Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?tu ?Umtrnm fptirrtiwri\* /. C. UARLIXUTOX, EDITOR, LAURENS, KKPT. loth, 188'.. Subscription Pr lc o -12 Von tbs, ?1.00. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Hatos for Advertising.-Ordinary Ad vertisements, per square* Ono Inser tion, $1.00; encti subsequent inser tion, TiO couts. Liberal reduction made for large Ad vertisements. J. C. OAKLINGTON A CO., Proprietors. Tho Cut Must Como Before the peal. It appears that the political cam paign in this State is about to begin rather earlier than usual. In sonic sections great clamor for a "change in the State officers," is being rasied. As it ls termed, "a new deal" is demanded. Tho ex act meaning of tIii . phrase seems not to be definitely Axed, but va ries to suit the taste of all. Before, however, it is decided that a "new deal" is needed, let us determine what it means, for it may be that moro importance is at tached to the term than one would suppose at a first glance. If at the next election we are to make a clean sweep of all tile officers from thc highest to thc lowest, irrespec tive of merit or qualifications, just - to have a change, or for tho pur pose of giving place to others, we see no necessity for such a course. While it is true that the people have tho power to place who ever they choose iu office, yet it should be remembered that this power must never bc exercised to reward friendship, nor should a man be placed in office simply be cause he is seeking a situation and is needy. A public officer is a pub lic servant, and a public ofhce a sacred trust. Those who perform their duty with fidelity and aro acceptable to the people, should not bo sacraficcd in order that mal content? may get their place. Another view of the matter is that there is a certain class in this Stato who always manage to secure "fat" places for themselves and their family connection. Because of a man's family name,-because bin grandfather was bravo or bis great-grandfather was a Revolu tionary general, it docs not follow that he is any more competent or any more t ntitled to hold an office than any other man. In this coun try "every tub must, stand on its own bottom," and it ls the man himself; his eharcter and fitness that should decide the question, and not his pedigree. Perhaps this is what is incant when the newspapers all over thc country speak of the "rings" iu thin State. If this was their reason for asking for tho new deal, surely no one could object. It is thc only argument that can seriously bo urged in favor of it. AS to lhere being such a thing as a corrupt po litical ring, since th?5 Democrats came in power, no one would for a moment contend, yet lt docs seem that family connection and influ ence with certain aristocratic fam ilies has outweighed all other con siderations in South Carolina for the past few years. But from what we have seen . subject, on tho we are forced to tho conviction that some of those who are most vehement in advoca ting the new deal have a very dif ferent object in view. Underlying thc whole matter, thc talk about a change in tho offi cers, new deal, Ac., it docs not re quire a Solomon to perceive that these loud talkers cadi have a complete set of candidates which they have wish to push Into office. This is a species of dcmngoguelsm which should bo condemned by nil lovers of good government, all fair minded men. Nothing ls more contemptible than to see a man attempt, by deceiving tho public, and by throwing out false colors, to ride into power upon a hobby. The main question in State poli tics that will be before the people In tho next election is the Univer sity question, and it is useless to seek to disguise the fact. lt will at Iea?t take some more clevor de vico than a "new deni" to deceive the people. A Change Needed. If we aro ablo to Judge the signs of tho times correctly, a chango in tho road law of this State must Ix; made. It is Impossible to make any jiermanent Improvements under the present system of working. First, the labor required to do the work as It should bo done, is not given, and then nine-tenths of the work that Ia done ls lost because it la not complete. Kvory year wo have the same thing repeated. A little brush is thrown In the washes, with here ami there a sondo full of di rt t brou n on If, tobo washed a Why hy the lt rsi rain, and this, tho only work done in thc year, ls often lost In n week. The bands Who work, as well ?is tho overseer, mel that tiro whole ni nt tor IM a task that has to bo performed; a form that has to bo compiled with; and the sooner lt ls over, tim hotter for them. Wo have never yid seen much Interest manifested in road working. So far as Laurens is concerned, this is am important matter. For live miles from this place, in all directions, during bad weather, thc roads arc very had. Thousands of dollars, tn tho way of trade, ave lost to thc town annually. All wc need in order to control all the county trade, ls to have better roads. Wc have ?'very prospect for a cotton market this season equal to any country town, and for thc past few years wc have success fully competed with all neighbor ing places in thc price of goods, and this year tho outlook