Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, May 07, 1914, Page Page Six, Image 8
FLORIDA GENEROUS
TO VETERANS
Pays Out Vore Money to Sustain
Old Soldiers
Av Than Any Other Southern State and
f Guilds Monuments to Memory?
I Confederate Reunion May 6, 7, 8, at
^ J Jacksonville.
1 Jacksonville. Fla.?The State of
f Florida pays out more money per
/ capita for the support of dependent
/ ex-Confederate soldiers than any ott\- j
J er Southern State. This fact should
ue sumcient to convince ex-Confeder- I
ates everywhere that w-taen they and I
their descendants visit Jacksonville !
on the occasion of the 24th annual j
reunion of the United Confederate
Veteran's Association that they will
be in the hands of their friends. The
reunion will be held May 6, 7, 8.
The handsome total of $600,000 per |
annum is being paid by the state for >
''\ support of ex-Confederate pensioners.
\ The average yearly amount paid to
' ^ach person on the pension list, according
to the latest report of the
(State Board of Pensions, is $121.25,
i" while the average paid to old soldiers
a "?-< is $122.30. Widows of Confederate
J f soldiers draw an average of $120 per
} annum. Since the report from which
. 1 these figures are taken was made, the
" J < lo<rl^ln? I? J -
.vB.u.i>iuic uaa jiasstu a sun more liberal
pension law, which will authorize i
pi additional payments of approximately
$150,000 a year, making the total $750,- 1
000 per annum paid to Confederate
pensioners by the state.
, There are 2,633 soldier pensioners
on the rolls of the state and 2,227 ;
widows of Confederates, making a total
of 4,860. The fund to support this
pension roll is raised by a tax of four
mills on the assessed property of the
taxpayer.
Florida is not only caring for the
living but the memory of the dead Is
also kept green. Throughout the state
handsome Confederate monuments '
have been erected by both public and
private means. All told there are
twenty, or possibly more, handsome ,
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A \ Gen. W. H. 8ebring Jacksonville, Fla.(
A \ Adjutant General Florida Division
\ United Confederate Veterans.
Confederate monuments in the state,
rnd others are yet to be erected. A
ome for ek-Confederate soldiers is
^intained at Jacksonville. Last year
> state appropriated $5,000 to the
^federate soldiers' home in this
V. Two Confederate monuments
e been erected here, and a monu\t.
may be dedicated to the Women
le Confederacy during the coming
\on.
\m brief exposition of the work
tpiorlda is doing for the ex-Con'te
soldiers, livine and dead, is
lat the people of the state will
a warm and generous welcome
told soldiers and their friends
Voccasion of the Jacksonville
\ Florida, while situated far
i\the great theater of war of
k Telt the shock of the conflict.
\ Vie was occupied four differB*,
by the federals. The purBjais
occupancy, according to
Hftrts on file In archives of
^ ^^^^^ ^Hrtepartment, were to keep
river open from its
head of navigation
^^^^^^^^^^Hlegroes for service in the
The Confederate
^^H^^^^J^^^^blorlda was com*
Gen. Finegan a
Phe said:
gadier-gen*
rtct to in*
rict and of
ous enemy
Dfltaers./at
' gunboats,
the glace
' v.
+,%it
io
as to maks it secure agamst at
tacks. The purpose of this moromen
Is obvious and need not be mentlonet
in direct terms. It is sufficient to in
spire the whole body of people with i
renewed and sterner purpose of resist
ance. 1 therefore call on such of th<
citizens as can possibly leave theii
homes to arm and organize themselvei
into companies without delay and re
port to me."
Gen. R. Saxton (U. ?. A.) in* a re
port to the War Department da let
March 14, 1863, Bays: "The object o
this expedition was to occupy .luc't
sonvllle and make it the base of opera
icns for the arming of netroes an'
ecuring in this way possession of tb.?
mire State of Flotida." J
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By EVELYN SPENCEK
One morning .lulin Atwy?J. merchant.
rcvetved from his iliiu^'tT. who
*vus at the time ill Paris, a letter usUing
him to send all the ??hotograpbs
of her mother, some years/lead. to her
since she liad foniui air ? 1'tist who
eouhl paint a portrait firl:l tlieiu giving
tlie desired lifeliW' expression
Miss Atwood fnrtheriir""*' ^'"jrested
that he eoine over am/ ntte.'* to the
matter himself. Tbeae'sl she referred
to was a rising man /" l''s profession
and would probably/require a good
price for doing the y?rk.
air. aiwiniii. gainr' "* l,,v i hi * >
in Ills possession. /sailed for Kurnpe
iiiid one day luring "P in i'aris. He
was at once tnk<,?? t<K t,u* studio of
Clarence Whiting/ t,u* '"'tist. who wiis
to paint the poftra't. Mr. Whltluj;
looked over the photographs carefully,
asked which waf regarded as the best
likeness of the original and remarked:
"We portrait painters see resemblances
more readily than other persons.
