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I iI 1.77 ESALSE 186 -). NNWERY S.C,TURDYP THE TILLMN CAINCr:. The Executive Con:mittee of ti.e Farmers' AmmcIation Discuss the Wtuation--A Platform tobe Publiiched. [Special to the News and Courier. COLUMmA, S. C., April 2'.-The Pow. executive connittee of the Farmr ers' Association of South Carolina mhret in the sitting room of the Grand Cenl tral Hotel this evening and are still in session at 11.-20 p. im., in fact just enter ing upon their work. Seven ofthe nine members of the committee were pres ent, as follows: D. K. Norris, Anderson. president; B. I. Tillman, Edgefield; .1. L. M. Berley, Lexington; H1. R. Thon as, Sumter; E. P. Moore, Chester; J. B. Morrison, Berkeley; and J. E. Tin dal, Clarendon. There were present and in conference with the eonnittee various invited friends, whose names President Norris did not consider it necessary to announce. When a repre sentative of the News and Courier ask ed Col. Norris a few minutes ago what the object of themeeting was he replied that it had been called to formulate a policy to govern the Ass->ciationt in the future. He said that the cohmluittee proposed to give the results of the meet ing to the public in any event, and would be glad to have them puilished in the News and Courier at the earliest moment. In order, however, to take the sense of the etriittee on the s:b ject the Rexrter asked Col. Norris to consult with his colleagues. These c~i leagues were evidently not of Col. Nor ris's liberal opinions, for in a few min utas the president returned from the meeting room and stated that th.e con mittee would not announce the result of their deliberations until their plan of action had been perfected. Whether this plan would or _ would not be per fected to-night Col. Norris could not say, but he declared that the connit tee would attempt to do the work. The Tillman committee is still iat 1.20 a. m.) in session. A lengthy address has been adopted embodying the de mand fora farmers' college and rein forced by the Clemson bequest. After the adoption of this address, prepared presumably by Capt. Tillman, the com mittee with little discussion determined to pledge every candidate for the Leg islature to the support of the policy out lined in the platform. This was done by a unanimous vote. Then the rela tion of the committee to the Cita' was broachd. c'rt. Tillhuu e,tt...z-Md . the institution vigorously. M& ..J4 that the fight against it could be made on the ground that the six hundred dollars paid for the ::upport of two bene ficiaries in the Citadel would suffice to enable eight or twelve farmers' sons with the addition of their mhanual labor to educate themselves in a farmers' col lege. In the Michigan (ollege, he stated, it cost less than $504 in cash to educate a boy for ayear. He further stated that a good point against the Citadel was that nine out of ten of its students were the sons of the broken-down aristocrats of South Carolina. T1his assertion re ceived no dissent. WVhenr the question was about to be put as to whether thre Farmers' Associattionl would demand the abolition of the ('itadel, one of those present advised the meceting to keep their opposition to the Citadel quiet until the farmers' college was ol. ained. With that lever securedl they ild antagoJnize the Citadel with sue It was unwise at present to an-i ze the military element. The son to the Citadel semedt to be -A eOcfere, believed to be ', Duncanl, of Newberry, -. 'tadel had no excuse for c ell as can he under C have deLerimned - \S'nai s the I far neard college.mni h vr aeo One f.te cnfeaes p rmalye Prsdn Norsanucdta ea coresoded with prominent mei sig canidae fo heLgiltueo erlthe topts.is, dl you the a- ert farmers' collegei the ve fae-o tie aneneyaed wh as oean uther rerencent aeormi,ml e tyhadhenly acopred with Geoiaiii'i andC Nort al byear coues ive reyardtin pldw ing salaides feor the egsate onl This reomatte was dillused for m timeparat fitrsedg to be nra oifnyionea ae demad wor meatrenc metencht and rm ould tey aonlar to polttay. slaylst fth tt It apnipared frotheri diusioth - CMr.inll,l Fotylaretno,said wate'lrr a couldomie ofsoe byrt cpt. down themalaies nof anft o. Tte fom tihe pledgi eel to be than e wasreel oiniousted. Th Tillmanii fordesteati thallbay oiet ot o n o the apsedgre tolle (iantl wae Clemsm liac-, to be (lndowe.I with all the agri cultural funds frott the Federal Gov erlnent and the privilege tax. The ah:)litiun of the depa twneint of agricul ture, the <iestion of abolishing the three experiment sZatiols and the m ethed of :-eleting the six State trus- E tees for the (k niso I college were all talked aoIt. It seeied to be feared that if the ex- 1 p,eriient stations were attacked Spar tal llurg and Darlingt >n1 counties would ( fight the separate cllege. No decisive t vote has been taken on several of the t (uestions raised, but there is a disposi- L tiun to alltglize every existing inSti- t tutioln if it can1 be done without detri- a lmlent to the chalices of tile college. It e is likely now that the session will last t long after Thle News and (ourier has gone to press. s - - . t Cotton Mills Down South. [From11 the New York Herald.] 