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# I ----- The Fairfield NewsafldHerald. 1 _ | * i PUBLISHED EVERY WEDyESDA Y I -SYNC Wo - and - Herald -$Co. j *V. D. D^>L'\iL\S\ ) > Kditors. J AS. g. DAVIS, ) ' tk::>is, i:; advanck : leur. .... SI.iO j Six Jlloutlix, .... .75 j ADVVnriSlSG HATES, G'.iStf; : One tloilar a square for the first iu>er ? a ami fifty cents for each subsequent nsertion Special rates for contract ad verti.se rs. Marriage asul death n??ticvsfree. {{llegular rates charged for obituaries. Orders for Job Work solicit***!. WINNSBORO, S. C. Wednesday. June 3. : : : 1891 Most of the papers, which weie known to be ardent supporters of Governor Tillman dnrir'g the canvass, have taken the position that he only acted and suoke for himself in the "Alexander incident." The Edgefield A'h'ertiser, however, thanks Governor Tillman for the non-election of Dr. Alexander to a chair in the University, and commends him highly for not electing Dr. Alexander. What has otir contemporary to say >iuce the publication or the ''private" letter? Die. Alexander, we think, very properly declines to pursue the discussion ot' hio non-reiention by the | Board of Trustees of the" University. \ He has made out hi? ci?e, and a very ctrong one it \va> too. Whenever i ne-.vsp.ipei"controverts fall down to] the low level of odious personalities, j they cea-e to bentfir any one, and only | amu<es the vulvar. There is a sad ' need of reform ju-t mi this 1 in , and J Dr. Alexander ha* st*t a stock! example, j Just so far as the di>cu?*ion Urifts into ! personalities just so far will the pnbiic j lose sight ot the issues. Mr. W. P. Cantwell, who has j been Supervisor of Registration and | Clerk of the Board of County Com\ missioners foi- Charleston County,! will probably contest the power of i the Governor to remove him as Supervisor. The Governor's astion was j via?A/1 i>n/in tlirt r>f t?if? ' tant Attorney General, to the effect, j that the holding- of these twd positions j was unconstitutional, in chat it was j contrary to that part of the State Con-' stitution -which forbids the holding of j two offices by the same person.j Whether or not, these particular j offices are constitutional offices is very j doubtful, and we arc inclined to think j that the office of Clerk of the County j Commissioners does not fall within the ! constitutional provision. Every at- j torney holds an office in a sense, yet " he is debarred from accepting and holding other offices. The CJerk of the Board of County Commissioners is analogous. A Ghost Dance in Florida. The re-election of Senator Call., of Florida, lias been accomplished after what appears to us an unnecessarily prolonged and foolish contest. The j Democrats have a unanimous majority in the Florida Legislature and from! 0 i the beginning Call had more than \ enough supporters to secure the ma-1 jority oi ol required to eiect m me ; Joint Assembly. The' opposition tc J him in his own party was so virulent that his friends made the absurd con,?_ _ cession of agreeing that no nomination should be binding unless made by a two-thirds vote of the party caucus. This majority Call could not secure and we have had the remarkable I spectacle of his frienu> throwing away their votes, day after day, in order to avoid electing him. Finally after i weeks of useless and costly delay Call's j friends adjourned the caucus sine die, | and then went into the Assembly and ! did what they should have done long j ago -elected their man. The Senator's j opponents tried the expediency of j absenting themselves in order to pre- j yent the presence of a quorum of the ! Senate in the Assembly. Enough ; Senators attended to constitute a ma- i jority of the Assembly and the game j \ of the anti-Call men was defeated. ! Another absurdity is the alleged opin- j ion given bv a member of the defeated i . j party that the election is not valid on j account of the lack of a quorum of : the Senate in the Joint Assembly. He evidently docs not realize that the I present Act of Congress was framed J especially to prevent a deadlock aris- j ing from the refusal of a majority of j either House to participate in the Joint { Assemo v. utnerwise in case me i Senate were Republican and the House ; Democratic it would be possible for the Minority party to prevent a senatorial election by refusing to participate in it and the State would thus be deprived of its representation in the Senate. The election of Senator Butler in j lt><0 is a ease m p?mr. -t\r uo.umej did a quorum of the S. C. Senate at- j tend the election in the Wallace House, but when 79 members in all had an- j swered to their names, Butler was de- i dared by Speaker Wallace to hare j been duly elected and he was seated in j the U. S. Senate. If we mistake not j Senator Turpie, of Indiana, was elected j in the same