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#I THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL VOL 11.-NO. 8. PICKENS. S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 19o. ONE DOLLAR AYEAR G.UN. BIUNJAMIN HARRISON Interesting Sketch of His Life and Character by a Southerner. F. H. Richardson in Atlanta Journal. It may be said of Benjamin Iarri son that he gave as much to his family fame as he derived from it, if not more. The campaign joke that he wore " his grandfather's hat" iwhen he first ran for President was evidence either of ignorance or malice on the part of those who made it. The grand father was a good old Virginia gentle man, who became an accidental Pres. ident, and by the mercy of God was transferred to another sphere of ac tion a month after his inauguration. Benjamin Harrison was as much abler man than his grandfather as the great Napoleon was abler than his nephew, who mesmerized Europe with his name. Benjamin Harrison certainly was one of the ablest men of the Republican pai ty for fifteen yeais before his death, and that period lapped over into the careers of Conkling, Blaine and Sher. man. le was as great a lawyer as Conkling, as good a debater as Blaine and a better all-round political leader than John Sherman ever was. As to his legal ability, I heard Daniel W. Voorhees declare, "If you (10 not think Ben Harrison is a lawyer, pick out a man to meet him either before a jury or the supreme court of the United States. I have tackled him in both places, and have had enough of him." As a deb iter he proved himself the peer of any in the Senate, and lie was there when Ben Hill, Allen G. Thur. man, Matt Carpenter and William M. Evarts adorned that body. His Re publican colleagues had stense enough to put him in the lead of their assault upon President Cleveland in 1880, when the benate demanded the reasons for the removal of Presidential ap pointees. Of course, Cleveland did not comply with the demand, but the incident led to one of the most in. teresting and most brilliant debates ever heard in the upper house of Con. gress. Harrison closed for the pros ecution of the then administration. His speech was full of eloquence and power. le surpassed Edmundi, lie distanced Sherman, he made Hawley seem insignificant. That speech made Harrison Presi dent. le went into the Republican convention of 1888 with a vote smaller than of two other candidates, bat was the second choice of a majority ot both the Blaine and the Sherman men. The cool-headed men of his party re garded him as the atrongest candidate they could present. le had an im measurable advantage of Blaine in the cleanness of both his public and private life. He was never a gusher, bt Le appealed to the masses far more than Sherr.;an. It is now an open secret that the nomination of Harrison in 1888 was an alarm to the Demociatic leaders. They realized that the wicked Republicans had put up their most available man. They have a mean habit of doing that. Harrison's election to the Presi dency was due to the advanced stand President Cleveland took on the tariff. The Harrison administration was clean and strong. When he left the Presi dency General Harrison retuo ned to the practice of law and has followed it ever since with great success. His practice is said to have been one of the most, lucrative in this country. General llariison had a highly suc cessitil career as a soldier, enterinig the Union ai my as second lieutenant of Indiana volunteers; served through the war, receiving the brevet of bri gadier general January 23, 1805. Hie was a fighting officer, lie took a con spicueus part in the camp~aign about Atlanta. lie always had a turn for politics, and soon after the war became a leader of the Republican party in his State. He was first brought into national prominence by his nomination for Governor of Indiania in 1870. God love S. Orth was the oi iginal nominee of the Republicans for the oflice that year, but some objectionable things in his record were brought out and he withdrew. Harrison was then put against " Blue Jeans" Williams, and was defeated by 7,000 votes. In 1880 he was elected United States Senator, and soon became one of the foremost men in the Senate. D~uring the six years lie was there no man in the Senate took a more active part in the debates of that body, or was held in higher resp~ect by both sides of the chamber. Personally General Harrison was admired by all who knew him. His character was above reproach and few men had more dlevotedl friends. In Indianapolis, where lie lived almost all of his mature life, lhe was hioiioired and~ beloved by his fellow citizens of all parties. The somewhat