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A CITADEL CADETS MEMORIES OF THE WAR. gfenrman'a Army at Camden?A Brush miitk Kilpatrkk's Cstvalry and an Maii?tig <1uwh?. Fugitive*' Adven Hiu Crossing a River in Freeh Hev John Kershaw In Sunday News. Sherman at Camden. VI. It was now drawing; on towards the oleee of January. 1864. Father had written requesting my discharge from ths cadets on the ground that If I was to he In actual service anyway he preferred me to bo with or near him in Virginia. I got my discharge and went h?>me. where I was to re? main until the expected spring cam? paign should open in Virginia. Sher? man, meantime, had begun his cele? brated march from Savannah, and about the middle of February Char? leston was evacuated and the troops from all along the South Carolina coaat took up their march to Che raw. Sherman reached the vicinity of Columbia about the same time. The enrollment officer at Camden or? ganised a scouting party, consisting ef men at home on furlough, with the object In view of notifying the people of Camden of the approach of Sher? man. I .Joined this little party, hav? ing secured a horse, and for several days we scouted between Columbia and Camden, until Columbia was barned and Sherman's army made a detour northward, crossing the Water ee River near Liberty Hill and com? ing southeasterly from that point to Camden. On the day he entered Camden two of us had been sent across the river to scout there, while the others proceeded northward. My friend and I went to his plantation, ate a good dinner, and about three o'clock set out for Camden, having seen no signs of an enemy. On a hill near the river bridge, when a ?picket had been stationed as we passed that morning, we noticed a canteen huag on a fence post, and supposing It had been accidently left, we took It In charge, intending to restore it to the owner. When we got to the bridgekeeper's house It was empty. The Home Ouards had left. We thought this was suspicious, but pressed on across the long bridge un? til we were on the side nearest the town. Here we mot a caravan of wagons and bugries f.oing post-haste toward? Columbia, and as they passed man sang out: "Y^u had better hurrv up: Camden is full of Ktl patrick's cavalry." We put spurs to our horses and galloped Into town, passing we drew rein, having noticed a big blue column of cavalry coming down over the hill rear the "Lafay? ette Hall. (so called because th*? Marquis de Lafayette h el been en? tertained there when he came to Camden in 1324 to lay the corner? stone of the monument gSSjStsd to HHaxon De Kalb, who was killed at the battle of Mobktrk Hill during the Revolution ) IJ< them and us ws eaw two men dash hurriedly out of sn allway and ri !e rapidly down the street. At tlrst we did got rsnpsj ?fee them, but drew nearer ws saw that tfeof belonged to the party of scouts that had ridden north? ward that morning to spy out the land, it seems that after going some ?Melanee they had run Into a crowd est the "bummers" that preceded and followed Sherman's army, and had Septured several of them. These two men of whom I am speaking were de? tail tgJM the-.< prl-.ri. rs to town aad put them in .1 plaes of safe keep lag. This MSS] had done and Wt riding back ?<- rejoin their party. When one proposed to the other that they mould -top at a certain saloon end fSt something to drink. Thev rode |S the *lde door?the front being Cloned?dismounted, entered, ordered drinks. SjSjd were In the act of "smiling" at one SJSOthOI w hen a col? ored man. whose trad.- was that of tailor and who afterwards became a Htnte legislator, dashed In. shouting: "Run. Marse Tom' :tun. Marse Wil? liam' The Yankees Is comln. !" Thev emptied their glasses and. vaulting Into their saddles, rode from the alley Into ?he street, saw the boys In blue com! 1 k over the hill gl WS had. and tame thing down the street in our di? rection. Home of the cavalry nnslung their carbines and opened fire, the bullets whirling round our heads ami cut? ting up the dust In the street. Ogg ??f 4*nr frbmds wan riding an Immense dark hav horse that was very fast, while the other rode a clny-'olored mare that was broken-winded. lie was noon distanced, but we could hear him saving In beseeching tones: "Tom don't leave rie." and the response of the other. Peking SSfSg his shoulder: "Com? on. William, no time to swap horftefl now " We wheeled as they came up ami rode A >wn the street With them, getting faster and faster as we went. On reaching the pjSgfl corner we were much surprised to e^e a squadron of cavalrv coming to? wards gg from both din?