The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, February 14, 1901, Image 1
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BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, EEBRUARY w, 1901.
NO- 34
THE OENEEAX ASSEMBLY.
The following summary of legisla
tive proceedings during the past week
gives some of the most important dis
cussions upon pending measures:
THK CHILD LABoXyUCSTION IN THE
SEftATfc-
The bill to prohibit child labor in
the cbltou mills was taken up, and
Senator Henderson, of Aiken, was tbe
tirst speaker. He said iu substance :
This is surely an interesting, mo
mentous and irrepressible question.
Hence, it is our duty as legislators to
approach it calmly and dispassionately,
aud in whatever we do to endeavor to
act in a conservative and prudent man
ner. It is simply the question which
has assumod so many phases, shapes
and forms in the unnatural struggle
between labor and capital which has
alwavs existed and alwa)s confronted
the lawmaking power ever sinre the
tirst I »w was made—unnatural, because
hilKir cannot piosper without capital
and capital cannot thrive without laltor.
Nevertheless, it is before m>, not only
for the drat time, aud I am sad to fear
not for the last tune, and hence it is to
lie met. That the legislature has the
inlterent right to regulate and control
the inanufactnrtnr indust nee of the
Slate. I have no manner of doubt.
They detive their franchisee from the
State; are ciealuree of it'and are sub
ject to its modtfleaUoos. Hut It is un
questionable that auv rest net ions or
regulations which msy be placed upon
such praiseworthy inslilulioos should
be prudent, inodernte aud conaervw-
tive. Vt c should look not only to the
mlerrat* of wh members of tha fed
eral pnblu: who are associated 1s the
diarhaiYe <4 labor with *Ut fel • Of fMlfS-
tame, but to the interests of tbs car-
Iws alums as well, and alware kssptng
m view that sa alary democratic mis,
that the bait guide ta iegiststiua Is the
greatest good to tbs crest eat number
Kail road* have been ruga luted; tebe-
graphs regalalsd; siprans maipaaiee
regalalsd; had every phase of evapor
ate hfs, which hes laeea created by tha
repfvssatatiee* of the people, ahsa
lb«v lafnage ti—^ the rt. bta nf tits
pe«t4e, eht Milk I he regulated Hat a
das regard ilnmbl bg tahsu t»» lbs
rights id the < teat are, as weft as those
■we are Aung nub them in the dim
(barge of tbs amUlfarm duties wbtrh
• •aas apaa the bamuo mce.
There wm a time wheo we had way
lea railroads 10 taw Mate, Is the
uM eltel • UrluCV tlM
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'•reto t aroiiaa raUraad, f r
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lea la Angela waa
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the cemilry aad toe
aambur ml pro
W*e
employe*! ibereoa were tan wnall ta
demaad of the logwlatare ms laterfsv*
race for the protsetma of Ib*we seam 1
emtsd with it, bat as ta after fears,,
that great tadaettv prograasml ami oar 1
roaatry began ta be Waverasd by the
•team pawer. ta such an satsat that j
the eat 1 re blate barame iatsrasted, ami,
ta a rertata etteat taeoivrd la'thw!
raormoae hastaem, it became nscee
•ary la satahttsfi a ratii usd rtaamiastoa
far the protection of the peapis aad
fur the regaiattuo of the ratlraad*.
A great has aad cry as* rawed a hen
thw was attempted, aad it was claim- ;
ml that such a step would be destrac- |
live to the railroad tale rests of the
coustry. but we did act hesitate to
put the legiahUoo into effect, and no j
permiLletl U) work in the mills at night,
and as a further beneficent clause,
which I had the honor to prepare my
self; that any widow who is dependent
upon tbe labor of her child or children
and has no other support should be
permitted to have those children con
tract with th; mill company for their
work. Unless it is the determined
policy of the State to shut the doors
of the legislature to the laboring classes
who are working in these mills many
of them from our own country districts
and our own people, none of them
aliens and foreigners like many of the
laboring classes at tbe North, then I
say that this measure is most moderate
and wise. Ido not go to the extent
of some of the sentimentalists on child
Isbor, aud cannot indulge in some of
the ligures of speech which I have
beard on the subject, but 1 submit to
all thinking people that no child under
10 years ol age should ite worked tit
the mills. It is not only better for t!ie
child physically, morally aud intel
lectually, but it is better for tbe corpo
ration, for unquestionably sooner or
later with such labor they will be sub
ject to suits for damages for accideuts.
