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"MILLWOOD." Isabel Martin in News and Courier. It would be hard to find a more interesting drive than that which leads from flnlnmhia down to what was formerly called the Mill Creek section. Passing by the shaded spacious grouhds of the Epworth orphanage, filled with groups of merry j wsll-cared-for looking children, you are surprised to see on both sides of the road substantial, tasteful homes, with yards and ' gardens gay with flowers and * vegetables. Further down is an avenue bordered by large osage orange trees leading to the house which was first "Summer Home," as its name implies, a retreat in Jthe sand hills. It was built and occupied as a summer home by Gen. John S. Preston. Then it became the last home of the Hon. William E. Preston, who named it Preston Place. Afterwards it passed into th e hands of the Ursuline nuns, who used it as a convent and academy and called it Valle Cruc is. In this house were two beautiful marble mantel pieces carved by Hiram Powers for his benefactor. Gen. JohnS. Preston. Two graceful caryatides sup f^ui i/^u tnv liiaiibci oucivco, ctllU the expression of the faces, as! well as the disposition of their flowing drapery, were marvels of the sculptor's art. A Northern gentleman has recently packed up and sent to the North from the grounds of the "Summer Home" some remnants of these figures. Crossing over a little stream which rejoices in the name of Grog branch, because for years it was the stopping place for the refreshment of travelers between "the Fork" and Columbia, an undulating road soon brings you to the creek with its swiftflowing clear wine-colored stream. Ascending from the creek you are in Jthe heart of the sand hills. On both sides of the road the hills rise sharp and high, crowned with stately long-leaf pines, covered in "the , springtime with wild roses, ; honeysuckle and woodbine, while the whole air is redolent | with the fragrance of yellow1 jessamine and crab apple bios- i soms. The road is rough now, not well graded and finely graveled as in the days when it was traversed by the handsome spans of the Adams, the Westons, the Hopkins, or trodden by the famous blood horses of* Col. Wade Hampton.? Turning to the 1 left you find what was once a well-kept spring of delicious! sand hill water, and by which hung a cup for the use of passersby and which was ever as unmolested as the irraeelef in the forest of Alfred the Great. Following a winding road solemn with pines, gay with flowers and cheerful with the songs of birds, you reach what was once a gateway and, driving on over the remains of a finely graded road, in a few minutes there stand before you five tall Corinthian vinecovered pillars, the ruins of Millwood. No member of this generation can imagine what these words mean to one who remembers the Millwood of the past. The stately house fronting upon a long straight avenue and surrounded by a park of several acres filled with long-leaf pines, oaks, hickories, elms, forest trees of every description and many imported fir pines and shrubs of great variety. At each end of the broad piazza, which extended the whole length of the house, was one of those circular offices which was, for obvious reasoris, an indispensable part of the establishment of every Southern planter; tVio ftivno rtf tVii> i?l tU 'it irm Krur. ing to be trial justice, accountant, physician and friend, not only to every negro on the plantations, but to all Ihe "poor buckra" for miles around, who came to him for advice, comfort and help. The massive doors of Millwood opened upon a spacious hall, the lofty walls of which were adorned with the heads and shoulders of stags, whose branching horns proclaimed them to have been monarchs of the fori est. To the left on the hall you entered the library, the very atmosphere of which breathed the spirit and culture of the days gone by. With its soft deep red carpet, its leather backed chairs, its capacious writing desk, its walls lined with overflowing bookcases and surmounted by rare busts, it was truly all the ; - SUPP1 fancy could depict as a retreat for brain work or for literary repose. But perhaps the chief feature of the library at Millwood was its large fireplace with its shining brasses and its artistically built fire of logs with its presiding genius 'Daddy Carolina." From year to year it was Daddy Carolina's special province to see that the logs were cut to the right length, and dried for the library fireplace, his special pride to see that the logs were piled on the dog-irons in proper order, and woe to the meddler who dared to interfere with Daddy Carolina's fire. Across the hall from the library were the dainty refined drawing rooms. All the upholstering of the furniture in these rooms was embroidered by the daughters of the house. me walls were hung with "before the letter" engravings, fine copies from old masters and pictures by De Veaux, who owed his European culture to the munificence of Col. Hampton. Conspicuous among the ornaments were busts by Powers of Col. Hampton and his beautiful eldest daughter. The dining room and sleeping apartments were in keeping with the other parts of the establishment. In the rear of the house were the gardens, the well-equipped chicken farm and the stables of the famous Wade Hampton horses. Amid such surroundings our own Gen. Hampton 'passed his boyhood. Here he was taught to ride and to shoot and to speak the truth. Here at his mother's knee he learned to fear God and to love his country, and as the years went by with tutors and teachers his love for learning grew and he became what is now generally known as a critical classical scholar. And amid such surroundings grew up the beautiful life of Col. Frank Hampton, who died for the South, a knightly soldier, fighting by his brother's side, and here the General's own gallant boys, Wade and Preston, passed their childhood. As I write there rises before me the picture of the master of Millwood and I would that I possessed the limner's skill to transmit it to others as he appeared on the threshold of his home, book in hand, forefinger marking the place, standing ready with Daddy Carolina in the rear, to welcome the coming guest ? erect, well-poised head, clear-cut pnof I1VAC5 i\n i VI/MO ?? (\*?