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H .d . k HE -EOPLES V.-NO. 26. .PICKENS. S. C., TH1URSI)Y, JULY 2q, 190' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ O E D O L A R A Y EA R .1U4L ARP ON HIATHUEN MYTHOLOGIES. He Draws Morals From Ancient Stories -His (onclusion in Lat ter Day Style. A tianita Constitution. III ill aIges 1111k Ilil L"as f(lt tile neel of a (iud. Tihere is at reeling of helssnes ill mour nature 11Ad if mant111 ca' ind a ('on he(, will make one. It is curious how strangely siular are till the heatheni tu hloies to I lhe Bible religion. St. Johni l y 8, '"A " d there II w a r ih ven a(I A Midcae1an h is angel, fougit glimtl' lt the drag'uiion and hisangls n~lhuredthem- down. T tld mhich isi thle de1vil, was eat, downl unt o tihe earthl." dust.1 so inl G reia :nI( I4ian111 11.1 Sellih n:in inythology ; I(1101er IvIS Wilr in2 their he(ven ind ii ool..! deities pre Vailed and the e% it werle (s olit, but not destroyed. ,.upi-e %h1 war with the Titanm .nd dethroned thei. Oden, or Wodenl, as hie Nvw called, ha1d wvar with .oki mn eitroned himnd gave him ilehr, or lell, for his ingdom. The seaulina1vian1 s had I 8 rpenlt to iu e inl the hitwn (IF il:eir- crea'tionl. I a41 that 'usrpt lit W wa ever geaw iat the roo1itS o)I th,- I ree of 1hfe,- Lite thtL grelw 1) 1 spi an ws ket iln per pe(tual bloomt by the wazter-4 ofthe spring11. This rngwas, at o !e enid of' the rai)bw and the IhIomne < I' Woden and! the g)(Is was al the olier lid, and aIs oft. , as ithe rinb'w a1ppearied WOit 2 1in hi.s retinue 111.1de ulse of* it ai a1 hu11111l briige over Whihich they Iassd to he, sinigl4 to (11i1 and re newv thieir youth11 and14 hol their high1 cint aInd sit i. jugiIellt uino 4fn ders .ust so . 00 rligioli is ui- o the tree (f life dl t(1he water (1of h. 111d thle ieav. s of' ti tre1ce vhich a f(r Lilt hecaling, of the naion1. This :4canidlivhnil mytho1I4L1-y wastl a besitiful and cinating I2 'ligi!nl and the Norsvmnill, inlu the Danhs Mid Swedes, heleiive( inl it as piouly as wev believe ili ou1 1iihle and21 (1i2 Iialy. Iudoeed it too2k eenlturies t"p overthrow it aidt plant Chis1tianity ItheLre. Vol clitunicN it h liht Swa1ty over all (erianiawy and evvIn to this (hy all (hristeido uil 11ss ihe: c1m11les ofI the damy4 of tie week 01h1; eame1 downl from the Noriselmen, f,11r. WedniesdaV w.S Woden1silay ni Thi.ursdaiy was Tlhors liy'. Thor was5 Wo') en'ssoni anld w1121as tle . od of, the clds. lien he wvisht ed tO nikei i thuinier atid shake the rain out of the lie1ves.l Ie took two great m11oun11ta :in1s, one1 inl each ha (1 11nd1 clapped theiin togeiher. -riday was F"ryga day. v'ng was Woden's wYife. J ust so ve got tile n1amilies of 11t2 m1ontils fromi Ille I11oman m2 lholojv . andN We got the cons-telhilionls ill tihe heavens iroim (lie Fkylptial illythology t.rnd it rellnmins mn11hanged to tIs day. jut I ish the young people to kiow and1 r'icbir. that ill mylthlgies t their Ieliion was founded upo1 Ilhiithi that truth and juistce and virtue must1:t, prcvaiil over evil. The gool were re wNarded and , the evil were punish1jI ed, no(it Il ill this world, but. i the workt to cole. The diffe1ence is tha11t our11 religion is 1foi211ed 1po1 love 11141 mel Cy 'ahe lith22 ju['.1iCe ;m1d We havIe but n (iiod in2s$teal of a hundrled. Now it sueems tit iLJupiter and2 his brothers, P'luto anid Neptune, aftetrh they had vIhipped tle Titan22, procd ed it once to divide their great domain- h .upiler was the elidest 111d 1'ma11rt2st I.. and1( so he gave tihe sas5 Lto Nepltunie li andl~ haldesl1( to Pluito and kept heaven~i v for' him1sef. SmarhtLI, walsn't he ! 11hnle1s of 111he dead1, 1bo1h god and( had2, n112n Xincurale2 011es for'h'.) fea tey woul lish1ed at hll and called it T1ar'0tru and1 1 shutL upl alli the hardes121t calses theinI. 