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[tfl'V M [<*'** ■44 ^ - VOL XXIII- BARNWELL . SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 2*. i899. NO. «x CAPT. 8MTTH 18 THJ5 KINO. BILL ARP’S VISIT TO PELZKR. H* Wm Amazed to Find • Town Larger then Certenrille--Without Any Offloen, Lawyer*, Kdltore or Saloon*. A few days ago I received a letter from a friend and it was post*marked Pelser. He said L waa wanted there to talk to the people, and he ventured to fix the day and the compensation for lose of time and waste of tongue. I had never heard of Pelxer nor could I find it on my antiquated map. But I ~ did find It on one of later date, and supposed It was some small village that had a cotton mill and a dam on the Saiudk and some tenement houses. Nevertheless, 1 accepted the. call, for. the offer was liberal.. The next mail brought a similar Invitation ffom Pied mont, another mill towns only six miles from Peizer. So I Journeyed from Atlanta to Greenville, and there changed cars for my destination, which was only twenty miles away. It waa night when I reached the place. My good friend, Mr. Padgett, who Is the democratic postmaster, took me to his house. I had not seen the town, for It was quite dark. u Wnat is the prospect for an audiencel*” I inquired. "Very good,” he said., “I think you will have several hundred people out to hear you.” ” Why, how large is your town? What Is your popilation?” “About 7.000,” he said. I was amazed. A town twice as large as Cartersvllle and I never heard of It and It is not on my map. He explained by saying that It was only twelve years old, and had four large cotton mills that employed •ever 2 000 operatives, and consumed nearly 100,000 bales of cotton, and the company owned some 3,000 acres of land, and all the kpuses and stores and churches and several miles of the * river. “ Did you advertise me pretty well>” I asked. “ Oh, ye* !” he said. * ** We church folks told It to everybody we met, both In the town and in the country, and they all said they were coming.” “Publish it In the papers T* said 1. . “ No, no. We have no papers here, and no printing office. We didn’t even have a poster or a hand bill, but we talked it a good deal.” Well, I listened and wondered, and my con fldenoe was shaken. After a bounti ful supper and a little mixing up with the children, we went to the large church where I was to hold forth, and found It already pretty well filled. In a brief time I stood before more than r 500.people, and waa Inspired to make my beet effort, for I had an orderly and attentive congregation, end we au fell In love with one another. I never have had a more gratifying lecture oc casion. Next morning was spent In viewing the city and tan mills and the library. The, merchant* carried Im mense stock* In large store*, and there were many nice residence* for the managers and bends of the various ut- partments, but they were all built and are owned and leased by tbe milk com pany. This company owns and con trols evsry foot of land and everything that Is on it. Captain Smyth, of Charleston, Is toe king, the cssr, a big hearted, brainy man, and nvery- hody respects end loves him. He Is a •on of thst celebrated Presbyterian minister of Cnarleeton who during his ministerial life, was a notable man In' religious circle*. 1 remember that he was one of my father's friends. “Who Is your meyor ?” said I. ** We lutve none; no mayor nor alderman, no municipal corporation, so marshal nor police. Captain Smyth runs thr towo. Everybody who comet here for employment Is rbvestlgatod carefully. His antecedents must be good or he can’t stay. We have no lawyers nor editors; don’t need any. We allow them to come In and look around.’ 1 “ Did you know that I was a lawyer ?” •aid I. “Ob, yes; but we learned tbat you had quit the practice and reformed, and so we invited yod.” ’'Ll 4'- ~ “I don't see any negroes about here,” •aid I. “No, we don’t want them. There are a few, bat they live outside. Some of them cook and wash for us, but Captain Smyth don’t want us to mix with them or depend upon them. He wants everybody to depend upon themselves as muen as poestbld?’ “And so you have ruled out lawyers, editors and negroes?” “Yes,” said be, “acd there are no saloons or blind tigers or cigarettes.” “How about doctors?” I asked. “Oh, of course we have doctors ; yes, we have two doctors and one dentist and four preachers, all select, and one photographer.” Tju company has a good public library add pays a man to keep it I visited mill No. 4, an up to-date mill in all respects. It Is operated by electricity that is generated two miles distant at some falls of the Saluda river. This mill amazed me. No coal and no steam. It is 128 feet wide and 528 fee^t long and is foolr stories high. In one" great room I60,000 spin- dies turning. In two others there ware 1,400 looms. It requires 1,100 operatives to attend to this ml 1, and It takes 56,000 bales of cotton for a year’s supply. Just think of it. The superintendent, Mr. Guy, had the elevator to stop about half way up be tween floors so that I might have a good view of the machinery and the busy boys aud girls In this spinning room. This