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BATTLE or rn VoiniLr Ciirl Writes: 1 ll.o I < 'nhl llll'il Thc following prize lii.-t??ry ol' tho ''Kattie of Fort Moultrie" was writ ten by .Miss Anni--e Cm bett. Iii years ol'ago, in the la-L Dumrhtors of tho American Revolution erntest: (Fought .Iain- "> li, 177??: laste?! ll ? hours and'?> iiiiiiiiii's. Unionists un der Ctd. W illam Moultrie; Uritish ! . ruler Sir I'eter Purker ) The a ll a i rs nf the American anni1 were now turned southward. (Jen. 'Muirles Let? had been sent tn thc Smith tn take cotiituutid nf the troop* assembling there to oppose Sir l'< ter Parker and Sir Henry Clinton, (?cu. Lee arrived in Charleston. S. C . and ? formed a force of (1,01)11 men from the ^ Carolinas and Virginia: hut tlie city ( won not defended bya single fortilica- j lion. Clinton ai rived in thc outer harbor on the lill nf dune, the day Lee reach ed the city. Tim key to thc Ameri can position and success was now Charleston harbor and Fort Sullivan, afterwards numed Moultrie. Under the orders of Lee, the city was one scene of preparation; the ne groes were required to work with opados and hoes to erect fortifications. Thc leaden weights were taken from thc window sashes of houses and churches and melted into bullets. Small bodies of militiamen were hur rying in various guises, half military, half civil. Some wore cups of the most fantastic fashion, made nf fox and coon skins; others moro uniform in dress wore caps of glazed leather, with the word "Liberty" printed in yellow letters. About six miles seaward is a long, narrow strip of land-Sullivan's Is land-und, situated on the southwest point, was tho fortification of Kort (Sullivan, and, so rudely constructed that f?en. Lee, fearing to trust it, a?kcd Col. Mou'.tric's advice about leaving it and trying to fortify some near fort stronger, but Col. Moultric's only reply was that "Kort Sullivan and Sullivan's Island would perform , their duty towards their State." The growth cf the islam! was the nappy, spongy palmetto tree. The troops lost no time in preparing thc ' etructure for defense. This rudely . onnstrueted but worthy fort was built <f palmetto logs, sufficient in size to non iain 1,000 men. The palmetto ...logs wero cut while green and spongy, laid ono upon another, 10 feet apart, with eoroers dovetailed, and bolted into tho logs, and strengthed with timbers. The walls wore 10 feet thick, filled rn with sand, and 10 feet high above the platforms, tho platforms being e Supported by brick pillars. The fort tv'?Mle only finished on the front, or . tioilthenstcin curtain and bast?n, and* .'OD the southwestern our tain and bas ?. <tioni The northeastern and north .. 'western sides woro unfinished, being .fogged up about seven feet high. Thick, long planks formed an escalade . to tho uso of musketry and rifles. ... Upon the platforms tho cannon were ,-. mounted. On the. southeast bastion . ?the flag staff was fixed, bearing a blue flag with a croscoot, oh which was em . ?blazoned the word "Liberty," and three 18 and two tb pounders were mounted there. On the southeast curtain six 2b french pounders and t/hreo 18 English pounders were pi ac? d; . and on the western bastion, connected with it, three 2b French pounders and Lwo 0-pounders were stationed. On .'.he southwest curtain, six cautions were' mounted-12 and !? pounders. ..Connected with the front angles of each rear bastion of the fort, lines of .defense, called cavaliers, were thrown op for a small dietaacc on the right ?j and left of the fort; and three 12 . pounders were mounted on each side of them. ?So that the whole number of the cannon mounted on tho fort and cava liers on each side was 31, of which only 2f? at any possible time could bear upon the enemy stationed in front of the fort, and, even then, four D-poundcrs on the two inner sides of the front bastion could bc scarcely used. Narrow platforms, or ban quettes, wore placed along the walk, where the plank was raised against them, for tho men to stand upon and fire through the loop-hole*). Such was tho situation of Fort Sullivan on the 27th of June, and its garrison consisted of