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ESTABLISHED 1855. YORKVILLE, S. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1902. NO. 62.
WHEN BOYS
BY JOHN X
Author of "Helen's E
ingto
Copyright, 1901, by John Habberton.
CHAPTER XXI.
A CHAT WITH THE COLONEL.
OK Brainard's sake
was glad the fight ha
occurre(*. f?r I* seeme
ImM&W t0 me 't shoul
h.n.Q Phil TTn mi
ton's possible cbanc
out of his mind. Bi
a8 soon as we reache
camp the few sick lif
men and shirkers who bad remalne
behind began to croak a story sui
posed to have filtered from the colonel'
tent through several intermediarle
that the colonel bad been in a rag
about the explosions of my relics 1
our old camp, that had made him suj;
pose the enemy were shelling us a
we evacuated the post, and that he wa
going to make an example of the guilt
party. Sure enough, we had not bee
in camp more than two hours wbe
the orderly sergeant of our compaB
came to our tent and said:
"The colonel wants to see you tw
at once."
We looked at each other and tried t
smile, but failed.
"It seems to me." said I. "that ou
share of the fight at the fence ought t
mitigate our punishment?I mean m;
own punishment, for you did nothin
in that shell affair but tell about 11
like a fool. I suppose that even no^
you'll try to make the colonel believ
that you bad some share in it, so as t
shield me."
"1 wish I could," replied Bralnar
meekly. "I wish 1 hadn't told of i
when the colonel was so mystifle
about the shots, but really it did seer
for the good of the service."
"You're too good to live," said 1
"Come aloug. I hope you'll come li
for some share of the punishment, yoi
unspeakable lunatic."
Nevertheless for a corporal to b
summoned by his colonel has a sobei
lng effect, so I fought down my feel
lugs and tried to* assume a bold fron
as I dragged Brainard across th
parade ground.
- "Pass them in. sentry." said the colc
nel from the open front of his tent a
we drew near. We stopped at the ten
flaps, saluted and stood at "attention.
"Come In. gentlemen," said the colc
uel, with an odd smile which nevw
theless seemed not ugly. "Sit down."
Roth of us dropped nervelessly on th
eoiuiiel's camp bed. the only seat vl(
ible. The colonel was handling son*
papers which I promptly assumed wer
court martial charges against us.
"I was greatly surprised and als<
pleased." continued the colonel, stll
handling the papers, "at receiving to
day commissions for both of you?com
missions as first lieutenants."
I looked at Brainard, and Bralnan
looked at me, and I don't understanc
why both of us did not drop dead wltl
astonishment. The colonel went on:
"I had hoped to promote both of yoi
In the course of time, after you ha<
reached sergeant's grade?BrainarO
because of your rescuing your part
from the enemy after capture and fo
getting that dispatch through to th
left a few nights ago, and, Frost, b(
cause I've learned that you spent a It
of money in trying to get recruits fo
the regiment at the time you entere
It. I'm not the only influence with th
appointing power. Political and othe
strings are being pulled for scores o
my noncommissioned otflcers, and som
of this sort of work seems to have bee
done for you boys."
"Not for me, sir, that I know of,
said Brainard quickly.
"Eh? Well, so much the more t
your credit. Nevertheless 'tis trui
You're both commissioned to the Fort}
third. It seems from a letter accompt
nying your commissions that the Fort}
third is in a bad way?good men, ba
oflicers?so bad that the command can
be trusted to take the field. A lot i
the oflicers have been weeded out, an
the governor wished to replace thei
with men from regimeuts that are i
gcod shape and have seen hard servic*
The senator from your district strongl
recommended you. Frost, and calle
your father up to Albany, and it seen;
that your father took with him a bant
some young woman who told an e;
traordinary story of your bravery an
produced a letter in evidence. I cau
understand how I, your colonel, faile
to have learned the facts, but"?
"Your cousin May!" exclaimed Brail
^ird. Then he sprang to his feet an
hit me between the shoulders with
force which I could not have believe
n-uo In lila tlfiu frnmn Tlie rnlnm
looked surprised, and Bruinard mu
mured "1 beg pardon" and collapsed i
confusion.
"It seems, further," continued tli
colonel, "that the governor said 1
wished he knew of some other troopt
of equal courage and ability, upo
which the youug lady said she coul
name one and straightway praised yoi
Bruinard. without stint aud declare
that if you two could be sent togethc
you could end the war. I can't imagin
where the young lady obtained he
knowledge of the special requirement
of the service or how she came to knoi
so much about the soldierly qualities c
two of my corporals, but these comml!
sions are the result."
