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5,000 mis m RICHMOND REUtfiOK Richmond, Va., May 29.?(Special)? Richmond is completing pieparations to entertain the 32d annual < jnvention of the United Confederate Veterans, on June 19, 20. 21 and 22. Fully 5.000 of the surviving 45,000 Confederates are expected to be within the city's fcospiiable gates. Mo?t of them will be accompanied by one or more members of their families, and. in addition, there will be present members of the Sons of Confederate Vetera.is. Daughters of the Confederacy, the Confederated Southern Memorial Association, sponsors and maids and matrons of honor. Comfortable Quarters. Because of their age, the veterans this year will sleep in comfortable Quarters. Thousands of them will St hotels and with relatives and friends, while others will be accom isodated at reasonable cost, from s 1.25 to $2 per day for lodging and break fast, in private homes. Applications for quarters and inquiries concerning them should be addressed to Major B. B. Morgan, chairman of Ti-e Com mittee on Information and Quarters, Postoffice Box No. 685, Richmond Dinner and sapper, with the compliments of the City of Richmond and the Commonwealth of Virginia, will be supplied Confederate veterans who desire them on June 20, 21 and 22. Reduced Railroad Fares. The Southern Railway, the Chesa peake and Ohio Railway and, in fact, .practically all the transportation sys. tera? in the South have agreed to give the veterans, accompanying members of their families, and members of f auxiliary organizations the bsneSt cf reduced fares to this city and return These rates have beeen fixed as follows : " Veterans and accompanying members of their families, 1 cent a mile for each mile traveled. Members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Daughters of ti;. Conlederacv, the Confederated Southern Memorial Association. other auriliary Organizations; s^c&sors and maids and matrons of honor, one-way fare to: fcfeejoucd trip. Identification Certificates. Tickets will be placed on sale t&rough the .South in ample time for visitors to reach Richmond on or be forerun** 19. As -customary and in order to.eliminate trouble in procuring tickets at the reduced rates o! far?, identification certificates have teen prepared and are being distributed to ail veterans and members ol Confederate and affiliated bodies. In dividuals who are unable to procure them through usual channels should apply at once to Adjuiant-in-Chiel Cart Hinton, Sons of Confederate Vet rans, Hotel Richmond, Richmond. Richmond, Va., June 5.?(Special)? Richmond has called for the remnant! of that army which defended her for four years and by the thousands will the survivors answer the summons tc be fcere on June 19, 20, 21 and 22. The last three davs are those fixed for the welcoming and entertainment of the United Confederate Veteran* ?t their 22d annual reunion. June 19 has been set as the date for beginning the ceremonies which will engage the Attention of the Confederated Souther* 3 ^ ^ Mez&ori&l Association aiiu ui ouus vi Confederate Veterans. Preparations are now complete for taking care of the enormous number of visitors who are expected to attend the reunion. The vete ans- will be made comfortable at the hotels, with friends or relatives and in private homes. Provide Comfortable Quarters. Upon their eirival at the railroad t&tions in this city, each veteran will fce met by a member of the Reunion Committee, given an identification eard and assigned to quarters, 1/ previous arrangements for accommodations have not been made. However. Brigauier-General Jo Lane Stern, chairman of the Reunion Committee, urges that all visitors make their reservations before coming to Richmond, applying to the hotels or to the Information and Quarters Committee. PostofSce Box No. 685. Richmond for ? - ^ - * ~ ?/-* quarters m private nomes auu waiuing houses. Reasonable cost, from S1.25 to $2 per day for lodging and breakfast, will prevail in private homes. Dinner and supper, with the compliments of the City of Richmond and the Commonwealth of Virginia, will be supplied Confederate veterans who desire them oil June 20. 