1 The -New Ella1i:ld cotton mill own ers must keep their weather eye open t and wa:tchl a new mlovemen-lt in the Southwest. The people down yonder are begin ning to reason anolg themselves. They says, in substance, We grow the cotton and send it up North to be made into 1] elotih. Then they put their thinking caps on and ask, Why cal't we build atills of our own and p- >c"ket tihe profits it 0f m.anufacture ourselves?t The answ'er cate in the sllape of two well equipped establislinents inl -New Orleans. It was an experiment, f' e.'"rse, and the dollars went into the 11 +pec'uliti(i with somec tinlidity. Bu the spirit of competition was vigorous aId the love of an honest penny honn estly earned prevailed. Then a big building was put up in Wesson, Mis sissippi, for the smie purpose. Well, the venture was an admirable success ini both inlstanlces. The Wesson Colpiy is going to put tip another mill because the demand for its product has greatly increased, and the New Or- bi leans people will very soon follow suit. During the next twenty or thirty years the South will give us a pretty lively shaking up. Before the war, you know, they never dreamed of stripping for the race, and we had it all our own way. But the times have changed, fu and the nci1 of theSouth have changed is with theim. Now, what with their iron tl uinei1s, and their coal mines, and their ar new methods of agriculture, and their -,1 shrewd enterprise, and their eomnimer- so ial (laril;, -e al-ha.ve t - ueits--n t1 ed r and strik-e a livelier mN ait, or-well, what of it? This is a ? ree country,all a big and rich country, to and t'lere is room enough for generous li: rivalry to get a good deal of exercise to and make a good deal of money. at Are you ready, gentleluen? Then w w A Story of Whittier. [Boston Advertiser.] 5 "Did you ever hear the story of Whilttier and the cabbage?" asked anT oid friend~ yesterday ; "it may have bdeen toldl before, but it is worth re >eatig no'w. HeI hates the odor of ~ abbage, iike other sensible mecn, anmd k has a cordial horror of the right smell inl the wrong place, as Henry James t alls theo fragrancle of at dininer in tile ball way. One day, however, a cab bage was coked at Oak Knoll and mo' st of it was left over. In dleference to her cousin's olfactories the nmistress of the hiouse directedl tihe cook to piut the cold cabbage on the top) shelf in the pnitry until the next day. in the course of the afternoon 31r. Whiittier wvas seen digging in the gar dell. A miembler of the family asked hinm what he was going to do, but lie t putt her oflf with a mierr'y twinikle in his eve. Whlen, ini course of honseholdt events, tile cook soughlt the catbbage, it was gonle. M1r. Whittier had traced itt to its eyrie; he had clmbed up) and hadt hone it away inl triumph,li and il de anc (If domestic ecolnmy, had Lburied it ill the gardeir. I tell the stor'y as it was toldt to mie,"' satid his friend. tall it "H{ow die Poet pllantedl a Cab ~ boiled ." . r IA Romance at Lauxrens%. r( rieeniville News.) Lm.:sEs, April 18.-An incident oe eurredI in town yesterday, going to showv that Laurens is poetical as well as pro- I gresive. W. L. Harris, formerly of this laie, no(w living in Florida, has I for the past two wveeks been on a visit here. For a long time M1r. Harris has been attentive to M1iss Juno Taylor, a voung lady living in tile suburllbs of the town, but the parents (of the latter oh- I jee.tedl to thie miatch. Yesterdlay miorni ini. M1iss Taylor camlie inito townl, where'' she was m et by MIr. Harris wvith a buggy. The sequel is anI old story. They drove to Cross Hill, found a mreacher andl wer" married in the -Iurse( oft a few hours. The bride and rom have the congratulationls anid be,st wishes of our conunuil1nity. A IIoun~e for Mrs. Hancock. Wasix roN, April 16.-The PosIt will contain to-morrow an announce mienit that the house which has beenu purhlased by the frienids of Genl. Han cock was to0-day p)resenlted tol his w~idow ill ana infiormal mnann~er by the char man' of the commliittee, lhe p)assinig ov'er to 11cr a deced in fee simiple to) the premn se.