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f ' <*';yV'sV ry&ftjaHi I ISSUED SEUI-WEEKLT. l. k. oeist's sons. Pnbiiiher?. } % ^famitg JtamqiafNr: Jfor the promotion of the jpolital Social, ^gricultatal and CommKcialJitltrjsls of the ftojli. {tmm?uwnfw?'oMSy81, ESTABLISHED 1853. YORKVILLE, 9. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST -25, 1905. N~Q. 6.8. 1 ELLEN Q 0 KING'S M V Written for the Torkvllle En<] CHAPTER III. "The sober comfort, all the peace which v springs From the large aggregate of little things; On these small cares of?daughter?wife? or friends The almont sacred joys of home depend." M. Mork. I Seventy-nine years ago, an old fashioned, but substantial mansion could be seen a few miles beyond the present village of Yorkville. Situated on a considerable eminence, the waving fields of grain which could be , seen through the openings of the grove around it, spread like a mossy carpet, until hill or forest bounded the vision. An avenue of magnificent oaks, several hundred yards in length, stretched to the road side; while nearer and immediately around the mansion, the trim hedges, the graveled walks, the disposition of shrub and flower, bespoke a woman's taste and care. The mansion house of Oaklawn was the residence of Mr. * Wlllopghby, an English gentleman of the old school. His parents were of easy fortune and emigrated to this country shortly after their son's birth. On reaching years of manhood, his parents, anxious to give him every opportunity of mental culture, sent their young Hubert to travel with a tutor, as was customary in those days, in Enfiand and on the continent. After an absence of two years he returned, leaving his tutor in Germany. w The elder Mr. Wllloughby was much disposed to think Mr. Monckton recreant to his' trust, inasmuch as he left the young man to make the journey home alone; but Hubert readily excused him, saying his preceptor's studious habits led him to desire entrance into the universities there. Shortly after Hubert returned, he met Ellen Campbell, a lady of birth and fortune; and to these advantages, adding a charm of manner, a rectitude of character, a grace of person, unrivalled. He became passionately enamored of her, and backed by the encouragement of his parents, he wooed and won her for his wife, in the short space of three months. For a little season all went on smoothly with the happy pair; but Hubert, so madly intoxicated with his dream of bliss, suddenly sank into the most profound melancholy. Occasionally he would be roused from these spells by receiving letters from his tutor, to whom he seemed tenderly attached, and who wrote at frequent and regular intervals. These voluminous epistles were always eagerly devoured, and for a y little while he would be himself again; but only to sink into deeper melancholy, ere another could possibly reach him. The elder Mr. Wllloughby frequently spoke of sending for Mr. Monckton, but Hubert met the suggestion with such Impatience, and Anally with such manifest anger, that he was forced to desist. He argued his tutor's cheerful and enlivening letters were more calculated to restore his tone of mind, than his presence could Dosslblv be. While in this alarming condition?for his friends feared a melancholy madness?news arrived of Mr. Monckton's death. At this intelligence. Hubert gave way to the wildest grief, declaring he never should have left him, and upbraiding himself with wanton cruelty. In the circumstances, his remorse was so extravagant, as to rouse his wife to a N sternness characteristic of her disposition, but never before exercised towards him. This had the desired effect. He was enabled to subdue the violence of his grief, and time, at length, brought relief to his diseased mind. Still, with the folly of incipient madness, he would watch for those letters at the regular Intervals, till, as year after year passed, his v mind recovered its wonted tone; and though never regaining the vivacity of his youthful temper, nor conquering a nervous timidity that was now habitual, he was yet enabled to enjoy the gifts fortune had placed within his reach, and to pass many happy years with the devoted partner of his life. The loss of his wife was a trying blow to him, and had it not been for the companionship of the little Ellen, an orphan daughter of the brother of his wife's, life would have been insupportable. His disposition, gentle and affectionate to positive weakness, led him to love this child with a doatlng fondness which might have proven pernicious to a weaker character than Ellen's. He was a man ruled by his affections; associations, in his mind, being as powerful as principles In others of a sterner mould. The home of his fathers, the memories of childhood, the buoyant hope of manhood, the happy recollections of wedded bliss and domestic peace, the more earnest pleasures of maturer years, and the graver ties of age, all bound him, as with cords, to the only home he had v ever known. Thus it was, that though a Wfclg in principle, he was a Tory In policy; but owing to the war being mostly confined to the lower and middle districts, he had escaped suspicion by preserving a rigid neutrality. The question had never been pressed upon him, for the Inhabitants of what is now York District, never were paroled as nrliAnaro nnr- HIH thaV take DTOtPC" tion as subjects. A short time previous to the opening of our story.. he ha<|. in an unguarded moment of patriotism, half pledged himself for the equipment of a certain number of troopers, to Join Major Davie in his contemplated resistance against Ferguson and his Tories, who were now scattering dismay among the hardy mountaineers, who. hid in their fastnesses knew little of war but the . name. The fear that his pledge becoming known, would compromise his position and destroy his security, had Intimidated him to such a degree, as to render him painfully nervous