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iI ~JACKSON.DICKI JA K O DCINashville, Tenn., Mrrehll 1.--The duel between Andrew .Jackson and (iharles Dickinson was fought on the banks of Rled River, a small streamI near what is now the little town of Adairville, Ky. Among the people of that section the (letails of the duel have been handed dlown from genera stion to generation, until it is a neigh borhood legend, clothed in all the ro mance whieh sueh folklore usually acquiren, yet remarkably clear and true, even to the small details. Jacksop was one of the most re nowned duellists as well as notable charneters in many ways in Utnited States history. llut all agree that he was a lan of (lulkcl teplrll', liri con victions and alw:ys willing P11 ready to light. Ili:; ::eerest critics pay him homage 'or the lldelity 111(1 levot on) to his wife, and1 it is a sad fact Ih-1: their marriage was 11nd(1( such cir del that was 11!lnified and used as political npital during his first cami paign for11 Presiidlen. It . w , in defen11( of hi:, wife'si ha' o' that he fou;h.t h;:; 1mo-t not 1 ihe duel. 1His d'emeanor in tihs nmrnor abl }e en( punter is a true index to his implacable enm1ity ::nd0 his absolute fea rlessness. At the time the (larrel with )iek Inson arose. .Iakon h(5011d:( located at Nashville, Tenn. At the age of 21 he Was selt as public proseentor 'o Penn11 ylvanin, then a wild an uliettied country, where Iawlessness held sway. and where his life was in almost con tant danger, yet. he is credited with' having discharged his dillies fearless ly and well, and rapidly made himself one of the foremost men of the times. How Jackson Miet. Mrs. dtohmrds. On reaching Nashville .Jckson se Cured board withi a es1 Mg. 1)on"sol, widow of .l111 )onelson, a pioneer who had been killed several years be fore. To this couple had been horn a daughter, Racliel, and according to the custom of those early days, she had married at a very tender age. Lewis Rohards being her choice for a husband. Rohairds is charged with having a hearish dispositlon, and con tinually found fault with his beauti ful young wife, and was insanely Jeal ous of any 'man who spoke pleasant ly to her. At one time lie sent her back to her mother, where she re mained for a year before a mutual friend effected a reconeliation. So it was that when Jackson, then a young lawyer, took up his abode in the 1)onelson home it was not long until 'Rohards grew Jealous of himt. So 21IN lmmUIRicti~flglg Rignummemu sankt WHAT / WOULD BECOME OFf, 'YOUR/ CHILDREN IF You ~ / DIED ) ' TODAY A THE fe AEY vOU EARN? - There's a question fc self. If you are putting m they will be PROVIDED F and wasting every dollar y< will become of them. Who If you put into our bank wh ishly it will protect those cl Make OUR bar We pay interest in E ENTERPR: N. B. DIAL, Pres. ENGINEERING A Special Attention McCRADY BR( Office in The Batik< We are fully equipped in material equipment to We would be glad to con the sub-division of lands poses. Letters and teleph attended to. McCrady Bn Laurer $SON Deft IN 1808 violent was Rogard's passion that he again sent his fair wife back to her mother, and, two years later, in 1791, the Legislature of Virginia passed i bill authorizing the Supreme Court of Kentucky to try before a Jitry the ulit for divorce which Robards had brought. After filing his petition Robards took no further action for 'two years, bitt in the ieantimDe .ackson and .\lr, Robards had been mnarried, evi deutly believing the decree of divorce had been giliitntl. When liohards (11(1 really secure his divorce on Sep teiiber 27, 1793, .lackson aind his %vife were plicly iiarried again. Never was Ihere the slightest sus pilcion of conjugal faithlessnes. algainst either .lacksonl or his wif'e, save the ainbiguous condition; innler 'ht''hli they were itirried. Y't thl ublie never forgot or ('nsed to go' sip. :endl it is saidl that tihe o''erlh'ar inig of somea of the tahe- thait woer he ing told really causied( .\l 's. .lackson's dent):. During ie l first camuip:'igii her ltus haluii inade, for'Il the 'lsidencl:y, wig storie s were"( told altl prtinted thi:oiglhot the e tiuntry that foriu a pit iable coinitent i Utry on the politii'aI ethics of the day, .lMrs. .lack ont w.mt it her rooi at :n i1111 at Nash ill;. andl overheard solv' teen in an id ioili i , r uoont discuising it 'r with itsy 'to,ti r iti(k, an d ro ualiediy iti n 'fetailw th slanders that were bing i'c(sitecd. The horror of the revla tiolln--for ti to that tin o .lackssn had been sucessfutl in his effort to shield her fro all knowledge of tihe seurrilous storie.e-brought on the heart attack, andl she diedi within it few days. i'ckson's friends dIelared that 'Dickinson, grown jealous of .Jackson's increaing popularity, ha d deternitn ed to drive hiin front eniessiii, and seized upon the ar'ital 1l0ou' itas a ni.ans to that end in any event, it is ch iurged that lie circulated the eur rent stories and had blood was engen dered, but not to the point of an open challenge. Yet only an opportunity was necetissairy, and this was given in a ftluarlel arising Over a bet 'l adt'e on a hiorse race. lrkinson Good Shot. The duel was fought early inl the morning onl .