Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1 CAMP IN PEACE ON |g$a HARD FOUGHT FIELD iSS ing breakft under any Blue and Grey t<? Meet in Great He- lowed in tl union at Gettysburg?State of these dates Pennsylvania Plan to Entertain Each ve Hosts of Confederates and Fed- l'u such. Tfikerals. honorable i Washington Correspondence Char- certificate, lotto Observer. from the G Fifty years seems a long time,and which he e: it can bring about wonderful clian- the possibi ges, especially in a new great coun- erans enjo: try like ours. Fifty years ago. July for them al 1-3, 1863, was fought the famous State of Pei battle of Gettysburg, where the States Govi flower of the Southern Army under Lee, was pitted against the gallant J ? V. ? X' .1. rr.v- - ' w4v?ucio wl iuc nunu. i ut* ^reai CF3F state of Pennsylvania has completed Ol 1_ ^arrangements for bringing together ^"the veterans of the armies of the North and the South, who engaged Mr jo^ in deadly conflict on more than one th rhnmbi battlefield during the Civil War,and jjjjj antj e bringing them together on the his- cltv j8 a_j toric ground at Gettysburg, which jnK'a "Spl was baptized in the best blood of sim|iiir *" tc the Nation. , Iowa towi The blue and the Gray?the last geRt that t vanguard of two of the greatest ar- (.aster have mies that ever faced on the field of (jjuy s battle?arc to meet again at Gettys- j0wa jn ai burg. Not as they met 50 years ago, t;aZptte of with a breathless country waiting an(j jlow for the termination of this great GOT BI conflict?not to give to the sons of Two Ic the South another unperishable her- themselves itage in the grandest spectacle in wide-awake the annals of military pages; but to roa(is mov< meet to join hands in peace and 0j' w'ell ea marvel at the changes that the brief ne|ther is span of 50 years has wrought. ?n number SOUTHERNER TO SPEAK. Httle cltte; No higher evidence can be offered other, inau that the war is over and that we are 1^.,.. UUC UCUlh now a reunited country than this April and t cementing nnd crowning celebration of May. at Gettysburg. There will be 4 0,- Stuart w 000 veterans?one army instead of wj^h the two?one flag instead of two?-one have all re government instead of two. There ged Gn a c will be no rivalry, except the splen- 0f premiui did rivalry of patriotism. A South- inducement erner will deliver the principal ora- farmer win tion, and that at the request of ?he cjty limits < veterans of the Blue, and in this thereon, n< splendid opportunity which is of- distance, fered him. Representative Ileflin ot Several Alabama, whose loyalty to the tra- the mar ditions of the South is only surpass- tance on a ed by his fidelity to his country, will longest dis' S draw closer and bind stronger the (,at distano ties of patriotism and mutual admi- driving the ration and interest. and to the These are the great things which ?this to 1 will come to pass when the old sol- tants them diers meet at Gettysburg in one of Each roa< the greatest celebrations that will on his drag ever be staged for a similar event, tary, who No other such celebration will be cents in tt possible, for when the century mark was good has rolled around all the men who of coffee, ? fought in this great battle will have Qf olives, a been laid to reast. Their children 0f mustard may, and will, gather at the shrine and drinks made sacred by the blood and he- from this i role deeds of their fathers; but the rQad dragg coming celebration will be the the feed yard i only one where the real actors in charge, that stirring drama can be brought THE on the stace for ihoir nr.ui The first UNITED STATES JOINS. wa8 that The United States very properly pny who li Joins hands with Pennsylvania in who drove making the affair a success. Other m t while t states have signified their intention oeive his t 'l \ C\ legislative act of taking part in j2 o'clock, u\celebration, and will send all Twenty-t VVhe veterans in their jurisdiction their trad "^to the reunoin. roads leadl Each State will be given the op- erai nf the tion of determining to what veterans two or of the Cival War it will issue free tance of oi transportation. Pennsylvina's in- j,?.,?n travel vitatfon being that to each "honor- tjon an(j g\ ably discharged veteran of the Civil thus be se< War" as come to Gettysburg for the reached ho above celebration,either upon free giderahle \\ transportation, or at their own ex- The spec pense, and present proper creden- Pd, the cas tials proving them to be such vet- longest disi erans, she will provide food, shelter n?an living and entertainment during that pe- south of S riod. However, she furnisher free distance pi transportation to no one save her jnK ten nv own veterans. The national govern- an(j the th ment furnishes no free transports- ^oing to a tion whatever. north of t< A PROVIDES ENTERTAINMENT. ll(.ro js In the final completion of all roads in plans looking to this the greatest were drai reunion of the veterans of both |ongt.h. T armies since the war. it was decided team weigl that Pennslyvaniia as the host the next cl should provide all ent? rtainments pounds. 