and fretful. His habitual benevolence and kindness of heart, were now almost obscured In his dread of the sequestration of the home of his father, and the consequent destruction of relics, sa &MPBELL R [OUNTAIN Luirer, by Mrs. Mary A. Ewart. cred as love and death could make them. His Inheritance, with the estate of his wife, gave him a wealth and position, which made him one of the most Influential men In the upper districts. Ellen Campbell was a "woman of thf Revolution," and these words contain a history of courage, of sacrifice, of patriotism, of chivflry. such asj knights ne'er broke lance for. Her whole soul was bound up in the cause of liberty. Her lofty air or aristocratic breeding might have been considered too commanding In a woman, had it not been relieved in her happy moments by an air of plsc/fulness, winning and fascinating. She had inherl ited from a line of stern Scotch ancestors, a spirit of command, which, perhaps, was fostered by the natural Imbecility of her uncle's temper, giving to her manner a determination which would have been unpleasant, did not the sweet and gentle tones of her voice contradict all unfemtnine harshness. Her figure, tall and slender, but exquisitely i.fraceful, was moulded to perfect symmetry. Her complexion was pearly white, while the act of speaking flushed her cheek to a pale rose tint, which. In the moment of excitement, deepened to the color of the rose's heart. Her large, melting violet eyes, with those delicately penciled brows, were expressive of nobility and sweetness. The features of her face, so beautiful and noble, denoted more of the courage and determination of the sterner sex than the softer qualities of her own. Her mouth was of arch sweetness?the royal short upper lip indicating tenderness?with a wealth of fair waving hair, bound in massive braids around the Grecian head, made a perfect picture of Scottish beauty. From the retirement of her life and the want of Intercourse with her sex. her acquirements had been unusual and superior. Studying much the history of her own Covenanters, she had Imbibed their unyielding principles. From Calvin and Knox down to the Westminster Assembly, she was familiar with their bold contentions for the faith, so that her mind was deeply Imbued with the spirit of liberty. Mr. Adams, too, her childhood's friend and the counselor of her mature years, unwittingly taught her to mistrust the British from his Irish traditions of violated rights, contrary to the stipulations of Limerick. Indeed, a large proportion of the jettlers of York district were of Irish origin, and derived their distrust of their invaders from many a galling memory and bloody fireside tale. Perhaps, too the enthusiastic and chlvalrlc patriotIsm of Major Davie, added not a little to the under current which gave force and vigor to Ellen's patriotism. Henry Davie was an enterprising young man. who commanded fifty or sixty volunteers, who had equipped themselves as dragoons; and It is a matter of history, that they were the only American corps which, at that time, naa nox Deen Deaxen or uisperned. He was, too the only son of Mr. Wllloughby's dearest friend, and was beloved, not only from fond association. but for the sake of his own gifted character. How Ellen was now working to Increase his corps, none but herself and Andrew Craig knew, and many a fresh recruit, in wondering surprise, donned a suit sent by unknown hands, or shouldered a rifle that mysterious chance placed for him. For troopers though they were, the rifle was more familiar than the broad sword, and oft-times, a sickle than either. Since dates' defeat at Camden Major Davie's corps had been greatly Increased by daunch volunteers 'rom the lower country, and he was particularly successful In Intercepting the enemy's foraging parties and convoys. Ellen had frequent opportunities of seeing him as he would halt for the night, on these expeditions, for although her uncle would show no partial favor to the Continentals, yet he was always secretly rejoiced to have the opportunity of doing them service, provided his neutrality was not compromised. Major Henry Davie was a youth, well calculated to win a maiden's heart. Scarcely twenty-six years of age. he was In the strength and vigor of manhood. Like the most of the mountain boys, he was tall, but lithe and active, with no superfluous flesh on his well proportioned frame. His complexion, naturally dark, was tanned to an almost olive hue; his eyes, black and piercing. Indicated coolness, courage and decision, while the shade of the long lash gave It a look of softness and repose, which Indicated as clearly the fervid passion of a southern sun. A soft and curling moustache added to the manly beauty, and perhaps softened a mouth habitually compressed In endurance. He was unexcelled In "noble horsemanship." as In Spartan narcnnooa, ana 11 win not appear wuuderful that Ellen Campbell .should have had her woman's fancy captivated and her maiden heart enthralled. Still, no words of love had passed between them, and Ellen thought that Mars had left no room for love In the Apollo of her heart. At a distance of about a mile from the mansion and yet nearer the Blue Ridge view, was the negro quarter and the overseer's homestead, an unpretending dwelling, built after the fashion of the tlnus, In double, log cabin style, with Its .