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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-27
CHAPTER xxx.
THE STORY AGAIN.

The girl. her face lifted to him. looked
bewildered. II don't understand"
The visionary. eyes stared at her I'M
certainly. II nave never told this
thing" he said in a low tone.
.Ah-but it's only me-" begged the
girl.
only you Mademoiseile:" His voice
on as if rejecting aloud. 1T is
the guiding star of my life-that story.
yet | may tell it"-he paused-"to only
YOU"
Again the girl quivered, feeling the
Intensity, installing it's meaning. 81
should be glad If you would tell it,"
she spoke almost in a whisper, but
Francois. floating backward on a strong
tide to those old beloved days, did not
notice.
In his mind was the m Of the
great entry OF the farm house, and the
children crowding about the grand
mother, and the gentle old. voice, now
gone into silence, which had told the
tale. The sunshine lay In patches on
the floor. h breeze tossed the red and
yellow tulips in the garden, and
through the open door he saw his
mother move about the kitchen get
ting dinner ready before the father
should come in from the fields. All the
early life, long dissolved in the past,
materialized before him, and his heart.
ached with 9 longing to speak Of them,
to relieve thus the pressure Of the
crowding thoughts Of home.
TT may seem q simple affair to you.
MademoiseileII can not tell that. It
has affected my life. The way OF it
was this: Napoleon marched to Ger
many in the year 1913, and passed with
his staff through our village. The
house Of my father was the largest In
for an hour, the emperor's headquar-
ters, and the emperor heId a council
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toward the hearth. The carved
nymphs and shepherds seemed 10
frown In deep disapproval at this ir-
regularity, and the girl in the deep
chair smiled, but the man sprang up
and put the log back in place with
quick efficiency. He stood silent by
the tall mantelpiece. deep yet in his
reverie. as the flames caught the wood
again and sparkled and sputtered.
Did n of them ever see Napoleon
those men who talked about him?'
the girl asked.
The Frenchman turned a queer look
on her, and did not answer.
Did any Of your family ever see
him.. monsieur" she asked again.
me alert figure stepped backward,
sat down again on the gilded chair and
leaned forward consideringly. Fran
co.'s nodded as il to the fire. But yes,
mademoiselle," he said, In a whisper.
%terest. Who was it? How was it?
1t couldn't be'-she observation-disclosures
self! II you, whom / know so we'll,
should have seen the emperorl" She
caught a deep breath of excitement.
Ihis was another Lucy Hampton from
the serious young mistress of Roam
oke House whom the country people
knew. ."Quickly Monsieur, tell me
If 1T was yoursslfi"
Mademoiselle," he Answered. u.s.
A log slipped and slid INT the sparks
caught a new surface and flew aloft
In a cracking proar the elHsh light
showered brilliancy on the girls fair
hair as she bent forward with her white
stirred with the dramatic air Of the
F'renchman. With a catch of her
breath
You have seen Napoleon!" she said,
and then, impetuously, "Tell me about
~" But, though he smiled at her with
that affectionate amusement which she
seemed, of all sentiments, oftenest to
inspire in him. he did not answer.
monsieur! you will not refuse to
tell me when I want to know so much!"
she pleaded. and went on. "How old
We're you? Did he speak to you? What
did he say to you?"
And the Frenchman laughed as If at
a dear child who was absurd. Mad
shall I answer?" he demanded. and
the tone to her ear was the tone Of
love. and she trembled to hear it.
"Answer'-she began, and stammer-
ed and flushed. n stopped.
Francois went on, little thinking what
damage he was doing with that UNI
conscious harm of voice and look.
1T is as Mademoiselle wishes, most
certainly. I will even answer Mad
emoiselle's two questions at once to
please her. 1t was when I was not
quite three years old, Mademoiselle. at
home in the farm house in the valley
of the Jura."
And he spoke to YOU. to your own
self? Are you sure?"
Put yes. he spoke to me. Mad
emoiselle."
What did he say?" The smile on
FRANCOIS a went out and into it's
place swept an intensity of feeling: he
answered solemnly: There We're but
few words. Mademoiselle. but thev have
heen much to my life. They shall lead
my life, if God pleases, those words
shall lead it to the fate which they
foretnld."
"What were the words?" Whispered
the girl. impressed with awe.
Francois suddenly stood erect and
stretched ont his arm as if to hold a
sword. Rise Chevalier Francois
Reaupre, n dav a Marshal of France
under another Napoleon" he repated
dramatically. "Those were the words
the emperor said"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-27
Evolution Of Parenthood.

