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(?i?tnt ^twnpnytv ?n jtoth Carolina VOL. 78. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12,1913 _ OF HISTORIC VALUE. Speech of Preston Brooks Upon the Granting of Pension to Mrs. Mary Tillman cf This County. Editor of the Edgefield Advertiser, Edgefield, S. C. Dear Mr. Mimn: Having had oc casion recently to look np Press Brooks' speech on the pension to Mary E. Tillman, and thinking pos sibly you might like to reprint it in the Advertiser, I send you here with a copy. Her husband was my second cousin. My brother Thomas, the efdest of our family, was killed at the battle of Churu busco two weeks after I was born, and the four Tillman names are on the Palmetto Monument at the State House Grounds in Columbia. One of Mary Tillman's sons was in an Alabama regiment, and of course -his name is not on the Palmetto Monument. I hope you are well these days. Yen siueerely yours, B. R. Tillman. From the Congressional Globe of April 16, 1856. v MRS. KARY E. TILLMAN. Mr. Olive , of New York, from the Commit ee on Invalid Pensions, reported a bill for the re,:ef of Ma ry E. Tillman, which was read a first and- se- nd time by its title. Mr. Brooda. Mr. Speaker. I beg the indulgei?eeof the House to make a few reniaiexplanatory of the merits of this hill. The bill itself is the uuanimoas report of the com mittee to which was referred the petition of Mrs. Mary E. Tillman, a resident of my district, who when the requisition was made on the State of South Carolina for troops for theMexjf m war, gave to the ...service ofJtef conn try,, every mem:, ber of TieTfamily at the time capa ble of bearing arms. They were three high-t '..ed, spirited sons, and the husband of her bosom. All went, but not one returned to dry a mother's tears, with the story of the gallantry of her soldier boys. The bones of one now lie at Saltillo, an..tiier fell at Jai ipa, the father was buried beside the castle walls of Perote, and the last reach ed the goal at once of his earthly career and of his youthful ambi tion, at thc capital of Mexico. With a strange and crushing fa tality, about the very time that this harvest of sorrow was ripening ror tbiswomanina foreign land, her only remaining son, in the dis charge of dude? which he was too young to perform, and which were devolved upon him in consequence of the absence of his older brothers, by a fall froin his horse bec<tme the victim of confirm ed paralysis. This lady is thus left in the decline of Hie, with a help leis child and an infant daughter de pendent upon her personal exer tions for their and her own sup port. This is the narrative of her peti tion, and upon it she builds the hope that her country will remem ber her sacrifices, and requite her services. By the laws of nature, and of regulated society, the t ser vices of a minor are due to itu pa rent; and we, who are the Repre sentatives of the country which has been benefited by the exertions o? the children, ought not and wil! not forget the obligation we o We the mother. In support of the facts set forth in the petition, it b* my misfortune to be witness in chief. Those whom the petitioner gave to the service of her country were ray immediate neighbors and friends. One of her sons volunteered in the Alabama regiment, and in the company com manded by his uncle, Captain Gri man. The father and two other sons enrolled in my company and were muttered into the service of the United States at, Charleston, and under my command. Considerations of personal ai tachment might, possibly d:d, in fluence them in j ?ming the army. But, sir, vhe love of our friends is after ali but another name forth? love of om- country; for he-who is inoapable of the lirst, will be surely found recreant in the hour of his country's need The interest I take in the passage of this bill for the relief of their widowed mother is but a poor re flection of the friendship borne lo myself by her noble sons: but it constrains me to do that for he which she will not do for herself. She appeals not to your charity, but to your magnanimity. I appeal t<> both. I come before yea begging for bread for the widow and the fatherless. She comes in confi dence and dignity, as the Mother of this modern Gracchi, and de mands tli3t her name shall be in scribed in honor upon the statutes of her eonfUry. The pittance of eight dollars pe?