The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, January 11, 1900, Image 1

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0N . * ** - VO HE JPEOPLE - OL q.---N0. oPICKIENS S. C., THURSDAY, IANUARY 1, goo. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. y. by - Srrhith &' Bristow A uth.i Carolina., Nolmeb Opk Money-Box conteining T - n niedr keys, sonid of which .'91. 0 zr hd*to will be "Sf SalWrday in each * ' tr4M1ckthe-Box will wl o',of sadvorlsingliatd give, toour trode ag or edvuetising with the hope that the to ri, RISTOW'S ea it of levdrything in ha 1: . go ?opular Prices ! ! "" ea "E, S. 01 / er ou'r pecia latie of Men's: 83.50 Shoes. gE , . -. .* re go which she was plede d by the: ordi- an ianee of .'edbeioi, lssed December tic 1*0 ; l -4, 6 ", . . . " . f ..,, - '' u.ip There is proefjitd.:.next the costly "' eIdgn th al ar of country fr( )y outharolina in 'the Wat b'e pre- ca "Iitated and then grandly breasted die $n fduell shar0:ofttbQ tiery 3 41s afGpt.119.from 1861 to the oid. bu 0f reqrt ,of the, State* histIoriaa, fu aE f t 'gei ra ' b li i tWe1h1e 1b'attle -or from of Younds, the deaths from diseas.0and in m0 rio y 4.pqde(, to..be .as fol.-' ows: we . ca 17,918 at a artillery ......... ...... ........ 1,167 be nN9 qtetp o.gqch casualties to' be Iu Mt thla 'dg to the Ibiperfection ca of some of the rolls reported, does not ,ive the full showing. As to the 371 mE nfantry company rolls, 20 contain no th 'eport of " died in battle or from su vounds "; 43 no report of " died from ca lisease "; 167 no report of " died in tri )rison," and 45 no report of "woundedi -gri As to the 56 artillery company rulls 'Ai 12 contain no report of " died in battle- ne ir from wounds "; 25 no report of "died tb. RO~dM R R~~f 4j. pa~ )rison," and no report of "wounded.,. up, Applying now the rule of averaga oi o these incomplete rolls, it appears 'de ;114h fan try fatsual ties may fairly ab] l ut atv1,146 ;th'e cavia~lry at. 1,739, coi od t e. .artillery. at 1,368, making a en C alof 4,245, classified ae follows: in ~ NTRY. )ied in battle or from wounds..... 6,705 cit ie fro dise ge ... ............ 5,716 of ..e in pson..................... 1,182 gr Vounded....... ....... ........ 7,513 sit ~ '2~a&- tht ........ 21,146 ua h battle Ufr~ * d-..-... 528 B )ie rom sease ....- ...............457 tu )iedt prisb n..-.... .. i......!. 86 va Vounde .......... .............66 ril Total ....... ..............1.739 P ARTILLACRY. j ied in battle o from wounds .. 359 ied from disease............... 4 04 ied in prison ................... Vounded .... '. . . 572 mi - _an 4 casualties upon the " total enrolled" gr lyegAngV4 te.v , Vi resd h rould be: fant ''per cent.; aA, 18 2 10 per ofiry, 1 do . oga . a. -. do g4 -tie6'f4ctiie"-ha ea~h er arm of the'.iseieq*e basis ofi said vo Igcqq e~taggs ne: In- ca antry, 527-10 per cent.; 0o 7-.h eh e cent.; artillery, 17? * hat g s, the casualties' of the infantry in he th e-valfyof thesi piI pp. -ih and of the artillery TI nore thban one-sixth. of pl'yuly4., costly e crifice, and ons TI reely mad'e, of the best -blood of the 16 sommonwealth I v So much, concisely p resented, for tw ,ie personal sacrifice of S ou~h Caro- ge lna in the field of arms 1861-65. More b'.1 loquent than words are the figures b~y acre given--tigures based upon records co and the logical inferences deducible vs ,herefrom. SC Tbo patriotism of the contribution wi tnd the pathoi of the solf-sacrice sit mke up t. o story of the fame of tb.1 th 3ommonwealth. And when, furthe tb ~here are added to this military herit- th age South Carolina's contri butiont of h statesmanshi p and the fidelity of her th noble woman hood in the years of the ofl war, there is exhibited a demonstra- w] Gion of devotion to principle in scorp as )f consequence, and in obedience to wi iuty, that challenges the world's ad niration. The part enacted by South pr Carolina in the war between the States as s her glory and her complete vindica- in lion, of INF'ORIMATION FOR CONGRESS.