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E-STABLISIPTE) 1865. NEW_E_RY, S. C'q IDAY, OCTO'BiER 1, 1w. TWICE A WEEK,1.50 A YEAR
EMILY GEIGER'S
FAMOUS RIDE,
b ar.isti i.: I,m: mi:C '-IC Wiilll D11s
PitOViF T 0i3l i 1 iiANTIC STOlY.
iv lie it IV Yory 'tbl,-,e, that tho Ilravt
.16xitigtou Girl Did City sonto 5le.smtgo
louwen tihi 1atriot Iwittlerei at 111-osiso
Tinto, it Is Imls ble, In tIh Light of
l'utiialod oIllictal 1jetters, tihlit Sihe
sioul lave Homre Elio Alle-ged All
I tiportant Diml,teli from (losn. Oreenfi
to Gen. sun1or-io Could not lave
Tiivallicd a ilstonto of Ono liun
dreti aIiev, for (ireeno and Siuei
tur Woros at th '11m io of tho
Alleged Itiulo ina a Friently
Cottintry ittid Only a Ftw
Milst Apart.
(News and Courier.)
Having received a letter from Mr.
A. F. Lover, who was recently nom
inated by the Donocratic primary to
represent Lexington County in the
coming Legislature, telling mo that
ho proposes at the coming session to
introduce a bill looking to the orect
ing by the State of a monument to
Emily Geiger, and inviting sugges
tions from me. I have dotormined
to publish a fow facts as to the cam
paign in which Emily Geiger is al.
leged to have played so conspicuous
a part. I dislike to play the role of
all idol-smasher, but as I have been
appealed to in this matter, and as the
South Carolina Historical Society, of
which I am the secretary, has for its
object the preservation and dissem
ination of the truo history or South
Carolina, I deem it in order to givo
some facts as they are shown by the
rec ords.
TIlE PRETTY STORY.
The story ' of Emily Geiger, as
told by Mr. JEo. A. Chapman, in his
Annals of Nowborry District, and by
other writers, is that after General
Groono had abondoned the seigo of
Ninoty-Six in Juno, 1781, he retreat
ed across the Saluda river an(] was
puraued to the Enorep, by Lord
Rawdon; aud that Lord Rawdon
stopped at the south bank of the
Enoroo while Greene moved on
toward the Bro-.d River; that while
encamped between the Enoroe and
Broad rivers Gen. Groene was anx
ious to send a dispatch to Gen. Sum
tor, on the Wateroe River but that
the country between was so itnfested
with Tories that -it was impossiblo
for a man to go through it as a cour
ior: that at this time Emily Geiger,
who lived about five miles off, volun
toered to take the difpatch to Sum
ter; that Greene sont her, and that
she traveled a distance of over one
hundred miles and took the dispatch
to Sumter, whom she found on the
Wateree, bemng on the road three
days, during which time she was
captured and searched for the dis.
patch, which she had swalXowed, after
which she was taken beofore Lord
Rawdoni, who released her; and as a
result of her t rip) was Sumter indnced
to join Greene and appear before
Rawdon at Orangeburg; and finally
that she did not get back home for
two weeks thoreafter, because t he
country around Granby was full of
the enemy.
Now that Emily Geiger carried a
dispatch from Greene to Sumter
during that campaign against Ninety
Six I cannot doubt, for nearly every
imperfect tradition has some foun
dation in fact; but the story of her
e scapade, as told by the writings
above referred to, is entirely refuted
by the correspondence that passed
between Gens. Greene and Sumter,
:tmd their subordinate ofaicers at that
time. In fact there are many things
told in these stories ab)out Emily
Geiger that could not possibly have
happened. These letters to which I
have referred, and from which I shall
quote a defence of my position, are
to be found printed in Gibbos' "Docu
mentary History of the American
Revolution," series 1781 and 1782,
published in .1853, and in the appen.
*dix of the Charleston Year Book for
1899.
TiHE DoO~UMENTs IN TiHE CASE.
Soveral weeks after the battle of
Hobkirks Hill, April 25, 1781, Geon.
Greene moved abwn into the fork of
the Clongaree and Wateroe rivers,
and crossed the Congarce into
Orangeburg District at McCords for
ry. This is shown by a letter which
he wrote from that point to Samuel
Huntington, prosident of congress on
May 14.
