The Marlboro democrat. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, February 06, 1903, Image 4

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A GREAT SOLDIER. thurles ?fran?ifl Ad?i??? on Gen. ftobe?t Edward Leo. SAYS HIS HUMANITY IN ARMS And His Scrupulous Hegnrd for tho Most Advanced littles oi'Clvil fzod Wm 'lilli! Kn title Hint to Kndurhig Kaine. tfue Hon Chas. Fiances Adams, of Boston, Mass.', f?t his address at the Coi federate banquet in New York re cently, on the life and character of Gen. Robt. Edward Lee, said: "Mr. Commander,-Oflleers and Mem-> bel's of tho Confederate Veteran Camp bf New York: A New Englander, by birth, descent, tradition, name and on - Vironment closely associated with Massachusetts, 1 was a Union soldier from 1801 to 18G5, and the one boast I make in life was, and is, and will ever be that I also bore arms and confront-1 .Vr cd the Confederacy, and helped to des troy it Formerly of the Army of thc Potomac, through long years 1 was in tent on the overthrow of the Army of Northern Virginia. "So far, more-1 over as that great pastis concerned, having nothing to regret, to excuse or to extenuate, 1 ara yet here on this day to respond to a sentiment in honor of the military leader once opposed to us-a Virginian and a Confederate. . Nor, all this being thus and so, if asked why I am here, would the an swer be far to seek. Primarily, asa Massachusetts man, I confess toa feel ing of special kindliness towards two | other states of thc Union-two of thc originial thirteen, above all thc other present'forty and live-South Carolina and Virginia. Those, with Massa chusetts, I hold to have been, essen-1 tially, pivotal states. Communities peculiarly prolitio of men the ex ponents of ideas-fi om them have "?* gone forth those migrating columns I which met in licrcc grapple foi thc [ maintenance and thc ascendancy of that in which they believed. "So, if 1 may be permitted Hist to say a word personal to myself; when, thc other day-scarcely a month ago - I was called on to speak in Charleston toan audience cf South Carolinians, i 1 responded at once; and 1 did so be cause my heart went out to them as those of my countrymen to whom 1 laid once beeu most "bitterly opposed countrymen still, though 1 had come to know that, tis focmcn, they were men of whom it behooved us most to take heed. As exponents of their ideas-right atj.d' wrong-Massachu setts and South Carolina were peers. They had not followed; they had lcd. "And so-as I told them-fully eori "*">-'' scious that I was walking on ashes still hotr, in the very creator ot what had within all our memories been thc most terrific volcano of a century walking there amid sulphurous mem ories. I chose for my theme thc con stitutional et hics of secession. In a wholly dispassionate spirit, 1 address ed myself toit asa purely academic question; but 1 wanted to know whether thc time bad indeed conic when the old friendly feeling was re-j stored, and the r?esel a former genera tion con id again talk together calmly andas brethren over issues once burn ing. Thc reception of what 1 said justified my faith in those to winnie 1 said it. Never have 1 incl with more cordial welcome-never tlitl I receive a more fraternal response. "Next came the Confederate vet erans of New York: they called, and lam herc. Ab this banquet given in honor of thc memory of Robert E. Lee I am asked to respond to a sent imcnt in his honor, and, without reservat ion, 1 do so; for, as a Massachusetts man. 1 see in him exemplilicd those lofty ele ments of personal character, which, typifying virginia, made Washington possible. ?-Tho possession of such 'i'v qualities by'^h opponent eaimot'hut t&m?? "" -"?;v- .ia:rwitii??>-i?ien, were worthy of him, -??J1' and of those,y?'hom he typified. It was ; , 'T- a great company, that old, original thirteen; and in thc front rank of that company Virginia, Massachusetts and South Carolina stood conspicuous. So I recognize a peculiar fellowship be tween them-the fellowship of those who have both contended shoulder to shoulder, and fought face to face. "This, however, is of thu past. Its issues arc settled never to bc raised again. But, no .matter how we may discuss thc rights and the wrongs of a day that is dead-its victories and defeats-one thing is clear beyond dis pute-victor and vanquished- -Confed erate and Unionist-thc descendants of those who between 1801 and 1805, wore the gray and of t hose who wore the blue-enter as essential and as equal factors into thc national life which now is, and in future isle bc. Not more so Puritan anti Cavalier in England-the offspring of Cromwell and Stratford's descendants. Wit h us, as with them, thc individual exponent s of either side became intime common property, and equally thc glory ol" all. "So 1 am here this evening-as 1 have said, a Massachusetts man as well as a member ol' the Loyal Legion to do honor to thc memory of him who was chief among those once set. in array against us. Of him. what shall I say? Essentially a solldlcr, as a soldier Robert E. Lee was a many-sided man. 1 might speak of him as a strategist: but, ol' Ibis aspect, of thc man, enough has perhaps been said. 1 might refer to thc respect, t he confi dence and love with which he inspired those under his command. 