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rHESUNNYSOUTH^ATLANTA, GA-, SATiKlp^y ^^^DECEMREli 13,1890.
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F. L Stanton's Poems.
Frank L. Stanton, «f the Atlanta Con-
etltntion, la raat forging to the first rank
of Soutt era poets. His recent “World's
Coronation” was a gem, and the ran of
his work of this kind is exceptionally
fine. Stanton is a native of that fertile
Bohemia of newspaper talents, Cdarles
ton, S C., which supplies so many gifted
men to the press of Georgia and other
SWUE-.
' k luai*ftoci?s lymph ia a prophylactic
for lupus dorsi’t pruTO it to be a pro
ventlve of death by capital punishment
the first stage of which is “loop ns,” and
the next is the drop of the stage itself.
Droll Efforts of Little People.
A class in one of the public schools in
.Nashville, Tenn., was recently given the
word “weep” around which to form a
sentence. A little girl of eight or nine
brought in tor composition, which was
read: “When mother gives me onions to
peel I weep!” It may well be supposed
that this effort “brought down the
house.”
Li‘.tie tots very often make droll at,
tempts to repeat what they have heard
or learned. For instance, a Pittsburg
paper reports a little girl's attempt to
repeat a portion of what a minister said
in a marriage ceremony as follows: “Ye
have now enter, d the holy bends of pad
lock and you twine are now one fish.” A
Ha> tford paper reports that a little giri
just old enough to enter the infant class
in the Sunday school was ambitious to
repeat a text of Scripture aa the o'dor
ones did, and to humor her ambition and
make it reasonably certain that she
would succeed, her mother selected: “It
i i lawful to do good on the Sabbath day,”
and taught her until she rehearsed it
several times correctly. When the su
preme moment arrived, however, the lit
tleoratcr electrified her audience and
mortified her mother by saying: “It is
awful to do good on the Sabbath day.”
With wealthy youag women recipients
the study of their male friends ceases at
the height of the holiday season, for then
the. “Know all men by theso presents.”
Should Know His Owi People.
There Is a bill before Congress for the
restriction of emigration to those only
who can read the Constitution of the
United States and who come with some
foreknowledge of our system of govern
meat. The real purpose of the bill is po
litical,and for the ehecklng of the tide of
foreigner?, whose tendencies are natural
ly Demoratic.
There ought to bo a bill before Con
gress, in the nature of a Constitutional
amendment, requiring the President of
the United States to know something of
his own oountry and people. A narrow,
Inexperienced politician whom personal
observations among the ettlaens do not
surpass his casual glimpses on the way
to the Amer can capital from bis home
and back, is pro eminently not the man
to preside with Intelligence over a great
people who embody vast dissimilarities
of locality and interest, all of them
equally loyal and nil alike contributing
without stint to the growth and great
ness oi the common country.
If an Exeentivo himself be lacking in
the patriotic wish to become acquainted
with the American people through
visitation and Intercourse, or disdains
knowledge through the literature of
the sections, then, ss we have said, the
law should compel him to travel among
his fellow countrymen and provide for
his Intelligent study of their habits,
manners, needs, etc.
The annual message of the President
of the United States Is supposed toincor
porate the gratifying details relatirg to
the general advantages of the Wi.ole
country, and to be given out as informa
tioa sustained by the highest authority
On the progress thns shown, It is his
custom to congratulate the people. The
late message of Mr. Harrison, in that
portion of his paper relating to the crops
actually omits to mention the transcend
ent American staple—cotton. Cotton
and its corollaries in first bauds pro-
dace In ready money nearly f5,000,000 000
annually, which Is greater than tue
aggregate snm produced by all other
agricultural products of this country com
bined.
Certainly, notwithstanding Mr Harrl
son’s strong partisanship, it is difficult to
believe that he Intentionally “snubbed”
the “great staple of the world” merely
because it is a growth of the South I How
shoo'd such an omission hurt this won
deriul section or help any other toward
which the Preaidant's political partiali
ties might happen toleau?
Shall it be assumed, then, that the
President is not aware of the exieteace of
this marvellous fibre whose cultivation,
shipment and manufacture, in the v*ri
ous stages of eacb, employs millions
upon millions of busy toilers the world
over, and whose fabrication clothes both
sexes of all the nations cf the earth?
Yes; Congress should in some way
c Dm pel Presidents to go abroad in their
own land aud learn something about the
country.
Ios cream should never be eaten in
summer. It is lit for use only when it is
cold.
The Preacher in Politics
A minister of the Gtspel was a candi
date for Congress in Maryland at the re
cent ejection, a d le declared that he
had ntered politics chiefly for the pur
pose of < l ivating it “from the degrada
tion li tj which it has fallen, through
selfish and designing men, who seek per
sonal preferment rather than their coun
try's good.” There is a good deal of
“bosh ’In that diclaration. If bo bad
gone on the turf and declared that he did
ca’.li: p. would any man have putliie
1 ait ‘ailh in his sincerity? That Is not
tbe way an tone&t minister seeks to
elevate a cause that U6eds to be lifted up;
aid it is evident that tho church views
ttc matter in this light, for the Coafei-
enct of the Methodist Episcopal cburch,
Scnth, in Tennessee suspended Rev. Dr.
Kelley f or s : x months for abandoning
his religious duties and entering the po
litical arena as a candidate for Governor;
and in Michigan the Methodist Confer
ence adopted a resolution requiring Rev.
