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? . ^ ' Vv( t ' |_^triC f ^ | Slutl Water. P^pulalU>D G,f>Uo! | v VOL LI. NO. 37. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SFPTEMBRR 13 1901. nn A vlmd * ; {F. M. FARK President. > GEO. A1UNR?, Cashier, J. I f Merchants' and Plat I OP TT1NT< a Capital Stock J Surplus % ? Stockholders' Liabilities a Total $ Dikeotok8?J. A. Fait, W A T. 0. Duncan, J. T. Douglass, J T Wm. Coleman. 1 We Solicit Yo * 1901 SEPTEMBER 19011. . _Sik rrto. Til We. Tfc fit Sat. ; _1__2__3_ 4 5 6 7 [ _8__9_10 11 12 13 14 ; 15 16 17 lfflf 20 21 ! 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 , 29 30 1-1 I I I I ( W hen Dc Crap's I.aid hy. Nigtrer whur you gwine wid dat empty ' sack? < Kf you's gwin to town, you as well ( come buck ; I When you crap's laid by, yo' credit is . too? I Knows dat fac' as well n? you. Mighty rich nigger when de crties be pun. Not quite so rich when de crap's half done; Furty po' nis?i?pr in de hot .Tuly, 1 Po' as a snake when de crap's laid by ] So you better pud down dat empty sack, For des like you take it you fetch it back, ''You done bought mo' dan you over can pay," Dad des de word de boss will say. ! So, what wiil a po' ole darkey do, When de grub's all gone, and de 1 credick, too? O. ef'n I dine on a chicken pie, You needn't to ask me whur 1 buy RRHINISMfK (IPTHR WAR jmuuilll MKJ V1J11 ' ; 1JKJ VI I 111J |[ ill*) Interesting Incidents Connected With the I?ate War, bringing Out n Great Deal of Unwritten History, in Which the Private and Subordinate Officers* are Given Credit Justly Due Them. Some of the Truest, Noblest and bravest Men That Ever Paced an Enemy Were to be I i FOUND AMONG THE PRIVATES. ! 1JY J. I.. 8TKAIX. j About the 2'Jth of August, '02. we i hauled our burgage to the York i Kiver.depot and eiupi ed it to Dia- j patch iMation. .J>?iner- A. Donald and 1 myself were detailed to have the bag- I gage forwarded, which we did, and > constqueiitl) weic left with orders to i follow the coiuDiaiid on the Telegraph I road. Not knowing which was the i Tci graph road wo took the righi v nana below *'ltocke*t8," and went as I far down the Jiiinca lliver as Mi.!v?'in < Hid. W c heard the coiniiiand was near Bottoms bridge, and tumcd ? across the country in that dii cction. * A f?er riding all ev?-n?ng we I unti ourselves in the old Wild uin?bu>g i roTil near cSeven Pities. It was now | uear dark. We met a man who told j ue thai, we were scarcely out of sighi I of Richmond. A c./ld north-ca?.e? ?y rain litt-t set in, iiiiil we concluded to i stop fur the night. We f und a In.use | in which m old lady lived with h<>> son, and gqt permission to lie in h?r . piazza that -night. We got pome f green corn that grew in an old cninn 1 and leii our In-rscs. Next morning i v*w> t uuday, 31st of August. We Staited in the tain 111 ptisuit of our I A c unnand. We had to go through I t the S? ven Pineshaitle ground. Here we had a full view of the field of i cartage. The frames of lmrses that had been killed in the battle were lying thick on the ground in places; broken wagons and disabled gun carr'?i?es together with the graves of soldiers on both sides in the contest were unmisakable evidences of tho ) ^ \*l r of American soldiers. Here it t :X ' , V . ..i.. . . .'ii - W ....... o .in.' ? v.>? mi; iiuciv ui <111 ;trmv. I'Ih' whole command nearly took part n his cap'urc* and ho was afterwards known as 'McClftllan." lie turned Dut to be a fi st-rate mule. I don't remember w hat became of him at la -t The country from Richmoid to Barhatnville was almost a deto'ate waste. Large fields ? f luxarant grass ifl'o dtd unlimited nasiuruge for our ht.rses. Our pickc' lines were now adranc d to Now Kent C. 11., and icoutuig parties were sent out frequently to watch the euemv. We nad been in camp at Dispatch only a few days w hen an onler was gLcn that a scouting party must be sent i.ut who