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M Pi R-2-7. 1 .1 A, 4ii , , x~ r{ III ' l 1 " -ESTABLISHED 1865. NEWBERRY, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARC CLEVELAND'S SP EECH. "Sentiment in our Nationai 7.ife"-A Lesson from the Career of George Wash ingten. ANN ARBOR, MICH., February 22. Ex-President Cleveland, accompanied by Ex-Governor Campbell, of Ohio, Ex-Postmaster Don M. Dickinson, of Detroit, W. T. Bissell, of Buffalo, Cleve land's law partner, and Richard Wat son Gilder, editor of the Century Maga zine, arrived here at 11.45 from Detroit. The city was gaily decorated in honor of the distinguished party. Fully 2,000 students of the Tully University were gathered at the depot, and greeted the party with a blare of tin horns and with the University yell. Mayor Doty met the party as they alighted from the train and presented Mr. Cleveland with the freedom of the city in.a silver casket. The Ex-Presi dent replied with a few suitable words of thanks, saying that of all of the offi ces which he had held he had enjoyed none more than that of mayor. President Angell, of the University, was then presented, and a procession was fdrmed of the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti military companies, students and promineat t;citizens of this and other count 1!nd marched through the principa 'eets. After lunch at President Angell's residence, the party proceeded to Uni versity Hall, where at -3 o'clock Cleve land delivered an address on the sub ject of "Sentiment in our National Life." CLEVELAND'S ADDRESS. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentle men: Among a few holidays which the rush and hurry of American life con cede to us surely no one of a secular character is so suggestive and impres sive as the day we celebrate on this oc casion. We not only commemorate the birth of the greatest American who ever lived, but we recall as inseparably connected with his career all the events and incidents which led up to the es tablishment of free institutions in this land of ours, and culminated in the erection of our wondrous nation. The University of Michigan, there fore, most appropriately honors herself and does a fitting public service by es pecially providing for such an observ ance of the day as is calculated to turn to the contemplation of patriotic duty the thoughts of the young men whom 5she is soon to send out to take places in I hope it may not be out of place for me to express the gratification it affords me as a membar of the legal profession to know that.tie candidate of these exer cises has been committed to the classesof the law department of the University. There seems to me to be a propriety in this, for I have always thought the in fluences surrounding the practice and study of the law should especially in duce a patriotic feeling. The business of the profession is related to the en forcement and operation of the laws which govern our people, and its mem bers, more often than those engaged in other occupations, are called to a par ticipation in making these laws. Be sides, they are constantly brought to the study of the fundamental law of the land and a familiarity with its his wory. Such study and familliarily should be sufficient of themselves to increase a man's love of country, and they cer tainly cannot fail to arouse his venera tion for the men who laid the founda tions of our nation sure and steadfast in a written constitution, which has been declared by the greatest living English statesman to be "the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man." WASHINGTON A ND THE Co NSTITrUTION. Washington had more to do with the formation of the Constitution than our enthusiasm for other phases of the great work he did for his country usu ally makes prominent. He fought the battles which cleared the way for it. He best knew the need of consolidatmng under one Government the colonies he had made free, and he best knew that without this consolidation a wasting war, the long and severe privations and sufferings his countrymen had under gone and his owu devoted labor in the cause of freedom, were practically in vain. The beginning of auything like a public sentiment l(oking to the for mation of our nation is traceable to his efforts. The circular letter he sent to the G3overnors of the States, as early as the close of the war of the Revolution, contained the germ of th is Constitution, and all this was recognized by his unanimous choice to preside over the Convention that framed it. His spirit was in and through it all. But whatever may be said of the ar -gument presented in support of the Spropriety of giving the law classes the management of this celebration, it is entirely clear that the University her self furnishes to all her students a most useful lesson, when by decreeing the ob servance of this day she recognizes the fact that the knowledge of books she imparts is not a complete fulfillment of her duty, and concedes that the educa tion with which she so wvell equips her graduates for individual success in life and for business and professional use fulness, may profitably be supple mented;by the stimulation of their pa triotism and by the direction of their thoughts to subjects relating to their country's welfare. I do not know how generally suich an observance of Wash ington's Birthdayas has been here es tablished prevails in our other univer sities and