-Few people comprobend the volume of in'- ea forjnin.ti $14yearly transmitted to tu C'oogrins Womn the vtrious executive 111 departments of the government. Every er year a list of these reports, most soL It which are annual, while some 9f B them are in response to resolutions'by su one or the other branches of Congrees, ar is prepared, i .tpat they may be a checked off when 'received, and if any. h< of them fail to make an appearance d( they may be looked after. For tew in present Congress this list numbers 230 at reports, many of ;which consist of A numerous, large volumes. '. In addition to these regular reports, -ni Congress is frequently calling upon b some branch of the government for a es report on some specific matter, and w while almost any other kind of resolu- Is tion may be subject to delay, it is generally understood that resolutions for information should be passed promptly and without reference to any committee. About the only exception to this rule is in the ease of informa tion that might affect diplomatic rela- 1 tioq, and: in such cases the informa-' tion is freq'iontly called for in execu tive session of the Senate and deliver ed to that body when conducting its 1 business behind closed doors. ; .1 Silver Dollars Given 4wa Greevipill .S0 We- have placod iq ur .stor. silver pollars. ' W6 9i . had'madff will unlock the 4ox. . With every d given a key attaftir'to'1 .-V y' month after October 1st, a th -s be given $5.00 6' a re t.+ - Thi-is a nevi and. iL.y we-hav in cash.-whatmwe -have hetelfosoe'paid. f greater duaiMr will, bo4enefitted ' SlVIITII&1 You will find the b'e Men's Wear at ] GREENVt Sole agents for Stetson's Stiff Hats. S6e STATU HISTORIA1l'S ANNUATL REPORT VALVABL IFAOT4 AND FIOURE4. South Carolina's Part in the W4r-e tween the states- rho Men Ben,s, into the Field and the Lives That, j Were'Lost. - - - The annual repprt of the' tagiJ - torian, Col. John P. Thomas, has. been c9Mplted and placed in thh&rAtT# ot tovernor McSweeney for tranmilson to' the Legislature. It is a valuable historical document, full' 6f i'nfrna tion collected during the years tllat 4 have intervened- since, the surriender qt Appoiattox, and whioh- lia 'w !dc cessible in cOnadnisd forq'to ' ist !time. Cih T.40mai .has labor'ei ,th fiflly duriug the past year withputcom -pensatidi tb complete the ieeords and put them i qsht p Iso that the future historians wilk- have" facts and figuras furniWhedify the surivtdrs %beraselves fbr thelk guidance and Instructio. : He has'prosecuted this work on- his ownI responsibility " as a voinntAry'contri- I button to the Ubnfederato-3 hitbry of the State, and especially to the'cause of the rank and file of a noble soldihry." The result of his year's labors will ap- B pear in the annual report, and we give t herewith the concluding statements, which are replete with interest::. The official records in the office of the State historian of Confederate re cords show that South Carolina put i the armies of the Confederate States .34 regiments and four battalions of in 'Iantry-371 companies, seven regi mente, one squadron and one company of cavalry-73 companies; aLnd three regiments, two battalions- ~and -19 un attached batteries of artillery-55 com panies-the tabulation of the rolls, in eluding the field and staff, regiAet,l.al and battalion, giving the following re- I oult :I :Biblked. Effective. Infantry ....... ..........44,328 3?,314 Cavalry............. .06 U Artillery..........,213 Total........ ...........61.608 4-43.965 C In addition, the official recorde stie* 80 companies of Stateti-od ' orre serves, with an enrollment,. 14cluti < fiild.an. taff,,of.4,94'erbk"ed, or 4j total effeetive-which, is knowqa ti W - far - belows: the actu1. figsr-es', laince there were organized at least 12 r'egW meats of reserves in ad dition, to '4tiher State troops. (X% gruaappeare4 fpam the figure# of the rolls in the State historian's cus tody and duly. fMed thafefSii.Mh Caro-1 lina furnislhed for Confederate servicQ. j1 01,808 officers and men total enrolled,1 or 63,965 total effective,..and for Stp service 4,944 officers and men total 'b *rolled, or 4,941 total effective. Making now the moderate estimate, and the estimate that. the .truth of his tory warrants, that 5 per cent. df Con federate and 26 per cent, of State troops are not carried on the rolls, it further -appears that Sout b Carolina gave to the Southern Confederacy a total of 71,083 officers and men enrolled, or 62,838 effective, as fpllows : Enirolled. Effective. Inf~itry........... i....46,544- 40,229 Cavaly............ .. 9&20 8,414 Mitillery........... ..~. 