1 might dilate on his restraint in victory: Iiis resource and patient endurance in the face of adverse lori une; the serene dignity with which lie, in the. end, triumphed over defeat. Hut, passing over all these well-worn themes. I shall confine myself lo I hal one al I ri butc of his which, recognized in a soldier by an opponent, I cannot hut regard as his surest an 1 loftiest title lo enduring fame. 1 refer to his humanity in arms, and his scrupulous regard for t hc most advanced rules of civilized warfare. "On this point, two views I am well aware have been taken from thc be ginning, and still are advanced. < >n thc one side il. iscoulcndcd that, war fare should be strictly confined to com batants, and its horrors and devasta tions brought; within the narrowest limits-that private property should be respected, and devastation and viol ence limited lo 1 hal necessary lo over come armed opposition at thc vital points of conflict. This by some. Lui. on thc other hand, it is insisted thal such a method of procedure is mere cruelty in disguise thal wara! best is hell, and that true humanity lies in exaggerating that, hell lo such an extent as lo make it unendurable. Ly so doing, it is forced toa speedy end. On this issue, 1 stand with Lee. More over, looking back over Hie awful past -replete with man's inhumanity to man-I insist, thal thc verdict of his tory Is distinct. That war is hell at best, then make it Indi indeed -thal cry is not, original with us far from it, it echoes down the ages, 'fake Lu rope for example. Let me cite two in stances, separated by haifa century, and two names which have comedown to us loaded with execration and sunken decpin in fa univ thc instances -the repeated and complete devasta tion of what was known as thc I'alafi nate, once during the war ol' Thirty Years and against t he order of Louis Fourteenth the name.-. Tilly and Mclac "You have heard of Tilly, and of I lie sack of Magdeburg, Tilly fully be lieved in making war hell-fast, furb r. Vi.TiiTrVTaftirm*Mn*- ITIBMI'^""TririYittl ous and -bloody. HJs orders Wero to kill aria burn,-burn und kill, and burn and kW again.. He wanted rib prison? ersr-und nolie were mude, The inore Iiis subordinates killed and the more tiley burned, tho better - he Was pleased. Ho wished the Palatine to be made a howling wilderness'' It is a familiar story-a lamentation and an ancient tale of wrong; and you remem ber Its outcome. Even today, a's; wo read tho story of those horrors " cen turies gone, wo thrill with vindictive pleasure when the humano Gustavus Adolphus sprang into the arena, and bore down bell's advocate in hopeless defeat and irrevocable death. ''Again, iifty years later, the same gospel of hell is proclaimed and en forced. Once more the Palatinate ls devastated by sword and lire. War is hell-then make it hell, indeed-and have it over. They did make it hell but was it over? Was . it shortened even? A Frenen general, Melac by name, acting for Louis XIV, repeated Tilly's work; lie could not improve it. Ile also believed that to carry on war, disguise it as wc may, it is to be cruel. It is to kill and burn, burn and kill; and again kill and burn. Tho 'great monarch' desired him also to bear himself as to leave on thc inhabitants of thc Palatinate au impression that future generations would know bc liad been there. Ile did so bear himself. "What was the result? Hell was in deed let loose; but so was hate. Was thc war made shorterV No; not by an hour, lt was simply mude needlessly bitter, brutal and barbarous. To this day thc ruins of Heidelberg remain richie's monument. Remembered to be cursed-pilloried with Tilly-his name is in thc Palatinate household word. Six generations o? men have sinc,3 passed,and, today, with those of Hie seventh, Melac is a name there given to dogs. Many of you have doubtless stood, as have I, on the still shattered and crumbling battlements of Heidelberg, looking out over the peaceful valley of thc Necker, and listening lo its murmering dow. Thir ty years ago I was tb ere, and 1 vividly recall a little incident strikingly illus trative of thc exact opposite ol what I am herc today t o say of Lee. A por trait of Melac hung in thc gallery of the castle, lt hangs there now, or did so riot more than a year or two ago; but when 1 saw it li rsl, in 1872, it bore an inscript ion, an inscription eloquent of hate. Melac had, in March, l(?8i?, blown up the castle, burned the town, and devastated the surrounding coun try-given future generations to know ho had been there. A Frenchman, he made war hell lo thc German. Near ly two centuries later the turn of Ger many came. Then, in 1870, devastat ing France, they indicted on the French t he misery and shame of Sedan; they besieged and e.iptured Paris. Two years afterwards, in 1872, 1 read this inscription in letters large and black beneath thc portrait of Melac at Hei delberg: 'hisn. Vergolten. 1871.' They had indeed been given cause to remem ber; nor had tbey forgotten. The debt, two centuries old, liad been computed with interest; and payment exacted in blood and Hame. "Asan American-as an ex-soldier of t hc Union-as one who did his best in honest, even light, to destroy that fragment of the army of thc Confeder acy to which bc found himself opposed - I rejoice, that no such hatred at taches lo Hie name of Lee. Reckless of life lo at tain thc legitimate ends of war, he sought to mitigate its horrors. Opposed io bim at Gettysburg, I here, forty years later, do him justice. No more creditable order ever issued from a commanding general t han t hat for mulated and signed by Robert B. Lee as, at the close or .lune, 18(1:?-, bc ad vanced on a war of invasion. 