A GREAT GATHERING OF VETERAN,
(('ONT"1'IN U 111 FROM FiUST PAGE.)
Gen. Walker, the convention was ac
journed with prayer by Rev. S. P. J
Elwell.
"')ii;: WOM:N 01" T1,1.: cON l:E-:RtAUCY,
The night session was-3 devoted mair
ly to the project of erecting a mion
mont to the women of the Souther
Confederacy, and there was a brillian
assembiage in the hall of young an
old Carolinians. who went wild witt
enthusiasl over the appearance of
bevy of charming and pieture:que we
men, Coim) prising1 the sponsors atn(
maids of honor representing the camp
of the veterans and of the sons of vet
erans. It is seldom that sueh a seen
is ever witnessed. The spitnsers wer
to attend the meeting in a body, afte
assembling at the parlors of the South
ern Hotel, from whence they wer(
escorted by the Sons of Veterans, unde
collanld of G; en. -. '. C'apc:s. Ow in
to the rain the -ponsorb were a lit.tic
late, but whcn they did come, with Col
lloyt at their iieal, what an ovaton
they receivei : AL tie suggestion u
Gen. \\'aikcr the audience arose ir
mnass to iv'etIV0 thece promising
young wvoet'n of L t ri in. As the line
nlarchied in;t:, the a.:! with lying ban
ners there were t;otd the followiny
sIton-ors : \l i ,aita .ht>idan. of Green
Ville, the liiv :tIl eLj-ilt, cortcl by
Gen. MI. I,. ilunhlilin, tli\ itn tI ninlaund
ing utiicter of t. '1 )1:- of \ ttirans:
\lisrt's .ilennie \ ;tl t . ':n i, I ti.(hven:s
(linton: \liet" I. . ( u,1,p Jone-: i-:m
ma ilerediittl. (amtitp l' r-litw, I' . r:
Bettie lPoole, Cenp l r.t:tnten. I' ieud -
umlonlt : iitona \\' .nl. . 1ni,t.h , C;ar
penter. Gii ne.s: \Itt i t e. C'amt
Foster ar-la; N n :-' : \it. .ilu
lmate. C;alp Stt'p t n I i. '' it.
s o n : -I'.h a \ '. 1 1 y n I , ; :\ \\ !i ,
,loneSVila : 'I I). I .im t 'n'am
.1 G;owatn,l;I.h am ; .. M.' t t 'aip,
M .IOI L.. Iiu t l: t l A. ( ' : V II.
3.I.LhJt t .11 :i hI Co til n i7
li. D)avie. C;amp; +awto'x . (',;".: .,
I-'rn ces .i . l)lu! I ('i t} ( .
nioll : I i. ii a ,a t. (' 1.t r -' rr.n
1-:dgtii el I : ti1 1 G a- I. a I n:,
AleCiellanvii;t laa Iu.l .'l.. ( tli
ledb(l ette'r. (;1 n : n: 11. _'.i 1 I -,;
haml, ('a ili . Il i: 'l I n
Mlarion: -.. ' wf r:.C .p T ..
Sim pson. I' nlil ( 1 : ( ii-a l I:.ran.
Jem pie:le nnin" -. .ali.p i '. . \ t\ :
NIu vr'y, Ca ' t i n i r \\'i l \ a :t tt'1 . I" Ill1
boro: L.ouis, tih,trfe:-te .u
I ler" Jone , I; :i Iii : . L I
Caimip I'rt-sitly. .a y .io \\'i ti il
(amp .lit ichat i .ltenkiii. V urkvil it
na l . 1t ei,r y. (' a 1pI 'tata .;I. l:I.
lliil: l 'auline ;t: a i tr"t. (';an'p1 1) ";
der--o . f m (It 'r: ;t I.l Ibtl i t l\'"r i,.
('atlip ('. I;. I It1i iit'--. \\ ittta rh -
'te amp Ano r . 1;I t rr: ih ..a
: is. %iIi tne rtan. Cil ; t). - al,. Ia I at.:
lli.s t'utell r. ('uit ii ..it. . . l ni
Cila}i t: 11 i- rII'Int ,~ ('t tili :t tit; i
ltnanl, I "Xinl;.tton: . -n - .\ft,e :,,: ter.
CapI l l 1l opton, cII ibti a 111 :1 A .iit. t"
Ilay 1ne. (':1u1p \\'atik (an; t tln. ('iat.er:
M iss iarti-on, t_ Ii 1I;iolt, I tt"-ay:
ues'atton. Ca mp it I:.,,in-e ingI
l -licia \l urray l,p !mpithit yit.
nderson: l l.iit \lorriusn, Cmpl t li tL
ledge, \ ItC.ll nv itit: ilattite Au tiitn
Calmp i'ullliall, G rett iile: I-.. t1. I mLIti
(-amp ,latk:-mn, G,lenn lprings:: I.idi
liowen, C,aml p lawt ornI, L Il' ,aIy: i.
nie Jlamecs, ('at i it. Ik-e, I.'hwnet t
1li:s K ith, t he-rl Ilr- lli, \\'est mw
Ster; Mliss a in tn . am le nn
Teis . dretonv' Sara il- t til. ('.tin
loalt , nU laLuren L: .1anl (;1ohlm iCt
Camp AtlaniingCAuttil.ttimpwouvith
Afe.rithei young 11'leli it d e iI
se onlL ItheCrof,ru thie youni oltn
whoi' ha reftorLed torte lis at it
inspiratIEion o or thae i-lI h: t h' i
womenmef the on f rionso. l
IIDplOk wih ofc tiervor,'andlI lIpoket i
how thei wmys.herls hiaI vte te
ivsol .he eouiherL' n cause, miC iilLl
ho they r wouldlli trhw uptoilii
kie them ali dvto Tal pwtreota.