room he called his child ren’s room; not the children’s room, but my children’s room,' he said. Scores of little chaps not more than ten years old who looked their love for him. They were the brightest, and healthiest children I ever saw In a mill, and earn from 25 cents to 60 cents a day. Many of the grown girls earn from 00 cents to $1.25 a day, and the average pav of them all is $2 cents. This is good wages, for their work is easy and healthy. The rooms are never too hot or too cold; for the temp erature is kept uniform by iansand heaters In the basement. No grease or fatty matter is used on the machi. nery—nothing bnt pure mineral oil- These ch.ldren are required to leave the mill at certain periods and goto their public schools, which are sup ported by the company. I visited the school and found 300 of the pupils gathered in the large room to receive me and listen to a brief talk about my. old school days and some words of en couragement to eheer them up. Mr. Guy, the efficient superintendent of mill No. 4, is an Augusta man, and has been In the mill service for iortv-i years. In the packing room I observ ed that all the bales are merited to Shanghai, China, and I heard that China is the best customer of Southern mills. That government used to buy from New England and old England, but they buy all their goods by weight and not by the yard, and in course of time John Bull and the yankee got to mixing white clay with the starch to make the doth weigh heavy, and so they turned their trade down South, where people didn’t adulterate every thing they make to sell. Said Mr. Guy to me: “There is sizing In le of pure these goods except that boiled oorn starch.” Nearly all tbe capital In these great mills is from the South; and there’s millions' lu them, for Piedmont is on the same river and la only five miles away and has two large TniHs and another Is going up at Belton, a few miles bjlow. In fact, the traveler through upper Carolina U hardly ever out of sight of a smokestack. In a few years that State will consume all tbe cotton that is grown In It. What a glorious prospect. All around Peizer and Piedmont the farmers are prosperous ; for they have a regular; eager market for everything they grow, and I saw their wagons coming in on every road. I visited Piedmont and stayed a day and night. It Is a dubllcate of Peizer, though not so large; havlqg about 5,000 people. It la most efficiently managed by Mr. James L. Orr, Jr., a son of the gover nor and stateman. He, too, Is a king and a czar, and his word Is law about evqrytblng. He is respected and loved by every man woman and child In Piedmont; and the stockholders have notbing to do but look on and re ceive their dividends semi-annually. Piedmont is more elevated than P.l- zer, and the views from her hills are charming. And then her flowers ; oh, the beauty of them. Out-door chry santhemums and rosea were In all their glory. Mrs. Richardson sent my wife a box full by yesterday’s express thet excelled anything that I ever saw in a conservatory. She gave a caution to the exereeeeetaa la these lines oe the box-( “If you-desire to climb the golden sleir, r Handle these flowers with exceeding care.. m If you expect to pley the golden harp, Speed them with safety to Mistress Arp.” The lyceum ^and public library at Piedmont Is an Interesting piece to visit aod Is liberally patronized by the workers la tbe mille. Connected with It IS a home made insurance or benefit aesoclatloo, e kind of savings bank where for a deposit of ten cents a week the family of the depositor gets forty dollars w henever a death occurs. This is of course to provide for fjneral ex penses and a decent burial.. In this 11 brer/ Is the iinest collection of Indian relics I ever saw anywhere. Fortunate people to hfivo such phil anthropic guardians. / Old Father Peizer does not live (here, but he is near enough to keep a fatherly eye on these numerous children. He Is n Charleston millionaire, but Uvee nt his up-country home, not far from the beautiful Mill City that be founded and which bears his name. Just think of It, my Georgia friends ; 60,QUO spindles timing in one room, end 1,400 looms weaving In two others. Why should not every cotton growing coun ty la Georgia, yea. in South Carolina, do likewise. Our county produces ten thousand bale* annually and surely our farmers can build a mill large enough to manufacture It and double lu value. Bill Abf. —The London Dally Mall says If an aerial machine was capable ol travel ing at any rate up to 1,000 mllesatn boar, a traveler lo It, starting west ward from London at a speed of 600 miles an hour, would arrest the prog ress of lime. If he started aV.10 a. m. U wduld always bw to him 10 a. in. Should he find his unending day mo notonous, he could reverse his direc tion and get a quick succession of short days and nlghu of some six hours’ du ration, but be could regulate tbe length by the speed of his machine. Suppose he traveled from London one night at 10 o’clock, westward, at a speed of 1,000 miles per hour. He would soon experience the senfatlon of seeing the sun rising in the west, where it had set a short time before. —Mr. O. C. King, of