is oven moro encouraging than ever before. Wc want good roads, and must have them. Thc question is a vexed one, and full of difficulties which wo will not attempt to remove. Wc have no Improvement upon thc present system of working which wc arc prepared to oller, but surely some improvement can and will bc made. When wc see President CLEVE-* LAND jogging along over forty-two miles of hilly road in the State of New York, on an old-fashioned buck-board, we have a beautiful picture of democratic simplicity. What a contrast when wc view thc pomp and pageantry that over whelms all Europe when monarchs stop beyond thc portals of their palaces! This is an Illustration of the superiority of our institutions. Thc Chief Magistrate, accompanied only by a friend of bis carly days, armed willi a fishing rod, can pene trate beyond the confines of civili zation in safety, and rest at night along thc lakeside, under thc can opy of beaven, conscious of integ rity of purpose, and knowing that ho has won thc admiration of bis fellow-men. The Czar of Russia; though attended by armed legions, cannot mingle with his subjects without fear for his safety. Surely this is sufficient to con vince all, that honest simplicity, uprightness and integrity, which ever carry with thom the love and respect of the people, is tho surest and safest shield. A great many newspapers In this State, it seems, arc scarce of some thing to say. At least it has that appearance when they arc willing to devote the most valuable space in thoir paper to controversies of a purely personal nature, which d< not concern thc public and can re sult in no good. All that is accom plished by such chat as some have indulged in, ls, that, ono attempts to show that bc can usc tho most offensive language; language that is repugnant to every rule of eti quette and gentility, and even goes beyond thc bounds of common de cency; and thc other tries to beat lt. Newspaper controversies sel dom accomplish any good, and es pecially personal disagreements, should be settled without forcing thc public to read thom. Very St a ii .ge. We have hoard that at least one person in this community, having been offended somewhat by an ar ticle which appeared in thc edito rial columns of tho ADVERTISER, charged a friend of ours with Ibo authorship of said article. Let it be understood, once for all, that whatever appears as an editorial in this paper is written by thc editor, and bc alone is responsible. When ever wc have to call on others to write editorials wc will surely take our name from thc top of these col umns, and turn tho paper over to someone more competent; bul so long as it remains, there need never bc any doubt as to who wrote the editorials. Our Idea of a newspaper is that it should speak out on all important questions fearlessly and without regard to thc opinions of others. If wc happen to take tho wrong side of an issue, why thc moon will not stop in her revolutions, nor will thc current of events be changed; but thc world will "wag along just thc same." Whatever wo say will be for thc good of thc country, as wo conceive it, but sundy lt is not expected that everyone will accept these views. Doubtless many serious charges may be brought against us, but WO are willing to face (hem fairly, and wo do beg that our friends bo spared tim necessity of carrying our burdens. We trust that when tho chayge of plaguurism is made, some ?how of truthfulness may also appear. -An Iowa woman was engaged In giving ber husband a severe curtain lecture tho other hight, whon she "was seized with lockjaw and dieri within fifteen minutes. "A word to the wiso is sufficient." -Hen. Beauregard and Chm. Kar ly arc paid $(1,000 fi year each by the Louisiana Lottery Company for watching tho wliool turn once a month and giving'' (heir names as fidvcjilamcntj*. ; Sou< in-rn Cotton Mills. Hard Times Ending and the Reward at Hand? From tho Augusta Chronlclo. Th? over-production lins hoon worked o?r, now markets have hoon established and American good* have beeil placed lu active compe tition with European manufactures. This reduced tho margin in Which England could purchase cotton ad vantageously, and she must buy tho present crop at a figure that Will bo a living rate for all. And there is no doubt about tho surplus stock having been worked off. it lost money i but it had to go. Our manufacturers faced jhe music with calm determination, and now their reward is at hand. Nor lufve they unloaded on the jobbers and dealers In our own market, thus simply transferring thc burdon, but they have dumped their surplus stock In foreign coun tries in tho great markets of tho world, where it relieves us and causes no glut. Now our country is nearly bare of goods-there being, In tho opin ion of competent judges, a smaller stock than for five years past-the people have economized until they lia vc exhausted supplies, and a fresh demand ls springing up on all sides. Crop reports from every section are cheering and tho out look is encouraging. [For THE LAURENS ADVKRTISKR.] POUT J KU VIS, ORANGE CO. N. Y. September 1st, 18K">. Editor Laurens Advertiser: Thc first number of your paper came to mc from a mutual friend, with these words: "Will you not send to Mr. (tarlington a brief ar ticle when you have time to write? ono on agricultural matters I think would bc of interest." Po not suppose that a correspon dent so far away in thc North and unacquintcd With your modes of growing cotton and tho other crops to which thc planters of the South have long given their attention, will presume to attempt to inform readers of your journal. They know much more than I do regard* ing the crops ordinarily made in your section. A stay of sonic time in South Carolina, not long ago, enabled mc to sec some things, in which change in the direction of some of your industries would, I think, accrue to your interest. 