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16TH ^ EAR.
AFTER THE TRUSTS
Standard Oil and the Fertilizer
Combines
SUBJECTED TO EXAMINATION
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Protiiy and Clements Now Go to
Washington Where They Will Begin
Preparing the Report Which They
are to Submit to Congress.
Cleveland, O., Special.?After three
days spent in taking testimony concerning
the affairs of the Standard
Oil Company, the Interstate Commerce
Commissioners Prouty and Clements
adjourned, and shortly thereafter
started for Washington, where
they are expected soon to begin the
preparation cf their '*eport on the
testimony here and in Chicago for
presentation to Congress. The report
however, will not he closed until the
Standard Oil Company's attorneys
have had ample opportunity to reply
to the many statements and charges
put in evidence. Attorney Virgil P.
Kline, for the Standard Oil Company,
gave notice just before adjournment,
4hat lie desired to answer some of tho
diniony produced, and requested
t commissioners to name a suitable
e ami place for the reopening of
r.... ?i.:? -
mi una jjuijHiar. jur. iviino
lolil that tliis privilege v;ould be
tilled to him and that announeent
of the time and place would be
in the near future.
In the three days' bearing just
completed a total of thirty-live witnesses
have been on the stand. About
fifty or sixty were subpeonaed. Some
of theso were not called. Counsel for
the commissioners, however, had five
or six on hand ready to be sworn, but
the commissioners declined to hear
them, indicating that the things expected
to be provm were not important.
FERTILIZED TRUST ALSO.
Engaging in a Combination in Restrait
of Trade as Defined by the
Sherman Act. The Case Against
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company.
et al.
Nashville, Special?The .~rnnd jury
of the United States Circuit Court,
which lias bqpn investigating the alleged
fertilizer trust, for the past
four wceke returned an indictment
against about eighty fertilizer manufacturers,
including a number of local
men. The indictment contains six
counts dctailillD* ill anccifin form nlln<v_
oil violations of the anti-trust laws
and charging 'he defendants villi
combining and being engaged in a
trust or combination 7.lie defendants
live in various parts of tho country
where fertilizers are manufactured
and certified copies of ^lic indictment
will lie sent to the various districts
in which the defendants rcsme and
there served. The defendants will bo
required to execute bonds for their
appearance at the October term of the
court in this city, when the eases are
to he tried. The grand- jury examined
during the incvstignlion 140 Avitnesses
and the indict nent returned is
a voluminous document.
The six counts in the indictment are
in a double series of three coca. The
first charge the defendants with engaging
in a conspiracy; the sccoud
charge the defendants vitli conspiracy,
and the third with conspiricy under
section 5440, revised statutes, to
commit the offense of engaging in a
combination as defined by the Sherman
law.
The punishment under sectiou 5440
is two years in prison and a $10,000
tka -i
? tic? (.1111 vi ruuuia i iiai^L' till* UOIII*
milling of an offense against the United
States by engaging in a cC.'Vibination
in restraint of trade, as defined
and prohibited by the Sherman act.
The style of the ease on the docket
indictment is United States vs. Virgrinia-Cnrolina
Chemical Company ct
al, and the indictment is described as
"indictment for violating aot of Canfress
approved July 2, 1S90, aid entitled
"An act to protct the trade
and commerce against unlawful restraints
and monopolies" and section
6440, revised statutes, United States
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SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS]
Officii Roport on South Carolina
Crops For Week Ending Monday,
May 28, 1906.
The week was ?jenc rally eloud.v
with frequent showers and thunder
storms during the lust three days over
practically the entire State.
The mean temperature was about
tli-ee degrees per day below normal,
in the central parts, and about normal
in the southern and southeastern
portions, owing to somewhat lower
maximum temperatures than usual
and to nearly normal night temperatures.
The highest maximum temperature
i'or the week was S7 degrees
at Rock Hill on the 21sl, and the
lowest minimum temperature tor the
week was ."?(? degrees at tlreenville
from the 'J.'trd to the -t>th. inclusive,
and at Walterboro on the 2i!rd.
