Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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DVYIS \ND I.KR I_ Greet LrMkv'? Feelings To? ward The Preside ut of The Confed? eracy ami iIh? s?n-ret of His Hold. (Gamaliel Bradford. Jr.. In the At? lanta I Undoubtedly Lee esteemed and ad mttY*a Davle; but th? expression of thoaa feelings doee not go beyond kindly cord'allty. Soon after the war ha writes to Early: "I have been much pained to eee the attempta made to oast odium upon Mr. Davis, but do not think they will be auccessful ?Ith the reflecting or Informed oart of the country." After Davis' release from oaptlvity, Lee wrote him a let? ter which la very charming in its old fashioned courtesy: "Tour release has lifted a toad from my heart which I have no words to tell.*" That the rrmi of your days may be triumphant? ly happy la the sincere and earnest wish of your most obedient and faith? ful friend and servant. Lee la of couree even lees out-spoken In crltl otsra thaa In praise of hla superior. It Is only very rarely that we catch a trace of dissatisfaction, as In ref? erence to the anxiety of the authorities ^ In regard to Richmond: "The Gen? eral had been heard to eay that Rlch moad was the millstone that was dragging down the army." In the dllghtful memoirs of General Gor? don we get perhaps the most ex? plicit statement of erbat Lee's feeling |f about the President really was. It wad at the time of Davis' refusal to abandon the capital. Lee spoke to Gordon In the highest terms of the great qualities of Davis' character, praised "the strength ot his convict a tons, his devotion, hla remarkable % faith In the possibility of still win? ning our independence, his uncon? querable will power. "But," he added, "you know that the President la very tenacioue in opinion and pur posoe," 1? f Jefferson Davis shrank from the ?ight of every form ot suffering, even la Imagination. When "The Babes In the Wood." was first read to him. a grown man. In time of illness, he would not endure the horror of It. His sympathy with the oppressed was |f almost abnormal, "bo that." says Mrs. Davis. "It was a difficult matter to keep order w'th children and ser? vant*. ' All this ehows that he was nervous and sensitive, which la a ter? rible handlesp to a leader of men. He suffered always from nervous dyspepsia and neuralgia, and "came home from his office fasting, a mere mass of throbbing nervee and per? fectly exhausted." He was keenly susceptible to the atmoaphere about him, especially to the moods of peo . pie. abr.crmally sensitive to dlsap (ey prove*. Kven a child's disapproval d lessen posed him." And Mrs. Davis admits that this sensitiveness and acute feelings of being mlajudged made him reserved and unapproach? able. It made him touchy as, to h i _ dignity also, and there are stories of I Ms cherishing a grudge for some In? significant or imagined alight and punishing the author of it. How did Lee manage to retain his hold on the President? Pollard, who eJrr.i, ?0 Lee, but detested Davis more, ?aye plainly that the Oeneral em P ployed "compliment and flattery." Thin Is an abuse of words. Ohe can no more associate flattery with Lee thaa with Washington. Lee respect? ed and admired Davis In many ways. With that fine insight Into character . which was one his strongest points, ? the Oeneral appreciated the Presi? dent's peculiarities, and adapted him? self to them for the sake of the cause to which he had devoted his life. Davis required deference, respect, subordination. Lee felt that these were military duties, and he was I ready b accord them. He defends Davis to others. "The President, from his position being able to sur? vey ell the scenes of action, can bet? ter decide than anyone else." He de fere again and again to Davis' opin? ion: "Should you think proper to ?eoneentrate the troops near Rich? mond. I should be glad If you would advlee me." On many occasions he expresses a desire for Davis? pres? ence In the Sold: "1 need not say how glad I should !>?? if your ? onven ffence would permit . <i t., visit the army that I might have the benefit ol your advice and direction." Those know but little of I ?? who aee In puch passag? * anything but the frank. I simple modesty of the man's galore, or who read a double meaning Into expressions like the following: "Wind ^ 1 should fVel the BTrntoet satlsfa? I k u In having an interview with you and consultation upor, all wubj. < ta of In? terest. I cannot but f? ? l great un? easiness for your aaf? ty. should you undertake to r?*ach no ." Th? soiici tude was perfectly genuine, as we ^ e*e from many l harming manifesta? tion)* of Its elsowhiT?