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VOL. XII. FORT MILL, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 27,15*03. NO I 0.
MEETING OF 1
Great Crowds of Old Confedratcs in
New Orleans
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Tlifc CUV FILI.1NG Willi VISITORS
Decorations Use flost Elaborate anil
tSeau'..ful Kv.'r 5een at a Reunion
(lathering of the Multitude.
Now Orleans, Special. The thirteenth
annuai reunion of the rniU.il
Confederate Veterans was opened in
the great auditorium at the fair
grounds Tuesday at noon.
The weather was perfect ami all the
arrangements by the local entertainment
committers the most successful.
Governor Heard spoke in behalf of
the people of the State as follows:
"Veterans, the outcome of the struggle
that you carried 011 for four long
years against the most powerful forces
and armaments that the world has yet
seen, in no manner or sense can obscure
the glory and fame that you won
for Dixie's land. With a total vnli.-t
mriu iu uvv.uw you conrronum "J.sou.000.
Of those in round numbers "<00,000
were of foreign birth and bad Europe
been in formal alliauee with the N'o th
it could scarcely have been expected to
send more than this number of its or
ganized soldiery for its quota in such
a coalition. Considering the 200.000 negro
soldiers, the 500.000 foreign tiddlers
and the 2.100.0fln native Americans.
it is not extravagant to say that
the 000.000 Confederates confronted a
coalition of America, Europe and Africa.
"TVh i a we consider these indisputable
facts we cannot but have cannula*
seratien for the person who would
seek to detract from the unparali'dled
resistance made by the arnlfc.s in gray,
by Impugning the motives by which
they were impelled to make this truly*
legendary defense of their homos an.l
constitutional rights as they construed
these rights to he."
The governor concluded his address
tiy repeating the welcome of the people
of Louisiana.
E. B. Kruttschnitt, of New Orleans,
chairman of the local executive committee.
in charge of all the arrangements
for the reunion then made a
most happy address.
GEN. GORDON'S SPEECH.
As Gen. Gordon rose to reply he was
enthusiastically cheered.
Gen. John B. Gordon said In part:
"To my thought it is most flttlug
that this proud and patriotic organization
should meet again in this historic
city which gave it birth. The meeting
of such men as you welcome today,
whose past deeds will remain forever
an inspiration to American valor and
to future sacrifices for constitutional
freedom, is an auspicious event in the
iiisiury, wnenever and wherever
it may orcur; but how peculiarly
Inspiring is this reunion in Louisiana,
on this 100th anniversary of her birth
into governmental alliance with American
States. A Itoman ye would have
discovered in a meeting of such men,
at such time, an omen of good to the
cause of liberty; and, American eyes
should see in it nothing but good to
the whole republic. It must of necessity
be beneficent and'only beneficent.
We will not Indulge on this centennial
?this political miUonial morning?nor
at other tin ?3 in any bitterness. We
feel none. "Vr? pity those who do. We
have long 4- ' e drawn the curtain of
oblivion ovi he regretful arid unseemly
things ? f the past; and we
cherish as Am*, ricar.s the valor and
noble deeds of both armies and of all
sections. We are satisfied with our
record; and the power that would attempt
to make us blush for it would be
both stupid and blind. We aro heirs.
Joint heirs, with the republic's children
in the inheritance of freedom left,
by our sires. We are proud of all the
past. Moreover, wo are now facing a
future pregnant with trpmonUr.no
nihilities; but we face it with a
strength of hope and assurance, born
of an unswerving purpose to discharge
<iur every duty to all races, and to the
whole country. We are growing obi;
Heavy Gold Shipments.
New York. Special.?hazard Freres
&. Co., have engaged $1,065,000 in gold
for shipment to Europe tomorrow
Goldman. Sachs & Co.. have ordered
$760,000 for shipment at the same time.
The Merchants' Hank of Philadelphia,
lias engaged $500,000 gold at the subTreasury
for shipment to Europe.
Total engagements for shipment Tuesday,
$2,325,000.
Believed Strike Is Broken.
Mobile, Ala., Special?General Counsel
E. U Russell, declares there is no
reason to believe the report current
that General Manager C. S. Clarke, of
the Mobile & Ohio, 1b to be succeed^ d
by J. N. Seaie, now In Jackson, Tenn.,
Colonel Russell saya that Mr. Clarke
enjoys the fullest confidence of the
men who control the road. Colonel
Russell claims as one of the strongest
signs the railroad has that the strike
is broken Is the rescinding of the order
of April 0, as to the acceptance of perishable
freight by the Mobile & Ohio.
