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THE NEWS AND HERALD, j WIXNSBORO, S. C. WEDXEiD\Y. Uarch 11. : : 1885. J> p. 5. EEYXOLUS, ) Ey. "vs. W L. 2fcZ>0SALD. j Onk of the first official :;cts of the Secretary of the Interior, L. Q. C. j Lamar, was to retain the oM private j secretary for his owu. lie U a firm i cnmVp reform, and it UCJIt y 111 UVU w ivv . , . is said that efficient men in hi> department will not be disturbed. Daniel Manning, Secretary of the Treasury, has been a newspaper man. For a number of years he was a reporter of the New York Legislature. He was for a Ions: time editor of an tk Albany paper and made a considerable fortune in the business. For a number of years past he has been a financial man, being president of one j of the Bufialo banks. fMs. Mills, of Texa?, originated ! quite a breeze in the House of Kepre-! sentatiyes a day or two ago bv offer- j ing a resolution to the effcct that the House absent itself from the inaugural ceremonies. The resolution was offered on account of some dissatisfaction in placing the Senators in a more prominent place injhe procession. It was defeated by a large majority, after some wise and well directed remarks bv Mr. Hammond of Georgia. The South Carolina delegation in Congress, with the exception of Senator Hampton, held a conference recently, respecting Federal appointments in this State, and agreed to recommend the following, should President Cleveland ask their suggestions: For District Attorney?Leroy F. Youmans, of Columbia; for Collector of the Port of Charleston?Albert LI. Mowrv, of Charleston; for Collector of Internal Revenue?D. F. Bradley, of Pickens; for United States Marshal?E. Miller Boy kin, of Camden. The Hon. Amos A. Lawrence was a witness a few days ago before a committee of the Massachusetts Legislature charged with an inquiry into the condition of affairs in Boston. H a said he was connected with some tw >ntvseven charitable organizations, nearly all of which were made necessary through iutemperancc. There is at present no enforcement of the law. Further, Mr. Lawrence said: "The present situation is horrible lo con template. We arc as bad as sodom and Gomorrah, and deserve their fate. The traffic in the sonls of our youth is almost beyond conception. There are 860 charitable institutions in Boston, one for each day in the year, and there would be work for many more. These are made necessary by systematic violations of the law against intemperance and licentiousness." Among the items in the Deficiency bill is one which provides for the payment for the elegant adornments of the room occupied by the Attorney General. Mr. Brewster has tried for two years to secure an appropriation for the purpose, out nas ueen inisuccessful. He asked Mr. Randall's committee to make good the deficiency this year, but it was not disposed to allow the claim. One day last week Mr. Brewster visited the committcc room in person, and set forth his claims, but the committee did not give him any encouragement. "Very w? II, gentlemen," said Mr. Brewster, 4,I will pay for the furniture myself. But I shall occupy the effice only a few days longer, and when I go I will take the articles I pay for with me. If it is your desire that roy successor should find a bare floor, an uncomfortable office and no decorations but musty law-books, I am perfectly willing to have it that way." Then he left. Within ten minutes after the door closed the desired amount had been added to the bill. The Augusta Chronicle savs that inauguration balls, beginning with the second term of Washington in Philadelphia, have always been a pleasant feature of the advent ol Presidents. The first one given in "Washington was in 1809 at Madison's inauguration, when the number of attendants was four hundred, about the number of the persons engaged to look after the comforts of the attendants at the ball on last weanesciay nignr. juonroe nau a ball at the commencement of his second term in 1821, and fonr years later the friends of John Qaincy Adams rented Carusi's saloon, afterward famous for its great ball parties. President Jackson's friends did the same in 1829, and Van Baren's also in 18SS. The Whigs resumed official life by inaugurating their administration in 1841 in the Old Canterbury Theatre on Louisiana ave line. Then the Democrats went back to the Carasi saloon, when Mr. Polk came in; and that was the last time it was honored by an inauguration ball. It is now a theatre comique, and all memory of its former gayeties lives only in history. Mr. Lincoln' found the model room of the Patent Office a good place for his second inauguration ball, and President Grant the north wing of the Treasury for his first inauguration ball. The Cabinet. rThe meu who have been appointed by President Cleveland, as his advisers in the administration, are all men who will fill the positions to which they have been called with honor to themselves, and to the administration which tbey represent. The President in nis selection, seems 10 nave ueeu guided by the best interest of the country. Mr. Bayard, who has been called as the Secretary of State, is a man well fitted to discharge the duties of the office. His long experience in public life, and his conservative views on all questions of public policy peculiarly fit him for the high trust which has been committed to his keeping. Mr. Manning, to whose charge the finances of the Nation have been com - - . - - 11 milte<"f, is a man or experience, aim j has for a number of years been connecled with one of the Buffalo