"We can't accept them, sir." sai
Bruinard. "if they've been granted o
such hearsay and misapprehension."
I didn't approve of Brainard's "we.
He had the right to decline for hiuisel
; WERE MEN.
IABBERTON.
abies," "George Washn,"
Etc.
should be Insist on being so foolish, but
I wauted my own commission, no matter
through what mistake it was issu*
ed. The colouel, too, was of my way
d of thinking, for he replied:
d "Nonsense! Never lose a chance to
d reach higher rank, especially to move I'
your insignia of rank from your sleeve pi
c to your suouiuer." i
it "But. sir, there are other men more n<
d deserving of it," said Braitiard. "I'd si
>t feel ashamed to wear shoulder straps 11
d If McTwyny must go on with only a
>* sergeant's stripes. You ought to see B
a him fight!"
s "Eb? McTwyny? That freckled gi
e Irish tiger that's a sergeant in your tl
d troop? Oh. he couldn't help fighting If
>- he tried!" ir
s "But there's brains behind his fight- b<
s ing. sir. If you'd seen and heard"? al
y "There's brains behind all real fight- ai
n ing. corporal?er?lieutenant. Don't h<
Q ever forget it, or your enemy will get '1
y the better of you." Id
"But there's such a lot behind Mco
Twyny's, sir," persisted Brainard. bi
"Think of the odds that were against tl
o him. He had only 18 men with whom
to fight what looked like a brigade?cer- pi
r lainly a thousand?and he talked and si
o acted like a general Instead of a mere g<
y sergeant." st
g "When? Where? How do you know?"
t, asked the colonel, with a quizzical st
v smile apparently at Brainard's assum- w
e ing to know how a general would act
o "This afternoon. Way off to the ai
right of the road our regiment took, it
3 We saw him. We were in the fight I
t with him and were proud of it and of cc
3 him."
a "Bless me! I heard such wild stories ct
of that skirmish that I've already askI
ed your captain for a written report
a Tell me nil about It" in
u Brainard told blm without a word of ct
exaggeration, yet as be talked the colo- fc
e nel arose and paced bis tent like an ex- m
' cited Ijor in a cage. He clinched his be
I- bands. >i'.d bis eyes flashed, and be fc
t sputtered small groups of Scriptural m
e words that were not prayers. Brain- Yi
aid Btopped abruptly after telling bow 1
* Mick felled the skirmishers' captain. B
s "The tigeri" exclaimed the colonel, w
t "I wish there were more of his kind In to
the regiment." w
> "But Isn't he a man, too?" asked st
' Brainard. "And shouldn't be be re- sa
warded"? pi
e "It shan't be my fault If be Isn't a m
? man from this day forth," Interrupted
the colonel. "Come with me. 1 sup- dt
e pose he is io the hospital." w
"Or dead," I suggested. 6b
" "Nonsense!" growled the colonel m
J "Loss of a fore paw never kills a tiger, ai
H Lieutenant Baslow of our regiment baa th
shot them In India. He was in the re
British service and has told me all ha
i shout it." re
' Instead of going direct to the bos- pa
3 pltal the colonel stopped at. a captain's on
tent and asked for one of the occu- of
J pant's jackets?an o.'d one. The cap- M
J tain looked surprised, but complied tli
'i with the request. The colonel strode w
y rapidly to the hospital tents, followed w
t by Hraiuard and inc. Entering the th
e surgical ward, he asked: K?
s* "Is McTwyny here?" v(
't "Prisint, sorr," cauie from a red face
f on a cot. and a big freckled hand came bt
d to the side of the face in the position of ki
e salute. ht
i "I'm sorry to hear of your loss," said 80
'f the colonel, "and I've brought you the
e best consolation I could thiuk of. This ln
a Is the jacket you shall wear when you y(
get up again. Captain McTwyny." ea
"Whooroo!" exclaimed Mick. He ^
closed his eyes an instant, then opened
o them and said, "Av Norab cud only see t*1
?. it!" th
"She shall see it. with you inside of
i* it. as soon as you're lit to go north on 81
> leave of absence. Is there anything t\
d else I can do for you?" ec
t Mick pushed aside his sheet, display- A
)I ed his severed arm lying on his breast te
d and said: ft
n "Don't let 'em throw this away." ai
u "He knocked me down for trying to rc
e. take it from him," whispered the
y nurse, "but of course a thiug of that
d kind can't be kept."
is For a moment the colonel seemed to ni
1- be choking. When he recovered, he ni
i- said: rc
d "Let me take it. I'll have It buried 01
't with the honors of war. The company ft
d you're to command, captain, shall fire S?
a salute over It."
