The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, September 03, 1895, Image 1
Tho Sweot Holoase.
The following touching poem was written
uy i in- late Oibbes Gardiner, of Augusta,
ti n . wboso life was chequered with upsund
downs in infinite variety:
After a while a busy br?un
Will rest from all its care und puin ;
After awhile Pfe's rush will cense,
And a wearied heart lind sweet releat-e?
A f 11" awhile a vanished faco
An empty chair?a vacant place?
After a while a name forgot,
A crumbled stone, an uiiknown 8pol.
PHCEBE'S EXPLOIT.
She was the daughter of John Artloy,
whoee run on tho Western Division
began and ended at Orlval Junction.
The Junotlon consisted of a round
house, tho railway station, a few
shanties, a dreary board lug- hound, und
a choice collection of possibilities ; but
Phoebe, being' mothorlesa, spent much
of her time on her fathor'B engine, or
in her uncle's ofllco at tho station, and
eo got a larger view of lifo than tho
Junotlon itself could give.
At fourteen she hud two ambitious.
One was for hor father, rouohiug out,
to the time when ho should huvo a
smart "eight-wheeler" and u pus
uenger run. Tho other dated ft om a
trip toChoyonno with hor father when
he was a mombor of tho grlovar.ee
committee.
"You'll havo to put In your time
around tho hotol while I go to Mie
meeting," he had told hor; and PhcuOu
betook horsolf to tho parlor, whore a
smartly dressed young wo.nan wen
playing upon an anoiont at t! s me ' Sr t
"tinpanny" piano. The music was ot
the kind called '"popular," and the per
formor played as the Irishman blew
the cornet?by main strength and
awkwardness?but Phcebo went buck
I to Orival Junction that night with a
. conviction that life was scarcely worth
1 living without a piano and the ability
/Tto play it.
she said something of the kind to
hor uncle the next day, when she was
helping him on the coal report, and ho
laughed at her.
" I thought you were beyond snob,
things." he said. "A girl who can
run a locomotive, figure bills of lading,
and telegraph the arm off of half the
operators on the lino, to be wanting
such a lino lady's p'aytbiug us a
piano."
"Oh, but, Unele Tom. you just ought
to have heard her ! She played and
played until 1 forgot who 1 was and
where I came from. You can't think
how beautilui it wus !"
" Yes, I can ; I wus nigbt operator
at Oheyonno once, and I actually lived
in tbo house with that piano for six
months. And 1 hope evorybody who
(kqpt mo awake with it when I was
Itrying to catch up my sloop will bo
forgiven," ho added, taking the
??Freight Forwarded" book from the
safe.
?? Don't you liko m?felQ, Uuelo Tom ?M
sho asked, getting a bunuta of^nbstraets
to call otT to him. v
"Oh. music, yes?but that's dif
ferent. We used to havo muslo. back
at the old homo in Ohio; your uvint
Phoebe played tho organ in ohureu.
and wo ull sang in the choir, lirst and
last."
" Did ma play V"
" Yes."
" Woll, I meun to learn and I mean
o havo a piano, too, sumo time. I
wish pa could got a run so wo could
live in a town; then 1 might hear
music onco in a while, anyway."
"But what would become of me ? I
couldn't got along without you."
"You'd come, too. As if I diun't
know that you keep this job just so's
to bo with us !''
That was tbo fuet. Tom Norman
had transferred his love for his favorite
sister to her child, and he hnd followed
John Artloy's shifting fortunes from
one de8olato division station to another,
for the solo purposo of watching over
and caring lor Pbcebe.
" Do you believo pa ever will got a
?-<j:>rl run V" asked Phoebe, when tho
? freight forwarded bad all boon ontored.
"Oh, I hope so. We'll go on hoping
so to tho end of tho chaptor, too, won't
we? Answer that call, will you,
Phoebe V"
Phoebe sat down at tbo telegraph
table, snapped tho koy, and wroto
*'c6"" " co " "ee," signing "oj." Thon
she dipped the pen and took tbo mes
sage.
" Large gang? of tramps are moving
eastward on freight trains. Donver
reports that tnoro havo loft there to
meet Californias at Orival. Watch
incoming east-bound froights and re
port promptly any unusual tramps at
your station."
"What's that?more troub'o V" asked
Norman, catching a word hero and
there in tho message.
Phoebe sighod wearily, "Oh dear,
yes, it's more tramps ; and it'll bo just
pa's luck to catch thorn out bore on
201 to-night."
Norman road tho mossago and shook
his head dubiously. " I've been afraid
of that all summer," ho said. "There
has been a bigger crowd than usual
from California this season, and, now
the. Loadvillo exoitmont is dying down,
they'll bo pouring out of Donver by
tbo carload. 1 hope thoy won't mako
trouble hero; it wouldn't tako moro
than twenty-fivo or thirty of them to
take the town and everybody in it."
Puce bo bit the end of hor ponholdor
and thrust out her chin in a way that
mado her look vory much liko resolute
John Artloy. " I know one thing thoy
won't do," sho said, with defiant
littlo nod, "Thoy won't nauko pa puV.
?0I unless he has ordoiy., liko thoy did
"-OalToy laat spring."
?noon wore away without
and thero was nothing to
til seven o'elock, when the
ns of 201 camo in falriy alive
ip.4. Twenty minutes later
eicht from Donvor arrived,
anbthor contingent. Tho
reported that there had
denco, but that was because
had been so far outnumbor
t resistance out of the quos
wirod a full report of tho
> the dispatchor, and whilo
aiting for inatruotionH the
?gan to straggle into the
om by twos and throos. * In
ordors to tho contrary, train
' had boon made up and
on tho main lino ready to
Jonnan knew this, ana as
?tloy nor the conductor had
or orders, ho began to got
ovor to the boardlng-houso,
d stay with Mrs. Hannah,*'
This is no place for you to
let mo stay," pleaded
Thoy won't hurt mo, and I
?ra/y over there by mysolf,
^wThg what waachappening
pr. Besides I'll be a good
"o with you."
going to insist, but tho
i. >He answered and
) rapidly:
for orders. Uso all
amps from seizing
-Mai "4th sheriff's
?. light
Pheobo heard the. message as it
clicked through the soundor, and
looked at the station clock. It was
now nearly eight?if the men would
only keep quiet for half an hour !
