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Railroad Speech by DIR. L. ]. C,
Wood. of Aiken.

At a Railroad meeting, held at
Aiken, on the 4th, Dr,E. C. Wood
spoke as follows:
The Importance Of. the question
which has brought you together to-
day can hardly be oyer estimated.
There is not an individual in this
county, no matter how humble his
position may be, whose future would
not be affected by the construction
of direct line of railroad passing
through this place and connecting
the great commercial centres of the
West with the seaports Of tie South
Atlantic States. 1t is notialone those
who may be employed by. the Road,
or those through whose lands the
line may pass who Will be benefited,
but the entire community.
Let this road be built and properly
managed and spirit enterprise will
spring up-and avenues of business
will be opened-lands and produce
willincrease in value, and immigrants
from abroad will settle among us.
These ideas may appear wild and
chimerical to those who have not
studied the subject, ornoted the signs
of the times. What is the meaning
of what is called theFarmers' Party
of the West? 1t isa mode of ex-
preston of the all peryading feeling
of the necessity Of an outlet for and
cheap transportation of the surplus
products of the immense fertile val
ley Of the Mississippi
At first this movement may take
wrong direction, butit will eventuate
in increasing the facilities for moving
oheaply the grain ana meat and the
manufactured wares of the West to
marts where they will. bring better
prices.
1t is not an unusual occurrence for
some of the Westerns farmers to use
corn as fuel, as the cbst of transpor-
tation about equals the value of the
grain when it reaches market.
There is not through line from
the large Western cities to the North
Atlantic ports that has not become q
power in the land by means Of the
immense business which is done. As
illustrating one Of the effects, the
population OF the city. of Baltimore
increased 10000 the year her great
road was finished. i =
Now, if YOU will take map Of the
United States and place ore foot Of a
p:;r of.dividers at Louisville, Ky, o.
s.. I."m;c NJ, anJ srle y n:reic
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ships it to the packer, and jhe mid
dleman's profits are shared by the
farmers. The practice Of contract
ing in advance with the agents for
the whole crop or stock Of they
oranges has come into vogue, and IS
popular with the packers.
Despite this, the gringers do not
feel either discouraged or annoyed
by the action of the railroads. They
are certain to control the Legislature
at its next session, and then will have
it in their power to balance accounts
with the railroads. At the same time
it is a hopeful sign that the grangers
do not manifest any desire for vim
dictive legislation, nor any inclina-
tion for such complicated and use
less railroad act as, has been. passed
in Illinois. A fair, simple, and con-
stitutional act is what they desire,
and Will undoubtedly pass.
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Tie Oranges in Iowa.
Correspondent \. Y. World.


DAvENpoRTss. Ia, July 24.-The
following facts and statistics, as to
the working Of the grangers and the
results which they are accomplishing
by cooperation will be Of interest.
and are derived from official sources
The State headquarters are at Des
Moines, where resides the Secretary,
Mr.: w. Duane Wilson, and the Treas
urer, Mr.. M@I!. Devin. There are
1,750 oranges in. Iowa, Of which
fully 1000 have been established
this year; the total memberships is
10000, and the voting strength from
$4,000 to 10000.
Apart from political consideration
the farmers have derived much bene-
fit socially from the oranges. Their
discussions and literary entertain
ments do much towards making their
home-life pleasanter, and it is estima
ted that the result thus. far has been
an increase of at least one-quarter in
the number Of papers taken and
books read by members.
The principle Of cooperation has
been applied extensively to all mat
iters Of business affecting the farmer,
especially in the purchase of asricul-
tural Implements. sewing machines,
&C., the profits upon which have al
ways been large, and accrued invari-
ably to the local agent. When. ihe
grangers proposed to deal directly
with the manufacturers, the latter re-
fused to sell them any goods whatev-
er unless the orders came through the
local agents at full prices. But the
former held out and refused absolute.
ly to purchase any goods Of such
firms, and the manufacturers yielded.
Now the grangers have a perfect or
ganization forpurIioses ol trade, COM
prising general State agent, agen-
cies for shipment on EACH OF the rail
roads, purchasing agentsin each coun-
ty, agents lor. the sale OF stock and
produce in each county, and general
purchasing and selling agents at Chi
cago. The grangers send 10 the pur-
chasing agents lists OF whatever they
require groceries, dry goods, sew
ing machines, cultivators, boots, pi-
amos, anything-and he buys for
them, Jumping all the orders for one
class Of goods, buying them at whole
sale prices and shipping them by the
any load Tho ,.as,,it i,as ,-,.i. ; ,..,
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Ing equal--tlns line crossing parallels
of latitude, thereby exchanging the
prrducts of different climes, have Il
decided advantage.