The precipitation averaged ahoui
normal, although is was not well distributer!
over the State, there having
been ? deficiency in the central northern
and northeastern counties, ami
heavy rainfall in the southeastern
Sa* annah vnJley and northwestern
co? nties where it was in excess of the
normal, and where the weekly
amounts ranged from one inch to over
uiivi? liinu's.
Fresli brisk easterly winds prevailed
over the State generally and
northeast gales or curved on the coast.
The amounts of precipitation for
the 27th and morning of the 2Sth
are not generally shown in the "Observer's
Reports" but are included
in the special rainfall reports.
Woman Shot by Unknown Person.
Marion, Special.-- Saturday night
about 8 o'clock a negro woman, named
Caroline Thompson, aged about 40
years, was assassinated by an unknown
party at her home which she
owns in a negro quarter in the eastern
suburbs of the town. She was stending
by the window ironing, and was
shot with a shotgun loaded with small
shot, the load taking effect in her
left arm and side. The wounds are
not considered fatal, as it is not
thought that any of the internal organs
were reached by the shot. At
the time of the shooting >he was alone
in the house, her married daughter
who lives with her having gone to a
neighbor's.
In the Charter Mill.
The secretary of slate has granted
a commission to the Mailhoro Lumber
Company of which Mr. W. ('. Smith,
l>. I>. Mel'oil, Jr., and Hugh L. .MrColl
are corporators. The capital will
be $40,000.
The Taylor < Sinning Company of
(Sreelyville also received a eoinnbs
sion. The capital will ho $4,000 and
the arc S. .1. Taylor. T.
\V. Boyle ami K. Mishoo.
A commission was issued to the
P?ank of Ninety-Six, capitalized a!
$50,000. The corporators are: \\ .
B. Andcrson., It. S. Xicklcs. .las. C.
Self ami others.
Negro Woman Surrenders to Face
Murder Charge.
Charleston, Special. The unusual
happened, when a negro woman, Liz- |
zie Simons, walked into the sheriff's j
ofllce and surrendered herself for trial
for murder. She hit a negro. William
Sumter, on the head with a glass hottie
about a week ago and two days
later the negro died of lock-jaw. The
woman had escaped and gone to
James' Island, where she told her
parents of what she had done. Her
father persuaded her to return to
x ii-i- ttif.ii hit undo niwl deliver
| herself to the slieSlY.
Crushed to Death by Mill Shafting.
Union, Special. - A horrible accident
is reported to have occurred at
Jonesville Manufacturing: eompany
where a ten year old hoy
was caught in the shafting and so
dashed against the ceiling before the
engine could be stopped, that many
| hones were broken, as a result of
which he died live Itwnrs later.
To Cotton Convention.
Governor ITcywnrd has named as
the delegates to a cotton convention
to be held at Montene, Ark., June 20
and 21, the following South Carolinians:
E. D. Smith, K. S. Anderson,
Ninety-Six; J. A. Peterkin, Fort
Motte; R. M. Pegues, Clicrnw; K.
S. Keith, Newberry; J. T. Moore,
Moore's; R. M. Williamson, Montt'lnre;
W. G. Hinson, Charleston; J.
M. Woodly, Dal/ell, and Iredell Jones
Rock Hill.
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FORT MILL, S. C., I
TEXT BOOK CHANGES
Will Be Offered For the Five Yea?
Adoption?The Regulations Made
By the Board.
Tile ugents of text-hook lu>u-?'s nre
111 tlie Stale pressing the claims 01
Ihoir respective publications. The
"book fight," as it is known, requires
tiie services of scholarly writers
ami iudcf'utigiblc workers. The
general public has no idea liow interesting
this campaign really is It is
said that one member of the State
board of (ieorgia received over $75
worth of sample copies of text books.
To examine each and every one wo ild
be .in endless task and the State
board perhaps makes selections as
much on the reputation of the writers
and publishing houses as for any
oilier reasons. It i- said to he the policy
??f the department of education
to make as few changes as possible,
but to get rid of any trashy publications
which might have been adopted
in former years.
The adoption of hooks is to cover a
pei mmI of live yeara. as is the case in
other states. May 22nd was tu? day
fixed for liling bids, and bids will he
received from this time until the 22
of June when the hoard will meet to
make adoptions.
