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?IAVE THEY THE GREAT SKAT.t Richmond Men Claim Possession of Grout Seal of Confederacy. tVrora the Richmond News-Leader..1 'The discovery and recovery of the real seal of the Confederacy, which | Is today in Richmond, has been ac complished by the united effort:; of| three Richmond citizens?En pa Hun< _ton, Jr., William It. White and Thomas j P$Pinkney Hryan. For more than fifty Wears the whereabouts of the seal had remained a mystery and many were the stories as to the probable fate of | ?the great relic of the Southern cause. The seal was finally located In the ?Session of Real Admiral Thomas O fridge, Cnited States navy, retired,] ?\1fow a citizen of Washington. After several conferences this officer agreed to part with the precious emblem of | the "Lost Cause," believing thai a fit ting resting place for the great seal w.\s at Richmond, the quondam Capital of the Confederate Government. It was through records preserved In the archives at Washington that the gn at seal of the Confederate States was traced to Admiral Selfridge. These papers, in the library of Con gress, showed that the seal had been removed from Richmond on the evac uation of that city, being taken by Wil pliam J. Bromwell, then a clerk in the Confederate State department. The great seal, together with the pa pors, was later sold by Bromwell through Col. John T. Picket! to the United States for $75,000. Admiral Selfridge acted for the Federal govern-1 nunt In this transaction in capacity of Ugent, receiving the seal and papers ai Hamilton, Out. It was in recogni tion of his servjees on this occasion tliat the United States government presented Selfridge with the Con fed The seal has been brought to Rich mond and is now in the vault of the Jeff er son Hotel, it will bo sent to Eng land for identification by the firm which manufactured it, after which it v,-' l be placed permanently In some Richmond institution for safekeeping. Columbia, May 22.?That there Is no doubt as to the genuineness of the Great Seal of the Confederacy, which has lately been returned to Richmond by Hear Admiral Thomas O. Selfl'ldge, U. S. N retired, was slated today by A. S. Salley. Jr., secretary of the South Carolina historical commission, who has made a careful study of 'li< history of the seal. "1 see by the press this morning," said Mr. Salley. "that some doubt has been expressed as to the genuineness of the Qreat Seal of the Confederacy, which has lately been returned t:i Richmond by Hear Admiral Thomas O. Sol fridge, U. S. N., retired. To well informed students of Confederate his tory there is nothing sarprtslng in this story, tl has been known to hun dreds since 1873 that the Great Seal was preserved. In that year facsim llles of it in gold, silver and bronze were issued by Col. .lohn T. Plckett, the first Confederate commissioner to Mexico, who was then practicing law and selling Confederate curios and relics in the city of Washington. Rec ords in tlie Library of Congress show how Colonel Plckett came by this seal. How Plckett Get Seal. On March US, 18G.*>, live days before the exacuation of Richmond, secre tary of state, JUdah P. Benjamin, sent William .1. Bromwell, disbursing clerk of the department, to Charlotte, N. ? C, with three boxes of the be longings of that department to be put In a place of safety. Bromweli was ordered to stop in Danville and get three trunks and four boxes of rec ords and property of the stats depart ment which had been stored some weeks previously at the DunviBc fe nmio college, and take these alongI also, lie loch the 'en packages of records to Charlotte, arriving there on April 1. and stored '.hem in a room in the courthouse. Fiv> days Inter lie wrote ti) Mr. Benjamin thai be had placed all ol the boxes in six large strong boxes without disturbing the contents and had marked the boxes with his own initials instead of Confederate state department in order to ntracl as little attention as possible. In September, 1866, Brom well, who was then practicing law in Rleh I mond, accepted a position in Pick I ott*B Office In Washington. Soon after this Piokett offered to sell the com plete record of Mr. Benjamin's office to men of prominence and wealth in the south. He succeeded in doing so and he offered to sell to Secretary of State SeWard "large and valuable doc uments of the late Confederate states, embracing all of the papers belong ing to Mr. Benjamin's office." Government Bought Papers. The price asked was (500.000. This offer was declined, but the govern ment eventually bought the papers at $75,000 and they are now In the library of congress. Admiral Self ridgefi then a lieutenant in the navy, acted as the agent of the government and to them the papers were deliver ed in Canada in July, 1872. in lS7:t Colonel Piekett gave the seal to Ad miral Selfridge, in whose possession it has remain ever since. "At the time that Piekett issued his fa'scimiles he published a letter from the. firm that made the great seal certifying that those electroplates could not have been made In any way but from the genuine seal. While these general facts nave 'icon easily ascertained f*o:.t the Benjamin records in the library of Congl'-iSB, the fact that Piekett gave the seal to Selfridge has only recently come to light by the unearthing of I'ick ett's letter book/.. "1 have known (his mysolf since last October, when Judge Walter A. Montgomery, of Richmond, made known the showing of Picket's books. A friend Of mine who stands high in the historical world lias been working on Admiral Selfridge for a year or two, trying to induce him to present the great seal o> the Confed erate museum in Richmond with the understanding that the lad'es in charge would give the library '>?' con gress certain valuable public records. I suppose this is the consuinmation of the "reposed trade." Karle Given Bronze Copies. In isss Mr. William 13. Barlo, a South Carolinian residing in Wash ington, was presented with three of the bronze copies by Colonel Piekett. He sent one of these to the office of the secretary of state of South Caro Una with his compliments. It. was published in the newspapers that Colonel Karle had been given the greal seil ;>f the Confederacy and had pre? ?!