Of course this matter could be better
solved in our Slate if under the exist
ing race conditions we coaid im
mediately put into effect compulsory
education, but *.0 have compulsory ed
ucation for whites without the same
for blacks would be unconstitutional,
sod to hare compulsory education (or
tioth 1 sees would toon deplete our
treasury, and we have to fare tbe mat
ter just as we tiod it and solve it as
well •« we can, ami I think that the
substitute offered by tbs minority w a
step ta the right dlrrctioo to lead to a
proper enlmsoa ihcrwuf My judgment
is that thw matter will settie ilarlf if
wise rouutsls prevail, bat if |>assioa
and prejudice are headed we musl ex
pert coeflirt of op«anme aad nmffirt of
laterest* ia fatuis.
The child labor question is simply
1 he tentative issue os the amiters
• inch will ia the fhiure ansa on tbie
qaeattoa. There remains for ae la
solve hereafter the larger, mars por.
teatous, aud wore irtxiidsaoms uses
liuw of hours ef labor. It Uuuhl seem
that the vast Strides that hats bees
•aad* la the in provemeal ef machin
ery .a the return milts, sepeetaily the
t>re|*r toamsi aud such other meshm-
ery else re the eulpwt of mitts lu a
giveu time la vastly gieater thau what
M weed ta he, that d wsubf he a wise
aud proper step au luhutf tf the muse
(arterere that some limtl Ml auntere-
tsoa as u* tha hours ef uagss shrmid ha
agreed upon '-y them IU arvloe ta moot
the prspvr rvqassts of ih-we who work
far them. It ts rletaMd that any re-
Jactiua ia the hsu * of lahur or auv
earn 1 meal au the chihl labar qaeatiau
unald plate the aMaafartaiers *4 Mouth
t aratma at a dwadvaatage, beruose
her staler Mielee haee aa lasdr laws aa
the vahjert. It a el wait boat ia meet
a storm before It cumes. It la a<ways
boat if Vue waat poors la rosier with
yowi edversare, ami it w always brat
oa the part of capttsl if yea wish com
plete succem end the advaaremeat of
inti rest Iu study the welfare of those
who labor far the nrukcTtlua (4 capital
The gi eat meouracturiug interests of
<>ar (Mate are ia the hands <4 chosen
sons of ttoeth t arid ins, who bavs been
truslad ia every statioa such men ns
Or, 'myth. Cleveland, I'arker, Who
ley. Hatrelt and Hickman and we
submit to them that it ta tbs (art of
• 100, property dMffVCtiff, Is of t he moot 1 ^ judgmeul. beXorc
beneficial effect to the people of the
country at large. We are to la con
gratulated that in ihie enlightened day
and time in which wo live, our grand
old Slate stands in thc^ruot rank as a
manufacturing Stale. The increase of
cotton nulls in oqr midst is prodigious.
When William Gregg first founded
the old Graniteville mill in tuy own
county many years before the war, the
advance which we now perceive and
realize would hardly have been pre
dicted. The mills have come to the
cotton and all of use realize the fact
that they are of the greatest advantage
to the people of the State of South
CaroHna. Building up our waste
places, rehabilitating our towns and
our cities, increasing our taxable pro
perty, giving occupation and homes to
our own country people who were not
doing well in tbe sparsely |»opulated
’ agricultural districts of our State. But
the very fact of the marvelous increase
in this grand department of human in
dustry and human development brings
with it the uecessity of protection to
the vast number of human beings who
are connected with this great industry.
That should be administered by the
legislature, not iu any spirit of hosti
lity, but with a kindly hand and a
fostering care to ; these industries.
Nothing rash should be done, nothipg
hostile Should be enacted; but at the
same time proper measure should be
taken to insure that the laborers and
the corporate powers are kept in a
friendly attitude, an«T with every temp
tation aud invitation to the enactment
of atrikea and turmoila, to which other
.Statba and other counlriea are subject,
should be kept down.
