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VOL- XXIV- / BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, ,^1. NO- 2g OBN. BENJAMIN HARRISON. passing through Farmer’s college in Cincinnati, he entered Miami untver. Interesting Sketch of Hie Life and Character by a Southerner P. H. Richardson in Atlanta Journal. It may be snid of llenjamin Harri- sou that he gave aa much to his family fame aa he derived from it, if not more. The campaigu joke that he wore “hla grandfather’s hat” wl-.eh . _ . he flrat rail for President was evidence 81l J in studied law, and in 1854 either of ignorance or malice on the removed to Indianapolis, Ind., where pert of those who made it. The grand- ^ a9 8 i nce resided. In I860 he was father was a good old Virginia gentle- ®f®cted reporter of the State supreme man, who became an accidental Pres- cou, t» and in 1862 entered the Union ident, and by the mercy of God was ft rmy as second lieutenant of Indiana transferred to another sphere of ac- volunteefs. After a short service be tion a month after his inauguration, organized a company of the Seven- Benjamin Harrison was as much abler t,eth Indiana regiment, was commis- inan than his grandfather aa the great 'ioned colonel on completion of the Napoleon was abler than his nephew, regiment, and served through the war, who mesmerized Europe with his name, receiving the brevet of brigadier gen- Benjamiu Harrison certainly, was one cral of the volunteers on January 23, of the ablest men of the Republican 1 ^’- then returned to Indiana- party for fifteen yeais before lus death, P°** 8 tn d resumed the position of and that period lapped over into the oupreroe court reporter, to which he careers of Conkling. Blaine and Sher- t** 0 re-elected during his ab-ence man. He was as great a lawyer as (a In 1^ he was the Republi- Conkling, as good a debater as Blaine caD caudate for Governor of Indiana, and a better all-ronnd political leader bu I WM defeated by a small plurality, than John Sherman ever was. As to WM * member of the Mississippi his legal ability, I heard Daniel W. commission in 187#, and in 1880 was Voorhees declare, “If you do not think '^led Uollod State# Senator, taking Ben Harrison is a lawyer, pick Out a his seat March 4tb, 1881. man to meet him either before a Jury H® had ooly one term in the Senate, or the supreme court of the United being defeated for re-election 10 1*<SC States. 1 have tackled him in both by David Turpie. places, and have bad enough of him.” I" he was the Republican As a deb tier be proved himself the **®«»ne* for President and was elected peer of any m the Senate, and lie was OT * r Graver Cleveland, by whom be there when Ben Ildl, Allen O. Thur *es defee»ed four yeere leler. man. Mett Carpenter and William M. lUKKIsox aa a soldi aa. Evans adorned that body. Ilia Re- Ho— O. McLain, of Indtnoapolie. publican eeiieageee had ecnee enough trrved under General Hamson lo pot Mm m the lead of theit eeeaalt dartag the civil war and wee more or upon Pieeideat Cleveland la 18*6, l0m —.-.j. ^Uh when the seaau Jeaiirijr i :he reeeosu pays the following tribute to hw corn ier the removal of Ptoetdeauai ap- •aader's war record potaseee. Of eoeree, CUvelaad did ••When M came to battle he weald aet euaipiy ■ be demand, ha< the eever ask er command his men to go laddoat Ud to oae of the omsi to- nbere he was o*4 willlog lo go himself, tlau oad moat bm ..sat de* stee | a be (tie of K sears ho led tho ao- »a the upper h-Ki** id Coa- «*a.uDc ridnmas sad wee el the front Ilemeoe rtoeed fer the proe- 1 9ttk ^ mrm ^ AfUr the bUUe it wee then Admmissrafiaa. eaher Geaeml.Werd er Geasral Better- Hie apse to wee fell ef e^^eeace sad toU who ssemlaed •Ctomol. you •ower^ II* sarymeetU Edmen-I •, be hoeo wen year state todey." At tble ®* 8 ** e ®^ uhermsa. he made llewiey be’ tie Gene ml Weld wee Wweeded aad matgaldceaL j Oetauol ILarvteea loeh rherge ef the That speech made llarrteea l‘iea»- bngads, ehmii he eweesmaded threegh dmto lip went late the Hrput>.iraa I jp me swceeedtng batllee to IVarhtiee ,ol 1mm muh e ease •manes»rrveh. to fete AMeata, whese ha esuto len- ► sire, bjt was | emadr-l the dlessi -a to that heiiie rhuSre of o moiastly took a frequeut part iu the councils of his church. He was a