* month, which is all that is granted by the bill, is less coveted by this lady than the olficial and recorded acknowledgement of her service to the State; and yet, sir, because a few dollars are involved-a sum less than a single hundred foran entire year-apprehension is ex pressed lest the precedent may prove dangerous in the future. Never since this Government was established has a claim identical with the peculiar circumstances of this been presented to the consider ation of Congress. In all human probability another like it will nev er be presented, and if it should be, then those of us who admire the example of this mother,-those of us who, in our country's extremi ty, would hold up her heroism as a precedent for every American moth er to follow, will but obey an hon orable instinct, and subserve the best interests of our respective con stituents, when we follow the pre cedent, which I trust is this day to be established. Mr. Speaker, there is a golden mean in virthe itself. Prudence may be pushed so far is to partake of the infirmities of fear, and con stitutional construction in regard to the disbursement of pub lic moneys may become so rigid as ?to prejudice public virtue by its im I itation of the meanness of avarice. It would be difficult to point out the line," or theSection.' Vn1 the'arti cle of the Constitution which au thorizes the purchase of the paint ings which embellish this Capitol; but, sir, public contempt would wither the wretch who, by his vote, would convert into filthy lucre th it i portrait of the savior of Ins coun try, (pointing toa portrait of Wash ington,) or that of him his chosen disciple, (pointing to the portrait of La Faye tte.) Money, sir, is neither the weal th nor strength of a State. V"irtue,ge nius, knowledge, courage, patriot ism! these are its treasures, com pared with which, in their influence ? apon popular sentiment, gold-gold j is even worse than dro.-s. "Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey Where wealth accumulates and men ; decay." Three centuries ago, when border i fends were oom mon, a maiden born jou the shore of Lake C-Misiance had ?gone to seek her fortune in Switzer- j laud, and learning by accident, in; the family in which she AMS domes- ! ticated, that au assault was intend- , ed upon her native village, under thecoverof night she took a horse and swain the current, of the Rhine, and by her timely warning saved her birth-place and people from sack and slaughter. All equestrian monument was erected to her hon or. hm, her heroism is to this day commemorated by a memorial more touching. Each night as the watch-1 mau ?roes his round, when the hour of midnight arrives, he calls aloud the name of her who three hundred years before, awoke the sleeping inhabitants and rescued them from ?langer. The historian appropri ately says, that the fame and mem ory of that girl has given a tone and spirit to the youth of that lit tle town, which is worth in it* de fense a battallion of armed men. 1 bat repeat the story; it is for the gentlemen of the House to make the application. It is proper that I should state that the petitioner has already re ceived the bonn Ly of the Govern ment; but these allowances cease j on the 4-lb. o:' March next, when, j uiilcsstiiisb.il passes, she will be thrown upon thc cold charities of! the world. J have slated her eas?- ? with as much brevity as a Cull un- j derslanding of herclaim would per mit, and i uow appeal to every gen (.lemon who heats me, tu yield to j the generous iinpui ?s which now swe'.i their bosom.?, to univ! with me in passing this bill with a unan-j CONTINUED ON PAGE 3. JOHNSTON LETTER. Miss Frances Strother Entertain ed in Honor of Her Cousin, Miss E! Strother of Walhalla. There was a round of social affairs during the past week, and ?.ach was marked with much pleas ure beauty and enjoyment. On Monday evening Miss Fran ces Strother entertained a congenial party of friends, the honoree being lier cousin. Miss Eloise Strother, of Walhalla. The hostess made the time pass happily, and during the latter part of the evening served tempting refreshments. On Wednesday evening, Miss Eloise Strother was again compli mented, Mrs. Herbert P^idson ar ranging a progressive party for her. This beautiful colonial home is an ideal place for a social gathering and the lower floor was thrown to gether and was made more attract ive with foliage plants, and vases of fragrant Howers. At the conclusion of the contest game, Miss Angeli Andrews held the highesl score and to Mr. Willie Youce fell the con solation. Sweets, with two kinds of cake were served. Mrs. Frances Williams entertain ed the Pi Tau club on Thursday af. ternoon, and besides the regular members her other guests wero Mesdames M. T. Turner, Chas. F. Pecbinan, O. D. Biack and J. Lucas Walker. Music and s..cial chat oc cupied the time, and before the de parture an elaborate salad course was served, and tea, *ith lemon was poured from a handsome silver service, and mints were passed. Miss Orlena Cartledge wa* hos tess for a number of her friends on. Friday afternoon, and this merry band of winsome youug maidens made thc hours -joyousP one* vrith bright social chat and music. A salad course with sweets was serv ed. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Boat wright entertained v^tth an elaborate dining the first ol' the week al their home 'The Cedars." Mrs. James White gave an ele gant 0 o'clock dinner on Friday evening, complimentary to the teachers uf the high school, a few other fr.ends also being invited. An j invitation to this home is a guaran tee for pleasure and enjoyment, and the hours passed in this hospitable horne fulfilled the expectations. Dinner was served upon a beautiful ly appointed table in six courses. Upon the return to the parlor a puzzle contest afforded amusement and later on a musical program was enjoyed. On Sunday evening, February 16. at ilse Baptist church, Rev. .loues, of Wi J liston, will preach i. ie anuu d K. .>!* P. : e iu< n Misses Sara Sawyer amt Myrtia Smith are visiting thc former's sis ter, .Mrs. Thomas Willis, at Wil liston. Ou the evening of the 20V.), Prof. Warchaup, of Columbia, will <?ive an illustrated Shakespearean ad dress, coining through invitation of the Mew Century Club, and each member will have the privilege of bringing a friend. Mr. (). H. McMillan, an attorney of .Mullins and member of the House of Representatives, together with his wife and little daughter, spent last week-end here the guests of his sister, Mrs. H. D. Grant. Mrs. P. N. Lott and Mrs. Els beth Smyly have been sick during the past week. Mrs. Harry H am i'.ton and little son, left last Friday for their home at Middlebrook, Va. Her stay here has been a great pleasure to all lier friends. Mr. Ollie Hamilton, who has been the guest of his sister. Mrs. W. Allen Mobley, returned on Friday io his home in Virginia, stopping over in Columbia to .^ee the corn slid W. Among llie visitors to Columbia during the latter part of the week were Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lott, .Mis ses (.'lara and Gladys Sawyer, Klisu ('..mch, Mallie Waters, Nina Oasts, Orietia Cartledge, Mr. neil Mis. \V. ! L. Coleman, Mr. and Mrs. ll. W. j Crouch; Mr. ano Mrs. S. .i. V. ?uscm, ; .M. T. Turner. Wallace Punier, .1. | Howard Payne, -I. ?J. Bartley, C. I). Kenny, J. P. Hoyt, F. M. War ren. Oscar Wright. E. C.aridfW-.' L. Cul breath, W. C. Derrick, Dr. \ Charles P. Corn, Mr. and Mrs. J. | Wf Marsh. Mr*. J. H. White, Mrs. A. P. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Jobi Wright, Mrs. Alice Cox. Mrs. J. L Derrick, Mr. and Mis. E. 3. DA sh er, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Browne. Miss Sallie .May Nicholson visit ed Miss Daisy Brooking ton tin.* week. "On The Wing" Our Mission aries Bid Farewell to South Carolina Dear Jule:- Whom do you sup pose I thought of when I whirled into Charleston this afternoon and whizzed in an automobile past, the Citadel? By the way, I am to speak at the Citadel Tuesday and at the Citadel Square church Wednesday. It is a long time since you aod I werp cadets there, more than a quar ter bf a century since I entered the rat" class.1 aren't you glad you are younger than that? After three days with my wife's relatives at Walterboro, we are to spend three days in Charleston, when we are to. speak three times, and then it is good bye South Caro lina-though not good bye "South Carolina!" She and I leave next Thursday nigh' making a brief stop in Richmond, spending two week (doctors orders) in the sanitarium at Clifton Springs, N. Y., and sail ing March 6, from New York for Chipa. We are entitled,' you know, to ray in this country six months longer and rest, and our H nal de cision to sail in March was nut reached until this week when we! learned that our friends, Mr. and MIA. Snuggs were not going back. With our mission's ranks deleted by several recent deaths, and with Mr. and Mrs. Snuggs kept in this country, we ave not willing to stay here ?pd rest. ? had promised to be at Bates burg and near. by. points next week, but^ule and cancelled the engage? m'^Pliti?iveiliad--visions' of accept ing invitations to preach at Saluda, Sardis, Bold Spring, Ridge Spring, Clark's Hill, the mill church. Au gusta ant,! ever so many places in the south, besides long standing in vitations to preach, in their lan guage, to UK- Chinese in Chicago, Huston, New ?" 