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< Working Out the Golileu Kule. SU . Ug A cup of water timely brought, It An offered easy chair, bi A turning of the window blind of That all may feel the air, th An early (lower bestowed unasked, ae A light and cautious tread, is A voice to softest whispers hushed, to To spare an aching head? so Oh, things like these, though little things, fo The purest love disclose. of As fragrant atoms in the air qi lieveal the hidden rose. w bl TBUE AND FALSE OOUEAOE. fij AN KliO^L'KNT TRIBUTE TO Till-; "f TKUK WIFE ANI> MOTHER. at A Strong Sermon by Dr. J. It. Haw- <r| thoriic, of Atlanta. <ia.?He CrittcIkch tlic Woman SiilVrngiNts. Text: "I will not be afraid of ten jn thousands of people who have set 1U themselves against me."?Psalms .'l-tt. ... Among the ancient Greeks and ltomans courage was synonymous with m virtue. They looked upon a brave i0 man as ono possessing the qualities m which mako the ideal character, in [j, our own day courage is more admired |K and lauded than any other virtue. The |,| man who has proved himself to bo c0 fearless in the midst of opposition and jj. danger is the favorite of the multitude. Vl' If bo becomes a candidate for ofliee, ,K his friends keep <jonstantly before the ju {?ublic the facts of his history, which u llustrated heroic courage. There is ut no argujuent or eloquence that can j1} match the magnetism of a battle-soar- jjj red face. There is no slogan that w kindles such enthusiasm among the peoplo as the words of some bravo sol- ju dier, when ho stood in some fearful m breach and beckoned his comrades to m foilow him to victory or death. ca Another fact indicative of the pro- ^ found esteem which men cherish for jj, this virtue, is that there is no epithet C(l so offensive and galling to them as "coward." A man of exceptionally nt dull sensibilities will hear himself donounced as selfish, parsimonious, ca tricky, deceitful and dishonest, with- m out feeling much humiliation, flat when some one confronts him before Cl] the multitude and says, " Sir, you are a contempuoie cowara. no iceis nun- tp self degraded, and he will either rise f, and wipe out- the stigma by an ex hi hi- 0f tiou of courage or he will drop his p. head and ignominously sneak out of In sight. * m The man who can tiuthfully say with the Psalmist, "1 will not be j ,r; afraid of ten thousand of people who j p. have set themselves against me," has the ground-work upon which a true ,,f and noble character may he built: but if ho begins life a coward, there is ;u scarcely anything upon which he can C( base a reasonable hope for his sueeess. pj Tho only apology which 1 shall I make for discussing this subject is that | the world is full of counterfeit courage. I t| In social, commercial, political, lit- ' w crary, seientilie and religious circles, j ... there are legions of people who admire : bravery, and who think themselves | '.,] brave, while an analysis of their eon- | ,r, duet proves them to be unmitigated cowards. There is no human quality I tv that can be so easily counterfeited as ! C) courage. There is none that men are ( C( so often and so powerful tempted to p| counterfeit. There is none about ^.t which they can so readily and com- ! m pletely deceive the world and deceive I p| themselves. If 1 can help you tod is- p, tinguish between the true and the ' false, so that you may be able to form a correct estimate of yourselves, and ,c to see where you mav justly bestow '>l honor upon others, I shall not have J1.1 missed this occasion. Candor compels mo to say that I )' have never found a human being who, in all his life and in every part of him. uv was thoroughly and consistently cour- i ageous. Tl?is assertion may be very J" mortifying to some of my friends who " liave ever reason to believe that 1 ad- j mire and love them. They think , themselves bravo, and they are brave in some things. Hut if they would br' come to me as their friend and ask me f ' for an honest judgment of their char- ev acter, I could show them some very | ur ufi-unirn rwim til i..<i tinnc ,..,,1 IIS tions. I could show them that on one | In side they are heroes and on another ; gr' side they are cowards. I have a (iis- i''! tinguished friend who, in all his life, he has scarcely felt such an emotion as th physical fear. rI here is nothing in the iu history of war that surpasses some of hi his daring deeds, lint intellectually he has scarcely the courage of an idiot. 1?, tJo has no opinion of liis own upon any to subject. He investigates nothing but public opinion. Ho accepts as true ; L,i-' whatever a majority of the people among whom he lives have declared ,n to be true. Some persons call that th "conservatism," hut I call it cowardico. th During the present week wo shall 'f witness a very thrilling exhibition of social courage on the part of certain li; "strong-mindid" women who meet in th convention to assert their right to he i ov voters, political stump-speakers, law- yi yers, congressmen, eonstal>les, police- ! v? men and riders of bicycles. Verily it fr is no mean display of courage for these th women to defy, not only the Miblo and th the law of God written on their own ci beings, but that unconquerable and th eternal social sentiment which ilc- ci spises every woman who confesses to fa such unwomanly aspirations. Hut how ! w many of these brave men and "strong- j minded" women have the moral com- th age to deal gently and justly with l>\ their feeble-minded husband.