theirmothss ad, s and th that 1. an
\'e trans felti i fred ti II hav :..e
guest.n ofe then Saih ate young a:
diould wat fueak ofr theam,elv
thoe hadh aworhy fepor,ma lie o
Bou) hm,utsn of aplabanse lder
WhGen. Ba eomb-d tin Illalf
The on . cha the remonos,d he on
lo hstry coudbes erhdfor su1
aing s tic.nllre than thirity of
aoi tee eonpte a laredllll oqu
fedeandtet e. are choud-as wi
elebrauited th1ei1 berin promise tr
oni accout o the facknt (haf the Iou
lr.yalty, cm hatirma why tuch aonue
committee,call. Cpieura( the cuo
ingeadotives o f the folointheo
tins ratadgor:saswr
achieemtndo that ahliersth,
be hoiters who e)noure IaS tnuh, 1
oal omite Confedertev. He 01 i
bro eah ouhav, whocei'ved lit
imrsn fthe povece pjon81es at hme It
as the maysdie poperta.(t tit
shoulatever come the may milemt.
2. That the gwain tofh women
keeporthem adve.powere tor lao
suhehoadfs a the tmy adIi
betlwase thun noecestar unse
erectione onuhent.Te ilaw
onha was rfullr~ tha nthueiadsm, ti
Daugker ofitheuco fer. 1a cndel
amid oufofe apprat ue.asb o
citdn thGen.er)onh,an that hs
seerraleyeformeaiusngalundsornd hwale
The chmaithen rentiaed the con
t.Wereonn that the buies geoeeme
committee bn athoiednmn to at t
foeueeat womn. Tuhe crowd wasI tin
helocitd apn o beIng miodt
uGene. . Butle woul sekLaer.Th
Mr.Elwll,chirma ofthemoum
c~~~ ommittee,.e.Crie edtee
the. adoptionM of thefolowinbres
moved tho adoption of the committee
report as a whole. This was Into
rupted by calls for Butler to spoal
and when ho stepped on the stage wit
- his stick in hand there was a mighi
.burst of applauso.
Gen. Butler said ho preferred the
the Rev. Dr. Elwell shoulc addres
himself to the resolutions, but as th
chaplain could not be present he woul
undertake the task. It was pocullai
that while the States of the North ha
called upon both the State and Federt
Governments to aid them in erectin
monuments to their dead the women<
the South, in their eIforts to plac
monuments to the Southern dead, ha
never asked for a dollar's worth of ai
from the Governments. Gen. Iutle
said t.hat such Ia monument would aI
peal to the sympathy of the civilize
world, lie related how a modes
monument has been erected to Ir;
llorn in Saluda County. She had fo
lowed her husband and son throug
the war. The only other monutrent, t
the women of Confederacy was that, o
Capt. White. lie proposed that
committee prepare an essay on the lav
war. lie had just read ia paper b
Gen. )odge, of Mlassaciuse,tts, whic
spoke of Lee and Jackson in th
highest terms. Another FIederal arn2
ollier said an account of the disparit
of numthers would show thu Southert
army to have been the greate:t in his
tory. lie went on to relate the disad
vantages of the Southern soldiery
The world is now beginning to realiz(
what magnilicent soldiers the Sout
had. Kilpatrick, in an ollicial state
mnnt to the Government, had said that
he (lutler) and Wheeler and 1iamp
t:n took 110 prisoners, and yet he
would sweat that he took 475 prisoner"s
When he wit talking about l illtat
riek's eseape -comtle one suggested that
lie ran in his drawers. (Applause.)
Gtenl. Butler saitl he was not dressed:
tlhat was all he knew. IIe expresset
his ;grt tful tacknowledginnts for the
audlieniCe given him.
Chaplain Elwell was presented, and
-ad that but fr' his deep interest in
t h. ctuse lie wtould not speak at all.
hi toue le was sick. lie pathet.ieally
I -tured the return of the Confederate
ir. and how the women were un
rre itand cheered the returning
It has been =idt that but for
. olent the war woull have ended
n a y ar. Less than to build this
ri.iu nt cannot he done. In the
(a : of God let not, the valor of the
u. iwr women be unmarked. Ilis
u1 wa:: hubbling over in the work.
1 ;t" d tie en,dorsemnelnt of the young
They ought to be its lr"ou(d
litIthers ts of thleir fiathetrs.
- w iing to erect iL monmtlent
whole South, but Suthl Cauro
t t,hLio waty, let h,'r he first to
t a luntiLnm nt "Al ilk Vo1en1. andiI
v it,ted it ini solte pl,ce in South
I a ir llna. 1Ic wanted .ul.tantial evi
hi ne"t t,o"i-niht. lie wanted somenc idea
of Vhalt wo.1ld( ht, I'ainvd, and if not
m urt"d it wouhil do no liarmu to prom)i.e
t, amd du thei hs t to try and raise it.
T'.e r esotlutiouls wetre adop ted.
