Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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\ "T-"""* y "w |Mt"> :j whore tt ? arm has been strong X to compel theui, and then H ha# been a suejy submission at the best* . State law* that harassed them la entailer particulars bare been Wea ted witb contempt altogeth or. These mountaineer* have reoog lilac <1 only tUe Federal law and are prot*4 only of being citizen* of tbe Union* State pride baa no meaning ?o^t hem. Vhls attitude toward the outalde world baa bred suspiclou In , the moutylfcln folk. grangers are un welcome aud are likely to be rough ly tflfenuu on tin rudiny into tbe moonshine coves if they are sus-l pectO0 of being representative* ' of. tbe jaw, Education la uunaccessa ry, from the mountaineer viewpoint. It 1m sa&ftthiug that tbe fathers/, < got Uio?i| without so why should the < hihUcn be trained in "book learn* Jng." And teacher* arq particularly *u*pocted. on account of the stories KU; that member* of their profession have carried to the outside world in the pa*t regarding the benighted wtttte of the hiountaineers. The pr}U<* of a "mountain boouler" la not u> be trifled with : Altogether the condition of life among the native* of the southern mouafcatns bas been for a half cen- j tury that of a primitive people. Tbe stock, largely English, has retro greatietf) wince tbe original squatters took tip their abode In the mountain fastnmes. But in spite of their de-. fiance of. tbe law of the land the1 people do not live In a state of complete anarchy. There are un written law* wihlch must be observ ed if the mountaineer Wants to keep hi* residence' in a community, and if those are recognized he lg likely to ba looked upon' a* a fairly credi table citizen regardless of sporadic Indulgence in gun play when he has taken too much "w^lte light ning^ J or Instance, if a mountaineer; wanU to keep his slate" clear, he must avoid all risk of being sus pectod of "informing" --^furnishing <he revenue officers with evidence whoretiy they may disoover blockade Bstilla. "Informing" Is viewed as be In* ag great a crime as murder, and will he punished the death of the| offender If he ia detected. ? And thero Is no slur that can be cast in the njpuntftin country: as withering] an that of "nbeep stealer." The ownership of personal property f/ U rigidly respected. ^ Thin 1* th? typical picture of tb? ?outhern mountaineer Illiterate, sblftlc?a and happy in bin poverty. But It it* not a fair picture to draw of section. The mountain white has a keenues# that make* him the superior ut alt timei of the pegro, and in many district# where condi tion* have bee^ favorable the popu lation htt* advanced frotn the squat ter stage to a plac* where many; owu considerable property. It* (? usually (be case that thlsadvance inent has taken place In localities where the land happens to be more than usually fertile and where the struggle (or existence has not been so bard. In geueral, however^ the man Avbo owns his patch of ground and yoke of orfen la accounted Mi oetng wealthy. r? In some districts, however, condl M?ms are worse, in these dark cor oners the population has so deteripr a ted that all sense of morality has disappeared, virtue being little re* garded among the women, and It Is nothing ot?t of tbe ordinary for a man to have several families, bous ing the mothers of all their off spring under tbe same roof ig ap parent tranquility, In such districts too, tbe bead of a family is fre quently the law of that fainlly, ev en, In rare cases, having practical ly power of life and death. It Us in these districts that life is cheap est and where the man who bias a death or two to his credit is more or less a hero. In such circumstances It Is only natural that shootings frequently retflilt In family feuds, such as have wiped out practically entire house holds in eastern Kentucky and oft en the opposing ^families, ir strong enough, will form their elans. The A.llei\ family, which was re sponsible for the tragedy in tbe Carroll county court, house, has its clan, on the. trail of w)hlch the state of Virginia has set armed posses. Biit in spite of feuds there is one common enemy