Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SOUTH CAROLINA'S EXHIBIT. | Happy Address of Captain W. E. Bl Gonzales?-Everybody Pleased H With Virginia Hospitaity. W The Stale. P Norfolk, \ a., June 28. ?The mem beis ol the South Carolina commission i<> (he Jamestown exposition have a right to feel proud of their I work in connection with the admirEL able exhibit of the Palmetto State, Ma which, it may be safely asserted, has attracted greater attention and elicitwK. ed words ol stronger praise and sincei'e appreciation than that of any other state. v m With an appropriation exceedingly meagre, compared with those of otheikstates, the men who compose South Carolina's commission have simply wonders and the advertisin O' Pwfcoiitinuc to receive, as a result ti^nTG1 energetic labors of Ithcse o-t.?|{lcmen will be worth an ,' hundred .imcs the money which it has costj i Occupying what is, perhaps, the most des. Viable section of the great states' exjjjl)it building', the magnificent exhijit of South Carolina's varied proifucts of field and factory has been most artistically arranged by one of America's leading decorators and the pretty and harmonious arched booths that run along the wall i of tlie building, with its generous 1 lighting, arc decidedly fetching. It is a fact that on the day of the formal opening of the great show, April 2(1, South Carolina alone of all of the states had her exhibit in readiness. This fact called forth warm words of praise for the efficient personnel of the South Carolina commission, not only from the throng of visitors but from the exposition officials. In the selection of Mr. Paul Moore, the superintendent, who is present with his assistants from day to day, the commission showed wise discretion. Mr. Moore is possessed ot that genial and hospitable manner for ! which the people of South Carolina, are noted and exposition visitors arc indeed made to feel "at home" bv him. Due to the thought fulness of the president of the commission. tlu?u>ands of the exposition visitors were today wearing sprigs of rice attached to a tiny card which bore the words, "South Carolina"?for a day. at iSW taking delight in aeknowlcdgIjd* i,i>- themselves adopted sons and I 'ftwH-auiihters <u the proud Palmetto 'aMate. Thousands carried away, also, pretty and artistic folders, which [?$ told in a brief and entertaining manml ner of South Carolina's resources, m President W. E. Gonzales' Speech. ' In introdiYcing CJov. Martin F. AnM sel, President William K. (lonzales of 1' " the South Carolina commission said: iFj <' in behalf of the South Carolina '>./ commission it is my privilege to be ?lV the first t<> welcome here today the 'M oi?ns and daughters ot the Palmetto State, and in that welcome none is *** slighted, for each of you, wherever your home, that comes in sympthy with this occasion is claimed for our ^o'wn and is entitled to the insignia of '? the palmetto. You will later have the honor of being welcomed by the presi- | dent of the Jamestow.n Exposition company, but he can not brilliant in expression as he is?convey in words the cordiality of their greeting, expressed in deeds, to South ( aroliua s representatives at this exposition. Confidentially, it i> my opinion that anything ver which that company has jurisdiction that i- not nailed down, with a Powhatan guard standing on the nails, is South ( aro/ linn's today. "Our state may be charged with inconsistency in celebrating the landing of the English at Jamestown three centuries ago, while at the same time glorying at the inhospitality of Col. William Moultrie in his little fort of palmetto logs to the advances of Sir Peter Parker on the ^ 28th of June, 177(5. But it does not t) come within my province to harinonf v/.c the apparent contradiction. The t South Carolina commission must !a;7 deal more willi the present. iij "J am not on the coinmiliee of Y awards and can neither distribute .1 medals nor present bouquets but if Ml thai which has been accomplished IK here is gratifying' to South CarolinR'V , inns, if in viewing their State's first appearance at a great exposition they Sll^|l(! given ?a larger conception of that Instate's resources and made to appre p eiale more fully her industrial vicRj tories, if by the stirring of their pride H these sons and daughters are encour aged to greater endeavor and aehievement, then the exhibit is justifica (ion and those lliat created it are rev warded. Pnlriolism may be stimulated hi many ways wi'thout martial dis play or heroic action, and it can not be loo frequently stimulated. We E| p.'ide in a glorious history, is il nol B more incumbent upon those of today A to build with patriotic interest for future greatness? In these times of peace wo can not indulge in Boston U'a parties, or live entirely within the roJleciod halo of Monltrie ami Sumtor, but it is