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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-03-13
ONE YEAR OF HARRISON.

On the 4th OF March, 1889, benjamin
Harrison was inaugurat2d President Of the
United States, the highest Office on earth.
and one which involves more personal gov
ernmcnt than any ruler exercises, except
the Gar of Russia, and very different
from that aGtocrat. because controlled b.
constitutional laws and statutory enact.
mcnt. Has lie fulfilled its duties or met
expectations: Without party bias We are
forced to say III the light Of his record he
las been Il miserable failure. Weak in
purpose, yNcillatinG in policy, and Jealous
ly selfish he has simply drifIcd along with
out force or energy and is unqucstiorub!y
thc weakest specimen who has ever occu-
pied the Presidential c'!air. lie has fals-
fled his civil service pretentiou$, and pail
Ge:ed 10 spoilsr.en. lie has opened wide
the s!uiccs Of pension grabbing by every
administrative act, and paved Oh the keys
Of the soldier vote, with recklessncss
born of indifference to the general well
fare. lie has Gabbled in State elections
and eEGeavorcd by every device to con-
troll them in The interest Of his parry; in q
wishy washy manner he has sought TO
build up white Republican party in the
South. but has been SO unfortunate in his
selections ior oilicc is to engcnder the
hostility of his co!ored allies. and 10 COIN
teract tttir hostility has fallen back Oh
scme disrcputablc dar!;ey. LIeplays second
fiddle 10 blaine in the State aud Mindom
in the Treasury Del artnient, while He has
syeophantically cndeatored to secure the
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AMONG THE PINES.
THE RESORT IN WHICH REV. DIR.
HARDWOOD IS FINDING REST.
Near by Camden, S. Ca Place With 4
Romantic and Pathetic Fast-'Fhc
Vars Devastation Connecticut
GriSwold,s Enterprise.
Correspondence OF the New Haven, (CcInl
Palladium.

SpOlGc.ce OF the New haven, (CCEEI
| Palladium.
UpIToN CouRr, CAMDEN, S. G.,
January 2S, 1S90.-Ano'her delight.
rul winter resort for rest, pleasure
and health seekers can be added to
those alreaGy known to the Palla-
Esun1 readers. As Littrcll and South.
ern Pines have gained many friends
within u few years, who first heard
Of them through published CORES
pondencc. 50 may this old quaint
town, with its two lovely places of
entertainment, receive the notice it
merits. and in this fla grippe period
become Il real blessing to many New
Haven people.
Camden is IN old settlement.
When the planters along tho coast
began to follow the rivers from their
months TO t.eir sources to find new
and healthy lands, some Of the most
adventurous spirits venturcd up the
waters to this spot, aMd finding it q
fruitful AMI wholesome country, in
the midst ct long leaf pine forests
they established their trading post, :.
surrounded by stocsades, and then,
as their numbers increased. they ex-
tended their pos .essions and in time
all the rich bottoms below here be-
came big plantations whereon rice
and corn were raised in great quaint.
t:as before ELI Whitney's Invention
gave q new industry to the world,
and to the south its greatest crop
staple.
But long before that day, when the
British commander, Cornwallis, over
ran this coGntry with his foreign
regiments and their tory allies, he
made Camden his interior ba;c of
operations, while behind strong en-.
trcuchments he guarded his muni.
tions Of war brought from abroad.
and the food gathered from the loyal
farmers cf the surrounding country
10y his fpragors. Only two mics
f.om the center Of the town are Hob
liirl; hill and Kirkwool Springs.
whcre on April %, 1881. q sharp
light tnok place between the British
under lord Ea%tIon and the pat;i.
OILS under General Green, il which
The latter were worsted. At the
other end Of tnc town is il short sec.
lion of Corvallis w"rks, aid near
by stood--intil Enrncd by the Union
troops during the late wa:-a large
framed house which that commander
occupied IS his headquarters
Between tbe close Of the American
revolution and 1861 Camden haI
become place ofcoasiderabIe trade,
but it was better known rs Il health
rul and bcaut rul ci y Inhabited hy
many opu cnt and cultured people.
Culture and refinement are still
citarMc;eri>tics OF TINS cammlnity,
bat most ut the wea til WAS lost with
tue cause Ia which it was freely cOn-
tributcA. No one can gn IL these
grand old mansions now Lcnaatless,
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The Success Of the Alliance.

