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\ MONUMENT IX) HAMPTON. Editor? Intelligencer.* In Septem berr, IS76? 8<mth Carolin*, lifted her manacled hands to Heaven, for the ory bad gone forth that a deliverer had gris?e to avenge her wrongs. For weary years oppression and robbery, like a fearful tidal wave, had surged opon the shores of our dear State, and receding, had left behind it the ?CUm of the humanity of other regions. These pcopie of many colors, and of all degrceB of raeoality, had obtained possession of the higheetv planes in our prouud old legislative halls. And other dangers menaced us, for wo men's faces were blanched with fear, ?Ddj like the dark-skinned people of the Old Testament, their pries went up night and day for as trong ara* io come to their relief. In auoh an ex tremis the whole land turned to one man, 00e name was on every Jip, one love filled every heart. And who was our hero of '"Table Found" who flash ed the sword esoalibor from mountain to sea? And who waa our knight of thc White Crusade who carno to our rescue in that hour of midnight dark DesB? And who was the soldier ?that crossed the battlements of a forlorn hope and proclaimed peaoe instead of war? A man greater than Alexander, who was simply a boastful oonqueror, ?nd greater than Napoleon Bonaparte who was ever, and always,- a selfish brute. And this was the name and the prayer that ascended from the fair land to Heaven; from the the lips of stern men, whose eyes glanced fire, ind from the quivering throats of 'wo men: "Hampton I Dear God, s end us Hampton 1" And where was the warrior whom we adored? Out from the banks of a beautiful mountain river on a rook, stood a carelessly dressed man engag ed in fishing. Suddenly the sound of a horse's hoofs broke the intense quiet of thc sleepy woods, from whenoe emerged a man mounted on a horse that seemed almost spent with fatigue. "Hello, G?n?ral !" said the tired rider. "Hello!" said the man on the rook. "Gen ral, you're wanted." "Wanted for what?" "You're wanted for Governor of South Carolina." And then our hero came down from the mountains and the land was fairly on fire. Next oame the first Red Shirt Regi ment, originated and organized by Colonel A. J. Sitton, and which marched one night to the sound of wartime yells, into the torch lit square of old Pendleton; and that same night the campaign cry, which afterwards swept the State from the falls of the White Water, to the stones of Fort Sumter, arose: "Hurrah for Hamp ton!" And now we will return to the Sep tember day, when a long truin of oars pulled out from Pendleton, filled with maa who cheered from windows and platforms, while women waved their handkerchiefs, and smiled amid tears; for sometimes in life it is vouchsafed to us to ory for rapturous joy. I sat in front of Hampton, and will draw a pioture of him, as he then ap peared. A superbly handsome man with very dark, almost black, curly hair, sincere blue eyes, fine features, and the height and proportions of an athlete. His costume was intensely careless, (true greatness can afford to be unconventional), and consisted of a coat, a checked shirt front, no collar or necktie, and a slouched hat a good deal the worse for wear. A mutual friend introduced us,' and he bowed his head, saying: "This thing is very unexpected. I was in tho mountains fohi.. j, and they sent a oourier after me. I have on no collar or neoktie, but when we got to Anderson I'll bor row some from Whitner." Then I became aware that the glorious sol dier, who afterwards marched at tho bead of a band of infuriated mon, aud .wed a State that was on the brink of destruction without shedding blood, ?aa riso possessed of a most magnetio Pt oonality. Suddenly the rebel yells broke out ?gain, and looking eastward I saw iii ?? far distance, moving slowly against background of .. forest, a nata* ling lino it seemed of men on horse 3Ki all dad in tee now historic led Shirts." Hampton looked eaBt rd as all v/ore looking ! f 'Those art Qr men," I said, "waiti- ?; for you lead them." A pleased 1 *ok oross bis face, then he quietly /cturnet something he was reading. I will pass over that wonderful? daj jaAnderson, and tho incidents of \hm peat oampaign; which could at an3 |?oraont, by the simple lifting of 1 r**d hy that sublime leader, hav< Je?Q turned into a horrible tragedy fjf I have a petition to make: A PjMhington belongs to America, B< Bampton belongs wholly and entire!; |? 