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?bt ^mtrrnu f??ttnliurr. J. C. GA Ul AK d TONt El) ITO ll y LAU HEN?, SEPT. 2d, 188?. ?atoeerlptlon rrlc?--ia Months, $1.00. PAYAMiK IN ADVAjNCE. Rat ea fur Advertising. -Ordinary A?l VortlsonioutH, por Hiiunrc, Ono inser tion, ll.o?; oaeli Bubsoquotlt inser tion, CO cont?. , Liberal reduction made lor IttrgC Ad vertisements. j. C. DARLINGTON A CO.t Proprietors. An Attempt to Revive Beetton nlism. Just ut n time, when more than ever, sectionalism seepis to have tiled out, and the prospect for peace and good will between nil sections of tile country seemed brightest; just nt n time when tho dying word? of their hero, culling for pence und a cessation of sectional animosities, wore being wafted from Nerti? to South and from East tu West, tho Republican party in Ohio hus seen tit to say in their platform, that "the rebels have taken charge iff the administration of the Government." Tlie campaign which ls opened in Ohio promises to be full of in terest. It seems, however, that the Republicans have truly run aground, when it conies to such language as this. Failing to bring a single charge against the D?mo cratie party thal can guin the sup port intelligence and honesty, of tilts party now seeks to stir its followers by reviving issues long since dead and burled. Suruely the party that has for twenty-live years administered the affairs of Government^ and reveled In the spoils which fraud and infamy ob tained, is at hist driven to desper ation, when it thus stoops so low. Viewed from a purely Southern standpoint, and considering the Republican party ns it existed here, we would not be surprised nt any downward step that It might take; yet we have always bad a higher regard for Northern Republicans, and we must say it is n little sur prising to set; that such an utter ance could find its way into the platform of the Ohio Republicans. Surely the conservative and patri otic. Republicans cannot counte nance such an attempt to rekindle sectional animosities, and to create doubt ns to the good faith of thc Southern people. At any rate, we feel sure that a majority of the voters in Ohio will demand sonic more cogent reason for the success of the Republicans, than the sim ple fact that the South has had a voice in the selection of GitovKR CLEVELAND as President. Although our party is in power, tlie demands of the South upon the Government have been modest, and this fact has been frankly nd? mltted\by those who would gladly have seeh\cvery Southern man of note ela mot fer omeo, in or?',(.r t),"t cnp?tal might V.V UP'?'?O for thc cam paign of '88. The word "rebel" ls Intended to fan tho flame which ls fast dying nut, and while lt may to sonic ex tent accomplish the result intended, it allows to the world thc despera tion t<i which the porty is driven by defeat. Something "Wrong-. Our attention luis recently been called to the fact, that nt least two of the towns in this State, Wood ruff and Ninety-Six, have ?'cry strange charters. It is provided that the Intendant and each of thc Wardens, in addition to tho powers usually conferred upon such olll cers, shall have "all the powers of a Trial Justice in civil und crimi nal matters." The policy of our government is, that no man shall hold two officers nt the same time. In addition to this, our statutes pro vide that Trial Justices shall be appointed by the Governor, and in the face of this, our Legislature has granted those charters. What does lt mean ? Can it Ix? that the Legis lature Intended to over-ride the law of the land; was It ignorance on their part or was it, like a great many other tilinga that have been passed by that body recently, dis posed of without duo consideration. We seo no reason why n majority of tho Legislature should conclude that lt is wise to confer such un limited power upon these officers. Why should the Wardens of those Towns usurp tho authority of Trial Justices? Why should they have civil Jurisdiction at all. Without ?ny chango or repeal of statutes already In existence, the Legisla . twre has created five new offices In jj towns that have this charter, and has conferred upon each, tho same glower and authority that ls given ?o Trial .lustices, and yet they are '"-lal Justices, inasmuch as '-Tied, and not appointed, in these charters 7>ust mean that / tiena have whcru thu puniahment ls by rino not exceeding ono hundred dollars or Imprisonment not exceeding thirty days. It must follow thut n jury eau be culled to their ubi, ami they can collect costs from the county, in criininni cases. Thia la an Important mutter and will surely lent! to confusion. Wc can see no reason for conferring such power and authority upon officers of u municipal corporation, ami wo con clude that something must bc wrong somewhere. Gossip. Of all the evils that can creep in and disturb Hu? peace and repose of our social and domestic structure, there is none more insidious in its Inception and yoi more hurtful in llnal results, than gossipplng. Like a venomous reptile, when once its touch is felt, it sends a deadly poison straight into the vital parts, and root and branches of the socdal fabric feel the sicken ing touch, and die. Oft has it as sumed tin* garb of innocence and ere the youthful victim is aware, some wrong is done which time must fail to heal. Not to youth alone does ir lay siege, hut also those upon whose heads the frosts of many winters can bc traced, and though Hs presence causes no alarm to these, yet all thc while a chain ls formed, which, Uko the iron hand of death, cannot he loosed at will. Prone are we to speak of others; first in friendship, Thou in measured tone, We trent their business ns eur own. At last, In blackening scandal we delight, and soe no wrong until the power to mend thc shattered name 18 beyond our reach. Unthought edly, perhaps, the work began Which blights the life of the unfor tunate Victim, once so full of prom ise. Happy is he whose hark has steered beyond thc reach of gossips grasp. Thrice happy he who cnn survive the shafts, once heaped upon his bend. Wow to Preserve Fences. There are several methods for preparing fence posts for the pur pose of increasing their lasting qualities. It has been learned by experience thut posts thoroughly seasoned when set will outlast those put into the ground when the wood is green, and it has also been proved that those set with the top in the ground will remain sound long after others from the same quality of wood std with butts down have decayed. Charring the ends of the posts std in the ground drives out thc sap contained in the wood, and closes thc pores so ns to prevent thc moisture in tho soil from penetrating it. This is prob ably the cheapest method known, and has proved very satisfactory. A paint composed of linseed oil and finely pulverized charcoal is very highly recommended. To prepare this, put a quantity of oil in a strong kettle, place over the lire and ltd it remain until it boils, then stir in tlie charcoal until it is as thick ns ordinary paint, and apply a liberal coat to the dusts. Coal tar j|s used by sonic instead of linseed <>7i,e<iunl parts of pulverized char coal lina quicklime being used In stead of the cfi???O") ahm? The proportions recommender1.'.'.n> live gallons of coal tar to one pouria each ol' finely pulverized charcoal and freshly slacked lime. The con! tar should be brought to a boiling heat in an iron kettle, when tin* Charcoal ami lime should he added. Apply while hot, either with a brush or hy dipping thc posts into the mixture. Another very cheap, durable paint is made us follows: Take tiffy parts of resin, forty parts of finely pulverized chalk, !JOtJ parts of (dean, hard sand, four parts of linseed oil, one part of red oxide of load and one part ol'sulphuric acid. Place thc resin, chalk, sand and oil in an iron kettie over the fire until thc resin ls molted; then add the lead and acid, slowly stirring the mass until thoroughly mixed. Should it provo too thick to spread conveniently, mid linseed oil until brought to thc proper consistency. A pjily While Ind. This method is used in France, and thc paint when cooled is sahl to bc very hard and durable. -In speaking of the reported political unpleasantness between the President and Mr. Tilden, a prominent Democrat from New York, on Saturday, willie in Wash ington, said to a reporter of the Baltimore A meriean : "It is absurd and also highly ridiculous to any one who is nt all acquainted witli the real facta in the case, "admit ting that the "case" exists. In