Washington Gardner, a candidate for
Secretary o?State, and R v. J. W. Reed,
chairman of the prohibition party, to
wiiheraw either from tho ministry or
from politics. These movements show a
trend In a hcailby direction. A man
who is called to preach the gospel ard Is
set apart to do that work cannot lightly
lay it aside. If that c ill moans anything
it means a life work, and tbe man thus
call.d should co mure des.it his post
than shoe d a soldier ia an enemy
coucirv.
The farmer Governor of South Carolina
was inaugurated on last Wednesday.
His name, appropriately, was Till-man.
To Render Country Life Pleasant.
In the days now forty years agone,
there was a class here in onr Southland
to whom country life was extremely
p'easant. They were people of abundant
wealth, whose elegant homes, fitted np
more for comfort than show, were situa
ted in the midst of broad plantations,
Little disadvantage however was felt
from their remoteness; for visiting could
he done with small effort or trouble. At
• word cf command a carriage waa at the
door, and though the roads were net re
markable for smoothness, a call upon
friends five or ten milei away was not
felt to be a serious matter. To men In
deed it was a mere trifle to take a gallop
of a d..zen miles to dinner or to drink a
cup of tea. With this class there wss a
great deal of leisure and no lack of pleas
ant, solid interconrie.
But this state of things hss passed.
The greater number of country people
now have small time to be Idle. Tie
women have too much to do at home to
indnlge In the old time luxury of spend
ing a day with a neighbor. The men
complain that they are too much fatigued
when night comes to go and sit with a
few friends until b< d time. Thus they
allow these good old castoms to fall into
disuse, upon the plea of having too mnoh
work to do. It must be confessed that in
a large portion of onr Southern land
country life is not attractive, and that
the desire to get to town is not unreason
able.
Bnt the farming classes should not
quietly resign themselves to hsve this so
Efforts should be made to render the
country more attractive, and to bring
back the state of things when the best
society waa to be found in the rural dis
tricts. Of course this would oome to
pace at once, could the majority of farm
ers so thrive in their calling mi to have
abundant means. A plenty of money
wonld bring ooelal enjoyment. It is not
neceaoary however that there should bo
large wealth in order for a people to
have something of ease and pleasure, a
community in which the larger number
have a supply of tho necessaries of life
with a little spare each ean have a good
deal of amusement. By the exercise of
industry, economy and good common
sense, the lnoomlng generation of form
ats oould soon plaoe tnemaelves in this
s e
The Man Who Cries Stop.
It is almost always an ungracious task
to have to warn people that they are go
ing too fast. Taey wbo are driving or
running too fast at a perilous speed are
not often thankful for the word of cau
tion Still, if we would be true friends,
we must speak if, even at the risk of
their displeasure. We muBt not allow
them to plungo ahead when we know
that some great danger is just before
them. It may be that in the Assize
c cession s ^ wfc e h ttfo
word might be spoken appropriately and
might he of profit to the one addressed
did he heed its admonition. When one
seeB a friend or even an acquaintance
going to the bar-room again and again
until his whole demeanor wears a look
of intoxication, he should call out stop!
with all his energy. When he sees a
young man falling into society which
will at surediy lead him into habits of ex
travagance and distipation, he should be
loud and earnest in his warning. The
one addresse d will not perhaps in either
of these instances receive tte caution
very politely. But none the less should
it be given. The admonished one may
be grateful in an after time, and the
speaker may have the satisfaction of
feeling that he has helped to save a foul
from ruin. Not individuals only, but
parties and Elates often have need to be
advised to halt. Nothing is more com
mon than for political organizations to
set forth platforms that insist upon more
than is right or re asonable. He who
urges the more conservative course is
apt to be unpopular. It may require no
small share of courage for him to say
stop, to those who are surging forward.
But he should do so at the risk of being
abused. A late posterity may do him
jastice. * *
A cat without claws ia suggestive of
Christmas without Santa Claus—or words
to that effect.
When the Morning Stan Sing To.
gether.
There is no season of the year whleh
does not at some time exhibit peculiar
beanty. Every month has a special
charm,though this charm may not show
Itself each year. So every hour of the
day has a loveliness of its own, though
this may not be seen in its perfection
more than a few times in a year. Were
a number of people called on to name
the hour of the twenty four which they
moet enjoy, few perhaps would name
that of dawn; for comparatively few rise
to tee it, and of those few the greater
number are too 111 at having to stir so
soon to be mindful of any beauty. But
when one comes out fresh and cheerful
from a couch where he has enjoyed
hours of unbroken rest to scent the
morning air, he will realize a keen enjoy
menu If the sky be unclouded, the
heavenly scenery Just before the dawn is
thriUlngly grand. The stars ssem to
sparkle with a clearness of lustre such
as they rarely present in the evening.
As they sparkle and glitter in the frosty
air tbe beholder finds It not difficult to
believe that they are rejoicing in a sense
at their own beauty. Those sinking
away In the west throw back their
brilliant gloamings as If defying the
coming dawn to dull their splendor.
The approach of "morn in russet mantle
clad,” cannot foil to awaken the liveliest
intoreoU The gradual coming of the
day, from tho moment when the first
foint blush can be discerned, until the
grand luminary rises np in msjsstio
splendor, ean never become so common
as to lose its power to arrest the atten
tion. He must be dulled to every throb
of poetic sentiment who can see the
stars grow pals, tho moon become dim
and the nightly shadows disappear,
without any uplifting of the sonl in Joy.
However highly he may have estimated
the beauties of the frilly opened day, he
Two Hudrod Toon Ago.
