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WAR ST
New Orleans IPlan
Rem
New Orleaas is preparing lo make
thc annual reunion of tba Con fido ra te
Veterans' Association, which is to be
held t.iere next May, one of thc larg
est and most successful reunions ever
held bj' the veterans.
Thc following circular, telling of
New Orleans' plans for the occasion,
has been issued :
"New Orleans, March 14, 11)03.
New Orleans has determined that the
annual reunion of the United Confed
erate Yetoraus, which wilbtake placo
in tho Crescent City May li), 20, 21
and 22, shall bo tho most momentous
gathering of thc 'old soldier boys'
held during the past decade.
"Representing, as it does, possibly
the most attractive point in tho great
South, it is consequently dear to thc
hearts of tho men who fought and
bled during tl trying times forty
odd years ago. Tho Southern metro
polis stands for, possibly, tho greatest
aggregate importance, financially and
socially, in a wonderfully prosperous
South. It witnessed its homes deple
ted of thousands and thousands of
brave souls who left their families
and their belongings to take up arms
ib a cause for which they were ready
to saorifice everything most dear.
Thousands went; thousands remained
away; and, the ones who returned to
take up the burdens they had dropped
?t the first call, and who havo survived
tho vicissitudes of fortune and of fate
. 'uing the lojg interim, stand with
oj.en arms ready to welcome to their
homes and to their lasting affections
their brothers who had stood 'on the
line' amid the storm and furv whioh
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War.
"Because of these memories, and
beeause of the associations whioh be
gan near half a century since and
whioh have been kept alive by the
fires of a patriotio sentiment, the old
soldiers of the Crescent City are de
termined to make the woloomo they
will aooord their one-time oompanious
the warmest on record. And, in this,
they will be supported and assisted by
every man, woman and child in the
city of New Orleans, all of whom will
anxiously count the days until they
oan number the ontire host of old
Confederate Veterans as their loved
and honored guests.
"The material side of the reception
to the United Confederate Veterans is
rapidly assuming u definite and tangi
ble form. Realising thc :
of making the reunion a red letter oc
casion in tho annals of tbeso surviv
ors of tho Confederacy, Now Orleans
has determined to raise a fund of
$100,000, whioh will be expended in
providing adequate entertainment,
4both bf body and of mind, during the
several days of the convention. A
forge number of oommittoes have been
appointed under the supervision and
direction of tho Confederate camps in
New Orleans ?and of Louisiana, and
these committees are hard at work en
deavoring to perfect tho details of the
reunion.
"In an interview with Colonel J. A.
Harral,. aid-de-camp on the staff of
General John B. Gordon and chair
man of the press committee, a commit"
tee composed cf the newspaper men of
the city, it was demonstrated that tho
entiro situation hid been Carefully
considered and that the looal forces
are moving quietly, yet rapidly, in an
aggregate effort, to the end that noth
ing may be found wanting when the
dawn of the reunion heralds the arri
val of the old gray-olad heroes. From
Colonel Harral it is learned that the
railroads centering In New Orleans
are making every arrangement neces
sary for tho handling of the members
of tho 1,500 eamps whioh comprise
tho entiro organization of the veter
ans. Tho rates will be made low
enough to prove an inoentive to even
the most humblo of the old "vets,"
who will find this feature no impedi
ment in hi3 desire to reach the con
yon ti on,
t:The committee on accommodation
bas arranged for a sys to rn of 'room
listing' whioh, in addition to the ao
W^.Siodation provided by the hotels,
will enable tbs visitors to be taken
care of (without the aunoyiog waits so
frequent on occasions of the kind un
der consid?ration? At least ten thou
sand rooms will be registered with the
sevejal 'information bureaas' provided
for the purpose, and the oommittee
has definite assurance that the rates
for board and lodgings will b?: very
feaBonabla. Arrangements haye been
made, through the kindness of the
United States government officials, for
a large number of army tints which
viii be pitohed within the inolo.ouro
.f thu 'fair grounds,' ono ot tho Jove
liest locations in ibo city of New^ Or
leans, well drained^nd provided with
convenience, which will make tho
'Canvas City' one of tho most desira
Wc features of t>.s reunion. These ?