- "I cannot . \ press the ooncern I felt at leaving you In auch feeble health, with so msny anxious thoughts for the wel? fare of the whole <*i?nf?deracy weighing upon mind.' And there Is n.. I r *that auoh sympa thetlc affection held the President more even than the most exagger? ated military deference. INTEREST ON STATE DEBT. Sem I-Annual Payment Made by State Treasurer. Columbia. Jan. 2.?The State of South Carolina today paid the sum of $145.000 as interest on the State debt. This is a semi-annual payment, the total amount of Interest paid each year being approximately $290,000. The State debt amounts to $6,526, 0^0. The Interest Is 4 1-2 per cent. The State Treasurer desires that all of the county treasurers send In the tax money as soon as possible. Sev? eral days ago the Treasurer was forc? ed to renew a note for $200,000 be? cause of a lack of funds. By an order of the Oeneral As? sembly tho State last year borrowed $660,000. It Is not known how much money will be required for operating expenses of the State government this year. The amount will be determined by the General Assembly. The State Treasurer has only ten days In which to prepare his annual report. Consequently the report will be very short. All settlements have to be made after January 1. No rec? ommendations will be made by the State Treasurer. WATTS WANTS NEW JOB. Circuit Judge Aspires to The Supremo Court Bench. Columbia, Jan. 4.?Judge R. C. Watts will be a candidate for the as? sociate Justiceship to be created by the general assembly provided the constitutional amendment is ratified by that body. This announcement was made today by w. H. Stevenson, of Cheraw. He said that the friends of Judge Watts would press the cam? paign tn the general assembly?. Oth? ers who have been announced as can? didates for the position are Judge MemrnInger, of Charleston; M. L. Honham, of Anderson; W. B. Oruber of Walterboro, and Thos B. Eraser of Sumter. This will be one of the most 'm portant elections to be held by the general assembly this year. Never Burn leaves. Fools burn leaves, leaving for them? selves a pinch of poor ash, but send? ing bsck into the air what was taken from It by the process of growth, says Outing. These thousands of tons are not made out of the earth, but out of the air and are intended to be turn? ed over Into soil. If you plant a tre?* in a tub of earth and leave It thero until It weighs one hundred pounds, you will find, by weighing the earth that the tree was not made up of what was In the tub, but almost alto? gether of what It could get from |hl air?carbon and nitrogen for the most part, with hydrogen composing a good share of the liquid p&ft of sap. The elements of the soil that are not In the air are deep down undor the surface of the soil, or Incorpor? ated In the rocks. The most Import? ant are potash and phosphorus. Tou get some potash from ashes, weed waste, soap suds, and there are a few soils that in their natural state are entirely deficient In thU element. The timber solle of our corn belt con? tain about 2,000 pounds of phosphor? ous per acre. Raising crops that use up these elements steadily lessens the possibility of growing any crops at all. We have got to And them In the soil; If we use them up, we have got to replace them. Agriculture should be renamed sericulture, because we are really tak? ing from the air the la. ^r part of our annual crops. What w * must know Is how to do this most readily. Our fathers knew that they must use manure and they knew that they must rotate crops. They knew, also, that living plants fed on decaying planta this having first served as food for animals. The resignation of Dr. Herman V. Hllprecht, research professor of As syrlology and professor of Semitic philology and archaeology In the I'nlverslty of Pennsylvania, Is in the bands of the university trustees, but no member of the board will talk Of It. and I ?r. Hilpreeht is also silent. Old Soldier Torture*!. ?' Tor yearn I suffered unspKiknhle torture from indigestion. oonstlpatlon and liver trouble" wrote A. K. Mtfttth, ? war veteran at F.rle. Pa., "but Dr, Klag*e Neu Ufa Pllui fixed ma all rlgbt. They're simply great." Try then f.?r ein moo It. liver Of kidney trouble, only 2f>e at Slbert's Drat Horo, It cost about $13.0011 to whitewash Mailing, r. but nobody has undertaken |i SSjtlsaale what It OOS! ? day to keep him In orooo. Charleston News and t Courier. Look l or The Resj lli\e. ?On th- ps> tag? when you buy Folly's Honey and Tar for OOUffhj himI eoide. None geaulns without the Bee Hive. Bomombor the name, Folry's Honey snd T.tr and reject any auhstttute. W. W. filbert. MANNING NEWS LETTER. Various Items of IjOcoI Interest?Ap? plication Made for Bail for R. M. Ha toman. Manning, Jan. 5.?Major A. Levl, president of the Hank of Manning, has returned home after a visit to Philadelphia, ? Miss Maud lhadham has returned to Winthrop College to resume her studies. Miss Lillye Ilarvln has returned to