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^riilHTTTTM 1 in 1?i m 1 WITCHCRAFT IS OLD SALEM. I Persecution When People Believed ' the Devil Took on Human Form. The place where a great crime has heen committed has always some- ] thing strangely fascinating about it. i Most people will go a greater dis- < tance to see the scene of a murder ] than they would take the trouble < to do for any other purpose what- i ^ver. The house where a great man 1 has been born is often quite unknown 1 ?n unvisited even in its own i nolchhnrhnnd thft house that is US- 1 sociated with a murder or a homicide rarely is. "We may lament then," said Judge Story in a centennial address at Salem, "the errors of the time which led to these persecutions. But surely our ancestors had no special reasons for shame in a belief which jbad the universal sanction of their own and all former ages; which counted in its train, philosophers as /well as enthusiasts; which was graced by the learning of prelates as well as the countenance of kings; which the law supported by its mandates, and the purest judges felt no , compunctions in enforcing. Let . "Witch Hill remain forever memor- J able by this sad catastrophe, *not to j jajhf * perpetuate our dishonor, but as an . affecting, enduring proof of human ? Infirmity?a proof that perfect jus- j tice belongs to one judgment seat s only?that which is linked to ine ? throne of God." I What was this belief, then, which ^ fe iad such high and legal sanction? c ?? It was this: That the devil might j and did personally appear to, enter r Into, and actively direct, the every- e <lay life of men. And he did this ^ ';&gh without the intervention of any of j ' those magical arts of conjurations f ||r v such as were once thought indispen- c ^ sable to induce him to put in an ap- c pearance. For this there was Scrip- ^ rfm-ai onthnritv. chanter and verse. + UUVltv?*v^ _ to..-.-.- " * He was supposed to come sometimes j H 5n one form, sometimes in another, j gt:c to tempt his victims with the prom- e iM-r..' ise that upon their signing a contract t to become his, both body and soul, they should want for nothing, and ^ that .he would undertake to revenge t them upon all their enemies. c p*;; The traditional witch was usually fe^'-aome decrepit old village crone, of s a sour and malignant temper, who ^ "was as thoroughly hated as feared, t | "fcut this did not exclude men from ? m * ^awtah rtf K^Aminty ? ?/-: * snaring in iue punci v* t *5v. - noted wizards?though from the ^ lp; great number of women who were a accused, it would appear that the 8 arch-enemy usually preferred to try ^ rV' lis arts upon the weaker and more ^ |ri impressionable sex. The fatal com- j $4 pact was consummated by the victim s ?& registering his or her name in a book x or upon a scrool of parchment, and ^ with his own blood. The form of \ ffev these contracts is nowhere preserved. a p. Sometimes, as is instanced in the ne- j, gotiations between Oliver Cromwell t and the devil before the battle of s W& "Worcester, there was a good deal of q haggling. The bargain being con- s te I eluded, Satan delivered to his new re- v i t/ crnit an imp or familiar spirit, which ? sometimes had the form of a cat, at c & \;?.t others of a'mole or a bird, of a mil- n feffv lor fly, or some other insect or ani- ^ ; mal. These were to come at call, p <*? sucl1 mischief as they should be ^ commanded. \ h Witches, according to popular be- v lief, had the power to ride at will t pi ' through the air on a bromstick or a n spit, to atend distant meetings on n ll'J;. Sabbaths of witches, but for this n purpose they must first have anointsjviv ed themselves with a certain magi- ^ I f.: - cal ointment; given to them by t ^ the fiend. This is neither more nor s less than what our forefathers be- ^ lieved, what was solemnly incorpor- t, ated into the laws of the land and f ?fe?. - was solemnly preached from ^ ^: the pulpit. A perusal of the witch- ?? & craft examinations shows how fa- t & ' familiar even children were with all 2 the forms of this superstition. t in the course of the trials at Sa- c lem several of the accused persons, 0 in order to save their lives, confessed c to having signed their names in the t Devil's book, to having been bap- a tized by him and to having attended e midnight meetings of witches, or sac- i raments held upon the green near t Hj the minister's house, to which they E came riding through the air. They e admitted that he had sometimes ap- E LfP . > ^ peared to them in the form of a black y dog or cat, sometimse in that of a y horse, and once as a "fine, grave i man," but generally as a black