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BURNING OF COLUMBIA IS RELATED IN LETTEI Interesting Article by J. X. Boifeuil let in the Macon Telegraph?Character of War Waged. Just now when the anniversary c the burning of Columbia, Februar k J i. 1865, is fresh on the minds of th k people the following, written by J. 1 mt Eoifeuillet in the Macon Telegrap will be of interest: "Yesterday I was conversing wit a prominent lady of Macon, who, wit her sister, also a well known residen oi this city, were eye-witnesses o the burning of Columbia and suffer ers, too, from this terrible act. Sb furnished me with evidence of th process by which the union was re stored, in the shape of a copy of ; letter which was found in the stree of Columbia immediately after th army of Sherman had left the ruine< fr.ti nlundered citv. The ladv inform me that the original is still preserve' and can be shown and substantiated i anybody desires. The name signed t the letter was that of a lieutenant ii Sherman's army and was addresse< to his wife at Boston, Mass. I an ^ -tedobted tc the Macon lady for th> following copy of the letter, whicl was handed to me with the reques that it be published on the 42nd anni versary of the destruction of the fai and beautiful Columbia. I can ad< nothing in the way of comment oi euch a document. It speaks for itself "'Camp Near Camden, S. C. "'February 26, 1865. " 'My Dear Wife: I have no tim for particulars. We have had a glori ous time in this state. Unrestricte license to burn and plunder was th order of today. The chivalry hav been stripped of most of their valua bles. Gold watches, silver pitchers cups, spoons, forks, etc., etc., are a common in camp as blackberries. Th terms of plunder are as follows: Th valuables procured are estimated b; companies. Each company Is require to exhibit the result of its operation at any given pace?one-fifth and firs choice falls to the share of the com mand ^r-in-chief and staff, one-fift' to the field officers of the regiment and two-fifths to the company. " 'Officers are not allowed to joi these expeditions without disguisinj themselves as privates. One of ou corps commanders borrowed a suit o ^ rough clothes from one of my mer and was successful in this place. H got a large quantity of silver (amoni other things an old-time silver mill pitcher), and a very fine gold watc from a Mr. DeSaussure, who is one o the F. F. V's. of South Carolina, an was made to fork over liberally. Oi ficers over the rank of captain are no\ made to put their plunder in the esti mate for general distribution. Thi is very unfair, and for that reasoi in order to protect themselves, sub ordinate officers and privates kee back everything that they can carr; about their persons, such as ring: earrings, breast pins, etc., of whic k if I ever get home, I have about j quart. I am not joking.* I have a least a <juart of jewelry for you an all the girls?and some No. 1 diamon rings and pins among them. Genera Sherman has silver and gold enoug to start a bank. His share in gol watches and chains alone at Columbi was two hundred and seventy-five. " 'But I said I would not go int particular. All the general officer and many besides, had valuables o every description down to embroider ed ladies' handkerchiefs. I have m share of them, too. Wc took gol and silver enough from the d?d reb els to have redeemed their inferns currency iwice over. This, the cur rency, whenever we came across it w burned, as we considered it utterl worthless. "'I wish all the jewelry this arm; tlIfes could be carried to the 'Old Ba ^State. It would deck her out in glori ous style, but alas! it will be scattere all over the North and Middle States The d?d niggers, as a general rul prefer to stay at home?particular!; after they found out that we oni wanted the able-bodied men (and t tell the truth, the youngest and bes looking women). Sometimes we tak off whole farms and plantations o "niggers by way of repaying the seces sionists. But theniseless part of thos we soon managed to lose, sometime in crossing rivers, sometimes by othe ways. "'I shall write to you again fror Wilmington, Goldsboro or some plac in North Carolina. The order t march has arrived, and I must clos hurnedly. Love to grandmother an the children. Don't show this lette out of the family. "'Your affectionate husband, "'Thomas J. Myers, " 'Lieutenant, eh " 'P. S.~I will send this by the firs flag of truce to be mailed, unless have an opportunity of sending it t S Hilton Head. Tel! Sallie I am senc J ing a pearl braclet and earrings fc >her. But Lambert got the necklac and breast pin of the same set. I ai drying t* trade him out of then These were taken from the Missc Jamisons, daughters of the presider of South Carolina secession convei / I DECREED FOR SPRING WEAR. I Another Skirt That Also Is Cape I- Startles Uninitiated. r T Chicago, Feb. 20.?We have had r carpet slippers and carpet bags. Now i tf enters the rug skirt. Sister Susie, r y when she wants a new spring skirt, s e need only grab up the hall rug, the c \ one with the fringe and drape it i h about her. I The Women's Apparel Association, f h which opened its annual exhibition i h here today, is launching the rug skirt s t as one of the new spring features. 