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' , ^ i ‘ ■.• #'■ ' af ■SI - r-t r.-. -■. *- ml ;• /' I r The Upper I. Porch. > joyous Awl tht bloMinf llaked to mj heort of old . „ >1II U root from Its golden chain. IX. Aad I fool I have loot from in; heart and thought, A (poll that ooee made life glad, Tko f.leo* eharm by her presence wrought, Whoa idj Ilfs bad else been sad. Tot Sorrow, for ms, has hallowed ibis plaoo Aad mads it a spot most dear, Where I lo»e to eit, aad, io thought, rs- traos Life’s path that has close d up here. Fera BUI, Jul; 14 ’84 IMitoTintn’taiik The Meeting at Raleigh a Grand Af- fair—The Fanners’ Have a Fine Time Making Speeches. Swapping Experiences and “Seeing the Sights’’ (Roportsd for ihs News.) Twu weeks ago I attended the annual mt eting of the Inter-State Farmers, Association held in Ral eigh, N. 0,. and was so much pleas ed that I will attempt to tell a lit tle of what I saw and heard and hope it will prove interesting. ▲a this Associstion is a new bodv I will give a brief sketch of its on- gin, and the pa>pose for which it wasorgauized, and lean find no better worde for so doing than those nsed by the President of the Association in issuing the call for the last meeting: “This body was orgauized by the Inter-State Convention of Farmers which met in Atlanta, Ga., in Au gust, 1887. It was a magnificent body of broad minded, patriotic, representative agriculturists of the ten cotton States. The Aesocia tkra was born of necessity. The peculiar and languishing condition of agriculture, especially in the Sooth, is a matter of intense inter- eat and protonnd concern. To reach a just conception of our environ ments and to devise the wisest methods for reliet is the great and grand object and purpose of the Association. In all departments of industrial enterprise in the South, except in the great field of agricul ture^ wo witness and feel the invig orating pulsations of quickened Hie and energy. These are causes which have unbalanced the indus tries of the country. They must be readjusted so as to secure to agri culture (the greatest of all) a fair showing in the race. To this end feat Inter State Farmert*’ Associa tion wm orgauized.” The delegates to the convention in Atlanta last year wen* ap oint* ed by the Governors of the. differ ent States. A certain subject was to each State tor discos-* and most of the essays were fine. It was a large and earns ly of .nen, all actuated by a do something for the oaose I think most of Flak that ySS.-Ki .JJ* With » range sweet rest on her gentle f»oe, Tb »t wasted da/ by dsj, Os the upper perch, io a shadowed place, With her gase turned far awaj — She was wont to sit, while the frssb col breete Stole down from tbe mountain height, Stirring tbe lesros of our sheltering trees With whispers, of coming Night. II. Sbe would sit 07 017 side with her e7es at rest On the lovely landscape f air. Valley and hill, and mountain crest All clear in tbs liquid a ir ; And how sweet flowed her speech of the Father’s love That circled His people round, As the mountains guarded His city fair, On old Salem's holy ground * III. Andchse to her side would our daughters staud. And smooth out her silken hair. With tender, caressing and gentle hand, That told of their loving c ire. And her glance oft turned from the t oun- tains blue, And her thoughts from the dream of heaven. To lovingly rest on these daughters true Thu The Master’s love bad given. IV. Oh oft. in their infant days, Lad hbe horns These dear ones upon her breast. And now on their bosoms—most sweet re turn— Dear mother ! her head found rest. But they stole away, as the sun dipped low. And loft me alone by her side And soon floated up from the chamber be low. Their hymns of tbe eventide. V. Aud they touched the keys, and their sweet so igi rose, With a spell for tbs mother's ear, As if angels sang as she near >d the olotr Of a sweet life rich in prayer. They sang with their souls that joy ous strain "I shall be—shall be satisfied,” Anti her quick ear caught the glad re frain And ker flowing face replied VI. And it touched her soul with the deepsst spell— That old familiar song— With words that echoed the yearuing well Of her faith so pure and strong Still her gass was fixed on yon mountain's crest. Outlined in tbe sunset’s gold, While her pure sweet face wore tbe per fect rest Of a peaoo that can never be told. VII. Aad beyond that blue mountain there rose to her sight Sweet visions tongue never oun tell, Of infinite bliss in tbe wsrld of light Where only the ransomed dwell, la