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VOL. 75, ? EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29th, 1910_ N0-21- > HISTORIC DO Letters That Snow ?he Villainy of Sherman as Well aa the true , Bravery- of Hampton In order that the younger.'gener*. tion may . form, some idea of the troublous days of the sixties, The Advertiser publishes two letters that passed between Gen. Sherman and Gen. Hampton that were pub-, iished in ' the August? Chronicle Sunday last. < The documents also have a historio vaine and should he preferred. The following correspondence be tween General Sherman, the modern 1 Duke of Alva, and General Wade Hampton, should be of interest to the young- men, not only of the Southe but of the North as well It shows something bf the firm and desperate determination of the Con federate soldiers to protect the hon or of Southern ladies even at the risk of war to the death. ' The incident ta which allusion is made by General Hampton in this correspond eil ce was an outrage com mitted st Feasterville by a lieuten ant in Sherman's army, who waa soon afterward shot for ?t. He kill-, ed the father of the house and the/ outrage following, left the beauti ful daughter a white-haired imbecile j It is because of outrages like this that Southern men ?ca?ot under stand why some Normera people greet Southern guests with the air, Marching Through.'Georgia.9'1 They seem to think it appropriate. They would not if they knew the inhuman deeds it recalls: ?? Headquarters in the Field, Feb. 8*th, 1865. Lieutenant General Wade Hamp* ton, (^mmanding.Cavairy Forces Confederate Sta.es Airiny. General: It is officially reported to me that our forajriiig parties are murdered after capture and labeled "Death to all f?rageri." One in stance of a lieutenant and seven men near Chesterville, cod another of twenty? "near a ravine eighty rods from tt?ham roadf!\ ?bout three J ? m^l^^ra Fe^rvUfel?S^^ in our hands to be disposed of in like manner. I hold about 3000, prisoners, captured in various, ways, and can stand it as long as yon, and would suggest that you give. notice to the people at large that every life taken by them simply results in the death of one of your Confederates. Of course, you cannot question my right "to forage on the country." It is a war right as bid as history. The manner of exercising it varies with circumstances, and if civil authori ties will supply my requisitions I will forbid all foraging. But I can find no civil authorities who can re spond to my calls for forage orpro ' visions; therefore, I must collect di rectly of the' people. 1 have no doubt this is the occasion of much misbehavior on the part of our men; but I cannot permit an enemy to judge or pnnish with wholesale murder. Personally, I regret the bitter feelings, engendered by this war, but they are to be expected, lind simply - allege that those who ?truck the first blow and made war inevitable, ought not in fairness to ireproach us for natural consequen cea. I merely assert my war right ito forage and my resolve to protect my foragers to the extent of life for life. 1 I am, with respect, your obedient servant, W. T. SHERMAN, Major General United St. tte s Army. VTO this bombastic fulmination General Hampton returned the fol lowing answer: Headquarters in the .Field, Feb. 26th, 1865. j Major General W. T. Sherman, United States Army. General: Your communication of the 24th instant reached me to day. In it you officially reported that your foraging partiesjire "mur dered after capture." You go on to say that you have "ordered a similar number of prisoners in our bands to be disposed of in like manner,'1 that ?B to say you have, ordered a number of Confederate soldiers to he "murdered." You characterize your order in proper terms, for the public voice, even in your own coun try, where it seldom dares to ex press in vindication of truth, honor, or justice will surely agree with you in pronouncing you guilty of mur der if your order is carried out. Be fore dismissing this portion of your letter, I beg. to assure you that for every soldier of mine 'murdered" by you, I shall have executed at once, two of yours, giving in all cases preference to any officers who may be in my hands. In reference to the statement you make regarding the death of your foragers, I have only to tay that I S now nothing about it; that no or ders given by me authorise the kill in g: of prisoners after capture, anti that I do not believe my mei killed any of yours, except under circum stances in which it waa . perfectly legitimate and proper that they should kill them. It is a part of the system of thieves, whom you designate as your foragers, to fire the dwellings of those citizens :wl>or?