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SETOB OF M. F. ANSEL The People Elevate to the Leadershi of a Great State a Charleston Born Man of German Extrac tion, whose Education was Gleaned from the Public Schools Martin F. Ansel, who will be inaug urated next January as Governor o South Carolina, was born in the Cit; of Charleston, the (late being the 12t of December, 1850. He is of Germal descent. His father was John J. An sel and belonged to a good and pros perous family in Wurtenburg, Ger many. Before coming to this countr; he had received a thorough course o training in one of the celebrated tech nical institutions of that country an had won the degree of skilled maste mechanic. When lie came to this coun try, he was still a young man, and un married. Soon afterwards, however he won as his bride Miss Frederiki Bowers, a native German like himself and a woman of extraordinary refine ment and force of character. The marriage of the parents of th< newly elected Governor was consum mated in Philadelphia. They did nol tarry there, however. From Philadel phia they came to Charleston, ani here the future Governor was born Later the young couple removed wit], a party of friends and countrymen tc Walhalla. The home which they ther( founded, and where the boyhood day of young Martin were passed, is still occulpied by Ieibers of the family. The close of the great struggl which resulted in the overthrow of slavery ,on 11d Matin F. Ansel a ha.d of 15. le had no opportunity to en joy tho benefits of a colleg.iate cduIi Cation. He was, it is true. for a time a member of the literary society of Newberry College, but the education which he received was the education afforded liv the pulie school at W:l hal V. e is today 1he firml -frien(d of the coin11onl sc ool. altl! throu.holt the eaipaignt whiiclh las jitst reslt in hlis sweepint!- vietry at tle poill lie has exhalted a've overYthinl'z vls those instituitions if learnin' to which so large a proportiqlnl of the youth of Southli Carolina inist lok fw theil prepiration for lif'e. Don't misiunder atand. le is firmlvA the friend of higher education, of tle colleges of the state, and he ardentlv desires theitc inlcreased prosperity but. it is o1ly nathural that he should have a parti (lArly tendler place in his heart foi that class of schools which did s< much for hinm. Mr. Ansel studied law under Majoi James If. Whitner. lie had not yel attained his majority when he was ad. mitted to the practice of his chosci profession. For nearly four yearf he wis loeated at Franklin, N. C., and thenl he caie to Oreenlville, in thi! state, in Jaiuary, 1'76. lie was ar. rayed wit the forces led by t he peer less 1 llamptonin uthIle memnorabile eamn paign of thait event ful year. II is po l it ical Eicaee may. however be sa id to have beenni in 198 wS.'it 1 his elect ion to the L egishlture fron Glreeiiville comiit v. 1lie was t lien 31 year Is of agLe. iIe was re-elect ed l the I louse of Represetat ives in 1 9 aind again ini 1886. In each Elf thes< y'ears lie hteadied thle ticket in the pri mary election. Ini 188S lie was elect ed sEliei tor Elf thle oldE Si h judicial ci r euiut. lie Elisc'harged thle Elulties of thli htigly resp onsible' office with ma nrket fidellity, aiid thet esteemi of the pleol whlo knmow~ him best, wlho wa t ched bini nal trrowly, as all prosecut intg attIorney are watched, while for twvelve Ion; years lie went in andi out amo(ng then is evidenicedl by thle mannter in whiel they cast Itheir ballots in b)othI th primaries t his year ias well as in th primary four yeats ag whi'en Mi Ansel was first ani asprianit for Giu herna triatl honors. They showed uni mistakably that they had full c'oinfi dence in hiimi, andE of' thIis trnibu te Mi Ansel is justlhy Iprouid. Mr'. Ansel firist rana for (Governor i 1902. in thle primary thlit year hi lackedll bt few votes of being in th secondt pro nnary wit h 'a pt. P. C'line| Heyward. TIhe di'jpensary was inot al iss u in that camupa ign. hbi Mr. A nse two years agzo comitiedl hiimself a favoring thle idea oEf lo'cal couty Voh tion in a let teri to a promiinent Meth1 odist nmiisterv. A y'ear ag:o lie issue, an address to thle Demnocr'atie voter of the State ini which lie made publi * this portion of his platform. Mr. Ansel's Platform. Mr. Ansel 's platform, upon whiec . he sought the suiffragms of South Cai olina, was as follows: In the first place I stand for th *education of the youth of our belove, 'State. I would not take one cent frori ~f any of our institutions of higher edu -.d ation in this state, but bi4 them God J!