8,8133 8,018 Total............i...64,903 50,061 State troops enrolled 6,180, or effec tive 6,177, aggregating, as a bove stated, 71,083 officers and men enrolled, or ,62,838 effective. ---The inagnificent way and the rare unanimity with which South Carolina stood bf' her colors sand' redeemed the * p ledge of 1880 of life and .honor is. best illustrated by the simp la-fadrihat the voting population of the State ywas but -* 60,000 in 1860. '.. ., 'But this.docs not imit the Qo~tribu tion' of the State. ~E10tifled to' equal honor with the officers and men of the line are those self-sacrificing and sagill ful men .who comgosed 4.thQ. engineer - orps, the medical; stalT, ang 4hp band of chaplains, as well as -the quarter mastter and commissary departments. Nor should we overfocok the services of the signal corps ; the " Captains Courageous " of the blockade runners, and the officers and - men that South Carolina gave to the iron-clads in the harbor of Charleston and to the Con federate States navy, the heroism of which is a matter of history. In reviewing further the contribu tion of this State to the cause of seces sion and State rights, must~ be taken in account the military skill of the general officers from South Carolina in the Confederate armies, of whom ap pointed frorn South Carolina or from other States, the records show five lieutenant generals, six major generals, besides a long array of brigadier gen erals, colonels and majors. Of other commissioned, non-comnlissioned offi c's- and privates coming under this held there is no record. So much, concisely stated, for South. Cali1na's cntibution to the nausn to GRRAT DRAINAGE CANAL OW 'IHE FLOW IS ItEGUldTED arning the Course of Chicago'I Sewerage and Connecting Lake Michigan With hiei Mississippi River. Jan. 2, 1900, at 9 o'clock a. m., the ster was turned Into the great drain ,e canal at Chicago and began to fion wards Lockport, where It will fall to the Desplaines river and tbencE rough the Illinois and Mississippi vers to the Gulf of Mexico. What ia rmed by the canal engineers the col teral channel has for soupe time been mpleted from the Chicago river in e southwestern-, part of the city, tc .ohin fifteen feet of the main channel the canal. This 15-foot wall of rth with two sluice gates bohind it s been all that has kept the Chica river and Lake Michigan out of the nal. At 10 o'clock Monday night a steam edge began to cut away this wall of rth and a few minutes before i lock a. m. the water in the collat %I channel was against the sluice tes and only a few inches of timber Lained to be removed before Chica was to realize her dream of years d see the great canal in actual opera n. When the water began to back against the sluice gates the timbers ire knocked away and the first water im the Chicago river ran into the mial. The engineers of the sanitary itrict have cut a channel to carry 1,000 cubic feet of water a minute, t the water 'was now allowed to w into the canal at the rate of only 000 cubic feet a minute. The effect turning 300,000 cubic feet of water a nute into the empty canal would be 6.:the bursting of a reservoir and uld tear away every bridge over the aal an'd wreck the controlling works Lockport. Therefore the water will turned in gradually. Probably a ek will elapse before the canal is I of water atid is carrying away the vage that now flows into the Chi zo river. An occasion that might have been bde one of the most memorable in 3 eventful history of Chicago was Tered to pass by unimproved, b2 ase the trustees of the sanitary dis ct were intent only on their one 3at- aim-the. opening of the canal. idf from the trustees and the engi B's of the board, there were less tn a dozen spectators present. Pro ly .o public work has ever been dertaken by any other State or mnuni I41fty which, from its inception, was signed to db so much for the navig te and commercial interests of tic intry as the Chicago canal. As an gineering triumph the great interest the Chicago canal lies In the fact it it dispUoes of tie sewage of the y in a manner contrary to the laws tnature and contrary to the laws of %vity. Were the city of Chicago uated upon the Illinois river, or were 3 entire area of the city even sit ted in the natural watershed of the snlaines river, there would be no nificance in the plans forever to 'n'the sewage of the c4y down the Iley of the Desplaines and Illinois ,ero, but the uniqueness of the canal 6n is that it restores topographical iditions existing in prehistoric times fhen- the overfnuw waters, if, indeed, all,waters of the great lake regions, red down the Mississippi valley by iking a cut through the glacial drift 1 rock between Chicago and Lock et of an average depth of about 35 it in order to once more restore the Wity '-fow' from Lake Michigan to