Beginning Sunday, at noon, perishable
freight will be accepted at all points.
HE VETERANS
but wo still stand firmly on the narrow
strip of land which separates us from
a boundless ocean.
"And as v.*e go home, we will calmly
drop our mantles on the shoulders of
cur sons, who will worthily wear
them; and in no c isis of the republic
whether in forum or field, will they lie
found wanting."
Now Orleans, Special.?Wcdnos lay's
session of the Confederate v -union
closed with a prayer. The fi.st wonls
of the petition for divine guidance and
blessing weie spoken by the chaplain,
while the echoes of "taps." the most
:.ul and withal the most beautiful of
j ;v\l bugle calls, wore yet quivering in
i t 111* rill* I U ic u-m - 1 lw> ????% > nneli'iM
i of which had been set apart for services
ihonor of the hero dead o? the I
Confederate cause, for the glorification
of their deeds, for the hallowing of
their memories, for the sanctiflcation
of the cause for which they lived and
died. The tribute was most amply rendered.
It was offered in the burning
words of the orator and the plaudits of
his hearers, as they saw again through
him the martial prowess of their brothers,
who have joined the eternal muster.
It was tendered la the sobs of
beautiful women, and in the sclf-eoutained
grief of stalwart men. when it
was borne home to them <nco more
that tho comrades t* *" so deeply loved.
the leaders so big honored could
be nothing to them a priceless
memory. The memorL \ ervjees were
opened promptly ad. 12 v. clock by (Sen.
I Gordon, who said:
"And now, n\v comrades, tho ap|
pointed time has come for the services
! in honor of our immortal dead- and
j for the opening of these exercises ! behove.
wc should give thanks to Almighty
God for the lives they lived
and :u>k His benediction for them end
cs for the time to come. 1 ant going
! to iisk General Young, of Kentucky,
| to lead us In prayer."
v.iiiiiui mini; neuvereci nil cioi
qncut invocation, and was followed liy
' General J. A. Chalaron. who read a
; eulogy on the late adjutant general of
a the United Confederate Veterans.
I George Moorman. of New Orleans,
i General Cabell followed in a brief ad|
dress, in which lie paid a warr i tribj
etc to the late adjutant general The
I resolutions were adopted by a silent
. rising vote.
General Gordon then introduc Kl Rev.
J. Finlcy, of FTShervllle, V.;., who
j delivered the annual memorial (tcrmon.
it was a strong address, fervid in its
patriotism, replete with loving words,
for the dead and bright promises of
hope for the South that is and the
I South that is yet to be. It moved his
I hearers to frequent applause and scv|
eral times brought many of them to
tears. "The Vacant Chair," was played
softly by the band and then "taps"
| v. as blown. A short prayer by Chap
' lain ueneral Jones brought the rac!
nrorial exereises to a elose, and an adi
journment was tlien taken until Thursday
morning at 9 o'clock.
Making No Progress.
Washington, Special.?No progress
Is reported from the United States
treaty committee in China and the exact
nature of the obstacle to the consummation
of the trade treaty is not
known. The Chinese commissioners
make one statement in the matter.
' The Russian government makes another
in conflict and the commissioners
do not know which to believe. It
is probable that the State Department
may feel it necessary to cause the
Chinese government to give more definite
instructions to its commissioners.
Friars Will Withdraw.
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ttome, uy Cable.?There has been a
! change in the Philippine Islands in the
! friar situation, as there is now a
I movement in the archipelago in favor
i of the members of Spanish brotherhoods.
The national pride of the
Spanish friars brought them to the decision
voluntarily to leave the island.
They felt themselves, since the archl|
pelago had been administered by the
j United States to be in a position of ini
feriority. The Vatican has just receiv!
ed several petitions from the Filipinos
! asking it to prevent the departure of
I the friars.
War Telegrapher Dead.
i enanestcn. S. C.. Special.? Daniel M. i
O'Drlscoll, for 30 years manager of the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
died here In his 66th year. He was
1 born In Dan try, county Cork. Ireland,
; and was probably the oldest of the
war telegraphers this side of the Potoj
mac. He sent the first message out of
; Petersburg announcing the surrender
; of Gen. Lee.
