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PASSING OF THE DRUM. French Army to do Away With i Famous Drummers. New York Tribune. Intelligence has been received the war department in Washingto to the effect that the French militar authorities have decided to do awa altogether with the drum in tr French army. Gen. Biguet, in a ri port on the subject, concludes the the drum is a serious incumbrance marching, and that its usefulness impaire' in wet weather by rai shrinking the sheepskin. He urg< the impossibility, even under favo able circumstances, of distinguishin drum calls and signals: he says it r< quires three years' instructions t make a good drummer, and the fa< that two drummers are now attache :o each of the five thousand infantr companies in the French army d< prives the fighting strength of tt country c. to.ooo men. being t1 equivalemit of a division. which, in a emergency might decide a battl These c' nc]usic'ns are approved : the F rench ministry of war. Tht the drum. with all its tradition; glories, will soon become a relic < the past. at least so far as the Frenc army i$ concerned. This is the sei and time within the last twenty-fix years that the drum has been abolisl ed in the French army. Gen. Farr then minister of war, who also abo ished rie corps of cuirassiers, di pensed with it some years ago, on] to re-establish it in the service a fe years afterward. Our own militat authorities may decide to submit tl matter to practical tests, but it doc not seem at all likely, from presei indications, that the Washington w< department will follow the example < tke French army and banish ti drum from the army. The history of this most venerab of all instruments is interesting. TI drum-or, rather, a rude substitute ft what we know by that name-hc from time immemorial been the favo ite instrument of all barbarous tribe The scalp dances of the Indian ar the war chants of the Tartars ai measured by its beats: it is. as it h, been, a chief factor in the merr, making and the mourning of savage for whom neither art nor nature yet posseses sweeter sounds. Sixtec hundred years before the Christi era there is clear record of the Egy) tians having possessed drums. Th< doubtless obtained them from tI east, for in Hindostan their legendai history goes back to the mystic gloo: of tradition. The Greeks ascribedi invention to Bacchus. In Asia tI drum was an inseparable attribute every aristocratic household. Magni icent kettledrums of polished met; borne on splendidly - caparison< steeds, followed the great man on hi journeys and campaigns. Saval chiefs made their mardhes to ti harsh thump of rude drums fashion< of burned-out logs, with a sheepsk over the end, and braids and festooi of the enemies' teeth, and even skull dangling from them, by way of orn ment. In the Aztec temples we found war drums. whicih the pries beat to call the people to arms as I a tocsin, made :,f serpent& skins a; enriched wvithl rude filigrees and oth ornaments of gold. The pages of military history a filled with examples of the bravery musicians, and among them the drur mers have always taken a foremo place. The recorlds of the Fren< army present the greatest number such instances, but the armies of ot er nations bear also on their rolls honor the names of many heroic dru mers. In 'the annals of our~ own lai many examples of gallant conduct 1 drummers and fifers may be foun On that memorable morning of Jui 17, 175 when Putnam, Presco Warren and their "embattled" farr ers were still working upon 'the u finished redoubt of Breed's hill, und a heavy fire from the British men-c war in the harbor and from the ba tery on Copp's Hill, Robert Steel Dedham, drummer, and Parks Cambridge, fifer, boldly mounted ti parapet in full view of the eneni and played "Yankee Doodle" as a r veille. Most of tihe readers of Ci, war literature will remember t: story of little Johnny Clem. "T: Drummer Boy of Chickamauga." wi was borne on the shoulders of a s( dier in the terrific storm of shot ai shell, and kept up the spirits of t: tired, disheartened troops by his ra a- tattoo on tihe drum which was sus pended from his neck. Drums in this :s country have also served for peace able purposes. Our Puritan fore fathers were summoned to church by the beating of a drum; and most ap t propriately, for they <:ame forth clad n in buff