strong, clean, highminded. man, who won a pure and lasting fame and left a paiue that will lopg be honored. Benjamin Harrison, >-on of John Scott Harrison, Senator, was born at North Bend*. Ohio, August 20, 1833. would not number on his list of friends the man who" would uselessly tread upon a worm. Shakespeare says /the man who hns no music in his soul is Qt for treason, strategems and spoils. Some yeais ago I was trying to sell a cottage home to a rough man who - wanted to buy, and I pointed out the beautiful roses that adorned the front yard. He turned away carelessly and said: “1 don’t care anything about them sort of things. If I buy your house you needent add ary cent for blossoms.” The poet says, “ The humblest dower that blooms give| thought too keep for tears.” Bql there are folks who care no more for a beau tiful dower than fOr an ugly weed. “ A Primrose by the river's brim A yellow primrose was to him, And it was nothing moia.” The poets in all ages have paid tri bute to the dowers. One of the most beautiful poems ever written is the “ Ode to the dowers,” by Horace Smith. D is among the classics of old England. . * Your voioslees lips are living praachars, Rich cup s pulpit sud each leaf a book. * Floral aooetlM that in dewy splendor Weep without woe and bluah without a crima." •to Mrs. Hetnans says; * The flowers whisper the all foetcring love That clothed ttiem into beauty *' Longfellow save “They uech us by pereuaens reaeons How ah In they are to bumaa things • • • • • • * Emblems of our coming resurrection. Emblems of the bnght and better land." Bat Mre. Hr mans singe the most faerioaUhC eoogeto flowers—when she tires of u'kor subjects she takes a real 00 flowers: Mas, | ~ Bttag inwass fsuali Uomesa lor 1 to we : They were hors to bluet, la her st.iatae : • f • • • • • • I “ Ering flowers—pole Sowers o er the Wet to shed. 1 A cswwa toe the brow ef the tori 7 dead - toa* Assess to base* to pesyee They are sasore e 1 <Mto see 'SL They hove talas or to the ahftao den at • tore so thetr place m Assess to tho ssptives inegoly ias or the >«yt of two ocher boto the (Hsioe atsd the 8he«uaoa men. The rami'headed aseo of Me party rw> gsrded h>m at the etfsmgeel cswdtdato camtd prseest He had aa las* •ewsseahio advaategs ef Itlaiae ta the clemoseoe of hssh hie pwhlte Mad prtvsto Ufa He wse sever e gas her, tost Le ’ to tho maeeoe far osore thaa . It le sow aa eyes mervt the afltotaabns ef llarrleos ta im wse aa alarm to the ItoeaonMtr lemflere They realised that the wtefled Hot •ahlteese hod pal sp thetr asaet evsiiohie smo They have • mesa ef flosag that. Hon tana's sleet 100 to the fYset- lf wse doc to tho ml*sored stead Piss Ida at Ctovslaod ua»fl ea the ton#. The Homsoa adattaiatrsuos wee elaoa had stroag. Wh«o he left the Preet deary Gaaeral Harrteua retaiaed to the practice of law aad bae lollowed It ever stare with great saccesa Hie prartsce ie mtd la have heea eae ef the usoet laersuve la thie rosstry. Geaersl Han leoa had a highly sue- rsasIsT career as a soldier, eutenag iv totoMBd lieuleoant ** Maay ttosee he a lytod toMrh. lo d a weary eotdtee wto wars oat, taho hte gsa a, whoa ea at shea h* saw f to he well sad order Mat hhaheepao*s| (Ljwrrs. end '«• hnsaomt These f atotl mr eae uMheticalty HMBM • hr j great heart (•* kaflw ihras hht a se aefl • cuattoea or be dnaa sot hetag ta ae ef Me Have, flow amata the death id will served thiwagh to aaawat the hoese sad rtde aht'e he wet fled ead earned the gaa of the •ether As soother evidence of the grvat eeteeai at ahwh he has heea held by hte eld roasasaad, I ssight say that he a at the |Heo*d*at cuauameseiy of the rvgtsar'.ta. ■^geairetiosi aad aas iu tlertea ta each at ear last rssutaa leal eataaser. *• A Mule lartdrat show teg Me ihoaghifelece* after the war marred while he was la the Uaitod Ntaflie heiate He called toe Uf oae day aad •aid he uadnetuod that Fred aas la the powhoaae—Frsd ase a little (lew toao lay who eaiieted ta bte roaipaay oat soar Laaberlaad, ta Uue coaaty — aad wanted ta know if 1 would act go oat with hi a Suuday to see bias. (>a Seaday 1 drove op la the gvacral'* bosto to got him, bat before rotoing oat to the baggy be seat bars ta tbe grape arbor to the bach part of tbe yard aad gathered a basket of grapes in lake suh us for 1W_ IU a«. ** With faireat I grots Thos sbaM SMt thv fass Ts.e setosreea- hbe ihv vet asto tV#» tosaflh. 