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I>. A. DIGKKRT TRIES TO QUIT. Member Confederate Home Commis slon Says Grafting Must Stop. <--<~ Columbla, March 19.-"I resigned this afternoon and the Governor re fused to accept my resignation. I intend to keep on fighting until this thing of grafting at tho Confederate Home is stopped," said Col. D. A. Dickert, of Newberry, member of the commission charged with the ad ministration of tho affairs of the home, following what ls reported to have been a stormy rossion of the board. The members of the commission are D. A. Dickert, Newberry; J. T. Crews, Laurens; J. G. Long, Sr., 1'nion; A. T. Todd, Charleston, and M. C. Welch, of Columbia, an in mate of tho home. officers Named. Col. Dlcit?it l??fl the story of the nieetin-, Tuesday afternoon. He s&id that .he board decided u? continue H. V. Richardson aa superintendent and Dr. F. W. P. Butler a? physi cian at least until the April meet ing. "We met out at the Cont (derate Home in executive session for the purpose of reorganizing. 1 nomi nated J. 0. Long, Sr.. as chairman and J. T. Ci?ws as secretory of the board. They wore electee. It was then that A. W Todd took the floor, and in a smooth voice begat to nom inate H. W. Ki' hardson am' Dr. P. W. P Butler. Mr. Todd wan'od to Tetain all of tho present otfh -?rs. Todd said sor.ething in reply to om of my quest.ons. I protested against the action of Todd. Ho invited me out of the room. I told him that it was not necessary to leave the room; that we would settle the entire mat ter then and there. When 1 entered thal room I knew that Richardson and Butler had tilings fixed up so as to be re-elected. 1 kicked om their plan." Col. Dickert Bald that following the executive meeting he returned to the room to lind Mrs. Mixson saying some very hard things about him. "I asked her who made the state ment that I had tried to reflect on her management. She told me that lt was Richardson," continued Col. Dickert. Denowicc?! Riehard sen. "About this time," he continued, "Rlcha:ttion stepped in between and said that he hau made the state ment." (Here Col. Dickert quoted language denouncing Major Richard son i a ae\or ti- ms. i .Kolloving *hc mevting ?! went fo fee : Mo (w vernor. He 'iold mo Phut %ii lld not mien il to viand Per ibo .->...... w :c g tho liol said that he would call them all up and stop the abuses of th? rules," continued Col. Dickert. "I told Richardson and Butler that if they did not resign that 1 would, and that 1 did not intend to stand by and see the grafting go on. 1 intend to expose the wbole thing. "In tho first piare Richardson and P- tier were elected to their present , es without my knowledge. 1 was at the meeting when they claim ti have boen elected," said Col. Dickert. It was stated by Col. Dickert that the next meeting of the commission will bo held in April and that a ma jority of tho members decided to re tain all of the present employees of the homo until that date. "Ho Wa? Drunk; TTsin Drunks Columbia, March li?.-A. W. Todd. .1. T. Crews, M. C. Welsh and J. G. Long, Sr., members of the board of <ommissioners of the Confederate Soldiers' Home, to-day issued a signed statement to the people of South Carolina, saying that when D. A. Dickert, of Newberry, the fifth member of the board of commission ers, gave out a newspaper interview, in or which bo intimated, among other tilings, that there was grafting going on at the Soldiers' Home, he "was in stub a condition that we hold him irresponsible tor his ac tions or statements." "He was drank - plain drunk," said A. W. Todd. Wednesday morn ing. The statement follows: "To the People of South Carolina: As members of the board of commis sioners of the Confederate Infirmary Of the State, we resent most posi tively tho statement published this day in the Collyu bia State newspa per in reference to the board meet ing of the 1 Ktb instant. "We want to state that Col. Dick ert was In such a condition that we hold him wholly irresponsible for his actions or statements." Won't FRI Lewis's Place. Washington, .March '.:).-Attorney General McKeynolds wi'l not lill the position of Assistant Attorney Gene ral now held by Wm. H. Lewis, t'.ie negra lawyer of Boston, whose resig nation becomes effective April 1st. As the government is now practically through with tho Indian depredation claims, of which Lewis had charge, tho v/ork will be combined with thnt of the Assistant Attorney General in charge of claims before the Court J? Claims. CEDAR SPRINGS INSTITUTE. John W. Hhclor Writ??? In Rega?? to this Great Work. Richland, March 22.