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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-05-18
WAR STORIES.
The Story Of Mulberry Point.
Abbeyille Medium.

was about to end. Many we're anx-
lous to get home, but the majority felt
that it would be disgraceful to turn
their backs on the enemy who were
crowding the peninsula with reinforce
ments to capture Richmond. \ chance
was given the men 70 rcaffirm their
determination TO stand b. their coun-
try 20 the end. Nearly every man re-
,.I,,.cd for three years Of the war.
Some. however, had enough Of it and
were not to be Influenced by pcrsua
sion or argument. So they gave up
their guns and were marched away to
mulberry grove on the James river
and went into camp to await transpor-
tation to Richmond by boat. They
remained in camp scvcra' days and
somehow the commissary missed get
ting any rations TO them and they got
az hungry as could be. TIE boat did
not come to take them en- board end
they sat near their tents among tho
mulberry trees in forlorn spirits when
Yankee gun boat coming around q
point down the river opened broad
side upon the homeward bound. The
tents were knocked down, the null
berry trees torn to pieces and great
holes plowed in the ground with shells
aud solid shot, and in few minutes
the men from the mulberries came
into the camp of the 7th S. e. on a
full run. They came in from all sides,
from the direction of Yorktown, Of
Richmond, of tho James and Of York
river. Up to that date no such fast
time had been made, and after getting
back to the regiment the reinforce
mcnt from the mulberry grove re-
maincd with the command.
10 this day it is not safe to say any
thing to the mulberry crowd abou
>his incident.
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How the Goth Fought.

Maj. Robert Stiles has written a
book entitled -Four Years Under
Marsc Robert living narrative Of
what passed ore him during the
war. He gives the following descrip-
ton of the action Of the Goth S. e..
regiment in the battle of Cold Tarbor
in 1864 There are some survivors in
this county and it may interest them
to sec how they are going down in his
tory:
The first definite recollection have,
after what l have just related, is of
tho breaking Of Col. Lawrence M.
keitt's big South Carolina regiment, j.,
which had just come to the army and
been entered in kershaw s old brigade,
and probably outnumbered all the
balance Of that command. General
korshaw had put this and another. of
his brigades into action not far from
where we had burned the house to
dislodge the skirmishers. Keitt's men
gave them ground, and in attempting
TO rally their colonel fell mortally
wounded. Thereupon the regiment
went to pieces in abject rout and
threatened to overwhelm tie rest of
the brigade. have never seen any
body of troops in such condition Of
utter generalization; they actually
groveled upon the ground and attempt.
ed to burrow under each other in holes
and depressions. Major Goggin, the
stalwart adjutant general of the divi-
sion, was attempting to rally them,
and did what could to help him.
1t was of no avail. We actually spur
red our horses upon them, and seem
ed to hear their very bones crack, bl :
it did no good; if compelled to wrig-
gle cut Of one hole they wriggled into
another"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-05-18
THE NEED or EDUCATION.
'ditors Anderson Intclligencer