1 (f It is of dashing plaids and stripes, c There are strange things at the t e fashion show?things that would sur- a e prise grandma. Silks and satins have ? abdicated in favor of calico; milady 1 a dens a knitted frock with a skirt ex- S t actly like grandma's old knitted petti- t e ccat, and thinks she is all dressed J j up; then she exchanges that demure p s garment for one with a cape like a a j toreador's, and swanks forth to tea. v f Capes, by the way, cannot be es- e 0 caped. Grandma wore 'em, too, but s n she never took off her skirt when t j a cold wind came up, to throw it i a about her shoulders as a cape, re- I e vealing neat knickers of the same t (j tweed material. c t c Assist Rural Mail Service, r t ^ By direction of the Post Office De- 0 11 partment, postmasters throughout the : country have recently made an in- " spection of the rural routes from their offices. The purpose was that they c e might ascertain by personal observation and make report whether the ' ^ roads used were in good condition for e tiavel, the routes well arranged, boxes e properly erected, so as to be easily j * reached by the carriers without diffi- ^ ?? culty and without obstructing travel, j s the carriers serving their routes as s e officially prescribed, the schedule ob- ( e served, and whether the families sen*- t y ed were satisfied with the sen-ice r J 1 rendered, or there were improvements s which could be suggested in the inter- s * est of the patrons or the Department. s It became necessary, in connec- f ^ tion with the inspections, to request s s many patrons to take action to the a er.d that their boxes might conform c n with the regulations as to kind, con- v & d'tion, location, or height, and in hav- f * irg the name of the owner plainly j printed on them. Also, to bring to r '? the attention of road overseers or e other responsible persons the need for ? improvement in roads or repair or t k construction of culverts or bridges! r It is the desire of the Department, f J and its purpose, to provide adequate j and convenient service, so far as may s be possible, to all persons residing t K in rural communities, but this end j, can not be attained without the full c s co-operation of the patrons in the r ' efforts of postmasters and carriers to 8 h serve them promptly, regularly and j P satisfactorily. t * Whatever facilities the work of the t 5' carrier is of direct benefit to the pa- t ^ trons, for the greater the ease and t R speed with which a earner may cover r * his route the earlier and better the ^ service afforded. p So, patrons of rural delivery can ^ ' gieatly help themselves by helping t their carrier, seeing to it that roads a aie kept in good condition and prompta ly opened after storms, by keeping T the approaches to their boxes clear, v 0 and by promptly and willingly cor- ^ s recting any irregularities affecting f ^ their boxes when asked to do so. f Another great assistance that pa- f| y trons can render carriers is by keep- r ^ ii.gT themselves supplied with and us c ing stamps instead of placing un- s stamped mail, with money for the t purchase of the required postage, in t e the boxes. This delays the carrier t and sometimes imposes a real hard- s ship on him, especially in coia or 3 y stormy weather. If preferred, stampy ed envelops, cither printed or plain, * " may be obtained from the carrier, Q are of good quality, and cost but lit* tie more than the value of the stamps e upon them, and are redeemable at the y value of the stamps if damaged, but y returned in a practically whole condi0 tion. If necessary to place money in * a box, it should be put in a coine holding receptacle or be properly wiapped so as to be easily picked up by the carrier. e Money for the purchase of money 3 orders should not be left In the boxes, r but should be handed to the carrier and a receipt obtained. n o e 0 Notice To Teachers, e d There will be an extra special r teachers examination held in Columbia on March 23 and 24, especially for those teachers who were depending on the last teachers examination c. for license and who failed to pass it the examination. While this special 1 examination is open to all teachers, 0 it is especially intended for those I- teachers, who are now teaching withir out licenses in orded that they may ? secure licenses and legally draw their n money, and in order that their schools may draw state aid. S 1 1 11 1 it tion. We found these on our tripai 1- through Georgia.'" Saleswomen. "Women make bettter sellers than nen. That is because women have nore sympathy and intuition than pen; women have a better understandng of what a customer wants than nen. When a customer gets what ;he wants she is satisfied and will :ome back again." This is an opin- i cn expressed by Mrs. Lucinda W. 3rince of Harvard's Affilialflp School or Store Service. She is ushering r. an epochal era for women in that j he is training them to be good dipomats. Through not a part of the , ourse she is training them, too, to 1 good wives, because one who is j i good saleswoman is going to be a ^ food wife. She understands how to tandle a man. And that is about per cent of the duty which falls o the lot of the women in the home, dany college girls are entering the irofession of salesmanship. There ire several reasons for this. One rill suffice. It is an intensely intersting thing to do?selling things and atisfying customers. Women with heir store of patience can do this n a more* able manner than men. i!rs. Prince is entirely right about hat. Women are apt to oe more j ourteous. If they become tired, as, i >f course, they will, they will not: cmplain about it. Men kick when i hings go wrong. Women try to iron j ut unfavorable conditions. One of j hese days we will see many more 1 aleswomen. They are getting into msiness in a way that presages succss for them and for business. Home Marketing. An article relative