I'he ri ill wa d li to see how much
caeh campnl w,uil try to raise. Thev
rt' , tt bd! as follows : Campll SutIliv.
thIrc,ulh Gen"l. Couward,, lr' unised to try
to raise ()ne ihouu-mid dollar ; Camt p(Ca
tawhba, It"1ek Iliil, {lcre'd to lI all p)os
.ib 'l, and would work tiwarh1. $lttti
'amtup 1.asper Ilawth rnie prom isetl ti
try fort1 ,1'vttry mtihsr, (lamp 1'ul
hiam. (:rt t"nville, Ktas i titl owtn for $7,lt'
" I,hlltttu t;ctmr({ Camttll rlil: Catmp, -1 a:
I) C:! Nan,-, \.wh""rr'y. $l0C: Ahner I'i
, ril, ,.ld tIt hi, !1 at headtt, i :>l: Ciaml
p t lhimpto.ltul', l : tlun \ii'a tk r, i!pm
.p ta n~ bur ', $: (aiO p (eisi, Cl\ bhLI
,a vills. I liI -r uni her:l Unmp) \\'yai)
.' .iktINILli i Itre nwoo. .9> Cain iIJl
e jSj,: ( i'mp , $lin 's1 W t,rlo$.p
In It e inhrI") a pli m 't l lgood, A i c
cglend le i II :''L Cam pI .anykcn I w-et
,f nlo lcam 1-'mclie tonlIgh, $:01' Catp 111y,
of .ln'ihihn p:l; Cam Iwens, Ciitelino
x res: lamp 21. . )vc. i tler w :>s ('aind
a a 'laigaul%t, i5 Camp1'1I i'' il'.
hThe lgnst f \'n, t,be wugh Gof
ni- hma m,ill~ i vou re d $i15'0,I w i prv
-.i LII no nresi. \\lanyi cams atet
il-i ide up' lLIlon the untcho su'
itf 1er1hed ClILhplin(L LUilwel mad in~sI
I ll ap 11a' fir ever iiiicamp' title r o
hii '1 biggest,I aLl tTaIirgit it n the ay o
cameIt.I in N i the itylI parkIi o. Thurid
n a tittle (I f orei I'I nei ' iI'dlck h en
veterno fh ea proc'~ Lle,tIso 11n1 Wl
L retnd marechidl dwn til,til(t the emi
tt eet il h ortteg streitch ine f' m itw
cot hous'ed to he monumenit,na and2 i
th li'ne. Na Gen.1 \\t'ler was a th
byt hl' is t a jt a ti, 1general leas.t
hi' Z vm)i.es, wl n and ex-omanderi it.
ittenden.atu sot wsa'irand sighteie
ce11( li the me g in l onll the marcL hi'w
bute frle marhe under th.m
uC- rIad jint' Ei'isi'pp'ti underC Js..:oLi
o n. t, dtl wa ait olly jae ovtial mai
fow'ith noit sugget'L itl ln ofscpi I
be Itar ofc the thlier lordi'nd thlemji
cls thtup. enllileWtstti
tr The liuc~t or Guards ndsr (Ifmml
hi cort t'y and dvigi leteran ' anth gra
t imiur. iLy ui.Arnt the I tlyoftel
parkit many 'f sthe Ii;d ldeiLrs deploy
waeselvesgrond itre ndL et the eh
treehe but a vht'arge antined' was
appymle at th stered, here indthe
-o heirean samd indru the d
n t e rees.a ,esad n nld u
rGThe recenhio to te 5l)irS. l aw
u-ight was tewcro, andn avll of aemm
opatriyi and p soulsiri whIpchehi
n-ldom d,bted einl irup ther the l
te cityko Greenyvle.ea wae pono
o,and t~!s fhonorie gaved aspeaife
visonyoth haro belaes can ami
's when they know that the gallantry of
r- old ago and the chivalry of youth are
h, united to do them honor.
h The ladies were first formed In line
Y and the oflicere of the veterans and the
sons wont up to pay their respects.
,t Later they were escorted to the stand
s and it was the intention to have some
o music, but the veterans persisted in
d giving cheer after eboor for the lovely
r daughters of their comrades so that it
d was some time before Col. Hoyt, who
ii was master of ceremonies, could secure
g quiet. When order was partially
>f restored, Mrs. R. G. MacPherson
e began to sing tho original version of
S" 1ixlo," the whole assemblage join
ii ing in the chorus. It was just such a
r scene as can not be equalled any whoro
I except- in the Sunny South, where
l there is a crowd ready to do honor to
t the memory of the Lost Cause and the
heroes who fought for it. When
-1 Dixie" was finished, Mrs..T. T3. Ilayne
1 led "'The Bonny 3lue Flag," the
cI chorusof which wus also joined in by the
f audience. The singing was concluded
i by the re'idition of " Tenting on the
Old Camp-ground," by a qu.;rtette
o consisting of Ale srs. C. It. and Ceo.
1 Jordan, and D. C. and C. IL. Durham.
3 The crowd then broke up and grad
uallyi the veterans retired, leaving
the field to the younger set, who
showed themselves u(ual to the oc
- casion. RIefreshments were served to
the guests and the evening passed off
quite pleasantly. When the crowd
thinned out, the floor was cleared and
dancing was engaged in until the early
hours.
It is impossible to give the names of
all the sponsors and maids of honor
present, but the names of a few of
them may be mentioned. Tbe division
sponsor, Aliss Jordan, of Greenville,
was one of the most popuiar ladies on
the floor. MIiss Austin, the sponsor
for Camp i'ulliam, and Mis Jeunkirs,
sponsor for Camp O'Neal, were also
very much adlired. \Iiss Living
stone, of lHennettsville, and her maid
of honor, MIiss I41pscomltbe, of Florida,
were among the prettiest belles pre
sent. Other beauties present were
Mlisses MeMlaster. Lyles and Walker,
of Columbin, I10li, of Laurens, Davis,
of Charleston, NIurray, Nardin and
Mauldin, of Anderson, (asque and
I)urham,of .Marion, leCaughrin, Jones,
'ool. Wilson, Welch and Sehumpert,
of Newberry, Witherspoon, of York
ville, Lee, of Abbeville, ltiley and
Arnold, of Greenwood, Sherfesee, of
Ilock liili, Lake. of I'dgeiield, Gail lard,
of Sunter, Wharton. of Waterloo.