2. Now Pluito mar12riedi a1 daughter Ci of Ceres and( she2 1had( a1 soil nam2ed I'1utu.18 I~e was5 tile godh of wea'11h and11( thalt 1s8 whlere the wiord( plutcrac 1cam from2. I (u mll liillimaires blelon~g to it. So ii ~ 5eems11 thait t1(e god)( of moneiy 1s bro'2thler iln-law to4 the god of' hell. PrettIy close t 1.1criture, fot it -s23') that1 "'1the love of moneis~ the r1(1ioot of alli evil ," andi1 "it is ealsier for1 a1 camel.' to go) tillou~ghl the (lye of a1 nleedle thanii for a1 rich man11 to go LIto11V11 han." NOW this~ I'lultus began~ to give his ri1ches1 to the good struc2(k i hi lid 80 thait 11he~i~ co l't, tell 021e 1)an1 froml an1othe1r al1 so lbe gr'opes is wa2v about11 slowliy till lie 122nds al mau01. '1Then lie gives himl a pile wVinigs and (Ihes awaly. tLur s( 5 y3, '".Rhie') ta ke wVIings and 20 ly Thle love of money(') )3eems~i to haive 1)een accused1't2 in ll alges. Th'le wed(1ge of goldl not only culrsed Achlan, but ailliiete.d ll Isra l.'li2. ton 2 says1 that,(111 Malannmon was onie of hea11ven's godIs ''one( of tile spirit(s that, fell. Ihs looks aiid thoughts were~ always (10winward( b)ent, whil~e he111 admir'ed the~ goldlen paiv(eents inl hea1ven's streetst and( neCver1 lookedl up to auighlt dlivine. Theni let no one11 wonderI~i thalt ri'ches grow in1 hell. It is the1( soil that be(st deser0ves tile preious011 banle." No wVonderli, th1121n, thalt Mr. Carniegzic 1becaCIlC alarmed2 and2( huied1i to di I. gor'ge. Whlat a1W work(I of car'e lie is nlow. gomlg thlrough 12 (distr'ibutinlg 1his wealth. 111Ie recives Lthousands(1 of p)lead~ling letteris, I knlow, for) many21) haUVe been1 Sent to 21e to1 be forwarded -) ~o 1m--manyli3 Ipil2ous1 apls)l for a little chait y. Oh' coiurse I forward'( hem11 1a2nd that i8 the( la1st oIf it. Th'Iey ar1c t)~perhap read by proxy and1( .then dlestroyeld. Dr)i. S2amueill .Johnson802 wrote truly when02 he( said4, "I llhs fort ifv a'I man11 ag.tiny 1)ut1 (one (of tile ills of life, and1( tiiat is norer'Lv." Cisesnaim nn1( h 'FRAGMINTS OF OUR HISTORY. Some Curious Facts of Confederate Days That Are Almost Forgot tenl. The following article was printed in the reunion issue of The State on the 8thI1 of AMay, 1901, aId it deserves to be read by every man, woai aIId child in South Carolina, as it deals with facts tlat are not generally known: The history of South Carolina dur inlg the "war between (he States" should be writteni and the sacrifices of outr people liotld be made known. TIe glorious co)iluct of ourll owII sol diers in the great battles lias been re corded in Ia nicatigr way, but other trials ad sufferings have not been beart of. I it Inelitioni of a few facts that slitcl e included in the history of Oth Smt is pri'oper and timely. 0n December 14, 18., the Senate coic(Iredl inill tie following resolutton: "lIesolveA, That the General Assem bly do tender to Maj. (eii. Wade Ilinptot the revolving cannon ii w in itsi osessiont satislied that it cannhot be placetd in more worthy hand,,, aind 9iey protest a-aintist his propobition to replace it by another." "lcsolvetd, That the other revolv ing canto,) as they are completed, )e disposed of by the Goverinor in ithe way lie may dccii best." flow itinaty inl South Carolina ever' heard of this revolving cinnotn? All article fioim Geti. Ilampton atbout. it woul d itailv he read with interest -ind might lead to mi improvenielt inl artill e ry jlst as the Stevetis Floa tintig baurty nuggesttd Ironclad vessels Wf warl. lie Stt-vei-is battcry was used inl Clanlestotn h::rbor and was the desi of, one ot South Caolina's sois. II it: idea was adptetd aii the Merrimac was biti a t aneb with iron . Th I Ie ; battit betwee ith AMerrinm .11ea thile i M016itor revolu11ionized thle Methods, of linval w.ai fare. WInI the wa r hiegan there was a student. Li '.skiie Colle ge iamed .l. -'. GI. Limi ode. lIe was a Fretnicmlan aid tl witen lie caie a bout Iue West ie tirst vorked at th harness-imiakintg trad(e with C oil. 1). () lawthornl. 11Iil was mnb1itiuills ait tdeeriniited to se cnte atn Iducatiin, paying tor it by lis own work. lie witi nto C o. C, Sev ciinthi S. (. V., when the war bruke out. lie iiveited a double-barrellCd cain(i. lie haI a brass model. IotLh barrels were to be loaled at once, the Ibals to be held tgether i a strong ciain. lien fired the double load Would id1) fearful work, fior the balls wouhl siretch the chain at lull lentih'ti and it would cut down ever) thing in froti of its lull lengtihi. This inven tioni did not mneet w'itr i fvor at1d that such a citlion w:is evetr tholtit, of !las lintg ago piaised out of the memomory of Most }elisons. (ttI )ieceimber .