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c BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM ?IN? Western South Carolina. 0 k RATES REASONABLE. O SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER ANNUM JOB PRINTING A SPECIALTY. Times Have Changed. Very Cordial Reception Ex'ended to Senator Tillman. All of ihe Congressional Party Delight the Home Folks by Their Genial Manners and Eloquent ? Speeches. i * The Lexington Dispatch. A Representative Beiespapcr. Goccrs Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Counties hike a Blanket. VOL. XXIX. LEXIXUTOX, S. C., WEPXESDAY, MARCH I A, ISO!). XO. IS mL^Mi GLOBE DRY GOODS COMPANY, "W. SL 3^03iTCKT0iT, TZ2-, V T^Cwf' / ^nle'1WSO MA1N STREET, COLUMBIA, S. O., $LJ ' IP kioci i^CRl Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. ?jP fLf | \ ^ October 13?tf W J Colombia Daily Record 9th inst. Times certainly have chaDged. But 1 a few short years ago anyone who * would have suggested a banquet to S.nator Tillman would have been ? considered a fit subject for the luna- ; tic asylum. But yesterday he was * received most cordially and was cheered as if he had been the idol of ^ the people of Columbia. Such an event proved beyond peradventure that peace and unity does reign ^ among the people of Columbia. The enteitainment of the senator ? g and his party was a spontaneous evidence of appreciation on the part ^ of the business men of Columbia. ? Over two hundred and fifty men sub- ^ scribed toward paying expenses and ^ yesterday afternoon tnose wno naa held aloof applied for tickets and ^ 07er one hundred additional had to jj bi printed. The visiting congressmen were g Representatives J. Hamilton Lewis, o' Washington; W. S. Cowhead, of Missouri; J. J. Showater, of Pennsylvanis; John Shafroth, of Colorado; gi Isreal Waterhouse, of Massachusetts; ^ J. A Gonnoly, of Illinois. From our own State were Senator Tillman, ^ Congressmen WilsoD, Norton and ^ Latimer. The following ladies ac- , . hi companied the party; Mrs. B. It. ^ Tillman, Mrs. Latimer, Mrs. Norton, Mrs. Cowherd, Mrs. Showater and Misses. Latimer and Norton and Mrs. Waterhouse, who is a native of ^ Siatesville, N. C. 1 The reception was appointed for ^ 9 o'clock, but before that hour a great crowd assembled at the hotel 0^ and called for speeches. There were ^ loud calls for Tillman. He responded, but excused himself from making a speech on the ground of illness. Congressmen J. Hamilton Lewis, Cowherd and Connolly made short speeches. The latter had been to Columbia before, that he was with T< Sherman's army, but he said that the hospitality of the people was j much more agreeable now than then. ? m: Congressman Wilson made a stiring speech. He spoke glowingly of Columbia's future and referred to th* sic fact that sectional strife was now at an end. w] There were again calls for Senator . , J? TillmaD, who responded, congratu latiog Columbia on her bright pros- cjj pects. He said: ST don't want any thanks," he said. "I have but done ^ ~ my duty. Columbia is in South B Carolina, not South Carolina in Cc- ^ B lumbia, and from the bottom of my fQ] heart I congratulate her upon her ^ good fortune." aQ Congressmen Latimer, Showater jjv and Waterhouse made short ad- eg dresses expressive of their apprecia tion of the hospitality shown them. The banquet was served at 10 e^ o'clock at the Grand Central. Mr. ex R W. Shsnd presided and Mr. Abney aQ welcomed the guests in a happy 1 epeecb. th The following were the toasts and j responses: w] ' Manufactures as a source of wealth," Congressman Showater. g^ "The old and the new South," Congressman Cowherd, of Missouii. <nr?l. . a : "xne ALLiencau suiuiei, v^uLigicooman Connoly, of Illinois. "The fifty-fifth congress," by Con- . ' gressman J. Hamilton Lewis, of ^ "Washington. He is connected with cc South Carolina, being descended ^ from Governor Hamilton, and he _ ?11 thoroughly charmed the banqueters ^ by his eloquence. Since coming on ^ this trip he has received information from the governor of Washington ^ stating that his certificate of re-election had been signed. First reports j indicated his defeat, but the couLt I showed him re-elected by a small | majority. "The United States congress" was j se responded to by Congressman Sat- j cl forth, of Colorado. j in "South Cirolina" was responded to ; by Senator Tillman, who was received with tremendous applause. Among other things he said: w "We have a State of which we are ! proud. You have a city of which we j ft hope to see marching steadily to the ' u front. It is not