The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 15, 1889, Image 3
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15.
Washington's Civil Service
Notions.
lu his seriuou at St. Paul's New
York, during the late Ceo ten nial, Bishop
Potter vigorously arraigned the govern?
ment for corrupt political methods.
Concerning au incident of the occasion,
the New York World says : f
"The brave Bishop of New York,
standing in the pulpit of historic old
St. Paul's, on Ceutenuial Day, giving
utterance as with tongues of fire to
solemn words of warciog and condem?
nation, might have been compared lo
some stern prophet of ancient days
rebuking the world of sin. The echoes
? of that voice are still ringiug in the
cars \n<I hearts of men, and they will
be remembered as long as the great
celebration. The words spoken by
tile Bishop must have been true from
the way in which they struck home
Thc storm of criticism as well as the
Dotes of approval they have brought
forth are testimony to this eud. The
galled jade of plutocracy winced, Ker !
withers wrung with the consciousness 1
that she bas beeu exposed in all her*
hideous nakedness.
The historians of the scene at St
Paul's record with unanimous pens that
the President and other membershis
administration who owe their places to 5
the plutocratic spirit were visibly moved. ]
The sermon which they had hoped to j
find of bonejeu* words and glittering
generalities was instead the plain, un?
varnished truth-gall and wormwood
to $em.
4Ooe of the most telling features of
?>i?hop Petter's sermon, it will be re?
membered, was the quotation from a
- ^et^pr "Written by Washington to some
one who, urging the claims of friend?
ship, bad applied to him during the j
progress of the "presidetial campaign" j
for the promise of an appointment to j
office. Only a portion of the letter was j
given by Dr. Porter, but as the Bishop
pat it," it foreshadowed the loathing, .
the outraged majesty with which Wash- j
ington would have biddeu one begone j
wno would h.'ve ventured to approach :
him upoo tlie basis of "practical jpol- J
itics." j
To whom was the letter cl Yvasi,;-'
iugton addressed ? To whom that re- i
proof, so delicately crouched, given-? i
Probably no one ia that cemparjy of j
intelligent, well read aien, with the ex- \
ception of the Bishop himself and pos- j
sibly one other man, knew. Doubtless I
none cared to inquire. To the audience !
it was nothing more than a letter writ- 1
ten by Washington to so^ie pestering
< -ffice-sceeker. Perhaps ttasi i& at? ;
tbotity who were present thought j
Warrington's answer bad politics, for j
he wrote that he would never suffer
. connections of blood, or friendship to j
have the slightest sway on decisions of !
a public nature. Such sentiments were i
absurd to Bishop Potter's hearers S
They would "not work nowadays." j
What would became of a man, poli.:;-;
cally, who d;d not look out for h;s '
friends ? i
it is stated above that possibly o.::c ;
man present besides the Bishop might j
have .known to whom Washington I
wroVt The pointed letter. If that ma;i
tr. ? know, there was no cause for ?
yrv-^.ier that a loos ot surprise asa bil- \
^erness should creep over his face, for j
ihe man to whom that letter was written ?
<vas his great grandfather and he bore ]
the same name as himself--Benjamin
Harrison. ]
Yes, Benjamin Harrison, of Virginia, .
one of the signers of ihe Declaration of
Independence, the father cf President
William Henry Harrison, and the great- j
grandfather of thc present occupant of
ibe White House. The full text of the
letter can bc found in .Jared Sparks' ?
..Writing of Washington," volume .
IX., paire 47o
Benjamin Harrison"* ?otter to which i
this is a reply, co historian sectus tp j
have deemed worthy of preservation, j
What the office was ?>r to what manner j
the elder Benjamin Harrison urged his
claims upon it-all is shrouded "in the !
dim past. Nothing remains save the ;
nolle reply of Washington, au example ,
and rebuke to those who were to come i
after. It may have been that Bunja- j
min Harrison ur^ei t^iat bc <. u g h t to .
have the place because he WHS connect?
ed by marriage w:*b Washington's j
f?niiiy f"r he iiad married c n|ece of i
Mrs. Washington, Miss Elizabeth Bas- j
nett. The fact of each a connection i
might work strongly in one's favor iu !
the**; days, but it availed nothing a :
hundred years ago.
