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ffliji ?11 . "!io FairfialdNewsand Herald. rUXUSUH !> /> VKllY WKDXKSUA^ 5? iNewo - and - Herald - Co. ( JfKltH'', 1% ADVAXCK: ^ T - ' ?... SI.~> | .... .73. w i). Dtyju'n vss,) [- Editors. .) VS. o. DAVIS, ) i v.. I . 1 n VER VISING HA TES. CM SII: I ilollir a sji'i.'.ro tor n:?* nrsi nisei- , n :i'i 1 fifty cents for each .>-ubse jucnt : nstaiioii Special rates for contract ad- | .?i trria^y ami ?lc-ath noticesfree. lit- *ti!ur rat.is ciarsjed for obituaries. j for .1 >!> \V.?r!c oiioitf.t. WINNSBORO, S. C. ~ - j Wc.laes lay. June 1G. : : USUO ! Shxvroii W. 15. Ej?wauus, of Dar lin^ron, die.I on lust. Wednesday, j W:iito we didn't agree with him in >o;n?; of his poiittcil opinion?, yet he moie an able Senator. He was a very ~strong debater, and always stood with tenac ty to his conviction*. Tuk candidates for Sia'e officers will be given ample opportunity to ventilate their views. Thy people have c.lifll !.?ra HUl UlSCUS>!OU Ut uiv fS9\*vr audit is probable that when the candidates shall have finished th? ir rounds t t* p-ople will have enough ?>f spet'chanil every voter >tmuld he |n*.*ji;iifd to vote intelligently. I Onk of the principal demands of the farmers' movement men is that we i u?h: to have priuiar ts for the eiecti >n of delegates to the State Uonven tion, and wish souse of them tl is seems to bs the on!\ thing they care very tr?tii:h about. We don't belu i*e there h.i- i-v.-r b.-CMi any con-iderabie opposi ii?ii iy this method of electing de'e.so far as we are concerned we e.tu >ce no objection to the primary l.?r m iking onr nominations. Captain Tiliuuji, General II rat ton and Colonel K-irlf, all, favor the primary. So let's l.i\?*it. Lot the Executive Committee call a conven'i <n ;o change the c institution of the party, and give us a primary. umc It is hoped (hat all of the candates will be treated with respect. It is to be presumed that when a man get- on the stand to speak he is going to say something that is wortb hearing whether von agree with hiin or not. All the speakers attend these meetings as Democrats, and the meetings being h< M uiuier Democratic auspices, as Democrats the'jandidate>~, every one of them, are entitled to the attention of the voters. Every eflbrt to snow a speaker under should be condemned as mi wo .'thy of tint courtesy and good breeding which characterizes South Carolinians. Col. Earle was repeatedly interrupted in his Greenville I 1 Si. i 7 . ?...4 , t SpSCCU, UUU 11 IS Iiupcil lllcil una suii/ vi thing will not be repeated. Every i.^ hi should be given a lair play. Another Taper. The Fanners Intend with Mr. O. W. 1'iiohatian as editor and proprietor made its lir>t appearance on Tuesday. We hope that our neighbor will meet with success, and be one of the instrn* .nents in moulding Strang and wholM>mc .-entiinents and in building up I every muys^ry iii uui wimuvu ivim j -aili7 common comity. Will He Bear the Wear of Time Y It seems generally conceded that if the .state nominating convention was held now, or any time within the next sixty days. Tillman would be nominated on the tirst ballot?Edgefield Adrerfixtr. Maybe so, but our experience is thai farmers w&?fh their opinion* very careful, and never announce them until the scales of justice are - . .. -x. . . rc ... wen hujusicu, ami 11 ure w part of the scales happen to be a little deranged they are very prompt in ratifying it. So when about four .? . months are given them to weigh the relative weights of the candidates, you may be sure the scales arc going to be very delicately constructed and exceedingly accurate. They are sure to put <>n the scales such inconsistencies :.s these assertions of your man, contemporary: That Democracy is guilty of misrule and robbery," or that i lur.rtivi? <?ur rutin governmental fabric," or :;i have never used the word 'corruption* or anything which would imply it in connection with the State governmcntand yet the same man has said: Ah, my brother fanners, you who ]>I?>d behind the plough, pay taxes and vote, you do not know what is going on in the walls of your capitol when the legislature is in session. .Because />. tuorraf.t arc in office, you feel secure and think honesty. patriotism. the interf.<t of the people are th*- only influence ... ?>../ 'i / ...7.? ?f ill ?W1K. 1J"'. tt t* U .MCI C# These things, we say. are going to be put in the balance and weighed. Why If rat ton Should be (aovcrnor. (General Bratton liu? so often responded to the call of duty, regardless of his personal comfort and desire, he has >o often come to the relief of the people of Fairfield and the State in times of distress, with his wise counsel and sound i>oliticai wisdom, that it is almost unnecessary to point out the many noble virtues "which crown his life. (Jeneral Bratton lias ever been a follower of duty. No matter how humble may be the capacity in which lie may be called to serve lie does 50 cheerfully. He entered the war as an humble private, conceiving it a call of duty. This is an apt illustration of the diameter of the man. No instance in