s Dsplaines and Illinois Vaaley. [Oh6* bftular belief that the waters the canac-.h,aving .been one ,turned nn the valley the fow must be un isiinggnd .bey ond, huntani .control, is oneoue, for the flew 'of 'this great lumie of 300,000 cubic feet per- minuteL a be stopped almost as easily as the n'' urnk~ag hf a~a'ucot in the spi' t of a barrel. The control'ling worki ye involved the construction of seve d pice gates of metal, with the neces ry bulkheads~ and one bear-),rap darn ie sluice gates have a vertical 11ow 20 feet and an opening of 32 feet we bear-trap dam has an opening o! ) feet, and an oscillation of 17 feet rtically. This dam is essentiall) o great metal leaves, hinged to ther and working between masonry lkheads. This structure is operated admitting water through properly ostructed conduits, controlled by ives beneath the leaves just de' ribed. To raise the crest ofi the damn bter Is admitted from the upstreamr Ic and the discharge shut olT until e desired height is obtaIned and en the valves are adjusted so that e volume of water beneath the leave, all be constant. To lower the cresi o water beneath the leaves is drawi 'until the desired height is reached, ion the valves are agaIn arranged ec to maintain a constant volume o1 bter. rho first work in this great enter Ise was begun on September 3, 1892, d seven years have been consumed the entire work, involving an outiay $33,000,000. A lOSTvON 004AUNDRUM.-" hlero,' Id a Cleveland man who has just me rned from Boston, " here Is a noal tie four-barrelled conundrum that I: tertaining the Hubbites. Listen t( What character is there ini the ble who possesses no name, wh< foered death in different form iron y Innlicted before or since that time portion of whose shroud la in ever3 nsahold, and the cause of whos< ath has been made famous by odern author? "Ehi Is it too hardl D~an Daly used to say ? Give it up n easy little thing like that? 15shaw roll, it's Lot's wife. She possesses n' imo : no one else met death througl sing turned Into a pillar of salt ; Is i rery hounehold, and Ildward Bleilam rote "iLoo" ing Back ward."-Cleve nd Plain D~ealer. CASTO~R IA For Infants and Children. he Kind You Have Always Bough Bears the MIgnatnraof 1 THE SAN IATY OF HUM 4N LIFi'i. A Question of' Great importance 1, Prtsuoting the EInjoyiment of Iiberta and Happiness. Yorkville Enquirer. A few years ago it was quite a coin mon idea among arresting ollicers tha not only was it their right but thel duty to kill any prisoner under certair circumstances. There was a belief amounting to a certainty, that, a benet warrant meant that a prisoner shouk be brought dead or alive, and that I he should be disposed to resist, ever to the extent of lying down and refus ing to go, he should be killed anc hauled to court in a wagon. Wherc such absurd ideas could have originat ed we are unable to explain. It it true tLat improper ideas on the par of arresting ollicers, on this subj.ect, have never caused much bloodshed ii this section ; but that was due more tc the lack of occasion than to any othet cause. Now, however, there is not sc much danger. Arresting ollicers gen erally realize that in dealing with prisoners they have practically no au thority beyond the common laws 01 self defense, and that if they kill an escaping prisoner, *who hz.s not, pre viously placed their lives in j-:opardy, they are liable to punishment for mur der. It seems to be generally under stood that the proper way to transfer prisoners from the place of arrest is not by the intimidation of a revolver ; but with the help of a good stout rope about the hands and arms, and feet also, if necessary. But in our view, the former ideas of arresting ollicers was only a phase of mistaken notions which too largely pervade the body politic. Tihe form of an indictment. presenteJ by a grand jiry which roads the " State agzainst William R0wdy," ought to be sullicient to teach the object of a prosecution at law. F1rom this every individual in the land should realize that he per sonolly is at once the prosecutor and judge against William Rowdy. If William Iowdy has committed an of fense at all, and that is the first fact to be determir.ed, then that offense is against every citizen of South Caro lina, and the object of punishing him is to prevent him from repeating that offense. If the State of South Caro lina, I. e., individual citizens, fall to concern them-elves on the question as to whether William Rowdy is guilty or innocent, or