ORIES.
ming for the Great
lion.
louts will be provided with all thc
conifortB necessary, and, in addition
to this, thc ?amo locatiou will bc
mai ked by thc erection of an immense
dining hall ?/i'i scries of kitchens
where meals will bo provided for the
attendants upon thc convention at low
prices.
"I'lans have been prepared Tor the
convention auditorium which will be
erected at the fair grounds, and work
upon thia building will be begun with
in the next ten days. Thc auditor
ium will be of sufiicicut size to ac
commodate tho estimated number of
veterans, and the conveniences will be
so arranged as to enable thobc present
to keep closely in 'touch with tho
speakers and thc proceedings.
"Elaborate plan^ have been made
for thc entertainment of the veterans,
and in addition to competitive drills
and mi'itary parades in which a num
ber of companies from other States
will participate, a grand ball will bo
given during the convention. The
committee on reception will provide a
simple method of registration, show
ing name, company and residence,
which will be open to the public. It
is desired that every attendant upon
thc convention take advantage of this
fact in order to simplify matters for
the various committees having their
comfort at interest. Bureaus of in
formation will be established both in
the city and at the fair grounds, by
means of which the thousands of visi
tors will be enabled to secure infor
mation, no matter upon what subject.
There will also be established at ?he
fair grounds a submailing station or
nnotnffifta at Tn 1> ? ^ V? mail m a yr IVQ vCCS
stamps purchased and mail distribu
ted. This sub-station will bo under
the supervision of the United States
postal authorities, and, with an ade
quate force of mail men, will un
doubtedly be a very attractive feature
of the gathering. The committee on
hotels and accommodation will shortly
prepare a circular letter to be address
ed to eaoh of the 1,503 United Con
federate Veterans camps of tho Uni- 1
ted States, soliciting information
which may enable the committee, as
soon as possible, to determine the ap
proximate number of old soldiers who
trill attend the reunion. This will
undoubtedly lessen the work of the
committee and work to the benefit qf
the visitors. It is expected that a
large number oft nowspapor men from '
.he newspapers of thc United States 1
will be present during the reunion, 1
md it is hoped that the local papers 1
ind the country press of Lousiana, 1
Mississippi, Texas and other States of 1
.he South may find it oonveniect to 1
ittend.
"In or ier to facilitate the work of 1
.he press, especial arrangements will 1
)c made for their convenience and en- (
ertainment. The rooms of the New y
Orleans Progressive Union, 331 Ba- '
onno street, will be made permanont *
leadquartora of the press committee '
ind of tho press at large. Owing to
ts looation, and tho convenience which 1
he rooms of the progressive untan of- 1
er, there is little doubt but that the (
ooation will be ono of great interest
o the visiting newspaper men and j
rill greatly faeilitate their work. A
pecial reception to tho members of
h^ press will be given in the rooms of E
he Progressive Union during one day B
f the convention. Through the kind- *
ess of the Now Orlerns Railway Go.
ars have been secured for a ride on
he St. Charles avenue and Tulane
venue belts, under the auspicies of c
he local newspaper committee. ?U ?
iaiting newspaper men aro urged to t
egister at the rooms of the Progr?s- i
ive Union immediately upon arrival I
a the city in order that adequate ar- 1
ingemonts may bc made for their on
ertainmont and well being. The St.
?bar?es hotel has been determined
poe as the looation of the General
Imted Confederate Veterans head
uarterd, and the various sponsors of
he visiting camps will be domioiled
ere also.
"Tho Confederate Southern Memo
?al Association will hold its fourth
nnnal oonvention at New Orleans,
?a., on same date rs the United Oon
edorato Veterans. The opening fea
ure will be the usual Jefferson Davis
aemorial service, whioh will be held
it Christ Churoh Cathedral, on Tues
lay, May 19, 1903, at 10 a. m. The
commander in chief, department and
kate commanders, with their respec
tive staffs, and Confederate veterans
in general, are cordially invited to as
sist at this solemn and impressive
ceremony, in memory of the first and
only President of th's Southern Con
federacy.
