The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, June 24, 1897, Image 4
BAPTIST COMMENCEMENT IN GREENVILLE.
AN OCCASION OF GItEAT INTI.R
EST TO TIIE DENOMINATION.
The Greenville Female College Has
a Prosperous Year--TIe Literary
Addresses nef'ore the Two Institu
tions-Fulrmtan University Sends
Out a Strong Delegation of Young
Men,
From the Greenville Mountaineer.
'rho commencement exercises of Fur
man University and the Greenville
Female College have closed with un
usual brilliancy and success, and the
friends of these institutions thro'ighout
the s tate may be congratulated upon
their prosperous condition and t xel
lent work.
PUHMAN'S LITERARY ADDRESS.
In the history of the institution
there are many notable occasions
when brilliant orators have responded
to the invitations of the literary
societies, but we doubt n hother any
of them have 'ver given more complete
satisfaction an audience than did
Rev. Carter Holm Jones, of Louisville,
Ky., as he spoke on "lndividuality."
'ihe chapel was crowded on Wednes
day morning when the exercises began,
and the ,peaker was pleasantly Intro
duced by the presiding tlllcer, l. C.
Barton, of Oconee County. Dr. Jones
soon caught the close attention of his
audience, and he kept an undivided
interest for an hour, with sparkling
wit, solid facts and pleasing fancies,
and stirring incentives to a marked
and distinctive individuality as a wor
thy ambition of every young man. It
was not a,h argument so much as an
appeal, and it was not an elfort to
piease so much as it was an earnest
protest against the tendencies of the
times, which is to crowd humanity
into musses and deal with every prob
lem of life from the aggregated stand
point. The conflict between D~vid
and Goliath was the basis of his re
marks, and the conduct of the shep
herd boy with his sling and five smooth
stones was placed in marked contrast
with the Israelites who stood together,
helpless and inactive, in the presence
of the giant of the Philistinus. The
speaker pointed out the obstacles to
individual action in these days, and
laid much emphasis upon the controli
ing influence of machinery in the af
tairs of the world, which had the ef
feet of dwarfing the individuality in
man, and reducing him to a mere atom
of the whole seething mass. Dr. Jones
w as very happy in manner and style,
and the matter of his address will fin
ger in the minds of his hearers for
many (lays to come.
Dr. Jones was making his first
visit to Greenville, and yet, he has a
large number of warm personal friends
who were delighted to greet him and
t:h welcome him to our city. lie is
quite a young man, and yet he is the
eldest son of l)r. J. W m. Jones, who
was tho first graduate of the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary when it
was located in this city. There are
three other sons who are now preach
ers.
At the conclusion of the address,
diplomas were delivered to some of
the graduates by the representativet
of the Philosophian and Adelphiar
societion.
TIrE A LUINI MEETING.
The annual meeting or the Alumn
Association was held in the chapel o
the University ini the afternoon, Presi
dent Moseley in the chair. T1he year'
work was reviewed, and a number o
short sp)eeches were made during th<
meeting. The main interest conterc<
in the erection of the Alumni Hall, anc
the President made an encouraging re
p)ort as to the pirogress of the subscrip
tion list. The sum of $2,500 had beer:
p)ledged( upi to the (late) of meeting, and
$1,000 more wits su bscribed at th at time.
Trhe ollicers continued at work In get
tin1g acdditional subscriptions, and it le
a matter of great satisfaction to the
alumni and friends of the University
that the much-needed hail is in a fair
way of successful accomplishment. Up.
to this time the subscription amounts
to $6,200, eand the efliers have a pledge
from a reliable gentleman that he will
be responsibie for $5,000 additional
when the alumni and old students bave
snbbcribed $10,000. When that point
Is r'eached the tot al sum of $15,000 wifl
be available, and the hail will boerect
cd. The zeal of the present, ollicers has
awakened an enthusiasm among thc
alumni never before known In the his.
tory of the University. The hall wil
be an attractive addit'on to the groun ds,
and when the session of 189,8 begins the
alumni will dedicate the new building.
The annual election of oflicers result
cd as follows :Rev. H. Rt. Moseley,
l"lorence, presIdent; 0. H. Martin.
Greenville, vice president; 13. iF. Geer',
Greenville, secretary and treasuirer'; A.
G. Furman, A. J. S. Thomas, II J.
kilaynsworth, H. H. Watkins, W. J.
Thaickston, executiva committee.
Hion. S.G. Mayfield, of Denmark, was
chosen as the alumni orator for next
year, with Rev. Geo. A. Wright, of
Newberry, alternate.
The attendance of former studentm
upon the commencement exercises was
unusually large, and there was a mark
ed increase of interest and enthusism
among them.