tho Second South Caroli na Regiment of infantry, amounting to 413 of all ranks, and a detachment of the Fourth South Carolina Regi ment of artillery of 22, amounting together 435, tho whole oeing under the command of Col. William,Moul trie of tho above Second Regiment; .with him were Col. Frances Marion and Sergt. William Jasper. This was thc situation and condi tion of thc fort when, on the morning of tho 28th of June, thc British boro down upon Moultrie. On they come in foarlcss pomp, a well appointed armament. Ship after ship, a strong array-armed with storm and thuudei. It was the red cross of Old England that came OD to the assault-it was ?RT MOULTRIE. IM- A rtiele Mint Wins Vivie. j _ ? i i / Stair. i thc slender ph H lu ii \ ul' ('.ir illina, llicil , .1 edony, that prepared tu contend ; with her. Between 1<I afi'l ll o'clock the en g Hg?* m <>tit was ?.("-'?. <i liv the Thun dcrhomh -lui., euvcreil hy th?- Friend ship, ul' '?fi IStititi after, the ACM vi-. u{' '?ft L'un-. I li ?r 'iristnl a nil thc Kx|ii'iiiiiciit, ut' f?0 guns each, and thc Snlehiy, nf 1?S gilli?. ernie I ll I ?. pioiiiuu and participated in thc hom ha rd iiH'ti i 'i'ha S>rcu ami lin- Ac tion, carry i II ir a hat tory nf -S guns, Inn td a line parallel with and in thc rear nf thc lir-r, united in thc heavy cannonade against thc low-lying pal motto fort, fruin which issued a delib erate, sure and destructive lire. Thc battle was now raging in its wildest terrors. One wild action shaken the late peaceful waters, the iron rattling upon our tottering fabric, who?e voice is scarcely heard in reply. Powder is scarce; such is our poverty that a sufficient supply had not been and would not l><! supplied without dimin ishing that which had been allotted to the defence of the city. A brave officer was seen to piss from g in to gun, telling his tuen to spare powder and give the enemy more shot. "You must shoot more truly und more slowly," and, carefully adjusting the cannon before its di seit arge, he sighted it himself und watched ?ts effect as it unerringly drove the ball through the thick ribs of thc huge vcssJ riding thu waters before him. This was' Moultrie giving thc counsel and ex ample to bis men. After a bombardment of more than an hour failing to silence thc fort, thc British commander ordered thc Ac tion, thc Sphinx aud thc Syren to pass the work and occupy tho posi tion in Rebellion Roads towards the coyc of Sullivan's Island whence the front platforms of thc southeast cur tain, and its two bastions, tho fire from which hud been particularly damaging to thc attacking ships en filaded. Had this movement been ac complished there is Utile doubt that the cannoneers would have been speedily driven from their guns and the pieces themselves di.-mounted. In attempting to stand well over to wards the lower middle ground the I Action became fixed on thc saud, I having first ran foul of this Sphinx aud caused thc loss of her bowsprit. After throwing some fifty or sixty shells which caused no material in jury to thc Tort, the recoil of thc heavily charged mortars so shattered their beds a id endangered the ships that the Thunderbomb became useless for further service. Meanwhile the engagement had been vigorously maintained at short range by the Ac tive, the Bristol, the Experiment and the Solebay. During the afternoon their fire was again reinforced by that of the Syren and tho Friendship. . Slackening with I the sotting sun, the oannonading on both sides ceases at 9 30 o'dook. Shipping their cable at ll oVock the British ships-"their decks wet with blood and hulks battered by well directed shot from the fort"-silently retired to their former station near Five Fathom hole, and the "nativo palmetto had withstood thc assault of foreign oak." The cloud is gone from thc fearful scene. Thc warriors of Britain, hav ing deserted thc combat, shoroc of glory, and victory by thc brave colon ists in thc struggle for freedom. During thc severest stage of thc bombardment thc flagstaff of thc fort, formerly a ship's mast, from the head of which floated thc garrison's flag, eagerly watched by thc anxious ppec I tutors of the exciting scene, who