$ 186:.'), tle Seiate cinCu rreid itt toi following resolut ion ot the Ilouse: Sesol vedI, T'hat the 'State assumes, with piisie and gratiieation, the cUS tody 1 the hanrt COMMitteld to her encre by the galhuit Thirteeith; and will keep it carefully as aiot her valuned emlblem (f thle devotion an1d patr1iotism e of her chersheud sn. "lIesolved, That the ilag be con mitted to the cubtody of his cxCellency I'lhe Governor'." Thle Th irteeth 3. .... '. belotiged l to ( regg 's, aftorwvamids Ace owan's, lbri-t o~ale, anid was nt ld for its gtall ant. ser vices. 1 low mamiy kniow that its ig v-as given to thte State for safe-keeping as eary 13ais )ceembn er, lxt;;.? The gal - hinut',lI Tirteenith carriedl the battle Ilag after this until A ppomnattox. Th'le names of nmny of the nioblest sotns of Sotuth Catriihna who~t fell in that great struggle have almost beeni for gotten or people have no knowleidge ot how~ or where they fell. Who ktiows ofl Col . ,1 . Foster Al ai shall except, that1. lie icl at Second ilun iassas? ie wvas a caiptain i of the Il'ahnitetti rezi menit in lie Al eii war, andt one of thle most pubbei siiteid iitizenis of Abbheville. lle was Si'tn aor, atnutlwhen (Col.. fiTomas 'Thttmison annuoutnceid his death hic pai tie folloinjg tributti to the muemioiy ot hiis pired ecessori ion Noi vemi betr -t h, 18t;2: tim mtitl bloiiod oh a battle ott the (Chikahiniiy, withl a puattiot's tire glotwintg iin hiis hiearlt, lie addirenedi to hisi sobhlieis, at thle nitomet of' tIhe charge, these tu noral e wordts: ' I ie tnetinhiei the State yout arec from. 't ytir t rust iii ti"I. A ciit yiiurselv es like n.eni andt follow me.' Well was th is appeal aniisweredl b y t hat regimiten t of hieroes. it the harvest of d eathl that. etnsttcd, onti-halIf fell kil led anil woundiied, their inobl te leadeir him nsellf passing throiughi the hattle unhlurt. Buht, on the b lood -st ninedi anid gloiuns lleld of Mantassas, so I atal tot miany of South Carolina's leading sons, lie gave his life an offerinig to htis countriy's catuso. lie (lied as a brave matn wvouild wish to die, at the head of thie regi metnt lie had led so long andut lovedl so well, their steady antd ontward tratmpl arounitd htm, anid their carthriuake 'shauts of victory ringimg in his (ears. Sife fell a soldier of his country ; he rose, I hope, a soldier of the cross.'' We ought not to let die such ani ex ample of hierotsmu and patriotistr.. It is impossible for the present gen. * ertioni to applreciate what, dlilicutlties our ple~Il met in conducting the war. .It was5 a tuask to sulply powdeir, btt - the authoritics hit upon a scheme that - was new and1( unfitiue. In thle cities ievery moirmng wagons were seint ' aot ud to all the residences to collect, ?t chamber lye, which was hiauledl a vay ,iti barirels. From this littuidl was ex 1; tratedi~ nit,.'atte of pottash, an important - ,ingredient in the manufacture of po(W der'. in this wav men, wmenm a monumont. I know of one that wat' crected to a very rich bad mnan-an' 01 bachelor-and his oxocutor, a man o unflinching integrity, had chiseled it the marble those words . "lie begau the world at poor boy anid died a citizei of large estate. This is his best eu logy." lie might, as well have never lived and doubtless woul( be better off now How many of tlhe rich ldeserve a simi lar culogy on their tombstones. Oh Agur's prayer was a safe one-"G iv< me neither poverty nor riches." Thes great accumulationts imlioverish some body. They generally come fro the sweat and toil of the poor. Carnegie, the New York Ilerald says, was worth 1101 less 11hant .50.oot,00, and no doubt is tile richest 11,1inanI i hng or that evet lived. Accorditig to human la 1 l human mor:als lis wealth was h1n - eLtly earned, more honestly than that A inost Iiillilonaire , iUt iii tle sight o f' heaven lie wronge-!d his fellow llln. No gooti Chr isti man can ver be onme a mI Iire excelt by inherit Ine. 1 CCall't earn it 111d Comply Wit ith (, tle SC'iptuIre %yllill 8w1hic say )olh justly-,Iove mercy and obey tlie 1,on1 Aly (God.'' Itt til poets al( In reachers anld liiosop hers have from Lillie imllilelio 'ijtl written al spoken nolugil on tilis bject to (encourage tile lberal and larm tie greedy, and yet m nost all of ir lieb mn are st Ltg!ln for more. l'ie Pealodys aid Peter Coopers are W'(e excuptions ill 1)11h1th Ithopy. Y esterthtly I received f rom a friemi lite copy oif, the New York