We contented ourselves with a vague
NOTION that parental authority Is a
natural product; that we get it, ready
mace, by merely having children; that
We possess IT. as we possess bodily orr
rams n worldly goods: that our pow.
er over the children is founded and
Duilt on the bare fact that. here the
cnllddren are, just as q mans diges-
tive power Is founded and built on the
pare TACT that here his insides are. And
THIS notion Of our authority as a natur-
alAproduct, developed in all OF us alike.
" NOT only vague, but downright false.
~ appeals to nature: therefore. unto
nature At shall. go, m hear what she
has to say to it.
The further I trace back, in nature.
tne power Of parents over their child
rem, the less i like what she tells me.
For 4 And the whole business tainted
With savagery--..Oh. Jephtha. judge Of
israel. What a daughter hadst thou
= trace It back to the power OF brutes
over their young. and to worse than
that. Az the endssof the track OF my
thoughts.. see Moloch, Juggernaut,
vouring thatr kittens. SO much for
the ortginM or development Of parental
authority Immature.
Slowly. year by year, with pleasure
Ind pam success and failure, pride
INC shame, comes that good under-
standing between parents and children
which We call our authority. It Is In
Vulnerable acts Of parental care and
0liai acceptance /: and . o parental care
and filial acceptance: and 30 quick Is
the sequence OF them that we get the
Impression or tense Of continuity, as
Nth q flm at picture-palace. We see
our authority not as q series. but as q
MIXTURE: We g 4 Of II as IL It were al
vars there, Il = policeman at Oxford
s4efrNN1Qle a. Ift3E Inst a T1Yl9rna for tho ohjlH.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-27
Making a Great Nation

Not serried ranks with flags unfurled
Not armore ships hat gird the wnrId,
Not boarded wealth or busy mills.
Not sages wise, or schools. or laws
Not boosted deeds in freedoms ca,,sa-
81 these may be and yet the state eause-
n II, eye 81 God be far from great.
Whose sons are guided by His Word LORD.
Where Justice rules 'twixt man ana
Where love controls in act and plan. lian'
Each soul finds joy in praise and nror-
Thus may U country good and great
Be Gods deltght-man's best estate
Alexander. Blackburn.
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The diseases to which caisson work.
ers are subject, according to a French
au.norlty. are U to the fact that,
It loses nearly one-ifth Of its oxveen
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-27

Mrs. Sarah e. Stewart, g ss. has
held an uninterrupted membership FOR
u years In the Belfast, Ne, Methodist
Sunday school.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-27

~ Sunlent. II think he will be de-
lgnted to come to Roanoke House,"
winter" Il she looked proudly
ABOUT the fine room and the portraits
on It's walls looked back at her prond-
ly too.
Many distinguished guests have been
to viSit Roanoke" Colonel
"a answered stiffly. 1.-THE bank
rupI sprig OF a parvenu royalty"
"Father-what horrid big words. /
haven't any idea what they mean" the
girl interrupted, except that yo,l're
ABUSING Prince Louis, who is probably
having a bad breakfast in that stuffy
nm; 20 along, father. bring him out
70 Roanoke. INT We'll show him what
Vlrgini breakfasts are like"
Colonel Hampton's sense Of imnor-
lance was tickled by the thought Of
naElns Tor O guest a scion Of SO IA
nous a house; his genuine instinct Of
hlnollness was aroused; moreover. time
nung on his hands these late winter
q diversion. A -
Aaron. tell Sambo to saddle Thun-
der he ordered.
Pr1nce Louis. in his dingy parlor at
the Inn, looked at his visitor from he.
tween half-shut eyelids, and measures
him. soul and body. He considered the
invitation for a silent moment. This
W"S OHO lAe great men or the COUn.s
try. The prince had already heard his
name and the name OF hic historic
home. It was well to have influential
friends. more particularly as no letter
awaited him as he had hoped from his
uncle. Joseph Bonaparte, with the
American introductions for which he
had asked. A visit of a few DAYS at
tins place Of Roanoke could do no harm
n might lead to good.
4 thank you very much, Monsieur le
Colonel he said gravely, yet gracious
y. You are most good to desire that
= visit you. I will do SO with pleasure"
The people OF Norfolk were awake to
the fact that an exfled prince had sud-
denly dropped among them, n when
an aquiline-faced. foreign-looking,
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Compulsory Ignorance