banks, and vill no doubt discharge the duties of his office, with fidelity, and for the best ieterests of the people. Judge Endicott, to whose keeping the war portfolio, has been entrusted, for some years has had very little to do with politics, but will no doubt be an able and conscientous adviser of the Chief Magistrate Mr. Whitney, is a man well litted nnolifirvl fr? the duties of the Navy Department, and we hope he will make'an estimable improvement on our present navy. When the announcement of Mr. Vilas's appointment, to the Postmaster Generalship was made in the Wisconsin Assembly, of which he was a member, cheers went up from both parties, and resolutions were o fie red by a prominent Republican, expressing a hearty endorsement of the integ* rity and worth of Col. Vilas, and declaring that the New President has notified the public that "he has com"niHnrl KranMi nf thr> fintrerntnpnfc service which is nearest to the people to the hands of a clean, couscientous, and progressive statesman." Mr. Lamar, the Secretary of the Interior, was one of the ablest men in the Senate. He will be missed from that body, but his sphere of usefulness will probably be broadened. He is a civil service reformer, and it is said will make few changes in his depart^ ment. Mr. Garland, who has been appoint-* ed the head of the Departmant of I UUSLlCe, lias UCt^UJIdl it UitUUliai icj.<u-> tat ion as a lawyer. He is one of the ablest constitutional lawyers in the country, and will 110 doubt do much in ridding the department of party partisans and administring justice to all parties. We think upon the whole that the Cabinet is composed of a? good timber ? ? aim) as cuiuu ue securtu, unu nun vinvIand as the Chief and head, surrounded by such able advisers, our country will certainly*march onward and upward, and will be composed of a contented and happy people. Cleveland and Hendricks. GROVER CLEVELAND. Twenty-eight years have elapsed since the people of this great Republic witnessed the inauguration of a Demo cratic President. On Wednesday Grover Cleveland was inaugurated and rose to the highest position in the gift of the American people. It may be interesting and profitable to some of our readers, to review the past life of the man who rose so quickly from comparative obscurity to the head of the greatest nation upon the globe. Grover Cleveland was born in the village of Caldwell, Essex county, New Jersey, on the 18th day of March 1837. Ere he reached, manhood his father Richard Cleveland died, leaving but a small estate for the benefit of his family. After his father's death, we next hear of him as an under teacher in an asylum for the blind, in Xew York City- After teaching- in this institution for a period of two years, he concluded that t.acning was noc his mission, and consequently he aban1 J 3 _ 1 A. _ J1 A _ 1_ V ? _ X* aonea ic ana siarieu 10 suuk nis aurtane?only reversing the usual order, instead of coming: to the great city he left it. When he first gave np teaching he concluded to seek a home in the great Northwest, but remembering that he had an uncle in Buffalo. a noted stock-breeder, he deemed it advisable to consult with him before coming to a positive conclusion. To his uncle he made the statement that he wanted to study law. He was offered a position in his uncle's house, which l\o or.norifo/1 mi/1 ffkr ennm t?mf> ftccicfffl him in his business, but during all that time he still aspired to become a lawyer, aud watched with eager eye for an opportunity to realize his ambition. This desire became stronger and stronger until he determined to make a bold strike, which was done when one day he entered the office of Messrs. Rogers, Bowen & Rogers and told them what he wanted. He was permitted to become an office boy, and to have use of the law library and for his services received the small sum of $4 a week. He made good use of his opportunities and in 1859 was admitted to the bar in Buffalo. In 1862 the question was discussed,. who would be appointed Assistant District Atfnrnev. Without sinv seeking Grover Cleveland was appointed to fil! the position. For three years he ably and faithfully discharged the duties of this office and at the next election was nominated by the Democrats for District Attorney. The nomination to this important position was not sought nor did he use any great effort to secure his election. He was beaten in this course by Lvman V??c? low norfnor JUL.* 141 lis I >T Ul UO lite IU1T ^/Ul biivt In 1869 he was nominated anil elccted sheriff of Erie county, and by a conscientious regard for the public welfare he carried additional public trust and respect. When, in 1881, wo find the people of Buffalo looking around for a suitable candidate for mayor of the city in opposition to ring rule, all eyes are turned to Mr. Cleveland as the right man for the place. He was nominated and was j elected bv an unprecedented inaioritw I running 5,000 ahead of the State ticket and leading every candidate for local offices. He wag literally swept into office on a tidal waive of popular protest against ring rule, which was as resistless as it was sudden. It was not until his election to this office that he attracted attention out of his metropoltta *r?rt?* cfon^or/1 nail IlCiU* JLXt- ** 00 uiauu buv c>iuuviaiu bearer in this battle as the great reform mayor. The expectations of the public were fully realized, as they found in him a true, devoted and conscientious officer, an opposer of ring rule and a bold and fearless doer of the right. ' When a successor for Governor Cornell, ofXew York, was to be chosen ? ? mama n A?AA # rtunA/1 f A | me puuiiu wu uuvc iun?.u ^ j ?n???