Newspaper Page Text
ESTAB3LISHED 1865. NEWBERRY, S. C., WEDNESDAY9 A 619.PIE$.0AYA SARGE PLUNKETT. Gathering of the old Soldiers at Birming ham-An Incident of the Selge at Petersburg, as R.elated by an 014 Confederate Veteran. [Atlanta Constitution.] War stories, like snake stories, are al ays in order. I guess that every body is willing that the truth should prevail in what is sent out to posterity as the history of our times. A great convention is soon to meet at Birmingham, Ala., and a part of its work will be to dicuss and decide happenings of the war about which there are' "disagreements amony the doctors." This convention will be composed of the leaders of the confeder acy who are yet with us, and will be of the greatest importance because of the probability of its being the last meet ing where any of the old leaders will be present: Material for history will be gathered, discussed and culled, and we common people may gain some what of an idea as to how h%atory is made and handed down. This per haps, will be the last, as it may be the greatest "revision of all the proofs" before they are turned over to the "makers-up" of history. Of course "d.ctors disagree" and these conventions are good in their place to compromise these disagree ments. Me and Brown have had many stormy arguments as to what event in the war was the crisis. Brown sweara that the passage of the conscript act was the "straw that broke the camel's back." Another says that it was the fall of Vieksburg. Some say one thing and some another, but an old confederate neighbor of ours tells of the following incidcnt and claims that it was the rast great breath-the great struggle against death in the last days 4f the confederacy: "To storm, or not to storm" the - 'yankee works at Petersburg, is what this old neighbor says w as left for the private soldiers to decide. Plenty of old soldiers are yet living, he says, to verify the statement that the question. - of "storming or not storming" the yankee works at night was left entire ly to the private soldiers. It was a night just before the confederates left their trenches at Petersburg and started on the nine day's retreat which ended at Appomattox. It had been well known fer some time that Lee could not hold out against Grant much longer unless by taking some desperate chance, advantage might be gained to the confederates. A counsel of officers was held and it became known smong the privates in some way that the officers had disagreed as t6 "advisa bilities" and that they compromised their differences by leaving the ques tion of storming the yankee works to a vote of the privates-a thing so unusual that it cast a shadow over every hope and then and there the confederacy drew her last breath. On the day before the vote was to be * taken at night the rubbish and bushes were ordered cleared and leveled in a ravine between tihe two armies. It was a perilous undertaking, but the old confederates gathered their axes and went at the work. To the surprise of every one the yankees quietly watched this proceeding without firing a gun, it either being a work they wished performed, or else they antici pated that the con federates were fixing to storm their work and were anxious that it should be so. Anyhow, tbe confederates cleared everything from the ravine and returned to their places without anythe ; serious having hap pened. Every old soldier knew that it was in preparation for a charge, but none of them dreamed as to what turn matters were to take. They lay all the afternoon under that suspense which was worse to any so!dier than being actually engaged. When night at last approached and the officers quietly bid the men "fall in," you may wonder the surprise of all privates when they were told that all commissioned officers would retire from their presence--leave them untrammelled-and that the privates should decide by ballot among them selves as to whether the yankee wordis should be stormed that night or no. As the commissioned oflicers retired to the rear an incident happened and none of us can say to what extent it bore upon tile minds of the privates in making up their ballots. The mail had arrived--letters from home to the bra':e solider boys made their apear ance in the camps at this most supreme moment and all thoughts of balloting was left off at once. The men gathered in groups about their orderly sergeants anxiously waiting as the names on the envelopes were called. As a man received his letter be hastened fronm his group to some dim fire and down upon his knees he broke the seal and read the contents. In a litile bit there were many men kneeling with their sides to dim fires straining their eyes to read from ho'w and as now and then one would turn to punch up a chunk the tears would glisten in the firelight. This busy world may laugh at this-it is not much to get a letter now, but in the days of war it was not so easy, a letter from home was a great thing in the last days of the con federacy. News from the dear wife and the little chil dren, from the old father and mother and sister and sweetheart. Dear hearts and sweet thoughts of the old home. But never mind, no one can feel how this was but the old soldier himself and they have most all passed away or are getting too old and blind to read. But the ballot? A vote