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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
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HOOD's PILLS do not purge, pain or
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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.

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