< tb?ns. while the fsHorSJI from up th? street WSTS behind us. An may be supposed, this hJwUere I our movements, and soon with a whoop and a yell the blue coats dashed around the corner and then began as pretty a race as anv one would care to see. Being light of weight and my mare a fine one, I was soon very near leading the re? treat, which continued unabated un? til we had crossed a bridge over a large and deep stream and reached a causeway with swamp on either side, when our pursuers left us. As we thus left the town I noticed two incidents?one, the capture of one of our friends from the post at the river bridge, who, pursued by a cavalryman, made Ineffectual effort to get away. It did not sem to occur to him to use the gun he carried on his shoulder, but he ran in a sort of aimless way until the cavalryman hit him with the fiat of his sabre and rolled him over. This was the last I saw at that time of Bill Price. The other incident was the burning of the "Cornwallis House," formerly the resi? dence of my great-grandfather. Col. Joseph K^rshaw, of the Revolution, who had built it about the year 1760. It was a great pity that the old house waa burnt, but it was set fire to by a Confederate officer because there were stored In it several hundred hogsheads of sugar belonging to the Confederate Government, and he had orders not to permit it to fall into the enemy's hands. During the Revo? lution the family were turned out by Lord Cornwallts and he occupied it as his headquarters while he remained there in comamnd of the British. This was the last sight I had of Camden on that eveni.ful evening. We rode on down to my uncle's planta? tion, eight miles below Camden, where we spent the night, while the glare In the sky Camdenward told of devastation and terror there. Mv uncle and I were naturally anxious to know how our respective families were faring. He hud a faithful slave named Abram, whom he sent for and charged, to go to Camden and find out the facts. Old Abram walked the slxten miles to and from Camden before daylight, went to both houses, reported our safety and ascertained theirs. A very considerable part of the town was burned before the flames were extinguished, but there was little or no looting of private houses. Many amusing Incidents occurred during the raid. A regiment of Home Guards had been mobollzed for duty In and around Camden, composed of boys between 16 and 18, and old men be? tween 55 and 60. Their colonel had them encamped about a mile above the town. There was no discipline t" speak of, but a show of doing picket duty was maintained that was rather farcical, for when Kilpatrick's cavalry arrived and charged the camp with a "hurrah" the Home Guards stood not on the order of their going, but went at once. The colonel was pur? sued by the troopers, and he finally took refuge In a large garden full of squares and diamonds and serpen? tine walks, hedged with boxwood and privet, and covering several acre*. The chase was very exciting. They did not wish to kill the colonel, and so they ran him down, heading him off this way, very like boys chasing a rabbit. Of course, they caught him at last and took away his In use, while they led him away captive. 1 saw him in June of that year, after h? had been losod from prison. One of the old men in his regiment, havin been in cimp less than a week. d< dares' en returning home that he coui i not sleep in the house?the olosenoi stlffied him?he was so used to sleep Ing in the open air. Four old soldiers whose fumlie lived between Camden and Cheraw stole off from Columbia to visit then intending to join their command at Cheraw. When they reached a cei tain bridge over a stream on their rollte they found it guarded by four b..\s of about 16 to 17. These boys halt d the veterani and refused to let them pass. The sergeant in charge said "Boys, we don't Want to hurt you but we are going across this bridge. You'd better stand aside and let us pass.' The boys st.1 their ground. The sergeant said to his men: "Load:" They loaded. "Fix bay? onets!*1 was the next command. They were fixed. '?Charge'" said the ser? geant, and tin y charged. The boys got out of the way and the grim veterans went on to their homes. vii. Adventure of Refugees. A party of gentlemen, bank officers and war tax COlleetor, went off to? wards Cheraw a dav or so before the raiders enterd the town of Cnmden, ami . re amped in a part of the coun? try known as "The Wilderness," some distance fron? the road. A man living near undertook to keep them advised as to tin- enemy's i movemnts, for which they wer 1 much obliged, One old soldier a along with the party his fhfhtlng days over owing to the loss of a leg at Gettysburg. The othen were all civilians. During the first two or three days of their sojourn in the Wilderness their friend visited them regularlv. bringing what