The following letter from DR.. l.. A
Riser will no doubt be of intense in
terest To all citizens who are III fa-
vor Of education of the masses In
South Carolina.
The letter was written to a friend
of DR.. u. d Wallace, OF Wofford Col
lege. at whose request ii is publish
ed:
Dear Sir
My work has taken ne into the fol.
lowing counties-Aiken, Chester.
Darlington, Williamsburg. Florence,
Lexington. Berkeley. Union, Green
wood. Greenville. parts Of Chester
field, Saluda, Edgeficld and Barn
well. In every county have found the
Amount OF illfteracy to be appalling.
In Lexington county two years ago,
white woman who lived within one
mile of school told me that neither
she nor her husband could read or
write. Her children. eight in number,
and never been to school was told
by her when gave her medicine with
printed directions / asked her to get
her neighbors to read the directions
ana she told me family OF negroes
ilVed near and she could get one OF
them 10 read the directions for her
Could anything be more notifying
to white citizen of South Carolina :?
Two months ago at Monetta, In AL
ken county. found the white school
closed and the negro school running.
When asked why this vas / was told
that the public school funds for the
negroes had been exhausted two
months previous but they were now
running the school on private. sub
scriptions. In another county found
this same conditioS. The negroes we're
paying the teacher ten cents per week
for each child.
In Clarendon county this week /
was told by a trustee OF school dis.
trict that the white schools In his dis.
trict the past year had seventeen. M
piis and the negro school had one
hundred and twenty-seven. He laIso
toio me that the negro school ran only
three, months and the winter athuul
seven. but when the negro school
closed night school was opened by
them and is stiAain session. To this
hight school are going grown negro
men and women and ten cents per
capita is charged each week by the
teacher. i-f7,i
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A WONDERFUL RECORD

The :arm Institutes conducted by the
experts OF Clemson college THIS sum-
mer have been the greatest successes
in the history OF the work in this
state. w. w. Long OF Clemson college,
the government representative In
charge of the demonstration work In
this state, said yesterday to reporter
for The Intelligencer that he is IN
tensely gratified at the amount of In
terest shown
Had 1t not been for the war; he
said. South Carolina next year would
lead the entire country along the At
lantic seaboard In the amount of
vetch and other leguminous crops
planted to the soil. believe we would
have 100000 acres II we could get the
seed" AS Is we'll known, vetch and
other cover crops are native to Russia
and the seed cannot now be obtained
TO: The fall sowing but some Anderson
county farmers have been wise enough
to save their vetch seed and they will
surely put everything that they hare
into vetch and oats and rye this win
ter. Five years ago there were hardly
5000 acres in the state given to
vetch and such soil stimulating crops.
but the remarkable progress that has
been made speaks we'll for. the intelli-
gence OF the farmers as well as for the
confidence the Jublic has in the work
of Clemson college.
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Following candidates to be voted for
Tuesday:
For United STATES senate-C! L. Blease
L. D. jennings. W. p. Pollock and
q. D. Smith.
For Congress-
First District-E. J. Dennis and R.
8. Whaley.
Second District-James F. Ryrnes
and r. M. Nixon.
Third District-Wyatti Aiken, F. H.
Dominsck. F. 8. Evans and John A..
Horton
Fourth District-T. c. Duncan.
Jos. Il. Johnson and s.. j. Nichols.
Fifth District-D. e. Finley and w
F. Stevenson.
Sixth District--A. l.. Hamer, J. E.
Ellerbe and J. w. RagsdaIe.
Seventh District-A. F.. Lever.
For Governor
Lowndes j. Browning, John G..
Clinkscales, r. A. Cooper, John r.
Duncan. William C. Irby. Jr., Richard
1. Manning, j. B. A.. Mutually. John
@. Richards, Charles Carroll Simma.
Charles 4. Smith Mendel L. Smith.
Lieutenan. Governor-A. j. Bethea,
William NJ. Hamer, j. A. Hunter and
b. F. Kelley.
For Secretary OF state-R. M. Nc.
Gown.
For Comptroller General-A. w.
Jones and j. A. Summersett.
For State Treasurer-S., r: Carter,
For Adiutant Csneral-W. w.
Moore. and M. G. Willis;
For State Superintendent Of Educa.
tion-J e. Sweerfneen IFs
For Attorney General--A. G. Brtce
and Thos. II. Peeplee
For Commissioner of Agriculture,
Commerce and Industries-E.J J. Wat
SON.
For railroad Commissioner-James
Cansler. Geo. W. Fairey. G. d. Fort
ner, Frank Sheaiey. John H. Wharton
and w. I. Witherspoon. s. .ls 3.
For Solicitor 18th Ctrcuit-L. M.
GasQue. & i.sf ], s. s.
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CLEMSON IN ANDERSON