>????! it to the BtatO ol' South Carolina. In consequence of that publication and its repulili at Ion many till) ts since 1 received a great many letter;-, asking questions about the seal." The State. GOES TO NINETY SIX Prof. H. F. K/.ell Accepts Position as Superintendent of Ninety six High School. I'rof. P> K. K/.ell. who has so accept ably filled the position of principal of the high school at this place for the past year, has accepted the Buperin tendency of the Ninety six high school. This is (ruite a distinct promotion for Mr. K/.ell and comes in recognition of his past services here and elsewhere in this State. Mr. K/.ell has made many friends in Kaurens during his stay of ii year and they will regret to see him leave so soon, although they are glad to hear of the recognition of his ser vices. Me will most probably remain In Laurena for the greater part of the summer months. Mr. Kzell takes the place of Mr. Chas. K. Brooks, who resigned a few weeks ago to enter the race for clerk of court of this county. A successor for Mr. Kzell has not as yet been se lected. PARISIAN SAGE. Nothing Like if for Removing Dandruff and Stopping Scalp Itch. Every man, every woman, hoy and girl should fittht the dandruff germs that are sure to cause tailing hair and baldness. PARISIAN SACK is so delightful to use: it is Instantly refreshing and invigorating and best of all it kills the dandruff germs. I.aureus Drug Co. guarantees it for itching scalp, falling hair, dandruff and for faded, dull lookliiR hair. They guarantee it as good as a bond. "Mrs, Anna Urown, Rockville, Conn, writes: "After I used the Brat bottle of PARISIAN SACK my hair stopped fall ing. I do not think then- is anything better for falling hair and Itching scalp." Large bottle ."0 cents. TO ADO ANOTHER MI I.E. Ware Shouls Manufacturing Compuuj Said to me Preparing to Add Anoth er Building 1 Re following Ib taken from The Qroonville Daily Piedmont: "Mr. .1. K. Slrrlne, arc id toot, of this city, has been awardod the contract to draw the plans for a three-story i'c-inforced cotton mill to be con structed at Ware Shoals. S. C, by the Ware Shoals Manuftcturlng com-' i pnuy The bids for the construction of the mill will be called in next week and these together with the plntlS will be referred to Mr. K. 1). Reigle of New York, president of the Ware shoals Manufacturing; company Plaits are also being drawn ?'Mueinent hall to bo erected at Ware Shoals This contract will be awarded together with the contract for the mill. A member of the board of directors of the Ware Sthoals Manufacturing Company, when asked as to the in tention of the company, stated that the! matter bad not as yet been placed be fore the directors hut that it was sup posed it would be at the July mooing, it is thought that the architect's plans are being drawn up to be submitted to the dirtCtOt'S wuo Will thtn take action. How the fiimis are to bo procured for the new building is not yet known. Poor appetite Is a sure sign of ini tialled digestion. A few ?Joses of i Chamberlain's stomach and Diver Tab lets will strengthen your digestion | and Improve your appetite. Thousands have been benefited by taking thost tablets. Sold by all dealers. Jacks for Wilson! Tito l.nurens Advertiser says that lacks Township h is not hud an oppor tunity to say who it is for president. Bet our last year's straw bat it is for Wood row Wilson. Newborry Observer. If you will send your name and ad dross with 58c. money order OV Stamps, and the tops from six pack-, ages of Kagle Thistle Soda. to the Mnthloson Alkali Works, Snltvillc, Va? they will send you at once, as u gift,! an elogont set of six Rodgors ntorling silver plated teaspoons and nioo a very Interesting cook book. Stop or Bust The first families of Lau rens are using our First Family of Virginia Ham. Are you? Better buy our F. F. V. Ham and keep up with the procession. Arrived a solid car of 210 barrels ot nice and fresh Hungarian flour. If you want it good send here and get the best. Can't keep a stock of corn, oats and hay the demand is so great. Mr. Farmer stop before you break yourself and merchant. Put on your thinking cap, plant more corn how, sow peas, sow cane and millett, have a potatoe patch, have a garden. In fact raise enough at home to live on and feed your stock and quit buying every thing you use from the merchant and then expect to raise enough cotton to pay him. Bust or Stop J. H. SULLIVAN Laurens, S. C. EAGLE-THISTLE We nro offering some unusual values in Dining doom Kurnitiire, lietlor take a look over our line, it means a sav ing to you. s. M. & 10. II Wllkes & Co. ONE THOUSAND TON This is the largest shipment of Domestic Coal ever made to the City of Laurens. Not only the largest shipment of Coal, but the most economical coal. This Coal is screaned over 3, 4, 5 and 6 inch shaker screens. Therefore you get clean lump coal, free of slack. This coal gives the most amount of heat to the pound. This coal burns up clean, leaving a very small amount of ashes. This coal is shipped from This Coal is guaranteed to you by us. This Coal is guaranteed to us by the Mines. We will call on you on or about the 10th of next month for your order. We not only give you the best coal but we give you the best service possible. Last season we delivered over 3,000 loads of coal and over 2,000 loads of wood. That's going some in the service line. The weather does not effect our deliveries. Experience is the best teacher?-we have been in the coal business eight years. We appreciate your favors of the past and we solicit a continuance of your patronage in the future. Also, Remember that we make a specialty of the Transfer Business and will be glad to serve you when in need of anything in this line. We haul anything. Phone us your orders EICHELBERGER BROTHERS Day Phone No. 33 201 Sullivan St., Laurens, S. C. Night Phone No. 276