something to have the only tea gardens in America; it is more to he endeavoring by precept and example to elevate the standard <>t our citizenship. "While South Carolina is. unfortunately, without a building at this | exposition we are not homeless. When the commission had to determine whether it would invite the governor ot South ( arolina and the governor i o| Ninth ( a rolina to violate the tradition by clinking glasses of water, we looked in but one direction. In his address here on Patrick Henry day Mr. Bryan, whose father was a Yirginr;m, said he knew nothing in the world could quite compensate* for not being the son of Virginia, but he thought that next to the best thing is a grandson. There we come to the parting of the ways with the. great Xehraskan. South Carolinians?in Virginia?have always held that there is nothing in the world the equal of the daughters of Virginia, and it is almost historic that in those lour years of war more South Carolia soldiers gave up their arms to Virginia's daughters than surrendered to the blueeoats. And i*. is a South Carolinian?in Virginia?that is usually next to the best thing in the world, or thereabouts. So, seeking a home in Virginia, we naturally knocked at the portals if those but little less than kin and much more than kind, and the response of Cov. Swanson was just like Virginia. Thus it happens that South Carolina will bo 'at home' this evening in Virginia's house. "Ladies and gentlemen, I have the honor to present as the highest official representative of his state and as the presiding officer for this occasion, his excellency the governor of South Carolina, Martin F. Ansel." ROOSEVELT AND THE SOUTH. Some of the Things Mr. Roosevelt Has Written and Said of the South. P>v James S. McCarthy. Washington, 1). C., Juno 20.?Inasmuch as a number of Southern newspapers and politicians have lately been loudly proclaiming Theodore Koosevclt to be a great fntMM oJ. 'lie Sunt!'. Mid declaring !ha: he .?ii;>n!d be endorsed by the Democracy t o President : ixt year, it i-^ ip ) opriaie to call attention to some of the many bitter 'things be lias said and written of the south and her statesmen during his career, which prov ? beyond possibility of doubt that he is anything l>iit a friend of the fair land of Dixie and the Southern people. [ In his liljj1 of Thoma.; llart Benj ion, l iiapus' S, page 161, Mr. Roosej volt declared: "Slavery was chiefly responsible for the streak of coarse ami brutal barbarism which ran through the Southern character." Of Jefferson Davis, the beloved and immortal chieftain of the Southern Confederacy, in the same book, same chapter, page 103, he wrote: "The moral difference between Benedict Arnold on the one hand, and Aaron Burr and Jefferson Davis on the other, is precisely the difference that obtains between a politician who sells bis vole for money and one who supports a bad measure in consideration of being given some high political position." At Arlington, Va., just across the Potomac River from the City of Washington, the old homestead of (ier.eral Robert 10. Leo, which was stolen from him by the United States (loverninent during the Civil war and converted into a burying ground for dead Yankee soldiers, Mr. Roosevelt in an address delivered before the Grand Army of the Republic, May 30, 1002, said: "You brave men who went South in the sixties and bared your breasts to the hostile bullets of the Southern outlaws and traitors are deserving of all the glory and honor that can be heaped upon you by a grateful nation." For those infamous insults to the people of the South Mr. Roosevelt lias never had the manhood to apologize, and until he does apologize for them, all talk of his friendship for the South and her people is as absurd as to claim that a hyena would not tear a child limb from limb if it got 'the chance. From the coun/ty dispensary to the soda fountain is a stop towards prohibition. Nashville Tcnnossooan: "June is doing business at the same old stand.'' Also at I lie bleachers. If I lie lady who did protest too much wore still living, she would find a rival in the Atlanta Georgian. /' / OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. T Government Enmployees Preparing for Heavy Fight for Pension Af- ^ ter Twenty Years Sorvice. innu's S. McCarthy. I Washington, I). ('., July 1.?As tlie fierce and scorehiny rays of Old Sol c beat down upon the farmer, median- 1 it*, ai d la!)orer. and as merchants, doe- 1 tors, lawyers, editors, and preachers ' wait patiently for crop yalheriny 1 time lor what due tlieni, and as the ( swee', iienlle and modest matrons and ' mai'.'.cu* ol the couu,;\ and - .rail ^ town- busy ' hemselves in the irriia- ' tiny heal <.f uintncr prepannj pre-' rves. j !! -. a ml pick!'