Prest w. NJ. Riggs of Clemson col
lege yesterday implied that If a move
,nent should ever arise to vote Glenn
son into Anderson county it would not
be opposed by him. There are several
good reasons why It would benefit An
ders0n county to leave Clemson within
the geographical confines OF the state,
some being sentimental, others being
business reasons
There was an election on this prop
osition once and II failed by just one
vote. DR.. Riggs states that he did
not know anything Of the election until
after 1t was over and others were in Il
similar situation. But he believes now
that II the matter was brought up the
election would carry. And 1t can be
voted upon now for the four years
Limitation has expired.
This will be good time to start
something in the way OF road improve
incnt for Anderson, for with the far
mers' institute in Clemson all Of next
August and with the Southeastern
Grain festival In Anderson during the
third week OF August. the road would
be kept hot" between the two places.
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FOR GOOD ROADS

1t Is entirely practicable by thor
ough organization. wise economy and
careful forethought. and without In
creas!ng the burdens OF the people. to
carry out scheme OF public improve
ment consisting OF the establishment
OF good roads and thorough drainage.
30 that every class and community of
the people may have an equal share
OF them. snch a system Of smproye-
ment would not merely add to the co..
yenience. prosperity. and wealth of
the people. but would be a constant
and growing source OF Increase OF the
taxib!a basis of the state.
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ire Yankees were engaged I'M burning
property.
As they neared the residence of
William Sewers a column OF smoke
confirmed their information. The
mouse burners. whom they found at
the barn, corncribs. grainhouse and
the farm OF Col Ben Morgan. Already
haystacks were destroyed and the
house was In flames. This work was
being done by detail of SO men from
the Fifth Mich7gan-o which. Col
Russell A. Alger was commanterA
an act of retaliation for attacks ON
Federal pickets. ." "'
A part Of the detail WAS about the
mousse when the Rangers, numbering
about 100, rode furiously up. charg-
ing them. Taken by y'surprise. the Fed
eIal caValrymen, most OF whom were
uismounted, could make little resist
ance. ThS"" broke and fled In confu-
sion. ~" i.
The only way waa through gap In
stone wall, through which but one
morse could pass at time
While crowding about this gap the
Esderais were ridden down by the
Rangers. They tried to run along the
wall put were Qvertaken and those
not shot down surrendered. In eyery
instance the men who surrendered
were shot dbwn.. J."
When the, Rangers rode off they
left 13 dead and two inortally wound
ed men among the score or more who
mad fallen by the wall. The rest of
the Federals had escaped.
accusations OF Cruelty
As q result OF this affair Gen. Sher-
idan determined to. carry ont q Sc
we're program against the residents
or the valley who gave aid or comfort
10 Mosby. Householders between the
army's rear and the mountains were
now never free Of apprehension. They
attributed their harsh treatment to
natural ruthlessness In the Yankees.
Their reports of the activities OF the
Federals were filled with bitter &c.
cusations. The events about Berry,
Vile here described In part fixed the
men OF Sherfdan's cavalry in their
minds as thieves and oppressors A
distinction between military necessity
and unrestrained license does not an.
pear to have been made by all the
Federal troopers from the evidence
presented by the residents of that Sec
&fon OF the valley. ~
r To what degree these accusations
were. true II Is not heedful to inquire
30 years a, ar the event, but the com
iditions that gave rise to them display
the brutality OF war In light that
brings out by contrast the blessings
of peace. II y, l n
|: Copyright, 1914. by Associated Lit
Sc = 4 erary PFess.)
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AT HALF MAST