> "01 thank yez very koindly, sorr, for hl
d that an' fhat Use ye've done, but how 'a
a about thlm two little dhlvils forninst
d ye? In the foight wid the tince rails?
?1 glory be to the poikes av nuld Oireland N
r- ?they were wort' more than all the rist c<
u av the platoon put together. Little
Brainard, ah. fhat a shillelah twister ir
ie he'd make! An', as for Frost, he saved tl
ie me own lolfe two or three toimes in ei
?r succession." si
n "ijlood!" exclaimed the colonel. "They k
d shall be taken care of. Now keep as tl
j, quiet as you can. captain, so as to get s;
d well quick?ana see woran. isurse,
r haug ibis Jacket at tbe foot of bis cot ti
e In some way so be can always see tbo ai
ir shoulder straps when his eyes are si
;s open. Come along, men?I beg your u
>v pardon?gentlemen." tl
>f "Now," said tbe colonel, "as you two h
s- have declined (1 hadn't) the cotumis- d
sions granted, as you tbiak, under a ri
d misapprehension and through the tl
n imagination of a youug woman. I shall ci
at once recommend you for comuiis- Ic
sions in your own old regiment, and ei
fa you may be sure that you'll get them.
The colonel looked surprised.
to nn mnrp rnntnlnHes flt mv dia
osal. To make a vacancy for Mcwyny
I'm going to force a good for
othlng captain to resign. But you
jail both Lave lieutenancies ? first
eutenancies, if possible!"
"In the old regiment?" exclaimed
rainard. "Hurrah!"
"Hurrah!" 1 echoed. The colonel
rasped our hands and almost crushed
lem in his own. Then he said:
"Meanwhile, on the basis of the comlissions
to the Forty-third, I'll have
9th of you as enlisted men discharged
:once. That will enable you to go home
ad tell your story, and McTwyny's?
? came from your town, I believe,
'will ulso enable you to see that lmaglative
young woman."
Brainard's pale face became a sunarst
In an Instant. The colonel connued:
" 'Twill also enable you to draw your
ay, and, as the paymaster is about
x months overdue, you'll be able to
) home in officers' uniform?shoulder
raps and all?eh?"
I looked into Brainard's eyes and
iw that the fight with Phil Hamilton
as on.
"Give a man an inch, and he'll take
i ell, colonel," said Brainard. "Would
be possible to get our papers at once?
think it?It might save a life If I
>uld start for home tonight."
"It shall be done. Please say to your
tptain that I would like to see him."
* * ? * *
After tattoo, and also after a howl
g time in our company street, our
nnrades having learned of our good
irtune. we started for Yorktown, 12
lies distant, to catch' the morning
>at for Fort Monroe. We were in time
ir the Foil Monroe boat for Baltlore
and the morning train for New
ork. We got officers' uniforms, and
made It my special business that
rainard's should fit perfectly. He
as in such baste to reach Summern
that he would have been content
ith anything topped with shoulder
raps. 1 even saw to It that he wore
isb and sword belt. Meanwhile I
ayed that my letter about Brainard
ight reach Summerton before us.
We did not reach town till long after
irk. As our house was on the direct
ay to Bralnard's I suggested that he
iould stop with me. If only for a moent.
and he did not refuse. As we
tproached the house I was glad to see
at It was still lighted. Village people
tire early, and I had feared 1 might
ive to rouse a sleeping family. On
aching the piazza 1 tiptoed to the
rlor blinds and open window to recinoitor
and to increase the pleasure
anticipation. There sat my cousin
ay. and I was startled at the change
at a single year had wrought, for she
as no longer a girl, but a vision of
omanly beauty. I could have stood
ere many moments for the joy of
izing at her, but I beard a rainuiar
)ice and tbeu saw, at the left of the
om, Pbll Hamilton. How handsome
f was, confound him! Oh, if I could
low that my letter about Brainard
id reached May! For Hamilton was
ying:
"I asked you an important question
two or three successive letters, but
>u did not answer it. so I've used my
irliest possible opportunity to repeat
ie question in person."
