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SAW BEECHER. Dr. Funk Had a Conversation With the Dead Preacher. A MESSAGE FROM HIM FIRST. Dr. Fuufc Sayn tbac Ho Baw Beecher In Well Defined Form and Told Of the Worli! ol Spirits. Dr. I. K. Funk of the Funk & Wag nails publishing house, well known as a lecturer In the cause of total abstin ence from intoxicants and as an editor of prohibition publications, says The New York Sun, has embodied in book form the result of his investigation ol psychic phenomena which have seemed to him to be supernatural in their na ture. This book published today un der the title "The Widow's Mite and Other Psychic Phenomena," contains a quantity of new information regard ing Dr. Funk's communications with the alleged spirit of Dr. Henry Ward Beecher about a year ago. The main points of the Widow's Mite story were printed at that time. Dr. Funk's new book tells the story cricumstantially and supports it with a uuantlty of affidavits from every one concerned -except, of course, the spirits. Dr. Funk tells of a talk he had face to face with the temporarily re-embodied spirit of Henry Ward Beecher. This incident has never been related before and will be wel comed by those who have sought data for settling in their own m iuds the degree of credulllty of scepticism of which the author is possessed. There are also the tabulated opinions of forty eminent psychologists in univer sities throughout the world on Hie actual significance of the phenomena as described by Dr. Funk. The incident of the Widow's Mite in brief was as follows: Irving S. Roney, an employee of Mr. Funk, early in 1903 invited his em ployer, Dr. I. K. Funk, to go with him to the home of a lil'ty-eight-year old widow. She was a "medium," but never took money for her services. The meetings which lie attended were "weekly pray er meetings of the family, living and dead" and occurred "every "Wednesday for four years." There was no charge for any of the servi ves undertaken. There were three "controls," or spirits who could be railed up at v ill by the medium and her family. These were a niece of thc medium named Mamie, a son ct the medium nan ed Amos and a friend named George Car roll. Dr. Funk tells that he took part, in two "Wednesday evening sittings,"' before he met with anything start ling. He says of the third visit, that he was "quite tired," listening to "talks between the cabinet, and the sitters." At ll o'clock the control called George, in Iiis usual strong mas culine voice, abruptly asked: "Has any on?, here got anything that be> longed to Mr. Beecher?" There was no reply and Dr. Funk, who had known Henry Ward Beecher, remarked that he had in his pocket: letter from the Kev. Dr. N. Dwight Illllis, a successor of Dr. Beecher, ant asked If that was meant. The rae dium said: "No, but I am told by a spirit pres ent, John Rakestraw, that Mr. Beech rr er, -yrho 'ls not present, ls concern?e about ffin ancient coin, the 'Widow': Mlt/?..* This coin is out of its place and should be returned. Mr. Beechei looks to you, doctor, to return it." Dr. Funk told the control that h< had no coin of Dr. Beecher. Heremem bered then that he had borrowed, som? nine years before, a valuable anclenl coin known as the "Widow's Mite' from a Brooklyn gentleman, who bari been a friend of Dr. Beecher and tole the control about it adding that, he had promptly returned it. The control replied: "This one lias not been returned,"' and then began tc discuss a "large iron safe." After in timations that the sale was In Plym outh church, the control said that the "Widow's Mite" was in "a safe in a drawer under a lot of papers." Thc insistent statement that thc coin had not been returned and thc fact that such an unusual piece ol money should have been mcntoned im pressed Dr. Funk so strongly that thc next morning bc asked his brother, who had been ilie business manager of the Standard Dictionary, for use in which thc coin had been borrowed, if he remembered "The Widow's Mite," and what had become of it. He was equally certain that the coin had been returned Dr. Funk did not tell him of the incident of the previous night. That same afternoon the cashier searched the large iron safe in Dr. Funk's office, and found an envelope containing two "Widow's Mites" ?nan envelope lying under a pile of papers in a little drawer of the largo safe. It was discovered by comparison with the plate of illustrations in the dlstionary that the lighter and sir al ler of the two coins had been used, and lt was remembered that an expel t's opinion had been called In to decide which of thc two coins was genni ie. The other coln was much blacker than the one used. "The following Wednesday ev.'li ing," says Dr. Funk, "1 recalled the Incident of the coin to the control. There are two of them.' I said. 