21 and 22. Elaborate Program. The program of exercises and entertainments piobably will make this the greatest reunion in the history of the United Confederate Veterans. One of the most impressive exercises in which the veterans will take part will be the laying of the corner stone for the Matthew Fontaine Maury monument. Addresses will be delivered by some of the South's greatest orators, there will be a great parade and review, bhBd concerts, a Confederate ball and dozens of other feagires designed particularly to entertain and please the Oid 3outh's heroes. SOUTH CAROLINA The territory originally known as Carolina stretchfd along the coast of North America as far north as l Wrginia and as far South as the Uiuif of Mexico. Westward, it reachj ed for hundreds of miles into the for' ests. The Indians peopled this sect'on when first discovered, living in rude log houses. Three great nations of Europe contended on grounds of nearly equal justice for the right to the possession of this part of North America, England. Spain and France, each one on the grounds that certain of their subjects had first visited its shores. So, in studying the early history of j Carolina, we must keep in mind the j fact, that to a great extent, the his tory of these three European najtions msde Carolina's history. The settlements in Carolina were either made by Europeans in search of money, or by persor.G who had been troubled in their native lands because of their religion. These settlers did not cut themselves off entirely from their mcther countries, so naturally they felt every disturbance 1 their European homes. We will find Carolina often torn by quarrels among her citizens, due to the differences in nationalities, as well as by disturbances in Europe. In 1561, permirsion was obtained from Charles IX, the French king, to plant a colony in Florida, one of the several names Jy which Carolina was then know. This expedition was entrusted to Rebault and they landed in a magnificent bay which they named "Port Royal" on account of "its foimc7.5 srir} lnr0 ^snps?;_,, There, thev I built Fori Charles, but their attempts to plant a colony failed, they became discouraged and went back home. In 1564, ships came over from France the second time and settled on St. John's river, built Fort Carolina, bu* were massacred by the Spaniards who claimed this territory. This massacre was avenged by Chevilier de Gourzes, who raised an expedition at his own expense and hun.-? the Spaniards. Mere than a hundred years passed before another settlement was made in this section. October 30th, 1629, Charles I of England granted this portion of America to his Attorney General, Sir Robert Heath, for the j founding of a province and on March 20th, 1663, Charles II granted this same territory to eight of his politi ral supporters. These noblemen lormed a company known as. the Lords Proprietors. They were: the Earl cf Clarendon; the Duke of Albemarle; William, the Earl of Cra-, ven; Anthony, Lord Ashely; John, Lord of Berkeley; Sir George Carteret; Sir William Berkeley; and Sir John Colleton. 1 The grant which they obtained comprised a territory out; of which, subsequently, the states of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia were formed. King Charles made them absolute lords and proprietor, reserving to himself simoly sovereignty of the country. For fifty years, the proprietors ruled this English province and these fifty years represent South Carolina in the making. The three ships, with barely 200 pas sengerc which had sailed up the AshIcy in 1670, depositing their little group of settlers on the edge of a dense forest inhabited by savage Indians, had brought such a courageous and hardy group of colonizers that fifty years later we nnd South Carolina a prosperous province of 20,000 people. The Carolinians had fought continually with the Spaniards; had subdued the Indians and driven pirates from the coasts without assistance. Furthermore, they had been unbearably hampered in their home affairs by unreasonable nterference of the proprietors. In spite of all these drawbacks, the people had built churches, schools, and libraries in Charles Town and had made settlements all over the lower part of the province. They had built ?hips and had developed a lucrative trade with