-ool. wide passage and rustic porch. A few venerable oaks shaded It alike from storm and sunshine. The honeysuckle and yellow Jessamine clambered up the porch, filling the whole air with their fragrance In their season, and a tidy little grass plot, used as bleaching grass, extended each side of the humble dwelling. to the gate; while on either side, the favorite roses with many an oldfashioned annual, testified to the taste of the owner. As you entered the porch, a pall of snowy whiteness with a fresh clean gourd, tempted you to partake of Its cool contents, while within, the rustic comforts and scrup ulous cleanliness were as visible. And this was the home of Bessie Craig. Bessie, from earliest childhood, had been the pet of the Mansion House. Losing her mother in Infancy, she had been reared entirely by her father, and his affectionate tenderness had never allowed her to miss a mother's care. She was well behaved and a lovely little playmate for little Ellen, who was scarcely a year her senior. The attachment thus formed in childhood, grew with them, and Ellen's high bred manner, unwittingly gave to Bessie's natural archness, a coquettish affectation that was as pretty as it was teasing. Her attainments, too, were beyond her station, and her natural aptitude led her to imitate the more refined tastes of opulent life. The sun was casting long shadows when Bessie, equipped for a walk, with a bucket on one arm and a basket on the other, stepped out into the declining rays, and with an air of womanly Importance said, "I shall be back in time to get your tea, father, but it's good moonlight; don't be uneasy if I I haDDen to stav late." "But I will Bessie; and be sure and be back afore day leaves us; It's but two miles to the minister's, and ye must trudge orf and na stay but a mlnit and ye can be back weel enough before dark. Mind ye and come, child, for I'll be apt to be uneasy. I would go with you, but the cattle's to bring up yet." "Don't you mind telling me to fear nothing when doing a good turn? I'm not worth the troubling, father, such a bit a thing as I am," laughed Bessie, as she took her way down the road. "Still, Bessie, it's na prudent for a lass like you to be out so late, and ye might happen on one of those rude troopers, though now I think me, they all left the settlement the morn; but dlnna ye be staying lass." With a nod and a smile the lass went on. The road led out towards King's Mountain, and Bessie truged along quite securely, anticipating the pleasure of seeing kind Mrs. Adams and the dear little children. I will not deny there was a stalwart form mingled with Bessie's memories, that Mrs. Adams or the children could not personify. though Bessie was quite innocent of his quarters at the good minister's. So absorbed was her mind in these fancies that she did not hear a step behind her, when a firm hand was placed on her shoulders, she turned with a smile, on her Hps and without the shadow of a fear, almost expecting to see the face that had filled her mind with such pleasant reveries. "Reuben Ferris!" she cried. In startled alarm, "what brought you here?" "Haw! haw!" he laughed, "ain't you glad to see me? I come for what you would not give me yesterday." "Let me alone, Reuben Ferris," she cried, as she shook his heavy hand from her shoulder. "I despise you, and you know It. I can't bear your very touch," and she shrank shudderIngly away from him. Her fear gave him additional power over her. "Come, Bessie, tell me who you keep them for. "I'll have one anyhow, if I die for It," he said as he caught her In his arms. irri pUIlU.IH.tf nan nut iii.cmcu, discharged the duties of her position. Her brown curls were tossed back from her dimpled shoulders, while smiles, like cuplds playing bo-peep, danced In dimples around her laughing mouth. And as Bowen watched her, the meal being over, busied about her little household duties, bustling about In ue house-keeping style, he loved h^t more dearly In this new relation, than In any he had yet seen her. Woman and home!? synonymous terms! It was late "It was God's care of me, father will say," said the maiden, reverently. "And Elllck, will you forgive me for yesterday?" she said, submissively, as she timidly raised her head. Who could look In those blue eyes still swimming in tears, and not forgive her? "Indeed, I will, dear Bessie," he said, as he fondly kissed her, "if you promise never to venture out alone again." "I can easily promise that," she said smiling In perfect reassurance), "for I doubt If father will ever trust me; and as he'll be uneasy now, we had better be going on." "And what will you do with your bucket, Bessie?" "Oh! you can put it In the shade of the branch there; It will keep cool in the water, and put the basket under yon thicket, and when you come back you can carry them. I promised them this evening, and I like to be as good as my word." "That's right, Bessie! I shan't object to your being always as good as your word; but what sort of a soldier's wife will you make if you scream as loud when the British are on you, as you did this evening?" he said, as he drew her hand tnrougn nis arm, ana, clasping It, walked leisurely on. "Oh! but I'll do better, when I'm?" "Well! When what, Bessie?" he laughingly said. "When I'm your wife, Elllck," she bravely spoke, though her face was crimsoned. "I'll never be ashamed of It again, and if any one asks me who I love best In all the world. I'll say Elllck Bowen;" and though her voice trembled as well as the hand that rested In his, and though she could not look at him, she persevered In finishing. He threw his arms around her and she went on? "I'll be afraid now of nothing, Elllck. that I know you don't think 111 of me; and I'll never give you cause again. I would rather meet a whole army of British than Reuben Ferris. Oh! I hate him and dread him so; and when he looks at me," and she shuddered and turned pale. "Never mind him, Bessie. Let us talk of something else. Did you see Miss Ellen this morning?" "Yes; we were up at the Mansion and Miss Ellen Is trying hard to get the old gentleman to provide means for the outfit of those troopers. I know she has deprived herself of a good deal to furnish the boys that joined some time ago, and has no means uf her own, or she would not wait on the old man. It's strange she can get all she wants from him but that, and he grows so fretful and Impatient, and so frightened, too, that she Is afraid to press It. When