the light she walked, but tbe bitter cup Of a dread Qethsemane. And a broken life aud a buried hops Were alone reserved for me. VIII, Ob the same cool porch l sit to night, On the same old easy chair, Aad the same soft landscape meets my sight As Wbaa last Sat sat here : Bat the songs are hushed, and the ear is oold That drank in tbs joyous etraini lion coold accomplish much good. A permanent organization was effected and a constitution adopted, some of the articles in which read as follows: “The object of this Association shall be to improve the condition of the fenners and promote the cause of Hgiiculiiire. The members corns posing this Association sha I be farmers, prsclicail.t engaged in ag riculture. Bach State composing this Association shall lie entitled to five votes for each Congressional District represented and the Vice- President for such State shall ap point five delegates and their alter nates tor each Congressional Dis- Irict. “The d scussbns, deliberations and recommendations of the Asso ciation shall Ik* confined to sub jects of liit<-r-8tatc character and importance, leaving those of purely local and State jurisdiction to their respective localities.” At the meeting in Allan a. Col. L. L. Polk, 0! North Carolina, was elected President of the Associa tion and B. R. Mclver, V’ce-Piesi- dcut for South Carolina. Raleigh, N. C., wag selected as'lie place, and the third Tuesday in August, 1888, as the time for the next meet ing. In accordance therewith the President called the Association to order, in the Opera Flonse in Raleigh, at 11 o’clock A. M., on Tuesday, the 21st of August. Ow ing to some misunderstanding on the part of the railroads and from other causes, the attendance from all of the States except North Car olina was small. Nearly four hun- <lred delegates were appointed but less than one hundred, representing nine Sta'es were present. Out of tin- thirty five delegates and thirty- fivealternates appointed from South Carolina only nine appeared in Ral eigh. They were : Ira T. Shoemaker, of Orange burg, from the First Congressional District; L. W. Jordan, ot Oconee, from the Third Congressional Dis trict; N. C Robertson, of Fairfield, from the Fourth Congrcssion d Dis* trict; Iredell Jones, of York, t om the Fifth Congressional District; C. 8. Land, Clarendon, and P. L. Breeden, Marlboro, from the Sixth Congressional District; 0. P Alston, Georgetown, J. B. Bissell, Charleston, Richard Singleton, Richland, from the Seventh Con gressioual District. After the Association was called to order there were four addresses of welcome; one by the Governor for the State, one by the Mayor of Raleigh for the city, one by the Commissioner of Agriculture for that department, and one by Mr. Saoderlin, for the farmers of the State. All the speeches were very good and expressed t be greatest pleasure at having the Association in their midst. Col. Rob, rt Bever ly, of Virginia, responded for tbe Association. The meeting theu settled d wn to business. There were no regular essays or speeches, but resolutions were introduced on a variety of subjects, as the spirit moved tbe members, aud they were discussed in short speeches, (limited to five minutes) which were sometimes interesting and some times otherwise. Several resolutions concerning the bagging trust were introduced, it being a question of general aud vital interest. Some long speeches were made on the subject, which would have made the members of the trust tremble if they bad beard them. The Association finally pass ed a resolution asking Congress to take the tariff off of bagging aud jute, and pledging its members to use no more bagging than absolute ly compelled to do, and none at ;>ll until they had made every effort to obtain some substitute therefor. Empty words it nuy be said, and uot much it is true, towards cheap ening the price of bagging this sea son, but still it is a step in the right direction, and if the cotton planters of the South will staud up to tbe resolutiou, some substitute lor jute haggiug will be discovered before next season aud they will be inde pendent of that trust. I see that cotton has been received in Wil mington, since the meeting, with a covering made from pine straw. If we ran thus utilize our pine straw, what a boou it will be to the South ! The Association bad three sessions a day, worked hard and finished its business on Wednesday night, at which time it adjourned to meet in Montgomery, Ala., ou the third Tuesday iu August, 1889. Col. Polk was re-eketed President, and Col. E. R. Mclver was