necessary to discuss j the occasion of this assembly. I have [ simply done my duty. I am glad j that you are willing to honor me. j a Let the dead past bury its dead, and let us move forward together. I s congratulate you that half of these visiting gentlemen are Republicans y 7* md that there is now less sectional 'eeling than since the war. (Cheers.) The last toast was "Columbia/' vhich was eloquently responded to >y Congressman Wilson. This ended the banquet. The congressional party left this morning *ia the South Carolina and Georgia, jr Chaileston. - ? ^ 57hat a Mother Should Not Do. She should not forget that if she fto ft svavi i 1 an cViQ ICAld HCl UKJJ ao u uuv rill do much towards making him a gentleman. She should not treat her boy to erpetual frowns, scolding and faultnding. "Sugar attracts more flies ban vinegar.'' Love wins her boy d a noble manhood. She should never be so busy or ardpressed for time that she cannot sten to him. If he lives to be a lan he will all too soon leave her. he should make the most of him hile she has him. She should encourage outdoor exrcise or sports, and should not foret to train him with proper regard ir his personal appearance. She should never allow him to irm such habits as coming to the ,ble in his shirt sleeves, neglecting 8 nails or teeth, or carrying soiled indkerchiefs about with him. She should never nag him, or for)t that he is a creature of reason, )t an animal that requires to be < iven. She should not try to break her >y:8 will, but be thankful that he is 1 anly enough to have a mind of his | rn and devote herself to training it the noblest uses. She should not fail to instil in him 1 distaste for all that is vulgar. 1 i Consistency of Man. i ) the Editor of the Dispatch I When we look at the acts of men ( the common sphere of life, we ay find some who are by na- 1 re and practice consistent; but 1 sen we scan the field of, profesraals and politicalism we are forced 1 exclaim, "Ob, consistency! soon ' Here art thou? Alas-! thou art a 1 Rrel in this class of men. 1 Man is born with an inspired innation to success, but void of the 1 inciples of justice that leads in this 1 rection. He will often attempt to ing about good things for the up- 1 ting of his fallen race by asking r laws to be enacted at the hands ( those in power that would promote ' od morals and temperance in the es of the young men. When an < 'ort is made in this direction, and e good of the young man is being it and the morals of society betterI, these men are on the housetop claiming, "Lost and ruined Sta^e," d they themselves are in no wise Iping to carry into effect this law at would be the nearest to perfectg the sobriety cf the people, but bo are actually found among the I imber who say that every tub must and on its on bottom, but we will and as Dear those that have none i possible, so help us . Men best stand at all times for the ght and for the good of all by be g consistent We must not say >seive the laws of the land and iuntry and be found encouraging 1 ie violation of the same. Hoping id trusting that consistency will be und sparkling in the wreath that rms the crown that the temperance an wears, I am, for the right, Agricolar. The Daughter of a Debtor. "Well did you have any luck?'' lid the merchant to the yourg eik whom he had sent out collectS "Some.'1 "I suppose you got the amount j Ir. Fathering owes. You said ho j as a personal friend of yours." "No, I didn't get the money; the i ict is, I don't know exactly what to j rake of my expeiience there." "How is that ?" "I went in and said to him,? "'Mr. Fathering, I called to speak bout a matter?1 "I didn't get any further when he i aid? 44 'That's all right my boy; she is ; ours; take her and be happy." County Government Bill. The following is a synopsis of the county government bill as prepared by Senators Livingston, Graydon ; 1 and Glenn, and Representatives W. I J. Johnson, Blythe, Jenkins, Dargau 1 atd Hydrick. The bill, with all the | ' Senate amendments, was adopted by i the House without alteration. * Section 1. That an act entitled 1 "An act to provide for the county government of the various counties i 1 of this State," be, and the same is ! hereby, re-enacted and amended so j as to read as follower Section 1. That there shall be in i each of the counties of this State a I county board of commissioners, : which shall be composed of the county supervisor, who shall be j elected and hold office, as now pro i . vided by law, and two commissioners j who shall be appointed by the governor upon the recommendation