Stringer, and 'oore, of Blelton, Earle,
of Columbia, and liee, of Ninety-Six.
Those coim posing the Greenville
contingent were too numerous to men
tion.
rilE SONS OF V1- TE1IANS.
An 1nthu11sialstit Convent lon of tile
Younn Men 1'romn All 'arts of' the
State.
I irece vile linaineer.
The convention of th3 South Caro
lina Division, Sons of Confederate
Veterans, was called to order Wednes
day morning by Nlajor-General M. A.
Iiunham, the Commanding cilicer.
After the roll call of camps and the
appo intinent of the comn1ittee on
credentials, lion. A. Li. Dean delivered
al adlress of welcome on behalf of
Camp O'Neal. This was rp. IOIled to
by G;en. I lonham in a very eloquent
Lit k. There weru iourteen caips
I rer nt,ed, andl many of then had
p .1 .irl"s IIselt at the meeting. The
e rsec of tihe ladies added greaitly to
- LIhe plicasutre (If the occasion. 'rhe
3' campuls were cal led onI for1 reporIII'.s anid
'tile cebairman of each dielegation
I' resp'onded. Th le followig resoluiition
1. intr'oduced by lI ohert A. SmlythI, of
.Charleston. was adoplted:
I' lI olved, That we, the members of
th-Lbe SonuLb Carolina D)iv'ision , ni ted
b uiinA of Conifederate Veterans, ini con
I,vent(ion, assetnbhled, do( r'ecommanIiLld thatL
at, thc. next reiunin o1(f the united or'
I' galnization the Imlilitar'y titles now used
- 1.o d esiginat,e the C (lliceriIs of Lthis organ i
-zation be dIiscontlinued, and in ileu1
thereof the following ho adopted:
I.Coi mander-i n-elhie f, deputy com man
derci, dliviusion comm ulanderi, br-igade com
e2 miumler, andl for the prIesid inzg oflicer
(If the campili, commlIfandEant..
I io~solvedl futherilLI, Trhat the nomnen
eiLilature (of the stalf~ and1 c'amp ll IiLor's
PI- r'emlain unchanged, but that no1 mui-i
tiary ran11k he assigned theim,
Ii sLilvedl also(, That Lthe adjutant
a general or tils division servve the
'11 commander'-i n-chief w it,h acLopy of this
ie5 111(luto, atnd reqluest, that, duoi notice
he given each campi I, in accordance
withi Article N I oef the conISti(in
r. W,. W. lilil((li CL(l ntodct a'resolu
tioni suggesting to the general conven.
lie thIm an aimiendmelint, to tile conIlstitionII
lit'Lok ing tow ard an extensionI oIf the
Srequll'ireents for adi ssion1. At pre
insent (only sons1 and1( grandi(sons of Con.
federate sold iI ers orI salilor's ar'e lig ibl)c
'Ito membler'shipi and the purpoI(se (If Nlr,
;ills resoIlu1ti was L,I extLendi the
roe iremlenits so as toI adminit lnphewu
toamo bIro thers (If soldiers, andl descen
ho danLits (If thoso who1( s0eve in the ci vi
orI deplartmient (If the Confederate gover'n
ment101 . Thliis iresol ut,icn brought (out 1
ryvery warmil dIiscuission, whIicho wa
m. oat,epated in generally3. Tihio re
'11 soluioniI waus re ferred to a comm (iittei
,i wit'l r'eported it fav'orably at. thi(
toi afternoon session, w henl the dliscussio,
wvas r'eopenedl. Commliandler-in-chiieI
Ili Smythi opposedt1( it, as did( all oj
an the Camtp NIoult rio delegation ex
eid (''lt Ni r. IliallI. Con. I ionhami lefi
LIh the chiri and miado aii 01loquenit
Lv I pechl inl favor (If its adoptfon,
i and Ii(NIr. Ilial I agalin took the floor,
de iak Ing a remiiarkably13 str'ong and able
. argum nl lt forl the repor(Iit. T1hio voitc
swas taken'l. anid it was dieclar'ed that
wia- di scove'red that, somie haid vo(tedl
who 1 w.er'e noit dlelegates. TIhe vo(te
wa.,- retconIsieredl and1 taken 1by c'amps.
C~ tampI Miniultrio v'oted ten vo(tes againist
and one10 (IlC Nr. IlialI) for theCIC Il report ad
it was~ rejec'ted, twenty-four to four
teenl. Camiip O)'Neai's delegation voted
for, tile extenlsion Lihrioughiout,
n. Th'e election oIf ollieer's wns enter'ed
lit upn Iii.w ith the reCsul t that Goni. ion'
re hamii was nigain plaicedi in co11mmand of
IIthe dhivisio as( mu iajor-"genleratl. Hie
e,. thlankedl the cor.vention for the honor,
le say3ing it was onie lhe apipreciated above
it ah oIther's. lIr'igad ier Geaerals were
0 eleet ted ias fillohwS :IFirst brigade, F.