111 < I art the seams thy aad tbMeHh -set the ar<*r4 Kara sell as see the ma/ 1 sgtae aemaeesaoed aes thy There was a loag tiase ago a ballad ah jsw two lowre far 0 boat two flowers mere aoased, Meegsrvt aad flwesi w ti- ,Wr • m flo* very < lovers verses We bo vs sow, aa oastooa. Is qsaiat: marge rets 4 sweat wtl What btto y told to tbe ag the Mars of the srvt rhasrel Aad Wills Out of bee bseh. As wee , hartad ROBBER’S ESTIMATE OP LEE. Strategy ot the Great Confederate Leader Who Defeated Grant. Geh. Thomas L. Rosser, of “Rugby,” Albemarle Co., Va., has been engaged in writing and publishing u sei ies of papers on the war between the States, and his concluding article is as fol lows : “ The wisdom of General Lee’s in vasion of Pennsylvania m 1863 has often been questioned by military men aa well as statesmen, but when you remember that at that time,Grant held General Pemberton by tH3jlbroat at Vicksburg, and tbe hope of tbe ulti mate success ot the Southern Confed eracy was faint and flickering, you will agree that the aituation called for desperate action. “ General Lee had grfined an easy victory over General Hooker at Chan ccllorsville in early May, sud having a low esiimntu of his military ability, he felt that a victory over him north of the Potomac was not beyond the bound of reasonable hope, or even probability, and the prospect was too tempting to be disregarded. Lee had lost Aia lieutenant, Stone wall Jackson, and while Longstreet was With him, neither Ewell not Hill, who had recently been promoted from major to lieutenant-general, had ever commanded a corps in a battle, and while Lee mu*t have felt *<»me anxiety, If not misgivings concerning them, he had confidence in hie eu|*rt> army aad resolved la take the move, not as Na poleon marched on Moscow iu 1812, hut ae Scipto (Aj rtcagui) went to Car thage in 201 B. C. t in order tu louse tbe bold on Vtrgiula of the tovadtog army, and at the same uma strike a blow which would awaken aa echo to ha beard ta Europe aad through diplomacy, end the war ta favor of the Sow here Confederacy. Gaae.nl Jtoe plaaned to give battle as aear the range ef donth Mountain ae he canid, ea that to the event ef dte- aster, ae wee the cnee, he eonH drop hack throng 11 the harrow mnnstola paaeee to which he eeald raatot the •a* toy aad avert parenn Mad General Lee declined hafltle ea the 2d ef inly M t»eUteborg, ea Gen* oral Ixiagitrewt ctaime he as vised Mm, aad Meade had heea farced by a leak awve ef Lae. hack aa Vaahtagtna, •»« • W ad. tag toe, Ms army aeato ter duahttoee he canid I the ive e rt went ef l acted wi ead the lantcal. the htehev there *» treset there et-raes a rwee- eet e f hie e knar. U they grew m the rhereh the war, taoMving the brevet of bti gadier geoerul Jsooary 23, 1865. He was a fighting officer. He took a con spicuous pan in the campaigu about Atlanta. He always had a turn for politics, and soon afur the war became a loader of the Republican party in hie State. t He was first brought into national prominence by his nomination for Governor of Indiana in 1876. God- love 8. Orth was the original nominee of the Republicans for tbe office that year, but some objectionable Ihiugs in his record were brought out sud he withdrew. Harrison was then put against “Blue Jeans” Williams, and was defeated by 7,000 votes. In 1880 he was elected Unite. I States Senator, and soon became one of the foremost men in tbe Senate. During the six years he was there no man in the Senate took a more active part in the debates of that body, or was held in higher respect by both sides 6f the chamber. Personally General Harrison was admired by all who knew him. His character was above reproach, and few men had more devoted friends. In lipHanapoIis, where he lived almost all of his mature life, lie was honored and beloved by his fellow citizens of all parlies. The somewhat general notion that General Harrison was an austere, cold- natured mad was far from correct; He possessed great dignity and despised pretense and gush But he was always appronchable and bis nature was cor dial. He loved society and was one of the best table talkers in the