'I during the stay of the 4 50,0('(' vet- did not en erans, and that she and the National ?i |p11v*<i i it iirt' Goverment, t< gether as provided in on(. (j10 da the act of Congress August 26, mer?drivli 11)12, l>y each paying $150,00o to drag made the War Department with th? $:'.00, chants to h 000 total, should create and main- arrange pi tain a great camp and garrison men, equipment with all quartmaslers. Nli commissary. hospital and other while necessnry supplies ample for the rlul) waa 40,000 veterana ,,.tv the d The ramp, which has alread> b.-cn tt'?-i-or?i Ne> selected, comprises some 280 a< res. \ lar ,.m'Jn starting about 200 yards frc m the* | A|?ril IS j high-water tiiark \nonuinent on the *)tbattle-field and lying to the south- envelopes t west of the town and partly upon R(4(j ,|)4> ro| the scene of the first day's fight Mount Avr FIVE THOUSAND TENTS. the station Five thousand tents will bt stretch-j The idet ed over this vast area Each tent 'with many would ordinarily shelter 12 men, jn the Iss but on this occasion only eight vet- was quite erans will be quartered in < ne tent, prices llst.c Each will he supplied with a cot. inn: Four blanket, and mess kit, the latter to <?f coffee, become his property. Each tent will 14-quart gi contain also two basins, water buck- of axle gi ets and lanterns. Toilet articles package of other than these must be furnished a pair of < by the veterans. stew kettl Every provision lias been mad* to meal, bestd M take care of the veterans. Their mail in trade at and telegrams will be looked after On the d by a special postoffiee. They will be they came served their meals ot the end of the or more at company street, and every *hing arrived heft has been arranged except th* dls- arrived aft* position of baggage, which th? t- ing Fly 1 er.'.ns must take car* t' Veterans were gathe have beer, warned against I ringing the last dr trunks, only handbag- i ing a ( > . total numb and also Dotict hA> been g on rod. . that no women or < nildr? : . 1 la \s work allowed tc stav . th? 'Mr.p t- 1? many drov< their vnoali then long otioug RUAI Y J''N1 .returning I It Is arm* unced tt at the camp as possible. - THE LANCASTER sned In complete readness The Right Cours? option of veterans on Sun- The late Edward Dow 29, 1913, first meal being bel dl8CU88ed in I'll ig supper that night. The eep open until the follow- 8liys The Washington Sta , June 6, the last meal be- "Dowden's style was ist that morning; no one mid somber," said a sount circumstances will be al- j l often mHt hlm Dubli] lie camp before or after . ? , talk, unlike his writing teran must have an au- true Irish wit. lent al showing him to be . to ,l ? ' cre.ontiul must bo his vain efforts to swear on s (lis*, i re, or his pension none the less, to or a ; jrtiflcate of service Y\.. , . ,, , lovernor of the State in .. . . ..Pip I rof. nlisted. This is to prevent ruru over a new lity of any but real vet- need" 1 ent-?n to any /ing the reunion planned niim*,er of the P^K^L no small expense by the I ansylvania and the United | It's better to blow your erment. . than to blow a borrowed AT LOG DRAG RALLY D, i T. Roddey, president of enthusiasts was a mere lad er of commerce of Rock years who drove three la: x-mayor of that hustling from his home nine iniles tating the matter of hav- A LETTER, it Log Drag Rally Day," Quoting from a letter ? that had by two editor of the Record News ns recently. We sug the following: he business men of Lan- "As a result of Drag Da such a day at this place, mers have been convinced . Ellis of Starr county, ging will benefit the roac 1 article in The Breeders' ter how dry they may be. May 21, tells of the plan day morning, May 1, the j resulted, as follows: dry. hard and rough, ai SFORE THE PUBLIC. evening they were as smool iwa towns recently put ment. Several who were before the public as dragging were on hand tc s leaders in the good premiums and it is the jmeut and received a lot opinion that they have rned distinction though vedted. The co-operati more than two thousand among farmers and bus Each of these hustling has been greatly enhanced. >, independently of the have done anything tha gurated a road drag day, more good roads enthus held on the last day of did the drag demonstratio the other on the first day Such a big turnout of draggers was hardly exf as the first to co-operate as a result