if for any reasons except cold blooded principles of justice the citizens of South Carolina altow Wil ham Rowdy to go unpunished, .then there is just that much encouragement for William Rowdy to repeat against some other individual the offense for which he was not properly calLd to account. Not long ago, in the lower part of this State, a deuperado of IrIluence ani position killed a follow man in cold blood. The man was brought to trial ; but through the Influence of friends on some of the jurors, they .ailed to agree. He was released on bond, and the result of the second trial was the same. During Ohrisi.mas, while waiting on his third trial, and probibly Acquittal, the fellow was mur dered by a relative of the man hehad killed, Comment on these facts is un necessary. There will naturally be a feeing that if the first murderer was really guilty, he got justice at the hands of the relative. Maybe so ; but that does not settle the matter. The relative had no legal or moral right to commit murder; and instead of set tling the account he only placed himsell In the murdered man's shoes. If the jury in the first place had done it duty to itself, its -State and its God, i1 w.ould have retprned a verdict of guiIty of murder or manslaughter as the-cast might have been, and that would hav( settled the whole matter, so fa? as-thi State of South Carolina is concerned forever. The Hmselden-Sellers alf air is amat tee tunat is still fresh in the pulii mind. The Hlaseidens 'madd a -mur derous attack against the Sellers, an< the two partles ehot, it out, amon1 themselves. A great crirnie was thei And there committed against the Stat of South Carolina and Marion counts So far as we have heard, not one thin1 has been done to punish the guilty How does this affect the view of oui own peole as to the sacredness of hu man life in their midst ? Hlow (do thes know when they mIght be the victirn of some lawless thug, who In sh< carrying out of his bloodthirsty desIgn fears but little restraint beyond hhm own brutal InclinatIons. We who feel that we ought to have the prTheetlorx of la-v, how do we know when, un 4rmnedi andl deferneless as we hav3 tt b e if we keel) with~n the law, may hiave to yield uip our lives to armed despera does? A number of years ago, in this coin' ty, a Negro was charged with a horrn ble murder. As the result, of the dcer and patriotic Interest of a whole neigh borhood, he was convicted beyond a shadow of a d mubt. Owing to th< complexity of the ease and the larg< number of witnesses required to estab lish. the (dilferent links in the loni chain of testimony, there was reasor to believe that If a new trial could bh secured the case could not be made ou again. There was a possibility of new trial on the strength of some technical errors. The attorney tool advantage of his right of appeal, not withstanding the absolute certaInty o the prilsoner's guilt, and the people in terested waited until the day that hai been fixed by the circuIt jidge for th. executIon, and hanged the prisoner notwithstanding the fact that the api peal was stIll pending in the suprem< court. T1his case was one in ten thou .sand where lynchIng seemed to be' jus > tiflable, not on account of any -derelic s- tido of a jury ; but on ,account of thi a act of a lawyer making an imprope Suse of a safeguard that is only inieni -deld to further rathber than obstrue justice. Some weeks ago, a negro committet the crime of rape in this county There was no attempt at lynch ing ai the time. The case was tried and tht jury found a veindiet of guIlty wIth I recommendation to mwey. TIhIb meant a life sentence in the peniten 1tlary. Peoplo in the nelihborhoot I wore dissatIsfied and talked so strong , ly of lynch ing that the sherif consider c d it Prudent to transfer the prisonel to another. county for safotyv. As t. just how much real danger there was Ti ol a lpuching in this caseo we have never boon able to definitely ascertain; A but had the lynching taken place, I after the trial, conviction -and 'son tence, under the cirgumstandes,.' the guilty people would have only- brought , down upon themselves well-morited reiproach as lawless savages. wi These incidents all illustrat 'liffir- Ing ont phases of the same situation. The -cuI sanctity ol human life is still aq im Portant question with us. There is no de question of greater impdrtpnce lh the thi promotion of the enjoymnoilt of liberty -be and happiness. And as we see it' this th society is to