-Editor Keo we? Courier: WPh your permission I wish to use your columns again In behalf of Ernest Sanders. He has been placed in school at the State in stitution for the deaf, dumb and blind at Cedar Springs. To the many friends, and the numerous school children of the county, and others from a distance, who have contributed to this fund, I wish to extend thanks for their gifts, and to assure them that I have applied the funds for the greatest good to the unfortunate boy. He entered school on Monday, March 10th, In the best Institution in the South for the blind -at least so says that noted oculist of Atlanta, Dr. Calhoun. I will tell you something of the institution The school was started in ante bellum days by the father of N. P. Walker, LL. D., who died In 1862. Tho work was taken up by Dr. Walker, the present superintend ent, and has run continuously since that time with the exception of a few years during tho Radical regime, when it was necessary to suspend in order to sustain the ;,.inc;?,,o of white supremacy '.?I our boauti i.u' Southland. From a small nucleus it has grown to its present proportions. It bas buildings to accommodate 155 white children, with ld or IS teachers, and a separate apartment for colored children (s:1; :100 yards apart) with 57 ilitiuren and 1 teachers. lt bas a large chapel, work shops and other necessa y buildings, is heated by steam and lighted by electricity, fire escalios, etc., is supplied with pure spring water for drinking, and is surrounded by macadamized walks, beautiful shade trees, venerable and stately oaks. Tho whMe contour of the place reflects great credit upon the designing mind that planned its existence. I was shown over the buildings and school by Prof. W. Laurens Walker, son of the venera ble doctor, who is now enjoying a well deserved rest of a few weeks in Florida. There 1B a clock, which rings au tomatically an electric bell for ris ing at six in the morning, and then tho appointed hour for each exer cise until 9 o'clock at night, and then a different schedule for Sunday, re I suming its regular routine on Mon I dav. At hall past (ive the children J;O I io t?uoj- >fi?? The larg? dining room la | POO.", filled in an orderly manner, r.li? j I boys occupying one-half of the hall unu the girls tho other half. The meals ar? served by! walters, well trained, and all have plenty of well prepared food. After supper is over, and some recreation, all repair to the school rooms for study. I was carried through the different grades of the blind children. First a little boy, who entered last October, read off his exercise In spelling and wrote his nama It is true ho was slow and deliberate, but ho did it cor rectly. Then a child of the second term was called up and a marked advance was noted In her case. Then a little giri in her third term was Introduced. She read her exercises fluently and with proper accentua tion and as much precision as any one with i>erf<*ot sight. She was told to read the third paragraph, and she found thc pliic-t! quickly and read as before. These grades show very per ceptibly the patience, care and love for the children by their noble in structors. We then wore taken Into the class room of th? higher grades. A class of Ave girls and boys were required to s)>ell a word, define it and make a sentence containlg the word In their own language. The words were sjM'lled correctly, and only one miss ed defining one word, which was quickly taken up and defined by the others. Their spelling was very good. The same class were given exercises in mathematics. Their work ia purely mental. They multi plied examples correctly and quickly. This class bas passed fractions and will take up decimal fractions at once. While with this class 1 met Tommy Butts,-whose sight was destroyed by a ball passing through both eyes. He Is a flue, manly boy, and one of tho brightest In the school. I predict a bright future for him. The highest grade came next. P li cy were questioned by Prof. Walker on current events, /rhey had a good Idea of the most Important events of the present. They displayed the faithfulness, efficiency and wisdom of their inst met res?; Of course they reflected the sentiment, only that she fixed on their minds. Next I was taken to a room where five girls wero seated at their type writers. They were using the ordi nary Remington writer that you find In use in many business. houses. There was nothing to designate the letters, and they wrote from dicta tion by their teacher. They were making fair progress, and as I looked upon their work the thought came over me, "Beheld what wrought" Th? clock announced t call f"!1 worship. The chape) was '*on and the service began. Thc tjjr< in music played the erg i. and 1.? the many voices were raia of praise the instructor I i the language repeated the w< -, v hymn as rendered fo." the benefit of tho mutes. A portion o was read and then re-read i:i the sign language, and as on or teachers offered humble nd c crated prayer, Prof. Walk' him und repeated his pre yoi to the mute? in the etgn langu ige The same courso of worship w ia r? ed in the morning service, but some what abbreviated. I have nv vc: a more solemn and devo >t ol i ance of worship than thet ' se I was shown through the li department by Prof. Donal l (totally blind.) He explained tc me bis principle of instruction a ld r equipment. Ho had some h plis to \i\af the plano. i 'bey ii id well and displayed the excelb training and wonderful sk ll anti 'I of the director In teaching I heft, has all kinds of instrume s, a ?nil complement for a brass IM nd. li drums, violins, etc. In the evening T met a "ire, Lc*?' boy who "as blind', deal dumb. I was introduced . I Prof. Walker and of cou ?