Renders, histories, arithmetics and
geographies are tin' branches of study
on which the hardest lights are made.
It is said that there will he a hard effort
made to get the board to adopt
the history of the t'nitcd States writ
Ifii l?y Mr. Waddy Thompson. <>!' Atlanta,
brother of Col. llenry T.
Thompson of Columbia. This is published
by I). C. Health & Co., of New
York. Another strong effort is being
made in behalf of the history of the
\ uited States written by the Kev.
Henry Alexander White, I). 1)., of
the Columbia Seminary, and published
by Silver. Hurdett & Co The
board will give careful consideration
(ti these two propositions, but
may decide that I lie books now in use
are just as good. The board may not
have time to examine the merits or
errors of all text boohs offered, but
in the matter of selecting histories
great care will probably be observed.
In selecting text books, the lirst
thing to be considered is subject matter.
then price and liually relative
merit in mechanical excellence with
tin- promise o| durability. To those
whose school days knew nothing more
poetic than Webster's "blue back
speller," the beautiful primeis of today
would be a revelation. The ingenuity
of writers and of printers has
been taxed to work out color schemes
which would be i*i good state and yet
would teach children the colors and
shades in a way which would make
the entire reading lesson entertaining
as well as instructive.
I I IS on triwul lint liikii I \- i 11 * i t
only urn1 or two ??f tin* big publishing
I houses i]o their own printing and tlint
some print ing houses got out hooks for
two or more coinpeteing publishing
houses. This is a statement which
sounds anomalous, hut is made on the
authority of au author and publisher
who has his printing done elsewhere.
The following regulations have been
adopted by the State board of education
:
First: That the session of the State
hoard of education of Smith Carolina,
beginning: f? p. in., dune 22nd,. 100t>.
shall he continuous until adoption is
complete, except necessary recesses.
Second: That no representative of
a publishing house shall appear before
the State hoard of education or any
member thereof during said session
unless requested by the full hoard to
do so.
Third: That no announcement shall
he made of the. adoption or any part
thereof until the entire adoption is
complete and signed by the chairman
and secretary.
Fourth: That the Stale hoard of education,
at its meeting dune 22ml,
adopt 100 additional library books.
The condition of the above proclamation
shall not apply to this adoption,
hut the resolutions do apply.
The instructions sent out by the
State board state:
"No bid shall be considered unless
i' be accompanied by an affidavit of
the binder to the effect that the person.
company or corporation bidding
is in no way, directly or indirectly, a
party to any compact, syndicate or
jMMieiue wnereDy the benefits of cumpetitive
bidding have been or will be
denied to the |>eople of the State of
South Carolina, or by whu.li he, they
or it, either individually or as a coinshare
with another person, linn, association
or corporation the profits to be
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HURSDAY, MAY 31, 19l
made from the contract to bo award- 1
ed; and. provided further, that tlio j
truth of such statomef.i is nereby
made a part of tlie contract so entered
into with him or them, it bcinuunderstood
that the falsity of such
statement shall ipso facto operate the
avoidance of such contract; and. i?ro- !
vi?lo?l further, that the State hoard
of education shall have, and it here- I
by reserves, the right to reject any 1
or all bids, or any part of a bid, and
to accept any part of the same, wit itout
being under obligation by such
partial acceptance to accept the
I whole.
'Kills must be secret, and state specifically
and definitely the quality ?>t'
the books, prices at which hooks will
be furnished, and the exchange price
paid for hooks displaced, and must
be accompanied by at least nine sp.
moil copies of each book proposed to
be furnished. One set of said specimen
copies to be delivered to caeli of
the several members of the State
hoard of education at his home addross,
before noon of dune 'J'J, l'.Mtth"
-Columbia Stale.
To Open Glenn Springs.
Spartanburg, Special. Preparations
are being made at Glenn Springs
for the opening of the hotel there |
which will be on June 11. There has
been a force of bands at work Ihere
for some lime nut tin" the ho'ildim
Iinto condition and everything a\ill he
iu readiness before the opening of
| the season, which is expected to he the
most suecofal 0110 ever enjoyed by
the resort.