will Major Davie be down?" "I don't know, Bessie; why do you ask? Is Miss Ellen wanting to know?" "She did not ask me," said Bessie, too hbnest to betray a secret that was not her own, and discovered only by her woman's Intuition. "It's hard to tell where Major Davie will be; he's here, there and away. We've got a great troop, Bessie. The boys have never been beat yet, and I don't believe would know when they were whipped. If It were not that I thought I could take twenty fellows with me when I go, I would hnro Th<> most Of them I have have only been waiting: for a leader." "Will Ferris go now?" "I don't think he had ever much notion of It. If there was a Tory clan about here. I would suspect him; but he's as cunning as the savage, he Is." "Don't trust him, Ellick; father never put confidence In him, and now, he'll not like him any better." "He'll not give us the chance, I'm thnklng; and I want no such?well. I won't say bad words before you, Bessie, but I'll not have him In my company. Your father would say such a wretch would be a curse upon our arms?but there we are at the homestead. It looks like Bessie's home, and that says more than anything else. How sweet and dear it Is," he said, as his eye sought hers. In a few words, old Andrew was made acquainted with the evening's adventure, and as they sat down to their frugal meal, the old man, with more than usual fervor, blessed God for his care, while his tones grew deeper as he prayed the Lord might take speedy vengeance on their enemies. Such a picture of rural comfort as was presented In that humble dwelling! The table was spread In the cool passage; the evening air laden with the fragrance of the honeysuckle and flowers, passed gently through. Bessie's table, with Its />ln?h nf snntlpSS nuritV. Was SDTCad with the dainties (the best and choicest after all) of the farmhouse. There was her print of golden butter, a loaf of light wheaten bread, a chicken broiled to the nicest brown, eggs poached and daintily set off with sprigs of parsley, the biscuit smoking hot and a genuine hoe cake of Carolina memory. Added to this was a bowl of sweet clabber, with Its cream untouched and milk cooled by a day's repose in the spring-house; also a dish of nice fresh honey, so that one might suppose, on seeing such tempting dainties, that they are literally in a land flowing with milk and honey. The patriarch and father sat at the head of the board, giving utterance to words of homely wisdom or prudent counsel, v*>ile bidding them "mind their duty, morn and night." Ever and anon, his eye would fall on Bessie, and a softer shade would pass over the weather beaten face, and a tender tone would intonate the voice. The young trooper sat on his right, a picture of vigorous manhood; his hair was pushed back from his face, and the clear white brow contrasted well with the sunburnt visage. As usual, the wisdom of age was secondary, and Elllck saw more of the glowing Hebe before him, than he heard of the sage's counsel. And dear little Bessie, with what pretty ' " "K/k lmroofa/1 a a eh P A loud shriek from Bessie was almost Instantly answered by a voice of thunder crying. "Let go the girl!" and the next instant an arm, nerved by passion, swung the ponderous bulk of Ferris from him and made him lick the dust. Poor Bessie was almost fainting on Bowen's shoulder, while Ferris slowly lifted himself from the ground. He was scarcely erect, when, with a yell mingled rage and pain, for his fall had hurt him, he sprang on Bowen. Hastily pushing Bessie behind him, the trooper threw himself Into position to receive his adversary. and Ferris, an adept in the pugilistic art, but who generally bore down his opponents by his ponderous weight, was met by such a blow between his eyes as almost to blind him. Yelling out curses, he snatched a knife from his bosom, and ere Bowen could recover the position which the Impetus of his blow had lost him, Ferris had aimed It at his heart; but Bessie's scream warned him, and quick as thought, Bowen threw out his foot, and again Ferris measured his length on the ground, the knife sinking into the sward and breaking at the hilt. "Lie there, you cursed coward." cried Bowen In wrath, "and count it a mercy that I don't take your broken weapon and bury it in your heart, I could find It in my heart now to thrash you to a mummy, you skulking coward, you insulter of defenceless women, did I not so loathe your devil's carcass. Lie there, you savage bully, and remember If ever you cross my path again. I show you no mercy." A perfect volley of oaths and imprecations was the reply. "You got the better of me now, Ellick Bowen, with your cursed foot tripping, but it's the last time, and I swear that I'll do you a turn yet that'll hurt you. and when ye long to see those you love best die, think of Reuben Ferris, for I'll make your life a curse before I send you to eternity." "Corne, Bessie." said Bowen. "this Is no place for you. Where are you going, child?" as she turned weeping down the road. "I must go back to father," she sobbed. her face turned from him. "You are not fit yet, Bessie; sit down and rest. Ferris is gone; don't be afraid." And he drew her to the bank. Still she wept bitterly. "Be calm, Bessie; you have no far ther cause for fear. I will see you safe home, and you must promise me not to venture out alone again." "Oh! Elllck." she sobbed, "it Is not so much that I'm afraid, as I'm afraid you'll think 111 of me." And still the flushed face was hid from him. "Ill of you, Bessie! Never," said the soldier, with warmth, as he took her hand. With a sudden impulse she turned and looking up at him mingled Joy and love, threw herself Into his arms. "Tell me again, Elllck," she whispered; "for. oh! I feared you would be vexed at my treatment yesterday at the church, though It was both pride and shame made me do it, and I feared you might think my silly words then had made