TfilE l' ARD) OF TRiUJSTEEs,
There was a large amount of busi
ness before the board of trustees,
which was in session at every oppor
tunit.y for three days. About twenty
members were present, and the work.
ings of both institutions, the G. F. C.
and Furman University, wore examin
ed into with earnestness and minute
ness. The affairs of the G. F. C. are
in a most flourishing conditIon and
Prosident Riley reportea that all ex
penses had been paid during the year,
and $2,500 had been applied to the
liquidation of the debt, made three
years ago In furnishIng and equipping
the college when he took charge. The
balance of $i,000Oon this debt, will be
cancelled the ensuing year. The exe
cutive committee In charge of the col
'-vo was authorized to borrow money
for t,L addition of two stories to the
connect.'g link between the two main
buildings. 'This connection is now two
stories, and by running It up to four'
storIes there will be accommodations
for sixteen more boarders in the col
lege. D)uring the past year the college
had sixty-eight boarders, and every
room was fully occupied. The pro
poseCd Improvement will cost not much
less than $I,000, and It will be ready
when the college exercises are i'esumed
in the fall.
The affairs of i"urman University
are also in a prosperous condition,
and the number of students last year'
was nearly up to the highest since the
war The trustees are well pleased
with the work done In the University,
and the high standard of excellence
In scholarship is being maintained.
I mtr-collegIate games are forbidden
for the future, and provision Is to be
mada fnor the eent.ion of a gymnasium.
Foot ball and base ball will be pcr
witted only on the University grounds.
The entire time of the President is to
be given to the interests of the Uni
versity, and an active campaign is to
be made for students and endowment
funds. The professors are to takepart
in the campaign for students wherever
practicable.
A plan Is on foot for the erection of
an additional wing to the G. F. C.,
which will contain a halt for commence
ment exercises, but the details are not
yet decided upon.
THE ANNUAL BANQUET.
One of the most enjoyable features
of commencement week is the joint
banquet of the alumnae and alumni of
the G. F. C. and Furman. which was
given in Beattle's Hall on Wednesday
night. The attendance was very large,
and the occasion was most delightful.
The banquet was prepared by the
" Willing Workers,"a society of young
ladies connected with the First Baptist
Church, and the tables were served by
the members of the society. The
menu was excellent, and the praises
of the young ladies as well as the de
licious viands were in everybody's
mouth. President Moseley was the
toast master, and the foil)wing toasts
and res ponses filled an hour of unal
loyed pleasure :
"Our Alumni "
Lives of great men oft' remind us,
We may make our lives sublime."
-H. J. Baynswort,, Greenville.
"The Greenville Female College "
"Culture's liand
has scattered verdure o'er the land,
Aid smiles and fragrance rule supreme,
Where barren wilds usurped the scene."
-Rev. D M. Ramsey, Charleston.
"[Furman University "-Hallowed by
the memories of those who have toiled
for her in the past, revered for what
she has done for us and commended for
what she is doing now.-Hon. S. G.
Mayfield, Denmark.
" Woman "
And say without our hopes, without our
fears,
Without the home the plighted love en
dears.
Without the smile from partial beauty
woln,
Oh, what were man ?--a world without a
suil."
-Dr. Carter Helm Jones, Kentucky.
" 'urman's Relation to the l"emale
College "
"A man's a fool if not. instructed in a
woman's school."
-Rev. C. E. Hurts, Ionea Path.
"The Students and Greenville "
"Sweet. Auburn, loveliert village of the
plain."
-Dr. C. C. Brown, Sumter.
The speaking concluded with a toast
to the " Willing Workers," which
brought out a generous tribute to their
fidelity and usefulness from Dr. C. S.
Garuner, of this city.
TILE I"URMAN GRADUATES.
The closing exercises of Furman
University attracted an audience that
was deeply interested in the young
men who received diplomas on this oc
casion, and the chapel was filled to
overflowing on Thursday morning when
Dr. Chas. Manly, the president of the
University, called the assemblage te
order and ended the bu'zz of animated
conversation that was lo;" ing around.
After the opening hytr was sung,
prayer was olfered by Re, J. A. Browr
of Due West, and the f 'llowing pro
gram was observed :
Piano Duet, Misses Annie and Lotti
Manly.
Announcement of Distinctions.
Vocal Duet, Misses Birdie Ducwortl
Iand Annie Manly.
f Oration--"Opportunity," Franklir
- C. Bates, of Spartanburg County.
s Orat,iou-"Impressions from Biogra
iphy," Robert K. Taylor, of North Car
Piano Solo, Miss Alpha McGee, oi
D)uo West.
Oration--"A Cuban's Appeal t(
Americans," Morris C. Barton, of Oco.
nec County.
Essay-"lPeudallsm," MIss Ruth S.
Dorman, of Spartainburg County. The
young lady was present, but was ex
cused from reading her essay on ac
count of Illness.
Vocal Solo, Miss Annie Manly.
Oration-"Abuses of Political Par
ties," James A. Hoyt, .Jr., of Green.
ville.