that unit** the op posing factions in crises, the reve nue force. When the Federal offi cer* start Into the mountains * on the search for illicit stills the fac tional hostilities are interrupted for tW tlm* ftelng. either for the pur pose of concealment or active Oppo sition. ^ Regardless of the feija fights, yrar|v against the "revenues" and Mr. William Dollar, Good Citizen. in a certain western town lives a gentleman whose name is William Dollar. They call him Dollar Bill when they get funny. But Mr. Dol lar is a dignified, enter pritring, good cijtizcn. l?ot every Dollar Bill is a good citizen. Many of them are prone to ignore the claims of their own community and run away to a big city to be spent. Many millions of Dollar Bills have left the smaller t#wn8 for the overgrown cities this present year of oux Lord. 'How many Dollar Bills have gone out of THIS TOWN ? left home and gone to somo big city, never to return ? Every time a Dollar Bill loaves town it takes a two-cent stamp with it, for it goes to a Mail Order Storp. That help9 the postmaster a little, but it doesn't help the local merchant. It means just 60 much less trade for him. Which means just so much less cash circulat ing in this community. Which means just so muoh mors sooial and business stagnation. Which means the stunting of the townfr growth just to that extent If yOU <5Q*ia nP tilBt ^KiohTOU in thU^ecret manner, like taking French leave? which you oatf^-you would know jurt how n^uoh the town u stun citizens they would suy tf home end circulate M<mnd, p *OVZ Bm. u* the midnight ??p^ on^town on the Mop Botttel >?* that appeal# iifcdjj gf th* CUt" nconfeg It Pi In the cbuncb, dachera eveb, are iuor, To run a and the only ?o~ ? ttBTOtd hinuKKi' the ouijc. Haptlsts in the mountain "foot washing" This eect baa almost disappeared from all other i>ar*s of the country, except from a rnong the negroes. The ceremony of "foot washing" la observed regu larly and often in conjunction with the other rites of the church. - The deacon* wash ? the feet of ? the preacher, who Hi turn Nashua the feet of the deacons. The lay mem bers are allowed to minister to each other, the men and women sitting apart on opposite sides of the qbiircb edifice, during the ceremony. Their religion is not free from su perstition. form of the bl$usk magic belief exists among the moun taineers. The power of evil, how ever, is supposed to be extended oyer animals and ; not over human beings. A deacon in one of the mountain churches in western North Carolina was long believed by fel low church members to yossess this evil influence over the hogs of his enemies. Whenever an epldemie pf any sort struck the swine of the neighborhood the deacon got the al leged credit for it. And he, being canny according to the ways of the mountaineers, never took the trou ble to disillusion anyone. , The belief in the powers of a se lect few to "conjure" does not end the superstition of the moonshiners. A strap of eelskin bound around the wrist will keep off rheumatism?> A mole's foot, properly dri?d and tied around the baby's neck will keep the youngster in parime condi ton. And yet, the physician is the one visitor from the outside world in whom the mountain folk have ^onftdence-^____ ___ As primitive as their religious 4>c?1iof lo the nttltude of the moun? talneers toward their women/ The woman Is the inferior being. She accepts the fact without question, and everywhere that she, goes with her lord and master, instead of walking beside htm, she follows in his footsteps. And If the family hound is along, as It usually Is, it -tQO -precedes the wife in the pro cession. Of recent years new" causes of trouble ake appearing In the moon shine district. Northern capatilists are buying up timber tracts and seeking to evict the squatters from the trout streams and the hunting grounds that they consider theirs. The forest retietxe agitation has aroused the spirit of the mountain folk for the same reason. . The tres passers and Interlopers from the' the squatters paradise/ and the fear of the rifle ball fails to stop them, although now and again a lumber man or a surveyor Is the victim of a pot shot fr?m some hiinter