nmst locate the enemy befoic it returned. J. A. Donald and my>oif went fr<>m the McKissick Rangers on this scout. Charley Joi.es was the non commissioned officer. Drs. Marston and Taylor and Appcrson were guides. Dr. Marston lived within a few miles of Williamsburg. With a sc -ut of ten men we left camp about 3 o'clock p. m., and halted below Slatesvillc, fed and got supper. We resumed our march that night and went as far as '"Six-mile ordinary," six miles from! Williamsburg. We learned that the Federal cavalry w? re iu force at Williamsburg, and that they were scout mg the country daily. A consults' uon was held as to the propriety of ioitig further, and the conclusion arrived at was. that we had now crone r ^ J farther than our oilioets expected we would huve to go, and that should mything happen in case we w. nt farther it would he looked upon as recklessness on our parr, (and there was nobody spoding to go any far her ) So we returned, and reached jiiuip tne third day, having rode over 100 miles. The seetsh peeplc along ?ur line of inarch almost went into testacies over the appearance of the 'gray coats" in their midst. Cider, ipples aud in sotnecises brandy, was furnished us by the whole souled people of the "Old Dominion," whose lovnltv to our cause was indisputable. Besides, the best of eating was furnished us by the ladies whose hospitality 1 shall speak of hereafter. On our return to cantD Coiunr.il - r * J??nes took occasi m to misrepresent some of the scouts in his report to Colonel Shingler; ami his timely retraction saved him from getting what 1 Bat gave the diuni. This was his lust trip, on the scout that I ever knew of. Wheifwe got back to camp Bill Black well was there. To is 1 mentioned early in the reminiscences, j While at Dispatch I was sentasnon. i joinmissioned officer with a file of men to picket Morgan's bridge, on Chickahominy, with orders to "let no >ne pass without a permit from the Colonel." Before wo occupied our position an old gentleman had gone icroaa to Richmond.. Returning he M? AM lit "* ma* Mi Ml ?" wwi>r^K?''Mrw ir w itr ffrw w w V. H. FOSTER, Vice President. D. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier. T iters' National Bank * >?N, W. C\ | $00,000 I 50,000 f 00,000 # $170,000 j . H. Wallace, Wtn. Jeffries, ? 5. P. MeKissick, A. H. Foster, X ur Business. * was that the gallant Jenkins with 1 is no Ii-sh gall-tut soldiers hud repiu 3entrd our native State in a snngiiin irv struggle. The timber and housewere lit< rally ridd'ed with bullet*-. ?hclla, gi*ipc sliot and ennui-tor. Wi went on across the t/hicknhouiiny a1 d met our command e< tnim? h-u-L- i . - ; " 'h v"v" 1 Dispatch Station to go into can;]). I'lio cloud* that had been pouring lown a torrent of rain almost all da^ aow broke away and the sun cane>nt niid went down in all his splendor. The spot on which we wvre t lamp luid been occupied by the Fed jrals as a camping ground. Many jf their cartridges, bayonets and gun* were found in the vicinity of our : ;? 111 j>. We found ohe of tbe mu:e?; j;n iron gray) that had evidently been turned out to die, strutting :hrongh the desolated fields that ilwtivo ?nurl nil t\\rx .? found Bob cStranjjo, of Co. A., on po-t who would not lei hi'u pass without the necessary permit. 'I ho gentleman had his wife's sister with hint, at.fi we toneluded to let him pa-.aid take hint to Col. Shi?