'en and other northern cities, . i get to New York and Brooklyn .ind besides my lung bc ped fur visit tu uur own Tum Lanham in Obiu. How sorry 1 was to hear that his visit lu Edge lield was cut shun! He would li ive done a wonderful work in the Edge held association daring the fine | weather of these recent we;-ks. li. is hard to see, sometimes, how the guud Lord li-is our. platts for Him go awry, yul Wc kuuw that ile call overrule il all. So it is farewell for a few mor;' years, seven of eight. Who cm keep fruin wondering what changes shall be wrought in that time? Ii we are spared lo come bark, who of our friends uni loved om-s will be spared to welcome ti*? The graves in the fast uidcnin? cemetery-the graves of our own people- gives madness unutterable to th;- question. But yet the same God is ?ti Edge field and in China, and He will watch between us and you while we are absent from one another. Our love to you-tu you two -to you all-to all. Your devoted friend, John Lake. Winthrop News. On January in spite of th. rain, quite a large number ?rf leg islators ?nd friends spent the day at Winthrop. The morning wm spent, in inspecting the building. lu the afternoon a concert was given bv members of the faculty and stu dent body. Just before leaving thc legislators persuaded Dr. Johnson tu give us holiday ihu next day. 'Piiis was quite a surprise Lo us and a'together a pleasant one. K'ceutly Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman leccui'tftl in uur ?iud ? turi um. She lectured on "Equality of I! i maiiity" and made it a very iuter enting sunject. i)r. Jijiihsoii ar ra ii ?red t>> take the IV i nib rup girls lo iii . cuni expos; lion ??II Munday hebruary '?>? About 5?U girls A'cnl. Dr. Walter V ige, editor of the World's tVuric, ts engaged t > ?ir tare here soon. K.'.'d Miller; the f.re.-'i-; leuor. \v Ii" was in Anderson, wi., ii vc'a culled there mouth. GREAT CORN EXPOSITION. Twenty--even States Have Spe cial Exhibits. Many Depart ments and Scores of Scientists Present. Tlie editor of The Advertiser made a hurried visit to the Corn Exposition last week, and we are in a quandary to know what features should be presented in the space which has been set apart for this purpose. There are so many depart ments, each of which-deserves spe cial mention, that we are at a los-i to know where to begin or where to end in ?riving a bird's-eye view of the exposition. At the outset, we will say that to j refer to the great exposition simply as a corn show, as is commonly done, is a misnomer and misleading. Those who are not informed as to the scope and comprehensive char acter of the great exposition receive the erroneous impression from this j name that it is merely a display of corn and is not worth attending. In point of fact, this great annuli oc casion is a national farmers' insu lute, as well as corn exposition, in j which agriculture in all of its phases is magnified and dignified, placing thu sci en ti ric tilling of the ? soil along with the so-called higher 1 professions Corn Crowned I^ing. 'Corri, corn, everywhere," and not a grain or ear can be had unless it is stolen. Of course, the exposi tion is primarily for the display and study of corn, but after crowning this cereal King due attention is given to other crops and products of the soil. Tile exposition affords an opportunity for the study of the many different varieties of corn, some of which South Carolinians j t had never seen before. It also shows 11 to wren -rx amt. hom...-.;-/ U reflexed the newly crowned King in each state-what? stales compose the Corn Belt and have the largest part in feeding humanity atid, incidental ly, causing pellagra. Corn is the great universal crop of America 1? In some stales colton can nut be ?li produced, in some fruits can noe bc 11 grown, in some hay is not profita-j n ble, in some stock raising is suc cessful, in some the smaller ce reals are not planted, but in all of the +8 slate the soil ?s adapted to I thu successful cultivation of com. I And best of all is the fact that mod est lillie South Carolina, although ! i I liol in the Corn Heit, holds theil j world's record for the larges: yield ; ! ! on an acre. j y Exhibits by Slates. j | Making a tour of tho great steel ' structure which houses the oxposi- M lion, around which tho twenty-odd IJ stale booths are arranged, is like I1 visiting miniature agricultural fairs in all of these slates. Aided by the j several managers in attendance, 11 who willingly ?ind very courteously ji aus wer all questions, visitors learn ; much abbut agrien S lure and agnoul- : tura! conditions in these stales. In- j: formation concerning these states i can be gained at the exposition in ali few hours and at a small cost that 11 would require several months and al: large outlay ol' money to visit the annual fairs from Texas to Wash-j ington on the extreme northern Pacific coast. A study of ihe slate exhibits alone makes it worth while to altuud the exposition. Incidentally, it may be noted that the stale of Virginia holds a con spicuous and honorable place arnon?; ' : the booths. After pointing out Hie products of the soil of the "Mother 11 of Presidents," which consista <>i ? corn, wheal, oats, tobacco and Ins cious fruils, the manager then j i points with pardonable pride to "Another Product of Virginia," i a large [Hirirait of President-elect 11 Woodron Wilson. i The heart of every loyal South j Carolinian is made lo thrill with h pride at the splendid display ol ! i products of the Palmetto state. Ali ! I honor lo Coinmissioiior E. J. \V..i- i sou lor the very effective display. ; Aa Army ot Government Excites. \ Oue thing licit eau not fail to im pres.