Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Lf Clma Scott WoUo* (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Ellsworth and His Zouaves '"pHE name of Ephraim Elmer * Ellsworth is almost forgotten now but 80 years ago it was on the lips of millions of Americans. As the youthful colonel of one of the most picturesque bodies of soldiery the United States has ever known, he was something of a military idol and a national hero. So when he was shot down by a Confederate sympathizer in Alexandria, Va., on May 24, 1861, he not only became the first officer of his rank to lose his life in defense of the Union, but his death did much to inflame the North against the South in the early days of the Civil war. Ellsworth was bom on April 23, 1837, the son of a poor tailor in the village of Malta, N. Y. Even in his youth he showed a fondness for military life and while he was still a school boy in Mechanicsville, he organized and commanded a com pany which bore the high-sounding name of “The Black Plumed Rifle men of Stillwater.” He tried to ob tain an appointment to West Point but failed through lack of political influence. So he started west to seek his fortune. Eventually he landed in Chicago, where he was chosen captain of a national guard company. He outfit ted them in zouave uniforms, re named them the Chicago Zouave Cadets and soon made them one of the best drilled military units in the country. After an exhibition tour of the East in 1860, he returned to Illinois. In Springfield he became a stu dent in the law office of Abraham Lincoln who had recently been nom inated for President by the Repub lican party. Since political cam paigning seemed more exciting than studying, young Ellsworth plunged into it with the greatest enthusiasm and so won the esteem of Lincoln that he was invited to accompany the President-elect to Washington. Lincoln, when he became Presi dent, planned to make his young law student and ex-zouave the head of the nation’s militia system. But this was blocked by the “profes sional” soldiers in the war depart ment and Ellsworth had to content himself with a commission as sec ond lieutenant. Then Fort Sumter was fired upon and Lincoln called for 75,000 volun teers to defend the Union. Ells worth immediately resigned his commission and hurried to New York city to organize the men of the New York fire department as a vol unteer regiment. In less than two weeks he was back in Washington as colonel of the Eleventh New York infantry, known as the “Fire Zou aves,” fully equipped, drilled and ready to take the field. On May 24 the “Fire Zouaves” were a part of a force ordered to cross the Potomac and occupy parts of Virginia. Ellsworth’s regiment was sent to Alexandria where their commander saw a Confederate flag flying over a hotel, the Marshall house. He dashed into the hotel, rushed up to the roof and tore the flag down. As he was returning, ha was met in the hallway by J. W. Jackson, the proprietor, who fired a bullet through the young colonel’s heart. President Lincoln ordered t!tat Ellsworth’s body be taken to the White House where it lay in state in the historic East Room. Later it was escorted down Pennsylvania avenue by a detachment of cavalry, followed by carriages in which rode the President and members of his cabinet to the railroad station. There it was placed in a special train which bore the young commander to his burial place in Mechanics- ville, N. Y. Two days later President Lincoln wrote a long letter of condolence to Ellsworth’s father and mother. It is even more noteworthy than the famous letter to Mrs. Bixby which, it has recently been revealed, was not written by Lincoln at all, but by his secretary, John Hay. In it, instead of writing about a soldier whom he had never seen, Lincoln was paying tribute to a man whom he had known personally as a law clerk in his office in Springfield and his companion on the fateful jour ney tc Washington, and whom he had grown to love. . McCORMICK MESSENGER., McCORMICK, S. C, THURSDAY. MAY 22. 1911 . WNU S«rvjc* Untt*« WiMuiitllU JIM 1 ' Eleanor Roosevelt » A Happy Family In Seattle on my daughter’s birth day and we celebrated by having a completely family day. At break fast she was given a few presents and then her two eldest children pre sented her with the nicest possible gift. With the aid of their music teacher, they had each made re cordings wishing her a happy birth day and playing two complete pieces on the piano for her. At noon, to everybody’s joy, we went off on the boat for a picnic lunch. I was told with great enthu siasm, that the cooking would be done by the gentlemen of the fam ily, who would give us fried egg sandwiches. They proved excellent and the sun shone and we had a marvelous time. We returned early enough to play a while with Johnny, so he would not be disap pointed. Then we had a birthday dinner with the necessary cake and candles. Thus ended a happy day. The evening before my son-in-law showed Miss Thompson and me some of the movies taken of the inauguration in January and at various times when we have been out here. They will be a wonderful record for the children when they are grown. MILITARY AIRCRAFT The next morning we went down to the Boeing Aircraft factory. This was my first view of four- motored bombers. They also make smaller two-motored military air craft, but I did not see any of them finished. One order of bombers was just completed, and the machines on the floor were there for moderniza tion. That seems to be one trouble with building military aircraft when a war is going on. In actual use, weaknesses of design or of arma ment are discovered and inventors