To me ^liss At wood is very like
her mother, fhit I cannot tell whether
tlie varied e.vl,resslons of her face are
like her mother's, for a photograph has
hut one expiW-'hm. and that Is apt to
l?e uplike an.Vthiug ever found on the
faVe of the lirighuil. Unfortunately I
have never s?eu Mrs. Atwood. I will
undertake toTpaint the portrait froin
the phototrra|k> .von like best, enliveti
iug it with NWI At wood's most pleasing
evpressla^Q'In
ftnfke up the pdrtrait from potn motirer
and daughter. I admit that I am much
more likely to fall than succeed, but if
I succeed the result will be gratifying
to you as well ns to me."
Mr. Atwood was favorably impressed
with this and asked the sum that
would lie charged for the work when
finished Mr J Wlilflnff renliiwi Ihnf
since he won ill lie unable himself to
Judge of his work, lie would inake no
price until he learned if the father and
daughter pronounced It a success.
The matter lieiilg dls|msed of. the artist
took the photograph of his subject
most approved of by the others, and It
was arranged that Miss Atwood should
give him regular sittings.
Miss Atwood at any sudden announcement
that surprised. Interested
or pleased her had v way of throwing
back her head and looking fixedly nt
the person making tue announcement.
This is a very lame description of it.
but an expression is indescribable. Mr.
Whiting looked for it In the father
and. not finding It. concluded there
were many chances in favor of its ha v.
ing been inherited from the mother.
He determined to paint the |H>rtrnit.
giving the life period of Mrs. Atwood
nbout the time she died and the expression
referred to.
Mr. Whiting worked a long while be
fore he produced what pleased him.
milking drawings innumerable liefore
lieginning to paint. Mtss Atwood rarely
assumed wbat.be was trying to
catch and put on tbe canvas, and this
materially caused delay. At anyXrate.
the painting of tbe jnirtrait seemed to
require a very long time. Mr. Atwood,
whose presence was required in America.
became Impatient. ?.
At Inst a satisfactory drawing w\aa
made, and after that the work was
comparatively easy. More time wirr
spent in smoothing and softeniug the
lines, hut Mr. Atwood was assured thut
a time could be set for tbe finishing.
He whs not permitted to see tbe picture
while It was being painted, and
it was not till it was framed and set
up in a proj>er light that be was ad
mitted to tbe studio, where it rested
on an easel. Whiting and Miss At
wood both watched for tbe expressior
on his face when be should see it
knowing that success or failure would
be expressed there. The result wat
success beyond their expectations. Th<
widower's face lighted up with an ex
pression never seen there since bli
wife's death, and he involuntarily put
out bis arnis as if to clasp her, a livinj
being.
After feasttag his eyes on tbe pictun
be drew a check book from bis'pocket
and a?k*4 tbe artist what amount h<
V . / 9
ie abonid In for the picture. Whitt
Uk gj-mced at Miss At wood and saw 11
1 there a s,ttn which he seemed to un*
derated and Mild, "Pardon me for a
? moment: ' make out a bill." and.
< koIpP to n desk. he sat down, wrote
9 Homethlnif on a bit of paper, held It
r before Miss Atwood's eyes; she glanced
i un approval, and he handed It to her
- f,,ther. It read:
jpr John Atwoo<1
? / To Clarence WhltlnR. Dr..
. To pointing portrait, one girl. Rthel At*
wood
' Mr. At wood was some time getting
the drift of the matter through Ills
' bead. When lie did he looked at his
daughter sternly and said:
"Ethel, did yon work this scheme?"
"I did. papa." replied the girl, drawing
short breaths.
"And brought nie over here 011 par
pose to turn you over to some one
else?"
"That was one object, papa."