_ they have robbed. .To check this inhuman system, which is just ly execrated by every civilized na tion, I ha|e directed my men to shoot down any of your men caught burning . -houses. This order sbaJL remain in force as. long as yon dis grace the profession of arms by al lowing your men jto destroy private dwellings. You say that I cannot, of course qdestion your right to forage oh the country^ *!as it as old as history." I do not, sir, question this right. Bat there in a right older even than this, and one more alienable-the right that every man has to de fend his home and protect those who are dependent upsn him; and from my heart, I wish that every old man and boy in the country who can fire a gun would shoot down as he would a wild beast, the men who are deso lating their land, burning their homes and insulting their women. 1 ?i You. are particular in defining and timing .your "war rights." May J?c if you enumerate among these the right to fire upon a defenceless city without notice and burn that City to the gr?und after it had been surrendered hy the inhabitants, who claimed, though in vain, that pro tection is always accprded in Civil ised waref are to, non-combatants; to fire the dwellings Of citizens after robbing them;- and to perpetrate even darker crimes than these* crimes too black to be mentioned? Yon, have permitted, if you have not ordered the commission of these offences against humanity and the pirales pt war; you fired on the city of. Columbia without a word of warning; after its surren.?ler by the mayor, who demanded protection to private property, you laid the whole city in. ashes, leaving amidst its, ruins thousands of old men and helpless women and children who are likely to perieh.Themarch can be t^rac^d by the lurid lightK)f burning than death; The Indian scalped his victim regardless bf agc or sex, bat with all his barbarity he always respected the persons of his female captives. . Your soldiers, more sav age than...the Indian/ insult those whose natural protectors are absent. In conclusion, I have only to re quest, that when you have one of my men ' murdered'' or "disposed of," for the terms appear synonymous with' you, you will let me hear of it, that I may know what action to take in the matter. In the mean time I shall hold fifty-six cf your men as hostages for those you have ordered to be executed. I am yours, etc., WADE HAMPTON, Lieutenant General In the face of this threat of retal iation it is safe to say that Sherman reconsidered his ill-advised proposi tion to "murder" his defenceless prisoners. Great Loss to State In the recent death of Judge Charles G. Dantzler of Orangebnrg South Carolina sustained an ir reparable loss. He was hot only noted for his ability as a lawyer and judge but for his exalted Christian character. Last week while Judge Aldrich was holding court in Lau rens an hour was set apart for the purpose of doing honor to Judge Dantzler. Beautiful eulogies were pronounced by the members of the bar, one of whom, among other things, gave utterance to the follow ing: And I wish to lay another tribute to him as a Christian man. I have it upon good authority, from a friend or mine who lives at Edge field, that when Judge Dantzler was holding court in that little town, in stead of being desirous of intruding himself upon the public by way of making a public address, he was a man of such modesty that when he was called upon to make a public address in one of the churches of Edgefield-a Sunday school ad dress-the modesty of the man char acterized him when he said, Oh, no, he wouldn't make a Sunday school address, but if the superintendent would permit him, he would offer a prayer. So Judge Dantzler, instead of making a public declamation in one of the churches of Edgefield, knelt down and offered up a public prayer. I allude to that incident to show that Judge Dantzler was not only a great Judge, but that he was a pions Christian gentleman, and that he was a modest man, and in stead of seeking opportunity to dis play his learning and his literary ability, he was always willing to play the humble role of an humble Christian." I AUTOMOBILE RIDE. mm . m Children of Baptist Sunday School Given Automobile Ride and Picnic on Col lege Grounds. Following the custom of some years'standing of providing some form of entertainment for the chil dren,, the superintendent, Mr. W. B. Cogburn, assisted by the teach ers and others, first and foremost being Dr. Burts, arranged a very -pleasantentertainment, for the chil dren and young people Friday af ternoon. Almost the entire school assembled at the ?Baptist church at five o'clock and were taken "around the belt"-up Columbia street by Mr. B. E. Nicholson'! and. around by Mr. J. -"P. P. Roper's-in