'Nc greater disgrace,' he. then declared, 'can befall thc army and through it our whole people, than the perpetra tion ol* barbarous outrages upon thc innocent and defenseless. Such pro treed i tigs not only disgrace the per pe trat ors and all connected with them but arc subversive of the discipline and ellicieiicy of tho'anny, auddes t.motive of tbc ends of our movement I i must bc remembered that we maki war only on armed men.' Lee did not like Tilly and Mclac.exhort his follow eis lo kill and ."-?nrn- -? nd, burn and lclll and again kill rn; to make wa iU/dUsjieJ?M >ilalm wain.. . n?prTs He did: not cn join it upon bb .'"?jra as a duty t< cause thc people of Tennsylvanla ti remember they hart been there, thank heaven lie (ltd not. Ile at least t hough a Confederate in arms,was stil an American, and nola Tillv nor; Melac. "And bore, as a soldier of t he Arm; of thc Potomac, let ino bear my test! mony to such of thc Army of Northen Virginia as may now be present While war at best is bad, yet its neces sary and unavoidable badness was no in that campaign enhanced. In scope and spirit, Lee's order was observed and I cou bl if a hostile force ever ad va need in an enemy's country, or fcl back from it in retreat, leaving bobine il less cause of bate and bitternes Iban elie! the Anny of Northern Vii' ginia in that memorable campai",! which culminated at Get tysburg. Ile cause he was a soldier. Lee did no feel it incumbent upon him to prc claim himself a brute, or to exhort hi followers to brutality. "I have paid my tribute. One won more and 1 have done. Some si months ago, in a certain academic ad dress at Chicago, I called lo mind th fact, t hat a statue of Oliver Croinwel now stood in t he yard of Parliamcn House in London, close to that histor ic hall of Westminster, from t he roo of which his severed heart had one looked down. Calling to mind th st range changes ol' feeling evinced b i he memory of t hat grinning skull an thc presence of that image of hroiv/.c reineinboring that Cromwell, one traitor and regicide, stood now coi spicuous among England's worthies and most honored-I asked, 'wh should it not also in t ime, lie so wit Lee? Why should not his (Milgy, erce on his charger and wearing t hc Insii nia of his Confederate rank, gaze froi his pedestal across thc Potomac af Hi Virginia shore, and his once elearl loved home at Arlington?' Ile, too, one of the precious possessions of wini is an essential factor in t hc ?afio t hal now is, and is lo be. ".My suggest inn was met willi an ai s wer io which I would now make r< ply. ll was object eel that such a nu moria! was to lie provided from tl nat ional treasury, and that Lee, edi caled af West, Point, holding for yea thc commission of flic United Slate had borne anns against thc nat?o. The rest I will not here repeat. Tl Hung was pronounced impossible. '. Now lei nie here explain myself. never supposed that Robert F. Lee statue in Washington would be proi ded for by an appropriat ion from tl national treasury. 1 did not:wish lt; do not I hinlc it ??Ming. Indeed, I < not rate, high statutes erected by a of congress, and paid for by publ money. They have small significant Least* ol' all would 1 suggest such one in the case of Leo. Nor was it wil h Cromwell. His efllgy is a priva gift. placed where il is by act of p; liiuncnf. So, when thc finie ls ri| should il be willi Lee. and the til will conic. When it- does come, t Clligy, assigned lo ils place merely 1 itel ol congress,'should bear some su Iiiscript iou as this: 'flip PK RT KOWARI) LICE, Breded by Contribution, i )f I hose who ? Wearing Hie Pine or Wearing t Gray, Recognize [tri 1 liant. M ll i lar j Achievements and Lofty ('bar act er, Honor ( ! real ness and Humanity in War, and Devotion and Dig nity In De feat," 'WINTHKOP ?OKOl?HBHlPS llilincd froth r?fty*?buf Dollar? to Ono Hundred Dollars. In tbe House on Friday Mr. Rich ards' bill to iuereaso thc amount) of each scholarship at Winthrop college from $44 to $100 was taken up. Mr. Stuckey of Lee county favored the bill. It is a business proposition. The .State has already established the scholarships. The question is shall these scholarships be provided Tor in ample manner. Mr. Laney or Chestertleld while ad mitting that the scholarships at $44 exclude poor girls* yet he could not vote for the $100 scholarships unless the bill be so amended that the poor and needy girls arc to be benelltted. Mr. Towlll believed In the higher institutions of learning and their splendid work, but he could not vote for this bill as Winthrop is asking for a $(10,000 appropriation this year and he could not favor so many increased appropriations. Mr. Pollock introduced an amend ment that not more than one from a family can enjoy scholarships at Win throp. He objected to some families monopolizing all the scholarships at Winthrop. His amendment (which is identical with the provisions as to thc Citadel scholarships) was adopted. In reply to Mr. Towill, Mr. Moses stated that Winthrop college is not asking for this legislation, but it is recommended by friends of the college without solicitation. Mr. Tatum offered an amendment that this scholarship fund should be included in the regular appropriation. Mr. D. (). Herbert declared that there is a great deal of complaint tbat the poorer people arc littlcbenelitted by "thc appropriations to State col leges. Mr. Dowling of Hamberg warned tile house of lastycar's dclicit of$:i00, 000 in thc State treasury. Mr. Barron