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- Our Two Opinions. [Eugone Field.] tt9 l*o win boye when we fell oat— Nigh to the age uv my youngest now; Don’t rec'lect what’t wm about, Some small deefTrenee I’ll allow Lived next neighbours twenty years, A-hatin’ each other, me 'nd Jim,— He havin’ hi* opinyin uv me, ’nd I havin’ mj/ opinyin uv him. Grew up together hid wouldn’t speak, Courted sisters, ’nd marr'd ’em, too: ’tended same meetin’-house oncet a week, A-hatin’ each other through ’nd through! But when Abe Linkern asked the West Fr soldiers, we answered,—me ’nd Jim,- Ht havin’ hi* opinyin uv me, ’nd / havin’ my opinyin uv him. But down in Tennessee one night Ther wuz sound uv firin' fur away, 'nd the sergeant allowed ther’d be a fight With the Johnnie Rebs some time nex’ day; 'nd as I wuz thlnkin' uv Lizzie 'nd home Jim stood afore me, long 'nd slim,— He havin’ hi* opinyin uv me, ’nd / havin' my opinyin uv him. Seemed like we knew ther wuz^goin’ to be Serious trouble f*r me ’nd him; Us two shuck hands, did Jim ’nd me, But never a word from me or Jim! He went his way ’nd / went mfne, 'nd into the battle’s roar went we,— 1 havin' my opinyin uv Jim, ’nd he havin’ his opinyin uv me. Jim never come back from the war again, But 1 hain’t forgot that last, last night When, waitin’ fr orders, us two men Made up ’nd shuck hands, afore the fight. 'nd after it all, it’s soothin’ to know That here I be 'nd yonder’s Jim, - He havin’ his opinyin uv me, ’nd / havin' my opinyin uv him. Taming A Tartar. (Jerome K. Jerome.) Another bull-dog exhibition that occurs to me w ts one given oy my uncle. He had had a bull dog—a young one—given to him by a friend. It was a grand dog, so his friend had told him; all it wanted was training—it had not been pro perly trained. My uncle did not profess to know much about the training of bull dogs; but it seemed a simple enough matter, so he thanked the man, and took his prize home at the end of a rope. “Have we got to live in the this?” asked me—I was stopping with them at the time—“and see if you can find any sugar; I think there’s some under the big rose bush. If not, you’d better go to Jones’s and order some ” And on the cook’s inquiring what she should get ready for lunch, my aunt would say: “Well, I’m sure, Jane, I hard ly know. What have we? Are there any chops in the garden, or was it a bit of steak that I noticed on the lawn?” On the second afternoon the plumbers came to do « little job to the kitchen boiler. The dog, being engaged at the time in the front of the house, driving away the postman, did not no tice their arrival. He was broken-hearted at finding them theie when he got down stairs, and evidently blamed himself most bitterly. Still, there they were, all owing to his’careless ness, and the only thing to be done now was to ase that they did not escape. There were three plumbert (it always takes three plumbers to do a job: the first man comes on ahead to tell yon that the second man will be there soon, the second man comes to say that he can’t stop, and the third man follows to ask if the first man has been there); and that faithful, dumb animal kept them pinned up in the kitchen —fancy wanting to keep plum bers in a house longer than is absolutely necessary!—for five hours, until my uncle came home; and the bill ran: “Self and two men engaged six hours, repairing boiler tap, 18s; materials, 2d.—Total 18s. 2d.” He took a dislike to the cook from the very first. We did not blame him for this. She was a disagreeable old woman, and we did not think much of her ourselves. But when it came to keeping her out of the kitch en, so that she could not do her work, and my aunt and uncle had to cook the dinner them selves, assisted by the house maid—a willing enough girl, but necessarily inexperienced we felt that the woman was be ing subject to persecution My uncle, after this, decided that the dog’s training must be no longer neglected. The man next door but one always talk ed as if he knew a lot about sporting matters, and to him my uncle went for advice as to how to set about it. “Oh, yes,” said the man, cheerfully, “very simnle thing, training a bull-dog. Wants pa tience, that’s all.” ‘•Oh, that will be all right,” said my uncle; “it can’t want house with this?” asked my 8ai u .. _ . Iff^imuch more than living in the game house with him before the room about an hour after the dog’s advent, followed by the quadruped himself, wear ing an idiotically self satisfied air. “That!” exclaimed my uncle, in astonishment; “why, it’s a splendid dog. His father was honorably mentioned only last year at the Aquarium.” “Ah. well, all I can say is, that his son isn’t going the way to get honorably mentioned in this neighborhood,” replied_my aunt, with bitterness; “he’s just finished killing poor Mrs. Mc- Slanger’s cat, it you want to know what he has been doing. And a pretty row there’ll be about it, too!” “Can’t we hush it up?” said my uncle. “Hush it up!” retorted my aunt. “If you’d heard the row, you woulun’t sit. there and talk like a fool. And if you’ll take my advice,” added my aunt, “you’ll set to work on this ‘training.’ or whatever it is, that has got to be done to the dog, before any human life is lost.” . My uncle was too busy to de vote any time to the dog for the next day or so, and all that could be done was to keep the animal carefully confined to the house. And a nice time we had with him! It was not that the ani mal was bad-hearted. He meant well—he tried to do his duty "What was wrong with him was that he was too hard-working He wanted to do too much. He started with an exaggerated and totally erroneous notion of his duties and responsibilities. His idea was that he had been brought into the house for the purpose of preventing any liv ings human soul from coming near it and of preventing any person who might by chance have managed to slip in from ever again leaving it. We endeavored to induce him to take a less exalted view of his position, but in vain. That wps the conception he had form ed in his own mind concerning his earthly task, and that con ception he insisted on living up to with, what appeared to us to be, unnecessary conscientious ness. He so effectually frightened away all the trades-people, that they at last refused to ente r the gate. All that, they would do was to bring their goods and drop them over the fence into the front garden, from where we had to go and fetch them as we wanted them. “I wish you’d run into the garden,” my aunt would say.to he’s trained does. How do you start?” “Well, I’ll tell you,” said the next door-but one. “Yon take him up into a room where there's not much furniture, and yog shut the door and bolt it.” “I see,” said my uncle. “Then you place him on the floor in the middle of the room, me well enough to feel sure that the arrangements will be taste ful, and, at the same time, un ostentatious!” And out my uncle walked. We next consulted the butch er, who agreed that the prize ring method v. as absurd, especi ally when recommended to a short-winded, elderly family man, and who recommended, instead, plenty of out-door ex ercise for the dog, under ray uncle’s strict supervision and control. “Get a fairly long chain for him,” said the butcher, “and take him out for a good stiff run every evening. Never let him get away from you; make him mind yon, and bring him home always thoroughly exhausted. You stick to that for a month or two, regular, and you’ll have him like a little child.” “Um!—seems to me that I’m going to get more training over this job than anybody else,” muttered my uncle, as he thank ed the man and left the shop; “but I suppose it’s got to be done. Wish I’d never had the dog now!” So, religiously, every evening, my uncle would fasten a long chain to that poor dog, and drag him away from his happy home with the ideaof exhausting him; and the dog would come back as fresh as paint, my uncle be hind him, panting and clamor ing for brandy. My uncle said he should never have dreamed there could have been such stirring times in this prosaic nineteenth century as he had, training that dog. Oh, the wild, wild scamper- ings over the breezy common— the dog trying to catch a swal low, and my uncle, unable to hold him back, following at the other end of the chain! Oh, the merry frolics in the fields, when the dog wanted to kill a cow, and the oow wanted to kill the dog. and they each dodged round my uncle, trying to do it! And, oh! the pleasant chats with the old ladies when the dog wound the chain into a knot around their legs, and upset them, and my uncle had to sit down in the road beside them, and untie them before they could get up again! But a crisis came at last. It was a Saturday afternoon—un cle being exercised by dog in usual way—nervous children playing in road, see dog, scream and run—playful young dog thinks it a game, jerks chain out of uncle’s grasp and flies after them—uncle flies after dog, calling it names—fond pa rent in front garden, seeine be loved children chased by savage dog, followed by careless own er, flies after unole, calling him names—householders come to doors and cry, “Shame!”