he furthor secured only by - greater Individual interest in the. we- gin fare of the community in which dne pr< lives. Lot those citizens who are not 40o prominent and who lead in thought 4'0( give tihe right kind of example to san those who follow in their steps. Let mo every man demand that the most exact No justico he dispensed to all high and at low, rich and poor, in tbo magistrate al a courts. L'at unfair, partial and corrupt the magistrates be summarily ousted from ha offico. Let every citizeni realize and lan1 appreciate the tremendous responsibi- vic lity that devolves upon him as a grand ma or petit juror, and lot him scorn to re- by cognize any juror he knows to be re- apa creant to his duty. Lot all demand be the highest, integrity in judges, and up, lkt there be no hesitation in donoune- ma Int dilsroputablo practices among ing lawyers. This course upon the part of gr the individual will secure the sanctity 900 of human life and will ensure the safet y of property and personal liberty. ste Ye AN ADDRESS TO THE SOLONS. but ple The Editor of the Chester Lianter n wh Sencs a New Year's Grooling'to the ma Members of the General Assembly. Sta The L-gislature will meet next, Tucs day, if a long suifering Providence per- na mit a quorum of the members to live Or till that day. W e have no messago pro- W pared to guide them in their doll era- na tion,.-so we have about determined to let them go It blind. .. r When the dispensary question comes up they should vehemently d( nounce C the rascally of1l1ials that have brought Gri scandal upon the institution, 'they par should stamp the floor in righteous in- C dignation, moisten their throats w-ith at b didpensary sample, and pronounce it sen the best solution they have ever tasted. tue They should declare that nobody do plores the ofects of liquor more than tia they do, and 'olliug their eves toward heaven, swear that if they believied a thi prohibition law could be enforced they tol would be the first to advocate it. An- coe other sample bottid will bd'oponed by 8IP this time. Then they should commnd the resoluttion of the board of control 'os that " all samples shall be turned into str the dispensary after they have served we the purpose for which they were in tended." You must be careful along here not to let the " gallery ' catch on e to " the purpose for which it vias i- tr tended," else the gavel and'sergean'* pu at-arms could not supprss the la'ugh- no, tee. Grow mosteloquent in deman'ding bal amendments which you know cannot ava possibly be adopted. Bear in mind we that lots of your constituents like li- the quor and want it convenient, and thoue car who don't are generally of the charita- tl ble kind, wio will not keep resentment ani in their hearts nor knives up their sleeves. Speak of those who do not be lieve in compromising with the devil as " well meaning, but misltd people." Th That. will sound so much smoother than y calling them fools right plain,.out. - When you think that you have'said everything 'that will do any gbod in the net primary election, distinguish int yourself by moving to amend the law mi by striking out tweedledum and inser t ing tweddledco, which will doub'tl.se ,th be adopted by a good majority. This in w ill satisfy the advocates of -the trittlic, ca and it will be all the ~temperance.poo- tr iple expec~t of you.. . Then when~ the dog license bill o6mes cc - up, you can laugh at it and- -offet' un h amend ment requiring all ,icnsed dogs la - to wear sailor collars and knee breech. hi I es. More of the voters own dogs than tr f ,sheep. Don't go too far' with your. fun, jr< 2 however, as there is another element hi 3 coming into the field that you have not In .reckoned upon heretofore. The bird hi f hunters are going to combine with tao w .sheep raisers one of these days and to shoot you clear' over to the other side mi - of thIs que~stion. The sportmn'n are be- wi Sginning to say that they would rather he pay a license tax on their dogs than oil have the birds' nests destroyed by ari bounds and ours. 11n In all your getting don't fail to get Lh organized for the camp~aign you are sic planning for a higher office, when you w/S will have use for fri'ends all over the of '-tate, or at least over' a Congr.