iu> nic can w memioneu wnerc nc compromised a principle for the sake of jraining some seltish end. it<? instance where he has jeopardized the interests of the people for the purpose of promoting- himself, no instance, where the least suspicion of the want of honesty and integrity can be essayed against him. no instance where he lias Iwvn allied with any political trickery. a??tea?aaafcaaia?aa ioa r ?agMrfxaasg - chicanery or. clique, rinp or eombina- j w.M Ifn nmv ill till* vio'Ol* of llIS i manhood, with :i mind that has broad-' i eued mid become more and more | vigorous with the march of time, and j byel??estudy: witha faculty peculiarly ; fitted to look Oil both sides of a ques- i tion. his judgments when once formed are sound and safe. A man of unfaltering courage, of unswerving fidelity in the enforcement of dutv. of a pre- j eminent regard for the rights of the | humble as well as the high, of great knowledge in the science of government. he would indeed make us a ' ?l. - i UOVernor \v no numu h-jich. j upon the people as sovereign citizens. ! A Di.ssracfful Meetiii";, A "campaign of education" carries \ with it the idea of a sober, careful,.; unprejudice consideration of the issues i involved in the canvass. Meetings i held under the name of <*a campaign j of education" are presumed to be; attended by men who are thirsty for j knowledge, especially is this to be j I presumed when such a campaign is j adopted by the demand and election i of those attending such meetings, but it would seem from the Laurens meet-! | ing that enlightnient is no. wanted, j and that the "campaign of education" j i< to be converted into a campaign where individuals in the audience are to give lessons in impudence, insolence and impoliteness. The treatment of some of the candidates in Laurens is unworthy of decent people and a reproach upon the good breeding of South Carolinians. From the reports in the daily newspapers, it would seem that the good people of Laurens County have lost all the virtues of * 1 - ... .t C1V1I1ZCU U1CU. IO sav iJUUHUi; vi total want of the sensibilities which enter into the character of gentlemen. Of course, the conservative, self-respecting' people of Laurens County will take 110 stock in such wilil insulting demonstrations. Here is a meeting called under Democratic auspices, to which candidates are invited, and invited to address ! the people in order that the light of truth may be thrown upon the political situation. The people turn out in niul itudes ostensibly for the purpose of hearing the issues, but the actual object in Laurens seems to have been to see how grossly they could insult gentlemen who were bold enough to give honest and frank expression of vu>w? Mini not jsimolv to nlease a wild mob. Here were two gentlemen. as good Democrats as could be found in the State, attempting to discuss questions which they conceived to be of vital interest 10 the people, yet one of them is forced to take his seat by the jeers and impudent remarks injected by the audience, and the other is treated equally as outrageously, and though he does speak yet his words are drowned by an uproarous and disorderly crowd. If this campaign is to continue, some steps should be taken to give local authorities power to enforce order; for such a meeting is a disgrace to the Democratic party and the State. <>euer:tt llratton at Greenville. We do not care to be swayed by prejudice or persona! choice, but disimbueii'g our minis of anything that may tend to warp and bias our judgment we have, alter carefully reading aud studying tin; speeches madex at Greenville and i\*,>or!cd in the daily papers, arrived at tlie honest conclusion that Gen. Bratton in-ikes the be>t presentation of the polinc 1 situation, and in fact makes a speech better calculated to enlighten the pub ie mind than any delivered in South Caroliua for many years. There is not a word iu it tnat aoes not i? iw (johu, there is no useless circumlocution or idle verbiags about it. It is a manly, square, honest and fair expression o: the evils under which wo sue burdened, devoid ?>f any comp-onii.se of principle for thft mere gain of vote?, lie rises to the height of a philosopher, beyond the low plane of the demagogue and artful politician. It is chocked full of broad and deep wisdom, free from ali acrimonious and stinging personalities. General Brattoo is no public speaker. As he himIJ? - 1, c-r^.r^?