Quickly I drew Brainard after me
irough the doors and pushed him into
ie parlor. Hamilton rose quickly, and
?spite his habitual and superb conipoire
he literally staggered as he saw
vo of his late brother noncoraniission1
officers in lieutenant's uniforms,
pparently May had received my letr
and been properly affected by It,
>r, though she turned pale as she rose
id looked at us, she quickly became
>sy, courtesled to Hamilton and said:
"I like you very much, but here Is
ly answer."
Then she hid the red scar on Eraln-d's
cheek with two red lips. At that
loinent our dog Rover entered the
>0111 and sprang upon me with a joyis
whine, and as I tried to abate his
enzy of affection I heard Hamilton
iy:
"Lieutenant Brainard, I esteem It an
inor to be the first man to congratuito
vou."
*** * ?
Of course we called on McTwyny's
orali, a rosy, modest, dainty girl who
impelled us to recall the story of
Beauty and the Beast." We had not
itended to tell her all the details of
le fight for the fence, but she extract3
them from us, and she shivered,
[laddered, cried and laughed. She also
issed us both and commended us to
le eternal guardianship of all the
lints.
Brainard and May were not married
11 after the war, by which time Brained
was a brigadier general in a high
taff position, and General Grant and
lany other general officers attended
le wedding; so did Phil Hamilton and
is wife, who was as handsome and
istinguished looking as he; so did Noih
and Mick McTwyny. the **ner in
le uniform of a lieutenant Lionel of
ivalry. But. as "Journeys < >d with
?vers' meeting," this story, too, must
ad.
THE END.
IHiSfftlattfuus grading.
POLITICAL GRAFTERS.
Candidates Being Bled by Campaign
Vampire*.
Political grafters, and their name
is legion, are getting in some of their
best work just now, for only a few
short weeks remain before their occupation
will be gone for two years.
There is no county in the state, with
the exception of Charleston perhaps,
where this species of beats and leg pullers
flourish more luxuriantly and
where their bold faoed demands upon
candidates are more persistent and
more successful. It is said that some
of them make enough out of each cam- ]
paign to live several months without
doing anything. They seem to be too
powerful for candidates to resist and
year by year their demands grow
larger.
The court house Is the favorite resort
for these gftry, many of them being
from the country and they sit
around the court house railing fence
like buzzards awaiting the appearance
of a candidate carcass to pounce upon.
Their favorite side graft is to "borrow"
a quarter or a dollar until "tomorrow,"
or "next Saturday," and few of the
candidates are proof against pulling
out the coin. The candidate knows
that he will never see the color of his
money again and the grafter knows
that the candidate knows it and thus
matters are allowed to stand. It is
nothing less than the selling and buying
of a vote and it would be really
surprising to the people at large to
know the extent of the practice. Of
course, any grafter would boil over
with violent indignation were it suggested
that he had sold his vote, but
la Ti-Viot it roallv amnnnts tn. The
only trouble Is that they will not stay
bought, for every candidate in turn Is
approached and when the election
comes there has to be some buying
and if candidates should hold a meeting
afterwards and compare votes as
to any particular man it would be hard
for any of them to tell which one had
really been finally buncoed. The only
fact that they all could agree upon is
that all of their legs had been pulled.
As already said that is only a side
issue. The great graft is for some fellow
who has or pretends to have some
influence at some particular polling
place to approach a candidate and offer
to work for him and even carry the
polling precinct for him. The fellow
may have some little influence and the s
candidate does not want to get the enmity
of any one, so when it is suggested
that it "will cost about $52 for legitimate
expenses," and some more to
"treat the boys." out comes the check
as a rule and out goes the liquor. The
"legitimate expenses" go as far as the
fellow's pocketbook. Some otHer
fellow may get some of the whisky,
but that is only because the grafter
can't drink it all.
A gentleman was telling his experience
along that line yesterday. He
was supposed to represent a certain
candidate for governor because he had
done some work in pressing his claims
upon people. He was approached by
a town grafter who announced that he
had influence with a certain class and
that he thougnt he could carry them
for the gubernatrial candidate referred
to. There would be certain expenses
attached, the grafter Informed the
gentlemen. The latter said in reply
iliMt Jio hjul nn mnnev to buv votes, and
moreover, had no desire or intention
to purchase them. "O, you don't have
to huy them exactly," said the grafter;
"all I want out of it is a new suit of
clothes. Then a gallon or two of whisky
and a few kegs of beer to distribute
among the boys."