re elected Vice President for South Carolina Capt. Iredell Jones, of Yoik Conns ty, was elected a member of the Executive Committee for South Caroliua. On Wednesday afternoon most of the meaibers of the Association attended tbe laying of tho corner stone of the North Carolina College of Agriculture aud Mechanic Arts, as it in called. Which was done with impressive Masouic Ceremon ies, followed by several speeches— one by the Governor; the tenor of the speeches were that this college would do great things for tbe farm ers of the State, and prove a bless ing for all time, aad judging from the manner tbe speeches were re ceived, many of the farmers j res ent thought so too. I hope*they will not be disappointed. Tbe col lege is situated ou a hill about two miles west of the City of Raleigh, and is surrounded by a tract of laud containing about sixty acres, which was presented to the college by a liberal citizen of Raleigh, the site is a beautiful one. Ou Thursday morning at 9.30 o’clock A. M., many of the members of tbe an excursion of] to it 11 which ism Raleigh 00 thriving City was reach- We were met te ii at the depot there by the citizens generally, and a procession headed by tbe baud was formed and we were escorted to the Opera House where a speech of welcome a d sev eral replies thereto were made by members nf the AasociaUon. We were then escorted to a large tobac co warehouse, and a bountiful sup ply of bsrbacued meats, Ac., were set before us. Dm barn being a dry ton n nothing stronger than iced lemonade was provided (that ia openly) for tbe thirsty. After strengthening the inner man, we dispersed to view the sights of tbe town, every one as he felt inclined. Our party, under the guidance of a polite citizen of the town, first visit ed the a tobacco warehouse, to wit ness (he sale ot leaf tobac jo and were much amused and interested 'hereby. Tbe sales are made by anction, and the bidding is done with as few words as |>ossible and mostly by winks and nods. The anctioneer uses a ga gon which «• conld not understand, aud the whole proceedings were as unintelligible to an outsider as so much Greek. We then went tbrongb the mam moth cigarette factory, of W. Dukes, Sons & Co., which we were informed is the largest factory of its kind in the world. We were shown the whole process of making cigarettes, from the machines pre paring the leaf tobacco, to tba ones making 35.000 cigarettes a day each ready for smoking. Every member of the Farmers’ Associa tion was taken to the office where he was presented with a package of cigarettes and an album contain ing a picture of tbe rulers, coats ot arms and fi.ig of every uatiou on earth. Wo ihen wont through the large factory where the “Durham Bull” smoking tobacco is maun- f ctured, and round ibat also very interesting, we were theu presenter! with a package of smoking tobacco and a chromo. We then went to look over a residence almost com p'etetl which Mr. Julius Carr, the President of the Blackwell & Co., Smoking Tobacco, Co., is having built for himself. I will not at tempt :i description of the house, but some idea of its magnificence may be bad when I state that it is built of wood and will cost nearly one hundred thousand dollars, and besides show ing great architectural merit outwardly, th< interior is beautiful and has every comfort aud convenience that the iiuagma lion can conceive of or the heart desire. At five o’clock we took the tiain to return to Raleigh gieatly pleased with tbe way we had spi-nt the day. In April 1865, I passed through the town of Durham jest a tew hours a head of Sherman’s advauciug troops. I saw there au ordinary railroad town with noth ing in it to attract attention. There wore theu one or two small rough barn like houses iu which smoking tobacco aud some sonft was manu factured iu d small way. Many of the old “Robs” carried away an much of the weed as they could, enough to solaco them tor a loi g time in the troubles which soon came upon tbt m, aud left a good supply for our friends tbe enemy. I return after a lapse of a little more than twenty thiee years aud 1 see a city with mammoth fac lories aud magnificent residence* beemiug wiib busy life, with ever; thing indicating great prosparity now, aud greater iu the future, verily it is like ma.. io. The South Carolina delegation were the recipients of much kind ness and attention at the hands of the hosp table citizens of tbe City of Kuleigh and tbeStat* generally. On Wednesday morning before the meeting of tbe Association several carriages drove up to tbe Hotel