the first place, Mr. Tilden took not the slightest interest in last year's campaign, and be cares no more now for New York or national ?olitlcs than a child four years old. Ie ia, I om sorry to say, and I know what I am talking About, absolutely Incapacitated mentally from giving any attention to the policy of the President, and MO far as naming any persons for tho port appoint ments in New York, thoro ls no truth In tho charge. Ho has one thought, and that is that he is going to die, and thia idea completely controls him to the exclusion of ali others." Mr. Chauncy M. Popow left Long ranch yesterday to pay a visit of three or four days to .Senator Kvnrts, at Windsor, Vt. Mr. Pc pew's family remains at the West Rmi Hotel until his return. Humor associates his visit with the nomi nation for f?o vernor, Mr. Popow hoing favorable to Mr. Kvart's can didacy as a stepping-stone to the Presidency ami a united party in m How to Milk. It I? not ovory dairyman who knows how tn milk-some cannot, ami Others will not, loam. Vast nu milers of good cows ure ruined every yenr by carelessness, hy ne glect und by brutality of milkers. The manner of milking and the circumstances connected therewith arc often not understood, not fully appreciated by dairyman. I heard two farmers recently comparing their yield of milk from their res pectivo herds for tim past season. The receipts of one were about a third more than those of thc other, and the latter said, "I cannot un derstand this; my food, my water stpply and my cows are as good as yours." The reply was, "yes; hut when my milkers go to milk they understand that il means business. I won't have a poor milker around at any jodee, and I talk this over when I hire him and lu? under stands what I will have." It was evident the subject had a value which carried conviction. The quantity Hint a cow gives depends nundi upon thc mode, time and regularity of milking. Cows do I best that have om? regular milker, and the time of milking should bc carefully attended to and not be subject to variation from day to day. The udder should be brushed, and in case of any dirt on it should be cleansed hy washing with a (dotli and water. For if the cow has been driven through any muddy places and thus conic be smeared, any dirt accidentally fall ing in thc pail will communicate its taints to the milk. Wotting the hands and teats with milk before milking is a very bad practice. This should always be avoided, both for the comfort of the animal and the cleanliness of the milk. Tin? milker should have short Unger nails, for long linger nails will bc sure to hurt thc teat, and cause Irritation to the cow. There are two methods of milking-thc one may be called st rippin or catch ing the teat between thc finger and thumb and stripping down the whole length of the teat. This plan ls not to be recommended. The better way is to grasp the teat, one in each hand, diagonally nc rsi the bag, and press on thc milk-the second, third and fourth lingers doing the main work, while thc upper portion of the hand and first finger prevent the milk from re turning to tlie udder; the milk should lie drawn rapidly, and the udder completely emptied of its contents. In the flush of tlie sea son, or when cows are yielding the most milk, from eleven to twelve cows per hour will be nlnrnt the rate for a competent band.-Cana dian Hr ced cr. A Heroic Cure for the Opium Habit. A pathetic story has lately come to my knowledge of a young man, an undergraduate in an Eastern college, who had become a victim of the hypcrdermlc use of morphia. He went with his father who was engaged in thc lumbering interest, into the primeval forests of Maine, hoping that during a stay of months with the wood-choppers he would be able to fight out thc battle of gradual abandonment successfully. Through a strange fatality, when the party had just arrived at their camping place, and were trans porting their goods across a stream the ease of morphin was broken hy nu apparent accident and its contents scattered into the water. None but the haggard young man could, at thc moment, could comprehend the appalling magnitude of thc calamity-there, as he was, two hundred miles from Yo? nearest settlement! lie sur vived the WM'.'''' ordeal, hut no words could express, he iu?"'