advocated the billon its own merits but opposed Mr. Tatum's amendment as striking at the neces sary appropriation for Winthrop. Mr. Dorroh proposed an amendment that all free scholarships in all State institutions be considered as loans from the State to be repaid in six years. Mr. Dorrah said this would stop so much cant about charity. Let the beneficiaries repay the State. Mr. Pollock objected that thc Win throp girls expect to become married, and that if mortgaged to the college for six years they would be embar rassed thereby. Mr. Dorroh's amendment was lost. Mr. Tatum's amendment was adopt ed by a vote of 01 to 47. Tho com mittee amendment was also adopted. When the bill was amended in so many particulars, Mr. Cooper made the mo t on to indelinitely postpone. Tula was lost by a vote of 41) to 02 and the bill was then ordred to third reading. Following arc the main provisions or the bill: That the trustees shall have author ity Lo assign thc scholarships. Fach county shall have as mn ny scholarships as it has members of thc house or representatives-thc aggre gate being 124. Facli scholarship is valued at S100, and is to be awarded upon competi tive examination by thc State board of education. The total amount for these scholar ships ($12,400) is to be paid out of the annual appropriation for thc college. !No person shall be permitted to ap ply for nor shall receive any such scholarship when any sister of said applicant shall have held such scholar ship. And the provision which, it is al leged, proposes to keep girls whose .Lfathflrs atfilijiancfol ly responsible gjgjg sC?nd?ng~7jn the .way~T5r^p0?r~'giris reads: ''Theapplicants shall make to the board Of trustees proof, upon cer tificate of auditor and treasurer of their respective counties, of their iinancial inability to attend college, and shall receive from said board per mission to enter the competitive ex amination." A <?ooil Law. I ii thc State Senate last Friday morning Mr. Slauland's toy pistol bill came up fora third reading. Thc bill as it passed the Senate prohibits thc sale or giving away of toy pistol cartridges or caps. Senator Bagsdalc, of Florence, wanted to exempt pistols shooting paper caps from the provi sions of the bill, but Senator McLeod, of Lee County, made a brief address full of good sense and with an eye to tue future. He said it was time to instil in tho minds of thc boys that a pistol ls something to bc let alone, lt is an easy step from the toy pistol to a 22 calibre, to a ?2 calibre and so on, and it ls a good time now to cease to encourage thc formation ot a most dangerous habit. Thc amendment was killed by practically a unanimous vote and the bill passed and was sent to tlie house, where it should bc pass ed without delay, as it is a good law. DclcentCH Appointed. Governor Heyward Thursday re ceived a letter rrom W. S. Crandall, secretary of the American Hoad Ma leers' Association, requesting him to appoint ten delegates to attend thc International Good Hoads Congress, to be held in connection witli the an imal meeting of the American Hoad .Makers' Association, In Detroit, M (chi., on Feb. 13 and 14. In response to this request thc governor lias appoint ed President F. H. Hyatt, of the South Carolina Good Hoads Associa tion, of Columbia; J. R. Scegle, Greenville: W. A. Dowling, Darling ton H. W. Mitchell, Jr., Charleston; John S. Holt, Laurens; H. C. Johnson, .lr., Georges; Col. T. J. Moore, ttpar Lanburg; 15. H. Mullins, Marion; C. H. I). Mums, Walhalla; D', .1. (?. L. White, Chester. A Fatal Disputo. 1 Tilomas Lynch, a resident td* Brook ; lyn, stabbed James Golden to death Thursday in Brooklyn. The men j quarreled over the conviction of Coli , Lynd) on the charge of treason. ; Lynch, who is not related to thc for . mer member of parliament, declared i the conviction of lils namesake was an ! outrage and that it would have been ; helter to kill tifLy Englishmen that to carry out thc sentence of death passed on Col. Lynch hy thc British ; court. Golden resented this and li i light followed in which thc formel i was killed. Lynch was arrested. Gol den was an Englishman. A Wn'riiluR ?Ivon. Cider of Police Daly of Columbi; lias received a letter rrom thc publish ors or "Judge" warning the publh : against a swindler representing him seir to bc a subscription agent roi that company. The rellow calls him self "H. Lindell"und has been op?rai, lng in thc southern cities. Ile ii abolit medium height with black hail and moustache. Lindell is also solicit, ing advertising, always willi inoncj in advance. _..'.J u . : ' ' v;--v :-j^---: STEALING FEOM"THE ?f1|LD9. AU ?il'dlV C'naea Turtled <?Vc? Jko' tile Magistrates. J Oil Thursday Senator Doutas'.bill to make stealing from the lle?rra mat ter for Magistrates' Courts was taken lip in tlio House. Mr. Lyles explained that the chief purpose w.as to save farmers trouble tn going to Cuurt for such small thefts and the Magistrates' Courts could easily dtsposo of such matters. Mr. Laney explained that these cases went- before the magistrates un til 181)1 and it was by a mere over sight that such cases were taken out ol' the jurisdiction of magistrates. Mr. Tatum and Mr. Dennis urged that tho negro thief who stole from tlie lield was nut afraid of the Magis trates' Courts and a thirty-day sent ence, but they we're afraid of walting in jail until Court met and then re ceiving a long sentence. Mr. Moss, of Orangeburg, said thc farmers were willing to go to Court to see that severe punishment was in flicted on those who stolo from the held. The Magistrates' Court is not sn til ci en l protection. Mr. Lofton and Mr. DcVorc opposed thc bill and wanted thu law ieft un changed. Mr. Sarratt, of Cherokee?" made a clear argument in favor of thc bill. Mr. Forde said he was a fdr inner, bul he wanted less trouble in <-if,ping after the thieves from the it?