"The tremendous enthusiasm of the
people of New Orlesn* in regard to
this coming reunion makes it beyond
per-nd von ture that tho occasion will
be most delightful {rom all points of
view, and the ' municipal authorities, '
acting as a unit with tho citizens gen
erally, will pave the way for a delight
ful serien of pleasant recollections and
firmly fix the claims of New Orleans
and its people upon the good graces
and loyal sentiment of thc old boys in
gray.
xi. M. Mayo,
?Sec. New Orleans Progressive Club.
GEN. FRANKLIN'S CLOSE CALL.
Interesting Story of His Escape From
Confederates.
New York Sun.
When Maj. Gen. William B.
Franklin died last week, the newspa
pers mentioned among other incidents
of his career tue fact that ho was
once captured by the Confederates
but escaped-. TIere is tho story of
that escape as ho himself told it once
at thc request of Gen. Grant:
Gen. Franklin was a member of tho
board of visitors at West Point in
Juno, 1868. One evening, while a
party of old graduates wore talking
about old times, Gen. Grant asked
Gen. Franklin to toll about the acci
dent that befoll him when the Confed
erates got him.
"Franklin told it to me once," said
Gen. Grant, "but you other people
never have heard the particulars and
1 want you to hear how things hap
pened and how he came out of it all
and so is able to be here tonight."
"I had been wounded at Sabine
Cross Roads- -that was April 8,1864
and had generally beoome pretty bad
in stamina," said Gen. Franklin,
"and so was forced to beoome tempor
arily an invalid. I was in a oar one
evening on the road between Balti
more and Philadelphia when a troop
of Confederate guerrillas took posses
sion of things, I being one of those
?biogs.
"Finding they L..d a major general
of the union army they felt jubilant.
They didn't seem to think it was
worth while to capture cnybody else
and so I was walked out alone. They
treated me kindly-indeed kind o'
Hymnal hi zad with ??; ?.-nt added
'Them things we're doin' is war, gen
eral.'
"Where they intended td take me I
knew not-to the nearest Confederate
prison, of course, but where was that?
There were about 20 of them, and af
ter we had tramped along through the
woods for hours they decided they'd
go into oamp for the night.
"They built a fire and made a big
circle of themselves around it, with
me nearer the fire than they were, so
they wouldn't lose sight of me. We
had a fairly good supper, thanks to
what those chaps had got from the oar
they had stalled, and there they sat
and smoked till they began to get
sleepy.
"Finally, ali of them, with their
guns in their arms, stretched them
selves out to sleep-after designating
DUO man to keep awake for an hour to
watch me, and then he could 'shake
up' bis relief from the group. They
were ali soon fas' asleep-exoept the
watoher.
"I laid myself out and apparently
Event to sleep. But I didn't. I kept
ny eye on the watch. He nodded and
iwung about uneasily where he sat
?rith his gun between his knees, till
lie too, without ohanging his position,
tall asleep, his head hanging over his
enees.
"How long I lay quietly observing
ihat circle of men I never can tell. It
leemed to me ages. How oould I get
mt of that oirole?
"The fire used for the supper had
liokered down, but there was enough
ight to seo anything move, and I
tnew if any one of them saw me on
ny feet I would be k dead man. The
train was getting terrible upon me,
nd I half raised myself from the
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cause of these
eruptions ia im
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Golden Medical
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fies the blood,
and removes
the corrupt ac
cumulations
which cause
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salt-rheum, boils, sores, and other resulta
of impure blood, are perfectly and per
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n por three years J suffered with that dreaded
disease eczema," write? Mr?. J. Kocpp, of Her
man. Oregon. "I waa told to teyDr.
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in my Ufe. owing to Dr. ^erce'o Golden Medlcat
Discovery. I took several bottle? of ?he ? Discov
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ground, resting OD my elbow. 1 bed
DO firearms-even ia a tussle I'd have
had 00 chance. Would I risk lt all?
"I gradually got on my feet and
stealthily moved a foot or two. Just
as I did so one of the fellows said
something. I thought it was all up
with mo. But no-he was talking in
his sleep. I had let myself fall to the
ground when I heard the voice., I got
slowly up again.
"It was only a question of seconds.
I stepped over one of the men who
was nearest to me and got away a few
steps when I was held in check by a
voice. Again it was a sleeper talk
ing.