In the ?rst portion of ifee letter, j
which is 1?re omitted as net bearing
on tue case, Washington assured hts !
correspondent that his friendship for !
biai in not lessened on account of :i
difference which has taken place \v ?
their political sentiments. The writer j
also compliments Harrison on thc en-j
deavors he has made tc prevent ioflam- 1
matory measures from Seing adopted j
Washington complains that he finds :
the sentiments extracted fr->m him in r
reply to letters or communicated orally \
find,their way into the public gazettes. .
Then comes thc portion from which \
Bii*hr>p Potter quoted so c^-cfiveiy .
The letter is heau'-d : t
"To BENJAMIN HARRISON,
M*?uo? Vnnop,
0 March. ITSOt. "
The concluding portion r^ads :
"In touching upon tue more delicate
part of your letter, the communication
of which fiiis mc with deep concern I
will deal with you with all :!;:?; frank?
ness which is du'1 to friendship, and
which I wish should be a characteristic
feature in my conduct through lifr*.
* I wii! therefore declare to you that,
if it ?dion'd be nry inevitable fate to ad?
minister the government (for beaven'
know? that no event can be less ties ired :
by me, and hat no earthly considera?
tion slnrt of so general a call, together
with a desire to reconcile contending
parties as far as in me i.- . could again
bring me into public life.) ? will go u>
the chair under no pre-engag<fment ;-f
any kind or nature whatsoever. But
when in it I will to the best of my
judgment, discharge the duties of my
office with that impartiality and z al for
the purdie go<id which ought never to
suffer connections of blood or friendship
to intermingle so a?! to have toe least
sway on d?cisions of a public nature.
**I may err, notwithstanding toy
most strenuous efforts to execute the
difiiculr trust with fidelity and unex?
ceptionably, but my errors shall be of
the head, not of the heart
, "For al? recommendations for ap
pnintmenls, so fur as they may de- :
pend upon ??r come from me. a tint- rt
gard skill Le had to tte fitness of
characters, the pretensions of diff?re
candidates, and, so far as is proper,
political considerations. These shall
invariably my governing motives.
41 You will perceive, then, my de
sir, thai ? cannot with propriety s
anything more on the subject than t,h
several applications have been made
me for the o?5ce immediately jo .Ruc?
tion without having received any a
swer.
"I wish you had pursut-d , the sar
policy which thc gentleman who occ
ries it now. has .doac, of obtaining t
appointment.from the Executive of tl
^State. Although that gentleman w
an officer, he is quite unknown to m
and therefore I cannot speak at all upi
the ground of comparative claims
personal merits. I conceive, howeve
that it will be found no pleasaut thin
possibly very much the reverse to di
place one man, under these ?ir?ji^
stances of actual occupancy, Ui.cr?lj
make room for another, however 'co
side rabie, his abilities .qr j$tuiropea.cjhi
bis integrity may appear in the pub]
eye. I am, sir, 4c ,
Thc elde- Benjamin ^larnsou was
prominent pian." Ile Lad .been foi
timos elecret? to Congress. He it w;
as.Chalrtuan of thc Committee of tl
whole House who introduced the res
lution on June 10. ?177.6, declaring tl
Independence of the American Goloni
and reported on July 4 the Declaratic
of independence, of which be was oi
of the signers. Ile was twice e?ecU
Governor of Virgiuia.
-- ?- Wi -
My Brother and My Onl
Daughter We^ .0$ ?toar?
To the ordinary reader our ship nev
columns appear .to jbe.Terj dry readin<
Of course the mer^haqt vfr? h^s.a vs
uable vessel or cargo ??jp .tjhe :rtigp,s?s
keeps a kees eye 'on this pa rf of tl
Herald. He scans it every day ft
information of safe arrival, delay <
disaster.
But the fact js-?nd it t?s a ver
curious fact-there i??0 ^?^SoPr^ ?t?