'Nt.w, George can you tell me which of the two is the right one':" Without hesita tion he answered: 'The black one.' 1 was certain that the lighter one was the correct coin, as that was the one we had used in the dictionary. 1 asl ed him whether licwassure.it was the black one. His reply was instant: 'Certainly.' " The control further explained that the coin should go to .some place in Connetlcut and said that Dr. Funk had received it from a friend of Dr. Beecher, who had been connected with a large women's school on Brooklyn Heights. "This information about thc owner of the 'Widow's Mite,' " says Dr. Funk, "was all correctas far as it went, for the gentleman from whom I got it was Prof diaries IO. West, who had been for years at the head of a ladies' seminary on Brooklyn Heights. But thc curious thing was that so much could bc told of the de tails and yet the name of the owner of the coin could not be given, nor where it should be sent." All tlie answer Dr. Funk could get to questions on these two points was "For some reason Mr. Beacher does not tell." lt turned out that the control was right in designating the larger and darker coln as the genuine "Widow's Mite" abd that a mistake had been made in the dictionary. To thc statement of the incident of "The Widow's Mite" Dr. Funk adds this: "In a circle in New York, shortly after "The Widow's Mite' incident, I was called up to the cabinet, lt having been announced that Mr. Bceoher was present and wished to speak to me. "Sure enough, when the? curtains were parted, there was the Beecher face, wonderfully lifelike. " 'Doctor,' said a deep, husky voice -all the spirit volees at this particu lar circle are peculiarly husky, except those ot the three controls-'I amalad to talk to you In this way, 1 and oth ers here WIBU you to organize on your, side, and we shall organize on our side, for an effort, to briner about conditions ; that will make lt eaay for us to come in a visible form and talk to you face to face. If we shall be able to do this it will greatly tend to bring to an . ~ . all thought of materialism on eat"n, and will lift the world to a much higher plane of thought and action. Do not put this by lightly, it meaus much to the world. " 'Do you see my face clearly?' Ile drew the curtains back, ann thc face was turned full toward thc dim light, 'lt ls with great dilllculty that we come back Into visible form. You have no adequate thought of the na ture, the largeness, and thc com plexity of the diilicultles that must be surmounted by the spiritual world in order to return to this way, but we can surmount these fully, so our scientific leadeis assure us. We have surmounted them in part: your side can largely help by supplying the proper thought and heart conditions. Do not smile when we speak of mag netism and vibrations and waves. There is such a thing as mind or soul ether. To this ether your thought and feeling and will and ours are dis turbing and controlling forces very real. You must study on your side these psychic forces and their laws. li T cannot hold longer thc force by which 1 have come - watch mc closely.' "Thc Image, or whatever lt was, slowly sank to the door and then dis appeared. Before it sank, a hand was placed upon my shoulder. The hand was substantial-very human. What was lt?" Dr. Funk gives in his appendix a Hst of well-known psychologists to whom he has submitted thc story of thc widow's mite with a request for, opinions as to its significance, i WEATHER AND CROP REPORT. Favorable Condition? follow l-'alrj Ruins Th roue bout the State. The week ending 8 a. m., May 9th, had a mean temperature of 00 degrees, which is slightly less than one degree below normal, due to cool weather dur ing tho first and wurra during the last portion. Tue re were no exceptionally low minima, nor high maxima, the ex treme range having been between ;">0 and 84. Tuc winds were easterly dur ing Hie opening days and shifted to southerly during the last of thc week. There was more than the normal amount of cloudiness, and the defi ciency in sunshine was harmful to rice . ' and cotton. Thc rainfall was below normal and ranged from a mere trace to over an inch and a half. The western and the ' second tier from