general notion that General Harrisoni was an austere, cold natured man was far fromn correct, lie possessed groat, dignity and~ deggised pretense and gush But lie was always appronchable and his nature was cor dial, lie loved society and was one of the best table talkers in t he country. He had a keen sense of humor, which often displayed itself In a very attrac. tive manner, lie was, in fact, a very compamioa able, sympathetic man, who won the affection as wvell as the con fidence and~ esteem of those who knew~ him well. General Harrison had not been in sympathy with his party, as repre sentedl by the present ad ministration, Ho made no concealment of his con demna~tion of its policies regardingr the Philippines, Porto Rico and Cuba, On the contrary he condemned then: in very strong terms in several notabh( public addresses and~ review nrticles. Hie was a dlevout Priesbyterian ani took a frequent part in the councils ( his church. lie was a strong, cleat highminded man, who won a pure ai IsRSing fame and left a unMe that wi long be honored. Blenjamin IlLarrison, son of Joh Scott Harrison, Senator, was born 11 North Bend, Ohio, August 20, 1831 Passing through Farmer's college ii Cincinnati, he entered Miami univel ,ity in 1852, studied law, and in 185. -emoved to Indianapolis, Did., wher he has sinlce resided. In 180l he wa elected reporter of the State suprenmi couit, and in 1862 entered the Unior army as second lieutenant of Indiain volunteers. After a short service I( organized a company of the Seven tieth Indiana regiment, was conunis, sioned colonel on completion of the regiment, and served through the war. receiving the brevet of bpricadier gen. ertl of the volunteers on January 23, 1865. He then returned to Indiana polis and resumed the positiol 01 stupren)e court reporter, to which l had been re-elected during his abence in 1864. Inl 1870 he was the Republi can candidate for Governor of Indiuna, but was defeated by a small plurality, Ile was a member of the Mississippi commission in 1879, and in 1880 wm elected United States Senator, taking his seat March 4th, 1881. Ile had only one tern i the Senate, being defeated for re-election in 188C by David TL'urpie. In 1888 he was the Republican itoininee for President and wias elected over Grover Cleveland, by whom he was defeated four years later. HARRISON AS A SOLDIER(. Moses 0. McLain, of Indianapolis, who served under General Harrison (luring the civil war and was more o less intimately assoaiated with him, pays the following tribute to his coin. mander's war record: "When it came to battle he would never ask or command his men to go where lie was not willing to go himself. in the battle of Resaca he led the as s ulting columns and was at the front with his men. After the battle it was either General Ward or General Butter field who exanmined: -Colonel, you have won your stars today.' At this ba-tie General Ward was wounded and Colonel HIrrison took charge of the brigade, which he commanded through all the succeeding battles to Peachtree creek, before Atlanta, where he con manded the division in that battle. "Many ilmes he was seen, when oil a loni match, to dismount when lie saw a weary soldier who seeied to be well worn out, take his gun and oroier him to monnt the horse and ride Nwhi!e he walked and carried the gun of the soldier. As another evilence of the great esteeiii i which ie has been held by his old command, I might say that lie was the pi esident continuously of the regimental organization and was re-elected as such at our last reunion last summer. "A little incident showing his thoughtfulness after the war occurred while he was in the United Statts Se-tate. [He called me up one day and said lie undeistood that Fred was i the poorhouse-Fred was a little Ger man Loy who enlisted in his coipany out near Cuinberland, in this county and wanted to know if I would not go out with him Sunday to see him. On Sunday I drove up to the general's house to get him, but before coming out, to the hiuggy lie wvent backc to the grap~e arbor in the back part, of the yard and gathered a basket of grapes to take with us for Fred1. ie as certainedl from Fred the cause of his trouble, and in a short time had him removed to tihe soliers' 1home1 at Dayton, 0." BILLT ARP ON THE SE~ASONS. He Rejoices in the Sunshine of Spring and Drops into Poetry. How inspiring is the earliest breath of t-prinig whien nature like a blushmin maidl is putting on her pantalets and prepairing to bang her silken hair. What harmonious feelings spring up iii one0's bosom11 and gush forth to all man kind. A baslmy (lay fills all the chamn. bers of thie soul with music that is