~speed in the great work that they ari d%Y.oing in preparing the young men an< & ~oman of our Commonwealth to fi b1enselves for their life work. Stil common schools of the state. It is i these schools that.9b per cent of ti boys and giAls .:Nof the State will r4 eeivo all the scho6lirig that they wi ever get, and as most of the burdex of life will fail on this ninety por cen let us prepare them, as best we c for the battle of life. Let us see I it that the common schools are provit ed with the best teachers, the bei school houses and equipments and th f longest terms possible. T In the second place, I advocate ti i making of better roads in our stati a the highways that so many of oi . people are obliged to use to go t . market, to church, to school and otlic places. I maintain that the generi Government should appropriate larg f sums of money for this purpose; wit - this and our convict labor, befor I many years, most of our roads coul r be macadamized, and when this i - done, the high tax that the farme - now pays in the wear and tear of hi stock, his vehicles and himself, i travelling over the present bad road would be very much lessened. I at glad to know that some of the coun ties have been doing good work alon this line, but much remains yet to b done, and I believe that the genera Government should help in this grea work. In the third place, I am opposed t the system of a state dispensary. am in favor of Local County Option between County Prohibition and Coun ty Dispensaries. Let each county sal for itself whether it desires that i quor shall be sold in that county, oi that it shall not be sold therein. Tlhis systein has been, and is now the Ia%w in several of the states aroiount a1e1141 us, aId it is regarded witl satisfaction, so far as I have beel able to learn. You know what yot had rather have in your county, anl youl should, therefore, have a righ Ito say so, and not let other countie vote upon what your county shoulk have. Voll manage yotr OwI eouiit' afTirs ill everO thinl- else, why not it this ma1,tter? 1" avor eac coun'1 .111tyv vttinl upol unt E.t iol Ilr I Ilonist-lves. It ItI v*(teV is 6for lhi 1,1r to4 he -solId, t henlle con Illty d ispensary he 11opera t ed in I ha 1ovt ninder the restriet ions no trI-own a Io uid Ithe sale o f lii uor \ it I snelh other reg.u.lations as the Legi4l (ile Imlav dCei best. Let the count board of (1on1trol be so appointed hav* clarge of the whole matter for thal County. said board 'o report to th< judge hand that report to the grand Court for that county of all of its act. in.s and doings. and then let thi judge hand that report to the grauit jury for their inspection and investi g1tion, with such instruetions as hI may think proper. Whatever profi is made will go to the county. Let th dispensers he paid a salary and not r COMIllission oil what. they sell. If th< vote is for prohibition then allow ni i i<tIor to be sold in such county, ani( .Iass n sIringent law providing for tI< puniishimenit of all ' 'bIlind1 tigers''~ an. othter violators of this law, and mak< it tlhu- duty of the county sheriffs, de put1 ies, consht abiles, mar shials, lpol icemer ande other peace officers 1o see toii that thi. law is (inforced. and all viola t'ri are. briought t. .iust ice and punish. I wtould he g.lad if no liquors wer< -sahld as a hieverage. but the conditiom are such at this time, that I believ< this to be the best war to deal witl the quest ion. 4. Furt herinire, 1 tavor~ thle enactint of al suceh laws as will he for thle het. termoent of the people