< a.. lo converse I brough him. Thc! le fellow felt of my head willi bis ht hand, and his left hand In i be I of the professor as a me; versing with him in th? Igtt guage. He asked If I wa HOI* and then felt ever my far a np said, "He has a beard." He w. nmst erclsed about my amput id Iii and inquired, how it was ii.r .' then recited his lesson to sor very nicely, In the Roman nu ni erals. While I was in th ni?sb partment my little frien? .'?'U. . and immediately extende ' Mis h isl to me. How he recogn . I pie don't know, but he did, for fie re membered my missing fin i. V s< heart ls so base and co ld h;.i it would not melt into syn a oj love for him? The Inmates are requlr ' io every day so many hours i 'he w ?od shop, are taught cabinet i kUi; to make other useful art . ?s. blind are taught to make tt; brooms and brushes and .> tom seats for chaire aa a par uro curriculum. I was told thal ni who h.?vo gone oui from lie ip? n< i i lon re doing wolli I Now 1 .viii tell you bo? 1 i^ftv.inil are taught. There arc. tw.i sei;??.> In ; volved In their InsiTUcUo ??I de pends upon the memory sense of touch. It is an ind fact that when God in his uri permits tho loss of one rticub sense, or more than one, fully gives additional stre;. Li tin remaining ones. In case ol - bi n the sense of feeling is most acute There are two systems of written lan guage for the blind-tho raised let ter and the point system. The lat ter is used for beginners and is no so voluminous as the raised system 1 be whole Bible, printed In raise? letters, would make volumes enougl to lill a box three feet square. Th< alphabet consists of a series of poln dots, representing each letter, madi lh the square space occupied by i simple letter in the line, as follows i . . j represents a, j : ; . j-b j . . . l-l I . ; |-d, and so on through the al phabet. In order to keep the align ment straight there is a guide con slating of two thin metal plate hinged together, laid off In paralle lines, and perforated with smal square holes equal to the space occu pied by each letter, leaving a ba between each space. The plates cor respond to each other and ihe pape is placed between them. The dot representing each letter required li a word are niatle in this guide by J dull-pointed pen, like unto a lea* pencil or a stylus for engraving oi wax, se arranged that when presse upon the paper lt does not peneirat it, but leaves a raised impression o; the lower side. The pupil write from right to left, and then by tum ing the paper over, reads from lei to right. Hero the memory come into play. He must remember th dots and their position in the squar to make a letter, and then he read tho raised dots by the acute sense c ? ouch of his fingers as ho nins ove them, i.aming tho letters and prc nouncing them into words and ser tences. This ls the inception an principle of the work, but ls ampi fled as progress is made. Tho sam principle ls used In music-the write the notes In point letters, men orize tl em and play from mentor This wi,' give only a slight insigl into the mode of teaching the blin< but I assure you that to go throng the institution and learn what is bi lng done there would be tho moi pleasant, as well as most profitabl day In your life. The work accomplished ls gran -almost beyond comprchensloi Tho Institution Is fortunato In secu ing the services of so many'excellei and consecrated teachers-teaehei Ill i , -1-?-, '<>"t . _ DF/riX>TlVF,K FOMiOW l?OOTOU ? This Charge is Made by ?tfoUi??r ot German Specialist. Now York, March 21.-Dr. A. C. H. Friedmann, brother of the Berlin tuberculosis specialist, said yester day that the Medical Society of the County of New York had for some time had detectives at work to dis cover whether Dr. F. F. Friedmann had been treating patients in pri vate. "We have reason to believe," said Dr. A. C. H. Friedmann, at the An sonia, "that persons representing themselves as patients seeking treatment, but who In fact were de tectives in the employ of the County Medical Society, have called often on my brother. The same persons have come not only once, but several times. "In every Instance my brother has refused to administer any treatment. No matter what effort the medical society may make in this direction they will be wasting their time. Dr. F. F. Friedmann ihas not treated ?ny patient in private and will not do so." Dr. Brooks Well, president of tho society made this statement last night when told what Dr. A. C. H. Friedmann had said: "The medical society has at no time employed or authorized any per son to watch Dr. Friedmann. In a formal communication the society ex pressed to him directly its attitude in the matter and has not made a move beyond this." Fifty Injured, Five Dead. Memphis, Tenn., March 21.