On Mlay 18 Greene marched from
Granby toward Ninoty Six, leaving
Gon Sumter in command at Granby.
This will be soon from the following
letter, written by one of Gen G reeno's
aids to Gon Marion.
"Hoadquarters, Congareo, May 18
1781.
"Sir: I am directed by General
Greene to inform you of the surron
der of Fort Granby; five pieces of
iron ordnance, ninoteen oflicers and
threo hundred and twenty nino pri
vates fell into our hands. The army
will march this morning on the
routo to Ninety-Six. TI % General
liis directod Sumtor to continue at
th is port to cornmand and organizo the
militia. You will be pleased to con
tinuo to hirass the enemy and to
rocoivo eoneral Sumtor's orders.
You will also arrange your brigade
with expeditio. and be in rediness to
co-operato with the army should an
opportunit.y offer. I am with groa
resped, your most obidient, humblo
servant, J. BAurnet. Aide-de-Camp."
en GUreeno's order to Gen Sum
ter in this matter is (lated at "An
crum's plantation, on the Congaree,
May .17, 1781."
On May 19 Col. 0. H. Will:ams,
Greene's chief of staff, wrote from
camp ott "Sallmit liver" to GenJ
Sumter "Congaroi(."
On May 22 Gon Sumter wroto
from his camp "at Atcrum's" to I
Gon Greeue at Ninety Six.
On May 20 Gen Greene wrote i
from Ninety-Six to Gon Sumter "on t
Congaree" in which ho says: "Your I
favor of the 22nd is befo me." Tho '
same day he wrote to Gen Marion. t
On May 28 Gon Greene wrote I
from Ninety-Six to Gen Sumter, "at t
Congare."
On Juno 6 Gon Greene wrote from
Ninety- Six to Gon Sumter.
On June 7 Gon Sumter wrote to
Gen Groono from "Ancrum's:" "I
receivod your favor of the 28 ultimo," t
etc.
On June 0 Gen Sumter wrote froi
"Ancrum's" to Gen Marion: I have I
just received your favor of the 6th I
instant," etc.
On June I) Major Burnet wrote to I
Oon Sumter, "commanding at Cong- i
aree."
On June 10 Con Groono wrote Gon i
Sumter two letters from Ninety-Six.
In the first he wrote: ."I have re.
ceived your lotter of the 8th accom- f
panying a letter from Gen Marion."
The second he addressed to "Gen C
Sumter, CJongaree." On the same day
he wrote twvo letters to Con Marion,
in both of which he acknowledged
receip)t of recently written letters. !
On June 11 Con Sumter wrote to<
Gen Gree-ne, to the effect that Lord'
Rawdon's force wais still about !
Monck's Corner.(
On June 12 Gen Groene wrote I
two letters to Gon Sumter, at "Con
garee."
On June 13 Gen Sumte.r wrote to t
Gen Greene from "Anerum's," ac
knowledging the receipt of his two (
letters of the 10th. On the same .
day he sent Con Greene a second
dispatch. He also sent a dispatch I
that day to Con Muarion.
On June 141 Gen Sumter wrote to
C on Greene from "Congaree." From
the same point on the same day he I
also wrote to (Gen Marion,.
On June 15 Gon Greene wrote to
Geon Sumter, "commanding at the I
(Congareo:" "I am favored with
your letter of the 13th and 14th,"
etc. On that same dlay Con Sumter
wrote from "Congareeo" to Con
Marion.
On June 16 Gon Sumter wrote
from "Congaree" to Con Greene: "I
have this moment received yours by
Capt Linton," etc. On the same
date he wrote twvo letters to Con
Marion from "Congaree," in the first
of wvhich he acknowledged the receipt
of Gon Marions letter of the 14th.
On June 17 Geon Greene wrote
from Ninety-Six to Glen Sumner, "on
the Congaree:" "Yonr favor of the
15th was delivered mie last evening,"
etc. Aga in on the same day lhe sent
a dispatch: "I am favored with
yours of the 16 inst," etc.
On June 17 Gen Su~mter wrote
from "Martin's Ferry, nnon the Sa.
lila River," 4o (Iol Groono at Nine
ty Six: "I h'vo just arrivod at thil
place, and' livo just received y%-Oul
lettvr of tho 15th," ec.
On Juone 18 Genl Sumiter wrote t'
(Gon Givoin, from i poimt six milme
from Wright's, nearly opposito Mil.