Ferris meet me here. And, oh! If you hadn't come," and she shuddered. "I was at the minister's and felt uneasy for you. Bessie, fearing you might be so thoughtless as to come alone. Dreading I scarcely know what. I came out to you." when Bowen left. Andrew was nodding in his chair on the porch, and Bessie walked with her lover to the gate. "Good bye. Bessie, dear. I may not see you soon again, for I don't know the moment I may be summoned." "Good bye, dear Ellick," she said, as she raised her head In perfect confidence to her lover, while he fondly klsaed her. "And Bessie, take good care of yourself; no more 'onely walks." "J*ever fear, Elll^k, for your sake." Still he lingered. "I hate to part with you. Bessie; you look such a child in the moonlight with your long brown curls; and vnii opt. onrh a tt'nmnn I loved yoii better tonight than I ever did before. It would kill me If aught would go wrong w'th you." "Don't fear for me," said Bessie, laughing. "What's to trouble me?. It's I that should fear for you?but somehow, I never dread; I am so proud of your strength, so proud you are such a big fellow." He did not notice her playfulness, but clasping her to his heart again and again, prayed to God to bless her. while Bessie still smiled, and with her soft hand pushed the clustering hair from his brow, till at length, finding he would not go she threw her white arms around his neck in all the Innocence of her childish heart, and kissing him again and yet again, escaped from his clasp, and laughingly cried "good night," as she ran up the path to the house. TO BE CONTINUED. piscfUanrous parting WARTIME HUMOR OF THE SOUTH Three Publications Planned to Amur.* the Confederate 8tates. Mr. C. O. Fulton of this city, brings to this office three wartime funny papers, one of which had its publication office In Mobile, one In Richmond and one In Griffin, Ga. All three are In the same folio, or London Punch style. The Mobile publication Is entitled "The Confederate Spirit and Knapsack of Fun, a Humorous Monthly, Devoted to Wit, Humor and the Spirit of the Times." H. C. Clark, publisher; William F. Wisely, No. 38 St. Michael street. Mobile, Ala. NQt-biuch can be made out of the fronilspiece, save that it represents a wrapped package, with the contents pictured on the wrapper. The first /laifAtaH tA mioPPllflnV not humorous except for vignettes In the corners, with local applications, as for example: "Jane Maria (newly married)?Just think that congress talks of putting in the army all who have substitutes, and Mr. Charles Augustus will have to leave soon and go and fight those horrid Yankees!" This Is headed, "The Great Subject of the Day." The editor begins on page six with a caricature of the Confederate congress. Richmond correspondence comes next. Then there is a cartoon, half page, showing a New Year's reception and an obfuscated individual soliloquizing: "I used to make a day on calls without getting (hie) happy but this peach brandy and Confederate (hie) whisky rather makes more calls on me than I (hie) am able to stand." Artemus Ward and Josh Billings are relied upon to fill up the waste places In the paper. There are a great many contributed articles, from camps and elsewhere, all more or less written in the spirit of fun. The Southern Punch is the name of the Richmond publication, Overall. Campbell, Hughes & Co., publishers. It contains eight rages only and is little more than a reprint of jokes from the humorous columns of Harper's. Leslie's and Punch, some of the Jokes being given 'ocal color. The illustrations are poor. There is little war time flavor in the paper. Date, Sept. 19. 1863. The Bugle Horn if Liberty, by Hill & Swayze of Griffin, Ga., Is another sixteen page monthly, dated October. 1863. The pictures are few and of little Interest. A double page article on the adventures of Gen. John Morgan is Illustrated with Job office cuts, after the style introduced by "John Phoenix." but without any of Phoenix's wit. Letters from the front and reprints from other humorous papers constitute the body type. The editors apologize for delay and any defects in the paper, saying that the establishment has bern upset, "the office having to move to make room for a hospital." The editors apologize also for the absence of the chief feature, a letter by "Bill Arp." It seems that after promising to write for the Bugle Horn Mr. Smith volunteered, shouldered a gun and went to the war.?Mobile Register. NAPOLEON'S METHODS. The Way the Great Military Genius Planned His Battles. In his work on "Napoleon" Colonel Dodge has an Interesting passage on Bonaparte's planning out of his battles. It runs: "Spreading out and bending, sometimes lying, over his maps, with a compass in his hand, which corresponded to about seven or eight hours' march as the crow files, being nine or ten actual hours' march mark! .lg the position of his corps and divisions with various colored pins, as well as the supposed locations of the enemy, he or dered the movements of his army with an accurucy of which one can scarcely have an Idea. Moving his compass across the map, he Judged Immediately, according to the topography, roads and season, how many marches and corps required to reach on a given day a certain place where he needed it and the rate of speed demanded, and with this knowledge (and his Judgment was absolute of what troops could do,) he dictated the Instructions the execution of which made him so famous. Napoleon avoided such general orders as would Inform the enemy of his wholesale plan should they reach him and confined himself when possible to such orders as would apply only to the movements of certain corps. Even In his own army he did not permit the general plan to be known, lest It should leak out. Each corps commander was given orders for his own manoeuvers and was told what was essential about the neighborhood corps. Just because Napoleon was thus