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0 . " "* J?|8 -? ^ l>f1 - VOL. XLIY. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1888. NO. 31. " ^ V L L II II MM, I mmm ? irnwn Dorcas Caledon, He Em of Caledcn Ksigais. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. BY FLORENCE E DIAMOND. CHAPTER XIL " ft I Tviir not "weary the reader with minute details of my establishment at Caledon 0F ~ - Heights, suffice it that in less than three months after Miss Armund's death I found myself installed as mistress there, though I could hardly make myself believe it, and it was long before I could make myself at home in the grand old house whose rooms I had once stolen through like a thief. I then turned my attention to the Barretts and Claytons. They had at first attempted to dispute my claim, but unable to do so they had vacated the Heights, refusing, how. ever, to speak or recognize me in any wayall except Bertie Clayton, who came to visit me and seemed really pleased at my rein station. He begged me earnestly, however, to go and see if anything could be done for j Irving Barrett; ho was a wild, reckless fellow, Bert declared, yet he was his brother and it drove him wild to think of his disgrace. I promised to do what I could, but I feared it would be little. I will confess that at first my hatred of Irving Barrett and my remembrance of his unkind treatment of me for awhile hardened my heart and made me half decide not to keep my promise to Bert, especially when I remembered the blow he had given me and the scar I still carried of it on my temple. But I remembered the words: "Except ye forgive ye can not be forgiven," and I relented. Irma, ' loo, exciiea my sympniay. x>ert aeciarea she was wearing herself to a shadow grievm ing over her brother's misfortune and refusing to go out and see any one. I felt for the girl after all?proud and haughty as she ? was/ This was a terrible blow to her. I en* gaged the services of the best criminal lawyer in the State to defend Irving,-and with the influence of Mr. Dudley, Mr. Leiberg and other rich and influential men whose favor I secured, and by a most liberal sup9 / ply of morfey I managed to secure Irving's acquittal. Whether he really felt the extravagant expressions of gratitude he expressed I can j nottelL But that he was exceedingly glad to escape fronfthe predicaments in to which he had gotten himself I am certain. ^ I then proceeded -to offer the Barretts the ^ . amount of the legacy provided for them in my father's will. Irving took his share K --eagerly, and soon after left for the West. rau.it JJLULLCk Ui-CtV WUtU O V^UW VI j ' "YOU HAYS BOBBSD MB." the money I offered hf>r T Branf,i?r uuu UfSilf" " anxious txLjConcdliate hear if possible. I foaiKTTier lrring' with her parents in a rather small but comfortable house in B? . street. I was ushered into the parlor where Irma sat, her hands folded listlessly I " on her lap, her golden hair hanging in care lesi disorder about her face and neck. She i ^greeted me coldly, yet with a dreamy sort of absent-mindedness that made me t.hir.V a her thoughts were far away, i "I have come, Irma," I said, "to endeavor s to be friends with you. Let the past be g past; we can not alter it. I know that you | have been brought up to think yourself an heiress. Irma, people hive honored and ^ t flattered you because ycu had -wealth, and T it is, of course, a great trial to you to find c that such is not the ease. Yet, I am not to-, a blame for this. Surely you should feel no e enmity against me for claiming only wnat is I _my just right. "We have not been to blame, i Irma, you or I, for the wicked scheme. Let t us be friends. I helped your brother, let me'helpyou. My father left you a legacy ? of five thousand. Please accept it, and I c will aid you in any other way I can, also. Irma did not answer me at first. Her , - -fnr-a ahoTrrfvl no emotion nntfl I had finished . ? " c speaking. Then she arose, her features ? ' working-convulsively, and came and stood * % 'before us. a ^ "I do not -want your bounty, Dorcas Cale- s ^ don," she almost hissed between her shut c teeth. "You have wronged me beyond re- i -? pair. Money, I do not care for that, but you f ^ "IHAVE ALWAYS LOVED T^U, XKDECAS."' I .nave roopea me 01 xae iovc 01 ue mua ^ ' and have always loved. His love and esteem. I valued ten times more than the Cal- 1 odoh estate, and you have robbed me of \ ? fcoth." 1 She paused with a dry SQb. but went on in 3 a moment. "You offer me friendship, as if < all the friendship in the -world could com- 1 pensa^e me for my love. I do not want your i j friendship or your money, for sooner than ] J touch, a cent of it I would starve in the < [ - . street You are mistress of CaLedonnow. [ Oliver Dudley is your devoted slave. May yon be very happy." " I * She paused. I knew not what to say. Her V - "wild, impassioned words showed me the ' . * depth of her passionate, willful nature, and her bold illusion to Oliver Dudley made my 1 J . cheek crimson, yet my heart swelled with < k v pity for her. Once morel endeavored to 1 m. . comfort her. PS ' <{You speak wildly, Irnia," I said. "Mr. . Dudley is nothing to me except a friend." i I blushed the next instant, though, remembering that I did regard him in a dil-- ( : j . fcrent light, though that he had aught except a friendly feeling for me remained to . be seen. " ' "And you refuse my offer of friendship, ; ? Hiss Barrett," I saiu, rising. She bowed : her head. i "You are wrong, fearfully wrong," I cried. "Believe me, Oliver Dudley is only ! a friend to me." ! She raised her eyes, hard and stony, to mine. Never shall I forget their cold, hope less look. v "You waste your words, Miss. Caledon," was all she said, and I walked away, leav v ii?, ttJJ. UOU J.VUMU j the window, her waxen hands folded in her lap. "Oh! tie wickedness of this world?" I cried, as I went homeward. **Bnt for her mother's wioked scheme of defrauding a helpless orphan, Irma would to-day have been a happy girl, aad we should have been as dear sisters together." "I had been at Caledon Heights a year when Mr. Dudley, returning from the North where he had been attending the settling of lils father's estate, made mc a formal offer of his hand and heart. "I have always loved you, Do&as," he said. You are the one woman in the world I would choose for my wife. Without your love I am miserable, indeed. Surely you will not send me away, Dorcas. Only give 120 the smallest share of your love and I shall be content."' It is needless to rccord my answer. Suffice to say that IIr. Dudley did not leave, ^ndtha.t he confessed the share I sranted him of my love proved quite sufficient. TFe were married quietly, only the dear friends I had knov.11 in the years of my adversity being present. Among these were Bertie Clayt->r., -whose congratulations were as -warm ana hearty as one -would wish. 3Iy honored rgrandparents, in whose good graces 1 am happy to say I at once found myself, immediately took up their residence at the Heights at my earnest solicitation. Also.my dear adopted mother became an inmate of my home, for I could not bear to be separated from ner who had been to me mother, friend and sister in the . time when friendly hands were rare. ; A few words more, and I -will close. Irma Barrett ever refused stubbornly to accept ' my friendship or my love; she married a ' wealthy planter in after years, but I fear > was never happy or contented. Irving V?t- fnn 1r?ccnr? tovo-"ht "him ^7v*? is to-day no more upright or h?nest manor '{ one more respectcd in the community in ' which he lives. Bertie Clayton is a talented young lawyer and loved by all who know ; him. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton are both sleep- : ing quiety in Rose Bill Cemetery and have. ] been for many years. Kear their graves is 1 that of Agnes Armund;' let us hope after life's fitful fcyer their sleep is sweet. . So clones this short and simple story of , my life. After all the darkc louds were ' swept away and the sun shone brighter than ever, there is only one regret, ono sor- ' row over which I can never feel quite rec- J onciled, that is that my dear kind, father's ] dying wish and prayer for one more sight < of his child could not have been granted. ! But after all what matters ft? TTill there ] not be sufficient time in all eternity, when i shall -meet to eorrmensata for all the j little trials here. And so, dear readef, ends the story of ( Dorcas Caledon, the last heiress of Caledon Heights. | [the end.] n i TAKEXFORMK8.SCRKATT. ( L Rhode Island Lady's Adventure at the ( .Time of Lincoln's Assassination. 1 (From the New York Son.) T>~? T> T PnUwtAwr TO XJKUV Jxuuiua, xv. j.., x cuiixaxj juj.? Cliere lives in this city a most. estimable ady, Mrs. Stevenson, who twenty-two rears ago was arrested and confined in Portress Monroe as one of the assassins>? Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Samuel W. Pierce and his' sister, Mrs. Stevenson, fere traveling to Newberne, N. C.? at he time that Booth's bullet struck down President Lincoln, and they were coninuing their journey, while the country ras being scorned by soldiers and de- t ectives in search of the murderers. JFhen at Newport News an armed party topped them, and, after scrutinizing the ; ady, ihe officer in command concluded hat he had intercepted the flight of Mrs. Jurcatt and one of-her male accomplices. &r. Pierce was indignant, and demandidof&e officer &ere^no?tire heirheels." Yery sternly the captain. >ade Mr. Pierce, 5 he valued what little ?f life remained to Mm and his com>anion, to hold his tongue, as he would tot be responsible for the discipline of lis command should their identity be mown to the soldiers. "Why should they not know who we re?" inquired the perplexed Pierce. The officer smiled gnmiy ana saia tnat uch assumed innocence might deceive a 1 .Teeniiorn in the service of the country, 2 rat it would'have no effect on a veteran if his experience. Cautioning the trav:lers to.keep their own counsel if they pished to reach the fort in a recognizable condition, he gave the word of command nd the dragoons ranging themselves on ach side of the carriage in which the ady and gentleman were riding, broke to a canter, closing up on all sides, so hat escape was impossible. At Fortress Monroe the lady and genleman were received in silence. An rderly dashed ahead to acquaint the ommandant with the nature of the capare, and he, too, seeing the danger of telivering his prisoners alive, were it mown that they were Mrs. Surratt and nother of the gang of conspirators, gave trict orders that the names of the prisVia T-Ar\4- e,a/>l??if fhfll UiCxO DlJAJlU.ll uz: A.OJ^/U OOVAWV ?j.\siM VUV j artk and file. When within the grim 1 ortress the travelers were separated and onflned in casemate barrack rooms. i "You shall be attended to by women, i nadam," said the commandant, "but be ] jrepared to leave for "Washington at an ? iout's notice." "I have no business in "Washington, ir. I have inst left that city." "I am compelled to take oficial notice 1 >f the admission, madam," was the grave \ mt respectful replyf "in the meantime } rou wi'l hand me your traveling bag." J "Have I fallen into the hands of 4 ban- ( lits or highwaymen?" exclaimed' Mrs. 1 Stevenson, at a loss to conceive the 1 sause of their detention. 3 "You have 1 alien into the hands of 1 oval soldiers of the Union, madam; men J *ho must do their duty even if it offend ind discommode a lady." j "I beg your pardoD; indeed I do," ; >aid the lady, with frankness. "I am , innoyed, it is true, at this unwarrantable ( letention, but it gives me no excuse for < sailing you bandits. Please forgive me," ] rnd the lady extended her hand. ( To her astonishment the commandant , lid not take it. He merely bowed, aDd . nformed her that he would make such , irraagements as he could for her com- ( :ort. Mrs. Stevenson little knew the 1 reason why the brave officer had not ac- j lepted the frienaly hand siie had expended, but she soon learned that he ;hought it was red with the blood of the martyred Lincoln, and she readily for- \ ?ave him the seeming discourtesy. An hour later, after the effects of Mr. 1 Pierce and Mrs. Stevenson had been ex- 1 imined, they were brought together and questioned again as to their names and 1 where they had come from. Of course 1 they had but one story to tell. They had 2ome from Providence and were going ' to Newberne. ( "If I telegraph to the Governor of Rhode Island, will he confirm what you ! say?" Bsked the commanding officer." ; "Undoubtedly, for he is well acquaint sd with us," wa? the reply. The wires were put in operation, and ; Ill a lew liours a nietss^e .rcueivcu. , from Governor Smith, of Bhode Island, fully verifying the statements of the travelers. 'The explanation was clinched by the arrival at the fort of an ofiicer of high rank to whom Mr. Pierce and Mrs. Stevenson were personally known. They were immediately released, and so, instead of being sent to Washington under guard as assassins of Lincoln, they dined with the Colonel and resumed their journey, Much as worthy friends add to the happiness and value of life, we must in the main uepenu uu uurbeives, kdu every uuc ls k his ovrcfbest friend or worst enemy. I " " " ? OUR AGRICULTURAL REVIVAL * CHEERING ACCOU.