colleges, but I am convinced .that any institution of learning in our land which neglects to provide for the instructive and improving observance -of this day within its walls falls short, of it attainable measure of uefrnirae and omits a just and valuable contribu tion to the general good. There is great need of educated men in our public life, but. it is the need of educated men with patriotism. The college graduate may be, and frequently is, knore unpatriotic and less useful in public affairs than the man who, with limited education, has spent the years when opinions are formed in improving contact with the world instead of being within college walls and confined to the study of books. If it be true, as is often claimed, that the scholar in politics is generally a failure, it may well be due to the fact that during his formative period, when lasting impressions are easily received, his intellect alone has been cultivated at the expense of wholesome and well regulated sentiment. THE VALUE OF SENTIMENT. I speak to-day in advocacy of this sentiment. If it is not found in extreme and exclusive mental culture neither is it found in the busy marts of trade, nor in the confusion of bargaining, nor in the mad rush after wealth. Its home is in the soul a'd memory of ma:- It has to do whn the moral sense. It reverences traditions, it loves ideas, it cherishes the names and the deeds of heroes and it worships at the shrine of patriotism. Iplead for it because there is a sentiment, which in some features is distinctively American, that we should never allow to languish. When .we are ;told that we are a practical and common sense people we are apt to receive the statement with approval and applause. We are proud of its truth and natural!y proud because its truth is attributable to the hard work we have had to do ever since our birth as a nation, and because of the stern labor we still see in our way be fore we reach our determined destiny. There is cause to suspect, however, that another and less creditable reason for our gratification arises from a feeling that there is something heroically American in treating with indifference or derision all those things which in our view do not directly arid palpably pertain to what we call with much satisfaction practical affairs, but which, if we were entirely frank, we should confess might be called money-getting and the betterment of individual con dition. Growing out of this feeling an increasing disposition is discernible among our people, which begrudges to sentiment any time or attention that might be given to business and which is ant to crowdout of mind any thought not directly related to selfish plans and purposes. A little reflection ought to convince us that this may be carried much too far. It is a mistake to regard senti ment as merely something which, if indulged, has a tendency to tempt to idle and useless contemplation of retro spection, thus weakening in a people the sturdiness of necessary endeavor and diluting the capacity for national achievement. The elements which make up the sentiment of a people should not be counted as amiable weaknesses because they are not .at 'all times noisy and turbulent. The gentleness and loveli ness of woman do not cause us to forget that sbe can inspire men to deeds of greatness and heroism; that, as wife, she often makes man's career nobler and grander, and that, as mother, she builds and fashions in her sons the strong pillars of a State. So the senti ment of a people which, in peace and contentment decks with flowers the temple of their rule, may, in rage and fury, thunder at its foundations. Senti ment is the cement which keeps in place the granite blocks of govermental power, or the destructive agency whose explosion heaps in ruins their scattered fragments. The monarch who cares only for his sovereignty and safety leads his subjects to forgetfulness of oppression by a pretense of love for their tradittons; and the ruler who plans encroachments upon the liberties of his people shrewdly proceeds under the apparent sanction of their senti ment. Appeals to sentiment have led nations to bloody wars which have destroyed dynasties and changed the lines of imperial territory. Such an appeal summoned our fathers to the battlefields where American indepen dence was won, and such an appeal has scattered soldiers' graves all over our land, which mutely give evidence of the power of our Government and the perpetuity of our free institutions. AMERICAN SENTIMENT. I have thus far spoken of a people's sentiment as something which may exist and be effective, under any form of government, and in any na tional condition. But the thought nat urally follows, that if this sentiment may be so potent in countries ruled by a power originating outside of popular will, how vital must its existence and regulation be among our countrymen, who rule themselves and make and administer their own laws. In lands less free than ours, the control of the governed may be more easily main tained if those who are set over them see fit to make concession to their sen timent; yet, with or without such concession the stong hand of force may still support the power to govern. But sentiment is the very life blood of our nation. Our Government was con ceived amid the thunders that echoed "All men are created equal," and it was brought forth while free men shouted "We, the people of the United States." The