Columbia to resume her duties in the public school*?. Miss Kathleen Bostlck, of Sumter, Is a gue9t at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ilarvln. Mr. W. Scott Harvin Is entertaining at his beautiful home, Miss May Gil? bert Harvin, of Sumter. Hon. H. Ii. Heiser and Capt. A. I-AMotte Lesesne, two prominent citi? zens of Sumter, are in Manning this week. Mr. J. W. Rigby, of Coffy & Rig by, is in St. Louis, Mo., on business. Great regret was expressed at the tidings of the death of the highly esteemed and popular representative, Mr. Joseph L. Wilkes at his home in Massachusetts. The death at Pinewood of Mrs. R. M. Brailsford has caused great re? gret as she was a good and charitable woman. The Rev. R. M. Sublett, of Green? ville, formerly a leading planter of Summerton, recently purchased a large plantation In Southwest Geor? gia, t The Manning Realty and Insur? ance Agency, of which Mr. Samuel W. Barron Is manager, Is occupying the old postofnce building. Mr. Charles E. Cochran, of Man? ning, and Miss Evelyn Aycock, of Davis Station, were happily united in marriage by Rev. L. A. Cooper at the Baptist parsonage. The Manning Baptist church evinc? ed their appreciation of true worth, untiring zeal in His Master's vineyard, Increasing the salary of their beloved pastor, Rev. L. A. Cooper $300 per annur l. Th -re Is no place In the State that attracts ""ould-be residents as Claren? don county does. ThU Is evinced by the purchase of the Lesisne place by the Napiers* of Marlboro, who Intend Improving this valuable tract of land. The eloquent divine, Dr. David Klein, of Sumter, will conduct ser? vices for the Israelites of Manning next Sunday. Arrangements have been perfected so Dr. Klein will teach by precept and example the word of God once a month. During the absence of Hon. Louis Appelt In the State Senate, Dr. A. S. Todd, a forcible and polished writer, will assume the editorship of the Manning Times. A No. I, a noted member of the under world, and who has traveled with Jack London, the noted author, when In search for materials for his realistic stories of "How the Other Half Lives," was In Sunday, and en? tertained a large number of people with a recital of his experiences In America and different parts of the world. The unsightly row of old shanties, which for a long time have been a veritable eyesore, will be replaced with three modern stores by Mrs. W. E. Brown; Mr. Leen Weinberg will erect two stores, and Mr. W. P. Legg will build an up-to-date stable. All of this 1b In the Immediate vloinlty of the Hotel Central and will materially enhance the appearance of the street Judge John S. Wilson, of the third judicial circuit, heard a motion on Monday for ball for R. M. Bateman, of Sumter, charged with complicity In the murder of Bossard, the young colored hack driver. Solicitor Philip H. atoll, for the State and Capt. W. C. Davis for the defendant. The Judge requested additional affidavits, so the motion was withdrawn for the time so as to allow the counsel to ob? tain them. This homicide provoked horror and Indignation among the people of Sumter, as to the ordinary layman It had the appearance of an unprovoked murder, and It Is to be sincerely hoped that Judge Wilson will refuse the motion. Harper, who fired the fatal shot, made good his escape and has not been apprehended as yet. Will the law avenge this mur? der, or will "sleeping Justice wait?" Mr. Julius Clark, of Los Angeles, Cal, spent this week with relatives, and on Tuesday he will wed the beautiful ami accomplished Miss 'Jack" Rogers, of Lake City. Im? mediately after the ceremony thay uiii leave for their future home in Los Angeles. The groom-to-be If a young man of sterling qualities, Mr. iiiul Mrs. Stephen Thomas, of Charleston, the parents of Mrs. \v. Scott Ilarvln, of Manning, was pain? fully injured In an automobile acci? dent in ma! city. fortunate I) thay \\ere not s< rlouslv hurt. There has) been considerable ac? tivity in Broad street real estate with? in tin past few days several good Size deals have been practically con? summated. COLORED POSTMASTER CRAZY. Lynchbnrg, s. c. omciui sent to Suite Lunatic Asylum. Lynehburg, Jan. 4.?The negro postmaster at this place, Irving T. Fleming, was today adjudged insane and committed to the State Hospital. The postolfice is now in charge of the deputy postmaster. Fleming has lately been a very en? thusiastic member cf a Holiness sect of this neighborhood and it is sup? posed that the constant excitement in the religious rites has unbalanced his mind. Some January Work. When too wet or cold to work in the fields, mend and grease harness and put plows and plow stocks in good condition. Break and pulverize the garden thoroughly and scatter plenty of ma? nure over it. The hardy, early peas and sweet peas may be