-kf i sen coinuises "UJ> rather in thinking and doing," to the neglect or a cultivation of the gifts of speech, but in pondering his words as they appear in cold type the mind gathers up words that are eloquent and that would well become the montn of a philosopher. His tracing the gradual development of the evils growing out of the existence of one political party shows a keen discriminative faculty rarely excelled, and is evij denilv not a premature thought, but one reached after long and close study, [ aud iu this connection Us leiS win one j of the highest virtues of his life, j namely, his unshaken confidence in i the people as sovereign citizens. In [ this State a nomination means an elec i tion, and Gen. Bratton argues that the aspiraut "funds political methods more I important, certainly as a first step, than the mastery of a political principle, and, once in that field, pride ot opinion, desire for success, and the ! i? ~ 'vP lao<1 tn o nnf ue&i vi uuiiiuui iv ?... dreamed of when it entered." Hence the progress in political methods have been very great, while the cardinal principles of the party are Io?t sight of. "I was content as long as it "vras confined to contentions of politicians," savs (Jen. 13 rat ton, "to enter the silent protest of having* nothing* to do with these combinations, relying on the solid array of our people, which enabled them to defy and correct the use of perverted pOwer by adverse administration of government, to easily enforce respect for the authority of our constitution by our own officials/* General Bratton's ?neech is frank, caiulid, open and independent, and the result of thought. "We, therefore, commend it to every Democratic voter, with the hope that lie will read and reread it. Read the other .speeches also in order that you may be intelligently informed, and be able to vote intelligently on the issues now before the people. ' ? COl'NTY NEWS. RABB. June U. The small grain has uecu | harvested. Wheat is a total failure; j oats about onc-fourlh crop. We have | ha I no rain in two week?. Crops are j in gooil condition, but growing j slowly. While cotton is at least one | . I month ahead of last year, it is at least j one week behind what we would call j early. The blackberry crop is good j and Cuffy is happy, and to be honest, "60 am de while folks." Union Alliance, Xo. MO, held their annual mee:ing ami elected officers to serve for the ensuing year. Accord-! ing to our constitution our worthy j president was not eligible to re-elec- j tioiu so we just let our vice president hop up ahead. The following officers 1 were elected: President, W. B. j Murray; vice president, X. I). Hob-j erts; secretary, J. M. Steele; chaplain, ! C. II. Scruggs; treasurer. S. L. Craw-; ford; lecturer, J. R. Ilarvev; assistant lecturer II. Y. Leminou; door keeper, ! J. K. lioya : assiMU.ni. uwi , i i Joel Ilaigyod; business agent, S. W. ; j Iluit. j The Alliance is in good working! ; onler and makes an honest effort to | aitrjid strictly to Alliance business | and eschew politic?. Tlio health of the community is j good. Politics are beginning to loom up. j We are beginning to look in your j | columns for candidates tor county j offices. The early bird gets the worm ! so savs the March Convention. i AIONTK "KLI.O. ; June 14. The exercises of Mr. AV. | J. Keller's .school, near Monticello, J will close for vacation on Friday, the ! 27th inst.. with a basket picnic. The j public are invited to conic and bring | well-lillcd baskets. | A negro man. Robert Green, on ! Messrs. Milo Martin and Preston Pawkhi's farm, was seriously if not i fatally hurt last Monday by being i thrown from a mule, lie was on his ' way to the house from work when the > mule became frightened and threw him; in falling his foot hung in the traces and he was dragged about twohundred yards, mangling him up in a fearful manner. His condition is still i critical. | Crops are looking line, consequently I good humor prevails in this locality. : Tl.a n'litAv Till? iVl> ' IIekai.d is expected to be out-on the i 27th. We all hope lie will not disap| point lis?. C'KDAK OKKKK. June 14. The wheat crop lias been J harvested and turned out very poor, j Oats are being1 harvested at present I and it seems that the yield will be very I good. Corn and garden truck are I needing rain very badly. "With the ; exception of a few apples, the fruit J crop is a failure. i Thirteen doss have suffered the j penalty of death in this community ! because one of the canine family was j found guilty of hydrophobia. It is a i principle of law with us down here ! that it is better to punish a hundred innocent dog's than t? have one guilty I cur go free. -So we feel sure that j after the great slaughter of dogs that ; our community is purged of all hydroj phobic microbes, and candidates, who : are generally so timid and bashful, can come among us without any ; feeling of insecurity. Besides blackI berries are ripe and plentiful, and we i can give the candidates a good time. Judging from the poultry vaising in ; this community some young girl ; intends going into matrimony this ! -f-ill lnif mm of Inn* r.hickens lias ton ; - ? ~~ ; wings and this excites the curiosity of ! all. Justice Broom is kept pretty busy keeping the peace. Politics are not discussed very much, except when a visitor conies along1 and springs the subject when lie is sure to i get his foot in it. Three cheers for General Brut ton, ALDIOX. June 14. On the ilrst Sabbath of i this month our Sabbath School was | reorganized at Dr. T. G. Douglass's I with Mr.T. S. Brice as superintendent, j It will be remembered by many ot; ' your readers that the school proved to | be a source of great good last summer, ! and the prospects arc very eucouragI ..4. ir/.AiniAAfO/1 JJ!