sentiment of our fathers made up of their patriotic intentions, their sincere beliefs, their homely im pulses and their noble aspirations, en tered into the government they estab tablished ; and unless it is constantly supported and guarded by a sen timent is pure a theirs, our srcheme no ponn lar rule will fail. _uotber and a diff erent plan may take its place ; but this which we hold in sacred trust, as it originated in patriotism, is only fitted for patriotic and honest uses and pur poses, and can only be administered in its integrity and intended benefi cence by honest and patriotic men. It can no more be saved nor faithfully conducted by a selfish, dishonest and corrupt people than a stream can rise above its source or be better and purer than its fountain head. None of us can be ignorant of the ideas which constitute the sentiment u:.derlying our national structure. We know they are a reverent belief in God, a sincere recognition of the value and power of moral principle and those qualities of heart which make a noble manhood, devotion to unreserved pa triotism, love for man's equality, un questioning trust in popular rule, the exaction of civic virtue and honesty, faith in the saving quality of universal education, protection of a free and un perverted expression of the popular will, and an insistence upi; a strict accoun tability of .public officers as servants of the people. These are the elements of American sentiment, and all these should be found deeply imbedded in the minds and hearts of our countrymen. When any one of then is displaced the time has come when a danger signal should be raised. Their absence among the people of other nations-however great and powerful they may be-can afford us no comfort nor reassurance. We must work out our destiny unaided and alone in full view of the truth, that no where so directly and surely as here does the destruction or degeneracy of the people's sentiment undermine the foundations of governmental rule. Let us not for a moment suppose that we can outgrow our dependence upon this sentiment, nor that in any stage of national advance and development it will be less -mportant. As the love of family and kindred remains to bless and strengthen a man in all the vicis situdes of his nature and busy life, so must our American sentiment remain with us as a people-a sure hope and reliance in every phase of our country's growth. Nor will it suffice that the factors which compose this sentiment have a sluggish existence in our minds as articles of an idle faith which we are willing perfunctorily to profess. They must be cultivated as motive principles, stimulating us to effort in the cause of good government and con stantly warning us against the danger and dishonor of faithlessness to the sacred cause we have in charge and heedlessness of the blessings vouch safed to us and future generations under our free institutions. These considerations emphasize the value which should be placed upon every opportunity afforded us for the contemplation of the pure lives and patriotic services of those who have been connected with the controlling in cidents of our country's history. Such contemplation cannot fail to reinforce and revive the sentiment absolutely essential to useful American citizen ship, nor fail to arouse within us a de termination that during our steward ship no harm shall come to the politi cal gifts we ho]d in trust from the Fathers of the Republic. WASHINGTON AS A TYPE. It is because George Washington completely represented all the elements of American sentiment that every in cident of his life from his childhood to his death is wbrth recalling-whether it impresses the young with the beauty and value of moral traits, or whether it exhibits to the wisest and oldest an example of sublime accomplishment and the highest possible public service. Even the anecdotes told of his boyhood have their value. I have no sympathy with those who in these latter days at tempt to shake our faith in the authen ticity of these stories, because they are not satisfied wvith the evidence in their support, or because they do not seem to accord with the conduct of boys in this generation. It may well be that the stories should stand and the boys of the present dlay be pitied. At any rate these anecdotes have answered an important purpose; and in the present state of the proofs they should, in my opinion, be believed. The che~rry tree and hatchet incident an d its companion declarat ion that the Father of his Coun try never told a lie have indelibly fixed upon the mind of many a boy the im portance of truthfulness. Of all the legends containing words of advice and encouragement which hung upon the walls of the little district schoolhouse where a large share of my education was gained, I remember but one,which was in these words: "George WVashing ton had only a common school educa tion." I will not plead guilty to the charge of dwelling upon the little features of a gre:., subject. I hope the day will never come when American boys can not know of some trait or some condi tion in which they may feel that they ought to be ir are like Washington. I am not afraid to assert that a multi tude of men can be found in every part of our land, respected for their probity and worth, and' most useful to the country and to their fellow men, who will confess their indebtedness to the story- of Washington and his hatchet; and