The farmers are deriving great
benefit from the Alliance. It las
saved them in Georgia alone $780,
OG0 in sin gle year on the purchase
OF fertilizers 1t has lowered the cost
Of almost every article they use, foo'!
clothing, + rm implements. wagons.
hu3gies, and even the few luxlrics
that Georgia farmers have been able
to ,nj>y. It has taught the farmers
he TIC of the most powerful W apons
in the struggles oipe#"c or war GO.
operation. Divided, they We're the
easy prey Of the monopolist. and
trnsts; bat united in phylanx4 900
O00 strong, with one wing resting on
the shO cs Of Maine, the other on
the Pacific coast the farmers haze
become power They are the p.o
pie and they must rule. The mem,
hcrship is steadily increasing and its
ioll Of u>cfulncss steadily broaden,
ing Our reports from the Soutl,
Carolina Alliance arc particularly en-
cpuraging. The order is making
rapid progress in that State AMI Ia
as the Georgia Alliance, n settle''
policy Of uplifting the people an''
protecting them from the' designs o
the monopolies and trusts. the Al
lance has 4 good work tefore it. I!
has accomplished much, but it ha:
much more to accomplish. Forum
ate!y for the people, it has the conr
age and ability to- wage war success
fully and TO fulfill its missi)n.-A
lunta Journal.
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From West Watcroc.
BELLF1ELD. March 10th, 1890.

BELLr1ELD. March 10th, 1890.
The recent rains and tue cold snap
has put Il quietus 10 the llessian dy,
aud the young oats -hereaboats are
improving rapidly.
Robert Sparks, one Of our vel t.
do farmers, gave birth day supper
one night last week. it being his 54th
birth day, to which he invited few
Of his friends, including some of his
white nfighbors, your correspondent
being one Of the nuln:.er, and it was
rs we'll gotten up as anything he has
seen in many day. On the table
was almost everything the appetite
could desire, aud it WAS altogether a
pleasant AMI enjoyable occasion.
0. K.
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Gen Kennedy to Deliver a Lecture
in lancaster.

Gen Kennedr, lac minister t.
China, under Cleveland's administra.
ton, has accepted an invitation ex.
tended to him by the ladies' ofthc Lam
caster Methodist church. to deliver
an address, at this place Oh the 3rl Of
April. Gen Kennehy's well known
reputation as an orator aA'l the desire
Of his many friends and admirers to
see and hear him Gfter al absence Of
t,ur yea will no dcubt ensure him q
large audience Oh the occasion Of
his visit here.-LnacuSter ReUieW.
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Farming Does Pay

Our farmers are making ext aorli
nary efforts for big crops. More land
has been broken up at this time of
the year in Georgia and 9nnth Carroll
ma than over before. ami, if The sea-
Sons are favorable. there is 40 doubt
of 4 large yield of cotton. corn, oats
and other crops. 1t is estimate | That
50 per cent more gumo will be
used than any previous year.
AS usual, our farmers are spend
ing large sums of money for Western
mules that should bo raised in Geor.
gia and South Carolina.
A gentleman, largely interested in
farming, says that our soil is just as
we'll a;laptei to produce grasses that
will feed stock rs either Kentucky or
Tennessee. II our people will only
go to work in an intelligent and prac'
tiral war to raise their mules a"''
hor,es they will be Certain to succeed
The South will never become indie
pendent and rich until we raise with
in our own border all needful sup
plies for the household an;l the farm
By raising our own fool supplies
and onr o-p stock it will only take q
few years FIR the So 18th to become
the richest and the most roSpsrous
section j. the Union.
There is 20 doubt in the worl'l
that farming Can be made to ray bet
ter in Geo gia and SO lth Carol ma
than in any other State either North
OF South. We have the climate and
the soil that will yield abundantly in
resp nseto intelligent industry.-Aa
gustG Chroicle.
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Death of Minister LincOln's Son.

LONDON, March 5.-United STATES
Minister Lincoln's son died at II :07
this morning. During the morning
the lad was in a comatosc condition.
lie was unable to retain nourishmept,
AMI the doctors stated definitely that
lis death WAS merely a question Of n
few isolrs. f!e suffered no pain.
Afr Lincoln and his family we're at
the bedside Of the dying boy from
carly in tie morning until he died.
He passed away quietly.
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a New York Syndicate

Tue Department Of Agriculture is
in receipt of n communication from
"r J. Morgan Stern, o. Buffalo, N. Y,
il which he asks for all possible in
formation regarding South Carolina
an.l its resources, anl rs to lads for
ale. lie states that no is an invest
ment broke" and represents a syndi.
cate winch in'cn'ls 10 Invest Largely
in South Carolina lands. anil place
tIlcreor c'onies made up Of Sc''tch,
German and Irish emigrants. Go.
Iamb q r yistcr.
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PENSION BILLS.