a few days ago Postmaster Cochran
displayed at half mast" the flag on
the United States pOst0fflce. in honor
OF the memory OF the noble woman
who was the wife of our much loved
president. Everybody knew that some
one was dead. some person OF dlstinc-
tion. This mark of respect showed
1t. but why?
There are not many who know the
origin of this custom. The salute to
the man that Is passing. The Toronto
Mail and Express says that since
flags were used in the war it has been
custom TO have the flag Of the superior
or conquering nation above that of the
inferior or vanqu!shed. When an ar
my found itself hopelessly beaten, 1t
hauled its flag down far enough for
the flag OF the victors to - placed
above 1t ON the same pole. This wns
a token not only of submission, but
OF respect.
In those days when famous soldier
ole. hags were lowered out of respect
to his memory. The custom long ago
pasaed from purely military usage to
public life of all kinds. the flag flying
at half mast being sign that the dead
man vas worthy Of respect. The space
left above it for the flag of the great
conauerer Of all-the angel of death.
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UNION MEETING
OF District No. s OF the Saulda ;Asso.
Natieu VIII Be Held at Pelse2f. 81

OF District No. s or the Saulda sAsso.
Nation VIII Be Held at Pelse,r. 81
Programme OF Union meeting
num0er 5, SaludR association. 20 be
held with the Taberhacle ], Baptist
church. Pelzer. beginning Saturday
night before the fifth Sunday at i :45,
Devotional exercises, conducted by
j.. M Alexander, 38.15 First Query.
What does the Bible teach as to the
relation OF the pastor TO the church
and the church to the l;7stor? SS ls
. Opened by w w. Leatbers, + 4
Sunday. 9:45 d. M. cong and prsiae
service by J. H. Hill. Sass,a IS !.
10: 15. What is the best method al
arousing interest on the part al the
church members sinst s,1. SUNDAY schcoi
workf Opened by II. c. Martin. Open
discussion; II ;1s Msisslona 4 II sermon
1 is q y GA, wi <TslRs
ssEs Z w. 81 NJ IS S N1tSl l1LUEN N
~, 81 Il N a q 81 81 sonisiitte IS
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In Berkeley county at one school
where no school was In session In
November. asked how long the
school wes and trustee told me that
1t ran only THREE WEEKS the year
before .i....t
Some time ago a father with his
sixteen-year-old son came into my
office The boy. lad with q good in
telligent face. had the misfortune to
have his right hand cut off three
years ago Neither the father nor son
could read or write. asked the father
why he did not send his boy to school
They lived within stones throw Of
the school house. tried to explain
TO him that this boy with only a left
arm could never hope to make liv-
ing on the farm as a laborer and that
Deneht to him In supporting himself
some education would be of great
IN some other way He replied, well,
l don't know. just haven't done it,"
The boy was decently dressed and It
was session OF the year when very
little work was being done on the
farm.
could cite hundreds and hundreds
or just such cases. Those have men
toned all refer to rural schools |
nave not touched on the conditions in
Lhe towns and in the mills. My work
ls largely among the rural districts.
In mill villages we find the condi-
tions Just IA bad or worse. Little bows
from six to twelve years Of age MAY
be seen any day In the week smoking
cigarettes. chewing tobacco, and
shooting craps around the stations
and on the streets 1t seems to be con-
sfdered as matter OF course. and is
taken az an every day event-which
1t Is.
Compulsory education is not need
Ell Tor the negro. l have cited exam
pies to show you how determined they
are accomplishing this without our
pubic school aid. Compulsory educa.
tfon is needed for the white man who
ls too sorry and indolent to send his
children to school but prefers to keep
them at home and In ignorance in or.
der that they may make the living
and allow them to sit around and do
nothing.
Are we going to allow this thing
10 90 on, or will we say like Cain ot
DID,. Am my brothers keeper?"
l. A. RISER.