~ T[he house is a four-story brown stonle and pressed birick front, and is handsomeiv furnished and decorated throughout. I in is situated oni tihe cor ncr o'f :lst anId It streets. onieof the best sectionls ini thle ciy. Mi's. HIancoc8k wil prbb taei tediate possessionl, she being at presenit the guest of her a h,s.an brother, ('ot. John Unnieock. RATHER DEEPLY IN DEBT. r It he Only Living Survivor of the Signers of t Confederate Bonds. t t A11 the bonds issued by the Confed- it rate government, amounting to an in- h efiniite nbiiijer of millions and all t verdue, were signed by Robert Tay- is r, of Virginia, Alex. B. ('litterall, of n \lalania, and Henry D. Capers, of a eorgia. Colonel Capers, who is a rothc of General Ellison Capers, is he only survivor of the three, and may e therefore regarded as responsible for he entire issue. He was in Greenville a few days ago and narrated a startling lt xperience he had during a recent visit s< > Philadelphia. He said : E "One evening while conversing with a: :ne gentlemen, Judge Pugh among n ienm, Mr. Moore, the proprietor of the y cindsor hotel, asked me to be intro- o uce to a friend of his. Of course I con- w 'nted and was introduced to a fine look- b ig man who met me with much digni- p: . He requested me to step aside and in n low tone of voice said that he was lad to meet ine. "I have long wished sl see you," said he. "I have in my of ossession a paper with your name $] gned to it, on which I would like to it ave the money." Well dear friend, a1 on know me pretty well, I think. I tl ever felt, for a few seconds, worse in sx 1 niv life. I knew that I was indebted h, sonic persons, but the idea that the h, -and, good time I was having was nr be knocked into a cocked hat by hav- w ig some ugly chip of mine thrust into w ly face made the sweat come in great ho rops on my forehead. "Well," said I, fo i know that I have debts, and I have ec > desire to deny this debt if I owe it." tb was then asked into the office of Mr. h: oore and the banker drew out a bond ed the Confederate States, No. 18 for k 0,000, and laying it upon the table y( ked: "Is that your signature?" sta es, sir," I replied, "and thank God I er ed to make it." You may imagine m it you cannot realize the scene." wj -_-____ ar Woman in Proverbs. p shi (Lipsconib's Monthly Magazine.] re re, Popular proverbs of all nations are tet 11 of unkind allusions to women. It dc rare indeed to find a popular saying Il at speaks well of the sex. "Women co e variable as April weather," say the i .rmans; "Women, wind, and fortune eu on change," say the Spaniards; while diU ind n Xprfinc crdOiauge~o" be omen are talkative: "A NWoman's is ngue wags like a lamb's tail" (Eng~ fr( h). "A woman's strength is in her m rgue" (Welsh). "Women are never wi a loss for words" (German). "Three c omen and three geese make a mar- gr :t" (Italian). "Foxes are all tail and la omen are all tongue" (French). "All pc omen are good Lutherans: they would se ther preach than hear mass'' (Dan- tb b). "A woman's tongue is her sword, 'sa id she does not let it rust" (Chinese). ea he are great blabbers: "To a woman -tr d a magpie tell what you would ei eak in the market-place" (Spanish). X oman conceals what she does not now" (English). "Woman can keep a ceret, but it takes a great many of ienm to do so" (American). They have ttle logic, yet their intuitions are b >metimes valuable: "Women are wvise 33 Phand, fools on reflection" (Italian). e: Take a woman's first advice, but not sa er second" (French) "A woman's 01 >unsel is no great thing, but he who g oes not take it is a fool" (Spanish). h Summer-sowni corn and womnan's ad- t< ice turn out well once in seven years"I~ ierman). "Women are watches thatg ep bad time" (Ibid). "It is some- . nes right even to obey a sensible Mie" (Servian). To the latter proverb p, ire hangs a tale. A Herzegovinianl a ece asked a kadi whether a man ought b Sobeyv his wife, and was answered in g Le negative. Then said the Herzecgo- ti iian, 4"My wife pressed mec this o torn ing to bring thee a pot of beef 1 net, ,ut I rejoice to know that I have t] .ne well ini disobeyingjter." "Veryi- 1: '," ret urned the kadi, "it is sometimes s ight even to obey a sensible wife." \om en are quar'relsomfe and self-will d: "Becaxuse is a woman's answer" English). "He that has a wife has trife" (French). "What a woman wills, iod wills" (Ibid.) "Gie her will, or he'll burst" (Scotch). Trhey. are vain nd greedy of praise: "WVoman ands naidenis must be praised, whether tru v or falsely" (German). "Every wo-t nan would rather be haadsomie than ood" (Ibid). They are untrustworthy: 'Beware of a bad woman, and put no rust ini a good one" (Spanish). They tust be handled roughly. Here are a [lat in, an Italian, and an English coup et which all teach the same ungallant loetrine: Nux, asinus, mulier sinAlli sunt lege ligata, Hwe' tria nil reete faciunlt si verbera Donel, a'ssIinI e noci oglionl' le manni atroce. A spaniel, a woman, and a walnuLtte The more they are beaten, the better they1 be. Much viser is the Scotch saying, "You may ding the deil into a wife, but ye'll ne'er ding him out o' her." With such catalogue of faults, it is no wonder that in French proverbial philosophy "A manm of straw is worth a woman of iold," that the Germans think "There are only twvo good women in the world: one of them is dead, and the other is lnot to be found," and complain that -A bag of fleas is easier to) keep guard over than a woman," that