the coast of eastern ' counties had the largest amounts and the north central ones the smallest, j The showers were local in character and largely insutllclent, but it is safe to assume that In one-third of the State the drought has been relieved, \ or nearly so, although more rain would j prove bencliclal in all sections. Hail . occurred at a few placvs. doing no ' damage. ' The week was favorable for thc rapid progress of farmwork, and all , staple crop, nave been planted with ' the exception of bottom lands and late [ rice. As a rule, cultivation has kept , pace with thc growth of crops, and . fields are free from grass and weeds. I Cut worms, bud worms and birds con I tinue to damage stands of coi n on bot , toms, and Colorado beetles have ap peared on white patatoes. There is a general improvement J noted in corn, where showers occurred, in stands, growth and color, but where the rainfall was light, or where u me , fell, it remains small and yellow. Most, of it has received its first cultivation and some its second. Considerable re , planting is being done. \ Cotton is coining up bettor, ?ind . stands have improved materially dur lng the last week, and, generally, the plants have a healthier look, but on red and clay lands germination and , growth continue slow and unsatisfac tory. Karly cotton is being replanted in many sections, while later plant ings ure coming opto good stands on sandy lands. Sonic has received its first cultivation and has been chopped in the Southern counties. Sea-island cotton was greatly benelitted by the showers and humid, warm weather. Tobacco transplanting ls tinished, but growth lias been slow. The acre age is only from one fifth to one-half that ot last year. Oats are poor, and arc heading low in all sections, except on moist bot toms. ? Wheat is more promising, and al though low is heading well and ls in bloom; White potatoes are poor in the coast districts and promising in thc interior. Shipments have begun from the for mer sections; also of beans. Truck is late except strawberries, that are hearing exceptionally well. Excessive dropping of peaches is noted In all save thc ''ridge" sections where from three-fourths to a full crop is indicated. Ktrly peaches and plums are ripen ing along the coast. Apples and cherries arc promising in the western counties. Sweet potato sprouts are scarce. Minor crops arc in a normal condi tion. - ISiiftinecr Killed. A dispatch from Florence to The State says through freight train No. 200, south bound, waa wrecked at Hope Mills, about seven miles this sitie of Fayetteville, Thursday even ing. The engine jumped the track j while turning a curve and turned completely over, burying Engineer Pyers underneath and killing him | outright, also thc colored ti reman, i who will die. Tile curve at that point I is short and the train was going dow.i j grade, and this is probably thc cause of the wreck, though the particulars are not obtainable at this hour. The wrecking t rain ai d crew left Thurs day evening for the wreck. Several cars also were derailed anti turned over. Shot Him Dead. Wm. Porter, aged 70, was shot and j killed hy Millard A. Huck, aged 25, at Prairie City, Ind., Wednesday. Por ter was ont: of the leading Democrats of this part of the country, lt is said he bad been joking with Huck about a story concerning a woman, lt was i only a joke, but Huck took lt serious ly, pulled a revolver and shot the old man dead. Huck was arrested. A AV ARM TIME Over iu Georgia Over the Nomination of a Judge. THE LIE AND BAD WORDS PASSED Senator Clay Itt Almost Knifed as the lleault of thu Quarrel Over the Election Dispute. According to the A Hanta correspon dent of the Augusta Chronicle they are having a hot time over in Georgia about the nomination cf a Judge in one of tho judical districts. The can didates In he district were the in cumbent, Juag? George F. Gober, who was seeking re-election, and Speaker M?rrls, of the House of Representa tives. After the primary, the case was contested by both parties, and was decided in favor of Gober by the State Democratic executive commit tee. The Correspondent Bays two serious lights have been narrowly averted in Cobb county since the ac tion of the state Democratic execu tive committee, In the case. The correspondent says thc news cqmes that Judge George F. Gober drew a brick on a man named Hendrix and threatened to smash him in the head; and Fred Morris, a cousin of Speaker Morris, drew a knife on United State Senator Steve Clay: and was, by the