\ay 30, 1808, writes M1. 1B, acon in (lhe Tennesseean, and any onio living in or near Adairville, can shc: you the spot, point out the hlouses where both duellists and their attendanit stopped the preceding night and1 other items of interest eon nectedi with the affair. Why Adair /tt/Mtt k // 'MB%D.TU3 "Villith ,.l m. w a n I uun fit I - i lll Mim M (W r youto asvye foryour >nyi tp n yo1ko at you topendwor ford for lildren dependent on you, ik YOUR bank, avinga Department [SE BANK C.IH.LROPER CashierJ D CONTRACTING to Land Surveys )S. & CHEVES >f Laurens BEaililig ,both hyp xperience and meet ev4 requirement. rer with ' nyone desiring ir surveys for any pur one calls will be promptly s. & Cheves LS.S. C. Ville was selected as the meeting place is not clear, unless it was be cause it is just over the Kentucky Tennessee line, and the fighters walnt od the encounter to take place in an other State than the one in which they lived. Dickinson was a famous shot with the pistol, and between the time of the acceptance of the challenge and the meeting he did everything possi ble to daunt his prospective adversary by exhibitions of his wonderful accu racy and quickness. In his home he had a dummy prepared of about the same size and general build as the tail, spare form of G.en. Jackson, and would amuse his friends who called to see him by asking: "And where shall I hit Glen. .tackson this timr ?" No sooner would they reply: "In the eye,'' or "In the heart," tian his pls tol would ring (lilt and the uhiIet would ):o true to the spot named on the target. On the ro: d to the ditelling ground he entertained hris complanions and those they wouhi~r meet by shootingi salil 01)hj1 ciets. even niii n1 small cords in to as they swniig free, or hitig1 colir tant wta er Ifip e'd 'i'to the air. At oie. ~ivern where the party sto uin Dickinson went tay.roiag his lerfiormii:'ne" and( le'nil thee strmig with 4the tarn atf keeper,. sy sil: If ( a . .t;a- kt on comiy alon this roaag 1:e kin;i enru?' to s' him t'hat.' Iti t heon tineiga dhzi n'd lir. cat n e it iih ary : t. tst. to ti. .ai:ny, fon 1an11 l'i pa.'-t vi t er rIten l first to rear-h m th neigthe o(ta d of te. duell n t 'ro:( i,:th( and they stpe dto :e lit homes of" a .\Ir. .\iller. where trav - ellerIs w.,ere wont to I!" vmr 4 ' chout a hour i:'te : i :inson te hs pmrty s oitoed at the a'ie place, llie it ails the oth ers already there, they weit a short distance f:ther , to the homne of' a .\r. IIlnris. ar son-inr lasw o, AMiller, where thew w'ere Laken in wor the niut. aoth of thase houses at re stuining today. The diller 'lou'se is of brick and the earthquake of 1:5I1 so badlly cracked the walls that it had to pe largely re constructed. The oarris house, a iambni~g twlo stor frame aff:=ir, I still extant, though plainly showing the ravages of, time. hI e next morning dawned bright aind clear', in sharp contrast to thy' rainy, iesappointed time tthe prinli pals, with their seconds atnd a sur geon eah, met near the larris home. Adairville people will tell you that the plac'e selected was at imwpaw thicket. and that, before the duel could proceed thre hushes hadt to be ut away with penknives. Jackson's sron Irine. te It, lit ts ma.y, the prelitiinaries were soon arranged and ai coin was tossed for choice of positions. nerk inson won and chose to st:1ndo' faccg west, which grat the sun at i'- back, giving him vuite an advantage. The distance was neasrked OTN and Pegs set for each man to place his tte ag ainst. At the word "'Fire!"' Dick inson leveled his pistol and imlled the trigger. The bullet spent true and hit .ackson lin the breast, brea.l Ing tvwo ribs, an injulry which weak ened and trouhled him for the rest of his life. Ie showed so little sign of being hit, however that i )iekinesor crid out: "\ly mlod, I have missed hem. Itickin'"on, so the" tale of the Adair" ville imootle goes, then sto(ppeed awayv frot his le, uit wIs seconds force. it h:'rk an ntide him0 st:and fo till ntil .la kon could ire. ' he to t tr rallkoy reaised his pistol, took delib erate aini, and liekinson fell, lilt a mortal woutui. le was taken bk to the arris ho:r:ad m mlde as conifortable as possible all day in the shade of an enormous cirm that thoughi the hyart."We igtcm onielcwasoved riento he alwas in byte that mkoetice his op-it a nal spoent n he de abouit 9Jo'lok. worekinson'rpgrave an uniasall looed dearve Nasil to the loly o hait worth' lids, ndaied a te pros oe tie5 aefo(1sa0.linsa on he river ht toringi' th iae whoeob air tokIs.e hr Jackso walkied tomrm the duingo ground baklto (ltelillerod homeO tree