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I HUMANITY ESSAY WRITTEN BY ERNEST AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAI f VILLE.?OCCASION UN ING FOUNTAI The following essay was writt< ? by Ernest Gary, 14 year old son < Chief Justice and Mrs. Eugene ] Gary. Sometime before Mr. Herma Ensign, a Northern philanthropis had given to the City of Abbeville tl drinking fountain for animals no located at the Southern end of tlConfederate plaza. On the occasio i'of its unveiling the ladies of tfc Civic Club, through whose efforts tli fountain came to Abbeville, Mrs. 1' T. Coleman being then president, ol fered a medal to the high school pi pil who wrote the best essay on th above subject. The medal was wo by young Ernest Gary. Ernest subsequently entere Washington and Lee , Universit ivhprp he was aecidentlv drowne March 1st, 1914, a bright mind an a brilliant career being cut short b the deplorable tragedy which brough sorrow to many people in Abbevill who had learned to love the youn; boy. The essay will be read now wit interest. It would have been pub lished long ago except that the manu script was lost. It has just no^ been found. Wfr TV This is a subject, not only o gravest importance, in so far as i may affect the treatment of animals but likewise in its tendency to de velop a- Christian spirit, and a gen t tie nature in the human race; foi th?re is no doubt, that cruelty ii i ..-''any form, manifests a hard hear and one that regards not the teach ings of the Bible. In the early ages of the world the elephant, the cow, the dog, th cat, the monkey and other animal were regarded as sacred in certaii countries. When the Persians unde Cambyses, invaded the "territory o Egypt, they placed in front of thei army a variety of dogs, cats, an< other animals which were held sa 1*1. cred by the Egyptians, who not dar ing to injure the sacred animals suffered themselves to be overcom' by the Persian army. The horse has always been es teemed most highly, especially a mong the Arabians; and, the favor ite horse of the Emperor Caliguli was stabled in a palacc, fed at i ? ?~? nnfli ml/In/) Afifc XI70' llinfW) rnaugci mut gnuvu .. ? made" a member of the college ' o: priests, and afterwards raised t< the consulship. |fe?! While the Israelites were sojourn ing in the land of Egypt, they be came impatient and dissatisfied, be cause Moses delayed to come dowi from Mount Sinai, and they request ed Aaron to make gods for them t< worship. In pursuance of their peti tion, he made them break off tneii ear rings, and, with a graving tool fashioned them an image, for whic* he selected the calf as his model, or account of their high regard for th< cow. In all ages there have been thosi r who net only themselves treated ani mals with humanity, but have als< endeavored to prevent others, fron practicing cruelty to animals. Since the era of the Christian religion then has been a new impetus in this direc tion, until it has culminated in th< organization of societies for th< prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the land, Under the nami ? x of The American Band of Mercy, anc other names, all of them are doinj grand and noble work. In assembling on this occasion t< dedicate our drinking fountain, i * is not fitting that we should forge Mr. Hermann Ensign, the philan thropist, who, by his will, left thous ands of dollars for the purpose o buying fountains, from which mai and beast may quench their thirst His noble philanthropy has erectei a monument in the hearts of tjv people every where, that will las when these fountains shall hav< crumbled into dust. Nor should w \ forget that it is due to the effort of our towns-lady, Mrs. M. T. Cole man, that we are enabled to cele brate this occasion; for it was he correspondence with the executo of Mr. Hermann Ensign's will tha caused the monument to be present ed to our municipality. The great influence of these hu mane organizations, has caused th passage of many good laws; am TO ANIMAL GARY UPON WHICH HE WJ . BY CIVIC CLUB OF ABBEVEILING OF THE DRINKN FOR ANIMALS. ;n while it is impossible to legis jf moral principles into a man, tl g J laws certainly prevent the crime in! cruelty to