The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, June 04, 1896, Image 4
CITY AND. COUNTRY.
I'dl ruthlav MVOut hlere aiong the trees,
IVithi t le singin' l'irds and tle bi m1''
bees,
A-knowil' that I Canl do as I please,
Than io live what. folks enl a lift' of ease,
l'p thar in the ity'.
For I really don't 'xactly nll derstaitn'
Where the (omlifort is fer any muan
In walkin' hot bricks al' usin' a fan,
Al' in enjoyin' himself as le says he can,
U t.har in the city.
It's kinjder lonesolie., muebbe yo u'll sav,
A-livin' otit here day after
1in this kinder easyi, ereless , y
lut an hotir out. here is bet-telr ' a day
Ip thalr in the city.
As fur that, ius' look at the ltlowers
lroll U',
A.peepin' th ir lia'as up1) all over the
All' tilt' fruit :i- heildin' tile t 'ees way
dowi.
You doll't lin suielh tllings as tihese in
lowln,
( I 'l tilel in tie city.
As I Siiii af'ore, Such thinigs a' Ies th s,
The flowe s. the birds, an' the ln'i' '
Ani' livin' out i heea n the i t t ' treI s,
\\here you can taet your iase andtllo
as you i please.
Mank s it n (lt vit v.
'Now%. all thet talk donl't 'mlount' to snuff.
'li t this kinder life Ia-h il' roligh,
An' I'm sur it'S Ple ghIY en 011n1y1',
Anl' I't en t y n . 'at . t:liint' half in
t1111
\ . kin ' in 1he city.
[a NEW PA cR C'NSTiTUT0iN,
CIIANGI MA Il- i a: i THlS STATE
Si 10ClIAT IC CONVA* NTION.
The t 'leetion Of' ' y Cmiteliit
1-'i.lng of' the 'ledg e ol'Canleitiate
tian. aci'U :.ttct. a u s,
Time o h etgof the i.s
constitution ofte aty and as this
-i. ea m ain a r' 11 of intens'e
interest. the changes are given in full,
The aduition, to Ohe ohi constitution
appearin (n'Uosed in parenthesis :
.\rticle I. Ther-e s4hall he one Or
mowre emocrat"ie eihs organized in
each township C ward. aih (If whieb
AuS 'ha have a distinct title, " Tile
- i - -- -l a ie .::'.''and! shall aleet
a1 pre,;:etc:1z. M ne Il "r mor vi Ce p I
denV11 , a rCC, ': ai 1i 6 a 1 orreS 1)01kli i -
exr. l dat ur and taI I
Xae i.'.*iwo'i tlig Coolle it.
tee:.. of r:0: l than threeLh mnmbers
each. v 1, .\ t 1mm ti tit n registra
tion, an 0eXVCe \ 11 ' ttee and uchl
ot~er om e d toeah eiuhi Illay\
seem axl-eent.
t i' m tin of the club
Of tht. CanaU V lhi ithllnln' 1VIlemner Of
the eciih wi .n 6t d .pedtsel' deliver anl
ii f practia
Nbe. M via -01. ni ' on thv fourth
",X VO n Col
vention. tn 1 : 11 :. :--, \i a inl M ay,
rts i. i iXy Ni:i ii ' -Cti' n CearU
Prov'.ed.tClLtil\ That i an t t e eiti ve
0om1 ti e ii 1' Ct. r ..i - n ;iy oter ay
wto a a:.e :-in an tie-ft.r \uc lu
nhotim lv a;:. tb I. ithed- count
taie : :O. :. a '. :- . C e e t te
to e h. '..i' e ::. .i . :- Cd de e at i
ite Satt e zt as t it mems
pqr in wn 1 ".I k 1 ew rilC ti miv.
gext .r. e~at ta uhi and at fuch
texr l).' -~ -f b'ttl of thal-e 'oln
tbCer .th tut - uru forth
lh'n~it'a icCX nud operate un
n te to Iu. h.ei ' t be ele te
eeth. thr u ' -- -in t~
th a'aey e u- prv
of th e cmite ahn
tvote. ne a es
(intans en he'tatct fl
f'ol iall: ,.t't p art - vei
dethu~ ijetona yei' coas j
tions ad be ard by te F'. mt
euutiv comm(itte to etrn
geatle t tae 'riornvenior
Live c'mrpoitie f lcin de. at
ti'let nth inmber "'~ *he
IL~.mocrair exeit Ive cm --
the ae by theotatei t*xe . .a.
mfittee, toi eet evey ria''~a
cctione yarmn on the. a tu 'wei
snha an'eed ever JS~taetee-.ion i
rount ang it l~atei'onv eient
:Od ne 1' mr Wie dea May erc
Cvention 'a. pcirnt r 'cn
tes eoi'ttuo of er cu
(In all elction wita -ouiter f~
fnover' majorwtyclrae c
tin acoding to hi (eatirwi
county conventions repctvla. a
gethee wit the hairrrisan oftsco
stitution.nrwt h a
Ahrtcle V.emorathe puxpc o- - mc
naite andiate cont Govenorlo
ten omteno and all oter St
ofirmamon incuds molbirs peinte
repective ce pridets, a nrsMe
tay.n raue.Aycut
co v n i n m y p rm t o e o n z
In their reecetivo districts, (an<
United 4tatos Senators and all coulta
ollicer except magist rates) and m1as
tors and supervisors of registration
a diroct primary election shall be hold
on tho last 'Puesday in August of cech
election year, and a second and third
primary each two weeks successively
thoreafter, if necessary. At this 0l0c
tion only Demiocratie white voters wlic
have blee residents of the State twolvc
months and the county sixty days pro
cceding the next general election, aiid
such nogroes as voted the Democratic
ticket in 187i, and as have voted thc
Democratic ticket contiuotisly sinice,
to be shown by thee certilicato of ten
white Democratic, voters, (Who will
pledge theimiselves to support, the nomi
Inoes of Such elections, may vote), pro
vided thlit lie personi shll 11be allowed
to vote e xcept his nam1e he enrolled on
the particular club list a. which lic
olers to voto at least five days hofore
the day of the first election. (llacl
club shall haivo ,a separato polling
lace for primary eleetions.) The elu
rolls of the part y shalI conStitute the
registry list and "shall be epen to in
spect-ion iby any Imemiber of tile party,
anid tite election unlde'r t I Is .clause dhall
be Ie1d and regulated uner the Act
of the (;eneral Assembly of tLhis State,
approved Iceember 22. 188, and any
subsetilent Acts of the l egislatire o
I is statte. The State executive corn
iiittlee shall imeet on the lriday after
each prl iimary, or stil other timei1 iat
iay be designited by the chaiiman,
to cailvass th vote anid declaro th
result as to all State otficers, Coigr-.ss
lilen and Uniited States Senators.