where we stopped and we and others were taken out in the conn try about three miles to sec the farm aud dairy of Col. Upchurch, who is President of the North Caro lina Agricultural Society. We saw cotton planted on bill sides (all terraced to prevent washing) that would make 1800 pounds per acre, aud corn in bottoms that will make about 50 bushels per acre, and a herd of as fiue registered jerseys as I ever saw anywhere. We also went ou Thursday morning to Capt. Williamson’s stock farm; the Capt. has some very fiue standard bred mares aud colts. On our way to Durham on Thnrs day morning tbe train was stopped for a hull-hour to give us an op portunity to examine a field of cot ton coutauiiug about 105 acres which made about 1600 pounds seed cotton per acre last year, and it was estimated that it would average 1800 pounds per acre this year. This within five miles ot Raleigh aud ou hill aides, aud iu a country not good for cotton either. Maj. Tn ker tbe owner says that three years ago bis crop Irom this field was 400 pounds seed cotton per acre. Well Mr. Editor it is im- possible to trll about every thing that iuteiested us, aud this letter is already long enough. My trip to Raleigh has convinced me that there is life in the Old North State, that her people are a hard working progressive people, aud that in tbe great march of improvement old North Caroliua s abreast of any of ber Sister States of the South. E R. McIVER. Military Drill at the Darlington Fair. The Marion Rifies bave been in vited to send a detachment of six teen meu to Darlington during the fair at that place to take part iu a competitive • trill between detach meats of a- like number from the other military companies in the Pee Dee country.’ The invitation will probably be accept d and if so we shall expeot the Marions to win one ot the prizes -PetBee Index. Thank the people of the Town and County of FOR THEIR LIBERAL PATRONAGE IN THE PAST, AND ASK FOR AN INSPECTION OF THEIR WHICH IS NOW COMPLETE IN EVERY LINE. THE FIRM INTENDS TO MAKE IPECIJALTI THIS SEASON.OF A3STJD G- O O ID S, IN WHICH DEPARTMENTS THEY DO NOT PROPOSE TO BE c e EITHER AS REGARDS Prices or Quality^ By any Betail Bouse in the State. September 6,1888—3m THE PLACE TO BUY YOUR SUPPLEMENT. The People’s Party. Protective, PROGRESSIVE, Prosperous I Is the Mammoth Platform of be Great Racket System now sweeping the land with its30,(Ki0 store.- and $! 0,000 invested. wi hS200,0OOiinrplos shaking tbe foundations of the mnuupoliBtic rings that have for twenty years held tbe poor working ’man’* nose to the giiudstone: witii all hi* freedom bound by a mortgage ou all ot his energy aud family, a* it were, for the crushing privilege of a credit at 50 to 150 per cent.; but let the people and beast clap their band* and rejoice that the Spirit of Liberty ia at tbe door of tbe # ONE PRICE RACKET COMPANY. We pledge ourselve* iu favor ot the working people aud have proved it all over the land, Protection of Customer* from ove charges, adultera tion* and misstatementa. Free Trade, with all claase* alike, mouopolu. tic ring*, inflated value*, and oppressive high price*. Buy as you vote, intelligently. A* candidates, we invite a careful and impartial examination of our Bnsineaa Remnd in support of our claims We claim the best quality, most in quantity, aud the lowe*t price* to all alike, for the S(K)t Cash. Be it known that we carry, at time*, all classes of Fresh Good* at 10 to 75 per cent, below the market. We will have iu a few day* a Car Load ot the greatest value iu all classe* of merchandise ; embracing a lot of 2,000 pairs ot shoes,just from the factory. We invite an examination of our Stock. See styles, look at the quality’ marvel at the prices which wdl be only a repetition of every day orcui* reuce. Remember Net dies and Pins at a penny a paper. Rep*ct fully, J. J. SHEPARD, RACKET STORE. Ml, hi. — IS- THE BOOK STORE IN The Darlington News Building;, Where is to be found at all times BLANK BOOKS, WRITING PAPER, ENVELOPES, PENS, INK, PENCILS, &c., &c., At prices which are guaranteed to be the lowest in DARLINGTON COUNTY, And, in many instances are lower Columbia. than in Charleston and A FULL LINE OF >ol Be always ou hand, as well as a choice lot of tbe very latest IsT O V E L S and 100 varieties of the celebrated 49 Cent Books, including a full line of the poets. CAIX AT THIS ESTABLISHMENT IP YOU wish to SAVE MONEY. RACKET CLONE! READ And Heed Its Warning! THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR I—Many have too few and the few too main. We have the