~essional to district. Your constituents may think eat strange of your course at times, but foi you can tell thomn that they do not uin- hi: ,derstand your motive-you need rnot tel .tell them what your mnotive is. no Finally, Lrctirgis, dis'tinguish your' ml self. Scond motions, object when un- rie animnous consent is requliredI, call for A the previous question-anything that it, will give you an excuse to bob up. You t -can further immortalize yourself by Ti getting a namesake. Introduce somne- bil thilng, anything-a resotnution raising anl a committee to inveitigato the Coperni- oti can theory, a bill making it, a m~sde- col meanor for lawyers and newsp~aperd to ttil lie withbout license, andlt re'qirinug all aig lies to he labeled X, XX, XXX, accord- brn I ng to grade. You maighlt olfer la reso- an lution to deli ne and (deelaro the sense hi~ of the general assemnbly on the centuiy' he question, or any other old thinig to be ph called the flieurgua bill, resolution or ca arnendment,. mi No, we are not going to address any ca message to the L'gislature. We are ac . talking to the members unow, pr .--Here is the latest by Mark Twain ; 101 Meeting Charles Gutbrnie, a prominent .of liritish lawyer in Vienna,.the Ameri- mi - can humorist ~asked hin:~ " Do yoen smoke ?" ."Sometimes,.sir, when I am in -bad company," was the reply. Af- rtou ter a pause came a second question :eri " You're. A lawyer, aren't, you, Mr. na then, Mr. Guthrie, you must ben- a ivory ,inl heavy smoker.'' . im ---If when people are charged wi~hi .of their faults they were credited with 1 I their virtues, there would he more cr good neighbors in the world. -Uussian sold iers are sup~plied with handkerchiefs at the expense of the yo ) government. - Id [I,, NATIONAL PARIK MOVEMENT Priendily ontmonilat ion Froim an niIuential Journal in Now Eng Unti. .he movement in favor of a moun 6 park in the South is ottracting lespread.indorsement, and the load newspapers of the country are dis higit-in a'favorable way. 'he Hartford Courant, (or instance, cribing the proposed site, declares it the wildest. and most naturally hujtiful part, of this country east of Rocky mountains' is' that region ore North Carolina, Tennessee, Vir Ia, South Carolina and Georgia ap ach oi'ch utber. It is ,a mountain ntry with an average elevation of 10 feet and peaks running up thou ds of feet higher. The tallest intain cast of the Rockies Is In 'th Carolina. This wild region unde in timber, and is still a natur ,nd unbroken wilderness except as luibernion invade its quiet. Th0y 'o come. Already tra til in forest I Is active and the railroads of the Inity are loaded with lumber for rke,. Let the American people all vith their accustomed optimistic thy, and before long the forests will gone, the water courses left to dry the bears. deor and other wild ani le kille: off, and nothing but a fad memory remain of what is now a at natural park. The Courant then a on to say . The general government ought to p in, before it is too late, and take session of the whole region. The llowstono park, far away and to all , a low inaccessible, should be sup monted by this national reservation, ich is easIly reached by the great, jority of the people of the United toe. Take your itap and you will I that from Boston on the cast und by Bullfalo, Cleveland, Cinein 1, Chicago and St. Louis to New cans, Jacksonvillo and so on up to 6shington every city on the imagi y circuit .has railroad facilities aging it *itilni not more at most n one night's ride of Asheville, the tral point in, the Blue Ridge and iat Smokoy country. EstablIsh a k thero and people from every large this side of the Mississippi would visiting it in large ndnbors ht all ions of -the year. As an oppor Ity for conferring Oin the citiz.)ns of country a moons of great' enjoy ut this chance for Congroisional ac Is unique. But that really would only an incident of the work-. In ..elevated. land are multitudes of ir sweet streams, delivering water h6 Atlantic coastand to the Missis pl river. Tle divide is in the sible park. If the timber is all pped from these hills the streams I dry up find the ultimato loss will serious and widespread. Congress ought to jump at the mnee to get possession of the great t, at least 500,000 acres, said to be chasable now at hardly more than unial ligures. The cost of a single tleship jwould give ur this park, llable for future generations as 1 as for ourselves. It is to be hoped committee will set the work going ly and carry it to the success that American )eople will wi6h for it I for themselves." ONE IN A T OUSANI). e .N oble Conduct of a lRaliroad lan Who Was Tallen Down Wilti mall 'Pox. rho Columbia State tells the follow