not heard andl poetry that is inot expressed, Spring is unlocking the flowers. I see swveet violets peeping from their leafy betts and jonquis lifting. their yellow~ bells to catch the sunshine. What a1 rebuke to man is the innocence and beauty of the flowers-what a contrasi tol cruelty and1 strife andI selfishness, The love of flowers is refining and dlraws a man nearer to woman and1 tc heaven, and it, is safe to say that what ever a woman loves, a manl had bettei love, or try to. Flowers, music an( birds are giveni for our hlappiness Thley are the extras of creation de. signed for our speCcial pleasture. Pro. vidlence wouldl have withheld thlemi i Hie had nlot lo~ved us. Or Hie mighi have given us only the hiowhieg of t~h winds for music andl buzzards for birdi andl dog-fenniel for flowers. ['hie lovi of fl .wers is close akin to thle love o. chlildreni. I Mdam dleStael said( that music wvai the only thling upon thle earth that wi would find ini heaven, for it was comn mon to angels and to man, but shi dlident know. If there are beautilu mansions andn golden streets and gatel of pearl atnd trees whose leaves are fo the heahing of the nations, why no flowers?7 Spencer ini his " Faerii Queen"' says : " And is there care ii heauen andl love in heavenly spin its fo the flowers ?" Wadsworth says: " JIt is my faith that every flower tihe blooms Enjoys the air it breaths." Thell more uinculluredl andl unrefine a man 1s the less heo cares for flowei andl music andt boAds. Coprsays bi f would not number on his list of friends , the mianI who would uselessly trend I upon a worm. Shakespeare says the I man who has no music in his soul is fit for treason, strategems and spoils. a Some yeats ago I was trying to sell a t cottage hone to a rough man who wanted to buy, an'd I pointed out the beautiful roses that adorned the front yard. lie turned away carelessly and said: " I don't care anything about them sort of things. If I buy your house you needent add ary cent for blossoms." The Ioet says, " The humblest flower that blooms gives thought too keel) for tears." But there are folks who care no more for a beau tiful flower than for an ugly weed. "A Primrose by the river's brim A yellow primrose was to him, And it was nothing mor e." The poets in all ages have paid tri bute to the flowers. One of the mobt beautiful pocmis evet written is the " Ode to the flowers," by Horace Smith. It is among the classics (f old England. "Your voiceless lips are living preachers, Each cup a pulpit and each leaf a book. Floral anostles that in dewy splendor Weep without woe and blush without a crime." Mrs. liemans says: "The flowers whisper the all fosl ering love That clothed them into beauty." Longfellow says: ''lhey teach us by persuasive reasons How akin they are to human things. * * e * * * "Emblems of our coming resurrection, Emblems of the bright and bette-r land." But Mrs. Ilemans sings the most fascinating songs to flowers-when she tires of o'her subjects she takes a rest on flowers: "Iring flowers-fresh flawers for the bride to wear, They vere born to blush in her shining lair. C Bring flowers-pale flowers o'er the bier to shed, A crown for the brow of the early dead. 1 * * * * * * Bring flowers to the shrine where we kneel inl prayer, They' are nature's offering-their place is there. * iee * * * * * "Bring flowers to the captive's longely cell, They have tales of the joyous woods to t tell. e a Shakespeare had a great heart for flowers, and lie knew them like a botanist. There is not a commiion or familiar oie that lie (foes not bring to pleaaant use it some of his plays. How pathetically lie laments the death of Imogen : With fairest ilowers I'll sweeten thy sad grave- i Thou shalt not lack the flowers that's like a thy face, Pale primrose-nor the azur'd harehell t like thy veins-nor the leaf of eglan- I tine that outeweetened not thy breath." There was a long time ago a ballad about two lovers for whom two flowers were named, Margaret and Sweet Wil- v liam. We haitve margarets among the c flowers now, and sweet williams are 8 very common. What became of the t lovers is quaintly told in the old-time verses: Margaret was buried in the lower chancel, And William in the higher; Out of her breast there sprang a rose- I bush, Ani out of his a briar. " They grew till they grew to the church top, And then they could grow ito higher: And there they tie(1 a trute lovers' knot Whicb iiade all people admire,' { As stern andl solemn as was Mloses, the lawgiver, lie was not unmindful of the besitty of flowers, for when lie plannied the first sanctuary that was set upl in the wilderness he dlirected that his cun ning workmein should