We arc forcibly reminded of The enormous
expenditure Tor pensions, by observing IN
the Congyes.ion0L Record Of the 26th OF
February the number Of bills for this pur-
pose. Out of sixty reported, fcriy-hTo
are for pensions Not satisfied to approprl-
ate q general sum there arc special bills. Ths
aggregate appropriation by this Congress
will ,osch $l00,00O,G00, a sum greater
than the 500. 600 soldiers Of Germany cost
and treble the entire English civil list.
This is a huge sum Of money, and yet Is
buL Il small matter compared to the gene
raj service pension bill which calls Tor
$3.50. .0G0,O0o per snnum. We cannot be-
iicye with all of the reckless bidding for
the soldier vote that this in!quity will be
pcrpetratcd. The dependent pension bill
with its $50, Goa, ,0C0 would be bad enough,
but this wholesale robbery would be tanta-
mount TO financial ruin, or IN enormous
increase OF the villainous high protective
tariff, already on q scale which is robbery.
We do rot object 10 reasonable pensions
for disabled soldiers, or the widows and
orphans of such. But to turn the Treasury
into crib from which cvary soldier Of the
federal army is to be fed, would be
shame and disgrace. There are thousands
of veterans. brave and true men. who de-
plore this condition Of affairs, but such
dcmagogucs rs Alger, Fairclild ard Tan
ner are reckless advocates Of this eXir2va-
gance because they arc seeking the soldier
rv,r. while in The Senate and House too
many Democrats as well as Republicans,
dare not oppose it for the same resson.
The Grand Army Of The Republic cncour-
ages such legislation and has, contrary 10
~ purposes Of its organization, become 4
huge political machine TO psrrctuate Sec
tional hatred and foster pension grabbing.
Unfortunately pensioners never die, snd
The grand children Of infants now, will be
paying these pensions. The South las no
voice in the matter comparatively, and any
reaction against wa<teful extravaganza,
beyond just and proper pensions, must
originate at the North. Chamberlain de-
serves credit for striking il q blow in his
recent Boston speech, and all rightminded
patriots Noril. and South could not fail to
admire Clcveland's LoldnesS in vetsing i'm
proper bills for unworthy applicants.
There must be line drawn, and halt
cried, and Tie business men Of tie North
regardless Of classes must begin 10 move.
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NATIONAL RErUBLICAS LEAGUE.