The bill for discussion is one of tbe
many questions which will inevitably
arise out of the increase of this grand
industry in our State. I favor the sub
stitute proposed by the minority of tbe
committee. That is not a drastic
measure; it is not radical; it ia not*
sweeping. It is unquestionably con*
. Jervative in its tenor and effect. It
simply provides that during ibis year,
after a certain dais fixed, all children
under the age of 10 years should be
prohibited from working in the cotton
That next year all under 11
he an prohibited, aad the
II yearn. It farth-
be
passes touod, to o
the mauufactureis
CAT
ill a coo fere ace of
of North Caroline,
Mouth Caroline, Georgia and Alabama
and enact prudent regulations as to the
hours of labor and the system of labor,
and the fruit of such n conference, te-
duced to regulstione and agreement
and afterwards put into law, will tell
for years and years to come in the fu
ture.
No trouble so far to auy appreciable
extent has existed between the labor
ers and the manufacturers of this coun
try, but unless they are kept by wise
concessions upon au amicable basis, as
the industry grows, as we hope it will
grow, in marvelous proportions, to that
extent the danger of friction will grow
jess.
I do not know whether this substi
tute or any bill upon Ibis question will
pass tins Legislature. 1 have my doubts
about it from what I have heard upon
Uie subject, but I do know that the
discussion of tbe question without pas
sion and without prejudice ought to
bring about some aedbu by thoie who
have it wilhiri Their power to bring
peace and qu>et in our midst.
THE OTHER SIDE.
Senator Dean said that a law which
is not baaed on the necessities of the
people is an improper law. He hail
listened to the different speeches in
favor of the bill and had heard but
little teal argument showing tbeme-
cessily for such legislation. From
thousands of people who have not yet
lost their manhood and self-respect
conics the plea to this body .‘Met us
alone; let ua manage aur affairs as
other free men.” The conditions of
the farm people in moat sections of the
country are far worse than arouixHhe
mills, and in many sections of the
State a cotton mill woild be 'a god
send. 1 le spoke of tbe mill people in
the Piedmont section, and said that for
morality and good citizenship they
would compare favorably with any
people in the Stale. In hu section
there was no such poverty and igno
rance as that spoken of by a^me of tbe
and be denied that there was
children jbst as dearly as any Senator
on this tlocr loves bis own, and he
loves them and feels pride in them the
same as other people.
The demand for labor is so great now
tjtutt it is not a question on the part of
mill presidents as to how they can
grind and overwork their hands, but
the problem is bow to make their work
pleasant and attractive, so they may
retain their help. South Carolina leads
in textile manufacturing because of
the fairness and justice of our laws,
but she cannot continue to lead if we
throw a fire btand into those forces
which have don : so much to build up
our Slate.
Hefernng to the charge that there
had been lobbying on this question, he
said there had been no undue lobbying,
and he denied that the operatives
were slaves or serfs who were afraid
to express themselves for the bill if
they desired it. There were men here
lobbying for the bill who admitted that
their expenses were being paid by la
bor unions. This whole movement
seems to have originated in Augusta,
Ga , where there have been strikes and
lockouts innumerable. This should be
sufficient warning to us. Tbe relations
between labor and capital in this State
are pleasant and harmonious, and will
continue to if these unwise and frtc-
lioo-produriog laws are let alone. We
are playing with dynamite when we
go to putting such laws on our statute
books. They will bring about trouble
■rod friction which do not now exut.
In hie judgment <• pass euch a law.
wo ild tie the moel unwise step the
Legislature ever took.
mkiiiiaL «>Tt i»xxt'» rill.
senator I lean moved to strike out
the mart tug word* of tha mad Mai
studaol eiemplioQ bill aad proceeded
to argue agamei it. He said thuty
Matr« in the I'bhui had examining
I mania, aad there muet be some nacce-
eMy fur h, and these bunnle stand be*
1 area the people and incompetence.
Tbe eaa* tmeat <4*ibis law wuntil lower
the standard <4 escvltenrr ia ibis
stale. (Mx etmieet* >4 tbit foliage
failed last year and with 1 be law ss
proposed there weald ba mi lacnm*
petaat dor Iocs tamed l*ma ia the
Male.
senator tirajdan fsvueed the biff,
rev lewtag .rgis.^i .••«■ ua the snhjact,
•eying that the pr |-n—1 Ine had haae.