the Indians say, "W\omen~ rouge that they umay not blush." and "He that loseth his wife and a farthing hath a great loss of his farthing," that the Spaniards say, 'Th.r iSm(ily one had wvife. and every lan thinks he has her" (the Scotch, by he way, are so surprisingly gallant as a quote the same proverb with only J he "good" substituted for "bad"), and hat the proverbs of all nations unite 1 warning the bachelor, "Marry in aste and repent at leisure." "Yet, af ?r all, perhaps the wisdom of the ages r summed up in the Portuguese "Wo- e ten are supernumerary when present, ( id missed when absent." s Wages and Living Forty Years Ago. Ij --- b The Springfield Republican publishes v portion of the address of James Bart- a tte, an old citizen of Detroit, at the e ,mi-entennial of Michigan. Mr. h artlett is an intelligent workiugman t: id no rhapsodist. He had long been a 'I iaehinist in Massachusetts when e ung, and spoke of things within his b wn knowledge. His own recollection d ent back forty-five years, for he first d .gan in 1842, in a machine shop em- v oying about fifty men on cotton ii achinery for Lowell. He said : n "The wages of a machinist in this ii iop were $1 to $1.25 a day, one nabob t a pattern maker received the sum of t .50. They went to work at 5 o'clock e: the morning and worked until 7.30 tl night, with an hour for breakfast and b iree-quarters for dinner. It was 3 veral years before we obtained eleven r urs a day. It has now been ten ft surs a day for twenty-five years or fl ore, and we grumble at that, though e may get more than twice the wages li e did forty years ago; and we are t( ping to get the same or higher pay u r working eight hours. I know the c ndition ot the machinist is better d an when I first joined the guild. He b is better pay, better houses, better H ucation, living; and I hope he will n rep on improving for the next fifty tI urs. Large machine shops were bi irted before 1836. One in Lowell di iployed over 1000 men on cottor tt achinery. Now the country is dotted h, th them. For my part, I don't want y y more of the good old times. The h, esent time is the best we have ever of .d, though I hope not the best we et all ever see. in fifty years we have n luced our hours of labor from four- hi nm to eight hours a day, our wages are su ubled, and the necessaries of life are gc tich cheaper (a barrel of salt, which m t $3.50 years ago, has been sold in II ichigan for 75 cents). The great gr rse of drunkenness is very much u ninished. We live in better houses,L tter clothed ; a high school education to in reach of every child ; books are e to all ; the poorest laborer who tL ets with an accident in our streets 11 receive surgical aid that no king u uld purchase fifty years ago. Our eat railroads distribute the fruits of bor so labor so that famines are ii- a] sible. Beef killed on the prairie is nt all over the country, and supplies .e markets of Europe. Fish from the It seas and from our great lakes are .ten fresh all over the continent, and(t opical fruits are peddled around all ir streets." Niot Wothaacrifce. [The Argonaut.] "People buy. everything except oks," said the author of "Queen oney." "They draw the line at that travagance. Say a book costs $1, ..50, $.5- nobody can afford such an ilay. They will wait six months to~ it a soiled copy from a library-will r umiiate themselves to the last degree >borrow it-meanwhile, will spend L, $20, $30, $40, $100 and $500 fort reenhouse plants or cut flowers: they 'ill purchase trumpery dishes for bles and walls-adorn their own ersons with dead birds, feathers, bits ftinsel, glass; they will eat drink and e merry ; take pains to gratify to the 11est every sordid and sensual inclina on they feel. But books !-books are t of the question. Books, represent g,as they do, not the material but ie indestructible essence of human fe and art, are not worth making a terifice for." Water as a Medieine. [Harper's Magazine.] Ordinary drinking water, if taken in uantities, acts as a solvent and a luretic, and also increases the per piration if the temperature of the air be gh.. Taken in the quantity of one or wo quarts at a time, the diluent effect 'f water is often sufficient to eliminate .n excess of alcohol from the blood, as .fter taking too much wine. Another ffect of large draughts of water is to nake the pulse slower anid to diminish' lightly the normal temperature of the Increase of weight has been claimed L a rsult of systematic water drinking m retiring for the night. The latest researches does not bear out this ecr lusion. Water thus taken will pre-I rent any actual loss of weight, but it is 1ot shown that it wvill do anything ore. With the addition of a moderate stimulat, however, it has often a de ~idedly fattening effect. Money and'Goods at Abbevinle. [Press and Banner.1 There never was as much idle money in Abbeville as there is.at present, and there never were better stocks of goods