>glo\ bu the pleadings of the young lady wet e so earnest we all agreed to let them pass and say nothing about it. 11? .. L- J_ 1 I ? <V a<4 ? imii'i: 01 uuiiuy which hp onereo >18 a treat far our courtesy. lie said he got it for his sick wife. Tide xavoi it to him. The men were uliov taking it in a cise like 'hat.. 1 low ever, tie made us all promise to c<?m? and see him and he would treat u* the heat he could. The next sumnn-i 1 called with a friend, and f u >d thai die old gentleman had forgotten &! about the incident at the bridge in September before. We promised Your readers to pa\ our respects to the "Conscript Law" I as soon as we got to Virginia, bin ! space and piudencehoth sugg-ft tl at ?e forego that intendon. If our ' a le?s made tuisoikes we will bur}' them in the grave of forgotfn'nt ss and endeavor t" remember such matters ordv as tend to disnel wie animosities engendered hy the strife between rulers and ruled. (To he continued.) BACK FROM TO PH1LIIT1NES. were then taking place there, as well as thr<-ughoiit the islands. On the evening of August 25th (1000.) three of us were on our way <o the guardhouse to relieve the old guard, and in our passing his d >or, he came to it and asked us to come in for a uiin ute. winch we did, after we had entend he shut the doors saying lie wished to 'alk to us lor a little while, and didn't wash to be interrupted hy any of his people. Said ha, "tonight tit 12 o'clock there will be a mass ; meeting lield on (Julie I'l. za (Market stree') at which there would he a V ' - imuiu: r 01 insurgents, unarmed, who j will try to beg the people of this I city to aid the insurrectors financi- i ally, and by doing everything they can in hindering the work of cleansing this 3ity of the rough element that have been driven fiom Manihi And have taken refuge here, and which I know you were sent hero to either capture, kill or drive away. ' Capt. Frank W. Greer, of Pacolet, Writes Interestingly of the People of the Island. THE CITY OF MALABON. Mh Kihtou: In inv last letter I spike of Di. Autoni* Luna. who h* the way is a fi'sr cui-ii: of" Luna, who was as>as*iiiured in the sumine) of t'i' hy or Her of (Jen. Aguinaltlo t r ' tli'- good of my country ami political reason-," a* the excuse of his (A .'tfioV) to the American ambori ties alter his capture of last March Dr. Luna looks to ho ahout the ago of 3o year-4, o.' feet ui h*dghr. weigh ing about ITo lbs., with bright yellow compb xion, keen black eycs and coarse black hj>ir, which he wore in the p< evading style among the Kilippiim'g, poinpod. nr. lie is a graduate of ^t .Joseph Medical Instmre of Manila, a cultured gcntletnau, spKndid conversational!-1 arid a true pairiot in B'dippino belongtiig o tiie Tagalo tribe. It was through the kindness of Dr. Luna tow aid us, that we enjoyed the company of. and learned to like the Kl 11 onion vnori nt.il u-..niui. ? .......v. ...v.. ?*???% 1' Wlliv II) U'.u.ll Ul the latter though. Wli^n we first eutered Miilaboii, we were trvnted very coldly by all the natives, who would frown at ua. and when we would ask any question they would invariably turn up their noses, as if we smelt bad. and answer "No snbe' (I don't understand.) But after we had stayed among diem for a month they began to get a little more friendly. and finally we didn't have to ask questions about anything, they .would come to us voluntarily and give uj information that it would be-utterly impossible t> have gotten otherwise l)r. Luna rati a drug store on Calle Real, and he was the first one to open his store after our arrival, and in a few days afterwards wo received a cordial invitation to make it our headquarters for rest and recuperation from the exessive heat of a midday tropical sun, which it i9 need less to say that we did, at every opportunity. By going into his at--re so much, he begin to get quite conversant about the many tilings that I h tvo com tiered wcli ho v J aid von in this work. I will he there tonight. y?>u three men get the in'er piver an(I vour Linn mint ami count 1 -:->0 to No. 2"> Callo !'.?? ?. A dins." ' 1. _ We to'd Lieut. McWelev. got, 1?? interpreter ami went, trie Lieut, lie nig in charge, we arrived at tin hou^e. which was a large camphor O & wood bihi, knocked at the door w hich was immediately opined and wo stepped in. What a confu-iou our iipnearanco caused among this rough rebellious gathering, can be.it be imagined than described. Some of tliein was so scared that they trotuhl?.l l.b? .... i ? ' -* 1 . ....... ?... .i-j?? ii ii.