It was a vain hope. Twi> minutes
later thero was a scufllo on the plat
form, and Artloy anil the conductor
were dragged into the waiting-room.
One of tho tramps?a big. burly fellow
with rod whiskers and naming oyos?
acted as spokesman. . ,??
"You shet up," tho spok\ le? as
saying to her father. "3 H~~~\t'
got nothing to say about'" fm--\
you git orders you'll pull t Vk_ M
V we'll ohuuk ye into yar\ ^WL\
box. See?" VvK
Pbume heard tho threat \
eyed horror.
Norman for five minutesA.
away at tho key writing an\ \
string of uuineaning dots and \
to till up time. Then tho red-b \
man Interrupted him. \
??Gimme that tlmo table," h
pointing to tho sheot ovor thol >
tor's desk. V
Norman hesitated, obeying t
at tho point of a pistol. The ma
his grimy finger up and down . ?
columns of figures until he fouud wnat J
he wanted. (\
"It's all right, boys, we don't need
no orders. Fust meotln' point's fifty,
miles down the road. Mister llghtnin'
sliugor, you come out bohind there ?
we'll take you'long, an' then you won't
be gittln' a switch turned ag'ln' us at
the (ust, side truck."
Norman hold back and tried to gait;
more timo by arguing the caso, but
the pistol camo Into play again, ;m 1
ho hud to go without so much as r
word to Phusbo who was Dale with in, u
dig nation und friylit. 1
When Norman surrendered, the
man spoke again. " Now then git a
movo on that engine driver, an' we'll
go."
1'1'u'be's first impulso was to rush
out after them to plead for hor father's
life ; then she suddenly remembered
thut tho special train was coming from
the east. Supposing her fatner'yioldod.
or, what was more likoly, supposing
they put him on tho engine and mado
him responsible for his life aud theirs,
while ouo of their number rah it r
PLoobe throw herself down at tho table
and began to call tho first station east
of Orival with frantic eagerness. If
sho could only raise tho operator at
Little liutto in time to have uthem
warn tho sheriff's special !
Again and again she wrote "lu"
"in," signing "oj" at every fourth
repetition, but there was no answer
break, and tho angry voieos on the
platform grew louder and more
threatening. At last, knowing that
doath-messnges^tako precedence of all
others, sho wrote "deth" "doth"
"deth" between tho signatures, and
then tho operator at Littlo Butto
broko in and answered. Phoebe began
to tremble norvously through hor mes
sage, but ho broko in again :
" West bound special passed bore
llvo minutes ago," was what eaine
clicking back ; and then sho know that
if 20i left Orival thoro would bo a col
lision.
Tho more thought of it made her
tiofe-1 I_L '. and tho lights in tho
office seomod U bo going out. Thon
she gasped and v.-,no tn bo.-^olf with a I
littlo jork whon tir? LWt.?' X,; - ?^
movo down tho platform, and sho li&tJYi*.
tho leader say : " All right, my covey,
we'll put you on the engine an' go any
way."
Before the crowd was fairly in
motion, Phcobe had snatched tho
switch key from its nail on tho wall,
and, darting out of the back door, she
skirted tho mob and tic v through tho
darkness toward tho forward end of
the long freight train. \Vs she ran i
sho prayed that tho cngino might not '
be beyond tho ond of the siding, and
sho noarly cried with thankfulness,
when sho could soo the red eyo of tho
signal-lamp peering around tho front
end of tho big mogul. In ton socondu
more sho was at tho switch stand, tho
red eyo Hashed to tho east, and tho
two lines of rail" pdiptening und"?* fhe
mogui s head-light swerved to tho side
track. Knowing that thoro was a
chance for failuro if sho tried to start
the heavy train Phoebe darted back
and pulled tho coupling-pin botwefen
tho tender and tho first car, running
forward again, to climb Into the onghne
just as tho first stragglers of tho cro'jvd
bogan to come up. Thoy gave ber but
a moment, but that was enouizh.
Engine 899 had an easy throttlo, vind
Phoebe had openod It more than orico.
Tho vanguard of tho tramp army paw
a tluttor of skirts on tho foot-board,
hoard a hissing of stoam In tho eymin
ders and two or three sharp OOllgbs
from tho exhaust, and thon tho// big
mogul dropped from tho ond ofII tho
opon switch and plowed into the/ ties,
blocking tho traek at cffectual/ly as
fifty tons of iron and stool could Jdo it.
Phcobe did not wait to see What
would happen af tor ward. Sh>? had
done hor part; thoro would he no col
lision; and thoy could not blame hor
father for somothing bo hrad no hand
in. Sho was safe in Mrs. Hannah's
kitchen by tho t'mo the spocial
whistled for the &tatil>n ; and whon tho
train rattled up and \ 10 sounds of tho
fray floated across the track to hor
refuge she hid hor faco In Mrs.
Hannah's apron and erred as any other
girl might whoso tat her and undo
were in tho thick of a bilttle.
"Thoro, thoro, Phoebe, girl, don't
cry, dear ; thoy'll bo all right," com
forted Mrs. Hannah, and, she was still
trying to consolo hor wlAon Tom Nor
man ran in.
" Whore is sho ? Whov'o's tho little
jcbpl. that's got moro sonne and sand
than all tho rostof v\<j put together V"
Phaibo lookod up quiokly. "Oh,
Undo Tom, whore's pa ? Is ho hurt V"
"No, he's all right: only thoy are
about to smothor him with praiso. Mr.
Johnson's ovor at tho station, and ho
wants to see you."
Five minutes lator ashy littlo girl
with a tear-stained face was led Into
tho presonco of tho superintendent,
who sat at tho telegraph desk send
ing mossages right and loft. He roso
and took PhoeCo'a hands in his in a
way that made tho littlo group of
trainmen forgot for tho moment that
ho was tho storn " old man " of tho
division.
" And this is tho littlo girl who
dltchos our engines, is it?" ho said,
gravoly. "What put such a tnlng
Into your head, my child ?"
" Oh, it didn't have to bo put in ; T
know thoro would bo a headondor if
f didn't do somothing quick, and I
couldn't think of anything else."
