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Charleston Exposition Now Grand Diu-
j)layy- Beauty oit of CIiaog-llMYbo
Possibj Can Sjiouli Visit the Historic
City ntl it Educational Show.
Have you been to the Char
leston, (S. C.) Exposition." the
Standard man asked of Mr. Jas.
P Cook, of Concond, tvhose work
recently has been in South Caro
lina; "and if so, "what about it?"
"Well," said he,- "I wag in
Charleston the week before the
official opening of the Exposi
tion on Dec. 1, 1901, and I was
astonished at tha idea of open
ing the samo to the public. Noth
ing vas complete, marj build
ings stood only in skeleton form,
drive-ways and walks not yet
laid out and the whole face of the
this toost excellent exposition,
one tmisfc seejt. Ther is within
the enclosure that .which will in-
trest and amuse anyone and
everyone; and one will think bet
ter of his country after having
seen it. The Standard will be
safe to urge, everyone of its read-,
ers, that can spare tho time, eti.
to visit Charleston during tho
Exposition. Old Charleston, by
itself, is worth going -to- see.
There is but one Charleston.
Those who take your advice will
never have occasion to regret
the trip.
To see so much of pleasuie
and benefit for a so remarkably
small price, is not often offered
the public.
"Tho people of Charleston
lflUS.DAYl IN fEARS-
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OTercome bj Her Felingrs in the Fres
once of the Mississippi Legislature.
Jackson, Miss., Feb. 15.--Mrs
Jefferson Dayis visited the
Legislature today-. Shortly be
fore noon she entered the
House leaning on the arm of
Senator Clay, an. old friend of
her husband. He introduced her
in an affectionate speech.
Mrs. Davis occupied tho
speaker's stand and did her
best to respond to tho cordial
welcome that had been extended
in behalf of tho people of the
State, but her voice choked and
she burst into tear. She w ould
have sunk to tho floor had not
Speaker Russell ond I lieutenant
Governor Harrison suimorted
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to-be Exposition grounds ' was , iiave thrown open their doors, !hor to a chair. Sho did rav ago
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covered with old boxes, barrels,
poles, timber and trash of every
and accomodations can be had to say between sobs that tho
at price's to suit most any condi- name of Mississippi v;:s de;r to
description. Evn the fences ' tions This Exposition is so : her and that sho loved all its
and gates were yet to build. The closo hom6j and so ci0,0 kin to people,
appointed time for opening the u3 our folks ouvht. to by all Legislators
Exposition had come, and the m0ans visit it, and the .Standard
authorities declined to postpones be doing its constituency a
the time. This incompleteness service to urfie nem to- go. It
got into the public mind and has is decidedly a magnificent show."
had bad effect upon the attend
ance.
CHEAT ENTERPRISE.
"I was again there 'for sovoral . ITiiUnej Reduction Ctmpar.j will Har
n . c .t .,. rnun ness Yadkin's Riuhins YatorsOthT
tiays Uii niat Ul nil muuui. xiiu
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Exposition grounds, the show,
the exhibits, the entire outlay'
presented an entirely different;
picture.
Hirm?n is iron the un-
finished to the complete a
co:m)h:tion that reveals a real,
Adjuncts.
Tho Salisbury correspondence
of the 17th to the Morning Post
gives the following synopsis of
the Whitney Reduction Com
pany's great enterprise:
'The Whitney Reduction Com
mnv is ranid! v pushing tho work
gonoine picture of beauty and : Gf harnessing tho Narrows and
wonde r. What nature failed to : when this work is completed it
do with an ideal 100 acres of will probably represent more
, n . . uur.t '' capital than any other singla in-
ground, a really artistic architect: 1 J rPh
U US try III 11UILU Vcuwmn, inc
Company is composed of several
000
and an enterprising company j
have done, thereby, turning out woatthv easterners and they con-
Atlanta show of 1895. Utility
and beauty went hand-in-hand in
the construction of the buildings
One may walk miles and miles,
in' viewing the various exhibits,
in going round the semi circle of
buildings, all connected by en
closed walk-ways, which are
utilized for various objects; arid
an Exposition, in plan, design j templaU expending 3,00O,O0(
and beautv. far surpassing tho on the power development-alone
In addition to this tne company
owns and operates a splendid
copper mine adjoining the Union
and a large granite quarry at
Woodside. The aggregate capi
tal invested by tag "Whitney
Company in this vicinity will be
about $5,000,000.
"Atf staUd in a previous spe
cial the company will have a pri
; vate telephone lino and will build
the plat of ground within this a raiiroad 6f miles in length
circle, with its artificial lakes, from New London to the Nar
arbors, flowers, walks, etc., beg- rows."
gars a description. The Salisbury Sun of 18th
Noman-couldgive anideaof ays the company let the con
the splendid exhibits by .tract-for building the road from
details or particulars. Theyare the Narrows to New London on
numerous, handsome, and, in Monday to Wm. J Oliver & Cp.,
themselves, present lessons and of Atlanta: for $75,000 and that
Instruction well-worth the effort the chartered train for the grad
of aU to Cure. A Tnr-Hecl has ! ingmill arrive at New London
no reason, I may sy in pnsi' today (Wednesday.)
t o b? v
State officials
and hundreds of citizens crowded
around to shako hands and wish
her well. Mrs. Davis did not
refer to tho salo of Beau voir,
nor did any or. publicly, but
there is a tacit understanding
that the sale is to be libido at
$10,000 for tho soldier's home in
a few days. She left today for
Vicksburg and will go from
there to New Orleans and from
thence to lnuvoir.
sin: wis unoiKD to death.
IvulHi r IS;Uy in i!er Arsi W'n hui
Hurt at All.
Pilot Mountain, N. ,C, Feb.
17. A Mrs. Tucker was' burned
to dtath in Stokes comity the
past w' . The particulars as
reported are that sho was not
j. .
feeling very v.ell and made a
pallet before the fire aud lying
down with her one-year-old
babo in her arms, dropped off to
sleep, when the bed clothing
caught tire aud burned her so
severely that she died in twenty
four-hours. Strange to say the
baby was not hurt.
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;' 1 !;'; Jubit
made by the Nor. h Carolina Ag
ricultural Society. Everything
is in that exhibit except a sample
bottle of North Carolina Moon
shine Mr. Bruner, our man,
votc6 it out; at any rate, it is not
in exhibit "A
.Miss Willie Oglesbj Dead.
Miss Willie Oglesby, whoso se
rious illness from appendicitis,
has been noted, died Monday
a
night at 11 o'clock.
She was 16 years old, the
daughter of Mr. W H Oglesby.
The funeral services wero held
todav ( ' t.'dnesdav) ;.t Ro"-.ky
"To form an adenuats idea of River church at 11 o'clock.
Mr. Claries ( oly I)ad.
Mr. Charles Cosby died at the
home of his parents near Mill
Hill Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock
of pneumonia. Die had suffered
for several days and the crisis
cama with exhausting force.
lie was 21 years oM, aDd cut
off on the first stage what prom
ised to be a useful lf. He bore
a good name and was greatly es
teemed. He was buried today Wedncs
day) at Bethoage church.
Mr, Cosby leaves sorrowing
parents, brothers and sister arrd
a host of friends to grieve his
-.
untimely death.
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telligent; what they hate i lo
hare themlntelhctual."
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AT THE OLD STAND 01f
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