Meridian, Miss., who Is commissioner from the State of Mississippi to the Paris exposition In 1900, has arranged there for what promises to be a great novelty In the way of an exhibit from that State. He has made arrangements with a party who has secured at the right season 500,000 selected full grown cotton bolls, which will be sold at the Paris exposi tion by original cotton field darkies as souvenirs/.of the American exhibit. These will be the first cotton bolls ever shipped abroad, and they will be eager ly sought after by people who have used quantities of American cotton, but wno have never seen It in Its na tural form. —Hundreds of army officers’ wives have been thrown into deep distress by the War Department's order refus ing them transportation on the gov ernment vessels to Manila, and tearful remonstrances are being received daily against wuat they term an Infrlngment on their freedom. ®Tbe government caui not prevent tbe {ladies from join ing their husbands if they pay their own transportation, but few can afford the oosi of a journey, which is even more expensive now than usually, owing to the reduced number of ships plying between this country and the Chinese and East Indian waters^ . v ^ —Ezra Wilklnson. alr'eccentrlc resi dent of Bbaron, Mb., has just pleted the construction of a four-story brick dwelling for himself under ground. ' Tne roof of the house is on a level with the street, and the whole strnctare stands In an excavation forty feet deep, lined with stone aod cement —the house walls being separated from those of the pit by a four foot areaway. Wilkinson lives in constant dread of cyclones, and he designed his novel dwelling with a view to makiog It wind proof. It is said to have cost him $20,000. FUKIOU8 FIOHT IN MARION. BASEL DEB SHOT NEAR HIS HOME Tbe Dispensary Row In Colombia Causes Bloody Battle at Sellers— Four Men Wounded In tbe Affray. On Tuesday afternoon Nov. 14, a a short while before dark, the streets of Sellers, a small town In Marion County, became the scene of a serious and probably fatal shooting affray. Mr. John C, Sellers, a prominent and highly respected citizen of the towni, was seriously wounded and taken to the home of his son-io-law, Mr. Maxey Watson ; Mr. Ben Sellers was wounded in the abdomen, Dr. Henry Edwards had a load of bird'shot iq his chest and J. Dudley Haselden, member of the State board of control, had n-38-eallbre pistol ball in his leg. The affair seems t6 be the culmina tion of a letter supposed to have been, written by Mr. Ben Sellers to n news- t aper some weeks since, accusing.Mr. iaselden of dispensing liquors from his home, near Sellers. Monday morning Mr. Ben Sellers re ceived a message from Mr. Hatelden asking him to come over to bis gin, which Is located about a mile from Sellers, near the Haselden homestead, the message saying that he wanted Mr. Sellers to settle with him for a number of bales of cotton which he had ginned for him some weeks since, acd to-remove his cotton seed which was In the way. Mr. Sellers went over to Mr. Hasel- den’s at an early hour Tuesday morn ing aod the business between the two gentlemen was quickly ‘settled, after whlcn Mr.' Haselden accused Mr. Sel lers of being the author ^f the above mentioned article.' Mr.* Sellers em phatically denied the charge, and some hot words followed, each gentleman abusing the other. At this juncture Mr. Haselden drew his pistol, but made no effort to use It. Mr. Sellers waa un armed and said that was ao place to settle the matter. At this scene were present, besides Mr. J. DudUy Haselden, his father, Mr. J. G. Haselden; his brother, Mr. L. M. Haselden; Dr. Henry EM wards and Aubrey Evans. That morning shortly after the dif ficulty at Mr. Haselden’s gin house, Mr. Haseldea, in company with his brother, L.M. Haselden, Dr. Edward* and Aubrey Evans, drove le to Sellers, where they stopped for e short while and engaged In conversation with sev eral citizens, and left, it Is supposed, for Merlon. Nothing more wee seen of Mr. Heselden end the gentlemen ac companying him until a short while before derk, when they drove In from toward Marlon, both buggies stopping side by side on the south end of the depot, directly over the railroad tracks. At this moment Mr. Ben Sellers, who had up to that time been in the posteffiee, walked out on the platform, aod as soon a* he appeared be we* fired at from the buggy containing Mr. Haselden and Mr. Evens. Tbe ball, which we* fired from a 38-calibre pis tol, struck Mi. Sellers squarely In the stomach end deflected upward. The next shot fired struck Mr. Sellers in tbe left band, entering between the second aod third fingers, breaking the thumb and coming out. Immediately after the second shot, Mr. Sellers pulled his pistol and opened fire upon the occupants of thst buggy. At this moment tbe two buggies sep arated, one going a short distance up the railroad track and the rqpr one lo the left, a short distance below. The second buggy contained Messrs. Basel den and Evans. ’When the buggy came to a standstill Mr. Haselden got out and walked towards a dwelling house some distance from the platform, from which point he fired several