"Slowly I crept along until I
thought I'd got at a fair distance
where they would not hear my foot
steps, then-I hurried along. I never
hurried so fast in my life. Wei), to
make a hog story hort, I scrambled,
groped, orept, tottered along, trying
to find some hiding plaoe.
"I saw at last that I was near a
great cornfield. Thc ground was full
of brakewood and brambles and pit
falls and in ray weak oondition I was
in a bad plight. But the knowledge
that my captors would, as soon as
they disoovored my escape, scour the
land for me, which probably they
knew every inoh of, gave me some
strength.
"HeavensI How long I tramped in
the cornfield I know not. But where
was I going? All that I knew was
that I was going into a cornfield that
seemed to have no end. The oom
was high and dose ranked together, I
saw.
"Finally, exhausted, I reached a
Bpot just as day was breaking, where
there was a pile of brambles that had
appa-ontly been dumped there, and
even there the cornfield was thiok. I
could go no farther. I used my last
strength burrowing myself under the
brambles and dead wood, covering
myself up completely. How long I
lay there I don't know. But I Soon
heard shoutB and the rush of horses
right through . tho field. It was my
captors. They actually, one or two of
.u_J_ ?tit*_J_ll_-J
.Hutu, luuv iiguv viot(w? au? gwivjrau
near me a dosen times in their mad
huni. for what seemed to ino many
hours.
"That is ?11 knew until I suddenly
saw division after division of troops
maroh by me-in fnll review, and as
I thought, so magnificently. Would
the review never end ? I had never
seen such a tremendous army. Then
I oame to my. senses. I had been
wandering in my mind-the army I
thought I saw passing in review was
the great field of corn swaying to and
fro with the wind, and the bayonets 11
ARE YOU
Jr\? WO F
THE people of Anderson County
sensible people. They consider it the p
only the quantity but the quality, of th<
their hard-earned money. They have 1<
to boy inferior Gooda, ..even though th
teaches them that so-called Cheap Good
expensive.
Thia, in a measure, accounts for th
They appreciate our efforts to give a hu
dollar, and we renew tc them now our ]
best Goods at honest prices, we shall ex
them values commensurate with their m
Under this agreement we ofter iron
Plantation Supplies the best values Wv> 1
Geniiinfl New Or
Genuine Maine 1
New York State
Peerless Potatoe
(No cheap groray
Flour of ?v?ij j
(And each Sack g\
Heavy a?d Fins
Hats, Pants, Qy
Shirts and Dry
Of e
It is our honest desire to please? an
are pleasing to the tastes of the people,
the future as in' the past.
Tho Store of Quality ai
had seen were the . ilky cora stalk
tips lit up by the SUD. It was day
time-probrbly high noon. .
"Partly because I was too weak to
creep out of my hiding place, partly
because I expected every moment to
hear tbs 'rebe' gallop around me again,
I lay where I was. I mus? have faint
ed, for when I peered through0 the
branches over me the sun had almost
disappeared and there was less light.
"I made a Supreme effort and got tip
my feet, and tottered along, for miles
and miles I tboutrb*. Had that corn
ijeid no limit ?
"At last I saw a wooten farmhouse.
I had reached the corn's border line.
Owing to my illness, my exposure in
the hot field, lack of food and water,
1 was barely able to keep on my feet.
"Then the thought came to me-my
oaptors may be in that house, Or the
owner may be a 'Johnny Bob.' But
it was u oase of slow death anyhow
j what was the difference of places ? I
reached tho door and knooked. The
! farmer half opened it. Then he bade
I me oome in. He saw I WPS near faint
ing.
! " 'I know you,' he said. 'They've
been here and gone Von are Maj.
Gen. Franklin of the Union army.'
" 'And yon?' I asked. 'Are you a
friend of thoso men?' 1
"Imagine my chango of feelings
when he exolaimed:
" Tm a Union man. Do as I tell
you.'
"And that Union man gave me
nourishment and stowed mo away in
that house until ho could notify the
nearest Union forces where ? was.
"I heard a ol at tor of horses' feet
and the clanking of sabres outside
about two hours afterward. They
were not my oaptors-they were Un
ion troops that had oome to my res
on?, thanks to that owner of the corn
field."
A Good Maa Gone.