8onth Carolina. Of oourse, 1 .plendid monument ' in Columbia i Proper and right, but oan We not hcv< also in this oity upreared who* Pleokley Avenue joins North Mail B?e?t, for about there it was that th JW Ked Bhirfc yell waa heard as the; B??? into town? ? flus io work for us women, and 1 ?Jperb baxaai held in Easter week, 0 J*?orial week in May, Would,! aa certain, bo a grand beginning fo? thia i purpose. ' Tradition tells us,'dear friends, tb ut during the Civil War, whoa the fam ous "Legion" was mushing in Virgin ia, that Lee one night sent out a courier to find Hampton. The General, ex hausted with fatigue, had dismounted, and, leaning against a pine tree slept; while beside him, on guard, stood bis faithful war-horse. Aad so the sol dier found Hampton. I think I see a granite pedestal, and upon it in bronze, or marble, the hero, the pine tree, and the horse. And I think there might be carved upon tho stone: To the memory of the men who sacrificed everything but honor for the South and who stepped into the breach, led a forlorn hope to victory, and saved his State: Our hero, Hamp ton! Kil Courtland. CHRISTMAS IN THE WEST. Editors Intelligencer : While in Aspen, Colo., we spent a very pleas ant Christmas and I want to tell your readers how Christmas is celebrated in a Colorado mining oamp. In preparing for Christmas for the small boy of the family, I went to a store to get what the Southern boy thinks an indispensable article-fire crackers. Imagine my surprise to hear they had none. I asked where I could fine some? The olerk looked at me very muoh surprised and said: "I don't think you oan find any in town." I went home and was telling an old resident of the town that ? oould not find a firecracker in town, and he asked: ''What do you want with firecrackers for Christmas? We have m them for 4th of July." I replied: "That is the way the boys celebrate it in tho South." He said: "We have good dinners, give gifts and have a social celebration. I never heard of firecrackers for Christmas." Then the thought comes: "The cultivated enlightened South might learn a lesson from the "wild and woolly West." Christmas has many mysteries for the ohildren. The little Southern boy wanted to know how Santa Glaus was ooming down the stove ohimney, as there were no fire-places, and he feared he would miss his visit, but the Sunday Sohool at the Baptist Church the night before Christmas solved the problem for him. A large Christmas Tree, well ladened with toys, books and many nioe things to eat, stood in the church, and when all the ohildren were seated admiring it, who should come in but Santa Claus, and he oame in through the door, and was dressed ic fur and had a long beard. He made them a speech and told them to come regularly to Sunday Sohool and study the lessons and help the teachers to have a good Sunday Sohool, and then the presents were delivered to the delight of the ohil dren. The Methodist Sunday Sohool had a snow house filled with good things for tho ohildren. Christmas day dawned bright and olear, and was so quiet and still, not ? gun, firecracker, or any noise, save the jingling of the merry sleigh bells, was heard in town. The stores were beautifully decorated with the moun tain pine-that being the only ever green they have. Even the meat mar kets were elaborately deoorated. One had a large pine tree in the centre of the room, festooned with strings of popoorn and other ornaments. Din ner was first-class and much enjoyed. AU seemed happy. After dinner comes the sleigh rid ing, whioh is the ohief amusement there in winter. A large sleigh, drawn by six white horses, filled with merry boys and girls, who carried a violin, mandolin and other musical instruments, and they seemed to vie with the merry sleigh bells in making