Piano Solo, Misses KatherIne and
Margaret Moore.
Or'ation-"'Social Control," Clarence
E. Wilkins, of Clarendon County.
Vocal Solo, Miss Sarah M. Smith.
The presentation of medals was next
in order. The McMillan medal was
awarded to tobert M. Pratt, of this
city, as the best declaimer In the colic.
giate department, aud the Mellichamp
medal for p)roficiency in EnglIsh was
given to C. HI. Holland, of this city,
whbose average per centage in English
grammar and composition was 95k.
These medals were presented by R.ev.
W. 'r. Deorleux, of Spartanburg, in an
admlirable manner, which greatly
p)leased the audience, whether or' not
the young men enjoyed It.
The award of the Endel medal for
the best declaimer in the academic de
partment p)uzzled the judges for a de
(lislon between W. E. Jordan and Jas.
T. Williams, Jr., both of whom had
(lone so well that the judges agreed
that the young mna should draw for
the medal. Capt. J. A. Mooney was
the spokesman for the judges, and he
asked the young men to choose between
two matches, one of them shorter than
tihe other, for the privilege of making
a selectIon between two paper boxes
on the stand, one of which contained
the medal. M r. Jordan drew the short
est straw, and then selected the box
which had the prize withIn, showing
that he was born under a lucky star.
Capt. Mooney p)resented the medal in a
brief and happy speech, wherein he
was qjuite compliimentary to Mr. Wil
liams for his admirable gifts in decia
mat, ion.
The piano duo by Miss Annie Manly
and Chiev. l"errata was most liberally
aipplauded, and then camne the delivery
of diplomas, as follows :
Master of Arts--Clarence Edwin
Wilkins, Clarendon County.
Bachelor of Arts-John Knox Hair,
Barnwell County; James Alfred Hoyt,
Jr,Greenville County; Robert King
Taylor, North Carolina; Henry Keith
Townes, Greenville County.
Bachelor of Science-Frank Townes
Dargan, Greenville County.
Bachelor of Literature-MorrIs
Chandler Barton, Oconee County;
lFranklin Clark Bates, Spartanburg
County; Ruth Salome Dorman, Spar
tanburg County ; William McCants
Hartin, i'eairfiold County; William
Lawrence MauldlIn, Jr., GreenvIlle
County; Crosswell McBee, Greenville
County; May Jor'dan McFadden, Ches
ter County; Lewis Clark Richardson,
Anderson:.County.
Mv]aster of Mathematics and Mechani
cal P h Ilosophy-lFrank Townes Dar
gan, Greenville County; John Knox
Hlair, Barnwell County; Lewis Clark
Richardson, Andersen Coun,ty.
Master of Philosoph y-Emma Vir
ginia JTohnson, Greonvill10 County.
THEi u. F. C. COMMENCEMENT.
The exercises at the Female College
on Thursday night were a bright and
fitting close to a most successful Sear.
The graduates, ten in number, ocoil
piec seats on the stage with the orator
of the evening, Dr. Ramsey, of C!iarles- I
ton. The program was as follows:
Piano Duet, Lottie Manly and Chev.
Ferrata.
Essay, "'The World's Forces," Luva
Agnew.
Vocal Solo, Miss Sarah M. Smith.
Address by Dr. Ramsey.
Piano Duet, Alpha McGee and Chev.
G. Ferrata.
Essay, "Noblesse Oblige," Mar'guo
rite Tindal.
Delivery of Diplomas.
Then came the great musical climax
of the week, the chorus for female
voices, composed for the occasion and
dedicated to the graduating class of
1897 by Guiseppe Ferrata Cavaliore,
musical instructor of the Greenville r
Female College. The words wore writ
ten by that gifted Greenville poetess,
Mrs. M. H. Cleveland.
The graduates were - Luva E. Ag
new, of D.nald's: Clifford B. Jordan, of a
Greenville; Nina W. Riser, of Green- s
ville; Robbie P. Wakefield, of Septus;
Nell S. Walters, of Honea Path; M.
Amelia Norris, of Vance's; Cora C. s
Parker, of Greenvil e; Janie E. Strawn, E
of Greenville; Kate U. Sloan, of Green
vyle; Marguerite A. Tindal, of Felder.
The address of Dr. Ramsey upon the
"Art of Living Together," was a schol
arly production, and was received with
much favor by the large audience, who
despite the heat endured the discom
forts of a crowded chapel with much
equanimity. The following summary
gives a fair idea of the the literary ad
dress:
"It seems presumptious for a man to
talk to women, who are considered to
be the world's talkers, on the subject
with which they are most familiar, the
art of living together. But it may be
said in justification of the speaker that
while the ladies are talkers by nature
he is one by profession, and ignorance
on a subject sometimes contributes to
fluency.