cf the members of the general assembly fiom the several counties or a 1 I a majority of them, and whose term of office shall be coterminal with that of the supervisor with whom they are appointed to serve, and until ^ their successors shall be appointed g and qualihed. Said commissioners shall be commissioned by the secre- ^ tary of state, as other county officers, but without charges for their commissions. ci c\ mi l _ - r *l i ,3 i sec. 2. J.uat suiu uoaxu sliuu meet at the county seat at stated times, ^ once in each month, for the transac SI tion of business, and a majority shall constitute a quorum. The county supervisor shall be chairman of said board. Sec. 3 That said county board of commissioners shall, in their several and respective counties, haw and exercise all the jurisdiction, powers and duties heretofore devolved by law upon the county supervisors, the county boards of commissioners and ^ the township boards of commissioners, under the provisions of the laws 4 &I heretofore existing, providing for a 3ystem of county government for 0 the various counties of the State: Cl w Provided, That no claim against tie county shall be paid until it shall m have been approved in writing by a . majority of said board and entered ** in their minutes. Sec. 4. That the county supervisors 1 w of ihe various counties shall receive annual salaries, payable as now provided by law, as follows: Lexington, SGOO. Sec. 5. That said commissioners of Lexington county shall each receive as compensation for their tervices, the sum of $3 per day, not ex- . ceeding 25 days in any year. j Sec. 6. That said boards may in each of the counties named in this section and no others, elect a clerk who shall perform the duties of secretary and be paid an annual salary as now provided by law, to be fixed by the board, not exceeding in the several counties the sum3 hereinafter named. Sec. 7. That, except as hereinafter provided, the township boards of commissioners are abolished, and the duties heretofore performed by said J township boards of commissioners and the county boards of commissioners, relative to the valuation, assessment and return of property for b taxation be, and the same are hereby, {) devolved upon township boards of o assessors, special boards cf assessois 11 for cities and towns, as now provided <1 by law, and the county board of j 1 equalization, which said township j and special boards shall be appointed : > every two years by the governor, ! ^ upon the recommendation of the j } members of the general assemb'y j from the respective counties, or a r maj ority of them: and their office j f shall be continued with that of the | } ornvprnnr annnintinor tlipm. find until : to" - r r ~ " ' I ii their successors shall be appointed ! and qualified; and the chairman of each of said boards shall be, ex officio, a member of the county board of equaliza'ion. The members of each ! of said boards shall receive, as a i compensation for the performance of their duties, 81 per day for not ex- i cceding five days in any year, on ! s each of said boards and 5 cents per j li mile for each mile of necessary travtl j I on official duty. j 1 Sec 9 That sections 1 and 2 of an j v act approved Oth March, 1S9G, en- I h titled "An act to amend sections j d 2375, 237G and 2402, of Vol. 1, re- I( vised statutes of 18l.)3," be, and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 10 The couDty board of commissioners shall have the same rights and duties with reference to the preparation of jury lists as are now devolved by law upon the present sounty boards of commissioners. Sec. 11. That this act shall go into effect upon its approval, and all icts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act be, ind the same are hereby, repealed. The Nicaragua Canal. hunk Loslie-'s Popakr Monthly. la spite of the impetus recently [ jiven to geographical study, it is >robable that ten out of t.velve wellead persons will estimate the disance between Liverpool and San IVancisco and, via Cipe Horn, to be I least one thousand miles longer han from New York to the same j iort of the Golden Gate; but it is ! ctually 150 miles shortei!?the two j outes being respectively 15,601 and j 4,840 miles long. The greatest I urprise, however, is to find that j Jew Orleans is further away than | ither of the two cities, being 15,052 | liles from San Francisco. When j be Nicaragua canal is opened this outhern city will be only 4,047 miles om her western sister: New Yjrk ill be a distance of 4,946 miles and j liverpool 7,694 miles. The economy