the Ian ta ttaath < aroiiaa for nearly
owe ha ad red years, aattl romparatively
reran! years, end aa rr esdnltan at any
change wui hr mndr by the nloptiuo
ef line Ian. The board may sak a Ink
ef t kauri 111 al unesttone, a bark then
thevnerlvee could net answer if they
ware andargoing examiwnimw. and far
a student, nho haa fmftmlrd wuh an
si ernes ef 72 per cent to foil aa •n.'h
qneet mo* w no evtdaoce that ha la mo
com pa tea I sn far ae prat tar IOC medniiae
M cnoreewed.
senator Btakreey opposed the MU,
my log that every medical rallegn
shonw stand on iia own footing, anal
the passage <4 ihia lan wank! be a row*
feaasua of nuaiaesa on the pnn of the
family. Whea tht family opposed
the hul it showed that they were will
ing fur 1 heir grad nates la stand any
eay, Tha passsgs i4 the bill would
be ta tbe patdtr mind an erktoacs
that the standard bad beaa lowered.
Tbe Mato board M a safeguard again*)
bum bug gen within and coming force
mibout the Mate and a rnetnettua can -
not bo too stringent in medical pier
tier.
Bill and regretted tnatnr had to op
pone tbe wiabrs <4 bta young friends,
for tbe passage of this bill would be a
distinct backward step, la behalf of
the Stale board be would say that the
exam man aos had been fair and 011
practical questions. He thought thi}
bill was a lamentable error.
Senator Mayfield favored the bill.
This institution it one that the Stale
ought to be ptoud of. There ia just
aa much reason why a giaduate c.f this
College ahould be allowed to practice
an student graduates iu law at the
South Carolina College. Tbe Medical
College In well equipped abd the work
ia thorough aud wed done. He wan
willing to aid Uie College to inako it
better equipped, rather than do any
thing which would retard its growth
and usefulness.
Senator Henderson opposed the bill.
He could not understand why these
young gentlemen, with such great ad
vantages, should object to standing an
examination. What objection can
there be? This is not a Slate iqftitu-
tion and why should laws be passed.,
cp'nccminir institutions which are be
yond our jurisdiction? As to the
argument about lawyers being ad
mitted, there is a great difference
between the two professions.* The
lawyer’s practice is in public and he
advances or falls as lie shotfs himself
fit, but who knows what a physician
is doing, whether the dose he gives
will kill or not? lie declared that
tbe hoard was competent to examine
the graduates of this eminent institu
tion. Mr. Henderson made a very
strong speech.
Senator Glenn opposed the hill and
he cquld see no reason why the law
should be changed. Tbe law as it
stands rf astep* forward in protecting
the people against incompetentdoctors.
Tbe fact that the students seem to be
afraid to stand the examination is a
strong reason why this bill should be
passed.
Senator Ilderion favored the bill,
saying that the only opposition to the
tntl came from the medjqal board, and
ha charged that they were actuated by
about Sunday. He charged that
most of the State board were not
competent to examine these stu
dents. The rejection of this bill
would aid the Medical Association in N
killing the College.
Senator Barnwell had a resolution
read from the faculty endorsing the
bill. He oppose 1 the bill last year be
cause the faculty did. He supported
it now because the College has for
years without aid offered young men
an opportunity to become physicians.
The faculty has lengthened the term
to four years and in thus strengthen
ing the standard they showed them
selves worthy of confidence. The
men who have prevented the College
from going down are the men whose
judgment he respects and he will vote
as they desire.
Senator Gruber said he had been
opposed to this bill, but [having been
assured that no advantage would be
taken by this legislation to lessen the
terms or lower the standard he had
changed his mind on being assured
that notbiug of tbe kind would evef
be done, and he offered an amendment
last week to that effect.
Senator Staoland closed Uie debate,
paying a compliment to the faculty.
On a mution to strike «Mit the enacting
clause tbe Seaats refused to do so by a
vote of It) to 14, ss follows:
Ayes--Aldrich, Appelt, Hlaksney,
Brice, Dean, liouglass, Goodwin,
Henderson, Herndon, M a n a i ng,
Mower, £iUM-'kbouse, Sullivan, Walker.
Nays—Barnwell, BraoUer, Brown,
Caugbman, Gaines, Graydou, Gruber,
Hay, Hough, Hydriek, Ilderion, May-
field, Moore, Kf Rrp, Ms id and, Taibird.
Senator t.ni- r’s amendment pre
venting Uk lot tag .the standard <4
years for gtaduluwn was adopted.
IMIL’aLINO THK rkkftlOM rtat*.