How large the world seemed to our an
eastore two centuries ago, we do not
know; but if we had no batter mesne of
communication than they bad, we should
think it a vast sphere. At that day a
journey from London to Borne wees
matter or weeks, a voyage f rjm Liverpool
to Boston occupied months, and news
oould not pees from Calcutta to England
mueh abort of a year The capitals of
the two kingdoms whleh William and
Mary ruled were more remote from each
other than are now Melbourne and Quo
bee, and aa for China and Pern, they
must have been thought of mueh aa we
think of the farthest planets of onr Solar
system. Even the Hebrides seemed very
lar sway.
But onr English ancestors were Just at
that time too mueh occupied with their
home affairs to think very much about
the remote par sof tbe earth. Tbe great
revolution which had driven James IL
from the throne and established the doe
trine of constitutional liberty waa hardly
completed. Everything wee still In s
somewhat disturbed condition. It was
by no means sure that tbe new sover
eigns wonld be able to retain the crown
which they had accepted, or that the ex
lied king wonld not return to take ven
geance on those who had wrought his
downfall. All the men wbo occupied
prominent places were exercising their
wits for methods to be in power while
their side was winning, and rot*to be
ruined should it lose. Political bones‘y
was at the lowest ebb. Patriotism was
perhaps never so completely suberdi-
nated to the question of personal ad
vancement acd personal safety. Yet
were those statesmen, selfish and time
serving as most of them were, laying the
fonndal ions or that constitution liberty
which their descendants have so largely
e j iyed.
While this straggle was going on in the
mother country, thoie who had left there
to find homes in the wilds of America
were making the beginnings of a future
nation. Perhaps little dream of the
grand reenlts of their enterprise stimu
lated their efforts. They donbtleEs aimed
at nothing beyond an i nprovement of
their individual fortunes—at securing
abodes where they wonld be free from the
barraasments that had disturbed them
in the old country. In their undertaking
they had to undergo severe hardships
and faie fearful dangers. To reduce
the forest covered lands to a state of cul
tivation was a task that demanded the
most patient bravery. But this bad to
be done in constant dread cf attacks
from an artful and cruel foe. As these
hardy pioneers advanced with slow but
never doubtful stops farther and farther
still Into the wilderness, no one thought
that the nation that they were then
planting would in two hundred years be
the most powerful on the globe.
Mr. Speaker Reed describes the House
of Representatives as far removed from a
grave and reverend body, bavlrg the
faintest possible resemblance to a Board
of Foreign Missions. He says that a
stranger looking down from tbe gallery
upon one of its sittings wonld be moved
with an ami z iment not bern of compre
lion slot or admiration. Fewof the mem
bers, sitting at their desks, reading or
talking, seem burdened by tho thought
of having the destinieB of a great people
at their disposal.
Through all the ranks of animated na
ture tbe struggle for existence is ever
going on. Es ch creature/ has ltji foes by
®to?UU l L # c 2I!ilnuaUy
raised above the fear cf talon or claw or
fang. But he needs tc stand In perpetual
dread of hieown kind. Man is to man
the me st cruel of foes.
letter:
DFLE
A Question of Taste.
It has bien decided by those having
direction of the matter, to represent Mr.
Stephens in the monament that is to be
erected to his memory as he appeared in
the prime of his never very vigorous
manhood. To this decision some obj ct.
Many wish to see the great commoner
handed down to posterity aa he appeared
in his last days, when age and disease
had combined to bring him to almoet
utter physical helplessness. To a large
camber of his warmest admirers the
memory of the rolling chair is very dear,
and they would like to soo it retained In
whatever of painting or statuary that
shall 8 :ek to keep his fame alive.
We can sympathize somewhat with
this feeling while insisting that it is not
the better one. We are decidedly of the
opinion that the better taste would be
shown by exhibiting the form of the
Illustrious statesman to future genera
tions aait appeared before bis affliction.
We all wonld like to be remembered at
our beet. The portrait whioh we would
present as a keepsake to loving friends,
we would not have painted at a time
when the c runtenanoe was distorted and
all the frame waa writhing with pain.
Ware there a number of portraits, we
should prefer that they should have the
one that represented ns in the moet
favorable aspect.
But in the case of many great mer>, the
zenith of fame was attained at a period
later than the highest point of their
physical strength. Such was perhaps
the case with Mr. Stephens. He was of
course more widely known at the day of
hla death than at any other time of his
history. It may be doubted, however,
whether he was any dearer to the people
among whom he had been born and
reared. For a quarter of a century or
more they had regarded him with an
affection that waa aearoely capable of In
crease. But their admiration waa, we
think, greatest about the time when the
picture whleh it is proposed to copy was
taken. It Is therefore altogether appro
priate that in the monument erected to
his memory at his old home, he should
be presented as the friends of his youth
and early manhood beat loved to think
of him. If the State should ever honor
itself by having a statue of him In At
lanta, there it should be In the rolling
chair. •
Drunkenness, it is said, makes strange
bad follows. This is tons of other kinds
of intoxication besides that produoed by
aloobolic drinks. They who an “off the
handle” from soma political vagaries
often strike hands whan their theories
an very widely apart. Than would cer
tainly seem no common standing ground
for those who an insisting upon mon
pay foe Isas work and those who an
claiming mors work for Ion pay. Yet
having the wish in common to agitato
and to bring about a state of things dif
ferent from that now existing, tho advo
cates at than contradictory demands an
harmonizing in a sort of affiliation.
