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tt.tj 1 . . ..ITA. -EIWYSED 1865. _ - ~EWBER S. C., FRIDAY. JIULY 2'2.189.TIE1 I3K JULLY PARTTjON A !JOLLY 'JAUNT THIQ ,d A l i,N M OCUNsIONOF ,THE BTA* P Ass5eOu aTION, Twent#-.oue Men and ,loye and Fifteen of the Fairer Sex, ali onneeted -With lIke Fou k lstateby Ies Either of Bust ness y 1 1 Make a Happy iatl o y to the Capi tal of the ntted states. [News ant Courier.1 The Frenchmtn who wondered why the Americns did not' make their servants attend to their pleas urea for them, was .prolbly blind in both eyes and had a vacant spot where his gray matter was supposgd to be. Sight-seeing and pleasure seeking can always be made enjoya ble, especially so in a land where the peopip are the servants of the peo ple. W - pl@sure,*thyc sole ob ject in lg'ben Overy ting tias been arrngd:diefore'and; when "a well assorted and congenial party is "on a trip," an epidemic of tooth ache could not Successfully combat the purposesAn \view. The recent excursion of -the South Carolina St,ate'Press Association was an occasion wherein were met all of the above descibed conditions. Pleas ant and congenial were the compan ions of this pleasant trip and a good time was what they had. They simp ly,jd. as .they pleased-the ladies eagoially-aid, as a rule, . they S sised to do sensible things, the ..peallyl The members of the 'party were President., E. H. Aull; vice president,, W. P. Jacobs; secre tary, C. C. Langston; M. B. Me a eeney, F. Melcbers, J. M, Knight, : .ydr1ck, Jr., E. A. Gasque, G; R t'e gr w E. ;W :Noley, T. 0. Robins J. TEM;Bigham,;. E. C1. Haynps* t, Sweeiuey, 1. 'A. Riohey, T. J. Drew, G. P. Brown, A. G. Kollock, Master Miles McSwee. .neuy, Johntasque and { E. Nor: ment. The lady members of the party-most pleasant, attractive and not d ardto ngmago oithm es; -H.AUll, . D. Yotlwg, .. H. Sweeney, E. W. Nol leypT1 @Mj (Bighaen,and T. .0. Robin son and Misses Lucy Ri. Hoyt, Mary S. Newman, Minnie Montgomery, May_ udssll; Annie Dean, Cleo- Pat ton, Lucile Melebers, Nannie Mont gomely JIegerietta Hydrick and Leila Russelt. ;.ihe journey has already been outlined in The News and Coim rier, so only special details will here be mentioned. Of course Washington was the most interesting as ivell as the mos.t inportant place which we visited. Wherever we went fhags vere wav ing. The wind that bloweth where it listeth seemed to have' an espec / ally patriotic tendency to wave the Stars and Stripes-America's, owvn breezes waving America's own: flag. ~Red, white and blue. could. not bae lost sight of. These colors wvere seen on belts and the belts were worn where patriotie American eyes love to wander. They were seen on scarfs and "cravats," waists, shirts, biuls of fare, pencils-everywhere'. I even saw a Celestial's laundry stand which read "On Wa,h," and gave hinm eafedit fort he prevailing spirit. .. So) diers wer'e numerous, "soldiers and sailors," too. Twenty-five thousand teacbers were here,v.and they. came from all sections of our country. They did not understand the Iart of combining business, and ploasure. The faces of many recalled the ,enehinma' remerk..Avbich I have previously referred to. And while starvation was at Havana, whilh) death and destruction were at Santi, - agdi Wt,e consternat ion andsaflar sehy alumost reiganed at., Madrid,. only the reverse of them were seen at our nation's Capital. wA IGNLAN1 ARKs-op D NDiEW~~ ~ t enetith e shoceneis ,t all familiar. The massiveAtd. tow. ering'dome of the Capitol rises abovo th,egraagray.graite vWall8 ftihe Government buildings, all tolling of our earlier growth. Then typical of a later day, the clear.cut and heav enward reaching marble point of the WVashiiggton monument speaks again of enlarged growth fiaf bt a poo 1e's growing recoRnition of their own greatness. .And now, amid these grand, older londmarks which so well,beftted.theiid y ,au tjFe, and which grow only more impree sive with the years, is seen the grand or growth of today. From afar the golden, glittering head of the library of Congress gives forthi'lt 'rays of gleaming beauty and of splezdor. Superbly magnificent in its concep tion, gorgeously bea,utiful in the tin ish of every detail, as delicately ar tistic as it is noble in its stately gran deur, it is at;once the.flower and the fruit of that- from whence and for vhich it came, that which is of no :ireater promise in any country--the Intellectual life and development