many parts of the globe. They raised the best rice in the world with their slave labor, and besides rice, which was their chief agricultural export, they exported deer skins, pork, beef, Gutter, lumber, pitch, tar, turpentine and a little silk. During these fifty years, the Carolinians had built up a system of la>vs for their government and had become so confident in their strength that by the year 1719 they were able * 0 overthrow the rule o? the proprietors. We may no longer think of them as a struggling, helpless band of pioneers, for with the beginning of the royal government, they have become a sturdy, independent people, a small nation in itself, with separate ties ar.d interests of its own? a valiant little people whom we speak of now, not as colonists, but as South Carolinians. The change from the proprietary to royal government produced its natural effect, in temporarily harmonizing the several parties [in the province. The government i I now was molded on that of the Brit- < ish constitution. It. consisted of a : governor, a council, and a commons < house, with the power of making their own laws. !: After three years, trouble arose'; with the Indians; with the French who had settled on the Mississippi! river, and also a political turmoil was at hand. Early trade restructions, wrere hurtful and the fact that the(: high offices in the government were j not within reach of young South Car-: olinians, who had .been educated in j England and were eminently fitted to; hold office, but were filled with in-1 cmopetent men sent from England, j whose only motive was to secure the' salary, were all causes of great dis- j satisfaction. During the 18th cen-j tury South Carolina maintained a j j -emi-independence of the crowrn and j was aggressively patriotic during the j pre-Revolutionary struggle, being' the first state to form an independent 1 constitution. We, D. A. R.'s, should all be fa- j miliar with the struggle for independ-1 onr?o fnr pichf Inne* vears. South i Carolina had a glorious record in this war. 137 engagements took place within her borders and in 103 of them, Carolinians alone fought. South Carolinians suffered moie, dared | more, and achieved more than the men of any other state. Among the many famous commanders South Carolina furnished, we find Sumter, Marion, and Pickens. The years following the Revolution were ones of ^reat progress for South Carolina. The cultivation of cotton expanded, roads for travel and commerce opened, a tremendous increase of population was noted, free schools were provided, and, in general, the state was in a prosperous condition. I The War of 1812 retarded but little the material progress of South : Carolina. South Carolina furnished hc-r quota of troops for the national army. Many of them were descend1 J T* 1-1! 1 J anis 01 nevoiuuonary neroe.-* auu some of them were themselves heroes c;f the Revolution. During th's period i we find South Carolinian* inking prominent part in affairs >f the nation. From 1817-1820, John C. Calhoun was secretary of war; in 1814 Langdon Cheves was chosen speaker of the house of representatives, and; I in 1819, he wa>3 elected president of [the bank of TTnited States. Mrxlco declared war asrainst Unit'ed States April 23rd, 184G. For sev*Trvr?v?r? i rxy r\ 1 ti ai %v caio i riaiiuiio uv. tntvu ntc inw < countries had been strained and the 1 annexation of Texas by the United, i States W?i> not recognized by Mexico, so war was declared. The Palmetto : regiment did its part gallantly in this war. A monument erected by the general assembly in it? honor, in the form of a bronze and iron palmetto tree, now stands on the State House grounds. I ' Mexico ceded to the United States the territory which has since become California, Nevada, Utah, part of Colorado and the greater part of New Mexico and Arizona. The extension 'or prohibition of slavery into these areas was now the issue of the day. 