Mr. Johnson smiled at tho roady
relapse Into railway phrase, and said :
" It was a bright thought; it has saved
us a good many dollars, and probably
some livos, too. Now, if tho company
woro a good fairy, llko those in tho
story books, what would you ask for n
reward ?"
Phoebe had a suddon inspiration.
"Oh, Mr. Johnson, thero's ono thing
that would make me happier than
anythiug elsor, If pa could only have a
good run, so we could live in a real
town !"
Mr. Johnson looked around at tho
olrolo of friendly faces. " I think
y(>ur fathor has oarnod that for him
self," ho said quietly. "Is that tho
* Mng you want ?"
"Oh no indeed," replied Pboabe,
oandldtv ' but? you see, (f wo lived
in a town', p ,?f haPH 1^ould. gf* *?me of
fh? ??iw.I; blngs. We might happen
tho other L ,
to get uoui Jalnted with somebody that
had a plan ?? and t,ioD> maybe I could
learn to ph ly? and"?hoi'e ^D0B?? ?ud
donly reap'zed that'she was chattering,
actually /shattering?to tho man of
whom oveily one OQ t?e division stood
in awe ani. 8^e 8^ut UP M^o aa oyster
that h?d rJO?D caught napping with its
8 Tho?bu|pe,'intoudont luuKhed at her
eonfuslour and 8at down to iinlsh his
hing. " Wheu the general
hears that, I'm sure he'll be
it the company doson't run a
Otory," ho suld ; whereat tho
ghed, too.
bnson had a little private con
l with Artioy and Noriuuu
ght ufter Pboube had gone back
Hannah; and several things
It. For one, tho engineer gut
? " elght-whoolor " and a pas
l, with i hr promptness that ]
?os Western railway promo-1
he head of a department
* mind ; and, at tho same
found his way smoothed
!n tho most miraoulous
rd event growing out
concerned Phoobe, but
about It until one
?o sottled In a com
the " roal town,"
tolograp
manager
orry th
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day, afk
fortablo i.
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piano. It w
company to
plate just abo\
inscription :
To Miss ,
For mekitc
)N THE NIGHT OK
AT OttlVAL,
tho door with a
rora tho railway
ud on a silver
l)oard was tho
TL.EY
?VICES
?t SIXTH,
CAROLINA TEA
US.
is State hat* the Oi
I it America--orowin?
Ivpa I'laiits at the Atit
1 \ *
tth Carolina bears the *
ot\\|jng the ouly State in .
wii\oll fit for tho eulturo of
th? \jy one that hr.s an t
dew \ to the successful toa c.
E. > u, jatson, of tho State, wri
foUyiMabout tho only toa fan
TuttYengo devoted to toa oulti.
is mat \inall, but tho industry b<.
provtttoiiist successful and profitable
Don'iconyuto this statement to a too
frequfet Ciy.-onago-of "toa," otlicial
or uno* OUbutgo to Atlanta this fall
and boWt^v;\od.
Soutirst, tna's only toa farm ?
tho onl\iavu ? America?Is located
iu the i 1 *j* of Summorville, at
"Uinohu g0^ is owned by Dr. C.
U. Shepi ju consists of twenty
acres, an? tP tho harvesting
period. A \ , will bo produced
this year. uLnlaw u tett factory
on tho plac itVh\g \{ag tho product
and putting n^Vo shape for tho
markot. Tbeitor puV)l. E. L. lioehe,
tho State com.
exposttloi
tirst-olass
the purpose
proper conditio?. t,ho hocket.
The {,r?;or*rm'Vt wil -?io romom
blieb i% teu farm near
mo fif, yours ago for the
'ami
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that 1
they v>
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abroai
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ing toa
In th
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hybrids
of the (
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Kocho, l
prospects
will bo in
taining t upon
and will s ,ud their
I undo , that Dr.
linds a rca markot for his
it has proven a profitable businc
Laurens?John M. Hudgons.
Lexington ?Dr. Eargle.
Marion?W. Stackhouse.
Marlboro?D. W. McLaurin.
Nowborry?Dr. W. K. Lake.
Oconeo?J. B. Pickott.
Orangoburg?Dr. J. W. Stokes.
Pickens? John T. Boggs.
Ettohland?E. P. Whitmau.
Suartanburg--W. P. Brown.
York?W. H. Edwards and W.
'ldor.
TilH PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS.
Vhon tho body had boon properly
mi/.ed President Evans procoodod
liver his annual address, speaking
ows:
?o Members of tho South Caro
lianco aud Industrial Union:
ver was a time since the first
on of tho Farmers' Allianco
??ial Union when there was
?it ncod for us to keep up
union of the industrial
uiy of our profoundost
ivo that this country is
f revolution, puacotul it
?lution thoro will bo.
Viotion that this it vo
rn! that it will bo sot
>allot box.
?n that the largo
have so much at
rest should have
t^h which they
_^d intluouoo felt
os striving for su
lon-partisan, yot
leal to tho coro
? energies to ed
sciouco of gov
t rough tho in
?,nd his knowl
tho govorn
o, agriculture
i will bo able
his ballot,
tical partios
interests for
later uon
vhoso guld
inciidu ; so
have such
liunco to
.ns when
give sup
. There
set forth
why wo
?izatlon.
careful
>n ap
in the
ianco
e or
> tho
, as
ical
nto
m
VI
ar
mo.
this
olassi
thiukt
on the
may be,
it is my ,
lution wil
tlod throu,
How Imp,
army of vote
stako of comt.
an organ Izatit
can make their
by tho political
premaoy. Thoi
tho Alliance
and shon'*
THAT "ROAD TO THE WEST."
A Oreeiivlllo Company Organized to
Contttruct it Through.
The Stute, 29th inst.
Recontly there baa been a great deal
of talk about building a short railroad
lino from Charleston to the West?
Krvoxvlllo, Tonn., via Groonvillo, run
ning directly from the mountains to
tho seaboard and vieo versa. This talk
8oeins to havo started the ball rolling
looking to tho construction of such a
road, L for yesterday tho Secretary of
Stato Ussuod a commission to Krank
Hammond, W. E. Heattie, James A.