of a powerful young nation. And still are other landmarks becoming visi blo.. The Iow home of the fanous Coretian '4 G lory-j+the white marble psace ded$ated to al alone, is as wol worthy of the treasures it holds as it is of the spirit which-it rovoals. This building, has that crowning grace of architecture, per feet sympathy of proportions. And the artists whose treasures it holds were no truer votaries of .their call ing than were those who planned this ideal structure, those who pol ished its corners, who sculptured and chiselled its delicate beautips and whose haud and brain gave such fin ish to such a pure, white marble home for art. Our nation's Capital City pecul-. iarly embodies and emphasizes, ithe principles for- which it stands, and, like American institutions- generally, is truly all American. These iiisti. tutions come from the, people, they stand for-the people. Washington,t in its own concentrative' power,; speaks of, the strength of ite builders and' makers; its growing grandeur? typifies the increasing and stately life of a nation wbiQh.is ,surely des-' tined for fame. immortal; is inc pendence--blood.staipo 6from the; beginning, but blood-stained in the' cause of humanity and of iree4pn is emphasized more than ever today. and this independence, like all its. other glories, come back to and radi atos from American men and women. It stands the national embodiment of the sentiment of, by and for .the' people. And with the noble Poto mac on one side, with glorious Mount Vernon and with equally glo rious but sttd. Arlington, standing sentinel-like on the adjacent heghts, it has all now to bind a people to.. gether. THE PRIDENT' I REcEPTION AND OTUig THINGS. There 'was -much to be 'se at WVashington and our party :saw much. All of the public buijdings were visited, ao wvere Mount- ernQn and Arlington, Washmngton mopua mont and the navy yard, all points of initekest, the hurches, arid the ladies were perfoct.ly satisfied when tihe delights of shopping wore alsd On Sattaday afternoon wel were accorded the honor of a private re, ception'at the White House by Pres ident liil6y. As has been prey iously staited the circumstances were very gradious on the pakt of .Presi dent 'lMcKihley, and' every niember of' tho party thoroughly and sincere. ly appreciated the consideratioIi w bich had been given us. .President McKinley's manner was that 'of thbe natural, perfect, gentleman, nd his fine faee eas.ily showed signs of so voe montal strains. Mrs. Virginia DuRant' Young, the talented huthor, its a memberof our party,-of course, and she hai an intorstn loking lit akg at thiis resetin which naturally attracted attention. When she wans presented to President Mc. KCinley sho hando.1 him this package requostinig'that4t be. given to Mrs. McKinley, 'with ..her .comliments 'The President courteonsly bowed and thank,ed Mrs. Young as he took the package. .Interest then contered "among the ladies especially"- -up. on the unknown contentsf ofthe mys terious package. No onei co9ld learn; not even in this newsj>aper and femi nine aggregation. Later Mrs. Young, at my urgent 'request, contidled to me the fact that she had givenr "two of timore and saw some of the sights Our stay here was all too short though Druid Hill Park and othe places of interest wore visited. Leav ing this great and growing city w boarded the steamer Atlanta, of thi Baltimore, Chesapeake and Rich. mood Steamboat Company, and ha? a glorious trip on Chesapeake Bay The day had been cloudy, but lat4 in the afternoon the rstless wave changed from blue to green and thor a gorgeous sunset, wore welcome be cause so entirely unexpected, caught the wates in changing rainbow huee of pink, yello, and crimson. Th( officers of this splendid line left not h. ing undone which would contributc to our comfort, and we are especial. ly indebted to these gentlemen. We had a feeling of perfect security on their boat, and if during the stormy night which followed, a "nameless longing and a vague unrest" filled other portions of the human form than that which the poet went on to describe, it was not the fauit of the officers. They may have been ro oponsible to some extent, for just look at their regular bill of fare for dinner: Fish of almost any kind, especial ly including oysters served in every style, with choice selections of game. Then hot and cold beef, chicken, tongue, ham, turkey, chops, liver and bacon, lambs' fries, ham and