.\ll contests for all nominations i
priinary elections shall be heard firsl
by the county executive committee o0
the cotunty in which such irregular
ities may have occeu rred, and may le,
reviewed by the State executive corn
liittee, whose actio shall he final:
provided, that no Vote shall be count
ed for any canilitate who does not file:
with the chairman of the State execu
tivo committee, or with the respective
chairmi n of the county executive coii.
imiittees. a pledge in writing that Ie
will abide the result of such priiary
and support the parly 1nmilees. anm
that lie is not, nor will lie become the
Cnduidate for any faction, either priva
tely or publi ely suggested, other thar
the regular Democratie nomination
provided further. that no candidiate
shall he declared nominated ui less li
receives a tuajority of the votes eas1
(for the otfice for which lie is a candi
date. I'ro vided, That tiie pledge 01
such candidate shall be tiled on 0l
before tile day of the first camapaigI
meeting of the county or State i'e
specitively.) o
Article \ 11. The oficers of the State
coniveition1 shall lie a president, one.
%ice presidenut from each Congressiona
distriet, two secretaries and a treas
Lii~etl.
Article \'ill. The State executive
L'omminitte shall be comiposed of oll.
neiii leer froi each cou nty, to be elect.
Od by tile cotnty collven tiolls oil the(
first Monday in \ay of each electior
Vear. When elected said executive
Lollittee shtil choose its own oleers,
110t, DVe essa l' i i' e lbers t*'elk'of Ilerioi
to said election : l'rovided, That ani
slieer so elected wiho i5 not a lieli
hers of the coinnit tee shall not be en
titte'd to a vote en any queztion. e xe pt
the Cilai'irnall. and thell only inl case of
a tie. voe. The State executive corn
luiutee shall Imeet at, the La.1 of the
Cehaiirtn or an1 ivie Cuilers, and at
such tilme and aIce as lie or they ma
appoint. The lell ber of the National
0hinocratie' e.xe.cutive collit tee from
South Carolina .halli be elected by thle
.\lay State convention in 1 ie, and
every foulr years theireafter, and ivhell
elected shali Ihe ex otfieio a mlembler Il
the State e xecut ive committee. \'aeai.
eies on said exectutive comimittee, by~
de'ath, resignation or otherwise, shah
h'e rilled bcy the respective couty ex
eeutive coitmiittees. The State execeu
tive comminit tee i~s chargeud withi the
e xecution01 and direction o.f the pol1ies
ojf the party in thIiis State, subject tt
tis conistitution). the priniciples5 (I.
lare ie~~n the pl~atform Of priinciples,5
ali: suhl inistruction, by resoluition or
nitiw-c. as a State conlventioni it)
re.' : timue to timte adopt. noet jino
ste'lt~ ithi thiis const ittion andi 111
hlat. con)tinute ill oflice for two year:
romui the time of election or tinLtileil
,:ec'essors have been elected. (T'he
cc Lri'mittee shall n om iniate I'residential
e e.eters5 and if any vaace occurS ii:
aeitate tie'Kel or of etectors or 01
ii her of tihe nat 1.iona executive com
le~e by d eathl. res ignlat 11 or' other
-e. the comintittee shall have the
*..r.? to :lii the vacane by a ma
ty~ vote eof tihe whlie commlIittee.
.\~eeiN. The vote ini theC respiee
* r'lnties for all of the State otli
er.(sges-Onen, and(I n itced Stateu
a ns:-shal he transmitted by the
e.. .aen of the respective county exo
aive. commin~ttee~s to the ebiairnan o1
t ..e -tate exeutive coimmeittee as early
a- prati :hl> after eachl primary, whe
d~.:poce to canvass tile veo and
.rtie'. N . \\'hen the State conven-l
I (:: a i- m I'es it shallI be called to ordol
. Ii rmlanl e the State ex-Jentivc
Co n litittee. .\ temporary chaei rmial
lah henomintedt and .alected~ by the
I c' littion, and after its organ izationi
the ecor. entilonhll pr11 eoceed immed1(1i
ad y to th0 ceection of permianien
-:r anul tee the t ransact ion of 1,ui
n. I \hn the h..inelCe has beenI con.
h-ied it ab..i djrn iine 11 die.
Ar'.eleN I Bfore. theI IiCAtini it
' ii a ac. eectio threcafter. the
- - es '.o a. 'and..idates foe
T- oaddee-ti c lpeopl.e o
c - --: . e Sate, fix
tion o a-t -
power to fill any V yr... .
Article XI\'. This cjr t.t..,. :.a.
.he amended 0or altered ait the r':'~
I) May convention of the State or at ane
a convention called spoeitically for thi
l purpose, the call for iwihih shal
'specify the changes to be made.
.5 ArtIcle XV. Any county falling e
a refusing to organize under the pr<
e vIsIons oif this constItutIon sihall ne
di have repriesentation ini tile State I)
i-fmocratic convention.
- D). 11. TVOM[PK1NS, ChiIrmane.
IT. X. GUNTE:R, Bietay
o --A lrgeiquntity of Getorgia ma11
tob te n the c n~ ructior.
HOME THE DEAREST SPOT ON EARTHI
BIlL AMP TAL.HS ABIOUT FLOW.