"The young ladies of the graduating
class way be supposed to have been en
gac*ed recently with subjects more theo
retical than practical, but you are now
called back to the first school you ever
entered, yet it is the last in which you
will receive a diploma. In your past
lives this school may have been pain
fully prosaic at times, but looking for
ward the subject involved is tinted with
roseate hues and around it gather the
golden dreams of youth.
"It is not possible to overstate the
importance of the art of living togeth
er. At the beginning of the race it be
came evident that solitude was a fail
ure. Segregation is as impracticable
as it is undesirable. It is not well for
man to be alone though it is often very
hard on the one who must live with
him. Woman was made ofca rib taken
from his side and he is never contented
unless she is near the place of her ori
gin. And as for woman, like "the hunt
ed hare whom hounds and horns pur
sue, she pants to the place from which
at first she flow.' So we affirm that the
demand for society is ancient, inveter
ate and natural. More sublime than
astronomy, more intricate than mathe
matics, more practical than languages,
more beautiful than painting, and
sweeter than music, yet there is no art
so neglected as that for which I am
pleading. For efficiency in this depart
ment of life's work tact is called for.
Tact Is nothing less than genius at work
in every day affairs.
"Some of you young ladies may feel
called upon to live in the same house
wit,h a man some day. If you do em
bark on that sea you must take com
mon sense as your polar star and tact
as your rudder. In dealing with our
noble art of living together- it may be
well to glance at some of the dillicules
to be encountered. 0no of the best
views to take of the subject is from the
domestic point of view .T crc are three
classes of homes, the abnor-mal, the at'
tiflcial, and the natural. I once lived in
an abnormal home which we called a
Mess EIall. Thir remote suggestion of
a home was not cheered by woman's
smiles or Its asperities smoothed down
by her magic hand. The artificial home
1a that managed by woman, but the
members of the household do not form
an organic whole, and are a mere ag
gregation. The natural home is that
made by the mother, the only bird that
knows how to make a nest. There are
some foes to the home which must have
some attention. There Is celibacy, or
the enemy which prevents the forma
tion of the home. The ad vocate of ce
libacy, be he saint or sinner, sel fish old
bacLelor, or querulous old maid, is the
subject of my anath~emas. Another foc
is easy divor-ce laws, or the enemy that
breaks up the home. Marriage might
be a brilliant success in some parts of
our country If the contracting parties
would live together long enough to
really get acquainted. Club life may
be counted a formidable enemy which
our noble art must deal with. But the
greatest of all the foes to the home Is cr-i
ticism, or the foe that stirs up the home.
Trhere are some peop)le who criticise the
air they breathe, the water they drink
the fire that warms them In winter, the
zephyr that fans them in summer, the
clouds that refresh the earth, and the
stars that gladden the night. They
criticise the grocer, the doctor, and the
only man who escaipes is the preacher
-after he has performed the burial
service. But thie"e is a weorld where .no
storms intrude,a'haven of safety against
the tempests of life. It is no fairy land,
but the well ordered home.
"My last word is one of encourage
ment. If you know how to take life and
what to do with It, I think It is truly
a noble thing to live. We must bring
the 'life of angels into this present
world. The knowlodge of how to live
this life aright is tel fsomely acquired
at the accustomed places, namely, the
oratory at the foot of the Cross and the
cave under the hill of duty. There are
some principles which may be laid
down for our guidance in the art of
living together. There is the law of
caution which says .that every human
being demands a careful study, if you
would live with him, giving no offense I
and taking none. P3ut.along with the
above the law of kindness. 'The law of
kindness Is on her tongue.' Of course
It must be first in her heart. The next I
is the princely law of dut,y. Crown all
other laws with the law of love. At
last when we go from our homes on
earth to our graves may we go in peace,
and from that 'dreamless sleep, that
calm and undisturbed repose' may we
all arise amid the living symphonies of
angetic choirs, and sing with a new
meaning. 'Home, Sweet Home.' "
Southern and( Westernm Stock Men r
Know a good thing when they see it. 1
Therefore, for Scratches, Sweeny,<
Ringbone, Strains, Sprains, Bruises, I
Saddle and Harness Galls, and all all-r
monts of horses, they use Rice's Gooset
Grease Liniment. It is good for manr
or beast. Sold and guaranteed by all
druggists and ge neral stores.
-Although the salary of the king
of Greece is four tImes greater than I
that of the president of the United I
States, it is said to be smaller than I
that of any other European monarch
BILL ARP ON BIKES. a
C
ee akes Anot her Trip to Carolinna
Maids and Matrons tido on Glis- b
toning steeds.
The bicycle has come to stay-at c
3ast until there is something better. 0
'rejudice is passing away. I confess t
hat I had it, but I t.m cautious nowa
ays and make nofuss about it. Some
ow I don't favor things that I can't do
iyself. I don't like to be left behind.