Herald which has connected witjfh j
more hopes and fears, more patho;
sentiuie^it or tragedy. The ship new
is dotted ever^ month in the Tear wit
pathetic stories whiqh ?re ??V?r jtalc
mere.istimaj?asp of oroken homes au
broken riearts
For ezarpple, a ladv, ^idently i
great .eatress of in ind, writes to ask i
we have >heard of a certain .vessel wbic
left a So/artber.n ^Qrt severa! ?reeis ag?
aod consequently ?ucpua+ercd tie ter
rible gales we have recently reported
There are tears, hope, fear, anguisl
and despair in every sentence of tba
letter. She tells us that the captait
was her brother sod that her oal;
daughter was with him. Little wonde
that her da vs and nights of wear'
waiting have been oiloous cf SQ^?
great calamity. She ;has watched
pored over the columns cf e.ver^ uey?s
paper, prayed, looked out on ?he .gather
ing clouds, gazed at the silent" stare
and tried ia vaia to bel.ieyc ?Jb&.t io gooc
time &be would ?ear the familiar loot
steps on the gravelled path and th'
merry ring of that bright girl's voice
A single sentence in oar sit ip sew.?
columns probably answers all questions
It states that on a given dav a resse!
IPsjeviog t.Lii description "$$ tpe out
named was passed bottom up. ">o o$f
was clinging to the wreck, ft situplj
rose ?nd feil with the waves, a dead and
helpless
If you have an imagination yoji eau
jJuG in that item and that letter a story
who.-.e stf:uel is dimmed with tears, and
yet one tfiat is repeated many a time
apd oft in the sa.d &,nnal$ of t~e se* -
A*. } . Ifentld.
Eow to Take Yout Scat ir;
Churcii.
People will never learn, iii t?is pro
batiooary state, how to take their seats
ic churches. If a woggan .weighs two
hundred and od4 pounds and ?as a lap
about three inches long, she is going to
wedge herself on the end of the pew so
that others who come have tp press
arognd her. A mao with thigh jioces
thirty-two inches long is sure to get on
the end of the seat, although he is the
first comer. People will never get
Christian politely* ?nougu to seaf.
themselves in a sensible way when they
go to church. If the pew is open at
both end:, Jet t?ie first to enter go to the
middle of it : or if one end is agaiost
the wa:l. let the failing begin at the
w-iW end. It is very unpleasant for
ladies to be crawling over barricades
of bones or squeezing around severa;
hundred pounds of ?esh to get to tb.u
middle of the pew. Some of ti?j
church goers w'uo re^d this will bl^ii
u?) t'oe end cf pews n*xt Sunday.
Watch them a?id see if they don't
l ite ushers should move such up with
a sharp stick.-- C\iro?j?j?i Spartan.
mm ?????^-^- - -
T^hp Were the "Good
'"Angels."
A reporter for tin1 Daily News was
to!d by Lieutenant J. C Fitzgerald. o(
the Initier Quarks, of an incident t^a,
happened to him ?n tho recoup Utp to
toe .^c? \ork Centennial i? which
some people here mtay be :iitere^??^. lu
?be tabby of a lio.Vel in Xew Vork .Lieu?
tenant ^i?z?erald met an old soldier who
?ave b?ui his name a* ferdinand Kruse
and who told him t'jat he had be?/J, a
C??f?dex^^'^cJ?^?^Vi^l^ W. lr.^V/-.
ittg served in the german Artillery, of
Ckarleftu.il. He had fallen a victim to
yellow fever, he s.ai?- and had been sent
from Ghar'icston \ot Greenville under a
misappreb?as.wn o? the physicians
who did not recognise fever.
In Qreeuviiie kc had bee.u, ?,V?en to
a bOful, conducted; by the ladies, of the
ciry wij<.s<i location he described with a
part?cula ri tv that enabled one to reong.
