Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I TT V - LARRY GANTT'S By T. La ^TORIES OF OUR SOUTHLAND Recollections of Alex. H. Stephens, Vice-President of the Southern f ... Confederacy 'There was not that unity and harmony in the administration of our l^onleaerate governmert essential to the success of a great cause. The differences between President Davis and Vdce-President Stephens about conduct of the war frere so great as to almost amount to personal antagonism. Mr. Stephens was a Union man, but when Georgia seceded, he went with his State. Mr. Davis was an aggressive secessionist. Mr. Ste-1 phens urged that peace be made as speedily as possible, and after Get-1 tysburg insisted that the seceding! S.tates accept the best terms procur- ] ? af>le. At the Hampton Roads confer- j ence, Mr. Stephens urged this, while Mr. Davis insisted that the onlv terms i he would accept was an acknowledgment of the independence of the Southern Confederacy. It was even charged that Mr. Stephens told the Georgia soldiers that they were-fighting ^ hopeless cause; but I do not believe he went that far. And in the / cabinet there was strife and bitterness. At a meeting, during a heated argument between B. H. Hill and ! S 3fcm. L. Yancey, the former hurled at! the latter a heavy leaden inkstand, striking him on the h?ad, and many believe that Coi. Yancey's dearth was hastened by the blow inflicted. $ I knew Mr. Stephens well and intimately. While publishing a weekly paper At Lexington, Ga., Mr. Stephens regularly attended court there and has been a guest at my home. He was a very small man, almost ] dwarfish in stature, but with strong mental powers. His courage was un questioned, and wnen a young man j -hie fought an antagonist twice hiis j u size and strength, until he (Stephens) | was almost cut into . ribbons. Gen. Bab Toombs and A. H. Stephens lived ill adjoiniing counties, and-while in their views on the war were as wide i apart as' the poles, they were always j warm and intimate friends. While using the organized Demote eratic party to secure office, Mr. Stephens had a broad streak of independ - * J TTTV T ence running tnrougn mm. w nen 1 was making a fight to defeat Emory i Speer for Congress, because he made i the race as an independent - and against the regular nominees, Speer i was reading a letter on the. stump I from Stephens eulogizing him to the j skies and stating that it would be a great mistake to defeat such a bril- j Kant young man. I wrote Mr. Stephens about this letter, arguing -that i v as he was making" the race as an or-! ganiz'ed Democrat in the eighth d;strict, it \sias really harmful to the j party and inconsistent to endorse an j (independent in the ninth district. Mr.' R Stephens replied to my letter, saying j that he would see me at the State. || University commencement and tell- j jk ing me nort to go off half cocked. I JV had a long talk with Mr. Stephens, W , and could not get him to acknowledge j or repudiiate the letter. He talked all around the subject, but Speer con- i tinued to read the letter of endorse- j m^nt from every stump in the dis- i trirt. ; The politicians of the towns were | x . never for Mr. Stephens at heart, but' he had such a hold on the masses thatj -.1 1 it U ^^4. I xney Knew iney cuuiu nut ucn-at mm. They once stocked the district con-1 vention, that met at Thomson, Ga.,' while Mr. Stephens was occupying his! seat in Congress, -nd nominated Dr. I Casey for the position. But next morrjing, after adjourning and be\ fore boarding the train, the delegates j bought copies of the Augusta Chron-, icle, which paper stated that their Washington correspondent had notified Mr. Stephens about the result of. the Thomson convention and asked his views. Mr. Stephens's only reply j was, "Tell the voters of the eighth district that I shall stand for Con-J gress." Seeing that they could not! bluff "Little Alec" into vacating his seat, and knowing that he would literally wipe up the earth with their nominee, they had to reconvene, take* down Dr. Casey and nominate A. H. Stephens as their congressional stan dard bearer. Alex. H. Stephens had a great he?rt and a purer minded or truer man never lived. He was an able lawyer and made large fees, but he spent his money in educating and helping bright young men and the poor. H s house at Crawfordville, a square but plain wooden building, was called "Liberty Hall,'' and which it was indeed and in fact. His doors were never closed, and every man who entered, be he prince or pauper, was made welcome and could remain as long as he chose without money and without price. The result of ^ / WEEKLY