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Aiken's New Departure,
CONGRESSMAN AIKEN breaches
THE FUNERAL SERMON OF THE
NATIONAL DEMOCRACY.

HE.H -. - ~ lML.F rr
NATIONAL DEMOCRACY.
III -
He attends the National Grange-He
Attends Talmage,s Tabernacle-He
Sees and Hears Much In Both Places
He Visits New York and Attends
the Funeral Of the Democratic Par.
ty.
WASHINGTON. December 5,-It is q source
of constant regret to me that the farmers OF
South Carolina have no channel through
which they can communicate with each other
intelligently, Time II again opportunity
has been rendered them. but they never
seemed to appreciate II. Fortune has favor.
ed ME since the war, and frequently ;! have
"givcn The world Ito be q little extravuguntl
to have had the farmers aud citizens general
~ OF South Carolina 10 have seen, heard and
learned what saw, heard and learned. Per-
haps your paper Is now the best medium of
communicating with the greatest number of
our citizens, and II You Will allow 1t, I Will
occasionally give them something to talk
about, and perhaps think about too.
session OF the National Grange. Thirty.two
States were represented at this session, and
Sonth Carolina ably and well by Worthy
AtnckS ~ Will uOuDLltS6
tell thestate Grunge, Mt Its approaching ses-
sion, much to encourage Pntgons all over
South Carolina. Let few words suffice for
ME. . . rE-- -s..f 49,
Patrons, alias Changers, from New Jersy.
Maryland, Pennsylvania, and as far West MS
Michigan aud Minnesota, were at Canandai-
qua by the scores to see the National. Grange.
One good Brother from Central New York
told me his Grange numbered 29 members,
o majority OF whom met every Saturday at
IL NJ. n were usually In session from four
TO six hours, and that many OF their num-
Der, male and female, frequently, came ten
mometer at zero. At such a time our farm
ers would find more comfort In bugging the
fire. This Grange had not missed a weekly
meeting. since their organization In the
spring OF 1874. One or two daily sessions oil
the National Grange were old. fashioned lex.
perience meetings." and could the farmers
Of the State have heard the recitals OF some
Of the Masters from other States there would
In the early future be q new impetus given
to the Grange organization In South Carroll.
ma. Several valuable papers were read upon
subjects vital to the cause Of agriculture, all
Of which will be published in the Proceed
tary of the State Grange by the 10th or 18th
Of January, and every Patron in the State
should get q copy II read It.
Canandaignafs the Oldest town In Western
New York, and one Of the prettiest towns
(7.0O inhabltants) III the United Strtes. Il
Is beautifully located on q lake OF the same
name, and Is connected by rail with Syracuse
and Rochester. 1t has always been the sea-
the n. F.Is' ofNew York have ever iivet
there, among them the Granger. family (singu
lar coincidence,) one OF whom was postmas
ter.general under Jefferson. and another at
torney general, q son Of the former, undeI
Harrison: The elder entertained Lafayette
while on his visit to America in 1898. Thil
town was the home Of Morgan, who, in -
for, threatening to reveal the drcoaia OF Ma
sorry, was whisked away by the some -evi
sprite between sun and sun, aud has neve
C%anandaigua is noted, for It's grapes, which
were served upon the table, fresh and lus.
cious, while ! was there. at breakfast and din
ner. The town has no manufactures. excep
exports 5000 kegs of lager annually, beside
supplying o very large home demand. Lage
is made from barley and hops. The barley !
soaked until 1t sprouts. 1t Is then plnced OF
Is dried. It is then ground and then made in
to a'mash or malt, and then mixed and boil
ed with hops, and drawn or into mammoth
casks, holding about forty barrels or l,5O
gallons, sometimes ZOO gallons, apd after es.,
and shipped. No little capital. Is required I,
conduct a brewery successfully.