several of the ruralists in an effort to out of their advertised ads leading into it drag- necessitating the taking < certain day. Quite a list orders for future delivery, ns had been advertised. A general good feeling s being offered to each where in evidence. Everyo 0 came from outside the to be highly enthusisatic in a road drag and return demonstrating that th a matter how short the strength in the co-operal ing between the farmers prizes were a! x offered Mount Ayr their trading 1 coming the 'c lgest dis- the business men of the ct road drag, the second The number of drugs ii tance and the third long- Drag Day is enough evi< e, as well as to the man the farmers mean busine? heaviest four-horse team there was really more inte man having the best drag tested by the busy farme >e decided by the contes- one day day than could selves. aroused in a month in r; 1 dragger had to report towns that call themseP ; to the commercial secre- date. issued a certificate which This is not all the town ade as well as a pound Ayr expects to do in th at fifteen stores for 2f> "boosting" for better ruo t tie, hair tonic, a bottle into it, however, as the C ring of bologna, a glass Club is conducting its thi , and a dish of ice cream good roads contest, whicl at the fountain. Apart to surpass both of the pec lie bank provided all the considerably. ;ers with dinner and the No doubt other towns nan fed all teams free of the enthusiasm and help t | me roaus over which then FIRST ARRIVAL.. 1 must come and go and drag to arrive in town j P"st experience of the I* owned by a high school Commercial Club as an i ind driven six miles and they need have no cause on to Main street at 7 a. wardness or skepticism he last of the men to re- Every dollar properly i certificate arrived at just a road improvement movi having driven ten miles, he returned with good intt wo road drags had left Increase in trade and a n le mark on the various factory and plesant realtic Ing into the town, sev- ween the business making roads having been drag- and tlie farmers public w three times, a total dis- the town its trading rente ne hundred miles having led by the entire delega- DIDN'T WANT Ml tests of the town. It may en that before the drags Chicagc Record-Herald, me there would be con- I had a dream last nig ork done. thrilled me throughial prizes were well earn- I thought a shining angel h prize for coming in the bed lance being awarded to a And asked: "Have you ten and one-half miles and dated, I said: mart, the second longest of course, old top, but can ize going to a man llv- them true, iles northwest of Stuart, Or are you kidding W? ird longest distance prize pe joshed? man living nine miles To start with give mt >wn. which can see another fact in that the Those dose plays which the different directions boys block from me ;ged for a considerable And also one straw hat he heaviest four-horse be squashed bed 6,720 pounds, while -j want a voice the uuip < osest rival weighed 6,180 mile; 'lie list of special prizes A line of red-hot gat. that d here, however, as the wise; of two young women? A bleacher seat from win ughter of a wealthy far- don't 'bile;' ng into town on a road a wife who'll bear nu . it necessary for the iner- niy |j,,s urriedly get together and Anent long games 'izes for the young wo- wjth a smile. Said: "Would you tak< WSPAPER MAN. if j brought it wi the Stuart Commercial providing, of cours planning the Road Drag separate it from t itor of The Mount Ayr nate-guys?" vs was busy with a simi mind, and in his Issue of WHEN I AM <?1. innounced Ills intention 200 note-heads and 200 Florence L. Patterson, in 0 every farmer who drag- Magazine. ids between his place and Naught would I ask of st and return on Drag Day, To sit idle through the h< ery being worth $1.50. Reside the hearth or 'e 1 eveldently found favor trees, of the business men es up dated April 29 thorn Counting the years 1 dan a nine list of additional That I may hold intact t id, inculding the follow- Which make my life so l handkerchiefs, one pound day. jar of shoe cream, a ilvanized iron pail, a box But I implore the strengt ease, a buggy whip, a A deep and ready sympal poultry food a necktie. With those who laugh Iress hose, an aluminum who weep, e a ten-pound sack of es 2 5 cents to 50 cents And I would crave discer various stores. ; The beauty of the earth ay set aside as Drag Day The glory of the evening into town one, two, three a time. The first man Dive me a joy in all thinj ore 7 o'clock and the last And set me not so far ap r six o'clock in the even- I may not hear the childr 1 o'clock sixty-four drags red on the square, while And when my vesper son ag to arrive brought the Grant me, O God a youtt or up to an even hund- Let n.