(If i. NIeNluaster', CampIlI NIaxcy Gretgg,
Ia- Columbin: secolnd, C. A. Durham,
yCanmpIN larion. Mlarion :i hir'd, I". F.
it Capers, CampI I' Neal, Grecenvillo.
to A fLer' pass51ig rltiions of thanks
sot Camp 0' Neal, the citizens of Greeun
rele, IIIn ucIidge ldge. K. of iP., and
of to Gen. HinhaIm, the conventioni
ad jouIrnied sine dlie.
T1he pla1ce and timle (of next meleting
'I was left to the maijorgeneral. Ad jutant
WV. Turn'Ier Logani, (If Cani Ih ioultii,
Id delivered a very eloquent invitation to
gy tihe division to meet in Charleston and1
k an livitation was also received from
Is Camp Jones, Rock Hill, but it was
>f thought best to await the action of
's ;the veterans and to hold( the meeting
ii at the same timne and place au that of
k the veterans,
language as published was: "Thor
is no Country upon earth whore orim
is so flagrant and so frequent as ii
Massachusetts." Her population i
about double our white population, ant
yet she has fifteen times as many whit<
oriminals in her prisons-and what ii
worse than all, my brethren, 718 0
them are women. Just ponder over it
and like the prophet exclaim : " Hov
are the mighty fallen 1" Only on
white woman in the jails or chaingangi
of Georgia and 748 in the puritan statc
of Now England. What shall we d<
about it ? What can we do ? But thui
is not all that the census tells. it
addition to this vast army of prisoners
Massachusetts has 700 juvenile prison.
ors, while Now York has 3,670 and
Ohio 1,530. Teen there are over 8,00C
paupors in the four states, besideb the
thousands that are in the private bene.
volont institutions. How in the world
do those states up North nupporl
such a vast army of criminals, paupers,
tramps and non-producers ? No won
der they want protection and pensions;
no wonder they plunder the public
treasury. They are obliged to do it.
Ninety per cent of all the money that
goes into it comes out into their pock
ets in some way or other, and still
they are not happy; they want the
other ten.
But what is the rel'tive condition of
the common people of the sections
How about homes and mortgages and
debts ? It is the common people who
constitute a state or a nation. They
support it with their labor and defend
it with their arms. In numbers they
are as 500 to 1 of the aristocracy. They
all deserve to have homes-homnes of
their own, unomeumbored. A home
means more than shelter. It means
roses and vines and shade trees anu
fruit. Ask the poor renter who is
bumped about from place to place
every year. Ask his wife and daugh
ters what they think of home. The
census puts down 99.890 white familics
in Georgia who have homes, and says
that 90 per cent. of those are paid for
and have no incumbrance. Virginia
hae 97 per cent paid for ; Mississippi
and South Carolina 93 per cent. each.
Massachusetts has 175,000 families
owning homes, but 37 per cent. of them
are mortgaged. New York has 490,000
homes and 41 per cent. are mortgaged ;
and the compilor says more than 90 per
cent. of all the home encumbrance of
the United States is in the north At
lantic and north central divisions-only
-1 per cent. is on the homes of the
South Atlantic states. The mortgages
on Massachusetts homes amount to
$102,948,100. .Just think of it-ponder
it-ruminate over it--over one hundred
millions of debt against the common
people of one little state having about
double the white population of Georgia.
Can they evc r pay it? New York is but
little beter, having $245,000. In fact, the
whole north is covered as with a
blankot by debt, and the millionaires
are the owners of it. l)ebt? What a
hard, unfeeling word it is. ly old
partner was wont tosay it has a harder
alliterativi fol.owing, viz : debt, duns
death, damnation and the devil, Is it
any wonder that. such oxponents as
I)ebs and George and Coxey rise up
and plead for the people- the common
people-the toilers who have no homes
at all ? Is it any wonder that strikes
are made and the people carry blood
in their eyes and desperation in their
hearts ? Put yourself in their place, if
you can, and then you will feel as they
feel.
But, whi'e we sympathi'e with them
and pity them, let us be grateful that
we live in this southern land, and are
in the peaceful enjoymnent of so many
rich blessings. May the good L'>rd
preserve us from their crimes and their
debt.s 'is my prayer.
THlE ICATIIElU AND CROPS.
VTalrab)le Inifotr,nation~ to Tiho,se Inoter
e'sted inl Faring Operations1.
The following is the weekly bulletin
isatied by the weather bureau in Co
luimbia as to the condition of the crops
in this State :
CouMl A, S. C., Aug. 241, 18017.
The temperature range was very
narrow during the past week, owineg
to the almest continuous over-east sky
which prevented high day, and low
night, temrnperatures. Th oextremes
r'eported were a mnaximumn of 9)8 on the
16th at Beaufort, and a minimnum of
t2 on the 1ith at Allendalo, and con
the 1(6-19 21st, at \Vaihalla.
The weekly means ranged between
72.at WaIhalla and 80 at Charleston,
with an average of 716 for the State;
the normal for the same period is ap~
p)roximately 79.
Over, a large portion of the State,
beginning with Edeleield county in
the Savannah valley, and reaching
thence to the coast and including the
central and northeastern counties the
rainis were almost continous (luring
the week, and in places excessive.
Over the northwester.n counties, no
rain of any account fell until Satur~day
when that section had a generous, and
YTatelligetnt )
peole itn this -
t ht 0 in se lvest ,>.
tilt 10 s nt. l. - - 'i
pox, by vaccin
toti. kills ItI a
year mtore peo.-f I
ple tha:t smnall. /
pox, e hio e r a
yello,w fever atnd
all klnown
>lagutes kill in, ft y. Trens of thottsands of
ltte lligtnt ll00 lle recognize' that they are
threatened. 1> ~i ns deadly disease, but take
110 prtecantionts against it.