Information be could gather. whhb was very meagre. AhOUf tie- fourth days to reported that the enemy's scouts were ail over the neghborhood, und that they must keep very (lose un? til he should see them again, a day or two of suspense followed, but on Sunday morning the friend came up to report that the roast was clear, the enemy having gone on and he added that as It was Sunday his wife had prepared some fowls and other delicacies for their dinner, if they would send for them. A darkey was mounted on a mule and dispatched accordingly. It wAs a beautiful, mild and sunshiny day, after almost a week of rain. One of the eldest of the party, an "elder" in the church, thought that they should observe the holy day properly, and therefore ad? dressed his friends somewhat as fol? lows: "Gentlemen, on this bright Sab? bath morning I think we owe it to Him who has delivered us out of the hands of our enemies to return thanks for His mercies. Do you agree with me?" One answered "Yes," another was about to propose the same thing, so he said, and another assented indif? ferently. The old soldier, when ap pealed to, said he was not at all sure that the danger was really over; that unless the main body of the army had taken another road, he believed thfy were yet to pass that point, but thi. t he had no sort of objection to a religious service in any event. The elder glared and shook his finger at him, to which he only replied: "Well, I'm afraid you are a little too pre? vious that's all." The elder got out his Bible and hymn book and proceeded to find ap porprlate selections from each for the occasion. Tie had Just done this to his satisfaction and was about to line out the hymn when they heard the thud of roofs coming rapidly In their direction. In a minute or so the darkey who had been sent for the food appeared, coming as fast as his mule could go, his eyes bursting out of their sockets, the mule in a lath? er. As he came within earshot he shouted to them to run, that the whole Yankee army was behind him! Down went the Bible and hymn book, and the late religious assembly speed? ily dissolved Itself In ev^ry direction ?the sole survivor being the old soldier, whose sinister remarks had been so sever'y rebuked. He laid down upon the frightened negro, rapped him over the head with his crutch and ordered him to hitch his horse to the buggy and help him into it. This done, the negro also took to the adjacent swamp, while the vet? eran drove himself up to the friend's house who had been keeping them 'posted." The yard was full of Sher? man's soldiers, who helped him out of the, buggy and into the house, but took bis horse. Here he remained for several days, during which the mighty host marched by, leaving a rear guard to bring up stragglers. These were still at the house when, looking down the road, they espied a soldier in blue coming along with another man in tow, evidently a pris? oner. Tie had on his head an ancient beaver with the crown smashed in, on his body an army overcoat with half of one of the tails burned off. and his trousers stuffed in high boots about four sizes too large for him. A ?tubby beard Of a Week's growth ad? orned his face, and altogether be was one of the most vlllanous look? ing creatures imaginable. Our old soldier had great difficulty in recog? nizing in this object the respected elder who proposed a prayer meeting on that bright Sabbath morning, but he finally made him out. The extra? ordinary costume and the terribly de Jected expression of his face were too much for the veteran's rislbles. The old gentleman was finally released <n?1 allowed to return home. The Camden people sent many of their belongings away when the raid as were coming, but unfortunately they were carried In the same direct? ion that the army took, and hence many valuables wa re lost. My very slender wardrobe shared the general fate, and when I got back after the raid 1 was compelled to go to bed and stay there while my clothing went to be washed. T recall the fact that from and after that date until the sitring vegetables began to come in our principal means of subsistence were pumpkins, cooked without salt. ? r bacon, varied by sweet potatoes and corn bread, also saltless. Thus the weeks wore on until near the end of March, when I received a letter from father telling me to come to him at Richmond. A day or two after Sherman had evacuated the town my friend who was with with me the day bis army entered it found it necessary to visit his plantation, and asked me to go with him. We went to a ferry about seven miles from the town, but found ths the ferry boat had disappeared. We whooped until a negro appeared on the side and informed us that he bad a very leaky bateau, in which ive might get across If we kept bailing out while he paddled. We offered him five dollars In Confederate money to bring the craft over, to which he consented, By the time he had crossed the boat was half full v Ith water that bad b aked In, and we found on examination thai it was constructed of green planks, with v is? ible cracks between, through which the water poured. As 1 could swim and my friend could not, it was agreed that l should go tirst. 