This asscmhlage of political pirates
met at Nashville on the 5th inst, and
their proceedings were in keeping
with the selr,coucet and sectional
feelings which characterizas every
such body, he it national or state
convention. O. senatorial caucus CT ci-
ty ward meeting. From their pro-
ccedings they regarded it as a great
condcsccnsion to convene in South
crn city, ard doubtless thought Tile
people of Nashville should get down
on Their uTa,row bones in gratitude.
F! Of coarse little Ben had to write
them letter, for it numbered among
it's members some political bosses.
This league is composed Of delegates
from MI over the North, anl asp'r.
ants for Presidential honors cultivate
it. Hence tic gush of Benjie's let.
ter and his fulsome praise Of the
grand cd party.
The platform adopted contains the
usual fan farrouadc OF political lies
and dcnunciation Of Southern atroc.
tiles. 1t demands naturally rs 4 Re,
| publ can principle protection to
American industries; praises Reed
for his usurpation; demands liberal
pensions; iiecries paupcr labor, and
ravors ballot and civil service reform
(ncithcr OF which it mean. word of;j
aad concludes with Republican
spreaG.eagleism on the trinmphs of
the party. They lad better stald be-
vond the Ohio or Potomac to hold
their meeting. No Northern Repa!i-
can assemblage IS friendly to lis, and
their presence is ony a provocation
and an irritant. We have no friends
outside ortho Democratic party ct tho
North. and the Southern man who
expects anything from any other or
canization is knavo or fool. We
prefer the meanest Democrat poIiti.
cally to the best Republican saint on
earth.
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wonderful that q lady of such line
ace shonIl have succeeded in MAX
ing Up!'ton Court one Of The most
hcantifa'. homclke and cosy resting
places in the conn ry. Mrs. Perkins
has been peculiarly Fortunate in e.
curing Is her manager and coni,lcn-
tiai assistant for he Season. Mrs e.
VI. Ralla.s, 4 lady ~ho has many
relatives anl warm friends in New
Haven. EspEE.
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The declaration OF Gen johnson
Hagool, OF Barawell, at the recent
mlss meeting in that county, that
his business relations were such
that he could not accept the no nins'
tion for governor il rendered to him
is. in view of his high character and
the deservd respect in which be is
held throughout the state of South
Carolina, -stionALly an an.
nouncelnent OF vcry considerable i'm.
portance.
GIN Hagood served the state &C
ceptably for one term rs governor,
and male q firm and positive exc.
cutiye; his announcement, therefore,
removes from tue list Of possible
candidates strong and inaltnti al
name.
A Woman died in In.liana the
other day whom the sun bad not
shon. on fur twenty-five years.
twenty-five years ago she got angry
vt something, and made the singular
VOW that she would never let the sun
slime on her 80 long as she lived. In
spite of all persuasions she religious
ly kept her word. She spent most
of her ti,,.c in bel an never went
oat doors except after dark When
The family moved she WAS carried to
the new residence in the night,
Women are not obstinate, oh no, but
sometimes they are very firm in their
convictions.
Senator Vance. Of Nor;h Carolina,
! IS int.FasA.laaeesl the agricultural ware.
1honse bill prepared by the National
A Alliance. 1t provides for the build.
ing Of warehouse: by the General
Govern lent, in which farmers may
sore their cotton or grain, upoa
which they can draw U. S. certificates
to the amount Of 50 per cent. OF the
value in storage. These arc the
main features of the bill.
New York will mike another etfo-;
to wrest the worlds fair from Chica-
90 when the matter comes before the
Senate, by having the Senate vote
in favor OF New York, thus son'in!
the question Of location back t. the
IIonse, where they hope to gain votes
in the final balloting.
First assistant Post Master Gener.
al Ularkson promises the country to
resign soon. Daring the one year
Of his olfice holding lie has appointed
10000 po5tlnasters, in th- majority
OF instances putting out able and
wei! qualified men anil putting in any
one that caprice Of fancy suggested.
President Harrison has completed
the first year of his term. Ee was
not opular at tie beginning. and is
lees s. nov Ills unpnpularity
seems to be more personal than pnli
ticni, for he has nor done anything to
distinguish himself in the eyes Of
either friend or foe.
Rose Campbell. a co!nred woman
living near Mars Bluff, claims to be
1lG years OIL. She is still active
and cheerful and to quote her OWE
language, "can dance rs COOL rs dc
nex'Snigger."
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NEWSPAPER AGENCY.

Persons wishing to subscibe to any
newspapers or periodicals in any part
of tho county, will do we'll to call on
nc before doing so. have the agen.
cy for er $500 newspapers and pc.
io'lIcals. I also have the agency for
SEA SIDE. Old SL2UTH Libraries; and
i lpopnlar novels. Come and see me.
G.. J.. KIRKLEY.
At JOURNAL Office.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-03-13

Fresh home..aisel collard and
long white o,:ra seed for sale at II.
C. Mans.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-03-13

Now is Il good time TO subscribe
for tue CAMDEN JOURNAL.
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The Ne,cs ana Courier oHers the
following premiums for the nearest
guesses OF the correct number OF
bales OF the United States cotton
rron 1SS0.0G.
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Passenger trains run through hel' cen
Columbia and Yorkville and with tn; ugh
coaches between CLarle ;ton and York IL
JOHN GLASS, Ag't,
Camden, SO
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-06
Is Consumption Encura BILE?

Read the following: Mr. G. H.
Morris, Newark Ark, says: WAS
down with Abscess Of Lungs, and
friends and physicians pronounced
me an Incurable Consumptive. Be
gan taking DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, am now on
my third bottle, and able to oversee
the work on my farm. It is the fn~
est medicine ever made"
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio,
says: " Had 1t not been for DR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump
ton | would have died of Lung Trou
bles. Was given mp by doctors, An
now in best of health" Try it.
Sample bottles free at Z. t. White
head G Co.'s drugstore.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-06