\TS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE. What the Farmers of South Carolina Have Been Doing for Themselves and the State?Suggestions for the Future. The February number of the Monthly Report of the State Department of Agriculture contains the following "Notes" which will be read with interest by the farmers: For the last two years there has been something of an agricultural revival in South Carolina. The farmers have shown great interest, as they should do, in public affairs. Numerous meetings have been held and various subjects discussed. We would be glad if th'e secretaries* of every agricultural club in the State would send the Commissioner a list of the members of the club, so that the publications of the Department could be mailed them. We would like also to be informed whenever agricultural subjects are discussed, and if the Department can furnish any information on any of the subjects in which the farmers are interested it will be most cheerfully given. In this connection the attention of ?ese clubs is called to the notice frequently published by the .Department that analyses of fertilizers wall be made cor iarmers witnout cnargev jjirecuons for drawing samples, which are very plain, will be furnished upon application to the Commissioner. Nothing shows more conclusively the benefits of the official control of the sales of fertilizers, and the efficiency of the system of fertilizer analyses adopted by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, than the fact that complaints of worthless fertilizers are rarely sver heard; and notwithstanding that the Department has frequently offered- to make analyses for farmers free, very few samples are ever sent in, thus showing she confidence of those most interested in the analyses of fertilizers. Tke work jf the Department therefore, has been >f great value to manufacturer and consumer. From present indications the sales of commercial fertilizers will exceed those )f former years. The consumption will possibly be greater than in any other fear since 1885. The Department has received no official statements on the subject, but un)ffiaial reports show that the small grain irop of the Si ate is very promising j it this time, and unless some unusual lisaster overtakes the crop it will be one v-p loTinmof TM*A^n/?a/^ ir? f.V?a irt i /j. uuo yxvu,uvw4 xu VLLV AA* nanv years. The winter has been so nild that no part of the crop has s'ufFer}d in any way from cold weather. Under authority given by the Board he Commissioner has appointed three patrols at Georgetown and one at Oringeburg to prevent illegal fishing in the Pee Dee and Waccamaw and Edisto Rivers dufing the close time. It is loped that the fishermen will not make t necessary for these officials to take my action against them during the sea 1 -Ll__J T1 Tlf fJTi. 4-^a kLL&v an will, cueonuuj uuc v tuc aws. The patrols have been instructed o report all violations of the law, and 10 effort will be spared by those whose luty it is to see that the laws are en'orced to bring all offenders to trial. Che laws are wise and proper, and it is loped that the fishermen will appreciate his fact and save the officials the perormarce of a disagreeable duty. No better idea of the varied and important character of the work of the south Carolina Department of Agriculiure can be given than a statement of the 'orce engaged in the performance of that vork. The Board of Agriculture, composed of ten members, is the directing jower. The executive force consists of he Commissioner and his Clerk, the Chemist, the Curator of the Museum, itree Inspectors of Fertilisers, four Fish Patrols, a Special Assistant in the Phosphate Department and a Veterinary Surgeon and the Signal Service Observer, the Director and two Superintendents of Experiment Stations, making seventeen persons actively employed, [n addition to these there are connected vith the State "Weather Service about iwenty voluntary observers, who furnish nonthly weather reports, about 500 iounty correspondents, who make monthy crop reports and furnish other infornation. The Inspectors of Fertilizers are acavely engaged in drawing samples in raiious parts of the State. One is in ower Carolina, one in the upper section ind one in the eastern section. Mr. i. M. Kogers, of Florence, b. U., ias furnished the News and Courier a rery interesting article on tobacco cul;ure. He says that in 1887 Mr. F. M. Rogers, Jr., planted twenty acres and las sold to date sixteen tierces of tobac50 for 33,200, having enough on hand md shipped (but still unsold) to make 1 total of $4500. His oxpenses will reach $1,500. This leaves him a clear profit of ?3,000 on twenty acres, or ?150 per acre. The great blizzards in the Northwest iiave been so disastrous chat many persons in that section are looking Southward for more pleasant homes. They ;an find no better place on earth than South Carolina, and all good citizens irom the frozen regions of Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio or elsewhere Will UO ULUU-i'JfcJLIJ VYCJLUU111CU, JXL C1XXO VJUtXbVj where they will find cheap lands, pure water, congenial homes and a delightful jlimate. The Commissioner of Agriculture will cheerfully furnish any information about the State that may be desired. The Springfield (Ohio) Farm and Fireside publishes a very interesting letter from S. W. Phares, of Harper's Mills, West Virginia, in which the writer asks the editor to tell him where ae can find the kind of home he desires ?one where he can support himself in fche dairy and poultry business and enjoy i climate beneficial to a person suffering trom pulmonary trouoies. xne eaitor rery kindly and properly advises the 2orrespondect to go to Aiken or Columbia, South Carolina, and if he had taken a year to study the question and looked Dver the map of the world he could not have given better advice. Daring the past month the Department of Agriculture has received numerous inquiries about the resources and advantages of South Carolina. Anion? them one party asks for grazing lands, another for timber lands, another desires to locate a factory in some locality where rashes grow abundantly. Another desires to know where the palmetto flourishes. A number of responses to these inquiries have been received from parties owning land, but all others who may have such lands as are desired are requested to correspond with the Com missioner of Agriculture at Columbia. The Board of Agriculture has been authorized by the Legislature to hold Farmers' Institutes and Conventions, J / / i <> - I * and action in regard thereto will be taken at the next meeting of the BoaiCL on^ the 1st of March. In the meantime agricultural associations in the State can be making arrangements to co-operate with the Department in this important