-- 't I take oj for granted that every such woman, if 1 si married, has a feeble-minded husband, of What a strange admixture of quali- ai tics ! Then I can linil men who have re the intellectual and moral hraven of Ignatius, but who would run from the in tiniest mouse that ever nibbled at a -a crumb. ti( I am fur from being unconscious of in my own weakness. I have stood un- (h terrified in the midst of some of the en most appalling physical dangers, and ocj I have dared to do my duly where pub- m lie sentiment was against me and li; where social and religious ostracism tli threatened me with all the woes of iso- u 1 at ion and obscurity. ISut one thing w! I cannot endure?one thing complete- fo ly unnerves me. and makes me tremble " with worse than slavish fear. It is be the sight of a masculine, noisy and fo belligerent woman, clad in the iiabli- <>| merits of her subjugated husband. Mi whom she has regelated to the incon th spicuous realm of the nursery. m Whether he is w tiling* to confess it wl or not, there is some weak place in hi every man's nature. There is some by spot where temptation penetrates his ? < armor, and manly valor oreaks down i cowardice \ ap There are dilVcrent sorts of courage, se Some excel in one kind and are sadly tii delieient in others. The model or ' ' ideal man, is he in whose chui'actei' ro all kinds of courage exist and blend in fo harmonious proportions. vvi I. No manhood is healthy and vigor- th oils without a good degree of physical hi courage. To face danger without a op shudder, and to endure pain without a regroan or a quiver, is something that mi we cannot alford to despise. It is al?- in rd to attempt to degrado such cour- to cui [e by calling it brutish insensibility. The ??i is true that if a man has nothing on war it physical courage, ho is unworthy light respect. Ho is but litHo hotter think, an tiio tiger, aud should bo treated opinio cordingly. But when such bravery A gi connected with high moral and in- of Mai lleetual qualities, it is a noble pos- to be I ssion. The lack of it unfits a man man t r some of the most importaut duties when i life. Obligation to country may re- exist lire him to buckle on the harness of in the ar, and meet his country's enemies in time oody and deadly strife: but if ho is a toonth uysical coward, he is utterly unquuU seeds ' ed for such service. As loco's army reapei as getting into position for the battle means Malvern Hill, a private soldier ap- the ci oached his colonel, and said. " Sir, I which n constrained to make a very dis- justice aceful coufession. 1 love the cause rise" the South, and 1 am ready to lay all He wa y earthly possessions upon its altar, that j it to face her enemies in battle is for dark e a physical impossibility. I am a tollect nvard. Make me cook, or nurse, or was lil auister, or anything that will take ing tl e away fioni danger, aud I will bo mount yal and faithful, but if you command amber 0 to light, I will surely run at the earth st lire of the first gun." The ollieer, a sowi dieving liim to be sincere, ordered and fi in to go to the roar and assist in the the so* loking of food for tho regiment. He the ill: id not long been engaged in his new What >eation when a boinshell exploded mind, ar him, and so frightened him, that priest* j forsook his post aud ran away into had dt distant wood, where lie hid himself minati itil the battle was over. Many a man by cai is locked himself up inaeloset, or hid to see rtiself under the lied, while his bravo that ife, with candle in one hand and pis- Valier 1 in the other, went through tho are as niso in search of a burglar. Such thou d en may bo intellectually strong, and The orally pure, but their laek of pbysi- Willia ,1 manhood unfits theni for much of [(,. H o noblest work of life, and degrades ^lio w cm in the esteem of those who are ()f ngni/.ant of their weakness. prise. The absence of physical courage is birth 1 >i always truceaoie 10 nereuuy. oui uf ten to a lack of conformity to physi- umj m ,1 law. Some of the most eonsum- Thei ate cowards 1 have found among the J offers lildren of the brave. A child is rear- Georg I like a hot-house plant?that ocl- ,rr;im| ?m touches fresh air and sunshine? ?cw a at is never allowed to roam in the ?n.i ... rest, to look upon the rugged things coucci nature, and know something of born, irdships and danger when he reaches Subvei an hood will he as timid as his timid Gic w< other, and shrink from every duty ^ lat involves the. least peril or strug- . e. lie will he a mere grown-up ba- a ^,.ue r. or rather a grown-up booby. I ,rreu The best defense that can be made ^^ certain latter-day college sports, is t?',.