Fourteen Buildings Hurried.
Roanoke. Va.. Special.?A special to
; The Times from Wyethville says the
I .
town of Max Meadowj, situated on the
main line of the Norfolk & Western
Ruilroad In Wythe county fifteen miles
| west of Roanoke, suffered greatly by
j fire Tuesday afternoon, when 14 build|
ings wont ttp in smoke. The fire orl\
ginated In a stable and caused by some
1 one smoking. The heaviest losses are:
i ilesser's drug store with stock, the
! lcsidence of Mrs. Bridges, the H. J.
1 ShafTor store building, the Odd Fellows
ball and the office butlr.lng of the
Max Meadows hand Company.. The
, total loss will reach $40,000 or $50.000
and Is partially covered by Insur- '
i ance.
SEABOARD SHOPS DESTROYED, j I
A $750,000 I"-ire at Portsmouth -Hire i
Originated in a Lumber Mouse.
Norfolk. Special.?The Seaboard Air
Line Railroad shops, minor oillecs and
warhousc on trie outskirts of Por.-v
mouth wcro pra: tlcally destroyed by
fire which broke out Friday night. At ,
a late hour the blur.r had not spent itself,
but the destruction of nearly ev -
< ? miliums aim car at tue yards .v; I
about complete. As rear as can ni:
estimated at t'ni3 time. li.e monct ;ry
loss will foot up (o $750,000. Janus
Harrel, a machinist who sought to save
his tools, was so badly burned that hemay
die. No one else was jscrioue'.y
hurt so far as can bo learned.
Firemen from Portsmouth. Norfolk
and Berkley got hose into position,
but the heat of the flames drove them
back before they could approach
within fighting distance of the (lamas.
A blinding cloud of dU3t, sand and g it
drove hundreds of men.' women and
ehildren in every direction in quest of
.shelter. For nearly 15 minutes the
wind blew at the rate of at least 50
miles an hour. Several children wore
hurled from their feet and sent rolling
acros3 the thoroughfare. Presently a
refreshing shower made its appearand
and soon cleared up the air.
in seme unacrauntahto way the lire
broke out about 10:15 o'clock in a
building situated in the southern part
of the yards. In this wooden structure
was stored a largo quantity of
dried lumber. Within a few minuter?
the entire building was in flam.es. The
woo 1 r? pairing material burned like
hay. In half and hour the building fell
in. The adjoining building was a storage
house for many tons of atatlonaiy,
the supply headquarters for the Seabeard
in this section.
Three hundred men will ho thrown
out of ?Mnnloynient. The wrecking
shed, the stationery warehouse. tie*
paint and oil b no- -? office building of
the superintendi nt of woodwork, a
la*ire brick building used for the reception
of sleeping < avs in which was lo
rated the paint shop, the carpenter an 1
cabinet shops. 50 or more box c.i s a - 1
IS passenger coaches were destroyed.
A great deal of the yard t ackage was
also <W stroyed. The origin of the fir-*
is unknown.
Prcsbyteriadr Assembly.
Lexington. Va., Special.?Friday's
session of the Presbyterian General
Assembly began at 10 o'clock after the
members bad attended special exercises
in Ix'e Memorial chapel, at Washington
and Lee University, where addresses
were made by President Denny,
of the University, and Dr. Thcron
Rice, of Atlanta, on behalf of the Assembly.
The opening prayer of thn
Assembly was by Dr. Hyde, of Fort
Worth. Dr. Thornton Whaling, of
Lexington, piesented Moderator Hopkins
with n gavel sent by Rev. P. F.
Price, missionary in rhino
? * ur liiuae
ator then announced the standing
committees. The chairmen are as follows:
Hills and overtures. W. T.
Halls; education, E. C. Con verso, public
at ion and mlnsterial relief. Henry
Moore ; foreign correspondence. It. A.
Webb: foreign evangelization. T. H.
Rice; Sabbath schools and young people's
societies, .T. H. Patton; home and
school, F. 1). Morton: benePcence. W.
H. Perkina; narrative. J. I.. Caldwell:
Bible cause. A. I"). McClue: Chu.ch
and Christian Endeavor. K. R.