particular were his orders such models of precision and J clearness." BRIM LAW 1J011D, Judge Townsend Signs Restraining Order. UNION DISPKN8ARY IS STILL OPKN. Upon tho Declaration of the Result of the Election In Uuion Messrs. W. Boyd Evans and Lawson D. Melton Apply For an Injunction, and on September 4, the Court Will Qive an Opinion on the Questions That Have Been Raised. Columbia State, Wednesday. Beaten back and overwhelmed at the polls by an outraged and Indignant citizenship, those who are loath to give up the lucrative plunder, so easy and abundant in connection with the control of the state dispensary are now Impudently pushing their fight into the courts with a determination to lose no hold on their swag so long as there remains a single technicality on which a friendly judge might be able to hang a reasonably plausible decision. Union county voted the dispensary out by an overwhelming majority; but upon the official declaration of the result last Tuesday, Judge D. A. Townsend. on the application of Messrs. Lawson D. Melton and W. Boyd Evans, signed an order requiring the dispensers to show cause before him on Sept. 4, 1906, why they should not be perpetually enjoined from complying with the result of the recent election. The complaint on which the injunc| tlon is based Is signed by Conle Barnett, a farmer who loaned his name for the purpose, and it is directed against R. M. Flncher, Elzie Kelly and W. D. Wllkins, members of the county board of control and O. C. May, J. O. Howell and J. R. Askew, county dispensers. Under this complaint Mr. Barnett alleges that he Is a taxpayer, resident citizen, and qualified voter of Union county; that the defendants named have under their custody, control management and direction three dispensaries for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this county. That by virtue of an alleged act of the general assembly entitled "An act to amend section 7 of an act entitled 'An act to provide for the election of the state board of control, and to further regulate the sale. use. consumption, transportation and disposition of intoxicating and alcoholic liquors or liquids in this state and prescribe further penalties for the violation of the dispensary law, and to police the same,'" ap proved March 6th, 1896, and as amended by the general assembly of South Carolina at its regular session in January, 1904, and approved February 25th, 1904, T. J. Betenbaugh, county supervisor of Union county, ordered an election to be held, submitting to the qualified voters of the said county of Union the question of "dispensary" or 'no dispensary," on the 16th day of August, 1906. That the election was held on the day prescribed, and the county board of commissioners have today declared the result In favor of "no dispensary:" that said county board of control and dispensers have threatened and declared their Intention to close the said dispensaries and cease to operate the same, claiming It Is their duty to do so as the result of the said election. The Grounds. This the plaintiff alleges would be unlawful, unconstitutional and void, on the following grounds: (a) That this section 7, as above cited. Is In direct violation of the constitutional inhibition contained in article 3 section 34 clause 11 of the constitution of South Carolina. 1906. That said section is an attempt on the part of the general assembly to pass a special law to limit the operation of the dispensary law to certain special localities. and the act being deprived of its character as a general law becomes a special or local law. That the election being made under said section is illegal and void. (b) That by virtue of article 8, section 11 of the constitution of 1895, the state cannot delegate to its cltlaens any special localities determined by their votes as to whether they shall be subject to the exercise of the said police power regarding the manufacture, sale or prohibition of liquors or beverages. (c) That the act popularly known as the Brlce bill is unconstitutional, as the general assembly failed to provide for the holding of elections at which time such questions as "dispensary" or "no dispensary" can be submitted to the people, and has failed to prescribe the manner in which such elections shall be held and results ascertained. (d) That under the general election law the election should be held the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1896, and each second year thereafter; that if it should be held under this law such special questions as "dispensary" or "no dispensary" should be submitted to the people, then such election could only be held the first Tuesday of November, 1906. and that T. J. Betenbaugh had no authority to order said election for any other time. (e) By virtue of a majority of the votes being: for "no dispensary" levies a special tax upon the tax payers of Union county, which Is in violation of article 1, section 7 of the constitution. Furthermore, that this bill originated In the senate, when under the constitution. article 3, section 15. "Bills for raising revenue shall originate In the house of representatives, but may be altered, amended or rejected by the senate, and all other bills may originate In either house, and may be altered, amended or rejected by th* other." The plaintiff alleges upon information and belief that the petition for an election on the question of "dispensary" or "no dispensary" was not signed by one-fourth of the qualified voters of Union county, and that the supervisor ordered It without ascertaining same; that the plaintiff is Informed and believes the election was fraudulently and Illegally held and conducted, in that many persons who were not qualified voters were allowed to vote, and many persons who were qualified voters were not allowed to vote; persons were allowed to vote at precincts other than those at which they resided; no registration booki were