Bsfon his gnat discovery, Dr. Koch
(pronounoed “ooach”) was quite an ob-
will be disposed to assign to this hour of j personage who was known only by
dawn a precedence over them all.
his carriage. Sinoe hla gnat discovery
| ha ia known by his lymp (h),
ROGUE RIVER) OREGON.
Editor Sunny Soutr- By birth tbe
Ameriean citizen l^tfirAfberltor of some
very valnable privileges which he should
never exchange for a ness cf pottage;
though sometimes just if ter a new Presi
dent has taken possessitn of the country,
he thinks he has done street deal for
pot of message. *
Among these varioutblrthrig tts, not
by any means tbe least, B tbe right to
locate a piece of Jan&ouild a cabin on
it, get a title from the ienerous govern
ment, and then sell it toiomespeculator
for money enough to buy him a suit of
clothes. ,
Never having ava'.ledmyseir of any of
my national rights excepiog life and the
liber; y to make a llvu-gTf 1 could, I at
last became a victim tothe land mania.
So a little previous to a ertaln time, in
company with a frleui who is alreac; r
tbe owner of a claim in tie wilderness, '
h-artta oat with tne fuiljntention to ap
proprlate a slice fro-yitcle Sam's im
mense possession.
I conslaer myielf an sdept at takirg
op land, for though I ntvtr owced mucb
I nave taken np a great nany claims in
the mountains. Tout is. 1 have taken np
one side and down thfe-rtfctr.
Intending to make By friend’s cabin
tbe common rend- zvous lor our explora
tion?, that was, of course, our first obj ;c
tlve point, and we started to find it, and
very foolishly without Hist taking out a
search warrant.
We were on one stream and the cabin
on anotner, so it was neatissury to pass
over a ceavily timbered ridge to the otn
er creek. Neither of us sad ever been
over the mountain, but.tne settlers said
anybody coun. find ihe way and that we
would get tuere in a couple of hours. We
traveled all day, starchiag for that cabin
.nligen ly till lave in the evening wl-
"cu a llie same creek we bad started
from in tne morning. Only we were
about six mites higher up the stream
I saw considerable land that day.
After waning Gown the creek for two
or three hours we enj yeej the hospitality
or its most remote settlet.
Tne next morning, baviDg first pro
cured a tearch warrant from tho nearest
magistrate, we boldiy entered ttie fore it
again. Aoout five o’clock p m we found
t io borders of my frlenu’., cairn. He knew
it by the timber, because no other claim
has as big lanbark trees as his, and by
careiuliy using our legal document we
discovered the cabin, but forty acres ol
search warrants could not find anything
to eat ins dauf it. My feet are worn out
and n y legs so sure I can t wait; which is
my apol gy for inflicting this letter upon
you.
We found a ranch, and it c .rners on
Euchre Creek. Another is in about i
mile from tne head of Lobster Creek
Toe third is back of Humbug and—it is
no use to tell about the fourth, for yon
could never find it if you tried. We only
tound one edge of it, sad that is near the
centre of the els Im ar&rrau be seen for
ten miles around. Thiswd jo would make
a good landing port fortealloon naviga
lion provided a balloon Ain ever bo con
strucled to fly that hig’J We found the
-hiace vacant, and left ir^Lthe same fix
Nearly ail the trees have been
marked with an ...T." rJ V-
uvw uu* a um« a theory, that maybe
some one has been JosrJand Is trying to
find his way out by btaulig all the trees
so that he would not tiwel over the same
ground again, as frequently happens to
one in that condition; knowing that if he
marked all tbe trees iff the forest he
would come out somewaere.
The settlers are kind and clever to
wandering land hunter, never demanding
pay for wnat he eats, which is very lucky
for instead of writing on paper, your cor
respondent mlg at be wrUlcg on an empty
stomach. One night, however, we had
to sleep four in one bed, myself next to
the wail. The carpenter hi d neglected
to knock off the ends of tt e Dalis which
passed throngi the wall, protruding an
inch or so inside. I dreamed that I was
a sardine in a box, and some one was
trying to take me out with a fork. In the
morning I told the boys that I dreamed
1 was a sarcine; and one of them said ho
had never heard of a more realistic
dream, and tbe rest all laugh, d. I don’t
know whav was fanny about it.
There is a new phase in the labor q-ies
tion out here. The pople hunt, fish
play and rest all tbe week and work on
Sunday; a change which I ve always
prayed for. Try to have this introduced
in the next gland labor movenent.
Am going prospecting next week and
if anything new turns up jon’U be in
formed. Ekoms.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, D. C., Dec. 5.1890,
Few private entertainments ever given
in Washington have exoeeded In ele
gance, and none in originality, the ban
quet given on Monday night by Secretary
Tracy to the visiting Brazilian naval offl
cars. It was a small bnt extremely select
affair, the oval table being laid with Just
thirty-one covers. The oenter of the
table waa decorated with maiden hair
ferns, so arranged as toVreeent an exact
Imitation of a billowy sea, and floating
In the midst of it were small models of
the cruisers Maine and Baltimore, which
are, 1 understand, to be presented to the
Brazilian government. The shore line
waa imitated by a wide band of brown-
gray plush, strewn, aa though washed up
by the waves, with roses, smilax and sea
weed; and on the outer edges were im
mense bouquets of roses. White tapers
horning In silver candelabra nnder silver
shades, made a soft dreamy light—j ns t
the kind to delight the sonl of an $ i-
thetle epicure. At the host’s back was
draped the blue flag of the Secretary of
the Navy, and over the door opposite
him a tasteful draper# was formed by
combining the flags of Brazil and the
United States.