must be taken "No," if the fight was not to be mnade, "yes," if it was. Each soldier kuew picture to see them fold their lettrs and place them deep down in the inside pocket of their gray jackets, while those who had received none patiently stood waiting, sadly thinking of their own dear ones-it was bad to not get a letter while otbers did. It was under just such circumstances that the balloting began, and as they were gathered in the heat every nerve was sCrung as to the result. A few short moments of expectancy and the count ing of the ballots began. The first ballot "Yes!" And the blood thrilled through every soldier's heart. The counting went on, and "Yes." "6Yes.". "Yes." For three times the terrible "yes" came with not a single "no." But a "no" came at fast, and then a long column of "no's," with only here and there a "yes," was the result. The fight was off. The yankre breastworks would not be stormed that night, nor were they ever stormed, but many of these same brave hearts ceased to beat before the end at Appomattox, and a pity it was so. This gathering of the Confederates at Birmingham should verify such inci dents as this of my old -neighbors or they should not put the stamp of fiction upon such things. It would fill many books to 0ive different versions of different incidents, but just the same there is a true version of every ..eident and of this, our histories should be built. There will be a great time at Birmingham from all we can judge, and many things personal be tween the leaders will be settled for ever. History will take care of and perpetutate these "compromises," but under the excitement of the hours, the sound of the music--the environments may cause small things of importabce to need a champion. - SARGE PLUNKETT. THE PRIOHIBITION GOSPEL. Koights Templar Would Have the Courts Law Enforced. [Special to News and Courier.] BENN ETTSVIL LE, May 10.-The Rev. E. 0. Watson, Grand Chief Templar of the Independent Order of Good Templars of this State, in behalf of the Order, has issued the following ad dress: To the I. 0. G. T. and all Friends of Tempeiance: Through the decisious of the Supreme Court alcoholic liquors cannot now be legally sold in South Carolina, and our State is not to-day pouring the blood of her sons into the treasury. The forim of prohibition which comes to us thus will hardly prove so efficient as a carefully prepared and regularly enacted prohibitoiy law, but having at its command the same legal machinery that exists for the enforce ment of the law in all other cases of misdemeanor it may be made efficient in securing thbe larger part of the bles sings at which prohibition aims, but this efficiency will depend upon the moral support given by the people. The supreme duty of the hour, there fore, is support and enforce the law as declared by the Court. In behalf of the Good Templars of this State t his appeal is issued calling upon all members of the I. 0. G. T., and upon all other Prohibitionists and all who are lovers of law and order, who have at heart the welfare and honor of our State, and who care for the good of humanity, to enter at once and heartily into the effort to make the law eff'ective. Let no pains be spared to discover and report to the trial justices and grand juries having jurisdiction all sales of liquor in the State, and let each ase be pushed until the process of law is carried out against the offender. This great blessing can be brought out of the unexected turn of events which has given us prohibition without special enactment. Meantime we should not lose sight of the fact that the present situation is not permanent. The whole matter is now in agitated solution it cannot long remain thus, but must rapidly take some permanent shape. WVhat shall that shape be? It can and it will be prohibition if we recognize and act up to our opportu nity. Let us be up and doing to enforce the present law, and educate the people for a permanent enactment of prohibi tion. Let working leagues be formed in all lodges of GJood Templars to cC operate with larger prohibition leagues in every town and community where such can be had, those to push the in terests of prohibition by using all avail able educational agencies to waken and tone up moral sentiment to the hearty support of prohit'ry law. Let us keep the isu r'ive and con stantly before the people. Let every preacher from his pulpit, every teacher in his school room, every man of pro hibition principles in his sphere, and every nmother, wife, sister and daughter in tne home and social cir::le agitate the question and teach the doctrine of proibition. This is the day of opportunity. Let us seize~ it. E. 0. WArsoN, G. (2. T., L. 0. G. T. of Sou th C2aro Tconomy and Strength Valuable vegetable remedies are used in the preparation of Hood's Sarsapa rilla in st,0h a p"culiar manner as to retain the full medicinal value of every ingredient. Thus Hood's Sarssparilla combines economy and strendrh and is the only remedy of which "100 Doses One Dollar" is true. Be sure to get Hood's. HOOD's PILLS do not purge, pain or gripe, but act promptly, easily and effiently. MEASTRING UP. How the Candidates for Governor A niwer the Alliance Queslion-Nothin= Yet from Tillman or Butler. [Tbe State.J Ever since the Alliance qliestiolS, prepared at the meeting