auto mobiles. Instead of returning to the church with their human freight, the automobiles were unloaded at the college, where a committee of faithful ladies had provided an al most unlimited quantity of re freshments. . Those to whom the schools are greatly indebted for their automo biles are Dr. J. 6. Tompkins, Dr. J. S. Byrd, Prof. J. F. Entz n: inger, the Edgefield Garage con ducted by Messrs. Strom and Tid well, and Mr. J. H. White, of Johnston. These gentlemen con I tributed the most pleasant feature ' of: the occasion and a vote of thanks h is been unanimously extended -them* Mr. J. H. White came all the way from Johnston in his splendid new touring car to take the children out for a "joy ride." The entire Sunday school, young and old, are especially grateful to him. After all had partaken freely of cake and the delicious fi uit punch, the little folks engaged in various ga.mes that caused the hours to pa-ss speedily by. As night came ort bonfires were lighted about the grove at such intervals as to shed a blaze of light over the entire cam pus. A pleasant and amusing feature, amusing because of ber sparkling wit and very striking originality, fwaathe fortune telling by Miss Ma ^ie Lake-r ^^n^vras arra^e&in ijm^w^^^^u^^^FEnlS) ladyof* surpassing wisdom, and so great was the crowding about the tent an i demand's upon her talent that some would have been let down in from the top had it been possible. The little folks and young people m?u?? the most of this merry outing and will hold the occasion and those who made it possible in pleas ant; memory. Clinton Editor Doesn't Want "Ready-Made" Editorials. A fellow up in Illinois is sending out a circular and "samples" pro posing to furnish "ready written editorials" for weekly newspapers and dailies too, we may suppose, for so much cash per month. The Clinton Gazette editorials, good, bad or indifferent as they may be, are a purely home product, con jectured and turned out by the same old independent pencil-pusher that has been 'behind the gun" for near ly twenty-two years. We are not hankering after any thing ready-made except it be some thing to hide our anatomy and to sustain and nourish the department of the interior, and are not. over fastidious about the quality of these requisites, and we are inclined to look with a measure ot pity upon the "editor" who is not able to ex press his own convictions, if any he has, and wonld advise in all good faith and tenderness some few of the craft who lack the ability and mother wit to express themselves to go by freight.-Clinton Gazette. Assessments Heavy in Other Counties. In order for the candidates in this county to see how lenient the coun ty executive has been we will oc casionally publish the assessments of other counties. The following are the assessments levied in New berry county : Hoose of representatives $10.00 County auditor 15.00 County treasurer 15.00 Probate judge 10.00 Magistrate for Nos. 1 and 8 10.00 Magistrate for No. 4 5.00 Magistrate for No. 9 5.00 All other magistrates 1.50. A Historic Spot Husband-Are you aware, my dear, that on this grassy spot began a war that lasted ten years? Wife-Wiry, John it "was here that you proposed to me. Husband-Exactly. Just 10 years ago. YANKEE HOME. Editor ofThe Advertiser Visit ed National Soldiers' Home at Johnson City, Ten nessee. ',' lt may be of interest^ some of The Advertiser's readei^v.to know something in detail of-the National Soldiers' Home that'?the writer visited while on the [recent press trip. There are hine hofl^js through out the country naaint?^ed by the national government /.'tit-'the sur vivors who f ought uttper Grant J during the Civil war. i^he Home which we visited is l?ejated on the outskirts of Johnson Tenn., a | town of about 10,000 population. It is an ideal institution of its j kind. Bat why should '?it" not be, when the government has expended about ten millions of dollars within the past four years chipping it. The Home is located ' near the cen tre of a tract of 400 acres, much of j which is laid out Ww&^b?antiful I walks and drives. Outrin , front of | the main buildings, w?ic?$ are very massive and imposing; in appear ance, is an artificial la$e\- which is teeming with fish and Appon which snow-white swan glided graceful1, seemingly conscious ,of lii?ir bea and importance. To:|?h!erear of these buildings is th^d?er park, where several deer and aherd of elk can be seen. Near this park was tlf?- dairy and cattle barn which contened about a hundred of the finestVJferaey cows that we have ever seed-'i While some of th?; national homes have as' many -as? 2,500 and 3,000 old soldiers, thexfe are only about 1,200 in the Mountain Branch Home. These are composed of al most every nationa?t;|&about 75 being negroes. The colored men have separate sleeping: quarters and are assigned to one;^di^pf/tbe large dining room The writ^.asked one of the "Blue Coats''--!