< remember I was was pressing at home, Lam< back S usually iti and remained only rheumatism of the inuse h to get there premiums, back, for which you will o their work Just as soon ing better than Cha One of the good roads Liniment. For sale by a NEWS, MAY 30, 1913. s. DEATH RATE IS HIGH. I rden was ptidnlnhln Many Govrenuient Aviators Arc , r Killed in the I'nited Slates. ponderous . Washington. May 28.?The Uni- j H t ted States has a larger percentage steer, "but Df accidental deaths among governu, and his ment aviators than any other na- i j sparkled tion, save Iitaly, according to statis- I tics filed with the chief signal officer j ny many of the army and made public yes- 1 liid of my terday. In percentage of losses ' j make an- England takes third place, France I fourth. An examination of the ' Dowden, records of the United States in com- j leaf. You purison with those of England, the \ one the only other nation from which exact ; j data are available, shows, however, , 1 n that American aviators averaged nearly twice the number of hours own horn |n ^jie ajr aluj mjies covered per one* aviator. A statement from the chief signal I officer says that France has a greatA y er relative advantage since her offi- \ Hi I cers have been under training for r periods that average much longer than our own. Very few of our R i oi iweive omcers nave been available for long rge horses periods of training in aviation. out. "The records of aviation in our service are causes for congratulation ^ from the rather than commiseration," he * 5, we have says, adding ' unfortunately casualties are given much more promiiy the far- nence here than elsewhere." that drag Is no mat- John Fox, Jr., Novelist, Divorced. On Thurs- New York, May 28.?One more oads were union of genius came to grief when id in the Frltzi Scheff, the prima donna, got ,h as pave- a divorce from John Fox, Jr., the averse to novelist. She is now free to wed i get their again and so Is he. Humor that general George Anderson, an actor in Miss bejn 'con- SchefT's company, would marry her Ive spirit came to nothing when she was askiness men ed about it. We never "I am too busy to think of marryt created Ing," she answered, iasm than "I am perfectly satisfied with my m." present position," said the actor drags and when the subject was mentioned to lected and him. stores ran Detectives pursued the novelist premiums, husband and they obtained some ?, >f orders evidence at the Gerald Hotel in New York city, which they related in t was every court. It was sufficient to convince j. ue seemed the justice and he signed the de, thereby cree. J tl er? was Lion exist- Tact of a Teacher. j ^ who make Men relate a tale of a brave and point and rosourceful mtie school teacher in , unty soat- one of our suburbs who supports her a to a n o'i mofjier and three young sisters on nee ina jlpr l)y nQ moan3 munificent salary. - and 111 at sayg The CieVeland Plain-Dealer. >4= res. r'iani- |ast Ueek her mother called her up 1 \ s by telephone. "Listen," wailed the .. , , ? usually be 0j(, ,ady> ?a whole bunch of rela- ,ba1 1 1 uan> l,,Nsa tives is coming to supper tomorrow (A'\I , l'P~ ? evening. I'll have to make a cake lif'Vl I w . . or something, and I haven't an egg " f ' . oi ?M.OU^ in the house. And tlie ?t for lit ? W M V/ I V/ Vrf Vy I W u II I- T J 1 /" m"' trust, us any more, and there won't , ? ] t,v le8,,'P* be anv money until next week, Ju8t g,p1 ommerclal and , ' and i>la ird annual "Never mind, mother. I'll fix it," co. 8j 1 ;)ro . ses answere(j (he young teacher cheer- v go eding ones ? Th ghe turned |n to hpf corn is class. pasture .\i" eatih 'Sow children," she said, "toc >u ? up morrow wju be the beautiful story ' ;,.;;n,;hS Of Columbus and how he made the Roth ? VV' j1 . '.C egg stand on end. Each of you will fess grt n<""' ,5' please bring an egg to school tomor- Represe lius .ation row -phe class is dismissed." that th? lor nack- , ,, . domesti vested In Stop Gullies With Bermuda. ' *(\Jy mfiit will o. A. Galloway, in The Progressive re1 v^bIoti rest in an Parmer. reducini oore satis- j bought an old washed-away in ship net farm that peonle laughed at me for *], op a town buying. I , d $700 for it?12". wo?2L5 ' bich make acres. Now T - n sell it for $2,500, i. but will not t.4..e that. stitutio. ? Just commence at top and fill ! oMv'T It'll. down and set grass as you go down '* (a,1M and you will stop the soil at the top v"rse a< I hail them that would hide a horse Press' ? ht which ?e goVl that bu Constipation Cured. into the Dr. King's New Life Pills will re- her ther ti wish?" constipation promptly and get ting the your bowels In healthv confuting i.r.r m ? you make aRaln- John Supic, of Sanbury, Pa., attempt says: "They