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:— T * K'C. PAGE FOUR. THE EARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MARCH ini. Exhoes of “Bravest Deed” of Civil War Are Heard (CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE) cntly about 30 years of age, with a noble and handsome face and tall, heroic form. The Flan Surrendered. “The color-serKean.t seemingly daz ed, or perhaps parilyzed by the sub lime effrontery of the demand, sur rendered the colors. “The flag was especially dear to the regiment, for it had been present ed by the women of the district in which the regiment was raised.and it had been b()me aloft with honor on many battlefield*. It was a State flag/'with the arms <rf South Carolina upon ih, and a counterpart of that which the famou s Palmetto regiment in the Mexican war had planted on the walls of the capital of Mexico, the first foreign flag to Ik* placed there since the time of Oortee. "That it should have been delivered up to a single fWman when there were a thousan^ rmen—all veteran soldiers—to defend it, and the thrust of a bayonet or the pulling of a trig ger could have disposed of him, was shot, I am obliged to request that you aid me to prove that I received the wound in the line of duty. “You wiy do me a great fayor if you will make affidavit stating V the facts and forward it to me. Please state also that you have no interest in my claim. " . “I am, General, yours respectfully, “D. B. Dailey.” Praise for an Opponent. One paragraph, from the affidavit the general then made reads: - , “Captain Dailey’s act was one of the bravest recorded in the annals of waf.~ f^hance of winning a splendid prize for the s'fde he served, he doubly staked his life, for he was in danger net only from our fire, but from that of hi* own men. Dad I not interposed by shooting him from his horse, the disposition to surrender plight have spread and my entire brigade have been lost to his single arm. In hi* letter enclosing the affidavit General Hagood extended to Captain Dailey a most cordial invitation to visit South Carolina ais his guest. -WT- 4eatrhln « s of each lesson. Assignment? should be made a jveek ahead. The pa-t all understanding. "Perhaps they thought at the moment that the delivery of the flag was intended us a signal to cease fir ing. At any rate they lost their heads, for the once. "Look Behind You.” “Not so, however. General Hagood, who was distant alniut 75 yards and saw with amazement the surrender of the flag. He was on foot, his horse having bertT "shot under him,’and he came forward on a run to intercept th ( . officer who was riding "slowly along the front of the regiment, obli quing somewhat toward his own lines, 1 . .. “General Hagood, on coming up with him, seized the bridle of the horse, and leveling hi* cocked revolver at the union officer’s breast said to him, "Give me that flag, sir!” “The answer was ‘Who are you?’ "The general replied, ‘I command this brigade. I admire your bravery. Give me the flag, and you shall re turn unmolested to your own lines.” assured him a most sincere welcome, and that he would be received by an escort of many thousands of ex-con- fedeiate veterans, all now loyal to the United States. He stated further that the flag with which Captain Dailey’s wound was so honorably associated was still preserved not as a hostile symbol bul a* a souvenir of comradeship, and that he would be pleased to place it in his hands and hav*. him view it in the midst of friendly surroundings. This Colonel Dailey was never able to do, but throughout the remainder of their lives the two men were the warmest and l**st of friends. Bolh Men Promoted. Incidentally, for his part in “the hrave-t deed’’ event, General Hagood was recommended by GeheraTXee to President Jefferson Davis for promo tion to the rank of major general. His orderly, a man named Stoney, who had seized the* colors, was made a lieutenant. Captain Dailey was promoted to lieutenant colonel for his gallant con duct at Yellow Tarvern. Receiving hiS discharge at Madison, Wis., he took up his - residence at Council “Hi* foeman, who had furled the flag, and was holding it upright with Bluffs in 18P»7, where he was later ad- the ferrule of the staff resting on the 1 mitted to the bar. Emmett Tinley, pommel of hi s saddle, responded, now a well known Council Bluffs at- ‘General, you had-better surrender to turney, as a young man, studied law in his office. His Sons’ Record. ' CoKmel I). B. Dailey, according to the many who recall him in the,Bluff*, Was a man of fine military appear- me yourself. Eook behind you!’ Shot in the Breast. “The general looked to the rear, and saw that a large force which had sallied from the intremhme-nt* on his left was moving t > cut off his retreat, ance and a soldier to the last, all other c. mmands having retired j Following his death in the nineties from the fruitless assault. | his sons, Robert and Warren, served “Turning t’:> the ^lef'umt union offi- with I>r. Matthews A. Tinley, and the cei lie exclaimed, “Once more, sir, Ffty-first In\ya in the Philippine*. Dr. will you give up that flag?’ Tinley, now major general in command “The answer was in a loud voiee, nf the Thirty-fourth division of the ‘Never.’ tiati nal guard, then a lieutenant, re- “With the an - wee General Hagood t a!h a third sen joining them, fired and the offic. i fell, shg through Ih wa-Ge . Frederick Ni>; Dailey, the breast. ! 1»’>, wh > k at his way to . San Fian- “He -till giaspel the flagstaff as he siseo. stowed away on a transport, fell, hot it was wrested fmm-s grasp by the general’s orderly. The hack, hut managed to get away again, general then mounte 1 the hotv-e, and ordered a retreat, which was effected with lo*s of nearly one-half of the brigade. “The captured horse was killed on the retreat by a shot from the union lines, and as he fell he kicked out his heels, and, as if t> avenge hi* fallen master, struck Dr. Taylor, the brigade surgeon in the head, inflicting a wound from which he never entirely recover ed “Often within the lines at Peters- buig, around many a camp fire. Con federate soldiers discussed the strange incident of the flag surrendered at Yellow Tavern. It was agreed that no braver deed was ever done than that of the Yankee captain who fell still grasping that flag.” A Letter from a Foe. Sixteen years later General Hagood, comptroller general of South Carolina, and soon to become governor of that State, told a friend of good news he had just received. “Do you remember that federal of ficer that I was obliged to shoot in the battle of Yellow’ Tavern to recover the flag?” he exclaiiKed. “Well thank k heavens, I did riot kili him! He is still .living. Here is a letter I have just received from him!” The letter read: “Council Bluffs, la., December 4. 1880.—Genera! Johnson Hagood, Col umbia, S. C. General: If I am cor rectly informed, you are the confed erate officer who shot me in the i;jght breast in the battle of Yellow Tavern. The wound was inflicted to recover from me a regimental flag which had been surrendered to me by one oj^ your color-bearers. I had apparently it has troubled me for some time, and hoard another transport and ptQCeed- t*d to the Philippines, where ho found his brothoi-g and served till the end < f tho war. The second General Johnson Ha good, the present Seventh .army corps arqa commander, and George Dailey, sen of the colrnel, became a*- sociatp l 'in'the line oT duty years af ter “tho bravest .deed.!* In the* spring of HK)2 Gonoral Ha good wa s on duty at West Point as a captain and an instructor in mathe matics. A hoy came to his house, said he'was a candidate for West Point at a nearby preparatory schdol, and that hi s mother, Mrs. Dailey, of Council Bluffs, had sent him T tp find out if Captain Hagood were any relation to the General Hagood, formerly of the confederate army, who shot her hus band during the civil war. The boy told of thp admit alien his family had for the fir-t General Hagood, and wais. delighted to learn of the relationship. Young Dailey entered West Point, and General Hagood, now of Omaha, was his instructor. Th e youth be came a great friend of the Hagood family and was often a guest at the Hagood .home. An Incident in Washington. When General Hagood was a cap tain on the gener^^H^jn Washing ton, some years at West Point, he was jn chl^^^|\rmy legis lation and often w-eiTr before the committees of congress wjth Secre tary of War Taft and others. One day a* Mr, Taft was testifying, Judge Smith, a congressman from Fow’a and chairman- of the committee on fortifi cations, interrupted the hearing by saying to _the secretary of w’ar, “I ) „ Lesson for Match 29 REVIEW: JESUS THE SAVIOR WORLD’S GOLDEN TEXT—How God anointed Jexus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghoat and with power: who went,lbout doing good, and. healing all thatx#*re oppresMd of tlia devil; for God pras with him. - PRIMARY TOPIC—Jeaua Buay “$o- Ing Good. — JUNIOR TOPIC—Jeaua Buay Doing Good. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—Jeaua the World’a Savior: Prepa ration and Popularity. * YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC—Jeaua the World’a Savior: Prepa ration and Popularity. - rr? Since’ the lessons of the quarter cen ter in one person and have one theme; namely-,- the world’s Savior, the best metfiod of review for senior and ffdtltr classes will be to refresh*the mind With the principal facts and leading following suggestions are offered: Lesson for January 4. John the Baptist was a great' preacher. He had a great heritage in his godly parents. Much can he ex pected from a son-of such parents. Lesson for January 11, Jesus, as to personality, was divine and yet his human nature developed in .the normal way. He waited strong In body, was filled with wisdom, amt God’s' grace was upon him. Though conscious of his deity, he lived a life of filial obedience. Lesson for January 18. John the Baptist came In fulfillment of prophecy, calling upon men to pre pare for the coming of the Messiah by repenting of their sins. Baptism was the apiminted sign of their re pentance. With fine humility, John turned the attention of the people 1 Lesson for January 25. Jesus was led Into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit to be tempted of . the Devil. Ills temptation was Mes sianic. The purpose was to demon strate the reality*-of the Incarnation. Jesus went from the place of anoint ing and heavenly recognition as the Son of God to meet and to spoil the enemy of God and man (Heb. 2:14). Lesson for f^tbruary i Jesus demonstrated his poorer over various diseases and over demons, thus displaying his Lordship. Even while demonstrating his mighty power, he operated through b'enevolent chan nels. Lesson for February 8. Jesus made clear to the disciples that they would be hated and opposed as they went out into the world with his message. Those who follow Christ must expect opposition and suffering. * Lcrson for February 15. , —’ Jesus is the friend.of sinners. There is no one so steeped in sin as to he shut out. from him. Citrist came into Ho* world “to seek and to ttre that * ■ * which was lost..’’ Lesson for February 22. Jesus’ supreme mission was to make known the good news of salvation to a lost wijU’ld. lq spite of the good seed sown by him, only a small por tion brought forth full fruitage owing -U>..jJie-unfaxarabie:rt3ondTtfan .of- the soil. Lesson-for March 1. The greatness of the harvest—man’s lost, condition moved Jesus to ask the disciples to pray the Lord to thrust ► out laborers. • The real force back of missionary endeavor is prayer. When the church begins to prayubdut mis sions, there will be missionaries and money to sustain them. Lesson for March 8. * The parable of the Good Samari tan shows who is my--nelghbey an#- what being a neighbor means. ^My neighbor is the man needing my help, whether, next door or across the world. Being a neighbor is the most; important thing for ‘me. To be a neighbor means to be on the lookout for those in need and to give sym-. pathetically the needed help. Lesson for March 15. -w The Bethany home w r as alw r nys open to the Lord. Jesus will come into such homes as will give him welcom#,. The inspiration of the Bethany home must have greatly helped Jesus as he went out meet his foes. ^ It Is the inspirationthe hbme which gives men courage to go out-and fight the battles of life. * '/ Lesson for March 22. Tlie parable of the rich fool shows the peril of allowing the heart to be set upon even the fruits of legitimate toil. To seek goid and thus forget God Is to play the fool. ,, The next quarter continues the les sons from the gospel by Lake. ijbbd’s hand, your uncle npeoveiyfi entirely frith thy wound,*bur notice tKaT^tfie^young officer with you is .Tamed Johnson Hagood. If you I now find myself obliged to anolv fer | will permit me I will ask him whether a pension. - - v— he is from South Carolina, amt If “As I was within your lines a>nd out 1 any relation to General Johnson Ha army ” Upon bel tive, he shook'' and said, “Youn shot my law partner.” The congress man was Judge W. L Smithr of the Iftw firm ^of Dailey and * Smith, of Council Bluffs General Johnson Hagood of Omaha, s tUt: doting kept the pistol with which Colonel Dailey was shot and exhibited it to his friends when they visited his plantation i where ,the present general often saw ty, and of* sight o# my comrade# when I-was i good,-formerly of the confederate has held tMe weapon in liie hands. * “ C * •«.. • 1 •<.