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Battle of Williamsburg. rihle twilight Is falling. I am .ooking~ over one of the most be(auntiful landscapes that make .h1 variled charnis among the roaei ilIs of Pickens county. Th swaIlows aire cutting tle ','ning air with their tireless in. ''lie soft waking lullaby ,f he whiIIppoorwill is linking -h* li5.it of the day to the star kt mistury of the night. The -, -phI vrs com up from the valley to bring the fragrant breath of :t11 Iho wild flowers. All these ! -ant voices fell from the lips of lane iattare on the evening be fore the hat Ile of Williamsburg. Many of the bravo sons of Moith Carolina's soil heard them UP1 ilore. There's no muiusic to soothe the dull. ( old ear of death! Tinte, pha e and circumstances Jf "the now" s often tell again :hc storV of t ha past. It. was oil May the 5th,1862, in Virginia, that the Battle ofWil ai nisburg was fought. Early A pil, General J. B. McGru kr with a force of eleven thou sou nwn foun(l himself well nigh surroishd by the army 4of Gienend McClellan numbering W1111 hundred thousand. Practi fd ua lieiatics along with 'ji CleIlan iiht have said "sur r*lder," but military genius, a thib iif destiny, gave it not a ihaughit. Tht peril of the hour V":as so,'a uniiaol known to Gen J; ! h E. Johnston. His wn'.'u,1 st le ve RichIond to r.+-h ) foce NJleG rtider, 14'1ortimate -, I tIe tired lIiInhI of manv sol dir boy lit at '<III 1ib)at was lyinIg(r at it t P 1it 4 ll tIhe James lIv All i midih b arl it to )Iek i l a t I le w'11 StV i j Illill ' i ) mi - s"4 h 4 of4 \\il. !h' . am l r i 1- .1, C it , . 1'. eIf. a h r[. 21 lit hie i hatcfiih ]. Y in t l sw ip bu:! t Il a soldier know s ht u ..i is le-4 at the enda of theyflulterrm I ~ 2'ita ad ml arch was o L.\ilanishmnrg, wvlire(e. .!'-laan had prepared.* to fight G ('1 Cellan wloe force far nl unbuilered those of the for At3 p. mn. the following G a' e eh ed Williamsburg 918i' oft ls hlaving been 0og duty aMurlis, bult b)eing fir'st on the fieKld of battle we felt good. This g'ood1 feeling was short h-;:4d. In less than an hour .a (a valrymlan elmeC dashing into (lu r1 midst informing us that the enemyl were in close pursuit. (Jul. C. E. Mattison was ordered To line upl his five companies to Universii South 'Wide >range of choice it and Professional Courses lead IBachelor of Arts, Bachel struction, iBachelor of Laws, and Elect; ical Engine'r. *\Wel- equipped Laborat< v6lumes. Expeases moderate-ma ,exper-ses. Next session (10o4th) be.Ti 'For Anonceen+.,r+e guard the two main roads to Fort McGruder. These compa nies were made up mostly from Anderson, Greenville and Pick ens counties. About 2 o'clock in the morning a cold wind brought rain from the east, which continued throughout the day. At the break of dawn the en emy could be seen advancing, I Col. Mattison received the order, "Charge!" Next the "rebel yell" rang out and the solid pha lanx bore dowin upon the ad vancing foe. The battle was fierce at short range. Col. Mat tison was ordered to fall back and defend Fort McGruder. Richard Burdine and Tinsley Chiistopher, two school boys from George's Creek, fell mor tally mortally wounded in the opening charge. The rain con tinued. The fight went on from daylight till dark, and the storm of shot and shell contin tied. I set this down as the most trying day of my life. History puts the victory to the Southern army. It might have been correct to have said that neither won. So many times that day each took and lost to take again the same vantage ground. Among those who gave their lives to the Lost Cause in the hattle of Williamsburg was the brave and dashing cavalryman, G. W. B. Boggs. He -as the father of Solicitor Julius E. I Boggs. The first military sj)eech I ever heard was deliver ei by C. W. B. Boggs at Old Pickensville more than 50 years ao. lHe was a man who stood inl the front rank among men as to ability aid one of the rafvest f tle brave. With his gliu ring sword in hand, he and his tierv st e I died together WVlile leailing Ilik command in 1 des1i'ie cimrge on the en *nIr . if it werie not an iniijustice to mInly others that died in the 'discliart. of what they Con wived to be their duty, I would iecom mn11d that Pickens county erect a monument to his mem oy. OLD SoLDIInR. Pickens, S. C. SPECIAL EXCURSION RATES Account 4th of July Celebration .via Souther'n Railway. Greatly reduced: fare will be in effect between all points on the Southern Rail way on- ac count of Fourth of July ce:lebra tions. Tickets wvill be on sale July 2-3-4, with final limit July 8. For