of the State that will enable them to do bet tei thingzs for themselves and more foi their neighbors, and that will advane< all the interests of the people of thit h elov ed Commonwealth of ours; an( e. also liberal appropriat was for sold. .iers whlo are needy. They deserve con. .. siderat ion at our hands and should h< . proivided for. .. Examine this plat form and if yor ,think me worthy of your stuffrage,] will promise to give to the State ani heir interests myv best thoughts, talenti and time. JOCKEY'S SUPREME MOMENT. Inside Tip On How Those Who Rur -, the Races Feel. 1 ondon Mr it. From thle point of view of a onlook ers on the stand, race-riding look: quite the simplest thing in the wvorld1 In much of it the struggle is over. Th< horses are seen like a cloud on thi horizon; as they reach the distane< the different colors can be seen dis Stinctly with the naked eye, and theil jockeys sit down to ride in grim eran est; in a few seconds the horses flasi lilee lightning p)ast the post; and ''so-and-so just gets uip to win b~ a head.'' But of what has happenei on' the far side of the course and wha' have been the experience and feelini of the various jockets in' the race, th< man on the stand knows nothing. n "It isn't. easy to actually deseril e what it feels like to ride in a ra< - by one ,race alone,'' said a fainot il jockey, who has carried off most < is the highest plums in the raceing worl tj to the writer, ''for the happenings i n each race are almost invariably di 0 ferent. You see, these times rac [- are run from end to end, and %i it do not-wait to come 'with on riun e at the finish, as was the fashion few years ago. So today the jocke 0 who potters about and- expects ti b leaders to come back to him at tli r finish will only know what it feel 0 like lightning past , the posi r rest of the field are weighing in. I "However, in spite of the fact tho e races are run so fast-as a rule, %v I1 take about 1 min. 47 see. to rti e mile-which works out at an averag d of approximately about 33 miles a a hour-it is surprising how clearly oi r can distinguish not only the sea 1 s faces gathered on the rails, but abnot 1 every incident in a race. S ''Moteover, in spite of the fact thu I in five-.furlong races and sprints o all sorts, when we flash past the po0 the horses are traveling at '40-horst power' speed, I have nevertheless frc t quently seen one face stand out quit clearly from the blur of faces linin the course, and at the same time hav known exactly what the jockeys ridin to the right and left of Ine are doin and also whether their mounts art 'ai r out ' or not. " 'iThese times, when we 'oi strai,rhit throlugh' every little diffte' enee in the atmospheric condition can he felt, but only those Who hav had lonie experient' of race ridn would believe m1Ow stron a part 'i plays in the coursing ot' a race. Thua riding" when t0here is a sort of miia back is a totally ift'ferent thinig riding. when there is. a sort of mlli::a ture gale blowinr dead in one's fact and when. indeed, the wind literal: seems to hii one a reoundin. sma, iI fat. I can only liken riding in t. fave of a keenl breeze to a trip on i.'t tr-ea r at h ighl spee d aga inst wvin.l. -lf y,,u wtroi o n me -hy T 2 such-anid- such a thin.: ,which you n. have noticed in any partitular. race. really do n,t think I eould explai' but perhaps the most accurate an swerl would he to say that 'I felt ought to dt it. For instance. soi ines--hiw -Ir why I don't know jockey feels that another horseman the race is 'kiddint' to join him.: use a slang racing expression. T'-.a is to sav. he is pretendinz to he he, en. when in reality his horse is g.i, strong and well. What makes on think this is impossible to explain and, as I have said. it must come ude: the heatl of one of these thiinigs on feels more than sees. "ndeed, there are a thousand an< oine( wrinkles to he picked up evei whein horses are traveling so fas that a man iNexpeNienced in the an of race-riding would think that th< speed one was going at would effect ully pri~'eent one from giving: thought tto whtat ht hers were tdoi ng TFItus. nitanv a t ime have I heard -horse ' sigh' whien somelthing else ii the ra~iceem 5'to bi e g.oing imue(l sI toner, andI, in fact, to lhe winnlint easily. That is the time to stop) rid inig him for. t wo or thriiee strides t< allow htiim to get. a breath ; then vol cani pull him together and setnd bin along once mote, and mayhe he wil just gather fresh strntgth for oine las expirinig effort when thant other hors' whtich you Inst noticed going like steam engine suddenuly begins t< era(ekup. Yes, thtat's another of thi things one feels in a race, althoug those on the stand rarely, if ev'er 'spot.' little tactics of the kind. ''It is strange, too, when riding had-temper'ed horse, who will not. rm his races out, how one feels the ver; momett lie is going to 'throw up th sponige' hefore lie actually does sc Often when riding a faint-hearte *horse, whlio has been challenged at th distance right and left, have T fel himi goinig to 'turn it. upl' on' hearin lie crack of' the v"hips, and the roa of' the crowd lining the rails. Mar you ' lie hasni't actually begun to stol but somehow or other you can almos I uess hits thoughts, which are somc lhing of this sort: '(Getting a gootd hi( tug is no fun ; and what oni earth atr these two men on each side of nm making a palaver with their whir for; and why are all these peoph making such horrible noise and shout ing themselves hoarse? This isn't gon enough, so I shall, just drop out an let the others do the work.' "That is the moment when one hia to pretend to a horse that he isn beaten, and although it is agony t sit down andl suffer withoum't taking in your whip, yet you feel that wer you to do so he would stop as if sho The suspergse is terrible for the las few strides, as the jeckeys on ene side sit down and ride desperatela andl maybe at they finish one is beal The Smit HAc Shoes, Hats, C 0 J. & P. Goats Spool Thread S Y They are now sellin hair worth 60c. for 4 Mohair worth $1 .00 fc worth 60c. for 48c., I% worth 60 for 48c., all t cloth worth $1.25 for 98c., Gr S12 I.2C., Tricot Flannels, all col< a Voile-blue, grey and black,. wor e all colors for 5c. to 15c. Miss M any of her friends. We also carr e selling out cheap. THE SMIT Paysinger Ne t t his whipt' says the man on the stan< - and perhaps the jeckey is blatne . for riding a bad race, when actuall lie has never ridden better in his lf No one can see a horse 'turning it up until he actually does so, but a jocke Can feel it. and that is much wors( Still, it is only just another one t divine. But how about the dangers c race-riding?'' asked the writer, whi remeibered t wo occasions when horse was within an act of fallin over the railA with its jockey, wi would almost lo a certainil have bee killed (w the spot. IIardenel race Aoers ri ped their glasses more firn ly men with usually iron nerves hel their breath. ladies shut their eye or screamed, as far a fraction of econd tie jockeys' moiit seemed t almost totter on the edge of the rail lit suddenly in someI miraculou maniier it recovered itself. "lSurely., aid the writer. "tie suspense mus Zare been .onizing. The .ioekey yawied. Care of the Cellar. The cellar should he kept as clea zwd dry as possible. Damp cellars i ieh are allowed to colleet number ltl!-S articles, clean and dirty, of practi eally no value. are frequently thi cause of serious illness. After riddin tie cellar of all dilapidated furniture etc.. brush down the cobwebs an 4weep oit the dust. Give it a goo ring on a sunny day and then g ver the walls. shelves and cupboard %ith a coat of whitewash. Don't Neglect the Mattress. S-ive the expense of having you matt less made over every year by hav ing a darning needle at hand witl some small upholstery twine whie may he bought for a few cenas. When ever one of the original tackings breal fix it immediately, putting back th leather button and fastening it secure ly. Youi will be surpriased to see hos mneh longer mattriesses will last wit sich t rcatImentI. A chlild 's school Ilunch basket enn b kept sweet and clean b)y dip)pinigi - first into hot salt water, thlen into colh >water, about once a month. Dry quick ly by the fire. Mrs. Susie Summer Hallitwange who has taught successfully for ses eral years in both college and privat school, WILL GIVE LESSONS IN PIANOFORTE, VIOLIN, THEORY, ETC. 