work. This is a matter in which the farmers should feel the greatest possible interest, and it is hoped that all will cordially and enthusiastically support the Board in whatever policy may be decided upon in the conduct of these meetings. Inquiries continue to come to the Department of Agriculture regarding the resources of the State. The gentleman from Onio who some weeks ago inquired about grazing lands writes that he will visit South Carolina in the course of a few months and examine some of the numerous farms that have been offered him.' He has made a visit to Tennessee, but returned home somewhat disappointed with the result of his investigations there. He evidently expects to find better grazing lands in South Carolina, and refers particularly to the coast region of the State. The gentleman who inquired about the growth of rashes, with a view of establishing a $230,000 factory to manufacture them into summer matting, acknowledges the receipt of information sent him, and has opened correspondence with parties who can furnish the rushes in abundance. A gentleman in Xew York city writes for a copy of the Department's special report on the State's exhibit at New Orleans. The report, he says, contains valuable information that he desires to use in Ltis studies on natural history. A party in Philadelphia desires information about the mineral, timber and agrictiltural resources of the State. TOBACCO CULTURE. The Experience of a South Carolina Farmer in Growing the Weed. Dr. J. B. 0. Landrum, of Spartanburg county, writes as follows to the Department of Agriculture: "I find after all that the planting of a cmoll f> .0-cs ViftTir]finmAlT_ if nicely bandied. I am now selling my tobacco in the neighborhood and surrounding country very readily at 10 to 15 cents per pound, and will soon have sold all 1 have on hand. "Let me give you a little of my experience in tobacco culture. In 1885 I planted five acres. I was short-sighted in sowing enough seed for plants. I had plants, but the trouble was I could not get them big enough for early setting, hence I.had to resort to begging from every source. It was not until about the last of May that I got all the ground (which was newly cleared, well rooted, well pulverized and well manured^set in /\f 4-l\AOA 1 Avnf I I(UUiiWU JU1UJJLUO, J-fj.au J Ui tuooc ui^u vu.u owing to the heat of the sun, notwithstanding I shaded them, and some of those that lived were caught by the frost and had to be cut before ripening which I tried to hurry by cutting) through the stalk and peeling the bark around the same. The consequence was that my tobacco, especially the late | setting, was of an inferior kind, not all being of improved varieties. I did not take enough precaution to kill the tobacco flies, and I had worms by the thousands. In spite of all my efforts to exterminate them they devoured my tobacco, and a good deal of it was ragged and full of holes. I still went to work rrri+V* a V?i<* ViaqVvrnlf o Vkinr Tiam QTl/l 11 Cb UVMJkV) vuxib M KS MUM. bought flues. I endeavored to get a man to cure for me, but failed; we went to work and endeavored to cure after England's method, and succeeded in getting some very nice tobacco. At odd times I would stop and classify, and looked anxiously for a time to ship and meet with a remunerative return, which time never came. I shipped to Durham, X. C., about 150 pounds, prepaid the freight, and was looking for a handsome return; when the return came I found I had been cheated in weights, and my tobacco had been bid off at 2 cents per pound. It did not pay the freight. I soon saw the trick. The tobacco boom had flooded the markets, and the manufacturers could get all they wanted with out bidding against each other. I was forced to keep all I had on hand, and sorrow over my folly. "In 1886 I planted an acre, but was very careless in the management of it, being somewhat disheartened as to the profitableness of the culture. I am convinced, on reflection, that a very small crop will pay. It gives employment to hands when the ground is too wet for ether work. It gives employment after o*q lo'rl Vvrr txrArV Ui-Lt? V-HU-L^JL V^X. Ufc.U K/J j C*a-l^4. ?? w*i? j for hands rainy days during the winter months in shipping, classifying, etc. Bu| for the operations of the Internal Revenue laws I could load my tobacco in my wagon and cash the same in twenty-four hours. I am in favor of the repeal of the internal revenue tax on tobacco." How to Get Kid of tlie Crows. A Chester (Pa.) gentleman tells an interesting story of the manner in which a Delaware farmer got rid of crows. He was greatly troubled by the depredations of these birds, and all the means to drive them away permanently having failed, he tried an original plan. Taking a half peck or more of corn he soaked it thoroughly in whiskey and then scattered the cereal along the fence of the field chiefly visited by the feathered thieves, He soon had a number of crows eating t.hfi dnrtfcnrfid o.nrn. and as thev didn't flv away to observe the effect of the -dose. H? found every crow dri.uk, some lying over on their sides, others tottering aronnd in a maudlin attempt to fly. He could have killed every one, but resolved to wait the outcome of the drunk. Gradually the birds recovered, and one by one flew unsteadily away. During the remainder of the season the farmer was not troubled by a single crovr.?Louisville Home and Farm. A Hod el Woman. The Barnwell People gives a model woman, having previously presented the model man. Here is what is said of her: "She is a resident of Hampton connty, forty-three years of age, modest and retiring in conduct and character. For thirteen years r.he has been a consistent member of the Baptist church. Circumf A ^ a! I riTt? o suiiicca n?>v; uct iuuvn acourse of laborious life generally regard-" ed as unsuited to lier sex, but she has met its duties biavely, deserving and receiving the respect of all -who know her. For thirty years she has followed the plough and engaged in the usual round of farm labor. Last year she made nine bales of cotton, besides provisions, with one plough. She has dug one well, built five chimneys, and frequently split a hundred rails a day. She has a good home of i^er own, enjoys excellent health, and is sending her children to school regularly. Her life is an eloquent rebuke to many strong men who have not equalled her honorable record," The. Medical Socicty of New York State last year hunted down eighty-five illegal medical practitioners, who were humbugging ignorant people out 0/ their money. Teu of the swindlers were sent to prison, and from the other jeventy five fines . amounting to $6,000 were collected. 1 / f i t~~?. \ t:;. rO -MAXE WOMEN HAPPY. 