of the last State Alliance to be submitted to all candidates for office this suminer, were prited and sent Out by the chairman of the executive committee of the State Alliance,their replies have been awaited with interest. It seems that the questions were sent out to all the candidates for Governor about the middle of March by Chair man Thomas P. Mitchell of the Execu tive Committee of the State Farmersi Alliance. In talking with a leading mem ber of the Alliance yesterday, a representa tive of The State ascertained that copies of the questions have also been sent to Governor Tillman and Senator Butlei, they being the recoguized candidates I before the people for the United States Senate. The gentleman stated that up to date no reply to the questious had been received from either Gover nor Tillman or Senator Butler. ~Con sidering the Governor's recently ex pressed populistic views his delay ick answering can hardly be occasioned C by anything more than a desire to know what Senator Butler is going to do, for it is very easy to understand that he will answer all of them in the affirmative. At least that is the gene rally accepted view. The candidates for Governor all sent in their replies over a month ago. Comptroler General Ellerae's repiy reads as follows: COLUMBIA, S. C., April 3, IS94. Mr. Thomas P. Mitchell, Chairman .cecutive Committee, Woodward, S.C. Dear Sir and Brother: Your letter propounding the following questions, to hand: First-"Will you discuss the Aliance demands in the coming campaigns particularly that relating to the finances of the country, and defend them against the enemies of our order?" Second-"Will you pledge loyalty to the demands of tne National Farmers' J Allinuce and Industrial Unior atove loyalty to party caucus, and vote against any and all candidates who de cline to commit themselves to this ex- I tent?" To both these questions I answer, I will. Yours fraternally, W. H. ELLERBE. Senator W. D. Evans sent the fol lowing reply: BENNETTSVILLE, S. C., March 21, 1894. Hon. T. P. Mitchell, Chairman Execu tive Committee, Woodward, S. C. Dear Sir and Brother: Your letter of the 19th iustant, asking me if I will First-Discuss the Allhance demands in the coming campaign, particularly those relating to tihe finances of the country and defend themn against the enemies of our order. I answer I will. Second-Pledge loyalty to the de-I mauds of the National Farmers' Alli ance andi Industrial Union above loy alty to party caucus, and vote against any and all candidates who decline to I commit themselves to this extent. My I answer is that I certainly will. Yours fraternally, WV. D. EVANs. And John Gary Evans: AIKEN, S. C., March 20, 1894. Thomas P. Mitchell, Esq., Chairman Executive Committee, Woodward, S.C. My Dear Sir: Your letter of 14th in staut, is before me and would have been answered sooner but for my ab sence from the city. I have been an ardent advocate of the Alliance demands during my en tire political career. I regard the en actment of the demands into law as the only salvation for the 40, ai and West from absolute slavery to the east ern shylocks. I shall continue to discuss and de fend tbe Alliance demands as the true Democracy of Jefferson and Calhoun. Sould I ever be placed in a pnsition to do so I should vote for our demands depite thbe action of any caucus or the dictates of any boss, even though occu pying the president's chair. Very truly yours, JOHN GARY EVANs. Dr. Timnmerman, also sent in a reyly, but inasmuch as he is considered e;i tirely out of the race it is useless to say more than that lhe does not knuckle to the second of the questions. The State campaign seems to be at a standstill just now on account of State Chairman Irby's delay in calling a meeting of the State Executive Com mittee to appoint the campaign meet ings. Some of the men ou tbe other side say that this delay is indicative of the course which Candidate John Gary Evans wishes to pursue for some time vet. The leaders on the other side say that Ellerbe has grown very much in strength all over the State iin tile last month or so, and that the final race is going to be narrowed down between imn and John Gary Evans. They soy that there is absolutely no chance or prospect of Congressman McLaurin entering the race tor Governor. DEMOCR.ACY FIRST WITH DR. POPE. [Cotte'n Plant, April 28th:] NEWBIERRY, S. C.. April 4. 1S94. Hon. T. P. M1itchell, Wood ward, S. C.: MIY DEAR SIR:-YOur letter was received some days ago aud would have been answered sooner but for thbe recen t events of a pub>ice nature whieh absorbed my time. I recognize my allegiance to thbe Dem ocratic party as above all things else. I endorse the Alliance demands within Ithe Democratic party. With great respect, yours truly, J SAMPSON POPE. BURR'S DAUGHTER'S FATE. rhe Old and Highly Improbable Story that she Walked the Plank Revamped. Bettie F. Poole, in Worthington Maga zine.1 When Burr was tried in Richmond or treason, the peerless Theodosia ac -ompanied him, bravely and proudly baiing his imprisonment, encouraging Ld supporting him in his darkest iours, and believing implicitly in his noocence to the last. She was equally levoted to her husband, and to her )nly son, young Aaron Burr Alston, who died in his 11th year, just before iis grandfather returied to New York