One of our school board refused to vote
:r our superintendent. "1 believe he
the best man of all," he said, "but s
e rides a bicycle." I was in South
larolina last week and found them ev
rywhere. There were eighty s'tven
egistered in the town of Blackville '
nd nearly half of tho'u were used by *
irls and matrons. It is a beautiful e
own, as level as a ll.1r and the streets r
cok like they have been fore planed
,nd sand-papered. The light, sandy
urface is not much in the way of the
rheels and the pretty girls wheel to
chool and to the post olliceo and the
tores and go visiting and take theiru
vening excursions. They ride with
race and modesty and nobody obj.'cts
" is surprised. There is a first-class
epair shop there, where every broken
r damaged part is mended and even
dating in silver and brass is done.
prom this skilled mechanic I learned
,bat it cost a man about $5 a year to
coep his wheel in o.der and cost a wo
nan about $1.50.
"You see," said he, "the young men
ake more risks and ride over the cross
les on the railroad track, but the girls
re more prudent and careful. Oh, no,
t does not cost one-tenth as much to
oeep a wheel in order as it does tc feed
6 horse. Wite careful usage a good
vheel ought to last ten years, but the
mprovements come so thick end fast
hat the old style soon becomes a sec
md-hand and is sold for half price and
k now one bought. Like the sewing
nachines, the price will soon come
town as the patents r un out and then
t good wheel can be bought for $30
sr $40."
My next stop was at Bamberg, a live
own on the South Carolina road, and
he first thing that greeted me. was a
bicycle dress parade and then a tour
3ament. Riders and wheels were all
lecorated. Some of the men were in
rantastic array ; the wheels were
%dorned with gay colors of ribbon and -
rancy paper. The company was fol ty
strong and had Its ollicers, who gave
:ommand "Right wheel, forward roll,
3volute, speed well, round the bend,
wheels ahoy, slow up, dismount, salute
your queen," etc. There were some
young ladies in the processi-n and
some men in female garb, but. it took
no Solomon to divine their sex. Bam
berg is an old town made over, renew
Ad and invigorated by the wheels and
3pindles and looms that hum day and
night in a large cotton mill near by.
This mill has brought good schools and
artesian wells and new notels and
uhurches and many beautiful new resi
Lences. A cotton mill does as much or
more for a town as a pension agency.
The latter pours free money into a com
munity, and free money goes as easy as
it comes, but a mill distributes money
that is earned. I saw more mills in
Orangburg and that city is on a boom
Mkro mills are being built-built from
the dividends of the first mil's. The
town is stretching out and putting on
city airs. I wish it w::uld stretch to
that Coast Line depot, for it is anl aw
ful long mile for a man of my age to
walk and carry a valise. I was told
that a hack would come for me at half
past 5 o'clock. but as it did not coe I
walked for fear of heing 1 ,ft. It was a
littie after daybreak by that Eastern
time and I had haroly got rested in the
depot before the street car came roil
ing down without a passenger. What
an idiot I was, but nobody told me how
to do and I wouldent have been left for'
$10. But think of It, 1 left at 6 o'clock
and reached Atlanta at 12 o'clock-261
mIles in six hours, forty-three miles an
hour, including stoppages. This was
the fastest traveling I ever did in my
life. I visited another town that is
just taking on its second growth St,.
Georges is a lovely little viliage that
has recently been made a county seat
and the people are proud, vnry proud.
They are preparing to build a court
house and expect that factories and
street cars and watorworks and gas
iights will soon follow.
'But right now," said my friend, "we
haave a town full of the prettiest girls
in the State." Yes. His wife is in
Europe and every girl looks sweet to
nim. I learned tuiat the town was
named for' a clever old set,tler by the
name of George, but how he came to be
sanoniz~ed into a saint I dlid not learn.
[ met a Howell there-a cousin of Evan.
HeI is editor, p)ostmnaster and general
ractotum and a rebel to the core. Our
iwn D. B. 1reeman, of Cartersvillc,
snother editor, has p)roved his claim to
be the youngest soldier of t'ae Confed
:icy, but [Lowell pushes him very close,
ror he ran away when he was fifteen
vear's old and fought at Vicksburg and
Thiekamauga and then got into a hos
uital at Rome and i)r. Miller took pityI
m the beardless sick boy and cared for
uim two months at his own home, and
,hen sent him home to his mother.