Anderson Traction Company.
Anderson, Speeial.?The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Anderson Traction Company was held
The following hoard of directors was
elected: ?l. A. Brock, F. <J. Brown,
(Jen. K. Conghlin. It. F. Manldin. I>. A.
Ledhetter. K. KeLi^on. .1. It. \ andiver,
\V. F. Cox. Calhoun Harris, I).
!'. McBtayer, ('. K. Sullivan, .1. t.
Fretwcl', A. Bend. Dr. .1. F. Wilson,
of Anderson, and .1. M. Fauvre of
Indiatu'polis, Ind.
Lynching in Missippi.
Columbus, Miss., Speeial.?fieorge
Younger, a negro, who shot and killed
William Hector, a well-known v.hile
eitiy?n last Sunday while the latter
as a inenther of a posse was endeavoring
to effect the negro's arrest, was
taken front the jail at this place
Thursday night by a mob and lynched.
There is no elite to the identity of
any of the lynchers.
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News Notes.
Former Chief Kngineor John F.
tl? n
wanacc severely attacked Seen la v
Taft for his statement, ayniiisi \\ a lace.
In an effort t<> collect an income tax
from I'liiled States enoineeriiur <>liicers
enyatred in work there, Canada
has seized their household {roods.
A treaty bet wen the I'nited Stales
and .Mexico relatiiur to the use of the
11 io (i rand's waleis was >iyne?| in
Washington.
News Items.
A $20,000 tire oeenrred at Vmlierst
Courthouse, A'a.
Count Salsky has been relieved of
the presidency of the Nnssian Council
of tlie Knipire.
Cray Silver was nominated for Senator
in the Jackson comity tW. A'a.) j
primaries.
A census hnreatt renort >lmws ihat ]
there are 3,400.000 telcuhones in the I
I'nited States, with nearly (>,000,000,000
calls a \ear.
It i?? rumored in St. IVtc. Mniry a!
(ieneral Stosell. who surrendered !' >, t
Arthur, and Hen r- Admiral Neboaai* tVwho
coniniaiuled one of l?nje?a \ e iI.
. - ? *
I M.i nave neon coiii|omii<'<l > !
ilea lli.
II. II. Stuart, an KngC-h stilii-vt |
ml Anioriean Viee-Couu el at I'a- i
1 1111)1. Kus.-ia. was assassinated by
ideiil ilieil p. i sons.
Moors hoarded the steamer Mai.o-|
lita. earning tin* Anieriea' ll.ig. ? *:?? I
Tel nan anil earned otV a 'iinnher oi \
Moorisli pasengors.
The eontvst he fore (he arbitrator?
in ll " matter of the llaleigh Si l'anilieo
Sound If ail way and the Glenwood
Company eontiincs at Raleigh,'
and will pro>#ably last at least a I
week longer. It is not yet known
when the railway will put 011 passenger
trains, but it may he several
mouths.
Soeretary Taft sent to Congress the
Panama canal budget for the eurrent
ear. earning appn.pri; lions of .*2(>,S4S/JS1.
IGNORANT GIRL.
Grayce?What is a vermifuge?
Gladys?Why, don't you know?
That la the other name fov appendix.
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WHITE M/ N LYNCHED
Taken
f ;om Jail and Done to
Death By Mob
AWFUL SEQUEL TO A MISTRIAL
Mob Batters Down D ors of No.tb
Carolina Jail Drags J. V. Johnson,
Alleged Murderer of His Brotherin-law,
Gwinn Johnson, From His
Cell. Strings Him to a Tree and
Riddles His Body With Bullets
Wadesboro, N". C.. Spet ial.?A mob
compose J of 50 to 75 men battered
clowthe jail doors shortly eft'.r 2
o'clock Monday mot nine: and lvn .'lied
John Y Johnson, a white man about
dO year-, old, the killing of his brother-in-law.
Cuinn Johnson, on December
17. last. The mob, it a pears came
from M? Fa via id. Morvon township, a
small phn on the South Carolina
line nr..!. largelv nu.ler the influence
of whir-key and treated the prisoner in
a most cruel manner, while taking hint
out of t- v One sCory is that they
told him to run for his life and then
filled his br.elc with bird shot This
may or mav not be true, but in taking
Johnson out of jail one vrist was
almost severed and the trail of the
mob out of town was easily traced by
bloody splotches.