who Is never found. ;$he problem of what to do with this mountain race that does not stop at ravaging a court room Is .a stupendous one, but those in closest touch with them believe that the answer Is in education, not In elimitatlon as In the cape of its predecessor, the Indian. Considering the enduring preju dices of the Mountaineers the talk of educating, them Js_ a staggerer. They hated the negroes in slavery" days and that hatred is Btill so in tense that they will drive out any blacks that attempt to settlp among them. They became Republicans in ante-bellum days because the Re publican party stood for abolition, and Republicans the mountaineers remain today, although that party is responsible fot the whiskey tax which they evade. The indications are that there wllL be more trouble, lpts of it ,ere the moonshine stills ceuso to smoke in the Blue Ridge and their operators are assimilated into the^ new order of things. ? New York Sun; ,, - ? For Sale. A 12 horse power Coser portable engine. Apply to Henry lSavage? Camden, S. C. . , v' j ' ?.$ ? % P^FVwr satisfactory work use Zemp'i TWO DAYH |IOH#K BHOW FHOyn? GHKA1 Hl't'CKlW (Con United from first |>ag?.) bori** to count 7 & per cent., ?euer al appearance of turnout 'It per cent. ? JKlrbt prize, cup, John K. Ottley; secoud prise, ribbon. King And Ingram; third prize, ribbon, J. N. KirvJn. jHuuters, to be shown, over six jdmp?, three foot u'l* inches high; performance to count First prize, ? 20, Goo. H, Dunnell; second pri?e.| ?lo, Geo. H. Ouuneli; third prize, ribbon, Geo. H. Dunnell. ItwUHKlay w Show. One thousand persons, tbree hun dred of whom were visitors, ,, ww the fourth annual horse show! come Co a ?ucce?bf ul close Thuraday. The day was- cloudy ujid at times seem ed as If a rain storm waa imminent. The feature of the day waa the awarding of tbe championship prizes. The harness horse cham pionship went to Mr. J. N. Kirvin, of Darlington. He drove a bay gelding. There waa a close race for -the saddle horse championship, between Mr. J, K. Qttley's horse, of Atlanta, and Mr. G. T. Little, of Camden. The judge* took some time to decide and finally awarded the honor to "Princess Patricia," Mr. Little's horae. This horee won second prize In the world's cham pionship at Lexington, Ky., several years ago, when twenty-five horses were entered, apd it took the judges nine hours to decide the winner. "Edna May/' the full eister to "Princess Patricia," won the prise, ami was sold for * 6,7 00. Mr. JUt tle purchased his horse two years ago in Atlanta for a bargain, pay ing $1,600 for it. His horae has won prizes at Madison Square Gar den, New York, St. Lous, Louils ville, Lexington, Atlanta and other places. V -"-V-v j Mr. Ottley's horse, which was se riously considered for the champion ship ban won blue ribbons at ft t. Louis, Atlanta, Knoxville, and ma ny other places, in the double har ness consolation cup, Mr. J. K. Ott ley, of Atlanta. was the winner. The single harness consolation cup went to Mr. Hearon, of Bishopville. The horses shown this >ear were far. superior to any ever before shown, here. Tbe Judge.i seemed to have trou ble In picking the winners in al? mna' *)yerv class. They were - S. W. Taylor, editor of the lUder and ^Drtyer, one of the leading horse-* man's magajJlnos of the country; Professor T. P .Jackson, of Clem son College, and K. G. Whistler, Columbia.. Mr. W. S. Blitz, an experienced horse show manager, deserves credit for the way in which he managed this show, there was not a single hitch during the two days Pair hor.ses under 15:2 hands, John K. Ottley, of Atlanta, first; Mrs. W. B. Schiller, of Pittsburg, second; Geo. H. Dunnell, of Al bany, N. Y., third. ; - Three galted saddle horse ut^der 15 hands ? JpWa K. Ottley, first; W. B. Schiller, Jr., of Pittsburg, sec ond; Geo. H. Bunnell, third. Single harness horse, Kershaw county owned ? B. M. Pearce, Jr., first; Wv H .Pearce, second; A. J. Beattie, jthird. - Roadster pairs, long-tail? -J, N, Kirvin, of Darlington, first; W. B, Boyle, of Sumter, second; 'King and Ingram, of Kershaw, third. Single harness horse, 16:2 hands and~ irtfcder ? B. M Pearce, Jr., first; King and Blanding, of Sumter, sec end; J. M.