Ivr's Ferry :" "I reeeivt.d Nonr let.
ter of the 15>th iiist. this forenoon.
On J un11 19 WI. Pierce, Jr , aido.
do camulp to Gonl (Greenle, wroto tc
Gon Sutner, "Tho Goneral wisliet
you to halt with your troopo at Conl
Cunningliam's plantation, on the
Dast sido of Sah1da River, fuld tvhere
refresh theml. You vill be met. t boro
by this army, or your movemnots will
bo governed by it subsequont order,"
Mte.
On tho. same dato On Stirtvi
wrote from "Dutch Sottlement., near
Wright's." to (enl Groone: "I wroto
You last night by Capt Glenn," etc.
Jn the same day he wroto from
'Wright's" to Goj Greene.
On June 20 (ie (roene wrote
rom his "hoadquamrters, before Nino
,y-Six," to 00n Sumter, acknowl
3dging the receipt of his letter of the
lay before, and lator onl that day he
vrote agait to Gmn.Sumter from his
'hoadquarters, live miles on the road
roi Saluda, to the fort atWllilin's."
OnJune 23 Gen Greene wrote to
"en Sumter from his "camp on
Bush River :" '-Ve shall move to
vards Lile's Ford, on Broad R i ver.
You wvill continue in the neighbor
iood where you arC." ';'-'
'Should the Cenemy move toward
is we will form a junction." On
lie same day Major Pierce wrote
rom "Camp on Indian Creek :'
'y intelligence just now received
he enceny have crossed the Ishmnd
''ord, upon the Saluda, and mean
o make this army their particular
)bject. The General would wish
-ou to collect your force iimedi
Ltely and march with all possible
xpedition to his assistance. The
riny will wait at Fish Dam Ford,
1ponl Broad River, where it is ex
)ected the junction will be formed."
On June 25th Maj. Burnet wrote
rom "headquarters, Fish lDam
ord : The armny will move this
norning on the Charlotte route.
lis Lordship encamped last even
ng beyond the Enorec; his troops
.re greatly fatigued and without
)read. I hope we shall be in a sit
iation to give him very effectual
ipposition on the junction of our
orces. The General desires you
vill form a junction with him as
arly as possible."
Oni th-e s:ane day Gen. Sumter
vrote to Gen. G reenie fromu "'Da
'iss's, fiv'e miles belowv Lilesford :I
ave received your letter of this
late, by wvhich I find the enemy
vere puIrsuiing you until late yes
crday."' On the same day Gen.
Ireene wvrote to Gen., Marion from
uis "'headqluarters near Saindy Ri".
r:I amn favored1 wit h your letter
lated( at the Congarce ;'" and
o Lieut. Col. I lenry Lee he wrote:
'Sumter is on the march for the
longaree atnd will pepare to go
till lowver dowvn."'
On June 29 Gen. Greene sent
etters from his hieadq(uarters to
>ot h Geni. Sumter and Col. L ee.
L'o Gen. Sumter he said :'"The
ooner you can move your whole
orce towards the Congarec the
On Jtuly 2 Geni. Sumter wvrote
rom "'Col. \Vatson's, 15 miles
romn Crossroadls, to Geni. Greene.
n the course of his letter he wrote:
'I shall go by the wvay of Waxsawvs
.o Caimdeni. and meet wvith the
rVoops between the WaT2tere0e and
longarnec-on F'riday--whien I will
.e readIy to execute the plan pro
)osed if thought necessary.'"
On Jully 3 Geni. Greenp wrote
:romi his " 'headquarters near WVin-.
tesborough,'' to Gen. Sumter:
''Your letter of yesterday o'vertook
:ne onl t he iiarchi for the Congaree.
* * * Lord Rawdon is moving
dIownv to wardls thle Congarnc, andic
it is said, to take the pos5ts at Fri
day's Ferry. IIe has abotit 1,0
men with him besides the force I
mentioned in my former letter,
comning up through Orangeburg,
wvhich I sup)pose has formed a junc
tion with Im, na hm wna at the in.
Iiper Springs last Carday. Col.