1 * % DR. TAiMAGE WARNS THEM TO BETAKE OF FLATTERY. He Does liFot Think Social Position Gives Woman Enough Pleasure to Make It au Object of Desire?What He Said to Young Girls Abo at Flattery. "What can and what cannot make a woman happy," was the subject of the Rev. Dr. Talmage's discourse at the Brooklyn Tabernacle Sunday morning. It was the seventh of the series of popular sermons to the women of America, and hundreds more than could find accommodation went to the church. "The : editor of a Boston newspaper," began Pr. Tplmaffe, "a few days ago wrote asking me ferpsa questions: 'What is the road to happiness?' and 'Ought hap- : piness to be the chief aim of life?' My ; answer was: 'The road to happiness is the continuous effort to make others happy. The chief aim of life ought to be usefulness, not happiness; but happiness always follows usefulness.' This morning's text in a strong way sets forth the truth that a woman who seeks in worldly advantage her chief enjoyment will come to disappointment and death. 1 'She that liveth in pleasure is dead while : she liveth.' "I correct the popular impression that people are;" happier in childhood and i youth than they will ever be again. If < we live aright," the older the happier. ' The happiest woman .that I ever knew ] was a Christian octogenarian. I have to ! say to a gTeat many of the young people j that the most miserable time you are ^ ever to have is just now. As you ad- 1 vance in life, as you come out into the ( world and have your herd and heart all full of good, honest, practical' Christian work, then you will know what it is to ^ begin to be happy. There are those who . would have us believe that life is chasing nrrooni-nff KnT^Kl^fl Wa t>iXXO UJ.tTVll' VTJU, 0MU wuwwavwi rt ^ have not found it so. "And in tho first place, I advise you ' not to build your happiness upon mere social position. Persons at your age, j looking off upou life, are 3pt to think that "if, by some stroke of what is called * good luck, you could arrive -in an elevated and affluent position, a little high- { er than that in which God has called j you to live, you would be completely 1 happy. Infinite mistake! If the sob of unhappy womanhood in the great cities J could break through the tapestried wall, t that sob would come along your streets ] tu-uay JLliXt: U-LCJ QlUUUU Ui UllU UOO? V. Sometimes I have heard in the rustling of the robes on the city pavement the ^ hiss of the adders that followed in the , wake. You have come out from your lr home, and you have looked up at the great house, and covet a life under those { arches, when, perhaps, at that very mo- ; ment, within that house, there may have been the wringing of hands, the start of 1 horror, and the very agony of helL 5 ?'All that world can do for you in ' aeqaiatancesMp^-^ you the. ten th :>ueandth p^^l^ graia of solid * satisfaction. 3fe<T5iocml position will never give happuiees"t^ a woman's sonl. I have had wide and-eontinuous observation, and I tell, the young women that they who build on mere social position ! their soul's immortal happiness are 1 building on the sand. "Young women, have you anything to , do in the way of making your father's ? home happy? Now is the time to attend j to it, or leave it forever undone. Time g is flying very quickly away. I suppose j you notice -wrinkles are gathering and r accumulating on those kindly faces that ? have so long loo*ked upon you; there is ( frost in the locks; the'foot is not ag firm ? in its steps as it used to be, and they x will soon be gone. The heaviest clod ( that falls on a parent's coflm lid is the n memory of an ungrateful daughter. Oh, -? make their last days bright and beauti- * ful. Do not act as though they were in the way. Ask their counsel, seek their o 1 r\r> rv rfioro hoTTA yjDX yKZLO} jvouw WHI TW passed, and you go out to see the grave where they sleep, you -will find growing all over the mounds something lovelier , than cypress, something sweeter than * the rose, something chaster than the lily t ?the bright and beautiful memories of I filial kindness performed ere the dying 1 hand dropped on you a benediction and * you closed the lids over the weary eyes * of the worn-out pilgrim. ^ "I go further, and advise you not to 1 depend for enjoyment upon mere per- J sonal attractions. It would be sheer \ hypocrisy, because we may not have it ^ ourselves, to despise. or affect to despise, - beauty in others. When God gives it, He gives it as a blessing and a means of usefulness. The sloven has only one mission, and that is to excite our loathing and disgust. But alas for those who depend upon personal charms for their happiness! Beauty is such a subtle 6 thing; it does not seem to depend upon facial proportions, or upon the sparkle of the eye, or upon the flush of the cheek. You sometimes find it among irregular features. It is the soul shining through the face that makes one beautiful. But alas! for those who depend upon mere personal charms. They t will come to disappointment and to a t great fret. There are so many different ] opinions about what are personal charms c and then sickness and trouble and age c do make such ravages. The poorest god f that a woman ever worships is her own < face. The saddest sight in all the world is a woman who has built everything on i good looks .when the charms begin to i vanish. Oh, how they try to cover the 1 wrinkles and hide the ravages of time! ( When Time, with ironshod feet, steps on ( a face the hoof marks remain, and you cannot hide them. It is silly to try to hide them. I think the most repulsive fool in the world is an old fool! "Again, 1 advise you not to depend for happiness upon the flatteries of men. It is a poor compliment to your sex that so many men feel obliged in your presence to offer unmeaning compliments. Men capable of elegant and eleborate conversation elsewhere, sometimes feel called upon at the door of the drawing room to drop their common sense and to /vn+ eirtVoninor fliiftorioa . Thoxr co-c UVAO WUV things about your dress, and about your ( appearance, that you know and they [ blow are fake. Tliey say you are an 1 angel. You know you are not. Determined to tell the truth in office, and | store, and shop, they consider it honor- j able to lie to a woman. The same thing that they told you on this side of the \ drawing room three minutes ago they said to some one on the other side of the ! drawing room. Oh, let no one trample on your self-respect. The meanest thing ! on which a woman can build her happi- ( ness is the flatteries oi men. j "Again, I charge you not to depend for happiness upon the discipleship of worldhness. I have seen men as vain of their old-fashioned and