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STORIES OF OUR SOUTHLAND Larry Gantt's Weekly Letter. Vice-President Stephens, tho Lit tie Giant of the Confederacy There was not that unity and har? mony in the administration of our /- '(Confederate government essential to the success of a great cause. The dif ferences between President Davis and Vice-President Stephens about the conduct of the war were so greet 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. Stephens urged that peace be made as speedily as possible, and after Gettysburg insisted that the seceding states accept the best terms procurable. At the Hampton Roads conference, Mr. Stephens urged this, while Mr. Davis insisted that the only terms he would O/t ?orif nro a an nnlmrmrlftrl nriMnn /-v 9 4 h n -K?V TT tto au av^aiiv n icu^iuvui ui independence of the Southern Confederacy. It was oven charged that Mr. Stephens told the Georgia soldiers that they were fighting a hopeless cause; but I do not believe he went that far. And in the cabinet there was strife and bitterness. Af a meeting, during a heated argument between B. H. Hill and Wm. L. Yancy, the former hurled at the latter a heavy leaden inkstand, striking him on the head, and many believe that Col. Yancey's death 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 statute, but with strong mental powers. His courage was unquestioned, \ia,;dAwhen a young man he fought an antagonist twice his size and strength, uutil he (Stephens) '< was almost cut into ribbons. General Bob Toombs and A. H. Stephens lived in adjoining counties, and while'in their views on the war were as wide apart as the noles. thev were alwavs warm and in timate friends. While using the organized Democratic party to secure office, Mr. Ste? phens had a broad streak of independence running through him. When I was making a fight to defeat Emory Speer for congress, because he made the race as an independent and against the regular nominees, Speer was reading a lettetr on the stump from Stephens eulogizing him to the skies and stating that it would be a great mistake to defeat such a brilliant young man. I wrote Mr. Stephens about this "letter, arguing that as he was making the race as an organized Democrat in the eighth' district, it was really harmful to the party and inconsistent to endorse an Independent in the ninth district. Mr. Stephens replied to my letter, saying , that he would see me at the state university commencement and telling me not to go off half cocked. I had a long talk with' Mr. Stephens, and could not get him to acknowledge or Getting Your I IT took over half a billion pound! of Ice costing over a million ant a half dollars to cool 25,713 refrigerator carloads by one transportation agency In the huge task of moving the perishable fruits and vegetables of Florida alone, in tlu 1920-21 season, to the consumlnj markets of the North and East Huge new Ice manufacturing plant! have recently been built at Jacksonville. Miami, Haines City and lakeland, Florida, in order to insure s sufficient and regular supply of ic< for the cars. This Is In addition to the movement of 10.000 cars of Georgia peaches and other thousands of can of small fruits and vegetables Ir Iced cars from the Carollnas ant Virginia, where large modern icln* plants have been constructed. These figures will be startling t< the thousands of fruit and vegc table growers of the South whi have not been informed as to thactual workings of the great nev adjunct to the transportation Indus try that is fast Increasing th wealth of tha Southern States. A mass of conflicting Informatloi and fragmentary figures was re cently submitted to the Interstat Commerce Commission in Washing ton In connection with the appllca tlon of the Florldu Railroad Com mlsstcners for a reduction In re frlgeratlon charges, and In the nca future the effort will be made b the transportation companies t throw the spot light en the actus operations and all the casts involve in protecting the products of South ?n? fTPit and vegetable growen mi oillo repudiate the letter. He talked all < around the'subject, but Speer con tin- 1 ued to read the letter of endorsement i from every stump in the district. i The politicians of the towns were I never for Mr. Stephens at heart, but 1 he had such a hold on the masses that i they knew they could not defeat him. ] They once stocked the district con- : vention, that met at Thomson, Ga., < while Mr. Stephens was occupying his i seat in congress and nominated Dr. 1 Casey for the position. But next ' morning, after adjourning and before < boarding the train, the delegates ] bought copies of the Augusta Chron- 1 icle, which stated that their Washing- i ton correspondent had notified Mr. Stephens about the result of the 1 Thomson convention and asked his < views. Mr. Stephen's only reply ] was, "Tell the voters of the eighth i 'district that I shall stand for con- ? gress." Seeing that they could not 1 bluff "Little Alec" into vacating his i seat, and knowing that he would liter- 1 ally wipe up the earth with their' [nominee, they had to reconvene, take -1 idnWTI TYr Paaov 0nH nnm irtofn A XJ i 'Stephens as their congressional stand- i lard be?rer. ] Alex