Oountry. He had a keen sense of humor, which often displayed itself in a very attrac tive manner. He was, in fact, a very compamot able, sympathetic mao, who won the affection as well as* the con fidence and esteem of those who knew him well. General Hamson had not been in sympathy with his perty, as repre sented by the present administration. He made no concealment of his con demnation of ita policies regarding the Philippines, Porto Rico end Cube. Oa the contrary he condemned them in very strong terms in reveral notable public addranssa and review article*. He was a dsvont Presbyterian cvrtMnrd fmm Fred the reuse of his | trowMv, aad tw a - abort time bad hia | removed lo the soldiers' home at Dayton, O ” BILL ARP ON THE SEASONS. ■ They «»•• ton. And then they eeuld grom And mere tbev tied s true lo* — •hue ineis no bif’.er ire knot He Reioicee in the Bnnehine of Spring and Drops Into Pmrtry. How inspiring is the earliest breath of spring when nature like a blushing maid is putting on her pantalets and preparing to bang her silken hair. What harmonions feelings spring up in one’s bosom and gush forth to all man kind. A balmy day fills all the cham bers of the'soul with music that is not heard and poetry that is not expressed. Spring is unlocking the flowers. I see sweet violets peeping from their leafy beds and jonquils lifting their yellow bells to catch the sunshine. What a rebuke to man is the innocence and beauty of the flowers—What a contrast to) cruelly aud strife and selfishness. The love of flowers is refining and draws a man nearer to woman and to heaven, and it is safe to say that what ever a woman loves, a man had better love, or try to. Flowers, music and birds are, giveh for our happiness. They are the extras of creation de signed for our special pleasure. Pro vidence would have withheld them if He had not loved us. Ur Ho might have given us only the bowlirg of the winds for music and buzzards for birds and dog-fennel for flowers. The love of fi >wers is close akin lo the love of children. Madam deStael said that music was the only thing upon the earth that’we would find in heaven, for it was com mon to angels and to man, bul she dident know. If there are beautiful mansions and golden streets and gates of pearl and trees whose leaves are for the healing of the nations, why not flowers? Spencer in his “ Faerie Queen ” says : “ And is there care in heauenand love in heavenly spirita for the flowers ?’’ • . Wadsworth says: "It is my faith that evsry rto»#r that blooms Enjoys the air it breathe." The more uncullarad aad unrefined a man ta lbs less be cares for Aowere aad music aad birds. Cowper says be As sura aad solemn as was Moaaa, the lawgiver, be was not unmindful of tha besuly of flowere, for when bo planned tbe first sanctuary (hat whs •<-t up ill the wilderness be diienled that hie cunning workmen ehoald orna ment the golden candlestick* wilh carvings of flowers—open flowers. When Solomon designed bis magnifi cent temple ths molten biaas was orna mented with representations of flowers, and so was the cedar carved with figures of open flowers. The Bible makes mention of flowers, but not by name, except tbe lily aud the rose. “ I an. the rose of Sharon and the lily of the valley.” “ Consider the lilies how they grow.' The^toil not—neith er do they spin; but Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” ■ I notice in a late New York pnper that the culture aud sale of flowers has largely increased in that city; that forty years ago the sale amounted to only sixty thousand dollars a year, and that for the year just passed the sale of roses alone was nearly six millions, and that it was not uncommon for a millionaire to spend ten thousand dol lars for flowers tor a single entertuin- ment. This is a good sign, and may help to save Sodom—I mean Gotham —from destruction. I wish that all our public schools would encourage the pupils to s’udy flowers: There is a little simple botany that even a child can understand, and it will tell them why the kingly house of the Plantage nets took.its name from a flower—the Scotch broom (plants genestha) with which Henry II had himself scourged for a heinous crime. And why the geranium meant a cranes-bill and eglantine a needle and nasturtium nose twister, etc. The origin of the names of flowers is a funny book to me.. These school boys and girls keep me pretty busy answeting their ques tions and doing tlicir perplexing sums, and most of them inclose stamps iu their letters. I will cooclnde this let ter by giving them a sum: tan sold a pigs for sigh ed as much A man sold a sow and teen dollars. Ha recetv for niae tenths of a pig as he did for oae tenth of the sow. How many pigs did aba have.” Bill Aar. 1 dsMwywfl befusv a safe refuge to ar rtotasaad tbe iNito- set feed. wbl*h was be assewtoM TWfsfees, !