rom his long exile. Aaron Burr pined or his daughter's companionship; she was almost crushed by the death of her larling son; so it was arranged that she bould visit her father in New York. 5he accordingly set sail from George own, S. C., in the Patriot, a small )ilot boat, on December 30, 1812. It was generally supposed that the ?atriot was wrecked off Cape Hatteras luring a storm, which occurred soon fter it setsail; subsequent events, how ver, have thrown new light on the atastrophe and the fate of Theodosia 3urr seems at last emi-.rging from the louds which have so long wrapt it in >bscurity. A picture h9s been found on he North Carolina coast, which there s strong reason to suppose is a portrait >f this unfortunate woman; and the tory connected with it is romantic and atensely interesting. The late Dr. W. C. Pool found what s supposed to be a portrait of Mrs. kston at Nag's Head, N. C., in 1869. he woman who owned it told the fol owing story regarding it. Shortly after her marriage to her first usban 1, Mr. Tillett, one winter morn ng "when we were fighting the En lish," a pilot boat was discovered near <itty Hawk, two miles below Nag's Iead. The boat, which had all sails et and the rudder lashed, seemed to e turned adrift. Upon boarding the' essel the wreckers found it to be in ,ood condition, but entirely deserted. 7ere was no sign of blood or violence f any kind, and a table was set for ome meal. The supposition of the vreckers was that the boat had been >oarded by pirates, and all the passen ers and crew made to "walk the )lank." In the cabin among other hings not of great value were several andsome silk dresses, a vase of beauti ul wax flowers, with a glass covering, nd a shell resembling the nautilus, xquiitely carved. Hanging on the vall of the cabin was this portrait of ibeautiful woman, which, with the ther things mentioned, Mr. Tillett re ived as his share of the spoils, pre entinigthem all to hisfuture wife, after vard Mrs. Mann. The pilot boat to which Mrs. Mann eferred came ashore two miles below lag's Head "one winter morning whben ye were fighting the English." This nust have been during the war of 1812, ince Mrs. Mann's age would preclude er rememberance of any other war of e United States with Great Britain. he Patriot, a small pilot boat, which vas to convey Mrs. Alston to her father a New York. set sail from George own, S. C., December 30, 1812, and was ever afterward heard of. In making he voyage thbe Patriot must necessarily ave passed the North Carolina coast. he seat at this time was infested by irates. It is not improbable that a >and of these bold buccaneers boarded e little vessel in the hope of securing ~aluable booty, and after compelling veryone on hoard to "walk the plaink" ere alarmed by the sudden appearance >f some United States cruiser, and from not ives of prudence abandoned their yrize. Some year's ago two criminals exe ~uted at Norfolk, Va./confessed having articipated in the murder of Theodo iia Burr. They professed to have be onged to a piratical crew who boarded he Patriot and compelled every soul >n board to "walk the plank." Two salors, one dying in Texas and the ther in a Michigan poor house, made leat-bell con fessions to the same effect. oth professed to remember Theodosia vell, and the mendicant said he could 2ever forget her face as she begged for er life; that it bad haunted him ever tince and given him no rest. She told be pirates that she was the daughter >f Aaron Burr and the wife of Gover aor Alston, of South Carolina, and would promise them pardon and a ieral reward if they would spare her life. But they were relentless, and the waters hid her beautiful face forever. She was the last to step over the ship's ide, refused to be blindfolded and met her doom with a calm and fearless de ieanor. It is impossible to vouch for he truth of these confessions, which are appeared from time to time in print. I only introduce them as colla eral evidence in support of Mrs. Man n's ssertions. In order to prove more rully that the picture in bis possession wis a likeness of A aron Burr's daught er, Dr. Pool opened a correspondence with several members of the Burr and Edwards families, and sent them pho tographs of the portrait. Almost with >ut exception they have pronounced it likeness of this unfortunate lady. Bourbon Conty Politics [ Washington Evening Star.1 He had come in from Kentucky and met a friend in the station. "How.'s politics down your way?" inquired thbe friend. "Purty interestin." "H aving some pretty lively debates." "Debates nothin'!" was the disatis THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION. 4 Quite a Little Storm in the Methodist Conference. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 12.