pleasure to announce a new departure—tbe location ot an agency iu New York City for the pwrcbaac and selection of uur stuck in order to enable us to quote lower prices than other* who buy on long (ime and ask high price* in these days of panic and bard time*. Our Agent has instructions to watch every sale and o.vi-ry failure; to look after every house ou the verge of bankruptcy aud ruin, and with chnIi u hand to buy ibe lump or in the lot, every class of merchandise that we can get at ler-s than i'm value, so tint weem mark in plain figures ou our bargains piic<s that iia*e 1.01 beeu named or quoted in ibis marketer any other. Not by favor, but b merit alone, will we maintain and increase enr unnvalled reputation. Big prices will not do iu these times when even the wealthy can not aftbid 10 waaie their money and tbe poor require doable duty of eveiy dollar aud every penny. As our prices change with every sale, it will be impossible to give quo tations, but it will be our aim to name flgnres that will compel you in sell-defense to buy of us. We deal in good goods and not trasb, and believe tbe masses will pa tronize that bouse that sells tbe best goods for the least money. Among our daily arrivals we shall place before our people some land slides that are jiosiiively beyond the whisper of cojipetition, comparison, or monopoly—price* that will teach you in the silent logic of truth the difference between dealing with live and with d ad men—between ihe cash and the credit system—between the right and the wrong way. Hence we throw out among 1 he masses these specialties—these match less goods aud matchless prict-s, to check the insane and criminal prac tise ot wasting money for the paltry consideration of a little credit. Who can tell tue waste of money when you get your goods of houses that buy and sell on long time. Gold is a good thing—but give us genius and ambition, and then an energy that never tiies, a mind that uever wanders, an eye that never sleeps, and a nerve that never quiver*, and we will ride rough shod all over the world! New edvanced ideas crowding out the old—pluck instead of luck- cash instead of credit—biains instead of cheek—and science and ability beating back and crut Ling into oblivion those merchants with their tough and tremendous long time prices. What is the use ol wasting a dollar when you may save it t Upon our counters will be tbrowu, day alter day, new arrivals, at panic prices, from bouses that collapsed, others that will go down to-morrow, aud still others who throw out these sacrifices in vain hope to outlive the storm. From such source* as these we buy our goods, and the house that wants tbe trade of the people must go beyoud this advanced line, must beat these price* or go down—for if there i* honor iu mao, or vir tue is good goods at low prices, we mean to be master of thejsituation— the live pioneer* who dive down to rock bottom l We shall offer such unanswerable arguments as no bouse can match- leaders and specialties at quotations that no other cau offer—stern and stubborn facts that will level yoor bead ou tbe subject of genuine bar* gams. Hard luck and harder times pinch some high-toned old credit concerns they most have money to meet the inevitable note to morrow—they all know we have the cash—the hard and solid cash—and a thousand will buy doable the vaiae, and we cau offer goods at figure* away below tbe regular wholesale jobbers of Broadway. We wish to right the wrong, and believe the God of babies is ever with the right. When bankruptcy aud rain overtakes tbe victim we are always there with tbe American Dollar. When the hammer of the aactioueer falls upon some grand and gig* 11 ' tic wmdshake listen for Our Name 1 Thus we are fightiug against the old rotteu credit system for money) for reputation, and for the people! This is the music and these tbe prices that crowd oar store whilst oth er merchants sleep on tbeir Counters, while dreaming of the day of dis aster and rain awaiting all who buy ou loug time and sell on longer— who pay big prices, and all at figures that uo people can afford t® pay. We invite an early and repeated visit and inspection. Our stock will s 1 fj 6111 *!?®?? ® ver y few days—and to merchants we offer some spe cial leaders folly 15 to 20 p<*i cent, less than current prices lii Hew Tiork uity. Respectfully submittei' to the Gash Trade only, by. HAG <RACKE7 STORE, J. J. SHEPARD, Proprietor. New York Office 466 and 468 Broadway, New York. Darlington Office west of the New Hardware Stow on Peerle Strtft* s' 40*4** Mr!' Hh ■ iBi