Ctrug'er aid .\aj D>ovle are left at
-Ninety-Six with about I ,() mr
, nx> elln. -rom the preselt dis
position vhich the eneiy are miak
ing it appears that they intend to
hold Ninty- :x and re-establish
themselves at AuigustA and the CMI
g.ree. It is of the greatest impmr
tance that we prevent it it possible.
lor this purpose I w\islh to draw all
our force togetiher at or nvar FI
dhiy's F'erry anid oblige the elemIly
to give up tlie p(st, ight u1- in de
tachieits or collect their force to a
point. * * lavilng 'iven you a
state of Iatters I beg you will
form a junction with 11' as s(oon as
IOSSibI.le I have a read dir e Cted
(Gel. Marioi to meet us at l-riday's
Ferry without loss of tilie. 'Iic
iilitia of Salisbury district have
orders to mIarel to Cmindenl and
from thence they vill join s11. ( ;en.
Pickens is on the march to for:ni
junction vil its, anId I Ipe i
will be effected today or tom41
ro \v . 1
Againl, o1 tlie Same lay. Ju lie
Gen. Greenle wrote to Gen. Suiiier
froi "C:aiy at Corkrill Silice I
wrote you this morning I have g(ot
a letter froi C(ol. \\'ashiIIIgt on,
vllo is at Col. Taylor's, n tle
Congaree, ilforminlrig Me of the ar
rival of 1.01(d R a'dol at -'riday's
'erry last night about I I o'clock."
n u1ly I Guln. wumter wrote to
Gen. Greene from "near file Ilang
ing rock :'"' "I have just received
your two letters of' the .'d inst.,"
etc.
On July G ho wroto again from
Camden; "I illrive'l hero vester
(Iay." * * * " intended to
ha11vo set out, this llornilg for your
Campl11), but. t0h moveients of tho il
ony and the troops having crossed
the river, 1 thought it probablu that
you might wish in to pass tho river
also as soon as the militia and ro
mnainder of the Stato troops could be
marched d]own. Shall, therofore,
proceed to MAiirshNll's Mill, or Col.
Taylor's camp, near there, and wait
your further orders."
On July 7 Gon. G reono sent a
dispatch to Gon. Sumter from "Mrs.
Mott's" and Major Pierco sont ano
ther.
On July 8 Major Pierce wroto to
Gon. Smuter from "Howoll's For
ry:" "By a letter from Gou. Greeno
to Gen. Huger we are informed that
an opportunity mayfi shortly offer to
striko at Lord Rawdon; ho therefofo
desires that you will hold yourself in
the most perfect readiness to co-op
orate with us. Glen. H-uger desires
1me to inform you that be is ini want
of fifteen or twenty men wvho may be
acqjuainted with the Orangoburg
roadl to reconnoit re the~ count ry ho.
twoeon that and the3 Juimper Springs,
agreeable to inst rnctionis received
from Glen. Greene." * **"W
shall haldt at B3eavor (Croek for to
(day, p)erhaps."'
On J uly 8 Goen. Sumter wroto
from "near Rlussell's Ferry" to Glen.
Greone; "I received yours of yes
torday's diato. The State t roops
with Col. H. Hampton are to pass5
the river after, and( will mOVe in
with Geon. Huger, agreeable to your
order. I shall remnaini hero until
Cola. Hill and Bratton arrive, which
1 hope) will bo0 in the course of this
day, wvhen I will instantly follow."
The subsequent mfovemfonlts are deC
scribed in tihe following extract of a
letter from Adjt. Con. Williams to
MaIijor Pendloton, aide-de-camip to
Glen. G reene:
"Camp Hills, Santee, July 16, 1 781
"DIear Pendleton: After you loft
us at Ninety-Six we wore obliged to
retrograde ais far as 11ho crossroads
ab)ove Winnsborouigh. Lord Haw
don's rot urn ovor Raidail induced the
General to halt the army arid witt
for inteligenice respeting his furt her
manoeuvres, and, hearing a fewv
dlays after that his Lordlship wvas on
his march to Fort (Gran by, our army
was ordered to march toward thmat
placo'hy way of Winnsborongh. Be
fore we could arrive at Congaree.
Lord Rawdon rotired to Orange
burg; anid as lhe had left a consid
eralo part of his armry at Ninoty
Six; Glen. Greene detached tihe ca
aIry and light. infant ry to join lan.
fron ('hrlestotN with tho ;tl rogi
imeiot, eto , consist ing of about the00
Iidrod, conlveyii g bread stores, tec.
of wIich L,orl lIawdon's troops we.1pre
in grout Want. Stlwrt, however,
joinod his Lordship itt (1)Orngeoburg;
aid (ion. Groene, from the iiforima
tion ho had received, was olcouragt'd
to oxpect smccs.-; froil in l nlititeak
uponl tho liritisth ly it (hat post.