-in. niim; Diners made ah kinds of protestations of miigo's. I)r. Luna mounted the] rostrum ai <1 made a speech in Tugulo, which our interpierer repeated to us There was about 200 natives, ine'. and women crowd*.d together in this house, and you eouM have In ml the fall of a pin, so still d.d every one ke? p. He Said in pari, wor is to i his < fl-c: "I am a Filipnino, ami a Tagnlo, and 1 love iny eoun'rv as \\<*il as does thonicn who areniurehing and fighting in the fiel f. but I think?I know we nave aheady spilled enough blo?d and made beggars out of our wives and daughters long enough. Let us try another plan; let's try K'ndne.-s and see if the hearts <>f tin great American people won't soften towards us. * * * Don't blauv he American soldier f?r doing his luty. R* member, always, that he is under unlets of his superiors, and that tin y <1q not, like the Spanish, con.mi* drprtdations upon us through batr< <1, hut when they do if, it is an o-der that o??oj<>8 from tito.se who atv in ill i in < Hi-Mil circles, that causes ir l>e friendly. courteous to ail Americans. * * * I urn ti> c<l < f war. I want peace. * * I hue great confidence in the Ametioai. in oinc. and firmly believe that ?hen thev learn the true state of affairs n.it are existing here at present, will make, by their vo'es, e ery thing td%c a different course and we will experience the lotto iooke 1-for. prayed for and fought for libei tie* mat will g've us peace and prosperitv for all tune. * * * 1 am going to swear allegiance to the (iovern ment of the United States, in the nunc of y >u. my beloved country, totnorr-?w, and I warn every one who sympathizes with the insurgent* cause. tha? I will cause you i?iipii*nn- j merit, if I hear of or see yu in any way aid those who are ou laws with the Hag of my country wrapped around them to deceive you. Outlaws, you must l".v.fe M dahon or be capfu!'ed or killed. Peace for the Philippines must now lie the watchword of you. * * ' Put out the camp fire. Adois." Dr. I.una stepped from the rostrum amid profound silence, which lasted for some minutes, but when it nut nreaK it was iiko a storm, s-o in reuse were their love for what tliey believed was light, tiisit they could not believe that they had heard one of their own tribe speak aright. They shouted. Loco! Loco! at Or. Luna, which meant that they thought he was crazy, and if it had not been for the presence of Americans in the house, 'hey would have done bodily harm to him. We escorted the (lector hack to his residence, where we guarded liini throughout the night, for fear that the insurgents might kill ltiiu. ( To be continued.) Points From Pea Ridge. Mr. E !ifor:?As it socms that no one from the Ridge will give you the news from this part of the county, I docid d this morning to try to write you a few linns fr- in our beloved Pea It dgo, for we jire not ashamed of her. Crops *is a who'e are poor, corn not a ha'f (nop. co'ton h olly injured by the late rains. E irly cotton is trving to open but is rotting on ac count of so much weed. Latecn-Pm is going to be very sorry, and our farmers are going to he deceived ha lly when they gather their crop. We h ?;>e to realize a fair price for what we make. There is not. much sickness in our community ju-t now, there has he? n some ca?es of fever hut all are up again There is a good deal of visiting in our community but will not take up I Will. A. N1CIK BANK Transact a Regular Bar Brancnes and Insure / Boiler, LJability and Aoc of Indemnity for Officio Individuals as Administi YOUR BUSINESS IS RE. vnir vulu ?blo spnco to mention then , but will Si?V S^inrMhirif lilw.tif J ? - - 1?WVUV VHJl'l ( hings much hotter. Bev. Sam 1\ Creech, pastor ?f; the K el ton circuit, closed a very \ interesting meeting of nine davsarj Foster's Chapel. lie had no mi> i>erial