many a man has won his way to honor and fame notwithstanding limi ted school advantages, because he found hope and incentive in the high mission Washington accomplished. with only a coinmon school education. These are not little and trivial things. They guide and influee the forces which make the character and senti ment of a grat people. WASHINGTON'S LOVE FOR IIIS MOTHER. I should be ashamed of my country if, in further speaking of what Wash ington has done for the sentiment of his countrymen, it was necessary to make any excuse for a reference to his constant love and fond reverence, as boy and man, for his mother. This filial love is an attribute of American manhood, a badge which invites our trust and confidence and an indispen sable element of American greatness. A man may compass important enter prises, he may become famous, he may win the applause of his fellows, he may even do public service and deserve a measure of popular approv al, but he is not right at heart and can never be truly great if he forgets his mother. In the latest biography of Washing ton we find the following statement concerning his mother: "That she was affectionate and loving cannot be doubted, for she retained to the last a profound hold upon the reverential de votion of her son; and yet as he rose steadily to the pinnacle of human greatness, she could only say that 'George had been a good boy and she was sure he would do his duty.' " I cannot believe that the American people will consider themselves called upon to share the deprecatory feeling of the biographer when he writes that the mother of Washington could "only" say of her son that she believed be would be faithful to the highest earthly trusts. becau e he had been good; nor that they will regard her words merely as an amiable tolerated expression of a fond mother. If they are true to American sentiment they will recognize in this language the announcement of the important truth that, under our institutions and scheme of government, goodness such as Washington's is the best guaranty for the faithful discharge of public duty. They will certainly do well for the country and for themselves if they adopt the standard, the intuition of this noble woman suggests as the meas ure of their trust and cdnfidence. It means the exaction of moral principle and personal honor and honesty and goodness as indispensable credentials to political pseferment. I have referred only incidentally to the immense influence and service of Washington in forming our Constitu tion. I shall not dwell upon his lofty patriotism, his skill and fortitude as the military commander who gained our independence, his inspired wisdom, patriotism and statesmanship as first President of the Republic, his constant love for his countrymen and .his solici tude for their welfare at all times. The story has been often told and is familiar to all. If I should repeat it, I should only seek to present fur ther and probably unnecessary proof of the fact that Washington embodied in his character and exemplified in his career that American sentiment in which our Government had its origin, and which I believe to be a condition necessary to our healthful national life. I have not assumed to instruct you. I have merely yielded to the influence of the occasion, and attempted to im preys upon you the import ance of cul tivating and maintaining true Ameri can sentiment, suggesting that as it has been planted and rooted in the moral faculties of our countrymen, it can only flourish in their love of truth and hon esty and virtue and goodness. I be lieve that God has so ordained it for the people he has selected for his special favor; and I know that the de crees of God are never obsolete. I beg you, therefore, to take with you when you go forth to assume the obligations of Ameri2an citizenship,' as one of the best gifts of your alma mater, a strong and abiding faith in the value and potency of. A GOOD CONSCIENCE AND PURE JIEART. Never yield one iota to those who teach that these are weak and childish things, not needed in the struggle of manhood with the stern realities of life. Interest yourselves in public af fairs as a duty of citizenship, but do not surrender your faith to those who discredit and debase politics by scoffing at sentiment and prmnciple, and whose political activity consists in attempts to gain popular suppor ' .nning de vices and shrewd manipulation. You will find plenty of these who will smile at your profession of faith and tell you that truth, and virtue, and honesty, and goodness were well enough in the old days when Washington lived, but are not suited to the presant size and development of our country, and the progress we have made in the art of political management. Be steadfast. The strong and sturdy oak still needs the support of its native earth, and as it grows in size and spreading branches its roots must strike deeper in the soil which warmed and fed its first tender s prout. You will be told that the peo ple have no longer any desire for the ,things you profess. Be not deceived. The people are not dead, but sleeping. They will awaken in good time and scourge the money changers from their sacred temple. You may be chosen to public office. Do not shrink from it, for holding office is also a duty of citizenship. But do not leave your faith behind you. Every public office, small or great, is held in trust for your fellowv-citizens. They