sunll, Inl vhich ia w hole p Page tlWas <ie vot -(I to a ( !view of "bMalav's Ilisoty o' the n"ited St ates 1Na1vy,'' wh;ich ha jut ('e1 published ;I tllree volumies by O' ippletonsliM. I read with deep interest If ah-ut the d(eslticioll (f lhe Maine 1141 tile tiglt at1 Salltiago, wihn dl ally I r0i upnm lilerciless, !.call) grcritickism of* Connnodore 'Selitey, Ieh ti~ e me hoL alnd fatigued nmy 1linatio. Ia ad thught that whole onIltroversy iwas settled at(( partially' armonized, bt thi wi1lltase it in reak ont afresh, f' The Stu lavihly iil.rsN all lthat Maelay write". lit! Als whii Adiln Phiulip tohl hjiml hout SchIley 's d isgra.cef u l co ( 1. it Philip is dead i w), and that lht atu Ily turned tail amt ranIl away from ie ght, and that his eontributionl to a at strategy thilrollglit th1 campaign as "A void y'ol eniemy a long I; sibil, lint it Ie makes for vou, tl !' Ilobson is lm,t mentioned in) iis review. Who is this '\aelay, anV ow ? hut to-day 1 1.11 colllorteid, for have beell eagerly erusmg Dr. Cu r 's 1', 'and best hook, "Tle Civil Ilstory~ of thbe CJonfedlerate State,"' ulbiish d by B. F. ,14lhnion & Co., :iehmond. It is a smll book ; a calm, aInlrce n-view of the p:st and fu I is persioialeinliscenes-his ftln I l I) 'X111111 is LcIne' is v iti ctai IcInnkIiin with our inohle lon--Davis, Toomilba, Stephenls, 1,'en il, lowell Cobb, ongstreet, .1udah 4.n jainl and( other-s. It is al lsl: utobiogi!rIal)lIy. It does not s em to e a school book, blt. I wish that every oulhg mnill tile 1111( would read it. L would take but a few hours and 01ld 1stablish him in the aith-the ue failth---the aith of our fathers. )r. ('urry is now amitos;t :ale. All is Conltemporaries who figlreld in, tlie elies Ie has narralted are dead. All tit one-judge Cabell still hves. flow ,itu4ate we are that the good doctor vedi to wrtite ti boo)4)k, fotr wIhat lhe 'r'it es is resp1ected at hiomie am111 abr oad. Ic h1as long mov0~ed inl an atmiosphiere IIr above envy or' mal11icC or d istraction. ionlg miay lie yet live. Ili. A 1r1. urlgeonl who wa'is fond of au joke, iot rtl'Iratedl at his ownh e'xpenlse', was neI da~y at ai miess whien a wa~ig remar~tk dI to tihe dioctor', wh'io had b~eeni some-| vhalit sever' ill is Iremar)1ks on1 theC lit e ary detlinquentclieCs of som~fe of thle u lli er's ain tLed from1 civil life "D'' ocltor, re' 'toul acquatinitedl wthl Captain (I? "Yes, I know him well,'' replied thle 1octor'. '"' ut what~ of' him !"' "'Not1hg Il parltictlarll," replied the iflicer. "'I hatve just reiivedi a let ter r0oU in him, and1( 1 Wager you1 t hat 'y'ou annilot tell in live gutesses how he po)lls cat." "DIono,'' said( the (doctor' ; ''It's a ,he Otlicer'. "K-a-double-t." "No." '"No, try agam.'' ''No, you've miissed it, againi."' "'No, that's not1 the way ; try onict 11nOo, It's your1 (ast, guess.' "No\T," said the wag, "'that,'s not 1hc way ; you've lost the bet.'" "W~ell,"' said( tile dtori, with somi spell1 it?'' "Why, he t'pells it e-a-I,'' replie( thle wvag withl tile utmost gravity. amid tile 1roars of theO mess8 ; and1(, ahn1os0 chokmtg wtithi rage, the (doctor sprang to iiis feet, exclimninlg: "'Gentlteen, I am11 too old to uc0 ti tied with iln this mannllte."1 TPhe Society of the Dalughlters of ti American RlutOIi ion was organ tized il WVashington , I). C., October 11 , I1890 Aniy wVomanL~ may13 be eligible for mom11 blership) who is 18 years old1 and dc scended from att ancestor who, " wItj tulnfailing loyalty, render'ed tmaterini aid( to tile cauise of ind~epiendence as8 Iecognize patriot,, aslde or sio or ats civil ohlcer iln One of tile seve'rr , c'oloiics or *States, of tile Unitecd Col (liies or stattes." of CHARLESTON AND I u- THE TIGIRS. DMayor Smyth's Statement as; to ry Difficulties of Iforcing the Dis 4-fren 4h hq e pensary Law. The State boitrd of' control lield i spuecia1l scs5Sioni o tlie Ith inst. iII re gai'( to the blind ti-ers inl (Chiatrleston, at vhilcl Aayor SimytI and Chief Boyle were present by invitation to show I catilse why the <ispenitsary prolits for (arh'stoli should Inot he withilll on account of the nion1-en1forenlllt of 0he " lispenlsary 1-av. Nothing startling t r-ws bro hlit out ai tihe iitiia t ions of interestilg levelopments didi not innterialize. I Tle proceeding was tpened witi tlie