'it became the subject of famous deI bates in congress. Two of the great- ' net- cn^oflioe in Viictnrir u'Pro rviiida in 11850 by Daniel Webster and John C. | Calhoun, South Carolina's greatest statesman. Thits dispute was closed 'by a compromise, permitting- the entrance of California as a free state 'and enacting a very severe fugitive ; 'slave measure. The first was offen- 1 jsive to the North and the second to | the South, so that the so-called compromise became the cause of added ' bitterness between the two sections. The breach widened as one by one | the bonds which held the North and : South together snapped. After years I of angry discussions, the crisis came and the irrepressible conflict burst j into war. South Carolina and the ! whole South rose to a man. with no sympathy or support from without to jre.rst invasion, in defense of state j autonomy r.nd white supremacy. ! sou in Carolina was me nrsi in se| code, December 20th, ISfiO, and the 1 | first battle of the war was fought at iFort Sumter in the following April. Though the voting population of the state was but 47,000, it furnished j G0,000 men to the Confederate army, I of whom one-fifth were killed. The J issue of this war which lasted four | years was decided by force of arms and numbers. | The negroes, who, in earlier days I had been enticed away by promises ifrom the Spaniards and had sided j with the Tories and British, remained i as a rule'loyal to their masters in this war, served their families and tilled their fields while they were absent. South Carolina refused to ratify the 14tn amendment but adopted a j constitution allowing negro suffrage . in 1868 and was re-admitted to theUnion. During the reconstruction,' negro supremacy was enforced in the state by the federal army. Gen.!' Wade Hampton from the first days of reconstruction favored tiegro edu- ! [ration and suffrage and on these is- a ^ ? ? "f <ues he delivered the state in 18?<> '( fioni the negro domination imposed v t>n it by federal arms. April 10th. a 1877. the federal guard filed out the ? ?outh door of the rapitol at Columbia u and the negro government collapsed without a struggle. Immediately after this, the white v people 'began to restore gojd govern- S ment. Much was accomplished and S slowly but surely the material inter- w ests of the state began to recover r( from the scurge of the war and the *worse scourge of negro misrule. v When the United States govern- y ment issued the call for volunteers c at the outbreak of the war with ^ Spain, as in every other conflict in ^ which the nation has engaged, South ^ Carolina did her full duty. This call 0 came in April, 1898, and South Car- v' ^ * *--11 ? 1 S oiina soon nau two iuu requiems uuu ail independent battalion, a battery e of heavy artillery and a command of e naval reserves in the field. ; P Nothing in South Carolina history s can compare with the remarkable ad- ? vance that the state has made in the Q last three decades. The state has ad- e vanced in manufacturing at a rate n not excelled in the history of the 0 world. Today, the state leads the a world in the production of upland (' cotton per acre, yield of rice peri acre, yield of oats per acre, in the use 11 of transmitted electric power for cot- ^ ton mill drive, and the tensile,a strength of granite. South Carolina,;" among the United States, ranks sec- g ond in cotton maufacturing, fourth j in the manufacture of commercial,0 fertilizers, fifth in the canning indus- v try, fifth in the manufacture cf hos- 2 iery and fifth in the production of 1:1 raw cotton. |0 maim A?A1 Q An f Vl h 1 lif IJllIlClCll Mi uuhv- to vx k-'vmw.. | Carolina are gold, granite, iron ore, i marble, phosphate rock, kaolin and i small quantities of silver, lead and; copper. j ^ South Carolina has a climate un- * surpassed by that of any other state,' * T all parts of the state are habitable. | While manufacturers have gone to .he fore, agricu jrre i<5 still the foundation of the prosperity of the *.tate. The farmer is growing cotton *Afor the manufacturer, foodstuffs for ^ he thousands ofoperatives and oth-,^ ' r products that the markets of the | vorld demand that ehe has hitherto, reelected because ' of concentration jf effort on one c"rdp alone. The on-, lought of the boll weevil for the past; ".wo ytars will be a blessing in dis-: * guise, making- the farmers grow a! diversified crop which will reap the ^ harvest from these other branches. Indeed, South Carolina is but upon;^ the threshold of her real prosperity.