Accordin gly ht( collected his trooP.
and called together tho nilitia iand
Statto tloops uinder (1ens. Sumter
anld Mar11ion, (Wenl. Pickvins bving"
left to wadtch It motionls of (ol.
Cuger. ) A juletiont of the whole
forined a very rosp etablo I itt to
armly, whieb 1ina1reTod to it sma11tl
brlnich of North Elisto, within four
milos of Oran11gebrg, whvro we ialt
vd and lay iho 12th inst.. from about
I o'clock in tho morning till 6 ink tle
iftwriloonl."
WiAT Tit DiS'ATCm:s PRovF.
N w I litv (Itloted all of those
di.pateles to show that. frot the
day (Mafiy IN, l70SI,) that (eea
Groono loft iein. Stlumtor t G ranlhy
to tho dhiy that ho abandonled Nine.
ty-Six (.hno 20, 1781,) that. (on.
SIINt wits at. Ory, or in its imll
m110diato vicinity, on the south bank
of tho ("onlgar, it tho preseit counl
ty of Lexington, that Greeno and
Suitor wvero itn alost ditily com
munication With eachl othoer, an;d thatt
if Eilily Geigor took anly dispatch
from Greceno to Samtiter dui1ring that
tim it was only onto of :my (tt
Gei. Greeio silt throngh (lin ig1. tle
Imlonth that, bt o k.sieged Ninet y-Sx
anld that tln did nlot h11ave to go to
the Waittee. No troops of tih hOl
Oily worv ill th( fork of (tho Sialu4da
ind Broad ditrinlg thit motnt1th, ind if
the country was so infestd with
Tories low is it t hat G reente, Sumter,
MN rion anId otrs exc ni ged so
many dispatches by couriers through
that country?
When Lord Itawdon marched from)
Moick's Corner to the reliof of
Ninety Six ho marched tip through
01rantgehurg Villfge, crossed Itho Ed
isto andl look tilp the Ninety-Six
roaitd. When ho reached Ninety-Six
and founid that Groono had aban
doned thosiego and retroated across
tho Saluda l iver hto followed its far
its th Entorec.
WIeIn G rooto ret reatr d from
Ninety-Six to tho Broad River, uimtt
ter moved up from Granby, so its to
be near him, anid it tho vory tGim
thait Mr. (ha11pann says Groono sont
Em.ttily Goiger with ItheIt dispatch to
Snoter, on theo W'atcreo, Suoter wias
otnly a fewv iles fromt Greene's
campil ready to jolit him t itn caso lInw
withI hutn, somnetimues twice a diay. If
Etily Geiger took a ditspatcht from~i
Grceie to Sumtter at this timo shto
catrriedl it ontly a few mites thItrough a
friendly countriy.
TliiE: RU o (iiTnE M.\TTiEa.
And htow did I?awdont got ini be
tw~oont Greono atnd Sutetr ? I cani
see how sho mtight, have beent
titketn by a Britisht scout and carried
to Rawdon's clap, buit thbat would
have tiaken her. ot of hter routo to
Snter. Mr. Chtapmnr's story does
ntot fit such at cotiingency.
Now, wvhon Rawdon gave up htoro
of overtakinig (1rorto andt retirod,
Greeno mtoved otn to Wiutnsboro,
whlilo Gen. Stnouter took ia hast.y
swving around to Camdueni by wity of
diown to (Graniby arnd G reeno mtoved
dowvn upon01 htim fromt Winnsboro
I tawdott rotired to Oratngoburg itad
Greoite's atrmy followed, bieing joined
by Sumter from Camdeut. D)urintg
theso mtoveiments G reoon anid Sum -
ter were still frequently commliuni
eating withI eacht othter. If Etmily
Geiger tooko a dispatch from Greene
to Situter itt th is timte why was shte
niot sent dlirect to Sumter? (Geron
was east of Broad River, with noth
tig betwoont hitm and Sumtor, why
wats Emiily sionl aroundi across 1)oth
ho Broatd anid Saluda rtversg by
Granby ? Sutely this was not thto
timno that Emily took the dispatch,
andi yet this was thte only time dur
inig thte wvhole catmpaign that Sumtor
was on the WYatoo, itnd Oven if shto
carried a disnntch to Rumter, at
Ca tde, llginlg him to joiltl G re-oo
for to 11oveinlont oil -wdoil It
ranby Or )rIIgbII-, it wvas oinl
o of severlll disitehe's Iltt (hrvoo
st,nt Sumter on tHIat siljet it that
tito, ii Shumter, vevn iefor ie got
such dispatchevs, bld IilmIunced his
loterlillilLt toll of rej oilling (Greeno its
S0011 11s fit) lil staigdi ted uip sollic
militia trouibls Ibout (amdenl.