The demand for tropical products,
such as coffee, sugar, etc, to supply
the farming population OF the West,
is immense, and had the Western ci
ties da'ect though connections with
seaports south OF Cape Hatteras, the
railroads on such lines would be kept
we'll employed.
But YOU may ask, what has all
this to do with our Aiken and Ninety
six or Aiken and Anderson Road? !
reply that this road, if properly To-
calaa, Will be one oil the links con-
Meeting the West with the Southern
Sea board, and being on the most
direct line, must necessarily be sue
cessful.
Again, take the map Of the U. S.,
and draw a straight line from st.
Louis to Charleston by the way oil
Rabun CAP, or from Chicago to Port
Royal via the French Broad gap, and
you will see that we are on the most
direct route.
The Blue Ridge road. on which
several millions Of dollars have been
expended has recently, by a decree Of
the Bankrupt Court, been placed in
the hands OF a receiver and must be
sold. Whoever purchases it will dc
so with view to complete it.
The Southern Security Company
will very soon complete the road from
Ashevilie to Knoxville, and commit.
tee of the Asheville and spartanbura
Road, state that an additional sub
acrintion of only 100000 is needed
to ensure the building of that road
A company is now being formed tc
build the Air Line Road from Chica-
20 to Port Royal. The country is in
a ferment about railroads, and if We
would prosper we must fall in tt
line.
Now we need road to put us il
connection with those points. But
you may say, let as wait until those
Mountain Roads are completed.
would warn you Of the danger o
such a policy. Delays are dangerous
/ I would point to you the result o
like policy, when the opportunity
was offered us Of having Railroad
to connect us with Columbia. A
rOte was surveyed from that city tt
Augusta, passing through Aiken, II
miles shorter than the present load-
but our citizens were negligent o
their interests, and we were left OF
the route. Had we taken hold il
earnest, the road would have paesec
through our town. The connection
between those cities once made, there
is now no probability of another road
So will it be if we neglect this op
portunity. The citizens Of the up
per counties are determined to have
another outlet, sooner or later. They
are now moving earnestly in th,
matter.
It wculd answer their purpose jus
Az Veil to have the terminus of thei
road at Augusta. as at Aiken. Th
citizens Of Augusta are alive to TIN
importance Of securing the coyet?< e
prize, >,
= II is our policy to cooperate witt
the. people Of ETdgefeld,' aid, befor
IFS too :late, take sdch action as vii
lead the road this way. We woul'
urge the advantages We can "l'er II
the strongest terms we should urg
the fact that the route via Aiken
not only the most direct, but ais
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-l.ls-1'rftl r tifi ~ t.'t''tS- " A..' L-~-r--'
Ne will sec how he used his peculiar
talent. During the last month a ldnd
of revival has been in progress in
Bobo's church, and few days ago it
eliminated in one Of the greatest re-
ligious demonstrations ever seen in
thiscountry. Bobo, from preaching
Christ, Went to preaching himself as
the new prophet high in favor
His doctrine was that the LORD had
commanded him 10 call together the
children Of Zion, and lead thea, to
she promised land, distant bal one
hundred and sixty miles, and where
they would have wings ana could fly.
After much exhortation and many
midnight orgies, he said that the
command to march had been feeeiv-
ed, that his disciples must sell all
they had, and withoutscript Or sword
follow him. He thus persuaded some,
fifty or sixty to -obey him. The poor
de!udel creatures sold crops, stock,
and everything they had, at great
sacrifice. One man soldhis crop, said
to be worth SIX hundred dollars, for
one hun..ed and fifty dollars: an
other sol, COW and calf for one
lollar and fifty cents. Nothing could
lissuade them from their purpose.
They said it was the command Of the
ord, and they must'obey. Just be-
fore they started, the prophet said
| here was vet one more thing 10 be
| doue. 1t was necessary to the suc-
cess of the journey the oldest person
among the faithful must be sacrificed
because he being the Oldest car tell
| the Lord most about any OF US. On
examination the oldest person was
found to be y woman. She was ta-
| ken and confined in an old ou'l!ouse
until stick Of peculiar growth could
be foun.l, with which she must be
killed. She did not seem to mind
her danger, but rather to rejoice.
