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Nofc Withstanding this, *1 L - 3>uvis was thrive l?to ptlson and othejt 11 ' j prominent tenders of the Confederacy < * - and prominent citizens were arrested ? or forced to become -write. t The condition t generous in manhood, and patfiotic in I purpose. Its peculiar objects being I 1st: to protect the weak, the innocent I and defenceless from indignities, t wrongs and outrages of the lawless I violent, and the brutal; to relieve the ( j injured and oppressed; to succor tbe i tutoring and unfortunate, espeeiall: li% Widows and orphans Of Confeder tie soldiers.'2nd < \b protect and de 'end the Constitution of the Unitec States ahd all laws passed in con oTfi&Uy thereto and protect the 8tatei ind the people thereof from all inva >;ons frotu any source whatever. 3rd: jo aid and assist In the exgcutlor of al Zkmstitutl-uuil inwa hud to l?rotect ttu >eople frcm unlawful seizure and fron :rl?K eJfdfrp* hy their peers. In ndh 'OfmUy t< he laws of the land. CREEft. We, the order of Klu Klux Klan everentii lly acknowledge the Majes y and Supremacy of the Divine Be ng, and recognize the goodness am providence of same. We recognizi >ur relation to the United State** Gov srnment, the supremacy of the Const! ution. the Constitutional laws thereo Hid the union cf States thereunder. Most solemn of all, was the oath tlways given under the most awe in ipiring circumstances possible. Thus before the great immaculate God o leaven and earth, do take and sub icrlbe/to the following sacred, bindinf tath and obligation. I promise an< iwear that t will Uphold and defent be Constitution of the United States is it was handed down by our fore athere in its original purity. I prom ae and swear that I will reject anc ippose the principle of the Radica )arty in all its forms and forevei nalntain and contend that intelllgem nen shall govern the countty. I prom fee and pledge myself to assist accor ling to my pecuniary circumstance! tlf, brothers in distress. Females widows, and their households shal iver be especially in my care and pro ection. I promise and swear that : vlll obey all instructions given by m: shlef, and should 1 ever divulge oi :au?e to be divulged any Becrets, signs i death; death, death, at the hands of ay brethren. ' BANNER. Hie Banner or Ensign of the K. K. K. h'ft* a tringle in shai>e. five feet long md three wide at staff. The material ran yellow with red Inverted scalloped order. On this Itanner was painted i black flying dragon and the following notto in Latin: "What always, what very where, what by all is held to be rue." The Invisible Empire extended from Virginia to Texas, covering fourteen Uates. The Empire wns subdivided nto Realms, Realms into Dominions, dominions into Provinces, and Provin es into Deans. Each dcpartmeni ?ad its head officer, their duties being leflnltely designated, except those ol he (>raml Wizard, whose control waf uiprcrafr. Hie following is the lis! ?f officers and their departments ir issisted by his ten (ienli; the (Irani Dragon of the Realm and his eight Hy Ira, the Clrand (Mailt of the Province he Grand Giant of the Province anc lis four Goblins; the Grand Cyclops.o1 lie IHmi and his two Night Hawks. / rand Turk, Grand Monl rami Exchequer, Grand Scrlh I rand Sentinel were officers o lie local Dens. The Genii, Hy Iras, Furies, Goblins, and Nigh Hawks i.were staff officers and tin irivato niemliers were called Ghoul* rhe Dens of places of rendezvous wen jenerally in dark dismal places, cave* ?tc. Their apiiearance was alway oidden, ns if they rose from the earth lisappearanee-was quite as mysterious These mysterious maneuvers were al ways Ihtd in the brain of the Ku Klux md the velrd, unearthly and ghostl; ilways piedominnted. The cos tuna's were inteuded to worl upon the suiierstitlous fears of th negroes. No special instructions wer e was pulled ovei heir own heads and the false hea< ilaced on top with some device to hoh \ j It Thejr often road ufc> to ft Chubch - or meeting house of some description, . where negroes were assembled, seemI lugly for water A Ku Klux wjrtild ftfty, . Here, Sambo, hold my heftd while I j drink. Oh handing the negro the skilll, . the sui>erstltioU8 creftturft with a : scream of fright would tftke to the 1 woods. When ft fftlse hand wfts used, , the Ku Klux would offer to shake ! bauds, leaving the false one in the . hands of the negro as a souvenir. You will ask, why all this mystery) We all know the supersitltion of the t negro and also of the uneducated white. . The negroes were u.ade to oelteve . their old