^i??MB the reform mayor of Buffalo as the coining num. The Republicans had nominated as their standard bearer the late Secretary Folger. The Democrats placed In the field in opposition to the Republicans Grover Cleveland. This canvass was one of the most remarkable in American politics, the Democratic nominee being elected by u majority of 190,000, carrying almost every conntv in the State, and was inaugurated Governor January 1st, 1S83. Iiy carrying the pivotal State by such a vast majority, nu w as ui uncu liuiJJCvi <ia w 1111115 candidate of the Democratic party for President of the United States. This prophecy was verified by his nomination at the Chicago Convention last July. After a fierce and bitter canvass by his opponent, James G. Blaine, he was elected?receiving" 229 electoral votes. On Wednesday pursuant (o their decision, by the American people Grover Cleveland, the reform mayor, reform Governor, was inaugurated as the reform President. Tims did the To fnehflno flift fnflli'A of this nation rise from comparative obscurity to be the Chief Executive of the Republic?the highest honor within the gift of the American p-ople. THOMAS A. IIEXDU^yKS. Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, VicePresident of the United States, was b$rn on a faxra uearG^nes?ille,.Ohic^ 011 the 7th of Septeriwer, l?li). He graduated at Hanover College in 1841. After the regular routine of college duties, mastering thoroughly the curriculum he graduated among its most accomplished scholars. After his graduation at Hanover lie began the study of law* under Judge Mayor the leading member of the bar, in central Indiana, then residing in Shelbyville. After admission to the bar his success was not rapid, but his close attention to business soon brought him into favor and gained for him a high place in his profession. After practising five years he was elected to the Legislature, when not twenty-eight years he declined reelection. In 1851 he was elected to Congress, faithfully representing his constituents in that branch of the Government until 1855, when he was appointed commissioner of the land office by President Pierce. In 1860 he * . j . i /? /i was nniianimousiy nominated ior governor by the Democrats of Indiana, but was defeated. In 1SG3 he was elected by the Legislature to the Senate of the United States. While there a Senator in Congress, he was nominated by his party a second time for Governor, but was defeated again. In 1872 Mr. Hendricks was a third time nominated for Governor and was elected by a plurality of 1,200. lie made a careful and satisfactory Governor and re tired with the respect of all parties in the State. lie was in 187G a promising'candidate for Preside.iL of the United States, but Samuel J. Tilden was nominated by the Convention and Mr. Hendricks received the second place on the ticket. They were elected, but were de/rauded by connting in tiic Kepnoncan candidate. In ISS-i the standard bearers of the Democratic party in 187(5 were looked to as the nominees of the party, but Mr. Tilden feeling that he was too feeble to undertake the responsibility, declined being a candidate, Grover Cleveland falling heir to his claims. Mr. Hendricks was nominated for j Vice-President by Democratic Con! ronlinii last.Tnlv. and was elected?a tit revenge for the fraud perpetrated by the Electoral Commission who placed Wheeler President of the United States Senate. THE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. This Association, in response to the call of the president, met at Bethel church on Saturday, the 7th inst., Dr. John Boyd", School Commissioner, presiding. As was weU known Col. Coward and other speakers were to address the meeting. After prayer by the Rev, J. K. McCain and some fine singing by the choir of Bethel church, the speakers were introduced. Dr. Boyd, in a very neat ana appropriate nuiu introduced Col. Asburv Coward, State | Superintendent of Education. I ro| gret that I was unable to get the whole I of the speech delivered by this eloquent gentleman, for it would be a treat to those readers of The News and Herald who love to read a good piece of composition. Col. Coward at first addressed his remarks to the teachers, lie said that the work of the teacher was one of the noblest of all professions; they had but one interest at heart and were engaged in one onmmnn mnsp?fhf> moral and illtel Icctual uplifting of society. This desired end conld only be attained by training the rising generation to be [ God-fearing, law-abiding citizens, whether this training be of ths citizen as a unit or as an element of government. Man's welfare was the great I end of all, consequently there could be uo 2reatcr work than preparing him foir the discharge of his duties. The teacher must be assisted by the trustees, who are really the cornerstones of the public school, therefore good, wise and public-spirited citizens should be calle4 upon to discharge the important duties of this office. The present arrangement ot school districts was a mistake; they are too large; the area of districts I should be decreased and the number of trustees increased, mus making me school more emphatically a family institution. Trustees, he said, were expected to act not only as employers j of teachers but as the aids and assistI ants in maintaining discipline. Pub! lie opinion should be moulded to spp! port the public scho.ols, thus rendering ! them more effectual and the system