orna ment the golen candlhesticks with carvings of tlowers-open flowers. W~henu Solom otn designe'd his maginifi cent temle the molten biass was orna mented with representlationls of flowers,t atnd so was the cedar cat vedl with figures of open flowers. Th'le Bible makes mention ot flowers, hut not by niame, except the lily atid the rose. "I am the rose of Sharon andl the lily of the valley." " Consider the lilies how they grow. They toil not-neith or (d0 they spm10; but Solomoni itn all his glory was ntot arrayedl like Otto of these.'' I notlee im a late New Ycork lipane that the culture and sale of flowers has largely increased in that city ; that forty years ago the sale amounttedl to only sixty thousand dlollars a year, and that for the year just passed the sale of roses alone was nearly six millions, andt that it was not, uncomimon for a millionaire to spend ten thousand c ol lars for flowers tor a single etntertain ment. This is a good sign, and~ may help to save Sodom.-I mean Glothiam -from destruction. I wish that all our public schools would encourage the pupils to s'udly flowers. Thter3 is a little simple botany that, event a chiild can understand, and it. will tell them why the kingly house of the Plantage nets took its name from a flower-the Scotch broom (planta geneatha) with which Henry I1 had himself scourged for a hteinous crime. And why the geranium means a cranes-bill andI eglantinie a needle and nasturtium a nose twister, etc. T1hte origin of the names of flowers is a funny hook to me. These school b~oys and girls keep me pretty busy answe: ing their ques r tions andl doing their perplexing sums, and most of' them itnclose stamps ini their letters. I will conclude this let t ter by givinig them a sum: A man sold a sow and pigs for eigh teen dollars. He received as much I for nine-tenths of a pig as lie did for s one tenth of the sow. How many pigs o did she have." BILL AnRP. ROSbER'S ESTIMATE OF LIER Strategy of the Great Confederate leader Who Defeated Grant. Gen. Thomas L. Roseer, of' "tugby, Albermarie Co., Va., has been enaget: in writing IId publithmitg it seties oj papers on the war between the States uand his concluding article is as fol. lows: " The wisdom of General Lee's in vasioni of Pennsylvania in 1803 hat often been questioned by military men is well as staitesmena, but when You remewiber that at that time Grant held General Pemberton by the throat at Vicksburg, and the hope of the ulti mate success of the Southern Confed. 3racy' was faint, and flickering, you will igree that the situation called for lesperate action. . " General Lee had gained an easy rictory over General Hooker at. Chain xilorsville in early Alay, and( having it nw estilate of his military ability, lie relt, that a victory over him north of .he Potomac was 'ot beyond the bound >f reason'ible hope, or even probabilht, m( the prospect was too tempting to )e disregarded. Lee had lost his lieutenant, Stone vall Jackson, andt while Longstreet vas with him, neither Ewell not Hill, vho had recently been promoted from najor to lieutenant-general, lad ever ,omumantded a corps in a battle, Intd vhile Lee must have felt 'omae anxiety, f not misgivings concerni ng them, he i( confidence in his Superbi army aid 'esolve(l to take the move, not as Na )oion marcihed on Moscow in 1812, ut as Seipio (Atricanu,) went to Car hage in 201 1B. C., ill onler tU) loose he hol( on Viirgiuia of the lva(ing triny, and itt. the same tane stiike at dow which would awaken an echo to w heard in Europe an( through iplomacy, end the war in favor of the ouihern Confederacy. General Lcc platnied to give battle s near the range of South IMountain s he couald, so that Iam the event of dis. ster, ias was the case, he coulI (irop 'ack through the narrow mountain asses in which lie could resist the nemy and avert pursuit. IlId General Lee declined battle on me 2d of July at Gettysburg, as Gen ral Longstreet claims lie atdvised him, nd Meade had been forced by a flank love of Lee, back onl Washington. nd a battle fought, ano Lee defeatell ear Washington, his army woull oubtless have been destoyed before e could have reached a safe reftuge iin ic mountains or recrossed the Poto Iac at the nearcst ford, Which wao est. of the mountain. Therefore, Let ete(l wisely iu fighting where lie (lid, nd the only mistakes he mae(l were tctical, not strategic, as shown in mti revious letter. Hlal General Lee died at Gettysburg, e would not have rankul inl histor3 s a ureat general. His victor.es oveL leClellan, Pope, Burnisiude and 11 oker oul have been ascribed to thie geniu f StonewahI .Jackson, who par icipated o giliously in all of them, for we