are the best pills 1 pockets 11 1 won't ever used, and I advise everyone to What use them for constitpation, indigos- this? IV, t\\( eves t,on anrt liver complaint." Will against help you. Price 26c. Recommend- should popcorn e<* Lancaster Pharmacy and opportu Standard Drug Co. governn tliat can't .ii hear a ~*~' and I the I I wallow all ^ ^ ^ w The I 1 ttie earth I apped up, I Z^ZIZZZZZIZZIZIZIZZZ ie, I could |S hose mag- I Build ir (lfish ease, 3urs ?????????? DOORS, SASH, h "powers BLINDS , 1 FLOORING, CEILING, h to keep SIDING, aiid those MOLDING, COLUMNS, ton?ee??s' Phone or mail orde skies *' ?? Kay, J r,?y Syleecau K is RiinK. ! t/ iful heart, PHONE 370. CjC caused by les of the find Tioth II dealers 3 Comparative Digestibility of Food Hade with different Baking Powders From a Series of Elaborate Chemical Tests: An equal quantity of bread (biscuit) was made vith each of three different kinds of baking powder? ream of tartar, phosphate, and alum?and submitted eparately to the action of the digestive fluid, each or the same length of time. The relative percentage of the food digested is hown as follows: Bread made with Royal Cream of Tartar Powder: | 100 Per Cent. Digested j Bread made with phosphate powder: | 681/* Per Cent. Digested | Bread made with alum powder: | 67^t Per Cent. Digested } These tests, which are absolutely reliable and inprejudiced, make plain a fact of great importance o everyone: Food raised with Royal, a cream of artar Baking Powder, is shown to be entirely digesible. while the alum and phosphate powders are found largely retard the digestion of the food made from hem. Undigested food is not only wasted food, but it > the source of very many bodily ailments. iiju now runnning a machine auces are justified. If they are not justified certainly the public has a Bermuda grass and it will right to know it when a campaign ash any more. You can cut for lower wages is set on foot by lv and nastnro' ran't tie i~ ?- i * ? _ , .. v mv/ u v ojn.v uu iuicicms (iUK nave reBisied not sow Johnson grass at all! an equitable system of taxation. the roots of Bermuda grass Manufacturing industries and innt them three feet apart in terests that for many years hav? id just keep plowing, you frequented congressional committee a stand It will come after rooms and maintained lobbies in done and make fine fall Washington to secure the legislation they wanted can have no honest objection to showing how and when Under woods Threat. ., . . . . . . .. they are hurt by tariff revision. If the Sun and the Times pro- .. .. . . , . .. sat indignation because of the>' ""empt to deceive the country ntative Underwood's remark by dishonest clamor against acts or 1 bureau of foreign and congress and to rob their workmen t commerce might be called j pv reduction wages, on false preteniquire into the facts of the they de8erveto be exposed, lere manufactures make the of the tariff an excuse for New ^ ork World. ? wages. uote Representative Under- It's the easiest thing in the world exact words: to bear the ills we haven't. n great manufacturing in is are ready to threaten their with a reduction of wages Subscribe for The NeWS they say there has been ad t ion and legislation ill con- j There Is more Catarrh In this section c I too r to reflect on the action of country than all other diseases put top. tin i ami erment of the United States, , ?n,il lll? ? "? wak ufi-wcu n l.> , , ii ! incuruble. lor a prout many years doiluia reau has the power to walk pronounced it a local u.scasc auit prescribed I oval ir offices and ascertain whet- I remedies, and l>y constantly tailing to cure Willi ? is real reason for their cut- local treatuielit. pronounced It Incurable. Science has proven t'atarrli to be a constitutional disease, ' rates Of wages Of their la- and therefore requires constitutional treatment, vhether it is merely a selfish Hull's t atarrb cure, manufactured by F. J. to put money Into their own 1,% ^Ft}' '.i??'?'i'*il'T jml>' 1 J . tional cure on Un1 market. I* tal.cn Internally , in doses from.'' drops to a teaspoon.'ul. It acts IS there to complain of in directly on d'lo blood and mucous surfaces of i_, the system. They offer one hundred dollars for I .111 u 1 at t lir r. who protest ((llT um- )t to cun, Send for Circulars ami any changes in the tariff testimonials. be the first to welcome the Address: F. j CI1ENF.Y & CO.. Toledo, OhlOv imy 10 prove to the proper by Unionist*. 75o. wit officials that their griev- | Tuko Uull'u Kumiij rills for conntiputioa MBER = AND ===== I. ig Material || BALLUSTEItS. SHOP WORK, DOOR and WINDOW FRAMES MANTELS, TILES, GRATES, j LIME, J CEMENT, PLASTER. rs given PROMPT ATTENTION. Manufacturing* >mpany ROCK HILL. S C 1 m wj i^wawwiit.1,11 IWH thiih, !