shots. Owing to the fact that Mr,. John C. Sellers came ;upon the scene at this moment, It Is not known upon whom the platform to the aid of his son, he drew iris pistol and opened fire upon Evans, who was then the only occupant of the buggy. Themther buggy at that time oqntatned Dr. Edwards, who was armed with a rifle. He wheeled his horse back across the railroad and the rifle fell out on tbe track and was aot picked up until Mr. Haselden’s-bands came back for it, about 20 minutes later. Mr, John C. Sellers was wounded with a 44-callbre—apparently a rifle ball, which passed under the.left clavi- Ice and came out behind the right shoulder, and was cut out under the spinal column. The third ball entered the left forearnkand came out about four inches above the point of entrance. The negro who witnessed tbe whole shooting sail Mr. Luther M. Haselden got out of Dr. Edwards’ buggy as they drove up and got on the south plat form of the depot. EYom that side a bullet hole appears in a psne of glass, ranging down towards the inner office, and was found on the floor of the inner office, after havlzg gone through the door. The prominence of all concerned makee the affair very deipl^rable.' The following are signed statements from Mr. J. Dudley Haselden aod Mr. John C. Sellers: Mr. J. Dudley Haselden said : “Yes terday morning 'Mr. Ben Sellers and myself had some talk about the letters. I told him I did not hold him responsi ble for the letters for I did not believe that he wrote them; I told him I beard that he had been making t-eference to them and to my home, aod that I could not and would not allow. I then asked him If he had made such reference, that it was hard to believe it, and he did not deny It. I told him he would either have to affirm or deny ; it re sulted in my striking him, afterwards #e apoligized to each other, shook THen tr«Bl«Bl6d'"mrrhusl - ness. As he was leaving, I said I sup pose we shall meet as frienda or how. He suggested that we meet without speaking. 1 suggested that he seemed dissatisfied and that It would be beat to settle It. I told him I would glv«> him satisfaction any way he wished It, be to get a friend to represent him. He said, oh no. After reflection, I *m not satisfied. I t»U1 give yon ample notloe. The notice 1 got was while pasting - the depot in my buggy he rushed out pistol In hand and opened fire on me, hitting me le. the t&g as I jumped to thp groukd.’" -!- returned tbV fire promptly and general firing began. Mr. Ben Sellers returned to the wait ing room, and Mr. John C. Sellers ran out and then guns were fired from the waiting room, only John C. Sellers snd his son Ben showed themselves at all. Mr. John C. Seilers taking refuge behind the mall crane we exchanged several shots. I think Mr. Sellers was well armed as he flrod at least ten timee.” (Signed) i J. Dudley Haselden. Upon being interviewed, Mr. John C. Sellers said : The first Intimation of any trouble was after my son re turned from Mr. H&selden’s gin and told me hoiw outrageously he had been treated by the mob at Haselden’s, after having been invited there on a matter of business by Mr. J. Dudley Haselden. Juet after my son informed me of the trouble, they drove up in buggies, Messrs. J. Dudley and Luther M. Has elden In one buggy, and Mr. Aubrey Evans and Dr. Edwards In another buggy. Mr. J. D. Haselden, tbe father of Meesrs. J.'Dudley and Luther M. Haselden, In a buggy behind tbe others. As Dudley and Luther reached the railroad track, Luther jumped down and shifted his pistol from one pocket to another. Dudley put his in the foot of the buggy. Luther went to the north side of the depot as if looking fer some one. Dudley got out and went oa the opposite side of the depot, taking his pistol with him. Evidently not finding who they were looking for they drove towards Marion. “ l expected trouble that evening and we prepared oursalves for it. Thu mob returned about dark, coming by way of Ben Sellers’ whlcn was about half a mile away from the traveled route from Marlon, and when they reached the depot they stopped both buggies. Ltfther Haselden jumped out and ran up the step* on the south side of the depot, My son Ben was In tbe front of the office door on the west siSe and I was In tbe office writing. With out a word being spoken, Aubrey Ev ans fired at Ben and struck him on tne left hand and Immediately Dudley fired at bias, striking him In Ibn breast. An soon as possible Ben pulled bis pistol and began firing and emptied hts revol ver at the crowd. I theu ran out and as I passed through the door I was shot through the left forearm, I think by Luther Hasel”ee, through the window. 