-The tem perance question was discussed at great length, and especially the clause of the report making it a violation of church discipline to sign a petition for a liquor license. Dr. Anderson continued his speeeh, saying the committee's report was not a good one and was fallacious. He raised the point that at times, it was right and necessary to sign a petition for a license, as for instance, in a caie where one or two men would be granted the only license in the power of a town to be granted. He held it was better to sign the petition of the better mnnn. At this juncture, cries of "No, no," and hisses were heard. Bishop Haygood let his gavel fall at once and in a most impressive manner said: "Let that be stopped. This is the first time I ever heard hisses in a Methodist Conference." The conference seemed to be at a high pitch of excitement and every point was discussed at length. The chair granted Dr. Black a mo ment in which to make a statement and he suggested as chairman of the committee and for the sake of harmony that the motion to reconsider be put and carried, at d a motion to recommit be made and carried, after which the committee on temperance having heard the discussion on the. subject, could bring in a report which would be ac cepted by all. The question was disposed of for the preient as suggested by Dr. Black. -Blue Grass Farms, and Roads. Editor H. W. J. Ham is delivering his lecture in the Blue Grass region of' Kentucky, writes an enthusiastic letter to his paper, The Georgia Cracker, about the roads and farms in that world-famous section of the country. He says: "Here there are carerally graded and macadamized pikes that run every where, and the hills ar& not in the way, for the roads run around and wind about them at a specific grade, up which a horse goes at a sweeping trot, and down which he only keeps out of the way of the vehicle without any danger of staving him up. I left the railroad the other night after sundown to, drive thirteen miles to Owenton, which in our country would mean three or four hours. With two of us in the buggy the horse struck out at a swinging trot, which he did not break, save now and then where fresh rock recently put on made it a little rough, and whirled us into Owenton in an hour and a half without turning a hair. My driver told me that he frequently made it in an hour and ten minutes." There is a great deal more of value in good roads than the simple pleasure which is derived fromnriding over them behind a speedy horse, and Editor Ham states the case forcibly, as fol lows: "No wonder these lands are worth a hundred dollars an acre and never for sale except when somebody dies. No wonder the farm houses are nearly all built of brick, and the barns bigger than the average Georgia Court house. These people farm for profit, pursue business anethods, have good roads to) market, and are rich. Thesame methods would do the same thing for us. The towns are small, because nobody will live in town who can help it. Their method exalts the country and mirai mizes the town. With us every man's am'bition is to get to town. Here the dream of every man doomed to live in towns, is to be able to own a farm and move to the country." That is the lesson that our people want to learn; that life in ihe country is the ideal life, and that a farm run on business principles gives the most independent life and the most satisfac tory returns of any business that the average man can invest in. Good roads have a big influence on the value of real estate, and on the working of the farm. It matters a great deal in the cost of farming in the long run, though it might not be considered in a single load, whether it takes one or two horses to pull a wagon load to market, and whether it takes an hour or three hours to make the trip. This is a mat ter which is not duly considered by farmers in this coun try. The wear and tear on vehicles, the undue exhaustion of horses and mules, the smaller load that must be hauled and the time that is lost in making the trip to market be cause of bad roads, would amount to enough, if it could be reduced to dollars and cents, to pay for good roads. When country roads are well-kept turnpikes, and it is no longer a serious undertaking to go from one point to another, lands will increase in vakie, and life in the country will be more attractive. The farm must be con ducted on the same business methods that any other business has to observe. No man in town would attempt to carry on a business in town without keeping some sort of books, showing his expenditures and receipte, and yet few farmers can tell you how much it costs them to plant any given field in anyg given crop, and what is the finan cial result or the investment at the end of the year. When good roads are secured, and good business methods control the work of the farm, we can have as prosperous and as contented dwellers on farms as are now to be fond in the famous Blue Grass regions SOUTHERN BAPrISTS MEET. At Dallas, Texas, a Grand Gathering-Seve Thousand Present. DALLAS, TEX., May 11.-The forty ninth session of the Southern Bapsiq Convention was called to order in th Sam Jones Tabernacle at 10 a. m., b; President Jonathan Harralson. Ther was present according to conservativ estimates, between 6,000 and 7,00 persons. The meetiag was opened by devc tional exercises by Rev. Dr. F. B Pichard, of North Carolina, who reaw the 103d Psalm, and followed it wit] an invocation of the divine blessing o1 the deliberations of the convention This was followed by the roll call c delegates by States by the Secretary Rev. H. M. Burrows. The following is a synopsis of Rev C. L. Seachols address of welcome "When Isay yQu are welcome, I ex press the sentiments of the people o the largest State in the Union, and th largest city in the State. Texas i noted for three things-cotton, catti and Baptists. It is said that Louisiani rais-s considerable eane, but allow m to say that cain is sometimes raised ii Texas, and especially among th Baptists. There were three times ij my life when it seemed to me that: was lost. First in St.