&V' {">Q favor ed the bill. " Mr. Wingo favored thc 'pill as a matter of economy. Mr. Peurifoy urged that tuc produc ers wanted the bill. What was want ed was quick punishment. The bill was on the right line and ought tn pass. Mr. Hanks, of Newberry, favored the bill. He bad live bushels of corn stolen from bis Held, but did not bother to take the thief to Court, but if the magistrate could' have disposed of the case bc would have prosecuted the fellow. Mr. Jeremiah Smith opposed thc bill because it reduced the punish ment. His people wanted the protec tion of a high punishment. Dr. Mack said the present law was a good one and it was unwise to tinker with a good law. Mr. Pollock moved to indefinitely postpone thc bill. After an hour's discussion the House reached a vote. Mr. Tatum asked for the yeas and nays, which resulted, by 4il to 50 in a refusal to kill thc hill. Mr. I). (). Herbert urged that it would bc a great mistake to pass tills bill'. It would be unwise to make any changes in tbe present law. The heavier the punishment the greater the avoidance of tbe crime. The bill seeks to reduce thc penalty from a maximum of live years to thirty days, the magistrales' jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of the magistrates cannot bc increased without a constitutional amendment. His people thought a severe punishment would defer the committing of the crime. This change is unwise and unsafe. There was another call for the yea and nay vote, and again by a vote of 48 to 58 the House refused to strike out the enacting words of the bill. Tbc bill was amended so as to make thc punishment not less than thc ex treme limit. The idea was to impose thc full thirty days or one hundred dollars' linc, and givejjPdlscrelion td tho Magistrates' Cour'g? ! reduce the line to less thau ih.'p ixl mu m of thirty days or one -\ :ed dollars' line. Thc bill was, after *e than an hour's consideration, id. to its third reading, lt r/ at cases of theft from ~M" : tried Vvi"_ft-sir?* i ".V. Court of <3cri?rui ?u v'nttrV thc bill.as adopted i*. ..shment is to be lixed at thirty dajsjor one bun dled dollars. ] It In Not Needed. A bill recently intrciuce.1 in thc Pennsylvania Legislatute "to provide a commission and appropriation to erect, in co-operation with the State of Virginia, an equestrian statue ol' General Hubert E. Lee on the battle Held of Gettysburg" has given the tbree-for-a-quarter statesmen of that State a chance to show their teeth andjabuse tbe Sou tbe rn people. The originator of the .scheme was Col. A. McClure, who was for many years editor of tile Philadelphia Times and who was during thc war a gallant Union ofiicer. Wc recognize thc fact that Col. McClure was actuated by none save the purest motives',, and that his sole purpose was to give the South and her great chieftain the same place on the lield of Gettysburg which they occupied when it was swept by shot and shell, aud when brave men faced tbeir brothers for a cause each believed to be. just. Hut we dislike very much to see the name of Lee so placed that an opportunity is given to very small nun to sneer at ?'the memory of a great man and to show tbeir shallow niinds. Wc would like, to see a monument erected to the immortal Lee on the lieht of Gettys burg if it was put there as a free will offering and paid for hy private funds iii tri bu led liv those who wanted t< thus honor one of the greatest inch this ctumtry has ever produced, but there is no need of a monument tc Lee ot Gettysburg ur elsewhere if it is to be paid for mit of public funds. Such monuments mean nuttung. As the Newberry News and Herald well says ''Lee's greatest, monument is thc deep love and reverence which for bin will ever exist In thc hearts of tin Southern people. What g rea te i monument, or innre enduring, could mortal wish? Thc very monuments which crowd thc Held of Gettysburg, telling Of the glorious deeds of till Northern hosts, tell also of the hero ism of those who wore the gray. Cai glorious deeds be performed in eon qucring a weaker foe, unless a wcakc foe perform deeds more glorious? Tho is the question that will spring to tin lips of each thoughtful person win visits the battlelicld of Gettysburg. This is true, and it is the only kind o a monument that would be appropri ate to the great and glorious Lee The bitterness exhibited by thus who oppose the bill serves only to sho\ thc narrowness of spirit, which stil prevails among some people who liv at thc North and who call thcmsclvc Americans. Such exhibit'nuis of hal does hot hurt, the people of the Sont: or dim thc fame that the civilize world has long since accorded to Get: Kohl. E. Lee as a man, a soldier an a Christian. Ills name will shine o thc pages of American history whet thc little men of the Pchhsylvani, Legislature who now assail his men: ory arc dead and forgotten. Tn nun ls not a negro in eithe branch of thc present general asscin bly. This is the li ist time that thi has been thc case since thc ncgio en tered political affairs In the state. A N?fefo Cook'a Story o?