&"ey are all required to wear the Regulation blue coats at the Home-if there were not a great numberW/fpreignr ers in the Northern anny -/during the war and his reply\w? "-.Vr*J5nring mixture. ;A^pTe??^^m?^?^M^^y nation fought with rus. 3^>hav? seen whole oompanies whose"-captain had to give his, commands in French, some in German and others in Italian." We did not like the use of the word "Rebellion" but "gritted our teeth" and said noth in g. This same old Yankee, original ly from New York, took great pride in being able I to say that he was with Sherman in his march through Georgia, volunteering the statement that the South could have held out.longer had it .not been for Sherman. Had he not been an old man the writer might have lost his temper while talking with the old fellow. It would not do, however, for some of Edgefield's old '"Rebs" to meet such a dyed-in-the-wool south hater, either on government property or off of it. While strolling leisurely about the place, we talked with several of the inmates and our impression is that many of them were stragglers and bums who never saw any actual service, and they are noty ?ot only supported in grand style at these Homes but receive a pension be sides. We were informed that num bers of the inmates of the Home have bank accounts in Johnson City. Think of how many old Con federate veterans eke out a hgpd-to mouth existence while . these Union soldiers have ali of their wants, pro vided for and are given several hun dred dollars a year in cash besides. Among the inmates of this splen didly equipped Home are some young men who were in the Spanish-Ameri can war. One remarked to a member of our party that he was simply there to have an easy time but did not care anything for those "d-n Yankees." To loyal Southerners, sons of those who wore the gray, there is something uncanny about the place, an indescribable something in the* atmosphere that makes them un comfortable. The writer was charm ed with the splendid buildings, spa cious well kept grounds, beautiful flowers and shrubbery but apart from this we can not say that we enjoyed our brief visit to the Moun tain Branch Home. A stranger rode up to a farm house and said to the farmer: "I understand you have a fine cow. What will you take for her?" See here," responded the farmer, "has that cow been killed by the railroad, or are you the assessor?"-Atchi son Globe. "The chicken stew has two prices j in the bill of fare. How is that, waiter?" 1 "With chicken in it, it is 30 cents; without it 10." JOHNSTON LETTER. Death of Mr?. J. W. Payne, Many Visitors Come and go. Church to be Dedicated in July. After a lingering: illness of nearly 7 months, Mrs. J. W. Payde died at her home here on Thursday evening, June 16th. While the loved ones watched by her bedside, an angel form softly entered and released her gentle spirit from her tired and wearied form. The end was calm, they scarcely realized it, a sigh, and all was over. During all the months of suffer ing, she never murmured. She trusted her Lord and was willing to abide His will. Her whole life has been one of usefulness in the Master's vineyard. Having given her life to him, in early girlhood, it was always her greatest pleasure to attend the church services, and to do some act of kindness in his name. Memories of her recall noble self deny i;ig usefulness in the church, in th cown and home. her home, her first thought j her children, and she was ever .?ady to make# any sacrifice for them. The noblest thing in God's creation is the life of a loving Christian mother. Before her mar riage, she was Miss Joanna Smyly, daughter of William Scott Srnyley and Grace Zelime Allen, of blessed memory. She was 63 years of age, and a few days before her death, May 30th, was the 40th anniversary bf her marriage. Besides her husband, she leaves four children, Mesdames M. T. Turner, Oscar D. Black, Miss Zena Payne and Mr. J. Howard Payne, and five sisters, Mesdames Ida Ste vens, F. A. Tompkins, F. S. Jeffer son, J. K. Allen and J. E. Brunson. Friday afternoon, a * large con course of loving friends and rela tives gathered to pay a last sad fare well to her memory, and so many beautiful flowers were brought by them, that friends had to assist in carrying them to the grave. Among the designs being a pillow of white j ^^sofi^^^^e yom^?