try to find new ways of correcting them. This means that machines that have been out for a year, or even less, have to return for drastic changes. This is a tremendous plant, cov ering an area which seemed at least a mile long as we walked around it. I was interested to find some women sewing in one section. They still do it better than men. I never leave my family in Seattle without real regret, but I had to go. This was a rather longer visit than usual and we did more things which were not purely part of a family reunion. Before leaving, I went to see some of the National Youth administra tion work. Their resident project here is not as yet finished, but they have some defense training similar to' that going on in various places. I had some difficulty getting clear in my mind the various types of training which I had seen. That which is being done under the Ap prenticeship Council and in collabo ration with the Edison Vocational School, is under the Smith-Hughes act and has nothing to do with de fense training. Defense training is being carried on in three other vocational high schools. As in other places, they must take 50 per cent of the people to be retrained from the WPA pro gram. I was told there had been some difficulty here because so many of their WPA people never had a skill. The other 50 per cent in this defense training program are either employed and coming in for refresher courses, or young people from NYA who can qualify, or from some other qualified source. WPA CUTS I think it is safe to say that cuts in WPA everywhere in the country are affecting adversely the mar ried or single woman who is the breadwinner for her family. In many cases a really serious condi tion is being brought about. The whole question of WPA cuts should have some careful revision and con sideration. People removed from WPA and who still cannot find work, go on relief, with an increased bur den on the locality and a loss of self-respect to the individual. In addition to this just now, I think there is on the part of many of the women a great sense of in justice. In the case of NYA, the quota everywhere continues to be filled, because all eligible young people were never on NYA in the past. Now I want to talk to you for a little while on the subject which has long been on my mind, namely: the improvement in our schools of physical education, instruction and guidance in healthful living, a wider recreational use of school facilities and the development of school camps. All these purposes are gath ered together in a bill sponsored by Mr. Pius L. Schwert, a member of congress from the Forty-second dis trict from New York state. • * • He suggests the appropriation of certain sums of money to be dis tributed to the various states for these purposes. I hope that in New York state this summer there will be some camps for high school stu dents under the guidance of the school system. I feel that the draft is proving to us that our young people are not receiving proper medical care or adequate diet for the best possible physical develop ment and the schools can do njuch to improve the situation. Man About Town New Yorkers Are Talking About: The 400 per cent law biz tilt for Willkie after his Collier’s piece (an swering Lindbergh) . . . The trouble Haile Selassie’s daughter is having getting a visa to come here . . . Adolf Hitler’s nephew, Wm. Patrick Hitler, being summoned by the N. Y. draft board, and his plans to en list in Canada, instead . . . The muffled groans over at the Sateve- post because one year ago it paid St. Ethical McKelway a big advance fee (for a series of South American pieces) and not one word has been submitted yet. Pegler’s terrific mad-on with Lib erty mag. He sold it a yarn on unions, guilds, etc., but it’ll run side by side with a yarn debunking his piece. The debunking smarticle is bylined by J. Woll, of the American Fed. of Labor . . . Shep Fields’ definition of an isolationist: A guy who sits on a fence long after a normal man feels splinters. FDR being fed up with the Axis propaganda and his belief that a counter-offensive of free ideas should be sent abroad. He thinks it is Hit ler’s weak point—because in Europe —any man who believes what he sees—is a Fifth Columnist against Hitler! . . . The “beat” of the week: That the administration has been sounded out by influential Ital ian exiles for permission to set up in N. Y. the government of the Re public of Italy!!!!!! The Gov’t is actively considering the best location in the U. S. where foreign agents can do themselves the most—and the Axis the least—good . . . Naval conferences in London have reached the point of a discus sion of joint command of all demo cratic vessels — Atlantic (British), Pacific (U. S.) Notes of a Newspaperman The Story Tellers: Raymond Les lie Buell, a Fortune editor, warns FDR is “in danger of becoming the American Chamberlain.” That takes the President all the way around the block. He’s bfeen called “dictator,” “warmonger” and now “appeaser.” The name-callers invent the name to fit their special angle ... There are six kinds of escort who are prac tically a guarantee of spinsterhood, an anonymous model reports in “Beauty Is My Career” in Cosmo politan. The half dozen will spend plenty on a gal’s face, but nothing on the third finger of the left hand ... An editorial in the SEP states: “If the country is unable or unwill ing for the duration of the war to freeze its economic disputes, to for get its class jealousies, to put out of its mind such a thought of equity of sacrifice, then its life is in danger” % . . Them’s fine words. We hope the Satevepost will set an example . . . Ffege 