ConIsnInIption approachecs its vict ini t
by step. .First the're is a little. "oto
sor ts '' fechlig the digestion isni't jnust right,
the- appetite Ialls o,ff, tile liv'er is itiactive,
the assitunjation of the life-givinig eleinentq
Iof tile food us sunperfect, the blood gets iin
Jinre anld the body13 is iinprop)erly nloltrishecd.
t'hese .cond(itionis get worse antd worse. Theii
heart tihiottgh the arterial systeti is putlinp
trig that,ii poisottons bl>odl in to every organ
of thle body. Thle organs that are iutlherenltly
weakest b)reak down first. Ordintarily the
lnngs., As tile last straw that breaks the
catiel' h ack coIes a cld, however slight.
Thliis, with the neeoilupanyinig cottgh, cotin.
pletes the work and an invasion of the gertns
of coiinhitptiotn follows. D)r. Pieree's Gold.
eni Medlical D)iscovery enres 98 per ent, of
all cases of contaliitptiott. It corrects the
coniditionts t hat lead up to it. It is the great
est lol-tiaker andt flesh-b)uilder knowvn.
K. C. McLin, tq., of Kernpsville, Prlincessq
Annec Co., Va.. writes: When I colunienicedi
takinig yottr ' Iiscovery ' I was very low with a
congh, anid at times spilt up umch bo0(od. I was
niot ablde to do thei least work, b,ut muost of t he
tiiine was in bed. I was all rluui-downi, very weak,
iny hetad 'was dIzzy, nndt I was extremnely des.
Pondenit. Th'le first bottle I took did tiot seemu to
do tn~ unh goodl, b,ut I hInd faith in it andt con
tiunlldtitshig it util I hiadt talkei fi fleen blottles,
aallnuowv to not look nor feel like the sainie nt
I was oiie ycar ago. People are astonishaed, and
sa,'well, last year this tline I woul not have
thought that yoni wold be lIvIng nov.' 'I can
ttiiik fully say I aml entirely cured of a dilsease
whIih, but for your wvonderful 'Discovery.' would
have resulted in my death.'
During the recess between sessione,
Camp O'Neal invited the delegates
into an adjoining room, whore refresh
ments had been provided. An hour or
so was spent in social intercourse dur
ing whioh time the members got well
acquainted. The members of Camp
O'Neal were well pleased with their
guests and hope to have the pleasure
of ontertaining them again.
The following is a list of the delo
gates and sponsors represonting the
camps in the State :
Camp Moultrie, Charleston--W.
Turner Logan, Hobert A. Smyth, W.
D. Chafeo, W. W. Ball, I1. 1'. Locke.
Sponsor, Miss Helen K. Davie.
Cair p W. W. Humphreys, Anderson
-J. \V. Quattlebaum, T. J. Mauldin,
Jullan Martin. Sponsor, Miss Felicia
Murray ; maids of honor, M!sses Vic
torino,Nardin and Eliso Mauldin.
Camup Cadwallader Jones, Rock
Ilill--Janes P. Crawford, Heath Blake.
Sponsor, M Iss A. Louiso Sherfesco.
Camp Clark Allan, Abbevillo-W.
S. Cothran, Hubert S. Link. Sponsor,
Miss Mary Leo.
Camp James M. 'orrin, Greenwood
-W. A. Chafee, A. Mcl) Singleton,
A. G. Youngblood, lE. C. Rico. Spon
sor, Miss Mary McGee; maid of honor
Miss Riley.
Camp O'Neal, Greenville--W. A.
Hunt, J. 0. Westlield. Sponsor, Miss
Sarah Jenkins; maids of honor, Misses
Adele llayne, Lula Cagle, Mary
Townes, Katie lHowley, Janio IIenry.
Camp 13. 11. I tutledge, MeClel lan
ville-R. M. Lofton, S. J. Loftin.
Sponsor, Miss 13elo Morrison ; maids
of honor, Misses Jonnio Morrison,
Hattie Graham.
Camp James L. Orr, Bolton-A. 1t.
Campbell. '. I. Breazealo. Sponsor,
Miss Eva Stringer.
Camp Wade iHampton, Mount 1'leas
ant-l'i il i p l'orcher, W. D. Llamlin.
Sponsor, Miss Mary McCants.
Camp 1. 1E. Jones, Clinton--J. I'.
Little, S. C. Horton, Y. C. Albright.
Sponsor, Miss Alice Little.
Camp J. M. Kinard, Newborry-J.
it. Mcintosh, 11. 11. Evans, 1-. A.
Carlisle. Sponsor, Miss i'annie Mc
Caughrin ; maids of honor, Misses
Grace Jones, ICloise Welch, Nannio
Pool, Vinia Wilson, Lucy McCaughrin.
Camp Marion, Marion- C. A. I)ur
ham, Y. W. McKerrel;, J. Q. Gasque.
Sponsor, Miss Margaret )urham.
Camp Maxcy Gregg, Columbia
August Kohn.
(atmp W. ). Simpson, Laurens--L.
W. Simkins, H. Y. Simpson.
BILL AltP ON CRIME.
Comparative Statistics on Lawless
ness North and South-An Amazing
Result Is Shown,.