Speeches were made at the table by
Secretaries Tracy and Blaine and Ad
miral Balthazar da SUviera, the guest of
honor, and after the dinner was over a
reception was held whleh was attended
by meet of the prominent men and wo
men at present in Washington.
No man can make himself more agreea
ble when so dlspoeod than speaker Need,
and at the opentrg of Qpngrees, he seem
ed to be in a particularly pleasant mood
aa he circulated among his colleagues,
being particularly eordlal in his grettlbg
to tne Democratic members, and good
naturedly replying to the guying they
gave him. To have seen him thns fratore-
nizinga stranger would have found it
difficult to believe that he waa the much
abused ‘ Czar Bead." Meeting Bepreesn
tative Biggs, of California, a Democrat
who waa re elected, Mr. Reed warmly
•hook haads and asked: "How is it tost
California wont Republican?” “Beoanse
speaker Bead did not take the stomp
then,” replied Mr. Blgga with a mis
chievous twinkle in his eyes.
“I waa there once,” said Mr. Read, medi
tatively.
. "Ok yea, I remember.” quickly replied
Mr. Biggs: * 1 gbt two thousand majority
that year.
This raised a general laugh from tho
group whleh had gathered, and the
speaker joined heartily.
Speaking of pollUeal fraternizing, I
saw a striking example of it this week
when OoL W. W. Dudley, who has been
about as mnoh abased by Democrats as
any Republican svtr waa, waa admitted
to praotios la the United States Saprems
Court, his sponasr being ex-Attorney
rland of Mr. Cleveland’s cabl-
stalwart a Democrat as ever ex-
These little things furnish ex
amples which should be taken to heart
by those misguided men who allow po-
lit leal contra versiea to mar tht ir personal
friendships.
PATENTS GRANTED
Tolnventora in the Southern States dare
lng the past week. Reported for this
paper by C. A. Snow A Co., Patent At
torneys and Agents for procuring Pat
onto, Opp. U. S. Patent Office, Washing
ton, D. C:
Samui 1 M Boons, Somerset, Ky., real
tor fishing rods; M A. Harmless, Scholl
City, Mo., (.rain measure; James Mallon,
New Orb acts, La., cultivator; Richard
G ly, Griffi i, Ok, folding heaoshade or
ha ; George E. Chase, Fernandlna, F.a.,
diiidtd sxie for railway ears; Ralph J.
Patterson, Doctortown, G*., orate head;
E H Pratt, Warsaw, Vn., apparatus for
operating oyster tongs.
BENNETTSVILLE, S C.
Editor Sunny South: The Methodist
ehurch In onr town was the ecene of one
of tho most brilliant social gatherings
that Bennettsville has witnessed for
many months. The occasion was the
wedding of Mr. Douglas Jennings and
Miss Annie Crosland, both of Bennetts
ville.
The church was handsomely decorated,
especially the cr*an, which occupies the
place of tbe removed pulpit and chancel,
with white chrysanthemums, moss and
other flowers, most artistically
ranged.
There was a large number of ladies and
gentlemen invited to witness the cere
mony, and by the hour nam- d (8:30
o’clock) the church wasovereronded and
tbe sidewalks without, lined.
The bridal train, consisting of a num
ber of equipages drawn by prancing
horses ana containing bright and smiling
faces, drew up promptly before the
church door, where the procession was
formed, and immediately the sweet chor
isters selected for tne occasion (in whose
melcdions voices we readily recognized
onr pet vocalists—Mrs. Colonel Living
ston, Mrs L J. Brucen, Miss McLamore,
Miss Bruden, supported by the charming
tenor, Mr. Sam Parham and the superb
baas of Mr. F. M. Emanuel, with the
popular organist, Mrs. W. P. Braden)
received tne party with “Bridal chorus
for tbe rose maiden, ’ which was most
happily rendered The craning of the
necks of the fair warolers in tremulous
and earnest expectancy invested the mo
meDt with a charm that was recherche
and inspiring.
The isbers entered tho church firai
one walking up timer able, then ti e
laoy and gentlemen attendants, in like
fashion, by pain, until the last couple
was reached, which was the bride and tu6
groom. Tho attendants ranged them-
suives on either side of the aliar, atd the
bride, a willowy girl of eighteen sum
irers,
‘ A daughter of the gods, divinely tall
Aud most divinely fair, ’
leaning in blushirg loveliness on the
arm of the groom, a gentleman of impos
iug physique, passed between thorn to
the mot ol the altar, where stood Rev. J
W. Daniel, tt e beloved pastor of the
church, and Rev. W. Beaty Jennings, a
biother or the groom, who joined theii
nands and lives.
The attendants were the following
Miss B .lie Jennings and Mr. George
Crosland, Miss Vista Dudley and Mr.
T. G Matbeson, Miss E. Ervin and Mr.
D. Moore, Miss Sadie Irby and Mr. Jack
Crosland, Mies Lou Weatherly and Mr
R. B. Crosland, Miss Mary Weatherly
and Mr. J. T. Dai g-as.