She certainly would have been mar
tyr had it net been. for the neishbor-
ING whites, who had to use some show
of violence to release her. This was
a damper on the prophet and rs tol-
lowers, but did not divert theE from'
their purpose. Placing their small
est children and few provisions IN
a two horse wagon they set OFT on
| their march. On the march several
attempts were made to dissu,de them
from their folly, but with, ming
to the right or left, with eyes Apturn-
ed they went on without making any
answers. The last heard Of them
they were crossing the mountains m in
the direction of Tennessee. This may
seem like fiction, but it is true; the
witnesses are here, and have writ
ten no more than what to-day can be
heard in any crowd or in'any family
circle in this county. The exodus is
the grand theme of conversation and
the wonder Of the people.
WITNESS.
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A Gem from Fannie Forester.

Give me my old seat, mother,
With my head upon.thy knee;
I've passed through many changing
scene
Since THUS sat by thee.
Oh let me look into thine eyes
Their meek, soft, loving light
Falls, like gleam of holiness,
Upon my heart tonight.
I've not been long away, mother;
Few suns have rose and set
Since last tear-drop on thy cheek
My lips in kisses met.
'Tis but little time, IEnow,
But very long it seems,
Though every night come to thee,
Dear mother, in my dreams.
The world.has kindly dealt, mother,
By the child thou lov'st so we'll;
Thy prayers have circled round her path,
And twas their holy spell
Which made their path so dearly bright
Which strewed the roses there
Which gave the light and cast the balm
On every breath OF air.
I bear happy heart, mother,
A happier never beat;
And, even now, new buds of,hope
Are bursting at my feet.
Oh! mother, life may be breath,
But if such dreams are given,
While at the portals thus we stand,
What are the truths of Heaven?
I bear a happy heart, mother,
Yet, %hen fond eyes see,
And hear soft tones. and winning words,
I ever think Of thee.
And then the tear my spirit weeps,
Unbidden fills my eye;
And like homeless dove, long
Unto thy breast to fly.
Then I ain very sad, mother,
I'm very sad and lone
Oh! there's no heart whose inmost fold
Opes to me like thine own! .
Though sunny smiles wreathe blooming
lips,
While love tones meet my ear,
Ny mother, one fond glance of thine,
Were a thousand times more dear.
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Dirty ,o;icu Il LESS l.. E.,try One,

One singular lr;,t,'ru in this sea-
sons trade demrn!s lie attention Of
our cotton. producers. Tie nominal
quotation of the rricp 0, american
cotton at Liverpool IS based upon the
grade mdllius Thai has fallen
slowly for some months, and is now
SD. for uplands, 9sd. for Orleans.
We may call the ayeraer price o.!
middling up lands for the last three
months sd. 1t is questionable if tie
average cotton spinning Of England
would not have been without profit,
or at an actual loss, on the prices OBJ
tainable for their mill products, il all
grades Of American cotton had this
season been priced in their usual re-
lation to middling, and that is at 3D..
But iii the crop. Of 1928 was an
immense dispropoltiOn OF low grade
dusty cotton, the greater part OF
which .ound its way to England. In
trinsically worth to spinner, who
could use it at all, nearly as much as
middling, except the loss by greater
waste in use probably not more than
I'd. per pound in average Of all that
portion not very dusty,) it has been
freely selling at Cd. to I'D, while
very dusty bales sold down to Id. 10
SID. the better sort I'D. to 3D., and
the very dry sd. to sd. below the
price of middling. At least one-Eali
IAN average 14d.) Of this annual
difference has been u clear profit to
the spinners, and as clearly II loss to
the planters, except in those cases
where the pl'nters' loss was divided
with unfortunate exporters. In every
crop there is some loss by bad hand
ling of the cotton, in picking, ginning.
and especially in packing it for mar
ket. When the portion OF su"h cot
ton in crop is small, it will sell fol
nearly its true relative value. Bit
when that portion is large, as in the
crop Of lS7273, and the crop other
wise below the usual average gra.%3,e
the excessive supply Of low cotton
however good its staple, is forced
down decomposition with the poorest
and cheapest cottons in market such
as those OF Madras. Bengal and Bonn.
bay. Iha. depreciation in England
forces corresponding depreciation o.