their eccentric i hat as your business fop is proud of" his ! dangling fooleries. I am glad the world ] ) is improving. Look at the fashion plates of. the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and you will find that the world is not so extravagant and extraordinary now as it was then, and all the marvelous things that the granddaughter will do will never equal thst done by the grandmother. Go still fartner back, to the Bible times, and. you. will find that in those times fashion wielded a more terrible sceptre. "All the splendors and the extravaganza of this world dyed into your robe and flung over your shoulder cannot ttmnr inr fl fill]. VTXCAjk/ ^/wavv UAVUUV4 J VUA **vw*v gle moment. The gayest wardrobe will utter no voice of condolence iu the day of tro able and darkness. That woman is grandly dressed, and only she, who is wrapped in the robe of a Saviour's righteousness. The home may be very humble, the hat may be very plain, the frock may be very coarse; but the halo of Heaven settles in the room when she W(?rs it, and the faintest touch of the resurrection angel will change that garment into raiment exceediDg white, so as no fuller on earth could whiten it. "I come to you, young women, to-day to say that this world cannot make you happy. I know it is a bright world, with glorious sunshine, and golden rivers, and fire-worked sunset, and bird orchestra, and the darkest cave has its crystals, and the wrathieit wave its foam wreath, and the coldest midnight its framing aurora; but God will put out all these lights with the blast of His own nostrils, and the glories ox this world will perish in the final conflagration. Zou will never be happy until you get. your sins forgiven and allow Christ Jesus to take full possession of your soul. .He will be your friend in every perplexity.* He will be your comfort in svery trial. He will -be your defender m every strait. His word is peace. His look is love. His hiina is help. H.f ?uch is life. Eis sraile is heaven. Oh, 3ome, then, in flocks and groups." THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. Ct TVJ11 be Held nt St. tonis?How the Choice iVus lUatie. Washington, Fobrnary 23.?'The Democratic committee * reassembled at 10.30 his ecoruing. "Voting for the city in which ,to hold ;hc invention wis taken up at once, rhe first bttllot this morning, Chicago stood 1G, Ban Francisco 17, St. "Louis L3, New York 1. After the lir^t ballot he motion to reconsider the time of the convention was defeated by a vote of 23 o 24. t.Via t.liird ImHnf Tinnis was sfi ectoJ. When the result was annoaucod ,he selection was made unanimous. The rote by States on the third ballot, before ,he vote was made Tmanimou#, was: For St. Louis?Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware. Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, South ''Carolina, Tennessee, rexas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virpnia, Dakota, JDistriet of Columbia, Montana and Washington Territory. . fl.ino/r/i A'oKo P.. fi ii_ lois, Iowa, Mai? e, Michigan, Minneiot% Nebruoka, Now .Hampshire, New fer&ev, North Carolini, Pcnssvlvaiiia, E^do :Iska& Wisconsin, New Mexico, Jteir; anti 'Wyoniicg. - For San* Francisco? California, Georgia, Montana, Oregon, Arizona, Idaho. For New York?Nevada and Newj Fork. Fnr Cincinnati?Ohio. Before the result of the^vote could bej innounced delegates commenced changng votes, and finally Gondy, o? Illinois, vho was S. C. Judd's substitute, moved ;hat the vote be made unanimous, which vas done. A motion to reconsider the late was-made by Mr. Scott and carried )y a vote of 26 to 19, Texas being absent and Prather, of Missouri, not votng. A motion to fix the date on June >th was made by Mr. McDonald, of Juliana, and carried by a vote of to 27; LI ?x ? rnu juieia nui> vuumg. IUUSC vuuu^ igainst the change "were Arkansas, Cuio ado, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Oregon, Khode Island, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Washington Territory, Louisi.na and Missouri. The National Committee will meet on he 4th June. THE CAM. FOB THE COSVEXTIOX. The following is the call: The National Democratic Committee lavincr met in the citv of Washington on he 22d day of February, 18SS, has apjointed Tuesday, the 5th day of June iext, at noon, as the time and chosen he city of St. Louis as the place for lolding the National Democratic Conrention. Each State is entitled to representation therein equal to double the lumber of its-Senators and Representaives in the. Congress of the United States, and each Territory and tho Dis rict of Columbia to have two delegates. Lll Democratic conservative citizens of he United States, irrespective of past poitical associations and differences, who an unite with us in the effort lor & pure, economical and constitutional Governnent are cordially invited to join us in lending delegates to the Convention. William H. Barxum, Chairman. T?rtT?TvntST/irr DoTv'rtW X JLV^JL/i^AXOiX \y. JL. iUilUOj Secretary National Dem. Committee. Comments <>11 tlie Choice. .(Special to the News and Courier.) "Washington, February 23.?The acion of the National Democratic Commitee to-day means that the policy of the Democratic party in the coming election lampaign will be aggressive rather than iefensive, and that tax reduction will be ought for on the lines plainly marked )ut in the President's recent message. Late last night it was determined to nake an effort to obtain a reccnsideraion of the action of the national comnittee yesterday in making July 3 the late of the Convention, it was the genjral judgment that the time was more mportant than the place, and this proved the key of the situation. Considerable missionary work was accomplished in the small hours of the mo n ng, and when tee committee met to-day .t was pretty sure that St. Louis would oe the chosen city and the Democratic Convention would meet before June 19, ;he day on which the Republican Conrention will assembfe at Chicago. This solution of the difficulty was re is lered easier by the fact that, the objoc-j ions to San I'rancisco on the score of distance grew stronger as they were porilered. Senator Gorman's appeal to the supporters of San Francisco to join hire in voting for a more accessible place and ;he subsequent withdrawal of Chicago, jave St. Louis an easy victory. Indeed, when Mr. W. L. Scoti and those who aad voted with him for Chicago went 3ver to St. Louis, the result was certain. me motion to reconquer was cameu oy i lound majority, though Maryland, Seorgia, Virginia, California, Florida ind Coloiado continued to oppose any ihange of date. By a rather larger majority June 5 was then selected as the cay [or the