Hoyt, A. C. Kurman, Lowis W. Parker
and Josvph McCullough, as the corpor
ators of tho Construction Company of
Groenvillo, formod " for tho purpose
of constructing a railroad from tho city
of Charleston or such other point in
this or any othor State && thoy may de
termine by way of Greonvlllo, in the
said city and State, to tho city of
Knoxvillo, In tho Stato of Tennessee,
or to such othor point as they may de
termine." Tho capital stock of the
company is to bo $100,000, divided into
100 shares ot $1,000 each.
What thoro is behind tho Organiza
tion of this company is not knowu
horo, but It looks us If tho Greenville
businoss men at loast are meaning
business.
Anothkk Stau on the Flag.?
Another star, tho forty-fifth, is to bo
added to tho ilag. Tho now star will
roprcsent Utah, and the order for its
addition to th% national colors has neon
Issued by Secretary Lament. Tho star
will ho added to tho right of tho fourth
row from tho top. 'Tho order for tho
addition of the star is accompanlod by
one changing the si/.o of the colors.
Horotofore the standard has been six
feet by flvo. The now ordor makes
the regulation sTzo"flvo foot six inches
by four foot flvo inches. The ordor
provldos for tho now colors to bo is
sued to all Infantry, artillery aud tho
battalions of engineers, and also for
new standards for all cavalry. The
new flags will be very handsome.
They aro to be made of tho finest
American silk, and their cost' will bo
quite considerable Utah will not
attain statohood until tho fourth day
of next July, hut all tho flags horeafter
contracted for and Issued will contain
tho star heralding the admission of
that territory into tho union of tho
United Statos.
i
THE STATE FARMERS' ALLIANCE.
ANNU Ali SKSSION IN COLUMBIA.
A Quiet and Uneventful Meeting?
President Kvans Hays Hie Alliance
Is Political to the Core.
The State Farmers' AUianco hold its
annual session on tho 28th inst. in Co
lumbia, and tho following account of
its proceedings is eondonsod from The
State:
The attondaneo is not as large as it
was in Aikon last year, but there sooms
to be absolutely nothing of any impor
tance to claim the attention of tho
body at this session. For some reason
several counties are not represented
by delegates, though several of these
havo representatives in tho person of
officers. Among the most prominent
Alliuucomen druwn to tho city by tho
gathering are Congressman Talbert, J.
Wm. Stokes, Llout. Gov. Timmorman,
Jos. L. Keitt and others.
Tho AUianco was called to ordor at
noon by President W. D. Evans, whoso
term of office expires with this meet
ing. It was practically decided in the
caucus the night before that ho would
be succooded by tho Rev. J. A. Sligh,
Congressman Talbort doolining the
honor. Secretary Heid was on hand as
usual.
Tho committco on credentials re
ported that tbo following delegates
were entitled to seats in tho body :
Abbeville?J. H. Graves.
Aiken?R. H. Timmorman.
Anderson?J. W. Bowdon.
Barnwoll?J. S. Weeks.
Chostorllold ?F. P. Taylor.
Clarendon?D. T. Bradham.
Darlington?W. H. Lawrence.
Fdgolleld?W. J. Talbert.
Falrflold?T. P. Mltcboll.
Horry?James A. Lewis.
Lancaster?W. G. A. Porter.
Tho Alliance uu<*u wont into a dis
cussion of the " good of tho ordor," and
much interest wuh shown in tho wel
fare of tho organization. Knthusiustic
and spirited speeches, full of sugges
tions, wore made by Congressman
Taibort, Mr. Howdon. Mr. i'iekott and
Mr. Edwards. After those spooches
tho Alliance took a rocoas until 8
o'clock.*
'IHK NIGHT SKSSION.
Tho night session of tho Allianco
was a long one. Tho members wont
at their work with tho intention of
completing tho business and adjourn
ing sino dio boforo morning, and they
did it. The final adjournment wus
reached about 1 a. m. Tho only feature
of the night's work was tho oloctlon of
Koittovor Bligh, by a oloso vote, as
president.
The Allianco adopted a resolution
potitioning the constitutional convon
tion that, in tho framing of tho now
constitution, nothing bo done in rela
tion to tho election laws "calculated
to lower tho sonso of porsonal re
sponsibility ; to blunt tho consolonco
or dethrone man within God's soul."
Tho following resolution was adopt
ed :
ina-.much as ignorance is frequently
tho mothor of provorty and tho fruit
ful Hourco of crime, and inasmuch as a
well oducatod and intelligent states
manship is a chief actor in civil pros
f?orlty and social purity, thoroforo ho
t
Resolved That it is the duty of
tho approaehing constitutional con
vention to mako provision for tho
establishment of a comuloto and
thorough common school systom,
which shall be vigorously enforced !
throughout our State.
Resolved That in tho appropria
tion of tho necessary funds lor com
mon schools, while lib ral provisions
bo made for tho colored race, that due
regard bo bad for tho oxocss in taxes
paid In for this purposo by tho whites,
and that such a ratio of division bo
I adopted as shall host show justico to
\ the neods and rights of both racos.
I The following was thenaJoptod :
j Whereas, the freight on guano to tho
farmer being much hlghor por ton
than on cotton sood to the fertilizer
faotorios. bo it
" Resolved, That w< ask tho railroad
commission to equalize those rates so
that tho injustice totxhe farmers be
reotitied. )
Columbia was ohosen\is the place for
the holding of the next'mooting on tho
.ourth Wednesday in July, 1890.
Several obanges were made in the
State constitution, most of them minor
in character. The most important one
was the abolishment of tho oftices of
treasurer and Statu lecturer and de
volving the duties thereof upon tho
secretary and the vice president re
spectively.
It was decided to continue tho publi
cation of tho Cotton plant as the ohic
ial organ of the Alliance and run It
henceforth upon -n extended scale.
The election of officers resulted in tho
choice of tho following :
President?Jos. L. Keltt, Newborry.
Vice president and State lecturoi?
J. C. Wilborn, of York.
Secretary and treasurer?J. W. Held,
of Spartanburg.
Executive comualttecman.?W. N.
Elder, of York.
Delegate to the National Alliance?
J. W. Bowden, Anderson.
A resolution of thanks was adopted
directed totbe Columbia Alliance and
its friends for the cordial treatment
accorded tho member while in the
city.
A fto,- tho installation of ofllcors, the
allianco adjourned sine die.
Till;: WEATHKK AND CHOI'S.