1 noticed that in the South, as at thc North, farmers, as a (dass, arc very slow in entering on new schemes or new modes of working the land. They arc as in telligent as any class, and yet they do not seem readily to discover that the new conditions created hy railways and water-ways opening up regions to markets before In accessible, renders it practical to commence producing all varieties of crops made profitable by near ness to market. Now it is tho object of this brief paper to speak in a general way of what WO feel sure may bc done, and ought tobe immediately done, in your State. First, some sugges tions with regard to fruit growing, particularly grape culture. Then of Improvements in your method of cattle rearing and milk produc tion. That your climate and soil arc both adapted to thc growth of grapes, there is no longer doubt. So with the production of fruit, of which tho quantity grown is very small, you must bc aware that the consumption of all kinds of fruits is very greatly on the Increase in the United States-far beyond thc ratio of increase in population. I am quito certain, were you to look upon the variety to bc found in almost any one of our town markets, you would bc surprised and delighted by tho display of applos, pears, peaches, plums, grapes, etc., grown here in our colder North. I will send to you shortly, u specimen of grapes grown in half cultivated vineyards, by inexpe rienced farmers, and sold profitably at live cents per pound wholsole. From your latitude they could. have been put in tho market hero a nionth sooner and have command ed fifteen to twenty cents per pound. Arc there no suggestions from those facts to induce your owners of land to add to thc growing of rice, cotton and grain, thc cultiva tion of tho Vine. More fruit is desirable as healthful food in your Southern homes. There is scarcely a yard in tho villages with us that is not filled with fruit-bearing trees. Plant the trees and thc vines, and do not delay to do HO. Those will have thc start who do so immedi ately; others will certainly follow when once thc example ls made. From grape vines, two years of tcr planting, some clusters of fruit maybe gathered; afterward, your by year for a hundred years, if properly trimmed, fruit can be taken. As to the best sorts, infor mation can bo ascertained from almost any publication on fruit growing. A few remarks only, on milk production in your portion of the country, which comes from the County (Orange) noted over all thc States for its milk and butter. 1 recently received a letter from a gentleman of Greenville, S. C., asking me to find him a man to take charge of a dairy near that City. The person, with whom I was personally ncqalntod. I knew began improving his stock when I was in that place some three years ago. He is now taking tho second wise step, in my opinion, toward producing milk in quantity, in a portion of the country that is not adapted, hy reason of its not be ing a grass-producing region. A cow is, and must lie regarded as a milk-machine, and mus, bc Intelligently used for this pur pose. Consider that yours ls not nuturally a grass-growing country and that much juicy food ls re quired to make tho milk after you having the proper machino; and thc "scrub steel. ' which I saw ls not tho implement with which to produce this, though the breed bas .iMfe horn? and teats. And yet from what I saw later in your state, milk and butter can bo produced in much largor quantities, and profi tably too. You will need to adopt; however, 1 think, a different fnode of supplying the eow with food suited to milk production. Your crab grass and tho other grantees of the lower Houtll aro insufficient. Up hore, Where our meadows af ford rieh and abundant feed of th's sort, the shrewd, amid successful farmers ttlVe In addition, green fodder and some gratti to the milch cows, having discovered that lt paya to do so. I state this so that it ioay bo seen that it is more nec essary where tho glasses are not so abundant nor rich as found with With you, to furnish -tho green fodder, as you can do by sowing com, rye, oats and peas, and by successive crops, furnish plenty of green food for the cows, without which they cannot yield, morning and evening, the equivalent of milk. Wide, ranging in the bot sun after juiceless grass will not enable your animal to bring home to the yard a full udder. Unless the mode of feeding dalry stock is greatly changed from what I saw when in your State, In milk production little eau bo done. l*p about Greenville where I saw tine Jersey