* Crli?lt? hud j S hitor In J?. Thfi British steamer Brunswick, Capt; Brown, from Maranham, Brazil? via Funehal, Island of Madeira, ar rived ab Liverpool Thursday and land ed live survivors of thc British Bark Veronica, Capt. Shaw, iroin Ship Island, Miss., October ii, Tor Montcvi dio, who were picked up at sea by the Bruuswlck befare arriving at Mun dial. The men reported that the Ve ronica was burned at sea December 2D but tho police detained four of them on suspicion of having mutinied and murdered Capt. Shaw and seven oflljecrow of the Veronica, after which they arc alleged to have set lire to the ship. Thc cook of thc Veronica, a colored mau, who was among those who were rescued by the Brunswick, made a statement to Capt. Brown which caused bim tn cable to Scotland Yard. When questioned at Liverpool the [ four seamen said thc Veronica was abandoned because she was on .lire. They added that the chief olllcer and seaman died on board ? of ber, that Capt. Shaw and some of thc crew left in one boat, and that they (the met brought herc by the Brunswick) left tho bark in another lioat ind succeed ed lu reachingCajucira Island Decem ber. 25, i il.a starving condition, after drifting for live days, during which time they subsisted on eleven biscuits and a small barrel or water. Three' says later thc men were picked up by the Brunswick. Thc cook, however, asserts that thc men, lcd by thc boatswain, a German, mutinied and murdered the captain, chief olllcer and others, and threaten ed to kill him if bc betrayed them. After an investigati .n the four See men of thc Veronica were formally cbarujed with murdering seven tif their shipmates. Three of the men in cus tody arc Germans. Thc fourth is an American, William Smith, who ship ped at ii Mississippi port. The llorrihtc Komin. It is a sad commentary upon our civilization that our roads should be in their present condition. There can scarcely be found a unod- road in this county when thc best of weather pre vails, and during a rainy period like that which has continued for the past several weeks, thc roads arc almost impassible. Something is radically wrong when such a state of allai rs exists. Thc trouble lies in thc law under which thc roads arc worked. Wc wish thc Legislature could spend a few days in this county just now ?uni attempt-tu drive over any road in thc county. Wc believe that every member without exception would go back to Conimbia determined to take some action looking towards road liri provemcnt. There is nothing to bc gained by keeping up thc present sys tem. What'we need and what thc people demand is a property tax that sluill bc expended exclusively upon the permanent improvement of the public highways. We have been digging ditches on either side and piling soi l mud in thc centre long enough, and results have long since shown the inadequacy of thc barbarous practice. I'laclieally thc only people who are now kicking against a property tax arc those who have no taxes to pay. There is neither pleasure nor prolit in highways such as wc now have. There is a great deal of pleasure and more prolit in good roads. The only way to secure good roads is to impose a tax upon all property and use the money exclusively' in permanent work. That is what we need and that is what we demand and must have. In view or this question, just now all ochers fade iato.insii^J??sri?e. The ] abo Ve i rom 'ft ie New perry ?ews ?mu? Herald ls along the right linc. Some- ? thing should bc done to improve our j publ ic roads. True Sympathy With Children. There arc many conscientious fathers I and mothers who make themselves ?md their children miserable by taking youthful foibles too seriously, it is tn innate propensity ol' a child possess ed of average good health and spirits to make older people laugh, with him, not at him, but at thc things that I seem amusing to his own sense. And the mother who has the blithe and ready humor lo euler into his fun be comes his most fascinating companion. He heeds her rebukes and bends to her correction without ill feeling, where sternness would arouse his pride and ire, for lie is assured that she is ready to abare all his innocent pranks, und that her disapproval has no foundation in impatience, or in justice. And when thc day arrives that "childish things arc put away," and thc grown men and women look backward to their early home, with what a throb of pleasure they say, when things happen, "Mother would appreciate this: she had the quickest sense of humor of any woman you ever saw!*' Aiid underneath these light words is thc thought, "How happy that dear mother made mc, and how 1 love hei l*' "This Hand Never St rucie ?lie." The Kock Hill Herald says it recent ly heard of thc following touching in cident. A little boy bad died. His body was laid out in a darkened room waiting tobe laid in a cold, lone grave. His alllictcd mother and bereaved sister went to look at thc sweet face ol' the precious sleeper, fin it was beautiful even in dealh. As they stood gazing on Ibo face of one so beloved and cherished, the. lillie girl asked to shake his hand. Thc mother at lust did not think it best, bul, the child repeated the request and .seemed very anxious about it. She took thc cold, bloodless hand ot her sleeping boy and placed it in the hand of his weeping .sister. Thc deal child looked at it a moment, caressed it fondly, and then looked up at her mother t hrough tears of affliction ?UK love, and said, ".Mother, this hand never struck me." What could bi more touching and lovely. This i: the way