The Conditions Favorablo und tho
Improvement Marked.
The weathor conditions wero on the
whole, favorable to crop dovclopinont
during the past week, and thoro is,
consequently, a better and more hope
ful feeling extant among farmers,
especially in the northern and western
countios, whore tho Improvement was
most marked. The only crop that did
not share fully In tbe general Improve
ment was cotton, for which the**e was
too muoh rain, in places causing shed
ding and rust to a slightly greater
extent than herotofore, especially in
tho eastern half of tho st-a.; in the
western eountics the weathor was on
tiroly favorable- for cotton.
Tho week was characterized by an
even, temperature along the eoast,
where it ruled steadily about two de
grees above tho usual ; in tho interior
and western portions tho fluctuations
wore somewhat greater, but well with
in normal limits, tho daily moan tora
porature ranging from 4 degrees below
tho seasonablo on the 21st(Wednesday)
to"? above on the 25th (Sunday). The
highest temperature for tho week was
0(5 degrees at Uatesburg on the 20th
and at Greenwood on tho 21st; the
lowest was 50 degrees at Liborty,
Piekons county, on the 22nd. The
average daily mean temperature of 30
stations for tho week was 70 and the
normal for tho same period is ap
proximately 78.
Tho rainfall was fairly well dis
tributed, with no portion of tho State
but that received some, generally
enough, and in a few localities it was
excessive, the latter in the Savannah
drainage basin whore some low lands
wore overflowed. In other places tho
elToet on cotton of too much rain has
already been noted.
The average measurement of .'17
stations reporting rainfall was 1.40
inches, and tho normal for tho ?amo
poriod Is approximately 1.44 Tho
greatest, amount was l.iK) reported
from Allendalo.
The percentage of sunshine ranged
from 40 to 00 of tho possiblo, with an
average of about 70 for tho State.
There was a heavy wind and hail
storm in tho vicinity of Winnsboro on
tho 20th. There was also hail in tho
vicinity of Cartorsville, Florence Coun
ty, on tho 21st, that riddled tobacco
aud corn foddur, and damaged crops
gunorally. On tho same day there was
a violent wind storm in tho vicinity of
l'llloroo, Orangeburg County, that
blow down trees, coro, etc
Many of tho reports on cotton say
tho crop is all that can bo expected,
having grown woll and fruited heavily
since tho rains became genoral over
tho western portions of tho State ; a
few say it is growing too much to
weed ; there is serrcoly a .section but
that roports oxcossivo shedding and
tho appearance of rust, but both aro
more common in tho oastorn portions
of the Stato : the crop in geuoral is in
a very satisfactory condition; tho bolls
aro opening froely in the eastern and
central sections and picking will begin
this wook ; tho first bale was marketed
on the 20th, which was six days later
than in 1801. LJoll worms havo ap
poared in Edge?old County.
Lato planted corn continues to im
prove, boing greatly benefitted by the
heat and rains and is practically all
made ; the only source of danger is
freshets in river bottoms. Fodder
pulling was pushod vigorously over
tho ontiro Stato, but much of the fod
dor was damaged by tho rains ; somo
on tho stalk and mueh while being
gathered; tho weather was generally
unfavorable for gathoring foddor. Tho
outiro corn crop is of uniform oxcol
lonce ovor tho whole Stato.
Poas are growing well and early
peas aro boing gathered, but tho groat
or portion of tho erop is still growing.
Somo lato tobacco yot in the holds,
but tho bulk of tho erop is gathorod
and cured and boing sold. The crop
was an unusually ilno one and is bring
ing remunerative prices.
liioo harvost bogun in a small way,
while tho erop in general, both upland
and on tho coast, is heading nicely.
Tho weather has boon ontirelv favora
bio for rice.
Turnip eowiug continues to some ex
tont, wbilo reports vary as to tho con
dition of the t'tand of earlior sowing,
but genorally it germinated and grow
woll.
Under tho iniluonco of favorablo
woather sugar cane and sorghum con
tinues to grow vory woll, and tho crop
promises to bo a finoone.
Sweot pot iitoes are apparently grow
ing too much to vine; othorwiso are
doing woll. Tho improvement in this
crop within the last threo weeks is
noteworthy, with prospocts of a much
largOr crop than anticipated oarly in
the soason.
Gardons, peanuts and in gonoral all
truck is doing remarkably well, espe
cially in the coast truck rogion.
Grass for hay, as woll ils pnsturos, is
growing luxuriantly. In fact, tho con
dition of all crops has boon greatly
improved by tho abundunt ruins of the
past two weeks.
All varieties of fruit continue plen
tiful and of good quality.
- For soroo wooks past H. II. Kd
inonds, editor Manufacturers Uncord,
has boon endeavoring to induco tho
Now England Cotton Manufacturers'
Association to hold Its next semi-an
nual October mooting in Atlanta. Tho
voto has just been takun by mall and
I Mr. Edmonds has roeoivod word that
It Is in favor of Atlanta. This will
tako Into the South tho largest numbor
of .Now England eotton mill mon who
have ever beon in thai section, as tho
' association is composed of about 400
mombers representing evory loading
cotton manufacturing enterprise in
Now England. Tho aggregato capital
invested in mills roprosented by these
gentlemen is upwards of MOO.000,000.
?The coming rico crop, according
to the Pittsburg Dispatch, promises to
be larger than tho largest crop yet re
corded, that of threo years ago. when
tho total yield appromimated 20,000
000 bugs.
RbOQUENT FIGUUKS.
Compiled from tho Omolal Records
<>t the War for Bout hern Indepen
dence.
Iu his addross to Camp Klon, at
Rldoway, Id Pairfleld County, Col.
John P. Thomas gavo the following
?gureb to show the skill of the Confed
erate leaders as wjll as tho valor of
tho private soldiers, stating that the
disparity appeared from tho otlluial
records on each side:
Seven Days' Matties around Rich
mond?
McClellan.115,000
Lee.80,000
Federal excess.35,000
Second Manassas?
Pope.75.000
Loo .49,000
20,000
Sharpsburg?
McClellan .87,000
Leo .37,000
50,000
1'Tcdorlcksburg?
Burnsldo. 100,000
Leo....78,000
22,000
Cbancollorsvillo?