to the club mar:ets in South Carolina appeared in he January issue of the Woman's : lome Companion. This article ex-! icted wide interest as is evidenced i >y the fart that the home demonstra- j ion department of WInthrop Collegej eceived leters from twenty-one differ- j nt states and in a good many intances several letters from the same ; tate. Some of these letters came rom home demonstration agents, ome from the presidents of federited clubs, civic leagues and other :lub leaders and some from farm romen. In every instance informa-! ion in regard to the organization: dans of the South Carolina club j narkets was eagerly sought. Truly, ur fame has gone abroad. We as a state are very proud of he success of these markets and the i esult can hardly be foretold. Aside j rom the money which is being put ; nto the pockets of the womefi of the tate the permanent improvement of he state as a whole is constantly beng brought to notice through the in reased number of fruit trees planted, r.ore and better poultry raised, and is a result, a better poultry house 3 being built. More dairy cows and etter dairy cows are being found on he farms, and last but not least, he farm people are realizing as nevr before the advantage of the yearound garden. Successful marketing begins with J traduction. The product must be of :ood quality and something for which here is a demand. Qaulity is always 1 t large factor in marketing. Mrs. M. B. Martin, Strother, S. C.,: rrites with regard to the market vhich is held every Saturday at ^'innsboro, the county seat of Fairield county: "Our market is doing ire. Each Saturday we have a splen-j lid variety of things. I have never ( nissed a day since its organization I n April 23, 1921. The day of the I iieet and snow my sales amounted I o $12.00." From the 23 of April to he end of the year 1921, Mrs. Marir realized about $300.00 from her ales at the market. She sold over 150.00 worth of fresh tomatoes. | 1MDI Jttlt part of a s riCVWU iwjvuivi mi plexing my Were the lived 500,01 Scientists j the in the r v^l? t*ons yj.^^HH^Vftore the'ra ried fo clawed ant the beasts. only c blood in th H. G. WELLS' "Oui J"iotv Offer*4 Vou at One-Th A history that sot* hack 100.000.000 yeerealagi 500.000 yiar* ago?^th?t (ollawi him Babyloa of Nebuchadnezzar. tha Egypt of CI ttM America of today, through tho Groat UnltedStatos of the World?that (JvetALL hi Not only the history of the world, but the science < tm literature of the world; the philosophy of the unrolled before your eyes by the most graphic word p And The Review of Review: Wells begins with the dawn of time; before there fore there were eren reptiles. In broad, magnlfle paints the picture, bringing you straight down to 1921 passes on the screen; and Nero: and Charlemagne anc Pericles and Gpighls Khan; Constantino and Akbat and Marco Polo. Nerer a dull moment. Nerer a pi that la not crystal clear. And where Wells stops tho Bertew of Berimes take tho story. His is tho history of tho past; the Bori of Rerlewi records and interprets the history of On seorld today. It it fitting that these two should bo yoked together. By yoking them * ore oMo to offer you on edueotlonsl course sue. os you get ot no school in the lend. / lfi?h< Mo Montr / Merely clip sad moil the coupon below. / i Year copy of Welle* wUl po forward lee- / mediately, on oypmol. But fie it now/ y' Tan m?y nerer hire another ehoreol f?-?wpe Ipoin oi Rcriswo Co, 91 bring ft. >r Fw\ . t Marriage Statistics. Washington, Feb. 19.?Sixteen hundred boys and twelve thousand eight hundred and thirty-four girls of fifteen years of age in the county were listed as married in 1920, the census bureau announced. Eighty-two boys and four hundred and ninety-nine girls of the same age were recorded as widowed or divorced. o Card of Thanks. We wish to thank our friends for the many kind favors and sympathy shown us during our recent bereavment, caused by the death of my sister, Miss Mary E. Graham. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cox. Rub-My-Tism kills pain. Subscribe now for The Record. SHE LOOKS SO WHY ANI1 HAPPY TV AJUU mil/ IU11 1 A SEE THE RICH, RED BLOOD, THE SIGN OF HEALTH, SHOWING IN HER LOVELY CHEEKS. Some women have naturally beautiful complexions that tell you there is plenty of richness in their blood. Their figures become well formed, supple, rounded, and graceful. Those are the results of rich, red blood, and plenty of it. There is no need of being thin and scrawny from poor blood. Get a few bottles of Gude's PeptoMangan?take it with your meals for a few weeks. It will give you plenty oc red blood. By building up the b.'ood, you give the entire system a chance to restore itself naturally, and that brings natural bloom and beauty and all the effects and .joys of good health. 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If such notice is not accomWhen sending in for publication in panied by the money it will go direct The County Record notices of hot to the waste basket, and we have an suppers, box parties or other entsr- extra large one for the purpose. This tainments given for the purpose of same rule applies to advertisements raising money, also obituaries and to be inserted in our "special" or cards of thanks don't fail to let "want" eolumn and to obituaries. If the cash accompany same. We pos- you cant send the money for this itively will net "charge" such not- class of advertising save your stamps, ices. The price is 10 cents the line, time and stationery. Minumum price You count six words to the printed twenty-five cents. tf. i! *2 w v - ?^ . -