1 ran down the steps, firing at Dudley end Aubrey Evans, who were both run ning aod firing back. About then Ben fired at Henry Edwards, with his shot gun, but after exchanging a few shots with him he whipped up bis horse aod ran off. I was shot lo the back by either Luther or tyudley Haselden, while ■booting at Henry Edward*. “ Dudley Haselden ran through a house and yard aod took refuge in a negro's privy ; Aubrey Evans jumped in a window of a lady's boose ; Luther Haselden went under the pletform on ail-fours and left tbe d?pot running like a buck. It Is currently reported tbat the crowd had coats of mell manu factured and had them on. (Signed) John u. Sellers.” BELIEVES IN I’HK DISPENSARY. Mr. A. Howard Pattereon, of Bare- well. Does Noi Realise that Corrup- . Uon and Political Intrigue are In separable Irom a Great Stale Liquor Monopoly. To*the Editor of The News aod Courier : Owing to the recent dispen sary scandals there is a great hue and cry bflng made, by lu enemies, that tbe law should be repealed. As ene who has always been in favor of the dlspsnsary system I believe that now is the lime fns its friends to speak out. Before one commits himself against the dispensary he should consider the matter from every standpoint. Sup- vote, for instance, that the dispensary law is repealed at the next sessioif of the Legislature, what are you going Prior to the passage of the law rpws and fights upon salesdays were obm- mon occurrences, now they are rare. Christmas now seems like Sunday, before It was a day of drunkenness and debauchery. I have no doubt that the experience of Barnwell has-been that of most of the towns In tbe State. The dlspenaarv law has relegated to the rear ail of the allurements of tbe license system, such as the handsome glass mirrors, the billiard and pool tables and the card tables, and worst of all, the social habit of tr- ting, which has caused the ruin of more young men than any other feature of the old bar room system. It Is not necessary to mention other good features of the dispensary, as those already named will cause men to hesitate before adopting the license system L w h Ich^ once jit JiJatugurahEl, will Bfxm degenerate Into the old bar ttSSk •Jussssaz'ina:— rrr ,-^ Constitution, to regulate tbe sale of In toxicating liquors in South Carolina: One Is under the dispensary system, the second under the lioense system and the third to prohibit the sale en tirely, except for medicinal purposes. Consequently if the dispensary law la repealed you have either to substitute the license system In its stead or pro hibit the esle of liquor entirely. While prohibition may be desirable, and I for one would advocate It if I deemed It practicable, yet experience has taught us that It cannot be en forced aod that It would virtually mean free liquor. , The evils of the license system we have seeh and I hope will never be for gotten—wben ever* town ih this State had two or more bar rooms, with gambling hells attached, going nignt and day, debauching the youth and' impoverishing the homes of our land. Common sense tells us that If tbe license system is adopted that the con stitutional restrictions, such as not selling after sundown, not allowing liquor to be drunk upon the premises and the other good features of the dis pensary law would be Ignored by the barkeeper. Whenever you place the sale of liquor in the hands of a private Individual, whose interest ills to make as great a profit out of It as he can, he will violate the law. . Upon the other hand what are the general results of the dispensary law Although It has been fought from the time of Its enactment, and ev^ry obstacle has been, thrown in the way of iteentdreement, yet I believe that 1 can truthfully say, without fear of con tradiction, tbit it has reduced the consumption of liquor and the commis sion of crimes arising from the use of it 50 per cent. Look at tne towns of our State before the adoption of the dispensary system, and remember how common It was for drunken men to be upon the streets and what an unusual ttyBf R Is now. / Take the town that I live In, for in stance, and see what effect tbe dispen sary law has had upon it. IJnder tbe license system We had four or fit# bar rooms, generally with gambling dens attached, and almost every, one of them was the scene of a murder and numerous bloody fights. Slnoe the a- dopilon of the dispensary law there has been one homicide committed la this towo, and that waa not doe to Itqnor, aod there la now not a gambling house In the Incorporated limits of the town. room with a.l of its attendant evils Let us look at the dispensary from tbe point of view that Is now agita ting the minds of the people of this State. Should the system be abolished on account of the recant scandals in the State dispensary at Columbia ? '- 1 say by no means. While I admit that such scandals are calculated to In jure tbe dispensary, and especially so as there are men who have fought It from Its creation from personal and political motives and who are eagfcr to lay the blame upon the tystem and not upon the officials, yet my faith In the system has newer been shaken and I still believe that it is the best solu tion of tbe liquor problem that ha* euer been adopted. The people of South Carolina are too familiar with the good results of the dispensary at to wish to destroy It on account of the rascality of some of It* officials. You had as well argue that tbe banks should be closed on account of the ab sconding of tbe cashier* with the funds, or that tbe Slate Penitentiary should be abolished because of the re cent shortage of the superintendent, a# to say that the dispensary law should be repealflU on account of tbe misconduct of the oommlseloner aod -ether dispensary official*. I-hcHeve }-by tbat as a thunder •term purl fie* the atmosphere so will tbe recent expos ure* of mtaooeduol clarify the dlspeo sary system and that good will result thereby to the people. 