. ^.'H!*,, the tortures mid agony through Which he passed during the suc ceeding weeks, lie was closely Watched, else, nt times, he would have drowned himself or have beaten his bruins out Upon the rocks. Months afterword he caine mick to the world a skeleton, worn and haggard, from his terrible con test. lt was au experience to which he could never afterward refer without the most painful emotions. Not the least significant point in this veritable account is the find that the young man always believed that his father had purposely brought about thc catastrophe for thc sake of bringing matters to a speedy end. Kati tho usual treat ment of the disease hy physicians nt this day anything to-offer that is much better than this man's sum mary method?-Popular Science Mont hi u. "What a Newspaper Is. [Hill Nyc, in Heaton (dobo.] The newspaper of to-day IM a library. It is an encyclopedia, a poem, a biography, a history, a prophecy, a directory, ti time table, a romance, a cook liook, a guide, a horoscope, an art critic a political resume, a ground plan of the civil ized world, a m ul tn m in parvo. It is a sermon, a song, a circus, an obituary, a picnic, a shipwreck, a symphony In solid brveier, a madly of Hie and death, a grand aggre gation of man's glory and shame. It is. in short, a bird's eye view of alf the magnanimity and meanness, the Joys and griefs, the births and deaths, theprido and poverty of tho world, and all for two cents-some times. I could tell you some more things that the newspaper of to-day is if you hoe time to stay hore ami your business would not suffer In your absence. Among others it is a long felt want, a nine column paper in a five column town, a lying sheet, n feeble effort, a financial problem, a tottering wreck, a political tool a .dierid's sale. -The Iowa Democratic Conven tion nominated Chas. K. Whiting Tor Governor; the Mississippi Con vention nominated Hov. I ?ow ry for re-election; tho Ohio Convention mm J rifted Gov. 1 leadley for re ?lccl J For some,week? n rumor has heen afloat in Brooklyn, und now it luis crossed Ula Kust Uiver, that th? ?or nions or lectures Henry Ward Beecher hus lioen delivering on El ocution-they will Ix? concluded this nutuni-will be the lust regular dis courses that will he hen rd from him in Iiis capacity of pastor of Plymouth Church. Ile 1ms fre quently* referred to thom ns the principal work of his Clerical life, the work hy which ho would ho posthumously Judged, ns if ho re garded them in sonic sort ns thc close of his long and distinguished ministerial career. For years the preacher's congregation have, ac cording to those in position to know, been more or less dissatisfied with what they call his vagaries, und would have Invited him to resign if they had not thought it advisable, for manifested reasons, to sustain liini, outwardly nt least. His ener getic vehement support of Cleve land last autillo deeply offended t.wo thirds of the members of his church, and tills, in addi t ion to ail lils eccen tricities, lats, it is said, made him extremely indignant. They believe ns he grown older he gets queerer, ami many ut* t hem are in constant apprehension ol* new und danger ous freaks nu his part. They were confident that he would retract Iii-? Mugwumpisni-helms been noted for his crustacean course-when they bed Informed him how hear tily they disapproved it, and they were nil the angrier when they dis covered his obstinacy. Their on durillg patience has, it is said, been exhausted, and they intend to su peacedehim after his seventy-sec ond birthday, which will be next January. They do not' however, ns I understand, propose to do this o penlyj they feel, after all thal hus occured, that they cannot alford to. .Just how they will manage is un determined. They will probably eliminate him by degrees, his suc cessor, whose name hus not been mentioned, is coming more und mor?