Editors Anderson Intclligencer
An interesting editorial in South.
ern magazine relates to the advance.
ment made by Virginia educators TO-
ward improved facilities in schools in
the State of Virginia. A reader, one
who thinks, cannot help being i'm
pressed by tbe need of such move.
ment On the part of educators in the
State of South Carolina. OF course,
ct frst glance, com mparisons between o
State who obviously needed improved
educational ideas and State who did
not, would be unnecessary and mere
than impertinent. Here they are
Virginia, the mother Of Presidents,
and South Carolina the mother of He
roes ! Virginia applying advanced
ideas of education, and South Caro-
lima we'll, wrapped in the ancestral
mantle of distinguished recollections,
what further need of facilities than
tradition ? Scholars recall the time
when certain countries in ancient days
had no public facilities" whatever,
and bardb traversed the distances, re-
calling in song and story the valiant
DEEDS OF the country's sepulchered
slres there were no need of schools,
for the peoples glory lay in what had
been, and not in what then was. So
| with South Carolina Is not her his.
~ory in the past, green, spreading
.ree of undying exploits and military
heroism ? Therein can she rest. He,
bards, her veterans recalls the past
what of the present +?
1t is not we'll, perhaps, to condemn
grown persons for the faults of the
child, but decision is 80 rendered.
South Carolina may revel in ita
glory" but what of Anderson Coun.
ty? Now, there-Yirginia, not dwell
ing upon the public plague-spots
whether the calamity is whole or ir
parts, that is, local, her educators are
at work universally throughout the
State, and the remedy is applied &c
that no place shall be neglected. This
is the model-Virginia the mother oi
Presidents for South Carolina mothe,
OF heroes. Her veterans, those bard:
of lyrical recolleotions, are fast sue
oumbing to the mould Of inactive ser
vice; they are impatient for the aant
that has gone before to the pear-hunl
hall Of Valhal. There are many chill
dren who, if matters are not improv
ed, will grow up unable to read histo
ry. There are sections of Anderson
County, five and six miles long, tha
for three years have not had school
The children, many Of them, know
how to read and write, but are forget
ting. Children who were sig years O.
age then are now nine, and precious il
their help to hard-working father
their opportunities are gone and going
People are known to have moved t.
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Ia the Aus,ro prussian war we
first heard Of needle guns and small
arms were all constructed as breech-
leaders.
The GatliDg gun saw in the Wash
lngton city navy yard and it seemed to
me that regiment would not need
more than half dozen or such matter
to clean up the enemy. 1t fred $50
rounds to the minute. Later prove
ments gave firing capacity Of 1900
to the minute.
Now we hear good deal of the Nor
denfelt as we'll as the Maxim rapid
fire gun.
When the war broke out in Cuba
and the United States soldiers were
being hurried to Tampa, Nebraska
regiment was halted one afternoon at
Cartersville until way was made for a
clear track to Atlanta. A young man
with smooth face and bright eyes at
tracted me and We begun to chat about
lots OF things pertaining to the war.
had paper sack Of nice fruit in nv
hand and when We parted he and I
had kind little exchange Of good
wishes, especially when | said l must
love him a little bit for his mother's
sake and that he must be good boy
for his own sake, etc.. etc.
His eyes swain in tears as pressed
the fruit into his hands, and he e..
tracted from his pants pocke. two
long, slim cartridges, the newest in.
vention for the finest gun for the
United States troops at that time, and
gave them too me to remember him by
when he was gone. AS long as l saw
him on the moving train he was watch
ing for me and for him. 1 never
think OF those two long cartridges
without wondering what became Of
that handsome Nebraska boy on his
way to the front. I had never sec n
such cartridges before and surely the
weapon must be a deadly one that
carries such bullet for its rapid FIRE
work.
With heavy guns solid shot were
used quarter of century ago. Great
heaps of these solid projectiles were
seen all about in the navy yard at
Washington in the '70s, but now conf
cal shells in rifled guns are used with
greater weight of metal and increased
bursting capacity in the charge.
Gun cotton was used largely by ar
tillery in 1860, but smokeless powder
is mparatively late necessity in
warfare. The ecoounts Of the destruc-
tiveness of what was called lyddite in
the South African war were dreadful
to read about, but of all the dreadful
things certainly submarine mines
head the list. We heard little about
them in the Crimean and the Civil
War, but their use in the present
Russo Japanese war shows they are
as apt to explode under ones own ships
as those Of the enemy.
Taken altogether modern fire arms
should always suggest peace arbitra-
tion to put the earliest possible stop
to hostilities, the new inventions are
SO deadly and devastating in their
methods Mrs. w. II. FELTON, in At.
lanta Journal.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-05-18
Bad to Pass on Stairs.

Mollie Shawler believes in omens,
says the Topeka State Journal. She
works for Mrs. jeff Sizemore, of Mar
ion, Ind, or did until recently. Mrs.
Sizemore also believes in omens and
signs and things.
Mrs. Sizemore was up stairs. She
started down. At the same time Mol
lie started up.
''Go back!'' shouted Mrs. Size
more. "It's bad luck to pass on O
stairway"
81 wont 60 back" answered Mol
lie. "It's bad luck to turn back after
you start up stairs"
81 say you will go back said Mrs.
Sizemore in threatening voice.
II say l will not go back" retorted
Mollie.
They "mixed." When the breeze
had blown oyer and the police took
Mollie to Jail, where she displayed a
badly disfgured countenance, she
said: II wouldn't turn back for her.
I turned back once before for wo-
man in Louisville, where I worked,
and the next day my husband got q
divorce from me-"
"a
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-05-18
Rapid Fire GUNS.