About 1.45 o'clock ovo or three
mon, partially disguised, appeared at
tlie back door ol' the jail and told
Sheriff J. A. Boggan they had a prisoner
and displayed a commitment paper.
The sheriff came out and the
door was bolted behind him. He tried
to get the men to levao, but instead
dozens more swarmed in and took
hold of the officer and began to batter
in the door, at the same time tiring
several shots .'*.ito the jail, one
load from a shotgun at elofe range
making an inch hole in the door framing
and a pistol bullet burning a
mark on the jailer's collv.?
fJaining admission to the jail after
about half an hour, the i ,on swarmed
\ip stairs, breaking down two other
doors. When the cell \/as reached
several attempts were made to break
down the iron door an-' the mob put
a number of shotgun, through the
bars and threatened K> kill Johnson
there, when a member of the sheriff's
family, fearing ha *m to that, official.
opened the cell door and Johnsou
was dragged out barefoot and
seamty dressed. lie attempted to
hold on to s. mcthing, when he was
badiv cut on the wrist. The doomed
man's appeal for mercy were met with
abuses as the r.iob dragged him out
into the street. Here the crowd was
divided into throe squads, with the
prisoner in the center, and amidst volley
alter volley from a number of
shot irons and pistols and many shouts,
wended it-, way out the Morven road
in the dit l ion of the scene of the
offence for which .1 oh 11 son was in
jail.
J. V. Johnson was tried at the
April term of Anson Superior Court
for the murder of Cninn Johnson,
the jury failing to agree 011 a verdict.
Judge Shaw, who presided at the
trial, reprimanded the jury for its
inability to reach a verdict and a
mistrial wj. ordered, the prisoner being
remanded to jail fir second
trial at the next term of court. The
trial was vigorously contested on both
sides. Solicitor L. D. Robinson was
assisted in tlie prosecution by Mr.
John A. Mi lJae, of I lie the Charlotte
bar, and Mr. II. H. McLendon, of
Wadesboro, while the dofenee was ably
represented bv Vfnasr t t *
?- . a. jj. v>au* |
die, j. A. Lockhart, Jr., John T. Ben- ]
neP. and 11< ?iry I toga n. The cvidenc
showed that ilie two men were engaged
in an altercation when the final
shot was tii- d.
After a ivia! which occunicd nearly
a week, the jury took the case.
The first halhu was eight for murder
in the tir-i degree, 4hrec for murder
in the second degree and noe tor
acqi/'ltal. filter being out three days
tlie final ballot was eleven for murder
in the second degree and one for
manslaughter. A mistrial was then
ordered by Judge Shaw and the t scond
trial set for the July term of
court.
Judge Neal to Scene.
Tlaleigh, Special.?Governor Glenn
has ordered Judge Neal to the s^em
of the lynching to assist in an investigation.
The governor is severe in V
his condemnation of this act of law- [
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NO . 9. # PALMHTO
AFFAIRS
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Occurrences of Interest From
All Over South Carolina
MANY ITFMS flF STATF VFYTK
A Batch of Live Paragraphs Covering
a Wide Range?What is Goixug
On in Our State.
Genera) Cotton Market.
Galveston, null . . I 7-1*
New Orlenii-., si t in!y 11 I*
Mobile, steady 1.1.1-3?.
Savannah, <|uioi 11 '.I 1?Cliurlestou.
<p?iet .'1 I-"*
Wilmingto. . ?(< ;??!v.. . . lit h
Norfolk. ... ..1)12
Baltimore. .Miniunl 11 iS-4
New York, <)?ti?'t
Boston, <|ui(t . . 11 ft*'
Pliilath l|?!...t. -l. ...ly 12.1*
Houston, -ti-...is M J<->
August;i, .. li I ! I -?
Memphis, s e;ul\ and hoiii moI. II .? !?
St. l.onis. ijuiot . '< 1$-^""
Cincinnati
Loui-\ illc, lino . . i li S
Charlotte Cotton Market.