j ) the shipping interests of England j ad America alone would pay for the ! mal twice over in a short time, to ty nothing of the advantage to comerce of reaching markets hitherto [accessible. ? ?. j monument; ng jseauregara. The proposition to erect a monu ent in New Orleans to the memory the late General Beauregard i3 jain being agitated. Sometime ago i efi'ort was made to collect funds ir the purpose and $1 000 was seired and safely invested. This as not deemed sufficient to erect a :onument worthy of the distinnished soldier, and since then nothig has been done in the matter. An fort will now be made to secure aditional funds. General Beauregard as a native and for a large portion : his life a resident of Louisiana, [t is strange," says the New Orleans imes-Democrat, "that Louisiana, hich has erected monuments to obert E. Lee, Albert Sidney Johnon and ether Confederate leaders, muld have neglected the most disDguished Louisianian that served in le Confederate army.7' ?-v n T Tr\ A wx T rl IINCUKAbLt DISEASES Many diseases considered incurable are catarrh a Simple catarrh in gumption is cain the more ad' > ' ? but groat mirners of people die of consumption eedlessly. It is certain that every hase of catarrli, including many cases f consumption, are cured by the right reatment. Pe-ru-na, Dr. Hartman's Teat prescription, attacks catarrhal iseases scientifically and cures them. )r. Hartinan explains it fully in his looks which are mailed on application, lere is a letter from Mrs. Ilarmcning, Iazo Manic. Wis., who is one of many urcd of consumption by Pe-ru-na. he says: '*e-ru-na Medicine Co., Columbus, 0. Dkak Sins:? I cannot praise your emedy too highly, bast winter 1 had a grippe and hemorrhage of the lungs ollowed. All the doctors around here old me I had to die of consumption, 'hen I thought I would ask I>r. Hartnan for advice, which I did. He precribed IV-ru-na for me. and I took it ccording to his directions and was ured. 1 advise everybody that is roubled with lung disease to take Dr. j Iartman's treatment. I am sure they j rill not regret it if they do. I am now njoying good health, and can thank j 'e-ru-na for it.'' ^ | i Senator Henderson, of Aiken, is ! poken of iu some (juarters as being j ikely to oppose Tillman for tLe "uited States Senate iu 1000 Mr. j lenderscn is a mighty tine man and j re like him powerfully well, but we ! ike Senator Tillman b Iter and pre lict that Mr. Henderson will feel very onesome after the election. Another Elephant. Situation in Puerto Rico is Said to be Alarming. San Juan de Puerto Rico, March 1. The real situation in Puerto Rico is not understood. People in the States generally regard Puerto Rico as a sort of haven of peace. The war depaitment has just requested of General Henry that he immediately report how many regular troops he j could spare from the island. The One Hundred and Forty-seventh Xew York started home last Sunday, i The regular regiments that remain are so scattered that in mauy places where there is a necessity for a strong f _ _ 1 __ _ . 11 .1 1. _ iorce oniy a corporal s guara can oe mustered, and territories where there j are continual mutterings and the j greatest evidence of discontent at the American rule are unguarded. Gen. Henry is in a dilemma. He j has only three regiments of troops? j the Eleventh infantry, the Nineteeth j infantry and the Fifth cavalry and ^ two batteries of the Fifth heavy ar- { tillery. 1 ''I need twice the troops I have,'' j i said the General, at his residence at j San Juan. ' Because of the easy vie- . 9 1 tory of our troops here in the i war and the apparent friendli- ^ ness to the natives to the American , i soldiers when they invaded the is- ^ land a notion prevails in the States ( that there is little necessity for a j strong force to maintain order in the j . island. The idea is erroneous. "The conditions here are alarming. ! , The people have been given every op- j ^ portunity, but tney bave tnrown tnem , aside. Tbey are clamoring now for local self government. They are no more fit for local self government than I am to run a locomotive. More . troops are needed in the island. The ! c seeds of discontent planted by pro- ; fessioDal agitators are rapidly grow- ! ^ iDg and can be kept down only by a stroDg military force. "The ill feeling between the na- j n lives and the American troops seems a to grow stronger and stronger every j a day. The American officers have to a maintain the greatest vigilance to * prevent their men from wreaking j D vengence on the natives, and especi- j ^ ally on