- for ih?winter, and j'l'out tht-M oi!u",' iiouscli'.ld d i ii .'vernnient clerk-; and odll'ials, \\" 1! ill to \\- ,( ;? ;ll j; i; |> o'clock in ih:? mommy am' i|,iit at halt past four in the afternoon, amd who have easy times at the hardest, and who have thirty days' vacation "I'd ;lin|y day-' -i<k leave, with p.r.. c.i.-h ,ca:', ; :< plrnniny ,m I schcnimy in 1 >rc( !)(? j Tommy Con*.--, s- to pass a law retiring them after twenty years' service upon a pension of two-thirds of the pay received by them at the time of retirement. They claim thai they are as much entitled to this consideration at the hands of the government as those of the army .ami navy, ard "if-v pro'po-\> > lor it Mond and strong when the sta- ( te<men assemble under the ureal j i lir<t .Monday in December. .] !i. toiler to insure mv< ess of their t -ch-.'tm. these crafty employees of t I 'licit? S im have adopted the methods t employed by the liiyh taritV hoodlers } to force Co-vvress to do their bidding. 1 I'hev nave employed a press ayent, f whose duty it is to net matter in land- ' at ion of the scheme into papers i tbroiiu'liou1 the country. They have > adopted 1 ho loibby plan also and i when the lawmakers yet here again f they will find trained lobbyists lyiny 1 in wait to impress upon them the 1 i lyhteousness of tin4 cause. Mr. States- i men will also be besieyed by clerks in ? their individual capacity. They will It'll i< in that they have ,jnst lots of \ friends back home ready to annihilate him in the event he refuses to sup- , port their bill. Women clerks, sever- | al thousand of whom are on the yov- c eminent payroll drawimr ea>y money , in sums I roni to .^l.S(K) per auiiiiiii. arc coitutcd upon to wield ureal' , influence in the tijiit. I'd Irs. uatur- , al a1111 peroxide, channiny brunettes. . av.?l clever auburn haired lobbyists I. will Mvarin the corridors of the capitol for the purpose of onlranciny ehi-1 , valrons ('onyressmon into votiny to , create a civil pension list for the I'ni- , teil States. .Jolly (trass widows, who boast that they tired of slaving for , poor workiny men. and who have se- . cured nice, soft .jobs, with biy pay. , under the government, will be on liai.tl to cajole doubt iny legislative i Thtmiases into falling in line for "the | just riyhts of the poor, downtrodden ( yovernnient slaves," as. they are wont to characterize themselves. Of course, everyone wishes to see justice done yovernnient clerks, both male and female, and no one would i deny them salaries commensurate with the actual labor they perform. Hut when it is proposed to retire them npon a pension, after twenty years' service, with fat pay, it is quite natural that the taxpayers of ( the country will raise a terrible howl about it. The burden of the taxpayer is already too heavy, and it is expectiny too much of him to stand for this outrageous proposition. The yovernnient clerks claim that they can not lay up eiiouyh out of their salaries to keep them in their old aye. but when it is known that the majority of them live in cosily and richly furnished houses, ride to and from work in handsome automobiles and carriayes, their appeals for this special and nefarious legislation will fall flat. A "Boiled" Dinner. Airs. Kldridye's new hat had just arrived from New York. The brim had the fashionable downward tendency, flie ribbon was exquisite, and a heavy wreath of la rye, many lined ylobular objects eiieicled the picturesque crown. The feminine member of the household eyed it approvingly, but could yive no name to the botanical portion of the decorations. Mr. Eldridye, however, seyarded the creation with mild disfavor. "I can see, John," said the owner of (he hat, pinniny it into place and smiling at her husband, "that you don't admire my hat. Hut why? Isn't it becominy?" "It's becominy enough," returned Air. Khlridye. examining it critically, "and it seems to be a nice hat. in spite of all those onions, beets and carrots; but you know, Sallie, 1 nevejr diil like a boiled dinner."? Youth's Companion, YE MUST HAVE TIN SOUVENIRS AND LIMESTONE WATER Ind the Moonshiners Must Not Be Let Nor Hindered. Odgelield l "uroniele. The Ihirty-feurth annual meeting 11* the Suiiili Carolina Slate Press Vssoeiaiion is to meet in Gaffney, lear the mountains, next summer?at lie generous invitation of the Gaffley Hoard of Trade. Ami Kduardo not plain Knglish Kdward) DeCanip. lie Hercules of tfie Gaffney SemiVeeklv Ledger?and the Goliath of he Asocial ion, against whom no Paid has ever dared to go forth?has tlso welcomed the editors and their vivos and their young, and promised hat he will gather them under his vings as a hen gathereth her chickttis. I'm Kduardo must do more, lie nusl promise eaeli of us, men, wonen a :d children, a brilliant tin ouvenir out of the l\oss mine. Let iim go to work at once designing and irderimr them. They must he made n Loiidon, whither the Koss ore is icnt. We wish for ourself a new and mproved