in our stores. Our merchants have plenty of money and unlimited credit. One merchant said yesterday that he would be glad to let out $20,000 in money and goods in addition to his present contracts. With low freights and liberal dealing on the part of our merchants Abbeville is again on rising runds. BLAINE AND CONKLING. he Debate which Made them Enemies for Life. [ . S. Cox in New York Herald.] di, In answer to the question, "Were you fe' resent, Mr. Cox, when the contest oc- of urred between Mr. Blaine and Mr. a onkling in the House?" Mr. Cox re. lid: "Yes. It was the 39th Congress. I "I as not. a member, but happened to Gi e present. It was a wild scene. It m, egan with a little matter about Pro- Wl ost Marshal General Fry. It was not ek( great theme, but it aroused intense sh icitement, inasmuch as Mr. Conkling th ad insinuated some dishonesty against ha ie General. It was a hot debate. ior 'he Democrats stood aloof and observ- da El it, not without some satisfaction. It tu, egan as a great many of these troubles rai o in Congress, about the report of the W ebate. Mr. Conkling charged Blaine A] ith frivolous impertinence in putting ito the debate an imputation upon his mI iotives. It ended promptly some time kn i April, 1866, about this time twenty vo years ago. But it was renewed on Pli ie last day of April. It was a terrific Ce acounter between two men who were gei zoroughly ironclad by that time. It Col egan on that day with a demand from set [r. Blaine to have Gen. Fry's letter far -ad. Mr. Blaine conteniptuously re- arc rred to Mr. Conkling as 'the member in om the Utica district.' Im "Then the debate began. Mr. Conk- Ali ng in his measured, quiet, sardonic ide ne and humor threw his hot shot chi oi the iiember from Maine. Of rie >urse, the Democrats enjoyed it. This tut abate showed Mr. Conkling in his bet st light of repartee, so far as the bul ouse was concer '1. Several gentle- me en interposed to j., if they could, cot :e blows that were given and taken, suc it Mr. Blaine, who was skilled in the thi alectics and rules of the House, got last word, and after repelling what called 'the cruel sarcasm,' in which r. Conkling was an expert, he hoped would not be too severe in that mode ' handling his innocent self. 'The v'er ntempt of that large-minded gentle- feN an is so wilting; his haughty disdain, Ho s grandiloquent swell, his majestic, stri pereninent, overpowering turkey sea bbler strut has been so crushing to bui yself and all the menibers of this are ouse that I know it was an act of the ma catest temerity for me to venture are >on a controversy with him.' Then inc r I have met in Congress-Henry re 'inter Davis. lie referred to the 'lit- wa jocose satire' of Theodore Tilton- Jer :at the mantle of Davis had fallen pre >n the gentleman from New York,' yet id that that gentleman had taken it ex riously, 'and it had given an addition- ti strut to his pomposity.' 'It is strik- abc g, said Mr. Blaine; Hyperion to a w ytr, Thersites on Hercules, mud to g' arbe, dunghill to diaimond, a singed nu tt to a Bengal tiger, a whining pup tre a roaring lion.' "These phrases have never been re-" ated in the House with so much vin- Ev ietive animosity. But the Democrats t~ .joyed it. It was not their fight. S'EPPING INTO TIlE NEwSPA PERs. WASHINGTON, April 18.-Mr. Thos. eligan, of the patent office, an old . iend of Mr. Conkling, received the tu: >lowinIg letter from him three days a: fter his struggle with the blizzard of rie arch I2, which, it is believedl, was the th mote cause of his death: ci: 2 WALL STREET, March 1.5, 1888. pc My Dea'r Sir: Bless your kind soul! th .ou know that one cannot step into br he snow without stepping into the ewspapers. I had an ugly tramp in tv he dark-the lights out, from Wall treet up, over drifts so high that my :ed( bumped against the signs, and ta lug-outs op)posite the store-doors sud- tam enly letting a wayfarer down a foot or wo over fallen, snarled telegraph wires af .nd slippery places, with a blizzard in ront not easy to stand against, and so 'old as to close the eyes with ice, and ma [rifts were not packed. enough to bear m ip, in which one sank to the waist. w lumps and falls and strains and tugs w nade it quite an interest ing excursiona, si )ut not one wvort.h anybody's while to "i alk about. But many thanks to you it or asking about it... .. .. I hope you tm mud yours are well. Cordially yours,w RoscoE CoNKLING- a. -st A Send-off for senat or Butler. The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says : Senator Butler, of n Muth Carolina, is a (candidate for a g andidate for a third termn in the o: senate. Trhe So,uth Carolina Legisla- tl ture that meets next fall will be called upon to select his successor, as his term expires on the 4th of March next. So far he appears to have no opposition, nd it is quite likely will succeed him self. He was admitted to the Senate in 177, and is perhaps one of the most 1 popular men in the South to-day. He is an earnest and( untiring worker i in behalf of the interests of the Palmetto State, and his popularity with his political opponents in the Senate is a great advantage to him in matters of legislation. A Big Spectator Cut Short. ST. LoUIs, April 18.