by thc thousands lined the battery in Charleston, aud by those who held the fortifications in tho harbor, was shot away and fell with thc colors outside the fort. Scrgt. Jasper,, see ing the m sfortune, jumped from ooo of thc embrasures and deliberately walking the entire length of tho fort until he reached thc fallen colors on thc left, separated them from the mast, called to Capt. Hurry for a sponge staff, and with the silk hand kerchief from his brow he lashed thc colors to it, and returning within thc fort amid a groat shower, he planted thc sponge staff on the summit of thc I merlon. Having finished he waved bis hat, gave three cheers, and shout ed "(?od save liberty and my country forever." The timely restoration of thc flag revived thc hopes of many at a dist ance, who ignorant of the cause of its disappearance, feared tho fort had struck. Congratulations upon this import ant victory flowed in from every quar ter. Gen. Lee, on the 30th day of June, reviewed thc garrison, and in person thanked thc officers and men "for their gallant defense of the fort," and on the 4th of July Governor Rut ledge visited thc fort and in thc name of thc young commonwealth tend? red sincerest thanks and congratulations, publicly commending thc heroic bo* havior of Jasper Ile removed fr on lii^ ?ide hi-* o*n HWird ?uni presented it io itiui a> a "reward for his bravery and ?in incentive ce further deeds of v.l .r " The governor then tendered him a commission, which was mildest!, de cline I. "Wen? I nude an officer, said he, "my comrades would he constant ly blushing for my ignorance and I should hu unhappy, feeling my ??wu inferiority. I have no ambition fur a higher rank than that ?if a sergeant." No incident of I he (.'allant defense was more applauded than the replace ment of the fort's colors by the intre pid Jasper. He met his death at Springhill, near Savannah, ami he slei-ps with the brave dead who lie bene ith the soil nf Savannah. His memory is perpetuated in many ways and dignities a county in Georgia, a street in Savannah and a monument to his honor in the city of Charleston, S. C. Hy the authority of the president, the name of Moultrie was conferred upon the fort, and ou the 20ih of .July a resolution ?if thanks was conferred by Congress, then in session in Phila delphia. Many Negroes go to Mississippi. OBKKNWOOD, Dec. 20.-The negroes of this county show a decided dispo sition to emigrate. Several hundred are likely to leave within a few weeks. The exodus c ?mmenced a week ago, when two cars filled with negro fam ilies left for lower Mississippi. An other car left Sunday night. The 100 newnes that have gone went from the Saluda sccti'm and severs! farms there are practically tenantless. Moro are going from thc same place. One A. W. Williams ia tho agent who is taking of! so many of the colored population. Ile has taken a contract to place several hundred negro families with the planters in Sinthern Mississippi. Fur several reasons ho seh'Cted Greenwood county as a good field for his business. There is no denying the fact that t ie negroes in thc populous sections of ?his county are badly demoralized. They arc in some places still panic stricken on account of the Phoenix trouble They have not been molest ed but have the unreasoning fear of their real friends so common to igno ri me. The negroes of Saluda, Ninety Si\ and Phoenix will hardly make contracts for another year. The financial depression has borne heavily on the negroes, making them more disheartened^ The merchants have enforced collections to the des titution of many families. Under the circumstances this exodus is expected to thin out the over-abun dant negro population of this county considerably. It is the colored renters who are getting off. As a consequence some of thc best land in the county will be ocoujied by white renters hereafter.-Thc State. Charin's Authority. . "I've called you three times, Char lie," said a mother to her little son, "and l'm?