planted now. Onion sets should be planted and lettuce and cabbage plants may be set out, when the warm days come. Let the plows run every day when it is dry enough. This is the time of year to prepare land for the next crop. Land for melons should be well broken and aubsolled. Just before planting harrow the land and kill all grass and 'weeds. Irish potatoes may be planted this month if well covered with pine needles. Break the land thoroughly. Lay off the rows with a long shovel and 20 Inch bow. Plant the pota? toes in every row about 15 Inches apart. Cover with the next furrow and the rows should be 12 to 15 inches apart. A lot 40 by 60 feet planted in that style would make an abundance of potatoes for an ordinary family. If well covered with pine needleB no work would be required. Terraces should be strengthened in the weak places. Even when thev are In the right place, It Is well to make a new one a few feet above or below and cultivate the old terrace. If there a saw mill in your neigh? borhood, get in a few hundred f??t of plank and put in a dry place They will come In handy before the year is out. Repair the pasture fence, so that you will not have to do that Job when very busy on the crop. The first field work should be tbe sowing of oats; or rather planting them in the open furrow. At this season of the year Is better to plant In the open furrow, for they will not be killed. Then they stand the dry windy weather of March and April better than if sown broadcast. He who makes a good beginning In January will be ahead In July. You will find work enough to keep you busy every day this month It you will look around for It. NEW RAILWAY INTO HARTS VILLE. S. A. L. Competes Co unctions at Mc Boe. Hartavllle, Jan. 6.?The Seaboard Air Line connection at McBee has been completed and the freight trains are running a regular schedule into Hartavllle each day. In a few days It is oxpected that a passenger schedule .,111 be put on and from what is said it will be one which will give con? nection at McBee with all the through passenger trains. This road has been constructed with a great deal of cure and with a grade not exceeding one per cent from McBee to this place. This gives cause to hope that it will soon be? come the main line of a road headed for Georgetown or Charleston. The depot here is in charge of Mr. J. T. China, who was recently with the At? lantic Coast Line at this place, and the patrons of the railroad consider that the management has made a most excellent selection for the place. HUNTLEY PAY'S 1 DEATH PENAL? TY. Slayer of Jailer Cook Hanged at Camdea. Cemden, Jan. 6.?Henry Huntley was hanged here this morning at 23 minutes t<? 11. Huntley was sentenced to be hanged by Judge Shlpp at the last tern of court for the murder of Ex-Jailer Cook during September last. The preeent Jailer, Roe, states that after the sentence had been pronounced) at first the prisoner swore like e trooper, and said he only wanted the chance to kill .1 iin Cox and Mary Joins, the other two prisoners who made their eecape at the time of the delivery; that tiny were going to hang htm anyway, ami COUld do no more. Hunt ley seemed to think better later. Annual reports of Cabinet officers concur in advising extensions of the Civil service. With all spoils gone our polities Will be SWeeter. Kaeine ( Wie.) Journal. The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of - and has been made under his per T^y^^j, sonal supervision since its infancy* Allow no one to deceive you in this* All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment* What is CASTORIA Gastoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare* fforic, l>rops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant* .It contains neither Opium* Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness* It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic* It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation And Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep* The Children's Panacea?The Mother's Friend* GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bear? the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. tms ?iktaur eoMMuw, rr HussAV ?Twtrr, urw Tens em. Ht>u Cant help EELINC GOOD HAPPY When you Know Vft You HAVE V COT A Bank Account 4ona J&n& - you wi&fond. Just TRY putting your money in our bank and watching the balance to yonr credit grow, and see if it doesn't make you feel better to save and have a good bank account. Make Our Bank Your Bank. We pay liberal Interest consistent with safety 4 per cent. First National Bank OF SUMTE R. THE BANK OF SUMTER SUMTER, S. C. Capital and Profits $140,000.00 ' YOUR BANK ACCOUNT; OUR DESIRE. Your Satisfaction ; Our Pleasure Your Need; Ours to Supply LeTs Talk it Over Capital $50,000 THE PEOPLE'S BANK. KSSfS <?