edmunds. Editor Manufac turers’ Record: “I thank you for your kind and cordial h.ritath-n to attend the on rent ion cf the Southern interstate Immigration Association at ' A'igii«tn May 30. I am. of course, in sympathy with this and all other efforts hi futher- anee of Southern immigration, and shall do all that I can in aid <*f the convention and the purpose for which it is called.” Mr. M. Glennnn, of the Norfolk Vir ginian: “1 hope I mar be able to be wl,, ‘ • Tn1> nr to hare the Virginian repre sented. I"wTsTi*The enterprise evefy idTP-' cess. It J* Indeed gratifying to note the effortlfyour people are making for Jhe ad rancement. pro#perlty and tlerelopment of our rich, fertile, glorious Soirh." Commissioner W. O. Vltieenlieller, of Mine*. Manufactures and Agrienlture of Arkan**#: ‘1-shall do mesrtf the benerand pleasure to accept your most gracious in- vitotion. Will nccomiMiny his Excellency the Governor, to your city.” Governor T\ Turney, of Teone*s«e: “1 will, if possible he at yonr co'tven’ion on In- 30th." Commissioner of Agriculture John Boh insoti. of North Carolina: “It will give me pleasure to attend." Governor Klin* Uarr. of North Cam na: “It affords in cm noli nlen mre t* a«H-ept this invitation as I believe the re sult* will be beneficial to our Sont-herr St a tea. itid'viduallv anil collectively, and at the siime time I will btre the nb-asnr 1 »f visiting your beautiful citv,” Governor Ghn«. t Pf-V-ratt. nf Vtrglnla “it affords me nleasttrc to inform you that Virginia wiH be we’d r.-nre*«-nted at the convention, as I have appointed t delegates to attend—one from ch <v*n f'Ss’ounL dstn^t and <onrf»^iv'ate ap v pointing three mo-e from the State at large.” United State* Senator. T. J. Jarvis, of North Cantlin.i: “I shall he pleased tp attend unless in , the opinion of our friends my ptdtlie duties shall require me to remain here, and it now looks as if such might be the case." Editor Henry O. Kittredge. of the Po« ton Manufacturers* Gaaette: “I shalt make quite an effort to be present upon thnt occasion, and if possible Join the eon- grcaaional party nt Washington.” R. H. Rattle, attorney-at-law. Raleigh. N. O.: “The heetrtr and en*-'—priiie nt Augusta are justly celebrated throughout the country and I doubt not will attract a large attendance at the convention.” President R. C. Hoffman. S''-iHrw't »* Line: “I cen assure yon that nothing .would give me greater nleaanre than to t>e present, and I sincerely hope that it will lie in my power to he with you. and unless something unforeseen «hould pre vent I hope to have the pleasure of being prenent." Commissioner L. B. Womhweli, of Ag rteiiltnre. Florida: “I shall make every effort to he present. I am in full sym nnthy with the object of tout eonren- Hon.” General Manager T. M. Campbell. In teraational and Great Northern railroad company. Palestine. Texas: "I am not able at this time to any whether I shall he present in person nr hot. bht will af- rsngo to hare a representative of, our company attend this convention.” ' George C. Power, Industrial Commis sioner of the Illinois Central railroad- ”1 have been delegated hr the Illinois Central Railroad Company to represent them at the convention to he held in Au gusts MaySOth." Governor W. A. Corkle, of West-Vir ginia: “I hare yonr kind favor of the Oth inar., and in reply beg to say that it will give me grenlxpleasure to attend the> Southern Immigration Convention, ami thnt I accept with sincere thanks the very cordial invitation which yon extend to me and will be pleased to visit your heautlfnl nnd prosperous city under such pmpitions circumstances.” President M. T. Bryan, of the Immi gration Association: “I congratulate yau on the excellent projects for a success ful meeting in your city on the 30th.” W. S. White, attorney-at-law. Freder- iokMuirg, V*.: “I expect to attend your convention. I am greatly Interoatcd in immigration nnd have a profound faith in the South, no less enthusiastic than your own Grady’s.” Thomas Whitehead, Commissioner of Agriculture, Vn.: *T will (D. V.i he with my brethren of the South nopr as in the past to endorse what la heat for ns all. readr to do my part na I know Virginia will do hers in any more to cover our hilla and villages with-people a* .well aa verdnre. TTiere must be for so goodly a land as our# some way to develop its wonderful resources and *t the some time select a population that will make in the future real cltisen*. law abiding, patriotic Southerner*.” The representative* of the Congrew will conelst of Governors and Commis stoners of Immigration or Agriculture of all Southern States; three delegatee at large from each Siaithern State, and one from each Congressional district, to he appointed by the Governor; Pres idents, Vice President*. Gened- al Manager* and General Pas-* aengei^ Aff‘‘ n te (<> r their rep resentatives) of all Southern Rail way and s Steamshtp Lines; officers >f all Land Title and Immigration Com p&nies; Officers and Executive Com mittee iff the Southern Interstate Im migration Association; the Mayors of Southern citle#, and represerttarivea from all Southern Board* of Trade.