intervention of bystand ers, prevented from stabbing the sena tor. No two men ever give exactly the. same account of a light, but persons who have been com lug to Atlanta I rom Marietta in the hist day or two, give interesting details of the after math o? thc Judgeship race! Feellug ls Intensely bitter with no prospect that it will soften much. THU JUDOK ANU THE UltfCK. Tba Gober-Heudrix trouble, is des cribed as follows: Several days ago a man named Hendrix, who lives at Bali Ground, was passing through Marietta on his way hume from Atlanta. He knew a contractor named Black, who was building some brick bouses for Judge (Jober, and called by to see his friend. Soon afterward, Judge Gober came up and took Hend rix severely to task for having staled that Gober had settled with his em ployes on a basis of thirty-three and a Hurd cents un the dollar. It is said Judge (lober began: ' Hendrix, you have done mc dirt." "Judge (Jober, I don't understand you," said Hendrix. "You circulated thc report during the judgeship race, that 1 had paid my hands in Chen,kee thirty-three and a third cents on the dollar." "1 didn't do it," said Hendrix, "I made this statement, that you were president of the Marble company that failed and that the Marble company settled with its hands at thirty-three anda third cents .on the dollar, ls not that true? "I had no interest in the business," said the j idge. "1 was merely presi dent, and 1 want to tell you that when you circulated the report that I bad settled with my hands at thirty three and a third cents un thc dollar, you circulated a lie." lt was at this p lint that the judge seized a brick and prepared for war. Black interferred and stopped the row- Vj vim SENATOR AND THE KNIKK. United States Senator Steve Clay was in a barber-shop, in Marietta, a few days ago, and when the election came up for discussion, thc senator said: "Thc man who drew the affidavit j that George Philips signed is a-" The rest of the remark was in re gard to the ancestry of the person re ferred to. The atlldavit bad charged Senator Clay with some, improper use of the coin of the realm as a campaign argument. In another chair was Fred Morris, a cousin of Speaker Morris, and it was he who had procured the atlldavit..Ile rose up instantly with a shining blade in his grasp, which some say was a knife and others say was a razor. To turn a barber shop into a rough house ls no joke, and when Morris started for thc senator the bystanders were prompt to pile in between and prevent bloodshed. Liter in the day the trouble was adjusted. lt is said there is a movement to bring the Blue Ridge row before the state convention. A friend of Judge Gober said to Thc Chronicle correspondent Tuesday. ''Judge Gober conducted a clean campaign, and a great injustice bas been done him by a failure to try the case." Yet it was J uduc Goner's lawyer who argued that the committee bad no right to go behind the returns. Shot to Dcuth. A dispatch from Seneca says Thurs day morning while Walter Mills was passing t brough a field, where Bari Rochester ? was wot kine, a conversa tion was started about a cow being in Rochester's patch bf wheat on Wed nesday evening and to the amount of damage that hal been done to the wheat. While thc cow was in the wheat, Rochester used a stick, beal ing the cow, and it is reported that t be cow was killed. Mills was going through the tield and Roches! r told bim that be must not. come back the way bc had gone. Immediately he maile this remark be went to bis ( Rochester's) home and secured a shot - gun and returned to the field and waited tile return of Mills. Ile returned shortly, and ?is soon as he was in shooting distant1.-, he tired Hie ; gun. the ball taking effect In Mills' bead, killing him almost instantly. The allair Is a very sad one and is re gretted very much by both the fami lies, as thc young men are well con nected and were Industrious, bard working boys. Nc ?rn Legally Disfranchised. The general subject of jurisprudence was discussed at the convent ion of t he American Social Science. Association at Haiti more Tour day. The pro gram included ?in address on "Dis franchisement of the Negro from the Lawyer's Standpoint," by lt. B. Mof fatt,of New York. Another was by Erl- ' war i Atkinson, who considered the tendencies in manufacturing toward individualism. Moffatt's add ret? con tained many references.