were caseully prervhoustil weakeinedbtoea they erased florv don bym an itpasn whtor rinin. Aon 1and tenruglldf atenion sto it. reerkson. repIaedo wtnde oathvotloto mtoisonf itevser wanted. -ikws ate i elto toe the comfortnoy thnowirst thte hutha been h ieit and cotietd:a tha wouldid ha le song enough to those im the h'oadt m i le thiroughC o tiltshear ttIcataii Dickinson'se frliaenemhav; alwaythsen vIled wrthet Jackonhv traick ed his r iponn inq ltheI~ duei-that akona the was very tall, and l. it liure afittimat adereby Dtwicisn-a "deee lis t the rocatIn of his.d oncel ide sn ieofPein Iaknth r'iveotom((1t where1 the) yet'soruouaffai eo p4lae' there' stod uti a'lecet .ye "w enor mous trees1I~i abo ten pacs pat ha <~\~~d'i'' T T pr The new your inspectior will be found b When thin of this store fii cidental; it's of THE ~' ) wid ser% * N-. it * 'E ('ONFEREN(E. * I There is to be a i() ('onference ieeting or conference for Common Good, in the towni or Laun is at the1 St. Paui ~lHlpti1st churchCI, colored, for the coloredl people0 of Lau1renls county, Fridlay March 20. The session will be gin at 11 a. mn. and will be coniductedl by the R1ev. Richard Carroll or Co lumblia, S. C. A number of prominent spleakers have beenl invited to address this 'meeting. All colored people, es ieelially, farmers, preachers, andl la borers, are urged to attend. Among the subjects to be discussed are the f<,llowing: "H~ow to reach the criminal elcmnent among our people"; "How to be'tter -tho relation of the races in th~e South"; "WhTly the negro should stick to the soil or tihe farm"; "The pecu liar work of the negro minister." R1ev. Rlichard Carroll states that he will be glad if the white people who rend this papeor would call attention of the colored ipeople to this meeting. Ses sions will begin at 10 a. m. and close at 10 p. m. the same day. F'or further information add~ress: R1ev. M. C. 11. D~illard, Clinton. S. C., GI. II. Franklin, Launrens, R1ev. L. M. Kennedy, Laurens, R1ev. WV. R.Slaton, Laurens. Sp)ring 100od aind systemn (leainser DIurlng the winter months impurities accumulate, your blood becomes im pure and thick, your kidneys, liver and bowels fail to work, causing so-calledl "Spring Fever". You feel tired, weak andi lazy. E'lectii Hittors-the spring tonic and system cleanser-is what you needi; they stimulate the kidneys, liv er and bowels to hen ,thy action, explel blood impurities and restore your health, strength and ambition. Electric Hitters makes you feel like new. Start a four weeks' treatment-it will puit you in fine shape for your spring wvork (lunranteedl. All druggists. 50~c and $1.00' H. E. hluckien & Co, Phiildelha or St. Louis. Dr T I.. Timmerman Dentist nw RankRu'4dn r_: \ . 1 I NEW Ag Footwear! pring Shoes are row ready, and await f. The latest and best in Men's Shoes e:-e, as usual. king of good Shoes, Men always think rst. There's a reason for it; it's not ac- < ir reputation for selling BEST SHOE MADE, We carry all the variations in sizes and ths and are experts at fitting. At your rice, Gentlemen. Clardy& Wilson THE SHOE MEN r J. S. MACHEN Real Estate Laurens, S. C. City and Surburban Property and Farm Land. One new sevenI roomI cot inge nlear W at ts MNill. S One lou r roomu hotuse withI IourI lots inicl uded, near' Watts M !ill for twelve hundr(1 ed and(1( 6fly d(llars fo r quick sale. Ihouse j~ andl lot cost muore thani price asked. Reason for selling, party> owninug moved to lower' part of the .state. 3 1-4 acres on Farley Avenue. 2acres on lParley Avenue, a bargain in both of these lots. Go~od building sighit. One two story house, well constructed of best material on IlImpton street. K One smiall store room and good size lot on corner Fleming andl( MIills streets for $600.00) cash. One two story brick building on East Main street wvith fine shade trees. In good neighborhood. This place can be bought for .$3,000.00. The buildings on this lot worth the money. a100 acres farm land with necessary buildings in two miles 4. of Pruincetoni at $20.00 an acre. 1(00 acres fouri miles south of Laurens near New Prospect ~*school. This is ai good farm. Pried $?.500.00. S 343 acres near Clinton. This is naie proposition for mak mng some money. 50 acres fine farming land just outside city limits at $65 ~,per acre. 65 acres near Rarksdale Station. 110 acres in two miles of~ Ora for $2500.00. Lands adjoining sell for forty andl fifty dollars p)er acre. One acre and 6-room house on E(ast Main St., near Min.. Seral Spring at $3,000. - One 8-rioomi house on Lau rel St., at $2,500. One 8-room house on L-aurens :;t., at $2,500. One 1 5-roomt house on Sonl t h Ilarper St., near the square. 146 acre f~arm nea r Trilt y Hlcde school. Fine neighbor hood antd best. school adva r 'uges for thue man who buIya4 t his tract. 30 acres in half~ miile of city l im its at $55.00 per acre. Chicora High Crade Guano For Sale By Aug. Huff, Laurens, S. C.