a considerable extent, ^ inspiring the criminals with the i le of punishment for their violatior w This fountain recalls to mind ie almost matchless piece of w n I painting by Hawthorne in his < iejcr!ption of the Town Pump. It is ie | beautiful that we would be glad [Jreproduce it in full, but time i f_ only permit us to quote these woi j. "From my spout and such spo e as mine, must flow the stream t n shall cleanse our earth of the v portion of its crimes and angui ^ which have gushed from the y fountains of the still. In this migl j enterprise, the cow shall be my c ^ federate. Milk and water! The To y Pump and the cow! Such is the gl I ious copartnership, that shall t< down the distilleries and brew 'ho es, uproot the vineyards, shatter 1 k cider presses, ruin the tea and c fee trade, and finally monopolize 1 _ whole business of quenching thii Blessed 'consummation! Then, p< erty shall pass away from the lai findihg no hovel so wretched, wh< ? his squalid form may shelter itsc t Then, Disease, for lack of other \ , tims, shall gnaw its own heart, a die. Then, inn, if she do not d shall lose half her strength. Suca , to the Town Pump!" t [j The manner in which the laws p t mit the destruction of the heron . a blot on civilization and Christii ity. Wild birds, generally are i dependent upon man's protection, e they can get an abundance of fc g in the fields and woods. i Unfortunately, however, this r not true as to the poor heron, a be; f tiful, large, white bird which is i r protected by law, whose destructi 1 arises from the vanity of women wear the aigrette plucked from 1 >. plumage of the heron, on their hi and in their hair. e This bird is captured at the ti: when they have to go to cert places for search of food for the . selves and their babes. The old i . trapped and carried to places wh< a they are stripped of their feathe i then after a time, they are release 5 Sore and bleeding they return f the dear little ones, who with moul > open wide, have waited for th mother and food; then starvati seizes them, and all life leaves the so the poor mother and mate fi their loved ones, cold in death. N< no longer can the old ones strugi against death, and with backs ble< ing, babes starved, the dear parei meet an end similar to that of t yeung, and a happy family is utt( ly destroyed. Would not their lives adorn tl earth more than a wretched, hor ble death? Would not those feath< deck those little bodies more th being stuck upon a bargain count for sale? Would you not feel bett if you sprinkled food for those bab rather than starve them and murd the mother and mate? But who is to blame for this h: rible deed; who is the real murden who is happy and joyous over t jdeed? Why, the American ladies a ,'they alone. It should require no li 2 J to stop this evil. The ladies are t 1 j legislators in this case. Only do th I have to stop wearing the aigrette a | other such decorations which cau )jpain and suffering, and they st t! all. tj Fashion is one of comfort's woi enemies. Fashion causes more pa -!snd unnecessary discomfort, th f any other thing of its class. View t i song b'rd, imprisoned for life in ;. small enclosure or cage. Chain i from the out-door world, where r e^ture calls for him. Taken from t paradise of woods or fields where e!sang its praises to the Almighty G< p ! itc Snnromii flrpntor All this Kiiff s ing only for c-hattcring and an orr - ment in the house, or for some hyi i- crites who say they love birds. Yi r iove them only enough to impris r them and deprive them of their fri t dom, and rights and joy. Think also for a moment of t poor horse and dog who have h - their tails docked, only to make tin e look as they call it, stylish. Does r djGod well know what is best for m Sjand beast? Did he not give th< | horse and dog a tail that they mighl keep the flies and insects off theii coats? As the beast was made foi man's use, was he not made perfect and not to be improved upon as mar calls it? ' Is it not criminal to chop the flaps off the poor dog's ears? Were the} not to keep the dust out and to prolate *ender Parts of the eai ie=e from injuries? All this pain is sure, 0? ly only for fashion and fashion alone; ky only to