eggs, pigs' feet and crabs in every style. Then every salad known to aquatic culinary art-and these be many and delicious-sauces, relishes slaws, croquettes, pickles, vegetables and breads innumerable and such French an. Vienna rolls were never seen before. Then followed fruits of many varieties, jellies, ices, cakes, pastries, cheese, coffee, chocolate, cocoa, hot and cold tea and milk. Wine lists were available, mint ju leps were ou the face of the waters, Havana cigars.and strolls on the up per deck, music, dancing and card playing-then "pleasing dreams and slumbers light"-very light and not so pleasing to some. EDITORS IN OLOvERI Ocean breezes, splendid fare and every comfort and attention awaited us at Old Point Comfort. We were here quartered at the famous Hygein Hotel, and we are under especial ob ligations %o the proprietors for the best possible treatment. The best rooms in the house were ours, and the best of everything was at our disposal. And be it remembercd, my brethern, that at the Hygein Hotel, at Old Point Com'fort, the best is good, indeed. This is a high. class hotel, unique in its attractions and of exceptionally fine appoint ments. Dmning rooms, oflice, parlore, ball room, pavillion and guest cham bers all overlook the sea, and mos guitos molest you not, nor do dust and heat distress your slumbers. Electric car lines take you to New port'News and Hampton. The ride here is beautiful, going through a bhickly settled country, where the shadowy arches of green trees meet for miles almost. At Newport News wve again joined our friends, the eachers, who wvere still looking bired. T1he teachers had passes into the great navy yard, and presuming L.pon the educational value of news papers and not straining our con rciences, we passed in with tire shosen ones. Here we were cour eously welcomed .and saw strange md interesting things. ., About a nile off on the bay the Minneapolis mud Katahdin stood as quiet and as rilent as the deaths wvhich their sis er ships had given to wvhat might low be termed Spain's "submarine" leets. The Kearsarge, Kentucky mud Illinois, all were hero in various itages of completion, and the eur osity of mnany-"the Iadies partieu arly"-was gratified by inispecting hese huge monsters. Some of our awty secured steam launches, nailed mit to the Minneapolis, were allowedl .0 get aboard and were most politely mud peacefully shown the engines of leath and destruction. At Hampton was old St. John's lhurch, its 242 years making it, so I ysa informed, about the third oldest shurch in America. Here also is .he Soldiers' kame wih aou 8, 000 occupants, while the adjacent i cemetery-has little white head g r pieces telling where about 20,000 - more are sleeping. On one corner, s where two streets meet, you can v stand and count forty-one bar rooms s bere, and this fact is explained by 1, adding that $90,000 pension money is paid quarterly to the occupants of a the Soldiexs' If -ne. This money is o greedily waited for by these whiskey v sellers, but let us hope that most of a it goes elsewhere. At Fortress a Monroe some of us saw, for the first j4 time, one of the saddest sights tpat can anywhere be seen. This was v the landing of hundreds of our brave h soldiers boys who were wounded ti while fighting for their country. Here our pleasant party separated, tl some going to Norfolk, Richmond, d Virginia Beach, back to Washington ti and some woro homeward bound. N sPECIAL. MENTION. j( President Anll and Secretary k Langston are capital workers, and h they need no thanks here, because these were tendered in person by h every member of the Association. All of the officers were re-elected at f Greenville, and this is President Aull's fifth successive occupancy of a this office. At Paris Mountain he " ' and Secretary Langston were again h presented with testimonials showing the esteem in which they are held by their brethern. c A feature of the meeting which c has not received proper attention a was the remarkably fine address of President Geo. B. Cromer, of New- ? berry College. Mr. ()romer's sub- g ject was "The Personal Pronoun, First Person Singular," and his re- 0 marks were of the highest order of excellence. The speaker is a man of scholarly thought and of graceful and forcible expression; his style is cultivated and finished, and best of b b all, he is manly and strong and pure. We are indebted to him ?or an ad dress which I have seldom heard c equalled, and