*Paul's cathedra in London; second, on the Atlanti ocean, third, the first time I came ti Texas. "We welcome you as Baptists. Wher that great Southern orator, standini on the brow of a bill and listening witi prophetic ear,-cried out: 'I hear thi tramp of millions,' he must have bear< the tramp of the Baptists hosts. Yes nearly 4,000,000 Christians are march ing under the Baptist standard. Whili nearly every old ,enomination ha been guilty of persecuting fellow Chris tians, in all the history of the Baptists from the: time! that John led thi Savior into the Baptismal waters unti now the Baptist denomination ha never shed blood. "I challenge any student of histor3 to dispute this statement. It is said however, that the Baptists of to-da are behind the times. Yes, we are; wi are over 1,800 years behind the times we are back ia the New Testament andlGod helping us, we shall remaih there. "We welcome you to our homes Some of you may not be satisfied witl your assignments. We cannot help it We have done what we could, but brothers and sisters, some of you hari never been satisfied at this convention There is an animal called the Englisi mastiff, he is a noble looking animal large in body and large in feeling. "I do not recall at this moment o my ever hearing one of these nobl animals bark. There is another insig nificant quadruped called a flee. Hei a peevish little thing, always growlinj and barking, he is a universal com plainer . There are some large, noble hearted Christian men and wome: here who would not complain if the: had been assigued to the humbles home. There are otbers,like the fice,wh< would growl if you would put them i1 a palace. There is not a nobler set c people on the earth than the citizens c Dallas, and whatever can be done wil be done for your accommodation ani comfort. "My brothers and sisters, I welcom you in the name of an unseen host, tba great e o~f witnesses. I do not be lieve i . r spiritualism, but ther is a spir1 sm in which we believe We believe in that host which th young man saw at Dothan. That com pany whieb the disciples saw on th transfiguration, that living being whon Stephen beheld, that host that th prisoner of. Patmos saw-'what ar these, these which are arrayed in whit robes, and whence came they? Ther are they which came out of great trib ulation and have washed their robe and made them white in the blood c the Lord.' "Seeing, we are compassed about b; so great a cloud of witnesses whateve we do, let us do it in the name of th Lord. "Ladies and gentlemen, we welcom The following missionaries and vis itors were introduced to the conventiot Rev. R. H. Graves and wife, and Res William Bryant, missionaries to Chinm Rev. Lumley, missionary to Afriea Dr. C. H. Woods of Colorado, D. Lawrence of Chicago, Rev. Gathawal missionary to Mexico; Rev. C. A Moody, editor of the Portland (Oregor Pacific Baptist. The report of various standing con mittees was submitted and receive without being read, as later on the will be distributed in printed forrr There was so much moving about an talking in the audience that a comnmi sion of three was appointed to act both ushezrs and sergeants-at-arm President Jonathan Harralson was r elected by acclamation. Vice Pre: idents, four of which were elected, al as follows: J. William Jones of Virginia, W. . Northen of Georgia, S. H. Lord< St. Louis, and F. M. Ellis of Mara laud. The afternoon was spent in receivin reports of standing committees and r newing old acquaintances and makin new ones. To-night the annual sermon was d livered by the elcquent Dr. Herfooti Kentucky. To-morrow the real work this able body which has stampedi impression upon .eery step of Amel can civilization will begin. Jamieson's is the place to buy yol shioes; he keeps the best goods and sel REV. F. G. PEARSON. 2 An Interesting Sketch of the -Great Evan gelist. The following sketch of Rev. R. G. t Pearson, published in the New York Christian Herald, during the progre:<s B of a gospel campaign conducted in r Brooklyn, last November will prove a interesting: B "Altbough well known ih the South, this is the first time the people of the ,North have bad an opportunity of hearing him. He was born in Missis sippi, about forty years ago. Be was converted while quite young, and after pursuing a course of study in the Cumberland University. Lebanon, I Tennessee,~was graduated from that institution and ordained as a minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian ' church. In 1878 he was married to a f most estimable Christian lady, who has proved a true helpmeet to him in his work. He continued the pastorate for several years, and at one time was associate pastor of the First Cumber land Presbyterian chureb, of Nashville, - Tennessee. f "Ten years ago, after much prayer, Mr. Pearson decided to devote his whole time toevangelistic work wher E ever the providence of God may lead a him. During his evangelistic career, he has been fully occupied, and has often had more invitations than be could accept. He objects, on principle, to the ordinary mode of engagements, and has always