reitatlinig of the haunat's re'solution.i Clai iman Willianis stated iltha olleial ly and unill Iicially it hali beenl reported it (tlie bmi' t hat Lhings were running Wide ojpel ill Charlestoni. The mm g bers kne4w if tlie violaitions in Charles e ton and thy wislied to hear aholt tle i falure of thw mniicip'pal autilorities to d elforce the hiw. ti u layor Silit Ilie re it statement e lie ha.10 prepai iII. li' eierre~l tt the pecuiliar dtlfficilties surrouiihniig it' el Ifoiceimenil of the law in Clnn'rleston.' Its geoignapical position malde it, imn possible for anl armq (Af con11stables and0 itlicke to strictly itiorce the lIw there. e 1 s li amie e iuIuI s lu l heen ap- ' to parent under the merollpolitiali I -(Ice sIc hatd nIfrcei d te I iw w' it h is p)l ice to th Ilie best of h1 is abil ity. lit! relatedl the dillculties eincuntered It by uiliolmui mlen Inl endeatvoring~t to locate t ig.'is. 'T Ie o lice, lie saiti, were ic specially ireelted by 14liaince ' to tenfortce tie dispensairy laI. The t city had i edl deteclives, Iut the ir naines smomn b'ecalme klowl. Tis wvas [it ie way ithe nmits of* tie saiiie mien usually appe'l'ared as witniiesses inl dis Mayor 1Slytih sail tiiiat i riorinim I policemlanl coh ,'tet ut, positive evi- 4 deuce aga inst a bii tigtr leale, he - cause lie was not all owedi t to trink; if %V - he did drink and so testilietd lie wvoutl b be dishlarged. Ihmet his testilll)Y -along 111.1 linev could not he obtained. Th Very ippearance it a unifirmed policulani Was a warmni to illicit tlcalers, So Ihat they woubi he pre- a pared fIor thir comglii. Anther ieasoii why tiie policemen (t (of Charlestoi tann1iot absolutyt n, It - Irce the law is frmi the fact Lnit In P the city there ar sixty-nine iIes of s street. 'These are pat rolled by oni Il ( -ighity-live Imenci. llaaf of thill ate on at night. and half m thy, aid taking , the sick list, there is gIIerallV Inly - about tlirty or thiri'i.y'- iticeii - Oil tle streeti. This gives each inlill ovel 1.wo ililes to look after. As is % well kn1owii Cliarlestoni's population -is r lagy miade op of niC.roes a1I there L is a coinstaniit, gi owtlh of that. popuilition u li thoulgl negroes cominlg to the city p1 who aie of a lawless claracteir. The II - small p Ilice force liave these people to I atteiid to aind it f1' hUv didi not it wotid LI he gratly to tie IdeterirulelL of LIe I peace anI the goodl onrIer of the city. Nevertlieless strict onIers have been j -livel by the illayor and the chi f that dlj policemal Iuilst1 reptiL all illicit sales p of wiiiskey and to co-(perate withI the ' It - ctistablts inl every instalice. st - Iecognizm ig the, fiact. that iniformed . I; m en c ohi 1111( properly Carry outt .he" - Iiv, the ailministrion of Nayor i - lFiecn appiomiitedl three sptecial puolice- ial - mniti who were to lbe ini citizens' ii doeltes. Th'isi unimber was lhuer ini- e< 31 c reased to teln. 'Thir special dtiy3 bi I wats to look adlter v'itohtionis of thle oIls- di peiisary haiws. Thliis was u nderP the p .imetropot ia poheeiC systemil, and they t I cost the taxplaytis of Chiarlestoni 80 k t000. Notwithstainding the records s show that illicit, saule of whliskey wvent a I right aloiig. S A ft er I wventI in ias may or and( as5- ti e umeod change of thle p)ol1ice, ut Ieri then s law~ I colt oly, apploulit three such 1 detectives. Thlis I did. thit they it soton becamie knownl to the dealers aool thleir work didni't aimounit t~o much. ti T1hen lie aplpointmnent, of these de- t< tet cives was left Lo the chilef of p1(1 ie, It k iiid the miayor1 himiself diil niot know Ithieir namest5 nor1 d(l they appi ear on e the pauy rolls. 'They werie atpp (11oie e even before the termis of the other dec- s letivet',s Ihad e xlpirid, so thait, no one *A tshiouih know themi. Yet, of al thie casecs miadle otit. by themlu nonel were p cosideredt~t by the grandt juty. ChiefI b itloyle' mii mdiyself hauve hionesltly trnidl to ' infor cc the law, aiiil *l3 ases hiavee beeni son .ti up t~o thle ciricuit. courit. 