al, ememuber that in the winter of 1861-2 keneral Lee (ld not acquit himsehu vith credit. in his caimpaignt agaiinst tosecrans in West Virgitaai, aIIn(d the ailure at Gettysbmg with the danger >us halt at Falling Water and William, >ort, waiting for a fre'shet to run out >f the Potomac so tlhat he might pan is ai'mny over it, occaisionied very un-' avoramble commnat fr'om imaany of out lighest otlicers. G1eneral Lee was doubtless a great ~encral, but. his great mtilitar'y taleam bd( ntot shine ott fully in all its radi nt splendor tintiilahe met Geaner'al J. S. Graant an the Wilderness in the prIing of 180. General Lee had mer'ely played with dcClelaa, P'ope, Blurnside and Ilookei -taking great liberty with them anad 'iolating every maxim of war in lisk ampaignms against them -such, for in Lance, as going oft' after Pop)e and eniving MlcClellan and his fine army oia he James within sa day's mairch of liehand , andl in leaving Hlooker' ini lutne, 1803, with aan army double his )ntn in numaber at Fi edericksbuarg, andi narchaing arounttd hinm to C;ulpepier-~ iherties whtichm poor llood mnistook for itrautegy, and inm tryinig to imitate tliem eft the road openi to Sheramn, which h1e acceptedl, and maarch up~on A tlanta mad the seat, while lie, poorV fellow, wase lefeated at Frankhni, T1enmn., antd htad to be relievedl of his commamil~ by Genm iral .Joe .Johnstoai. L ee floes not aippear' to have gottei striictly diown to buisinaess until he wai aon1fr'ontedl by (Grant in the WVildeminest in the sprinig of 1804. General Grant wuas greatly surprised wh~en Genecral Lee p~ermnittefd him, tai n iolested, to cross thle Raplidanl ont th< Ith of Maty, 1864, with am armiy o 1 54,000 mean andl a triun of 41,000 wa Seeing nothing of I .ee or his army Girant beiehived that he lad fled, aim all lhe hiad to dlo wits to pur isueC, o)ver baul and1( destr'oy him. l e little undmfer stoodl his great adver'sar'y. L~ee wat thoroughly inifor'med ats to every movi Grant made, andf whiena Graant begunm ont the miornting of the 5'th of May, t< uncoal his gmreat army, which lay ia manty folds ar'oumnd (Germania Ford and serpent-like, extemd its fiery amt hristliing htead through the fdark juangle of the Wilderness, Leo, who wias hold ing his lhttle army of 50,000 nien mnassc< and well int htand oan his flank, fell upoi him wit h the fuary fof a cyclone, beatini him at every pofinit, iad compelling hiti to recall his adfvtancedl corps) and1 to p)ri pare aund fight the two-days' battlesc the Wildierness in wvhich General Le and hits little army most signally tr umnphed. General Giant now saw that in Ul game of skillful mantoeuvering lie wi not a match for Gene'ral Lee, and fee nu that ha could not drive him outa , his path, hie beguti a series of the mos remarkable tact ical evolutions ever em ployed (II a ibattlelleld. Griant's army was at much larget than Lee's that lie could easily covet Lee's entire front, which he did, but fearing Lee' superiority iii general ship, he entrencheld himself with as much care and caution as if lie were the defensive, instead of the offelisive leader. llol(litig at cotmuous ei trenched line all along L.ee's front, and pressing with at constant. strain at every poiit, lie htoped to le able to mli s reserves from the rear and ex tend them to Lee's rigiht so a1s to get ill between ii id flichmontd anid cut him off from his supplies. But as4 lie ptirstel this "1earth-worm-like"t move ment of extending his heal, and dri Iv. ing up his tail, Lee kept pacee withi him, and wherever tlhe head of his army all) plearedl, Lee was thetre to strike it. Tlhus Gratit eigedI along, and fought all tle way to Cold liarbor, where otn the 1st of Junu, he foiutd himself at at point whence he would eitiher hive to force Lee's lines, or1 give tip the cry of " On to Iichimonld " which had been the re frain of the Army of the l'otomac for the past thirty (ayls. At Col llai hr, Lee occupied the positionI which McClellati held on t Ie 27th of Juie, IS62, ttd (rat the po sition which Lee held at I lie same time, and from wti'hi lie ititacked anid drove MICClellan, Hlere (Granlt nule( Imany unsuccessful I assaults (oi Ivee, an([ linl ly despaiiniig of success gave tip the job andot entreichltdt in I'ce's firoItt. To leave Cohl Hathor witl I .ee in possesoi of it was to turn atwav from Richmtiond; to persist ill assauti t i tig Iee wias liilianl butchery without com11pel satory puishiment of Lee---iherefore lie gave 111) the assaulit, ordered up siege trains inid took up McCle1in's met iis of zig zag approaclies ahs is onl1y lope of dislodginog LIe and his little half starvel aid half-clad t irmy. MIt lie was SO fa' frota Ihis