* to the front and bc more and more to lue rear. Tit for Tut. The Hon. John S. Wise, the Re publican candidate for Governor of Virginia, having been criticised by I). H. Chamberlain, ox-Governor of South Carolina for having asserted that it was not Readjuster but Democratic legislation that was de clared unconstitutional in tho re cent dedialon of the .Supreme Court undertakes to prove his point by citing, not the decision itself, but briefs of two of the counsel of the bondholders and thc syllabus of the case of Poindexter vs. Greenhow. As the former cnn hardly he con sidered authoritative, and the hitter says expressly that tho Readjuster Act of January 1KS2, as well as the amendatory Act of Mundi Cl, 1KS-1, is unconstitutional and void, Mr. Wise fails, it would seom, to establish his ease. The real Inter est of the Republican candidate's reply to "thc ox-eurpet-bng Govc nor''A|ps, however, in the rebuke Mr. Wisc administers to tho latter for having for some years now been "strgglingagnlnst oblivion hy keep ing himself before the public as the champion of sundry principles and sentiments which lie was never sus pected of practicing.'' Mr. Wise suggests to him ns u topic more fa vorable to his object than tho dis cussion of the Virginia debt quos ! lion, "to K'v,> us reminiscences of Iiis own carpet-bag rule in South Carolina, where, when he finished, there was not 'liveyears good steal ing left,' as was elegantly and for eibly expressed hy one of his char ming coi)frere*, or lot Ililli explain how lie left that state and gave Hampton the < lo ven or's place, while 11 ayes took I lie elect ric vote." Per haps that would be more In keep '"?/rf-NrVAt. 'Aw- t?ureof tii? nV??**. Mr. Wise ls making, und the world certainly would like to know more of Hie inside history of South Car olina polities prior to the reform of |s"().- Halt i more San. The threats from time to time of invasions of tho United States by cholera, yellow fever, and other malignant diseases, repeatedly call the attchtion to tho general useof disinfectants, widen arc often used to great advantage in communities that hnve to leur an irruption of these epidemics. Hut it is n great mistake to rely on them to the ex clusion nf individual measures hav ing a far greater importun?e. Humbolt sahl that persons whose bodies ure strengthened hy whole some habits in respect to food, clo? thing, clenllness, exorcise und fresh air, are enabled to resist tho cause which eringa about diseases in other men. Hut to ordinary people it is Sp much easier to rely upon the germicide poisons of a Hoard of Health ?han to adopt seiisicle hab its, that half the good work that ls done hy tho authorities ls neu tralised by the neglect of all san itary precnutsons. A prominent citizen of Jones County, Miss., who stood high in tlie chun h, made a visit to Meri dian recently, and upon his return told his neighbors lie had seen Ice manufactured In that town with the thermometer standing 98 de grees. It Minn became a settled fact in tho minds of the menders of the church that Brother Blnuk had degeneraUnl into an uhle Har. Cuargea were preferred against him, and a committee of church members were appointed to visit Meridian and convict thc erring brother of lying. They went, saw tho ice munufuctured, and return ing home so reported to a meeting of all the church members. A look pf astonishment on the faces of the assembled brethren soon gave way td ono ?if indignation, and Brother Blank and the entire committe were incontinently expelled from the church. - Dynamite lins thirty times the force of gunpowder. t -During lust year there were W,)t lH2 kegs of steel nails manufac tured. vi Fashion Notos. Silver Jew elry IM very fashionable for street and traveling wear. (ialooiH are largely employed UH trimmings to dresses una Jackets. Ti nao I cord I? to toko, the pince of tinsel 1>rai<l In dress and millinery next fall. Short Jackota opening over full baby waists ure worn at seaside and country resorts. The HU tumor yellow predomi nates in tho way of color? but the tints and shades are endless. Very new und elegant dresses are of net showered with bends and laid plain over satin niorvol leu.x. The Jersey ls now only worn of A morn i tig, mid is quite discarded for dressy mut elegant toilets. Mitts ure not worn with drossy costumes this summer. They tire relegated to house and negligee toilets. The princess of Gabrielle form of dress for little girls is moribund. It cannot .survive another season Double folds of canvass etamine, instead of linen collars, ure worn as neck lingerie with traveling suits. White canvass having stripes of color is most