- Exchanges, Chambers of Commeree, and slmllaf' organizations. A special invitation has been sent tq Southern editors urging their atten dance. It in -hoped that the condition of buaineos In the Senate will permit senators to attend, as well aa represen tatlves, and the higher Government of ficials. together with a large delegation of Washington correspondent*. The Oovefnorii of all the~Bouihefh States have shown great interest In the movement. Following ia a list of the Governors and the delegates: FLORIDA.. Z Big Stan# Gap: Tenth District, Samuel F. Pitaoa. Staunton. GEORGIA. Governor W. J. Northen Commissioner of Agriculture^ R. T. Nesbitt. x Driegates from tha State at large: Jaa. Brown, Canton; J. D. Frederick. Marshallriile; Jos. R. Lamarf Augusta. Flrat District, James Sacblieotp- 8a- ’-amiah; Second District. J 8. Handy. Peibam; Third District, J. P. Brown, Hawkinariile: Fourth District, T. H. Kimbrough. Catauta; Fifth District, H- B. W. Palmer. Atlanta; Sixth Dis trict, Henry Horne, Macon; Seventh District. Sam Carter, Carter’s; Eighth District. Joht T. Dennis, Eatonton: Ninth District. J W. Roberston. Cor nelia; Tenth Dtetrict. R. B, Baxter. Sparta; EWeiith District, A. P. Brantley, Biackshear. TENNESSEE. tloaeirirfi Peter Turney. Delegate* from the State at large: Pitkin C, Wrtgfit: Col. A. 8. Coiyar, Nashville; "Col. W. A. Henderson. Knoxvlile; Col. J. B. Klltebrew, tnrksrille. First District, E. c. Reeves. John son City; Second Distnct. W. H. Rns- sell. Harriman: Third District, \Y. Spears. Jasper; Fourth District. W. A. Prousdale. Gallatin; Fifth District. Ernest Pillow, OornersTille: Sixth Dis trict. A. G. H.ili, .Nashville; -Seventh District. Frank D. lender. Columbia; Eighth District. John M. Taylor. Lex ington; Ninth District. W. A. Wade, Milan; Tenth Dtetrict. E. W. Car mack, Memphis. NORTH CAROLINA, Governor, Elias Carr. Commissioner of Agriculture: John Kcbinsu'i. . , Delegate* a t large: Rev. C. E. Taylor, Wake Forest: Prof. J. A. Hoimea, Chapel, Hitt: Cha*. 'M?Namcc, Bill more; Jhos. H. Blunt. Washington. Hr*t Diatrict. J. H. Dunn. Hen derson: Second District, w. W. Mc- Dnirmid, Lurnherton: Thinl Disrrict. Arthur Arrington. Kockymount, Fourth Diatrict, J. P. Mondiead. Oreenaboro: 1 #*U ? x; f _ a. n T ' < THE vm AND ABUSE OF FLATTERY. Ltke many other things so much abused teat they get a bad name, fls.iery hat It* uses, and It ia not to be indiacrlmlnatety condemned. Flattery intended to cajole or hoodwink another person for an evil pur- poas, in made evi, by that purpose, but fist, tery intended to ♦ ncotysse one to good efforts, partakes of the quality of the pur- pda* and is oomnendable. "But flattery most br-property and dtscrwtly? used If it *• tjo produce any good result*. Extrsva- •Sat flattery poisons the nitiidg of those who are weak enough to listen to it, and leada them Into fantastic notions rcMpecttnsr their abilities or merits, But flattery dis- creetly used may be employed to stimulate and encourage those woo are too tao<ie»t and retiring for ,.i«tr own good. Highly talented men and women »re often super- sensitive, as well ae severely aeir-crnc. 'they set for theosetves high Idea:*, searce- attalnahie except by long service as ap prentices. and unless encouraged from time to time and flattered occasionally by their friends they are liable to shand -n the strug- ty attainable except by long service as ap- need to put them Wi the .ro n t rank-self- confidence. The Idea that fiattefT Is neces sarily false la derived from Its .second mean ing. It apparently comes from a word meaning to etotfae.- to strong gently, to smooth, and tins is s'ri that the honest flatterer trie* to do,,There I* no barm, but rather virtue. In pleasing or gratifying one’s friend by praise: it Is only when flat tery Is carried to excess for purposes, of cajolement or deceit that !t Is open to ob-' Jectton. Fawning hypocrites hare given flattery a bod name and one tnat lx not al ways deserved. They flatter to deceive ahd deceive for a bad purpose. It lx quite illfTer* ent when a mother or teacher erv-ourages the child to study by praise, even when It Is undue praise. Here the purpose Is true: tt lx to soothe, to smooth over. The brutal truth-teller. who never Indulges In flattery, may comfort himself by the thought 'that W~~W<s TieVfcr Tteccfvcd trrry one.-bur be tigs done greater damage In other ways If by his truth-tolling he has .crushed tne ambi tion of xbme modest aspirant for fame. But flattery. CVen though well Intended, -mould be sparingly used lest It should give n»e to false Idea* and false hones. Although hlfth Dtetrict, ft P. Rogers. tMnrortU tne strnggttpgstudent should be em-mrageit Sixth District. Fred H. Httth. Waahing- ton, D. C.; Hcventh District, t’lcnient Manly, Winaton; Eighth District. John K. Hoyt. Luther. -’ SOUTH CAROLINE. Governor B. R. Tillman. Delegate* «t large: W. D. Evans, Bennettsvlllc; D. K. Norris. Hickory Fiat; F. L. Frost, Charleston. First Dtetrict, M. R. Cooper. Adams Run; Second DistrictTJndaon E. Hair. Blackville^ Third District, Jos. L. Kitt. Haud!ey> Fourth District, T.' V. Mitchell. Woodward; Fifth District, B ; F. Miller, Igincastcr; Sixth District, W; A. Brtrwn, Marion; Seventh Dla- frict, J. D. Graham. Sumter. KENTUCKY. \ Goveto.