Bridges; the Sabbath. W. V. Pearson;
auditing. W. Pipes: devotlona" o ,xercise.s.
Thornton Alllnt': leave ah
v
the
at iu
It'll COiuluauui. t ...^ .... .Ikdepartment
commanders Generals Lee,
Walker and Cobel, were at the same
time chosen to nil for another year the
o(Tires they have held so long. All the
elections were unanimous, and were
made by one shout of "aye." The place
of holding the next reunion was left
to the excutive committee.
Ml?" c?--?? "
Charleston, W. Va., Special.?Notices
have boen posted at all mlnos In ihe
New River and Ijcop Creek field, tic-daring
a strike among the miners and
call upon all to cease work until the
union demand shall be agreed to by
tho operators. So far as can be ascertained
it was not "largely obyed at any
place.
South Denounced.
Springfield. Mass., Special.?At the
closing session of the Colonial Baptlst
Association resolutions were pass- i
ed regarding national affairs. Cruelty
Is charged in the Philippines and the
present 3tate of the islands compared
unfavorably with condition*
Spanish rule. On the race situation at
home the resolutions declared that if ,
the negro is not f.t to vote, he is unfit
to fight for his country and that protection
and allegiance must go together.
The Southern constitutional revisions
were bitterly condemned. The ui- 1
sire for empire, tlicy say. has caused i
the American people to tramplo under- j
foot the laws of God aD<J man. ,
DEATH AND INJURY 1
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Many Injured In the Paris Automobile
Races Sunday
A CHAFftUR KILLED OUTRIGHT. ;
Two Spectators Reported iviil d i
Vanderbilt and Oilier Americans !
Drop Out.
Paris, By Cable.- The fi; t stupe i:i '
the Paris-Madrid autnmol.ilo rac.',
from Vcrsilles to Bordeaux. ; mil s. '
was finished m noon Sunday when ]
Luis Renault dashed at a furious pace ..
into Bordeaux, having made a record i
run of 8 hours and 27 minutes. An 1
hour later M. Gabriel arrived with a \
still better record of S hours. 7 minutes.
It is estimated from the time
made that these automobiles covered
02 miles nn hour on the road outside
the cities. The. - victories, however, *
were clouded by a series ef aecldens, J
having in one ease at least, a fatal t
result. At least two ears were wrecked
and Marcel llenault, the winner of
the I'arla-Vienna race last year. Lor- j
raine Barrows, r. very well-known au- I (
tnmol)ili8t. and Renault's chaffeur. !
were seriously, it is believed fatally. !
injured, while Barrows' chaffeur was j
kill< d. Moreover, an uneonflrined re- ji
port rays a serious accident occurred | i
near Angouclcnic. in which the two | 1
occupants of an automobile, the owner
of which is not yet known, were seri- ^
oi'.-ly injured and two spectators were
killed. This number of accidents has
not can e l any great sun rise here, in
view of the number of ? ontestants in
the race and the great sp "d and pow- t
er of their machine. The name of \V. 1
K. Vanderhilt. Jr.. disappeared from 1
the icporls along tie ivmle after Ham1
W>11 ill f tel. ' * -
mi- ie ?.? passed twenty- ^
eighth in order. at a quarter of Sunday
miming, going in fine form. The
omission of bin name front the dispatches
front Cliartress, t'.tf?" next
town on the road. caused some anxie- '
ty and brought forth a number of in I t
quirks. It was learned Inter that lie, |t
Henry Fournier and Karon D'Forest
withdrew from the race together be- j
fore reaching Cliartress. All or them
suffered breakdowns, and having lost
litres hours they decided it was useless
to continue. Vandcrbilt and Karon
DeForcst laughed and made light of
their withdrawal. Foxhal! Keen, Tod
Sloan and W. J. Dannat, the Amerl- 1
can artist, did not start. C. Cary Dins- t
tnorc is thus the onlv American left
iD- 1
Serious Floods. j
Enid, O. T.. Special.?Hundreds of ?
persons were rendered homeless and (
property damage to tile extent of $.100.000
was done in the Enid bottoms
alone, by a cloud burst that struck '
west of this city, at midnight Satur- '
lay night. The arrcrceate .tnmnm. 1
probably will be much higher \>n account
of losses sustained between '
Enid and the seat of the storm. A |
bank of water three feet high nnd 200
feet wide, swept down through the
bottoms at mid night, earrving houses !
and everything before it. It eaine upon ?