M?;'- t!i?* presen' i/o?>dw?u? ^ouse build?
ing. Then <*.trtio in a coincident. Lieu?
tenant Irirj-tfi la'-i G.H:liog that the r?MMu
..Ir ;. ra>c ha i ()f'cu:.,;-*i ir? 'h-1 fheu hos?
pital wa* tb? very apartment he t:\,.v
occupies in the present !j<<t? 1
Mr S\ruse i:.a.le a particular rfn;u?r
of Lieutenant ?i<;geraid that he would
iiud out for i.i?j th*' nattes <<f the stew?
ard and pUy-:/;::::: ?.f 'Ls L.osy;ltal h f i f
it was taken ?barg;? nf hy tbe Cvufcd
rate goverantent. Tb?*y saved i/is
life, h.esajdV. a.-td he wan u-?t to send th?m
some recognitionso?b,is gratitude. Who
can tell wir) they w.cre V -(Jiu u :,H:\t
The election on the ques.tion <>T "li?
cense*7 or "J.O license*'for thg sale of
spirituous K'.?;inr,.- in Ocouee County
was held on \Veui:esday, ist tust.,
tinder a special Act of the last Legisla?
ture, f-ubtnifting the questipu t<> the
<}!ia!ifi"d electors of the County. There
wa? much interest manifested in I he
election, and "no licpnce'' won the hat?
ti* ly about 500 majority Th.- Un
gaea into efieet Jan Is', ISM,
Anecdotes of Old BiqkQzy.
OD the fc^o^ds^.of, thc.. Court of .Sun
ner county, .Tfcun.,.fcc the year 17?
there, ia ibis entry :
."The,Court thanks Andrew Jacksc
for his brave coodujt."
.There is no information concernir
what Mr. Jackson did to deserve tbani
in this form, at least at the Court
question. "Old Joe Guild," a prgr.
iuent lawyer and State character, "wi
died a few years ago, removed .fro
that county to Nashville ;??ej:sed.
relate that when ,ke ,?re?v u? and.-*
came a Jackson ,na??f -there jver.e.st
magistrates living of the:K95 perio'
Of thepi h$ .^inquired eoncerpiug jib
entry. Jt see^ps that the.Co^.otj Cou
had the trial of nisderneanprs. A gae
<?f bullies defied the COjtirt,. juries ac
Sheriff an? tper8^ted in terrifying tl
su?ro^ja^Oil country. T^ey Jyefe it
dipfce? by the Grand Jnrj .fcjpt can
into.(Joutland declared that they wou
not.be trjed, that it was agajn.?t tl
laws of nature which governed the cot
duct of gentlemen aud protected the.,
from such t\nj|!gn}?pd prosecution. ?
the nest ycnn ot .Court Jackson hs
been chosen District ^.ttoruey. ,0u lt
arrival he jbitched his hcrsp,tcarried h
saddle bags into court and placed the
beside him while he perusedtthe docke
The ?rst ???pg #e4$ ttp ?e ama?
ment of every one, was to call tl
cases of the bullies. The entire gan
came into court and declined to I
tried, repeating ibejr accustomed argi
ment. Mr. jackson .r.e^nstrated au
as^r.ed ?^em that there was no way I
a^-pid a rtrial ; that thc law must I
,Qjj>ejed,;np fatter whom it burt, tbi
it wa^s np i?ej$pe?tcr of persons. Tl:
bailies became boisterous and threatet
ing. Iostantly Jackson palled his pi
?qls;/rpm Jtis^a^dleh^gs .and a free figl
apegan ?n(t||e ?.yutt room. The leadei
.hip of the young lawyer inspired th
people present who were in favor of th
enforcement of the law, and they joioe
with Jackson, whipper] the entire crow
qf .bullies, took them into court; whet
toev $or? tried, convicted and sentence
ute. That was Cc,e ?a?t of the bullit
aod the occasion of the une^phi^ed ec
.try on the record of t?erSpurt of Sumne
,?p,u.uty for 1795
Samuel B. Morgan, w?o ^uilt th
Stfte capitol of Tennessee, died som
ten years ago. He had io his oossef
sion a merchantes books of accccik. I
these the purchases of 4#:^re,
<Jac^.?^ ?0/? ve years after 179$: A
^zamioatiap af t^e books shows that tb
only purchases .?ti?e by Old ilickor
of this merchant were powder, lead an
whiskey.
iMr. Morgaii /?sed to r.clafe that h
once witnessed a cock ?ght shortl
after the battle $f -New Orleans. Jack
son was present, sitting on- his horse
while some fellow jotro in the pit a wk
wardly tried to bee) r.hc chicken. Jack
son became Grst uneasy, ?ben toad. II
leaped fi om his horse ijj.iy ?he pit
brushed the fellow aside and-heeled th
pb??jten after the most approved fashion
Theo he retimed to the saddle an,<
witnessed the fight.