and Ayreshlro cows, properly supplied with pas ture, I saw creamy milk and golden butter. Thus was demonstrated what eau be done in your region. I shall simply supplement these suggestions by what my grand* mother used to regard as a funda mental principle of tho dairy. It was this: "A cow ls like a cupboard, if you do not put victuals tn it, you can take none out of it." P. \V. I*Iim-lSators in Africa. Cannibals Hot So Degraded as Other Bav age Tribes Voluntarily Abandon tho i'? artice Work o? Missionaries. A few hundred miles northwest of Xaike Albert Nyanza, on tho banks of the river Welle, lives a great tribe whoso cannibalism is tile most pronounced of any in Africa. Tlicy arc the Monbuttua, a red-skinned race, physically line specimens of manhood, and far su perior to the tribes around them in arts of war or peace. They in habit a beautiful, fertile country, where forests alternate with rolling grounds. They engage In agricul ture, and bunnin Heall, though a frequent, ls not a regular article of food except among the wealthier families. Schwcinfurtli, who lived among them for several months, says they ure not like very ninny African tribes, childish in speech and in their processes of thought, but that they understand reason able questions and give reasonable answers. The specimens of their pottery, decorated with ornamen tal figures, that arc now in thc Eth nographical museum of Berlin, aro said to equal tho best examples of Egyptian art. They arc ingenuous wood-carvers, and the greatest house-builders in Africa. One roofed building destroyed by one Schwclnfurg, built of timbers, was 150 feet long, CO feet wide and AO foot high, and held an audience of nearly 1,000 persons. Next to Monbuttus, thc African tribe that aro most notorious ns men-eaters uro the natives of No vo Redondo tn Portugese Angola, Whom J. Moiltolro described as thc finest race of blacks in every way that he had met in Africa. Ile said there was no question of the superior physique and mental qualities of this cannibal tribe, and he thought their superiority might actually be tho result of the burrill custom by which they supported themselves with a largor amount of animal food than other tribes used, lt is far more likely, how ever, that their superiority, instead of being the result of cannibalism, made ii possible for thora to be can nibals by enabling them to prey with Impunity upon weaker tribes. The greatest excesses of cannibal ism have always been found among tho higher savage trills or nations Uko tho ancient Mexicans and Pe ruvians. The most encouraging fact with regard to peoples ad dicted to this custom is that as U?ey rise toward the Jiilddle and Upper levels r>f civilization they voluntarily abandon the ?ractlco. If thc missionaries have accom plished nothing more among thc islands of the pacific, lt would bc to their lasting credit that they have induced many thousands of the natives to give up this prac tice. Starved to Death. John Smith, a son of I'ink Smith, nour Holt/.houser's, died on Wed? nesday night, thc 2d inst. His age was about 22 years and he died alone in ids fathers house after four weeks' sickness. Dr. Russell bad attended bim and dismissed the case as convalescent Thc tes timony of the neighbors is that thc father, Pink Smith, and Iiis wife, the stepmother of John, failed to feed 1dm properly, and that be died for want of attention and food. Coroner Evins held an Inquest and tho evidence before bim was suffi* Olent to arrest Pink Smith and his wife for causing the death of John Smith by luck of proper attention. They are now in Jail.-Carolina Spartan, -We regret to sec the affairs of tho Citadel discussed in such acri monious temper by ?onie of the newspapers. Unless this crimina tion ami recrimination aro stopped much harm will lie done loth to tho Institution and to Individuals. There is no necessity for washing dity linen in public, nor for dis cussion when, as is patent, ail the facts aro not and cannot tts yet bo known. Above all things, let not this time-honored institution be come tho shuttlecock of politics. Columbia Record. -An American scientist says the ivory of Africa will give out in ten or fifteen years. -"William Wirt was foolish enough to bo n nomlnoo for the Prosideney on tho anti-Masonic platform; Greenbnekor Weaver and Prohibitionist St. John have in our day followed suit with equal success. And yet some of our con? temporaries would persuade tliut excellent und otherwise thoroughly qualified gQntl'?man Col. II. W. Ed wards, of Darlington, to be the can didate of the denominational col leges as opposed to the State Uni versity, in the next election for Governor. Verily, in name, if not in principles, the Know Nothing parly hus been revived.-Berkeley Gazette. Fnrnhum's Foundation* While Frank Calhoun was in Bot ton, lie saw an order there for ti pair of shoes that were such mon sters that he took a copy of the measure of the stockinged foot. Thc measure is of the foot of Hew J. M. Farnham, colored, of Char lotte, N. C. The measurements are sis follows: Length, 20 inches; width across heel and toe, 5 inches; across hall of toot, S inches. The proprietor of this monster founda tion stands 0 feet !