But Barnwell, old time.- honored
Barawell, quiet, p)eaceful Blarnwell,i
tave me the most royal welcome. I
I'hose good p)eoll are not in a hurry
mbout any thing except once a year, and <
hat is on the race track. They trot
iround that mand Lalk p)olitics and die- 1
tuss Tillmanism and the dispensary on
he way. What fine old gentlemen 1 xi
net. A riper scholar than Colonel
sirmme, a son of William Gilumore ix
simnms, can hardly be found. A hand- I
ome man and a pleasant and earnest
alker. Then there was ex-Governor s
-lagood-General Hagood, the hero of t
?etersburg. His solid,massive,benevo- v
ent face made an imp.resbion on me that
viil endure as long as I endure. But who f
vould have thought of finding there a
>rother of Mrs. Lincoln-)r. Todd, a s
cad ing pbysician and surgeon, a friend v
o the South ; a life-long Democrat. (
Ic has domiciled there ever since the I
var and commands the respect of that i
>eople. I knew his younger brother, t
vhe was an untex rifled rebel and was S
in aid do camp on Jo~e .Johnston's stahf. a
s it not singular that all Mrs. Lin- a
ohn's kindred were loyal to the South ri
Luring the struggle ? I remember that y
in of her nieces presented a hlag to c
he Solma Guards when they started to
lirginia. I wonder if Mrs. Lincolr 's s
dind-od were all traitors and guilty of t
reason. o
But I am home again and happy - t
tot that I was ,unhappy whIle away, a
mut a feeling of rest and repose comes t
ver me hero that I cainnot find abroad.
would never leave home if there was ;
0ot a pressure of necessity and I count -
he days and the hours Nhen I shall t
eturn
There has been another birthday in i
he family and I was bound to be hero.
Ay, wife, Mrs. A rp, shall not close her c
ixty-fifth year without my presence.
t is all over now-the morning kiss
mnd a ten dlollar bill slipped under her I
>reak fast plate was the best I could do r
bnd I don't. kenor yet. which was most e
ppreolited. S.e will spend that mon.
y on some of the children or grand
bildren. Strange to tell, but it is true,
no of our neigh bot s has the same
irthdi y and Is the same age and in
ited my wife to dine, Of course she
ecepted and found there a goodly
umpa-y of matrons. There were nine
f tbem and they were over 600 years
ld. No, I don't mean that; I mean
bat the sum of their several ages was
00 Some of their ages had to be
uessed at for they were widows.
hey talked principally about ante
cllum days and the times "when nig.
ere was" and about the fulling of the
tars and when matches and steel pens
nd cooking stoves and kerosene oil
rbt came, and about the old high
wung carriages their fathers owned,
ud how the steps folded up in the door
nd were let down like a staircase, and
little :. ; stood up b shind and a big
ig set up before on a dickey and was
roud of belonging to "quality f'ilks."
'hen one of the most ancient of these
satrous said that kind of riding was
,Il right and ladylike; but as for he,',
he never intended to ride a bicycle,
o, indeed-not unless they invent
side saddle arrangement, sold an
ther.
It was a goodly company and no rude
nan need apply. They discussed no
,ossip and had kind words for every
iody and: closed the happy communion
with prayer-a good, humble, grateful
>rayer by one of tecir number. My
vife says it was a day to be remember
id, and ehe has invited them all to
neet at our house on her next birthday
iud spend another centennial. Amen
iad amen, say 1, and may the good
ord take none of them away.
BI1LL Ain'.
bILli.It MAN UAL Ii BOL SCHOOL.
L'he Noble anid Unselfish Work of'Two
Men Who Were Uneducatedl.
Two penniless, orphan boys named
lohn and Samuel Miller, who were
'eared in the "ragged mountains" near
narlottesville, Va., were accustomed
o pick bldckberries and sell them to
,he students of the State University.
r'ough raised in poverty and ignor
tnce they had bright minds, and as
hey gazed at the great buildings of
,he University and witnessed the lordly
irs of the students they began to
reason, and one said to the other:
'Boys like us can never hope to go to
school, but I will tell you what we must
.o. L-t us go to work, make money
tnd establish a school for the children
>f Albemarle County."
They talked over their plans, dream
sd about them, grew enthusiastic over
them, and strange to say, kept them
steadily in view as they grew to man
iood, ane went vigorously to work to
)ush them to completion.
They were shrewd, enterprising, in
lustrious and very successful business
non, and soon began to accumulate for
;unes. John Miller died in 1849 leav
ing an estate of $100,000, in fee simple
to his brother Samut 1, but with the un
lerstanding that it was to go- toward
3stablishing their projected school.
Samuel Miller died in 1869 in Lynch
burg where he had lived and made his
lortune. He left $100,000 to establish
in agricultural department in the Uni
versity of Virginia, $100,000 to a girls
rphan asylum in Lynchburg (to which
he had given during his life about
B200,000), $100,000 in private legacies
md the residue to establish "a manual
abor school for the benefit of the poor
.Abldren of Albemarle County, Va."
The will was contested, but after
seven and a half years litigation was
.omp)romnised, and the executor, N. M.