differ in importance, in responsibility and in the labor they impose; but the duties of none of them can be well per formed if the nmentorship of a good con seience and pure heart be discarded. Of cour se other equipment is necessary, but without this mentorship all else is insufficient. In time of gravest respon sibility it will solve your difficulties; in the most trying hour it will ladr yon out of perplexities, and it will at all times deliver you from temptation. In conclusion let me remind you that we may all properly learn the lesson appropriate to Washington's Birthday, if we will; and that we shall fortify our selves against the danger of falling short in the discharge of any duty per taining to citizenship, if, being tho roughly imbued wi.i true American sentiment and the moral ideas which support it, we are honestly true to our selves. "To thine own self be true, And it must follow as the night the day: Thou cans't not then be false to any man." Every seat was taken, and standing room could not be secured. Many students took advantage of the great rush for admission and disposed of their tickets readily at five dollars each. HISTORY OF THE SHEELY'S. An Historic Family With a Noble Ancestry and Worthy Descendants. [Written for The Herald and News.] LITTLE MOUNTAIN, February 22.-In our last we promised to give a brief sketch of the Sheelys. John Windall Sheely was the first Sheely that-came from the old country to this country. A man by the name of John Adam Epting brought over a small colony from the city of Heidelburg, consisting of Sheely, Leitzsey, Setzler, Cromer and Myer in the year1763. They were all Lutherans, and were among the founders of the present St. John's church. John Windell Sheely married a Miss Epting, daughter of John Adam Epting, the pioneer of the colony, in in the year 1770, and settled near where W. C. Sheely now lives. The fruits of this happy union were 12 sons and 1 daughter. I have been able to learn the names of but eight of these sons, viz: Windell, William, Adam, John, Henry, Matthias, David and An drew. Of these William, Windell and David married Wertses, Andrew mar ried a Miss Sawyer, and the daughter married a Mr. Quattlebaum, who the other sons married, (if they ever mar ried) I am unable to find out. Mr. Sheely, the pioneer of the Sheelys, died in the year 1814, and was buried near the place where he first settled. He lived to see all his sons grown up and they were all strong, robust men. I am informed they stood six feet, and the least one weighed 175 lbs., and in those days when men defended their princi ples, honor and integrity with the weapons which nature gave them, when the rights of one of their number were infringed upon, the other eleven came to his assistance. And now to undertake to give a sketch of the off spring of these twelve sons would be a herculean task, would require one to travel (as my friend John D. says) from the Atlantic to the Mississippi. Mr. Sheely owned all the lands in and around Little Mountain at that time and settled not a few of his children on them, hence this is the mecca of Sheely ism. The writer has often visited the spot where the first house in this com munity was built by Mr. Sheely, and has drun t water from the first spring that was used by a white man, and, strange to say, a portion of the gum that was placed in the spring by Mr. Sheely 122 years ago is still to be found in the spring, within a few hundred yards of the residence of W. C. Shealy. The favorite occupation of the Sheelys seems t'o have been, and is yet, tilling the soil-attending to their own busi ness and letting others alone-hence their success in life. Furthermore, I have never heard of a Sheely being mixed up in politics. Happy people are they who are willing to earn their bread by dint of hard labor. Unlike many of the present day who are promising something great to alle viate the suffering of poor fallen hu manity in order that they themselves may bask in the sunshine of love. How much wiser is he who keeps out of this whirlpool, a hot oven of excite naent, content with an honest calling and reasonable gains. There are two or three of the name, Lutheran preach ers, and one in the community a mer chant, and last but not least our friend Gus, the teacher, who is a man of no small dimensions mentally, with an overflowing heart, but small in stature. While this portion of Newberry County before, and even after the war, was regarded as the poor portion of the county, it has been made to blos som and bloom like the rose, and is now regarded as the most independent portion. It was brought about by dint of hard labor. There are Sheelys who started in the world at the close of the war penniless, whose names to-day are regarded a synonym of money, and we think, could the pioneer Sheely arise from his last resting place, and from the tops of the surrounding hills over which he and his sons so often roamed in pursuit of the deer and other game nowv extinct, he would exclaim, "0 tempora, 0 mores." What change has been wrought. Time, the fell destroyer, made many changes in 129 years. The forests have been felled, and the waste places filled. Generations have been born, reared and died, leaving th ir "footprints on the sands of time," and while no mar ble shaft looms up to mark their last resting place, yet they have fought the fight, and their offspring have caught: the inspiration and