low and dirty cotton elsewhere-at
home, on the Continent, or wherever
it finds use: Ii is not extravagant tc
estimate loss Of I'D. per pound or
100000 bales Of the crop Of 1877
by this grave misfortune or fault o
the planters, and that amounts tc
over $l4,0 100000 in gold. The entire
loss by the depreciation conseqaen
upon the average low grade Of tho
crop, and upon bad handling ant
packing, the greater part Of which
might have been prevented withou
material reduction in quantity, ha
more likely been equal to II, 10000
or more to the producers and 5000,
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that had inSo5sefect upon me; it Only
disgusted me the more, an9 the tear
that I dared not resist him meyer LETT
me. This continued for nearlyayea ;,
Ny eldest brother had some business
transactions with Brigham and one
of bis sons, which resulted in trouble
and ultimately in financial injury to
my brother. Brigham had been very
angry with him and threatened 10 cut
him off tro!n the church. | heard OF
those threats, and believing at that
time in Mormonism, I9heard them
with deep sorrow, anil confess that,
in hopes of turning Blighams anger
away from my brothsrl l began to en-.
tertain the thought that I would yield
to his request. I argued as H'anr in.
experienced persons do, that as had
had sorrowful life my heart was
crushed, my future life was nothing,
and if l cou i sacrifice myself icr my
brothers interest aud please my pa
rents / would at last submit. Finally
BRIGHAM NAMED THE MARRIAGE DAY
and informed me, through my father,
that what brequired in preparation
for my marriage he would furnish;
but l would accept nothing. a day
before the marriage heihrought to me
three dress patterns-one silk and@
two merino-and handed tomea purss
with a $50 bill. se,
On the = April, 1868, Twas mars
ried 10 him in the Endowment House =
by Heber c. Mrball, his First Cogn-
selloy. My father and mother We're
present and others. Brigham's broth
er Joseph also took to himself q wife
at the same time. After the ceremo-
ny 1 walked over with him to the
conference, and in the evening re- ?
turnedIo my fathers house and re-
mainedathere for month.
THE PROPHET 'sILovE OF SHORT DuEA-
For the first few months Ihad con-
siderable of his attention; his visits
were frequent alter that his busi-
less cares SO occupied him, lie said,
that he could only call about once IN
three months. After that he came
"just as it happened. ..
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HItn pona-i,le subscription on
the par! Of the .itizens Of Edselield
and Aiken counties OF 100000 to
9250,000 lie construction OF one or
the other OF several projected lines
Of roads can be secure! by co-olera-
ting with others who are Interested
in schemes to connect the northwest
with the South Atlantic seaboarl.
Mr.. Wood also explained lis ge-
marks by reference 10 the map, and
showed c5noIps,ye!y that Aiken AMI
NneiY-.iA were in the direct line, ii
the road is GroHyht through this
State.
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ous articles purchased, and special
prices:
sewing machines $50 TO 365 $a0to $29
Superior nachincs 70toaj l2tn 81
Organs i75 ln .ln0 l35 10 300
Scales to $50 40 To ~
Wagons !tpto 100 S0to II
Cnrn-shcliers i::;si to 800 30 to ID
Cultivatnrs 33t"!5 30
Har.OWS J.. To iE !to IL
! t'icld-rniiers -iStoGO Soto is
] Plougi.s * ruItiva;ors G5lol:3 5ntG'GG
Mowers linto 10 S5t"!3
Fannlngmilis 80 to - q t" y
Boilers - lo ~ Is to 50
In brief, from 25 TO 80 per cent i:
! SAVED 10 the farmers OF everything
tha. they buy. The manufacturers,
TOO, seem satisfied with the system,
as it reduces the expenses Of their
business and gives them cash. The
farmeys hare not yet got into the
hang Of it" most OF them having
been accustomed to credit accounts,
and being short OF ready money. So
patent, however, arc the advantages
Of LEASH and cooperation that by
next ye1r we shall likely see the
whole business OF rural Iowa trans.
acted. by single agent.
In one important respect the far-
mers are gamers by the system Of CO.
operation. Shonld amy dealer under
take to palm oli'inferior articles upon
the purchasing agent, OF make repre-
scn;ation. which are not borne out,
the various local agents are notified
by circular, and his business is over
forever, so far as the whole rural pop
uIation Of Iowa is ccncerMrd. Thus
the dealers have every incentive to
deal honestly with the grangers and
secur. their immense and easlly-han-
died orders, and the farmers find
themselves getting better goods than
ever before at lower prices.