< apt. Brooks railed np his Confeder
ate paaMon MU, which sought to la
the pea* too fund from f HRiJPO
levy he would favor the bill. At Uie
son of a noble sire he wanted the
young men to take -up the bill and pass
it. The bill was right and ought to
[taas at once.
Mr. Nichols, of Laurens, wanted the
$200,000 given freoly and willingly,
and let the world know ihat it was
given without a-dissenting voice.
Mr. Beamguard,as ayoung member,
favored tbe bill and wanted it [Missed
without objection by the young men.
Mr. Robinson, of Anderson, wanted
Iu $1 jO.IMU.
Gea. lames, nf iJarltafUm, for the
rommtttm. fnlly «i plats ad the 141), and
the
any enmity ta child ran la the mills md jealously. He denied moat omphati-
pnnaf the Mat*
Kvery man has tbs right
'X
turned out any
The senators
all these
1 know snyh.u*'
bqiuiEk like manner went over
whole m tael mb. The gwnerol
4 psasi avrs have gutton the
fallowing am Pants. |MHh, $23 40; l**ta».
444 $45. lew. $23; 1*03,
$22. Isms, $21 7ft; I ana. t*inas(\$in
40.1*01/. (taes C, |ir< ift, i*00, flam
0)4 JO.
Mr. Jamas said this was the rritlenf
pen«»: m the Mat* pensions a*sd he
felt the Urns •••aid soon arrive when
a>> peosMwe at nil wontd he needed
II# paid e nigh tribute ta the gallant
ltd soldiers and mid the beta were now
arvraeang.
Mr. Barker, <4 Andaman, wanted
the sp|>riq>nai H>a raised ta SAdijaai
He dm n«n hstav any rouatv aoubl
dtjsrt to the increase and It araa seed
ed. In Georgia the p*n»mn
been $4u4UUU, s«»*l mrsatly u
seal u> $004 jiou He argeu eloqeeat- .
ly that the amirodmeal ha adopted.
Mr. Fits Hagh McMhstsraaid when '
■ so. . -re r shad te the front thn
did net ask whet vowal he the east 1
II* dan Med If any noe would neposi
the MU. Mew like those M the lagie- -
latere do not noed these f>aea)ea>, but '
^wruerv those who do need them, lie
was sum huath t am line aad tha boos
of the n'd sotdirm would “do them- !
•a[ves proud*' by voting for the $JU0,-
uOO appropnatioo. ftlr. McMaeter's 1
speech was Mist. Off! full of eloquence
fine senliment.
The die'ms uiahed genUeman from !
Mr. McMaatvr, dees not make this
request for himself, but for needy
fellow veterao*. whom be knows need
the asstslancr asked for. In fact the
only thing that I have ever heard of
the genUeman from Greenwood asking
for himself wns, when on the field of
battle, mangled and bleeding from
several wounds, he asked, with what
was thought to be his dying breaUi,
that his body be not borne to the rear,
but that it be laid on the breastworks
to aid in shielding his fellow soldiers
from Federal ballets.
Mr. Efird suggested that debate be
adjourned until the supply bill was
considered. It would be well to see
whether tbe additional appropriation
would increase the levy 01 not. He was
not opposed to the bill, but wanted the
matter to go over. He moved to ad
journ the debate. Ixwt.
Mr. Dean, of Spartanburg, was deep
ly interested iu the bill and was de
lighted to see tbe young men standing
by the veterans. He .was delighted
with the amendment increasing the
fund to $200,000. *
- Mr. Efird said he was not opposing
tb? measure. He simply wanted to call
attention to the condition. He bad
the most intense love for the old sol
diers, but at the same time wanted to
consider the taxpayers.
Mr. J. Harvey Wilson, of Sumter,
said he. wanted to stand on the side
track and see the procession of young
men go by. He was delighted that
practically every member was either
an old soldier or the son of one. When
this bill is passed it is tbe duty of tbe
members to see that the money goes to
those who need it, and not to those
who merely deserve it, for' all who
worthily wore the grey deserve it. He
especially charged the young men to
see that the fund when appropriated is
well expended. Next to his kin he es
teemed those who fought side by side
with him. He spolte with Tateoak
feeling.
Mr. GeUnchal said there was some
thing deep down in the bean of the
old soldier that made him eloquent.