The following obituary reoently ap?
pared in a Missouri paper:
"John Anderson, we are sorry to
aay. haa^deaaaed. He departed this
last Munday, he went fourth without a
strugel and suoh is life. He kept
the grocer store at the Corner and his
wife will still-keep it. His virtues was
numerus and h's -wifeinherits them.
We are happy to stait that he never
ob. ea ted abd was always a honorable
man and his wife is also. His wife
will be pleased to see old ouBtomers at
any time."
Stops Conan and Work? off the Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinino Tablets
cure a oold in one day? No Cure, No
Pay. Price 25 cents.
GETTING
TH 'OF
are, aa a rule, a most practicable and
?art of wisdom to investigate well, not
3 values they receive ia exchange for
Barned that it is pecrbuaasss peiky
e price ia cheap. Their , experience
s are in the long run extravagantly
e gratifying growth of our business,
ndred cents worth of value for every
pledge that so long as they desire the j
ert ourselves to the utmost to give
oney.
i oar large and weil-seleoted Stock of j
lave ever shown in
leans Molasses?
Bliss Irish Potatoes,
) Kose and
?] ' "
-house stock,)
laranteed not to be sticky,),?
'?*'" ."*'*'cl" Sil
er&lis, lVy.
Goods,
very description.
d IC Good Goods and fair treaAsnent
our trade will continue to grow in.
ia Bispane&ry of Value.
PromotesDigeslion-Cheerfu?- ^ w ^~m$?T
* ness and n?st:C^?**fl?!*?neiib?P J?? ''iv J??'s? .
WOT "NARC OTIC. JjS
AperfeclJReiuedy for Cons lipa- | nf # Jae
Hon,SourSto?Tat?t,Diar*hoea KI l&J^
Worrns,Co?wulsiorts,F<^rish- li If PA? ii an nts
(ness and LOSS OF SLEEP. F ?i UVBF
FaeSinito Signature of H -, ??
THE OtRTAUR COMPANY. tin? VON? CITY.
... ;
We have about Twenty Excellent;
In perfect condition,.better goods than many of the Cheap
new ones, at 025.00 up. '?
l?ew ones, such as-4
MASON & HAMLIN,
ESTEY,
CROWN and
FIR K AND.
AU the very highest Quality, at prices we have never been able to give.
Come and see our Stock ; we may nave just what you have been hunting.
THE C. A, EEED MUSIC HOUSE.
D. 8. VANDIVBR. / E. P. VANDIVEB
VANDIVER BROS.,
GENERAL, MERCHANTS,
ANDERSON, B.C., October^, 1?02.
We propose pulling trade our way this Fall, and have made, prices os
good*, reliable, honest Goods that will certainly bring it.
We have the strongest line of Men's, Women's and GhUdr-mV SHOES
trs have ever shown, and havs thcsimarked down so low that e?ery pair is ?
great value. We have another big lot of Sample Shoes/ that we throw os
the market at factory prices. * Come quick while we have your size.
We aro rnoney-savera on GROCERIES. Bess Patent Flour 84.50 per
barrel. Best Half Patent Flour 84.00. Extra Good Floor ?3.7?.
COFFEE, SUGAR, LARD, BACON, BRAN, CORN and OATS
always in stock, just a little cheaper tbau.tho market prices.
We are strictly in for business and want your trade. Try us and you
will stick to us, Your truly,
VANDIVER 3RG8.
JUST RECEIVED, :
TWO CARS OF BUGGIES,
ALL PRICES, from a 835.00 Top Buggy up to the finest Rubber Tired joh
-AIJSO, --
A LO J OF WAGONS,
That'wal ltf?^?$^t?
Georgia Home Made Hariiass CSieap
Thefi?est,?jgte?raft~
. ; han ? ?.-i > ?. ? . 1
In th? worl4. Como and see it.
Yours in earnest;
VAND?VBR BROS., & MAJOB.
;! KCave ?J list iEieoet red
Two .Cars Fine 'fcsnnessee Va??y
. nnreerLy mum.
Yon run no risk in feeding Ulis to your stoca.
Will abo make the very finest meal.
Como qaick before it sa^l! o?ne, '*
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A Wn thmks it is When the matter of Ufe
i^ra?ano? suggests itself^but dreams tan
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thread when war, flood, hurricane and fifi
suddenly overtakes you, and the only wei
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