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The Upper
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Porch.
> joyous
Awl tht bloMinf llaked to mj heort of old
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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.
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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
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always ou hand, as well as a choice lot of tbe very latest
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and 100 varieties of the celebrated
49
Cent
Books,
including a full line of the poets.
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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*
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