sausage-stuffer, while Kduirdo Norinent wishes a brilliant sunjursl for I he best deluded ??1 his nnny girls. Kvan l/ide wants a eolatiler or "sullender" to strain his jreens through. pr. K. Moore, of the Honea Path Chronicle, wishes a large fluted cake >an with a hole through the middle, lake Perkins. ??f the Chester Keporer. wishes a shining hath tub tileen I'eet long. W. L. McDowell, of he Camden Chronicle, wishes a curd>ress to pack clabber and whey for jawrence and Kddie. doling b ulp? >f Wii nsboro, wants an engagement ing with a Cherokee blue diamond in t. Brunsrvjj, of the Greenville News, vnnts a long tin horn to toot up the noonshiuers with?one that can subsequently be used as a trump of 'ante. Hart well Aver wishes a dozen ovely tin cups, to keep his deyast\ti 11 lt young from breaking tip and le-d roving the ancestral china. And so on. We can help you, Kdlardo. if ynu become embarrassed. An.l I hen, Kduardo, you must pronise us not. to interfere with your jeloved near neighbors, the moon;hiners. while we are in Gaflnev. A\ ' A'isli the dear moonshiners t?? visit n> ?ften and affectionately, and bring ivilh them their innocent ami peculiar ivnres that we will be so delighled lo lurchase?moccasins and beaded l>a.:ind beaded pocket-books. Hui above all things, Kduardo. you must promise us plenty ol pure limestone water out ? f thai college sprim. that old Pr. Curtis opened and dedicated about the middle ol the eighleenlb century. We were there. Kduar.lo, and delivered a prayer. At that time, that spring was only about four feet square; ami we know il lia< not been enlarged. Put it will liave to be enlarged now, Kduardo. even if the historical idol have to h( smashed. No hole lour feet square bv five deep can water the South ( aralina Press Association. You know thai, eduardo. So you and your Poaiv u|" Trade, get to work and enlarge tin I'o.d of liethesda to a vast gulf "?' yards in circumference. ^ on musl promise us all these things. Kduardo on your honor as a llereules an.l ; fiolialh and a Pill Tall?on your honnr. Kduardo. as the young brother wi all love and I rust so failhfully. Not Fools. Southern Farm Magazine of Hal I i more for June. When Southern farmers find tha1 I hey have placed themselves in a pos ill.m when they cannot borrow inoue> from Southern hankers ir.less tliej follow methods taught by the in st rictors of an Kdncatioiial fiu> with headquarters in New ork. am tUal Trust virtually directing tin Federal control of education in tin I'nited States, Southern farmers wil proclaim themselves greater fool: than anybody knowing (hem had mipeeled them of being. Piedmont Possibilities. Southern Kami Magazine of Pal 1 i more for June. Pr. Frank K. Cameron of the Na tioiial Department of Agriculture i: (pioied as saying: "If it were possible to build : Chinese wall about ?uy one sectioi of America, or even ol the. world, i can be safely said Unit Hie Piedmon plateau, with its range of elimaP and soil types; together with its na tural mineral and power resources would be better able lo sustain itsel than any oilier known area ol the civ ilized world." And yet some folks are trying I' work up a sentiment 1h.it the Pied nioiil section of the South is especial lv obliged to call upon the Nationa Government for aid. Persons hunting trouble would d< well to go lo Tennessee and join in Democratic party. LOOK A T Canadian Oak This beautiful Cane Seal Rocker, in; dried Oak, is so well guaranteed to us did not give entire satisfaction we woi any time within a year from date of sh special price $2 50. laHPttOMPMWMMM?? ????BK?M??J? Solid Guaranteed Oak Centre Table, | Millu r round or square. This Table is ' equally ps good material as the Oak ' Rocker above. Regular price 22 inch special priee ?2 5o. . . ~ * 1 j Lace Curtain*?Wliite. " j teautil'id Nottingham Lace Curtains i 51 inches wide, button hole .stitched ; around edges Kxtreiue length 3 ! j yards, in beautiful patterns. Regular ! price per pair ?.yix>, special price - per pair ?1.75 ??* mi MI ,?ii-.?u.?..ignig>wrrni MIIIIII1III B 1 in : F R E I G H ! j If you order amounts to $10.C . Post Office or Express Mone . Columbia cost 15c. Exchange ! 1624 Main St?C WRITE FOR BEAUTIF 1 11IV lid VJ THESE ( Rocker. ide up of select Canadian air ihat should you h"v one and it uld replace it with a n.w.one iptncnt. Regular price $3 50, (r?nrl' Fancy Parlor i_nmp. f.eni>th yS 'j invites, exit lids to 5.S i" . rich j^old finisi). fancy em hi ssimI uit't.il work, i.j inch 10111?sIi.kIf, dear j> ia.->s<.il fount, No 1 St:tt l>ur in r and chimney. Si..so w ^u^ Granite Arl Square. Improved t|ualily. Heavy weight, hard woven; Medallion, Moral and all-over designs in Combinations of Green, Tan, Red, <N:c. <> fl. x 12 ft Kach r paid K) or more. Remit with y Order. Checks out of !, bessides delay. olumbia, S. C. ;UL CATALOGUE. < \y /