-Moses Fraley, one of the heaviest traders in grain in the city, closed out his contracts to-day at a loss variously stated at from $500), 000 to $750,000. Hie was a consistent bear, and was short 4,500,000 bushels of corn and 3,00,000 bushels of wheat on this market and Chicago. Fraley him self is reported as stating his losses to be ovr$50000. Louisa M. Alcott. Miss Louisa M. Alcott's life, in brief, is this : At sixteen a teacher: in the ir, a nurse to wounded and sick sol rs : then almost dead with typhoid er, which left her all the rest her life an invalid, but still writer whose books have been id by thousands of delighted readers, .ittle Women;" "An Old Fashioned rl," and "Little Men" have been the >st popular among students. She 'ote nothing that was not pure and vating. Her ideas .were high, and e got somewhat nearer to them than e majority of women of to-day. She ted the~ iutterfiy life of those fash iable flirts who live to dress and nee, and tried to make the intellee d1 and moral character of her gene :ion better by her pen and work. hat may girls learn from her? nong others, these. Noman has an equal chance with in in the world of thinkers. Mird ows no sex. Energy and application will accom sh success. Are brains necessary ? rtainly, but it is not necessary to be a iius in order to succeed. Miss Al t thought and wrote herself out of the tool-room into success, wealth and ne. Think is a mighty force. There thousands of girls who are study to-day in our schools who could ke life as much of a success as Miss ,ott did, if they would get their als above society success. The ef end of a woman is not to get mar :3. Marriage is a God-blessed insti ion, but nobility of thought is far ter. If marriage comes, let it come, by all means let intellectual and ral excellence come first. Miss Al t lived and died an old maid, and h an old maid as the world loves to uk about and honor. Modern Jerusalem. [Spectator.] 'he order of things in Jerusalem is y different from what it was only a years ago, and the change in the ly City is gradually undergoing, kes every traveler of eight or ten sons. Whole quarters have been re It, sanitation is cared for, the streets well lighted, clocks are placed on ny public buildings, and the gates no longer closed at sundown to the nnvenience of residents and the eo o a isa , UIUf [Is of the ancient enclosure a "new usalem" is slowly rising, that at the sent rate of growth will in a few rs quite overshadow the old city, eeding it both in area and popula a. Suburbs are springing up round Punt and extending, notably on the stern side. And as Herr Schick, the ernment surveyor, estimates the mber of dwellings to have "probably bled" in five-and-twenty years, ne idea may be formed of the rate at ieh Syria is making progress, not thstanding many serious disadvan es. Just From the South. [From the Hartfort Courantt] A Hartford gentleman recently re rned from a southern trip is exuding arge amount of picturesque expe ncess. At Richmond, for instance, e intelligent colored person who offi ted as coachman and guide, after inting out localities made notable by e late war, finally pointed to an d ick house and said: "D'ye see that ole house with the -o trees in front?" "Yes, what's the matter with that?" "That, sah, is the place where Cap in John Smith discovered Pocahon "Is that so'? What did he do with her ter he discovered her?" "Oh, he married her." A t Charleston the flags were at half s one day for the death of a local agnate. Here another colored guide as appealed to for information as to hy thle flag on the city hall was in ch a position. He gravely replied that t was always so; they couldn't raise any higher." He pointed out a cer ,in monument as the place where orge Washington was buried. This as not quite satisfactory to the seeker *ter knowledge, who, seeing on the one shaft a bronze tablet, asked Mose hat was on the tablet, and was told, keep ofTde grass." Our friend professes entire sympathy ith the other fellow, who, having >ne south "for change and rest,'" said a his return that the darkies got all 1 change and the landlords the rest. Mr. Conkling's Fee. [Rochester Union.) Thlere is a story of two Rochestel e who lately were in New York on igal business. It occurred to them t onsult Mr. Conkling, and they did sc t some length and very much to thei: tisfaction. As -they rose to go th~ pokesman said : "Mr. Conkling, w bank you for your advice which il 'ery valuable to us. When we ge ionic we will send you a check foi ;500." "Oh no, gentlemen," said th< .x-Senator, "don't do that. I am onl; oo happy to be of service to you, an< nake no charge. You are quite wel ome, but when I do charge, my fee ;5,000. A Straw for Cleveland. BFFA LO, N. Y., April 18.