—also throw things at dug-*things don’t hit dog, hit uncle—things that don’t nit uncle, hit fond parent—through the village and up the hill, over the bridge and round by the green—grand run, mile and a half without a break' For Sale. O NE 26-HORSE POWER ENGINE, and onv SO-horte power boiler (portable), with 40-foot smoke stack and spark arrester. Engine and boil er of Ames ManTg. Co , and in first- class condition. For terms, Ac . ap ply to W. E. JAMES * CO., July 4— Darlington, S. C. Have That Old Bicycle Fixed Up ■nd nude to run easy and look sttrsctlre. We tune tbe proper Uiola aud a ipeclallT trained workman, and miarantee beneet work and moderate ehanpw. It vou want PATCHING RUBBER, CEMENT, ETC., to carry on your tripe, we can furntah you. RIDE A MONARCH If you want to *et ahead of the heat and stay In good trim for the winter. W. It. PEARSON, Beneath the Bnterpriae Hotel. Darlington, - • S. C. Notice of Stockholders' Meeting. A S THERE WAS NO MEETING held at the last regular time for the animal meeting, the stockholders of the Fee Dee Compress Co. are here by notified to meet in the office of the President of the Hank of Darlington on Monday, Ang. 6,1895, at 18o’clock for the purpoee of electing a new Board of Di.ectors. and also for the purpose of considering the advisabili ty of winding np the affairs of the Company; of going into llouidation, and acting upon the same. By order of the Board of Directors: W. J. MOORHEAD, BRIGHT WILLIM80N, Pres’t. Beefy Regu S.A. MOODS &C0. 5^ Health Ordinance. Darlington, 8. 0., June 34,1895. E 11 ORDERED AND ORDAINED: That the following Rules and gulations, passed and adopted by the Board of Health of the town of Darlington, 8. C., having been ap proved by the Town Council of the town of Darlington, 8. C., are hereby declared to be Ordinances of the said Town, AV. F. DARGAN, J. W. EVANS. Mayor. Clerk. RiJlzs and Rkqulations ok the I Board ok Health ok thk Town OK DaRLINOTON, 8. O., M ADK OK | Forck Jink 34th, 1895. Rule I. That any person, who, in I any manner, hinders or obstructs the Health Officer of this Board, or any member of this Board, or any author ized Officer of the Town acting under | authority of tbe Board, in the inspec tion of premises within the Town lim its; or in the abatement of any nui sance, which, In the opinion of the i Board, is deemed prejudicial to the public health; or in the ditoharge of any duties prescribed by the said Board of Health, for the correction | and preservation of the sanitary con dition of the Town, shall bepunished | by a fine of not more than Fifty Dol lars, or by imprisonment not exceed tig thirty days Rule II. Tha ^ wm.r irnA«m I Children sink exhausted—dog and you go down On vour knees ^ up &mOQ( r them—child- in front of him, and begin 1° i —fond narent and irritate him.” Oh!” , , Yes—and you go on irritat ing him until you have made lim quite savage.”/ “Which, from what I know of the dog, won’t take long,” observed my unole, thought* fully. , “So much the better, The moment he gets savage he will fly at you ren go into fits—fond parent and uncle come up together, both breathless. "Why don’t you call your dog off, you wicked old man? “Because I can’t recollect his name, you old fool, you!” ]fond parent accuses uncle of having set dog on—uncle, in dignant, reviles fond parent- exasperated fond parent attacks unole—unole retaliates with um brella-faithful dog comes to My uncle agreed that the ide* seemed plausible. - - . “He will fly at your throat. .ale II. That anyperson who re fuses or neglects to abate or remove any nuisance, or any matter, or any thing, which, in the opinion of the Board of Health, is likely to endau- g er the public health, after having een directed to do so by the Health Officer, or any member of said Board of Health, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifteen Dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days for every such offense; aud in such event of said refusal and neglect it shall be the duty of the Health Of ficer to have removed or abated snch uutsuuoe; and all expenses incurred by reason of such removal or abate ment shall be recovered, as la legally provided for, from the tenant or own er of the property on which said nui sance is found, Rule III- That any person who al lows a dead animal to remain on any premises within the corporate limits of the Town to him or her belonging, or by him or her controlled, fora long er period than twenty four hours, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Dollars, or by imprison ment not exceeding thirty days. Rule IV. That on aud after Deo. 81, prox., it shall be unlawful for any E ersou or persons to keep any hog or I age un any premises within the cor porate limits of the Town; and any person or persons so doing shall be punished by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or both, at the discretion of said board of Health. Rale V- Section 