^ iU JJ1C?CIU. f vrjivy wtuivvtuvt ; seeuis jo fake great interest in the ; school. J. C. Douglass reports a very j pleasant lime out taking flic census.: fie is very careful not to reveal any j information gained while at the busi; ne>s as lie is under bond not to do so. ! But I believe their are bachelors ; enough in this neighborhood alone to j pay the fine and get the benefit of the j information. They are very anxious | to learn about certain girls' ages. etc. Politics are beginning to liven up ; considerably around Albion. Every: limk- seems anxious lO know llOW ! Tillman and Bratton are getting on. ! | There wiil he a meeting of the Democratic Club this evening ut the old church, "Xew Hope," Xo doubt we will have a good attendance, I I Tlios. J. Douglass is lying- very ill j from typhus fever. Jt was also i thought that his wile was contracting I ? * i the .same. These are the only case* I yet reported in the neighborhood, i "What little wheat and oats there : was in this vacinity has been harves; ted. Other crops are line indeed, j corn beginning to put forth shoots, | cotton almost blooming, and I notice i that the split hoof hnsbeen plowed in ! | the store patch again. Hurrah for Tillman. ; UA>T WATKIJftF.. .lime 14. It would be gratifying to ; us for the Major to hoist the blue flag ' and sustain the signal until we get a | j thorough season. Our section was visited by partial showers on: last Wednesday and Thursday,! j but wore generally light. iy j j good reason is much needed and if not' | soon received. the corn crop will be { j cut short. The cotton, as a whole.; has been well worked and free of j ! grass. Although the general outlook ? I j is far in advance of last year, yet JL j I believe tho prospect i? too hiuhlv e?ti? | i i -4 ecaagaaiciinib m iiittcaaa??wmssaaam i. n mated, for where early stands were j secured last, year the cotton i* now no ' better, if as ?00d, ag it was at this timo l.isf vf.-ir. Our urize acres will " * J not average as good, and I don't brlieve that last year's yield will be improved on. The oats crop is about half, but the wheat is a complete failure. One of our farmers who had twelve acres sowed' didn't protend to have any j threshed. lie savs it was so poor, the I hares wouldn't cat it. The Prize Club held its regular monthly meeting yesterday at Mr. T. AV. EawJi*. T. L. Johnston and F. J. Smith arc credited with having the best one-acre patches of cotton in the club: while the last winner of the live-acre prize is a nine uneasy uva his prospect, lie avails himself of every secret opportunity to visit his neighbors patches, I suppose for the sole purpose of exerting all the fascination lie can. IJLACKSTOCK. June 1G. Last Thursday was the last day of tin; regular school session of the Blackstock Academy, but the fact that .here was no suitable buildup in which to have any public closng exercises led the authorities to decide on haying a picnic for the scholars, patrons and friends of the school instead of the evening entertainment, which has hitherto marked the clos** of the school year. Friday was fixed upon as the time and ihe grove in front of ilrs. Elder's house a= the place for the picnic. The speaker who had premised to be present, Rev. Tho .lt. English, of Yorkville, was unavoidably absent on account of illness in his congregation, and we met another disappointment that morning when the principal of the tchoo!, Mr. L. W. Dick, received a telegram from School Commissioner Duke stating that he too found it impossible to attend. Mr. Duke has some warm friends up this war, and 'tis a matter of sincere regret that circumstances have been such as to prevent his seeing and becoming betLer acquainted with the people of upper Fairfield. Although we had no speaker from a distance, the crowd was well entertained by Jievs. Neville and Wiggins, both of wnom responded promptly when called upon and made some forcible and appropriate remarks on educational snbjeets with a special on the present need here felt of a suitable academy building to replace the one destroyed by tne eycione in iiarcn. The Blaekstock Cornet band furnished some very good music, nor were its members at all sparing in their efforts to contribute to the enjoyment of the occasion. The dinner was both excellent as to quality and plentiful as to quantity, and the large crowd in attendanco did full justice as to its merits. Altogether, tne occasion was a delightful one, and seemed to hare beeu heartily enjo ved by old and young. The Executive Committee of Bethel Presbytery met here at the call of Itev. W. G. Neville last Friday evening. Revs. English, Kirkpatrick, Summey, Wilson, Garriss, Anderson and Neville and Maj. A. II. White being present. HOW IS THIS? If the majority of the Democtaey prefer Earle to Tillman they have a right to make him the nominee of the party. ? Char!erf on World. The World is a Tillman paper, and Tillman favors primary ejections. Jn Abbeville County the followers of Tillman, in convention, refused to let the people vote by paimary for representatives to the State Convention. A portion, at