The ceremony was brief, and the wed
ding march, which bad been played in a
soft low strain all durir gllscoutiausnc
now pealed forth lntu a triumphant
burst ot melody as tho bridal party
passed out. This ends the most brilliant
event of the season
All joy and nappiness go with the new
ly wedded pair. May their life be as
bright as their weddir g day, and may
each oachelor prove himself as worthy as
this one of some day winning as charm
ing a bride. Rev J. W, Daniel tbe pas
tor delivered the c osing prayer in his
wonted characteristic am^elcquentstyle
Mr. Daniel has been in charge of this in
....n.n..nr-v for fear years.ffnd is the only
the chnrch, by and wlth\he good will
and love of the entire membership, with-
out a single dissentirg voice. Mr Daniel
has mide his presence felt so impressive
ly in all enterprises looking to the moral
advancement of our people, that his con
nection will be severed with/this charge
bedewed with the tears of onr entire peo
pie, Irrespective of denominational lines.
The usefulness of such noole men as J.
W. Daniel is not to be circumscribed by
the narrow limits of code or creed. He
will attract attention in any assembly.
Tntre is in bis physiognomy the sharp,
keen expression of inventive genius and
prompt Intellect; this j lined to quick and
brilliant eyes, a well formed moutn and
an intelligent smile, lends, at all times, a
grace and interest to features which in
vlte confidence assure and esteem.
Refined himself to soul, to curb the sense
Aud almost makes a siu of abstinence,
Yet has his aspect nothing of severe,
But such a lace promises niui sincere
Nothing reserved or sullen is to see
But siveet regard and pleasing sanctity.
Mr. Daniel’s inflexible devotion to his
calliDg, supplemented by rare oratorical
and Inolltciual ability, has increased the
memoetsblp of the church from 153 to
26S and tue salary from |700 to $1 000, and
In addition raises $2.600 tor other reiig
ions purposes. This church under his
administration, has been vitalized to an
extent above any in my acquaintance,
and the above facts are a neiltage of
which any minister might justly feel
prond. Mr. Daniel has, in addition to
his pastoral work, entered tt e literary
ranks with “The Girl in Checks,” a very
readable book and one that inculcates
many moral lessons. In fine, his lire is
one of ceaseless activity embodying Mil
ton’s grand invocation: “Whatin me Is
dark illumine, what low raise and sup
port.” Persevering on this line he will
join the band
“Of tho9e immortal dead who live again
In minds made better by their presence—
In pulses stirred to generosity;
In deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn
For miserable aims that end with self
In thoughts sublime that pierce the night like
stars
And with their mi hi persistence urge man’s
search
To vaster issues.
R C. McIntyre.
the people united in a general thanks
giving dinner.
I was with my church at Bagdad,
and truly we had a pleasant gathering.
The chnrch service consisted of a beau
tlfnl praise s< rvice, with sermon from 1st
These 5:18, “In everything give thanks.”
Then the grard anion dinner in the
grove eloee by. All left re joleing and
thankfnL More soon.
E 8. Tyner.
HICKORY, MISS.
Editor Sunny South: As many of
yoar readers might like e few lints from
this booming town and have expressed a
desire for me to write It up I will do so.
Hickory Is twenty three miles west of
Meridian, on the A. & V. rallwsy and
has a population of about 500 inhabitants,
three churches, viz: Baptist, Methodist
and Christian; about nine storea, two
drag storea, a weekly newspaper, a
milfnery store, bather shop, shoe shop,
livery stable, handsome two story hotel,
large 48 by 80 town hall and opera house
now in construction, a flourishing school
that employes four teachers, a new and
handsome passenger depot finished off In
the latest design (not quite done), e
building and loan association, a large
public square, a saw, planing and grist
mill, and as clever lot of people as one
mid find anywhere.
Onr merchants are aggressive and all
co opt rate ;in everything that tends to
build up the place. Tbe freight receipts
are double what they were last year,
there have been many residences erected
lately. We live in the sonny South, and
therefore I write this to your paper. It
displays remarkable ability in every de
partment. Our people are a reading
people, and take lots of papers.
Hickcry is just the place to move to if
one wants to educate their children.
Now, Mr. E ‘.itor, thanking you for
giving me space in your valuable paper,
1 am yours respectfully,
George W. Wheeler
HOPE, ARKANSAS.
On last evening, with a few other
friend?, we attended a musical treat at
the residence of onr estimable friend,
Mrs. Kate Forney. The music was dis
pensed by the Hope Orchestra, and to say
toat weappreclated it wonld In nowise
express onr delight. The thought recurred
to me several times that if such soul stir
ring mnsic could be made by human
bauds, what must that be which is made
by the heavenly choir, with God as their
leader? About ten o’clock we repaired
to the dinner-room, where we were served
to the daintiest o’ refreshments, which
were partaken of witn a relish by all
present. To describe the dress-s of the
youcg ladies ivou.d be iiuposslole, as all
looktd so fresh aud lovely that no
amount of adorning would have added
to their charms. 1 clo -.e by saying that
every one had adeiigutful time, and hops
•Vlra. Foreey will give us many happy re
turus of tile some. A GUEST.
1) .comber, 2.
J,|TO*V$
This 19 the way Judge Bleckley replied
to an invitation to be present at the ded
ication of Savannah’s new oourthousc:
May justice here, upheld by law,
Protect the good, the wicked a ve;
The judge be always pure and wise,
Have sight lu both judicial eyes;
The j ary fair, but firm and strong
For truth and right against the wrong;
May all nnwortby causes fail,
And every righteous suit prevail.
L E. Bleckley.
The Christmas numbsr of Harper’s
Magazine is a gem both in the exquisite
beauty of its illustrations and the ex
cellence of its reading. Amid Its varied
list of contents we are pleased to notice
one of Col. R M, Johnston’s charming
stories, and one by Thomas Nelson Page.