1. That it shall 1 be the dnty of ail physicians practic ing within the town to report to the Secretary of the said Board of Health the names and residences of all per- great injury on fond parent— son8 uuder thelr urofesslonal arrival Of police^—<10g^ aliaCKB j a? infectious disease! said continued the next door but-on« man, “ana this is where you will have to |be careful. As he springs toward you, and be fore he gets hold of you, you must hit him a fair straight blow on his nose, and knock lim down.” “Yes, I see what you mean “Quite so—well, the moment ou have knocked him down, e will jomp up and go for you again. You must knock him down again; and you must keep on doing this, until the dog is thoroughly cowed and exhaust ed. Once he is thoroughly oow- ed, the thing’s done—dog’s as gentle as a lamb after that.” “Oh!” says my uncle, ming from his chair, “you think that a good way, do you?” “Certainly,” replied the next door-but one man; “it never fails.” ' J , j * “Oh! I wasn’t doubting it,” said my uncle; “only it's just occurred to me that, as you un derstand the knack of these things, perhaps you’d JUre to come in and try your hand on the dog? We can give you a room quite to yourselves) and I’ll undertake that nobodv comes near to interfere With you. And if-if,*’ continued my uncle, with that kindly ti’n^ahwi' ne h!s W treatment d of I Smith, who is afflicted with a others, “if, by any ehaoce, you sore throat, has asked his friend should miss hitting the dog at Brown * ***®“*” fc A*’ S Jth ,_ the proper critical moment, or, Brown (peewg down Smith s if you should get cowed and ex-1 throat^On which side is the hausted first, iusiead of the dog sore spot? , whv I shall only be too pleas- Smith (speaking with difflcul tSkke wholeburden p< ty)-On ibeMt side, the funeral Ftpensee <*my own Brown—Coming up or going shoulders; and I hope you know [down? police—uncle and fond parent both taken into custody—unole fined five pounds and costs for keeping a ferocious dog at large —uncle fined five pounds and costs for assault on fond parent —uncle fined five pounds and costs for assault on police! My uncle gave the dog away soon after that. He did not waste him. He gave him as a wedding present to a near rela tion. Marvelous Result* From a letter written by Rev. J. Qunderman, of Dimondale, Mich-, we are permitted to make this extract: "I have no hesita tion in recommending Dr. King’s New Discovery, as the results were almost marvelous in the case of my wife. While I was pastor of the Baptist Church at Rives Junction she was brought down with Pneumonia succeed ing La Grippe. Terrible parox- S ams of coughing would last oura with Tittle interruption and it aeemed as if she could not survive them. A friend re commended Dr. King’s New Discovery; it was quick in its work and highly satisfactory in results.” Trial bottles free at Willcox A Co.’s Drug Store. desire to announce to the people of Darlington County in general, and to the ladies in particular, that they are now opening, at their handsome establishment on the east side of the Public Square, a large and varied assortment of Which for STYLE AND PRICES is not to be excelled in this section of South Carolina. Give them a call and examine their beautiful stock before decid ing where you will make your Spring purchases. THE port to be made to the Secretory, eith . er verbally or in writing, within two days after such disease 1* contracted. ■Section 9. The* It shall be the du ty of all physicians and mid-wives to report to tha Secretary of this Board all births, together with sex and race, happening within tbe corporate lim its of tbe Town; said report to be de livered to the Secretary of the Board, either verbally o< In writing, within two days af«er occurrence of such | birth or births. Section 8. That it shall be the du ty of all physicians and undrtakers to I report to the Secretary of this Board all deaths occurring within the cor porate limits of the Town, together With cause of death, name, residence, age and race of deceased; said report to be delivered, either verbally or in writing, within two days after such death or deaths. Section 4. Any physician, mid-wife or undertaker failing to comply with the requirements of this Rule will be fined not less than Five Dollars or more than Fifty Dollars at the dis cretion of said Board. Rule VI. That it shall be the duty of the Health Officer of this Hoard to visit and personally inspect all prem ises within the corporate limits of the Town; and any premises found to be in an unhealthy or unsanitary condi tion, the owner or tenant thereof will be punished by a fine of from One Dollar to Fifty Dollars, or imprison ment not