in.tdresting story of an unsellish 6n.: rhis brief story deals with a man at individupil that Is rarely met with these last of the century days. r4e me Into Columbia from the low coun y' on Christmas eve at 10 o'clock. He is a locoinotive engineer and had mes here to spcind Christmas with a sisters, two hig hly esteemed young dlies who are carning- their living ire. Whcn he~ alighted from the tin ho had a raging headache and tl,cd soimO "breakirig out" on his dind. Instead of hunting up his re tives ho sought a police oflicer, told m he feared he was being taken *th small-pox ; that ho did not care endanger any other person and ked the oflicer to care for him. lie is taken to the p)ollce barracks, but, would not enter ; inst,cad lhe went, t, into the yard away fromn all others d spent that bitter cold night camp r in the open air and drizzling raIn s night through. Though he was k he reinained whore he was, it a 4 p. m. Christmas day when one the board of health's physicians got him and found thbat he inuoed ba:l a ic of smnllpox. Lost in admiratilon such a man thei physician busied useif In linding shelter for him. A it was secured and this nature's blemian, whose regard for his fellow n was above his own suliering and k, by dark occupied it on the canal. kerosono stove was placed in it, but was not, suflicnt for such bitter ather and a coal stove was sent out. us with a nurse only to attend to ii, this man has spent, his Christmas, I those he was coming to see and all iers have been spared the danger~ of 'tagion. H is .tent has been shel ed with boards and ho is now up) sin. f lu will soon be out. Tuo >therh60d of which ho is a member, 1 which pbguld be proud to have n for a member, has seen to it that has wauted. for nothing. The ysdQlan Ia charge of him was so -ried" away 'with ad miration for the mn that--hohas given him far more 'efal ait entlon 'than he would have Jorded 'adiy other patient, puble or vate, iall who get the disease wold~ fol i' this'man's example theStateo board health would not be long in stupmp the .pest. out of the Styp to. 7000 of the most beautlful~nitgural k carvin'gs'in the world is the'BSouth-* C ross (In the island of Grand! Mit a, lb the Bay .of iPundy. It stands at head .of a ledge of rookB juttipg o the bay fromi th9 f90t of' otte'of the mensoelcliffA at the southern eh-d tha &raid-tfnl,ts . shape is de ibed as. .that of an: almost~porfect pss -S'ometimes very snipid andj folish >le surprise us by holding..opl ilonis mtical with mur own. A Great January Salt )f White Goods, Embroideries, Laces, P. Km, (inghans, Maderass Cloths, tu-slin Underwear, New Spring Goods, tc., at The New Store commencing Monday morning next. Our buyer has just refurned from Ahe Northern Markets. We will show you values in fresh new stuff at prices that would make a summer clearance sale blush1. Remember the date and be on hand, Cor you will be able to startyour spring iewing earlier than usual, and at the ame time secure values that will be mpossible for you to get la(er on. We make this extra sale to induce m18iless. NAHON & ARNOLD, NO. 2xx UPPUR MAIN STRISZT, J. H. MORoAN & BRO.'s OLD STND. Agents for McCall Bazar Patterns. OUR POLICY FOR 1900 Strictly Cash and Lowest Prices. No Credit. IFirst we wish to thank our cuis 0omers and1( frIind for (heir liberal pat ronaage d urinmg the past year. In starting the New Year we have decided to sell for SPOT CASH ONLY. Wer have come to the conclusion that aL spot cash business will be more satisfactory to both1 our cus tomeors and( ourselves. Therefore, will adopt the cash system. It will enable us to soil you goods from 10 to 20 por centt. cheaper than inl doing a credit business. You get more goods for your money and do not have to pay for the goods8 that some one else got and would not pay for. We will from week to woeok have rare bargains to offer, so watch this space and~ COmoi to our store and get prices. We .will convince you that a cash store is the place to buy your Dry Goods. TPo arrive this weoek ladies Muslin Underwear I bought in September when prices were low. 1 will sell them at the smallest margin of profit possible. All that owe us accounts please * call and settle as we wish to cloge our books. Thanking you all for past favor Mid solieiting your patronage to~ ~ 1900, promising better goods and " more goods for the money. in the tuturo than I ever gave in the Yours for business, R. L. R. Bent~ .Leader in Low P ipes, The Cash Th Mood8 Store~: