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S1.50Per Year M rs. T hco. A lire Huisples kit son, S^culptrvsM. TIIK Ml NUT KM W MOXI MKXT, Fraiiiin^liani, MassacliuscllN. T wns on April lr>, 1775, tlmt the patri otic citizens of Con cord and Lexington fought the first fig lit and burned the II rat powder In the strug gle for liberty and freedom from tyr anny. In those two towns once ft year (hose stirring events are celebrated with all the en thusiasm accorded to the celebration of the King's Hlrthday by the Urlt ons, tho bit tor foos of these samo towns 132 years ago. H 11 1 April 18, or the night of the 1 Nth, ia just as much Included in tills annual observance as Patriots' J>ay Itself. "Lantern Night" it !: called, from the fact that on t li night of April 18, 177.r>, a lantern was bung in t lie belfry of the North Church to worn the country around that Brit ish soldiers wero on their way. At thnt time, although tho country nbout Boston and Chnrlestown won thickly settled, there were no tall I buildings, smokestacks and grnin ! elevators intervening to hide the light j from view, and the lantern nerve;! j its purpose well. in these days the feeble rays of ;i j lantern in tho old North Church i could hardly be distinguished froii the neighboring housetops. Hut "Lantern Night" has more than the mere hanging of ft warning light to commend it to history. At mi luight oil the lttth of April, 177T?, I'aul Revere, the daring patriot, made his famous ride on horseback to arouse the sleeping farmers and townspeople with the warning that the P.rltish soldiers were on the way to seize the powder and stores hidden away In Concord. However much the facts and de tails of this ride may he disputed ? ami there have arisen a legion of critics and carping historians who deny the authenticity of much of the story? the youth of the land will be more than willing to accept it as given to the world in the linos of Longfellow, which thrill and stir every one who reads them. Hut kI not? denials have arisen, it may be well to state the facts as plain, unvarnished history gives them. As a matter of fact, while it is popularly believed that the lantern was hung In the belfry of the North Church to signal the direction token by the Rrltteh to Paul Revere, who was waiting across the river for the signal, Paul Revere had no need of such a signal. He had accurate in formation regarding tho route to be traversed by the Rritish. Tlu? lan tern was placed there to warn others, that they might spread the alarm nlso, especially if Revere was ta!cen prisoner. Paul Rpvercporforniod a great and lasting service to his country when CillUST CHURC1I, BOSTON, he took that famous rldo. . It was a difficult service. He was likely any moment to run into a detach ment of British soldiers. His horse might stumble on the dark, rough roads and throw its rider with a broken neck. To the surefooted ness of the steed and the luck and daring of the horseman this country may be said to owe its existence as ft free and independeut nation. Revere's own story of his ride per haps best explains the events that occurred that night. He sayS: "On Tuesday evening a number of soldiers were observed marching to ward the bottom of the Common. About 10 o'clock Dr. Warren sent in great haste for me, and begged that 1 would immediately set out for Lex ington, where Hancock and Adams were, and acquaint them of the move ment, and that it was thought they were the objects. When I got to Dr. Warren's house, I found that he had 3cnt an express by land to Lexing ton ? a Mr. William Dawes. The Sunday before, by desire of Dr. War ren, I had been to Lexington, to Hancock and Adams, who were at the Rev. Mr. Clark's. I returned at night to Charlcstown. There I agreed with a Colonel Conant and some other gentlemen that if the British went out by water, we should show two lanthorns in the North Church steeple, and if by land ?no as a sig nal; for we wero apprehensive it would be difficult to cross the Charles River or to get over Boston Neck. I left Dr. Warren, called upon a friend and desired him to make the signals. "I then went home, took my boots and surtout, went to tha north part of the town, where I kept a boat. Two friends rowed mo across Charles River, a little to the east of where the Somerset man-of-war lay. It was then young flood, the ship was wind ing and the moon was rising. ^Thoy landed me on the Charlestown tide. When 1 got into town I met Colonel Conant ami several others. They said they had seen our signals. I told them what was acting, and we went to get a horse of Deacon Larkln." With the horse speeding him along, Paul Revere soon reached Lexing ton, where ho aroused Hancock and Adams. On his way to Concord, he j was captured by four British ofTscers. While their prisoner, a volley fired by Colonial militiamen frightened them, and they abandoned their cap tive, after taking his horse. Revere then footed It to Woburn, back to Lexington and on to Concord, where ho saw the mcmorablo?conflict. Soma years ago, during one of the Patriots' Day celebrations, It was de Rchoolhouse, Now London, Conn. Where Nathan Hale was teaching in 177(1 when he received his commis sion as captain in the Continental Army. Now owned hy the Kather Ine Gaylord Chapter of the Daugh ters of the American Revolution. Memorable Utterances. The Declaration of Independence lias been in all subsequent history designated as "a document immor tal," and the story of the struggles for American independence comprise the most thrilling incidents related to the revolutionary movement to plant freedom in the New World. History gives honorable place to the utterances of the heroes whoso names are linked with the achievements of the Continental Congress. We quote: WORDS OF THOMAS JRFFERSON: "The God who gave us life gave ue liberty at the same time." "We hold these truths to be self evident. that all men nre created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." "VVe mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sa cred honor." "When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bond? which have connected them with an other, and to assume among the pow ers of the earth the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinion of mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to the separation." ? From the Declara tion of Independence. WORDS OF JOHN ADAMS. "Yesterday the greatest question PAUL REVERE, BOOTED AND SPURRED. cidetl to have the whole program of ( that night gone over ngaln, midnight j ride and all. A rider was fonnd who j consented to make the trip, nnd ho ntnrtcd out as though the llr 1 1 lull ; were really at hl? heels, lie fell off his horse In Med ford Square, how ever, and when he picked himself up concluded to t a! e things more sedate ly. Since then the committee ha? been content with the hanging of the two lanterns In a belfry by the old svrxton. Tlio mat Hi wan white, Tlu' flame wan Iduo. Tlic tit'iit rrarkT rod. Ami Tommy naw tlir stars, whon he i'nmc <1 < >w ti upon liis hr.nl ? I'aiilino France* Caiii}>, wa;? decided which over was debated in America, and a greater perhaps never was, nor will he, decided among men. A resolution was parsed without one dissenting colony, that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to he, free and Independ ent States."? From a Letter to Ills Wife. Till-: (JI.OKlOl'S FOrilTlf. (iii IliiiK (lie Starry Itiiniiet' out. The Knil'letn of the Free; ( to turn the Ka^e loose to Scream For I s ami Liberty! Oil. nay .Ain't iltis the Pits Of |):,v<? And don't we jro the MrenuoUN ways To t ??! I the world Our Manner is unfurled? v Sure. M ike. And (Siuneppe an1' Mill and Frit* And Ali and l^an and Wing Lee and Sainho And Hut that's in a name? We're all Fourt hofjnlvern And \vp j^rt there just the name. We are a hand of brothers I "nited here to make Thi't land our land one land, And pivo tin- re-t the shake. Oee. whi/.! j And hv// and ti/./.J What a Country o?r<? i.-t! i Ain't it ? ? W. .1. liainpt'Hi. i?? the New York I World. PALMCTTO AFFAIRS Occurrences of Intereat From Al Over South Carolina MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS A. Batch of Lire Paragraphs Coher ing a Wide Kange ? What is Qoing On in Our 8tate. Hail Storm Does Damag*. Gaffney, Speoial. ? Quite a des tructive hail storm pussed near Gaff ney Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Several farms near the city were bnil ly damaged. Mr. O. P. Hill superin tendent of the county farm, savs that he has 26 acres in corn, which was almost entirely stripped. Mr. Hill does not think it will innkc anything to speak of. Several crops of cotton in his neighborhood were badly dam aged. Among them was thsit of John Painter, Campbell Bros., B. G. Clary and others. Fortunately the damaged area it small. The cloud from which the hail came did not look at all dan gerous and the people were astonished that so much destruction could be contained in such a small compass. The hail was as large as pigeon's eg^s and covered the ground to the depth of two or three inches. Petitions For Pardons. Gov. Ansel has received three peti tions for pardons, all to be referred to the State pardon board which meets next month. The lirst was from Jerry Tolliver, a negro sent tip from Mnroion county for assault with itent to ravish. The sentence was three years and Tolliver has served nearly two of the.m. Another assault case for which a petition was received was from Win. Lewis, n negro, sent up for life from Chester county for cu n innl assault in 1H94. Both the negro girl who was the prosecutor and lier father sign the petition. The other petition was from .Fule Gillespie of Laurens, who is serving a sentence <.P two and one-half years for larceny of live stock. Will Add 20,000 Spindles to Finish ing Plant. Gaffney, Special. ? The Gaffney Manufacturing Company declared a 1 ?emi-annual divufc-ud of 4 m*r cent This is one per cent, better tnan they , have been doing for several years. ' It also decided to illl the finishing plant with machinery which will add j 20,000 spindles to the plant. Thin will make nearly 100,000 swindles for since okooa-hebflk SI1KDL lllil) KH the entire plant. President T. K. Moore hnn demonstrated two things since he took charge of the proper ty ? one being that the (Jaffney Man ufacturing Company is one of the best propertiw In the piedmont sec tion and the other is that he is or| of the best mill presidents in the en tire State. Insurance Losses. j According to reports made to The i Insurance Press by regular life insur ance companies fraternal orders and ' asociafions, the amount of claims paid , in South Carolina during 1000 was i $2,381,003. These payments do not | includc dividends paid to polievhold i ers, values on surrendered policies or j annuitants. From a detailed statc J ment of the sums paid in South Cr.ro lina, the larger claims were paid m the following towns: Charleston $410,073, Columbia $113,004. Newber ry $40,001, (Ireetiville $20,.~>00, .lones ville $23,000. Henuettsvvlle $20,102 Camden $18,440, Spartanburg $18,105 Sumter $17,204,Pickens #13,020,Ches ter $12,340, Anderson $12,000, Dar lington $11,800, (ieorgetto\vw $10,470. Prof. Eiwin J. Drchcr Dead. I.exington, Special. ? Prof. Kdwin .1. Dreher, one ?? t' the most prominent educators in the county, died at liis home here at an early hour Thursday morning, having been ill only a short while. The funeral services by his pastoi4 Hev. \V. II. Miller, were held at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, of which the deceased was a leading and influential member, at <5 o'clock , Thursday afternoon and the inter i ment was at the family plot in the I ?emetery. Set on Pi re by Lighting. Itock Hill, Special. ? Thursday afternoon, during the progress of the small tliuuderstorm which occurred at about r> o'oelock the resilience of Mr. John Carter, about one mile east of Leslies station six miles below here was struck by lighting, set on lire and the house, with its contents consum ed entirely. There was no insurance and the loss is a great one to Mr. Car ter. I N'.'-O MP R KH EN SI BLB. Willie ? -V.V'nt does moiumcr moan by Bernard Sluiw and Henry James, pop? IT.s Father ? Uu-fc, my son! You're . not old enough to understand such things. ? Puck. Greenville Grants Franchises. Greenville, Special. ? The Grcen ville city council has granted fran chises to the South Carolina Public Service Corporation, the Greenville Anderson Interurhau ami a proposed lino from Greenville to Williamson. The franchises arc carefully iicdsrcd with safe-guards ami a tax is provid ed after a certain number of years. High School For Kershaw. Kershaw, Special. ? The election held at this place on the proposition to establish a high school was carried without any opposition ? 11 votes. Ersady Kills Three Children. New York, Special. ? Brandy given them by their mother to alleviaio their sufferings from seasickness caused the death of three children on the steamer Crtiie during tlie voyago which citded here. The ship's phy sician ascribed death to alcoholic poisoning. The bodies wee buried at sea. The children ami their mother embarked at St. Mieheal's, Azores. Capt. Hovrcll Transferred. Charleston. Special.-- -Capt. George I'. Howell, <oip.; ? 5 i" engineers, U. S. A., i:i charge of tl;e river and harbor \V(.rl: in South Carolina is to bo shortly ordered to Honolulu, it is un derstood and a new ol'.icer will be feat to < liarl<*!on to Hi e charge of 1i;e department., Capt. Howell litis inc.; in charge <;?' the river and har bor >? '1 it S Carolina since May, 1!K"", having ivaccecded ("apt. .Tames C. 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