refused to stipulate for a definite remuneration in entering upon an engagement. He has held meetings in every Soutl ern State, and nearly all of the large cities of the South. God has wonderfully crowned his efforts for the salvation of souls, and the number of persons who have been converted in various cities have ranged from 300 too 1,000. These in gatherings have proved permanent ad ditions to the church. In several places where union meetings have been held, business houses, banks and saloons have voluntarily closed, and sometimes the courts have adjourned so as to af ford the employek an opportunity to listen to Mr. Pearson's presentation of the gospel. In some Southern cities, the services have been held in "cottou compresses," as the large warehouses are called. These vast buildings will seat as many as 4,000 people, and nigh t ly have they been crowded -for weeks together, the only attraction being the preaching of the gospel by Mr. Pear son. "An incident, which occurred at Rock Hill, S. C., will be long remem bered in that locality. Mr. Pearson had been holding services for several days in a large tent, and the audience had grown from day to day, until they numbered from two to three thousand persons. The work ws still growing when a circus visited the town, and there were many predictions that the counter attraction would draw off all the evangelist's hearers. The circus people made a parade and fixed the hour for the first performance at the same time as the gospel service. To the astonishment of all, and the disgust of the circus people, the attendance at the circus was a meager 300 persons, while the:gospel tent was crowded as usual. The gospel had evidently taken a stronger bold on the people than bad been realized, and the circus people r were not slow to appreciate the fact. They pulled up stakes the same night. and departed. "During the World's Fair campaign, Mr. Moody sent for Mr. Pearson to be one of his co-workers. He was led to -do this as the result of his travels in the South, where, as he himself stated in the Haytxnarket in Chicago, he had continually come across Mr. Pearson's lasting footprints in Y. M. C. A. balls and gospel missions erected as a result of his work. 'I heard of Evangelist Pearson everywhere,' said Mr. Moody, 'but against him not one word, 'either f personally or as to his methods; but ffound him held in loving memory in every place he had visited even After the lapse of years.' Mr. Pearson is the authoro of a gook entitled 'Truth Ap plied,' which p-ussed through three edi a tions in ninety days, and has a large sale in the South and South west, and thas been adopted by one Theological - seminary as a text book on practical a preaching. As to his present work at the Hanson Place Baptist church, of 'Brooklyn, Pastor A. C. Dixon says: "I 'have been in many revivals, but never - in one which began with so many con a versions. Verily, the hand of the Lord is upon this preacher of the Word.'' swallowed a Diamond. SCH ICAGO, May 11.-L. E. Butterfield, . a travelling salesman, is locked up at i the East Chicago avenue station with a f ,two-carat diamond down his throat. He is charged with larceny, and the , complainant in the case is M. E. Page, r a candy manufacturer, who was recent e ly made defendant in a divorce suit. Page called upon Butterfield several e days ago to get a dimond ring which had been given to Butterfield, it issaid, .by Mrs. Page. She was afraid that her husband would take it away from her by force. When Page made his demand for the ring Butterfield pulled the stone out of the setting and put it in his mouth and swallowed it. It is valued at $16.5. Escape or a Murderer. L AUrRENS, May 20.-J. T. JennCings, Scolored, under sentence of death for Sm'irder, escaped from jail last night about tea time. He took the North d bound vestibule train .t Clinton at 11:' - 10 attired as a woman. At 2 o'clock S this morning, near Chester, his disguise -was di,covered, when he leaped fron - the train. -A motion is pending in the Supreme *e Court for 'a new trial in his case to be argued next Thursday. He is a North re mulatto and teacher; and last sum Smer he was found to have concealed in ~the garrett of his house a colored girl, where she had been for four months g Itivas discovered a child.had been bori - and Jennings was convicted of the gmurder of it. A negro lawyer has beer arrested charged with conmplicity it - the escape. Rain on Parched Earth. SSAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 12.