are still bustling onward, endeavcring to keep pace with the age, rearing and educating their children. While they are having the mind cultivated they do not allow their muscles to grow lax, believing if they (their children) should be as fortunate or unfortunate as not to have to labor for a support, it will do them no harm to learn them to work. uch, we think, is one of the essential by-laws of the Sheelys. And this is not confined alone to the Sheelys, but is a characteristic of the people of the whole community-a good law to pattern after. The great trouble of the present day among those simon pure grumblers is politics and white pine, for the average boy can sit on the corner and whittle white pine and talk more politics than a Roman senator.' And here is the key-note why these people have been a success in life. They and their's labor and are not ashamed. L. OUR NEW ORLEA',*S LETTER. h[ardi Gras-A Great Fire-Ocean Steam ers-Lotteryiem-The Political Status-Debauchery The Season. To the Editor of The Herald and News: These are the gay days for the Crescent City. Tuesday, March 1, will be the last day of this gayety. After that date no more dancing, no more theatre-going, no more evening parties. These statements apply to the good re ligious people, of course. A very large part of the people of this city will have most of their religion during the forty days next succeeding March the first. The Lenten season is very rigidly ob served by good churchmen. Every body, saint as well as sir,ner, is pre paring to take part in the last act of the fes' ive season. MARDI GRAS. Already seats are being built on Canal street, where the tisitors may be seated to witness the grand parades. Already visitors are arriving and get ting lodgings for the season. The car nival season in New Orleans is the sea son of the year. It comes but once a year, but is remembered when it does come in the most magnificent style. I shall not speak further of this occasion until some subsequent time. $2,000,000 FILE. We had a two million dollar fire last night onCanal street. Several very large business houses were destroyed. It is said that this city lacks push and ener gy, but I am not so sure that such is altogether correct, for last night about 12 o'clock the music house of P. Wer lim was burned, and this morning he is out in the three leading dailies, with a half front page ad., stating that the fire will "cause no stoppage" in his business. I think that looks as if we had some men here who had push and were willing to let the paper men live too. I went down to view the ruin this morning. The street was full of cu rious women and the rescued goods. I just fixed myself for a good look. See that big fat woman; now she is going to see where the awful fre was. My, she just escaped being run over! Then comes another; she is fat too-with a great b g. Now the police is after her; getting her out of danger. And there is another, with blazing red hair. Yes, there is a pair of grays to the dray. Hi-there stands a dainty little Miss, she don't knowv what she came for. She is as a lone sparrow on the house-top. I remained some time, bvt for the life of me I couldn't tell why the ladies were so much interested i a a pile of hot brick and a street full of puffing en gines, unless it be that they enjoyed the squeeze. THE SHIPPING. I went down to the river to see the shipping. There were a goodly num ber of river boats there, and some heavy ocean steamers, not as many as I have seen, however, but the most attractive feature in the harbor to-day was an Austrian war-ship. She was anchored midstream, and belongs to the naval academy service. I did not have time to go aboard of her, but at some later day I will, as she intends to remain here some fifteen dlays or more. I have not quite lost all my boyishness yet, for I like to look at the ships and the great guns, and the soldiers, and hear the salutes. THE LOTT~ERY TROC'BLE. We are now attacking, as we hope, the lottery in its last trenches. It has been heralded to the world by the sub sidized press that the lottery amend ment has been withdrawn. Such is not the case at all. John A. Morris has no authority to say be has withdrawn the amendmen t. Nor does il; appear that he is honest in what he did have au thority to do, viz., to withhold the mo ney with which his adherents have car ried on the campaign. It appears now that his so-called letter of withdrawal was but another move in the great game which he is playing for prolong ed existence as a lottery dealer in this State. The stringency of the Federal laws makes it necessary to get his char ter for less money than agreed upon in the amendment. This could be effected by a constitutional convention. And, in addition to this there are sixty or seventy bills of indictment against him in the Federal Courts for violations of postal law. It is expedietit for him to make favor with "the powers tha'; be," if possible, for the penalty is fine or imprisonment, or both. However, the people do not mean to be caught in any net this time, as formerly. THE POLITICAL STATUS. Politically we are well provided for at the present. The lottery party that now claims that it is anti-lottery, is crying at the top of its voice, "white supremacy." The regular Democratic party, with its anti-lottery ticket in the field. The "third party," which seems to be a compound, is out wi.th its ticket. The Herwig faction