The gentleman Informed the fellow
that he would get neither the clothes
nor the booze, and the grafter seemed
really astonished at the refusal. He
volunteered the information that he
was working a similar game on two local
candidates.
And so the game proceeds and this
selling and buying of votes will continue
until the very last moment before
the closing of the polls. It is a
most disgraceful state of affairs, and
where it used to be worked secretly
and under cover it is now openly and
boldly demanded.
Candidates have the power to put a
stop to it, but without any agreement
among themselves they seem powerless
to resist the demands of ward heelers
and sand hill bunco sharps.?Columbia
Record.
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TIIP. Pllltl.ISIIIVG IXDL'STRY.
Tlie Rapidity of Iti Growth and Im?
nifiiMity of It* Magnitude.
Of the mass of industrial data that
was collected by the twelfth census and
which is being tabulated for publication,
nothing will exceed in popular
interest the figures showing the astonishing
growth of the publishing industry.
The public is not greatly interested 1
in the output of steel billets or woolens *
in a eiven year. It does not concern it
self about the ton8 of corn starch that 1
were ground out in 1900. These figures 1
mean little to the popular mind. But r
when we reach the publishing industry 0
we are considering the mightiest agen- f
cy for the dissemination of popular in- *
telligence. The capital invested in this a
business and its yearly output may he
regarded in a way as barometers of the, '
popular appetite for reading.
The statistics for the census year 1900 1
show that 22,312 establishments reported
for this industry, representing a to- ^
tal investment of $292,517,072. The sum, ^
however, represents only the live cap- t
ital utilized and the value of the land, r
buildings, tools, machinery and implements.
The value of the products of o
the industry for one year is given as t
$347,055,050, which is an increase of 24 t
per cent, in a decade. To produce this
involved an outlay of $36,090,719 for sal- t
aries of officials and clerks, $84,249,889 e
for wages, $55,897,529 for miscellaneous i'
expenses, and $86,658,290 for materials
used. Over 1,250,000,000 pounds of paper
were used during 1900, of which almost
78 per cent, was consumed for the
newspapers. The total circulation per
Issue of dailies was enough to supply
?r.e paper for every Ave inhabitants.
The most interesting disclosure made
ny the census report, and one that is
nvested with great significance to the
eaders of newspapers, is the fact that
)? all newspapers and periodicals es:ablishments
over 63 per cent, were
nvned by individuals, 20 per cent, by
jartnerships and only 17 per cent, by
corporations.?Chicago Record-Herald.
BAKED POTATOES.
Experiments Looking: to Production
Of New Commercial Food.
The South Carolina experiment staion.
located at Clemson collge, which
s under the charge or fror. j. ?. rxewnan,
has lately Issued a bulletin that
>ught to Interest every farmer In the
louth. The bulletin describes a new
nethod of preserving sweet potatoes,
vhich has been tested and proven to be
i decided success, and we give herewith
he substance of the report:
Three years ago the solution of the
jroblem of how to Introduce the sweet
jotato to commerce was undertaken.
There were two difficulties to be over:ome:
1st. To render the potato less pershable,
and
2nd. To reduce Its weight and thus
ender its shipment to distant markets
jracticable. * t
The question of varieties, fertillza- ,
ion and cultivation has been exhausively
studied. That large crops can
)e produced at small cost has been de- i
nonstrated.
That they furnish cheap and nutri- ,
ious food, not only for man, but for ,
ill classes of domestic animals is not
juestioned.
As a market crop they have thus ,
'ar fallen far short of success. Why is
his?
First, they are too bulky to bear
ransportation, even to our own large ,
:ities. j
Second, they are too perishable to
>ear rough handling and exposure to ,
reezing weather. ,
The problem, therefore, which we un
lertook to solve was to reduce tne DUi/i
ind weight, by drying off surplus ,
nolsture, to sterilize the product as to
:xempt them from the fungus disease ,
.0 which the green product is subject,
md to accomplish these ends without j
mpairing the edible qualities of tKe i
lessicated product. <
In 1899 the roots were peeled and ,
iliced and dried in a movable evapo- ]
ator. This resulted in removing the
xcess of moisture and consequently relucing
the weight to one-fourth that
>f the green roots, and rendering the
>roduct non-perishable, but this was
iCcompanle. by a practical destruction
>f the flavor. The surplus moisture
vas removed, but the re-absorption of
he moisture was not satisfactory, and, 1
lence, when cooked, they did not re- 1
temble in consistency nor flavor of the J
resh potato.