"'its.
lie Goes into icestacles Over Nait ure'v
iteautl h'ul Bloomns aid Uredits lih
Wire With ltMaking Him Work.
I ami not a II ligi it, but have bee:
told ther6 is no languago but ours tha
lia a word or expression signifying
" home " In the swcot, sentimenta
mean ing that wO attach to it. e10Cre ar
words enoughothat mean a dwelling
house, an abiding place, but home ha:
a broader compass and includes all the
emotional surrounldings-tho garden
the well, with its old oaken bucket. o:
the crystal spring at the foot of th
hit ll--the vinIes over. the dioorl and or
the lattice--the shade trees, the lanid
scapo view from the w inadow. the
cradle and the old armn chair: th
clock onl the mantle, the pictuire-, 01
the walls, the faithful watch dog,. ti
playful kitten, and even the crickets
chirrup on the hearth. it 't more that
all these are the loved ones who mee
us and greet us at the threshold.
The wiso men tells us of the timi
whe man goethi to his long home am
the mourners go about the streets
Outr home here is very brief, we know
but is the dearest spot. on earth. ant
should be loved and clerished by ever;
one who goes out from its sacred por
tals or aetuirns with in them to I-es
from the calres of a busy world. It i
one of miy constant regrets that ther
are so Imany good people in tihis grea
big world who have no home--not al
arer on tod's green earth they cal
call their own. If every family had a
home the children would grow u;
bt.ter citizens, better patriots
tile parelits would hold up thei
heads and be thankful to God for hi
blessings. The good wife and daugh
ters would treasure the vines the
plantcd, and the llowers they grew il
the front yard-Ilowers that are th
smilles of Cod upon a sin-cursed world
Til e poet Says :
l'The World l a I ha n thing too ba la tow;
l-'rom mur , n sth e i* ur joys mu-t ilon
And t hat dear plaace our hlie.'
I was rumimainating about things as
sat in my veranidah in the shadow o
the vinles--the Virginia oreoper, th
madiera and cinnamon vines that hi
day and by night are elimbing highe'
and higher, enlarging and unfoldiin:
their tender leaves that will sooi
cover the trellice. I love to watch thei
daily progress. I built the framneworl
for these vines and am proud of it
ovel though my wife did boss tiht jol
and ile, teo. 'Twas she who made Im
:at tile pobts out two feet from ti
edge of the verandah and brace then
to the top of the column mis. 'Twas sit
who suggez.ted canlies from the cant
brake-long canes that were stuck i1
the ground and their tops cut ever
ani fastened to the crossbar. Thes
canes are just one foot apart and am
laiterlaced with horiz.ontal canes, ails
ft foot apart. and the basket worl
kce js the whole fabrie good and stroIg
Stronig and vigorous vines0, have al
Itad V a eiblld and tw inted around ever
canie. but she said there must be win.
dow - in the lattice, so that we coul
sit. in our chalits and see the trainsz g<
by and the carriages and bicycles ant
funeral prOceSsion ;s and pienlic partie;
and the children go ihg to school Im
fok at oiur mneilihors who live aeros:
the wav. S. there is a space of tlrae
feet where the vines elina close to the
rpendic ular poles, bu1t are not allow
ed to send out any borizontal shoots
Thaistgive u ls amllle v isior of the outem
world, and I sit daily in my big arui
chair and re.-t my feet uploni the railing
tad ruminlate upon life with its bless
igs and am thankful that I live.
Ju tst a wordt abhouit thiat railing. I
ut ed to be abot three feet hiighI an:d
top1 rail too high a'nd the bottom oni.
too low for a good foot rest. So whet
I bought the propecl ty the lirst thiinug
didi was to recfortu the lonig verandah
it cost but a trille to take out the urp
righlt pieces anid lower the telp rail an)
irun a middle one and then put shor
stoilare pieces be tween thiem and alter
nate thlemi liko a road to Jericho. Thi
*makes the cheapest and most coinfort
able railing ini the world, and gives al
old man choice of thr eo elevations fo
his feet anid gives a modest woma
choice of two. I have alr-eady obser-ve
in my brief life that there are twa
classes of people wvho like to elevat
thir pedal extremities w hen in a stat
of desuetudite- -oltd men and lazy lawyer
Old age is eaxcusable, for his legs air
tired, especially when his corporosit'
inceaes~' with advancing years, or h
is bossed arountd the tlower- gar-den b
his loving w ife ;thec average lawyer
excuasale, too, 1 suppose, for it is th
br-ain that quickens the flow tof bloo
to the extremities, andl if the brain ha
nothing to) work oin-no cases, ino clienat
-the legs get sleepy and must hav
rest.
I can tell a towna loafer's age )pett
well by his paostuire when scatetd. A
told, conifirmed loafer wants two chiaira
*one to res~t Is feet upon. If ho is
lawyer lhe profers it table.
I Iut I am oilf the subject againi.
was thinkinig about the llowers-th
new anid beautiftil Ilowers that Mrn
*Ar-p got from Mr. Berekmian-thes
cannias that are0 so gorgeously lovel,
anti are now blooming into beat
WVe hlad some yellow ones before, biu
notw have other colors thamt arc bril
liant aiid attractive- I tdecorated in
vegetable garden last year with su
llowers, but I doni't think liy wif
fancied them- She said they matd
her- eyes tired, but sho is delighte
with the car imsoni and oranigo and vai
r ieagated cannais and lier Marnescha
Neil raises and earnation pIiks. Sh
wanlts only1~ $: oir $3 wvorthi of noi
lower- aevery sprinig, and up to tIm
im :has hlat it, thank the gee
I od for Iis mecrcies. Th'e weathe
has been awftil hot, but I have had t
-.aind fork up theo ground an] hau
- ft .t!er ite whoo barro an d la;
n theol ones andI tote water an<
- iOan raike aroiuind tilli m;
n: .nts weemos and
-- -.. -'. fe.
