Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Sumter Dry Goods Co. The Latest in SUITS AND COATS. Will be headquarters, a general meeting place, for all visitors to Sumter on BARGAIN DAY, NOVEMBER 23rd, Furs, Blankets, Rugs, FLOOR COVERINGS. And the various Departments of the store will undergo a BIG PRICE REVISION for this special occa sion, long to be remembered. It is impossible to name in detail our selling program, but listen! Silk and Nearsilk PETTICOATS and Under Muslins. Generous Chunks are to be Sliced off of the Price of Every Article Purchased, Knit Goods, NOTIONS, BAGS, Belts, Sweaters. But we predict that most interest will center around the Fur and Blanket Departments, as we have arranged with one of New York's largest and most reliable fur importers to personally conduct the greatest Fur Sale at our Store ever seen in Sumter and it will be a rare opportunity To Secure an Elegant Fur Bargain direct from first hands. We cordially invite all Bargain Day visitors to Sumter to call and secure their share of the many splendid offerings at Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Neckwear. The newest in fine Shoes, White and black Suede, Vici, Patent Leathers. THE SUMTER DRY GOODS COMPANY Judgad a* harsh and un just by thoee I wh? had leas knowledge of military law, though his heart waa really as tender aa that of a woman. 1 re mem bar In ona of my vlalta to I^'xlngtoti, Va., General Lee auld to me sadly: "Ah' Mr*. Jackaon, If all of ou: oftVere and men' had done their duty m yov husband did, the re ault of the war would have l>een very different.' Mir.. Bllaabeth Preston Allan, who knew General Jacks? n Intimately from earliest chll.lho >d. and whose father and hunhand were member* of his staff, and wh<> herself la a woman of rare culture and an auth? or of note, aaya of "The Long Holl:" "alias Johnatnn'a claim that she la presenting Jackson from the soldier'* point of view la an sdrbu defense of her caricature of the great aold'er. But ahe doea nothing to substantiate her claim. And In view <>f the ve? hement i?rf t.<*ts now being raised by the old soldiers through.mi th?- South against Mlaa Johnston's mlsrepre aentatlona of Jackson's lineage, man? ner*, dreaa. habits and speech. It la Incumbent upon h.?r to give her au? thorities for such damaging state ments. "Those of us are ourselves veter? ans who were In touch with his sol? diers during the two years of Jack? son's brilliant career, got no such Impression from them. We certain? ly got no such impressions from the Intimacies of daily intercourse. 'Ma i Jor' Jackson, as he lived among us in Lexington, was a man of the high? est courtesy, careful in dresa and ap I pearance, as are all West Pointers, | >f great refinement of thought and I speech, of unusual gentleness of j manner, and a lover of children. My ' little brother and I counted him a ; boon companion and claimed his at? tention a* soon as ho crossed the j threshold. Could a man known and h?ved for such characteristics as these suddenly be metamorphosed by accident of war into the harsh, disagreeable and absurd figure that Miss Johnson paints? ' "Eccentric Is a word which may unfairly Im? applied to General Jack? son, mainly because he was that rare thing, an absolute consistent Chris? tian. His Master bore that same ro j proach. Hut he was never known t<? I thrust his 'peculinr'vlews on any on , SEND US YOUR ORDERS FOR DIAMOND Automobile Tires FRESH STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND. RALPH HILL, THE BICYCLE MAN. Telephone 433. South Main Street. SUMTER. S. C. was never known to speak harshly j of any one; never claimed to be j more righteous than others; and j therefore gave no offense. And al? though his friends and neighbors jested him about his strict views of the Sabbath keeping, and his rigid adherence to those duties which most of us treat so lightly, he was loved and honored by high and low in the community. We may be forgiven if we consider it somewhat presumptous in a young woman born after the war to insist that she knows the characteristics of the great man better than those that had the priv? ilege of his companionship. But literary success is a heavy wine, and Miss Johnston has allowed her sense of the dramatic to beguile he: into doing a grave wrong to the truth of history when she represents General Jackson as rough, uncouth, boorish, slovenly and unbalanced. 'The Long Roll* Is disastrously out-drawing in this respect." It takes such a man ai Lieut, Col. G. F, R. Henderson, of the British army, to grasp the true spirit and character of the youitg man who in? spired him to write his masterly his? tory of "Stonewall" Jackson and the American Civil War?a work which will live as long as th* English language is spoken?even as a class? ic. Col. Henderson visited all the bnitleflolds of Virginia and made an l xhaustlve study of the war and It* leaders. His splendid book hai only to be read to prove the Justice and fairness with which he deals with his hero and his campaigns, it is due Oeneral Jackson's name to give a brief outline of his ances? try as a proof that he wai not ile I I scended from plebians or boors, as would be Inferred from MTha Long Roll." The Jackson family has been n repute bis ami prominent one lines the early settlement of that pari of Virginia. He himself was a Vir? ginian, the division of the state b i\ing taken placs aftsr bis death. Among his forbsara were ?oldlsrs < f the Amsrlcan Revolution, repre? sentatives in state legislatures and Congress. Later thors arose judges, a governor of West Virginia and many other men of note. His father waa an educated lawyer and suc? cessful practitioner) having Inherited some estate, imt being of a free and generous nature, p<. naumed securi? ties for his friends which resulted in bankruptcy to him olf when he was cut down In Ihe meridian of iir??. Ilia mother V.'"s a ItOAUtlful and t'" ?? '? ntlni ed ? Sos| Page. I Every Day is Bargain Day With Us! BUT Just to be along with the bunch, we are offering some special BARGAIN DAY BARGAINS. Underwood No. 4 Regular price $97.50 cash; Our usual price, $52.50. BARGAIN DAY Price $40.00 cash. L. C. Smith & Bros. No 2 Regular price $100.00 cash; Our usual price, $62.50. BARGAIN DAY Price $50.00 cash. Remington No. 6 Regular price $97.50 cash; Our usual price $35.00. BARGAIN DAY Price $25.00 cash. These mac hines can be seen at No. 19 South Main St., and are guaranteed to be in perfect shape and give the same service as when they were sold at their original prices. You certainly will miss a Bargain if you fail to take advantage of these prices. They positively will not be sold at the above price before or after NOVEM? BER TWEN [Y-TH1RD, BARGAIN DAY. _ CAROLINA TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE, SUMT^R