H. Stephens ha<j a great heart 1 and a purer minded or truer man 1 never lived. He was an able lawyer i and made large fees, but he spent i his money in educating and helping bright young men and the poor. His i house at Crawfordville, a square but,] plain wooden building, was called 'I "Liberty Hall," and which it was in-j deed and in fact. His doors were nev-'i er closed, and every man who enter- II ed. be he prince or pauper, was made i welcome and could remain as long as < he chose without money and without i price. The result of such open hand- 1 ed hospitality was that no hotel could ever exist at Crawfordville, for even strangers stopped at Liberty Hall. i Mr. Stephens never married, and I was waited on by faithful family ser- 1 vants, and who were devoted to him. i His body servant was a negro man i Darned Harry, who accompanied hi? master wherever he went. In his i later years Mr. Stephens grew so fee-! 1 ble that he had to be wheeled around | in a chair, which Harry pushed. Even when on his political campaigns, he, met his appointments in his chair and had to be lifted on and from the ros-^ trum. But even when in most en- , feebled health, his mental powers^ were as powerful as ever, and his elo-( ouence unchecked. But -when sneak ing he kept a glass of water and spirits before him, and at internals, took j a sip of liquor. Once during an ad-| dress in Lexington, when defining j democracy, remember his stopping: to raise the glass to his lips, and as he did so exclaimed, "And my fellow i countrymen, this is true democracy." i A wag in the audience yelled back.l "That's so, Alec. Pass around thatj brand of democracy. I want to try it." The retort provoked a hearty lilaugh In which Mr. Stephens Joined. Mr. Stephens was quick at repar|tee. There is an old story.that hasj jbeen doubted, but I have authentic; I information of its truth. During a, I joint debate between B. H. Hill and jA. H. Stephens, Mr. Hill, in his sar?ruit To Market ____________________________ TO MOYB FLORIDA'S 1920-21 CROP ALONE REQDIRED600 Million Pounds of Ice. I Costing $1,700,000 in 25,713 Refrigerator Carloads I I - J * from their farm* and plantations to 1 the tables of consumers In New 5 York, Chicago and other great and distant markets. Certain of their officials state that i the public lacks reliable Information 3 of what It actually means to take i an orange, a head of cabbage or 1 lettuce, a bnnch of celery a grape r fruft or a box of strawberries from the warm Southern climate to the j table of the Northern consumer In . as fresh and edible condition as 5 though grown In his own back yard. ? They want that Information to lie gathered by en official body so that the farmer who raises and ships his B crop and thy niun in New York, who buys the fruits and out of season vegetables, ofc looked upon as luxi uries, may know whether they aro - paying fair charges fof refrlgerap tion enroute to market, and whether the transportation companies can - give proper service on the charges - allowed by the Federal Commission. The volume of shipments under r refrigeration out of Florida alone. y last year, was twice that of two 0 years ago and six times that of .1 nine years ago. Indicating the tmd portanee of the quest ion for the f?ture beth to producers aid eoa1 sumera i HERALD. DILLON, SOUTH CAR) oastlc manner, turning to his diminu-1 live antagonist, remarked, "The idea{ of Little Alec Stephens running against me! Why if you pin his ears back and grease him, I can swallow | him whole." In a flash, Mr. Stephens replied, "Yes, Hill, and you will then have more brains in your guts than' you ever had in your head." Mr. j George H. Lester, for many years clerk of court in 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, and he was present 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 were employed on one| side and A. H. and Linton Stephens on the other side. People came from long distances to hear the arguments, ind standing room iin the court house was at a premium. Mr. Stephens, on his mother's side, was a Greer, of Greer's Aimanne fame. They were in moderate circum-| stances, but a highly respected people. His brother, Linton Stephens, seas also a man of exceptional ability but unlike Alec, was a man of large 3tatue 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 general granting of pardons raised a howl of protest over the state. It was said that it was needless to convict a criminal for all necessary was to send some women and little children in tears to Governor Stephens and he would grant a pardon. Mr. Stephens left his modest, estate t,o his relatives, but bequeathed; his home, "Liberty Hall," as a school building, and 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. The furniture in tho hrtiion f A * ... uuuoc jo ijiesfiveu juri as ion by the owner. Mr. Stephens was a Jeffersonian Democrat of (he purest brand, and his life and political record are comparable to that of Thomas Jefferson. Had A. H. Stephens lived when the Declaration of Independence was written, his name would doubtless have been signed to that document. o Simple and Painless Marshville (N. C.) Home. The Rockingham Times tells about a five year old boy