masters had risen from their j graves tu this ghostly garb and under } the conviction that if they did wrong. spirits from the other world would visMt them, hence the negroes became much subdued. It must not l>e understood that this Me band that took their lives Into their own hands, tfere ever unkind or cruel to an Innocent negro. Far from it; mdny lustances could be related where they protected the Just right of the faithful ones. Mercy was alwhys upitermost In the heart of a true K. K. The KIan'8 watch worda were, the cunning ^>f the fox, the bravery of the lion. The sign to distinguish a broth'er was thus: (described by the reader.) There was at all times per^fct cooperation between the Hlanr- It\was Often necessary to secure assistance of a brother Klan an;** membfir of the Klan was sent. This was considered an honor as only those of unquestionable bravery Wif6 selected. As soon as the neighboring Klan wan located, the message wiO^?Hvered, the Grand Cyclops blew t-'8 whistle, , their sign of command. In * few minutes every horse and n**n was dis-v guised, and at the secon*_ P?nhd Of , a mission of etern duty! a deed of Justice is about to be performed and woe to the guilty wretch that falls under the condemnation of the Klan. i ne sworn secrecy and rjlndlng oatb made a bulwark of defense as strong as Gibraltar. \ Tn February 1869, G^n. Forrest, , Grand. Wizard of the Invisible Em[ pirc issued a proclamation to his | subjects to disband and'this strange and mysterious order, having accoin( plished its great amnion in relieving l the South of Carpet-bag rule, pn?Ked I out of existence forever. They t Deposit yov ; The "Bank \ ! Chera^ i / i ? ' STRONGER THAN ALL OTHER ! t ______ . y : a compoui * /(J in savinj i. iV marched silontly through Nashville k though It wag cf wdert with the mip litia and police, 1 ho proud >f her heroes that s ti as nVt fell the necessity I idlcatiug her acts, hut It l>ehoov i h now to turn the search light truth 011 lier pn|t in the war and taie world know the true history. Soi (lay when she coines to her own and t t Hie is nil told, no brighter chain 1 er history, no fairer page will ever i cad than that which tells of t llustrlous and glorious orgunizntl < illUmI the Ku Klux Klan. Its h 1 i?ry is a* precious heritage. It lndc ; r money in j)f Cherav (T, S. C. BtNKS IN COUNTY GOMBINI n ded quarter iy 13 department. 1 >rmed a circle of protection aroi t*?c homes ot the south, n great clrch Iwlit illumined with deeds of love i Patriotism. , III mir tliro nrlrnmUr ?rwl the Ku Klux Klan. the gi mysterious organization, eered^nnon the scene, and relieved jtaeadfuT. and humiliating distress. I The Kii\ Klux Klan has justly h 'filled Um* Mqjvntlon of the .South i;s h^tory hMo^ild in? written in let o* light \ > t V 1*?W Peat masters. Washington, l*arch H).-r-New ii pasters in Soutll Carolina wore jjointed today as ^follows: Allard juagg, at LaliruccJ Springs, a n?w ice in Gcorgetowi^ county; Jacot afinmerinan, at By?rcel, Horry c< V; Lottie G. Meyets, at I'amlico, F cbce County. I !Oire us you* oflHI lor printin l _ T M! / BHeMHMBeeK=eB9=aHH0BBBBES9RSSSS 1- COURT H0U8T ITEMS. t y, All 1m quiet since Court adjourned, et Those convicted have entered upon pt the service of their sentences. ie e- Sheriff Douglass and deputy sheriff ly Abbott are kept busy these days trailer ing down violators of the law. r MnclHlrAtA Wntxnti'H oonrt has ho#?n 3d bu?y several clays quite recently. Mr. ix Watson la becoming familiar with the [u duties of his office. In - 3ii Rev. James Russell, who was at ig, one time i?astor of the Chesterfield ee group of Presbyterian churches, Is th In town this "Week and is the guest of to Mr. C. C. Douglass. Mr. Russell's great numt>er of friends in the* town id- are glad to see him looking so well, er He lectured last night in the Baptist ny church on the "war in Euroi>e," and a ill- large number enjoyed his masterly re address. ily le Even now the school children can lift the veil and see "the good old to summertime " and vacation days. >st Your correspondent has recently of made a trip through one or two of the be lower counties of the State, and the be conditions, generally siteaking, are )y. more favorable in Chesterfield coun eay up. It does seem that we are yg. taxed too heavily and in many cases, ier ment is costing a great deal, and evlly ery year the Legislature creates new he offices. This year an extra appropriof atlon of $2,000.00 was allowed to fee a es siKH-ial attorney for Governor Manof nlng. We lyould like for some one to let define the duties of the attorney