« John Y. Brown. Delegate* at large: John (’. Me- Mi rath. Murray; W. L. Crabb. Em- iuencef J. C. Rerill, Burlington. First District, Chas. R**ed, Paducah; Second District. A. C. Tompkins, Ohenaboro; Third District, John W. CaldweH, ItuMaclvilie; Fourth District, J until* Fryvnirc, Preston: Fifth Di* trict, George Frana, IxmiirllLe; Sixth District, H. M. Froinan, Ghent; Seventh District. Jacob Ciiniiiiighnm, Owenton: Eighth District. Lou:* McKee, I.awrcnculuirg: Ninth District. John T. rimoot, Btfhel; 1'enlli District, Geo. A. Whitney, Mt. Sterling; Eleventh District, Janie* R. Hindman,. Culum: hia. WEST VIRGINIA. Governor IV. A. Mct'orckle. Delegates at large: ‘Hon. 8. B. Elkina. ex-Sfa-retary cf War; ex-Gpver- i or A. B. Fleming; Senator J. M. ('atiuk-ii; Col. U. I’. Chew, Charles ton; Circuit Judge A. N. Campbell: Col. John A, Robinson, siK-cial agent Baltimore and Ohio railroad; Col. ‘Robt. McEldnwney. MISSISSIPPI. . Governor John M. Stone.. Driegates at large: Willis Bank*: Columbus; A. J. Russell, Meridian; C. O. Willi*, Vicksburg. x First Diatrict, E. S. Candler. Inks; Second District, J. W. T. Fnlkner, Oxford;. Third District, A. J. Phclpa, Netta Yuma; Fourth District, F. M~. AMrott, Abbott; Fifth District, B. S. Kicks, Yaxo City, Sixth District, J. Jenkins, Natches: Seventh District, W H. Tribbett, Terry. . ‘ALABAMA. . Governor Thomas O. Jones. Commissioner of Agriculture: Hector D. Lane. Delegates nt large: Ch impel I Cory, Rirmlivgham; L. A. Smith, . Montgo mery; A. L. Meuse. Calvert; W. R. Houghton, Montgomery; P. A. Mc Daniel. Abbeville; W. C. Jcniison, Tuscaloosa: W. C. Thomas, Gold Hill; J. E. Whaley, Attalla; Porter Bildt. Belle Mina. ** MARY I AND. Governor Frank Brown. Delegates at large: Edwin F. Abell, John Gill, O. O. Tillman, Thoina* Itohinson. Frank Fur#:, John E. Hurst. ex-Governor John Lee Carroll, Edward Kootep. . ^ • WUlftD I P Hia WATCH. Governor rt. L. Mitchell. Commissioner of Agriculture: . Coi T L. B. Wombwell. Diatrict delegates: . First District, W. D. Barnes, Marianna; Second District P. P. Bishop, CRra. VIRGINIA. * Governor 0. T. O’Ferrall. Diatrict delegates: First District, W. Semour White, Fredericksburg; Second District, Walter Sharp, Norfolk; Third Diatrict, H. W. Wood, Richmond; Fourth Dtetrict, Jamas 8. Molten, Petersburg; Fifth District, James L. Tredway. Chatham; Sixth Dtetrict, Jame* S. Simmons. Roanoka; Seventh District, A Moore, Betrysilte; Eighth Diatrict R. Walton Moon. Fairfax. C. H.; Ninth DietriotTR. T.. inrto. A Strange laterraptloa to a Sol emit W'eddlag Ceremoay. “It ta remarkabls," said a prominent city clergyman yesterday, “with whaF’noncha- lance some bridegrooms go tnrough the ceremony. I don’t underatand tt. for when I was married my knee* wobbled so that ,-I .a** provoked, because I had not strapped them together before the terrifying ordeal begun. But the coolness and ‘complacency with which some of the men who conte to the parsonage to be married go through .he thing are a revelation to me and make me believe I had no ‘nerre’ at all. ‘‘Of course.” he continued, "the people who come unannounced to the parsonage to, he married are generally of the plain xort. They dress plainly, and frequently nave delightfully fresh and original manners and ways of doing thing*. But you must ac knowledge that even to a clergyman who haa read 1^# service over hundreds of tremb ling couples. It is rather startling to have the bridegroom at the moat solemn part take out his Waterbury watch and begin to wjnd tt tip Iq the most methodical way Imaginable. But that Is- Just what hap pened here last week. 1 was reading the formal charge to the man and woman, and reading tt in a way that X considered moat Impressive and, awe-inspiring. Tho bride groom, who was a big, lumbering fe.low. followed me for a time with considerable Interest. i'heu be suudeuly took out Ills waleh and began to wind tt. 1 let him go ou for a few seconds, and theu i realized that It waa a B£aterbury, and might last all the rest of the ceremony. 8o 1 stopped ahbrt and looked severely at the man. He smiled at me In a friendly sort of Way, but oe didn't comprehend at all what wax tne u»*tte#-and all (hit time the steady cll£k- ellck of the winder waa to be beard. “It waa very mortifying to me tnat my dignity was not overwneXtnlng enough to make thafeman stop rtwrt. but he didn’t, and I had w-speak to him.” The clergyman sighed 'a* be (bought of hi* trials. ‘Then a pair from the country came here last night—a couple or burap- «>##. green, clumsy and good-natured. When I said ‘the maa and woman may >oln bauds, meaning, of txiurse. they were to Join right has da they simply claapeo hands as tbey stood side by side, snu swung them back and forth like a couple of little schoolgirls. ‘"Rinat hands I" I said ta a low voice, but with considerable emphasis. ’Oh. yes. of course, said the youth with « blush, and he seised hia bride's hand and shook It Boost cordially. “A* I said before. I consider myself one of tee Mat dignified clergymen In the city, but I am slowly brsaktog down under the strata of keeping my face duly solemn at its aa those.”