1 un saddled my mare and led her Into the water, taking a seat neai the bow and holding the reins (dose to the bit so as to let lo r swim alongside. The river was in flood and the current very swift, but we pushed off, the negro paddling and my friend watch? ing the rather risky voyage. We got along very well, except that we drift? ed down stream considerably, until we reached a point within forty yards of the farther shore. I noticed that my end of the boat was getting too high out of the water, but all my at? tention was centered on the swim? ming mare and the effort to keep her away from the boat. As we swept into an eddy I heard an exclamation from the negro, and, looking round, saw his end of the boat slowly sink? ing, while my end stuck up more un? pleasantly than ever. I saw that the boat was preparing to slide out from under us, and I turned the mare loose with her head towards the shore. I said: "Old man, can you swim?" He said: "No, massa, I can't swim a lick." I said: "Look out for yourself. Catch hold of the boat as I get out and don't let go. You can't drown as long as you hold to the boat, and the current will sweep you ashore further down." There was no time for more. I leaped into the water with all my clothing on, my pistol and my boots, and struck out for the nearest tree. When I got there I looked to see what had become of the negro. Th-. boat had turned completely over and he was clinging to the bottom. The current swept him against a willow that grew out horizontially from the bank and overhung the water, and he contrived to work himself and the boat to the shore by slow degrees. I then turned my attention to getting out of the bitterly cold water. I saw the mare just ahead of me. She had swum between two trees, or two trunks of one tree, V-shaped, and there she stuck. I worked my way from tree to tree until I got to her, caught the reins and jerked her until she backed out, and then putting her head to the shore, caught hold of her tail and let her tow me out, which she did without difficulty. The negro, having got ashore, was per? suaded by another five-dollar bill to return for my friend, but he stipu? lated that the friend's horse should not be brought over. He came across safely with my saddle, leaving his own horse on the town side, and we rode double the rest of the way. When we were returning we went to another ferry lower down, and 1 rode on to the flat near its front. There twelve or fourteen mules on board also. When we shoved off fr.?m the shore and got well into the stream some of the mules began to back, and soon there was an epidemic of backing, with the result that every single mule backed overboard. If I had not been mounted and well to the front of the flat I would surely have been trodden down or else have gone again Into the river. Men on the shore whistled for the mules and they all swam out without injury. This flood, or freshet, as it is called in that section, was a noted one, or, as we would say now, a record break? er. But one freshet since that time has been known to equal it, and a Sherman freshet is the synonym for the highest sort of a river. The one most noted before it went by the name of "the Hocott fresh," from the circumstance that a man of that name, essaying to cross the river during very high water, had his boat turned over and found himself com? pelled to take to a tree for a day and a night before he was rescued. (To be continued.) FARMER KILLS HIMSELF. ,T. C. SeriflS Takes Poison Because Spouse Kef uses to Let Him Attend Reunion* Spartanburg, Aug. 18.?Because his wife would not let him attend the re? union exercises in Spartanburg, J. C. Renns, a farmer living near Trinity church, Cross Anchor, took laudan? um late last night and died. Seens was a man of about 70 years of age. REO BREAKS RECORD. Crosses Continent From New York to San Francisco in Ten Days. From The Daily Item, August 19. Mr. T. B. Jenkins, the local repre? sentative of the Reo car received the following telegram this morning: New York, Aug. 19, 1910. Mr T. B. Jenkins, Bumter, S. C. Reo finished transcontinental run New York to San Fransieco today; time ten days, fifteen hours and thirteen minutes, lowering the world's record for transcontinental runs. R. M. Owen & Co This run was made in