^ She is the "Garden* Country of Amer-: * ica," a country filled with hospitable, j earnest, hard-working people, but a people ever jealous of honor. The ; state is well suppplied with railroads ^ and most of its rivers are navigable.! Charleston has a good harbor. It is ^ worthy of note here, that South Carolina built the first railroad in the ^ Western Hemisphere, between Hamburg and Charleston. 1 South Carolina has made rapid strides in education?among the col- ^ leges of note are: The University of South Carolina, Clemson College for * boys, Winthrop for girls and many denominational colleges and acade VI!cg, besides the graded system of schools which is fast reaching out in ^ rural communities, so, on the whole, if 3ur educational outlook is verv bright , i as all the schools are engaged in the. ?reat work of enlightening the hu-: man race, to elevate mankind, and to'. make a better people and a stronger ^ citizenship. , ' In the churches of t'ie state? the Baptists compose the leading der.om- , ination, being closely followed by i 0 p the Methodists. Churches of all de- ^ nominations are found in South Car- ^ olina, many of which are very old and . t'ery full of history. The pricipal cities of the state are ^ Columbia, the capital; Charleston, ^ Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Rock Hill, Sumter and Newberry! Our government?The legislature consists of a senate and a house of representatives. The sessions are an- -p nual and unlimited. The executive department consists of a governor, ^ lieutenant governor, secretary of state, a comptroller general, an attorney general, a treasurer, an adju- ? for?f omA incnaclnv (rnnnrnl n S11 L (I i X C CI 11 VI i ilO jk/V V. IV/l ^ v. i i v i m > ; ?- ? ? perintendent of public instruction. 'v The courts comprise a iupreme court of one c-hicf justice and throe | associates and a circuit court for each a judicial circuit into which the state, is divided. I 0 In 1917, the state was confronted s with another crisis?the World war. Each period in South Carolina has E produced its great men and this time proved 110 exception. When war be- ( g-an April 6th, 1917, the armed forces of South Carolina under the na?r.<: of the National Guard, consisted of r,he v First and Second regiments of infan-. try; Troop A, calvary; Company A, K\ engineers; a battalion of coast artillery, consisting of five companies and y 4 field hospital unit. All of these <)rces were drafted into federal serice, August 5th, 1917. This great rniy grew until every home from the r rand est to the humblest was called 1 pon to give their sons to help win r le war. Of the sixteen training camps proided for our men, three were in outh Carolina: Camp Jackson, Camp 4 evier, and Camp WadtSworth. This 'ar is too fresh in the minds to ned I ehearsing, suffice it to sav, South * i Carolina did her part nobly in every ' ray?giving of the blood of her oung manhood; in Liberty loans; in ' onservation of food; in American ted Cross work and in everything, outh Carolina went "over the top." ur state council of defense was one l f the first six to complete its organ-1 nation; and the organization of louth Carolina division of the Worn-: n's Council of Defense was perfect-; d in July, 1917. We are now in a it^r i aH A"f rflr?nncfriipH/?ri o nrianvoc. VAAVU VA i v-wyiun uv. nun UliU utyi VJ ion again, but with the .bounteous ifts of the Creator, in natural prouctiveness of soil, climate and min-! ral resources and with people of inate ability of bravery, of chivalry,! f unselfish patriotism, we will rise gain to be a greater South Carolina' han ever before. It has been impossible to even sum-; larize much of the greatest interest j istorically, for South Carolina has; hvays been a leader in all things that i ave served to make the nation the: > reat world-power that it is today, j South Carolina! What, memories f a glorious past the name recalls,1 fhat a splendid present it signifies | nd what a glorious future it por--;: ends. We can find no fairer picture ; f South Carolina than the one by,: er own son, Henry Timrod: Nor lack there pastures rich and; fields all green yith all the common gifts of God, 'av tamnarofo n 1 ve + r\ r>Y?i I VI l? v. lii Jk/ v- JL Cm Wv Uiio aiiu (U ^e're Edens *)f the