- - 'ed 'a do ii)In threP0
' . . 'ding iiy rhetumatii
n .l* LlaX e' cornms and1( thu
a a:ia aa,:a .-i. the aight, and sU
I - - t.y , water evepy eve
a)a " . l' -. L r man servanl
-'' l t 'h . . w all, cons ioif
1 '. 1 ai., ar' the giarls smnih.
-..' *.' ea tr> seo how a littb
-.ua u ,. .-pr-rme en.
H ;M a .e': yesta-rday from a sulfer
t I ing benediet, w ho says 1h18girls wantet
1 1 hm to stop chopping and sowiing pea:
anti send senme help to take up the car
r llots antd whitowash the pal ings anm
the trees anal the p)ig peni and clean uj
it thaings generally, for seine town kin
-folks were threatening to visit them
girls, but his wvife re-enforced then
'1nd1 said they dident ask such favori
mt twIce a year and wer-e the bese
dlaughters in the worild, and e-h<
rthought he maighit sparoe a hand for a
,day or twoi and now he writes to na
take a hand from the fild or not No
of course not. The way to do-l to do all
these little bortschold jots yoursolf.
Yonucan tuko upa car pet and hang it on
the paling and beat the dust out of it
as well as any body, and whitowashling
Is nothin g but good fun. You can
hang a window curtain or put in a
puIO of glass or mond a baby carriage
or repaint the mantle piece. My girls
papered every roomii in our- house.
Their mother trained us all to do these
things, and it savcs a lot of money.
Nly friend, that whitewashing must be
doe if the world comes to an end.
LAet the c'iton sufer for a day. 1 ex
pect you have too much planted, any
how. It erybody around here has.
The good wife and daughters have to
stay in the house or about it nearly
their ti 3ne3, and it should be made
115 pleasant and inviting as possible.
Yours in sympathetle bonds,
1311,L Ami'.
WC14IAIAY CIROP BULLETIN.
Genl Jimilprovemlent Caused by file
IReceit ItaIns--Iintited Arcas StIll
lDry.
I Th is bulletin covers the weather
and crop conditions for the week end
ing Saturday. May 2:3. and in its prep
aration were used reports from one or
1more correspondents in each county of
- the State.
. The averago mean temperature of
1 40 places for the week was 79 degrees,
the same as for the previous week, and
was dIe to somewhat lower day ten
peratures, but warmer nights. The
m ueans ranged 'from 71 at liagood to 83
at Gillisonsvill. Tho normal for the
week is approxiately 72. The maxi
mum tepll)eiature was 100 'at Black
villo on the 17th, Gillisonisville on .the
SISh, and Cheraw on the 21st: the
- minimum was o0 at I3atesburg oil the
r 21st. Greenwood on the 22d and 2.ld.
There wOrO nunmerous showers dur
ing the last three days of the week
over the greater portion of the State,
but in lower liarnwiill. (olleton,
Hlampton, Charleston and Hleaufort
counties the rainfall was either very
light or entirely absent., and there the
drought was intensilied to the detri
tuent, of crops genlerally.
Thore arc otber limited areas where
but little or no rain fell, as follows : In
the vicinity of Hawthorne, Windsor
and Oakwood, Aiken County Spring
field, )re!.g.. borA :g Z: .l rdlan,
Clarendon County : Winus boro, w ost
ward to Broad River, ia'rlield County;
portions of Pickens and 'reenville
counties: Water;uo, .aurens County:
'overty t.l 11111 a l Treitol. -:dge licid
County : Santuck, l'nion County Lit
tle lountain3, Newberry County :1and
Icesville, Lexing ton County. Ifeavy
rains damaging crops and washing
lands occllcd inl a Lkt, Ci r iland,
Greenvilve. l'icken-. and Anderson
and I-'irtield counties. Ilail fell in
various wve--trn and central couities
on the 21st and 22d, damaging the
;tands of otto to some extelt.
The fo'.lowin0 heavy rains were re
ported: Coluhia 1.20; Greenville
2.07: 'loreniei e 1.11: Ellingham 2:3:
Camuden 1.o: F..1oro 1.50; 1Uberty
1.51 : Central 1.30 : l'inopolis 3 2-1'
I jarlington I..i. : Statetburg 1.51
Clemson Coliege 1.2.1. Six other
places roported amon ts from 0.5)o to
1.00 inch : and 22 places amounts under
(.50 of an inch, tWe average of 42 re
ports being u.-ll and the noirmal for
the State is apprloxiOimately 4 1.
The sunshine ranged between 71 aad
90 per ccent. of the 1>sw.ible. except in
Blerkeley and Williamsburg counties,
where it rang.'d ht ween :10 and (i0.
The general cond ition of erops is
decidedly better than it was ont the
previous week, the exceptions being
contined to those sectionfs whero there
was little or no0 rain, as alreadly noted.
and elsewhere to such crops that were
too far advanced towards maturi ty or
were too nearly ruined by the prlevious
d1roughit to 10ho ene ittced by the late
rains. Corn has made nati..factoryv ad
vance in growth and has been generalI
Ily well culitivated , c lean, hecalthyv
and of good1 color. In places it wilted
badly during the day. .irl iest plant
ing is about ready to "lay by."' lad
worms did someW dhmage ton bottoms ini
I-'.dgelield County, but generally worms1n
have given very little trouble. L ate
corni cominog up1 and~ .0,ome being
Ipllanted.
WVith the exception of smiall and
coruparatively un iiimlpo:taniit areais
where the stands were damaged by
hail, and also wvhere it is juist coming
up, or canie up irregularly, cotton is
in line condlition. it is of fair growth
and imnproving :is of good, healthy
color, wiell IculIti vated and only a few
Ssections are thbreatened with grass. it
is free from I iets and disease gener
ally. Th e d roughlt did cotton no ap
piarent i nj ury, and the abnor'mal heat
sin1ce plainting favored its development.
Sriu ares aire formiing plentifully on
A priil cotton.
T1obacco growing wvellI and trans
planin~lg is again being p~ushed1. Plants
continue searce, and( soime in bedIs are
too0 Large to transpllanlt, so that hands
intended for tobacco are being put to
Icorn.