Pane, a good 01(1 Baptist deacon of the
reighbor7hood, had msanaged the estate
me superbly. (changing investments,
'einvesting accum ulated( income, etc.)
mrter' paying out $300o,000 in legacies,
1200,000 as a com promise to the contest'
.Ants, and $100,0)00 In lawyers' fees,
30sts. etc., he turned over to the board
f tr'ustucs, the Governor, Treasurer
and Auditor of Virginia, for the estab
lishmcnt of the school the sum of ode
million two hundred thousand dollars
$1i,20i0,000,) which was ever' $100,000
more than the wvhole estate was valued
at when he took char'ge of it in 1869. I
will add, to complete the remarkable
linaincial history of the school, that we
bay e now 1,200 acres of land, beauti
ful grounds and buildings, shops, phys
ical laboratories, electric ulant. water
wor1ks, and very'compJlete' equipments
f every description, all of which has
sost over' $600,000 and been fully paid
f'or, and the school has been running
ror over eighteen years at an expe'ndi~
sure of over one million dollars, and yet
.ve have invested to-day in good inter'
n,t bearing securities one million four
iand red thousand dollars ($1,400,000)
wo hundred thousand more than the
~xecutor originally turned over-which
FIelds an income of $72,000 (soventy-two
,housand dollars) per annum for the
support of the school. There have been
10 gifts since Mr. Millor's original leg
icy.
13iut I must not go Into the deotail of
he history of this sehool, and will only
ay that the ''manual labor" feature
ias worked admirably, and the re-sults
iave been most gratifying. All of the
100 pmupils are required to do their share
>f the work. Tne boys work on the
arm or in the garden, in the wood and
mon shops, and in the foundry, wait on
he ?abile, learn printing, telegraphy,
y po-wr'iting, etc. The girls wait In the
lirnng room, learn to cook, lear'n dress
caking, bonnet making, embroidery,
euse cleaning, the art of the laundry,
rawing, paint,Ing, music, etc. None
eo excused from these duties, and
hlon one develops sp)ecial talent for
partiiular department special op.
ortunity is given for perfection In that.
Trho result is that although the
chool has been in operation only eigh
con years, it has sent out men and
romen who are doing excellent work
rJ various positions of honor and use
uiness.
"Miller school boys" are now profes
ers in Clemson College, S. C., the UI-al
ersity of Now Mexico, the A. and M
ollege of New Mexico. Emory and
[onr'y College, Virginia; two at the
'irginia Polytechnic College, two at
bo Louisville Manual Labor School,
we at the Industrial University of Ar
ansas, six at the Miller School and
no at the University of Virginia, and
iany of them are occupying important
ositions in machine shops as electri
lans, etc.
Girls were not adlmitted into the
shool ant I about eight years ago, but
boy are begInning to show the results
ftheir training hero, and many of
[mem are already illustrat,ing the very
reat ad vantages of the "manual labor"
raining. And such is the high opin
>n of tbe school entertained by the
oblic that pecoplo are moving In nam
ers into the county to get Its ad van
age for their children, and at a recent
ieeting of the board there wore ton
acancies in the school to illi by the ap
oint.ment of puils, and over 200 appll
ants.
--The world's production of copper
n 18916 was the largest on record,
eaching 373,200 tons, an Increase of
3 per cent since 1893.
Zb03 T12 BOl'ND.
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'v Atliens................10 42pm .3 16pm
Ibertou.... ...........12 33am 4 15)m
Abbeville ............... 1 40am 5 I5pm
Greenwood.............. 209am 541pm
Clinton ... ....... 3 13am 6 84pm
1r Columbiaij&k L 1 I...R .17 00pm
llester.. ...........4 43am 3pm
Ar Larlutte via8 A L..,. *8 30an*1.5pm
.lottroe A L.......... 005am 9 40pm
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Weldon 6 AiL...~ 00. m + 5am
Itichntoncl j~ ........ . 501111 8 10amt
1'ashinRtUItI vil'nKK110u 12 31pm
Batltimiore,.............12 "ISa.n 1 "131 m
l'lliladel llia........ .12 45an 1 43pn
New Yor . ... ....+13 b3am 0 5pm
Ar I'ortsmout - h- a
Norfolk -- ... 5pm +7 30am
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Monday.
Nos. 403 and 4(2, "Tho Atlanta 8,eotal,'
Solid Vostibulo Train, with lutett Sleoper"
and Day Coaches betweon Washington and
Atlanta. Alao Pullmtan Sleepote botwoe
Portsmouth and Chester.
Nos. 41 and 38, ''The B. A. L. ltxpress." Solt,
Train of Pullman Sluepots ..nd Dlay Coaches
het ween Portamuouth and Atlanta.
['or Tickets, Sleepers and infornia
tion apply to ticket agents, or to
11. A. NF.WLAND, General Agent.
Pass. Dept., 6 Kimball House, Atlanta.
Ga.
Gi-:o. MuP. BA'T'E, Trav Pass. Agt.,
Charlotte, N. C.
I' ST. JO1N, Vice-President and
Gm 'l MIa'..
V. 1'. McBih:.. General Superinten
dent.