From the old flint lock guns, which
we're still in use fifty or sixty years
ago, to the Maxim gun is surely long
step forward.
This Maxim rapid. fire gun continues
to shoot as long as pressure on the
trigger is kept up and the supply of
cartridges holds out. These cartrid
ges are fed to the Maxim gun auto
matically from belt, and the rate is
set down at four hundred to the min
ute.
An expert soldier armed with a
Maxim gun could soon finish up q
regiment of the enemy. The nine
teenth century witnessed as many
changes in military operations as in
any other lines Of invention and i'm.
provemen..
h-loading guns were not in use
BY the South during the Civil War.
/ never shall forget my first sight Of q
Spencer repeating rife. After the
surrender We had q guard from General
Wilson's command near Macon aud he
was equipped with Spencer breeoh-
loading riae, which carried six car.
tridges at time.
One day as he was mounting his
horse to go over to Macon to see his
comrades, he brought the rifle to me
and told me to "shoot at anything
that bothered me" in his absence.
He explained its WORKINGS, 80 that I
might use it if occasion was needed,
for he was in earnest aud so was T.
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- The little man wants here be-
low is usually just little more than
he gets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-09
THEIR srxTIETH ANNIVERSARY.
Mr. and Mrs Samuel Sloan Congratulated by
Many Friends

Flowers in luxurious DrOfusiOn ali over the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Sloan at No East Thir-
ty-eighth-st.. yesterday testified 10 the remem-
brances OF hundreds OF friends the occasion Of
their sKtieth wedding anniversary. No invitations
were sent out: nevertheless. Mr.. and Mrs Sloan
held an informal reception all through the day and
evening and many OF their old friends called to
congratulate them the event
They surrounded by their seven children
and several Of their grandchildren. twenty-siK IN
number also present Until yesterday Mr.
and MIS- Sloan had only one great-grandChild-s
hoy-but now they boast granddaughter
Mary Bliss Auchincloss. the child OF Mr.. and Mrs
Edgar s Auchincloss. 5r.
Mrs Sloan, who celebrated her birthday well
as her wedding anniversary yesterday, wore
gown OF white and gold brocade which she also
wore at her hfdeth wedding anniversary.
Samuel Sloan was born December q. 1877. at
Lasburn. County Down. a few miles from the city
az Belfast. Ireland He came Of Scotch Presby-
terian ancestors who moved into Ireland after the
Cromwell Fertilization" and settled about Belfast
at the tine OF the rebellion Of SO HIS grandfather
was prominent in sustaining freedom OF opinion
and political rights and became involved In the
ehculues which enraeshed so many at that time.
Mr.. Sloan was brought to this country by his
parents IN infancy. After receiving an education
n Public School No. ! and Columbia College Gram
mar School. and engaging IN mercantile purEuits
ne married. IN 1874. Miss Margaret Elmendo-f a
member Of prominent family OF SomerVille n J.
Malng his home IN Brooklyn. he Interested him
sci IN tho local Affairs OF that city. In 1852 he
vas chosen a Supervisor OF Kings County. and the
next year appointed A commissioner 10 frame
charter for the consolidation OF Brooklyn. Will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-09
GUIDES FOR cLUBwoMEN.

At recent meeting OF the Womans Reading
Club, Of Rutherford. y. j.. paper read by Mrs
Isaac Z. Baldwin a former president Of the
Woman's Club Of Caldwell. The Ideal Club
woman: or the Benefits To be Derived from the
Club to the Individual" The following extracts
OF special value:
Keep your best self for your home after that
the club. The ideal clubWoman should sink her
individuality in a common effort 10 preserve the
unity OF the club. For instance, II there two
candidates for any office. and you have Il decided
preference, work for your candidate, and work
hard But If the woman OF your choice should not
be elected, do not be vindictye and make it hard
for the officer, criticising everything that is
done and trying TO handicap all her efforts Re
member that the essence OF club life is in its
many sided character. It's freedom in gathering
together and expressing all shades of differences,
Its equal and independent terms Of membership. II
you are clubwoman and you find discord and
narrowness Of mind prevailing in your club put
watch upon yourself to that you not guilty
OF the faults you deplore IN others.
mutual counsel and united action, for the promo
ton OF higher social and moral conditions. Money.
position clothes should not count. Intellect is
the great factor. and II club sister is not so
well blessed yourself, extend hand and give
help when needed. In the club the wage Garner,
professional woman and woman of leisure, regard
less OF nationality race, should meet as women
for the time being. with social distinctions laid
aside. Let each woman who finds petty qualities
IN her sex a bar to her enjoyment of their society
put a watch upon herself and eliminate similar
flaws from her disposition. In this way she
will be doing practical work toward broadening
womankind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-09
IN APRIL.