which was listened to with marked attention, I have been frequently and ur- ri gently requested by my brel horn to g make, in their behalf, some acknow- if ledgment of the many courtesies shown the Association by "Harris, t, of Harris's Lithia Springs." He showed us more attention than any , other one individual, and this was done cordially and pleasantly. He has secured every association in the v, State to meet at his springs-medi cal, dental, educational-all, and by u urgent invitation the South Carolina n State Press Association is added to this number for next year. v The railroads were most obliging, u the Southern Railway particularly. u We left, Greenville on the famous a Southwestern limited of this road, y, occupying a special Pullman ear. t< Returning we were on their "h C mited" again, with our own special " Pullman car. The Baltimore and al Ohio Road gave us transportation on fi their famous "Cannon Ball Express, it of the Royal Blue Line" Messrs. * 8. H. Hardwvick, A. 0. Lewis, E. J. Ii Chism and Rt. H. Pannill, of the n various raliroad and steamship lines, 04 will accept again our sincere thanks for polite attentions. Especial men tion must also be mode of the gen uinely courteous attentions. which ~ were bestowed on our party by Mr. A. A. Brantley, a former Carolinian, now a resident of Washington. 1 Messrs. J. A. Hoyt, A. J. 8. Thomas, 0 J. F. Richardson, A. (1. F"urman, C and IH. J. Haynesworth, of Green-- ii ville, were amost attentive to us and t< gave us much pleasure by what they ' did. "EDITOn(IAL. BREvITIEs." 'We were all sorry that our good friend, Major J. T'. Bacon, of the si Edgefleld Chronicle, the Chevalier b Bayard of South Carolina journal- ti ism, could not go with us on this trip, Vice President Osteen remained ~ at home also, but had such a hapj y smile, in !bnticipation of the rap)idly approaching "28th of July," that we even congratulated himn on staying at p home. t 'Miss Mary Hemphill, who readb such a brighr, and clear paper at this - her best volumes, embodying her highest thoughts, to the highest lady in the land." TUE NATIONAL LIBRARY. The splendor. and the magnificence of the Library of Congress are simp ly beyond description. We were fortunate in seeing this brilliantly lighted at night, when 14,000 visi tors did not make: too much of a crowd. The building has no super ior of its kind in the world and cost over $6,000,000. It covers eight acres of ground and is superbly magnifi cent. There is no dazzling glare and blindness, no sense of confusion and shapeless immensity. A think ing person is awed and silenced by this nobly magnificent work of man. Stately and grand it stands, perfect ly comprehensible in all of its costly finish and: parts. .-Every detail a perfect "part of one stupendous whole," and yet words cannot de scribe this proud building. My wildeRt. boyish dreams of the won ders and beauties of Alladdin's fairy palace did not approach what I here saw with mine eyes. Grand and massive in design and proportion, exquisite in its innumerable and many voiced details, as perfect in finish and taste as it is in design and workmanship, it is a golden, glitter ing,.,magnificent structure of which any American could and should be proud. Its bronze doors, stuccoed ceilings, mosaic floor, with pictures in mosaic on floor, ceiling and walls, paintings, marble floors, pillars, col umns, stairways, bronze and marble figures, memorial names and figures, precious stones and woods, crystal splendors, golden dome, its symbols, pavilions of arts, sciences and litera ture, its many and delicately sculp tred beauties, its galleries of treas ures, its volumes, its purposes, its future-all are alike useful and beautiful, and the unity of the great and perfect whole is truly a grand tribute to the American people. THE "INNOCENTs" SEE MANY THINGs. Whe National Museum had its vis itors from our party, those who had seen it before and those who had not. This building was also throng. ed with tired looking teachers, who seemed to have forgotten pleasure entirely. The objects of interest here are familiar to all and need no further depcription.. It may be well to add that in the cabinet, contain ing Ibe souvenirs of President Grant, his name is spelled with a small first letter on the card recounting the history of his Chattanooga sword. Wherever you went in Washing ton special objects of interest claim ed attention. Day or night., if one only sat