lnlp save two sermons hy Hev. John (?. Fair. As a vesulr of this meeting thir'y r w > gave their hamM fir meiuhership. two will go t-? the Baptist chureh tlf rest to the Mettn : alist. Mr. Creech is a very aide and consecrated preacher. Some say he has a p:teh Ink and us?s :t | severely on his mouthers who cad themselves christians and will not j work, they have to go to work or he {i will keep probmg his pitch fork in i them. I tell you. Mr F. liter, that t the members needs a pitch fork used i on them, as old Ben uses his pnlits 11 cal pitch fork or. the -oealled L'ein I | crats, and Mr. Creech is the ir-a t 'I use it. Preacher Cr-ech had thoji honor of tarrying the skil'.c, he be j ing the ug'itsr preacher th *v had ever had, so the people of tie* Ridge* < said, hut soutc of them said since In* j i recent meeting at Foster's Chape! that he was one of the best .looking j i preachers in the S. C. * 'onfetvnee !l If fill. 1 ll> t in. tin. I'.l I. ? 1 . '. . I.... * ? ?IJ t ?v. v MV HIV ? ? JUL ? ' ' I 4 ' I V III ! I ? don't only make "tie good fir in.- ! < proves lus looks. Ti.is much 1 wii. ! . say. lie :s iborough;y ootiseeruted t . ills calling >in*l a in si e n n?\>t chris | ; ri m. ho b<ves sinners ami bis g'ea'Ji itnbuion is to point sii-iicrs to th.*' j i nub of God. 1 wish ti nt our whol" i < country was full of such men. I?i| President Mi'Kinh'v :?( ?i '?is n lvi-uu-li wis of his type 'ho Philippics would i i iiivo been promised liberty at the i oegtnning and ihore would have been 1 . no twenty luiliio :s of d ihirs paid t > i Spain for'hose 1 lands. 1 was only d 'lie in order that the I S. might i liuve elniut on ii. m and that the ! already bloated million iiro> and j 1 in iney ki igs might Inve m pining ? to s 'i 11 heap million* iij >n "liuon* j \ up-'i? tlieir already v.i-r fortunes.; j They ai" like Ale.Vimb r tin* (Jrear : ? of old, that when he I ad rm |n red , 1 tiie whole World sat down ai.d we|.f j because theri'jW;?.S i.or all it.'.er world j lie might subdue. If our go\ en.- j j merit had done w hat they ough'toi,, liavo (lone thousands of < t;?* brave ; f boys who fell on the battkli'bb and!,, died of diseases would have been ! | with their dear mothers, but aiathey have gone ami left then dear | iii'iiui'ia iiii'i ri'iiinvi'i U) weep in (l them; hut I believe 'hut true l>emo-!,. eracy will finally friiituph. If not. \ what will hoc 'tn-.' of this groat natin t!, and wliat has become of ail nations j, where a few men owned all the pr ?p erty? Look, every hrancli of busi? ',, ne?s is being formed into eosp ra t tions and all smail l^u^ine-^s firms ^ will he frozen out, even tin: farmers, j Is not this 1.1'ili tin' mother "I , all in corp r.i'ions tli it*wid b" or? i ? gani/.o i in t In'in", oh iit lis : (iitsinos^ 1 j I' this country? \ <m m e nl re.nl v I in our own State charters heing , anted to'corporations in the incr?|s diai .lie business, and what will t!.e:( end bt f i , K Itl.ToN C"K It US I'o.V I) ItN f. As 10 Country Schools. I he 'r i 1 v atrree with.your eorre- (f spondent t'r.i n Krr.a .lane in your last ' .1 , . . ,v 1.. is issue v\ Mt'ii i e p r m our t! < ip-tici- ; ene\ iii our niihl'o schools. 1 would " not. cas' I'M t 1?i!o "t.iori on ?up ;J grad. d sch" I-. t'u-v are sciioiv ! '' iri'l ("!, t?uT ?t iloop S"cn t<: nu* iha ill" ru-iu 'iT.-npnt of > ur Coim 'vv pu:?lie sell .Is. its :i " ' "'cm \S VO: V '<> .?< 1 iml i*i|. Mi.' foiclwrs mi' 11-11:1'Iv !, id CO C'l l'V ' be put'Oll* <11 'I r he iltli j. of opening and closi >'j { iln- school < is <1 by the patrons, Hence ! the greates* ignoramus lias just as much voice as the intelligent patron 1 ami oftentimes prejudice and ignor iincc tire allowed to drive a good ( cachet* Ir.