bIase of niaviga ble vater that lie son gave the siege up. (rnit , ill his M emo a irs, page 276, Vol, 11, says : I have alway s re grettedi that the assault at Cold liar. bor was mad-tj." 1I p losses here were so very heavy is the reason of his regret, no doubt. Grant, had beei out -generalel by Lee at every turi, atid leavitig Col Hai bor lie resut mdl his ", crahlike si(te movemett, which enablei hi to reach Petersburg, where lie found Lee con fronting hinm as usual, and whiere le was compelled to resort to the zig zag m11et1hod of approachi an1d millig, with the hop of makitig a breacli in Lee's ilies, it, failmg, catly inl the Spriig of 1815 Ie resumied his 11 crab like, cart-h-wori " ' niovement by the laik, atd )Tssed On to Five .Forks, where lhe succeeded in breaking the last Iine over which Lee cotild gather up -lies for his my111, nild thus by de stiiiig tlie kcitche i - starved the great andh immortal artimy which witi all his migity host lie could not whip. rtMAs L. iossi-:n. "SLAV.RY BY CONTRACT." Senator John L. Mcl4aurin Inter viewed on the Anderson Matter. %'ashiIgtol Post. A inmber of promiietit citizeis of South Carolita hiave been ititerviewe( in the matteri of the stockitde labor ex piosutres int Andehrsoni Coutyt. Senaitor others have givetn their views, atid thecre has bieiten no defentse of thle coni ditioni of1 affairs, althbough being fatiil iar' wvith the local sit uat-ion, these gen.* tlemenci htave been able to show that not thlat its operationi was con iin'ied to An dlerson Coutiity. A repiresenitative of TIhte Post had a tial k withI Senator John11 L. Mc Iaurin, ol South C arolina, yesterdolay 1inring, andio while the Senator ini nowise de fends the Anderson Couuty outrages, lie offered some newii suiggestionis, which ate mnost interesting in that colt "' in thle fir'st place,"' said the Scina tor', "' the P'hiadelphlia Not'rih Amercii cant has unwiti tigly done the colored race a greait inijustice in its r'epr'esenta tions tha~t as ia ra~ce its memberticts in South Carolitna atre wilbntg to ' comn I ract.' thiemselvyes mio1 pr'act i('al slavery, or to submiit to4 such a thinrg under ci the dur ess of a f'ew mtena mt onie of thle tority-iv e coutiens ill Soul th(~ Carlinta. As a maiztter ofl I act, the trillhu1g, va rag'int, criminial class oif negt'oes who lease themtiselves out ' ar'e ver'y poor represenitatives of the sel f-i'especting, induItstriouis and1( thrifty negroes ini Soth Cairolina and lthr'oughout theu South, *Jutst thiniik wvhat kind of m1en1 they at wh Io wvotuld, eit her volun Itarily ori undlel Fonie-mtan d ures, debiberatehy sign a cotract agreeinzg to be0 worked with conivicts, or without conivicts, unde:l ,guai'd, and1( stiptulaie that their em I ployerns are to) lock them up at night No WVesternt or Northern malt knowvs evena remotely, what this clatss of nie t eroes ar'e. '' VTe negroes North and1( West, are as a rtule, hotel waiters, bar'ber~ ) 4 driversI ; this is abso5(luitel y true ot th agreat malijoirity of ntegroes ini the South , bothi in thei towns and11 int the coutryi' I We in the cotton State hatve, howvevem s a class of tutterly worthless, degradled -thievmtg negr'o boys who run awa I from their deserving piarents andic r' a litlives on the farms and~ go into th !g townis andt~ cities, wher'e theoy lian n auroulnd anid soon bC'ome not only vi -grants, but, crimninals. TLhe police soo of find them out, aind after a triial befor 0 a justicec of the 1peace or at matyor, th i- tare senitencedl to a term in jail. A strange as it, may seOIm, they frequienl to ly greet such a sentence with intent us grattilieation, as it, relieves thlem, for' I- .time, from their usual tin~comlfortall f midnIght sleeping places on1 cotto I platforins, in dry goods boxes, oile hiallways, etc., and gives ther slielter a cot and two or three meals -I day none of which they would work for. I is from their condition and from thi: class of the colored race Im the cotton Stato that the abuses in Anderson County have arisen. Men with large farins to Inanage, in sonie instances will go on bond for one of these boys. get hin out of jail, and work him oui his farmi under contract. Evei that idan, by no means defensible, if the labor contract is like those in Ander soil County, is not so hard in vie.v of the class of the raco (not the race) it involves, if kind treatment and just ice were meted ott to the theretofore va graunt critninal. "is it any vonder, however, that the class of ne gro I have described Wouhdigree to wiork with convicts? under gtuard, and consent to be locked up1) itt ntiglIt? " flow mnainifestlyv unijust to the colored race iII tlie South and in the nation it is to Class this low elenient of the race Wiit iiegrmoes of tle .1 uudson I lyons and Ito'oer Washinigton type 'Ilins low element do's not represent, the characterist is, the hopes, or the pOsibiiities of tle r'ace as it is known iand appreciatet in the Southi. It is not at race question. It niay as well he sait, that because thiusands of Chinanien are dirty, low, offensive, and igioraint, Minister W i cantot he a gentlenauo. 