*ini, it that they promote auboy's health , id develop his muscle, but that they * ^ a() lueate him away from fear, and give a'anim im nerve for the duties and conflicts ml await him in maturcr life. We tJf'm,> lould have a supreme contempt for tjoul. ic professional slugger. The man ' ho eultitates muscle and sinew for .or uublini' purniKi^, is not half so noble basis 1 ; the average bulldog. And the peo- physn. e who glorify him arc still more de- I ''.V n<) quorate. Hut the man who under- j Jt amis the natural connection be- Micro ^uv;ii pu\>K uii aiiu pii^sicui i *uvm >urage, ami the still more substle \ will ai innection between these anil all the I to hew Iglier and liner forms of strength and who i; uirage. and who covets bravery as a \ has m cans of accomplishing lofty and no- | work, e purposes, is worthy of our pro- ; such 1 iiindest respect. i railro; *J. I wish now to speak of thinking steam: nirage ?the courage of original, inde- I ^'le 1'? mlent, honest investigation. A man I11111','1 ay read everlastingly and never j 'a,u'b link, lie may pack his inii.il witli j young islorieal facts and the thoughts of j S0.C'IU' en. and oever have a thought of his j with mi. There are whole regiments of j ought ople about us who know model n ;tn''Ju lilosopliy from lie. Curies to Hogol, ! '10'' it have never attempted a rational 1 '1UVC ! ;planalion of a solitary phenomena ' oxperi mind or matter. , I1 You have opinions, but how did you {>01n?'* t thcin? lJv creation or by adop-; jn ? Are not your opinions upon M)|,| IU, cry subject merely the opinions tiiat t|,.lt [ e current in the circle in which you ove ? Are not the views which vou i i",, . f. ii .. !; . ?\ 01 11 i I ?ld on every living question in a \f.mv eat degree traditional? Vou /say vvciiitl rj ai'e a democrat. How came you to j : a democrat y The probability is ||OL.t\,. at you have received your democrat- |, j^' ^ principles as an inheritance. Your , * thcr and your grandfather were i | moerats. and you feel that a loving j<(|, jf yalty to their memory requires you |jV4", L>1 be a democrat. That is cowardice. t . .' is only cowardice, but a false eon- j '' ption of filial fealty. The truest! 1 '1C nor tiiat you can bestow upon the pi'oum emory of your parents would be a 'l,<rr 1 lorough investigation of their opin- X. lis with the iletermination to adopt ' ?trisi lein, if true, and to repudiate them oarefu false. tional Vou have certain opinions upon re- tVl\V ,,'ioiis subjects. How did you get to'''ul icni y Are they the products of your . i i n mind y Are they the results of nil* own careful, thorough, faithful in- \ stigation y Or did you get tin-in 'wjl|, oiii your parents y IJo you not hold m(lrjl icni more as a tribut to your ancestors, w(i. * lan from any intelligent and deep yi.'.'p,', nvictiou ol their correctness y If !./.'? le latter be true, you are not only , largeablo with eo-vardice but of a . l.-t; and foolish devotion to those j' hoso memory you desire to honor. ; ,'aiet\ There uie other men who show ^(.ls "j lemselves to he inlelleetual cowards inj^si, ; u slavish eonformity t?? public |ulluj )inion. Their investigations consist |a.rst.j mplyin linding out what the majority ! miM1j( the people of their own community sot.,, ^ ul commonwealth think upon cur- i . int issues. In Maine they would he publicans, in Texas democrats, and . j 'j North Carolina populists. In Mas- j 4t|u. chusetts they would he Congrega- I ,,nt!7*i unalists, in New York Kpiseopaiians, yu. |* Tennessee Methodists, and (|i>tan corgi a lliptists. You may call that insorvatism, hut its true name is | (I1 twardice. The only reason that some jjial .. en in this Slate can give for being i f(||. ^ iptists, is that there are so many o. | ^|M, k em, and they all love to vote. When 'j certain (icorgia legislator was a-kcd t(( (|1( hat were the prevailing geological ,, rmatioiis of his country, lie replied : To the best of my knowledge and lief they are liaptist." I have no h((m,a Uowship for the Maptlsts whose linions are shaped merely by the in- no|,|,.. lence of numbers, and w ho assumes fa,.(1j^ at truth is always on the side of the an,r(.|. ajority. No man can be a liaptist a,.aie\ no has not the courage to think for *n M.^ rust If. and to sulTer and die for what, ' honest investigation, ho has dis- ' ivored to he true. jibbet An Alabama teacher when making ' iplication for a place in the public 1'' liool, was asked for his opinion as to ( Ij'isl -shape of the earth. His reply was, U LLorjU I am prepared to veaeli either the k'udlt und or the llat system, and there- tingui re will aeeoiemodate myself to the I'YIi shes of my patrons.'' Neither upon of il< at, nor any other suhjeets, would he Aurel Id an opinion in eonlliet with the she h inions ot the people from whom he struct ceivcd his pay. There is nothing and tl are fatal to character, manhood and the p lluenee, than this servile conformity tlioch \ rreut thought anil sentiment, i ien who are moving the world < il and upward into more perfect and freedom, arc the men who i and who form and express their ns unbiased by fear or favor. < eat Now Knglander, in speaking tin Luther says: "It is'good H>rn at sunrise. It is good for a ;o date his life from the days i an cider of things which is to for a long time in the world, is freshness of its youth. Such a was the first half of the sevoni century. Then were sown the whoso harvest have not yet been 1." If in these words the writer that Martin Luther was merely oaturo of the eventful age in he lived, ho does him great ins. Luther himself was the " sunwhich mado that era of light, is chosen and anointed of God for mrposo. His comiug to that age of superstition and of inual conformity and stupidity ke the advent of morning seatterio gloom of night, gilding the ain peaks, turning the clouds to and gold, and battling the whole in light. Luther was more than sr of seeds. Ho felled the forests