of the Republican party-the lottery faction ,w.ith a ticket, and the Warmoth faction-the anti lottery Republicans-with a ticket. tickets in the field, with the regular Democratic ticket in the lead. Prac tically, the field is left :lear for the white people to fight it out on the lines of pure democracy and lotteryism. Now the indications are favorable to princi ple instead of money. DEBAUCHERY. To persons living from under the spell of evil, it may seem strange that the lottery should cause so much stir that it should be able to split both par ties, but you need nothing further than that you should once see how the lot tery gold vitiates judgment, legislation and private citizens. It is too notorious to speak of its influence upon men in public life: and as for its debauchery in private life, there is enough told to make volumes, to say nothing of that which is sealed to the coming of the great day. The children are taught to gamble by the opportunity to purchase "daily drawing" tickets for five cents. And if a boy in school draws five or ten dollars, the whole school goes to to "blowing in" their nickles, until many times the value of the prize has been paid in. Monte Carlo is but a circumstance in evil as compared with this institution. It is the most coward ly sort of gambling known to man. Our winter has been unusually severe, but the gardens are in fine condition; tomatoes and cucumbers will be on the market in full blast shortly. Every thing wears the appearance of spring. The leaves are coming out on tL a trees. The other day I had some oranges that were gathered from trees about to bloom. .. M. HENRY. New Orleans, La., Corner Short & Hampson Street, February 18, 1892. THE BEAUTY OF WOMEN. An Interesting Rhapsody from the Pen of Ex-Mayor Carter Harrison. [Chicago Times. J In his Christmas sermon Bishop Potter mourns because woman has beauty, and says it "leads her to sin and deflects the pious flowing of life's stream." He even doubts "if it is worth while to have beauty at all." Bishop, I close my eyes and go far back in years to the time when a tiny baby I lay in a woman's lap. I look up into dark brown eyes and upon a face full of female beauty. I can not speak. My infant tongue can form no word, but I coo out in gentle murmurs: "My.beautiful mother." A few years roll by. I lie on a rug at a woman's feet on a warm summer's day. A dove gently coos on a tree close by; a cricket chirps on the summer's hearth, and the old clock in the corner goes tick-tuck tick-tuck-tick-tuck. The woman gent ly hums a sweet song as she fans my cheek. I close my eyes and dream. I dream of my beautiful mother. Long years go by. I am past a half-century old. I am pressed to a woman's heart. She is past three-score years and eigh teen. An ocean will soon divide moth er and child. Her eyes are yet soft and brown; a flush of love is upon her face as she blesses her son. I never saw her again. But in my heart lives her image-the image of a beautiful wo man. The scene shifts. I'am standing at God's altar. I look to my side and see a beautiful girl. As I place upon her finger a circlet of gold our eyes meet, a flush of love mantles her cheek, for she knows I am whispering: "My beautiful wife." Mother and 'wife sit now above in whiterobed purity, and thank God! both were and are beauti ful. Bishop, woman's beauty does not lead her to sin, nor does it deflect the pious flowing of life's stream. Do not try to teach men that beauty leads to sin. A French woman once, when told that something she wanted to do was naughty, replied, "Yes, but it is so nice to be naughty." If you teach men that it is doubtful "whether it is worth while to have beauty or no,t," you will have empty benches to preach to, and your congregation will be standing on the street corners by day light and at night, with lanterns in hand, groping like Diogones, after beautiful sin. No, no! Grecian genius waved a magic wand and, the Apollo sprang from cold marble, Greek genius looked upon a human model and the chisel turned hard stone into undulat ing Venus. Raphael dipped his pencil into tints stolen from the rainbow, attuned his heart to a song chanted by angels, and the Madonna della Seigola exorcises sin from the beholder. Murillo caught a flame from genius and his ascending Mary convinces the looker on that the immaculate conception was a possibility. Again. Bishop, take a layman's advice: Do not grow old. Growing Old Gracefnliy. "What a lovely old lady," I heard a man remark, at the opera lately. "She's quite as beautiful as any girl in the house. Such color and complexion is rarely seen in a woman past forty." Indeed, the woman of whom he spoke was lovely. Her face was clear and smooth, her cheeks, fresh and rosy, her eyes bright with perfect health and the enjoyment of life. She had passed the critical "change of life" without falling into "the sere and yel iow leaf," as most American women do. How had she succeeded in doing this ? Simply by using Dr. Pierce's Fauorite Prescription at a time when nature stood in need of some assistance. She had taken it at the right time. In doing this she was wise. Wiser than most women who "trust to luck" in getting through the critical and trying period safely. This standard remedy is just what is needed at such a time. It is, from girlhood to old age, accom plishes what no other remedy does-a cure. Take it, wom?an, when life's autumn begins, and "grow old grace fully." Your money back if it doesn't' help yon. A "STRAIGHTOUT" i. 7TEST. The Address of the Executive Committee. [Special to News and Courier.] COLUMBIA, Feb. 24.