1 also believe that tbe welfare of the dlspen-iary will be advanced If a special committee, similar to the one tbat Investigated the Penitentiary, be appointed at tbe next session of tbe Legislature wbose duty It shall he to turn on tbe search lights and make a thorough tavestlga- tioo concerning the management aod workings of tbe 8tate dlspen«ary, and to expose ail mLoonaucl and rascailt], If any, of tbe officials, and that tnetr report be followed by Indictment of the guilty parties. I have too high a regard for the character of the people of South Carolina as to belleva that it L Impossible to select men to manage the State dispensary who will not steal and be bribed. To repeal tbe duped* sary law for any such reason would be a disgrace t* the honorable name of South Carolina. We have any number of business meu In South Carolina who can fill all the positions under tbe dis pensary Uw and who, upon the expira tion of their term* of office, can leavw- tbe same, like Caesar’s wife, above suspicion. _ There are some weak poinU in the dispensary law tbat have been made apparent scandals wnlcb should be corrected, one of which U tbe grant ing , of beor privilege*. They are directly contrary to and In violation of the very spirit and object of the dis pensary system. They are nothing more nor less than bar rooms and* In the large clue* they are said to be ad- juncU of “blind tigers.” Tberd should be no distinction made between whis key and beer ; both should he sold only by the regular pounty dispenser. Tbe Idea of delivering beer, a* now prac ticed by beer dispensers, to consumer* at their places of butiness, thereby en- AM faesampfcon. s* ltq»^ is repugnant to the Taw and obnoxious to It* friends. Therefore they should be abolished by law. The recent dispensary scandal* have also shown the danger of allowing the names of liquor houses and their pri vate brands to appear upon the labels of the dispensary bottle*. It Is but ao open door to fraud and corruption. Notbing should appear upon the label* of the dispensary bottle except tbe brand of tbe State dispensary and words or marks shoiffing the kind of liquor, the grade, price and that It has been analyzed. There is notbing new in this suggestion, as It is but return ing to the rule adopted by tbe board of control under Gove- nor Tlllmhn’s administration. Tnere 1* no reason why tbe nacnq or brand of -the house from which the liquor 1* bought should appear upon tbe bott.e. Tbe dispen sary law was not adopted for the pur pose of advertising liquor bouses. Pro hibit ti e appearance of these private kradds and names of liquor houses upon dispensary bottles entirely and you will thereby prevent dishonest .commissioners and dispensers from boosting and creating demand* for the liquors of particular bouses. My object in writing this letter is to expose the fallacy of the argument Df tbe enemies of the dispensary- that because some of its officials have done wrong that, therefore, the whole sys tem Is rotten and corrupt add' that it should be abolished, whereas the facts show that the morals of our have been improved under the sary law and that tc repeal It He retrograding to the old bar whihh was the bane of tbe State, lieve that the dispensary will the storms of the future just as It has weathered those of the past, aod that safeguards will be thrown around its management that will prevent the re currence'of the scandals referred to. _ A. Howard PattersoP. -- Barnwell, S. C. „ A VALIANT SON OF FRANCE. HE FOUGHT AND DIED FOR DIXIE His GraVe aod Unostentatious Monu ment In tbe Little Churchyard at Flat Rock In the Bine Ridge Mono* taina (By Miss Claudine Rhett, Historian, Charleston Chapter, D. C. J Under the busb of Jhe Blue Moun tain shadows, where tbe tall peaks raise their heads heavenward, In ma jestic silence, pointing upward, and ilftiog'heart* to tbetubl'.me verities of life, a- d the nobler aspirations of eter-. nlty, may be found a grave in the little churchyard of St. John's Chapel, at Fiat Rock, North Carolina, upon wbose unostentatious monument is inscribed these simple word* :> Charlesnle Cholseul, Died in Virginia. June 19th, 1802. A stranger would scarcely pause be side this granite stone, except perhaps casually to note the foreign name, un less familiar with the history of France, when, remembering hpw broadly tbe de Choiseuls have written it across the pages qf the past, he might wonder by what strange fatality a member' of tbat distinguished family sboqitl have been laid to rest in this remote country cem etery, so far removed from the turmoil of tbe world. Should this visitor be sufficiently in terested In the apparent incongruous- ness of these circumstances to ask one of the older residents of Flat Rock for an explanation of tbe fact* concerning the fate of the man who lies there, he would learn that this spot of ground 1* the most interesting and to b* rever enced in their lovely churchyard ; for here repose the mortal remains of one who surrendered the anticipated In heritance ol a high social position In his own country for tbe still nobler title of Confederate hero and martyr of tbe LdbtrCqwsfr Charles de Choiseul's younger bro ther now lives lo La Belle France, and enjoys the rank and privtleg ■ pertain ing to the title and estate he bas in herited, whiffet he to whom they should by rtgbt of birth have belonged, In stead of being Marquis de Cholseul. “Bleeps well, life’s fitful (ever o’er, where Southern mountains kesp faith ful fguard around bis last bivouac Thirty-seven years ago he was Interred In this rural rroteslaot cemetery, but tbe memory of tbe fallen soldier sar- vlves tbe lapse of time, an ever living reminder of the grandeur of tbe spirit of seif-taonfioe at tbe call of duty. Col. da Cbolseul was boro le France, hut having lived nearly all his life in inis country, when tbe Confederate war began be came promptly forward aod offered hi* servlpes to tbe State of Louisiana, being prepared as an adopt- to do or die for lllfpcn would room, I be stead —An exchange says a gentleman In vlted some friends to dinner, end a* the colored servant entered the room he accidentally dropped a platter which held a turkey. “ My friends,” said the gentleman, -'‘'tiever in my life have I witnessed an event so fraught with disaster to the various nations of the globe. In this calamity we-see the downfall of Turkey, Ihe upsetting of Greece, the deetructloa of China, and the humiliation ot Africa.” ed son of tbe 4oulb Disk” Tbo fo lowing letter, written by e comrade who shared the dangers of me field with him, give* some td»a of the mllltaiy oaroer of this French no blemen, who belonged lo Stonewall Jackson's corps and Tell to that groat general's cel- b-aud valley campaign : New Orleans, La., Meytt, IMS. Dear Madame . .I will give you • hat I know of the late Lo . de ChoLvui, • bo was a practicing lawyer la N*w Orleans up to the lime the war broke out and foreman of a volunteer fire company, called tbe American Hook and Ladder, No. 2. From that com pany and Columbia, No. 6, waa organ ised the American Rifles, afterwards Company G, of the Ttb Louisiana Vol unteer# Tbe American Rifle* and two other companies formed a battalion, called the Sumter battalion, with Cnarles de Cholseul as major. In May, 1861, tbl* commaod wa* sent to Camp Monroe, La., and there was formed tbe 7 k h Louisiana regiment, wltb Harry f. Hays a* colonel and Cbarle* de ChoUeul as lieutenant colonel. June 7 this re giment was mustered Into the Confeder ate service and was sent to Lynchburg, Ya., and from there to Manassas, where wq encamped until July 7, 1861. O* m. tbo battle ot Buii^Rua wav fougnt ; then followed Msoassa*, Slab Town, Port Rival, Middletown, Win chester, Cross Keys and Port Republic, where our lieutenant colonel was mor tally wounded. He waf ln commaod of our regiment when be was shot. Col Hays having been badly wpunded at the beginning of thl* engagement. Col. de Cholseul was with tne regi ment In all of the battles above men tion* d, and was a true gentleman and a brave soldier. Your* respectfully, . J. J. Cumpsten. Cspt. Y. JT Walehe, President Catnp No. L United Cfej^derate Veterans, Army -of Northern Virginia, also writes : “ • Dear Madame: In reply to your letter I beg to say that I .knew the Colonel personally, who was a thorough f entleman and a gallant soldier; and well remember the battle of Port Republic, because It wa* largely a Louisian* victory and we lost heavily In all the regiments of our brigade. I belonged to tbe 6tb Louisiana, and this reglmpnt, with, the other Louisiana regiments, ercept the 7th Louisiana', made the attack on tbe enemy’s left, while the 7th Louisiana and two Vir ginia regiments attacked on the right; therefore we were not together at t ie time Col. de Choiseal was shot, but I remember that he took command after Col. Harry T. Hays (afterward our brigade commander) was wounded and that the lieutenant colonel was wound ed at the head of his regiment. It may appear strange to you that I cannot give you more particulars, but that very evening, after the battle had been fought and won, our army, usder Gen. T. J. Jackson, took up tne march to join Gen. Lee before Richmond, and arrived there lq time to take part in the Seven-Days’ battles around that city, hence there is some difficulty In tracing up tne facts abont de Choiseul’s death and burial. Col. de Choiseal was engaged in all the bstiles in the Vqjley, and his regi ment, and indeed 'all of Jackson’s troops, well earned their name of “foot cavalry ” by reason of their rapid movements. Geo. Jack»on’s fighting waahhrd end successful end In ell this campaign Col.de Cholseul stood oat as not only a brave offioer, bat an ideal volunteer soldier asd Southern gentle man. Years respectfully, Y. J. Walche, CapL (late) Ca I, 6th La- Voi. “ C. S. A. Should one care to learn about de Cbolaenl’s lineege this k li dge may be easily soqairod, by mm. Ing into any French tMof ? tory, where he woald be 1 “ Etienne Fraeools de Choiseal I tbe rank of Heateoael general i crested Dae la 1758, end minister «f foreign affairs. Later be became Pfim* minister of France and wee foremoet among tbe directors of French potior until 1785. He wee e maa of ooaeidor able ability and. aUboogb of a haughty disposition, had very oourteoos mea ner*. Other members of this family were eminent; bat none ever reached bis position of consequence or pos sessed his Vest wealth.”