least, of the anti-Tillman men in Abbeville County believe that Tillman might be beaten in a primary election, and we presume that * - 'k:ii ? ? some 01 II1C liuuiau tuuiiuu 31J?1C iu this belief, and hence they refuse to let each and every citizen express his own individual preference in a primary, The advantage which the Tillman men have is, that they arc organized, and have had two months in which to work, while the anti-Tillman faction have had no leader, aud the Government itself up to this time has taken precious little trouble to set itself right before the people. A spirit of fairness, and a disposition to respect their own declarations, shouid prompt the carrying out of the pledges which the Tillman men "have made as the primary. If Tillman chmilit upt the nomination bv the will of the majority we think the people would be better satisfied than they would be if the nomination should be secured by a doubtlul majority, and we presume Mr. Tillman would not desire the nomination, unless he was justly entitled to it..?Abbeville Press mill Manner, Weak Womei|. The more sensitive nature of the female sex renders women much more susceptible than men to thoRe numerous ills which spring from lack of harmony in the system. The nervous svstein gives way, sick headache 13 frequent, the appetite is lost, and other ailments peculiar to the sex c iu.se great suffering. Hood'* Sarsparilla is ueculiarlv adapted for such cases, and has received the most gratifying praise for the relief it has afforded thousands of women whose very existence before taking it was only misery. It strengthens the nerves, cures sick headache and indigestion, purifies and vitalizes the blood, aud gives regular and healthy action to every organ in the body. It AI UtO ADS. Kxl raots from Patrick Calhoun's Speech on Railroads in Atlanta. The great majority of those prejudiced against and hostile to railroads are honest bat uninformed. They hear only one side of the question. * * The greatest concern of these who manage the railroad systems of the country is, How can they best reconcile all conflicting interests'/ How can they best promote the welfare of the section tributary to their roads? IIow can they render their patrons the most efficient service? * * It is absurd to suppose that the welfare of the roads and the welfare of the people are antagonistic. They go hand in hand, and it is therefore ridiculous to suspect that the railroads would strike a blow at the prosperity of the country. Men do not go contrary to their own interests. Every intelligent man admits these facts, and ret there is a widespread effort to create antagonism between the people and their railroads. It is clear that none should exists. It is clear that that which exists is often unjust and nearly always unreasoning. * * "The thrcb of the locomotive/' /-..ii (U. S11U iUT. VyiUIlUUU, "is wjc ucai i-lrv<*t/ of civilization. Intelligence, wealth, Cbristiauitr, follow it everywhere." True words, well spoken, as are all that follow them. r ~ ' THE BEST SPEECH. "Not a Weak Place in it, Not a Disjointed SenteDCe, Not the Suspicion [01 tne Trimming Down of Principle to Fit the 1'oliticial Demands of Exciting Campaign." (Xeic< and Courier.) "Without intending to make any invi1 dious distinction between the speakers, we wish to say here and now that there lias not been a more notable dclirovnncc unon ;mv miblic ciuestion in this State since lt>70 than that of Gen. j John Bratton at Grennville yesterday, i There is not a weak place in it, not a disjointed sentence, not. the suspicion of the trimming' down of principle to to fit the political demands of an exciting campaign, none of the tricks and arts of the demagogue to catch votes. It was a strong, manly appeal to the intelligence and patriotism of the people of the Piedmont region, who, free as the air of their mountain homes, hate the duplicity of the professional politician as they love liberty and independence. Gen. Bratton is not accustomed to spcech-making?;is lie says himself. Ills "life has been spent rather in thinking" and doing-;" bnt the patriotic sentiments he expressed at Greenville are bound to make a deep impression wherever they are read,, and will statue State from the mountains to the sea. While the contest is confined for the present to the Democratic party, the danger is imminent that the "' permanent political combination"' which has been organized within the party "for not only specific but general political purposes*' will inevitably lead to the disruption of the party. The only agency which enabled us to establish aiid maintain constitutional government in this State is the organization of the Democratic party, and the only hope of restoring and maintaining the Federal Government within its constitutional limits is the Democratic party, the party of the Constitution. Gen. Brutton does not seek in any way to conceal his sentiments. The Farmers' Movement did not command the approval of his judgment in its incipiencr, when it presented itself in its most inviting shape as an organization which "had no favors to