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Towards iqj People of the South,
V oik, Nov. 21,—Siace tba r.a
i.ouul eleoiioa politics) liavs so tloini*
.1 ed popular discussion aad oroudp?
'hi colnmas o f and nlv pipers thu at
mitiou has boon comparatively divert
! from other fiubj-cts,
Pba racant developments in south
•a railroal affairs involve a question
f m >ro immediate concern to that sec
iiia than the undeterminable problem
of w hit the policy the republican par
t v under General Harrison will bn.
The former is positively geetaiabh,
a bile the latter is a matter of pares
spocnUnon.
A vital question to tba south to t‘a>.
Is—is what is going, to bn the polio
"f those men who are in con.rol ot tbi
Richmond aui Wt.st Pome Term na
Compauv, under whose charteie
righto several railroad ystern* hav
lately been alliel. to the do ermin.
iioa >t that question I l.a-e app ie
myself industrioo* ly.
Mr George 8 Seou.pi sueut. of the
K ill;.lid aid Diuville ays, • t’u
various railroads now embraced in tic
Terminal system 1 are been brongl,
Tge'hsroa strict fc-asinssa priicipws,
'ii:o if fiucemerts w rich have led t>>
this policy a:e founded in the practic
ai oieuev of nlroading. Tbo recent
ti'-mh n~i ' vi l.Kie been made in forth
caneo of cooperative management,
auJ for the sibatantial benefit of all
ihc properties involved. It is in no
I ap.3 a rtep toward objectionable mo
: jpoly, nor a plan to avoid legitimate
. inpetition. It is a guaiantee of more
e'fieknt set vie?, greater transportation
facilities and vastly improved paesen
ger accommodations, while at the same
time it insures a material redaction of
Operating ixpsnsea. The gcutlemei
in control of the Terminal company
have very jaige investments ,in tin
South, aside from their raiiioid mtei
cats, and therefore, they <ould ill s'
ford to adopt any policy that would
inillitate against tho material develop
iaent and industrial progress of th.t
section.”
Gen Samuel Thomas, president o'
the East TenDfi>ee, x irginia and Geot
gia, says, “I hare never seenauythinp
in railroad management that was mo e
warranted by the demands ot the vri
ous interests at stake, than the comb
nation of the several lines nowembrac
ed in the Terminal system. Tiie alii
snce is natural, and thoroughly jtnti
fied by an honest consideration for all
concerned. The good results Will be
manifold, not onl to ttie roads them
solves, but to the entire territory
through which they run. Th-J fu u
prosperity of the radioads will depend
upon the future prosperity 01 the com
try they traverse, and therefore, ail
who are iuter. sted in the Tfrininai
company have a corresponding in.erorU
in the material development and r
prising growth of the Sooth
The thinking people of Alabama,
Tennessee anti Georgia, uo doubt ap
predate to day that the recent devei
opmeote in southern railroad affairs
show conolnsirely the power of aitrae
tien which those states have. Their
splendid material resources and mar
velous natural advantagee have alrea
dy induced the invostment ®1 millions
of money, and the policy of the Ter
minal company will be to assist in the
farther development of their
ng interests and their
industries."
Judge W. S. Chisholm says: “I
thoroughly approve all that has been
eceslly done by the Terminal com
pany. I believe the consolidation to
,)8 Mailed in wisd m and jaGifted ny
law. It is no covert attempt at mo
nopoly nor any combination against
ne-.v railroad enterprises. It is a con
ssrvativa polioyfor the mutual bene
fit and advautsge of all. It will re
sult in i far m a'oteuance of uniform and
advantage of all. It will result in the
maintenance of uniform and fairly re
mnDerative rates, which is only just
o tbs immense amount of capital in
vested in the piopert'es. At tiioaaoaa
time, it wiil insure to the traveling pab
lie and tue shippers of freight be ter
accommodations and greater faoilities
! can not see bow it will word any
injury, private or public, on tho con
t r?, I verily believe all interes's will
•ie more satisfactorily and pr. fi a'.ly
subserved.'’
Mr J is. Swan say*: '‘My i. ya! y
o the south an <<■*' *<itai.
would abßoiu e!v*pr v i t my ... q i't -
oenee in an- hi ter ti ■ I ‘ c n
-eieDiioosly ’ e ievo to he i' :* .1.
I heat'll v ndo re edaso'r *.i. jn of
be roads embraced ' Terminal
oinDHup, because I con iter it crm-Ju-J
v to m e it •.rmonicua, eroaotuie and
e dciem management of the several
opertiss, and balieva also that it wiil
ind to promote the industrial devol.
opment of the south by inducing r.di
d'.tioaal capital from hero for that pur
poso.’*
Bright Side of Farming.