I have just received the third volume
of " Compendium of the Census of
l99." Eight years have passed since
the people made their returns and the
time is nearing when they will be
called on again. It takes a long time
and costs millions of money but it is a
big thing and diffuses knowledge
among the people. It is better that
the money be spent that way, for there
are no private schemes nor corpora
tion swindles in it and it gives employ
ment to thousands of needy people.
Tho census is the only mode of getting
at the true condition of the nation's
alairs and a comparative view of the
wealth, resources, education and mor
ality of the people of the different
States.
1 have been very much interested in
these comparisions and feel prouder
than ever before of my state and see
tion. l"or- moren than half a century
the partisan and sectional l iterature
of the N orthi has overshadowed and
humiliated us with unfair. untrue and.
slanderous statements. By these un
christian methods of their press andl
pu11lpits their own good lpeople have
been poisoned against us andl immigra
tion iniluenced in Northern channels.
I 'ersonaLlly. I do not conmpliin of this,
for l'esi,eet it, a biessing that neither
Northern fanatics nor foreign pau pet's
have to any alarming extent infested
our fair lands. The natural increase
of our own peop)le will s mu enough
occupIy the South and secure to us a
homogeneous citizenship that will con
t,inuo to be the mnost moral and t,be
most patiotic of any th is side of the
At,iantic. Not, long ago an Uxio man
had the cheek to pl Iish a letter about
our lawlessness and said it was amaz
ing imp)udence for Georgia u.' the
South to invite Northern peopile to
sett,le here. We ll, we don' I. inv ite him
nor any of his kind. an unknown
friend writes me from Nebiraska~ an .1
says . " Cal' o1f .your dogs. I ut the
Yankees alone and blow your- hor-n for
G;ermaans. I have lived for thirteen
years righlt here w here both ab)ound
and I will take the Germans or- the
Swedes or Swiss evetry time. The
Yankees have hated you for genera
tions. T1hey atre born hating you) and
raiscd up in schools andi churches to
hate you. Tlhiey can't, hlpI it.. But
these foreigner-s have no such pre
jud ices. They don't, like your negroes,
but, hav'e got nothing against you.
Tlhey ar-e a fairi-minded ind ustious
peopile and i have foundi them honest
and( kind and good neighbors w hom
youi canI dep)end ton in time of trouble."'
Blut to the census. Look at these
tigur-es on crime and cr-iminals in
some of the stat,es North and South in
aIssachtI isettis, coin victed ercrm t in a
New \ ,'rk, contvicted c'rim,in,als in
lii. conv,ictedI irinmias inl Irison. 2,pon
l Iitis, con,vi,tedl rimtinual in
prisonl...................
N cw deduct th e targroe's.... -.
l.eavintg wh,i es............2.
Now let uts take fouir$i,uthern, iState
Georgia.whvi tes..................1
Souith &'arohn,a, whIites ........
\ irg',a ........... ... .......8
Totail. ....... ..... ................ ;
Now the total white populaition of
the four Northern states Is 15, 177,00u0,
and the total white population of the
four Southot-n states is 3,00t0,400, being
about, one-ti ftb.
The negro has been eliinate-d in
bot,h statement,s, and as the 1popu1lat,ion
of the four .Nort,hern states is live times
that of ours we will mult,iply our i coi
vietetd waite prisoners' by ilive, which
would giva us 4l,33t0, against :1, 7 l5. I
said in a recent, lett,er that there w ere
5t) ucir cent. more of felonies in New
York or Massachusetts than in Georgia.
I was mistaken. There are live times
as many, which is 5010 per cent. and
this is the ratio according to white
poplalition. I tell, you, my brethren,
tils census compendium proves an
alar-ming cond It,ion of thiings up Noth,
and it is high time our Southertn
churches were organizing boards of
missions and sending missionaires upl
there. We send them to Mexico andi
China aud Braz~'il and to the Indians in
the West ; why not to Massachusetts
and New York and Ohio, where c:.ime
and immoralit,y prevail to a gr-eater
extent than in any civiliz,ed Country
That is just what Mr-. St,etson said
the statist,ician of Masahusetts mis
3 much needed rain, so that now the
3 entire State is well watered with pos.
' sibly a limited area in Pickens need
a lug more rain. Edgelield county was
i the centre of the heaviest rainfall with
3 measurements of 8.37 and 7.83 at
3 Poverty Hill and Trenton respectively,
There were measurements of more
than four inches at various other
points.
Six places reported measurements of
3 loss than one inch, 13 of from 1 to 2
inches, 22 from 2 to 4 inches and 8over
4 inches, the average of these amount
ing to 2.71 ; the normal for the week
is about 1.48.
Lands were badly washed in Edge
field and Orangeburg counties, while
in many places poorly drained low
lands were under water, and country
roads were rendered well nigh im
passible.
Cloudiness prevailed during the week
with intervals of sunshine estimated
at 2" per cent. of the possible, for the
State, ranging from 8 to 10 in eastern
portions to 60 and 70 in the extreme
northwestern portions.
Heavy winds occurred in Berkeley
on the 14-15th.
The past week was cool, cloudy and
rainy, in places to the extent of bring
ing all farmwork to a stand-still. Cor
respondents in the eastern counties,
and the middle and lower Savannah
valley report the weather very un
favorable, while over the extreme
northeastern, the north central and
the northwestern counties on the
whole, favorable. Reports of injury
to grass by caterpillars were received
from Bamberg, Beaufort, Williams
burg, 1Jampton and elsewhere. The
army worm has disappeared from por
tions of Florence, and has made its ap
pearance in Clarendon, Hampton,
Sumter and Kershaw. Boll worms in
Edgefleld, Abbeville and Orangeburg.