effective a beu made into a skirt with pure white dra pery arranged over it. ('?dor on the edge ls considered the proper and desirable thing in percale, linen, or lawn collars mid cull's, for traveling wear. The prettiest and most delicate fans for summer are painted in soft tints, und with much dainti ness of design, upon cream color gnu r.e. The dress skirt, when not draped is now generally sewed on the bot tom of the bodice, whether it is round or pointed, and pleated skirts are less fashionable on the other side than those that are shirred or gauged on the waist. -If our misguided brethren of the pross who ure sowing the wind were the only ones to reap the whirlwind, we might bo willing to allow them the notoriety they seek in publishing to the world that South Carolina is u lawless territory and Its people no bettor than hor der rutila us. They well know thnt in every section of the State the law is carefully enforced, nnd that the people are generally law abiding citizens; und yet, when ever u murder is committed or a house burnt, they sturt their "law less" erl tori als and raise more blood and thunder than u dozen painted Indiums on the warpath. It would be better for these knights of the quill to go to some watering place and eool off, or diet thom solves and take sonn? active med icine that Will relieve them of tho chronic nightmare tluit seems to haue taken possession of them. ('<tfanthia IiecOl'd, -The Labor Tribune, of Pittsburg does not seem to think much of the natural gus us a rival for coal. In a leading article on tho subject lt says: "According to the test made by engineers, 1000 cubic feet is equal in heating power to one bushels of Pittsburg coal. From inquiry mooting householders who ari" using the gas, we learn that lt costs from two to three times ns mindi ns toni. It is evident, then, that gas will not supplant coal for domestic purposes except with those householders to whom ad ditional expense will he no objec tion. -Grand preparations are ma king for tho Sturt? '\ ?i lu Columbia during Fair Wcok. Tho ''liiy-out, ' lt lt said, will cost ?1JMK). THE LA l it IONS BAR. JOHN C. If ASK KI<I?, N. It. DIA I,, Columbia, S. C. Laurens, S. C. HASKELL, & DIAL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LACHIONS C. IL, H. C. J. T. Johnson? ATTORNEY AT LAW, (lillee-Fleming's Corner, North west side Public Square. L A ll H K S S , e. H., ?. C. J. C. Garlington, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LACHENS C. IL, H. C. Office over W. ft. Garrett's Store. W. 0. BEX KT, I*. Moe IOWA N, Abbeville, Laurens BENET & MCGOWAN, A T T O R N E Y S A T I, A \V, LAURENA c. H., 14. C. J. W. KKUOITHON. fi KO. Fi YOITNO. FERGUSON & YOUNG, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LACKKNH, H. C. It. 1?. TODD. W. If. M ARTI M. TODD & MARTIN, ATTORNEYS AT I, A W, LAltKNK, C. If. M. C. X. .1. HOLMll. Y. SIMPSON, HOLMES Sc SIMPSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LA C RENN, V I*. FEMALE COLLEGE. Re-opens Monday, September 14th, 1885. Fully equipped in nil Departments. Apply for circular?. IRON FOUNDRY. All kiiuls of Machinery repaired. Iron and Brass Ousting*, of every description, made on short notice. Work guaranteed ns good, and prices Lower than cnn bo lind nt any other Foundry* We menu what we say. Call or write for prices. MYERS & COLE, Laurens S. 0. August 0, I88? 1 3m. This space belongs to J. K. COOPER ?fe CO., Dealers in CHOICE FAMILY and FANCY GROCERIES,' . LAURENS C. H., 8. C. MO UT BEGINS TO-DAY. THEY MUST GO! WE propose tn clone out our entire Stock of Spring and Hummer Oonda in the next 80 dnys, a I moat rcgnrdless <?f Coat? We hnve some beautiful Bummer Dress doods, which will lie nfatigh tered. Also, Genta' and Lndioa LOW CUT SHOES Ac. Cull ut once, for we will tefl. GRAJflAM &J$?irJRKS^ CHEAP CASH STORE. I ?in Au gu r?, 18?/? JG O IVE GO "ITO GILKERSQ.N'S f And seethe Red Bat, hrtthout feet or wing?. Also, the Highaffln, t?#ble Boffin, Compound Pressing Squeezer. He has the [ ^ COMPRESSED PRICES on his Stock of Staple andy Millinery? Ac. limited this time will make spool* Gents' Straw Hats, Pari We uro compelled to make inom for tj of Fanhhrn. , tey Goods. Notions, days, and during ?rices on Clothing, md Millinery. .all Ht.ick at tho Emporinm ULKER80N.