WVheat ino the western cou nties prom-i
iscs a fair yield, but elsewhere-o is
Spoor. Oats arc generally poor, amiO
s pringi oats will ai~mit, to noth ing.
Wheat andl oats harvest quite general.
SSugar andio rinho enne1CiO are ini very
- oodl condition andI seemingly have not
sug Iered from lack of rain.
Melons generally in bls( om andl
.looking oromiising. I lnvo e n at00iltackc
ild andii are dlying fromt a funjgus dis
(3ase in lower liliehlanid County.
- Swvoet potaito draIwH beingi tirans
Ipdlantedl anmd are doing wellI. lIn New
berry aind Unioin counmtlirs are beiing
wa'iteed. Irish p)ota~toes areO not, prlom
ising, and are oiferior quhal ity and1
IsmnalI size generally
Gardens are somew hat revivedo, ibut,
vegetables are very searelo and of poor
quality. In plaos gardens aire en t~Iro
ly ruined.
I ru it prinospoets are poor. I'l'ne
continue to dropi and apples to rot on
the trees. It is the oii on of coir
respondents that, the ox treimo heat
was tunlfavorably for fruit. Ie'l no black
berry crop) ini Pickens Cou nty, and(
generally over theo w hole Stato.
C~oluimbla, h-. C.
T'1ho famous sun51 ion500 brIdge at
Niagai-a falls, wvhich was bullt, In 1855,
is to bo superseded by a now steel
struicture, wvith an arch 550) feet long
and 2(60 feet above theo water level
"IThe) old br-ige, buil11t by LIoobl ing,"
.says Th'ie Chicago Chiroicle, "was
I one of the modei n v-ondoers of the
world, as it, wa~s the fIlrst, sun pension
brIdge huilt, for the purpose of carry
iIng railiroad tr-ainm. The new bridge
will, hlowever, bo a gr-eator marvel of
sciee than the (ld. It will have two
hlors, tile uiIpper for r-aiway trains
and the lowor for- a roadway, foot
walks and trolley tr-acks. The new
bridge will be built, on the exact site
of the old1 suspenisionl affair, but there
will bo no inteiference with trafilco,
which is one of its greatest marvels.
Them work will occup~y about cix
A DIS.GU8qrlD POSTMASTIalt.
HO Gives Preildent Oleveland to
Untlerstaat that fie Owns the Post
Oflee.
'Squiro Zanford is displeased with
the present administration. The
lsjulre who was Postmaster at May
Bioom, was recently removed, or rath
er was informed that hereafter .hi8
public duties will be discharged by
some other citizen. Upon receiving
information of his dismissal, tho'equire
addressed the following letter to the
president:
" I reckon you think that you've
done a mighty smart trick, or bendin'
down here an' tryin' to havO me put
outen my own house. This here post
oillee belongs to me, I want you to un
derstand. I built the shanty and dug
the well.- Thar never was no mail in
this hero community till I started this
yore ofice. My oldest son fetches the
stuff over frum the railroad, 20 milcs
frum here, so you see we've got everv
thing in our own hands. I think you
have jumped up the wrong rabbit.
You can set up thar in a rockin' cheer
an' chaw your torbacker an' spit over
teh banisters, but you can't git none
uv the best Uv ie. Tamper along
with. me an' you'll think you've trod
on a wildcat's tail. Oh ! I'm here, an'
mily name ain't ID)nnis, nuther. My
father could split 500 rails in a day an'
my sister married the muan that shoved
the steer offen a feray boat. I don't
kere nothin' for the monel that's in
the ollice. A dollar an' a half a year
ain't no moro to me than 25 cents is to
you, but I don't want to be fooled with.
No, it ain't for money that I kere for,
but I do kere for the standiu' that, the
ollico gives ie in society. I am a
great hand in society. Presidents is
ung-rateful. it hain't been mnor'n two
weeks sense I naied one of my boye
arter you. lie is ID years old an' up to
two weeks ago wo called lhm Buck,
but thinkin' that you would do tile
squar' thing we changed his name.
Now, sense you have turned out to be)
again us we are goin' to call him lhluck
agiLl. Sho'tly arter you tuck your
seat, a man wanted t) bet me you
wouldn't be in vilice mor'n a year till
yOL would make some big mistakes. I
bet him a cow. Artei I got 3our
notice tellin me to git out, I driv the
cow over to the feller's house an' told
him that lie had won her. You not
only cut a man's pri(le. but you break
min up in business. I believe you take
pwasure in makin' a feller feel bad. I
wh -Ji you would consider all this, an'
let me know as soon as possible. W'rite
the letter as soon as you git this an'
give it to the mail rider early the
iiext mornin'."-Arkansaw Travelier.
GRtADUATING ISAS
A Welcome Iunioviation in School
Conimnm enceint. HExercises.
Writing of "Girls and Literary
Ual'nisthen'ifs," in the Ladies' 11omoe
lournal, E.dward W. Iok directs
iu1006 atLenuon to the literary
reatures of girls' schools' com ience
ment exercises, especially the su'ijects
for essays v osen for or by graduatiig
students, which lie holds, in very
many instances, are entirely innappro
priate. Mr. Bok n rites that " When
Ahe parents and friends of the gradu
Ates assemble to see the honors of the
iclo)Ol year coming to their girl" it is
nly natural that they should wish to
;et somle assurance that the money
Jevoted and the time given to their
2ducation shall not huav~e been for
naught. But I do not think that these
parents take the slightest pleasur-e in
seeing theli' daughters wrestle with
the topics given themu for their essays
--topiCs that are nearly' always far
b.ayond the ken or' concption of gir-l
hood. I took the pains last .June t'
carefully follow the reports of comn
mencement in di tlerent lparts of our
con try, and the mistaken topies d is.
01ussed in gr'aduiating essay's wcrc some
thing r'emarikable.''