being carried to a doctor for removal of a cottotn seed from its nostril. The little fellow kicked and screamed but the doctors soon had the seed out. But why carry a child to a doctor for a painful method of removing a seed from the nostril? Some years age a child at Marihville We lave a high power, fast complete power plant in itsel] Does tlie work of 6 to 10 to while engine is running. Have good assortment of Gasoline Engines. All equipped with Bosch Magneto u and offered at factory prices. V Lever cut control starts and stops saw. COLUMBIA SUPPLY COMPANY Tke first te orders received $125 each; do not format Botch Magnet I Dillon Sw Storage Any time after Oct. gin storing sweet potat< sons expecting to store about how many crates have a bulletin from Clei to grade potatoes whicl prospective customer, thousand crates in whi< mi - sell these crates strict knocked down or six f advise to get your crat them on hand. We advise to dig your beginning Monday, Oct. dug before frost kills the is dry. Put them in crate haul to curing house the you would eggs, to prevc your potatoes, paying cas season at 25 cts. the crati Come in to see Mr. J charge of the potato hou your crop. We sell Fulgh mill products. We are shelter and will buy your buy shucked ear corn an Formalin to prevent smul sell best varieties seed w DILLON SWEET P01 EillOl OLD?A, THURSDAY, MORNING, OC got a grain of corn in Its nostri, and before its parents could secure the ervlces of a doctor a neighbor woman said. "Don't send for the doctor. Close up the other nostril by pressing on the side of the nose and blow in the child's mouth". This simple and painless operution produced immediate results without any discomfort to the child. o Has Fine Crop of Peanuts. John L. McCall has ten acres in peanuts on which he expects to make 76 bushels to the acre. Peanuts are now selling at about $1.50 a bushel at shipping points in Virginia. Experts are recommending peanuts as a staple crop to take the place of cotton.?Pee Dee Advocate. Three Inseparables One for mildness,VIRGINIA One for mellowness. BURLEY One for aroma, TURKISH The finest tobaccos perfectly aged and blended lOuWl - u -w tt 111 FIFTH AVE. Ill MWX(,*H Clt* j FINAL. DISCHARGE NOTICE. Notice is hereby given thnt Dunlc L. Mclnnis, administrator of the estate of William Mclnnis. deceased, has this day made application unto me for a final discharge as such administrator and that Saturday the 22nd day of Oct. 1921, at ten o'clock a. m. at my office has been appointed for the hearing of said petition. JOE CABELL DAVIS, Judge of Probate, Dillon County, S. C. Dillon, S. C., Sept. 21. 1921 ?9 29 4t. t cutting outfit forced feed?a f for sawing logs to any length. : icn. Lever control of blade r, 323 W.Getvais St , Columbia, 5. C. for this engine will he iurnishejfor o Equipment instead of Battery. eet Potato I Company 14th we are ready to be>es. We request all perwith us to let us know you wish to store. We mson College telling how ? we wish to mail every We have on hand ten I ?ll to atnvA WT - 8 -u IV oivic |iuiaiucs. TT C g ly cash 15 cents each or a dollar set up. We es at once so as to have potatoes the first dry day, 17. Potatoes should be vines and when the land s as dug, and if possible, same day. Handle just as ?nt bruising. We will buy ih, or we will store for the ? e. I. W. Edgerten, who has se, and arrange to handle turn oats, abruzzi, rye and installing a large power new crop corn. We will y quantity. We will sell t in oats and wheat. We heat. rATO STORAGE CO. V. s. c. TOBKR 6, 1M1. Brick! Come to our plai we have to offer LAYTON BR ESTABLIS1 MARION. S | tAGLE-'MIKADO"^^ For Stle at your Dealer ASK FOR THE YELLOW PE EAGLE y EAGLE PENCIL COIN IS IS IS IS ? IS H ffl IS IS 5 IS Safe Deposit E | Thousc is i DO Li IS 1 STO IS ? EACH a m rTThe only safejpla< |=! ey and valuabl m Where it can't be SI gj LOST. g] When'you keep va ;s your house, you tak< IS ous about them all tt H Put your money in H get it at any time ar S3 when you sleep. ; ? ? We invite your pai I? CIDCT \TATir gg 1 11\J1 n/illV. g DILLON, So \S National Bank Pr< ? Savi a ? h [ s h ? ? is ? a [ (?jJdC Aoms. ot Xrr\. <12aa>u dUui *Jt anil llfcv What >s the us money unless you b that it will some c He who spends a who banks a part o ularly must prnsp< That's arithmeti< Let our bank ha\ ey on deposit. Mon you leave it in the adding to it. Try it. It PAY We invite Y'OUR The Bank SAFETY, SERVICE Dillon, Soul Brick! rit and see what before you buy ICK WORKS HED 1885. outh Carolina. I^^^VPencU No. 174 Made in five grade-. NCIL WITH THE RED BAND rtlKADO 1PANY, NEW YORK IHES? SERBS? ?l?l toxes For Rent g| mds of I ? m LARS i L EN | " H YEAR gj :e to keep your mon- gj les is in a BANK. H [OLEN, BURNED or @ S luables and money in ? i a big risk and nerv- (S le time. ? i our bank, you can ? id you will feel easy ? ? tronage, ffl )NAL BANK 1 uth Carolina [ ) otection For Your ? ings ? ! ) SBHSiSS?ISgl|gg)g IkjfuOrCtffo' /ytfuh AtoafiL >- * ^ \? ' e of working for iank a part of it so lay work for you? 11 has nothing; ho f his earnings regpr. iv ,t win oj/ui r jnuiioy piles up fast if bank and koop on S. Banking Busings. of Dillon i ^ AND 4 PER CENT th Carolina \ i