-At tb Democratic caucus in Buffalo to-nigi Cleveland delegates were elected in a -m.e war ih no opposition whateve: THE CATAWBA INDANS. How they have Fought for South Carolina in the Indian, the Revolutionary and the Confederate Wars. [Yorkville Enquirer.] In searching into the history of the Catawba Indians,. I can find only one instance mentioned where they fought against the Carolinians, -and that was in the great Yamassee war of 1715. With this exception, they have fought bravely for the Carolinians. When Colo nel John Barnwell marched against the Tuscarroras, in North Carolina, forty one Catawba warriors accompanied him. When the fierce Cherokees, under the leadership of Occonostota and other kindred spirits, were waging their bloody war with the Carolina settlers, the Catawbas rallied around the stand ard of the pale faces and helped them fight against the Cherokees. During the dark days of the Revolutionary strugglej the Cherokees, with whetted tomakawks, again rushed down upon the Carolinians, but the Catawbas were their steadfast friends, and it is said that no Indians of this tribe were ever found in a British camp, nor were any of them tories. During the Confederate war the rem nant of the Catawbas offered to fight with the Carolinians, as their ancestors had done in the Revolution. They did fight ; some of them bled and died for the Confederate cause. Thomas Mor rison, the present Chieftain of the Ca tawbas, we are informed, was a scout in the Southern army. Thus we see that the Catawbas have fought for South Carolina in two In dian wars, in the Revolution and again in the Confederate war, and only in one war did they fight against the Caro inians. I have read extensively about the North American Indians, but I do not remember to have read of another Indian tribe who have been as firm friends to the Americans as the Cataw bas have been. If they were of a north ern tribe, their almost uniform friend ship would be largely dwelt upon in State history, and sketches of their deeds and devotion would appear in the magazines ; but being a southern, especially a South Carolina tribe, our State historians have never mentioned them as they deserved, and our people do not appreciate their history. How many people, in the State know .that they fought with the Carolinians aaist therokees aware of the fact that they were sol diers under the "Stars and Bars" of the Southern Confederacy. McDONALD FUEMAN. Ramsey, Sumter County, S. C. THE TOMB OF TEN BROECK. A Handsome Shaft of Marble Over the Grave of the Great Kentucky Horse [Cincinnati Enquirer.] One of the most interesting things that Mr. Harper showed mieon the Old Nantura stock farm was the tomb of the famous Ten Broeck. It stands upon the rising ground opposite his stable door. The grave has a huge pile of dirt raised over it and is enclosed with a picket fence. The enclosure is about twelve 'feet square. Last year this space was covered with a mass of flowers. Beyond the enclosure about six feet, and opposite the division between the doors of Ten Broeck's and Longfellow's stalls, is a monument of the finest Italian marble. It bears the inscription on the side facing the tomb: "Ten Broeck, bay horse, foaled on Nantura stock farm, Woodford County, Ky., June 29, 1872. Died June 28, 1888. Performances: 1 mile, 1 39k; 15, 1.59}; 2 miles, 3.27k; 22, 4.8k.; 3 miles, 5.26k; 4 miles, 7.151." The work was executed by Burke, of Versailles. Mr. Harper said that it was his intention when Longfellow died to bury him in a similar grave opposite his std'1 door and upon the side of the monument facing it to inscribe upon the marble his name and achievements and then inelose the whole with an iron picket fence, taking in more ground, probably an eighth of an acre in all, which shall be a flower garden forever. What is an Anthem ? The old story of the British sailor's account of his experience at a cathedral service on shore is again being told, and is worth retelling.' He was particularly enthusiastic in his description of the singing of an anthem. "What's a hanthem ?" asked a listener. "What, do you mean to say you don't know what a hanthem is?" "Not me." "Well, then I'll tell yer. If I was to say to yer, 'Ere, Bill, give me that 'spike," that wouldn't be a hanthemn. But was I to say, 'Bill-Biil-Bill-giv -.giv-gir-give me, me that-Bill. giv me, give me that hand, give me that, handspike, spike-spike-Bill, give-give me that-that hand-hand spike, hand-handspike, spike, spike spike-spike, ah-men, ah-mien: Bill gevemethathandspike, spike, ah-mien! Why, that would be a hanthem." Death of Dr. Agne w. NEv YoRK, April 18.