a regular stock 1911 four cylinder :*0-h. p ??New Reo." There Is no car of this type In Sumter today, as Mr. Jenkins has been able to obtain only four for th'* territory up to the present time; but he now has a car load Of duplicate: of this record breaker en route, one ..f whb h is already sold to Mr. J. W. Jackson. The other fortunate owners of the "New Ib-o" fours In this territory arc \. ll. BlltOti of Charleston, J N. Robertson, of Charleston, and Mr, i>. v. Richardson, of Bucksport, 1 bury county. JOHN DOE'S BUSY DAY. Catche? Negro Man and Woman Transporting Booze ? Bond for Each Fixed at $200?The Man Fined $50 For "Toating" Pistol. From The Daily Item, August 19. John Doe, that alert sleuth who is ever hunting for the blind tigers, went to Timmonsville this morning, and while there saw Wesley Jenkins and Prescilla Bennett, both colored, buy five gallons of booze at the Tim? monsville dispensary, placing part of it in a suit case and tying the remaind? er up in an old oil cloth. The officer kept them in sight, and when they boarded the train com? ing towards this city, he did likewise. When the train had passed Mayes ville, John Doe seized the booze, and while he was doing this a pistol in some way fell out of Jenkins* pocket, the officer Seizing this also. When the tr?in arrived at this city, the prisoners were brought before Magistrate Harby, who fixed the bond of the man and woman each at $200. Jenkins was indicted also for carrying a concealed weapon, and for this was given a fine of $50.00, which he paid; he also put up the $200 bond, but the woman has not put up her bond as yet. MR. ELLIOTT LECTURES. G?ve Interesting Talk on Cover Crops To Farmers at The Court Honse Tliis Morning. From The Daily Item, August 19. Mr. W. R. Elliott, of Winnsboro, farm demonstrator for Falrfield coun? ty, gave an interesting talk to the farmers at the Court House this morning which, while not largely at? tended owing to a mistaken impres? sion as to the time at which Mr. Elliott would be here was greatly enjoyed by the few present; so much so, in fact that they have induced him to remain in the city and de? liver another similar lecture, which will take piece promptly at ten o'clock tomorrow, Mr. Eliott being compelled to leave on the 11:20 train tomorrow morning. In his lecture this morning Mr. Elliott explained how to plant and cultivate cover crops for grazing pur? poses, advising the farmers to plant barley, crimson clover, rye, and al? falfa for this purpose. He stated that these winter crops improve the soil, and add fertility to the land. Mr. Elliott will be driven out into the country this afternoon to see several farms, and advise about the planting of winter crops on them. WOMAN MUST HAVE HER WAY. Mrs. W. H. Fdton Wins Her Side Track Fight Against Louisville ? Nashvillc Railroad. Atlanta, Aug. 18.?Mrs. W. H. Fel ton, the aged widow of a once dis? tinguished Georgia congressman, won her fight against the Louisville & Nashville railroad to compel the re? building of a side track at Feltonia, a small station on her plantation, near Cartersville. Yesterday, Mrs. Felton, opposed by 15 railroad attor? neys, argued her complaint before the Georgia railroad commission and today the commission made its decis? ion, odering that the side track on her property be immediately restored. THEY WANT MONEY ONLY. Wife's Diary Tells Why Women Start Affairs With Married Men. Chicago, Aug. 17.?Why women attempt to steal husbands of other women is discussed in a naive man? ner in a diary which Mrs. Alice E. Lawrence says she kept. It is to be part of the evidence in the suit she has filed for separate maintenance against George R. Lawrence. She wrote in the diary on March 8, 1910, about her husband's alleged in? fatuation for Louise Huber: "No woman should ever accept at? tentions from a married man. She has allowed her love of conquest to '?ontrol her actions instead of her knowledge of right and wrong. "She may think he is rich, for he has told her so. No woman would take him from his wife and children for other than mercenary reasons." Under the same date Mrs. Law? rence put it that her husband is due for an awakening as to the wiles of woman. "When be learns his 'af? finity' gushes ever others he will realize what a donkey he has been." she wrote. ?Be sure and take a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Dlhrrhoea Bemedy with you when stai ting on your trip this summer. It cannot be obtained on board the trains or steamers. Changes of water and climate often cause sudden at? tacks of diarrhoea, and it is best to be prepared. Sold by W. W. Sibert. Struck n Rich Mine. *S. W. Bends, of Coal City, Ala., says he struck a perfect mine of health In Dr. King's New Life Pills for they cured him of Liver and Kid? ney Trouble after 12 years of suffer? ing. They are the best pills on earth for constipation, malaria, headache, dyspepsia, debility. 