details, rate3, etc., apply to Southern Railwa~y agents, or J. L. MEEK, A. G. P. A., At lanta, Ga.; J.0C. LUSK, D. P. A., Charleston, S. C. One fine jersey bull for sale or service.. JOHN H. NEWTON, Near Morris' Mill. :y of Carolina iScientific, Uter ary, Graduate ing to degrees of: or of Science, Licentiate of In Master of Arts, Civil Engineer >ries, Library of over 40,odc n~y students make their owni ns September 23, 1908. :o President, Calambi, 5. C W Tt Copyright: 1907: by Byron Williams. A Bad Actor, YOU ot 2 Sea nit Tige-r dog a-chasing11 of his- Tale! mit hMother she Ist lafs at hi1M until shte's g!ttin' pale a' Mary, sh-'a th' ilp, you know, she hias 2 hotld her side, er else th', waiy shet lafs at Tige wood Bust her open wide! When Pa cumis hiomet my mna Shte sez, "that Dog neer k-illed us awll he's chased his Tale tht' hull day through awl UP and down th' Hall. hie Chases It around and round until ihe Staggers so o he searcely can retain his Foot or tell which waly 2 go!" and then we call Old Tiger in 2 Show pa how lhie does and ma se sez 2 "Slek it, Tde. e! Tilse way around! Now buzz!" But Tige site hown upon his Talo as dumpy as a log. An' pa ses "Humep! There's nothin' ,Smnqrt aboutthat Durned old Dog " un h . Frills. The young man who can play a crackerjack game of billiards usually Is not good for much else. A lot of actresses must be cured of Illness every ycar, judging by the pa ent medicine testimonials. One round of pleasui'e-An engage ment ring. Most me would be satisfied with noderate success, if they knew it would remain faithful by them until the end. Lost--One simplifed spelling fad. Must o' died a-bornin'. Isn't It funny, when you stop to I think of It, how much we talk about the weather? The forehanded man will have kind ling In his furnace, all ready for the irst cold snap, and the snow shovel t where it can be got at handily when the first snow fall comes. One way to make your wife's bis cuits taste, like mother's did, is to buy a buck-saw and saw wood an hour before supper. At fifty most men's heads are de void, not only of laurel wreaths, but halt-, agf well. Postmenaregreat carriers of tales. A man or woman who Is not pleased with nature's colorings In October, will bear d watching. w To b really ae fait. a husband's necktie should match his wife's gown. It Is a long time now util you will I discover that tho bottom of the straw berry box bas moved up still another viotch. Ah eao o woman snto bleae afrid ofaue'rigs in Overori wilyear~ acig Toine eathesyo at fat hsband'ms makes a bdlondi time util ys wil dscver tratetheWhattpar of strd bserr bxus? vdupsil ntc GeiRchoQiccShee owl e f d aa i wewa adrnkn otr wa- r't h Thestan forme a wcompny to bei afriown bsh isealmosigtoe forp'ny.s Fie ea otoh.erseyn an hat someters mwe a brd pld thtcko buh," sarkst; Dehver wriraostera part o a th'r Wegr oundr ca by dfsoswter! Whilsto booe. waitkn, no swcuy options. Ah kon as th' Areal Irrigation cmp'ny.a spendhr mney an booinkig anths itas gime ter bgy to N.oc Jes' a'gonswhchre t we ir toad upaceth' wtck on th' maet;l thoat an' prmaiouse ek acrosso thi' geroun ter h''Msey riserthen mthey orl bel loadd uthe n th' ryciveicn aloud ter leak back across thi' dessert ter th' Pacific, thus makin' thi' dessert ter blossom like thi' yard ter a railroad sta tion. Fet a limIted time options may be secured for one drink. Come early an' avoid th' rush.-Alkali Eye. Some String Hens. Mr. J. 0. Whife, of Lockland, is ox-. hibiting to his friends this week some string hens which lie raised in his Igarden.-Atkinsonl (S. Dak.) Reflece. A Sure Recipe. If you are fond of cucumbers and are afraid to eat them on account of the bad effects, hero is a s~iIre recipe for such sick-. ness.. Take a. cuenunber, or as many as 'ou i ke, slice them thin and soak themy I salt water over night. 'Next day lace themn out in the sun to dry. For et about them for a month. At the end f that time they will be in such a con itIon you won't wo~nt to eat them. In is way they. won't make you sick.