—N. Y. Tribune. We abooM speak of tee mellow bums- UfM oaly urban tee moon i» nearly fiQ. by Judicious flattery to new eltorts. he Should not be so far dorelveit * as to ills merits and nhtlltle* a# to lead him to an overestimate of hi* strength. Flattery that has auch an effect. If we’,1 intended, has failed of tta purpose and. after all It lx xatd. tne purpose 3nd effect of onr actlonx. no matter wtmt names we give them, meaxura. their value for good or evil. When we flat ter to encourage and effort onr purjKj-o- we have done well; when we overshoot the mark, only our Intention remains good. Flattery for any other purpose I*, of course, to be condemned as one form of deceit.-- Baltlmore Sun- EDGAR A. POES SISTER. ROSALIA. To the Editor of the Dispatch: A* a ripple of attention ia lust'now di rected to the Poex, will you allow me to caxf In a pehble? —- --- My father was Intimately acquainted witn Poe. and hi* first love waa a lady whom MrNPoe afterwards addressed, H.x ooheepflon of the poet wax a fretfuj. whimsical man. M.V last memory j>f .Mr. Poe la connected wKh this Incident: Two congenial gentlemen had been Invite I to meet him at our house-toMea. His sister, M;x* Roxalla M., on this ocihudow jeeuin- pnnled him: Before the meal wak announc ed a violent thunder storm rntmv! on. Though' a child, 1 had noticed that 'J»e seemed abstracted, and sat near rhi- wtth> d^w, look tug out. BtiH derrly —a-—Mudlug flash of lighting came, and Mr. Poe walk ed hurriedly from the house, out Into the xtorju. wlth-vnr ttt* Krtr. .and uever returned MV' father refuses! to admit that Xflglgi gave Uxcense to xuddennex*. ai.d so Hus ter minated their acquaintance. Mlxx Rosa, who passionately loved apd admired him. was so Iqjenxely mortlfled tl)»' . •‘h-- wep' bltterl.v.” Mv mother was a * oarlor-board er” at Miss Jane McKenzie's school.-Mix* Rosa was nxxsltant, ami from that time till’her death, Mias Roxa wax an tutuim'e. friend of the family. She was under me dium size, a blonde, .with a u »*c im-lining to eednexx. quite refined m mauu.uv though queer, often forming vn.lrut artui-hments for her own sex. to a h >m Site wouf-T pr if- fer flowers, poetry, auu the tokens usually forwarded by tho other xex. The last years of her life were-spent In ■much sor row, especially In' BaJilnwre..'TTer home, she claimed, was at "Aunty f'lein x” 'but many In that city can toil of her tear*, her wanderings from house to house, her dread of dying in a charitable institution. She would sell her brothers ptesurex ‘for her own benefit—at that t'me being about tiO y««.rs of age -and would ac<-b«t other* with: "Rqy the poet s picture, anil help a , 1U .st. I poor orphan." Hhe was always rexponslve | t j,|t a t THEUTEBEN KING; HUMORIST HB WAl A GEY1I »> WHOSE DEATH CAME ALL TOO S&ON. | HOW A NATIVE OF MICHIGAN ROSfC ABOVE A DRY GOODS COUNTER. Some Odd Facts Con sec ted ‘With Hia Death. Chatterton and Toe and untold others now long gone had to pay the penalty of death for recognition In the world of let ter*. They never banked tn the sunshine of tho praise of their con temporaries. In th* year* to come; the students of the )it-i erature of this time will find Chattertons and Pom without number, probably, in men tn whom w* do not now suspect the existence of the thing called genius. _ A man whose life will thus bear Investi gation, and whose work will so stand snaiy- sla, died tn a hotel at Bowttng -Orccnv-tay^ a few weeks ago. He was Ben King, of St. Joseph. Mich., poet and humorist. For the post three or four years King lived In Chicago, where he was a member of tne Press Club and the famous Whlte- chanel Club. He wo* a leading spirit In both these organisations. King was a young man who had been planned for the dry goods business by the people who bad an Immediate interest In hts career, but the voutfa Jumped over tee shop counter of the little store In which he had bees plac ed ana went to Chicago to. seek hl» for tune. He wrote poems that never got be yond the pigeon holes tn which thev were Placed by the busy editor* of the dally «t tho time te#* King recited- W# funny varses, -If I Bhould Die Tonight,’* on te* evening preceding his death. It i* ntao •Iff- nmeant « the superstition* that -there were U people nt the table at which the poet •at on- the ocoaikinkof hi* entertainment after the performance mat evening. i • A characteristic negro dialect poena from the poefe pen la the following, with an nn. -usual 'quaintness in th* humor of it* eodlns: Po’ ole boesle cow’s aown.ln de marsh. Down In the marsh whar de col’ wind* er btowta’. Story now en den w’en de stsum dies erway L' , u Jv, , 'Bears et I heerd old boisle cow a-towin’. papers there; but. one time, one of them somehow got itrinted. It attracted ao much attention that King had a hearing after that, and no longer experienced