«•• »eiv to flgbltag abe re be did. ■aty toinskee be and# wets ae*. stretogtr, ae shewn ta toy ptesietos teSSev Med General Lm dto4 M < -etlveberg, be weald eat be ve tanked to taatory ae a gveat general Hie vtctar.ee ever M<< Vellaa, Hape, Serwatde aad M eber wenM bets been seettbed to lbs genie* ef tipiaswMi Jarksae, ebe par wi paled •o giufMMssiy to all ef ibesa. lev we alt retnetober tbe! ta tbe wtatof ef 1M1 -2 General Lee did not anintt Miasvlf with (red* to Me tatopetfs sgataet Ho* acre a* to W set Vtigttua, aad tbe TaCevv at ( .* ■)»* o ib Tit danger- halt M Falling Water dad WlUiaate- port, waiting toe a freabei to rsa eat ot tbe PutoaHC se tbat be Might paee bie army ever it, eecastooed very aa- favorable eoramenl from many of oar bigbeet officers. General Lae was doebtleas a freer bfttofBMfeMdlslMgMMeaa did not ehme out fully la all Its red!- jAat splendor until he nset General U. 8 Great in tbe Wilderncea in the spring of 1864. General Lee had merely played with McClel>an, Pope, Bornside nod Hooker —taking great liberty with them and violating evsry maxim of war tn bie campaigns against them—each, for in stance, as going off after Pope and eaving McClellan and his flue army on the James within ^a day's march of Richmond, and in leimng Hooker in June, 1863, with an army double*his own in number at Fredericksburg, sud marching around him to Culpeper— liberties which poor Hood mUiook for strategy, and in trying id imitate them left the rood open to Sherman, which he accepted, and inarch upon Atlanta and the sea, while he, poor fellow, was defeated at Franklin, Tenn., and had to be relieved of his command by Gen eral Joe Johnston. 1.66 does not appear to have gotten strictly down to business until he was confronted by Grant in the Wilderness in tha spring of 1864. General Grant was greatly surprised when General Lee permitted liim, un molested, to cross the Rapidan on the 4lh of May, 1864, with an army of 154,000 men and a train of 4,000 wa gons. Seeing nothing of l^ee or his army, Grant believed that he bad fled, and all he had. to do was to pursue, over haul and destroy him. He little under stood his great adversary. Lee was thoroughly informed os lo every move Grant made, and when Grant begun, on the morhing of the 5th of May, to his path, be begun a series of the most remarkable tactical evolutions ever em ployed on a battlefield. Grant’s army was so much larger than Lee’s that be could easily cover Lee’s entire front, which he did, but fearing Lee’s superiority in general ship, he entrenchod himself wilh as much care and camion as if he were the defensive, instead of the offensive leader^ Holding a continuous eb- trenchcd line all along Lee's front,* and pressing with a constant strain at every point, he hoped to be able to slip his reserves from the rear and ex tend them to Lee’s right so as to get in between him and Richmond and cut him off from his supplies. But as he pursued this “earth-wormllike” move ment of extending his head, and draw ing up bis tail, Lee kept pace wilh him, aud wherever the head of his army ap peared , Lee was there to strike it. Thus Grant edged along, and fought all the way to Cold Harbor, where on the 1st of June, he found himself at a point whence he would either h ive to force Lee’s lines, or give up tbe cry of “ On lo Richmond ” which had been tbe re frain of the Army of the Potomac for the pa*t thirty days. At Gold Harbor, Lee occupied the position which McClellan held on ths 27lh of June, 186*2. and Grant the po- anion which Lee held at the same time, and from which he attacxed and drove McClellan. Here Grant made many uneucceeeful assaults on Lee, and fin ally deepairing ot succeee gave