The question was whether the levy
should be raised or let the old soldier
starve on, for be la too proud to beg
end too noMe to steal. He wanted
tha-Mil anaaimonsly edopted
Mr. Sum seal that even if the ap
something done that would really help
He thought something ought to be
done for thoee who were really de
stitute. The old soldiers are fast pass
ing away and this help will not long
be asked for.
Capt. Brooks, as the author of the
bill, was deeply touched to see such a
spirit from the young men of the
Assembly, and to thank God the State
had such noble son! of illustrious sires.
Mr. Banks, os an old soldier, was anx
ious for the bill to pass. He would
vote for the $200,000, but did not
want the bill icopardized.
Mr. Richardson, of Clarendon, favor
ed giving the full $200,000. He
willing to vote for au increased levy if
necessary to pay this small sum to
those noble soldiers.
Capt. Crum, of Bamberg, favored
the bill most heartily
Mr. George E. iTince was a son of a
four-year soldier and a private. He
felt That the Slats owed these veterans
a debt of gratitude and bo always felt
as tf be ought to raise his hat to every
• *ld soldier. Tbs State should honor its
vsteraas, but Uie question now is wheth
er ws should take two steps at ones.
It would be well enough to go from
llun.iiuu to $l ’i0^U0 to-day and later
on go higher If ore*seary. This fund
was dm uscsssanr fur deserving 1 ste
reos, MU for those who are in need.
These men rnnoM be paid for their
line merit and deserts. The record
and glory aaule raaaot he counted to
dollars and ceote All that can bow
be dooe le te hzlp the seedy. He
favored an advance te f 1 jUjBRi at this
lime aad If nett winter mors'he need
ed N ran he voted. He wee e*4 frqfhl
ened with the cry at a tax levy. It
nee aiweye with Mm a qnsetien ef ao-
tpal neraaaMy and not to step ten
mMf-
Mr. Hid, ef ( elleien, made his flret
epreeb today. The old veterans ashed
him far seek help. If thare wm any
one thing fee wMrh he wenld veto it
was for this approprtaiMo.
Mr I Ur hards, ef kseahaw, favuend
the mast liberal approprtatlso far the
aid said lam. There seemed te be ee
sensumj ia bolding dawn the appro
priation fur these eel soldiers.
Mr. Cooper, ef I anree*, said tbs
9m nt| [ 1 steps hate been to slowly tabes ihat it
1 fend has I u— * ••• *• • u *’ •)'»» sW J : » Them
mmmid never be morn am soldiers than
there am today-
Mr. Hated mvueed the amendment
end wanted the awoey heartily given
Mr. Hacker's amoodawnt u* raise
the pensteo appropnaiiua from I1U0,-
000 te tJbojgp) <g$s adopted by a veto
BILL ARP OH IGNORANCE-
An Education la Now Eaay-pid
Text Books Bring Back Old
Daya. „
Sixty years ago there was some ex
cuse for ignorance; we had but few
schools in this Southern land and not a
dozen newspapers in the State. There
were not half as many reading hookt
in all our town as I have now in my
small library of 400 volumes. In our
schools we had a blue back spelling
book, Smiley's arithmetic, Murray’s
grammar, Smith’s geography and Uie
English reader. To master these was
considered a good old field education.
I have on my shelf a copy of that same
old English reader. A good lady sent
it to me not long ago, and I almost
wept over its delightful pages, for there
is no school book now published that
has so choice a selection of varied
reading both in prose and |>oetry.
have a letter from an old gentleman in
Florida asking where be will find a
little poem that his mother taught him
and some of which he has forgotten
“ It begins,” he said,
“ lily the sorrows of a poor old
man.” 1 do not know where hs will
fipd it, except in the old Engliah
reader. It was written in 170W by
Thomas Morn, and was quoted by Dr.
Johnson and Goldsmith. Both loved
the pathetic, and nothing more pathetic
ever written.
Pity the sorrow of a poor old nan
whoss treeihllBg limbs ba«s born hi
to your door,
Whom days ars dwindled to tbs short al
iron,
Ah Rirs relief a d Hesren will bh
rour store.