dlflleolty in getting hts productions In the public print*. He sent a poem to the editor of the Century. Magazine, a man who is a cused by some people of knowing nothing about poetry at all. hut he knew enough about King's to accept some, ot It. When the verses appeared, they were copied all over the country. When Ben King died he was In Bowling Green, Ky., with Ople Reed. The pair had arranged with TL B. Thearle. of Chicago to he sent through Kentucky, Tennessee. Arkansas and Missouri on a reading and lecturing tour. King had gone ont with Rid ley for a brief engagement and bad suc ceeded to the extent that he waa looked npon by Manager Thearle -as a promising Investment. So he was started on the tour. It was - ' discovoreT! written loaf of an old book, and the snusty re cord. which had beet) found in the home of an old farmpr. wns produced to prove the story genuine. The volume had been p. picked up 1 in a Southern home^ during ig t The wnf by invrsimiMii. oaj nt? wan Bianuu un tne ivnir. , ,., ' , . t . m -v-v—- * ‘ . , * Thie tour was-doing weU-whea-tt was o»4- P'ther w1th_jrt ^ , thex -Jannd. thaL-tbey could no longer short ity the death of the young poet and bumoriat. King had lectured to a large audience on the night of hia death, and after a complimentary supper that was ten dered to him and Ople Reed bv the peo ple ‘of the' town Tn the BofeTT Some time In the night he died of heart disease, s malady that wa* not suspected by any of his friends. Some of the poetry that came from King's pen waa Intensely pathetic. Some of It was grotesque, and some of U waa so funny that one may read It time und time again and get a laugh each time. One of these fnnny things has been recited hundred* of times In St. Louts, yet not one person ’ tn 6*10—not one tn a thousand, perhaps—of those who’have heard U could tell the name of the author. Thtr funny hit reads as follows: If I should die tonight And yon should come to my cold corpse ' and say, ' x Weeping and heartsick o’er my lifeless ciay— x „ If I should die tonight, • And yon should come In deepest grief and woe— - — 7s.-- And say, '‘Here’s that HO that I owe." 1 might arise In my large, white cra vat, And say, “What’a that?” to the suffering of others and speni. the best years "of her life In esxnylmr help. She might also have t>een the original of Dickon*'* -“Little Miss Fllte.” Her dread wns r. -aUzed and she <Jle<l In Washington city In’A char itable institution, and I am told that my mdflier's name—Katherine—was th* last the poor, sad Ups uttered on earth.—Mrs. M. L. H.. In Richmond Dispatch. If I shou.d die tonight And you should come to my cold corpse end kneei. Clasping, my bier to show the grief you tael. . ' - I say. If I should die tonight And you rfumld come to me and there and then Just hint ^hout payin' me that ten, I might arise the while. But I'd drop dead again. De Wolf Hopper recited it when he was in St. Louis early In the Spring. It made every performance- of "Fa*Jan- drnm” at the Grand Opera House, hut King’s name was not mentioned lor. the reason, aa Hopper said one af^erifooo at the Southern Hotel, .^at “King Is hot known in 8L Lodte." Another of the odd rhymes that" king THE WEST AND THE SOUTH UNITING FOR FOREIGN TRADE The recent convention held in VVichlt*. Kan., with* view to the eiieonragenieiit of direct trade between the West ami Eu rope through Southern points, adjourned to meet In New Orleans on June 12. The business associations of the latter city have j)ow untied tn an invitation to all the com mercial organisations la the yffluih and West to send delegate^ to this meeting. It Is desired that as large a gathering shajl lie secun-d a* possinle In order to fully dis cus* the great question of ffrtV business nplon of tne West and South, not on theo ries, but on the solid basis of the natural advantage# of tae , Southern isirts for handling the exports of the West and th* Imports needed by ihat section. This grea* move 1* simply an Inevitable outcome of the southward trend of all husl- ness interest*. Instead of shipping Us pro* dace to Europe through north Atlantic ports and Importing through the same, the mighty West has awakened to the realiza tion ot the greater profit of doing business | of t>oxing gloves on his ^jiands. The music credit, I* the "Lay of the jreMlmlst," with thej-e Introductory lines: Nothing to do but work. Nothing to eat but food. Nothing to wear but clothe#, To keep one from being nude. This well known con Celt has been re cited In half of the farce comedies of the season Just closed'antL all through the great run of "191" in New York tt was spoken night after night without a word for Ben King or a dollar In royalties for his pocketbook. ■ * "S* Ben King was a man of quaint visage. His voice sounded as bis face looked. It was one of tee rasiilnff, thin son, ali.iough It was by no means an unpleasant one. With a silk hat and a new share and‘with a cigar between his teeth, King would sit back In a chair In a newapaper office and tell atorlea and talk In a pleasant vein by the hour. He was a restless man, wbo al ways wanted to be at sosne'sore of duty. He could play a piano aa few men con. He was prrtbably the only man who ever ac complished the feat of extorting a tune from that instrument while he had a pair through Southern porta. The result oCthls new order of . things means s vast ‘uerense In the traffic of Southern railroads. * great development of south Atlantic and Gulf ports end a closer commercial and manu facturing tntercourae between -the West and the South.