\?>\ < Ui i v,avui |?<ii i i v 11111 it win i 11 v crown of his head to the sole oi his foot ?dignified, courteous tc all, deferential to women, kindlv to children, a stanch friend, c just enemy, a gentle and considerate master, a Christiai whom sudden death found will his Bible open beside him. On a fatal day in February 1865, in defiance of all usages o civilized warfare. Gen. W. T Sherman sent a body of soldier: four miles out of the destroyec city of Columbia to burn thi: beautiful dwelling place, tin home of the defenseless womei and children. Like all the worl of that soldier the work of de struction was done thoroughly. As we stand before the ruin of Millwood our hearts ar< heavy, for we know I "The tender grace of a day tha is dead Will never come back to us,'' and we know that the mould ii which such men as the maste of Millwood were cast is broke] forever. But the hope come that the lessen taught by th sight of t he ruins may help th coming ; aerations to rise t nobler tl : ngs: as t hey realize tha South Carolina still calls her son to love and cherish her fame am trusts tiiem to keep her worth of her past. Tr\ ^ma l ouring Car $95C FORD AUTC c- r <. .'""i LEMENT TO THE FORT M ANDREW JACKSON. i Andrew Jackson, seventh pres- ] ident of the United States, was < born in the Waxhaw settlement, \ on the border line between j ' North and South Carolina, \ March 15, 1767. He was the i first President to come from < the States west of the Allegha- . nies. He was reared in poverty and worked in the saddlery ] business before he was admitted 1 to the bar. He began his mili- 1 tary life at the early age of { thirteen at the battle of Hanging Rock. In 1812 he fought the ' famous battle of New Orleans. Before his election to the ' presidency he represented Ten- ? nessee in each house of Con- ' gress and was governor of Flor- j ida. He was elected President in 1 1828 and was reelected again in { 1832. He instituted the "spoils 1 system" in national politics by * discharging nearly 700 officehold- 1 ers during the first year of his 1 administration, as against 74 by { all the preceding Presidents. During his administration two : new States were admitted to 1 the Union?Arkansas, admitted . June 15, 1836; Michigan, ad- 1 mitted January 26, 1837. During ; his administration there were 1 some very important inventions. | The locomotives took the '' place of horses upon railroads. Capt. John Ericsson invented the screw propeller and McCormick's reaping machine, one of the greatest labor-saving agricultural implements, was patented. Jackson's character stands out boldly in American history. He was an honest, fearless man, but he was very arbitrary and disliked those who opposed him. Of impulsive nature, he acted quickly; of high temper, he made many enemies, ; to whom he was unforgiving; while to his friends he was loyal; of strong will, he more than any i other president forced his views upon Congress. Through all, his rugged honesty was never questioned. At the close of his t eight years of office Jackson is- l sued a farewell address to the * people, full of patriotism and ] devotion to constftutional liberty. He had changed his views and his policy more than once, and had offended some of his best | friends, but he was sincere and i honest in all his intentions and ( firm and able in carrying them out. He died on June 8, 1845, at * ; his home, "The Hermitage" i ' near Nashville, Tenn. ; ' i 100 Bushels G You can build up your bushels of corn per acre [ ; by systematic rotation, caref plowing with good implemei I ByU > Virginia-' Fertil S A 'L. liberally. Accept no substit of these fertilizers, write us ; II . to get them. Write for a free Year Book or Almanac. It 1 a big yield of corn. SALES OF s Richmond. Va. Mail ui thil Coupon Norfolk. Va. C I , , Columbia. S vihgikia Carolina Chkmical n .. 0 Company. D?'h??. N. Please tend ma a copjr of pour 191c inston-Sal 1 Farmers' Year Book Irec of cost. Charleston, ^ Baltimore, I *, Name....,, Columbus, < _ Monteomcn Town ? .. _ Memohia. T Pbrcvcport, k ^ c-5i O^r^r OM PRICED QUAU^.N. J I A LOW PRICED CAR )?Fully Equipped. I >MOBILES and ACCESSORIES. yjgjfrv..- 'c i- ej Wif ' '"' ILLL TIMES, MARCH 10, Too Many Physicians. "The United States supports too many physicians. While Europe maintains the proportion >f one physician to every fifteen hundred inhabitants, the United States has a physician for every >68. This over-production is due to our too numerous low grade medical schools and to the laxity >f our laws governing them." Henry S. Pritchett, of New Vork. nresidpnt. r?f tbp Piirnoorio foundation for the advancement :>f teaching, made this assertion in an address Friday before the council on medical education, of the American Medical Associa;ion. "We have in this country," he continued, "about 150 medical schools. Each of our schools in :he last ten years has graduated so many physicians and surgeons that the over-production has be- I :ome enormous. We have twice as many physicians per me hundred thousand of popuation as England; four times as many as France, and five times is many as Germany. "Our low grade medical schools sanctioned by our tax laws is argely responsible," he said. In a report submitted it is indicated that of the 138 medical schools and colleges in the United States, 68 are acceptable, 37 need "certain improvements" ind 38 are "not acceptable." h 2 sk Over ll^gi Thinlrinrr nf BnilrtinirO luiiinuig UI JJUilUlllg! If so, let me figure with you. I can lave you money. At any rate, let me "urnish you estimates. I use the best trade of material at the lowest prices, ^o jobs too large, none too small. A. A. BRADFORD Builder and Contractor, Ft Mill. S C. MITCHELL HOTEL, . (Formerly Nicholson Hotel) CHESTER, - - S. C. Kates. $2 I'er Day and Up. S W. 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