permanent. It was the universal and paramount wish of parents to have theirr own children educated, but it was equally important for them that their neighbors' children, their asso ciate?, should be educated. Education is the foundation upon which rests the whole social fabric, and every part of the foundation should be solid. Every class and caste should be educated; the negro should be lifted from the quagmire of ignorance in which he now rests. Col. Coward said that he would blush to hear any South Carolinian say that he "was unwilling to be taxed lor tne education of the negro." South Carolina has made greater progress in education virr'-* | than any other State within the last I decade. An analysis of the last I eeiisu? showed that eighty-tw o percent, of the white school population and : fifty-six per cent, of the negro school ! population were in attendance in pub' lie school*. In the great States of j Xew York, Xew Jersey and Pennsylvania with their solid white population I and long established public school ' system only about sixtv-four per cent, of tho school population were on the rolls. South Carolina had not folded j her hands in idleness while her sister i States were pressing up the hill of j progress, but she was leading the van. ; She' had done much for the cause of : education, but she should do n.ore in j the future. lie said that the common ! school education was the least that a I citizen could get on with, and showed [ that the present tax was barely sufficient I to support the present system, i Messrs. Editors, it is impossible to | do justice to this very eloquent address, j These points were only such as I could I note down as they fell from the lips of I the speaker. They arc but an itnper j feet skeleton of what was a form of j perfect beauty anil exquisite grace. I The speaker's ideas were well chosen, : his figures of speech beautifully clothed | in words asMDure and chaste as the i English afforus. "From the fullness of the heart the mouth speaketh,", and no one within the sound of hisiMfee. could doubt that Col. CowardS^fcoal was in his work. ... The president next introduced*! a '? -? ? 1 , .. gentleman wuo in our msi cuujymyn won for himself an enviable reputation as a public speaker?Mr. Charles A. Douglass. After becomingly acknowledging his very flattering reception, Mr. Douglass announced as the subject of his discourse "Educational Qualification for SutTrage.'? "This is a theme dear to his heart wfd he was pleased that he had been given an opportunity of making known the reasons for his faith. Anything touching the franchise is always of consequence, and when it is sought to restrict Die snnrage, 10 deprive one class of a right so dear to them, the time of inquiry was at hand. He would attempt to show that the restriction of suffrage was a reform conducive to the well being of society. The rebuilding of the fabric upon the solid basis of educational fitness would be the grandest achievement in the history of the government. The great principle underlying the doctrine of manhood suffrage is that the people arc fitted for self-government. Well ori /lnvo/1 nnrl intelHfirentlv administered government is the end and aim of the immortal ballot. A sine qua non to the right of the ballot is a proper appreciation of its responsibilities. Government in taking it from lunatics, idiots and infants simply follows in the wake of the principle enunciated. Why not, then, apply the same rule to other men little less competent and build up the sovereignty of the State and nation noon a platform of intelli* gence and respectability? When it is remembered that governments are instituted to preserve the sanctity of life, the preciousness of liberty and the sacredness of property rights it is a question of moment into whose hands it is entrusted. Ignorance should not be permitted, when such issues were at stake, to swell the volume of i the people's voice, or lend one ripple I to the waves of the sovereign power, j Under the existing order of things the waters of our institutions are too ireqncntly disturbed by the storms of popular fury. In republican governernments the character of the people finds its way in and affects the character of tho government. The character of the government, the veil being of the people, demand a restriction of the suffrage?not a property restriction, for that would build up a landed aris! tocrasy? not a political superiority founded on hoarded treasure. We would have here an aristocrasy, if I oil Infrtllnnf rv f m 5n^ ill (iL <W J; V/ k JL 11 tVy liVVL Vi lillll not money. As a condition precedent to the right to vote we would require an education sufficient to guarantee a rational discharge of the citizen's I duties. By incorporating such a priih. | ciple government would bridge the dangerous chasms which cross the high! ways of civilization. In the South the necessity of sijch restriction is twofold. We have here two antagonistic races?one fitted by intelligence for self-government, the other by ignoI ranee totally unfit to assume such ' responsibilities?this latter class claiminor si Invert numerical maioritv. Ifeitll j er race should be deprived of all honor, i but fitness should be the uniform rule. "No destruction regardless of race, color," etc., is consonant with ri^ht ! and is the declaration of a great prinJ ciplp, but conferring the franchise ! without regard to filness or ability is | treason against society. Fitness and I merit as a test would "eliminate ignorance the great element of weakness from our