The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-09-19
BILL ARP'S LETTER:
Arp's Sympathy With the Poor People
Who Uave Lost nll by the Forest Fires.
atlanta Constitution.

atlanta Constitution.
Oh. the pity of it 1t makes the
heart to bleed to read all the details
Of that terrible calamity in Minnesota.
We have never heard Of anything "a
dreadful. Over five hundred human
souls in health and security suddenly.
without warning. burned to death.
Poor men Poor women and little
children, flying from the flames in NOR
tai fear and pcrishins in mortal lagony
Charred corpscs Of mothers found face
lownwards as they tried to shield the
babes under them oh. think of it
and let pity fill our hearts for at least
little while. The ocean steamers
can 90 down with all on board. but
drowning is sweet. compared with this
whole families swept away by cruel
flames. None left. Nothing left.
When pcstilcncc comes there is a
chance for some. and those who die
linger awhile and arc comfortcd with
last words and tears of love. Some
arc taken and some are left, but here
was no time for words or tears no
ministers of love, no >hroud. no coffin,
no flowers, no funeral no mourncrs.
no grave. What is life but peril
Who is safe? Every now and then
we read Of some terrible visitation
somewhere. Away down on the Rio
Giranlc few days ago there was an
awful flood that swept scores into ctcr-
nifty. Fire in once place and flood in
another, and pestilcncc across the
seas. And yet we hurry on and take
no solemn heed. We do not stop even
for moment to weep with those who
weep. l sat in the veranda of the
Bell House on l'cachtrcc street in At
lanta. Beautiful lcachtrcc that is
paved with asphalt and adorned with
shade and grass and flowers and pal
aces. For an hour sat alone and
watched the ccaSclcss trains of car
riagcs and street cars and vehicles of
all kinds, throngcd with gay and hap
py pcoplc-fair women and lovely
children, with not thought Of pain
or danger, while in another portion of
God vineyard there were hundreds
of people hunting for the dcad-gath.
cring up the blackcncd corpscs of
those who only day or two before
were just as happy, and felt Just as
secure as these good people on Peach
tree. Friends, let us stop moment
and ponder upon the insecurity of
life. Let us be thankful that no such
calamity hath bcfallcn us.
Well, it looks like We have seen the
worst of the financial crisis. We have
been at the bottom and the situation
is obliged to improve. Som say that
there can be starvation in the midst of
plenty, but don bclievcit. lttook
all of the two last years crops to pay
the peoples debts and get them back
to economy, and now. down here i'll
Dixie, is another abundant crop that
will scatter money broadcast all over
the South. Three hundred millions
for cotton, and one hundred millions
for surplus corn is Il heap of money.
and it will come to stay. 1t won 90
North to pay debts. and it will have to
20 into cotton mills, oil mills, knitting
mills, canning factories, orsomc other
industries that will give employment
to labor Here is my County, that is
about out of debt, that will make at
least ten thousand bales Of cotton. and
have 25O 900 bushels of corn to sell.
There is half million dollars to
spare. Our farmers are raising their
own meat and the crop of potatoes is
splendid. Everything they have to
buy is cheap except coffee, and the til
riff will make all WOODEN goods still
cheaper.
\ letter from my son who is in Eng
land, says he bought first-class cas-.
simerc suit of clothes for SO. and
they will be nearly as cheap here this
winter. since the high tariff has been
taken off. Blankets will be almost
half price. Our wool factories are
bowling about this, but it will turn
out all right in the long run. Powers
4 Wightman howlcd awfully when the
duty was taken off of quinine and it
dropped from 50 an ounce to 3O cents.
But they didn' t quit the business, as
they threatened, and are making more
money on quinine than they ever did.
There is nothing like turning an in
fant industry loose to shift for itself.
! \ son can lean upon the old man un-
til lie thinks he can 90 it alone. but
he can. The old eagles have to push
their young ones out of the nest or
they never would leave it, but would
stay there juft as long as the parents
would feed them.
Low prices stimulate industry and
teach economy and cause new methods
to be Invented. When pig iron drop
ped from s2l ton to Sl3 iron men
sworc they couldn t make it at that
price, but they did. Then it dropped
again to $l2 and they are making it
still. Farmers said they couldn' t nor
they wouldn t grow cotton for cents,
but they keep on and will be glad tn
get G! cents for this crop. Now. if We
can all have more gratitude and less
politics We will be better citizens and
better Christians. 1t is very hard tn
enjoy religion on an empty stomach
and almost impossible to get it. Hun
ger and misery makes atheists and an
archists. Old Mrs. job said Curse
God and die and most every man
except Job would have done it. Bad
luck aud trouble will shake the faith
of the average Christian-tlc Chris
tian who has kind Of summer rcli-
zion
Most every man can enjoy religion
if he has rockctful Of money. "r if
he can make Il bargain with the Lord
like old Jacob did when he was fleeing
from F.sau. IF the Lord vii be
with me and rive me bread To eat and
raimcnt to put on so that | come to
my father house in peace. thus shall
the Lord be my God. That would
be a very popular religion: would
be willing to promise the Lord right
now that if lie would. in some way.
let me get hold Of hundred thousand
dollars. | would give half Of ii t"
charity and the Church. That is What
may be- called PERSONA religion. We
have a good deal Of good prcarllin" in