—Manufacturers' Record. THE PROGRESSIVE SOUTH. The South today Is aoelally and economi cally on a far sounder footing than before the -war. At the heart of Its prosperity there wga Then a fatal r«» at work. Its extirpation has restored healthy i-ondl- tlonx. and the result is well worth the cost, fearful as it was. The South still has a retardtd clvllloation, but It is no lonfcr-r re trograde, and there are reasons -to believe that eventually lu social as well as Indux- tlral progress that section will overtake the north—Boston Herald. , was not aa a ecu rile as ft plight have been perhaps, but It was no difficult matter to follbW' the’ girt* King played. . Once, on a steamooat, King *waa amusing a crowd of (teople by hia burlesque of a child’s playing of ‘‘Comrades.” His rendering of the tune, with the pecu liar pauses and false notes of the- strug gling amateur was quite funny to all but an elderly Irish woman, who thought that King was in dead earnest. After he had quite finished she announced to the pas- sysocra that she bad a little girl 10 year* </d who could play “Comrades” all around Mr.’ King. And after she had played It g snnde better than it waa given by the hur- lesqnor someone asked the poet to disabuse the mind of the woman and show her what he could do with the piano. "No,” said King, "that would make her feel bad. and there’s no sense In that. It couldn't make me a better musician either.” DISBANDED. Altoona, Pa., May 20.—Galvin'* Common weal army went to pieces somewhere west of Johnstown on Friday night. The mem bers ore working their way eastward by freight trains tn small squads. MaJ. Warr, of the army was In Altoona Nalurttay seek ing permlsalon to hold a pubPc meeting, j He was directed to the mayor, but has dl»- 1 appeared. Col. Galvin has gone to Harris burg. THE WHITE HOUSE FAMILY. Washington, May 19.—The President is not expected to return to the White House until Friday or Saturday of next week. Mrs. Cleveland and the y hi Id rep will end the visit to Mr*. Perrine at Buffalo about the aame time and the White House family will probably be re united Bandar a week from now. Mr*. Clovetaad will not go to Gray Gables fog sow* time. 'inis young man was in St. L*>uls shout three months ago, when he "assaulted an audience at Memorial Ball.” to use one of his own expression# uttered Gt dbat dime. He said then that he would come bark here next fail and repeat the performance with the assistance off Mr. Reid. ‘ ’ King left « young wife and a baby (ft- two up in the tftDe Hlcfclgan town In wh made hia home. They were not ' able dreumstaneee, and ao when the magician, was In Chicago ago, he announced that all of the proceeds of one of his performances would go to the widow of the poet. The newspapers spread upon the fact, and the bouse was crowd ed. The next day tee magician seat a check of large proportions to Mrs. King. And so It Is that ehe wilt aot be troubled soon for money. Her late hnSband’s poems will la ail probability be pat tn book form before long arid given to the world that has yet to lean of the young poet’s gt-nius. * It I* an odd fart, and oae that oocaaty considerable ooawaent ta Bowlin* So out oS d# cabin do’ I stan’ near ffe •weep, En listen tn de col* en dsmp’nln’ wedder; En tt ’pears ef I heerd ole box sic cow agin. En I tow 'at stoe say come down tn de m odder. q go down froo de marshland trampin’ a Ion*. Doom froo de gloom on de nlght-rstns a>—an , Pickin’ my way froo de whisperin' reeda. "Co' boss! Oo’ boss! Co’ boss!" er callin'. ■When *1! ob er sudden I come to er stop. Bn dw was o’e bossie cow, #» gentle en ao kytnd. * Bn I coax up ole brindle en lead her by de ho’n, En a mons’ns little bossie cow comes fol- ierin* on behind. A mone'us Mttle boseie comes follerin’ behind. NO. POE DID NOT! WRITE IT. _-If was back in the-- ’70s. about ’70, when the literary people of the country were surprised at the publication in the Kokomo, Tnd,, Dispatch of an alleged unpublished poem of Edgar Allen Poe. One day a friend who was visiting at the farm nicked tin the old volume nnd mechanically turning the leave# the “verses” signed “E. A. P.” attracted his intention. He borrowed the book, took it home with him. showed it to a literary friend, who. after hearing the story ns to whence it came, at once concluded it had Veen written by by Edgar Allen Poe. He gave it to the paper mentioned, which, under a big scare head, printed It na nn unpublished poem of Poe. tn- The poem was: LEONATNUS. Leonnnie angels named her And the-j: took the light Of the laughing stars and framed her In a smile of white. And they made her hair