In 1900, Mr. J. Sam Pickett, foreman '
>f the station work, learned that Mrs.
3. F. McDowell, of Franklin, N. C., had
lucceeded in producing a satisfactory
irticle by boiling the potatoes before
svaporating them. Acting upon this
luggestion fairly good results were obained,
and a merchantable article proluced
by boiling in an open kettle, and
ising again the fruit evaporator. The 1
vork, however, was irregularly done,
nany of the slices being over-cooked
ind hard. '
A sufficient per cent, of the output 1
vas properly prepared to demonstrate
x * At-- ikAJ +V?a +
ne correctness ui me meuiuu, tmu
atisfactory success was attainable with 1
l suitable outfit skillfully handled. To 1
est the keeping qualities of this out>ut,
a part of the product has remain- j
id in ordinary cloth sacks for seveneen
months, having passed through
wo winters and one summer in a perect
state of preservation.
In the fall of 1901 experiments were
nade with thirteen different varieties .
o test their comparative adaptation for
he purpose. A box of each of these is
low included in the Clemson college ex- (
libit at the Charleston exposition.
A room was equipped for steam heat- '
ng in connection with the cannery in
he horticultural division of the experi- '
nent station, by means of which the ,
.vork of boiling, peeling and evapora- ,
ing could be more expeditiously and (
'conomically performed. ,
By means of a derrick used in the
rannery, several bushels of green pota- ,
oes were lowered in an Iron basket into
i large boiler in which the water was j
leated by steam. To secure uniform (
ooking the roots should be nearly of
he same size. Those weighing from j
ine to two pounds required one hour j
or thorough cooking. Six to eight ,
tours were required for evaporating j
hem at a temperature of 150 F. An or- j
linary laborer peeled and sliced one ]
mshel per hour. ,
Under this system there can be no (
oss from rotting during storage. On ,
he contrary the evaporated product is ,
lot only not perishable, but contained j
inly 3.42 per cent, of moisture will keep }
or an indefinite time and bear trans- <
?ortation to any part of the world at j
inv season.
To prevent hardening of the product ]
t should be packed in close boxes as (
oon as practicable after removal from (
he hot room. j
Soak the slices in warm water for an ,
lour and prepare as dressed or can- (
lied potatoes. The dessicated pota- s
oes may also be used as are the fresh ?
oots for puddings or custards. <
In commenting upon the discovery \
f which the foregoing bulletin treats, l
he Charleston News and Courier makes i
he following timely observations: t
The value of the process which has <
een devised by the station may be j
stimated from this account of it. It 1
nsures to the farmer the perfect pres- t
ervation of one of his most prolific and
most important general food crops, at
the same time fitting it for safe and
economical shipment to distant markets
heretofore closed to it, and effects these
ends by a mode of preparation which
is so simple and cheap that it can be
employed on any farm. When it is
noted that In one case stated In
the table an acre of land yielded 357
bushels of raw potatoes, which In turn
yielded 105 bushels of the dried product,
the possibilities of the process in the
way of developing the culture of the
vegetable In the south and inroducing
it to the world's commerce and comfort
begin to appear in truly vast proportions.
And it is to be remembered
that 357 bushels of sweet potatoes to
the acre is by no means the record crop
for this section. Mr. J. B. Mattox, of
Cinch county, Georgia, once made 1,445
bushels on one acre in one season, and
doubtless some South Carolina farmer
has done even better than that. At any
rate, the world would be glad to get
our potatoes and pay well for them,
if it were at once made acquainted with
their excellent quality, and Prof. Newman
and Mr. Pickett, it appears, have
found a way to bring them to its attention
in good form and condition. It
is a good work that they have done, and i
it can hardy fail to prove of immense
value to the agricultural interest of
this state and section.
Accompanying the copy of the bulletin
sent to The News and Courier was
a small package of the product. On
inspection It was noted that the slices .
are cut across the potato and are about
an eighth of an Inch thick. In color i
and texture It is very iike dried rigs,
but much firmer, one of the slices resisting
a considerable pull before tearing.