122 of the SEP has a cartoon about a silly ostrich with its head buried in the sand. It’s good to know they can laugh at them selves . . . Read Stanley High’s piece: “Hitler Ersatz Religion” in Reader’s Digest. He says Germany is their God, Hitler is their Christ and Mein Kampf is their bible. The Front Pages: The Associated Press contributed great space and ink to a group’s selections. They honored outstanding American wom en—who “made the greatest strides in the last 50 years” ... In tlje field of aviation the honored wene Ruth Nichols, a South American lady named Mrs. Miguel Otero, and Anne Lindbergh . . . Amelia Ear- hart, in short, is not only Gone—but Forgotten . . . The Pulitzer Prize Committee’s award to the Pulitzer paper in St. Louis (for getting rid of a smoke nuisance) was like seeing a man pin a medal on himself. This column’s orchids for the best editorial cartoon of the month go to Rollin Kirby of the N. Y. Post . . . The caption was “The Capital of the World of Tomorrow Will Be Either Berlin or Washington” (which Will kie said in a speech) ... In a sofa chair is “Isolationist” with his news paper (featuring Lindbergh’s oppo sition ‘to British aid) on the floor . . . “Average American” (that’s you and me and Kirby) is pushing a finger in The Old Man’s direction and saying: “I don’t want war any more than you do, but I don’t pro pose to let this guy Hitler take ME over. And don’t you call me a war monger!” In Daladier’s new book, “France Speaking,” there is a good tip-off on why France fell . . . Daladier once said sadly: “What can I do about it? Gamelin doesn’t LIKE tanks!” Typewriter Ribbons: Benjamin Franklin’s: Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God . . . Anon’s: Often the man the public tars and feathers today has a feather in his cap tomorrow . . . G. B. Evans’: The way to beat convicts is with con voys . . . Jack Warwick’s: Few Americans want war. They hate it —but hatred is not peace . . . Ak ron Beacon-Jornal’s: Just what are the inalienable rights of a man who is doing nothing for his country and is trying to keep others from doing any tiling? with underarm and waistline darts to ensure comfortable bust fit and a slim silhouette. You’ll like it infinitely better than slips not made to your measure. Pattern provides for strap style as well as built-up shoulders. Included i n this design are slim-hipped panties. * • • Pattern No. 8936 Is designed in even sizes 36 to 52. Size 38, built-up shoulders. 4% yards 39-inch material. For this at tractive pattern, send your order to: SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. Room 1324 211 W. Wacker Dr. Chicago Enclose 15 cents for each pattern. Pattern No Size Name Address Don’t keep honey in the refrig erator. It keeps fetter in the cup board. • • • To remove chocolate stains from table linen, sprinkle the spot with borax and then pour boiling water through the cloth. * • • Painting the top and bottom cel lar steps white may save many falls. • • • Make an oilcloth cover for your ironing board. Put over cover on ironing board when brushing and sponging garments. • * * Always use bread crumbs to cover articles to be fried. Cracker crumbs absorb the grease. * * * Heat spots on table tops and other furniture will disappear if rubbed with linseed oil and later polished.. • * • Mast silk lamp shades may be successfully washed with luke warm soapsuds. Dissolve soap flakes thoroughly before adding them to the water and use a very soft brush to apply the suds to the shade. Uncle T^kil S&u5: Yet They Die Together Sometimes we bury our friends a good deal sooner than their faults. We would recognize opportunity more easily if it were not so often disguised as work. In his own case, every man looks upon cowardice as discre* tion. Veracity of a Whisper Some people believe anything you tell them—if you whisper it. The hardest tumble a man can take is to tumble over his own bluff. Pearls of wisdom aren’t always the “cultured” variety. [upOl'AlD <nnakei\o%\Q THIRST QUENCHERS ®s Dreaming vs. Reality Some people merely dream of being something; others keep awake and are something. Dr. Hitchcock’s All-Vegetable Laxative Powder — an intestinal tonic-laxative—actually tones lazy bowel muscles. It helps relieve that sluggish feeling. 15 doses for only 10 cents. Large family size 25 cents. At all druggists. Dr. Hitchcock’s LAXATIVE ;i P0WDER I fe: Quite Naturally “How did you happen to become a chiropodist?” he was asked. “Oh,” he replied, “I was always at the foot of my class at school, so just drifted into this profes sion.” Each Morning “So you don’t like living in the country. What do you miss most since living out of town?” “Trains.” No Dance After two miles of route-marching, the recruit retired to the side of the road. “What's the idea?” asked his sergeant, pleasantly. “Sitting this one out?” Little Change “Love-making is the same to day as it was in ancient times.” “What makes you say that?” “I’ve just been reading about a Greek maiden who sat and lis tened to a lyre all night!” Good Are Few The good, alas! are few: they are scarcely as many as the gates of the Thebes or the mouths of the Nile.—Juvenal. hi Runner-up “So Bill is engaged. Is Vera the bride-to-be?” “No; Vera was the tried-to-be.” Self-Powered A good intention clothes itself with sudden power.—Emerson. FEET CANBEAT HEAT Give feet wings of coolness. Sprinkle Mexican Heat Powder in shoes. Relieves tiredness. Little cost. Lots of comfort. Peace With Reason Peace rules the day, where rea son rules the mind.—Collins. Spread Thin “I'll have you know my father was a very clever man. 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