still in a chair and looked and listened, he could see and bear things that were unusual elsewhere. Auy sort of looking man could be seen at any time and this was inter eating-"to the la.dies especially." There were only two sorts of ladies visible to the casnal observer-the tiredlooking and the freshlooking. Collectively speaking, men know lit tie about correct styles in~ dress and here you could see all sorts and do icriptions of males, the apparel pro latming the man. Collectively and xomstructively articulating nearly all wvomen are adopts in the art of dress. ng snd1 ia a,eity this great differ mece between men and women is dis The most distinguished looking non iln Washington . are not Con. fressmen, Senators and Cabinet ofil loe. They are more apt to he head vaitors at hotels and "waitersa" of all cinds. Waiters for omlee in num >ers, eage-Dess and anxiety head the ist.: W*itd~e for.tomorrow are too inmerous to count. Those are o'ver 'h)uildinig and spoiling and spoilin~g nd building again," and Iliir coumn onances betray them. WVaiters for ortune are here, waiters for some hing new. under the sun, waiters in. menrable in the vast, mnoving throng or that onaaeevent which comes to all ~nd which, at last, will not even die Lppoint theae oft dismayed, but never rushed and hopeless waiters for ther things which never come unto "ovEit THE BOUNDLEsS iEA.~ From Washington Wea went to 'la:- 1 neoting, disappointed many by not ong with us. President Aull and his better half re such good "managers" that it vai seoretly whispered that they hould be put in charge permanent y of these occasions. t Lieutenant Governor McSwoenoy saisted in upholding the reputation f the party in any emergency, and ras one of the most. graceful dancers t the Hygein ball. His handsome mn, Miles, cornered him on the sub ct of walking canos, however. Editor A. 0. Kollook did not say Bry much. He smoked cigars, shook is foot and had a good time all the r me. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bigham took lings quietly; they saw everything. id not got "tired out"---and their ip was a most pleasant one. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Robinson on >yed things also. Editor Robinson nows bow to have a good time, and a had it. Brother A. S. Hydrick, Jr., wa on Hl is'first trip with us. lie says his bridal trip shall not. differ much b om what this was.." t Dr. E. A. Gasque knows i uch bout having a tino time, in his way, f 3 any man on the trip, and probably B is still thinking of the things a hich he so much enjoyed. v The Knight, (J. M.,) of Sumter, a )mmanding the "old 9th army rs"was a genial companion and Ided to his friends on this trip. ti Miss Minnie Montgomery, editor 1 the Marion Star, "had such a ood time" that she dos not know hother she will write for her paper t r not. Let us hope that she will ecide to "writo up" the trip. Herr Franz Melchors and the' lit e flaxen-haired frauloin, Lucile, are inseparable. We are always 11 lad to see this brother, who has eon with us so long, and whose ork is of such value to our Asso iation. The Rev. Sidi H. Browne, our first ud only chaplain, I believe, was ith us at Groonvillo. This vono. ibl and faithful brother sets us ood examples in every way, and he i loved by all of his brothern. l Secretary U. C. Lahgston can cor- " iunly work hard and enjoy himself ugely at the same time. Io was (1 ith me when a pleasant thing cc- I urred at the office of the Norfolk e andmark. We walked in, told the 3ry polite young gentleman who topped forward to moot us, tha f we were wandering South Carolina I ewspaper men, who wanted to see me of our State papers." lie was ery glad to accommodote uts; hunted p all he could find, gave them to s with the remark: "1 cannot get 0 copy of the News and Courier for ' en, gentlemen. Our managing cdi. >r thinks more of t.he News uand ourier than he does of any paper hich comes to our oflice, and he ways takes it, home to rend care illy, and to got clippings from." I Ltroduccd myself to this polite and elI-informed young mn, congratu ted him on his power of discrimi uion, took what he gave me, start. I for my boat anid for home. J1. E. NoIIMENT. ON TO PO4)lT() 1Roo(. lies Leamds the CexpediIols, WIch~l startedi Lmst Mondmay-Troopis~ Frn (Jharlet,, Tatupa and Vhtcasinauga, to Fonow. Washington, D). (1, JIuly 18.