-td the con-' vention minutes, State constitution and court decisions. His conclusions were that under the existing rJurbde cisions and Hit; present legal practice the Southern Stale , have law dilly ac complish'tl the disfranchisement of the negro and that the onl/ste.p the Federal government can-taw i-s t?j re duce the Stud b's proportionate repr? sent?t ?on in Coi ut ress anti HuVeleeto ral college and t hat judicial 'Jjv^ is 10 be lnitl only by unlikely ej*jfcision of the jurisdiction of the Uui'Jwl States Supreme Court by virtue of U*&t trib unal's own power, A SPRING CARNIVAL. Columbia Getting; Heady to ijtfalce I Merry With Her Friends. Columbia ls preparing for a spring carnival which will exceed in attrac tiveness anything before attempted at this time cf year by the capital city. The chamber of commerbe^is| back of the undertaking and bas re ceived assurauce from a number of towns in the State which indicate that the attendance will be as large I as the crowds wbicb gather in Colum bia fair week. The day attractions ou the streets will be by one of the best carnival shows that could be ob ia meei, and tue great night attrac tions will be the fireworks-the fall of Pompeii-by the Pain company, pre senting a ballet of 300 people. But the great feature of the week will be the floral parade Thursday afternoon, May 2Gth. There will bc two miles of vehicles gally decorated, tlie procession being led by the klug and queen in state. The coronation will take, place at the State capitol just before the gorgeous caravan pro ceeds up Main street. This feature alone will attract many people to Co lumbia, for the most beautiful feature of reunion week last year was the tloral parade. Thursday night there will bc a grand ball, which will equal in pomp and circumstance the State ball of fair weeks. Indeed lt is pro posed to make the Fun-Flower carni val an annual fete, and the ball will be as much of a feature as the State ball is fair week. The c hamber of commerce has .se en red reduced rates on railroads, and has procuied two of the best bands in the Stale. There will be a grand tournament Wednesday, and knights from all over the State will partici pate fur the prizes in gold, aggregat ing $150, and for the silver cup for horsemanship. Another feature which will draw many people to^Co.umbla is the gathering of thc Elks. There will be a meeting of all thc lodges in thc State, and a number of other secret orders arc preparing fur a like celebra tion. Columbia is prettiest just at this time ol' year, and the people of that city think that a spring llora! carni val ls just the rroper thing to give pleasure to thc people of the State at a big spring jollification. Our Dent! in Chicago. Mr. James Conner, of Charleston, President of the South Carolina Di vision of the Daughters of the Con federacy, has received a request fori lifty laurel and palmetto wreaths with which to decorate the graves of the Con federate dead in Oakwood Ceme tery, Chicago, on May 30. The re quest has been made by B. Frank Jen kins, Commander of Camp 8, U. C. V., Chicago, and Mrs. Conner has invited thc co operat ion of tlie members of the Chariest.m Chapter who are will ing to contribute one or two wreaths, and of "any patriotic women who have not yet enrolled their names with the Charleston Chapter, but are w illing to make a cont ribution of these wreaths." There will doubtless be a very prompt response to this call of duty. The News ?md Courier says "there is a special obligation upon th? wo men of this State to honor ? Alead who rest in Oakwood -there; lr<^vni?h Carolinians among them. A^'/ietithe wreaths are sent to Commander Jen kins we would suggest that a particu larly large and handsome wreath jbe sent in 1rs care to Col. Henry IL. Turner, to be placed hy him upon the grave of any representative Federal soldier he shall select, as a tribute j from the Confederate women of | Chariest n. This would be an ac knowledgment of t heir appreciation of I one of the finest acts of soldierly cour age of which we have any record, and it ought never to he forgotten while we deserve to be remembered. "'When the time for Hie dedication of t he Confederate monument in Oak wt od Cemetery was approaching there was a great deal of talk among the Ir reconcilables as to whether or not it I should be permitted, and some nf the inure gallant of the soulters and camp followers went so far as to say that the shaft should not he erected on thc sacred soil of illinois. Then it I was talked about that Colonel Turn er's Regiment, the 1st Illinois Infant ry, with headquarters in Chicago, would h.' invited tu lire salute in honor of the dead whose memory was in this way lo he preserved, and then thc indignation readied white heat. All sorts of incendiary utterances es caped ftom certain Grand Army Posts, and the orators lilied the air with their eloquence. Colonel Turn er, himself a veteran of thc Army of the Potomac and a member of the Grand Army, one night down at the armory of his regiment made a brief statement pf the matter to his soldiers and called for volunteers to Ure a sa lute over t he graves ol' t ho Confeder ate dead in Oakwood Cemetery and asked such volunteers to step three paces tn thc front, "lt was the proudest moment of my life," said he, "when every man in my command stepped to thc froid,." And the salute was tired! It was a big thing for Colonel Turnerner lo do, and it is a thing that we should never forget. Ile boil' red the. Confederate dead, and it would he a graceful acknowl edgment of his courage and sympathy it' the Confederate women of Charles ton should take Ibis opo .itunity of showing their appreciation nf his sol dierly ci induct In, the way we have suggested the way Colonel Turner would must highly esteem.'' Pen II ICH U'ero Too :l ni/ Enterprising burglars who louted a peny slut machine concert hall in broadway New York, have failed to escape with their plunder, because one of their number broke down under the burden <d 14,000 penn es. The party, consisting nf three ur four men, went I brough the machine." in full view of the street, but were supposed to be employes. Alter placing the coins in a bag, they made ou", but a policeman gave chase. Thc bag carried broke down after a short run through a crtst street, and dropped thc money, which was recovered intact. None of thc men were captured. Another War He^lns. A dispatch from Rio Janeiro says Peruvians having failed to heed the ultimatum sent by brazil that her soldiers evacuate the territory of Acre which hail been occupied by them, Praxi] has carried out her threat to forcibly expel the Peruvians and a stale of war now exists practically be tween tho two countries. A dispatch received from the territory in dispute says thc Peruvians were completely routed in a battle with Brazilian forces near Chandros river. Details of tho battle have not yet been re ceived. EXAMINATION THIS WEEK. No Ono Can Tcaoh tn Public Soboolu Without CortIflonto. . State Superintendent of Education O. B. Martin liassent out the foll vy ing to the county superintendents ot education:' "The regular semi-annual examina tion for teachers' certificates has al ready been announced for Friday, May 20th. I hope that you are extending this notice thoroughly so that teach ers whose certificates have expired may have the opportunity of stand ing, and also in order that those who expect to teach for the first time may know that it ls necessary to obtain a certificate before applying for a school. I have heard recently of a few trus tees who did not know that it is the law that 'no general or special school trustee shall hereafter employ any teacher who has nota certificate to teach In the free public schools of the State;' and that certificates must be registered in the office of county sup erintendent of education. "The examination questions will be forwarded so that they will reach you at least by the 191 b iutant. The usual rules about opening the ques tions in the presence of the applicants and of using numbers instead of names will apply. If you haven't, a supply of blank certificates, please notify this onlce at once. "At the last, meeting of tho State board of education a committee was appointed to formulate and systema tize a course of study upon which examinations are to be based. This course will be announced In advance lu order to encourage continuous study i by those applying for cert ideates Fending the completion of this course of study, the State board decided that the examination for September, 1904, shall be based upon Peterman's 'Civil Government.' Hughes' 'Mistakes in Teaching." 