Enid without warning, while most of
its inhabitants were asleep. Within
a few minutes a hundred houses wer 1
submerged. Many people lost every- s
thing thov possessed. The i:; ?ans for
relieving distress are inadequate. The
rainfall the past ten days has I -on
the greatest in the history of Oklahoma
Territory and indications that
more losses will he reported. Reports
are very meagre at this time. ,
:
Roosevelt's Sunday. j 1
Seattle. Wash.. Special.?Sunday was | '
.iinnf 1 - ?
,?iij ny rresiucnt 1
.ioosvvelt. In view of the fact that the '
President always observes the Sab- J
bath as he sees fit. the citizens gave t
Him full range to follow his own inclinations
and Secretary Ix?cb said the
President observed the Sabbath strict- .
ly. Yesterday was one of the hardest ,
days that the President had since h e .
Rtarted on his tour. tie visited the
navy yard at Bromortun, went to 10v- '
e.rett and returned to Spattle again in
the evening. During the day he made :
five addresses. J
Briber Sentenced.
St. Louis. Special.?After being out
5C minutes, the jury in the case of ,
Emll Hart man. former member of the i
House of Delegates, for bribery, re- t
tu ned a verdict Saturday afternoon f
before Judge Ryan, finding Ifartmaiin '
gumy and lixiug his punishment ar 6 1
years in the penitentiary. The penalty
ia the heaviest that has been inflicted *
go far in the bribery trials. '
Entente Adopted.
Yokohama, Ry Cable.?Marquis I to, t
addressing a meeting of the opposition
party, urgrd the adoption of an entente ]
with the ministcry on the naval ques- j
tion. He said that he agreed with tlu
cabiret that the funds to increase the 1
navy should be raised by a loan in- 1
stead of a land tax. He did not desi: .? ^
Lo make foreign politics a pretext for j
Miy entente, but the state of the i
weather in the far East was not good
ind it was necessary that the great op- 1
position party should p-esorve Us j
solidity. The meeting adopted the eu- .
:eatc. ^ t
LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS.
Many Matters of General Interest In
Short Paragraphs.
Down In D'xie.
G n. John H. Gordon was re-elected
cmumndcr of the i'nite 1 Confederate
/?terans, in s< s.-ion a: N? \v Orleans.
W. P. ltnuvn, the New Orleans
ipcrator, pushed cotton prices still
ligher on the New York cxchauge.
The schooner Inez N. Carver, which
vent ashore near Ch icomicoinleo.
Soi th Carolina, has l>e. n ll.iate 1 by
he tug Rescue. apj arently uninjured.
The schooner Inez Cowper, hound
roni New York for Hrunswiek. Ga..
vas stranded near Cliicamieomieo. N.
during a thunder squall. The ves 1
now lies head off shore anil there
s no serious danger of goinz t<> nlerr?
in less the \vi:u| incrcas* s from the
:ast. The v.< w and life-saving station
ire trying to float her.
At The National Capital.
The Interstate Commerce Commis;ion
will ask aid of the Federal Courts
o compel certain anthracite-carrying
oads to produce documents and conracts.
Representative A. !.. MvDrrmott says
S'e\v Jeisey is far (Irovi r Cleveland
irst and Senator A. 1'. tlorman second
or the Democratic Presidential nomi.ation.
|
It may lie necessary to ask Congress
"or an emergency appropriation to reieve
a glowing deficit in tlie free-dcivery
service.
Tin* alleged pivtoffh frauds have
icen thoroughly investignt '1. and re oris
given out indicate that there was
nuch cxagcrution in the charges.
i
("apt. Henry A. Castle, auditor for
lie IV:'oflico Department. says of S.
iV. Tulioih's charges: "Seine no r^ckess
and oth is absurdly false."
Washington reports inli at'? that
1:is (Ioveinm. nl l.-.o.s to have Vi ne- ,
'.uela code Marenritn I. .l.m.i
tavul base.
Rcar-Adimarl Melville rep. ats his j
issertion that (Jcrtnan battleships, ton
or ton, are supeiior to any others in
he wot id.
The United States will insist upon
laving trade rights in Manchutia
qua! to those of any other nation.