make the dog look sharp and 'ear friskyOf all the evils done to the horse the Check Rein is the worst. The or(j horse was created to work hard and les-1 steadily, .iis body is constructed so s0 j that, when extremely heavy burdens I are placed upon him, he may throw jviH j his weight against his harness and >(js. J enable himself to carry the burden; uts but man puts a hindrance to this hat'possibility and means, by placing up.ast on the brute a check rein which .gh | cramps and holds his neck in an unery | comfortable position and prevents kty | the animal from throwing his weight on_ upon his load and causes, him to wn strain himself and thus after a while or_ ruin him completely. sar Similar cruelty is exercised not us- only to horse and dog and bird, but the unto all animals which man comes of- in contact with, in all lands and on the all seas. And the fact that the mighty st. rule- nd controls and persecutes the dv- weak, shows the great cowardice in ? " knf +V?io IB fVlO /to Oft tlUf man f UUU bUio 10 intuvojjlj v?uv vao^i jre It has been frequently suggested >lf. that animals or any species of the ic- Dumb Creation, have not any feel,nd ings "of gratitude or appreciation; lie, and that any kind? treatment is ess somewhat wasted when shown and given to any brute. But I wish to er. say in return that animals have , a is great deal more gratitude and thank-' in. fulness in their hearts than does 10t man ever give them credit for havas ing. iod In many cases has the dog saved his master from death or from some trouble, when his master never 3Q_ thought of danger. lot It was a dog which was martyred. A* ViA Via/) oQtrA/1 fVia 1 nf o KQKV LV/1* |IU^1 LkM uuu kiavvu MAW tav w* w wuwjt to j Only because Wood from the snake, ;he ! which sought to devour the child ats which was under the dog's care, wac on the mouth of the poor good dog. rae The master in anger and rage killed the dog, then found the baby under m. the cradle which had been overire turned in the fight. v 5re Animals can so become attached rs; to their masters that they will suffer eti. many painful beatings or punishto ments for no just cause, and will ths submit to much ill treatment from eir their masters and still remain true on and faithful. Many have taught good m,' lessons by submitting to cruelty nd without returning evil for evil, ow Many horses have shown their love ?le for their masters in battle, scenting Jd- danger and warning their rider. It is the elephant that never forkeigets a kind deed shown him and likeer" wise never forgets an injury done 'him and seeks revenge worse than a | human being. Ti- i In passing we commend the fold's lowing plea for the so-called "mad j an j dog:"j The "dog days" are the time to j ,ei gxve the dog the Denent 01 the aouot. j eSj If ever there be call for the exer'er cise by man of Christian charity tojward his best friend among the ani>r-: mals, it is when August suns set, a ir; j madness by no means peculiar to a he!canine ancestry. nd Even a dog should have a chance. *w He is human in bodily, ills, as, in ,he certain noble qualities; his rule of j ey | conduct is that of the exceptional, nd,rather than the average man. ise j The dog has his trials, his malaop;d!es, his exasperations, "even as you 'and'I." In the hot weather it is well^ rst to remember that he is st:ll wearing' lin his winter clothes, and that nature | an has not given him the cooling boon] ,he;of perspiration through his pores.: a Yet let him but stagger faintly in; ed! search of water and the cruel pack ia-':s at his heels! its. It would be a sad commentary on it our treatment of animals if it were id, possible to know the percentage of er-1 faithful dogs that are executed with1a-! out trial, and on no other indictjo-|ment than that of rumor or hysteria, es! j The crime of rabies against the on . dot? is easiest to lav and the most ce- difficult to disprove. In every part of the country there is a' slaughter of ;he the innocent on no other grounds ad than those which superstition and( em prejudice are always ready to establot >ish. Rabies, one of the rarest of all an diseases is heralded as one of the ft ; commonest and most dangerous, b Give the dog a