government. The colored race would, under this principle, be largely disfranchised, not on account of color, but because of unfitness. The white race would be the voting power, j not on account of hrs color, but by | reason of superior intelligence and I capacity. ! Mr. Douglass, in conclusion, said that "this reform was in part the mission of the teachers, ana he doubted not that the would come up to the full measure of expectation. Once it is fully accomplished the power in the hand of the teacher will be omnipotent. They will in that day rock the cradh of infant kings, foreshadow the politics of nations and dictate rules for the government of the universe." The lack of space prevents me from j giving Jn iuii iu? mitsuaiv iiiguuicnis , ot' Fairfield's most popular Tepresen(alive. Good critics pronounced the speeches made on this occasion as being exceptional!j* fuip. After the speaking the crowd adjourned for dinner, and were regaled by an elegant repast prepared by the fair hands of the best j housekeepers in the State?the ladies ; of the Bethel neighborhood. Your ! representative, Messrs. Editors, fully appreciated the responsibilities of his position, and when he went to the table he did his best to keep up the reputaI nP Tup Wl'WS Avn HtfRAlVn. Our ! party was struck with fhe gne road j from Winusboro to Bethel, it was in | splendid condition, and our cominis I sloners should feel proud of it. A. T. , i ^ FRIGHTENED TO DEATH. ! T ? ? In Tiiolr r.lla TT^arfnllv Wrought Up Oyer an Execution. ' J Philadelphia, March 6.?Vestepdav ; when Dr. Goerscn was hanged two ; convicts confined in the prison were ! terribly affrighted by the knowledge | of what was going on". Joseph Barrett | fifty-five years old, confined in a cell i near the gallows, showed intense inj tercst in the hanging, but all information was denied him. His cell was | sealed during the execution, but Barj rett must have heard the footsteps of j the solemn procession on the way to i the gallows. When his cell was opened : he was found dead, and his death is : attributed to fright. I Joseph Taylor, under sentence of j death of death for murder, became : delirious with fear. He heard the i noise as he sat in his cell a few feet | from where the scaffold stood. The i r\f thn fallino- doors had hardlv ! died away when the murderer was ! writhing in convulsions, with his eyes I almost bursting' from their sockets, and frothing at the mouth like a mad | dog. His fit lasted for five minutes i and was followed almost immediately ! hv nnnther. Callahan's Tavern. Callahan's mountain tavern, on the road to the Virginia Spring:?, writes: Ben lYrley Poori; in The iJoston Budget, enjoyed a great reputation before the railroad days, and parties would often go from Washington to enjoy a few aav9 there, deer-hunting and trout-fish- | ing. It was located iu a double gap of the Alleghanie?, where four mountain roads i: et. There was a small farm, hemmed in by the mountains, with a stream of clear water running through it, and a spring of < ool,delicious water. When I used iirst to go there the house was a low, picturesque cottage, but on my last vi-it, soon after the war, 1 found that it had been disfigure I by 3 pompous Virginia veranda, with 1 rge white wooden columns. Oa this veranda were the domestick productions of the region?maple sugar, buckskin gloves, and rattlesnakes!?each in box es auiy jaueieu. jluc suaiik.o ?ycie visible through a pane of glass inserted in the top of the box, and their rattling wa< plainly heard when they were disturbed. They were plentiful thereabouts, and the antidote ?.m*n to those who were bitten by them was a large quantity of raw whisky, "one poisoD neutralizing th<r other," as a temperance man in our party observed. But the fare at Callahan's wa< ali that an epicure could desire, even if his appetite had not been sharpened by a ride in a staee coach. Never did I taste such juicy venison steaks, or such crisp fried chicken, with fresh omelettes and a variety of the fancy warm bread and cakes for which the southern matrons were famous. The coffee was equally excellent, the u.iik was co d and pure, and after this delicious repast there were those of the. party who eujoyed a compound of old home-made peaeh brandy, with fresh ho ey from a neigh* boring hive, there not being any constabulary in those parts. Troops from both a mies camped there dnring the war, and the landlord informed me that Gen. Averill"caraped on" him seven times. He did the Yankee general'justice, however, and said that, while the stock was taken, the haj and grain were consumed, and the fences were burned, i o wanton damagewas inflicted nor was the house disturbed. "Th conieds," added the old man, with a sigh, 44treated us a heap worser, though won t they paid us in their ir.onev, but that wa'n't of no ' 1. n 1/UU11U Just after crossing the summit of the Alleghanain chain we saw a large number of horses' bones whitening in the woods, while many of the trees appeared to have been lopped off about fifteen or twenty teet from the ground. Our driver, on being questioned, said it was the battle-field of Dry creek. "The Yanks was a-co-i ing, and the confeds lought 'em har fur tew days, both sides aliring at each other till the Yanks' powder was gone;then they went a-tnrin." H said, further, that each <:?<?