Ilookor .132,000
Loo .57,000
75,000
Gettysburg
Moado .105,000
Lee .62,000
43,000
W ilderness to Petersburg,
at opening of tho campaign?
Grant..\.141,000
Loo .-..V$1,000
77,00
WildornoHs io Cold Harbor?aggrc**
gate of all troops?
Grant.102,000
Loo .78,000
114.000
Federal loss at Wilderness, Spottsyl
vania, North Anna and Cold Harbor
(?0,000 men, as glvou by Swinton, the
Northern historian.
On tho authority of Loo himsolf
there wore, when ho retreated from
Petersburg, but .'l.'I.OOO Confederates
from tho Chickabominy on tho loft to
Dinwiddio Court House on the right,
while Grant, Mareh 1, 1805, had an ef
fective total of all arms, including
Ord's and Sheridan's forces, of 102,000.
There woro at Appomattox, April 0,
1805, in line of battle, present for duty,
8,000 votoraus.
Col. Thomas siated that his author
ity for tho figures given wus tho Con
federate text book, " Four Years with
General Loo," tho author boing Col.
W. NJTaylor, whoso privilege it was to
occupy tho position of a coniidontial
Staff ollicer with Gen. Loo during the
ontiro period of tho war for Southern
independence, as Col. Taylor himsolf
claims in tho preface to his admirable
argument, based upon indisputable
facts, and which bears witness to tho
matchless valor of the Confederate
soldiery.
Story's famous " Hymn of the Con
quered,'' in tiio light of such figures,
is in order :
" Speak, history ! Who are life's victors?
Unroll thy long annals and say
Are they those whom the world calls the
victors,
Who won the success of the day?
The Martyrs, or Nero, the Spartans who fell
at Thermopylae's tryst,
Or the Persians and Xerxes?"
THE CONKEDKItAT 10 GOLD.
Ex-Governor Kullock. Delivered a
Large Quantity in Augusta -He
TclK an IntercHtiiiK Story About Oic
Incident.
I0v-Govornor Hufus 13. Bullock was
in New York tho otuer day, and whilo
there talked in a vory interesting
manner about tho gold of tho Southern
Confederacy. In its introduction to
tho article, tho Now York Advertiser
has this to say :
" Before Richmond fell and before
tho Confederacy had given up tho
ghost those in power evidently saw
ihe crash coming, and all the ?old in
tho treasury of tho fast crumbling gov
ernment was hastily sent Southward.
It was safoly doposited in a bank in
Augusts, Ga., and as tho legatees of tho
dofunet government havo uover come
forward,It may bo thoro yet. It was
conveyed to Augusta in sealed boxes,
and the total sum wus about $1,500,000.
Thoro is no stirring romance connect
ed with tho journey of tho gold, but
the man who had it in charge, slopt
with it and finally delivered it, rolatos
an interesting story :
"The only Republican, perhaps, in
tho South who has boon socially ostra
cised is Ex-Governor Ruf us B. Bullock,
of Atlanta. Ho Is more proporly a na
tional li ?publican nud a Southern
Stato Democrat. Ho was born In
Bethlehem, N. Y.. and wont South
sumo years boforo tho war. During
tho latter days of tho war he wus uct
ing ?b assistant quartermaster general
und manager of the oxproaa service for
the Confederacy. In the lattor capa
city ho had charge of the tranaportu
tion of tho gold."
In giving tho atory of the gold, Mr.
Bullock said :
" 1 was commanded to go to Colum
bia, S. C, and tako all tho gold thero
bolonging to tho Confederacy to Augus
ta, Ga. It was In tho early spring of lK<>f>,
threo months before Luo surrendered
ut Appomuttox. Richmond had not
surrendered, but I presume that those
lu charge of tho government know
that it was only a question of time
when tho city would succumb and nat
urally they did not wish tho Federals
to secure, probably, all tho gold tho
Confederacy possessed. I have noth
ing to say its to how tho gold got to
Columbia, but it was there, and the
exigencies of war required that it
should bo carried still further South.
My orders woro explicit, and as acting
assistant quartermaster gen <ral and
manager of tho Confederate Fx press I
wont to Columbia prepared to execute
tho orders. I hud aomo six wagona
and recolvod the gold in sealed boxoa
and kogs amounting to *I,500,(MM). Of
course 1 kept quiet a I. tho object of
ray visit to Columbia because gold ia a
mighty temptation and I did not care
to bo ambuscaded und robbed. Strange
to say, I had no military oscort what
ever, hut only the regular teamsters
and express mon in the service. The
road was open to Augusta, and wo ap
prohendod no attack from the Fodorals,
aa they woro many miles nwuy under
Gonoral Sherman. Aftor loading tho
wagons with tho auriferous motal we
started out of the city. Wagons, of
course, woro going ovorywhero in
those warlike times, and 'little hood
was paid to my small train. I had as
my assistant George W. I'arrott, now
prosidont of tho Capital City Bank of
Atlanta, who was thon In charge of
? tho Tonnessoo Hlver Fquipraont. Ho
is a splendid man, and being young,
I enthusiastic and couragoous, on that
' memoral occasion, folt that I had a
valuable Uoutor|ant In him. In fact, I
know 1 could rely upon him incaso?f
any emergency.
" Mr. Parrott is one of our foremost
citizens, uud I may add that I felt
! quite safe with that large amount of
i gold in transit as long as he was my
assistant. In tho language of tho late
Jeremiah Hush, the fearless Western
statesman, 'We seen our duty and wo
done it.' But I digress. Our wagons
lumbered southward and the gold grew
heavier. Wo eros6od oroeks, ram
shackle bridges, iuu' had miles of not
very gocd roads. Tho mule drivers
popped their whips, swore in that fa
miliar stylo which tho mulo is accus
tomed to hear, and away we went, put
ting miles between us and Columbia.
Telemagno after Ulysses left tho siege
of Troy nad great difficulty in finding
his father, but wo had no trouble what
ever in tracing tho way to Augusta.
The noaror we came tho happier wo
all were, because wo oxpocted to rost a
few days after depositing tho treasure^
Ono dusty aftornoon wo rollod into the
city and wondod our way to the Me
chanics' Bank. The few ablo bodied
citizens, and precious few thoy wore,
who passed noar tho bank on that day
saw six wagons discharging tho auri
ferous freight. This bank, by tho by,
was the Confederate sub-treasury.