II. W. 11. GLovI. i, Tratillc Manager.
'. J. ANi)EItSON, Gen'I Passenger
Agent.
General Otlices: Portsmouth, Va.
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ny >aitlj Sa. Dully.
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Noreros.... . 901 a l 1 i4 i
M iuford.. 100 a. 9 . .
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andc laN .d M nAa.
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sween imnd,g and_______
sotBrudos. & and.
W.LL &R1. J.
-The cheapest summer resorts are
in the mountains of Japan. 'There are -
mineral springs there to which peas
ante bring their own bedding and rice,
paying only three cents a day for lodg
ing and uan of the water.
-" You tt ld in -st week that you
w'ulo try t" - r- my sal ii y," said
1; ' - 0 . . s,' replied nis em
pit ye " "' well, I ..i'I. I raised it after
soid ,rouble. 3"3 ye me, I had a very
hard time raising it, this week."
-The water of the River Tinto, in
Seain, hardens and petrillos the sand
of its bed, and if a stone falls in the
t ,"tan and alights upon another in a
i v months they unite and become
t""e stone. Fish cannot live in its
v aters.
--" I don't always believe in coin
'-d-jnces," says a philosopher, " but
yc -terday I saw a fisherman carrying
lii' bait in a small can which was
'murked 'concentrated lye.'"
bOUTHaRN RAILWAY.
Geeene.d %ehudule to aiet
NOV. 1a, 1sIa.
STATIONS.
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reenwod
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STATIONS.
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" Piedmont ..................... 10 68 a m
" Willianstoa. . m ., 11 18 a m
Andersoa .. .i.,s.m.II
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A. Donnalde . . ...., . 12 0 p l i
tAbbville .I .1 .........I~~~a to
16T. ilodges ................... ~ 20 p 1s
" Greenwood...................... 100 p r
" Ninety-Bix.............. 1 as p tr
Lv. Newberry ..... ........... ....... fi 26 t'.
" Prosperity ......................1 97 p n.
Ar. Columbia .. .. . . 50 rn
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"P." p. m. "A," a. es.
Trains 0 and 10 carry elegrut Pullana
sleeping oars between Ool-:nsbia r.u-l Asheville
eroute daily betwesa Jacksonvil e and tinia
aati.
Trans leavf Spartanb.rg, A. & 0. divistor,
rthbound. 42 a. M., 8:47 p. in., 4:18 p. n.
etibule Limited); seuthbound 12:28 a. m
s:16 p. m. 11 .87 a. im., (Vestibule Limited.
Trains feave Greenville A. and C. divg i
rthbound.5:45 a. mn., 2:81 p. m. and 5:60 p. ir
(sestibuled Limited) southbound 1:20 a. o
6D0 p. a- 19:28-p. a. (Vestibuled LimitedI
Pollman Service.
Pullman laoe sleeping oars os Traims$8 aar
1, 4T sad ,38. on A. and O. division.
W . GIE OMEN, J. Y. OULF
. Superint indent. Tralfo M'*r
Waahmu ton, D. Q. Washin ton D
V A. TURK 6. I. HARDWICYI
Pass. *s. As't Gea. Pass. Ag%
ash.ht4.. Q Atlante.
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SERVICE
'ro Atlanta, Charlot.te, Augusta, Ath
ens, Wilmington, New Orleans and
N ew Y ork, Boston, Rich mond, W ash -
ington, INorfolk, Port,smouth.--Sched
Iule in effect Feb. 7, 1897.
80OUTH! 10 U N I).
N o..403. N o. 41
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Phliladelphia.......... 1 12pm 1205Sam
Baltimore ............... 3 15pmi 2 50ami
Washington ............1 4 40pmr 4 30ami
IRichmond.............. 856pm 9 05am
Norfolk via S. A. L..... *8 3i(I1m*9, 05am
Portsmouth ... 45pm 9 20am
Weld(on..........*11 28pm11*11 55am11
fienderson .............*25am *1 39pm
Ar D)urhamn via S A I ...+7 32:am t I 0J9pm
Lv Durham . ... t, 2opmnt It U00am
ItaIeigha via S A L..I .*.' lam *3ipm
San ford ................ 35am 5013pm
8o Pines............... 4 22am 5 55pmn
hlamlet ................ 101am 1353pm11
Wadesboro............i 55amn 8 11pm
Alonroe ................. 6 43am11 i 12pm
Chlarlot te via 8. A. L. ..* S 30am*10 25pm
(Chester via 8 A I.. 8 10am 10 47pi
('olumbia. C Ng 1li 11 4 3'pmnt 7 *Slpn
Clino 101................. 9 45ami I92 i0pm
(Greenwood............1 35am 1 0 8am
..bbille ..............11 Oiamn 1 40amii
llerton ..............2 07pm11 2 41am
Lr A thens ............... 1 15pmi 3 4Sam
Av yWinder...............1 591pm 4 30am
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