furnished the managers, as required by law, and in many ways the law was not complied with; and as a result of this fraud and these irregularities the election resulted In "no dispensary." whereas, if it had been conducted according to law, it would have resulted In favor of the dispensary. That the plaintiff, as a citizen and resident of Union county, has a right to purchase intoxicating liquors from said dispensaries, and if same are closed, as threatened, the plaintiff and other citlsens of Union county will be deprived of their rights and privilege to purchase alcoholic liquors, as he or they desire to do, and the county will be deprived of the revenue it is entitled to under the provisions of the dispensary law. On these grounds the plaintiff prays that the injunction be Issued to prevent the said dispensaries from closing. and the election to be declared unconstitutional, illegal and void. Following this are affidavits signed by J. B. Wilbanks and A. B. Burgess, mill operatives, and J. F. Wilbanks, a larmer, wno auege inai iney uiu not authorize the signing of their names to the petition, and that as taxpayers they will be damaged because the election cost the county 1300. The Supervisor's Part. The next affidavit Is that signed by G. C. May, beer dispenser, and J. G. Howell, dispenser, who allege that they, with W. Boyd Evans, visited Supervisor T. J. Betenbaugh on the night of August 11th, and that Betenbaugh said In their presence that when the petitions were first presented to him there were about 1,000 signatures to said petitions, and that he took them and carefully examined them for several days, and of the 1.000 signatures to said petitions, he found only 274 qualified voters on aid petitions, and that he refused to order the election and returned the petitions to those who presented them; that those Interested took the petitions and went over them, and said they had found SO or <0 additional qualified voters, but that he did not investigate to see whether or not this was correct; that later the same petitions were presented to him again, with les* than 200 additional signatures, that he took the petitions and ordered the special election to be held In Union county on the question of "dispensary" or "no dispensary" on the 15th day of August, 1905, without further investigating the said petitions to see whether they contained the one-fourth of the qualified voters, as required by law, or not. At the same time he ordered the special election he did not know whether the petitions contained the one-fourtli of the qualified voters or not, and did not know them; but that he ordered the said election because those who presented the petitions said that they had the one-fourth of the qualified voters; that if he had known what he knew then, that it was not his business to find out whether the petitions contained the one-fourth or not; that the supervisor of registra tlon did not maice an nmatvii uhu. the petition contained one-fourth of the qualified voters, neither did those who presented the petitions the last time make such an affidavit, that he only took their word for it, that he has been over the books of the supervisor of registration for Union county, and that he knows that there are at least 1,800 qualified voters in the county of Union; that he could not make an affidavit at the time he ordered the election or then that the petitions asking for an election contained one-fourth of the qualified voters of Union county; that he would make an affidavit to this effect next morning, August 12th, 1908, when he came to his office; that instead of making said affidavit next morning, as above stated, he refused, stating that he preferred to go to his office and write out a history of the whole matter, In the form of an affidavit. Instead of going to his own office, he went to the office of J. A. Sawyer, where he spent the whole morning, and about 2 o'clock that afternoon, August 12th, he sent a letter to W. Boyd Evans stating an entirely different thing than that stated the night before in the presence of them; that the said letter Is affixed to the affidavit. ? The letter referred to has already been published. In closing It he says: "At the time I ordered the election I was satisfied that the petition contained one-fourth of the qualified voters of the county, and I am now so satisfied." The Effect The effect of this Injunction pro"""Hinu in tn keen the disDensary and beer privileges open at least until Wednesday. Sept. 6th, notwithstanding the result of the election. It is intimated that the members of the county board of control might not answer the complaint on the day set, which would make the injunction permanent, as by answering it the election would probably be declared legal and binding and the men would lose their positions. However, this may be only guess work, as It Is believed that anyway some of the defendants will answer the complaint in their endeavor to see the will of the majority of the people carried out. TOBACCO HEART. The Way Smoking Acts Upon and Injures tha Systam. Are you "learning to smoke," ooys? Learning by heart?"tobacco heart?" Read what a doctor says in the Medical Summary and then enjoy your smoke?If you can: , In smoking tobacco we take in carbonic oxide, several ammonias and a very poisonous oil containing nicotine. The ammonias and nicotine are the substances which by acting in numer- , ous directions are so injurious to the , system. The ammonias act on the ( blood, making it alkaline and fluid, , thereby Impairing its nutritive property. The stomach is debilitated and dyspepsia induced. The innervation of 1 the heart is disturbed, its action is weak, irregular and Intermittent, and faintness and veitlgo are the consequences. Owing to the disturbances in the blood and heart the process of nutrition is slow, and in the young seriously affected tissue is paralyzed and vision is