?i??S0X A NATURAL GENTLEMAN'.
?Jackson wa* originally a backwood
specimen of the rawest -jre, but he a
once evolved into perhaps the grandes
mao that ?jey !;yed, baving no eq^iaJ it
the bailr.yCm, no peer i,n his politeness
courtesy and admiration from wo;rjen
Thc same is J^r^cJy ?nue of the Ts:?
?tesseau #f to dav Tafee h!?? from tb:
/arm, arr ?j- h?tn is fas^jpaabJc ci'>the?
put him in the ballroom or in societj
and his thoroughbred blood instantly
manifests itself, exhibiting in him on ly
:he re?ne.d man of thc world. -Jack?
son's letters which remain are in manj
respects more interesting than Wash?
ington's. They exhibit a man abso
lutely devoted to his family, from Jiberu
not tjbe smallest thing conperoiog them
neaped and whpse every interest W??
his 2fo man ever wrote in the jame
spirit and his social letters are models
from which Chesterfield mjgb? have
learned much \n politeness. ^TothJng
escaped him. To show how the men ol
|i|s time worshipped him thc incident
related by \yilloughby Wijliams, "Old
Man Willoughby," of year? ago. will
suffice. When Li'ayette vi-ited Jack?
son io 1825 be rode ;u a cgrria^p wi;|j
General flail while Jackson was on
horseback. Great a man as Lafayette
was, the people all looked at Jackson
and confined their expressions of admi?
ration \? him.
JUS OL'EL WITH SEV1KR.
Thc duel between .Jaoksop aftd Sevier
seems to have escaped history and
biography. Sevier was Jackson's eqoi!
as a soldier, and during fcis lud?an
?ghts of over a quarter ?etitu/y he
never lost a battle,'b^at^?f ^lwayg
charged into the natives when in a body,
and the Indian pould only fight with
a tree in fron^ of him. In 1790 Sevier
w,as t\\e first Qovernor of Tennessee,
and for twelve jeartj. luring &is j^rat
term Jacksou was on the Supreme
Bench of the State. Tj\e two qieq
l^ad dif?cuUy about a n^ilitary eUp^on,,
both? being c^p.didates (MI t^$ day
when Jackso.n arrived at Knoxville to
hold court vivier caine also, mounted a
block io t'y.e pquare and den,p.u,poed
jackson yd unmeasured ternas,, calling
him al; the najops in the ear?y voca?
bulary. '?Hiere coul i be but oc,e. tesult,
and that paning Jackson ciaUenged
him. i^vier accepted, 3,od then came
a question as lo where, the ^gUt ifould
take p.lace. jackson w^ut?i,* to ftght on
the Cherokee Reservation and Sevier in
Virginia. As a resu.lt hitlers passed
Ut tween t^cti), ip w.U'tjCU t biC word cow?
ard had tVe nj^ost frennent use. iSoally
.^ackson started fur Virginia and noti?
ced ^yier. lie reached Virginia ?rst
aod r?,niaiued several day? awaiting the
arrival <?f his opponent. Sevier not. np
pearyig Le ."tarted f?ir ko?j.e. meeting
?j? rival Q.u the v?ay. '?hry u;e.t in the
road, exchanged several cjjot--, u.ci.'her
uno b^ing hurt. \\ljL-n fiends iu.tcrf?pred.
iiit'V nov r forgave encl) other, aud
tin-re is Mili a traiiii.iu t!::it this was
t'ue most di-?*?ra(vi*uj epus?)de ni t'je his?
tory of the .Srafe-*V. 1' Herald.
ili>,\\ SM>? ? \>ii'+ < l>KAT?^.