From Canandaigua I went to Now Yorh
stopping 20 minutes for breakfast and half al
hour for dinner: and passing through Sche
ncctady, where I learned from two youni
friends there are seventeen South Car0ltnt
youths now in attendance at Upion College
This gave me food for several hours thought
Why were they here? Because tuition wa.
free, md board was necessarily less thai
S3 per week. But an annual trip hither and
back home was q pretty heavy tuition. und
while boys might learn much there from
books. were their plastic minds not more o.
less imbued with fdeas that alienated then
from their native State? II at least $500 an
nually are paid to defray travelling expense
money paid ont this way every year By til,
parents Of South Carolina youths to NOR
than re-estabIish our State College, and max,
IT the dina Mate, OF all these and hundred
al and d' sanar .! other Sht riksiI nssresa f aaestions were r" sa
minated, but before I could nnSwer them III
satisfactorily the brakeman at the door o
!, the car cried ont, New York City."L .
Sunday was spent in New York and Brook
/. Ign, md l went to hear Tarmage. Hi
, church Is built after the style ola theatre
and seats comfortably 1000 persons. II 10
there were Z. lO there last Sunday, for ever.
) aisle was full Of persons sitting on caml
stools. That portion OF the stage upon which
are tho shifting scenes Of n tlieatreIs occupied
by the organ. The width Of the stage an
about ten feet back from the footlights Is tn
pulpit, or-as TaImage called 1.-THE plat
.OTm. II was the Sunday after ~'ThankSgiv
ing" and Oh either end OF the platform
was q lime tree In, full bearing, and between
: these specimens Of broad leaf palms, cact
aud other plants growing In tubs. Through
the organ stood large sheaves OF ripe grain
Dangling from the edge Of the platform
we're all sorts, sizes and color OF corn Will
the shuck drawn of the ear and fastened
upon the edge OF the floor Of the platform. )
All around the church were bouquets OF rip
grim and corn.
The singing in this church is grand indeed
One voice, or an organ, could not lead tina
~ -. so, nDr ~A S&@naIS, MI ~ xH~r
sing us II they were paid for 1t, I pitied SOM
or their bronchial tubes. But a leader the.
must have, and hence q pedestal about thirt!
inches high Is located near; the end OF tn
plntiorm," and on this q precenttS to
hymn, and, waving his hand to the congregn
to rise, places q beautiful silver cornet To hi
!, mouth and leads OFT most sweetiy. 1t is
necessity, and IL played as such, for the mu
sician gives not an extra note or sound, bu
simply substitutes the instrument for o lead
Talmage read the hymn "Hold the Fort.
and at the close somewhat tragically said
were in battle" They obeyed orders. -,
He then prayed, and came near making hi
petition universal. BE prayed for the world
the country, the city. the merchant. lawyer
to the waist among the products OF the farm
he never uttered a word In behalf OF The IN
fortunate farmer. Truly the farmer Is Ignored
:. j In both Church and State.
The Doctors text was from Proverbs XXI
and 9th verse. When he read the text, he aE
pended. 'yes and I think they eften go tn
other way' ian audible litter over the church,
He began by saying, money is o COLDER
, p peess' apoR D' the family S,sh s altar, the par des' .a %I:
the factors desk" &c. &C.. and may withou
warning take wings and fly away. He the!
said the money OF Wall street had wei Mig
ruined the country, for IT was the riches
London, and ne 'intended to run the plough
share through itthis morning, and II the team
held out he would upturn the very curbstone
from end to end" Along this zigzag lin
from the incursions Of the sayages, and IN
Street. New York: He did MOI; plough yer.
deep. for although he had much to say abou
extreme expressions concerning the corrur
ton OF that street, he said no same space IL
the world could show as large o lot Of mel
who had withstood temptation, and who ha.
scandal. He said all nations had had thei
seasons Of momentary excitement. Hollan'
had her tulip boom." when tulips sold 70
thousands Of dollars, and one because 1t WA
81, 100000. France had heirloom" when Johl
Law organized companies TO transport tn
gold mines Of Peru to France. And staid oil
England had her boom In 1883 when gol'
DelDR discovered In AHeT1Ca, mlillOns Wet
invested in stock companies to tax mine
and ali over to England. "But 1t was len TO
America, which had the highest mountains
the largest rivers, and the deepest harbors I
cap the climax of BOOM when the younl
man ::tI West Pennsylvania, boring q wei
struck OIL and selling bis land for half a mil
lion of dollars came dow to Philadelphi;
stopped ut the Continental Hotel ordered dir
ner and after eating 1t, threw down q $500
check to the hotel Keeper and remarked, yo'
needn't trouble yourself about the change
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