Those tattered rtuthos my poverty bo
These hoary lerCs y serialas mv lewetb-
onwd years
And ms*« • farrow ia my gt>ef we
I have been on a strain ever since 1
war. It is buckle and toufM to 1
in bailing diatance of society,
many of our claas hove a rich
ways and a poor uuui’a purse that 1
have U> hang on to the ragged adgu of
gentility. There are su many
nowadays that we ate just obliged
liave—things that did not exist in $
antebellum days. Our boys ma
to college to get a smattering of \
ami a fall text of athletics. Our 1
must go to get polish aad make 1
friandn end receive
visits after they graduate,aud it'
money for clotbee and money for :
road fare, anti every now aad
girl gets married and cbooaee I
lege mates for her attendants, au. •
taxes more clothes and a wedding |
sent, and so forth, a id to fifth
sixth, and so on.
Oh, my country 1 Wliea wfll.
strain stop? There ought
miser in every family, or e
bachelor uncle who canted a
insurance, and would die just
right lime and leave a fortnae
tmpecunio s slaters or his
Why, if I had a goal bank
draw 00,1 could write a more 1
letter and take a hopeful view ef I
and kaep calm and serene; bat as
I find myself lampooning thoee
Point cadets, aad 1 want thoee
leaden-Berry, aad
Duval—has.led down to
the champion
put in 1
Duke of Alva to I
tality. ,
Bet I didn't mesa to
hard about the Tech be
booa saapoadod. I ban
for that laetiftiua.
Dm manor la whid
M ae bare the rtiaaaw) la a Sued ef le
otq take am tu yeur sueyiieble hema.
Hewn Moos the wind end gteenae te tbe
eato.
st-ofi te mv pame* 1* Me trieadty tame
Pa* 1 am pwee aa4 ■-seres uld
Thoae are same ef the veewea, sad
te another uorurw the Due eftes quoted
s aamaesei mostal dame me lema tbe
auue
Thw espy *4 Marruf'e Kagi
road• 1 Uae |.rmw«l -a l.-o-W-a I
years halers tjuseu Vtrtene see he
It was the saw! hash to meal ad 1
• heals when 1 w*» a huf.awd fr
4 wr gni our speech** and taar
how to how end gawtarw end gt e
ew^t aad emphaasa. Thw hash. •
the t—chw^aam, $a e
rtoruuee u< read
erd I wwi M Ma to att a
or onset to tl
M e
lef wl
ief her<
ee af awe of these haee ’mu «
ricvs.-cr
lav ahe tee lady 1
•4 »l h $4
*eve.aJ
yeas and nays,
r
wasted te
but the ruO
cull the
was uot
Mr
Brouha't MU sought te raw* tha
‘ iileu from $lik>,00u to glftO,-
hut Mr. Burker rawed tha amount
to $-4nUjU00 aad thw amendareol being
adopted tha MU waa paaaad Axing the
appropnaUoe al $200JX)U.
•lay W • haae gojd at I
f«« gnud roudero It W rare te And a
prom tor whu cue emphaataa Ms text
ua a chewier ar e hyma. Every
tags, sad especially every H
seminary, should have a
•4 reading and spank tag. I
toanag ae stogaawi dlvlue preach
sermou from the teat, **My aid w tv
heforo aw. audsuah was Ms uUerua
of that lamtsisil-a af Ibaetd aad sw
bw pexduuml add solemn romtenag af
tha tadariag Mwwiqaauvus af tea, thus
all hta hearor* ware deeply It
” Hy e«a M aver befoea me” still
in our mem rion. *
I said that sixty jams ago there was
some eicuae for igaovaara, hat aevar-
ibeleas, that age aad those schools pro
duced many vary sotabte uwa The
young paopls wars sugar fur know I-
a any af them
>. A—We aee
«, ef the Ua
auly
tog, lew w
wtu he have. He writes M
veutog Fast, aud it te
I rwcka
TTTt Foot.—Every farmer
must havs noticed that horaes growa ta
dry countries have small, upright feet,
and those gtowu 00 wet, tow lauds
bavs fiat, weak-heeled ones, aa a rule.
I*ooIm grown for generalioos on steep
hillsides aud rocky heights devalup a
strong, high foot with a small ground
surface, but with almost flinty hardi
ness. What connection has this with
horse management on the farm ? What
is the hoof, anyhow ? .