coat or cuirass and steel cap y bearing their trusty fliatlocks, ever cn y the alert for the lurking Indians. who e many times attacked tciem in the rude log cabins. .t There is one famous episode in n American colonial history wherein s the drum played a prominent part. n When Sir Edmund Andros, the Brit s ish governor general of New England, entered the council chamber at Hart g ford, Conn.. in October, 1687. accom panied by an armed guard and sever o al drummers and fifers. to demand t the surrender of the charter of the ci colony, he drowned the protests of y :he members of the council by order ing the drummers to "strike up!" e The wary colonists, however, were e oo much for the irascib:e royal gov n irnor. They suddenly extinguished :he lights. and when fresh candles y were brought the charter had disap .)eared. It had been hastily removed and hidden in a hollow tree, afterward 1 famous as the "Charter Oak." The h late Col Morrcw. of Lines, Mich., pos : ;essed a curiosity in the shape of a e :ouple of drumsticks which have a remarkable :history. They were found by the side of a dead British I- drummer a the battle of Saratoga, n 1777. They were handed over to a y drummer in the Continental army, by w whom they were used throughout the y remainder of the Revolutionary war. e A son of the American owner was a s drummer in the War of 1812, and was t with Gen. Jackson on the memorable r 8th day of January, 1815, when the >f British, under Packenham, sustained ,e such a terrible defeat at New Orleans. A grandson used the sticks in the [e Mexican war, and a great-grandson ,e carried them throughout the Civil r war, rattling away at the head of the is famous Michigan Iron Brigade in the r in the grand review at Washington at s. :he close of the war. One famous d commander must certainly have held -e the drum in high honor, for he is said to have directrd at his death that his skin should be made into a drum, and that instrument beaten at the head of is his army. The author of this queer n conceit was John Ziska, the military n leader of the Hussites, or Taborites, - in the early part of the fifteenth cen yv tury. He was victorious in more than e too engagements and won 13 pitched vbattles. ____________ ts Week End Rates, C., N. & L. e Commencing June 3rd, and continu f ing until and including September f 2nd. 19o5, the following week-end I, rates will be on sale to the following ~d points, via the Columbia, Newberry s and Laurens, railroad to r Isle of Palms,$55 t Sullivans Island 5.15 :Charleston 5-15 in Wilmington 5-15 is Waterloo 2.00 s,Cross Hill 2.00 a- Glenn Springs 2.10 re Spartanburg 2.10 ts Greenville 2.1o White Stone 2.10 d iTickets to the above points will be r old on aSturdays good to return on :he following Tuesdays. for schedules rand further information telephone or write, I J. W. Denning, Agent. :b Reduced Rates For Your 4umnmer >f Vacation via Southern Railway. 6i The Southern Railway company onow has on sale summer excursion m tickets to a great many mountain and id seashore resorts. Until September 30 >y :hese tickets will be on sale daily good d. returning untif October 3!. ie The following rates will atpply from t, Newberry to a few of these points, a- other points in proportion: a- Chick Springs, S. C., $445 erSaluda, N. C., $6.oo. - Tryon, N. C.. $5.6o. t- Flat Rock, N. C., $6.30 of Lake Toxaway, N. C., $9.30. afI Hendersonville, N. C., $6.40. ie Brevard, N. C., $7.90. y, Asheville, N. C., $7.05. e- Hot Springs, N. C., $8.oo. 'il WVaIhalla. S. C.. $5.6o. 1eSeneca, S. C., $5.20. 1e Isle of Palms, S. C., $7.go. 10 Sullivan's Island. S. C., $7.90. l For rates to other points, schedules id and stop overs, etc., phone or call on 1e us. 3-'. P. heelyv Agent Notice Final Settlement. Notice is hereby given that I, as executor of the estate of Jno. E. Buz hardt, deceased, will make a final settlement on the estate of said de ceased in Probate court for Newber ry county, on August 15, 1905. All persons holding claims against said estate will present the same, duly at tested, by that date. Jno. T. Norris, Executor. Excursion to Little Mountain August 4th., 1905. On account of Reunion Newberry college at Little Mountain. Friday Augus: 4th., the C. N. & L. railroac will sell round trip tickets front Newberry for 50 cents. Leaving New berry 8:35 a. m., returning leaves