These jnict < rcpiv-vir the |i 'ut?
paid to wagons;
Good middling < ! .'! ?
Strict middling '1 Ii-4
Middling.. 11 Ji-*
Good middling*, tinged 11 ;? f
Stums ! 1-'.'. to U) I 1
CAMPAIGN ITINERARY.
Democratic Sub Committee of PoultCarolina
State Executive Commute*
Arranges Programme lor Coming
Contest.
< 'oluinbiii. Special. -Tlie suh-eommittof
tin- State exioiilivo
mil toe adopt oil ami promulgated the
following campaign itinerary for tht
apprnneliiuy Slate campaign: SL
George's, Tm-^day, Juno It); Ghailo*
ton. Wednesday, June, 2.0; WalUirboro,
Thursday, June, 21 Beaufort.
Friday, Juno 22; liau:, :>>n Saturday.
June 'J.'l; Barnwell. Monday, June lit*
Bnmheiy, Tuesday, .In;: '20; J >!(<* ..
Wednesday, Julio 27 ; Kdgeli.dd,
Thursday, Jus" 2S; Satan'::. Friday.
Juno 2''; l.< \i-iy|on, Sat uday, Jim*
30; t'olmnhia. Monday, .i ilv !); Or
augehiirg, Tuesday, Jul; 10; Sum tar
Wednesday. July 11 ; M n-,nitty, Thurs
day. July I ? : Monks lot -or, Ft .day
July K>; Georgetown, Saturday, July
11; Is in?sl r??et, Monday, July 16;
Florence. Thursday, July 17; Marian.
\Vedii'-Ml.y. July IS; t'oiiw.iy, Friday.
July. 20; Oarliitylon, Saturday, July
21; Bishapville. Tuesday. July 21
Beimeltsville. Wednesday July 2f?.
('lio-ti i li-Id. Tluirsday/> July 20; t'am
den, Fri ,i\, July 27; Ban. aster. Sat
urda e. .1 n! v *_N I'luwl.. M...v.lo.
i\ .!(>; WinosUoro, .l?Hy III;
Yorkvitlo, Wednesday, \ngusl 1;
(JalTuey. Thursday, August 2; Spartanburg,
Friday. August d; Union
Saturday. August 4; Newberry,. Tmw.
day, Angus i 7; Greenwood, Woiluc*.
day. August S; Abbeville, Thursday.
August 51: Anderson, Friday. Au^isi
11; I'iekens, Monday, August Ft
Greenville, Tiii'silny, August 14. If;*eonum"U'i'
thinks this schedule wilt,
suit all ami \\i!i work out all right
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Numerous Housebreakings.
C'liester. S|M*(*ial. The town ban
bppn arous d ol' laic by .. number ?C
imiiscbrenl* oilis .out lareonii'Si.
Tin- police I'ldvc lias been reinforced
lo some extent, ami there lias beet:
some let-i11? in this line of hw-ineist
As ye| there have been no nrresto
Pytliians Fail to Act on Caatlo Half
Matter.
Sumter. SjM-eial. The *asll<* halt
idea is 111> iu the air. The grand lmlge
of Knights of Pythias has postponed
net ion until tle? next session. Ooluin
bin presented i proposition and had
no op|H?sition, l?ut the grand lodgr*
failed to grasp the opportunity and
tlii' matter went over. Anderson was
seleeti?l as llie next place of mooting
Power Plant Ready For "Ware c<ttoa!*Mill.
Lauieii-. SjK-eial. Mi*. M. 11. !>? ?*
president of the Ware Shoalft M.inu
faelnriii.tr Company, makes the inter
est nig annoiiiieement that the power
has been turned on at the big WareShoals
plant, located on S:> nda river,
ami tin- dy.iamos hav-3 been running
since Saturday. Kverything is in
readme*- !'? - the mill to start np mmd
any day ne v and soon the whirl ??F
-A.iHMi .-.pimi'es will be beard above the
roaring shoals, nature's sweet mii.uf,
the sound -?f which his been heard
without an accompaniment at War.Shoals
down through the ages of time ^ ,
i