Hoofs of ah small animals are niade
of practically the same material as the
skin of the horse, the horn of the cow,
and the nail of the mao. The layers
are closer packed in the hoof than in
the skin,.while the horn aud nails are
uiade of the same material but of leas
thickueas than the hoof, if you soak the
horns, nails, aud hoofs id strong soda
water, the scales will separate and
when placed under a microscope
furnish the proof of similarity'. Hoof,
whether alive or dead, will absorb
about thirty per cent, of water, thus
increasing both its -ifelght and bulk.
Under natural conditions tbe horse is
provided -with the required moisture
not in the shape of oil, of which it will
absorb only seven per cent, but of
water. If, now, you allow a horse to
stand iu tbe stable for a considerable
time depending on the sbsorption of
its own urine for the water for the
hoof, you must expect the feet to
become small, possibly to crack open,
and the result contracted heels, wasted
trog, and what is known as navicular
disease.— Wallace's Farmer.
The chief supply of drink to grow
ing plants is moist are brought up from
below by capillary action, and therein
consists the necessity of pulverizing
the soil thoroughly before planting,
and continuous surface cultivation
afterward. Weeds are sometimes
counted as a blessing because their
presence compels'the farmeg^to con
tinue really necessary cnltivatioD which
be might otherwise feel justified in
omitting to tbe deteriment of the crop
It is a filthy habit to wet the cows
teats before commencing to milk.
Tbe water for drinking purposes
should be of the very beet quality ant
where the cows eaa have arenas to it te
al) tk
la the
of two
more leisure, six
in leisure there ie wisdom.”
But pow the books an alaxw
way. Jltry crowd us and e
us, and “ tbe cry le, still they
Young people reed an average ol
or three e week, end forget too
tenia in a month. There
zioee in eveiy household, and they
contain our beat literature—instruc
tive and entertaining; newspapers
flood the country by the millions. The
New York War’d boosts that M
■ablush*'j 240 million copies last year.
Every county in our State has a coun
ty newspaper, aud the editor of tbe
Carrollton jsiper says the children read
e gioat deal more than their fathers
did and keep up with wars and politics
and murders and suicides.
Then what is the matter. Bishop
Candler wrote an excellent and in
structive article recently on “The pass
ing of great men.” He never writes
anything that does not give us food for
thought, and I am thankful that he
has not passed. Yet the day of great
men has passed, not only in Geotgia,
but in all the South. Eloquence in
the pulpit, the forum and the councils
of the nation forty and' fifty years ago
Was our pride and our boast, when we
had among our preachers such noble
and true men as George Pierce, Dr.
Means, Longstreet, 'Jesse Mercer, Na
than Crawford, Dr. Tucker, Bishops
Elliott’and Beckwith, Joseph Stiles,
Dr. Nixson, Dr. Gouiding, and such
lawyers and statesmen'* as Forsyth,
Troup, the two Cobbs, Jenldns,
Toombs, Stephens, Johnson, Walter
Colquitt and Ben Hill. There are
twenty names given, and many more
might be added, and it is a lamentable
truth that their equals do not exist in
Georgia today, litis decay of great
men ia -apparent in every Southern
State, and as for the North, there is
nothing there now but plutocrats who
buy their way- Into public office and
defy trial or criticism. The struggle
for money is the curse of toe age. It
has smothered the nobler aapiratioos
of our nature. “Get money; get
money honestly if toon easel, but at ah
events get
The coomoQ people want
af toe people ere an a strain. I am
ana af them, and 1 knew hew H la, far
nearly ah spent ha
vorce, Me wife
fege ta e girls'
lag a living as
readei at e priattag
not to den
dowry on condition
of ;the money should
her children. Bat
granted the divorce tbe 1
wot allow too
unite* the
money or left the 1
id hie hands. The wife
tbe couit, and the divo
aad confirmed by
tborities. Boon after
again, with the coneei
tborities, both civil and
The husband, however, 1
to try end extort money 1
being unsucceesfitl,
the jwlxment of the
new jnugment on tbe^fE
necessary formalities
had not been comrvto
the divorce is cance ls
legally married to £
■hex turn, haa now *
supreme court, wig
awaited with great ?5j> 7
Green Food.
sential that fowl
food of some kii
mouths.
Vegetable scrupl'd*
apples, turnips,'
or vegetable will
want.
Among the lot ixwlaa.
cabbage, but it »
freely. sad
A head of cap '"
that the hens wtli
reac a (t will
erdse, aside f<
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lur, h ey era
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