-The drought stricken territory of Duva iand Zapata counties, where rain had not fallen in four years, was visited I yeterrday by a heavy rnin. SMALL FARMS. A great many people in this country are what might be termed land poor, while there are many more who own no land at all. Below we give an extract from a letter written by Bishop Haygood. If there could be some arrangement by which souie of the large farms could be divided up and small farms made, owned by the men who worked them, this would be a far better country and the present large land owner would be benefited as well as the one who now owns no home. It would be b-tt r for the present as well as the future of our country for more of our people to become owners of their own homes than to be forever simply. tenants for other people. If the large laud owners could so arrange as to give those who are willing to work an op portunity to pay for a small farm, it would be a good thing for all concerned. The more home owners and small farmers who own their own lomes, so much the better for this country. Read what Bishop Haygood says of the ques tion as applicable to Georgia. A host of- South Carolinians go West every year simply to try to better their con, dition, and because they dq not own their own homes here. We want more small farms and small farmers who own their own land from among our own people. Are tnere not several thousand places in Georgia that need dividing into small farms? In the old plantation the 1,400 acres held together the value was possibly $5 per acre. The proba bility is, if it is held together, that in ten years more it will be worth $3. With the farmers on it in ten years it may be worth $20 per acre. We talk of immigration and the need of population. Georgia will not be crowded when $5,000,000 of people find homes in her broad domain. at we would be better off to shrink to 1,000,C00 than to swell to 5,00,000-filling up with people Europe don't want. One way and the best way to secure a large population to-Georgia is so simple that the great ones will hardly. care for it. Keep at home our own people. Every -1 winter whole regiments of Georgians go West, when, if land owners had even "horse sense," they would, most of them, stay at home. But none of those who leave us can buy the 1,400 acres; most of them can buy. the 140-acre farms. I have a neighbor who owns. 1,000 acres he cannot manage. He is grow ing old and his place -running down. He should send for the surveyor and divide it into ten 100-acre farms, giving buyers reasonable terms. He would have money and they would have homes. And Georgia would keep her own people-the best of all people. As It is young families "go west"; the remnant of the old "rich before the war" people are forever pinched to pay the taxes on land they cannot manage. A "Run-down" and "used-up' feeling is the warning that your liver isn't doing its work. And, with a torpid liver the imppre blood that bollows it, you're an easy prey to all sorts of ailments. That is the tinie to take Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. As an appetizing, restorative tonic, to repel disease and build up the needed fieshand strength, there's nothing to equal it. It rouses every organ into healthful action, purifies and enriches the blood, braces up the whole system, and restores health and vigor. For every disease caused by a dis ordered liver or impure blood. it is the only guaranteed remedy. If it doesn't benefit or cure, in every case, you have your money back. $.500 is offered, by the proprietors of Dr.. Sage's Catarrah Bemedy, for an incurable case of Catarrh. Their remedy perfectly and permanently cures the worst cases. RATES TO THE FAIE. Better Figures Aiready secured for the Next State Expotition. Secretary Holloway, of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society, writes that, owing to the efforts made, some timie ago to secure better rates for the State Fair next November, he has been notified by the commissioner of the Associated Railroads of Virginia and the Carolinas that the railroads have receded from the rates fixed for the next State fair, whbich were the same as those fixed for the last fair, and reduced them to one full fare one way for the round trip. Col. Holloway says: 'It is earnestly desired to get a still further reduction from the rates now announced, and further efforts will be made in that di rection." Now is the time for Columbia's Board of Trade to comealong and lend itis aid. It is true the new rate granted is a <de cided improvement, but Columbia has. not yet obtained the rates that should. be allowed for such an occasion.-The S ate, 5th. Early Closing Movement. The grocers of the city have inaugu rated the early closing movement for the summer. Nearly all of them have signed a petition to close their places of business at 6:30 o'clock after the 15th. of May and until the 1st of September. The other business men will probably follow su t.-Columbia Register. LE LEoN, T EX AS, July 23, I891. MEsSRS. LIPPMAN BROS., Savannah, Ga. GENTS-1've used nearly four bottles - of P. P. P, I was affi'eted from the crown of my head to the soles of my feet. Your P. P. P. has cured difficulty of breathing and smothering, palpita tion of the heart, arid relieved me of all pain; one niostrial was closed for ten years, now I can breathe through it readily. I have not slept on either side for two years, in faict, dreaded to see night come, now I sleep soundly in any posi tion all night. I am 59 years old, but expect soon to he a ble to take hold of the plow handles; I fe~el proud I was lucky enough to get P. P. P., and I heartily recommend i: to my friends and the public generally. Yours respect fully, A. M. RAMSEY. STATE OF TEXAS, County oi Comanche. Before the undersigned authority on this day, personally appeared A. M. Ramsey, who after being duly sworn, says on oath that the foregoing state merit made by himi relative to the virtue of P. Ik P. medicine is true. A. 2!. RAMSEY, Sworn to and suta,zibed before me this, August 4th, T891. J.1. L AM BERT,2 .IP., Lj ~ Comanche.Co., Texas.