A mnong the topics r'eferrmed to he cites
"A 11listomy of Civil ization,"''' I3iipbl ic
ver~isus .\lonarchyi,'' "' Trade5' Unions
and .\onopoly for Labor," "TIhe Negrj~io
and'hlis I ighlt to \'ote," and others
(qu1i t as inappr~mopriate for girls to
write upJon. M\l'. ibkc contends that
"there arie lenIty of topies to be found
in the recalmis of history, ar't, astr'o
niomy, liter'ature or music, which, if
commencement cssays ar'e deemed
necesaryand, to my mind. they are
noteanhefar' more wisely cor accept
ably discussed th in those referrmed to.
Hut why have commencement essays
at all y For the most part they bore
the audience rathuer thamn interest it
and bore the girls who read them, too,
I fancy. In sever'al of the colleges.
w hos3 comm nencement, pr'ogramns for
last yea" lie before me, I notice thiat
the tradiitinal essays arceommni tted,
and simplly genew'ai exerceises were
followed, or~ an address by a prominent,
educator was given. Trhe change is
a welcomi one, and the principIals of
co)1ll'e Lthroughout, the country will
be v .e if thty imitate the examples of
NO PO~4L'i0S IN IT.
Thie lIslghnsar'y Willl be tuin oni Strict.
EInmsiniess Prlincipiles.
Thel, Stato I ioar'd of Control has Is
suied tibe following cir'cular' letter' whi ich
e:xpluain Itself:
')I:IM IA, N, C., May 25, 1X91.
'i'o Countlly I )ispensor's:
Inrform ii tion has besm rceivedl at
i s ollice thbat in soume of the counties
of this Ntuuteo l)lspensers have announc
0(1 thmemsel ves as ecandidates for' dilfer'
en, L 11i1o' to be ll led next fall. TIhec
Statte lind Ioit'f'Conitrol has ordered that
whbenm a.Ilssp'nser announces hiimnself as
a cnid ate forollhco he must at once
resign as l)ispenseor, This is to warn
and notify all l)ispensors who violate
l.hiis iiom'ativye torder of the State
I itard of Control, that upo pr lioper'
evidlenco they will be promptly remov'
(3d by the State I oar'd of Control.
lIn connuiectioni with th is, w( take oc
(asIin Lu) stateo that ',ho State Hln(- of
Conmtm'oi demands that, the I)ispensers
carry out the l)ispensary law strictly
andt to tihe letter and~ that, no violation
will lbe permitted under penalty of in
stant, remnoval.
It is the'I i'lrm in telltioni of the I loai'd
that the busIness of the l)ispensar'y
shlallI be cond uctedt on str'ict business
pincmliples,. and that politics shall have
no par't in) its mantagemenut.
Wm bm-: .JONEi8.
Chairman Stato Hloard of C mntrol.
N, W. St-'imuuas, Oler'k Stateo lioam d
of Conitrol.
--Governor i'vans has granted a
commutat ion of sentence whereby the
tine of ,Iohn R. J)ial, who was coni
victed of violatIng the d ispensariy law
in Laurons recently, was r'educeed fr-omn
i$i50 to $100, the alt-rnative imprison
ment being left the same.
-A negro named 11lurh Cox was
killed by lightning a few (lays ago near
the Marlboro Cou nty line. I~e was in i
the field nloughing at the ime.
GOV. OLAUDJ MATTHEIS
A 13'l 1 Skolbhi orlIn(liaa,%'s Fayvoitq
Son--fle Will be Ur ged fa' lite Pl.e
Itlontal Noaltiation.
1P, J. Aloran in A tlanta Constitution.
Born in Kentucky fifty years ago
Governor Matthews was educated a
Center college, in that, State, and Is A
graduate of that Institution. Shortl
after his graduation he removed to
Indiana and married the daughter ano
only child U ox-Governor and ox
United States Senator James Whit
comb, one of the ablest and best o
Indiana's early statesmen. Inmediatol0
upon his marriage Governor Matthewt
settled 1pon IL farn in Verlil ior
county, and has from that hour to thi
been, in every sense of the word, A'
practical farmer. lie b(3ecUmo largly
interested in live stock, more especially
short-horn and -Jersey cattle, and wae
the moving spirit in the very sue
cVssfully organiz ~atlons which have
gtrown up in the past few yealrs in tie.
United States and Canada for the in
provemeznt of cattle.
He is a nittural leader of mier., ai
it was, therefore, natural that wher
010 DeimocratiC l)arty of the county 01
\rmillion and surrounding counties
in 1876, seeing tile necessity for nomi1i
iating a strong man for tile legisla
buro to OVercomoj a large lIpIblical
mahjority, chose unanimouly youi1
L'iarner Matthews, who went into the
race, as le (oes everything else, witl
6vill and enargy. OvercUnming tiL
age Republican majority of 200. lt
was elected by a muajority of 250. It
l 90 the Deimocrats of the State, desir
mig tile strongest and most I I.-et. v
nan to head tile State ticket as
.aandidate for Secretary of State, soughi
l'armer Claude Matthews and, prtc
Aially without any effort, on his part
tiominuted him11 for that high t'llice
do well did he satisfy the r(quile.
ments of tile trying position of a can.
.lidate at tile head of the ticket, ant
later the requirements of the respon.
,ible ollice ol Secretary of State, that,
when two years had rolled around and
, governor was to be electea the diemo.
'ratiC palrtV of the State again turnL
Ats eye oil S icttry of State Mattliowt
ind diemided that. instead of being
eLLnominated for Secretary of State, the
mnly persoll"! aibition ho at that time
had, lie snould cCel)t tile lolination
ror' govel-ilor. This le did and earrieu
he State by the largest muajority eve
givon to ia candidate for governor.
In this enlarged field of usefuilnest
lie met q(juarely every obligation thbat
was put upon him. 1le is in 1O bens"
.f the wori a triniuer. lie bclievet
hat, the best serviceu any public of
icial canl do his party is to honestly,
rearlessly and intelligent y d iseliarge
Ahe duties of the posi ton to w h1 icl tie
'Otcs of 11s counltirylei have ele'vated
Govemrr Mlattlews is iL man of broad
.iCws. 11-' could not, be called a one
den manl. from aiy posSible stand
oilit. In tile adm1in istrationi of the
>ulic ai'i.tirs wit which lie has been
mntiruted lie has shown aL a.1 tines
,he broaIds11t, iiberality coistet with
,he plbieic good, and tibe li gest ty pe
>f moral courage. It has never o
Lirred to hii. and never would occur
,o him, tl it, thiere was anythiig for a
mublic oli ial to do but his whole duty,
oder all circumstanCes.
