The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-12
Dots From St. Phillips.

We are busy making up sorghum in
this neighborbood.
Pindar pickiDgs are the order of the
day, or night rather.
Rev. Bowles is conducting pro-
tracted meeting at Bachman Chapel
which will close Tuesday the llth
instant.
Master Leland Ind Hugh Summer,
of your city, are spending few days
with the undersigned.
The singing class has decided to
have picnic and invite couple Of
speakers to address them on music; the
day for having the picnic has not been
decided upon. Come down, Mr.. Editor,
and take in the occasion.
The St. Phillips missionary society
will meet Saturday afternoon.
The young peoples society of Chris.
tian Endeavor of which we spoke last
week seemed to take" better with
our young folks than We first antici-
pated. There were twenty-four re-
sponses to the call of the pastor for
joiners. They will meet on Saturday
afternoon of the % instant to organize.
An incident occurred last Sunday
evining just after services at the we'll
which has recently been bored on the
school ground. A host of young folks
including few other individuals who
should become honorary members of
the Y. P. S. G. E. surrounded the
we'll and patiently waited until the
only dipper procurable could be passed
from mouth to mouth. Now it soon
came the turn of Miss Vanity Fair to
| drink, which she attempted to do in
as quiet way as possible, but MIR.
Cleaer Knight who happened to be
standing near seeing the lady's hat
and dipper handle collide heroically
commenced pushing the hat to the
rear regardless of the presence or
eff; It's of a hat pin located thereabouts
when, much to the amusement of the
| crowd and to the surprise of our kind
and accommodating friend, the lady's
thirst suddenly became quenched, and
with the remaining water-whieh was
a good deal. She proceeded to quench
his by dssbing most Of it in his
mouth though lots of it landed on the
surrounding premises and served
another purpose, and then the under.
signed yielded to a weakness which
be has no more power of controlling
than he has of Wall street-laughing.
The cotton crop is somewhat short and
the price at which that staple is selling
is still shorter. Why don't it 60 up?
Well we believe it has gone up in one
sense-"up the spout" as the saying
goes-but we mean why can't we get
more money per pound for our cotton.
Is it ever-producticD? if you think 80
| please investigate our patch, for in.
stance, and be convinced that you are
wrong. There has never been an over
production of any crop that is benefl'
cial to man. II there has will some
one name il.
Now what is the cause of the "hard
times" under which the laborine
classes are the greatest sufferers? Is il
because they pay too much attention
to politics aud consequently regre,
their work? We answer emphatically
No! They do pay more attention &c
politics of late than they used to be-
cause they have realized at last that il
is their right as citizens to educate
themselves politically 30 as to vote in
telligently and according to their duty
to themselves and their posterity i1
accordance with the law Of self-preser.
walton with which nature has endowed
every living creature.
Do not the white people of the South
work harder and live more economically
to-day than any preceding generation
and are they not financially worse of
than they have been since the war?Ther
what is the matter? Every old farmer
will tell you that it takes harder WORK
to get living out of his farm now than
it did twenty or thirty years ago
which proves that it is not for lack
of energy that hard times prevail. We
do not raise any more cotton now thar
we used to when we got three times az
much for it, which knocks over-pro
duction in the head.
Then what's wrong? The farmers
on whose shoulders rests the founda
ton of all wealth are just as indus
trious as they ever were, yet they can
make enough mopey to support theil
families without going in debt, which
means that there is no money in circu'
lation. Then it certainly must be un.
wise or unjust circulation (Nationa
legislation of coursel, and the sooner
the evil Is removed the better for the
laboriDg classes; and the only banner
which those classes can look to fol
help is the banner of Reform. Yet
there are hundreds and thousands o.
Door farmers all over the State who
kick and snort at theReforn movement
Just because they started out that way
There are others who fight it as they
would viper without being able Il
assign any reasen for so doing. Their
there are others who have succumbeG
to the influence of some rich acquaint
ance. Poor, deluded creatures! How
long will they continue to draw tht
loop tighter around their own neck'
and to resist the only movement tha
can give them financial relief? W.
want 10 know. JOSH TRUMP.