0I that tile dago ainar chists of l'atterson, N. .., are as prop er representatives of the Italian race as Ailassador Fava. Oi that the 'ennsylivanil soldiers, Who. on in auutiOtoil day, Cominuitted so inany oultniueous aid disgi'aceful acts iII Wshingto, are the proper repre sentat ii'es of the white people of Pemsylvanili. No, indeed. Only Southerin people, including respect able col fored Ilen and womieni, Ippreciato that there are classes ainong the colored race, as well as among the white rae, be they Anericans, Ger uuiiunn, French, Italians, .lapaiies, Or Clunest-e. "One other thing which oCIr to me," continued the Senator, " is I he haet that it is not appreciated outside of the Suth how absolutely depeil dent the coton planter is up ,n the iglorant, InI * iOraniii1zed coiored laborer, Where labor is organized the rules requirernents, character, and esprit dr corps of he imeinberlsip ituelf ino1 tects Ihose who hire labor and such : thimig as guarding lalirers o)r lockin, theln up to keep them from runnin away or froni setting your gin, stable or house on Ilre is unheard of and un liecessary. But the i responsible ignorant and niiorganizell negro hel' requires, at least in a measure, a stron; and restrainiohng hanid. " As the better element of negroci increase in their iniluence over the lower class of their race, and a great responsibility resta upon them, and as the Northern and Western people be. come, more genuinely familiar with the conditions which actuahly exist inl thc SoutI, the Situation will becorne bet-ter and hetter, and the colored race more responsible and useful inl exercising its Citizenship.'' NIGRO BURNT AT THIE STAKIU, Texas Mob Captures Fiend and Crenates Him for Brutal rime A i Corsicana, '.I e xas, onl thi 1 3th inst.,* a niegro'l named Jolin llenide rson was buiirined at thle stake hv~ a niob1 in the presen~ice of mior'e thanil. 5,000i pier sons. The A ssoci. iteud l'ress acco uii is as followvs: .1 lohi Ilender'iSOni. thle negro iwht niurdered Mr's. C oiwa Yiu)'ounger, neau this city \Vedn iesdaiy afltern'i oon, wias broughit liere this morn ing iat '7 o'cloci, and bhoded in jail for safekeeping. Six of the leainig citizens of thiu county~ effect 12( the caurlue, acdting, or behualfI of the ci tizeins of Navarro Con fy. Ileiiderson had been coinmed ni BeltOil .1 un ct ion aiid cIlicer's were tak ing hiim to Fort \VorthI. ShierifIf Baker of WVaco, irfisimg to receive himn. Te'leuraph w,~ires2 liuil beeni tapp~fed a II illIsboro andiu the cit izeins' pocsse iwa eiiistaintly informed of the mnovemient of thle (iflicers with llendelrsonl. TPh tr'aiin was boarded at, 11:l& boro and n aittempnt madi~e to capt)1uire ll ender'so until near10 Ithaca. Whenm the party starlted to enter tli car* the coniduictor tiied to prevent, t hei and1( tried to run to Fort, Worth withiot stopning. lie was treatedi roughly am tne meni entecred thle car and securm the pr'isoiner anid otlicer's in charge. A ,1 liuison County ofhicer pulled revolver on thle collmmittecc, but. wu diamdbet (ore lie could shoot,.Af a lively light. the comniiftee conmpelbi the oflicers in chiarec of I ieniderson aIccompajnyi thiemi acro- s the country -miles to Corsicania, chianiging hors - and1 teamis at Frost,. , I tide rsoni miade n o attem ipt to resi - w hemi captured , amid atlthough lie kne that sure death aiwaife hlIim, guave , sign of fear'. , IThie negro miade a fiull con fssuc a after arr1l iing lierme, telling how l ,iwen t to thle Yountger hiomiie an d at tetril .ed to aissaul t ; how Mr's. Youngemr (onig for her lionor'; hiowv fiinaly an igered( ii ,her resistan ice lie at taicked her withl hi y' knife ; hiow the cliiren i screamted i Iifrighti lhen thmey suaw t heir mobther' e blood cimusoin g thle wa Is anmd floo g aund how Mm's. yountger fell across thi (fo:rstepJ. lie thmentiedIoi, 1but looki n ii back saw i his victimii staggerminug d:ow e the road aitilessly, faheinigly. Sh y' fell anid laiy still, then lie turned amn s ran. ,-A connnit tee that had been app)ointe 0 to see the acecused secured the follo v ii ingi confession from 11lend~erson , wivii u wnsB sigted and alttestedl by .Justice < 'ui the P'eace G. G. Rtoberts. T11 humired bushels of po reilove eighty pounds of "actual"Potash from the soil. Unless this quantity k returned to the soil, the following crop will Materially decrease. We have books telling about composition, use and value of fertilizers for various crops. 