Governer Matthews has many quali
ics which especially ilt him for a pr -
idential candidate. as weil as for ,he
>residency. lie is esentially a man
if the peollc. His Demiiloeracl.,y is of
he warp-and -woof of his characteri.
:1 is knowledge of men comes from his
:lose cotac:Lt with meni. It imay be
ruly s-aid oif him that from his 'very
>ariiest boyhood he haIs touchied elbows
vith the world. H is m-.in ners are
IligniLlied and engaging. lie believes
a the fuliest possib11 le dieussion of all
nestions aleetinzg his party and hiis
>unizti'y, and is ready at, all ti mes to
ove the fullest aieniice to quiestjine
sonceiruing party anid public welfare,
vhether thle viewts exprei'ssed atgree
vithi his o~vn or not.
Hec is a clean man in every relation
>f life. lie woulId miake a l 'resident, ol
v nom the whioIle ntry might well
>e lproud. Inudiana will present him i
v itl. enthutsiasmn andl puts h h is canididacy
vithi earnestness, belicyving t[hat slie
vyI iihereb be doing thme whole coun
,r nlervice.
t. Ihtndall writes as follows in lisa
orresp~ondence from Washington to
,hie A ugu-tLa Chrioniile: I see that
senator Till mani, at the South Caro
i naU con Ven tiion, mado goodi h is bJoas~t,
ri a recenit debate with Sen-ator 11l1,
hat lie C(oild dlo whalt the New~ Yorker
vouldi fa Il ini accomnphlish ing, control
lie comnmonwieal th lie represented.
suppPoo that it might have been just
.ia well toj (iiit, the denunciation of
Aeveland, as the Iowa Democrats d(id,
but TLilIlmnan anud h is followers are at
lea4t frank, hold m1en1 and prefer the
pitchfor-k systenm. In that South 2ar'o
Iu lal )1tform or coinmiittee report
there were some11 st.iiong, timely and
rinzginug dcclarae~tiomis that bin g hack
thbe spirit of Thlomais .lelTerson in Ia way
I hecartilIy appilrove andI wvhic h will
meet wvith the cordial asseiit of paL
triots everywhere. The silver cause
S i oarein zg oni and( it wVill control the
Ubhicaxgo con venitioii so that, if any
hiolLi nr is to he done. thc gold nmen
must inauguraite it. Th'lere is a lHrook
lyn, papfer al rea~dy counselling such
action ini advanic: but Senator lull
w'.ill never couniitennce it. If Senator
Tellr', its is likely. depnert, from the
St. b/mi-; convention and( virtuailly
abandon the lI epubl icans, it is not
limploss~Il t,bIa he atndi Senator \Vl-I
thalhl. of M\ ississi ppi, ma~y he nioinaitedl
at Chicago as aL wining ticket for the
West andI S',mth. Thei priob~abil ities,
however, favor Stevenson and somel
10astern man, like Black, of Pe'nn
sylvania or St. .lohin, Ncw York. At
piresent, however, thme platform is the
primal consideration and, when that
is settled, men to fit' It will not be di f
luulL of obtainment."
---A New Orleans ma&n th us speaks of
ha t city in the Washiigton Timies:
Th'le metiopol is of thme Southi is really
n at phlenlomenalIly piros perouis conidi
ion1 at the piresent ti me, amiil the citi
ens5 haIve somre t:hdmii for th~ r driearns
if gireat ness. In thme last i-i months
Ii,EI000.000) hushiels of corn w ere sh i pp~ed
'rom Neow Y ork, whlile 15,i)00,00 bI t ush
>1s were expoirtedl thbrough New Or
eans. Othe r figureOs (of expoits atre
:orresp~ond' ngly. largo in com11patrison).
and it, is n:t, all imiprobabhle that Ithe
paltie of the Souitherc n city3 will soonm
'I val, if not surpass, that of New
--Wtade3 II. Malinning, wvho was pri
'ate secrotar'y to Governor liamipton,
Ilns jpennied an attracti v andi historical
y aN~o.-c of Wmc. liost, the
Olori.l e~teran of three wars, wihi ch is
iion to be puihed51(.
-1 I. I'. Chial mers, a farmie r a'n f..r
mci member of tihe fareisltm . w
IIleos by lightning Tiuesdiay aftern)oon
t his home in .Jalanla.
-During a thunder-storin Wednes
day afternoon two daughters of Mr. I.
S. Sullivan, a well.to do fat mwr, I li tttrw
In L'tncaster county, aged 1,1 and 17,
wor3 struck and intutantly killed by
lightning. Tie girls bad beeni hocing
'ur th - fild and were taking shelter
fron the o ai undcr a trco nearby
when killed.
-Gen. 0. 1. Walker, in coninand of
the S.C. d slon of )( United Con
tticOlatpe bsa bas appoilted MIs N
Lotti h . cap'l omobf a011)111, Sponsor
(otil~IIe S. C. Dil'if) ait the ' oa~t
tiCetintg in Iticlmond. MISh Cper I
one of the most, a tctiv a ps lilts
ruig ladi(es in thto Stat ad tile sa
jetiolt of Con. Walkert will be gteral.
;y approved.
-Accordiig t tlo census, of 1890,
there aro .),),Ol;0l w ito Ix ope iI the
Staito over I0 yeva-s of ntte.wito tre un
able to real anil n rile. Thde 1o,, ed
polatiltjep in tihe talmu fix argart e at es
:1,.2:2 The ptoportion of illi ori'e
w hite is; 18 out out of 10) anl the prx,
por tioti of illiterate blatIcs is f it. of
-isetms that thmitr: is some ii.,tlke
.tho('ut tih latenn t ta t Senator Iiy
alled Sntater 'l'tman a *e inl the I
cenit Sta o (Cntv nttm Onl y onle or
tLwo men 0tiltim d to have fiCarl;' it-, MAI
onl bing askeId about the Iiatte-, den
to' Irbv satid that. h3 used 11 , bUCIt
ex p res" ton.