the native police for acts of 0 violence that are continually com- i 1 mitted against the troops." j ^ At Caguay, a small town on the c military road, twenty-five miles from a San Juan, a soldier of the One Hun- 1 dred and Forty seventh New York ! c was murdered last Saturday night in j a a manner that illustrates the treach- a ery of the natives. Private Michael * Burke of company L had entered the Puerto Rican literary club of Caguay and was sitting at a small j ? i s- ? i - . _i: j I T taoie reading, wnen a native snppeu up behind him aDd with one stroke c of a machete, sharpened to a razor's I * edge, severed the soldiers head from his body and sent it rolling across the floor. Another soldier happened | into to the club sometime afterward I and saw the dismembered trunk of the 8 dead man still in the chair, with the 1 head lying where it had rolled. 8 Several Porto Ricans were stand- 1 iug quietly around discussing the matter. No one would admit having seen the murder committed. Sus- A picion finally fixed upon one man, but when a provost guard went out 1 to arrest him he had fled and, al- ? though the enitre country around Caguay was thoroughly searched for ? the murderer, he has not yet been found. i Only four nights before the killing of Burke the bad blood between the natives and the soldiers asserted it- j self in a brutal assault on Private Fitzpatrick. The native police ar- j rested Fitzpatrick without a warrant, and when he resisted beat him into i , insensibility. , The soldiers of the four companies of the Oue Hundred and Forty- c seventh stationed at Caguay waited 1 until night and then started out ''to u police the town" a3 they called it. I Tbree cafes were "policed" in the 1 most thorough manner, tables being v overturned and mirrors broken when c the officers of the regiment arrived and quelled the riot, persuading tie 1 men to return to barracks. The ^ next chapter in the Caguay affair ^ was the killing of Burke. a The troubles at Caguay have been a duplicated at almost every place on j the island. j a At Guayama a soldier was stabbed i in the back by a native the same I ROY4 rAbsolutely 1 Makes the food more de ROYAL QAK1NQ PQV. night Piivate Burke was killed. The conditions at Ponce since the j clash between the soldiers and native I police, in which several Puerto j Ricans were killed, has been border- j ing on open battle between the , troops and the natives. At San Juan a few nights a<?o. three sailors from the United States crusier Panther were wounded by bullets from the rifles of the native police of the town who, in attempting to arrest one of the sailers, became excited and fired indiscriminately. Gen. Henry began bis administration in Puerto Rico by giving all the [ towns and cilies self government and ; by turning over in a great measure the keeping of the peace to the native : police force. He has been forced summarily to depose the alcalde and j the conclimen of many towns and I turn the local government over to irmv officers. Things are strained to the snapping point. Gen. Henry's ; race took on a grimness that his troops used to see in the old days 1 )ut on the western plains as he con- 1 duded bis remarks about conditions ! n the island. 4T have given them too much rein," ^ le said, ''now I'm going to take in 1 he slack.1' * I The Needle's Bye. ( f Tbe passage from the New Testa- j sent, "it is easier for a camel," etc., las J e:'plexed many good men who ^ lave read it literally. In the Orien- . al cities there are in the large gates j mall and very low apartures, called ^ aetaphorically "needle's eyes,'' just j s we talk of windows on ship board s "bull's eyes." These entrances re too narrow for a camel to pass j hrough them in the ordinary manler, or even if loaded. When a r oaded camel has to pass through one if these entrances, it kneels down, ts load is removed, and then it shuf- j les through on its knees. "Tester- < lay,*' writes a lady from Cairo, "I j saw a camel go through an eye of a leedle, that is, the low, arched door >f an enclosure. He must kneel, md bow his head to creep through; ind thus the rich man must humble limself." , j How's This! We offer One Hundred Dollars J leward for any case of Catarrh that :annot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Jure. F. J. CHEXF.Y & CO., Props., Toledo, 0. We the undersigned have known ' P. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, md believe him perfectly honorable n all business transactions and fin- 1 mcially able to carry out any obligaion made by their firm. kVest & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan & Mar in, Wolesaie Druggists. Toledo, O. 1 Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken interjally, acting directly upon the blood ind mucous surfaces of the sjstem. Price Toe. per bottle. Sold by druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Fills are the best. ^ i Attention Veterans! ? Headquarters Camp Steedman, No. G(i3, U. C. Vs., Lexington, S. C\, March 1, 1800. J ^ There will be a special meeting t f j ] he above camp, at this place, on j ] donday, March 20:h, 1800, at 10 i j >'c!ock a. m , at which time it is ex- ; < lL.1 .11 1 ? 111 _ li i I . )ecieu iLiui an Luemut'is \>iu uiituu j ^ tnd come prepared to sttile all dues, ! I >ast as well as present, as this camp ; 4 nust cancel all obligations with Di- ! 1 ision and General Headquarters on ' i ir by Apiil the 1st next. Application j t 01 membership iu this camp will be 1 cceived when* accompanied by the 1 ee, 'inc., and it is desired that every j 1 rue Confederate unite with us and 1 ecompany our camp to the reunion ,t Charleston, S C , which will take i t )lace May 10 13 uext. Let us have j * , full meeting. I3y order of i J. li. Counts, Commander. J M. D. Harman, Adjutant. < j Baking Powder >UBE ilicious and wholesome rQEB CO., NEW YQBK. Two Homicides. Abbeville l'rei-s ami Banner. Columbia has recently been the scene of two homicides. We published full reports of the killing of Mrs. Stuart by the constable. Later accounts of the affair very much modify the first reports, and show that the constables were not so near to blame as was at first supposed. The newspapers which favor the bars and oppose the dispensary made much of the occurrence, and they seemed to think that this affair would seal the fate of the present restrictions on the sale of liquor. The next week after the constables did their killing, a citizen of Colum bia voluntarily insulted a man because he was thought to be a constable. A fight ensued, and the citi- j zen killed the man whom he sup- i posed to be a constable. The same J anti dispensary newspapers made \ but a small showing of this wanton r attack upon a citizen who had given do reason for being attacked by insulting epithets. It may be the fierce and unjust attacks upon the constable by the news- * papers that induced the perpetrator of :he last homicide to insult and kill c .he man whom he supposed to be a g unstable. , This newspaper ventures to suggest ;hat Columbia jurors may do justice -v n l\/\t l\ r>l jj uuiu oiajcio. The dispensary has lost nothing by ^ Columbia's opposition to the law, and x urors will likely sustain the constables in making searches of blind tigers, a when they have warrants for so do- t ?gAll this stuff about the sacredness j. ind sanctity of a blind tiger amounts ^ ;o little. The right to search is as )ld as this system of government, rhe United States never stops to ask 8 whether the citizen i3 willing to ex- * ? j imine his still house, his bar room or bis home, when the officers have reason to believe that there is illicit ] traffic in liquor. i The dispensary will stand. It f 3oesn't seem possible that the pressnt Representatives in the General Assembly can go back on their con- I 3tituents, even if they as individuals, * 3bould sec k to flood this country with I Free liquor. How She Got it Into Her Head. ] A class of the Cumminsville inter- k I mediate school was eDgaged in the 3tudy of geography on Friday night when the question as to who discov- ( ?red the Pacific ocean came up. It i was agreed that it was Balboa. 1 "Now, who was Balboa?"1 asked the t :eacher. c "He was a shoemaker," answered a little twelve-year-old girl. < "Oh, no, you are mistaken," said . the teacher, "but how did that get into your head? "I saw in the history and here it is," ai swered the girl. The history said that Balboa was a "freebooter," and the child in- \ sisted, much to the amusement of t her fellow pupils, that meant that he J made shoes for nothing. Conse- 1 ;juently he must be a shoemaker. Livsd Up to His ITams. r A wearied parent, promenading t the bedroom door at an unearthly c aour of the night, with the baby in oia arm?, was making vain endeavors . ;o soothe the infant's cries. "It 1 seems to me that you knew what you were about when you insisted upon * he child being called 'Hugh.'" s What has his name to do with his ^ 'retfulness.'" asked the uususpicious ^ wife, sleepily. ''Everything," replied .he wretched man, "you would call I rim 'Hugh,* you know, and where v here's a hue, there's a cry !" And u 'or