An old journalist sayB that when times
are hard newt pipers flmrlsh. People
read more In order to forgot the cares of
the day, and they fill the advertising
columns with advertisements designed
to increase their trade. In flush times
when men are making money rapidly
they do not care so much about reading
or advertising.
The office of Parliamentary leader
not one that admits of much ease
When he is not in attendance on the
sittings of that body, which continue for
more than half the year, it is necessary
for him to be traveling about and mak
ing speeches In different parts of the
kingdom. It is marvelous indeed that
Mr. Gladstone should be able to per
form Buch arduous tasks now at his ad
vanced age of 6ighty-one.
A WURK OF ART.
Mrs. Bessie Miller Oton’s PurUit by
Mrs. C P. Core.
OT course a woman may speak in pub
lic on the stage without lrjury to her
modesty; but the chances are rather
against it. Not a great many have
figured pramineatly before tbe public
without a falling elf in thos^ qualities
which constitute their chief attraction.
The benefit of a course of training which
fits and encourages young girls to exhibit
themselves to promiscuous crowds is to
be seriously questioned.
Ono of the most artistic portraits
among the many exhibits in the art gal
lery of the Piedmont Exposition was the
beautiTul f uli length oil portrait of Mrs.
Betsie Miller Olon as **J Jllet ,, in tne
far-famed ‘ B ilcony Sjene’ »rom R »meo
and Juliet. Tne artist, Mrs. C. P- Cone,
of Pratt, Kansas, is certainly a superior
one. The stroke of genius Is depicted In
poee, coiorlrg and expression. As a
noted critic said, ‘‘Tue portrait is flesh
ana blood, ..nd one expects the noted lady
to burst into a merry laugh, or speak in
those tones of melody that have moved
thousaLds to tears. 1 ’ Only the gr< a k .
masters through their creation, ana the
gentle artist who io7es her fair sistor
arilst acd desired to give to the world
tier wonderful croaiion of ‘*Juliet’ ; on
canvas, have suc3tedtd beyond all criti
cism and deserve a high pooiii »n ia tne
“temple of fame.” No belter subject
could be caosea than this idol of an ad
miring public, to speak tho fame ol Mrs.
Cone. Mrs. Oion oy her gentle, generous
nature and uuiversai kiuduess to all, has
■yu-.^ rar enviable place in t»ie
Mis. Oton left recently for a tour
through North aud Souta Carolina, acd
has the best wishes of a legion ef friends.
AH, no YOU KNOW?
For the Sunny South.
Ah, do you know
Who has my heart
And n akes a part
Of me? You know?
OH, do you kuow
That 1 Jove you'.’
What would you do
If you did kuow?
Alas, you know
That I love you!
You love me, too—
Alas I know!
Yes, swtet, we know
V\ ho has our heart—
Who has each part
Of it. We kuow!
CUAKLC8 Deums Goolh.
Thera is no sentiment from tte indul
gence of which we realize a large r amount
of happiness than gratituds. When one
feels sincere;y grateful for benefits con
ferred it diffuses a serene joj through
tte whole soul. It is well that there be
a day set apart especially for the cultiva
tion of this feeliug. One cannot excite
himself into grateful emotions at tb e
bidding of a ruler. But all of us need to
be stimulated to the duty of returning
thanks.
BONIFAY, FLA.
Editor Sunny South: Since my lost
letter the situation of things in this part
of our busy, rushing, roaring world Is
decidedly more encouraging than ever
before. The churches under our pastor
ate have all put on new life; and we can
truthfully say that It Is the church that
represents all that Is most beantifol,
powerful, useful and beloved of earth,
The church that is faithfully fulfilling
her mission in this world has done and is
doing more today than any other lnflu
ence or institution to diminish the suf
fering and to Increase the happinees of
the raoe.
The church has made human life sacred
*d humanity an object of rellclous care.
Tula world of ours la everywhere richer
and more noble for the ehurch; and there
is nothing on earth th«t oould not be
better spend than the church
We have just had Bov. O.W. Frazer,
Sunday-school missionary for Georaia!
Alabama and Florida, with ns in Weat
Florida, and wherever he haTgonohe
has in rased new life and given errand
Impetus to the Sunday scluJblwort
We nays sneoMded in getting Prof. P.
G. Woodruff of Woodbury, G., and his
estimable wife to onr pi»e». Prof W.
opened the Bonlfay HlglfSetoolonyool
tertarday with veiy flattering prospects.
We himsslf to aUiif
us, and the citizens are uniting with him
la building np a first olaia aonooL Wa
have a moat exeelient >»«—Mwr hows
with well furnished rooms for any who
wish to patronize the echooL Good
health, good water. goodraUgioasrt:
vantages, and a first class gentleman and
lady to overlook the pupils.
Our church at this plaoe has had aulte
a useful and attractive apprada«?or tate
in the way of one of LhddenA Bates’
nioo Mason A Hamlin church on ana.
Thanksgiving Day was nicely observed
by two of my churches, which resulted in
greet good. Prof. Woodruff oonduoted
the church services for me at this "J-
delivering a moet interesting andlm?
presaive Thanksgiving swnon, and all
The Detective from Baltimore.