-veryaiaoh annoyed because of your failure to answer me " "Well, mamma," replied Charlie, who was very fond cf reading Bible stories, "you ain't any better than the Lord, are you?" "No, of oourso not," answered the mother in surprise. "Why did you ask that ?" "Because," replied the little fellow, "the Lord called Samuel three times, ?nd Ka didn't get mad about it." Chicago Nexos. - Tho average weight of the Chi nese brain is said to bo heavier than thc averago weight of the brain of any other race. A horse in the lead pubs in vain whet)' the wheel horse lays back tn the breeching. A man's body is a good deal like a team of horses, and must work harmoniously. The bead may want to work, and strive ever ?.> hard to work, but if the body is balky and sick the head will make np procreas.. Thc man who is out of condition physical ly may as wellgive up trying to work'men tally. He will not be able to do good work, or satisfactory work, and in tbe endeavor to do so will only do himself Turther harm. Thc reason that men have nervous exhaus tion and prostration is that they try to work the brain when the body is balky. The right thing for .1 man to do when he finds he is out of sort* physically is to give the mind a little rest, and promptly resort to the right remedy for his physical ailments. Dr.'Pierce's Golden'Medical Discovery is thc best of all medicines for a balky body. When the head aches, the appetite is poor, the sleep i.. restless, the nerves are snaky and1 both body and brain suffer from dull? ness and lassitude, it it* time to resort to this great remedy. It restores the appetite, corrects all disorder? of the ' digestion/ makes assimilation perfect, invigorates the. liver and purifies and nourishes the blood. It ls the great blood-maker and flesh builder. It is the best of nerve tonics and restoratives. It make? both body and brain alert and active. Medicine dealers have nothing "just as good.". "I suffered 6ve years with an ulcer and the doctor here could not do me any good." writes Kr. John Jenkins, of 1 lav wood. Madison Co.. Va. "I took twelve bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and ' I am wetl. ? X would have been tn my grave if it had not l>een for your medicine." For constipation and indigestion, Dr. Pierre's l'leosant Pellets are the most nat nral and perfect cure eyer deviated. They act gently but surely, und effect a pt nita ; neut cure. Hot Brick f?r Mrs. Mckinley. ATLANTA. GA.. I>.'C. 18.-An act nf thoughtfulness on I li e part nf uri nhl negrea* here for the comfort of "de fust lady of de land" has secured her a much coveted position on the white house kitchen staff. Gn the first day of the peace jubi lee the thermometer was very lor/, the air was damp and thc ladies of the presidential party ver dubious about participating in thc floral parade. Owing to her delicate state of health Mrs. McKinley was loth to expose herself, but not wishing to disappoint those who had. reckoned nu her ap pearance bra /ed the chill and rode out in an open carriage. Her carriage had just passed under the jubilee arch, and was compelled to stop for a f :w minutes on account of the crush, when "Aunt Martha," a well known and respectable old uegress of this city, advanced front thc packed mass with a bundle in her hands. Going straight up to tho pres idential carriage, she said to Mrs. McKinley: "Missus, it's too cold for you to be out today, and I'se brought you a hot brick to keep your feet warm," adjust ing thc brick at thc same time. So touched was the A ifc of thc president by this simple little attention, that she investigated thc qualifications of thc old woman and before she left At lanta tendered her a position. Aunt Martha relates the incident with much pride and has attained now importance among thc Negroes.