LETTER irry Gantt such open-handed hospitality was that no hotel could ever exist at Crawfordville, for even strangers (Stopped at uioertv nan. Mr. Stephens never married, and was waited on by faithful family servants, and who were devoted to him. i His body servant was a negro man |named Harry, who accompanied his j master wherever he went. In h'!s' ] later years Mr. Stephens grew so fee- j [ ble that he had to .be wheeled around j jin a chair, which Harry pushed. Even 'when on his political campaigns, he met his appointments in this chair jand had to be lifted on and from the I rostrum. But even when in most enjfeebled health, his mental powers 'were as powerful as ever, and his [ eloquence unchecked. But when | speaking he kept a gl.\ss of water and - - ' 1 I spirits before h<:m, and at intervals, j tcok a sip of liquor. Once during an Address in Lexington, when defining d vmocracy, I' remember him stooping to raise the glass to his lips, and as he c*id so exclaimed, "And my fellow i countrym'en, this is true democracy." A v/ag in the audience yelled back, "That's so. Alec. Pass around that brand of cfemocracy. I want to try it." The retort provoked a hearty laugh in which Mr. Stephens joined. v Mr. Stephens was quick at repartee. There is an old story that has -been doubted, but I* have authentic 'information of its truth. 1 During a joint debate between B. H. Hill and A. H. Stephens, Mr. Hill, in his sarcastic manner, turning to his diminutive antagonist, remarked, "The ideal of Little Alec Stephens running against me! Why if you pin his ears ^""1' V> i yv> T CW9'llftW uac rw an U mm, x v,uu him whole." In a flash, Mr. Stephens replied, "Yes, Hill, and you will then ha- j more brains in your guts than you ever had \Jn your head." Mr. George H. Lester, fof many, years clerk of co.urt dn Oglethorpe county, Georgia, and^ a man of unquestioned veracity, told me that the incident occurred during a joint debate between Hill and Stephens at Lexington. that he was Dresent and heard the sarcasm and rejoinder. I once heard a battle of legal giants. It was the trial of the Dupree will case at Lexington, and Ben Hill and Bob Toombs w?re employed on one side and A. H. and Linton Stephens on the other side. \The verdict was a dog-fall. People came from Long distances to hear the arguments, and standing room in the court house was at a premium. Mr. Stephen^, on his mother's side, was a Greer, of Greer's Almanac fame* They were in moderate circumstances, but a highly respected people. His brother, Linton Stephens, was also a man of exceptional ability but unlike Alec, w;as a man of larg^ stature and a splendid specimen of manhood. Mr. Stephens' ambition was to die in harness, and when in very feeble health was elected governor of Georgia, and died during his second term. He was a kindly hearted man, and his generous granting of pardons raiser) a howl of protest over the state. It j was said that it was needless to con-1 vict a'criminal, for all necessary! wa$ to send seme woman and little cV ldren in tears to Gov. Stephens and he would grant a pardon. Mr. Stephens left his modest estate to his relatives, but bequeathed his home, "Liberty Hall," as a school building, an'd also provided for his old servants. The home is still used as a dormitory for teachers and is plainly seen from the car windows on the Georgia railway by passengers going through Crawfordville. Th^ furniture in the house is preserved just as left by the owner. Mr. Stephens was a Jeffersonian Democrat of the purest brand, and his i life and political record are compar-J tn. nf Thnmqs .TpfFerson. Had I <k Ult IV v vx A. H. Stephens lived when the Declaration of Independence was written, his name would doubtless have been I signed to that document. TEACHERS' EXAMINATION TO BE HELD OCTOBER 7 AND 8 | The State teachers' examination f will be held at each county seat Fri day, October 7th and Saturday, Oc. tober 8th. | The county superintendent of education,, member of the county board of : education or other person conducting j the examination is requested to read this ^heet to the assembled applicants - i- rvnnni n or r>f f h P P V ? TT1 i n A t,i f> n . ' Ct U Hit v..