1 kno whethler any caises haiti com lup til biefore thle city coulrt , andii whitheitr a ny toinhianice lio pitiassedI by tle t , ag'ainist the illicit sale ofI whiskey'. :\1ayor Smiiyth reptliedl thiait die jun . ouitt li...itedl. It coui lnot hiear caSe's of hurg 'lariy, foin istanice. Alr. Duktes mnsisteth dat all citi'-i had beeni iistruict ed, un ider Gove in '' T ilman~ii's aubimiistr'atitn, to ipass Or udiiinuacs aigainist the illicit, saule of1 w viskey, and 1b - isted that Chiarlie ton hado such ati onliiiainc. Niayor Smiyth iepliedl pleausanltly thiat lie had slied the ordiinanices oh Ciamr hteston riuite thoroughly anti he knew itsereu wats noi special ordinance oni the subi lject, a the State law fully coveed the miatter. NIr. Du)kes in,- istedo that aill cities hadl paiseod stih i ows. W hereupen ii ayor Simythi a-ikted iwhethieri there waus stich an ord ina no' in CohIimioa aind whiethier tie nobei Senfoircedi the law in this city. Ch(1airma'i Willionis stated that lhe had ibeanti that. Columnbia 1iiti a sptcut in, onhuianice on thie subjt'ct, and lhe Ih mei been iinformecd Ithat. the law was cn v'il forcedt lhere, in Ipart at least. ier [As a matter of [act, Col umbia h no'spnnial~ nrhniien n hiqor elhl.n L)il( ..l .O114 11t42II ile ' of21 IomtL A c ou i del ()I- silleh ifacts Would(I joil t111)112. It 14 ti u to tile 104 to or iwe 41 tilo ill1( teosi l it()li iIL ecoid s51i11ld be 11i1(l4. TflIE PAST AND 'IE IFUTURJ A Graphic Description of RobertI Lee's Appearance Before the V1 giiia Secessiion Convenitioni. 'I'lie II'intiotid Chamber1wi of Coil iIT't'e graveal iii 12X ill oil 1 li. .111) IlivolI a1 NL' (l ays an() to m iii'iihrs tI l\ ofi I willc.I11).1 L04)111)1 C"o 1" 1. J)1'eideut. M~lr. (ioode wasll ed i(2 ti41 101' a speech 1, alld liv paid .1 gl( 4Wit: tr'ihute t(.,th lli(,, Iitlin ll') to)-day, il r-estilt of tititil-ti u iltliI I'S1, Id ick ati (ilel. o3'l (111d( thlile Cmittittued :'I Mu HIe whmond( of oilier. (liYs. GrCd (d111, ) 1)1st w-ic Hiclt 11)4)11 ! If()\% ki1114 all 1141spit)1le( Iter 11(mpijI 2 Ilalwy bee d 1~ 14( L(4 tit- ! W~ell (to I iriintlii lit.) Oir. -i lIe l L, icl(Ilt IS oiN'tiiUc bit: a~ct thei I1.142l sm11Ils. Well (N) I rvtitt(2IlilH: ('4' ii ax) 1 a tIletit er o41 Ilw 1' CIII '4'41tio, 411 I 8CJ I 114. (tti' v21 ej4i)VL'4l I1111114t11 (4!u handet~, (lilly five (4' %Vltlllit)% walk above (t(- ,'od. Well 4(k) I 1~it14i itI* it. was tilie fi ist timelt I he field Lt Lue24. (GUI-cit 111) d.L).Alte se og Ite Co l itILl4llIN'.111iti1 Wk l5- i()ll 11'r1( Ole )li'lai( 12 y. 11(112' t lie force1 41 -udlt li m im alltIt , ,! Ild 421 111)al ( t i lleltilo I' Ile is gi al 41) tile i(1111 le aitu 101) heCtu v2t .1(4) 1 II ll, NWT et We 114:142 hav lVefttO lay, 142iii'2! 1111011 Ille arili(4 .J LIdl 11i1iiwsi'ii, sct m 814,81 ionr 11 1 45 ItitI (11 I hat Coil ven Li ll,41 wlo( Sal wle IiII4'( the IllC111 (o sit vaIcil dayW il)1'4 WIel 1114( 1211C. itt) Icr li ( e-sute 11111a ayiii' L1, till 'Ill( th dys jvjjttiI ibe4 111)1ic was creait u all eyets ture i'teI ddI WVestmnore.ia 111, il ii ' ogillia, 1'('I. ill ;o)il to fi t'st pre'(side 1)v'421 tite. tlestillh )l* t0i,1t 1Clllhi42 So l1l)V Wll-il we Iilav .0 agil . 1(1(41)t hile.(ii t1aiWSUN LI) 4)* iei've thet bl-ssit1gs' of* itldepeaCIdCDC( LiI eyesC .1glil Ittiul toOl 01(1 "4SI111011 .1tI)(111:Made2ever' ,gloI'i 005 by a Was ald yoli , 10242 5011, our1' Ivl'.) 1)2el I, 4VI '4OCcl to I IJd- '4114- Mid M 'St 1-'111 WHell tlt 14! WaLs li114~olliidly i111jipl'55(d hi )( 4)1()11lilLyt) of' I1le toccasiol and O~tll e _rva v Itities lie assitiled wiil tile )(411m.' a1c cej d (. 11 accep(2jt it' lie- sii Id, \Vwiti It 1avel. to Al tilitty6( GmIt II-l s1l 41,11 J'II I i rLMe to lea-' th.111 andstrl'lgt o serve2 301, it, %liose 14iim1 aimm. j lall ever i 11w liy swI t't lgilili .' A (iI 41i ! Wilat.1 i 1t42tl42ss caititi liv waS411 1 '2)124 lii i Ii i h'jcti j;( 145 Ic4lss re, 14wied 1111111 warl,11( Wll %lie t Il 1a. gk? lolls of lie soaiil Of \i Iglti,- lie (iO-i nuil. of) tit.iisiwod awIl asjitola: llit i Y' ,litIII)II .1i1d LC' 11111 18 St an dIW )eyoti I the one which existed before Abe dispensary huiv Vtnt into eflect.j Air. Willamus asked whethier the nayor cou l give lly iistaice where I State law was not enforced by ,ipecil >rdinance. .)layor Smyth replid that the State aw absolutely prohibited tI., sale of jnything oil the Sabbath, yet by or linance in Charleston milk anul ice md fruit, and soda water Could be agally sold without p01oh11e interleretnce. Mr. Dukes asked whether the eity Ight, not, to