-Baltimore Sun. mm ? mmm t La Grippe Successfully Treated. ?iI have just recovered from in t sec ond attack of la grippe this year," says Mr. Jas. A. Jones, publisher of tho Leader, Mexia, Texas. ''In the Utter case I used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and I think with considera ble success, only being in bed a little over two days against ten days for thc former attack. The second attack 1 am satisfied would have been equally as bad as the first but for the use ol this remedy as I had to go to bed ic about six hours after being 'struck' with it, while in the first case I wat able to attend to business about twe days before getting 'down.' " Foi sale by Hill-Orr Drug Co. - Every president of the Unitec States so far has cither been a lawyer a soldier, or both._ Biblical Teaching Almut Heaven. Ic is not as complete or an definite ! as we often wish it were. But doubt less we shall perceive ut last that God has revealed to us as much about Heaven as it is necessary and best that we should know in this life. Tbe Bible seems to speak distinctly, and mure than once, of Heaven as a defi nite place. It is the specitl center and abode of the Divine Presence. It is thc home of Jesus Christ. It is tue realm into which arc to be gather ed the multitude of redeemed souls, who arc to dwell there furever in hap piness unalloyed. Hut it is more than this, or rather, different from this. In a real sense it is a state of mind and being. Proba bly a soul thoroughly pervaded by the spirit of Heaven could be truly happy anywhere. Certainly no soul still voluntarily indulging in any form of sin could bo truly happy in thc most Heavenly of realms. It may bc, and doubtless it is a place. It certainly must be also a condition of mind and heart. Holiness makes Heaven, and without holiness there can bc no Heav en for anyone. These, then, are the questions for each of us to ask himself : Am I in sympathy with that which makes Heaven what it is ? Should I be at ease in spirit, and find it my natural and fitting home, were I to be trans ported thither immediately ? Have I, iu spite of my weaknesses and faults, something of true holiness in ny heart, to make which thc ruling chai acteristio of my life is my chief effort day by day ? Many of us are content to live respectable and io many ways even honorable lives, who nevertheless think little and strive less to become holy. But Heaven demands holiness. -The Congregationiat. An aching back, a disordered diges tion, changes in the urine, headache, nervous weakness, all point to Bright's Disease. Take steps to cure the trou ble before the disease developes its dangerous stage. Prickly Ash Bitters is a certain remedy. It heals and strengthens the kidneys, regulates the liver, stimulates the stomach and di gestion, cleanses the bowels. It has been used io many severe and obsti nate cases ' with the most gratifying success. Sold by Evans Pha-macy. 19.3.J8. The Great Oliver Steel Beam Plow. OVER ten times more OLIVE BS sold in Anderson than any other make. They have.been tried. Tho verdict is unanimous,for the OLIVERS. The Stee? Beam a great feature. Warranted to stand 'say where. Handled in Car lots we give lowest possible prices. The sizes for this section ?re Hos. 40,20,19,13, Ac. Buy only the Oliver Steel leam Hows if yon are alter the best. ' DISC, SPADING AND SMOOTHING HARROWS, &c. V Twenty years experience has taught us the needs of the farmers, and we know our Harrows are j nat the Implements for this section. An absolute, broad, personal guarantee given by us. SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO. OSBORNE* k CLINKSCALES Ar? Soie ?flen*8 at Anderson, S. C., ?bf Iron King and Elmo Stoves, Garland Stoves and Ranges, AL*TD THE Times Line of Gook Stoves? The above Stoves are bought in Gar Lots direct from the manufacturers. Thus we eave "middle man's" pi otu, and also get cheaper freight rates... Cus tomers who buy Stoves fiona us get the advantage of thia. We carry a well selected Kock of FANCY CHINA, PORCELAIN GOODS, CHINA DINNER SETS and TEA. SE?S. Jost the thing for Christmas Pr?sentai Call on us. OSBORNE & CLINKSOALES, The Sole Agents for Iron King Stoves,, THE ELECTRIC CITY SHOE STORE. : BUY YOUR J . . $ 0 And we will keep tfeem Shined ?