music, while the hordes dashed over the beautiful snow. Many young people go to the skat ing pond after supper. A large lot pcrfeotly level is prepared by turning water on the snow, and it will freeze and make n smoothe icy surface to skate on-a beautiful amusement. : Altogether I think the Western way wore appropriate to celebrate the birth of our Saviour than the South ern. Wishing all the readers a merry Christmas and a happy New Year, I am very respectfully, Betty Earle. Ko Influence Above. In Dr. John Hall's time it was the custom in his church to use the old fashioned, simple hymns, and the singing was congregational. On one occasion William M. Evarts .discovered E. Delafield Smith, then corporation counsel of New York city, singing with all his heart and whis pered to his friend:. "Why, there, is Smith singing, '1 want to be an angeli ' I knew he wanted to be district attorney, but I didn't know he wanted to be an an iel." The remark was repeated to. Mr. Smith; and quick as a flash oame the retort: "No, I have never mentioned the matter to Evarts, knowing that he had no influence in that diteotion." Bia? tts -'?MEW Clemson's Fine Textile School. In his auoual report to the board of trasteos of Clemson College President Mell incorporates tho following infor mation famished him by Prof. J. H. M. Beaty, direotor of the textile de partment of the college, whioh was es tablished a few years ago: "For the past few years, the increase in the production of manufactured cot ton goods, in the south, has been at an enormous rate, so that, at present, southern mills practically control thc output of plain white f abrios. So long as there is a bale of cotton in the south to be manufactured, so long may we expeot cotton mills to be erected in the i south. But as the coarse goods sup ply is already up to the demands, the j prospecting manufacturer must look into the production of ? finer class of fabrica. It is the purpose of this school to prepare young men so that after they leave here, they may be competent to secure positions in mills making any class of gocds whatever. This depart ment has endeavored, and I think has succeeded, in keeping abreast of the needs of southern mills, yet all of the divisions of the work are more or less hampered for lack of proper equip ment. "Several new machines, and also a considerable amount of apparatus for experimental purposes, have boen add ed to the department, and some other equipment has been arranged for. But still the need for additional equip ment is urgent. The supply of power looms is not adequate for the number of students using them. Sometimes there are several students working on the carno loom or standing about wait ing an opportunity to get a loom on whioh to demonstrate some design gotten out by them. This prevents one getting the very best work out of the students. An yet there is no ma chinery in the school for printing, mercerizing, otc, and as all this olass of finishing is done north for southern milln, it is quite important that we should make arrangements in the near future for giving instruction along those lines. To add the machinery named above will require a considera ble amount of money, for two reasons; first, these special machines are ex pensive, and seoond, the multiplica tion of textile sohools throughout the country has produced suoh a drain on tho generosity of maohine builders that they have arrived ao the point of not donating, but charging half price for machinery shipped these sohools. So in the future we may expeot to pay something like half value for all addi tional maohine equipment." President Mell adds: "Prof. Beaty also reports that the past year has been the most success ful in the history of the sohools. The soope and thoroughness of the instruc tion ha*- > < * needed that of any former year. All the instructors have been deeply interested in their work, and have put the students through a broad er and more systematic oourse of study. Several of the graduates are holding important positions with some of the mills of this section." Nert With Him Taen. While* samples of President Lin