. So much for the by-gone days la far away France 1 Some people, evea la a Republic, regard such an snoeetry as a proud and enviable Inheritaaoa, and ii deed it was an important poMesstou; 1 but nobility of heart is even morn la be admired than the nobility of a worldly title, and therefore, do Choi- seul deserves to be remembered more for whet he did, when a great timer gee cy arose, in the sixties, thsa for simi having been born a nobleman. Identified himself with tbe fortaaes the South, when the dreedfai trial of war came he boldly took bit piece un der banner, end following his immortal- leader, Stonewall Jackson, from the battlefield of Manassas to tim doah, shaped in the glorious o the remarkable valley I hich Is the wonder (and adml; of all readers and critics of modern warfare. As a soldier ho performed ail his duties bravely and well, ead died, charging at tbe heed of hit reglmeat, with tbe khout of victory rlaglag la his ears. Time files bwlftly, bat there ere friends at Flat Rook still who eaa re call e beautfal afternoon la the mtath of June, 1862. when ail aatnre emiled, ead tbe sue'e rays shoe* brill lastly upon field and valley, whoa a UlMe company g atherod at Si. Joha’s Chapel. Tbe Blue Ridge Moautaias rose like a mighty barrier around, as U they might keep away all rode war’s alarms, aod the exel heartaches experienced by thoee who who were exposed to tbo fury of tho coolest; but In spite of this stroeg screen, even in this oalm retreat, pale aod car* had found ao entraaoe, aod the declining orb of day,' gmMlaff tbrough greeu boughs, oeet Its latest b, am* upon a coffin aad an opea grave, fur the Confederate offioer who had fellee le battle. Port Rjpebilo wasmeay miles sway, yet hie devoted old servesl had, la spit* of numerous dlffioulttee, bis mailer’s remains aad hie I bl* family, aod, most piltfai of ail, a ■up of paper upoe which the dying soldier bad, with feillag Sagers, se ll savored to write a few words af I well to ht* sisters. Alee! this I had to be divined, a* only ciphers! lines met the eyes of Tbs solemnly gtasd burial service of hjiacoi)** Cburch waa maA : a by me softly sung, while Uw birds twit tered e sweet chorus aloft aad a faint brers* rustlid the foliage around; thoa tb* deed wee gently lowered to hte final place of repo**, beside the tomb ut his mother, Sarah. Gooatem da Cholaeul. g- ~;*a All present realised thet a life’s trageJy was there brought to a a* tbe feet of Charles do Ck would never stood ■ .one of his aooostral ehatoas la tho lead beyond tb* sea; that his exile was now a perpetual one, ead sadly Uwy turned from hi* grave poederleg over all tbe chances aad oh sag as that go lo make up the earn of huauw hopm. joys a_d dWppolntmente, for truly tho cod of this man’s efforts seemed lo nave resulted lu a hard fate. Yet you may root ie peaee oa tho quiet hillside, d* Cholseul, for yoar lot Is not to be so deeply deplored after ail 1 From the most aacleat days it has been adjudged a noble death to fell lu the rush of battle, dyiag for a country that is loved I Another, it i* tnw, occuplcg your place aad la tbe world, hovwbed yotr bo soldier and nutofally duties thet were higher port wee chosen, yoa love end honor of ell true h« your memory •bail be crowned with Immortal laafol.’ When wleter oomae soft white of snow fell with careselag, I touch upon the granite so covering (or a Confederate pale mooon beams steal llagariaffy by at sight, glorifying this simple grave with their sblblng radiance; thm mer * glowing sun shines la efl< ardor through the loag where the sleeper calmly waits for _ Judgment Day, whea ah evils will remedied and his right place apardad him, for, perchance, the untitled ao- bleman was, In truth, the noMest of ell the de'Cholseul line. Why Ladysmith Was so Namks.— Ladysmith, whloh bas been brought In to such prominence slnoe the outbreak of the Boer war, was aamed after the wife of General Sir Harry Smith. His marriage was a romanoe of tho Napo leonic wars. Whan the British under Sir Arthur Wellesley, afterward Duke of Wellington, were driving the Fi out of Spain, Henry Smith wee a tain In the British army, (tee night he s nd another young officer in a Spaa- Ish town which the British had Jqsto^ eupled were visited by two beautlfai Spanish girls of high rank, who begged their protection in the alarming eh* curadiances in which they wore The protection was, of coarse, and Captain Smith fell desperately ta with oae of the girls, aad sabea- 1 performed tl assigned you i 1 NsK! love with one of the quently married her. After one of the ly married her- Af General Sir Harry aad the came I.' Sir Harry was South Africa after possession, and his name Is by the town of Hai the Orange Free Natal. ward hoi Harrysmith. free Stale be —The throughout the world would make a lake ' and tb: wide or vast all the which ie lake Of I