chance. Do not exe: cute him on the irresponsible word of : some unknown , rumor-monger who , knows no more about rabies than the i canine victim understands his offense The line between the human and . the beast is so frequently invisible , in the case of a dog that his murder is a species of moral homicide. To . condemn a creature of such power of faith and passion of love to a , dog's death, simply because he happens to be a dog, implies a species J of rabies in man that speaks but (poorly for a superiority founded | largely on self?assumption. i Even the most insignificant in-, , sects have sometimes an appreciation that is surprising. For instance, jwhen Beethoven was about seven j years of age there was a spider that crept on his hand every day while he was playing on his violin, and remained there until he had when it would return to its nuHi seemed to enjoy the musio^jMffl^&t The knowledge of insects respects is greater than that of mSl!! W In the West, the wasp informs "'ine' farmers whether there shall be any ^ [floods that year or not, by building ^ his nest or home high up on the trees, along the creek, and low. When high you may depend upon it that you shall have much rain; if low, ^ you may plant your crops and make ^ good. Also the spiders tactics show wh^n frost and ice will come. As 1 have said, doing kindness not , only benefits the brute but it tends ? to soften the heart of the giver. | In conclusion, perhaps the greatest tribute ever paid any animal is the I masterpiece by Lord Byron, inscrib- w Lj ?Ui.V T M. ea upon & H1UUU1I1CUV? vr1UVU a Mian it give in full: . g . "Near this spot tl Are deposited the remains of one n Who possessed beauty without vanity J Strength without insolence, d I Courage without ferocity, v And all the virtues of man without st ? his vices. s< This praise, which would be unmean- w ing flattery, b If inscribed over human ashes, ^ lis but a just tribute to the memory of ^ Boatswain, a dog, *( Who was born at Newfoundland, . May, 1803 w And died at Newsted Abbey, November 18, '08.M bi .. fi When some proud son of man re- ?' turns to earth 11 Unknown to Glory, but upheld by S birth, b The sculptor's art exhausts the & pomp of woe, < And storied urns, record who rests; n below; | T When all is done, upon the tomb is fl seen, r< Not what he was, but what he should cc have been; But the poor dog, in life the firmest aj friendj bl The first to welcome, foremost to tl defend, sc Whose honest heart is still his mas- E ters own, H Who labors, fights, lives, and breath- it. ea for him alone, tl Unhonour's falls, unnoticed all his ] V worth, Denied in heaven, the soul he held rc on earth; | r< While man poor insect! hope9 to bejoi forgiven J N And claims himself a sole exclusive = heaven. Uh man! thou feeble tenant ot an.i hour, Debased by slavery, or corrupt by J power, Who knew thee well must quit thee with disgust, ' ( Degraded, mass of animated dust! j Thy love is lust, thy friendship all a cheat, Thy smiles hypocricy, thy words deceit! By nature vile, ennobled but by name, Laeh kindred brute mignt Did thee blush for shame, Ye! who perchance behold this sim-[ pie urn, Pass on?it honours none you wish' to mourn; To mark a friend's remains, these stones arise; I never knew but one, and here he lies." ?ERNEST GARY, JR. Age 14 years. Abbeville, S. C. If it costs as much to fight the boll weevil whether cotton yeild?| one bale or a third of a bale per( acre, what's the answer? Build the soil. '! #&' I gw IRISH FREE STATE ARMY HEAD. General Richard Mulcahy, who is succeeded to the position of ommander in Chief, and is menoned as one of the three probable iccessors to the assassinated head : the Free State, Michael Collins, ecently, "Dick" Mulcahy issued an timatum to the army to avoid all 1 iprisals. IROS FLY 3,000 MILES FOR HOMES .Washington, Sept, 16.?How far ill a migratory -bird travel in its ill and spring flights? The Bioloical Survey has determined that ley inako flights of at least 3,000 tiles. An investigation (has been connoted for several years by the Smrey by trapping ducks and other rong winged fowls in northern actions, and marking them with hite bands bearing a serial numer and the