When cooked for table use according
to instructions?as for "candled
potatoes"?the resulting dish could <
be distinguished from one likewise prepared
from fresh roots only by reason
of a scarcely perceptible degree of
toughness remaining In the desslcated
product. Perhaps a longer preliminary
soaking would remove even this slight
difference, which was scarcely noticeable
at the most. The test was successful
in every way, as it proved that the
desslcated product retains all the flavor
of the fresh roots, and can be used for
them at any season of the year with
perfect satisfaction to the housekeeper i
and consumer. The experiment station <
has unquestionably opened the door to i
a new industry of enormous propor- *
tions and value for the south, and any i
agricultural community can employ <
the opportunity at its own discretion.
There can be no question about the de- i
mand for the prepared product. It will i
make a large market for itself at once I
wherever it becomes known. i
i
REWARDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
(
Messrs. Wood and Roosev.elt Have i
Fared Very Well Indeed. 1
I
Now, If the president fairly drives (
us to inquire what reward Gen. Wood ,
has actually had, we think it can be (
easily shown that the republic has not |
been unkind to him. The esteem and
fame that have come to him have certainly
been such as to crown labors
more arduous than his. Public recognition
has not erred, in his case, on the
side of being too restrained. He has
distinctly been one of our heroes. Mr.
Roosevelt seems to imagine that Americans
are deficient in the capacity for
" /"v? * 1 rtfO.
hero worsnip. on me cunuai^
ate our heroes too easily?so easily that
we recklessly break their images, knowing
that plenty more will be forthcom- (
Ing. But, strictly on the professional ,
3lde, General Wood's advancement has ,
been phenomenal, his reward glittering.
Four years ago he was an army sur- (
geon; now he has been promoted over ,
the heads of five hundred of his seniors ,
In the regular army to be a brigadier (
general, with every prospect of becom- ,
ing general commanding. And it Is
this splendid and almost unparalleled
rise that the president Intimates Is !
meagre and almost offset by the fact ,
that General Wood has not been able
to live on his salary and allowances!
What the general himself thought of
pecuniary Inducements compared with
the great prize he has won was shown
In his deliberate refusal of a civilian
position estimated to be worth $35,000.
Nor can we think the president's implied
plea for immunity from criticisms '
one which a public man should urge, as
if such immunity were a part of his reward.
No might nor greatness in mortality
ever escaped criticism, or ever '
will. It is one of the necessary inci- '
}
lents of the profession of public servants,
whether he be king, president or
secretary. To take it good humoredly
Is an important part of a statesman's
jquipment. It brings no dread and
provokes no bitterness in the real
princes of mankind. They, as it has
oeen said, "gain by that scrutiny which
tvould kill and damn lesser beings." It '
is no sign of lack of appreciation of its
?reat men that a people should jealously
examine their public acts. For a de- 1
mocracy to do that is simply to uo its '<
luty. At any rate it will not be de- J
lied; the "many-headed beast" will in- J
sist upon knowing all about the work of *
ts rulers: and if they are too thin- 1
skinner or too haughty to endure the 1
constant peering and questioning, their '
place is not in high office.
What we miss most in President (
Roosevelt's ingenious address is a rec- (
ignition, which we should have expect- '
;d from him, above all others, of the 1
'act that true public service is its own 1
reward, which it reaps as it goes along, (
md that useful work is in itself the
source of the highest human happiness. 1
'There is no fun like work"?that dis- l
:overy, says Walter Bagehot, has been ^
:he making of many a young English 1
ord, who has found that Blue books
ire really more fascinating than beting
books, and the dust and drudgery s
)f public office more attractive than i
jolo or yachting or elegant dawdling. I
["hat is the truth which we must bear s
lown upon in all our appeals to young v
men to enter upon public service. The
work to be done is the thing; and the
exhileratlon of pegging away at it, the
joy of striving and the satisfaction of
accomplishment?these are the rewards
which come with it automatically.
Anyone minded to cry out for the "stars
and ribbons and the other toys with
which we children of a larger growth
amuse ourselves," shows thereby that
he does not know the true zest of public
work. He needs to be set down to
read Emerson's essay on "Compensation."
The only rewards worth having
are those which come all in the day's
work; and the public servant can hope
for greater rewards than the common
man only as his work is more difficult
and important, calls out every power
more fully and sustains with a larger
pleasure of struggle and achievement?