*> loci- nhnnt n hundred men: but he was evidently ignorant of the facts, although he had been over the road twice a day : 11 summer. Even the name of the rebel victor was unknown to him. Such is fame. A Surprise Party. A well-to-do bachelor, who is a general favorite with the young ladies in the community in which he resides, has recently completed a handsome residence just across the river from Knight's Landing, in the edge of Sutter county. His i achelor retreat is adorned with beautiful shrubbery, running vines, rare plants, and exotic llowers. forming a sort of terrestrial paradi.-e. Marriage, fihln vnnncr ladies, in passing the place. I " j 0 - -- 4 rT * look toward it with longing eyes. One evening last week the ; untleman's friends, old and young d< i.-rmined to treat him to a *4surp i.<e" party and house-warming, and. for tiie purpose, engaged the services of a .-tring band and "caller/1 and hav provided themselves with baskets <>:' choice edibles, crossed the river in -ilrnec and began moving on this email's works, having first taken the r- ecaution to throw out an advance guard of young ladies familiar with tne premises, to propitate a Cerberus ot a dog which was supposed to ke<-p guard over the premises. The proprietor <?f the mansion, who is a strict clitir li member and rather adverse to dancing, did no$ tatce kindly to the id."a ?>r '-.iving his house overrun by the sou? :wul daughters of Belial, and according y declined the proffered "surprise'' w.'th thanks? and a shotgun. Tlie disconiiited Terpsichoreans, after holding a council of war, retreated in good order, and recrossed the river n boats.?San Francisco Argonaut. Catlia's Indian Pictures. ftecrge Catlir, a Philadelphia was inspired by a visit from & doze'q Sioux chiefs to Washington, in 1SS2, with a determination to visit every tribe of Indians on the continent of North A'reiica, and to brin^ home faithful portraits of their principal personages, male and female, views of their villages. games, etc., and full notes of their character and history; to procure speeimens of their costumes, and a complete collection of their weapons, implements, and manufactures, in order to form a gallery. He oarriGd hia hazardous undertak ng into effect, and roamed about for seven or eight years, in the course of which he visited and associated with, on familiar terms, forty-eight different tribes, the widest and most remote, and brought away five hundred paintings in oil, of which three hundred were portraits, besides an extensive collection of their cos tumes, etc. He irade several unsuccessful endeavors to iiave congress purchase his collection, and then took it to Europe, where he exhibited it at several capitals, but could not dispose of it. At last he became involved pecur niarily, and an English sheriff seized his collection. After his death, however, it fell into the hands of one who appreciat d it, and who generously gave it to the Smithsonian institute.?Ben: Perley I'oore. The Correct Version. 'i?y dear," s$id the JCing $f Dear ipark to his spouse,the mothor of Ham? let, "you needn't give it away, but j poured molten led into my brother's ear while he was sleeping in the orchard, and that's the kind of sea-serpent that stung him." "You don't say so?" said the Queen. "I have said so, so please don't say that I don't say so. les, I poured a hullet-moldful into his ear It was a capital joke. Do yqu knqw what his last words were when lie went oil?" "I do not" "They were: I didn't know it was loaded.' "?Detroit Free Prats. ? ? tm ' My dear," said Mr. Saiginbottom to his wife ouc day at the table, as he Valiantly struggled to carve a piece of njoat. '-'Why do tlje butchers put these miserable wooden pins into the roasts? Every time I try to carve off a sli c I strike on one of them." ?fX do not know, dear, unless the 1 - -.1 . 4 11 meat is more ssower mac way, responded Mrs- Sniggipbottopj. f'Mari^, I think you had bettej see ? physician at once. J am afraid overwork is affecting your mind."?Texas giflings. ?. - ? * Jt was formerly a common supersti fcion that toothaphe was caused by s, little worm, baring the form of an eel, which gradually gnawed a hole in ? tooth. rami,,- "TT? AYER'S PILLS. A large proportion of tlie disease vhkh ? ? Mcnlt. frrti ^ rta"mn<n*. Cause unman Bw ment of tlae stomaci, bowels, and liver. Atee's Cathaetic Pills act directly upon | these organs, and ore especially designed to core the diseases caused by their derangement, including Constipation, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Headache, Dysentery, and a host of other ailments, for all of which they are a safe, sure, prompt, ami pleasant remedy. The extensive use of these i Pills by eminent physicians in regular prac- I | luce, shows unmistakably tho estimation in j which they are held by the medical profession. These Pills are compounded of vegetable | substances only, and are absolutely free from calomel or any other injurious ingredient. | A Sufferer from Headache writes: " Avee's Pills are invaluable to me, and are my constant companion, x nave Deen I a severe sufferer from Headache, and your { Pills are the only thing I could look to ( for relief. One dose will quickly move my bowels and free my head from pain, They are the most effective and the easiest physic I hare ever found. It is a pleasure to me to speak in their praise, and I always do so when occasion offers. W. L. Page, of W. L. Page & Bro." Franklin St., Richmond, Va., June 3,18S2. "i have used Ayeb's Pills in numberj less instances as recommended by you, and i have never known them to fail to accomplish j the desired result. We constantly keep them on hand at our home, and prize them as a pleasant, safe, and reliable family medicine. j FOB DYSPEPSIA they are