~ ? ; At the outset each applicant should be : directed to supply fully and accurate; ly every item of information called jfor on his or her individual envelope. Questions should not be furnished to ar.y but bona fide applicants who have supplied these preliminary data and who have declared their intention to take the examination. Applicants may stand for a Primary certificate first, second or third grad< a General Elementary certificate, fir: second or third grade; a High Scho; certificate, first grade only. It wi be impossible for any applicant t take more than one examination sin ccssfully. Any attempt to doubl work and thereby cover two group of questions is sure to result in fai ure. '/he primary examination cover twelve subjects: Friday forenoon?English gramma land language, 1 hr. j Arithmetic, 1 hr. Playground and community activ. ties, 1 hr. Friday afternoon?History, Sout Carolina, United States and genera 1 hr. Geography, 1 hr. [ Civics and current events, 1 hr. Saturday forenoon?Literature, hr. j Pedagogy, 1 hr. Health, 1 hr. Saturday afternoon?Nature stu dy, 1 hr. School law, 1 hr. Manual training and writing, 1 hr Any primary certificate will cntitl the holder to teach in the first fiv grades. The general elementary examina tion covers twelve subjects: Friday lorenoon?jMignsu mar and composition, arithmetic. Friday afternoon?History, Unite; States and South Carolina. Geography. Civics and current events. Spelling. Saturday forenoon?Reading, in eluding literatures Pedagogy. Nature study and elementary ag riculture. affprnnnn?PhYsioloe"* uatuiuajr ^ w% and hygiene. School law. Algebra (algebra required for firs and second grade certificates.) Ang general elementary certificat< entitles ?he holder to teach in th< first nine grades. The h'igh school examination cover: twelve subjects, with options in Sci ence and in foreign language: Friday afternoon?Grammatica analysis and composition, literature principles of teaching. Friday afternoon?American histo ry and civics. - Science '(seven subjects offered two required): General science, phy siology, biology, physics, chemistry niwinnitnro.i Vtomo economics. i^UlWUi " W " - ? Saturday forenoon?Arithmetic. Algebra. Geometry. Saturday afternoon?Foreign- lan guage (one required) rl^atin, French Spanish, German. Ancient and modern history. School law. The subjects should be given ir order listed and the time allowed foi each subject should be carefully ob served. Three hours' continuous work at i sitting fcas been deemed sufficient The examination, therefore, will covei two days, with forenoon and after noon tests each v day. It is recom mended that one hour and thirty min utes be used for the noon recess. 'Applicants should not be permittee to leave the room while the examina tion is in progress. Under no circum stances should questions of any kinc be furnished any one except appli cants. Permission to leave the roon should be given only after all paper: have been handed in. A uniform percentage basis govern: the graduation of all certificates ir all three groups. A general average of 85 per cen with net less than 60 in any one sub jec't entitled the Applicant to a firs grade certificate; a general averag< of 75 with not less than 55 in any oni subject entitles the applicant to < second grade certificate; a genera average of 65 with not less than 5( in any one subject entitles the appli cant to a third grade certificate. Each applicant is responsible fo his or her individual envelope and it I I I &CURIT Reso The Natic Ne B. C. MATTHEWS, President. i contents. When the examination o? it any one subject is completed, all pa jl pers on this subject should be neatb 11 folded together, marked on the "bad o with the applicant's name and th( subject and placed in the envelop; e before work in the next subject i: >s begun. The work of the graders wil 1- be facilitated if each page is als( marked with the name of both the 'slapplicant and the subject. At fh< close of the first day the applicant r should seal his envelope and give ii to county superintendent, who t'lci * v. A cf\n : becomes responsible n?i n. .-i i- ond envelope should be handed eacl applicant on the morning of the sec h ond day. '? Aoplicants aiv expected to cu lis1 paper and writing materials. The 'county superintendent is responsible for assembling, wrapping and prompt 1 ly forwarding all papers from hi.5 county. Rules and regulations prescribed ' - - > - -r - .1 T?o by the state ooara 01 niutatiui.. - suits of the examination to be determined by the State bureau of examiners. * e NOTICE e Creditors of the estate of John A, Suber, deceased, are hereby notified to render an account of their demands, duly attested, to the undersigned or C. L. Leitzsey, or to her . attorney, H. C. Hollowav, on or before October 8, 1021, and all persons J owing said estate will make payment i I i i * | iikuw ite. MARY A. SU/BER, Qualified Executrix last will and testament of John A. Suber, deceased, 9-6-4t. - TEACHERS EXAMINATION OCTOBER 7 AND 8 By order of the, State Board of Education the regular teachers' exami nation wilL.be held at the court house at Newberry Friday, October 7th and Saturday, October 8th. This examination is given under the certification rules adopted1 July 1, 1921. it emlbraces 4hree groups ^ of questions?the first for Primary a # Genuine ai ! Repairs, ( Different 1 9 9 ^ " ^ ?trn4-/?V? V?A>"VO inrii Iijrbliuiiie .wattii removing the damaged pa parts; fitting the new par * movement to ill fitting par pairs. No matter how roughly ; i rj watcn repairs nut: uuis wj time keeper for two or m LET'S HAVI r Yours for quality servi G. C. i Jeweler an ' i! ! ?????? 