" What became of all that gold, Mr.
Bullock ???
"It is none of my business. I do
livorod tho gold and got a receipt for
it. As tho novollst of the old style
would say, my mission boing ondod, 1
turned my horses' heads In another di
rection and thought no more of tho
Sreclous burden I had safoly dolivorod.
ew fields and sconces awaited mo and
tho gold of tho Confederacy was never
more seen by mo, except by tho bright
candle of imagination in after years."
ItEMKDY FOR NEURALGIA.
A Familiur Plant is Claimed to be a
Specific.
Joseph Bonaparte, ox-king of Spain
1^(1 Naples, and elder brother of the
fe^v/Napoleon, lived for a number of
yoarb^jg. Bordontown. He and Com
modoroan.e^vart wore close frionds,
and it was onN^bo ad>n^''n V \Viioifttt?.,.
that tho I'Yenclunnn "mTtt*^B|^|ii,^>"'<':
for a number of yoars on the n*nk*s'\?.^
tho Delaware. One day a workman of I
Uonapart'sc was attacked so violently
with neuralgia that tho attending
physician said ho could uot, livo more
than a day or two, unless he ootainod
relief. Tho sufferer had tho agonizing
ailmont all through his body, and
was in such torture that death would
hive been welcome.
At this crisis the proverbial old wo
man appeared, and tho poor fellow, by
bei directions, was swathed from head
to fo >t in the common burdock loaf.
Twenty-tour hours later he resumed
work in the haytield.
Some time afterward neuralgia seiz
ed Stewart's right log, and forced him
to bed. He suffered excruciatingly,
and when Bonaparte sent the same
woman to him ho told her ho would
submit to any experiment that hold
out hopo. Tho woman camo with an
armful of burdock leaves, from which'
she had removed tho ribs, and tho
limb was bound in them. After a time
Stewart fell asleep, and ?dld not
awaken for hours..
When ho opened his oyos there was
no pain in tho limb. Ho supposed,
however, it was because he had se
cured an easy position, and ho lay for
a long time without moving. Finally,
by way of experiment, he timidly
twitched his great toe; there was no
answering twinge. Then he worked
the ankle: still there was no pain.
Then tho whole limb was swung back
and forth with much vigor. Tho next
moment the happy victim eramltted
shouts and leaped out upon the lloor,
for tho neuralgia was gone.
Commodore Stewart was later in
command of the l'hiladolphia navy
yard, and he told his brother officers
of tho wonderful remedy.
"Some months afterward," said ho,
" 1 was surprised by acall from several
ladies, wives of tho officers whom I
know. I inquired to what 1 was in
debted for tho honor of tho visit, and
thoy replied that they had called to
thank mo for my remedy for tho neu
ralgia, which I had told their hus
bands, and which in their cases had
produced tho happiest results. I as
sured thorn that I was very glad to
learn that such was the fact: but when
they said tho neuralgia was in their
heads, I expressed regret that thoy
must have beer, obliged to part with
their hair. 'Oh, no,' they made haste
to answer, 1 'we just put it on over the
hair, and it answered perfectly.'"
Tho commodore always resorted to
the burdock, for, of course, tho neural
gia was liable to return. Ho found,
after writing a good deal, that it was
liable to attack him in tho wrist, in
which ovont a never failing remedy
was at hand. There were always a
largo number of the plants growing
during tho season on his placo.
Tho method is to romovo tho ribs
from tho leaves and then simply hind
thorn over tho part alVectcd, every por
tion of which should he covered. Tho
rem od y certainly can hurt no one. and
may bo tho moans of preventing a
great deal of suffering.
a Revil.br Struck dumb.?a
special to tho Savannah Morning
News from Athens, Ga., tells of a
remarkable incident that occurred at
a big Methodist revival in progress
for the last wook at High Shoals, 14
milos from that place. William
Hogewood, living at High Shoals, was
Once a Methodist, but had turned un
believer. Ho would attend tho meet
ings, go in the church, but soon
coming out would got a crowd around
him and ridicule the whole proceed
ings. Sunday afternoon, while loudly
railing against religion, etc., and while 1
in the midst of a sentenco, lie suddenly
stopped, and has not spoken since
Everything possible has been dono to
restore bis speech, but to no avail.
Tho man is sound and hearty in every
Other rospeet. Ho wont to the church
yesterday and was soon by tho minister
to bo shaking all over. Ho took paper
and pencil and wroto a few lines and
handed the noto to tho pastor, who
read it to the mooting. It was : "I
am doomed to hell. I now believe
thoro is a hell. Pray for mo." The
affair has caused an immonsc sensation.
Ho is still dumb.
?It is predicted that before many
years tho sunllowor will coino Into gen
oral cultivation in this country Asa
plant it has no superior -for vigor, rapid
growth and prolific yiold of seod, loaves
and stalk, ail of which can bo utilized.
Tho seeds are especially good as food
for fowls, and when mixed with grains
they are relished by all farm animals.
Fifty bushels of soed to tho aero is a
fair ylold, and this will produeo fifty
gallons of oil worth $1 a gallon. In
China a valuable liber, used in silk
weaving, is obtained from tho stalks,
bud thoy aro of sorvico as a fuel and a
Bturoe of potash. Tho orientals mix
tloir tobacco with cured sunllowor
haves, which aro also rich in honey
and wax. Tho sunllowor grows rlot
OUtflyJn tho United States, and stands
all extremes of woathor woll. Plainly,
it is ouo of nature's great gifts, but as
yot unapproe' *"d
BT ATE) MOWS IN ltltlKP.
interesting Notes from Various Soi
des?
?O'Neill Sous, of Charleston, ro
oeived the Brst now oroy oiLr-loe, ou
30th ult., twenty-five barrels irdm-t^e
plantation of J. Louis Lubruoe, George
town County. This is tlio third con
secutive year Labrue ? 'ins marketed
the first r'co.
?Prof. Cbarlos H. Smith. Boanoial
agent of Wofford * !olh ge has returned
from a business trip through Smith
Carolina in tho inter St of tbe uullogc.
Professor Smith thiuks that the out
look for a huge enrollment at Wofford
this year is very promising.