-m a community, and by , i iLc saute forces a poor one is sul??ti> ! tt i 9\r\j l\ 1 I'iA IV. )LSON & SON, :ers, king Business in all its Against Fire, Tornado, :idents, and Issue Bonds Is of Corporations, and Titers, Etc., Etc. spectfully solicited. tutcil. Let the trustees elect the nuriifis. ii the law does not vest them with this authority it ought to, ami if they have the authority and fail to exercise it let new ttu?tc?'8 t?ke their place*. If this way of el cV.on is go- d f<?? the graded schools, colleges, cc., wny don't the country sen ois f lh>\v their good example? The teacher when elccteil is ex? met d to as'uuie tiltui st ahsolute control; dee des upon school hours, prose* ihes courses for the pupils, etc. No repot ts of pupil's standing is made to parents or anybody el.-e. The County Superintendent visits the M-hdo; p'if-Mii y once in a teiui. and thou in a ratio r casual wav. Now in the cu e it* \ '*ung and ii.expet ienced teachers the fo.ly ofsti?*h pioeeedings is too ??1?\ i<>iis to need further enlargeiu"ut. V* tint do we need? Why a |it:m * f \\ >rk of course. The eonn*y lioanl or >tate board or .-oine hoard di' hld >'e evie'.tie a curse 01 courses o he ptirsu ii in the i u lie schools, flte- teacher should he expected to mirv out the eour.-eaiid the s-pes tvetulciit .-iimild see that it is carried ut. Tiiis w..ii'd be better for iho eaclier a< weil as Uie pupil, 'i'he irst y?rar the child enters school he humid be expected to complete eitam studies. iiie nexr year certain thers, and so on till the course is otu. leted. Something il? finite would hen tie dot-e. To he more explicit iin the coin fry schools on the h.>me alaii as the graded schools. The < ill f 11 \? -? 1 .->< ;!< I IIIK'IHK'III SlI IlM l?enr die same rei n ion to 'he teachers of lie country schools as the superiuemie'it of graded schools hears to '.i* teachers. lie should not he Suueiinteiident of Kducatioii button? >e? 'litemlent oi Schools. 11 the cities no) t??wiis can tiu>t tlie election of heir sup riii'cndeiits to their trustees et tii.' country do the same. L?t i in he e'oe ed on tli" same hasis as a tiji 'ri'tteiideut of eradi d schools \<>u d he. Thi". i-> not meant to re. h et on any present eneuinhent but to imply suggest ii jdau which would >e more progressive and effectual !ian the ote-eti' one. It education is needed any where it 3 in the ceuntrv. I,"adors in nearly very avenue of life have c me largely rem the country. MateMii' n. pr? ach; s.'neit of literature, etc.,and even the 'uMmss men ceine largely from the ou'i'ry either directly or indirectly, ['lie con try also furnishes the most if the county officers, jurors f- r the ur's, etc h is tune the coumry r.is waking up to her position, stop I'll v da ii vino with her schools a*d :?t down to Inisire ss. If the schools Ion t last luir five-.r six limn lis the.y an he good while thev last. The oiiiitn has ?dways been the home of visdoin and happiness and the ltia ritv "f p< oulo -liou'd live there at.tl nr ii.. in..* i. i 1 - . . i. .. . i- nun .M"l '()? n8 iii't fit i-. ? t< v !i? tit r < iluc iliorial f;iClU :ies \\ii< n tl'0> ?*:>11 be bud wbcre IjfV lire -.it. It is s:nl to i!<? t It rough in e;>ui try .in.) si e 1110 e untry lebmd liiui-os, poorly built, poorly iplijipfil :n il shall 1 shy poorlv no? tip Oil. Shall it always bo lliu>? S. Ad vice fron K irutga, Ctontril \frioa Ofiorl >t pitched hntllo between \V '.intv-livT" tro-p-iof the <"Jont;*> Fr *e Unto ttoil 2'Mi sI)ivo t r olors, w II i-ma I. rasn'tin" io the defeat of th? ii -vo i rnflits nod the capulrA of 1 -">0 !I"s ('. I iin immense quanity of nerebitndi*'?. rto(<i?n in I! towns crow nt ? 'trM . . I I If^'lll, i ixl ivissexirer a *? ?' I n'l!tpf1hiirlp?t./>n md G trollnn rn'lrnnd, li is oiripli'H n table showing tli.it. the i .pul-ition <>f twelve mill towns in vmiHi 0 trelinii increased froin Id,240 a (W.iV.7 in thf. pist ten years, as ihovvn by the census. These towna ire Abbeville, Anderson, Gtiffney, Chester. Greenville, Greenwood, Lauvic, Clinton, Newberry, Walhalla, Spartanburg utul Union. 4