of gloomy Midnight, and her eyex of bloomy Moonshine, and they brought her to me In a solemn night. In a •solemn night of" summer. When my heart of gloom Blossoms up to greet the comer Take a rose in bloom. Al], foreboding that distressed me I forgot, nn joy eariessed me, (Lying joy that caucttT'aiid pressed me In the artnw -of doom). Only spake the little lisper In tha angel tongna— 1 Yet I. listening, heard her whisper: "Songs are only sung Here below tyatTlhey may grieve you, Tales are told }-ou to deceive you. So must Leonainie leave you While her love is young." Then God entiled and It was morning, Matchless and supreme. Heaven's glory seemed adorning \' Earth with its esteem— Every heart hut mine seem gifted With the voice of prayer, and lifted Where my lyeonainie drifted From me like j* — CritiosNvere divided as to its -being a production of Poe and columns of com ment appeared. Majority, however, reaching the conclusion that it was genuine. A few weeks before the poem was nrinted’ there appeared in the town an itineyent- sign painter, who. in addition to'yielding a brush and decorating fence# with fantastic and grotesque let ters and signs, also wrofe^versex" at odd times. He was a genial, compan- Times Hard Prices Low Only m ft**»oP*rtMASO#A Hamlin Organ. isetsKeeoa. lu atop*. Hi oh Gass. and Is monthly. Reduced, from *114. WmiTx lta Beaut! tal 9TBNHNQMlrr*Top only tea 4 seta Beads, 11 Stops. Wait* Ua Lovely New Style* et •» end *75. Wertff Us., Elegant New Plano# hnlylZK. \VonDxaroi, at th* P»ic*. Warn Ue. Tremendous bargains tn nearly new Pianos and Organa, used a trifle only. Waite Us. If you want a Plano or Organ bow Is the time to boy it - ajqht. Waite Ua Writ* o# anyhow. Trad* Is dull and you can’t oak more questions about Pianos end Organs than we want to aits ewer. Try it, please. SAVANNAH, OA. The Faa Industry of Valencia. Theo. Martens. United State* Consular agent aays: Folding fans, which came from China, were first introduced at the French' Court in the seventeente century, whence they found their way into Spam, becoming in this country so popular that every class of society adopted them in preference to any other^kind. *uch^ •*» the American palm-leaf fan*, whidh are not liked in Spain. The folding fan to _ used here not only in drawing-room# and the theatre, but also in the street and in church;, nay, the usage ie enoh all over the country that the market Tiaiwr m rite Northern Itrrtr TpgptaMc and peae> army, and sent home as a relic. •nt* sitting before their door* are sel dom without a fan in their hand* during the summer month*. Indeed they often supersede the use of the parasol. Such being the demand, the manufac turing of this article offered naturally a profitable reonlt, and Valencia i# the place where the fan industry aMiimed binge proportion -About the year 1830 factories of some importance were es tablished here, which soon increased tueir field of Work on account of the ekilfiilneea of the workmen and taste of their pnu- oipala. reaching their height of impor- vonrs DW.V1883. when wrote, and for which he naa never received- “trvnnbie fellow and a great mimic. He could not only sling a brush, but he wrote a heaqtifui round, open hand, and hi# “copy” r wa« literally a* p'aiu a# print. He made friends fast, and one day confided to several of them the tfsrt that jn travelling acroee the country while stopping with an old fanner near town, he had picked up old book In his room. And while glancing through it the mood struck him to write some "verses,” and on the fly l.-af he wrote“LeonamTe" and having always been an admirer of Poe appended the initial# “E.' A. P." These friends vMted ti)f‘ farm hoiiae. obtained the volume, the story of the find was..agreed upon and the publicar tion fnade. ' ' f At that time the writer was interested in publishing the Kokomo, Tnd., Tri bune; and the story of the Poe poem was g\\jen him. A week following an expose of the story was pubHehed nnd the real name of the author given - to the world, nn author, whose name i« now a houeehold word. The publication and expose of “Leonainie" laid the foun dation. by bringing him before the pub lic. of the successful career of James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier poet. This much.is said in view of the pub lication in a local contemporary of “Leonainie,” with the story of its origin located in Georgia, and 1 leaving the in ference that Poe waa He author.—Kan sas City Time#. FLORIDA’S DELEGATES. Jacksonville, Fla., May 17.—Special- to The Times-Uuion from Vallaha-ssec, Fla. says; Governor Mitchell has appointed the following delegates to represent Florida in the Southern Industrial and Immigration convention jvhieh will con vene at Augusta May 30. Col. D. H. Elliott, of Sanford; Col. John Bradford, of Bradfordvillej and Hon. John N. C. Stockton, oC“.TacksonviHe,' foe The State at large. Col. VV. D. (Thipi^ey, of Pi-n- sacola, for the first congressional dis trict and Hon. P. P. Bishop, of Citra, for the second district. The Governor hae been requested to invite all the presidents of Florida railroads to attend said convention. » ——- ■v-'xv'Ik with .Innxni-se fans: bitf on this " point manufacturers soon found protee- S-'"n!