-The Straightout executive committee held a meeting this afternoon, at which the political situation was generally discussed, and to-night adopted an address to the Straightout Democrats of South Caro lina. The paper was written by one of the active members of the committee and was unanimously adopted: To the Straighout Democrats of South Carolina: The approaeh of the contest of 1892 has summoned your committee to its post of d- . A brief survey shows the facti.. that usurped power in 1890 standing amid the ruins of the Democracy of 1876, upon a prostrate State and ruling over a suffering people. Instead of relaxing, the coil of party rule has been tightened and freedom of elec tion at the primaries of the dominant faction has been destroyed by require ments and oaths which will exclude all who have self-respect and love of liberty. The promises put forth by the faction dominant in 1890 have not been ful filled. The evil and wrongs which the Straightout Democrats foresaw in 1890 and against which we warned our fel low-Democrats have come to pass. On the other hand, the false charges and cries of treachery raised against us have fallen to the ground. The good and faithful voters who were controlled'by technical party rules and forced to vote for the nominee of the usur; ers against their will or to refrain from voting against him have had time to learn how valueless is a party when not con trolled by principle and represented by worthy men. We appeal to those who faced the fire and bore the brunt in 1890 to stand firm to their party and their principles in 1892, and we call upon all good Democrats to join in the fight against wrong and oppression. We urge the Straightout Democrats and all who are ready'to act with them to cling to their colors and stand firm. Be not misled by the blandishments of power or bribes of office to surrender your independence, but standing true to principle, loyal to the grand Democ racy of 1876 and earnest in the struggle for the welfare of our State, continue the fight against the faction which has robbed the people of their sovereign right of self-government and brought nothing but disaster and evil repute upon the State. There is difference of opinion on the part of many good men. We say noth ing against those who are sincere, but much as we respect them personally, we urge on our party to disregard any allurements to join the dominant fac tion, to defeat it and not to submit to the tyrannical rule to which no alle giance is due, nor to do evil that good may come. Your committee urges you to be pa tient and remain steadfast, awaiting the time when your service can be ren dered to our common country, and be assu'red that when the time for action comes those to whom you have en trusted the standards of your party will summon you to duty and perhaps te victory, but always for the right. We appeal to our fellow Democrats of all factions and all classes to hear the truth and do us justice. We seek the good of the whole people. We recog nize the great interest of our State to be agricultural, and, while we refuse to be subservient to secret caucuses or class legislation, we are earnest in our desire to promote that interest on which the welfare of our State is largely de pendent. We seek no office. We ask no re ward save the consciousness of having done our duty. We will battle in the ranks for any good man or men put forward by the Democracy, provided we can vote as Democrats, governed by the principles of 1876, and ,be freed from the tyranny of the existing rules and constitution of the fattion now in power. By order of the committee. WMi. H. LYLES, Chairman. A. E. GONzALES, Secretary. The committee took no other action which was announced to the public, and adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. Forty Thousand Acres of Rain. Rain making as a basiness is a novel ty, but that fact according to a telegram from California, has not deterred capi talists from going into it on a large scale. The Interstate Artific~ial Rain company, of Kansas, has been organ ized to produce rain to order on any re quired area. California farmers are said to have the company bound to fur nish them 40,000 acres of rain during the coming season. Rain making seems to be regarded as a practicable thing by a good many hard headed people. It is not explained, however, how rain is to be gotten out of a dry atmos phere. A Great Explosion! In these days of gunpowder, dyna mite, giant powder, and the like, tre mendous explosions are no rarity, but the greatest explosion of modern times is, without doubt, that of the "old school" idea that Consumption is in curable. Thousands of lives have been sacrificed to this mistaken notion. Modern research has established the fact that Consumption is a scrofulous disease of the lu-gs, and that there is one remedy which will positively eradicate it from the system-Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Of course there were in the olden times many who would have pronounced modern explosives instruments of witchcraft; but there are, fortunately, few to-day who do not acknowledge that the "Golden Medical Discovery" is the one sovereign remedy for all scrofulous diseases, and Consumption is.One of them.