-Huid VR. L. Hearon, of Bishopville, third. - Saddle pony ridden by boy or girl uuder IB years old? Q. T. Little, Jr., firsst; Hazel King, second, L. L. Block, third. BiUie ahd Fritz Schiller, of Pittsburg, were also awarded ribbons?" Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Suiji^ ter, Richland and Fairfield County pair ? H. G. Carrison, Jr., first; W. B. Boyle; of Sumter, second; D. C. Shaw; of Sumter, third. Five gai-ted saddle horse ? George T. Little, first; C., jr. Shannon, Jr., second,; M. ,J. Moore, of Sumter, third. Ladies' pair ? Mrs. W. B. Schiller, first; Geo. H. Dunnell, second; D, C. Shaw, third: John K. Ottley's were ruled out, as they had already won 4*0 prizes. \v;; % ; 'V. Polo ponies ? W. B. Johnson, Jr., first; Charles Tainted of New York, ?econd; ; >T. Edmund vjtrninbtaolz. of New Y<#k. third. Combination horses^-John K. OU iey. finrt; Geo. T. Little, second; t?,ra ? u \ ' ' ? Marring". Or Mondiiy M?rcl? iBth, i?j? Mr. Francis Marlon Shull, of Ban ner JBlk. N. C.# and Mis* Bwl. El iiott, of Sheppard, S; ?? wei? mar ried in Camden. Probate Jndge' W; b. McDowell officiating. The bride ila a daughter of Mr. and Mre. D. CAMIIJCJV WW t* \ I * ' iH'feated ISoOi Havtm t u 4' Allu-u ' ?T'-T^-'^yy--.-,;, ^.. >...?? ?? Once more Camden has Aiken, and thla tjmp on. grounds and with a W?mb?r second tenia playing on the first lerm. / The following account of the xaajo appeared In the Columbia Of March 21: ?Hoelety folk from New York and oihur northern title? formed a prominent grt>up among those who u.iw tiw Camden polo team defeat thf AiUen Jour here Saturday- In the di.al game for the Aiken cups. The score was 4 to 1 M, and the content was exciting how the open lug bell. In the semi - final, on Thursday, Aiken won from New Ha ven in a clone game* The ground was In perfect condi tion today ?nd the ponies were at their best. The Camden mountaj wejre the faster and Practically ran the Aiken ponies off their feet in the straight dashes. In close play, however, the Aiken four were quick on the tump and the' players mlns ed few chances, but their direction was not good, and time and again their shots rolled just outside the] Koal posts. Had their direction been as good as Camden's the Aik- | en players might have won by a larger margin than did the victors. Camden showed excellent oombl-! nation plsy and carried the ball well down the field. The fleetness of the visitors' poniep put Camden Into an early lead, which it held despite repeated rallies by Aiken. The teams met on an even footing, their total handicaps being equal. The line up; Camden ? No, 1, Duncan Edwards; No. 2, Thps. LeBouttelller; No. 3, Mr. Stevenson; back, Chas. Tain tor. : Aiken? No. 1, Jack Fell; No. Parle Hoppin; No: 3, Phillip Ran dolph; back, Oeorge Milburn. Notice. The Camden Mqtor Co. are sole agents for the Harley-Davidson Mo torcycle in . Kershaw County. lutiibiu H( ...COST OF ELECTRIC UC -'"I tun.l m lull, ' II m.llHIJM MM I H P 'I'll!1 IIIIHll ll'll" ! . .11. Ill j ww A good many people say, "We Would like to ha' trie lights, but they are too expensive; we cannot n Have you ever really investigated the matter this is actually the case? Probably you do not kne .with the latest improved lamps, electric light is now as cheap as kerosene. By using Tungsten Lamps you get four times as for $1.00 as you did in 1895. To avoid danger of our customers Using an infe we, have decided to sell all first class Gem and lamps . . * = PRICES AS FOLLOWS <4 j' 1 ? .. ? jk. ? ? cv.. ^n,w *,w"y" Gem Latap, equal to 32 candle power. Gem Lamp, equal- to 24 candle power. Gem Lamp, equal to 1(5 candle power. Tungsten Lamp. Price' each ? Tungbten Lump. Prico each Tungsten Lamp, Price each . . Tungsten Lamp, Price eaob ;?> Price Price Price? Prft . Wb > ' ' 11 ' ? ? ?: =S=25 Our Representative i* at Your Service Camden Water & Light PHONE 12 or SI Ssse HL,, i . ri h ""ii* ??? fl?? *? ? : ^ living fes^nr?s?|gg*j Women Brow lonesome and mac of th^sc pleasures# solves the problem. It < bors and friends and ke Our free booklet tells Y your home at small cost should write for it. ^ Ad< ,V ?'.??'*: ii', x- ?' *' __ w Farmers Unc ? i1 ' *?