'Ot. U":ii:. r ]\. [|.ITI.?D<.JI>1 >;iv.?: "Afrer a l???;g
eV}>e?U"tiC'- I UM ve c??me i?? Itic r-'notu-inn ihn'
itv? t!.i:.l<. :.]! -leuiIii tromcu^ti^. pneu^uotiin
.?rut enf i?inj<?i?tri infill l?C avoided it Dr.
Afk?*r*H Kiip?^h lt?-in? ?i> f-ir <Vn/?ump.rh?n were
iin'v i pfu ' : y II.i Ti :iin?\" ']!l'<- \\ ,/nirrtill
it. ;.>' >\\ is -'ilil un<ier a p?>*i?^vo ^j?;t ra II Lre Wv
ir'i .) h". tv*-. I?ul."nne.
Xii u un: i. v.
Twn tWtvU -f .I.ii; N'ew V-.r!; ?it>
are Ir.'Mi ....f-u;.: j.ti?.n M. I HOI mon'a. 'l'f.t>
?o pr?;j?f?rti?i?i i.-ilt- Ur i..'-t ..'li.-r ci:ir*.
J}0-.ny< -la? ?/?ir?>ns. |*r. Ecker's Ki.jrlixli
I?/r;iir>lv t*<.'- c?in*u:irj?????s always relitrv*,
m?V sav?-y?nii lifo. S .ii] hy ])r. .1. h. U'.
DeL??nuc.
j\ SA X? '>Ji^ -
Tii?' rb'.I ! i".ngUeil. Tilt III?>Ilier ran. N* ?
r'-iiu-ilN wai near. hef?ve in'.rn ing ?in* poor
iirfle -nfl rc- v..ii? il?*i??t. \!-?r:il: Al*:?-y? rte?ip
T?r A?O/M'. F:i??-h Rosoctf at band. Apply
ai lit J r V.' IKL N..V* t>io? Store.
' ..... '.. .
The Way They :Jo atj?l?yex.
Yorkyille J?it.qu,?Tfr.
We had a little ..aviejo . in our last
issue announcing thc. organization of a j
cotton.factory atCIover. .We met last j
week cae of the enterprising men pf j
that town and inquired of him how j
they, pan aged to secure such a han,d- j
..some sum in so short a lime, ?ile . re- j
,plied that-they all pulled to?e|?beraq?d
put up the,cash. 5o,aj,e . kv>o.twceks agc j
several gcutlejrian . wepe. taj^ig in one j
pf . the bcs;?e?s JJIOJUS?S in. regard to.the j
^stabjie^mfnt of such .aa eoterpriae
4s^en:.it. was proposed .to .see how mucji
U&tf.ld be subscribed by. those present.
I ."Four of the persons present subscribed
two thousand dollars each, while jyi-i
other subscribed^ftee.D^JbLUJidr^??- tfhcg
at once went ,^o js;ock fto .c^p^ass the
town aDd.^rrQundiq^,.c.OJtipt^ywa.od in A
:(ew da?s ?ail ..q.ver^??ty i]iiW8aud dol?
ors s^b^oribed ?fifh ^veral thousand
addi'jpaal/m sight. :T?his is what we
call a business way of doing things,
j If some of our business men would
j pro6t by rbis and cojne dow^u jy'th.sjab
I sc/iptions as,{?ie ^people Qf glover have
it WQ.uJd be only a mather of..a:few days
ux^til .^e could have the required
amount .jsu.ascribed for .a cotton factory
in Y.prkyilje.
-X$ie,Congressional Library.
f?J?ere are several valuable collections
jai Dooks in the library that have ty&g.
bought by congress at various tinaos. ??