9 They are sent free. - A GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., Now York. "L1, Jolin Ienderson, colored, 22 years old, murdered an unknown white laid(y three niles north of Corsi cama the (thj of March, 1901. There Was n1o one present but myself, the woman and two little children. I murdered her anid left her in (lie house without any intention of robbing her. I doii't know why I did it. (Signed) "JolHN IIENDERSON." ''he first train this morning on the Cotton Belt froi II illsboro wis so (TOW(led that it could .carry no more. Ilinuniers were sent over the county announicing the arrival of Henderson hore and the people had been swarmu ing to tle city to take part in or Wit ness (he execution of the penalty to be inllicted ol the negro. After his confession it was decided to burn him at, the stake at 2 o'clock, but news was received of rangers and troolp en route from Dallas, due here at 12 o'clock, and lirried preparations erc ma(le to anticipate interference. A tailroad rail was (Iriven into the gr'otnd im tle corner of the courthouse lot and boxes anti wood piled around it anid sailtuiratel with oil. The crowd had increased to about 2,0110 It i I o'clock. About, 40 made a rush from the jail across the street to the coirtlihouse. In their midst was the negro, hiainufed. The mn form ed a circle, holding to a chain which completely surrounded Ileiderson to prevent an attempt of the enraged people to get at him ai( tear him to pieces. ''hey ruslied to the pile of woo(l aiii fastenied the negro to the iron rail with wire an( chains. Cans of oil were dashed over his clothes and diozens of lighted matches touched to the inlznllnable material. At that time the lire alarm bell was rung and an( the stores of the city were desert el and the streets were full of men rushing to the court house to witness the burntng. .1ist before the p1 was fired Con way Younger, husband of the murder ed woman, juipe(d at Henderson and slashed Ihim across the face with a knife. As the flames encircled the negro and ran over his clothing the crowd yelled and Younger again at tempte(l to cut tile murderer with his knife. At no0 tiime during the burning (lid Iliendersoni give aniy inidicationi of pain or suff'ering. Ie iolled his eyes sui as to get a glimpse of tile sea of angry faces which surrounded him and his hiads movedl slhghtly. It, was about ten inuiites before he was dead, duriug which timne the movements of his hands were beoinig feebler. At no time dlid lie make any outcry other than once a giroan. F'A 101 lts ANT) FEITi LIZEns.-Just now farmers are hauling ouit their for. I lhzers. The maizjority of them will buy imnipulatedl goodls ready for dis tibut io'i. The orinmary kind contains 8 pier cent phosporic acid, 2 per cent am mnonia, 2 per cent. potash. That, is kiiown as 8, 2, 2. The November price of such fertilizers is $20 to 4 $23, according to the varying per a cenit of ingredients. if one has a the cottoni seed meal lhe can mix his a own fertilizer, and make it a little a cheaper thamn the above. There is a gener.d impression however that the e ammonia from cotLtoni seedl meal is not n as goodl for corn and cotton as that t which is made from aniiimal matter. So d if you buty the finished goods get that cI whose sou1rce of ammnonia is from b)lood, tanikamge, fish scramp and1( the lhke. But a if you have the cotfon seed mieal use Ls that and1( (do your own! mlixingi. 3r 2 ,000 p)oundiS acid phosphaite, 14 per i cenit. I) I,(0li001ounds cottonl seed meal. 5, 1,(Jl poundils koimit. ~s l ix t hemse thoronghly amid you will haiive 7 1 *, , 3, an1 excellenit all-round 4t fertilizer'. Thie cost per toin, cotton w seed meal countifed ait $23 a ton cash, oj will be $17 2.5 to $17.75 a ton. The farmeris will have the trouble of mix im ing and1( re5ackinlg.-.~Sartanl. 'The salt production of Michigan last t .ear filled .1,820,8(;5 bat rels, a gain over tthe prece~lhug year of 4,516 barrels. A NICE 8IPRING SUll OF OLOTHIRS a Will hie given free to anyone who will r sell only (i00 packets 80e(ds for us at Oc. chil No money requiiredt in advance. Write us a piostal say inig you accept this otTer, and we will mail the 8oeds to you at onieo. T'. J. KiING CO. Seedsmen, IleHMOND, VA. MO0NE~Y TOi( LOAN IOn farmtr g lands. Easy payments. No -comnneasiomis charged. Borrower pays ae hi tmial coat of perfecting loan. Interest 7 per cenit. up, according to soeurity. JNO. Ii. PALNI IR & SON, Oolumbia. 8. a.