New York Evening Post *
NEW ARMY UNIFORM.
Report of Officers Approved by the
Administration.
A formal order regulating the uniform
and equipment of officers and enlisted
men of the army was issued at
the war department recently. The
changes noted" In the order as the result
of the investigations recently conducted
by a board of army officers, of
which General Hughes was president
The report of this board was carefully
examined by Secretary Root and President
Roosevelt and approved.
If anything the new dress uniforms
are to be more elaborate and the ser
vice ur neia uiiiiuim biiiijjici auu muic
serviceable. The full dress coat is to
have the buttons spread far out to
the sides, giving a wider breast effect,
and ornamentation is added to the collar
and sleeve, with the Insignia of
rank on the sleeve Intead of the shoulder.
The service uniform is a new creation.
It is designed for officers and is
to be made of olive drab woolen cloth
and is to take the place in cooler weather
and colder climates of the khaki
uniform used in the tropics. The most
radical departure is in the overcoat.
The familiar heavy blue overcoat, with its
massive frogs of braid, is to be altogether
abolished and a Raglan with
flowing skirts, is to take its place. This
big loose garment with immense hood
and side pockets, which one officer facetiously
remarks were designed for
carrying loot in, is to be made of the
Dlive drab cloth and no other kind of
overcoat is to be used either by enlisted
men or officers.
There is to be more gold lace on the
full dress trousers of the staff officers,
and "breeches" for officers and men, to
be worn with leggings on the marches,
are authorized. For all officers there Is
to be a new full dress cap, with gold
lace band, and the color of the arm or
corps. The cap Is of new design, larger
^nd fuller in the crown. For ordinary
occasions black mohair braid may be used
instead of th? gold band. The oldtime
chapeau is never to be worn by
mounted officers. The helmet is retained,
as is also the present soft campaign
hat. Epaulettes for general officers are
permitted, and shoulder-straps are retained
for the dress coat, which was
formerly known as the dress blouse.
A new design of sabre is to be worn
by all officers, whether on foot or
mounted. Officers are to wear a russet
leather strap puttee, though in the field
they may wear the leggings issued to
the enlisted men. The leggings for the
enlisted men Is a design of Colonel Patton,
of the quartermaster's department,
and meets exactly the views of President
Roosevelt in this respect, as expressed
by him In his testimony before
the war investigation commission.
President Roosevelt criticised the footstrap
which holds the leggings in place.
This is to be done away with, and the
new legging is to be made of two pieces
of canvas that simply wrap about the
leg and lace in the centre Instead of on
the side. The buttons of all uniforms
are to have the coat of arms of the
United States on them Instead of the
large eagle.
The full dress for enlisted men is
aoonsnea, aoing away wun me iruut
coat and substituting a dress blouse
for it. Cheverons are to be worn point
up and officers are permitted to retain
their long cape. A uniform for evening
wear is described and it my be worn
cither with a blue or white waistcoast
This uniform is optional, however, and
will not be required by the regulations.
The order also prescribes the occasions
upon which the different uniforms may
be worn. One of the regulations provides
that no decorations received from
i foreign government shall be worn by
jfficers or men while on duty with UnJ:ed
States troops, but medals of honor
nay be worn by officers and enlisted
nen entitled to them on ail occasions
)f ceremony, the medals to be attached
to the coat at a point one inch beow
the opening of the collar.
An American War op One Battle.?
[n the annals of the American navy no
ichlevement of a single commander in
i single ship surpasses that of David
McDougla In the Wyoming at Simonjsekl.
Happening on the other side of
l-? "Intin Riit-in<r nilr Plull wor this dnr
ing exploit passed unnoticed at the
:ime.
Briefly told, the story is this: A sloop
if war of six guns, in a narrow strait,
;ngaged during 70 minutes a force' of
seven batteries mounting 30 heavy guns
ind three men-of-war carrying 18 guns,
n all 48 guns. The Japanese force
jomprised probably 1,200 men. The
Wyoming, unassisted, destroyed one of
:he batteries, sank two ships, disabled
l third and emerged from the conflict
vith a loss of four men killed and seven
tL Captain Freeman, who saved the
iteanier Roddam from destruction durng
the recent volcanic eruption at St.
3lerre was recently presented with a
illver medal by the Liverpool Shlpvreck
and Humane society.