-"I iave tioticed with some stx.
,M ise," siys Mars. I agIey. "that. a ge .
tiillittn alw ays takes out hiseig .
biets oil tbc eid, Iights the n atch and
takes two pmt b.fore lie asks, Is
.moking d isagreeabIe to yout?
--I the (tily. of Quaeen H-'lizabetl,
oach guest aL, a tinnter p y always
tt-oLlriht, hiS OWI knife antd 81)0011.
A Califor-nia chemist has robbed Cas
ttt' Oil of its bad tate. LUxol is its
Vva tae.
4
A $25 COCKIG STOVE "
44
44
wirti A i.."irtOUI FIT FOR
1192,:~ $2,00. ;4
tieivele ' i arnt raetrovi doip.t, all
f I i;:it . . - a . t....a . 1 de ,cr.
. i - . ..n -. . .,-nt i ( i.ekt
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tar. titer, i '-' |0 i. I lion
!ca ket tie, I a'. . 1;1 w ,: 00 4.a e cuA
btinier., anlil li.a a. in v .:r t'a-t rf tl Io
y businai.no to in . b a u .d; sise.i our
ac fiian e a : .1: . II.' -.1
\ 'u will tul'p -a . 1 .d rai iking tove
p Mand the abioiae t' ai aaareiii to an deot.
* att fretputch~ate, i . at t 'rtiy $ 200d
Wht:8 till) ca I. istt.H 115l || i e( ord.-r 'ih t,
5stove is a goit mi:..widl iariao, aI.ti wivat
*give entire eal h fr 'a' ('ar (ilust r' inai
Icatalogue otf F'., alt -. 1'SI a u-. ii] *~
Carriages mailed free . Attto:.s
L. F. PA D)GETT >U
646 Broad Street, A ueustat , ft
SOTER RAILAY.
PIEDMONT AIR LINU.
Condensed Schedule of Passenger Tr'aa.
N'orhbound. No.38 No 36.No. 12 No. 1I
Jan. 5. i 896. Daity IDaily Daily E Bun
Lv. A tlanta, C. T. 12 00m 11 15 p 7 60 a 43 35
"' Atlanta, E.T. 100p 12 1: a 8 50 a 535
" N'orcrosis............ 1256a 0 38 a 628
U liuford ............10 10 a 7 08
" isainesvill.. 225.201 a 1044 a 74
"* la................. 223a 1104 a 814
" Cornella ...-..--... .........1 20 a
" .ttt. Airy..... .......250 a ll20a.
" Tocca.. .. ......... 3 1 a 11 63 a .
" Wesltmlinster ........ 365 a 12 2711.
4 oua ....... 4071 a 1242pa
a C'entral.....445 p 4.3a i 20 p.
"' treenvile . 50p 519 a 21 lp
" spairtani burg. 0 18 p 6 18 a 3 22 p
" tino 'se ..... .... .... 6 3 a 4i10p
a ilackamtrg.. 706p 70'Ja 430p.
" Ki:ga' Mt... .... .... ' 2 a bO00p.
t Gasttonia .... .... ...7 3 a o 'i p
Art. Charlotto .... 820 p 833 a 620p.
atavlile ..1 100 a 130 p i11 25p
At. 11achnnond.. .. 6 00a 6 40p 4 00a.
Ar Washinaagltn . 6042 a 9 40 p.....
1 lialtmaa'e. P IR 806 a 11 26 p.
" l'liladet lia. 10 25 a 3 00O a......
SNewYork.... 1263n 620a.....
Ves. FatS~ NM 11 o
5outhbouand. No. 37 No. J5No iN. y
liatay Daily Ptuily E Bun
Lv. N. Y.,1P,Rl1l . 480 p [2 15 .
" l'iladelp~hia. 0855 I, 360 a..""..."".
" laltimor te.... 9 20 p 6 22a a. .~
" Wasthingten . 10)43 p 11 15 a.......
Lv. itichmaond ... 200 a 12 55 P 200 a
Lv. l'.nvillo... 0 a 0 06p1) 00 a
4 arlot to .... 9385 a 10O65 p 1-201).
"a e iastonns. . .. .... .....1:30 p I D06).
" 11ilac saurg . 10 49a 12 0~ a .0
" ;fallnys ...i.....:1 23 a 2 18 .
" .irtanuitrg. 11 37 a -~ 129 a 3 05 p.
" rnetnvile.. 12 28 31 1 60 a 4 to "
'(onitral...11p 235a 54 .
" i oeea ...itit.. .........00.6 tJti
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" Mt. Airy...-----.....71-1
" (3ot'Volla.. ~ - -2 da
"i Norros. ---a S007p 748a
Ar. A.'.una. 'T 5 6a1 90
.. .tL . . .20 a 13ps 8O4
Na, 7 '-nt 18--Washfigton and $Oulthwestern
Voeab . .bniited. Tht ughi P'ullman al9pr
bet wi on .\w York and New Orlear a, via Wash
ing n,.aAtlanta and Mont omesry-, and also be.
tween .ew York and Miemnp lts, via Washington
Atha ita .o li iirmifnghama. DinIng cars.
Nat. E' antd 36-United States Fast Mail. Pull.
r at1 'o >ing cars betwenAlrtNwO
atns ats [New York.wenAataNo e
Nosn. Ii and 12. Pullman sleeping ar betweeg
Rihcaod, Danville and Greensbi.
Gens! :tpc., Tra oM'r
W uington, D. C. Washngton, D. V#\
WV . Il YDER, Ruperintendent, Charlotte
North Carolina.
W- .T . it8~C . HI. IIARDWICK,
Gen n i . Ag's Aaa't Ge't' Pass. Afl
W ash ngto , E .0. A lan