for lillie boys and girls l< live. A Thlnl Wave The fishing schooners arriving al Mobile, Ala., from Campeche Bank: report that on last Monday night ii tidal wave :sr, feet high swept over UK banks and nearly every boat of Hu Heel was more or less damaged. Ni loss of lite is reported. Tho wave wa from thc south and was reit all aloin tho coast; COLUMBIA LUT SftSM, DOORS, BLINDS f?r**G AND LUMBER, ANY C DR, HATHAWAY. Recognized as the Leading and Most Successful Specialist in His lice tn the United States. My euro ior tilla cllscaso l-s no cu ttl UK or dangerous BI nal attention, and trent lt: tlon and porenosa ls allayed and the canal heal: This dlseaso ls thc eula thc vitality, lt weakens form certainly just as qu any other disease, and their strength ls being d cd, and learn tho causo of your trouble. Send f This horrible discos know just what my bones, ful i I m: hair, < I viii tell you frankly whether or not yo? are i druga.ln aa quick, if not quicker, time than any will bc eradicated from tho syateni forever. Sei Won mc tl dow Stricture tlon and porencsa 1 Varicocele any other disease, ?hi cd, and learn tho caita Blood Poison Diseases of Women to health thousands ot suffering women. Send Chronic Diseases ls equipped with the moat approved X-Kay and Home Treatment countries. Correspondence confidential. J. NEW 88 Inman Building, 22} S. Bloat "Worse than War. According to ligures recently made public 815 persons were killed and 11, 1(52 Injured on American railway lines during a period of three months. This may not be considered an excessive mortality in view of thc large number of persons who daily travel these lines but when it is contrasted with thc further statement that during an en tire year only one person RU tiered death bri thc railways of Great Bri tain, one is forced to pause and in quire thc reason for so vasta differ ence. Thc Atlanta Journal thinks thc reason plain, to-wit, that "it is a much more serious matter to kill a person on an English railroad than it is in America." The Crooks Hold. Charles Howard, Thomas Nolan, Kc I wa rd Dongau and Will McKinley, thc four men arrested some time ago In Columbia charged with robbing postolllces in various parts of the State, were committed to jail in de fault ol'$10.000 bail each tn await trial before United States Court. Hearing was before Commissioner Verrier and over titty witnesses were examined. Thirteen Per Cent. Thc Spartanburg .Iou nial says: '"J bc absolute necessity for the high price of meat lias been demonstrated by the announcement that one of the big packing concerns made iiuprofit of of Kl per cent on a capital 'uf 825, ;Arm,nRu_ ;asr.._.tKiii". -; *>iv? P?'<"?J been lower the packet's could r)ot have made the Ui per cent and that would have been deplorable." SKXATOU McLaurin has sold his heme in Bennettsvillc and it is thought bc will move to the up-coun try, probably lo Greenville. It is more economical arid dura ble and is whiter than any White Lead ever made. Will cover more surface ptuatl im pound, and will not chalk or pee! oil'. All we ask ir. a trial. yon SA MO BY SOUTHEASTERN LIME & CEMENT COMPANY. All classes building material, ?1I?I1LKSTOX, S. 0. 'A < ? a, ITJ W '-> ?A M a O C ? p-; wu '? ._> o I H Jg g a a " . o 3 <i o > J . ^ S 3 O W rt po? 5- P W O Ys VA _.E ^ S ?, 2 o.c:r Carolina Portland r.PmO?lt Ci) CHARLESTON vV^yill V,U., South Carolina Gager's While Lime, Cements, Fii Bricks, Terra Cotta ripes. -27-Iv. ^BER ? MrO. GO. ?U|f\INTITY. t>?a, S. G. Th? specialist.ii now indispensable. In nil walks o? life Mierc 11 a demand Vor t??o vlio can do ono particular flin : better than any ono else.and such a man i i ono who liss confine its endeavor to, anJ centered all of hlj energy and ability on the .:^el?It> ha has chosen for hijl: lie's work. EarfX in my professional career I realized that Chrot'i?o Dit'^ci were, not Loin" riven thc ...lennon wine;? thclt Itnportanco warranted. I saw th.-.t Ihesb'ilfscisea required a special At iesa which tho bu?y practlllouor could never acquire.. Tor more t:?a'n twenty yearn I have do' otccl myself exclusively to tho stud/ and treatment ..f theso dlsea^s, ond tho fact, that physD Ians recommend moto their patients i3 ai evidence ot raynell a:id ability in niy special lino. I ive special counsel to physicians willi obstinate and obscure cases. I havn devoted particular attention to chronic diseases of inen and women, and n'i?"o?>er ' lass of disease requires moro intelligent ami expert treatment. It is a fact that a majority of acnowo tho seriousness of their condition to improper treatment, and a ?allurr? to rcoUko tho mportanco of placing their case in tho hands of a skilled and expert (specialist.,. . '?V Nervous Debility Overindulgence, Indiscretions and excesses arc net tho'oiily causes of :>n Impairment of sexual strength. Such a derange ment frequently comes from worry, overwork, mental strain, tc., which gradually weakens ami injurea I lin svstem belora the unfortunate victim realizes lie true nature of Ins trouble. Nervousness, weak back, dizziness, loss of memory, spots before he eyes, despondency, etc.. often ure Hie Hw symptoms of an lmpalrmcntof manly vigor, und lt leglected serious results are suie to ti How. 1 want lo talk io every mun who has any of these yinptoms of wenkeninii of his manly functions. lean promptly correct all irregularities, and udor HIV skillful treatment you will have ?estored all of tho strength and glory of your man ood. Whethoryou consult ina or not. do not jcopurdl/.e your health by experimenting with sady-made medicines, ire? samples, so-called quick cures, etc.. as the most delicate organs of ie body are involved, and only nu expert should bo entrusted with your case. Send ?or?reo ooklet, " Nervous Debility and I ls Enmity ot Ills." gent?o and painless, and often causes no detention from hue I nena or other duties, lt involves lrglcal operation. Improper treatment will result In serious injury. I pl va each coso Individ i every requirement. Every obstruction is rcmovod, and all discharge soon ceases, inflanima. i up promptly and permanently. Send for freo book on Stricture. rgement of veins of tho scrotum, which fill with stagnant blood, causing n constant drain upon i thc entire system mid saps away nil sexual strength. 