-Dr. CorneliuE R,. Agnew died at 2.45 this afternoon. He was one of the consulting physi eicans in Conkling's case when th< trouble in his ear developed. He die( from peritonitis, for which no cause ha: been assigned. He was an emimen specialist in diseases of thc eye and ear t CRouP, WHOOPING COUG H and Bron I chitis immediately relieved by Shiloh' Cure. The Girl Who "Sassed" Her Mother.. Maude W. dwelt in a marble hail, With marble steps at the door, While her father owned a dozen bloel s, And was worth a million or more. Her cheeks were roses, her teeth like pearls, Her eyes were cerulean blue, And her head was crowned with c'us tering curls Of poetical golden hue. But alas ! alas ! that it came to pass This beautiful tirl had learned to "sass' Her mother. Miss Maude had a lover, manly and tall, With a heart as true as steel ; He was handsome, clever, and wealthy withal, And honest from head to heel. -- While mounting the marble steps ozie day, With intent his love to declare, He heard a loud and angry voice, Whose accents made him stare. He listened (alas! that it came to pass), And heard his beautiful darling ' sass" Her mother. He turned him round-he sought the ground He quickly walked away ; As he passed down the street he dark ly frowned, And this I heard him say : "I'm sorry, alas, that it came to pass, But, Miss Maude, you'll ne'er have a chance to "sass." My mother. So still she dwells in her father's halls, And no more her handsome lover calls, But a "little bird" told Miss Maude one day 'he reason why he went astray, and I'm happy to say that it came to pass 'hat never again did she dare to "sass" Her mother. -Northern Christian Advocate. HONORS TO A HERO Presentation to Judge Kershaw of His Oown Portrait by his Soldiers. [Special to the Greenville News.] COLUMBIA, S. C., April 18.-Richland ourt House was filled to overflowing A-night, the occasion being the pre ;entation of a life-size oil portrait of aimself to Judge J. B. Kershaw by sur iving members of his brigade. It was . distinguished assembly of representa :ive citizens of the State, among whom were many ladies. The portrait was presented by his brigade through. CoJ ael William- H. Wallace, who spoie generous and manly virtue." Judge ershaw was thoroughly overcome and was greeted with deafening cheers. His reply was appropriate. With the mem >ries of Virginia's battle fields crowding upon him and amid thoughts of his eomrades' love he spoke of old times; and brought tears to many veterans' eyes. He thanked then: cordially and with a welling heart for their expres sions of their love and sympathy. .Evolution of the Table. It was late in the fourteenth century when the first evidences of art in the shape of silver cups were noticeable on the buff'et. The dishes were made of pewter or wood, and spoon of bone, wood, andl spoon of bone, wood or silver. Knives were rare, and on that account guests invited to feasts carried their own knives. Forks came in use still later, and for long years after their introduction they were considered ridiculous affeetation and foppery, and not nearly so convenient as one's own fingers. The lord and his lady dipped their fingers into the same cup. Even the queenly Elizabeth,with all her elab orate ideas of etiquette, was content to carry her food to her mouth with her fingers, and at first despised the newly invented forks as unseemly and awk ward. Very gradually the dining hall grew in comfort and splendor. Dishes of gold and silver were made, and so eager were the nobles for them that they would sacrifice anything to possess them. The salt-cellar was for a long time the article of highest importance upon the board. It was a great afffair, and it stood directly in the center of the table ; it was the dividing line ; the nobles were seated above the salt, the commoners below, hence grew the proverb, "Below the salt." The pass ing of salt was a ceremonious custom, the guest throwing a pinch over his left shoulder and murmuring a bless ing. The salt-cellars were of t he most cu rious devices. Sometime they repre sented huge animals, sometimes a great' fullblown flower, or a slender stem, and again, they were in shape of a chariot mounted on four wheels, on which they were easily run down the table. The first glass eups5 came from Ven ice during the sixteenth century, and from that time on society began to lose many of its primitive ways, and be came, in a sense, more refind. Henry VII, was born with luxurious tester ; he had his banquet chairs sup plied with velvet cushions, ~and about this time the park:or "talking-room," as it was called, was introduced ; and here it was that the dames took refuge when the dinner had advanced beyond prudent limits, as it invariably did be fore the finish. The cook that presided over the kitchen in those days was not the counterpart of our nineteeth century Bridget, but he was an artist, and gen erally a man of quality. The ladies of the household, even those of noble birth, attended to many domestic du ties, making the bread, preserving the fruits ; while to understand the proper use of starch was considered a great ae omlishment.