I : V I NA: NI:V I.:l I r it 1,;! 1: 11 1% (. ;I r.It;lI.: It.
It, i S11s8) sI rallgo I hat ill ntot, o
of tlt Cispatchlts before us does Goln
(reino Say i word abouit sending a
dispatch by liss Goigor, 1 r1 yoU1g
W(MnIII, Or aINythling liko thmt. Gen1.
81um1(cr dhpv! not Say at W0rd about
rec4(living It <isparcl by tho hand (or
WAIIA or 1llIt I) of ois ( eiger, or
11111ilng of Ihat sor!, and yet it Onlo
of (4on. sumiiter's letters to (Ioll.
Greeio hto ackinowle lges a dispait el
by "Cupt. Linitonl," anld Iml ainother
io otes lm1ving Sont onlo by "Clpt.
Gleni." ' Tey <id not. consiter it
n1ec(e-ssary to mniltiol tlie inamellos of
Orlinlary coulriers, but wholn at Coln.
inission1ed oiflievr took at <ispatcl Iis
IIno Was 111enitionud. It does 8eem
ihat so xraorditry ia bearer ats ia
younlg girl woll havo beenl menII
tionoud in som lottier by oie or the
other of ths oflicors.
L.oMsN<i STARTi) i-:I sToRv.
As I Faird before, thero is St)me.
thing in (ho imily (eiger story, bill
it i very littlo. It was firt. pub
lisited by .il',nsol ,. ljossin ,g ill his
liold Book Of tlt Amerinii Revolu
Itoin, inl I ,8t) 2, i Itl r. Ijossiig,
liko many otei(s of our Nortiwru
historiCIl Writers Who imadiu10 our1 his
(ory for Its, hno-w v y littlo ahout
iio ii.-tory of (th CampaIIign in t oul t
Catroliat inl I 8 I, imld Ito just wrote
tho (eigor story froi somo impor.
feet t radition that, bo heard mt South
Caoliait, anld it has growi and gIowi
duiring theso lifty yerilS uttil nlow w
1a1vo It tiory that ms11 unirelsolably
Wroig, and bvforo we go aniy firtiher
wit Ih it wo shouildf get th be t rut It of if,
or 0 1111 likely to do as our New
Englanid frionds do -claiml aill. Paull
Ievvero gallopod down tlie road oneo
n1ight whenlher wits sear-coly thf
sligItst danger i hi way, IAd (rII'
ried at i-ssige, andl to let, (Iui Now
iligland historians and our Houth
CaIrolialit school chibIren tell it he
Was on1e of th1 leaderS inl th11 Amie0ri
Cal Ro1voliutioln, whilo tho noblest
Rollifi of themoni ll, ChriHtopher
Ga 1dtb n ,ill is 8v1bluln inoltiontod.
Of cours wo slouibt honor Emilyv
('iger-wo should honior all of tho
noble w~oumen1 whto helped out the
mnen in our lIe~volut iotnar y struiggle,
and wo 1(honh Il st ill mtoro hionor theI
braIvo women(i of thIt Contfederacy',
bult if I ho State werlI 1( ptut up ia
mon01nn1enlt to eachI onet whIo i som811
btravo act1 t"o wo b tnot be ground
('ntohugh left for a on ho0 i rso farm,
andis theoro wouhIl (likowiso be nio
money0) left to paty thIt keeper of I th
ceimitery. If MrI . I 4ver wvohtIdo (1a
grandc serIvice for thte Statto lot himt
got through at bill to pulish our
(Colon ial, ilevoltiarlly anld Con fed-.
eralto rrecords. T1he )1) pubition11 of
thtoso records (thIis Statte beling par
ticulmly13 richI in I thema) wvoul not
htistory to get att our 1trun history, but
if put in1 th hanuds of compe)tent
1)ersons (oldli Iho mlCo to j)ay3 titi
expes o01)(f p)1) ubtent1i, and)robaIbly
leavo ptrofit enioutghto 1)put upl at
Sutettr, S. C., a glorious mtoniumont
to Thomlias Smute r, vi rItually t ho d ic
tator of South Catrolma inl iho sum11
mier andi( fall of I1780), when every.