'Enoch Arden,' 'Silas Mar ner,' and the past 12 months of cur rent history. These will merely sup plement the ordinary common school branches and aro given in order to encourage study along special lines. Please make tbisannoucementto your teachers on May 20th and also on other appropriate occasions "I hope that you will be as prompt as possible in announcing the results of all examinations." THE REVOLUTIONARY ROLLS. Names ol Heroes Who Served Under Marion, Sumter and Pickano. Names of some of the heroes who fought under Marion, Sumter and Picketts as published by the State: Robert Duke, lieutenant. William Dukes, captain, Marion's brigade. Henry Dulin. Capt. George Taylor s company, Roebuck's regiment,. John Dumcns, Capt. Tutt's, com pany. Demits Dumont, frigate South Car olina. John Dumpard, Capt. Anderson Thomas. Daniel Dunnlow. George Dunkin, Capt. Anderson I Thomas. William Dunbar. James Duncan, constable, "himself and company guarding and conveying Tnoraas Taylor, Sr , and John Law ton to Camden goal." James Duncan, "iron work." James Duncan, Sr., Capt. Anderson Thomas' company. James Duncan, Jr., Capt. Ander son Thomas' company. John Duncan, under Capis. Robert Tnonison, John Henderson and Garri son; probably killed; widow, Jane. .lohn Duncan, .lr., Col. Waters'; Capt.. Anderson Thomas. Moses Duncan, Roebuck's regiment. Ben j. T. Dunlap, printer; dead at close of Revolution. David Dunlap, Capt. William Hro cet. Capt. George Dunlap, under Sum ter and Marion. James Dunlap, under Capt. Henry Coif ey at Hanging Rock; also at sun dry times under Lieut. James Craig, of Col. Henry Hampton's regiment; Capt. William Nesbitt, of Col. Kim ball's regiment and Liet. John Kirk, of Maj. Tilomas Thompson's regiment. Robert Dunlap. Samuel Duni i p, J r. ( apt. Samuel Dunlap. George Dunlap, captain, Kershaw's regiment. Tbomas Dunlap, under Capt George Dunlap, at Camden; nuder Lieut. Mc ilwaine also at Sumter's surprise. Thomas Dunlap, lieutenant, Roe buck's regiment. William Dunlap, Col. Casey's regi ment. Andrew Dunn, Capt. N. Martin's company, Sumter. Alexander Dunn, lieutenant, cap tain, Little River company: was tn Col. Archibald McDonald's regiment; Lieut. Col. Robt. Heriot certifies: "During my command on the sea coast, provisions were found by Alex. Aimil, then lieutenant of the Little River company, for a number of American prisoners that were landed near that placo by the enemy; that he assisted Hen. Count Pulaski with horses to bring on bis wagons: that he commanded for a considerable time at the lookout post near Little River.'' David Dunn. James Dunn. Joel Dunn, Capt. William Robert son, Sumter. William Dunn, Pickens. William Dunn, was on "expedition called Sumter's rounds." John Dunnam. Robert Dunwell, Capt. Watts, Coi. Marshall. Charles Dupont,, captain and major. . John Dupart, Capt. Martin, Sum ter William Dupart, Capt. Martin Sum ter. James Dupreis, Quartermaster and comtn'ssary. Henry Duprant, drover for Marion. H en o Durant, Marion. Thomas Durant, Marion; under Ser geant Singleton. Capt,. Charnel Durham, at Orange burg and Four Hole Bridge. Michael Duval, Capt. John Cowan. Samuel Dwight, assistant commis sary of Issues to the port at George town. Edward Dyeas, Roebuck's regi ment. Henry Dyass, lieutentant. John Dyer, Third S. C. Continental regiment. John Dyer, under Capt. Edmund Jones Col. C'olb. William Dyers, Capt. John Sapp; also Lieut. John N. Fry, Capt. Jos. Johnson's company. Michael Dyke, killed; under Lieut. William Weston at Orangeburg; at Four Hole Hritjgo lintier Lieut. Hicks Cbappek; widow, Mary. Daniel Dyson, Capt. Jos. Wyld's company, Pickens' brigade. Isaac Dyson, sergeant, Pickens. * ORIGIN OF MEMORIAL DAY. A. Georgia Wo m rm First Sugg-cated the Patriotic Custom. The beautiful and appropriate cus tom of setting apart one day annually for tbe decoration of tbo graves of tbe beroes of tbe "Lost Cause" origluated In Columbus, Ga., 180?. Tbe woman to whom we owe tbls lovely inspira tion was Mrs. Mary Ann Howard Wil liams. Mrs. Williams was tbe daughter of Muj. Jobu II. H owaid, of Columbus, and wife of Maj. C. J. Williams, who served In tbe Mexican war as mujor of the First Georgia regiment-, com manded by Col. Henry R. Jackson. Col. Williams commanded tue First Georgia regulars In the war between the States and died in the service. After her husband's death, Mrs. Williams devoted her life to the care of Confederate soldiers, and it was, through ber anxious thought for their welfare and comfort, that she con ceived and put into active operatiou from Virginia to Georgia the benefi cent system of thc ''Wayside Homes," whero any Confederate soldier could receive at any lime rest and refresh ment and also medical attention, if ill or wounded. These "Wayside Homes" were the means of inestimable good all during the war. One of Mrs. Williams' annual customs was thc Dec oration of ber husband's grave on the anniversary of his death, aud on one occasion ber little daughter, Florence, accompanied her to assist iu the lov ing duty. Missing the little girl after they had