legend, "Biol. Surv., 7ash. D, The numbers on the >wls are recorded and from time ) time, hunters bagging some of lose marked report where and hen the bird brought down. More than two hundred suchi rds were loosed with the bands rom Lake Scugog. in Ontario, abut 20 mile3 north of Toronto, and lany reports have been received, o far, the record flight is that of a lue-winged-tatal, banded Septeraer 24, 1920, and killed two months nd seven days later in a swamp ear Port of Spain, on the Island of Vinwlad. The shortest possible ight the bird could have taken to ;ach this point, which is off the >ast of Venezuela, is 3,000 miles In tracing their routes it seemed pparent that the mallards and ack duck travelled together, and ieir course from Lake Scugog was mthward along the shores of Lake rie by way of the St. Clair flats ere the route divided, the majory continuing southwest, crossing ro Uhio, and tnen to the Mississippi alley where the majority wintred. Th,e . others took a southeasterly iute, crossing the Alleghany and :aching the Atlantic coast l>v way I Chesapeake and Deleware B r, < one of the banded birds were takn j I:: . ' V ' - ' . . i . : : : i : t* I ? ?v - - < Jty s jggssss^ jpPwWMMi ;>r ^v-^-v ..?s#8t I- : ^ -- ^wMa&?a RAIL TRANSPORTATION This passenger tTain running < Miss., covered with overflow from ficulty in keeping up to the time ; COPY SUMMONS. FOR RELIBF. (fcomplaint Served) rhe State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. Court of Common Pleas. IV. F. Nickles, - - 'Plaintiff,. against ' Minnie L .Farrow, Lucy Hiamilton, Theo Alias Frost Davis, L. A.. | Richie, Charlotte Garlington, Jas. Davis, Wallace Wright- and William Davis, - - Defendants. To the Defendants above named:' You Are Hereby Summoned and equired to answer the Complaint in his action, of which, a copy is berevith served upon you, and to "serve a :opy of your answer to the said :omplaint on the subscriber .at his. >ffice at Abbeville Court House, ' South Carolina, within twenty day^ ifter tjie service hereof, exclusive of ;he day of such service; and if you [an to answer the Complaint within * the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in th? Complaint. Dated 22nd Feb. 1922. ' ! D. H. HILL, Plaintiff's Attorney. To the Defendants above named*. You and each of you will please take ; notice, especially, William Davis; that the complaint in the above entitled action, together with the summons, therein, of which the above is a copy was duly filed in the office of J. L Perrin, Clerk of the Court,of Common Pleas for Abbeville Coun- ; ty, S. C. on the 22nd Feb. 1?22. v,' ^ v D. H. HILL, Plaintiff's Attot&ey. 9, 25, Swks ltw. COPY SUMMONS. FOR RELIEF. * . ' ' 'A The 'State of Sooth Caroline, .COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. A'?Court of Common Pleas. Spencer Watt, - - - Plaintiff,f'V against ' * ; Anne Watt and David Watt, : * Defendants. vyi To the Defendant*, Anne end Deviif Wetti Yon Are Hereby Summoned and required to answer the Complaint in' his action, of which a cppy is here^ with served upon you, and to serv? i copy of your answer to the satt complaint on the subscriber at his office at Abbeville Court Boose, inuth Carolina, within twentv davs ifter the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you f fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will, apply to the Court for the relief demanded in Ibe ctim- * plaint D. H. HILL, Plaintiff's Attorney: Feb. 10, 1922. To the absent defendant, David Watt Take Notice: That the complaint in the above entitled action, to- ' gether with the summons therein, f which the above is-a copy, was duly filed in the office of J. L. Ferris**' ?lerk of the Court, of Common Ptea^ 'or Abbeville County, S. C., on tfte 25th flay of Sept. 1922. D. H. HILL, Plaintiff's Attorney; 9, 25,>3wk9. Itw. "Looke here, Mose," said the wliiteforeman of a gang of colored laborers, "every time I come asound you're loafing. How does it happen I never find you at work?" "Ah'll tell you how come, boss.! * It's 'cause dem rubber heels of yonrn iTon't make no noise a-tall '-r-Ex." W I '1 jj - v i UNDER DIFFICULTY >ver tracks near Vicksburg, the Mississippi River, has difschedule.