Grass-hoppers numerous and destruc
tive in Williamburgs and Hampton.
The condition of crops is less uni
form than heretofore, especially of
cotton, which remains unimpaired in
the western and northern sections of
the State, but deteriorating rapidly
over the central and eastern sections,
owing to an excess of moisture and
absence of sunshine, which caused
open bolls to sprout, cracked bolls to
rot and the plant, generally, to shed
young bolls and squares. P>ractically
no picking was possible during the
week, and but few bolls opened except
in places whore it is reported that
cotton is opening rapidly. Rust is
common reported from nearly every
county. Blooms are still numerous ex
cept on light soils where the plant is
apparently dying.
Sea Island cotton remains in good
condition, generally and is heavily
fruited, but is shedding alarmingly in
)places.
The condition of corn has steadily
improved and the estimates of yield are
increased by correspondents, except on
some bottom lands, where it is too wet
and where it is turning yellow.
,"odder pulling mado slow progress
and much fodder was spoiled by the
rains before it could be cured and
housed.
Late corn continues to look very
pronmsing and will soon be made.
Tobacco curing practically finished
except very late fie(lds. This crop is
reported to be of high quality gener
ally ; the yield was large and sales
satisfactory of that portion of the crop
which has been marketed.
Rice harvest was delayed both on
account of unfavorable weather and
slowly ripening grain but will noon
be general. Late rice shows improv -
meat during the week, especially
over the northerly sections of the rice
belt.
Peswere injured in places by the
heavy rains, but generally are very
promising. Pea-vine hay cutting will
begin this week.
Sweet potatoes are lookirng wvell and
digging has begun with excellent
yields. ThIs cropl p)romnises to be a
large one.
Much grass for hay was destroyed
by worms in the southwestern coun
ties.
P~astur-cs contlinuo in excellent con
dition. Fall vegetables are being
p)lanted in the trucking dlistr-icts. Late
fl-Uit scarce, except p)ear-s which are
plentiful and of fine quality. Grinding
cane and boiiing syrup is in pr)gr-ess.
The cane is said to be too sappy. Minor
crops generally are ver-y promisinir.
J. w. BAUm-tit, Direct'or.
Needs No Explanat ion
M A lISON, N. C., Aug. 41, '1),
Goose Gr-ease Liniment Co., Greens
boro, N. c.
Dear- Sirse-l'lcase ship us at once
one gross Goose Grease Lin iment. We
areC entir-ely out. D)on't fail to ship at
once. Please give us jobbers' prlices.
it is the best thing we have ever seen.
Yours truly,
w. I. JiONi:s &~ Co.
We
On Pianos, Organs anId
driVe 0ur business tliSc liar
Prices. We don't sit dlown e
of money like the 01(d fossils
Oil wheni they wonI't pa)y ther
wvant to p)ur-chase ai Piano or
us and1 we will sell you. W
and( best selected1 stock of P)
some of the best makes on thi
to sell them. We gularant<
than any other reliable dealel
time p)urchasers al-c easy. 0.
req1uir-ed andl( we miake t
Spot CJash Buyer-s we will st
Organ cheaper fr-om us thani
bulsmless. We/ keep) constar
of small1 inistrumnents, consi
Mandolins4, Autohlarps, Violii
par-Is, strimgs an 111suppl)ies f
Sewing Machines at r-idicul
wanilt onle, just inltimnate it, an<
Iowv you can buy one. Ouri s
vocal and( inistrumental, is keo
of the p)opular andl up1-to-date
time. Yours tr~
ALEXAN DER
OUlEmi I,
-There has been recently deposited
in the British Museum what is proba
bly the most venerable piece of furni
ture in existence. It is the throne of
Queen Hatasu, who reignel in the Nile
Valley some 1,000 before Christ, and
twenty-nine years before Moses. This
now dilapidate object seems to be of
lignum vitae, the carving of the legs
being inlaid with gold, and those of
the baek with Silver.
-Senator Meinery, of Louisiana,
whose support of the rotective feat
ures of the tariff bill has attracted
much attention, is a lawyer and has
been in politics since before the war.
le Is just u0 years old, and had com
pleted a university education and t'art
of the course at the Annapolis. Aca
demy before entering the Confederate
army. ie was elected Governor of
Louisiana.
Brush the hair daily through to the
scalp and Occasionally. apply Hl's
lair Renewer, and a yaxuriant head
of hair will be maintained of a natural
hue.
-A man to be really successful neoe
to have confidence in three persons-a
confidence in God, a confidence in man
kind and a confidence in himself.
-English women as a rule are taller
than their American sisters, and the
Yankee ladies in their turn can look
down at the gentle sex in France.
The rapidly increasing demand for
Rico's Goose Grease Liniment proves
it to be the greatest remedy known for
all Aches and Pains, Croup, Coughs,
Colds, Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Old Sores;
etc., in man or beast.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY .
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n~ gra1ogpoft.I o
ansewinr the chtaes iichidin
e ou prices to slln be lower
will mrake Ouril teim forI~
lyh , ml cu~as pamen
c gsatilng smoots. IForu,
from Oan concer an th
tlyav on hand ahful st
nstin ofe Sutae, Banjos,in
or samke. nWe are selingw
Cour low rices. Ife you
ulyo awimll beshrpaysedno
fok any sconcernsi, bth
itily, 01and o full getoany
songs aod Guasic atans
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BROS & CO.,