man a of severe aspect. These fables show r the prevalent form of the belief among the people. It was generally r held to be impossible for a witch to ^ say the Lord's prayer correctly; and (j it is a matter of record that one wo- I man, while under examination, was e put to this test, wrhen it was noticed i that in one place she substituted c some words of her own for those of c the prayer. Such a failure of memory \ was considered, even by some learn- t ed judges, as a decisive proof of guilt, c "Even the trial of throwing a witch I into the water to see whether she 1 would sink or swim, was once made e in Connecticut. i The scene of the witchcraft out- t hreak of 1692 is an elevated knoll of ? V1R. LEVER OBTAINS EXPERTS. To Lay Out New Asylum Grounds at Columbia. Washington, May 31.?The commission of the State hospital for the insane has requested the services of Congressman Lever hi obtaining experts from the department of agriculture to aid the commission in layng out plans for the beautification of :he asylum grounds. Mr. Lever has :aken the matter up with the department, and has the promise of an expert forester, Professor Adams, and )f Dr. Corbett perhaps the greatest landscape gardener in the country ;o meet with the commission in Coumbia on June 8th and 9th prepared n render such services as may be lesired. Mr. Lever also has asked Dr. Corlett to visit Rock Hill, the request 'or his services having been made )y Dr. Johnson of Winthrop College :or that institution. Augusta Jeweler Killed. Augusta, Ga., June 1.?In an au;omobile wreck here to-night about 11:30, A. J. Renkle, a prominent eweller, was instantly killed and two >ther members of his family so badly mrt that they may die before mornng. 10 great extent, rising among the ihaggy hills and spongy meadows hat lie at some distance back from he more thickly settled part of the own of Danvers, Mass., formerly Salem Village. It is indeed a quiet ittle neighborhood to have made so nuch noise in the world. Somehow, mterprise avoids it, as we see it tolay, cold and lifeless. The first ap>earance of everything is so peaceul, so divested of all hurry or exitement, as to suggest a hereditary :alm?a pastoral continued from generation to generation. Then as he purpose which brought him lither comes into his mind, the vistor looks about him in doubt wheth;r this can really be the locality of : hat tragedy. Yes, there are the houses that % vere standing when those events ook place, still solemnly commem1?rating them, as if doomed to stand iternally. This village street is the ame old highway through which the Ireadful infection spread from house o house into the remote corners of 1 he ancient shire, until, as we read, 1 here were forty men of Andover rho could raise the devil as well as 1 mv astrologer. Here, too, is the 1 ite of the old meeting house, in rhich t&ose amazing scenes, the dtchcrat examinations, took place. 1 L little farther on we come to the ; pot of ground, as yet unbuilt upon, rhere the parsonage with the lean- ' o chamber stood. The sunken out- 1 ines of the cellar are still to be seen, ,nd even some relics of the house 1 tself remain in the outbuildings atached to the Wadsworth man- '< ion, whlcji overlooks the "Witch < Grounds," and which was built in the I ame year that the old parsonage ] ras pulled down. It was in this i Ministry House," as it was then 1 ailed, that the circle of young girls ; let, whose denuciations, equivalent 1 o the death warrant of the accused i erson soon overspread the land rith desolation and woe; and it was 1 ere that the alleged midnight con- 1 ocations of witches met to celebrate 1 heir unholy sacraments, and to re- < ew their solemn league and cove- 1 ant with Satan by inscribing their 1 ames in his fatal book. < Hundreds of innocent persons i rere thrown into prison, while twen- ] c txtpta ovorMitPd at. the instance of 1 J ? ~ , ? ome young girls of the village, who < rent into convulsions, real or pre- < 3nded, as soon as they were con- 1 ronted -with the prisoners at the 1 ar. The convictions were had upon j specter" evidence?that is to say, ) he strange antics of the possessed 1 iris were considered as proof posi- ] ive of the criminal power of witch- I raft in the accused, shown, too, in pen court?with which they stood ( harged. The statute assumed that j his power could only proceed from 1 , familiarity or compact with the , vil one, and punished it with death. ; .Tie evidence, however, was of two ] :inds. When interrogated by the ' aagistrates the girls first gave their ; vidence calmly, like ordinary wit- < tesses to criminal acts, and then rent into