I thing looked 1 81 goio->my, end tho
r< atl savior of thIe Stato, inIstead( of
Grooneo, who( gets t ho credit, in 1781.
A. S. Sileoy,. ,Jr.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Boars tho
Signaturo of
F tu4(rl atIhome with
out aIn WOOk o.a
DROPS GRED wi;h vegetable
Riemodtos. Hfave cured
called hopiee. In ten
(aye at leat two-thirds of alt i m ptoms remio
. eestiaoniale atd T! DAY 6 eatment free.
Helping Motlep.
VoIll- hand, m1ay be sinall, but every
day
TIhey eani do some,(thIinj,g that's good as
play:
Thy':L l help iother, aid she'll be
glad
l'' all thiat's dono by her lass or Ind.
if all the children would thiik today
Of Iel ping inother, as all of, thiem may,
They'd bring in water, and wood, and.
do
.A de'.n things slie'i like them to.
W"or, though hands are small and year s
ire few,
Therle's ailays some1vthing that they
cann do
To help the mothers and t,iake them
glad -
Remiemliber that, little lass and Id.
So hel p your. iothers ahout, Leir work;
Don't wait, for asking, don't try to shirk.
DO just t.he best you can, and she
Will say, "What a help are iny dears
to Ine'
-Selected.
A Quarrel.
There is a knowiig little problem
lProm the snnily land of Spain,
lhot in Northland, its inl Southland,
I t is 11ILZaning1 CICl' an1d plaI11n.
L'ck it, up within your heart,
NVither losti Ii lend it:
Two it takes to nake a qIlarrel,
One can l ways end it.
Try it. w,ell inl every way,
Still you'll find it trie:
In a wlght without. it foe,
I'ray whitt vc.uld you o?
If t Ie wrath is yom-'s alone,
S(ion you will expend it:
Two it takes to mlaoke a quarrel,
Si1e can always end it.
L PC SHI IMsP thLat both are wr'ot',
A nd IhIre Strife begnr;
If one voice shrill cry for "l'eace,"
"oon it will bev dolle.
If bu one shIll pn th bIraIth,
Ile will quickly miend it:
Two it tIhks to Iake a qu11ar'rel:
(.Ie can aluway end if.
-1arer's 'Young 'eople.
Think Not of Sel'.
Thiic not, of srlf, but think of Christ,
Aind living JjtIuIghIts will grow:
A ud wordA will start and run 111ce fire,
With Hight and love aglow.
Think not Of s'If or huliman praise,
But of thy brother's woe;
A nd I by tie words with love and speed
lIiglht to his heart will go.
Think not of self Or this world's fame,
11ut, of thy i11-ster's praise;
So shall thy words, nmide like his own,
The fallen, broklen raise.
Think not of self, nor how to speak,
latt of (Ile savior's love:
So shall thy words the fragranee bring
Wh li ch Iurt s tihe hearllt, ab)av e.
'Thlink lnt, of self or' thy own wounds,
lhnt of the Savior's blo.d:
So shiial ii.hiy s peech the u netion bring
Which hlls iandi winls to Go.d.
-Selected.
Bears the bnKniYouti lavo Always Botight
Signiaturo
Comradie S. H.BDurtis
of Lowistorn, Ill., had some thrilling ex
I orhonces, bunt nionro acormed more dangerous
than tho of h is lato heoarttroublo. lie says:
"I had severe palpitation of the heart
for years. My- physicians said I
was liable to drop dead any moment.
Pulsation at times would be 150 a minu
cite ad'c I could scarcely breathe.I
g rew worse tinder doctor's care and
began taking Dr. iles' Heat;t Cure.
It gave me prompt relief, and today I
am in good health."
OR. MIILES'
H eart
oure
is sold by all druggista on guarantee
flis bottle benenIIts or mnooey back.
liookc on heart, and norves sent free,
Dr. Milos Medical Company. Ehkhart. Ind.