coln's skill as a story teller are in numerable, instances of his personal humor are comparatively rare. On one occasion Lincoln, then poor and obscure, was summoned as a wit ness in a contested will case, the plaintiffs "alleged that the testator was of unsound mind. Several of his neighbors testified that while in the company of the de ceased they had uever noticed any thing strange in his actions of speech. Lincoln's testimony was to the same effect, and he was interrupted by the opposing lawyer, a somewhat testy and overbearing person, with the remark: "Yes, yes; we have heard all about that. Now, the question is how did the deceased aot when alone?" After a moment's reflection Linooln replied: "As far as I can recollect, I was never with him when ho was alone."-Public Ledger. Curco Blood Poison, Cancer, Ulcers, Eozema, Carbuncles, Etc-Medlolne Free. Robert Ward, Maxey's, Ga., says: "I suffered from blood poison, my head, faoe and shoulders were one mass of corruption, aehes in bones and joints, burning, hobing, scabby skin, was all run down and discouraged, but Botanic Blood Balm oured me per fectly, healed all the sores and gave my skin the rieh gio*? of health. Blood Balm put new life into my blood and new ambition into my brain." Geo. A. Williams, Roxbnry, face cov ered with pimples, .chronic sore on baok of head, suppurating swelling on neck, eating alcer on leg, bone pains, itching skin oured perfeotly by Bo tanic Blood Balm-sores all healed. Botanic Blood Balm cures all malig nant blood troubles, suoh as eozema, 'scabs and scales, pimples, running sores, carbuncles, scrofula, *to. Es pecially advised for all obstinate oases that have readied the seoond 'or third stage. Druggists. $1. To prove it cures, sample of Blood Balm sent free and prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Desoribe trouble and free medical advice sent in sealed leter. Sold in Anderson by Orr-Gray Dra9-..Co?? Wilhite & Wilhite and Evans PKarma-iy, - 11 ? r H n ?rrrr Cl dw. 1 - Don't looks gift horse in the mooth while tho doner is present. *- Why doesn't some genius como to the front with ?reproof material for pockets in which money oouldn't burn a hole? ?- The average girl knows at least one of her sex who would make an ideal wife. - When a man gives a woman a jew eled garter it is a sign he oug it not to unless she is his wife, when he won't. ?- A mother asked a littlo boy on his return from his first day at school how he liked tho tench er. Re said: "Mamma, ?he is the fuoiest teaoher I ever saw. She didn't ask ma a thing 'cept what I didn't know." - A woman gets moro fun out of planning things that never como off than a man does in enjoying those that do. This Establishment has hean Soiling IN ANDERSON for more than forty years. Daring all that time competitors ] have come and gone, bat w? have remained right here. We ?ave always sold Cheaper than any others, and during those long years wo have not had ono dis satisfied customer. Mistakes will sometimes occur, and if at auy time wc found that a cus tonier was dissatisfied wo did not rest until wc had mado him satisfied. This policy, rigidly adhered to, has made us friends, true and last ing, aud we can say with pride, but without boasting, that wo have tho confi dence of thc people of this scotion. We have a larger Stock of Goods this season than we have ever had, and we pledge you our word that we havo never sold Furniture at as close a margin of profit as ?ve aro doing now. This is proven by the fact that we aro selling Furniture not only all over Andoraon County but in every Town in the Piedmont section. Como and sec us. Your parents saved money by buying from us, and you and your ohildron can save money by buying here, too. We oarry EVERYTHING in thc Furniture line, G. F. TOLLY & SON, Depot Street. The Old Reliable Furniture Dealers. A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BUY AT LOW PRICES. Nearly all styles of Disc Harrows have, during the last turee months, advanced from three to four dollars in price per Harrow. We have on hand about two Car Loads of Harrows, which we propose selling at old prices. There is no implement manufactured that is more ne cessary for successful farming than a good Harrow. Our list comprises the following: Clark's Celebrated 24 Cutaway Disc Torrent Harrows. The most perfect Implement in the line of Harrows ever manufactured. On this particular Harrow we are offering a special inducement by putting them down at a lower price than ever heretofore given. 