pass a law against Lith' ite of liiutor and have the violators ied ill the recorder's court if' tlle city Ilicials waNited to eniforce the law? Mayr SiIIyth said he doubted the &alit y of* such a Illw. The recordei ai'l try a nint loir burlar aid soiIIe thle crillies. Hlis jtirsiliction is ex T inVy liinit ed, and uti effort, was piile it) nlarge it at. the last session pt it din't go through. Nr. I William', and later Oi AIr. oukes, 1 asked the nayor whehlier or (it-h city 44 C arlesto I i not minlilate the p0itcs (1 the County, le idea being that if the people wanit I to elfroe the law ihey 4-4)ub14l secu1re tries who woul d() their dutly. Mnlyol' Sillyth R eplieid that the city 1Ve'rlinenIt of Ihale 1st( In had al'l lutely iopt.hing to do with the coility r the State courts held inl the city. Mr. Du0kes asked whether ('harles il city could not. (i soietilinig polliti illy to force the appointmient of a try which withl :o ils dilly. Mayor ' Sinyth said that .o fair as dities! is concernledl thet peolple of, haM leston 4ileit!d thecoiiy, iut(, Ihat 1ry) coMnnu.,sionmeris were*( appo1inlted oin lumbia, and with that the city >vertnillenlt. 1,1 nothing whatever to ecise allny iifluence. Al.ayor hSil Y t I I hen I p1o1c 14edd to ad his tatrnelit. furthcr, in Which Lblaled the non-enfoecent of, the wv onl the countly. Who) mlay be re >onsible 1or1. it ie did n1 ot1 state. I14. lowed cleaily thutt the grand jury ould not brinig inl trie hills, though 1idisptable IViblice was given ithe iry by police 4)1livers ill un111iior aind v detectives. lie ."aid the city gov 'innt hllIlt 144 li 1 ijustly i be behid a4. mintalble for. suich a corllitionl of ifans; iliat Chiets Sellers and 1lowie, ho Int11 b'11 ii ( arlest u, oiwould bear. lilt out inl the statteinient Illat the olice. Force always c-ertlwith le c(nllstablIs. Chid lowe, statioied in ( harles m, was inl the luililig at th inne, lit at Mayir Suityth's t reqc8ut lie was 1itleId in. 'lhe iayo read o(ver .te laternliit Ite flai inade about, the po c -olera ing with tle constables .lowic positively subistantiteI 01011i. nily V ' coiichnoiled by calling pol the board to cosider thec fiets resented to) it, and adding thant bhl iinself anid ChicIf I 01h woubl )e ad to reCeive any11' filugg4est lonls f)rom e board as to how they could do tier. There was niulch discuissonl as to the lvibility iid the o of' passing i spulsary ordin(ice a.n1d1 having thilt >1ice bring c:txes belore the recorder r trial. Mayor 1SIn)th ll Ie the Ateinlt, that the prols to Ihe city id nver excee1de4 d 411-l)00h). alieton. lie 1IMAM ls ovyer w ith lt1n4t1 he charig that th le piolicul til heeni "tlilnedl." lie said4 that the spenarsieis :1114 beer.1 prlivileges supi mI. Th'le irctor o4' f tih' Stai.e dispen(1 try j~M8~ iiise (he resoluioni 1 wvinch takes svay) from~ the( (lity ol ( harlesxtonl what. ('er prolits ruay1) aIccrueR I r'4in the' iipera oni ofi thet. loca11 dhipel~leiiS. 'lhi licit .sah:o iiliuioir I 8~ is up rssed1(.--if Rit 4nien41C1ted. Mr Williuuns offer1 eid IC 1follwilng as' the1 repily ohf14 ti board ithe mun111icljil1 athioities of' Charli "T1he S'tatte boa)r(1 ol director's hiaving' ureltilly lonslidered41(14 (th def:,1 of1 the ity gove.rin1e1nt of Clales4ton, re oi shiow (cause1 wh ty 1,b4: ispensary811 roilits a1ccruiniig Li) sai (lity shouhl14 not,1 e withhehil undler' sect ion 1 ofl the~ dlis (Insary lawiv, t.o bie usd I ori 11h better 4 .-'ir , '. I'hat difendants faded toI how, nd4i bIt '4111bn1itta MIte I sr ht iwa lit, properl(en. h8I' i' V 4.15->f Char)leton.4' t :ilU4. Ino, tl (14)Ifendait 1su1ccaieded4 111rently 0i(~in eistablishiiig the t ihl li1i' to lii ' iRnsil for the noen't~1 ot r~xo ticherseyary law in11( 1t4hi -dr ,t ii hNl lily city (Th yeIrstimeni lsth: 11111. 1a I lre Sntatie ) b ad mitz! 1)1 u 1 VII 1(44 ItRpi ility futorituel hav .d<uchrdanc1' forbidigthel rlil Ine tol be14 ,u 'sed b the Cireorder Charleton are14 1(lu t hereby i tb usieeli frett the yo State nstale fo gar law4 the city if Chairlestonl, bun L ong Hair "About a year ago my hair was coming out very fast, so I bought a bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor. It stopped the falling and made my hair grow very rapidly, until now it is 45 inches in length."