* FREE as long as ,y ou wear them. CftMEand seo our 8HOES and 'HOSIERY before buying Anywhere el?e. We will SAVE YOU ?MONEY. Try us once, and you win try us again and again; * Scli?ol Sh.o?s and; Itutoto?rs Sly ?KmiclK*e?lei. Your money savers, cr. a?. Xiica-oiiT ac oo CASTOR IA Tho Kind You Have Always Bought, aud which has In uso for over 30 years, has borne tho slgiiaturoo} M_- and has been made under his pep. ^ sonal supervision since its infaacv Allow no ono to deceive you in tbu[ All Counterfeits, Imitations and Substitutes are but Ih> pertinents that trillo with and endanger the health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment, What is CASTORIA Cos to ria is a substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, D/CM and Soothing Syrups. It ls Harmless and Pleasant, it contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee? It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It eures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething TroublesTCurea Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food? regulates tho Stomach and Bowels,-giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea-The Bf other's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS! Bears the-Signature of . The Kind You Have Always Bought! In Use For Over 30 Years. TUE ii?.&V~37? e-s?* WUT?, rf 6HH=~~ CTBTCT, ~Ctt" V?J*P Cl VT. SHOES TO BEAT THE BAND: W E don't have to tal k tb rough our hats to sell oar Shoes. The Shoes ?ell tbs selves if you will only take the trouble to Jock at .them. Quality and Price? dot work. We jost stand aside and arin. Yon don't baye to buy from us juetbeou we grin We have to grin, anyway, because wo can't help it. When our Shoe M almost double last year's wu don't have to look sad-eyed and Imposed upoD.becs we can't. So come on to the place where the brainiest feet in Anderson t'oantyi shod, and If we can't Shoe you and your family, your son John and bia family,i be because yon rather go barefooted. P. M_We can also "Shoe" the Inner-man with suoh substantiate aa DBA1 PATENT FLOUKui.d J K NO. 2 COFFEE that will make bia mouth water,i clothe ?omforiabh the legs'of ibu outer-ujan with ? First Class, Capital pair of Qt ile ulan's PANTS for Sixty Cents that will just elavate the superannuated linea fn the infantile shrubbery. DEAN & RATLIFF!, ?5. H.:-Partbaowlng'us on Nota or A econ nt will save thora *e'ves QIHIB?,art expense py settling up nam? ho for? Daceiuber 1st. If you haven't go< a ulnar rea tr^ui us we are talking to YOU. i DE.vN ?fe KATLIHFK, Something Cho?Ge to Ea IS wbs.t every person1 wants and. I can supply them. I make fl . it a point to k^ep pure, freah^GpodB, and can - please the - g most fastidious in both quality and pt iee. '? Jut* now die house- fl keeper finds it difficult to supply thu table, but if you will give me a call I can help you, as' i heep-- >, PLAIN and F?KC7 ?EOCESE^ of Brer^ Bsscriptil My. Stock of Canned'Oo^?s e^*too Ji?Kvelie?* 1 FRUITS of ail kinna in sea?OD, and when you ?want to make a Fa Cake I can supply yb?rdemands. - .' fl Fine line of oNFECT?(lNEBI^i?TOEw&??0 and CDGARS. Just received afresh lot of POTATOES, CABBAGE, Etc j; Yours to please, ' : FigCityi^livery, GK V8^ BIQ-BY| O. D. ANDEB?W& BRol Poss?M? Prices. | Two Cara Teso? Bed Bust Proof Oats, > ^ ' find all tho country raised Oat? you Want, Toa? tog go, np matter what Cotton sells at Furs Wheat Flour Sock Bottom Prices, We can give Country Merchante cloBe flgnrea pn- I . . CHKF.9E; OYdTBHS. I ' TOMATOES, SALMON, SARDINES and ! . TOBAOi O. . . ! Everybody knows we beat the Town on SHOES, and we proposa to ktfM Our reputation. ? ^ .f?i??* ttfm S5AGGCN? and Ti KS gaarantood prices, ,......?? . . . Send ua your orders. . :? ? Yonra for Business, O. D. ASSSSRSON & BJ? THE OLD, RELIABLE FttMittii*? St?re e. w. TOIAIJT M Still in tke Lead ? TheyliaWtueXarg?stSto<5k, ry.^W.: Beat Quality,- and, ? ...>'; ,$ % Certainly the Lowest Priera J ?V ri, -;;; OTHERS try io get thero, hut ttey mise it .eve^:tim<? . Kew; beautiful and select Stov-k of Furnjture?,Ai^> ^riving every and at PRICES NEVEiU H?ARD pF^ J^E^ORE., -, ? WauiL Here yon have the Best Grade of Furnitor^r^thtirB?bre, you ? Goods that will last. Here you have the ve:,-y LOWEST PRICES ; therefore, yon as* big money. \ ' " % : . ^ Come ?long, and wo 'wuI^.^^^-aW^^g ftrj forty yean-sell you the very best Furniture for the 'very lowest pneej ?Wfu The largest Stock in South Carolina and the lowest Price | Souther* States. ?> ; av y ; c * ' ; , New JfM Baby CarrIagw;?I?i9& SSeceived* C. F. TOLLY SOI Bepot Skeet, Andersons* ?. |