Democratic gathering. NO OPPOSITION TO CLEVELAND. The current report that the vote on the date yesterday had been regarded as 3. defeat of the Administration, was alluded to daring the session of the com raittee, but on every side tnere was tne earnest declaration that no such meaning could properly be sriven to the committee's action. Mr. Gorman was especially emphatic in announcing himself to be "an Administration mas," and every committeeman who had voted for a July meeting spoke in the same strain. THE TARIFF QUESTION. It is safe to conclude that every member of the national committee is for Cleveland, first and last, but several members representing States that are not Democratic, but which must be carried to ensure success in November, think that the President went too far, and was rivinflrtoeo.iviltr A ir? llTO 4'<rri'f"P mAC WOO^XAAJ UVUU1W +.JUL UAk> ?A*?. ** -*W sage. Tliey preferred, therefore, to await some tarill'iegislation by the House of Representatives, with the idea, apparently, that this action would not cut as deep as the President's recomnenda tions. The national platform could then be brought to its level. Those who," on the other hanc? accept the President's message, as the fighting proved, believe that the National Convention can and will bring the Demo-crats in Congress to a n^ore liberal standard of tax reduction thau can be expected if the p 'rty remain deaf and dumb until thj? time for Congressional work shall have passed. The high tariff Democrats in the committee voted generally for a Statr Convention, while the lov tariff members VUfcCU. iUI i*u UVLLIJ XXiiO aO ULIG explanation of the existence of what has been- denomiaatrd. the Administration , and Auti-Administration sentiment in ' the committee. " . This view is strengthened by the terms ( of the telegram of Major Francis, of ."St. . Louis, to President Cleveland. j COJIilENT OX THE CHOICE TV.fii t.nA rls? v arifl nlftftAjirft well snol'en of by influential Democrats to-night. June is regarded as a better time than I July for the meeting of the Convention, ' and it id felt that the party in power acts wisely in taking the offensive, without : waiting upon the movements of its op- * penents. OKXiT A MISU.VIVSR5TAVPIXO. < Then again there is a feeling of a relief that what are understood to be the viewsof the President cannot even be said to have been disregarded. I am assured by the leaders of the July party that they would cheerfully have deferred at oace . to the wishes,ot the President if these ' J 1 1 il < littU UCCU JiltfcUC ixiiVVVll iAJ l-iicUl 1U iilillC, and that the whole business could then , have been disposed of in fifteen minutes. But all's welt that ends well. There is no soreness anywhtre and no heart- j burning. A TTATIT) FIGHT AHEAD. \ The one thought now is to arrange and conduct the canvass so that Mr. " Cleveland shall*be his own successor. It 1 will be a hard fight. and no mere walk < over, whoever the Republican candidate < shall be, there is no doubt of that. t F. w. D. ( SCLLIVAX IN" TKlLMSG. i An Eye-Witness Describes His Condition and His Habits. (From the Sow York Herald ) j _ A_ Sportsman reporter, who looted j after onlEvan this morning, says: "To ( all. who are interested in the doihgs of < the famous Bostonian I can at once r ay . that never man looked better. Minus nearly two stone of flesh siLce he last \ aoneared in tint-lie. Sullivan looks the , picture of robust Health, and strength, < and with the exception of a blister on j his right foot?now quite well?he has , not been sick cr sorry since he first went j I thoroughly to work. "Yesterday, accompanied by his train- j er, George MacDonald, Jack Ashton and j Sam Blakelock, John L., following his j bath and breakfast, covered about four- ( teen miles, returning to dinner. "A couple of mysterious bottles were , then brought out, and a mixture from \ ; uut^ttuputsu xyr ucariv a, iju^ne*. ut all J hour to the champion's face for the pur- , pose of hardening t*he skin. Next a ( darker liquid was brought into play, } another quarter of an hour being spent t in rubbing the hands and wrists. ] "Sullivan, who was in excellient spirits, then entered freely into conversation and amused all present by re L ting with great pith and-humor sevtrai ante iotas _ of his "early career. ^ "In this manner the time slipped by until Sullivan was due to punch the ball. ( This was a new one, the other having been used up with a smashing right bander. Sullivan donned an extra ier- x s< y and took up his position in front of i a football suspended by a cord from the ] ceiling. Eight or ten times in succes- x si'm the ball was sent with terrinc force > by mc-ans of a punch from the left; then j a crashing blow, delivered with the other ( hand, threatened to bring the ceiling, f ball and rafters down upon us. j "Sullivan's terrible right has been i much tallied of, and yesterday I saw it t to perfection. Utilizing ail his weight 3 : -John L. sends every ounce ox his fourteen stono into the blow, and, ?ls "Mac- j Donald remarked, 'a man would be very < greedy to want two such hits.' j "More walking, rubbing down and < tea followed, during which Sullivan told < me he hardly knew what training was j until in England, an \ that ho never felt so well in all his life. Sullivm will step \ : into the ring as near fourteen stone as j possible, as tit as hands can make* him j and, moreover, as confident as a man < -a-'ao has never known defeat can possi- { bly be." . j Education in the State, It is a significant fact that nineteen Acta were passed this last session of the Legislature establishing special school districts and authorizing the levy and , collection of local taxes for school pur- , poses. It is evidence of a growing con- ( viction among the people of the State, < that in our present condition it is the j only way by which efficient schools c in j bo maintained in each community. This i is but the pioneer movement which will, l before many years result in a system of 1 efficient free common schools in every < school district iu the State. The necessity for the education of the masses is so' \ urgent, and the great good that results therefrom in our morul, social, political ! and material advancement so evident, ! that prejudice and old fogyism. may stay its progress for a time,' bat these movements n^ver go backward, and those who oppose them its a rulf, become their 3 most zealous supporters.?Darlington < News. 1 -ri- 1 i^AXOS A>.J5 OUGASa. < "T T"* 3 J.. _ 71 T>* n t y e are prepared io si a riancs ana < Organa of the best make at factory i | prices for Cash or easy Instalments. J Pianos from $210 up; Organs from S24 i up. The verdict of the people is that 