Do you ever think. as think. when the April sun
In a food Of yellow splendor on the gray old city
street.
disCOlOTed walls ..
And the pavement ever gTirny from the tread OF
many feet .
Do you think Of leaiy woodlands. where the hluueh
cuckoo calls,
And the prmrOSes gleam fa1ntly, ana the hya-
cnthS sweet?
Do you ever near. as I hear. mid the hubbub of
the town.
Soft music made by siIvery waves upon a quiet
Or the Laughter Of glad winds that rush across the
open down
To dry the fearful blossoms when an April snow
is O'er2
Do you know. as l know, how these uhdsr-
tones drown
All the strident sounds of labor and the trarrlc
ceaseless roarE
Do you ever long as I long, for glimpse of wide
blue skies
Which no creeping fog will darken. where no
steep roofs intervene
Bat the snowy clouds part softly the home
bound swallow flies
Through their drifting suniit neeces. with the
azure space between
Do you long, l long, with a mist before
the eyes,
And prayer that trembles on the lips: Lord
keep such memories green!
-CC. Matheson. in Chambers's Journal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-09
"rHE HELPERS, BAZAAR

An Easter bazaar and tea FOR the benefit Of
The Helpers" given yesterday. from II a. IN.
to 10 p m. in the Red Room at Delmonico's. The
tables were loaded with beautiful articles varying
IN price from few cents 10 many dollars. Ten
cent chances were taken on pictures. dolls a bridge
table, etc
The Helpers" IT must bc explained. TO the few
who do not already know, Is charity started by
catholic women In NeW-YOrk City. and extending
its help TO the city's poor Of all natonaltfes and
creeds The sick poor are cared for In their homes
There are sewing and embroidery classes for girls
at the Home. No. I2 East Eehty-siyth-et.. and
several mothers meetings for white and black
There also three free circulating libraries and
a hourshing boys club.
The committee on entertainment for the people
had large table at the bazaar, presided over Iv
Mrs. Allan W; Ramsay, Mrs. II. H. Forbes and
Mrs. Charles II. Pope. Miss Eouver Miss Ada
Clark, Mrs T. g T. Grain. Mrs. De Lancey Kane.
Mrs. G. l. Bruins and Miss Raborg otiiCiated at the
table OF the committee on material, Miss lie Rrun.
Mrs. J. '. Bouvier. Mrs. Emile Natable. Miss
Quintero and Mrs. James F. Hale az the library
committees table Miss Leary served tea. assisted
by Mrs. Alexander CherOweth. Mrs. William Car
lyle, the Misses Leary. Miss Bassford and the
Misses Ewing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-09
OF Y. W. c. A STUDENTS