I was approaching Washington In the ! ton have provoked many a side shaking
There has been much complaint about
tha mistakes of the last census. But we
have heard of no village, to wn or city
that complains of its population being
reported too large. Ail the murmuring
is about being credited with two small a
number of people. The apprehension of
becoming tou densiy populated has not
yet b come very stiorg. It dots not de-
tor many from conceiving that they have
more persons in their communities than
- rt-nreelwwgft# •«!«;« great wRjSfKy
of religionists do not real'zo an, pleasure
from their religion, A great many of
them spend their days in anxious doubt
as to whether or not they are in the ex
ercise of the faith that will insure salva
tion. Others who suffer no great un
easiness on this score are strangers to
the joys of religious ectasy. That piety
that renders one ever submisatve to the
Divine will and serenely confident of
Divine protection is rarely found.
The death of Mr. Shillaber, who won a
reputation as the author of Mrs. Parting
ton’s sayings, calls up the reflestion that
few men have contributed more to hu
man erj syment. The man or woman
who writ s anything that excites laugh
ter deserves to be rankeu among the
world’s benefactors. Tne odd conceits
and blundering language of Mrs. Parting-
night from Puiladelphia, aud should
have been entirely alone in the smosiug
car but for a man who got on at Balti
more. He had a bundle aa baggage, and
he sat down three seats ahead of me and
smoked away without a word for twenty
miles. Then he turned and asked:
“Ever do any detective work?”
“No.”
“It's very romantic and exciting. Let
me introduce myself as Detective Wads
worth of the Baltimore police.”
Ws shook hands. I gave him my name,
and after some general talk he said:
* I hops to catch acrook at the depot in
Washington who knows ms well by sight.
I have got;to disguise myself to nao'bim. ”
He undid the package and took from It
a wig, a necktie, and a coat and vest, and
from a pocket he drew a pair of bine
spectacles. He made the c hangs in three
or foot minutes, and I had to compli
ment him on the transformation. I
should never have known him to be the
same man.
“It’s a part of our profession, yon
know,” ho explained. “I want yon to
render me afieervioe when we enter the
depot. Oj to the back end of the train
and worR forward. If yon meet a fat
man wearing a check suit end a stove
pipe hat, whistle so, and I will be there
In three seconds ”
I agreed to xollow his Instructions, and
I kept my promise. I saw no fat man,
however. Neither did I again see my Bal
timore detective. 1 went to a hotel and
went to bed; bnt a Washington detective,
who compared my face Kith a photo
graph, growled:
“D—n it, you ain’t the man after alii”
“Who are you looking for?”
“A bad man from Baltimore who gave
ns the slip at the depot.”
“Describe him.
When he had done so I replied:
'Why, that man rode with me In the
smoker, and he was a detective. He dis ■
guised himself to catch some one here at
the depot.”
“The he did! And he got you out
of the way like the idiot you are! Hang
ft man, you had better go and soak your
head) Here, man, I put you under are
nt. Oome along to to the station.”
Bat they didn’t keep me long, and a
month later whan Iran across tue bad
man from Baltimore in the City Hall at
Philadelphia I just exchanged winks
with him and passed on.
roar. The wit displayed in them is not
indeed of the highest type; but it is al
wajs good natured and easily compre
hended.
Why He Could Do Nothing 1 .
In amusing incident happened one
day last summer at a form house in one
of the Interior counties of this State,
■ays tbe New York Tribune. The form
er had a houseful of summer boarders,
end one morning he waa busily engaged
in killing ehlekeue for dinner. Just aa
he waa about to decapitate an old black
hen the house was discovered to be on
fire, and a eoene of eonfoelon immediate
ly ensued. The former rushed almiseatr
about in all directions, holding the boo
under his arm and doing nothing toward
assisting In patting out tha flames. At
last his wife caught sight of him as ha
i prancing about, and, rushing np to
i, wanted to know why he did not
help put out the fire. Looking at her
With astonishment, he exclaimed:
. “Why, Maria?, how ean I do anything?
Alat I holding the old Meek hen?” *
There is a power in the perfect beauty
of innocent childhood to snbdne the
strongest and rongheat natures. Tho
aoldier who shrinks from no other act of
cruelty wonld falter In the act of hurting
a child that smiles with a look of confid
ing trust. When tyrants can, like Herod,
attempt the gratification of their selfish
ambition by the slaughter of helpless
babes, they have reached a depth of
baseness that defies all powers of concep
tion. To inch barbarity one may be
driven by love of power, jealonsy and
fear.
One should study tho art of giving
while he la cultivating the spirit, for giv
ing In an ungraoefu! way may not be
recognized as a good deed. When one
bestows a favor in a gradglzg way, the
recipient is sure to feel hurt and falls to
appreciate It as a kindness. But there
ere those so graceful in their charities
that they half delude the receiver into
the belief that he is beetower. When
giving la done In this way. It is doubly
blessed. It brings pleasure to the giver
and no feeling of humiliation to him who
receives the gift.
In pronouncing eulogies upon the dead,
It is often asserted that the deceased
was a sincere lover of the truth. Yet
perhaps the one of whom this Is spoken
or written continued aU his life in the
same line of belief in which his parents
indoctrinated him, without discarding
a dogma or ovannspooting a proposition.
His love or truth never lad to the exam-
l^tahVLL? 1 "* 1 * pro P°* Itton «Pon
which his creed rested. It is something
^ Wbmt U * eT
"boot the motives
whleh may have impelled a murderer to
the commission of his deed, it ■ftnme a
a'rtSsPsees
n&SJXSSSSSZ
•JMendraflMag that to spue him
Ijrthwwduranoe, would woompltoh
‘bat the
draih^f f” wishes the
® friond; And tht aftmh <■ wav*
■hort from wishing a thing to tmdIotIm
»o bring itabont. P ^*
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