> . ^ • JL ’V"' 021 H84 mTHH W27 l»3» 021 inyifP It* MS iw Eg 028 *2* 030 70 Total Assessments of State Assessments ofCotton Mills An Interesting Tax Study r ~ While Total Assessments of, the State Decline— ^ , ; » • wt # r '• " Assessments of Cotton Mills Increase Rapidly. - The two chart? above, based on figures from the S. C.- Tax Commission, covering a period of ten years, show very convincingly the steady rate of decline of general tax assessments of the State as a whole; and the even more steady increase of the assessments of the cot6>i^ mills. When you consider that the total assessments of the State, ih spite of their steady.decrease, actually include the assessments of cotton mills on which there has been an increase, it is easy to see that cotton mills are each year carrying an increasing tax lead, taken oft of the shoulders of someone else. 4 . , ' - * The figures upon which the ahoVe charts were based are as follows: J Total Assessments of State: 1921 $452,490,600 1922 435,999.389 1923 « a 424;015,714 1924 . 428,601,274 — ©25 430,082,366 1926 424,863,722 1927 422.169,895 1928 425,543,764 1929 426,359.133 . 1030 415,000.000 Assessments of Cotton Mills: $54,722,435 55,424,250 V 56.004,345 60,768,155 63,819,950 64,861,370 6S.88^40B— 66,619,885 . 69,387,430 70,915,815 Rob ^ O I In Decrease 10 Years In Total Assessments of State, 29 0 l° r Increase 10 Years In Assessments of Cotton Mills.' Of course a portion of the increase is repre*ented by new cotton mills, .*new spindles added to the State. The spindle increase, however, has uid^ bet-n from 5,034,86l^to^ 5.689J‘>42 an im-irase of 1*3 par rent. During the pasjt nine year^^eincrease ,l TmrTa>c^^ , pS!i(r"Dy , TEGP^Wuff l TunP®WRr 90 per cent, and the increase in taxes paid per spindle has been 40 per cent. With such an alarming rate of tax increase in the State for cotton mills, it is not likely that the next 10 yfcars 'will show much increase in spindles. — Mill I miiiirfif in nj-^rrrrrrrrr- »i.~ ./• “A* induitry Prosper*—So Pfogper Th* Pzopi*" \ Pale and Weak ”1 think Cardui .is a wonderful medicine, for I improved greatly after Takmg if,” Bays lira A. W. English, of R. F. D. 4, Roanoke, Va. 1 "When I was just a girl of 13, my mother gave this medi- cine, to me, and it did me a great deal of good. I was weak and run-down. After I had taken Gardui awhile, I felt much better. -"In 1924, my health was poor. I felt miserable, and' hadn’t enough strength to do my house work. It took all my willpower to keep: up. 1 was pale and weak. "I got Cardui again and took ift. My improvement was wonder ful I can recommend Cardui to others, for my health was so much better after I had taken a course of the Cardui Home Treatment* . Very Liberal Week End and Sunday • EXCURSION FARES Every-Friday, Saturday and Sunday. ae affirma*-- Effective March 27 to Oct. 25th, 1931. One F*re Plus One-Fifth Round Trip. Between all points. Good returning Tuesday^ following. Extremely Lyw Sunday‘Tickets. Sold for morning trains to all points ■within radius of 100 miles at MILE TRAVELEt) Return limit date of sale. Consult Ticket Agents SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM Travel by T^ain— _ Economical—Safe—Reliable. in a Series,appearing in this newspaper I VE hrst-thought to.nitrogen Yfiaff IP ordering fertilizers. It’s nitrogen that gives your crops healthy growth and healthy yield. This year, more than ever, on account of unusual dry weather, nitrogen is most lack ing in the soil. Play safe. Buy plenty of Chilean Nitrate of Soda. I’ve got a big supply. Cheaper than it has been for years. New 100-lb. bags, too. Order now and be sure of your requirements. C HILEAN NITRATE now comes in new 100-lb. bags that make it more popular than ever. It always has been the dependable fertilizer, of Southern farmers. Side dress, top ''dress with Chilean-Nitrate...and increase your yields, quality and profits. Be sure you specify “Chilean” when you order your nitrate. “Chilean” is the one important point to remember. It is your protection and your dealer’s too. When you get “Chilean,” then you’ll get the real, money-making fer tilizer— the natural nitrate. Remember the two kinds—-Original Chilean (Crystalline) and Champion . Brand (Ucamilated) 4 both natural nitrate. '3 LOWEST PRICE in years NEW ,100-lb. BAG The bag without a backache Chilean EDUCATIONAL BUREAU 810 Carolina Life Bldg., Columbia, S. C. 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