«h Government raising the import dnty on foreign fana About the aame time the maniifactune _ of the## fan# ws# divided into two #«- arate branch##, op# devoted exclusively to the -framework and the other to mounting the fan. without, however, any detrimental effect upon th# industry in general Of the former branch, there exist* at present only two firm# who cut or hxw the frames by machinery, while of the other manufacturer* twenty-eight cab be named who employ about 800 laborers of both aexea. doing their work by hand exclusively. The frame# of tbe#e Valencia far* are either of wood. bone, ivory, mothor-of- pearl. or tortoise «be’l. of which the last three kinds are imported, while the wood employed i* mostly olive and Spanish, or else beech wood imported from Aus tria. The fan itself i* made of paper, doth. silk. lace, and feathers. Th# Vq-nomentation of the paper fan# is done in Spain It may be ordinary print. (Jiroroo. woodcut, or hand painting 1# water color*. These pictnre* repre sent for the most part scene* from Span ish life, with a preference for bnli tights. »l*o costume* from the different pr rt- inces. scene# from popular play* at the theatres and opera^ and also public festi val* Those painted On cloth and silk show. geueKjtr - love aernpe. ladies, elf*, flower*, birds, or insects. While feather fan* are imported from either Vienna or Paris the lace fn:i» are of home manufacture, thrtigh th# taea fur mounting, when not of the nM Span ish kind may be either from Brussel* or Nottingham. The number of fan# manufactured during the year represent* the vain* of about $711,090, of which $50000 worth are sold throughout Xpnin and A2.5.OO0 worth exported to Ttalyand tyuifh America. The prop'U-tton of the different qualities made here is * a follows: Of ot.l'-a-y fans. 50 per cent..: of better or middle- cias# fsns. 30 per cent: of good fsns. 10 per cent.: and <>f the very liest kind. 10 per cent, \ The: value pf these f*|i* varies from ft.2S per gross to $0 apterttn. The wages paid for tbi* kind rif work are very low—on the average 2? .'-entr per day. i. e., one receive*'from 15 to 40 cents, according to ability. Even the painters, who often produce very pretty picture* "n silk, receive but a scant recompense, yet strike* have never been known in this industry. The man who might be called tl-*- orig inator of this industry in Valencia was Mr. Jo#e CcJomina. who. for his success ful endeavors, received the title of mar quis from the Spanish crown. H<- pos sessed, beside# fate factory, aataapteme at Seville, Malaga, Bffrcelona end In Madrid two stores. His successor# have retired from this enterprise with a con siderable fxartnne. - • * F ~ BETWEEN TWO VIRES. E. T. 4 V. Sc G. TO BE SOLf>. Washington, D. <5., May 16.—A special from Knoxville, Tenu., aays: Special Master Caldwell, Appointed by the United Stajea Court to conduct the sale of the East Tennessee Railroad issued an order fixing July 7 as the day for the •ale in thi* city. ’Hie property must bring 11,500,000 with $150,000 cash bonne. The reorganisation committee aa agents and bond holders will be the only bidder* and the new owners will be operating the system within sixty days, '' "" • Mr#. Elln Wheeler Wilcox an'1 Tl"r Poems of Passion. have chanced to pick up within • abort period a startling relapse by Mrs. Ella Wheeler WHcex Into the discarded and .almost forgotten "poem of pnxsioa’* buaineax, and also a semlpenTtent confes sion of the still uncosquered canae of trouble. The relapse manifest* Itaelf in tea! purely secular publication, Frank I dalle’s Magastne: ‘‘She let down all th* wonder of her hair; Its dusky clouds fell round her, and her form Shone like a gleaming atatue through a atorm- Ofie gleaming shoulder, beautiful aa bark, Leaned to the Up* that used to sigh ‘How fair!’ And the white beauty of one perfecMrm, A* Ivory polished and as velvet warm, . Twined round hia massive neck. «J heart’# •le^paift In hta cold eyes there lay no leant test re. And not a thrill shot through him, though his head , Lay pi flowed on her breast, tn day* scare* fled One touch of hem could set hi# blood on flm. “ ’Hast then no hell? Make one, O God!* ahe aatd.'' “ ’T.were‘he-ivou. U. earth with love and passion deait.’ ” , > _ _ _ In the column# of our religious cou- tetaporary, The Independent, we Und Mr*. Wilcox’# explanation: “-Not from my foes without, but too** . within . ~ . i pray to be protected hour by hour; For that aggressive self that leads to sin. And Infiea to pltaaure with seductive power Stand# ever by the mortal port*! of de*!ra. Ami mocka my spirit when it would as- PM*. “My bass foe, self, which, envious of tb* goal It cannot reach, since formed of flying clay. Would hinder and oppose my striving soul." T -New York Su.i. . . Major iftack has alreaxiv saved th* people $200,000 at one stroke. H* is discharging hia high duKea very accept ably and every day demonstrates ate fitaee* for the place.