-T1he orto Rican expedition has started u its mission to cap)ture that island. oneral Miles, leading the Porto i0o ()xpedition, left Siboney, Cub,a, 'day on the Yale with four b)atteries artillery and a few seasoned oos The~ two birigados now at harleston are embarking to[night n : transports which will take them f Porto Rico.v All the force ait i.ITampai, 13,000) c rong, emb)racing the artillery, will e e put aboard shil) as rapidly as f -ansports can be gotten there and I mt to reinf oce our troops.b General I1rooko will take the first rnd second divisions of his corps ii om Chickamauga to Porto Rico. d enoral Brooke loaves here this after oon for Ohickamauga to get his E roops started. It is expeted that the wholeoex-E edition will be under wvay within le next four (lays. It has boeon do. j ided to retain General Shafter's ( rigade at Santiago for an indefinite )d eriod. ] WHELER GOT EXOITEU. steady, Boyal" He Oved, "The Yankees are Ireakingl" Siboney, July 13, by the Journal's )ispatch Boat Simpson to Port An onio, Jamaica, July 14.-To the plondid generalship of General Joe Vhoeler, as muoh as to any other ause, is due the repeated successes f the American forces around San. iago. To see this white-haired vet ran of the civil war astride his ior"se, leading the regiments under is command, made up almost entire y of Northern men, is a sight to Lir the heart of every American who amombers that there was once a lason and Dixon line in the Unitt d tates. The camp here is ringing with raise of Wheelor, and at the same me a good story of his words dur ig a desperate charge last week is oing the rounds. As he was lead. ag the Seventy-first New York, toosovolt's Rough Riders and a rong force of regulars up a high ill at San Juan, storming a large ody of Spaniards, who were strong. entrenched, the attacking party agan to waver under a fierce fire oom Gatling guns and strong tield ioces. Wheeler saw his men waver ud began shouting at the top of his Dice, while the guns were roaring ud the small arms rattling. "Steady, boys! Come on, now! 'ho Yankees are giving way I Look, iore they got The Yankees are livng their guns!" Suddenly itching himself, he cried out, even more vigorously, "Damn it. I mean ie Spaniards are running. Go for >m, boys I" Despite the hail of Mauser and pringfield bullets, the rain of shrap el and Gatling fire, the soldiers mughed at their old general's ab. mt-minded memory of other days. lut they did "go for 'em." In bantly the wavering line took on ew confidence, the gap closed, and i 20 minutes San Juan was ours -- low York Journal. Shake lIut Your Shoos Allen's Foot-Easo, a powder for ae feet. It cures, painful, swollen, inarting, nervous foot and instantly ikes the sting out of corns and unions. It's the greatest comfort iscovery of the ago. Allen's Foot :aso makes tight or now shoes feel asy. It is a certain cure for sweat. ig, callous and hot, tired, aching ?et. Try it today. Sold by all ruggists and shoe-stores. By mail :r 25c. in stamps. Trial package 'RYEE. Address, Allen S. Olmted, iciRoy, N. Y. Camrpatgn, Appoianments The report of the sub-committee n campaign schedule was adopted s follows. Lancaster, Saturday, July 23. Chester, Monday, July '25. Winnsboro, Tuesday, July 26. Yorkville, Weodnesday, July 27. Glafl'noy, Trhursday, July 28. Spartanburg, Friday, J uly 29. Union, Saturday, July 30. Newberry, Mnnday, August 8. Laurons, Tuesday, August 9. Greenville, Thursday, August 11. Pickens, Friday, August 12. WValhalla, Monday, August lb. Anderson, Tuesday, August .10. Abboville, Thursday, August 18. GIreonwood, Friday August 10. Aiken, Monday, August 22. Edgefiold, Tuesday, August 23. Saluda, Thursday. August 25. Lexington, Friday August 20. Columbia, Saturdhy, August 27. TiHE HOr) SPRIN(1s OF1 ARKANSAs. 'iihe Mqountiin-.Lo&kedj MIrace of the 4)xarks. The hot waters, the mountain air, quable climate and the pine foresta. nake Hot Springs the moist wonder il health and pleasure resort in the rorld, summor or winter. It is own d and1( controlled by the U. 8. Goev rnmnent and has accommodations r all classes. The Arlington and 'ark hotels and 00 others and 200 earding houses are open all summer. Having an altitude of 1000 feet it a cool, safe and nearby refuge uiring the heated term in the south. For informat.ion concerning Hot prings adda is (I. F. Cooley, Man ger Business Men's League, I1ot Iprings, Ark, For reduced excursion tickets and >articulars of the trip see local agent >r address W. A. Turk, GIen'l Pass, Lgent, Southern Rly., WVashington,