'to a limited number of pupils afte September 15.. For further informs tion apply at Mrs. Glenn's residenc Sbad'He"a RE VIVO S"Made - THEI~tr~Well Ma 0 roduces flue resnlts In 30 days. It no e wer fuily and quick ly. Cures when others fa s oung meon cman regain their losit mlanhocod, ar Sold mna miay recover their youthful vigor 1 e using IlIEVEVO.* It quickly arid quietly ri moves Nervousness, Lost italit Sexua Weakness such as Lost Power, Fiiii)g itemor SWastingi Dsenses, and effects of self-abuse4 [:tesadindiscretion, whioh Unfts one f td,business or marriage. Itaotai cur by sating at the see,t of disease,btI a gr bakthe pinka go to baleeheekes ri S stor n the fire of yout. It wards a~ proeig isease. Insist on having 33 Vi no otec tan hoe arried in vest t 4ee. I fre addc a d counse r al Who wish p itaguarantee. Cireculars free. Aidresa ROAL8 ME0ICINE CO., Marine Bldg., ChIcago, I and WHISE HA W caved at ee oi Co. Dry ( COMPLETED THEIR STOI lothing, DryGoc One Cent per Spool Limited Worth of Dress Goods. r Gray Mohair worth $1. 1c., Grern Mohair worti >r 78c., Red Mohair wort elance Suiting worth 6 colors Brilliantine worti .y Venetian worth 6oc. for 48c., V ore, worth 35c. for 24c., Silk Brocad, th 30c. for 'a r-c., Silkette Linings, assie Williams, who is with us now, y a fine line of new Shoes worth I H CO.'S DRY GOO w Building, just below the Smith Co W. E. PELH We Reliable P1 - We sell Sure Remed 0 us is Reliable. We gu. o faction with.every. pack a When your doctor v bring or send it to us. ' preparing medicines. - practices; we use pure make our highest aim wishes. Our prices arE Pelham Reliable Druggist THE BANK OF PROSPEF Gapital Stock - - Undivided profits I Interest allowed at rate of 4 Special attention to farme small, none too large to enlist ou to meet and greet you. Call in. A. G. Wise, President. J. F. Browne, Cashier. Board of N. L. Black. A. H. Haw - S. S. Birge. J. S. Whee C. P. Boozer. G. Y. Huni New ber Capital stock paid in Surplus . .. Deposits . . . We do business on b We extend every c< with safe and sound b Four per cent.' paid Department. I .Burglar F JAS. McINTOSH, President. H. C. MOSELEY, President. M. A. CARLISLE, Vice-Pres. THEP PEQPIE'S I PROSPEI No Pup Ca i , . Stocholders' Liabili Protection to Depot DURECTORS8: Burglal . A. CARLISLE, Polit GE. Jl HUNER. We was R. L. LUTHE . . We inv . .C. KIBLER. W o d . Fi RS. ciplei *.W BOWERS. We re( J QO '.e i1a0 Loods Store "K OF ds and Notions. to One Spool With Each $1.00 25 for 98c., Plaid Mo i $1.00 for 78c., Blue h 60c. for 48c., Zebiline Oc. fdr48c., Brilliantine i 35c. for 24c., Broad rorsted, all colors, worth 25c. for as, all colors, worth 35c. for a4c. all colors, from ioc. to 25C., Outing, will be glad to show these goods to rom 25C. to $6.oo, which ,we are DS STORE, Crocery Store. AM & SON, iarmacists. ies. What you buy of arantee Absolute Satis age sent out. rrites your prescription Our main business is We allow no slip-shod tst medicines only. We to carry out the'doctor's P reasonable. & Son, 3, Newberry, S. C. PROSPERITY, ITY, S. C. - - $25,000,00 - - 12,o)60.00 per cent. on time deposits. rs' accounts. No account too r best attention. It is a pleasure [G. Y. Hunter, Vice- President. Hunt, Hunt & Hunter, Attys. Directors: kins. P. B. Warner ler. J. F. Browne. er A. G. Wise. ry, S. C. .. $ 50,000.00 . . 25,000.00 . . 235,000.00 usiness principles. >nsideration consistent* inking. on deposits in Savings tire Proof Vault. roof Safe. J. E. NORWOOD, Cashier. W. W. WHEELER, Cashier. GEO. JOHNSTONE, Attorney. BATIONAL. BANK, ilTY, S.CO. . $25,000~ Ito:s . . i%,604 00 Proof Safe. Sand Fire Insurahee. mnd prom~pt attention. at your business. Its investigation. a conservative bysiness ,onbuQiness prin SAVINGS DkA'rerMEW1. ele Qost, ntht do atent r