1 they can save the freight and twenty-five per cent, by buying of us. Instruments delivered to any depot on fifteen days' trial. "We pay freight both ways if not satisfactory. Order and test in your own homes. Respeetfuliv, N. W. TRUMP, * Columbia,. S. C. Mr. W. W. Corcoran, the gr^at phi- ' anthropist, d;ed in Washington i?riday. . ln?i iUND Ui? lULil, VY Aiu PAPERS THAT FECALL THE DOWNFALL OF TK*! CONFEDERACY. General Lee's Farewell to the Army of Northern Virginia?The Sherman-Johnston Settlement. *PyArr\n>n f r T? nrv/M^nv l~,oc r*?A/>ni?o J.L1C JL J-UfcO from an old soldier copies of the papers relating to the closing scenes of the "War between the States. They-will bo read with interest. ? % Lee'* Farewell to His Troops. Headquabters Aran Northern Va., ( * pril 10, 1865. J General Orders, i No. 9. \ After four years of hard service, marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of.Northern "Virginia has been compelled to' yield- to ovcrwheJiaing numbers and resources. I need not tell the brave survivors of so many harufought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have consented to this result from no distrust of thorn; but feeling that valor and devotion could accomplish nothing that would compeii sate lor tne lots tnat must nave attendee the continuance of the contest, I determined to avoid tlie useless sacrifice of those whose past services have endeared them to their countrymen. By the terms of agreement, officers and men can return to their homes and there remain until exchanged, xou wili take with you the satisfaction that proceeds from the consciousness of duty faithfully* performed; and I earnestly pray that a merciful God will extend His blessing to your country, and witn a grateful remembrance of your kind and generous consideration for myself, I bid you all an affectionate farewell. E. E. Lee. General. Agreement between s herman and Jolmstoa Eeadquabtebs Mil. Div. of ^ke Miss. ) In tlie Field, Ealeigh, N. C., > Aprii 27,18G5. ) Special Field O-sdsb, 1 No. 65. f The General Commanding announce* i further suspension of hostilities, and a inal agreement with General Johnston, which terminates the war as. to the irmies under his <3ommand, and the jountry east of the Chattahoochee. Copies of the terms of convention wiil be furnished Major Generals Schofield, aillmore and Wilson, who are specially ubarged with the execution of its details in-the Department of North Carolina, Department of the South, and at Macon ? i xxr^^A. r* inu wesicrn vxtjorgut. Capt. Jasper Myers, Ordinance Dept. U. S. A., is hereby designated to receive ;he arms, &e., at Greensboro, and any jommanding officer cf a post may r'..?jeive the arms of any detachment and' see that they are properly stored and acjounted for. General Sehofield will procure at once ;iie necessary blanks, and fuppiy tbe irmy Commanders, that uniformity may prevail, and great care must be tasen ;hat the terms and stipulations on our part be fulfilled with the most scrupulous fidelity, whilst those imposed on Dur hitherto enemies be received in a spirit becoming a brave and generous 1 irmy. Army Commanders may at once loan bo the inhabitants such of the captured mules, horses, j^agons, and vehicles as -->> lan b? spared irom immediate use, amt:he Commanding Generals of Armies may issue provisions, animals, and any public supplies that can be spared, to ni-oconf Tro.r?fffl Qn<^ jry\ ct& ;he inhabitants to renew their peaceful pursuits, and to restore the relations of irieadskip among our fellow-citizens and joantrymen. Foraging will forthwith' cc-ase, nnd ^ vhen necessity or long marches compel lie taking of forage, provisions or any dnd of private property, compensation vill be made on the spot, or, when the lisbursing officers are not provided with onds, vouchers will be given in proper orm, payable at the nearest Military Depot. By order of Ivlaj. Gen. W. T. Sheiuiax. M. DnArrox, A. A. General. Ieadquabtebs Akiiy Tennessee. / Sear Greensboro, N. C., April 27, '65. $ }ESEBAJj OliDEB. J No. 18. \ By tlie terms of a military convention nade on the 26th inst., by M-ijor Gen. IV. T. Sherman, U. S. A., and Gen. J. 3. Johnston, C. S. A., the officers and nen of this army are to bind themselves lot to take up arms against the United states until properly relieved from that )bligation, and-shall receive guarantees 'rom the United States officers against noleattition by the United States authorties so long as they observe that obliga;ion and the laws in force where they reside. For these objects duplicate muster oils will be made oat immediately, and - tirer liiu ui^txiuuliujjl kjl tue ucucaoiftjcjr Dapers, the troops will be marched un5er their officers to their respective states, and there be disbanded, all refining private property. J, The object of this convention is pacification to the extent of the authority of " ;he commanders who 3nads it. Events n Virginia which broke every hope of success by war, imposed on its General he duty of sparing the blood of oar gallant toldiers and saving our country :roni farther devastation and ruiu. J. E. Johnston, General. manufacture o'ladiiia' cjgarett*'. Tliere are three establishments in Paris ;olel3* devoted to the manufacture of ladies* cigarettes, and they do a large trade. The cigarettes for the most part contain a soup>)n, so that the cigarette suioking Parisienne doubly narcotizes herself. Scent nlso 3 s Ireely used., and a reccnt trriier declares ;hat he sa v whole bales of delicate Turkish ;obacco slewing in liquid scent. "The fragrance of the Turkey leaf is not good .'nough for tliera,"hs indignantly protests; 'they must needs add this raephitic essence >f roses, or carnations or heliotropes." Hie journalist rages agdnst the use of t^xicco by Parisiecnes, not because the habit c nr. ' nino J wit lwVfl!15i> t/lJuuwv Mtirl'unq ;'ae teeth of its votaries.?Chicago Kews. Truly this is an age of progress. W^ll nade pante from all -woolen goods for ' 1 Dnly ?3 to y cth measure! Scientiiic blanks, 251 an. pit of cloth and a linen ;ape measui^ cent to any address for 3 cents in stamps by the N. Y. Standard Pants Co., of 6G University Place, N. Y. City. Goods sent by mail. This firm [3 doing an enormous business fr<*-m Maine to California. You will actaa:iy -xj be, surprised at the result, if you will n.y >?( f a 4-U QT>i ^ The Young Men's Democratic Ciub oi \+ Massachusetts have voted to unite with 4 >iniiiar organizations in New York auii Brooklyn in calling on youthful follow- 4^1 2rs of the party all over the country to organize. A convention of delegates :iw| from these clubs will follow. This is following the lead of the other fellows. The club idea is being greatly exalted in