ask, but rights to demand;" it docs not command his approval now "after its recent culmination into a fully equipped political organization, pushing its campaign as independently of our common organization as an opposing party could." "Such a proceeding," as lie expresses it, "'is better calculated to command the approval of our dire opponents?the Radicals?than of those Democrats who organized their party to promote and guard their dearest interests, and regard its sound integrity as cf more consequence than the election of any man or set of men to office. Gen. Bratton did not appear as the champion of the Democratic administrations in this Slate?so far as he knows they need no champion; but taking up the charge of the Tillman faction that we have never had a Re .iiWImn /vf rrriTTOYMimDtit in Smith ^UUUOail IV! Ui VI tv %?? Carolina be showed that the cry which is now raised by so-called reior'mers is the identical cry with which the "reformers and progressionists" were sent among us during the carpet bag era to establish in this State a form of government entirely out of sympathy with the interest of the people, aud in direct antagonism to the blessings of constitutional liberty. The charge that is now made against the form of government is practically the same as that which was made when the State was uuder the rnle of the stranger the only difference being that the present band of'"reformers and progressionists" instead of coming from other sections of the country spring directly from the ranks of the "Bourbons, aristoccrats and tyrants" who are said to comprise the Democratic party, Gen. Uratton's disquisition on gov* ernment ana on me reiauuu ui mc people to the government is worthy of a philosopher, lint the strongest point of his speech is contained in the clear and emphatic declaration that "our present troubles are attributable to maladministration in the - Federal Government;" to the wide and everwidening departure of the party in power from the track of the Constitution ; to the imperfect distribution of wealth under the present system of Federal taxation; to the twelve dollars per capita which the people of the State are required to pay to the Federal Government and'not to the fifty cent3 per capita which the taxpayers of South Carolina are required to pay for the support of the existing institutions of the State. * * ? * * The hard times of which the people of South Carolina justly complain are not confined to this State. The cause of our present straitened circurn? stances lie outside of the administration of our State affairs. The only hone of the people of South Carolina and the United States is in the integrity of the Democratic party, and in our own firm and unyielding adherence to the principles of the party, which are the principles of the Constitution. The spcech of Gen Bralton is commended to the thoughtful consideration of the Democratic voters of South Carolina. OIK COLUMBIA LETTER. COLyifujA, ?. C'., June 11, 1800.? If Gen. Bratton is made Governor Fairfield will have one more added to her roll of honor in Columbia. In glancing over the names of those in high positions in Columbia it is seen that a number of them are natives of Fairfield. At the University there are Prof. Davis, Instructor McMahan, Capt. Isaac Means, librarian, Mr. Samuel Gaillard, superintendent of the farm; Capt. K. b. JDesportes, vicepresident of the Carolina National Bank and one of the largest capitalist in the city, besides being a member of the Council and one of the canal trusts tees, and Mayor F. "NY. MoMaster. laic Senator and one of the most popular and influential men in Richland. While on this subject it will not be proper to exclude Philip "White, who is the dog catcher for the city, and who turns many a strange and milicensed cur in the pound and gets his fifty cents therefor. It is very pro!* ftblc that Iticljland will do her share towards making Gen. Bratton Governor. Here and there you find one that favors some other candidate, but the very large portion are for Gen. Bratton. The canal matter has taken a back seat tor a time aim pontics arc ar a lull. Lawn parties are the subject of discussion and there arc a number of them. Every club of King's Daughters in the city is having its lawn party, and there are a number given by other organizations. lu the political line it is generally thought that Col. Johu T. Sloan, Jr", $nd Mr. B. L. Abney will make the fight far the senatorship_of Richland county to succeed Col. Jb'. W. -McMaster who will not run again, as lie is now mayor of the city. This is commencement week for the city graded schools and the "VVinthrop Training School. The final examinations in both of these institutions are being held now. Next weok will he I commencement iveek -witli the Female J Vvi/JlC^r: auu iul ti v.vi% , University. T: !* ; seen that for the next few weeks Columbia will be gay indeed. Large numbers of visitors are expected and the commencement j exercises of the institutions are expected to prove very enjoyable to all! who attend. j As has been mentioned iu this corre-j spondence before there is a deficiency ' 0*>AA AAA +!?