1 We have\a hi^h power, fast c plete power plant in itself for ) ! Lever control starts and stops s ! " 1 The first ten orclers received fc for $125 each. ..Do not forget 1 of Battery. I I No. 1844 Y?SERVICE--F urces Over $2,000,( )nal Bank of jwberry, South Care T. K. JOHNSTONE, Cashier. I ) | certificates, the second for General . : Elementary certificates and the third i . j for High School certificates. The Primary examination embraces <! the following twelve subjects: Eng-i ? i lish grammar and language, arith3 ; metic, playground and community activities; S. C., U. S., and general hiso-nno-rjjnhv! civics and current 1|events; literature; pedagogy; health; j'nature study; school law; manual , j training:. I , i The General Elementary examina- 1 tion embraces the following twelve j Lj subjects: English grammar and com-j i position; arithmetic; history, U. S. | i and S. C.; geography; civics and cur-j _ I rent events; spelling; reading; peda-j 'gogy; physiology and hygiene; nature | 1; study and agriculture; school law; al-J - gebra; civics and current events . I The High School examination cm-: ! j braces the following twelve subjects:; 'Grammatical analysis and composi- j I tion; literature: principles of teach-j i ing; American history and civics;' .! efionnp Opneral science, physiology, ' J biology, phy?'cs, chemistry, agricul-! , ture, home economics?seven offered,' I two required); arithmetic, algebra,! I geometry; foreign language (Latin, - French, Spanish, German?four offer.; ed, one required) ; ancient and modj ern history, school law. I Each applicant may choose the examination he or she prefers in accord! o>1 f o thp r?prt.ifir?atp ho or she de ! 'V'vv- i j sires. Applicants will bring their own 11 examination papers and writing ma : terial. If the number is too large - to be accommodated in the office of j the county superintendent of cduca tion we will use the court room in i > which to hold the examination.! / Preparation will be made for the two | races and accommodation for both. E. H. AULL, ' I Superintendent of Education, Newberry County. ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREI HOLDERS j The annual meeting of the New berry Cotton Holding Corporation - j vviM meet in the court house on j 11 Saturday morning, Oct. 1st, 1921 at. Mil o'clock. All sfiarenoiaers are ( 1 urjred to attend or send their proxies i I on that date. J j 0. H. LONG, : I . President, j 9-20-^t-ltaw / id Artificial ,hute l wo | hings. : I g consists of renewing and ; | rts, and replacing genuine j ? m ts to the movement?not the ts as is done in artificial re-. ! i I * i i ! \ you may use a standard ill keep her a satisfactory ore generation's. I E A TRIAL ce . \ i i . i: LUUpci d Optometrist. * I I I ) uttin^r outfit forced feed?a com sawing logs to any lenfgtn. Does j i the work of six to ten men. w Lever control of blade while ^-n engine is running. Have f** good assortment of Gasoline Engines. All equipped with Bosch Magneto and offered at factory prices. j COLUMBIA SUPPLY CO. aw 823 West Gervais St. j Columbia, 5. >r..this engine will be ..furnished Bcsch Magneto equipment instead | ?????????????? | ) I . I 'ROGRESS )00,00 1 ;!. ! : Newberry >lina W. W. CROMER, Asst. Cashier. I. ?i I 1 Cake Klenzo Soap with each 50c tube ; Klenzo Tooth Paste Also Special Price 35c i rupiiyiatiit a uuiu Brush, U. S. Army Stock. $1.00 Lather Brush $2.00 Grade, Guaranteed : " for 2 years GSdei&fcebCo, ; * V i , - < . v. - - - 1 ? II I I ! II ' I II I ? III Mil I ?????M? mmrmmmw?mmmmmm?mm i i wwimm ' ! '>.V i i/^ii iw iwm i. 11 ; i m* \ , s t 9 4 ; t .( % ' I / ' ' J Don't Spare the Spoon in time of sickness. Doses of \ t medicine must be taken to * get well again, but a lot will depend upon the quality of the medicine the spoon holds. ' J Bring your doctor's prescrip- *1 \ tion here and you will get just what his order calls for, made up of the purest and freshest drugs, with consummate care and skill, yet charged for most reasonably. Prompt service. # Mayes Drug Store Newberry, South Carolina 4 t ft '