It is undeniably trua that the ener
getic, driving farmer, who follows ihe
business in view of making money, in
volves an outly of much hard labor
i>nd energy of mind. Wi'h this fact
in view, and the numerous iiais and
perplexities which always occur to the
farmer daring thi very busy seasons,
and tho fact that the h irdest and most
important work of the year cornns dur
ng hot wea. her, whpn labor and exer
tiota are most i.nple sant, aid who
th tse vrbo f. How i ther cai 1 1 ngts h ve
comparative leisnre—it n- not Mirpris
ing that ui*ny farming <e me dis-.a
mated, and some linaas di-iu mr ige . .
A certain amount of dis -on’o 1 ; n.-vf
seems to be a law of humon ia are.
People of all callings look with envy
npon th oso who follow o her kinds of
business, and howevir well a person
may be situated, he is likely to iraag
iee that others h?Ta a bettor lot in life.
It is not surprising, then, to find far
mers looking enviously upon lawyers,
merchants or those who follow ether
callings which demand less exertion of
body and mind.
But there is a bright side of far
ming, which every farmer ought
to recognize, and which more than
balances its unpleasant features.
While it is true that much tarm
work is laborious and unpleasant,
it is also true that farmers may en
joy ample time for rest, and with
out financial loss. The work of
the farm requires more muscular
exertion than that of the 6hop or
desk, but it is less confining and
monotonous. The clerk, book
keeper and mechanic work more
hours a day, and are more closely
confined than the average farm
hand, whose work is in the open
air and who has hie evenings for
himself.
The winter months with their
evenings, afford to the farmer
leisure and ample
timo^JPrecreation, amusement
and intellectual culture. They af
ford opportunity for reading and
study, and fer laying plans for fu
ture work and improvement.
The lucious fruits, fresh vegeta
bles, pure, rich milk atul golden
butter, which are looked upon by
the wealthy residents of cities m
luxries, come to the farmer direct
lv from nature and at a little ex
pense. The same articles are
bought by city people at extrava
gant prices, after they have lost
their freshness and most desirable
qualities, It is unfortunate that
farmers do not, as a rule, better ap
preciate nature’s gifts The farm
er deals directly with nature, and
the blessings which he should ap
preciate and enjoy, more than
counteract the difficulties and dis
appointments in his path
Thera is no reason why farmers
may not lead happy lives. Ambi
lion, if carried too far, becomes a
misfortune, and excludes content-
ment and enjoyment, But with
an aim to live and to enjoy, rather
than to accumulate fortunes, there
is no calling better adapted to
comfort, contentment and real hap
piness than agriculture.
A Desperate Boy.
Ulysses Nelson, a fifteen-year-old
negro boy, gave a remarkable ex
hibition of dare-devil pluck at Hast
ings, Neb., the other day. Nelson
reached Hm-t-ngs after midnight,
preceded by a telegram from Ilold
ridge, 'where he had stolen a watch.
As ho stepped from the train Po
liceman Balcombe atul Clark stopp
ed him and told him he was their
prisoner. The boy whipped out a
revolver and fired. Balcombe fell
mortally wounded, and the negro
disappeared in thedurknesa. Clark
noticed the sheriff and chief of po
lice, and six men went to the de-
pot yards to hunt for Nelson. They
found him in a patch of weeds and
told him to surrender, lie made*
no answer, and Clark and another
man walked into the weeds. As
they did Nelson jumped up and
tired, sending a ball close to Clark
who ran. The boy tired again,
and this time the ball took ollone
of Clark’s fingers, and was stopp
ed by his watch. Then the officers
blazed away at the woods until
their ammunition was gone, when
Nelson sprang from his hiding
place with a revolver in both hands
back to where the officers had tied
their horses, mounted one, and
rode efF. Alter getting ammuni
tion and reinforcements the officers
followed the negro, overtook him
and fired at him until they killed
his horse and he had to surrender,
haring no ammunition. He had a
fatal shot in the back of his neck,
received in the weeds.
Harrison quietly at
tended church Sunday.” This item
was telegraphed all over the couh
try. Of course everybody is sur
prised that Gen. Harrison did not
go swaggering to church sining
snatches of a campaign song. The
fact that he quietly went to church
was gratifying to his pastor, no
doubt, but who expected anything
else of Gen. Harrison?
A New V olk paper reports that the
-ha leaf worm made its appear
ance again this y nr, destroying the
sohage on tbs e'aas in the parks, and
in tha highways in tho vicia ty of the
metropolis.
Gunnels, Power & Cos.,
—JIARMONX GROVE v -A.
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