^^Mi? . and white from the D. of C.,The bu rial services were conducted by her former pastor,Rev. W. T. Hundley, now of Batesburg, and the tribute he paid to her memory was a beau tiful one. He spoke feelingly of her as the mother in the home, and of her life-work as a Christian. The following acted as pall-bear ers, Wm. Lee Coleman, S. J. Wat son, J. D. Eidson, J. A. Lott, A. M. Nickerson, W. M. Wright, T. 1 T. Perry and M. W. Clark. Mrs. J. M. Wright left on Mon day for Mullins to attend the Grant McMillan wedding, and while there will visit Mrs. John Owen. Miss Maud Logue spent last week at the home of Mr. J. W. Payne, . and on Thursday Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Allen were also visitors there. | Miss Alma Woodward is visiting ! friends at Hephzibah, Ga. iN ; The silver service to be given to ? the most popular young lady, by 1 Prof. Zauton, the magician, was : won by Miss Maud Nickerson. The entertainments given by him on ! both evenings were well patronized. . Misses Sara and Mollie Waters gave a tea on Thursday evening in . compliment to their visitor, Mrs. : Mena Calhoun, of Jacksonville, : Fla. J Mrs. E. H. Becham is visiting 1 relatives in Lancaster. Misses Addie an^L, Beatrice Ste vens, of North August^ have been 1 visiting their sister, Mrs. Claud Werts. Peter Coates, the negro who shot ? and'wounded Mr. Barney Jordan last spring, was arrested in Angus- ? ta, last week and brought to Edge field and placed in jail. The negro has been in Augusta since last No vember. Dr. and Mrs. P. N. Keesee, Mrs. Orlando Sheppard and Misses Josie Mobley and Eva Hamilton and Mr. Allen Mobley spent Sunday in Ai ken. ' Mr. Joe Cox is taking a business course at Draughn's Business Col lege, Columbia. The Wofford College Quartette will give an entertainment in the auditorium here on the evening of July 1st. On the 2nd Sunday in July, dedi catory services will take place at the Lutheran church. The corner stone will be laid with appropriate cere monies, the two former pastors, Revs. J. D. Kinard and P. D. Ri singer, officiating. Mrs. W. L. Coleman gave a hand some gold medal to the faculty of the Greenville Female College for the art class, in memory of her daughter Miss Marie Coleman, who graduated with honors from this college. Mr. Oscar D. Black left on Mon day for Louisville, Ky., for a visit to the firm of R. M. Hughes & Co., for whom he travels. He will be joined in Asheville by his brother Mr. J. M. Black, who is also a trav eling salesman. 4 Miss Annie Waters, of Augusta, I has been on a visit to her parents. Miss Orlena Cartledge has returned I from Camden where she has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. Frank Williams. Mrs. Beulah Kenny Barr, of Sa I vannah, will arrive this week for a I visit to relatives. Mrs. Mary Ashley, of Fruit Hill, was here this week on her way to Aiken for a vTsit to the home of Mrs. M. L. Ashley. Mrs. Peter Epes and children will leave at an early date for Peters burg, Va., to visit the former's mother, Mrs. Smith. Stores to Close July 4th. We, the undersigned merchants and business men of the town of Edgefield, agree to close our places of business on next Monday, July 4th, it being a legal holiday, the banks will be closed and salesday will be postponed until Tuesday, July 5th. May & Prescott, Dorn & Mimas, Ramsey & Jones, J. Gold berg & Son, Stewart & Kernaghan, J. Rubenstein, Edgefield Mercan tile Co., W. H. Turner, Rives Bros, W. E. Lynch & Co,, W. W. Adams & Co., Jones & Son, W. A. Hart, Penn & Holstein, B. Tim mons, T. P." Lyon & Co., H. H. Sanders, A. A. Edmunds meat mar ket, W. L. Dunovant, J. W. Peak, Dunovant & Co. Has Been Called Up Higher. Johnston sustained an irreparable loss in the death of Mrs. John W. Payne, which occurred at her home June 16th, after along, tedious ill ness. Though she' steadily grew) worse as the months passed, she bore the affliction with beautiful pa tience and Christian fortitude. While she had passed many years of her life in Johnston, Mrs. Payne was born and reared, in tho Meeting .Street community, being the eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. William. ''^l^,.jGutyurea,v gjentley amiable, cia! and religious .life, m Johnston cannot be easily -filled. Unselfish as she was, Mrs. Payne spent her life in making others happy, espe cially devoting her time and talent toward making her home and its inmates happy. Having filled her mission on earth, God has called her up higher. Mrs. Payne is survived by her husband, three daughters* Mrs. M. T. Turner, Mrs. Oscar Black, Miss Zena Payne and one son, Mr. J. Howard Payne. Mr. Clyde Burts to Wed. Dr. atnd Mrs. C. E. Burts left I Monday afternoon for Spartanburg | to attend the marriage of the form ers brother, Mr. Clyde Burts, to Miss Mamie Norris. For several years Mr. Burts has been principal of the graded school at Easley and Miss Norris, who was formerly from Anderson, also taught in the Easley school three years. From Spartan burg Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Burts and Little Charles will go to Anderson, where Mrs. Burts will remain with her mother during the summer. Dr Burts will return to Edgefield the latter part of this week, conducting] services as usual ou Sund ay next. He (tenderly)-And what do you think of the engagement ring I sent J you, Doris? She (delightedly)-Why, I think it is a beauty, Jack-the very hand somest one I ever had given me. Lippincott's Magazine. Squeamish Guest (as waiter | places water before him)-"Waiter, f are you sure this ? boiled?" < Walter-"I am positive, sir.'