/ * PunrfL- ?nr?/1 A/I f"A UjL C^WjVW Hi 111V XlltlUC JiVV\iwt vv iiiiisli the canal and it lias been a matter of some concern as to how this money was to be raised. Several plans Vere proposed, but none of them would stand the legal tests., and it remained for Capt.ll. S. Pesportes financial mind to come to the rescue and point the way out of the mists. He has formulated a plan which has not been made public yet. but wicli it is understood satisfies all the demands of the law and affords an easy method n-f muincr Hip monev needed. Just here it might be well to state that there i* 110 man in Columbia -w ho takes a a more lively interest in all matters pertaining to the public welfare than Capt. li. S. Desportes. With ample me:tns under his control he is always ready to support anything" that promises good to his adopted city. J fe is gaining many true admirers for his actions in various matters of late. Columbia is as .sanguine as ever over the benefits to accrue from the "big ditch,?? as the canal is often called. Some manufacturing experts who, bv - . | cnaiicc; Visneci LUU en v ? axciiuy in very high term.? of the advantages that Columbia ought to reap from the canal. Base ball is .still the ra^o, though the examinations at the University lias prevented the students from playing as much as usual. f. ir. m*m. The Great Spring Tonic. W. II. Gilbert, Druggist, Albany, Ga., writes: "We are selling large quantities of Swififs Specific for a spring alterative and general health tonic, and with the be>t result?. It is now largely used as a preventative and cure for Malaria. There are many remakable evidences of its merit in l?ia " UiJkO OWWIWA4* Rev. L. B. Paine, Macon, Ga.f writes: "We have been using Swift'i Specific at the orphans' home as a comedy for blood complaints ami as a general health tonic, and have lnd remarkable results from its use on the children aud employees of the institution . It is such an excellent, tonic, and k^eps the blood so p .ire, that the system is less liable to disease. It has cured some of our children of Scrofula." Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. * Swift Specific Co.. Atlanta, Ga. SCHOLARSHIPS ! In tJi?- Wintlirop Training S<*h?ol for Teachers. State ok South Carolina, Office State SurT. Education*. Columbia, May 27,1890. To the S'chord Commissioner of Fairfield County, S. C. Dear Sir: There will be a Competitive Examination for Women, July 2<J, 1890, at each County-seat in the State, for Scholarships in the Win i throp Training School for Teachers, under the provisions of Act No. 405, Approved December 23d, 1S87. The succe.ss-ul Applicant will receive j $150.00 frem the State, to be applied i to the payment of her school expenses, j I wri:e to ask that you will consent to take charge of this Examination, and tha: you will select two other competent gentlemen to complete the I Board, which must consist of three. The questions will be forwarded to you a few days in advance. | * I enclose a statorvUt of the con| ditions upon which these Scholarships : are granted, and I beg that you will 1 /VJITA no mihliAitir QO nncau JJIY V lllCUi a.? VI IV1V> VUVvlk y MO ^VOVl* ble. Your immediate attention to this request, will he much appreciated, as the time is short. j In case it should be impossible for I you to serve upon this Board, please ! suggest the name of a suitable person j who will undertake the work. j Very respectfully, Jamks II. ]1ice, I State Superintendent of Education. I Epoch. j The transition from long, lingering and painful sickness to robust health marks an epoch in the life of the individual. Such a remarkable event is treasured in the memory and the agency whereby the good health has been ' attained is gratei'uliy blessed. Hence it is that so much is heard ( in praise of Electric Bitters. So many ! l'eel they owe their restoration to health, to the use of the Great A Iterative and Tonic. ! If you are troubled with any disease of ! Kidneys, Liver or Stomach,"of lanjf or | ! short standing you will surely find relief | by use of Electric Bitters. Sold at oOe ! i and SI per bottle at McMaster, Brice & j Ketchin's Drug Store. * J Bucklen'it Arniac Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter,Cliepped Hands, Chillblains, i Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required It is guaranteed to <rive perfect satisfaction, < r money refunded. Rrice 23 CMits per box. For sale by Mci!i3V; !?rice & Kfctahin. ' * Female Weakness Fositiye C^yei To the Editor: j Please inform your readers that I have a ! positive ruiucuj joi uii: uiuumiiu a.uu uus j ills which arise from deranged female j organs. 