-Mrs. A. Boydston, Atchison, Kans. There's another hunger than that of the stomach. Hair hunger, for instance. Hungry hair needs food, needs hair vigor-Ayer's. This is wh we sa that Ayer's Hair Vigor always restores color, and makes the hair grow long and heavy. si.o a bottle. All drggst,. if yotar titigrist (atillot siniiply you, 80!1di 1.4 omo dollar at1nl wo winl express y3tt a bott h'. lio suro aud give the name of yotir ite:rt t ex presn oico. Addfrs, .1. C. A Y ER ('O., iwell, M ss. the passage of the above resolution, and that a copy hereof be sent to the mayor and chairman of the county board of control." The resolution under which the State i oard requested the Charleston 0lliials to alippear before the board was dopted .1ly: 3d. It reads: ''Re solved, That the riayor and chief of police of the city of Charleston arc hereby accorded the privileges, and are o reiietsted to appear at, the o1ilce of tle State boai of directors in Co Itum11bia, S. C.%, on the 16th inst., at 10 o'clock a. ill., to show cause if any they have, why the dispensary profits accruing to Said city should uot he withhiell uler section 9 of the dis Iim.ary law. to be used fo the better encoreeient, of said law."' The board gets authority for its action froi the following section of tispensary law: 'All profits, after paying all expenses of the county dis penlsary, shall be paid one-half to the lkIati~l)il corpOration inl which it imay he lcated, such settlements to be made quarterly: l'rovided, That if the aut horities4 of any town or city in tile judgineit of the State board of control do not enforce the law, the State board inay withhold the part go ing to said town or city, and use it to Pay Slate constables or else turn it into the county treasury." I. las been known for some tine that .Joseph Cook, the founder of the ' llostOin Monday Lectureship,'' was inl failing h ealth, an1d his death on the 2th u t. at Tiionderoga, N. Y., was not. a surprise. Twenty years ago lie was read and quoted in every part of the country, and, for the matter of that, in every part of the Englisi-speaking world. E1(dowed with immense phy sical vigor, and with an aggressive in lellectual energy, lie was a stout and stibborp defender of orthodox views im religion. Ilis learning was copious and his eloquence had a commanding ring about it. On the platform he had a iiost commanding manner. He mlale a d(lstiict andl valuable contribu tion to the religions life of his times. "l'armers' meetings are always pro iltablet, and if any individlual fails to secure his portion of the total accretion, it is his own fault,. This applies to in d iviudual discussions among neighbors at eaich other's homes on Sunday aifter noons) ; to gatherings of half a (dozenl at the miarket town ; the smallest organi zationi for mutual benefit, ; to well pat, roniized county or (isatrict societies ; to regulIarily organliz',ed Farmers' Insti t ute's, andl to State and National repre. Henltativye bodies of farmers. Farmers cannitot, rub against each other without derivinig some benellt from the attri Y'ou wi notice that, the heaviest chiarges of electricity are on the edges of thunder clouds. The approach of a cloudl as well tas its passing away are the dlangeroua periods. Sometimes when the air is full of electricty the ex plosions continue when the rain is pouing cdown. Some believe that the descending rain drop~s the electricity to the earth so gradually that there is no exp~losion. It may lbe that the cloudis are magnets with tho 1po108 out, at the edges where the current is broken. It is the endu of the charged wire that gives off thle sparks. The highest telegraph ples in the tIitied States have just been p~ut up In lieaumonit. Tex as. So far as known they are the highest of any in the world, the top) being 150J feet above the rioundi. Th'ley wYere erected on1 the oppjosite banks ot the Neches River by the western Union Telegraph comn pany in (ordler to striing its cable aecross the stream. Th'le span is 1441 feet ini lenigth. T1his height is necessary to admit the passage of ships through the dlraw-b ridge, their masts being 100 Ifeet tall and more. Summer tourist tickets are now on sale to Asheville and Western North Carolina mountain resorts. CASTOR IA - or Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bhught l' ers the