Allowed the ground. Ho sowed ed in a soil which he himself, as strument of God, had prepared, was the prime element of his in re-opening questions which jraft and ecclesiastical despotism jelared settled. It was his deterion to study God's word unbiased ions, creeds and traditions, and ,if there wus not a light in it had not yet entered his soul, it Luther . Thy name and deeds imperishable as the truth which idst dare to speak, re was another 44 sun-rise" when iin Carey lived. But ho mado is brave, majestic mind gave to orld a new and grander concepChristian obligation and enterThat new conception gave , n nwiiliH'n mi^idna t.Iu* t.ri ! n. nlu ich have splemlored the earth ultiplied the joys of heaven, re was another " sun-iise " when >on, Adams, Patrick Henry and e Washington lived. These old thinkers gave to the world a ml grander conception of civil eligious freedom. Out of that >tion this American republic was whose inlluence is destined to tall monarchies and democratize urld. no human quality is comparable al eourago--the courage which man exhibits in his devotion to t principle. When in his love rent cause and in his great delation to do what is right in the >f (Jod, he regards not what men out him, and is undaunted and ed by opposition from any >r, he rises to the very pinnacle ral dignity, majesty and granall moral courage there is a >f intelligence and reason. Mere :ai courage is oil no. it isguiueu principles or motive or thought, .'hind every act of moral heroism is a rational motive and purpose, al courage is the unconquerable tul purpose to do what we know mr duty. There is a young man > trying to edit a newspaper, hut ither taste nor aptitude for the lie has as iittle capacity for msincss as I have for making a iid locomotive, or piloting a ship across the Atlantic. Hut sition gives him social standing, . is gratifying to the pride of his r and frienus. Hy and by that man sits down in some quiet cd place and thus communes himself: "Am I doing what I to do? Is it right before Hod, slice to myself and my fellowmen d on to a vocation for which 1 10 fitness, and in which I have encod nothing hut failure ? No ! otright. It is wrong, it issinful, fuoble. It is a perversion of my and a sacrifice of all the possis of my life. I will give up the iwspaper and turn to something can do, and 111 which 1 can make real contribution to the world's e." That is moral courage, a brielless lawyer, if he had it, mount a tailor's bench and make nest living. Many a starving ', if he had it, would lay aside jdicine case and find a comfort* upport in measuring tape and Many a statesman out of a lie had it, could liud remuueranployincut at blacksiuitn's anvil irpenter'.: bench, re is a young lady whose wealthy, 11 and ambitious parents want 0 become a society pageant, have bought her a complete an outfit : they have had her illy instructed in the convenitics of high social life : they already engaged and feed more a score of newspaper reporters ite her up in the " society 11."' The time is set for the debut : the guests have been invited ; ,iie newspapers, in compliance their contracts, prophecy tin: brilliant social event of the i. Hut in the midst of ail these ate preparations ami high exions an invisible power touches young woman's conscience, and 1 her face to lace with these oils: "Was it for this life of ami fashion that Hod made me? 10 noisome nomer uiui oiviih'!' m for my mind and heart and An hour of communion with !f is followed by an hour of comhi with Uod. In that hour she i er duty and records her vow to it any cost. Father and mother d vised of her new aspirations , iirposes. The nnnouiu ements of eat social event are recalled : all lets with reporters are cancelled: , 'arisian outlit is shipped to some ( it city to he sold, and "society " to speculate ahout the great ry. The next, tiling we hear of oung woman is in some college ic training of hospital nurses, as detormineii to spend her life lifuily and patu ntly ministering .! sicK. That is eouruge which < the divim-st heroism and the. d and grandest ty pc of womunSueii courage redeems from the , ge of foolish conventionalities, .es life into fellowship with the >t things, unfetters alf the higher les of the soul, sets a "ision of ) before it. and nerves it for rcineiits of icspicndeut ami imI beauty. lis, prison walls, clankingchains, s, crosses, and martyr lires eanighten me into wrong doing, or er one word of apology for my liuii conduct," was the final nice of a hero, wlio.se daring deed d a 1)1 a/J which cur. never he exished. eitas was a rich and noble widow >me, in the days of Marcus ins. She had seven sons, whom ad diligently and carefully incd in tlie Christian faith. She icy were cited before I'ublius, refect of the city, to answer to arecof having publicly professed the religion of Christ. Without a tear or a tromor they stood before him and pleaded guilty. Publius, moved with sympathy, told the mother that if sho would persuade her sons to renounce Christ ho would snare their lives. Every true parent knows that it is much easier to lay down his own life for a sacred cause than to consign his children to the alter. It requires a loftier courage to say to the demon of persecution, thirsting for blood, "Take my child,'' than it does to say to him, "Take me." Many of us can truthfully say that, in such a crisis wo could joyfully surrender our own lives to save the lives of our children. Lopk then at that Roman mother. Tho judge is awaiting her decision. What will she say ? Not only tho court, but Home tho world, heaven and hell are impatient for her to speak. Listen " Most noble l'ulbius, I am not unmindful of tho gonerous sympathy which makes it possible for me to save from temporal death the children whom G?>d has given iuo. But neither your kindness, nor my love for them, can tempt mo to violate my convictions of truth, right and duty." Having said this, sho stood by and saw her eldest son scourged with loaded thongs till he died ; tho next two beaten to death with clubs; the fourth Hung from u rock ; and the other three decapitated. Then praising God that ho had given her seven sous whom ho had counted worthy to die for His cause, she laid her own head upon tho block, and it was severed from her body. Incomparable woman !?tho memory of thy noble daring is a priceless and imperishable legacy. Thou art immortal. Tho imperial despotism which slew thy body is buried and opitaphed with tho execrations of tho just. But thou canst never die. Thy name is writ where stars are lit, and its power on human 1 ifo shall be felt until '"time's last thunder shakes the world." My friends when we consider how sneh heroes have enriched the world, and how they are now robed, orowued, and sceptred among the principalities, powers and potentates of the world to come, we can scarcely fail to covet their spirit, and to imitate the virtues. ? 40^^? AN APPEAL TO WHITE MKN. W Negro Lcndrii Issue an Address? 'J"liey Ask lor ItepreNcntut ion in I lie Const il ui ion a I Convent ion. Some fifteen or twenty colored men of Columbia met a few days ago for the purpose of taking some action in reference to the constitutional convention. They are in sympathy with that branch of the Republican party which will hold a convention on Fobrury <> The following address was prepared and given fo?* publication : To the Fair-minded, ilamano and Patriotic men of South Carolina : The call for a constitutional convention for the express purpose of disfranchising the colored citizens of the State, for imposing a * '! poii tax upon the already impoverished people of the State and of repealing the 2-mill school tax, has so alarmed us as a race. mat we, tno representatives <>l the colored people, do hereby appeal to you, the sons and graudsous of liberty-loving fathers and grandfathers to lend us a helping hand in preserving and protecting that which is most dear to all men and races. Why disfranchise the negro now? Had this convention been called twenty years ago, there might have been some excuse for it, for we acknowledge at that time there were many things for which the white man of the State had just cause to complhin. But after having control of the State government for twenty years, during which time the negro has grown intellectually, financially and morally, it seems both unreasonable and unjust to attempt at this late day to eliminate him from the body politic, of which he is part and parcel. Is it becuuse he is ungovernable ? No, all will admit that the negro is peaceable. law-abiding and ever ready to strike a blow for his State and country. And though, almost without representation in either branch of his State or national government, he is not only amenable to the laws of his State, hut helps to maintain its government, even if it takes the last pig out of iiis pen. Has the negro made no improvement in the iast twenty years ? The records in the State will show that the colored people of the State pay more than live times as much taxes now on real property than they did twenty years ago. Anil the school records in each and all of the counties will show that the colored teachers compare favorably with the whites in all points: and in all professions the negro is making his mark and that against great odds, for when it is remembered that the white schools in the State receive from $2<H),0UU to $.'U)u.ooo for higher education, while the tailored schools receive but $*>,000 a year, it is wonderful to see how the negro has kept so close to his white brother in education. But the plitician says the negro is a dangerous quality in politics, and if let alone will control the State. Now, no one thinks this but that class of* men who are anxious to hold ollices. It is that cry which has brought the State to her present condition (negro domination). And so long as the peanut politician and the ollice-seeker can continue thus . . t I 1 . t . . . ... i 1 . . 1.2... ...I'.* I.I? 11 H11 MII' ii.'tier t/1111i )\ i ij_; u mi r 112v 11 i?f tlii! State, so long will South Carolinu remain in her present condition. And we. the representatives of the colored people in South Carolina, wisli hero and now to inform t.he white people that we, as a race, do not wish to control the State. The idea is a foolish one to begin with, for no tailored man with common sense would think for a moment that the colored race in its present condition could control this State against the wishes of the white raeo. Hut, remembering that we constitute a part of theciti'/.cnship of the State, and knowing that we are endewed by our creator, Cod, with certain inalienable rights, and that among these are life, li.ierty an I the pursuit of happiness, we contend that as citizens wo arc entitled to some representation from each and all the counties in the State, though it be minority representation, and this is all we ask. Therefore wo, the representatives of the colored race in conference assembled, and now sitting in the city of ('oluinbia, do advise the colored people throughout the Slate to spare no olTorts in obtaining their registration certificates, that they may he able to exercise the right of citizenship at the approach ing elect ion : and we further recommend that the colored people support for the constitutional convention any and ali fair minded white men, and especially that class of white men whom we know to bo too proud, broad and humane to take advantage of the weak. 15. 11. Kmiiiauhson, Chairman. C. I*\ I It u,mi:s. Secretary. COLUMBIA FEMALE COLLEGE. An Earnest Appeal to the Methodists of South Carolina. President Stokes, on the part of tho trustees of tho Columbia Female College, has issued an address covering all of the facts of the recent (ire and sotting forth some facts as tho College. It rcaus : To the Owners and Patrons of the Columbia Female College : Aeting for tho executive committee of tho Columbia Female College I bog leave t<> set forth tho following facts : On January 18 our College building sustained considerable damage by tire and by injuries incident thereto, but this tiery ordeal has not been without its blessings and benefits. The tire occurred in tho day time, and under good management there was no danger of loss of life, and but little danger of loss of tho personal property to our wards. Tho president of the College and his worthy faculty proved themselves ( equal to tho emergency. Under their wise, vigorous and courageous conduct of affairs dangers and losses were reduced to the minimum. Their administrative ability manifested on this occasion gives an increased sense 1 of security for the future discharge 1 of their duties and responsibilities. They have proved to all concerned i that our interests are safe in their hands. Tho young ladies acted most commendably. We are sure that they deserved the encomiums pronounced upon them by those who witnesse their splendid behavior. The citizens of Columbia have .fin,li....?.i.1 H.nl? .,1..!..i? 1. 4?-I ? iiiuiv uivu uuuii i i a 111 ir> iv? iiavo luu College located in their midst. As soon as it was known that the lire alarm meant tho burning of the Columbia Female College their interest aggregated there. They came to tho rescue in largo numbers, not to stand idly by iu mute sorrow, but to extend whatever aid might he needed there, and to open their homes to the inmates of the College. In an almost incredibly short time every young lady wus safely and pleasantly domiciled in one of tho best homes that the city could afford. They we?'0 urged to stay until tho emergencies were ali fully passed without limit as to time. Well done for Columbia. They deserve, and we hereby tender them, our most hearty thanks for their great kindness and generosity. Tho lire department did some of tho best work in their line. It was through their ollieiency that the fire did not make greater headway. Columbia may well be proud of its fire department. Arrangements at the College were so promptly perfected that the girls were hack in the building and at work vvitll the loss of hilt. fine olsvs ilinr The building must be and will be repaired immediately. The South Carolina Conference ay reed that we should have $2,000 this year for repairs and for necessary enlargements. 0,.r daughters, the girls of South Carolina, have been exceedingly modest in asking for help in behalf of their education. You will pardon us for reminding you that they have asked for but little and have received less, which means that they hud to assume a debt contracted by a former generation for brick and mortar and for building, and they had to pay all current expenses, repairs,"" insurance and incidental expenses. But the time has < come when something must be done for our girls. Tardy justice should linger no longer, and preferred claims should cease. The Columbia Female College is reaching out her charred and blistered band pleading for help. . We are willing to burn if the lire that j consumes us would warm our fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters unto helpful sympathy with us. The call for help for the education 1 of our gilds as well as for our boys can no longer be put aside as a fad. Other Christian communities have regarded the call with favor and within the 1 last few years colleges for women have been handsomely equipped and amply cudowed. Our Commonwealth for civil and ! logical reasons has heeded the call which experience lias verified by the extensive and expensive preparations now going on at Bock Hill, S. C., in this behalf. Shall Christian people professing prineipales which demand the highest elevation of humanity any longer deny us a hearing ? Bo not wait for the coming of the College agent. lie cannot lie ubiquitous. In the meantime our needs are calling loudly for immediate help. We beg every preacher of our Church to urge this claim upon his congregation now We ask any individual to help if hut a little. We ask every charge to send up its $.">, $10, $20, $100. then all will be well and our misfortune will have proved a blessing in disguise. Then the pillar of smoke by day will have proved the pillar of lire unto us in the long night of our waiting. Forward all contributions to the Bov. M. D.irgan, financial agent, Columbia. s. c. A..) STOKKS, 1'resident. Columbia, S. C., January 2"?, ?? M 11,1 ,S TO UK SIlll'i'BI). Arrangements .Are Now ileing Made to Transport Machinery to the j South. In connection with the movement to j extend the cotton manufacturing in- i dustry <into the Southern States, the 1 Boston Herald says that there is every ( reason to believe that the matiufac- j Inters of the coarser grades of cotton j cloths will he practically unknown in New Hngland in the not distant future. ' Negotiations aro now pending in j that city, looking to the shipment of j 2(1(1 ear loads of mill machinery to the South, most of it having been in use in one of llie largest cotton factories in New Hampshire. This consignment, i it is'hclievcd. will be followed by others, ' when the Southern mills now under way lire completed. In speaking on this decay of one of New Kii^lami's chief industries. Mr. John T. Patrick, secretary of the ! Southern Immigration and Industrial Association, who was sent North to give additional stimulus to this latest industrial movement, said that "this section had nothing to fear, so far as ; the liner grades of cotton were conceriici1 *. that New Knglaml would continue to he the home of this branch of J the business so long as she. controlled the market for the highest skilled labor. This was where tile South was weak, and there appeared to be no immediate prospect of improvement in this direction. Then again there were ccrtiin climatic disadvantages to he found there which prohibits the attainment of the hist result in spinning the finest yarns. "The method of handling the product of Southern mills is another matter that is receiving his attention. Another of Mr. Patrick's missions is to show the well-known exhibit of Southern i agricultural products in I h is ton and other Northern cities, so that the. people. here shall become the better acquainted with the vast and diversified Ik I \ resoureoB of the South. Ho is alto considering a scheme looking to an excursiou to the South composed of jotne of the leadiug citizens of the Now England States, the excursion o.vpenses to be borne by tiie association he represents. He is of the belief that the commercial growth of the South is but little understood by Northern people, and ho wishes to give them an opportunity to study with thoir own eyes the marvelous advancement being made." STATU NEWS IN UU1EP. Interesting Notes I'roni Various Sources. ? Electric lights are now on hand in Beaufort. s ?A woman's exchange lias bo? n opened in Camden. ?The subject of a cotton factory b r Yorkville is being discussed. ? Johnson, Edgetield County, has no dispensary by a vote of 78 to 74. ?Mr. Summit, of Yorkville. killed a hog a few days ago that weighed .'177 pounds net. ?Sumter has taken steps toward continuing the three C's road from Camden to that point. ?ltev. It. G. l'earson, the noted evangelist, will begin a series of meetings in Aiken about March 1. ? The work of laying out the electric railroad from Beaufort to Port [loyal will be started in the near future. ? South Carolina's corn crop last year was 18,728,815) bushels, valued by the Department of Agriculture at *12,17.7,7:12. ?The work of building the Newberry eotton mill chimney from 120 feet to 1.70 feet high is being pushed with all possible dispatch. ?Mr. Kid red Addison, of Ninety-Six, Abbeville County, shipped to New York recently forty lambs, for which ho received 8lb apiece. ?Superintendent of Education Mayfield reports fine progress in the work on the buildings of the Women's In dustrial College. ?The hog cholera has appeared in places in Chester County. Mr. M. E. W/'ile iias recently lost eight of his best hogs from this disease. ? Suits have been brought against the Hank of Barnwell and the Peoples' Bank of Denmark by one ol tueir customers for usurious interest. ?Tiie Cooper-Limestone female institute iuoSpartauburg County will be opened in March. The bnilu.ngs arc being thoroughly repaired. ? l uc; board of trustees of the South Carolina College, through its executive committee, has determined to have a summer school against this year. ?The ICdgel'teld town council fined Mr. B. if. Fvuns and Capt. .Inn Tillmau $2* lor the scrape they got into some weeks ago, iu wliich each shot the other. ?The Orangeburg police seized three small boxes of cans labelled "to niatoes." Tne boxes contained sixtyijuart cans liilnd with whiskey, and twelve cans of tomatoes. ?The registration books will bo opened oil the lirst Monday in February, March, April, May, .lunc and July and also during the first eighteen days iu March in each county. ?Some of the ladies of the several Camden white ohurcnes have organized a " wives and sisters' prayer-meeting'," and hold weekly prayer meetings at first one home and men another. ?The Camden lhiptist Church has called the Kev. James Ten BroeKc, of Burlington. Vt., and lie will enter upon his labors about February 1. Be comes highly recommended as a line pastor anu orator. Recently a good deal of the timbered lands of Colleton County have been developed by the establishment of^ saw mills and turpentine stills thereon, and profitable sales arc made by local capitalists. ? The dispensary question was defeated iu Greenwood by a vote of 7.~? to to. Tin; chances are that the town will have metropolitan police to support, ami a dispensary just outside of the incorporated limits of the town. ? liev. C. (J. Brown, of Sumter, has prepared a Baptist map of South Carolina, and it is now in the hands of the printers. Some valuable information isgi\cna!so. There are S.V> churches aud about S7.f?17 members ami only 11 parsonages. ?There is still another effort on foot to seeuie the estabiisinneut of a dispensary in Vorkviiie. Tiie information is to the effect that within tiie next few days the town council will he presented with a petition for the callin}* of another election. ?The lirst term of court over which Judge Joseph II. Baric will preside will be in Camden, lie will preside at the Bebrnary term of court for tiiat county, which convened 011 the4th inst. There are three murder eases to be disposed of at this term, two white men and one negro. ?The Secretary of State has received a letter from I). Cunningham, of the Chicago and Burlington Kailroad, asking for the latest railroad map i f South Carolina. Inquiry reveals the fact that no correct map ha? been issued 111 years, in which time numerous roads have sprung up, and the old maps have become useless. ?The. roll of the Bqual Bights Association of South Carolina has been increased by four names of ladies in Abbeville, one of them being the beautiful Mrs Hannah llcinphil CoJeuinn, who was 011 the State commission sent North in isul to formulaic plans f >r the Girls' industrial and Normal Colli go. ?Governor Bvans has appointed the historical commission which is provided under the Act passed at the recent session of the Legislature. The commission as appointed consists of I). 11. Tompkins, e\-o!li *iH chairman, Henry Mo Ivor, VV. C. lionet, W. A. Courtenuy, I'rof. II. Means Davis and' J. B. Tindai. The commission is expected to eolh ot data relating to the history of the Slate. ?Judge, (to witness) " Now. in.ulau , I want you to distin 11y understaiitl that iiearsay is 110 evideiieo. Mow o.d *1115 (> Oil . I UI'll t | " Don't know ?" " I have no evidenee of my ago." ' What do you mean ?" " I am told that I am -o many years old, j'Kloo, l?ut it's only hearsay, and you know that isn't evidenee,." ?Tho j/i'ave of ex-Yieo President Schuyler Colfax, in tiio eeinotery at South Pond, Ind., is uninai'kcd siivt' by a plain stone slab. It is proposed to mark tho resting p'aiuo of Indiana's illustrious son by tho erection of a statute or monument as an enduring memorial. An oll'ort will bo made to raise l(),(MH( with whioh to erect a suitable monuoment. 1 * .'a ft >llf > &i._ . I ? TIRED, WEAK, NERVOUS, Could Not Sleep. Prof. L. D. Edwards, of Preston, Idaho, says: "I was all run down, weak, nervous and irritable through overwork. 1 suffered from brain fatigue, mental depression, etc. 1 became so weak and nervous that I could not sleep, I would arise tired, discouraged and blue. 1 began taking Dr. Miles' Nervine and now everything is changed. I sleep soundly, 1 feel bright, active and ambitious. I can do more in one day now than I used to do in a week. For this great good I give I)r. Miles' Restorative Nervine the sole credit. it Cures." Dr. Mlies' Nervlno Is sold on a positive guarantee that the first l>ottlo will oonoflt. All druggists sell it at SI, 0 bottles for 15, or It will bo sunt, prepaid, on receipt of price by the Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, lad. For sale by It. F. Posey, Union, S. C. laHUVta TASTELESS IS JUSTASCOOD FOR ADULTS*. WARRANTED. PRICE 50cts. gat.atia, il.ls., nov. 16, 18?a. Pnrls Modlolno Co., Si. IahiIm, Mo. Gontlemcn:?Wo cold lust your. GOO bottleii ol SHOVE'S TASTHI.KSS CUII.L TONIC nnd have nought throo gross nirendy lllis yonr. In nil our ox. porlenco of 14 yours, Id tho drug business, have levorsold an nrtiolo thatpavo s??jelx uutvcrsul suits 'uoliou ui your Tonic. Yours truly, AllNKY, CAHU JiCO For vale liy It. F Posey, Union, S. C. I F. Mi & Son, On tile corner, is the place to buy mHICV ami Family Groceries. t i They are receiving fresh {roods every week. Canned Hoods of all kinds and best brands. New crop Kaisins, cleaned Currants, Citron, Nuts of all kinds, Mainirn Crapes. Apples, Oranges, 1 bill anas. (' >co.inuts. Lemons, Figs, Potatoes, Cabbages, Odions, Cranberries. llr.sT i'oitK Satsauk Twine a Wkkk. Fkksii Fish Kvkky Satukpay. Fresh (tread Twice a Week. Fresh Oatmeal and liuckwheat. ft-/ Ail Coods Delivered Free. .^31 ! CANDIDATES ?Foil Tin: ? DRUG TRADE < >f I"nion county, and Ibis is THEIR PLATFORM: ]. I'ure Drugs. L\ Lowest prices consistent with the (|utility of our goods. .'I. Accuracy anil Competency com* pounding Proscriptions. I. VVc carry t he largest lino of Patcut Medicines in the county. *>. Our stock of Medicines, Chemicals and Phuriuuccnticals is immense, and is purchased from t he largest manufacturing and importing houses in the country. We carry a full stock of tiio best. I Paints. < >i is. Putty, Whitewash and j I 'aint I 'ai nt I (rushes. 7. We carry the finest iine of Spectacles and I '.ye (ila-s. s in t he county. Union Drug Co. WALL PAPERS Prom r? to ."?(> Cents. Paper Hanging a Specialty. Satisfaction cua ran toed for the It 'st Artistic Work. W. A. KRAUS Spartanburg, S. C. For furtlu r information, apply at .1. It. Muthis'store or address at SparI tunburg. J