genlue eral of South Curolina. He should be he logal adviser of all the State offlin cers. be he LaCoste Evans, the "Good Roads on Pusher," was in town a few days ago, !ls. and he is a hustler and you can count >ee well again. Monday, March the first, Mrs. Ellen Sowell, the wife of Willie Sowell of the Zoar section of Chesterfield "County, made the fatul mistake of taking a bichloride tablet for another qU tablet which had l>een j>resoril>eeen an Court adjourned only n few dayi [nru ago, and the jail is ulready rnpldlj lilling up again. Stealing and blinc tigering is the usual oharge. lost- Mr. A. J. Weathersbee, a promi ap- ilent merchant of Norway. K. C., ii 1). visiting his daughter, Mrs. Docto: of- Carducr. > I). >uti- Some of the women's pages continu 'lor- 'to publish instructions about puttini up jams andj ellies, when, what th 'housekeepers want is points on auctioi g. ridge.?Gaffney Ledger. i - ' J. J 1 -" 1 1 f ' OBSERVATIONS BY OUB MAN ABOUT TOWN. )iOIOEtOIOIOIOIC^^ Wbeu a thing la spiced up with m little daah ef danger, It's oftentimes more inviting and interesting. Most folks like to take a sporting chance occasionally?that's why they play the races, buy cotton margins and?get married. ??? With the approach of Spring; s. wouldn't it be a great thing tor our town if the majority of citizens would determine to do a little landscape girding this year? What if every home should remove any unsightly shrubbery that may have been permitted to grow in their yards or along their boulevards and replace it with really attractive plants! All of us could do this, and we tod sure we should be glad for it after the passing of a few months had shown us the Improved appearance of our / streets and lawns. The writer knows of towns where the citizens in certain blocks engage a gardener by the season, each resident iu several blocks contributing a small sum toward his salary. In this way a sufficient amount can be raised to pay a man for giving bis entire attention to the lawns and boulevards of that tdistrict, and when this is done, all of them are neat and clean at all timesi \ Two days work each month through the summer will keep almost any yard and adjoining boulevard In conditloo. 'Jur civic pride should force ua to gtvw them this much attention. If a census of boys under fifteen who tn settling their little difficulties, would 10 just as well to keep the soft pedal 11 their voice chorda This old world of ours has queer people in it They seem to get prejudiced against a fellow that has never harmed 'hem but has really done them favora Now we know of a young man in our home tcwn who can never see ua He never speaks to us. He thinks we most '?e his enemy. The only thing that we know of doing to him was that when he was hard up and had not the money to get a suit of clothes, we gave our word to the clothier that we wonld see it paid. Well the fellow evidently knew a good thing when he had it and after paying a few dollars on the suit concluded to let us finish th^ job for him. We did. Well, that fellow has not -tpoken to us since. He must be of the 'tniniun that we are his enemy. WelL we guess we are. It never helps a voting fellow to pay his debts for him. He does not seem to like It and then it makes him loose his selfrespect. When this is gone the fellow is on the down jrnde. He must regain his self respect In some way if ever he gets on the upgrade. It always does one good to shake hands with a man Who has a heart under his coat It cheers, it encourages, and has a vitalizing effect. This is the genuine, the pure article, while occasionally we come in contact with people whose hand shake is > cold und clammy as a pickled tongue, whose sticky grasp conveys to you the uncanny suggestion of a grave yard. You are not quite sure wnen you drop his hand whether he Is dead or alive, yet you are pleased when the solemn ordeal is ended. This is the counterfeit, the spurious and the easily detected. > Mansion Ready for the Governor. ; The legislative committee, which has , in charge the matter of repairs to the Governor's Mansion, has completed its work and is ready to turn the Man) sion over to the Governor. The comr mittee overhauled the inside of the 1 Mansion and did a considerable amount of needed repairing. Ship Building in America. s Washington, March 10.?There were r 55 sailing, steam and unrigged vessels, of 8 24 gross tons built in the United ates artd officially numbered during e February, according to the departg 'ment of commerce. e n Try The Cronlcle for 6 months?Wly 50 cents. ' . .?- S?Vifllisa i'sis' *' .ssss. ?