heen thus occupied for a .hort while she also missed a large proportion of thc Howers, and on her return her mother said: "Why, Florence, you have taken nearly all of my Howers." "Ob, mamma," she said; "they were soldiers, tOD." The little girl had scattered her (lowers, as far as they would go, on the graves of other soldiers, who were buried near by. This incident lirst brought to Mrs. Williams' mind the idea of devotlug one day annually to decorating In lov ing memory the graves of the "meu who wore thc grey." The following is the letter written by her to the Co lumbus Times, suggesting the Idea that was accepted and has been In op eration ever since and that the Daugh ters of the Confederacy, the Confed erate veterans and all true Southerners hope will continue, through the yea's to come in the spirit in which it was intended, a day n ade sacred as the South's tribute to the men who gave their lives for their country, and not as a day for holiday sports. Mrs. Williams died in Columbus, on April 15, 1874, and was buried with military honors, and her grave is decorated by loving hu.nds on every Memorial Day. Following is tile letter to the Co lumbus Times written by Mrs. Wil liams in which the plan of setting apart one day for the decoration of Con (derate soldiers' graves was lirst suggested: Columbus, Ga., March 12, 18(5G. Messrs. Editors: The ladies are now, and have been for several days, t ngaged in the sad, but pleasant duty of ornamenting and improving that portion of the city cemetery sacred to the memory of our gallant Con federate dead, but we feel it ls an un finished woik unless a day be set apart annually for its especial attention. We cannot raise monumental shafts, and inscribe thereon their many deeds of heroism, but we can keep alive the memory of the debt we owe them by dedicating at least one day in each year to embellish their humble graves with Howers. Therefore, we beg the assistance of .the press, and the ladles throughout the South, to aid us in the etlort to set apart a certain day to be observed, from the Potomac to the Rio Grande, and he handed down'through time as a religious custom of the South, to wreath the graves of our martyred dead with Howers, and we propose the 20tb clay of April as the day. Let every city, town, and village join in thc pleasant duty, let all alike he remembered, from the heroes of Manassa to those who expired amid the death til roes of our hallowed cause. We'll crown the honored resting place of the immortal Jackson in Virginia, Johnston at Shiloh, Cle burne in Tennessee, and the host of gallant privates wdio adorned our ranks. All did their duty, and to al! we owe our grantitude. Let the soldiers' graves, from that day at least, be the Mecca to whose shrine lier sorrowing women like pilgrims may annually bring their grateful hearts and doral offerings, ami when wc remember the thousands who were juried "with their martial cloaks around them," without Chris tian ceremony of interment, we would invite tile aid of the most thrilling eloquence tbougbout the land to in augurate this custom, by delivering on the appointed day this year a eulogy on the unburied dead of our glorious Southern army. They died for their country. Whether their country had or had not the right to demand this sacrifice is no longer for discusi?n. We leave that for na tions to decide in thc future. That it was demanded, that they fought nobly and foll, holy sacrifices upon their country's altar, and are entitled to their country's gratitude none will deny. The proud banner under which they rallied in defence of the holiest and noblest cause, for which they suffered and died, has now no name nor place among the nations of the earth. Legislative enactments may not he made to do honor to their memories, hut thc veriest radical that ever trac ed bis genealogy back to the deck of the May (lower could not refuse us the simple privilege- of paying honor to those who died defending the life, honor and happiness of tile Southern woman. MAUY ANN HOWARD WILLIAMS. Brutally Murdered. Captain J. Stanley, whose home is saul to be Petersburg, Va., was shot and killed Tuesday at Duxford's tur pentine still near WaycrossGa., by an unknown afSiSSin. He was In thc commissary walting on a customer and as he stooped to get some rice with his hack towards the front door, a load of buckshot was tired at him from the outside. The charge struck him near thc should! l and be died al most Instantly. 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