sod; 'hrough lands which look one sea' of billowy gold, iroad rivers wind their devious ways;i l hundred isles in their embraces fold ', l hundred luminous bays; md through yon purple haze rast mountains lift their plumed!, peaks, cloud-cx-owned: ind, save where up their sides the' plowman creeps, m unhewn forest girds them grand-! ly round, n whose dark, dark shades a future navy sleeps! j re stars, wjiich though unseen, yet. with me gaze [; pon this loveliest fragment of the ( earth! L 'hou sun, that kindlest all thy gent-' lest rays i, ibove it, aa to light a favorite hearth! re clouds, that in your temples in the West ee nothing brighter than its humblest flowers! Lnd you, ye winds, that, on the' ocean's breast j Lre kissed to coolness, ere ye reach j its bowers! L !car witness with me in my song of praise, I1 r> il toll tViQ -nrnyl rl +Vta + +V10 I LUVl IV11 biig ?TUliU L y JIUV.^ Ui*- i world began, 10 fairer land hath fired a poet'slj lays, ?r given a home to man! IEMORIAL SERVICES FOR MISS BERNICE MARTIN The people of West End assembled 1 O'Neall Street Methodist church u"$t Sunday night, May 28th to pay ribute to one they loved, Miss Ber- j ice Martin. The church was beauifully decorated with flowers and 'ot plants. The services were in the ands of Rev. J. E. Meng, pastor of Vest End Baptist church. The fol-j )wing program was rendered: (1) Song, '"My Saviour First of j; ill," by the school children of West !nd. (2) Song, "Remember Me," by the j hildren. - t (:?) Lord's Prayer, by the children. I (4) Song, "Shall We Gather at the' Jivt-v " (5) Song:. ''Face to Face," Miss .nnie Green. (6) Talks by the following: Rev. W. F. Gault in behalf of , >'Xeall Street Methodist church. Mr. Z. F. Wright for the West End illage. (7) Song, "Rock of Ages." (8) Talks by Prof. O. B. Cannon nd Dr. J. W. Carson. Professor Cannon spoke in behalf f the schools and Dr. J. W. Carson poke of her as a Christian. (9) Song, "In the Sweet Bye and 5ye." (10) Benediction by Rev. W. F. fault. Attending conferences is a world ^ide rage.?Brooklyn Eagle. Yes, and it looks as though the orld is going to the pow-wows. A monologue: A conversation with our wife. PEP /igor, virility, vim ami punch. That's pep. The courage to act on a sudden hunch. That's pep. The nerve to tackle the hardest thing, With feet that climb and hands that. cling, And a heart that never forgets to sing. That's pep. Sand and grit in a concrete base. That's pep. A friendly smile on an honest face. That's pep. The spirit that helps when another is down, Knows how to ecatter the slackest frown, That loves its neighbor and boost.?' for its town. That^ pep. ! To say "I will," for you know you ' can. That's pep. To look for the best in every man. That's pep. To meet each thundering knockout blow | And come back with a laugh, because ! you know That vou'il get the best of the whole world's show. That's pep. ?Exchange. THE UNIVERSE l. B. J D *1. IXCUU'Ll Productk Farming, like every cut down the overheat It is not a question ford a Fordson; it is able to continue fam costly basis. TIip farmer's Di'obt I " A problem; it is also a ] He must cut down the The Fordson does n / cost and in less time methods. Let us give you the i or call today. Fridy Mi Newberr Cows on According to ot the town o Cows will not! the Sidewalks at any time. S.C d A2, j Why She Changed: "1 have always used i the cheaper baking powders, supposing them just as good as Royal but I invested in a can of Royal Baking PoWtier and / now find all my baking so much improv5 -i . * *ii ed tftat I win use no other kind." X Miss C. L. B. I ROYAL ' Baking Powder Absolutely Pure Contains No Alum Leaves No Bitter Taste Send for New Royal Cook Book ?It's FREE. Royai Baking Powder Co., 126 WilliamSt.,New York im+mmm??*? ???m amMxmmmamimmm?mmmmmmia?iwa mntmmmA ' .U io?WP iL TRACTOR c ' * I ;r ETROIT 'I "I1 1 . J j Your j >n Costs j % of being- able to afa question of being 1 ling on the old too- 4 ] em is not all a sales A production probjem. cost of production. ' , lore work at a lower than the old hand jroof. Write, phone / 3tor Co. y, S. C. # -rraiv iMfattMWQMntffcMr < n? nir- 1??? n 1 Sidewalks 4 an ordinance f Newberry, ye allowed on i of the town McCarley lief of Police ^