-Eau lairo (Mich.) Enterprise. "One. does not have to have much ractice to be a good loser," says a ,hicago humorist. And the majority f us seem to got more than our share f practice all right. CUPID IN THE CORNER. )ne Instance in Which His Dart Failed in ito Purpose. When people first saw Nathaniel leaforth they nearly always exclaim. d: "What a dear rold gentleman!" Vhen they know him better, they ;enerally added: "But a bit too fond if interfering." For Mr. Seaforth was the sort of nan' who prided himself on "taking n intelligent iterest" in other folks' ffairs. Now, of all things, he "loved" a ove affair. He invariably scented it far off, and did his best to help it long. One day he was comfortably isconced in an electric car when two oung people entered-a girl and a nan. There were only two vacant eats, and they, alas, were on .oppo ite sides of the car, and at different uds. The young people seated themselves n these, but immediately Mr. Sea orth, with a benign smile, rose cum orously, and gripping each successive trap in hazardous fashion, left his eat, which was next the young wom 6n, and accosted the astouishod young nan at the other end of the car. "Take my seat,". he said, in the olce of ene who would add, "and m? >lessing, too." The young man obedi mntly stumbled to the other end ot he car. The eyes of the whole company vere riveted in sympathetic interest >n the blushing couple now reunited, Lnd Mr. Seaforth chuckled into his -enerable beard as he said to his keighbor: "I don't like sweethearts to be sep Lrated. I was young once, myself." "Fares, please!" The conductor approached, the roung woman dived into her purse and aid for herself, while the young man )aid his nickel? Had they quarreled? The company were more interested han ever. The young man hastily he girl in stony silence. At last an in ;ot out at the next corner, passing tuisitive but kindly disposed old lady, rho could no longer restrain her curl )siiy, turned to the girl: "Why don't you kiss and be friends, ny dear?" "I've never seen the young man be ore," was the frigid reply; and, fol owing the direction of her angry glance, the entire company gazed in ;icent condemntatien at the would-be lupid in the far cornor.-Chicago rri bune. TOOK NO CHANCES. But They Gave the Judge an Oppor tunity to Be Generous. ~he recent agitation for the better safeguarding of money deposited by 'lients with solicitors must not be al owed to suggest that all solicitors do iot look faithfully to the pecuniary nterests of those who pult their trust a them. Especially is the contrary rue in the case where A having >1aced a sum in the hands of B, B ias been compelled to hand it on to a greater man in the' person of C. For example, a judge, now deceased, iad many briefs on hand at the mo nent of his elevation to the bench. A solicitor who had instructed him a one case called and suggested that is his client was not a rich mani, the iew judge might properly return the tumn which he had been paid for the ~onduct of a case which he could no eager take. His lodrahip was profoundly sensi )ie of the morality of the suggestion. :t ought undoubtedly to be done 1othing could be more just; but then, t was not for him to establish a p)re :edent which would be un'welcome to hoe profession. He was naturally of I retirig~g disposition. "E~xactly, my lord," answered the tolicitor. "We quite anticipated that ron would experience such a difficulty, mad for that reason we have stopped he check." Whether the language the new udge must have used, if only to him telf, was of a judicial nature the ~hronicles do not relate. It may be aken, however, that it would have ounded odd from the bench, and nust have been blacker than the ilack cap.-London Sketch. A Certain Cutre fo'r Aching Feet Aliens Foot-Ra~so, ai 'ower: cure i'ired, Aiugii~, Swveating. Aw lien it". 8 imph"- tnt FR Eit, ialso S ,mile o' FooT IC~A -lt MNiriPA'Y 'oaR PAD. a new inven on. A I iress Alien ,'. Olms-ea-l. L DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACKC? 11. Ktdney Trouble Makes You Miserable. 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It has been tested in so many ways, in hospit'al work, in private practice, among the helpless too poor to pur cbace rolief and has proved so successful in every case that a special arrangement hes been made by which all readers 9f this paper who have not already tried it, ntay have a sample bottle sent free by malt, also a book telling moire about Swamp-Root'and how to find out it you have kidney or bladder trouble. When writkig mention reading this generous send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,Bing hamton, N. Y. The regular fifty cent and Homeoof swamp-gq dollar sizes are sold by all good drugglsts. Don't make any mistake, but remembe the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton, N.Y., on every bottle. Sofl and Keeping Quality of Apples. Investigations 'of the apple soils of California have shown that there is a close relationship between the keep ing qualities of the apples. and the various kinds of. soils on which they are grown. 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