The effect upon the home business
Of the State has been what might
have been expected. There have been
q number Of small concerns obliged
to close up, which was no great loss
because the business was suffering
from over-trading and over-competl-
ton. The larger and more solid deal
prs. relieved from this opposition, are
enabled to do business on a more IA
tional and remunerative basis, and as
it is the policy Of the grangers tc
encourage home dealers when the
goods can be obtained at nearly tho
same price as in Chicago, freight
and time being considered, no small
amount of business is done with
merchants at Des Moines, Davenport
and. Dubuque.
The railroads, by way Of retaia'
tiHn on the grangrrs, refuse to give
them the apecial rates accorded tt
large shippers, but otherwise treat
them courteously. a Des Molne'
correspondent quotes an instance
where a car load Of reapers had beer
left by accident at a side-statIof
while the grangers TO whom they
were consigned were waiting for then
to begin harvesting. The superin
tendent, on hearing the facts in th'
case, ordered a special engine out t.
bring up the car, and sent the gran
o,o;o;po
81 The Il % principle q cooperation as
applied to sales OF stock and produce
has not yet come into such genera
adoption as to Justify any criticism
In. several counties, however, the far
mers are doing away with the mid
diemen, who have been in the habi
of securing the country to pick u
cattle and hogs in small lots and shil
them in droves to Chicago. Now tn
local agent makes up a drove an
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900 to exporters or others to whom
the cotton was first sold, while the
amount of reclamations for mixed
and dust packed bales, and the trou-
trouble to factors and dealers caused
thereby, are altogether something
frightful to the contemplation of the
latter class of merchants. Financial
Ghronic1e 2d
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-. :.s.t,. alu taiHeu i0r at least TWO
hours TO him about NE, and told him
how that he had watched me from
my inia"cy, saw me grow M to wo-
manhood, and always loved me and
intended to marry ne, but having Ia
ken Amelia just after the law was
pass=G in Congress prohibiting poly
ga,y, he feared TO take another wife
so soon after, lest it should make
wouJ.e, Or he would have taken me
then. Ny marriage with Il young
man was unlocked FOR to him, and
wien he was made acquainted with
ii he did not inst like to stop it, he
said. aud 50 lie let II 60 on, but al
ways hoped that the time wouldcome
when i:c would have Inc.
THE OLD SINNER SETS HIS TRAP.
He wanted father and mother to
use all their influence with me, as it
would be The best thing l could do.
He asked father il a good house, well
furnished, and $1,000 a year pocket
money would De enough for me, and
added that if it WAS not enough J
suoul,i have more. Father answered
thac he though it would be sufficient.
Brigham stood two hours or more
with father, and kept the whole OF
the carriages that conveyed the party
standing waiting till after sun-down,
and little did | think that | was ''the
object Of interest
HoRRIFIED At THE PROPOSAL.
When father came home he told
mother by herself; then they told me.
| cannot describe my feelings. | was
frightened the thought of it was q
perfect horror. | thought father had
cone crazy, and | wonld not believe
Ihis statement for hoHrs. Wheu re-
;,lized that it was fact
COULD Dc NOTHING But CRY.
The idea of an old man, sixty-seven
wears OF age, the husband of about
twenty wives living, asking me, at
twenty-five. to be added to the mum,
Der filed me with the utmost abhor-
renee, and when | saw that my pa
rents were under his influence and
sustained his proposition, | was ready
to die in despair. Oh! the horrible
hours that L spent in crying and
mourning no tongue can picture.
When father saw that | took it SC
badly he told me that | would not be
forced into it, butif | could bling
my feelings to it and accept Brigham
1t would be pleasing to- him, and moth
er favored it in the same way.
TIE LADY MEETS TIE PROPHET.
About a month after this 1 was. in
the city with an intimate lady friend
and as we were walking near to Brig
hams house he came to the gate anC
waited for our arrival. When | saw
him l thought that I would get VI
courage 10 tell him that | would no
marry h IN, but I could not say 1t
That
PECULIAR INFLUENCE
that he throws over everybody whel
he has purpose to effect completed,
oyercame me. He did not allude K
the subject at all. l shook hand
and passed on.
BRIGHAM IN A rEcKsNIFFIAN ROLE
| He became very lindto my parents
and saw father frequently. He sen
for me to come 10 the city on severa
occasions end met me at my father
city residence, and talked to NE abou
, marriage; told ne how pure his feel
!, ings were, and that lis only motiv
} was to do me good, save me in tn
Kingdom aud make me a queen, A.