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At The North.
President Roosevelt arrived in Portand.
Ore., to lay the cornerstone of
he Lewis and Clark monument.
The Jury in the Buit of "Charles
Broadway Rosseau," who was suing
he Charles Broadway Rouss estate in
S'ew York for $100,000 for maintenance
is a son ol' Mr. Rouss, returned a verllct
for the full amount, with interest.
The general assembly of the Northern
Presbyterian Church opened at
os Angles, and the moderator. Rev.
Or. Van Dyke, preached the sermon.
There was a bull panic on the New 1
fork Cotton Exchange, prices crumb- i
IU|I1U1J'.
The recent tinny on the Boston stock
uarkct was thought to bo over, though
<ne Arm failed.
A scare of persons were burned by
lie explosion of tho gasoline tank of
Mi automobile in New York.
By the explosion of a number of big
ill tanks in New York, one man was
..lied, a number injured and a destructive
lire followed.
.lames Rutherford Morris aged 7T?
/cars, is dead, at Morris. N. Y. lie was
? grandson of General Morris, whose
ather Lewis Morris, was a signer of
he Declaration of Independence, lie
.%as me rather of Dr. Lewis Ruthertord
Morris, of New York, who mar led
a daughter of United States Sensor
W. A. Clark, of Montana.
A Chicago dispatch says: "Refusal
if the laundry drivers to submit to arbitration
prevented a settlement of the
aundry strike. The owners and the
Laundry Workers' Union have settled
heir differences, but the owners refuse
o open their places for business until
he trouble with the drivers is udusted."
A Milwaukee. Wis., Dispatch says:
'Local No. 57. Amalgamated, held a
neeting Sunday and decided to go on
trike at the various tanneries through>ut
the city tomorrow, unless the Mil
vaukee tanners shall agree to a shedile
of 53 hours work per week at the
lame wages which they have been reeiving
for 60 hour work. Nine tnnicries
and 3,000 men are involved."
An agreement was reached to consolidate
the street railways of Cloveand.
Ohio.
From Across The Sea.
The revolt in Croatia is spreading
o alarming proportions.
Count Tolstoi, in a letter, blames the
Russian Government as the real eul>rit
in the Klscheneff massacre.
Joseph Chamberlain emphasizes his
lcniand for a British Imperial toninereia!
league.
A sensational price $73,500?was paid
jy a dealer in a London auction room
or Raiburn's portrait of Sir John Sinclair.
A Santo Domingo dispatch says:
The arsenal at Santsmo was blown up
Saturday by insurgent government and
leneral Furst was killed and a nttmirr
wounded. The troops are pursuing
he fleeirg soldiera."
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The bantam lien has hatched and
three little grand children are happy
They eau't talk fast enough to tell nvabout
them. There are little tilings in
our domestic life and (her av?? big
thing!;, but 1 believe the little th!u:.s
are the hiir"st.
Kor a month or more tii si ehildr* a
have beu watching and watching for
the bantam iien to lay her litter anil
hati h h little brood and this morning,
the telephone 1> 11 rang furiously and
it said: ,,Our bantam hen lias hatched."
and ; oon they came tur ning ti?
tell us about them, but they didu' 1st ay
five minutes. They had to so bat!; ami
look after the bantams. Well, there is
notl.it:!* prettier in all nature than ?t
little brood of bantam chickens and
my faith is they wotv created sp-cially
to make little children happy. It scents
that thvy 01 initiated in a little town of
that name on the island of .lava and
have been transplanted to other countries.
They are a game bird and a
bantam rooster will attack and whip
an ordinary game cock of liv tirni s ti*
weight. These little children nunc to
see me every day and to com for' me
while 1 am sick and their pres.. h
tli". p. s: medicine I have found. Tinhappiness
of our children is the l ip,
pest thing in life and my deslr * i. i live
is mainly for tlu ir sake. T'r - papers
ore fi i of big thin:;, but ti.vy won't
compare with the little ones.
"lark Howell went a thousand miles
lo inak a big speech about CI rant.
I <. . . . - -
nui v. s ::ii r 1 itn; I have more :
stx ct I'm- General Grunt's memory V~ \:\
for any big man who was on thai si.!< .