Little Mountain 6:29 p. m., arriving Newberry 7:05 p. m. Fare from other points are as fol lows: Laurens 75 cents, Clinton 75 cent. Goldville 70 cents, Kinards 6g cents. Gary 6o cents, Jalapa 6o cents, Newberry 50 cents and Prosperity 3c cents. An excursion will be run from Co lumbia leaving at 8.oo a. m., arriving at Little Mountain at 9.25. The fare for the round trip from Columbia is: C&lumbia 75 cents, Leopart, 75 cents Irmo ;o cents, Ballentine 40 cents White Rock 35 cents, Hilton 30 cents and Chapin 25 cents. For further information write of call on J. W. Denning, Agent. Week End Rates via Southern Ry. Effective Saturday June 3rd and continuing to and including Septem ber 3rd 1905 we will sell round tril tickets continous passag. in each di rection for all Saturday trains and Sunday morning train, good returning leaving destination not later that Tuesday following~date of the sale a rates as follows: Anderson, S. C., $2.40. Walhalla, S. C., $3.40. Chick Springs, S. C., $2.75. Tyron, N. C., $3.85. Saluda, N. C., $3.85. Hendersonville, N. C., $3.85. Asheville, N. C., $3.85. Spartanburg. S. C., $2.10. Greenville, S. C., $2.10. White Stone, S. C., $2.10. Union, S. C., $i.85. Charleston, S. C., $515 Isle of Palms, S. C. $5.15. Tybee, Ga., $5.I5. For further information phone 0: write J. P. Sheely, Agent. Fire Insurance! We will insure your Fram< D wrelling for only sixty cents or the hundred dollars, (not ex posed), or better still, one dol lar and eighty cents for fiv< years. Good business peopl< insure their property, wh: don't you? Insurance on stoc] and store buildings also, HOLMES & McFALL, Fire Insurance Agents. Phone 67. (Schedule in Effect April x6, 1905.) No. 52. Daily. Lv. Newberry... .........1236 p. m. 'Ar. Laurens ...... ....... 50 p.m No. 2. Daily. Lv. Laurens...-...~..- -- - p. m. Ar. Greenwood ........... 2.46 p. m. Ar. Augusta......... ..... -5.20p. m. Ar. Anderson............ 7.10 p. m. No. 42. Daily. Lv. Augusta................... .. .-35 P- 1 Ar. Allendale-----..------------------. - 430 p. m Ar. Fairfax......................... 4.4! p. n Ar. Charleston............................ 7.40 p. a r . Beauort..... .. ............ .. .. .3o p. I r. Port :R cyal...... ...... ... ...... 6.4o p. z Ar. Savannah... ................. ....645 p. Ii Ar. Waycross ... ...... .............. zo.co p. m Ar. TacksonviHle........................... No.!I. Daily. Lv. Laurens..................--...- 2.07 p.!2 Ar. Spartanburg-..................---3.2o p.21 No. 52. No. S7. Daily. Ex. Sur Lv. Laurens...............20og p. mi. s.oo a. a Ar. Greenville ... ........... 3.25 P. mi. 10 20 a. n Throa~gh Pullman Car Service between A1 gusta and Jacksonville, Fla. IH . GASQUE, A gt., Laurens. S. C. EO. T. BRYAN,. Gen'l Agt., Green ville. S. C. SRNEST WITTLTIA MS,Gen'lPass. A gt Augusta. Just a 1 OF YOI Time, P We wish to call your att Spring and Summer Goo< A dollar expended with us will do do We offer the trade our best efforts in best. The prices the lowest for the bes1 We offer some dainty Mercerized Wa in price from ioc. to 5oc. yd. We have nice line Knickerbock Suiti1 Dimities, Ducks, DeLaines and other dr are dreams for waists or dresses Sprin Riverside Plaids, Southern Silks, Chevi Our Shoes are built to wear. Our m< sell Groceries. Get prices and see style S. S. Bir. { COME SOOIb * Whenever you start out on a shop 4 This plan will save you many ut time. if we haven't just what yol We shall not urge you to buy, but goods as soon as you can. 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Our Tussoh Silks~ g and Summer Prints 5c. yd... ts, Cottonades, &c. n's Shirts are beauties. We s. Yours anxious to please, ge Co. P, . C. IAND SEE: ping toui come here first. ' necessary steps and much i want then look elsewhere. we do wish you to see our be to your advantage in ce the final rush begins. G STORE. )ARD RAILWAY. EAST - WEST. >uled Limited Trains NEW YORK. 3 CAR SERVICE, Lo all Eastern Cities ishington, or via 3.--To Atlanta, Louisville, St. Orleans, and All st-To Savannah points in Florida sT LINE BETWEEN ) SOUTH. rates, schedules, Pull o any agent of The Sea .W. Stewart, Traveling . C. HI, GA. ass. Agt. Columbia S C RAIL WAY 'EM. RVICE. 1 CARS ON ALL THROUGK ALL LOCAL TRAINS. now In effect to all Florida s, etc.; consult nearest Southernm livision Passenger Agent Charleston. S. C.