"But hy 110 n 1 guns the only one." the ,
lover put In. "Before your daughter
had ever seen me. looking upon one of
my portraits, she remarked that I was
just the person you needed for the work
I have done."
There was a long silence, after which
Mr. Atwood said:
"Well. Ill make It n dniprv Inofnnil
of pay fop the picture."
And ho transferred securities to his
daughter that enabled her to marry
nil artist /
I
The Paris scientist who promises a '
great Improvement in domestic refrig- J
erntlon had better piit that ofT until |
next suminer and look after the heater. ;
Tlie University of Pennsylvania has!
imported a twelve ton sphinx from j
Egypt Instead of patronizing home in- j
dustries and buying a statue of Connie !
Mack.
.
There's less in the garment than in
the way it is worn. There was never
a time when the modest woman did m
not look modest. 110 matter what the
fashions. "
IIoop skirts are said to be coming
back and man may as well prepare
to give up ids right to the one hook in
(lie clothes closet that has been granted
to him.
There was a. school in Babylonia
years B. C.. but some people
think that till tin* wisdom in the schools
was ilt'Vel<t|MHl during Hie last two or
three de-ides. i
?rni'am nmm<nr
ed who washed his face at the
pump ^ every morning and made so
much noise that he could be beard in
the next county?
Popcorn may be all right and cheap
and digestible enough for breakfast,
as the agricultural department authorities
insist. But suppose a fellow hap.pens
to be hungry?
Some tine morning you will read in
the pa'pers a short item to the effect |
that "the Panama canal was opened i
yesterday and is do.ngn One business."
That Is the (ioethals styie.
A Louisiana expert figures that b>
becoming n suffragist a woman leduces
her chances of marriage HO i?er
cent. This is the most subtle knock
the cause has yet received.
beef is high because we eat so much,
veal. Veal is high for the same reason.
If we'd eat more beef, veal would
be higher, and beef would go up accordingly.
Do you get the logic?/ ' i
The Wrestler's Pride.
In olden times a wrestler who had j
won u !>elt used to go to bis village
rliurch on the following Sunday wearing
the lielt. On the Sunday following
t iiait lie went to some neigblioriug
burrh in ills belt it ml clabned preced'
en< e over the other young fellows.
Nearly all the champions were men
great in girth and weight. Old Steadman.
accounted by inarty the moot
powerful wrestler ever known, wns
twenty stone w- '-:ht. ? Manchester
( (luardlan. f
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, The Sign.
Husband-Ab. my love, i see you've
^ been maUing cake again.
,' Wire? Why. John, bow can you tell I
. Ub?t? '
I \ Husband? Krom your battered con- .
: coition.? J udge.
j \ No Mounner Left.
\l ate a worm." said the little tot In
, the, kindergarten.
Tb^ teacher, thinking that perhaps
I the efolld had really done such a thing.
' protected warmly over the undesira!
bllltyW the proceeding. "Why. Just
think."\ she said as a Anal argument.
' "how bfldly the mamma worm felt to
bare ben little baby eaten up."
( | 1 ate ?be's mamma, too." was the
, ' trtnmpha At rejolner that proved too
t much for tthe teacher.?Harper's Magai
sins. \
' ? ^ r Thick
wy/[ftiS
Strong /ocAs I
Secure
uuartmfee H
Letus 1
take care 9
of your % :M
Bank yovir money and puy
our J>ank. Then you will nave
you spend and what you spend i
much money FOOLISHLY then.
WASTE is the me big folly
do so if von keep your money
YOUR POCKETSYou
want to GET AI1EAL
your money.
Do YOUR bankii
we pay jtuuk per tent intere
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terrible storms, liable
community at any tim<
to buildings and cont<
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loss by getting, NOW, a
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The coutiact is liberal,
indemnity is the best. Foi
^^rs the "Hartford" ha
Buy a T9rnado Policy 1
charge, the undersigned will
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Ladd Building Over Post
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The rates are low. The
r more than a hundred - x
ls pa4d every honest loss. \
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PORD"
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CLEAN COAL FOR COMFORT
nd economy! Dust and dirt are
elthe pleasant nor profitable. That's
ru; u win i>ay /uu uuuuiy to oraer
our coal from me. For my coal la
a clean as coal can be; much cleaner
ban the ordinary. About how many
one are you going to need next Winer?
Batter place your order with pa
oday.
H. Lr. POWE
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