1 cure thi* disease with the sanie unl ock us consistent with medical science. Probably more men aro afflicted with Varlcocele than rained away without their knowing thc cause. Come to mo nt once if you think you aro afflict* or free booklet on Vurlcocele. ie Is no longer Incurable, and when I say that I can cure thc most sevoro case I do so hecauso r treatment has accomplished. If you have sores, pimples, blotches, sore throat, pains in tho ur any symptoms which you do not understand, lt ls important that you consult ine at once, and in unfortunate victim. I will guarantee to euro you without tue uso of strong and Injurious known treatment. My cure is a permanent one, and is not mero patchwork,and tho disease nd for my free booklet,''Tho Poison Klug." non who suffer from iheallmnnts peculiar to their sex are cured by my gent?o and painless liod of treatment, which avoids all necessity for surgical operations, lt you sufler frombcaring n pains, backache, irregularities, leuchorrhca, etc., write me about your case. 1 havo restored 1 for my free booklet an Women's Diseases. I ty also includes all other chronic diseases, suchas Rheumatism, Catarrh, Diabetes, Bright's omach. Diver and Kidney Diseases, Piles, Fistula, Rupture. Paralysis, Locomotor Ataxia, St. :c, etc.. and all who want skillful, expert treatment should write mc about their case. Mv olFico electrical apparatus, so that my patients get Ibo bcneilt of tho latest dlsiovcrles of science. :ryone to consult me without charge, and will refund railroad fare one way to all Who tafco If you cannot sec me in person write for symtitom blanks and full information about my sue i of home treatment by which I have cured patients in every State in thc Union and in foreign 1 St., Atlanta. Gai Thoroughly eradicates the excess of Uric and Lactic Acids from the system, starts the kidneys into healthy action, cures constipation and indigestion. TH IB DONE, YOU ARE WELL OF ANO ANY OTHER DISEASE CAUSED BY IMPURE BLOOD. Do "not bc discouraged if other remedies have failed. RHEUMACIDE has made its reputation by curing alleged incurable cases. Does not injure the organs of digestion. Goi.nsnono, N. C., Aug. 25,1803. Gentlemen-Some six years ngo I began to havo sciatica, and also a chronic caso of muscular rheumatism. At times I could not work at all (my business bolng baggngo muster on Southern IL E.). For days and weeks at a time I could not work. My suffering was Intense. Phvslelana treated rac, without permanent relief, however. Tried a number of ndvortlsed remedie? without permanent bonoflt. Finally I tried "RHEUMAOIDE." It did tho work, and I havo had ex cellent heulth for three years. I can cheerfully say that nil rheumatics should u?o " RHEUMAOIDE," for lt ls by fur tho best remedy. __?_ R. A. LOMAX. Price fi.Cxi prepaid express, or from your Dniggist. Bobbitt Chemical Co., - - Baltimore, fid., U.S.A.. . SB I m TAYLORR Cherokee Remedy of' Cures Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough, LaGrippe an*' all Throat and Lung Troubles. IVIADE of Pure SWEET .GUM ^-J^LJU^^ seUs.i.t2.5..&jo;: If r fmTlihe of Hardware is not better than other, don't buy it/-*' Our salesmen are out. Coleman-Wagener Hardware Company .-4 3(13 KINO .St., CHARLESTON, S. C. S0UT. THE GREAT Hf GM IVA Y OF TRADE AJTD TRjAVEL. Uniting tho Prinoip&l Commercial Canters and K?alth and Pleaav&ro Ragorta of the fbuth with the <e> ?y NORTH, EAST and WEST. HI?b.ClM? Vostibolo T7?lus, Throut?h O lo a? ss Ix? ?fi? Cjd ir? betwaan Kmxo Yortk a ?ti flow Orlocrta, vi? A?tt&far? Cincinnati and florida Points via Atlanta ??'4 via Asnovllfta. Mo -.7 Y ca ir 1* a^tl Florida, oitlior via a.,vncnlaus-?f, 3}D,?T.-OUO ?t\? jrkVdbBaik, C-i via Rlohtaorad, Z>anvillo s'stf ttvannah. fluynrlor nitatn(t>Catr Oarvlee on all Thro<!iBb Train?. Sixca??ant Aorvloa and tow Ratas to CharUatcn OCJ C0^t?t S?aAi Carolina tatnr.Stat? and Wost Indian &SsE?oBltWn. T&intar Tonrlot TlcHoto lo all Resorte ??w an ?ala mt rodaeed ?ralas. i -ii m Por da?atfsrJ Information, tttoraturf, apply ts nomro?t tlokoUagont* or adan QonoraA Pa?tongor JBgont, WaeMncrian. D. 0. El. BVNT, Dies Pmttongar Jfgont, Ckorto??on, J. C. timo tabloo, rmtoo, oto,, rot? W. H.TAYLOlt, JB**t. Con. Pata; Jigo Itt, JSttanta, Oa J. C. BEAM, District Pata. Jfgont, Atlanta, Oe. The Oatole Company. _TH E LARG EST MANUFACTURERS OF High Grade Pianos and Organs Factories, Chicago and St. Charles, Illinois. Capital, TWO MILLION DOLLA I!S, $2,000,000. Branch House, 282 King St, C.harlcston, S. C. PIANOS AND ORGANS Sold on Easy Terms. Before buying j write for our catalogue and terms ^??J^S^?L? In A full linc of Sl?eet Musfc An? s^ THE CABLE COIYIRAIMV, CHARLESTON, S. C.