np tbe job and entrenched in liee'e front. To leave CoM Harbor with I/*e in pneseeaiou of tt wee to turn sway from Richmond. to pvretsl lif aaeauitiog Lee wna ham an butchery without coMpen- Mtory puBiabioeot of Lhe therefore he gave np the aaeoull, ordered ap liege iratoe aad took np McClellan'* n*«lbude of stg sag approaches ae Me only bore of dislodging Lee and hie Utile holf- etarved end halfxiad army. Hat ke *ne ee far from Me base of navigable water that ha eoea gave toe stage vp Greet, to Me Meat sire, page 271, Ydl, II. aaye: ** I have alwaye re gretted UtfM toe aaaaalt at CeM Har bor was made ** Hie leasee here were •a vary heavy la the reason of Me regret, ae deebt. Great ho* heea eat xeaersi**! hy Lee at every tore, aa* leevtog CoM Harbor ho raaaree* Me ** tree hhe ** •toe ■■vetavai. wMsh enable* Ms ta reach iVeereharg, where he leaa* Lae toofr* aiiog Mas as aeaal, aa* a have ae woe compelled to reaert to the sag- seg methna of approach aa* miatag, ouh toe heps as making a breach in law's lines, lo* lading, saiiy la the f stag ef I MU he reeeom* Me M trek like, eatth-owrwi M aseeereeat hy toe flank, aa* presaad on to Flea Forks, where he earcoe*ed to breaking the lest has ease which t*sa eaot* get her eappttoe fee Me siaty, aa* tone by *e- •troytag tha Mien*a hi etartea the great aa* tmoMrial army which with atl Me aughty hoet ha eoM* net whip- Tteuase L» Boeora '' BLAVKBY BT CONTHACT.** uucoil his great army, which lay in many folds around Germania Ford and serpent-like, extend it# fiery and bristling head through the dark jungles of the Wilderness, Lee, who was hold ing bis little army of 50,000 meb massed and well In hand on his flank, fell upon him wiin the fury of a cyclone, beating him at evety point, and compelling him to recall bis advanced corps and to pre pare and fight the two-daye’ battles a' the Wildprneae in which General Lee and hie little army ffioat signally tri umphed. General Grant now saw that in tha game of skillful manoenvering he was aot a match for General Lea, aad fari ng that be could aot drive him ot* of Jaha L. McLaarla later- • the Aaiereaa Matter. Weabtogtee Feet A Dumber of premia* at clt I seas of floath CaroUee have heea taterviewe* la the mailer of the etoraade labor ex- pueeree to Aadvreeo Ceealj Tlllmaa, CoagrveMaao others have gtvea their views, there has been no •lefeoee of the coo- stoat 1. MHHhgfl tor tar with tbe local eituauoa, these geD a have been able lo show toot no •ach condition exists a* a system aad that its operation was confined to An derson Comity. A representative of The Poet hod a talk with -Senator Jyhn L. McLanrin, of Mouth Carolina, yesterday morning, and while the Scuator iu nowise de- node the Anderson County outrages, is offered some new suggest ions, which ore most interesting in that con nection : . “ In the first place,” said the Sena tor, “ tbe Philadelphia North Ameri can has unwittingly done the colored race a great injustice in its representa tions that as a race its members in South Carolina are willing to * con tract’ themselves into practical slavery, or to submit to such a thing under the duress of a few men in one of the forty-fire, counties in Sonth Carolina As a matter of tact, the trifling, va grant, criminal class of negroes who Mease themselves out ’ ore very poor representatives of the self-respecting, industrious aujl thrifty, n^roes in South Carolina and' throughout the South. Just think what kind of men they ore who would, either voluntarily or under one-man duress, deliberately sign a contract agreeing to be worked with convicts, or without convicts, under guard, and stipulate that their em ployers are to lock them up at bight. No Western or Northern man knows, even remotely, what this class of ne- groesare. “ The negroes North and West, are, as a rule, hotel waiters, barbers, drivers ; this is absolutely true of the great majority of negroes in the South, both in the towns and in the country. We in the cotton State have, however, a class of utterly worthless, degraded, thieving negro boys who run away from their deserving parents and re latives on the farms and go into the towns and cities; where they bang around and soon become not only va grants, bat criminals. The police soon find them out,' and