The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 01, 1913, Page 3, Image 3
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IAKIDUDY 5 KtKLY
TO MRS.LONGSTREET
New York Oflicial Gives His Side of I
Ithe Sickles Controversy?The I
State is Humiliated. I
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 29.?The fame |
of Gen. Daniel E. Sickles as a sol- I
dler should not deter New York I
I ^ state In its efTorts to collect the I
$23,476 unaccounted for by the I
general as chairman of the New 1
York monuments commission. This I
is the view advanced by Attorney 11
General Carmody, in a letter today, II
I to Mrp. Helen D. Longstreet of 11
Gainesville, Ga., widow of the Con- II
federate general. In a telegram to II
Attorney General Carmody, Mrs. II
Longstreet offered to raise $23,476 II
from the ragged and maimed fol- II
lowers of Lee to pay off the debt. i ]
Attorney General Carmody's let- II
ter says: 11
"Your sympathetic and patriotic II
expressions do Justice to your heart, II
but they do violence to the facts in II
this case. General Sickles is being II
prosecuted by the State of New York II
for converting to his own use the II
sum of $23,476. This money came ||
into his hands as chairman of tho II
Btate monuments commission to be II
used among other purposes for the 11
erection of monuments to mark the II
resting places on the field of Gettys- II
burg of the brave soldiers who fell I f
in defense of their country and to II
provide for a celebration upon the ||
field of Gettysburg in which those
living might participate, at the
state's expense in a fitting manner.
"General Sickles appropriated
this amount to his own use. This
be has not attempted to Justify or
to defend, admitting that he took
the state's money for private use
without authority of law, an act,
* which, under our laws, and under
the laws of all civilized governments,
means stealing, lie was given his \
own time to repay this amount, and
that time was extended at his suggestion,
without any desire to embarrass
him, and with the full ap- 1
i preciation of the claim which he has
upon this nation for the great services
he rendered. These services
can not be over-estimated, but even
the fame of the soldier must not be
used as a cloak or protection for
. the commission of crime and it is
nothing less than misdirected sympathy
to undertake to so confuse
the questions involved in which to
make an ordinary prosecution for a
crime seem like persecution and to
elevate as a martyr, a person who
confesses his dereliction.
"New York state appreciates her
heroes and feels humiliated at the
spectacle which this case presents. \
New -York state also respects her
| ** laws and seeks to enforce them in a
I snirit of enualitv to all.
"I trust this hriof statement of
the facts will show you how erront
eous have been your views, how misplaced
your sympathy and how misdirected
your criticism."
The Debt of Agriculture to Woman.
Agriculture toduy depends chiefly
t upon the work of its primeval women.
We are indebted to the
nomad's wife for the greatest of all
economic services. She trained the
young of the more tamable animals,
gave thee1 to her savage husband,
and maii'd of him the more civil
herdsman who in ages followed his
flocks after the manner of Jacob
and Job. This fertile wife of the
nomud became the wife of the farmers,
and she made a farmer of her
son by placing in his hands the
precious seed of the grains, the
^present basis of agriculture, the
bread of man, and the concentrated
food of all our domestic animals.
Where did this ancient mother
get these precious seed?. In many
cases we do not know, and cannot
even guess. She found some plant
I with one or two rich seeds, planted |
f k ( them, and then generation after
| r * ^ generation of her descendants picked
I nvi.r their little ti.itctws ->
iocting seeds to be preciously pre- !
served from tin- harvest fesitval, I
which we now call Piaster. Hy this
process running through unknown
gemmations of men, the plants became
so changed by the artificial application
of Darwin's law of selection
that now no botanist dares suggest
what plant or plants were the
wild forbears of some of the present
grains from which the world today
obtains its bread.
We are indebted to this cave or
tent-dwelling woman. Out shall we
accept her work as final? Can
science do no better than followalong
the path she laid out? The
fact that agricultural science Is today
doing lllth more than this is
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Selling
GINGIIA
1 case "Utility" Dress Ginghams in
patterns with solids to match. r
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PERCAL
i e big lot yard wide "Lucerne" Pe
ed with black and colored stripes
brand for which some get 12$c, b
Big new lot "Punjah" Percales, in
and dresses and in solid colors, i
fast. At some places a 15c seller,
CIIEVIO
20 pieces Cheviots in solids and nea
patterns for shirts, dresses, blou
the yard
LADIES' W
New Spring line of Ladies' Waists ir
Linenes, Lawns and Soiesettle
Laces, Medallions, Buttons and 1
all-round values we've been able
DRESS!
Ladies' House Dresses, well made of
pretty new patterns and styles,
prising value, only
APRON
We are showing a nice, new assortirj
Aprons, etc., in white and desist
when you can buy 'these,
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Ladies' plain, pink, light blue and lili
Persian trimmings and in full si
Ladies' short Crepe Kimonas, beau
trimmed with plain colored satin
Ladies' pretty figured l<jng Crepe K
colored satins and lfcces, well wc
only i._
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SPRING OX
Our new Spring wxfords in the ME
arrived and look mighty good.
Tans, Gun Metals, Vicis and Sat
and Button styles at $1.50,
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tifully shaded and figured,
a and laces, only $1.50 each
imonas trimmed with plain
>rth $2.50, but to go now at
$2.00each
FOKl)S
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We have them in Patents,
ins, and in Pumps, P.lucher
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rcales in white ground, figuri,
checks, rings, dots, etc. A
ut our price only _^_10c yard
beautiful patterns for shirts
all of which are guaranteed
but goes here at only 12?c
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t stripes and checks. Ideal
ses and rompers. To go at
10 cents
AISTS
i white and black, made of
and variously trimmed with
Embroidered work. The best
to find __50c and $1.00 each
i?:s
Percales and Qinghams, in
every one of ^rtiich is a sur
and $1.50 each
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27-inch Flouncings in numerous
only
Baby Irish Flouncings, some o:
only
Beautiful 27-inch and 44-inch S
Baby Patterns, 75c quality, 27dresses
at only
Insertions to match at
marquisett:
Don't fail to see these beautiful
ings. One of the newest
yard
SPE<
"With the Merit
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1 solid case good 6c Apron Ging
but in full, clean pieces, to
go
Ladies' splendid long and hig
SI.(X) value reduced now to
pktti
Short Outing Petticoats, nicely
but now only
bla;
Pretty figured crib Blankets.
50c quality reduced to
All Bed Blankets in stock to gc
rem]
If you can use a remnant of c<
it off our Bargain Counter
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A few dozen pairs Ladies' Fin
otherwise alright. Uegula
In sizes 2 to 5. Your choic
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50c, 75c and $1.00 ^
wiss Flouncings at 50c yard
inch dainty Flouncings for baby j
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ouc yard i
10c yard
K FLOUNCINGS
I embroidered Marquicette Flouncand
prettiest things out, at the
....$1.25, $1.50 and $2.00
DIALS
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1IIAMS
;hams, not seconds or short lengths
go at only.. 4c the yard
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h neck Outing Gowns. Our best \;
only 75c each
I COATS
made of good material. Were 50c
30c each
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75c quality reduced to 50c '
39c |
? at a liberal reduction. I j
NANTS I / '
)tton or woolen goods, you can buy I i
exceedingly cheap. I !
IOKS
ie Shoes, a little off in style but !
r prices were $2.00 to $3.00 pair.
:e of the lot now at only. 98c pair I
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