> indies in his socks, and weighs CIO pounds. Thc shoe is size il-M. - A moll on Sunday night visited tho Pike ('(?linty Jail at Murfroes borough, Ark., and made an attempt to shoot tho Folk boys, who were confined for murder, but not being able to get them In range the mob bullied n load of wood to the jail, piled it around tho cell, saturated the wood with coal oil, and liter ally roasted both prisoners alive. Nothing Is standing but thc brick Wall of the jail. The Polks mur dered a peddler last year und have had several trials. This was thc third effort by mobs to kill them. -The fattest man that ever lived .n Ohio died recently at Mansfield, in that State. His name was Norris. Ile weighed 1 l? pounds at the time of bis death. His collin was made to order, und in dimensions was <? feet 1 inch in length, L'S. inches wide and 22 Inches high, inside measurement. The casket was 2 inches wider than tho largest hearse in tho city, and his remains were drawn to tho cemetery in a spring wagon. - In tho Northern part of Ne braska un Irish colony, called Jackson, bas been settled for twen ty-nine years, six of tho colonist of which are worth from $40,000 to $00,000 euch. They were very poor j when they arrived there, and were ! so discouraged by the desolate np? I penrance of the prairie and the lonelillOSS und desolation, which af fected the Irish so much, timt if they had had the money they would have left. -The convicts, under their late management, have done wonders towards improving the roads, and thc roads lending into Charlotte are now said to bc the finest ever known in Mecklenburg. They have been really worked up to un excellent condition and are almost equal to turnpikes. It ls a luxury to drive over them.-Charlotte Ob ?erver. Another Death on tho > lamond. ATLANTA, (JA., September 0. Samuel Wilson, while umpiring a gamo of base-hall at Hun villi*, Ga., to-day was run into by a player and so severely injured internally that he will probably die to-night. -While a down freight train on the C., C. & A. Railroad was passing Blackstock, recently, the conduc tor's cab was fired Into by one of a party of four negroes, the bullet narrowly missing one of Hie train bands who was sitting in the door. -Tho gamblers of Omaha have made ?1 proposition to the city that if they are not interfered with for one year they will pay for all street improvements and keep up the water-works. -The counsel for B. F. Welch, on additional affidavit, on Wednes day renewed their application for bail before Judge Witherspoon, who grunted un order fixing ball at ten thousand dollars. Supreme Ooart Decision. Turner H. L. Wood vs. Wm. A. Kee ves et al. Judgment below modified and case remanded. Opin ion by Mciver, A. J. -Even the drowsiest of laggard politicians ure opening their eyes to the fact that the average citizen turns Ids buck and holds his nose when dead issues ure dragged to the front. -False friendship, like tho ivy, decays and ruins the walls it em braces! but true friendship gi yes new life and animation to the ob ject it supports. -Talmago is drawing immense congregations in Ireland. Last Sunday be preached to 40.000 peo ple in the streets of Belfast. "HAVANNAH, September 0.-Fif ty-three freight handlers at the Savannah, Florldu and Western Hallway freight yards here, struck to-night for higher pay. -There ls one tiling to lie said in favor of cai ly marriage. It gives the couple a few more years to find out which ls boss. -The brightest thoughts some times como from tho dullest look ing men. -Knives and daggers were for merly part of the customary ac coutrement? of brides. -Perfumers now utilize the scent of tho cucumber. FEMALE HIEL Re-opens Monday. September 14th, 1885. Fully equipped In nil l>opartiiientn. Apply for circular?* IRON FOUNDRY. All kinds of Machinery repaired. Iron and Brass Casting?, of every description, made on short notice. Work guaranteed as good, and ju ices I/)\ver than can he had at any other Foundry. We mean what we say. Call or write for prices. MYERS & COLI:, Laurens S. C. August 5, 188.r? 1 3m. This Apace belong? to J. K. COOPER ?fe CO., Dealers in CHOICE FAMILY and FANCY GROCERIES. LAURENS C. H., S. C. OULX* Big IDrlTre. IN order to make ROOM FOR OUR Mammoth Stock * WIDTBR ?G00DS * Wc aro Helling nt greatly reduced price? the following goods. Calicos, Dress goods, Remnants of Dress goods, Table Dam* ask, Towels, Ildfks, Edging, Laces etc., and a Great Variety of goods too numerous to mention. We call the. special attention of the ladies to our Stock of Fine Shoes, every pair guaranteed to give satisfaction. We also carry a Large Stock of men's children and Misses Shoes, which we sell ai low as the lowest. Come one. come all, and seo for yourselves. GRAHAM & SPARKS. E IVE IP ORIUM OP FASHION. -: o t 00 TO GILKERgON'S And see the Red Bat. without feet or wings. Also, the Highaffin, Double Buffin, Compound Pressing Squeezer. > He has the COMPRESSED PRICES on his Stock of Staple and Faiicy Goods, Notions, Millinery, Ac. limited to 4(j days, and during this time will make special trices on Clothing. Gents' Straw Hats, Parasols kid Millinery. Wo aro compe lled to make room for the 4l| Ktock ai th? Emporium of ?Fashion. W. 4 GILKERSON.