after a trial before a justice of the peace or a mayor, the) ore sentenced lo a term in jail. As strange as it may seem, they trequent- ly greet such a sentenc* with iauase gruuflcauoQ, os U relieves them, for a from thetr usual uncomfortable platforms, in dry goods boxes, office hallways, etc., and gives them shelter, a cot and two of three meals m day, none of which they would work for. It is from their condition and from this class of the colored race in tbe cotton Slate that the abuses in Anderson County have arisen. Men with large farms to manage, in some instances, will go on bond for one of these boys, get him out of jail, and work him on his farm under contract. Even that plan, by no means defensible, if the labor contract it like those in Ander son county, is noytq hard in vie* of the class of the race (not the race) it involves, it kind treatment and justice were muted out to the theretofore va grant criminal. “ Is it any wonder, however, tbat the clast of negro I have described would agree to work- with convicts, under guard, and consent to be locked up at nigblV ^ “ How manifestly unjust to the colored race in tbe South and in tbe naiion it is to cloee this low element of tbe race with negroes of the Jadson Lyons and Booker Washington type. This low element does not represent the characteristics, the hopes, or tbe poeeibnilies of the race os it it known and appreciated in the flouth. It ia not a race question. It may ae well be said that because iboueonds of Chinamen are dirty, low, offensive, and iguordnt, Minister W j cannot be a gentleman. Ur that the dago anar- cbtsu of-Patterson. N. J., ore ae prop er representatives of the Italian race #•* Ambassador Fsva Or that the Peauajlvania soldiers, who. 00 to* saguraiioo day, cousmittad so many out regno— aud dMgracefai acta ta Wnshiogtoo, ore the proper repro- santautee of tha whUs people of Peaaeviraala. If a, inflaad. Only southern people, Inrlndlaf colored there are •Mb mam •* Ope ether thing nMch mn. eanunund the BewMar. (art that Is is not appenrsasad of ton flanth hato nheniuisly de«S the aaSbau pleuier te np m toe ummnimA erpnhsaad the tolen, to, rhnrnrser. and eepru flu Mre tutor am* e«sh • three ns gwarfltog lab ware to tarhtog itore up to ksap there frere rnaaing nwuy to frere eetung ynur gsa, mahto, to henna nu fire Is nnhaard of an* aa- f. Hat the irtaapahasMa, •gntonet. ah* aaorgaii 1 »*fl negro tolp rngtorea, al lanai to a mgware, a esreug an* raeSfototog toa*. M As the Utur siemeal of sMgvnaa tacraaen to thetr laflueaaa near ton tower dam ot itosr vara, aa* a gram rnspawesnsiuy reels apau them, an* so ito Xadhere aa* WaaSrta peapla hm com* mars gawmaaly familiar wish the rawflistowe which arlaallj esteS Month, tha aiiaauaa will her m« aa* tot tor, sad the ead reapoatable aa* aaafnl If •mhmaaMp. M “I* John Henderson, colored, 22 years old, murdered an unknown white lady three miles noflh of Corsi cans the 6th of March, fSOl. There woe no one preeent but myeelf, the woman and two little children. I murdered her and le/t her in tbe honee without any intention of robbing her. I don’t know why I did it. (Signed) “John Henderson.” The first train this morning on the Cotton Belt from Hillsboro was so crowded that it coaid entry no more. Runners were sent over the county announcing tbe arrival of Henderson here end the people had been swnrut- ing to the city Cb take part in or w!G ness tbe execation of the penalty to be inflicted on the negro. After his confession it was decided to burn him at tbe stake at 2 o’clock, but news was received of rangers and troops en route from Dallas, due tore at 12 o’clock, and burned preparations vere mode to anticipate interference. A tail road rail was driven into the ground in (he corner of tbe courthouse lot and boxes and wood piled around it and saturated with oil. 1 be crowd had Increased lo about ‘2 DUO at 11 o’clock. About 40 made n rush from the jell serose the street to the courthouse. In their mid the negro, handcuffed. The mm ed a circUi, holding to a chain completely surrounded Henderson ta prevent on attompt of the eanreed people U> get to him and tear Mmto pteree. They rushed to the pile of wood and fastened the negro to Iron rail with wire and of oil were Unshed over I of lighted