spasms, which all believed rere caused by the prisoners. Their i ncoherent ravings and outcries were ,lso taken as good and valid testinony and are so recorded. These remarkable proceedings are lot, however, without precedent. Tie tragical story of Urbain Grandier levelops the same characteristics, lis popularity as a preacher having ixcited the envy of the monks, they nstigated some nuns to play the part >f persons possessed, and in their :onvulsions to charge Grandier with >eing the cause of their evil visitaion. This horrible, though absurd :harge was sanctioned by Cardinal itichelieu on grounds of personal disike. Grandier was tried, condemn;d and burnt alive, April 18, 1634, nore than half a century earlier ;han the proceedings occurring at Salem.?Kansas City Times. FELDER FIGHTS REQUISITION. Heaiing Before Gov. Brown June 20. Attorney Issues Letter. Atlanta, Ga., June 1.?Gov. Brown announced this afternoon tht he has set Tuesday, June 20, as the date for the hearing on the requisition from Gov. Cole L. Blease, of South Carolina, for Attorney Thos. B. Felder, of this city, the requisition having been issued on a warrant sworn out, charging Mr. Felder with having attempted to bribe "Hub" H. Evans, former chairman of the State dispensary board, in Newberry county, South Carolina, in 1905. When Sheriff Buford, of South Carolina, appeared at the office of the governor this afternoon, the gov ernor told the sheriff that he has been requested by the Atlanta Bar Association to allow a hearing on the requisition at which representatives of the association desire to defend Mr. Felder. It was decided that June 20 would be satisfactory to all parties, and Sheriff Buford returned home to-night. Regarding the effort to requisition him out of the State, Attorney Felder to-night submitted to the press a statement, in which he denounces Gov. Blease and others for endeavoring to cause his arrest, charging that the purpose of such action is to get him (Felder) in South Carolina, serve him with an attachment for contempt, and "force the production or destruction of these documents," which Attorney Felder states in hi? letter contain evidence which "will be lodged with the proper officials of the State of South Carolina." A Card from Louie L. Chartrand. \ While it humiliates me a great deal to refer to the matter, I feel it my duty to my Friends, to explain why the pardon. First?The Court (Police Court) of Orangeburg, is not a Court of Record (by law) and cannot take citizenship from any one. Secondly?The Constitution grants to every one a fair, impartial trial by Jury, when charged for crime. I begged for a fair trial, and was denied even a chance to employ a Lawyer. I also asked to be locked up, and my only witness summoned. That request was also refused me; and while I admit that circumstances i connected me with the affair, only from a point of view, that I associated and drank (whiskey) with the parties who was guilty (which fact I found out after being discharged) 1 do claim that I did not have a shadow of a chance to defend myself against an unjust, unfair conviction by a man, who sat as Judge to meet ou^ justice to the accused, and not spite, or revenge, or to obtain notoriety, through the channels of justice. And I feel proud to be able to say, although eight years have passed since that unwarranted stain was hurled at my Character, for other reasons than (Larceny,) I am proud to know that some of the Court officials, who were present then, have judged justly, and have stood steadfastly to me as a Gentleman. Since then I have voted almost regularly. Amd I held office in the service of the State; and had I not of been informed by legal advise that the Police Court of Orangeburg could not Hcnnnlifv n Pitizpn. I would of Set I the matter straight long ago. But feeling a clair conscience in the sight 5f Almighty God, and having not lost i worthy friend by the occurrence, [ simply let matters stand until challenged, now that I am once more called on to uphold the dignity of dear >ld South Carolina, in the House burning case at North, and hearing that the old matter was going to be aired by the defence, and to avoid a legal consumption of time, or perhaps worse, I thought to settle the matter once and for all time, thus the Pardon. Time has passed, and an all wise Sod has blessed me in various ways and I freely forgive those who attempted to damage my Character, and for the sake of the Souls that are now in Eternity, I will ask the public to kindly let the matter rest where it stands, as those whose Souls are in Eternity, cannot defend the charge now, Respectfully, LOUIE L. CHARTRAND. P. S.?I did not serve the sentence, please note.?Orangeburg Sun. A Toast for All. A speaker at a meeting of British engineers recently said: "Gentlemen, I congratulate you upon your work in uniting the remote portions of the British Kingdom and bringing together its diverse peoples, "PnariicViman ivhn loves his beer llic ? ~ - - ?