25c at Sibert's Drug Store. SEAT SAXE AT SIBERTS. Buring This Year Reserved Seats for Attractions at the Academy of Music Can Be Had at Si beet's Drug Store. Manager Hyttenberg of the Aca? demy of Music wishes to announce to the public that until further notice all reserved seats for attractions at the Academy of Music will be on sale at Sibert's Drug Store. A suitable place for the handling of the tickets will be arranged in the front part of the store, and Miss Hinda Manheim, who has been in charge of the seat sale for the past several years will be at the new sale office. Manager Ryttenberg has succeed? ed in obtaining this year a very fine Una of attractions, a larger number and better grade of shows, as a whole, than have ever been booked for the local house. Just as soon as his book? ings are a little more complete, he will announce the names and dates of the attractions that he has obtained for the Academy of Music. ( OST MORE THAN EXPECTED. Expense of Recent Census Will Amount to About $11,000,000?Will Exceed Appropriation. Washington, Aug. 19.?The census of 1910 is going to cost about 15 cents per capita?that is, the total expense of the 13th census will cost between $14,000,000 and $15,000,000. As there are about 90,000,000 people in the country, this will mean about 15 cents per head. This is about $3,000,000 more than congress has appropriated for the service?$12,000,000. Trie remainder of the cost of taking the census will be paid for by a '"deficiency" appro? priation. On July 1 the balance of the appropriation on hand was $5, 111,617.18. There is considerable less now. All but about 5,000 enumerators have been paid off, and most of this has been done since July 1. They are being paid as fast as the vouchers can be put through. Nearly $4,000. 000 has been paid out to enumerators. The pay roll at the census office in Washington is nearly $200,000 a month, or pretty close of $2,500,000 per year. Some time ago there was considerable dissatisfaction among some of the clerks because Director Durand placed them on a "piece work" basis with some new machines. The machine is a very complicated one in its workings, though it is easy to manipulate. The clerks complained that their urifamiliarity with it made it impossible for them to make a liv? ing wage. Now, however, since they have become accustomed to the ma? chines, and are better able to operate them .they make in some instances alomst twice as much as they would be making at this time had they con? tinued on the flat salary basis. Some of the women who work the machines earn as high as $6 a day. GIVES SECOND LECTURE. Mr. Elliott fiavc Another Interesting: Talk To The Farmers This Morn? ing. Mr. W. R. Elliott, farm demonstra? tor for Fairfield county, who' lectured at the court house Friday morning, gave a second interesting talk to the farmers Saturday, having been in? duced to remain for this purpose on account of the small crowd in at? tendance Friday. There was far from being a large crowd present again this morning, but what few were there listened to what Mr. Elliott had to say with at? tention, and they interspersed his re? marks with many questions, which showed their interest in his lecture. As on yesterday, he talked for the benefits to the land, and the adavnta ges derived from planting cover crops for winter grazing purposes, and strongly advised the farmers to cul? tivate these crops. In reply to a question as to whether Alfalfa could be successfully culti? vated in this country, Mr. Elliott said that he saw no reason why suc? cessful crops should not be made here, as in Fairfield county, the far? mers were cultivating it successfully, and that he is informed that in this county (Fairfield), there is one al? falfa field 62 years old, which only requires a little extra seeding every once in a while. Mr. Elliott, also, strongly advised inoculating with nitrogen, and it Is reported that in this county experi? ments with it have been made, and that they show that inoculating with this nitrogen, which can be got from the government or purchased from manufacturers, greatly aids the crops as well as enriches the land. For Quick Relief From Hay Fever. ?Asthma and summer bronchitis, take Foley's Honey and Tar. It quickly relieves the discomfort and suffering and the annoying symptoms disappear. It soothes and heals the Inflamed air passages of the head, throat and bronchial tubes. It con? tains no opiates and no harmful drugs. Refuse substitutes. Sibert's Drug Store. - Philosophy is nothing but dlsers* J Hon.?John Seiden.