Inn I still fail i ) understand I> >r. I, *
coin i atnv to appdnt a slave hold. . ;
gt it oral of tlic army. Hut time Jo
lolling on and Grant'a altitude <u : :n
rate problem seems to bo the p.>;> il.r
one n.-w auv r.g or.r No thorn tin :i
Tito ?rnsns and tvault of negro ten
lion has at last oonvincod tho m
lovers of the ir mistake.
1 couldn't imagine what IV o r
Washington was to do with that S'lO ).
00i? of Carnegie's last gift, hut 1 . >i>
Booker's late card he is going to .
pond it in manufacturing tooth hre. he.
and he says he can reform the v. iioie
race hy supplying tlirm with tooth
brushes. That is all right?anything
to get rid of the money that kcepts on
piling up. He might add a side factor.,
for toot hpicks.
Hut, speaking about General Grn.it
reminds me, of his magnificent ?om'o at
Grant park, and that reminds me of
good thing on one of my boys wi.o
when lu New York, not long ago, v.as
invited by some congenial frienda to
take a ride with them and sic Cm i 4
tomb. They stopped in front and rnv
boy heaved a High and said, "Yes.
that's old Hob I.ee?the great-st soldier
who ever lived, and there's w'.vt
he said at Appomatox when he ga/c
Grant baek bin sword, 'Let us have
peace." " When informed of his in.:take
lie said: "Well. 1 v. . ;.i i
there, of course, but my la tie i
was. and that's what happen > li"
tohl i. * G? acral Grant summit r ti
sword i General Lee and old U;;b
it bat k to him and said: 'Let r?. 1,1
peace.' "
lint \vc want no mistake mad .mi .
the negroes down hero in lM::ie. v. ?
want no more slaver. We .vuuidn'r
iiave ono as a free gift. We an i-.vJy
to give them away 10 miyho j v.h.p
wants tin in. Tlie last fen .s r io,f*'.
says the rugro is much the .*i; 1- \ , .
r.al of our population and is inrr u.r t
in crime with fearful rapidity. Tin grot
a who can i\.ul and w.i.e ..r- :'.r '
more criminal than those wiio cannot *
The negro is four and one-halt times
as criminal in New England, wl.<:e he
is educated, as he is in the South,
where he lias not been educated. What
is to be done aboat this. "To:> !i ^
brushes," says Hooker Wnnhingtot.. . .43(1
Surely the man was joking, b ;t thai'.*, ,?JVj
? ?.; 11 i villi uver lllS own SlgllJiUie..
Reform the race with tooth brusiic... vi'SH
If there is anything in the world Hut
a negro does ir'it want it is a tooUi
brush. There is Sain Henderson wi;rk->
in" in my garden now and 1 envy him
his mouth full of big. sound teeth. 'jajifi
Never bad one pulled or plugged or toaelie.
I love to see hiru mouthing a . HI1*
watermelon.
No. it seems to be now admitted b> '
northern philanthropists that tne
southern negro has been pretty wotl fa
ruined by tlieir blunder of forty year*
ago, when there was not a criminal *T
mgro in (Jeorgia, a:vl now there
near f?,(iGO in our ehaingangs. Bring .r*; ,
the tooth hruslu.v! I?r. H aie 1 luirlr. of ?^g
A I.'l ' : - *
?,??aiua, JWWTTlii -n nut ion;; agO jl
the Constitution the ununiniO'.a
lon of the in dical profi ssim that tinr'
ncgio wax rapidly tlegencrati >g as .frace,
both morally am! pVya'-? riiy. had - V;
wan df?1'ned to extinction as sure as
the North American Indians. Old Dr. < 4
Calhoun, of our town, a man of lamp
and long experience, told me that before
the war he had an extensive pr?e- w
tice on the negro plantations and ne'*er r 4'V i
I..ul a case of tuberculosis m- c<>u .111:4;
tion, but now they were common afld . > *
as for other diseases, not to be nier.tloned,
they were found In mo3t fatVN
lies and In both sexes. j "j
I am constrained to mention this as h
warning to those who have to 'hi'* ;
nursis and ehanihermaids. The liniejfo
near at hand when evefy one will-If f/,? v
to go before an examining hoai.i at\f? ' J
get a certificate.
Hut 1 see my little chih.'nri 1
up the winding way and the race
leni must take a hack seat.?B.I. Ar??
In Atlanta Constitution.
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