invaluable. j. t. Hates," i Mexia. Texas. June 17.1882. The Rev. Fbaxcis B. Haslowe, writing i from Atlanta, Go., says: "For some years past I bare been subject to constipation, I from which, in spite of the use of medi- I cines of various loads, I suffered increasing i iccoriTenience, until some months ago I began taking Ayer's Pills. They nave entirely corrected the costive habit, and have vastly improved my general health." Avon's Cathartic Pills correct irregularities of the bowels, stimulate the appetite and digestion, and by their prompt and thorough action give tone and vigor to the whole physical economy. PREPARED BY - ?. - - ? - II I Dr.J.C.Ayer&uo., Loweii, nfiassr i Sold by all Druggists. row I uin'mp. Ayer"s Sarsaparilla. ,nrrT Children vith Sore Eyes, Sore AocU. Ears, or any scrofolotis or sypkiliac taint, may be made healthy and strong by its use. Sold by all Druggists; $l,aixbottlegtor$& TAKE CARE j OF I YOTO MOITCY, AND | Make a Little of it Buj I 1 I ??=-L0T8 OF??GOODS OUR STOCK IS OPEN AXD READY for "all comers." EVERY DEPARTMENT FULL, AND Goods CFLEAPER than they have been for years. OUR GOODS IIAVE BEEN BOUGHT as LOW as anybody can bny them and we INTEND TO SELL TIIEM. TOVF. AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK I before you buy; and we guarantee yop will LOSE NO MONEY BY IT. " /?mnTv Tkntrttl w PfT/lTT* \T ttCMAMJtiC. CC AfiRfliil. FKESlT GBOCERIES! FBF.SH GROCERIES ! 3 il? FLOU KS?Luxury, i'acc-nc v;ream. MOLASSES?New Orleans, Muscovado and Sugar Drip. CHEESE AND MACARONI. COFFEES?The Celebrated Mornaja, Old Government Java and Graded Rios. TEAS?Green and Black. MOIR'S CHOW-CHOW, Mixed Pickle, and a fresh and well assorted lotof Canned /i ?Jim FOR THE LAUNDRY?French Starch, | j enameled. Try it. Call and examine before buying else where, 3). R. FLEOIHEX. THE CBQSBT INSTITUTE, Gives model courses of its own in all the Common School and Collegiate Branches, including bookkeeping and vocal and instrumental music. Five to eight elaborate recitations, with reports m 1 | uauy. leaciiera, wucncmcu; vuiiumga, handsome; location, beautiful and salubrious; church facilities, good. School fully supplied wuh charts, maps, globes, blackboard surface, patent desks, etc., etc. The Reading Room, always open and free to all, has a choice selection of currant literature. Rates of TUITION and BOARD to suit the stringent times. The conditions of a mind and proper application being <rU-?r> SilTTSPArTTOX 8AJTET.V fir*?AN. teed, ^or further particulars send for a, circular lo D. B. BUSBY, A. M., Principal? Octl6 Halsellville, S. C T>TT\7" ! i DU I WHERE YOB 6tT THE BEST VALUE FOR I YOUB i^ionsi SIT. As the Cotton crop is short, and money scarce, aud everybody wants to buv ! ? CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. J i: S ? ??? ?nefAmoi?C Qnil YY6 announce iu mu *iuow?iw?? <? %> friends that we have made b SPECIAL PRICES c for this month, so that onr patrons will be able to get the benefit of our j I extra inducements during the holidays. t We are so busy that we have on time to advertise the prices of oui f goods; but if you come to t OUR STORE any day this or next week your will find the greatest bargains in DRY GOODS, ] t CLOTHING, NOTIONS, * XTT\ O DWIO Aiiu CJH/JJU, BLANKETS, &c., &c J ! i B** Call early to secure bargains. I ! T\ T ftlrnn 0 Tlnn I r. Liuiuur n mu. GROCERIES AT COST i TO CLOSE OUT. ' I HAVE determined to close out all uiv Groceries, and will, till all are sold, put them at cost for CASH OffliY. Sugars, Coffees, Teas. Canned Peaches, Apples, Pears, PineaDnles. Grated Pineapple, Preserves, Tomatoes, Corn, Okra and Tomatoes, Peas, Gelatines, Roast Beef. Corned Beef, English Brawn (nice), Gilt Edge Cheese. JUST OPENED. A tub of Gilt Edge Butter, 30c.?cost. \ Lard, Molasses, Rice, Salt, Spices, Ex- 1 tracts, etc. Stoves, Tin and Woodenware, and House Furnishing Good??a nice line at reasonable prices. J. H. CITMMTN'GS. | LEMINGTON, JB, The young norse, lemington, Jr., ; will stand the ensuing spring season at his j stable in Winnsboro. Service, Ten Dollars, paid in advance. Every care will be taken to present accidents, but no liability will be assumed for any that may occur. DESCRIPTION LEMI^rG^'GJ*, Jr,, w a beautiful Urown color, nine years old, fifteen hands three inches high, aDd is handsomely formed. A. WILLIFORD Jk SONS. good; BETTER ANI) BEST Our entire stock of Whiskies consists of nothing but GOOD, BETTER AND BEST! To those who favor us with their patronage we guarantee to always give them their money's worth both in quality and quantity. Try the HOTEL BAR, I | and be convinced of the fact that you al- ' i ways get the best in the market HAFKER & HEXDRIX, WANTED. ~~ i I COTTONSEED! COTTON SEED!! ! I will pay (15c.) fifteen cents cash per ( Bushel for 10.000 Busneis suimz dkx , COTTON SEED, delivered to me at this | piace Dezore zne nrsi 01 next ^oveuioer. Will exchange Cotton Seed Meal for Cotton Seed. J. B. FRAZI?B, Oct 17-x3m Strothers, S.C. B? ?OF? tup mamr int rturiL Buy the Best! i Mb. J. 0. BoiG?Deir Sir: I bought the Irst Davis Machine sold by you over five jHsl ears ago for my wife, who has given it a >. jH8 ang and fair trial. I ana -.veil pleased with *^82 t. It never gives any trouble, and is ag j^j ood as when first bought J. W. Bolics. Winnsboro, S. C., April, 1SS3. Mr. Boag : Yon wish to know what I have o say in regard to th3 Davis Machine bought wAfi raoro c rrr\ T T PflY* t SilV ancb in its favor. I made .".boat .