- the observing person who at tends the exposition is thc very great interest which tue national government is laking in improviii: agricultural con li lions through.", j the country. The bi.: men .il ll. Ifield of th?: department III Was I ington spent several days al tm1 ? ! posit;.m .nul the sta'.i- agents au I county agents, together with ma. my of scientists and exoerm, ?ere constantly on hand. ?Such subjects is dairying, stock raising, seed se ilet ion, conservation of the soil, drainage, trucking, crop rotation, fertilization, preservation of the forests, etc., were presented in va rioiisjways. Through conference? and lectures, occasionally illustrated lectures, these specialists readied an intelligent element of the citizen ship of this and other states in a way that will hear fruit. As stated before, we regard this annual occa sion a? a great national fanners' in stitute, this feature being of gieater traine than that of merely ex hibiting farm products. The object lesson in rural im provement work elicited much fa vorable comment. No one could ook upon tlie model farm, the ideal country community in miniature, md other equally as effective ob ied lessons without receiving a new inspiration and catching a new vis on. There is no way of estimating .he educational value of such work. Fhe pity is that the great masses of he citizenship of South Carolina 10 not catch thc inspiration, in .heir indifference those who most ?eed such instruction and object essons remain away. Stock Raising. In the state exhibits and thronerh >ut the exposition as a whole the mportance of stock raising on the arm was stressed. First the impor ;ance of growing a snilieiency of "ced was shown and then the need >f having an abundance of thorough bred stock to consume the hay, yrain, etc., instead of putting these iroducts directly on the market. Clie impoverished soils, particularly 11 the south, need humus and vege able matter which can best be sup died by barnyard manure. Through ipecial exhibits here and there hroughout tbe fair and through^^^j 'Xper.ts, thc importance of keepjjj^ XQ abundance, of stock on t?c farmWWBI vas cffectivelv demonstrated."''Some' nay say this feature does not prop rly belong to a corn show. Strictly peaking it does not, yet it serves 0 illustrate how all-embracing the -real exposition is. Furthermore, it tears out the statement that to call i. simply a 'corn show" is a misno iier. Another department in which ve; v progr?s: ive farmer cou d ?rofitably spend several 'cours is baud' the agricultural implements. !-re < vcry implement, machine or abursaving device that is needed ti modernly equipping a farm can .?' > . seen. Almost every plow, planter, nrrnw, fertilizer distributor, har vester and motor drtven i?'.ipleineac i ii i> in practical use is not only m display at the exposition hut Lhere is a practica! operator or ma .hinist on hand to explain its iner ts and method of operation. Intelligence of Vultors. v As a rule one secs al agricultural fairs a gay, giddy, gabbing throng, ih-' majority ol the attendants being vonny people v. ho are pleasure bent. Such is nor. the case with a Nation? d Corn Exposition. Here one does not have lu bc particularly observ ing to notice thai practically all of the visitors are intelligent, thought ful, sober minded men and women who arc seeking rca! prolit or bene fit rather than pleasure. One not in frequently observes visitors taking note*, jotting down for future use Lhe result of an experiment, some chemical analysis or a statement of in expert. When these intelligent men return to their homes with their m m tal horizons broadened with their enlarged store of infor mation-with intensified zeal and increased enthusiasm fOr their life1? work-with a new vision of the pos sibilities of Agriculture, not only will more progressive methods be idopted on their individual farms but many rural communities will be infused willi new lite. When these things are taken hi lo account, it causes all lhe more rejoicing ainons those who are ac tively interested in thc agricultural ipbiiildiiig of South Carolina that he great exposition was held wiih I) reach ol' our ;>'";>!<' The Ad ver .iser predicts that a new era will lawn in the <>ld l'ai; etto state, the :orn exposition of 10U? marking he chantre from the old to thc new 1 ?.spells ilion. The exp 'silion li :s i> on an asset d inestimable value to South Caro ma, and, think <>: ii, Lb--achieve neills ol one model lad, Jerr.\ Moon-, made I li ? hohl:*? ol the ?rival show in ibis state [Ovsiblc.