Tho Metropolitan Conference for Students will be
hold at the Collegiate Reformed Church Forty
eghth-st. and Fifth-ave.. the afternoons and
evenings of April Is and l6 The conference Is I'M
der the auspices Of the executive committee Of the
Young Women's Christian Association of the States
Of New-Yorl and New-Jersey affiliated with the
American Committed. II is designed TO deepen the
spiritual life Of the young women students Of the
city and bring them together 10 discuss practical
me hods Of work The conference Will be addressed
by DR. Charles Cuthbert Han. DR.. Donald Sage
Mackay Dr.. WiIbert W White and others. while
alumnse from the various colleges will take part in
the discussions As many will come from the dis
taut parts of the city and the suburbs light sup
per will be served in the parlors of the church on
both evenings at 6 o'clock. An opportunity will
thus be given for social enjoyment and Informal
discussion Of the topics of the meetings, all of
which will relate TO matters of interest with regard
60 the religious life and work in the schools and
colleges and among students everywhere \
dial invitation Is extended to all young women
students or alumnae In or near the city TO attend
these meetings The last metropolitan conference
was held three years ago.
The student conference committee includes Miss
Louise ". Brooks. chairman; Miss Louise Holm
quist. Nassar; Miss Grace Cotton. Adelphi: Miss
Alice kmball. Smith, Miss Louisa r. kimba
Smith; Miss Eleanor q. BrowneN. Bryn Mawr
Miss Katharine z. Crane Smith Mrs. Robert +.
SUeer. Bryn Mawr: Miss Janet MCCOOk. Barnard
Miss Elise F. Upton. Nassar; Miss Kate Lord.
Wellesley: Miss Agnes e. Leaycraft. Barnard; Miss
Lange. Bryn Mawr and Miss Alice NJ Stlmson,
NaSgar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-09

Japanese paper ones. and burn them when they
become sOiled."
Girls enjoy little surprise in the lunch box, and
II DESTROYS the relish put up the luncheon your
self" saws a second This mother. who writes nom
Bingharuton. believes IN variety and substance IN
the daily luncheon (She says she has TO cater IOr
her fourteen -year-Old daughter.
The luncheon" she says. should ConslsL OF n
substantial sandwich. rolls thin bread and outJer
n side dIsh-salad. potato chips, baked beans etc.
a relish-pickles. cheese. celery or olives; sweet
cake cookies sweet chocolate or maple sugar
frut-fss dates or the almost unlimited variety OF
fresh fruits in their season. Make cakes or pies
in Individual size for they hold their shape better;
mould cup buildings. 10 be accompanied by q tiny
bottle OF cream other sauce. Wrapping the
different edihes IN parafine PAPER keeps them trs5n
and prevents a mixture or tavorS. S1ndWlcheS
should first be wrapped in "A damp nanSln- Empty
Ieef extract fars with their closely fitting corks.
make excellent receptacIes for moist foods. y
shoe hox-childreu's siZe-ts convenient shape and
size for the average luncheon
s Waco Tex, mother recommends the treat
something unexpected, perhaps few hss or dates.
n bunch Of raisins. "a handful Of nuts. a bit or
rr,.staIIized ginger or a lump OF maple sugar. In
warm weather she varies the daily bottle or milk
With Crane Juice or lemonade. and finds that let
tu~c ch6nned olives. tomatoes and occasionally
india relish make appetzing filings for sand
II don't omit the little scaloped cakes or cookies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-09

in odd shapes" says Uphau's Corner. NIaSA You
can't imagine how much better q cOOky IN tia
shape OF camel OF a hOwer tastes than when &
comes IN the ordinary round form. Sometimes 7
crlt the sandwiches in odd forms. A small Jar OF
beans rice. hOminy, creamed potatoes
with the sauce well drained or. pat OF butter II
a tin box and a tiny. screw top wide mOutned
far OF ham. Jelly fruit sauce are adiUnct5 20
the luncheon Of a FGirhaver Ohio nine-y ear-OId.
From DeCheTd. Tenn come nve specimen lunch-
cons. which some will find somewhat too elaborate
and fussy. but which may prove helpful TO mothers
who are at their wits end TO know what to get.
who have some unusually difficult young customers
10 suit Here they
NIonday.-TwO sandwiches OF brown bread, spread
with minced chicken. three white bread sand
wiches, with butter and strawberry Jam; devtled
egg; two small cakes apple.
.T'uesday-Two white bread sandwiches, with but
ter and chopped ham: two OF white bread, spread
with chopped nuts and rIisiusi two olives; ginger
waters; ma pie sugar candy.
yVednesday-Thin slices Of meat; small round
crackers; a jar OF celery salad; slice OF ginger
bread. orange
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF white bread. with
chopped oysters and lettuce; salad OF nuts and
raistns and chopped orange IN lemon hull: sweec
waters: three olives.
Fridly-Two sardire sandwiches small beaten
biscuit TAR OF raspberry Jam. WITH n small spoon:
little pat OF butter; potato salad: little vanilla
cake. a bunch OF grapes