?The State Hoard of Control has
begun cutting down the salaries of
certain dispensers. The object is to
got tho salaries on u basis commensur
ate with tho work and it has boon an
nounced that tho salaries of several of
them has boon materially reduced.
?It is tho intention of the Columbia,
Now berry and Laurens Railroad peo
ple to build the nine miles from
Laurens to Clinton, hut for the present
they will utilize the truck of tho
Laurens Railroad, now in tho hands
of a receiver. Permission has been
grunted and and the trains will run in
about two weeks.
?Tho meeting of the railroad com
mission on September l will bo one of
tho most important it has held in
many years. Tho matter of tho gen
oral revision of rates is to be considered,
and it is intended and desired to have
a general and full discussion of the
matter. The commission desires to
hoar all sides of the question of rates
on fortlizors and cotton and other mat
tere?
?A Darlington special to The News
and Couriorsays that reliable informa
tion tolls of a terrible double tragedy
that occurred In tho Swift Crook sec
tion of Darlington County. Ambrose
Adams shot and instantly killed his
son-in-law, Dorscy Atkinson. Both
men fired simultaneously, it is said,
Atkinsou being killed und his fathor
ln-law mortally wounded. A*.ktv^r *
was shot in the heart and Adams re
pai.Ved tho load in his abdomen. The
L^/.ftble wan paused by Atk inson strlk
jjjkhis moMi|?fei lau . The men are nil
^Wite, well to do and resucnlcd.
G ION 10 HA 14 MOWS SUMMARY.
Liatest Items and Curious Notes IVoill
Our Exchanges.
? It in not generally known that the
custom of keeping birthdays is many
thousand years old. It Is recorded in
Genesis, xl., 20: "And it uamo to
puss tho third day, which was I 'huraoh's
birthday, that lie made a foast unto all
his servants."
?A lover who addressed a love
scented letter to the object of his afToo
tions. asking the young lady to become
his partner through in>\ iuscribod on
one corner of the onvolope, ?Sealed
proposal.'' The result was ho was
awarded tho contract.
?The Kansas City Star says that in
the groat horse raising state of Wyo
ming the lower grades ol hoi'sos arc no.v
being sold for *:t a doz -n. while sound,
unbroken mustangs can bo had for $1
oaoh, and a thoroughly broken horse,
sound in oveij way. for from $0 to $8.
? Hon. Emory Spoor, United States
Judge for the Southern Circuit ol
Georgia, has been chose oral ?r for the
opening exercises of tho Cottoi States
and International Exposition and bus, ou
signified Iiis acceptance of tho In,^* T(-m,n
tion in a letter received by Pros"..
Collier.
?Tho trial trip of tho battleship
Texas, the llrst vessel of the n< w navy
liuilt by the government, will take
place from Hampton lioads about
September5th. The trial will b for
the purpose of testing tho machinery,
which was furnished by private eon
tract.
?He/.okiah Uoborts, a young far h r
at Butler, Ky.. cut Iii? wlfeVi tbr at
and then cut his own throat, Ho died
instantly, and. . .,? hurt.
lie Is supposed to have been Insane.
The bloody deed was witnessed by
their three oh I Id ron, aged from one to
four years.
? A special to.the Atlanta Cont Itutioil
from Tallulah Ealls say.- that Seymour
Keener has been convicted all 'avion,
Ga., and sontenoed t<> bo hanged
October 18. Keener killed his two
cousins, Leoniu and Ar zona Mo >r< . on
Sunday afternoon, .lane 2.1. TliOI't
has never boon ii ie. ai hanging in
Babun County.
?Two blooming, buxom country
girls, apparently eighteen years of
age, wheeled to .Napoleon, (>.. Wednes
day arrayed In striking bloomers.
This was a little loo much for a half
dozen staid and prim womi n, who lied
from the streets. It wa-. Napoleon's
lirst ease of real untamed bloomers.
The girls are daughters of wealthy
farmers living a short distance from
Napoleon. They had read about bloom
ers and proposed to do what Ui sy sup
posed ' heir city sisters do. Toe latter
did not take kin * " ?Vlltion,
and four of tncm. all woll-kn iwn young
women, gatUoiod a en.a ; ol irehlns
aou witii tureut oi puysiciu ii rci* ,urovo
i m two oyol 1st out of town. L'iic I -t
day they can got away from tho h ir
vest liolda tho fathors of thotwobloi in
or girls will go to Napoleon 1 > pro.so
??nt.o those who Insulted their daugh
tors.
?in one of Oonoral Benjamin F,
Butler's political campaigns, .-ays Tho
Boston Budget, he was to spi ak in a
hall which had a small aperture ovor
the speaker's desk. Some ol tho
youngei and dare-devil oloinont soorot
ed themselves in the loft from which
the hole opened and at an impressive
moment in the gonerul's speech a huge
wooden spoon suspended by a cord was
seen defending slowly from tin: ceiling.
TheelToct upon t oaudionco was Instan
taneous, and lamid rouim of laughtor,
in which even t ie digniliod OCCUP^'
of the platform in uld not help i'
the spoon pursUou its uo.vuwuru uoi
halting only when directly opposite
the. speaker's face. Mr. litith r gazed
calmly at tho cause of the merriment
Then, reaching for the trophy, he .-aid
gravely. ''Hello! There's one 1
didn't get." and, pocketing tiie prize,
ho resumed h is add re s.
?Capt, Simon llorscly, a man who
served with distinction under Oon.
Forrest, died tit til hotn brother
in Arkansas last week. Intimate
friends have known for some time
that ho knew of Iho killing of the
noted Confederate, Qiantrnll, hut. the
facts did not become generally known
until after his death, lie was sent
?is a recruiting officer by Oon. Forrest
Into Kentucky, and its Quantl'oll was
returning from a rultl lie atuppod in
tho vicinity of Bardstown and bogan
dopredations. Hersoly, at tho request
of citi/.ons, there waited on Quautrell
and asked him to desist, but Qiiantroll
would not listen to the demand. He.
was warned to make no more raids
on the property of Kentucky Confed
erates, and the two nu n separated.
It was in the spring of 1805, ami Quan
troll bocamo desperate. He mule
another raid, and during an ongagO
inent was kille I. It had been gener
ally believed that Q/UPU.trel I was killed
oy Federal troops. > ^ \
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