impaired. Tobacco is essentially a functional rather than an organic poison. It modifies the special energies and not the structure. Tobacco is eliminated by the kidneys and very rapidly; consequently the bad effects quickly disappear under proper treatment if, however, the habit is given up. FUTURE OF TUB NEGRO. Thos. Dixon Discusses Booker T. Washington. COLONIZATION ONLY NAPS 80LCTI0N. Th? Author of tho Leopard's Spots Thinks tho Negro Quootion lo On# of All Absorbing Importance, and In* slots That It Must Bs Mat With Wisdom and Courage. Saturday Evening: Post For Mr. Booker T. Washington as a man and leader of his race I have always had the warmest admiration. His life is a romance which appeals to the heart of universal humanity. The story of a little ragged, bare-footed piccaninny who lifted his eyes from a cabin In the hills of Virginia, saw a vision and followed It until at last he presides over the richest and most powerful Institution of learning In the south, and sits down with crowned heads and presidents, has no parallel even In the Tales of the Arabian Nirhts. The spirit of the man, too, has always Impressed me with Its breadth, geaerosity and wisdom. The aim of his work Is noble and Inspiring. As I understand It from his own words. It Is "to make negroes producers, lovers of labor, honest, Independent, good." His plan for doing this Is to lead the negro to the goal through the development of solid character, Intelligent Industry and material acquisition. Only a fool or a knave can find fault with such an Ideal. It rests squarely on the eternal verities. And yet It will not solve the negro problem nor bring us within sight of Its solution. Upon the other hand. It will only intensify that problem's dangerous features, complicate and make more difficult its ultimate settlement It Is this tragic fact to which I am trying to call the attention of the nation. .1 have for the negro race only pity and sympathy, though every large con-' vention of regroes since the appearance of my first historical novel on the race problem has gone out of Its way to denounce me and declare my books caricatures and libels on their people. Their mistake is a natural one. My books are hard reading for a negro, and yet the negroes. In denouncing them, sue unwittingly denouncing one of their best friends. I have been Intimately associated with negroes since the morning of my birth during the Civil War. My household servant! are all negroes. I took them to Boston with me, moved them to New York, and they now have entire charge of my Virginia home. The first row I ever had on the negro problem was when I moved-to Boston from ? ? the south to take charge of a fashionable church in the Hub. I attempted to import my baby's negro nurse into a Boston hotel. The proprietor informed me tliat no "coon" could occupy a room In his house in any capacity, either as guest or servant I gave him a piece of my mind and left within an hour. As a friend of the negro race I claim that he should have the opportunity for the highest noblest and freest development of his full, rounded manhood. He has never had this opportunity in America, either north or south, and he never can have |t. The forces againut him are overwhelming. My books are simply merciless records of conditions as they exist, conditions that can have but one ending if ^ they are not honestly and fearlessly faced. The Civil war abolished chattel slavery. It did not settle the negro problems. It settled the Union question and created the negro problem. Frederic Harrison, the English philosopher, declared that the one great shadow which cloudu the future of the American Republic Is the approaching tragedy of the irreconcilable conflict between the negro and white man In the development of our society, MrJames Bryce recently made a similar statement. The Argument of the Ostrich Man. If allowed to remain here the negro race in the United States will number 60.000.000 at the end of this century by the'r present rate of Increase. Think of what this means for a moment and ycu face the gravest problem which ever puzzled the brain of statesman or phllssopher. No such problem ever before confronted the white man In his recorded history. It cannot be ?- -?--? - a S_A._ ?SIAI whistled down Dy opportunists, politicians. weak-minded optimists or female men. It must be squarely met and fought to a finish. Several classes of people at present obstruct any serious consideration of this question?the pot-house politician, the ostrich man. the pooh-pooh man, and the benevolent old maid. The politician is still busy over the black man's vote In doubtful states. The poohpooh man needs no definition?he was born a fool. The benevolent old maid ? contributes every time the hat is passed and Is pretty sure to do as much harm as good In the long run to any cause. The ostrich man is the funniest of all this group of obstructionists, for he is a man of brains and capacity. I have a friend of this kind in New Tork. He got after me the other day somewhat In this fashion: "What do you want to keep agitating this infernal question for? There's no danger in it unless you stir it Let It alone. I grant you that the negro race is a poor, worthless parasite, whose criminal and animal instincts threaten society. But the negro is here to stay. We must train him. It Is the only thing we can do. So what's the use to waste your breath?" "But what about the future when you have educated the negno?" I asked timidly. "Let the future take care of Itself!" the ostrich man snorted. "We live In the present. What's the use to worry about Hell? If I can scramble through this world successfully I'll take my chances with the Hell problem!" My friend forgets that this was precisely the line of argument of our fathers over the question of negro slavery. "When the construction statesmen of Virginia (called pessimists and [Continued on Fourth Page].