$SC ?ithin live m/jnths, at times raining it so ast that the needle won'd jjat perfectly hoi x>m friction. I fesl confident I oDald not lave done the same work with a? mach <}>asc also'well with any othar machine. /No ime was _ost in adjusting attachments, the izhtcst running m ishi-e I have e-r^T" readl d. Brother -James an-1 William's amiliej *\re as mach ploosel with their )avis Machines bon^ttj>f^yoa. I want no >etter machine. As.isaid before, I don't hink too much can be said for the Davis Machine. Resyeotfol'r, 11.1.EX Stsvsssos. Fairfield ooanty^kpril, 1SS3. Mw- Boio: My machine gives mo perfect atisfaction. I find fault with it. The ittachments are so sia&e. I wish for no >etter than the Davis yp^^Teed. FairfW2 cott??y, April, " *" [ Mb. Boao : I bought a Davis Yerlics ?"eed Sewing M.achinofr^m yoa four year iga. I am deligbte^Kth it. It never .' <*.d jiven ma any tro lble, rail his ne7cr be? he leastoat of ordar. I>>5. 83 good as wh<m [ first bought it. I cin c'ifeerfally reco o mend it. Respecli'olly, 3J.es. M. J. Krnici-iS'. Monticello, April 30, 1SS3. This is to certify i! a'-1 hire been using j '?<& Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Machine foj .^^ggjgp Sfe r two yeara. parchased of Mr. J. O. Boag. [ hrven't fonad it possessed of any raaJtS^^ all me attachments are so simple. It neve: , refuses to work, and is certainly ths lightest running in the market. ' I consider it a first slass machine. Very respectfully, mcrau! m. w?li.in3eas Oakland, Fairfield oounty. S. C. ils, Boag : I am well pleased in every p.ir ticalar -with the Davis ilisYnJ bought of yoa. I think it a firit-clar *?chiae is every respect. Yoa krow yiu ^ld severa machines of the sam3 make to different . members of our families all of whom, as far j ts I know, are well plop-sel with them. Res-peclfully, Me. M. IT. Mosijjz. i Fairfield county, Apri', 183:5. j This is to certify we have h^dTn ase the Davis Machine bona*" it yo i ,v> >ul three years ago. As w? take in work, and have made the prioo of it sGrora: tine ; over and don't waat any baiter machine. It is MtoJ's realy to do any k!ul cf wo k wo have to do. No yaakariag or skippug stitches, We can. only say we are well pl.-aasd, anl jfr jj srish no batter machino. / Cathekine Wylie and Siat^s *pni 25,1S83. I have no fiv It tof5*,-? with rayma^, ind doa't want aixy ^ iter. I have made :he price of it 33ver.il 'imtjs by taking ia jewing. "*& is alwa*? > .idy to do its work, think it * first-olafl- machine. I feel 1 va't say Sx> much f?K the Davis Verticaj Fee. Macioae. jrjss. Tho.ua 2 Ssnra. Fairfield ooanty, April, 1SS3. J. O. Boag?Daar Sir: It gives n. Each pleasure to t?3tify to the merits of t! e Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Machine. The machine I got of you about five years ago has seen almost in constant use ever sine? that jma. I caniot seo that it is worn any. and Jd9 iiUii U/9k iUO UUW iyi ;v4A4iic .^.uvw wv aave had it. Am ^oU r^easal and dan*! v >* or any better. Yoara truly. Rodest Csawtoed. Granite Quarry, near Winnsboro, S. C. We have used the Davis Vertical Fco-5 Sowing Machina for the last five years. .\V< would not have any other make at any price. The m.vchine has given us unbounded ?an*. faction. Vers respectfully, Mas. W. K. Tubne? and Dan^hte.^. ' Fairfield county, S. C., Jan. 27,1S3? ?r Having bought a Davis Vertical Fo:ct ?x>v, ing Machine from Mr. J. 0, Baas sprue th;.v years ago, and it having given me peyfoci satisfaction in every respect as a ranuiy zc\chine, both for heavy and light sewinj, and never needed the least repair in any vay. 3 j can cheerfully recommend it to any one as a M first-class machine in every particular, and A think it second to nona. It is one of the H simplest machines made: my children use it fl with all ease. The attachments are motx easily adjusted and it does a greater ran,'c cl Iff work by means of its Vertical Feed than other machine I have ever seen or use.1.. ALES. A HOI* AS UWISJM. ? Winnsboro, Fairfield county, 8. C. f| We have had one of the Davis Mach'&ot ?8 about four years and have always j; ' ready to do all kinds of vork we have } ? occasion to do. Can't sea that the maeh <*< is worn any, and worka as wejl as when so v MsS. W. J. CBAWFOEOJackson Cr^ek, Fairfield county, S. C. My mfe )> highly yx-nsei with the IVv,. Machine bought of you. Shr; w ould no\ tak* double what she gave fcr is. The ma~niu< has not been out of order sinee she hae ii and she can do any kind of T?ork oq it. Yory respe-jv fully, . F. F ilontioeilo, Fairfield county, S. C. The Davis Sewing: llachine is sinxiily ^flj YeoAvxc, iliis J. A. Go.)ii>"\y Ridgevay, N. C., Jan. 10,18S3. j|y| J. 0. Boao, Esq., Agent?! 3eai Sir: ilj ife has been using a Davis Sewing Macluni ?nstantly for the past four years, and it 3as never needed any repairs and works just is wall as when first bought. She says it srill do a greater tango of practical work ind do it easier better than any machine she has ever used. We cheerfully reccac.it 3a a *NT<v 1 fornilv rtm/?n?nA Yours truly, Jap.'q," Davis<Vinnaboro, S. C.. Jan. 3,1883. ils. Boag?I have always found my Daw nachine ready to do all kinds of work 1 lave had occasion to do. I cannot seo that he machine is worn a particle, and it works is w$U as when new. Respectfully, Mas. Roeest C. Goonix'i. Wecjsbobo, S. C? April, 18S3. Mb. Boao?My wife has been constantly ising the Davis machine bought of yen tbout five years ago. I have never regretted suying it, as it is always ready for any land >f family sewiue, either heavy or lijrhfc. It s never out of fix or needing repairs. Very i?pectfnl!^, A. W. Liiin ?aOt:*%9 S. C. March 1SS3