- -- and his Bible, the Welshman who prays on his knees on Sunday and on his neighbors the rest of the week, the Scotchman who takes communion and everything else he can lay his hands on, and the Irishman who doesn't know what he wants and won't be satisfied until he gets it." ?Mirror. v5 or 6 doses "666" will cure any case of Chills and Fever. Price, 25c. FOR COLUMBIA POSTOFFICE. Congressman Lever Asks Appropriation of Half Million. Washington, June 1.?Congressman A. F. Lever introduced a bill fjr an appropriation of $500,000 for the postoffice building at Columbia, an appropriation for $75,000 for the site for this building having been carried in the last public building act through the efforts of Mr. Lever, and now that the site has been selected on the capital square it is Mr. Lever's purpose to work for a large appropriation in order that a building may be erected in keeping with the buildings of the neighborhood. He hopes to be able to get at least as much as is provided for in his bill, which would be sufficient to give Columbia a magnificent building. At the proper time he will take the matter up with the authorities in Columbia with the purpose of getting from them data as to the commercial importance of the city which he may use with the committee on public buildings and grounds in behalf of the bill, consideration or wnicn win not be had until the next regular session. COBWEB SKIRT SEEN IN N. Y. Another Extreme of Fashion That Causes Rubbernecking. New York, June 2.?No one really could tell whether it was a harem skirt minus the skirt or only the hobble part of the other kind of the latest sensational gown, but there were few persons in Riverside Drive the other afternoon who missed it. Occupans of carriages and automobiles craned their necks and dignified men and women on promenade halted. Young and old viewed the spectacle, a beautiful young woman who wore what was promptly called the cobweb skirt. The fine weather of the morning and early afternoon brought out many things that had been concealed all winter, and, of course, the summer costumer had not been idle. Three attractive youn^ women paraded out of One Hundred and Tenth street about 4 o'clock in ail their glory of new silk, filmy gowns, queenly long parasols and tilting hats. They walked out to the brow of the little hill that juts into the Drive and stood at the head of the steps as if in doubt whether to descend. And just then the beautiful sunlight. The two outer girls attracted no undue attention, but the center one ?well, some of Solomon's wives might possibly have been arrayed as she. Her cream silk gown, speckled with little red things, was certainly the cobwebbiest creation that has made its appearance in the Drive this season. It was not heavy enough to put a weight on one's mind and #ie briefer the mention of its length the more appropriate. Of course she may have been on her way home from some comic opera rehearsal and have left a few things behind, but there she was out in the cold, cruel world, and right up where almost everyone could see her. Her outer garment seemed to fade in the sunlight into only a haze, floating around a dark silhoutted statue. "I'm coming to New York every Sunday afternoon," was the verdict of a man who said his home was in Cohoes. SOUTH CAROLINA ENTERPRISES. Four Charters Issued:?Charleston Lumber Concern in List. Columbia, June 1.?The Big Salkehatchie Cypress Company, of Charleston, has been chartered with a capital of $300,000. The company will engage in the lumber business. H. B. Hewes is president; R. H. Dowman, vice president; R. L. Montague, secretary. The People's Uin uompany, ui Pageland, has been chartered, capital $10,000. The officers are: R. >H. Blakeney, president; M. H. Dawkins, secretary; P. H. Avant, vice president. The Heath Springs Mercantile Company, capital $25,000, has been chartered. The officers are: H. D. Heath, president; S. W. Heath, vice president; D. M. Jones, secretary. The Citizens' Insurance and Brokerage Company, of Williamston and Pelzer, has been chartered, with a capital of $10,000. The officers are: John A. Hudgens, president; B. B. Gossett, vice president; R. E. Tollison, secretary. Fortunate Pig. Atlanta, June 1.?Ever hear of a pig having a valet? 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