16-inch, IS-inch and 20-inch Solid and Cutaway Disc Smoothing Harrows. All of the latest improved Double Lever patterns. Acme Smoothing Harrows. ? Such an opportunity you cannot afford to miss. Come at one and make your selection. Sultan Hardware Co. GROWING ! WE have enlarged our Store room and added to our Stove and Tin busi ness GLASS and CROCKERY, and would be pleased to have you call and inspect Goods and get prices. We sell the best .Cook Stoves, Ranges ?md Heaters on the market. Would cal! special attention to the Air Tight Wood Burner. It will burn knots, chunks, chips, corn-cobs, roots, trash of any kind, and gives the greatest amount of heat with less fuel than any Stove in ex istence. Bg?u We contract for Roofing, Gut tering, Plumbing and Electric Wiring. Yours for business, ARCHER & NORRIS. Wheat Growers ! TAKE NOTICE. Do not Fail to try our Specially Prepared 8 1-2 2-2 Petrified Bone Fertilizers for Grain. We have all grades of Ammoniated Fertil izers and Acid Phosphates, also Kainit, Ni trate of Soda and Muriate of Potash; all put up in new hags; thoroughly pulverized, and no hetter can he found in the market. We shall he pleased to have your order. attgjjj mam m on co. BLACKSMITH ASH WOODWORK SHOPS ! THE undersigned, having succeeded to the business of Frank Johnson & Co., will continue it at the old stand, and solicits the patronage of the public Repairing and Repainting promptly executed. , We make a specialty of "Goodyear," Rubber and Steel Horae Shooing General Blacksmith and Woodwork. Only experienced and skilled workmen employed. We have new ready for tale Home-made, Hand-made Farm Wagon that we especially invite your attention to. We put on Goodyear Rabber Tires. Yours for business Church Street, Opposite Jail. J. V. TODD? LESSER & COMPANY. Remarkable Pricing of New Fall Goods. A mammoth collection of the very best Kall au?! Winter Goods at LESSE R'S. A store full of \ew, Bright and Ftt-*hi?MiaM<* M?'rohrtndi.?e at prices that eau not bo equalled. Monster showing of new Dr.oi>a Good-, Coun leri piled high with frosh, new Dry Goods, Domestic Non-.us, Hats.' Shoes, Clothiug and Gents' Furnishing Goods. Tbc whole priced only as LESSER can price it. For tho last 40 years the leaders of low prices and the recogniz ed tradiug place of Anderson Couuty. NEW FALK BARGAINS IN OUR NOTION DEPART MENT. 100 PoztMi Ladlf? Perfect Fitting Ribbed UruleMCiU at only. joi/o 50 Dozen L??li?>s I'lTlcti Fitting Union Suits monly. . 25 Dozen Lari lu Wliito Hemal itched Haniikcreulcf*, worth Sc. at only. 2c 100 Dogen Ladlee Kxiia IL av y Homo Knit Host', Taint? IO?-, at only. 7C 15 Dozen Infanta Wonted Hood?, real value 2ie. a< only.,\[[\ i6o 4" Doc on I,ml ie? All Wool Fanclaator*, real value 40c, at only. '24c 80 Pair? Ilxtra Heavy lo i White ami ?irey ?l&nfcoia, at oul'v [\?r P_ir. Clo IO Dosen Ladles I-'Uuitelette t'ud?rsktrta, roadv nude a. only .". 24c 600 yanl- Table Die Cloth, rL>t quality at only. |5o 10 Dosen I jul irs Black Parasol? at only. 25c 25 White Couutornauo*, ready bout tuc d, extra larjjo alze, at only. ','Jc New Fall liuriruinn in our Dry Gomls Department. 8 cents Outings in dark and light ?hadei at only. 4'?o Best Apron Ginghams lit brown, blue and grceu at only. 4^<o 10 cent (tuting, very wide ai.l heavy, al only. 7c 25 Pieces Curtain Swl?".n, white ?round with red, blue, groeo figure? at only . 10c 10Piece All Wooi Ivulentown. In all colors at onlv. 25c Eo Pieces new Flanneltetts, In all the latest olorittits, at ouly. 7l?e . 20 Pieces double width Potion Plads. l.oamlful designs at onl* . . 'J'^c loo yards of Remnants of Cheviots, eulra beary value lue nt only . Sc Ono IA>1 Kemnants and Sheet Lengths in all w.' il Keri Flanuel al onlv . 