1867 congress purchased for $100tp00Pthe
collection of rare hitforical , brooks and
j pamphlets, files of newspapers, .maps,
j,.engravings, etc., .accumulated ?byiPeter
F?r?e, ,of Washington, during 4thirty
years of antiquarian resea??n, {Tho
Force collection now forms a vexy
valuable department of tho library of
congress. The collection of books relat?
ing to the history and topography of
America is ^surpassed. Among stfc#
ar?two great <fohos, written
! ?C- .r^?jum, with numerous Illuminations
j by hand, executed with the utmost care
! in the Thirteenth century; a constitution
j of Pope Glemont V, of Rome, 1407, by
! jPetcr Sclioeffer at Mentz; a copy of
j Eliot's Indian Bible; 800 early atlases aid
? ?wj^,^me.unpul^hed,/?>f tiIio ?meri
j can .??i^ent; a large r^umb^r ,of Jn
: cunara, ,or books printed during ??0
I ."nfancf ?f the art, by the most .distffi
i guising early printers, representing
j every ,y.ear from 1467 to 1500, andforty
j eight .folio volumes of historical auto- i
! gi^phs of great rarity and interest.
A Kins'? Ear*.
j .One night shortly before tho tak;ng,of j
j Maillezais, while .d'Aubigjie.-os was ap- j
j ?arently his custom, was sleeping with
I "M. de Li Force in .a room opening out of j
i Henry's bedroom, he said to his com- j
I panion, "La Force, our master is 3 skip- 1
1 flint and the most ungrateful niantes thc j
j face of tho earth." La Force, wuo was 1
i half asleep, did not tear. an? .mattered, j
I ''What do 3'?u say. d'Aubignc?" .upon
! which the king, who was noted for Iiis !
; quickness of hearing, quietly said, "l?o j
, says I am a skinflint and tho most un- i
j grateful man on the face of the earth." j
j * D'Aubigne felt rather sheepish, byt j
\ Henry was not in tho least annoyed. ?
! The ?tory is unfortunately nat quite au- j
j .thentic, for it is only given ,in tho notes ?
? pf tho early editions of tho memoirs ana1 j
j does not appear in tho manuscript. But ;
j ;n his history d'Aubigno relates a similar ;
j story in which when his bedfellow .dui ;
: n<">t henr hi.-; remark, the king ciiixned 1*4; :
i with "How deaf you are: don't you hear i
i that he savs I want to inarrv mv sister
I to several brothers-in-law at once?" "Go
I to sleep," coolly replied d'Aubitmo, "we
! have plenty more things to say about
j -ou."-Macmillan.^ Magazirjo
LOOK HERE!
ii?. ga1 ! g . gaeaasag - aa
Wc i^aye beautiful I
DRESS GOODS
-IN
Attractive Styles, j
AND
We have som* beautiful
Black Silks.
JERSEYS,
Uamtkercbiefe, Hoisery,
HU O KS, KTC.
Ladies ttty of us SAVE
nioiioy. Tfee store Ls h\\\
<?S pretty things,
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FOE MEN, j
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WE HA YK CHOICE GOODS.]
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CLOTHING-, HATS J
SHOES, !
NEOKWEAB? Etc I
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RE?E&??R WE ALWAYS
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KEEP THE BEST. !
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ALTAMONT MOSES J
Snf.t. 2<?, j
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lg #ow full and mw$?&te in aM the letting Shades and Styles. Selected with
gm&t <aad to meei the wants #f our p?ft8|B3ie.
We shall be plmsed mrw& ?it mr friends and the public, whose patronage
we #ppr opiate, a?4 for ?heir t?ejrest k k our constant aim to ^erve, as fteretofore,
and ptara^tee to gfeve JTAH go*>4s of
Sliped Quality, Style and WorkmansMp,
at as low prices as can be obtained anywhere.
We &re*now connected with one of the best Merchant Tailors m New York
city and can get you up Suits made to order from samples here for jour selection
at lower prices than ever s&en in Sunder before. A Perfect Fit Guaranteed* Be
sure a&d see these samples and place your outers eaaij,
Bei#w we price & few of the many Bargains :
Double-breasted Prince Albert Suks, $mM-worth #22.00.
Double-breasted Prinee Albert Suits, #20.00 to $25.00-very cheap.
Bhek Cutaways for #10.00 to #24.00-Best value ever offered*
Light Colored Cutaway Snits and Sacks ranging #5.00 to #22.50.
Ami the most complete line ef Clothing for plantation use ever offered by ns.
FULL LINE OF BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING.
Handsome line of Neekwear and the entire stock has been marked down to
such prices as means a sale whenever a close buyer calls.