1 shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy free to any lady if they will send their Express and'P. O.'address. Yours respectfully, Dit. J. B. MARCIIISJ, * 183 Genesee St, Utica, N. Y Many Persons i ata broken down from overwork or household | cares Brown's Iron Bitters j rebuilds the system, aids digestion, romoves excess of bile, and cure; malaria. Get the genuine. ! A I IT BE POW | ___ Bargains that will intoxd your pockct-book to deatb. A be WHITE < ! We have :i few plot es of Outing CI WIT | Two pieces of Mattingr, Ladies', Misses* and Children's Siif I DOW j i A large stock of Seersuckers, Alpa every one tells the price. Young men, want anything in Neckwear. We have we have done lor you in the past, we ca price. Enconrage us with your smiles % ! Highest of all in Leavening Power.i ML mg W[ JBf ia I ^ ? ABSOW | .NEW ADYEETISE MENTIS. DfpMWfflS wEiJP^I CUSHIONS. TThiapen LeirtJ. Comf?rUbl?. S??M?ifil vktrt >11 till. 8?Uby P.HISCOX, al j, git Bfiwxj, .t*w Twk. WrlMft'!? * * DETECTIVES J Wanted Jo CTC17 County. Shrewd men to act under initructiom ; { la our S?cr? S?m?e. Xxperlenct not neceuar?. Particular* free. 1 Gr?nuaa Detective Bureau Co. SlAraiB.CiieiautiA j PARKER'S _ | i 1 IBS&aai HAIR BALSAM ! tSggniBi^ Cleanses and beautifies the hair. Hi Promotes a luxuriant growth. Never Faila to Reaior* Gray ! Hair to itaYootkftil Color. ^WProrcuU Dandruff and hair fallintf I" HIRES'! 25c HIRES' INil'KOYSDFJTra j ROOT 82EK!S IKLflcto. >0 80iu?coa?TXAi..ue j ? THIS PACKAJCg Si\X?? >iV? G Allay*. jl; root mm. i The most APPETIZING and WHOWPO^" ' TEMPERANCE DRINK in the world. I Delicious and Sparkling. TRY IT. Ask your Druggist or Groc?r for It. i C.E. HIRES. PHILADELPHIA j.wn; N WE WILL FROM THI Glace Sale io I m j Nov/ IS THE TIME TO GET THE After the most successful season we nav Clean up the And begin preparations f?r the next sea It will be to the interest of nurchasi M'MASTER. B P. S. AVc hare just opened another < DRIED SHIRTS. Compare these ?OQ<] I NEW YOR RACE] sis ! OUR entire stock will be offered this i low prices. j Ladies' Flouncings at 50c., 60c., 70c. Misses' Flonnoings at 85c, and 50c. Challies from 5c. to 7c. Sateens at 10c.s 12dc- and lac. Shoes from 75c, aud up. Children's Caps at 10c. and 5( c. Ladies' Undervests at 10c. onlv. Men's Gauze Shirts at 25c. and 50<\ Black Sewing Silk, 100 yard-, at 5c. Twist at 1c. Spool Cotton at 2c. Hair Pin? in boxes at in-., worth lOo Ladies' and Men's Straw Hats are s< a trade. Don't buy anything until \oti trv th H. LAND PROPRIETOR NEW YC ER OF LCT UATE YOUR SOUL W1 HI DELIGHT, maim this week for the ladies in JOODS AND FLOUI loth left yet. Also a handsome lot of Cai AT HAVE WE HEf worth i>0c. per yard, will sell for2oc. Rip roaring ma: ~ ? ^ .1 ^ iner?. unr prices on uigm ure a, siu*. N. DOWN. DO tKK Cfl^OXI ccas and Drad de Te Coats and Vests; a we have something new and nobby in L touched the chord that vibrates the publi in do better for yon now. Our constant: and favors. Q. D. \V / J TT P **ji. 9msa4 An(T t>r ? U . O. VJUV t XVCJ/VAVj -?/ i Baking ?rowder rELY PURE AGENT'S SALE. I BY virtue of authority conferred on me ^ by a distress warrant issued by T. II. Ketchin on the 27th day of May, A. D. 1890, and also by virtue of the power of sale contained in a chattel mortgage executed by R. M. Iluey on the ."rd dav of February, A. D. 1890, to McDonald & t Douglass, and written instruction thereon of date J une 6,1S90, directiuc me to foreclose the same according to law, I will offer for sale at public outcry at the storehouse formerly occupied by R. M. Iluey, in the town of Winusboro, S. C., to the highest bidder for cash, on Monday, the J 23rd day of June, and the days following J until the entire stock is disposed of. the following goods and chattels seized under said distress warrant and mortgage, to wit: A general scook or merchandise, consisting of Groceries, Hardware, Show Cases, Iron Safe, Store Fixtures, etc. Sold as the property of R. M. Huev. ' II. Y. MILLING, Agent. June G, l&K). , 6-7tu ?sasSEt^^ WINTHROP TRAINING SCHOOL FOR TEACH&RS. COLUMBIA, S. C. 1 Thorough Normal instruction and prac- I tice in best methods of teaching. Open to girls over 18 years old. Session begins September 2.". Graduates secure good positions. Each County is given two s i>o..ireuins: one bv the State witn $1.50 iikI one by the school worth $30. Address 1>. li. -JOHNSON, Superintendent, Columbia, S. C. 6-llxlm "OTICK" ? S DATE BEGIN OUR V". *3 Millirififf linrnls < 111111111U1 J uuuuv. _ i SE GOODS AT REAL BARGAINS. e ever bad in this line, we want to Entire Stock, .son on a more extended scale. ? ers to call in before buying. \ t\ r/N-n c ttnrtc/^tt r\T Kifjjtii <x i^jbiunirs. sase of those 50c. and 75c. UNLAUNIs with those sold at higher price?. rCOTTPF STRIKE 'So, Boss?I'll work no more, 'less J rou weigh your Cotton on aJONES j 5-Ton Cotton Sealetfl A A NOT CHEAPEST BUT BEST. jJJIIli Beam Box, Tare Beam, Freight Paid." For terms address, (ONES OF BINGHAMTON, BINGHAMTON, N.T. * k Ft store. ' 6aih sale. ind the following week at snrprisingly j ana yue. ? 1 >U1 al j>rio#w lfoa( cannot faif to build ?p ^ e NEW YORK RACKET STORE. J E C K E R. ,^A " >KK RACKET STORK. L J VV PEICES BARGAINS THAT WILL TICKLE % ICINGS. monc3 ior oovs' snm wmsis. IE] A rk down in all goods. BB HKJCTW?3-. mjMm ilso White Vests. The price tells, and fl I laundried Shirts. Think of ns if yon c heart in oar behalf. You know whatfl aim is to keep the best at the lowest* ILL1FORD & CO. im