12U 500 yards Hark Style? lu Pen alen, last velors, nt only.'.". 7c 1000 yards Kxtra itcavy Cotton Flau itel at ft, ti, 7, 8 omi ICe yard. 800 jard Wool Piad Pris?Goods, real value 25e, at onlyo. 17;^o New Fall Line ol' Up-to-date Ladle? Cloaks and Hecters. Wo were fortunato to purcbaso while in New York five hundred sam ples of up-to-date Ladies Cloaks, mado of tho very best material. When in need of any CLOAKS it will pay you to see our lino before purchasing as wo will save you 50 per cent, on tho dollar. Ono lot Ladiei Flue Cloaks, all oolor?. Silk Lined, at only. Sl.50 Gue lot Ladles Fine. Tan Cloaks, maile of French Diagonal, at ottlv. 82.25 One lot Ladles Hlack Cloaks, made of Fine Heaver,Silk Luiori, at only. 52.98 Oue lot Ladies Kxtra Heavy Melton Cloaks, all colors, Silk Lined, .at only._ $8.48 One lot Ladles Hlack Bonclay Jackets. Silk Lined, at ouly.'.. $3.48 Ono lot Ladle? Mack and Tan Kersey Jackets, Silk Lined, at only. $1.25 Ono lot Ex'ra Fine Sam plo Line Russian Momo Jackets, valu? SlO,. S4.B0 Ono lot Child's Heav? Keefer?, In all ?Ires, at only. 25o Ono lot child's Cheriot Iteefers, lu all colors and situs, at only. 75c Ono lot Child's Extra Heavy Melton Reefer?, beautifully trimmed, at on'-. ?So NEW FALL LINE OF MILLINERY. Wo oOer 280 Ladles Elegantly Trimmed Hats, any ?ltapo and color, at only.~ s Sc One Lot Rtcbly Trimmed Children's Hats at only ..."-. 48c Do not buy any Ladies Hats until you seo our immense variety of ele gantly TRIMMED HATS which will bo sold AT A SACRIFICE. NEW SHOES. NEW PALL LINE OF SHOES. Our immense Shoe trade has forced us to increase our Shoo stock. We sell only solid leather-Shoes at the very lowest prices. Our Shoo stock is now complete. We purchased all of our Shoes from tho largest manufactures in the United States and guarantee any Shoe that goes out of our Store. One Lot Ladies Dongola Shoes, all solid leather, at only.75c One Lot Ladies Grain Button and Lace Shoes, all solid, at only .75o One Lot Ladies Vesting Top Shoes, all sizes and solid leather, at only... 85c One Lot Men's Brogan Shoes, oable screwed, all leathor, at only.75o One Lot Ladies' Fine Dongola Suoee, scotch bottom, value $2, at only. ..$1.48 Ono Lot Gentlemen's Yioi Kid Shoes, guaranteed all solid, at only.$1.50 One Lot Boy's Brogan Shoes, all solid, 3 to 5*, at only.50o NEW LINE CLOTHING AND GENTS' FURNISHINGS. 100 Dozen Gents Fleece Line Shirts, well worth 50c, at only. 35o 10 Dozon Gents all wool Undershirts, regular value $1.50, at only. 95o New Line Gents Hats of any style and color, from 25o to $2.00. New Line of Gents Single Coats, value $2, at only. $1.48 New Lino Gents Trousers, just received, worth $1.50 and $2, at only... $1.00 New Line Chesterfield Gents Blue Flannel Suits, real value $10, at only $7.50 Free, Free, Free-Hand Painted China FREE. A House-wife's delight, a nicely arranged table. Buy your Goods of US and get a set of hand painted CHINA FREE. Ask for Coupons for free Premiums. Yours always truly, LESSER & CO., UNDER MASONIC TEMPLE. LEADING STORE OP ANDERSON. Wby Not Give Your House a Coat of You can put it on yourself-it is already mixed-and to paint your house would not cost you more than.- - - - - Five or ?ix Dollars! SOLD BV Orr-Gray & Co. HOME SEEKER EXCURSION RATES VIA The Western and Atlantic Railway and Nashville, Chat tanooga and St. Louis Railway, To points :n Texas, Oklahoma, Judian Territory and Missouri. Solid vesti buled trains between Atlanta and Memphis. Only ono cb a ige ol' carato piincipal western cities. Very low rates ti? nil points North, Northwest and West. Best service and quickest limo via tho Scenic Battlefield Route. For schedules, rates, maps or any information, write JOHN E. SATTERPIELD, Traveling Passenger Agent, No. 1 Brown Building, Atlanta, Ga. Sept 10, 1002 _[2_ (im 0 % BB? ts pd 2 ?a 0 W 0 t? M td . ? ? < O f? ? M O ^ Kl ? ? 3 o H ? O * 3 ? M GO S ? M s o i >8 El o 3 O hcj g I Il M 5 g S * % h> W ? CELEBRATED Acme Paint and Cernent Cure Specially used on Tin Roofs and Iron Work of any kind. For sale by ACME PAINT & CEMENTE CO. Beferenco : F. B. GRAYTON & CO., Druggists? Anderson's. C