match ••Ms mass rial. At titoe the I re Alarm bal ■ la the roe toiler rac* ■ r ivrvteiog IU NEORO BURNT AT THE STAKE- Tesee Creme tee Him At Core tea aa, lexae lass., a negro named John C apt urea itm toe Brutal v aa the 13 th Iltodei was bflrujsd at the stake mob Fsansas aew farmers tUrnare. The m«)ectsf of buy meaipaisied gwefle rato wstostoh. The i • per cent phoepe moata, 2 per kaevu ee I, t, I. The l ctoe ef each fsnilisers I m, was of mgrefltsuis if Ptses account midnight sleeping pieces on cotton •one. The Amociited is as follows : ' * John 11 voder too, the negro who murdered Mrs. Conway Younger, near 'this city Wednesday afternoon, was broogbt here this morning at f o’clock and landed in jeii for safekeeping. 8ix of tbe leading ciuxens ot this county effected tbe capture, acting on behalf ol the cilixens of Navarro Coun ty. Henderson had been confined in Belton Junction and oflicers were tak ing him to Fort Worth. Sheriff Baker, of Waco, refusing to receive him. Telegraph wires had been tappe^st Hillsboro and the citizens’ posse was constantly informed of the movements of the officers wlih Henderson. The train was boarded at Hilltboro and no attempt made to capture Henderson until near Ithaca. When the party started to enter the car the conductor tried to prevent them 'and tried lo run to Fort Worth without stopoing. He was treated roughly and the man entered the car' and secured tbe prisoner and officers in charge. A Johnson County officer pulled a revolver on the commiitee, but was disarmed belore he could shoot. After a lively fight the committee compelled the officers in charge of Henderson to accompany them aero-s the country 45 miles to Corsicana, changing horses and teams at Frost. Henderson made no attempt to resist when captured, and although he knew that sure death awaited him, gave no sign of fear. The negro made a full confession after arriving here, telling how he went to the Younger home and attempt ed to assault; how Mre. Younger fought for her honor; huw finally angered at tier resistance he attacked her with his knife; how the children screamed in fnght when they saw their mother’s blood crimsoning the wa Is and floor and how Mre. Younger fell across the doorstep. Hs then (led, but looking buck saw his victim staggering down the road aimlessly, falieringiy. She (ell and lay still, then be turned rau. A committee that bad I wen appointed to see the accused secured the follow tag confession from Henderson, whkA was signed sod s Use ted by JaeUre of the Ponce G.G 14 per which Is msfls fr If you buy the whose source of 1 tankage, 'Uiffr: thst sod tfiOOf OL 1,000 pounds 1,(160 pounds kotniL Mix these thoroughly ead you wiD isvo 7 1 2, 2, 3, no fertiliur. Tbs eooi seed meal counted to 923 a ~~ will bo f 1?35 ( to 117.76 a too. Ths fanners will have tbs trouble of mix- ng and resacktag.—fijparta*. Farm Advertisements.—Is e re cent issue a e suggested to farmers tbs advantage of putting up on advertise ment of tbeir own, potting tbs nemo of the farm, the name of tbe fanner, tbe insiness in which ho is engaged; if in ive stock, whether cattle, bones, sheep, 'or hogs, it all four, and then eave below it a blackboard oil which he can wnte what he wishes to sell or wishes to bur. Since writing the article referred to, we find the follow, ing in the Linn County (Missouri) News, which shows that one farmer ot east finds this kind of advertising profitable: “James Jackson, one of our moot prosperous farmers, i» ahead ot his neighbor farmers in erecting a sign board at his gate on the rood. Un this board is printed his name, the name of his farm, Jackson Form, directions and distance to Chantilly, his poetofllee. Below this he has a blackboard on which he may write what he has for sale. Mr. Jackson informed os that he has sold one horse and two cow* and calves since the erection of hia signboard, and he thinks tha quick sales were the result* of this advertis ing.”— Wallace'$ Farmer. . A NICK SPRING SUIT Off OLOTNI Will Fe given free to anyone who will •ell onl] each Writs oes offer, sod T. J. RING CO, Fe given free to anyone who will It 00 packets JSsede for oe to As No money required la advenes. 1 poetsl ••jins you eocept this we will meal the flssfle to yea to MONEY TO LOAN **»