Also a full line of the best Sewing Machines on sale low and on easy terms.
N.
April 8, J ?89.
ARE JSTO"W" SH(
IMPORTATIO
COMPRISING THE LA
SILKS, DRESS GOODS, W
We Court Comparison <
A PEW BARGAINS W OUR
DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT.!
?6-inch B?ige Mixtures at 2d cents. ;
6-4 Side-band Suitings at 20 cents. j
36-inch French Serges; at IZ% cts., good value at 20 cents.
Mohair Brilliantines, plain and striped, at 25 cents.
3?-incU Cashmeres at 35 and 35c, good value at o5 and 50c.
Henriettas in &}1 abades and qualities from 25 cents to $1.00
per jard, No better values can be found.
India and China Silks in all the new colorings.
A big drive in Black Silks.
See our Black Goods and we will show you the most com- [
plote line, in the State and at prices that will astonish you.
Ca&bmeres, Henriettas, Drap D'A Ima. French Crepe Cloth,
Sicilian, Diagonal, Armures, Venetian and Serges in all equalities, j
There i# nothing more desi ra b-le fay summer wear than I
ChaUies, We have them at Gi, 121, 15 and 25 cents.
Our- Trimmings w?re selected with great care, each shade of t
?>re<ss. Goo*U being matched with the newest and most stylish !
trimmings,
Persian Bauds Lu ali colors and combinations at 25, &5, 40, ?
50 and 75 cents.
Pass?mes?avies, Silk Gimps, Girdles. &c, at prices ten) nu-j
mcrcuyg to mention, lu
WHITE GOODS
We have a beautiful line of India and Persian Lawns, Milanere,
LouLsine, Lorella and Devon suitings. Piaids. and stripes from I
M cents up, and many ae-w patterns.
Some phenomenal valuer in our
DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT.
French Sateens, all colors and ttesi^gusat 1*21 to 25cts.
A beautiful Sateeti French pattern al 10 cents.
A nice Uu.e of Chall?n (Moths at 12 '. cents.
Outing CLoth at lin cents. Something entirely new.
Dijess Gingliuims from 7 cents to 12? cents,
A handsome line of Zephyr Ginghams.
Respect:
J. Ryttenbc
ERG & SON!
3WING THEIR
' SPRING GOODS,
TEST NOVELTIES IN
HITE GOODS, LACES, ftc
)f Qualities and Prices.
Wc are now displaying the latest novelties tn Laces and Nets
Chantilly, Guipure, Venetian Flouncings with nets to match.
Hading Veilings, something new. An immense line of
EMBROIDERIES.
45-inch Flouncings from 50 cents^ up.
See the new Hemstiched Flouncings.
Parasols to please the most fastidious, in all shades, sizes and
qualities.
CLOTHING.
Ia our Clothing Department care and good taste have been
used in the selection of our stock. The fobries are new, thc
cuts artistic, and the fit perfection. Nowhere in the city can be
found a better assortment of fashionable attire forMenr Yotrthe>
Bo vs and Children.
Emancipate yourself from high priced^Clothiers. Let ne one
stay awaj* ; an inspection of our stock incurs no obligatio? to
pure! lase.
We have exclusive control of Strouse k Bro*.7 Square-shoul?
dered Tailor-made garments. They can not be surpassed.
Kivet your optic* on these bargains :
Men's all wool Indigo Blue Flannel Suits at $&.0O. Sohl
elsewhere at $12.^.
Children's Suits, 5 to 13 years, from 1K> cts. and upwards.
Children's Knee-Pants from 25- cents and upwards.
For Jobbing trade we have pants from $6.00 per dezeaand
upwards. Also a large line of cheap snits.
In our CUSTOM DEPARTMENT we have an immense line
of samples or" Foreign awl Do mest ie Good*. Suits made to
order and 'it guaranteed.
HATS. PT ATS.
The latest blocks rn $ti?6T Fur, and Wool Hats,
Prepare yourself to ss? the most complete lim of Straw Hat?
ever displayed in the city.
Samples sent on application} ali n*ail orders will rece?TO
prompt and caare?d ?ttcntk?T.
fully,
^rg & Mom*