Ny wife sad, what i the matter
Dinaa was looking for hornets. Ny
wife thought Dlnah was ctazy. Bg;
shev d,1 not wait to Get each other =
answer. | was certain both Of the II
we're on ere. They were making
good head way getting of their
wearing apparel, 80 | was satisfied
they could save themselves want
ell TO save tie house. | took tie
axe, got on the house. knocked ID
one side OF tie roof By that time
the boys got there; one fell In the
we'll trying to draw water fast. And
1t took the other one to get him out L.
| tainted beatog in The roof Try inc
TO get 10 the FIRE. fell oil, sprained
my arm. Well, my girl was NJ
stairs. She heard such a clatter she
came d0wn, saw the situation. Mad
dog, wild cat, drowning people and
lunatlcs, Ere, blood and murder,
She put out for the doctor. hhen
he got there, | was on the back steps
cussing. My oldest boy had Il sup
ply Of water, enough IN him TO last
him on a journey across the Saharah
dessert. By that time jim had got
there-he had been down in the
clay hole wa,lowiDg of hornets. |
had to whistle like par.rljge to
get the old lady. When she came
she was distressed to rieath about
jim because lie was muddy, the baby.
| told her to let him alone and attend
to me. | could breeze better boy
any where | had rather do that
than to undertake the job Of cleaning
him. We all got sorter straight
about the house. We went TO look
for aunt Dinah. She was out 10 tie
tobacco barn and looked like a
prizing machine. She had her
stockings stuffed full Of tobacco
leaves, her hands full, her mouth
full, and she was chewing and spit
ting so we could not get in ten feet
of her. She said, "go away, honey
there is trials and tribulatlons in the
| little end OF holnct.'
AS soon as my arm gets well I'll
| he NITnYO' Prov.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-06
The Late Txr. Astor VIII.

by Telegraph to the Dispatch.l
NEW YORK, February 2G.-At
noon to-day Mr.. William Waldorf
Astor and Lawyer Southmayd en-
tered the Sergeant's office with Mr.
John J, Astor's will and filed a
petition for its probate. The viii
covers only two and half sheets
of parchment. By the terms Of tie
document St. Lukc's Hospital Tt
ceives 500, 900; the Metropolitan
Museum Of Art, $50 600; New York
Cancer Hospital, 100000; Astor
Library, $3.50, 900: Alexander Ham
ilton, $4,000; and James Simmons
Armstrong $4,000. All the rest,
the residue and remainder, Of his
estate goes to his son, William Wal
dorf Astor. The executors are
William Waldorf Astor and Charles
+. Southgate.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-06
Pitching the Crop.

Southern CultivatoI.)
AS quickly as possible the crop
should be pitched, as we understand
the import of the word i. e., it
should te determined how much
area and what particular fields or
sections shall be planted IN corn,
cotton, spring oats, potatoes, cane,
&C., and what portions shall "lie out"
If good system of rotation has
heretofore been practiced and is to
be continued, the crop is already
pitched, so far as the general rota-
ton Is concerned. If no rotation
has been adopted it is good time
to adopt such a system. AS rule,
we would follow cotton with fall>
sewn small grain, or grass, and if all
the cotton land be not thus apprO-
priated, let the remainder be put in
corn. Corn will do we'll after any
clean cultivated crop, but should not
follow itself where wire worms and
bud worms and blast have been seri-
ousIy destructive, These general
rules should be modified according
to circumstances. Low lying and
rich lands generally should be put
in corn or oats, and the thinner ups
lands in cotton, and well fertilized.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-06
Somebody's Mother.

The woman was old and ragged and gray,
And bent with the chill of the winters
day.
The street was wet with a recent snow,
And the woman's feet were aged and
slow.
She stood at the crossing and waited long,
Alone, uncared for amid the throDg
Of human beings who passed her by,
Nor needed the glance of her anxious eye.
Down the street with laughter and shout,
Clad in freedom of school let OUT
Came the boys like flock Of sheep,
Hailing the snow so white and deep.
Past the woman so old and gray
fastened the children on their way;
Nor offered a helping hand to her
So meek, so timid, afraid to stir
Lest the carnage wheels or horses feet
Should crowd her down in the slippery
street.
At last came one of the merry troup-
The gayest laddie of the group
He paused beside and whispering low,
81 will help you across, If you wish to
go"
Her aged hand on his strong young arm
She placed; and so, without hurt or harm,
He guided the trembling feet along,
Proud that his own were firm and strong.
Then back again to his friends he went,
His young heart happy and well content.
''She's somebody's mother, boys, you
know,
For all she's agea and poor and slow;
And hope some fellow will lend hand
To help my mother, you understand,
If ever she's poor and old and gray,
When her own dear boy is far away"
And "somebody's mother bowed low her
head
In her home that night. and the prayer
she said
" as: "God be kind to the noble boy
Who is somebody's son and pride and
iOY!'