-Five persons were killed and moro than 50 Injured by the storm last night at Poplar Bluff, Mo., according to mem bers of the crew of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad passenger. Almost any man can succeed if he has a little good sense and a little good nature. who were BORN for this special work and not made. In testimony of their painstaking and excellent Instruction allow me to quote from "The Palmetto Leaf," a paper published by tho institute: "Demos Jones, blind, entered the sophomore class of South Carolina University last fall. . His studies em brace English, mathematics, Latin, German, physics, ancient and mod ? ' History, in Iiis report he reoeiV" . . ; two siurs, meaning 95 and 100 Utork Oil all. Dr. Mitchell, the presi dent, fays: Tho beat r?port i ha,ve seen this Bosslon. rte is truly re markable, and his course is an in spiration to all of us.' " This quotation speaks for itself. I met In the institution J. P. Mc Carey, a son of Mrs. Joe McCarey, of Walhalla, and am glad to report that his eyes have so improved that he contemplates entering some literary college this fall. I also met Miss Lillian Stoddard, of Westminster. She ls one of the brightest students there. She is totally blind, but has developed into a fine-looking young woman. I have already mentioned Tommy Butts, and there were some mutes from Townvllle, but I did not have time to hunt them up. All of these have maintained good reports and reflect credit to Oconee county. I anticipate Rood .results from Ernest Sanders. I think he will make good if kept there until he graduates. John W. Shelor. CHICAGO E. ST. LOUIS 2 MORR'5 ' " Supreme" "Southern Big" ar "Packing House** bi* Why take dependability 1 but they are w They are an which does no droughts and r Side by side with otb tests to be better fruit ?,roofs. RVs got it in bli t's what they'll produce. Order ; ! Low! TO ' Fertile N ONE-WAY SPUING COI/O? DAILY MARCH 15 TO API Western Montana, Idaho, W Columbia. ROUND-TRIP HOMESEEK1 lat and TUESDAYS EAC in the Northwest United Stat and stop-overs. Travel < Northern ] and connect! MINNESOTA, NORTH DAK WASHINGTON, OREGON, KATCHEWAN, ADHERTA, Will send free illustrated 1 west United States and full ern Pacific rates of fare and quest. It costs you nothing. W. W. NEAL, Traveling Pnss'r Ag< J. C. EATON. Traveling Imniig. A MILLION IN FRAUDS CHARGED. Father, Throe Sons and Two Daught ers Under Arrest. New Orleans, March 20-With An tonio M?sica, New York hair dealer, his three sons and two daughters, arrested here early to-day, the father and sons charged with defrauding banks in this country and Europe of approximately a million dollars, be hind the bars of the parish prison, it was stated late to-day that the M? sicas will not fight extradition. The two daughters are being held under $2,000 bond as "material witnesses." They have not made bond. It is al leged the fraud was perpetrated through the manipulation of invoices. The children are Georgie, Arthur, Philip louise and Grace. When arrested approximately $80,000 was found in the clothes of tv? father and hl? ' ChiUfWll. Fl ph-" toon thousand dollars wag found bid den lu Mis.. Grace M?sica'? corset. They had made no stc'.o nour lolls In the doy, except te sivy they v. on ld not fight extradition to return to New York. The family showed no outward feeling over their arrest, ex cept Phillp, one of the sons, who de clared he would kill himself before the station was reached. He made the statement when his father asked him for his revolver. Detectives took the weapon away from young M?sica. Cloudburst In A Ioho ma. Annlston, Ala., March 21.-About 1,000 workmen were thrown out of employment temporarily as a result of a cloudburst, which struck this city and vicinity last night. Seven industrial plants were inundated. 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S|Nirtujibiirg Postmaster Awarded $2O0-Newspaper Cnse. Spartanburg, March 20.-W. M. Floyd, postmaster at Spartanburg, has been awarded $200 damages by a jury in Common Pleas Court for a sleepless night on a Pullman car. Mr. Floyd reserved a lower berth on a train from Washington to Spartan burg, but when he went aboard the train found the berth occupied by a woman. The Pullman Company failed to provide him with another berth and brought suit. \ Judge R. W. Memmlnger non suited the case of A. L. Morrissett against the Spartanburg Journal. Mr. Morrisssett, while employed by the Journal as a pressman, became en tangled in the machinery, whice tore off one of his ears. He asked $5,000 damages, nuTjUdge Meim, fpger li. Li that ?O nog! ige-ice on the ?K\vt of t\\e Journal Publishing Company hm! been shown. Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, ?nd that is by constitu tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of tho mu cous lining of the Eustachian tube. When this tube is Inflamed you'have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear ing, and when it is entirely closed, deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal con dition, hearing will ht destroyed for ever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which ls nothing but an Inflamed condition of the mu cous surfaces. We will give one hundred dollars for any case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catari h Cure. Send tor cir culars, free. F. J. Cheney & Co,, Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. adv. JOSEPH OKLAHOMA CITY od, Bone and Tankage Fertilizers vhen you can get absolute True, they cost you more, one and Animal Tankage raina. They withstand i by dozens of our dealer for they cost you.