* Squeamish Guest(putting it to his lips)-"But it seems to taste pretty hard for distilled water." Waiter-"That's because it's | hard-boiled distilled water, sir." Chicago News. Mr. Rich-I suppose you find! that a baby brightens up the? house. Mr. Benedict-Yes; we burn nightly twice the gas we used to. Barber-Haven't I shaved your) face once before? Patron-Yes, birt it's all healed| up now. She-Some day I want to show you our family tree. He-"looking at her admiringly) -I should like to see it. I am sure | it must be a peach. S. S. CONVENTION Baptist Sunday School Conven tion Meets With Red Hill Church on July 27th and 28th The annual meeting of the Bap tist Sunday school convention wi libe held this year on the West-side, the meeting last year having been held at Trenton. The convention prom ises to be a very profitable one. The committee on program has selected a number of timely topics bearing upon Sunday school work and hare' placed some of the ablest speak ers in the county upon the program. The convention has. been.set one week later than was originally in tended, on account of the lateness of the crops. By the 27th and 28th of July farmers will have practi cally nothing to do and the candi dates will also be abroad in the land, which, means that the meeting will be largely attended by persons from far and near. The Red Hill peo ple are also ideal hosts. The following is the vet j JflM^jW esting program in detail:/ Wednesday 10:30 a. m. Devotional exercis es, C. E. Quarles ll a. m. Organization 11:30 a. m. Welcome, C.. Mellichamp Response. J. H. Courtney 11:45 a. m. Report, Field secre taries and verbal reports of schools 12:15 p. m. The Sunday school the educational department of the'1 church. Dr. .C. E. Burts, Rev. J. P. Mealing, T. G. Talbert. 1:00 p. m. Recess, one hour. 2:00 p. m. Song service 2:15 p. m. The pastor and the ' Sunday school, J. D. Hughey, Rev. : P. B. Lanham, A. S. Tompkins 2:45 p. in- The teacher. His Opportunity, . his responsibility, his Helps. D. A. J. Bell, J. E. John- . 0 ston, JohnMcKie 3:15 p. m. The Sunday school and the Orphanage. O. Sheppard, J. K. Allen, R. T. Strom .Thursday . 10:00 a. niv ' brg^a^e^^unu^T^' school olasses. Rev. T, H. Garrett, - W. ?, Lott, W.' B. Cogburn. 10:30 a. m. Value of the child. P. H. Bussey, J. O. Atkinson, J. L. Mirna. 11:00 a. m. Is there continuous need of emphasizing temperance in the Sunday school? J. C. Morgan, W. D. Holland, C. E. Burts 11:30 a. m. The Sunday school and the community. Rev. J. T. Littlejohn, Rev. P. P. Blalock, E. G. Morgan One hour recess 2:00 p.m. The Sunday school, its world-wide conception, Prof. P. P. Burns, Cleveland Callison, T. E. Dorn 2:30 p. m. The future men and women. What are they to be? F. N.E. Bailey, P. H. Bussey, JrM/< Manly Timmons, W. D. Holland.' ? Campaign in Saluda. Saluda, June 26-The county ex ecutive committee met here today to assess candidates, fix the dates for the county campaign meetings and to transact other business. Candi dates will be assessed as follows:. Members of the house $7.50 each; treasurer, $7:50; auditor $7.50; magistrates $1.00. It was decided to have all candidates for magistrate go into the primary and take their chances before the people. Seven campaign meetings will be held as follows: Zoar, August 9; Oak Grove, August 12;- D. C. Smith's, August 16; J. D. Oxner's August 19; Will Werts', fnear Good Hope, August 23; Ridge Spring, August 25; Saluda, August 27. Pledges must be filed and assess ments paid on or before noon of August 8.-The State Delicate Compliment Many delicate compliments have been paid the fair sex by men sub tle in speech, but the following comes straight from the heart of an illiterate negro, who was married in the south the other day by a white minister. At the conclusion of the marriage the groom asked the price for the service. Oh, well," answered the minister, "you can pay me whatever you think it is worth to you." The negro turned and silently looked his bride over from head to foot; then, slowly rolling up the white of his eyes, said: "Lawd, sah, you has ruined me for life; you Ijas, for sure."