exceeding thirty davs, or both, at the discretion of said Board. RuleVII. That eny person who ab stracts in any way the drains, water courses or ditches of the Town, or who throws paper, rags, trash, gar bage or any other refuse matter in the street*, or on the Public Square, or on or about either of the banks of Swift Creek, or who orders it thrown lu any of such places, shall be punish ed b> a fine of not less than One Dol lar or more ttun Ten Dollars, or by imprisonment tar not less than thirty days, or both. In the discretion of sola Board. By order of be Board: W. J. GARNER. M. D.. D. P. LIDE, President. Secretary, Jua37— XT'ARTSV1LLE RAILROAD. ** June 8, 1894. MIXED TRAIN. Leave Hartsville 4.80 a 9 Floyd’s . 5.05 a m Darlington 5.25 am Palmetto 5.40 a m Arrive Florence 6.00 a m Leave Florence 9.00 p m Palmetto 9.15 i m Darlington 9.35 p Floyds 9.45 p m Jovaun 10.00 p *u Hartsville 10.15 p m J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Supt. f'l ft D. and C. ft S. RAILROADS. In effect June 8, 1894. MIXED TRAIN Leave Wadesboro 3.00 ;> m Bennett’s 2.35 p m Morven’s . 2.40 p m McFarland . 2 55 p m Cberaw 8.45 p m Cash's Society Hill 4.40 p in Dove's 5.15 pm Floyd’s 5.30 pm Darlington 6.05 p w Palmetto Arrive Florence Leave Florence . 8.15 a m Palmetto 8.40 a m Darlington — 9.15 a m Floyd’s 9.40 a m Dove’s . 9 55 a m Society Hill 10 85 a m Cash's 10.55 a in Cheraw 11.40 a m McFarland 13.20 p m Morven's 12.35 p m Bennett's - 12.50 p m Arrive Wadesboro 1.10 p m Local Freight. Leave Darlington 4 JO p m Palmetto 4.42 p in Arrive Florence 5.00 p in Leave Florence 8.15 a m Palmetto 8 .40 a m Arrive Darlington 8 55 a m A. F. RAVENEL. President. N ortheastern railroad. In effect Noy. 18, 1894; SOUTH BOUND. Leave Florence Nr>. 85. .. a.iO a m Lanes 4.20 a in Arrive Charleston C.10 s m Leave Florence No. 38. Kingstree . 8.46 pm lanes 9.07 p in Arrive Charleston Leave lanes No. 53. . 7.05 p m Arrive Charleston 8.40 p m NORTH BOUND. Leave Charleston No. 78. lanes . 0.30 am Kingstree . 0.40 a m Arrive Florence 7.55 a in Leave Charleston No. 83. 4.80 p m Lanes .. 0.08 p in Kingstree Arrive Florence . 7.16 p m Leave Charleston No. 58. . 7.00 a in Arrive Lanes No. 53 runs through to Columbia via Central R. R. of 8. C. Train Noe. 78 and 14 rune via Wilson and Fayetteville—Short Line—and makes close connection for all points North. J. F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt. w ILM1NGTON, COLUMBIA * AUGUSTA RALROAD. In effect May 26, 189o# SOUTH BOUND. COMPANY, whose place of business is at their new warehouse on Russel Street, near the C. S. & N. Depot, offer to the retail trade, as well as to> consumers, in original, unbroken packages, FOR SPOT CASH, a full line of choice family groce ries, at the very lowest wholesale prices. Housekeepers are now re minded that they need not send off to buy their usual barrel -of sugar or barrel of flour, and the like, for they can get them just as cheap at their very doors,, and save freight. No. 55. Leave Wilmington *3.80 p m Leave Marion 8.84 p in Arrive Florence 7.08 p m Leave Florence *7.30 p m Arrive Sumter 8.88 p m Leave Sumter 8.88 p w Arrive Columbia 10.00 p m ' No. 51. Leave Florence *3.15 a m Arrive Sumter 4 19 a m No. 58. Leave Sumter *9.48 a m Arrive Columbia 11-05 a m No. 58 runs through from Charles ton via Central Railroad; leaving Lanes 8.88 a m, Manning 9 15 a in. NORTH BOUND. No. 56. Leave ColumbU .»•«««««•• *5.30am Arrive Sumter.... . 6.48 am Leave Sumter 6.43 a m Arrive Florence . 8.00 a m Leave Florence 8.25 a m Leave Marion 9.00 a m Arrive Wilmington 11.50am No. 58. Leave Columbia *4.95 pm Arrive Sumter 6.48 p m No. 50. Leave Sumter.... *6.05 p m Arrive Florence 7.15 p m •Daily. tDaily except Sunday. No. 53 runs thiougu to ouarleston via central Railroad, arriving Man ning 6.21 p m, Lanes 7.00 p » charleston 8.40 pnr. Trains on South and North Caro lina R. R., leave Elliott 7.02 p. m., ar rive Bishopville 7.39 p. m., Lucknow 8.10 p- m. Returning, leave Luck now 6.80 a. m., BUhopville 7.00 a. m.. arrive Elliott 7.88 a. m. Daily except Sunday. Trains on Wilmingtonfc Conway E. R., leave Chad bourn at 10.30 a m, ar rive at Conway 18.85 p m, returning leave Conway 8 30 p m. arrive Chad- bourn 5.00 p.m., leave Chadbourn 5 84 m, arrive at Hub 6.80 p m. re turning leave Hnb 8.15 a m, arrive at Chadbourn 9.00 a m. Daily exepet Sac lay. Trains leave Pregnalls 8.15 Jh m-, Summerton 4.47 p. m., p. m., Dari nzton 7.20 p. HI ■ettsville 8.19 p. m., arrive 9.15 p. m. Returning, leave Hamlet 6.15 a. m., Bennettsv.lle 7.11 a. m., Darlington 8.11 a. m., Samter 9.45 a. m, Summerton 10.40 *• m., arrive Pregnalls 18.15 p. m. Dally excep Sunday. JOSS f. DITOl.eeM’IH**