the next two hours the child did h i lis level best to live up to bis name. f( Kamou's Pepsin ("hill Tonic contaiLs ^ Amorphous Quinine to neutralize and dr- s ;troy the parasite in the blood: Pure Iron g o enri-. h and tone up the blood, and Pure soluble Pepsin to digest every dose giv?.n. p t recommends itsell to physicians. Tasteess and guaranteed. .V'e. For sale by i. M. llurman aud J. E. Kautmaun. I' ADVERTISING RATES. Advertisements will be inserted at the rate of one cent per word for first Insertion, and one-half cent for each snbsequ?nt insertion. Liberal contracts made with those wishing to advertise for three, six and twelve months. Notices in the local colnmn C cents per line each insertion. Obituaries charged for at the rate of one cent a word, wlen they exceed 100 words. Marriage notices inserted free. Address G. M. BARMAN, Editor and Publisher. The Difference. The son of a former slave owner lately met one of the colored ''boys*' of the old plantation, and stopped to have a chat about "matters aud things." "Well, John," said he, "and what are you doing these days?" "Is a zorter, Marse Bob." "An exhorter, you mean?" "Yas sir, a zorter; dat's it!'' "I thought you were a -preacher. What is the difference between a preacher aud au exhorter ?" 'Diffrence 'twixt a zorter an* a preacher is zackly thi.*-: Preacher, he stick to de tex\ but zorter he bit all round?" He Was Still With Them. A wholesale house in Chicago started a salesman out on the road, giving him $100 for traveling expenses. A week passed and nothing was heard from Mr. Traveler. Still another week passed, and still no . word from Mr. Traveler. Finally the house wired him as follows: "Mr. Traveler?Nothing from you since you left. Are you still with us?" To which Mr. Traveler replied: "Yours this date received. Have made draft on you for $200. Am' still with you." If the Baby is Cutting Teeth Be sure and use that old and well iried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothng Syrup for children teething. It joothes the child, softens the gums, illays all pain, cures wind colic and s the best remedy for diarrhoea. Cwenty-live cents a bottle. It is the best of all. . ? Five convicts escaped recently from he Aiken county chain gang. Measles, mump9 and whooping :ough are going the rounds in various tections of the State, while the small )ox are creeping around in the south lastern part of the state. Constipation of the Bowels may )e easily cured by a few doses of Dr. ir a c: r ? ar?,i: ? n. /x. oiLULUuua AJIVCI -txcuiciiic. One day last week 20,000 fine had were shipped from Georgetown o the eastern markets. The Charleston strawberry crop will )e a month or six weeks late, owing o the severe weather. The Curative Properties, Strength md Effect of Dr. M. A. Simmons jiver Medicine are always the same. !t cannot be equalled. The United States armored cruiser Brooklyn has received orders to soil mmediately for Hampton Roads to ,ake Rear Admiral Schley to Europe# Experiments now show that during >rofound sleep a noise not sufficient ,o awaken the sleeper produces a jerceptible rise in the temperature of he brain. To restore the Clear Skin, the Bright Eye, the Alert Gait and Sound Health, use Dr. M. A. Simnons Liver Medicine. The Columbia State, after thcr )ughly investigating the figures, anlounces the fact that South Carolina vill rank second among the States of .be I mon in tbe production 01 couon :loth. Tbe Supreme Cuurt has held in a Saluda county case that a dispensary ndictment must name the parties to vhom the alleged sale was made and .hat ''to divers parties" is not pernissable. Flushed Cheeks, Throbbing Temples, Nausea, Lassitude, Lost Appeite, Sallow Complexion, Pimples, [3Iotches, are warnings. Take Dr. il. A. Simmons Liver Medicine. Ex-Attorney General Barber has leeided to locate in New York for he practice of law. He has had the nove under consideration for some imp, but only recently has he secured traces id tuat cicv. There was a marriage by telephon^*"-^^ Fairfield county blizzard week, die parson could't make the trip to he bride's home because of snow, leet and bad roads, so he tied the :not by wire, and did't kiss the aide. Rev. E. E.1 wards, pastor of the English Baptist Church at Minersille, Pa., when suffering with rheumatism, was advised to try Cbamberrin's Pain Balm. lie says: "A ew applications of this liniment novel cf great service to me. It ubdued tbe inflammation and relievd tbe pain. Should any sufferer irofit by giving Pain Balm a trial it rill please me." For sale by J. E. aaufmanu. i