way. The talk, therefore, ?. of the disgruntled minority in Florida j is as absurd as the conduct of the Call j men in consenting to the proposition ; liJUt It MZUILIU IV^UllC UlU&t; > IV j nominate in a Democratic caucus than : to elect him in a full legislature. It is j difficult to see how the situation could"! have been more ludicrou?. and the j want of common sense, to say nothing: j of statesmanship, could have been : more emphasized. The people of j i-ionua wno inusi pay me piper iorms : ghost dance ought to hold all tlie dancers to strict accountability. IF YOUIi r.ACK ACIIES Or you are all worn out, realiv >rood for nothing it is jreneral dobiJitv. Try JtltO ?S'S in OX HITTERS. X* will cure you. and k'ive a ?oo<i appetite. Soid by all tH-ak-rs in uied^iue. Anuronriatc. ; A ladv lias made u peculiarly happy and appropriate suggestion a > to I he mode of raising funds for the Jefferson Davis monument. She suggests that all of the boys and girls in tr * or- ; gani/.e with respect to their respective wards, and a committee of them be appointed to canvass the four wards, j one committee for each ward, and collect contributions from the children. : When the funds ?hal' have reached a sufficient amount, or when the canvass j lias been thoroughly made, they can be j deposited in either of the uanKs, or i left with The News and Heuai.d, ami (l they will be sent to Mr. J. L. Weber. : of Charleston, who will send his receipt for the same. The children in' the country arc earnestly requested to | co-operate with those in town, and we j hope that their parents -srill tell them j of this plan. All under seventeen | years of age will be expected to take I part in this work. We would suggest, to these in the country that they effect j then* organization at school, as it would probably be m?st convenient: and it would not be a bad idea for the teachers to give them a short talk on Jefferson Davis. The teachers in the county could assist wonderfully in inspiring the children in this matter, and we hope they will set some day between now and the 18th iust. when a short talk on the life and character of the great Confederate chieftain will be given to the children of the schools, and request the children to bring their contributions on that day. The contributions should be forwarded by the 20tli or 25th of this month. Surely the children of the South could engage in no nobler work than by'their own efforts to contribute to the perpetuation of the memory of (he J "Martyr of the Confederacy", the man ! who died without a country and suf- j lereci lor me wo. iuch ^auitio. They should be encouraged by their parents, many of whom fought in the bloody struggle to maintain the un- j dying principles of government enun- j ciated by Jefferson Daris, and it would I impress upon their young minds the j fact, that the valor, the indomitable ! tenacity of principle for principle's j sake, the purity and beauty of char-1 acter, which so strongly marked Jeffer- i sou Payis, shall never be forgotten by the South, and that the cause of their fathers was their cause. Yes, the monument to Jefierson Davis should be not only-a monument erected by the followers of the great leader, but the monument should represent a testimonial to his everlasting memory erected by them, their children and their children's children. It is proper j that the children should have an opportunity to du honor to the man who served his country with the most marked patriotism and whose tenacity tn Ma /vmviftimis stands iwrhuws with out a parallel in history: who suffered the humiliation of the prisoner's chains, yet dignified their clanking', who was defeated, yet grand in "defeat?and i who bore it all with a fortitude and I manliness that has never been excelled, aud all for the cause of their fathers. "The Alexander Ineident." A -tlz-wxl ,.f itorlir lrim*vii nil i AX JiVVU V4 ?IKS> wx v- . ? .. . V- . the "Alexander incident." Or. Alexander has replied vigorously to the article of Mr. Ira. B. .lyi.es, published a few diVi?ago in the Xctrs and Courier, and his citM\ lucid, forcible and logical presentation of the whole matter is convincing, and cru-lu< Mr. Jones. Dr. Alexander shows w:iat has been called "a true and authentic account of the Alexander incident-'' to be a grossly inaccurate account i:i nearly | every particular. There are two questions that. are raised by Mr. June*, aiid that the ;j.iblic have wanted answered. First, ! Did Dr. Alexander voluntarily thrust hia r#?liv?ic?iiS vifws HtlOll the board 01 ' ?- trustees? Second, Did his religious views have anything to do with his j removal or d^missa!, or retirement j from the faculty of the University? Tiiese are answered, and any one who will teid the account given bv Dr. Alexander, which i- stregtheu-'d by the correspondence between himself and the Governor, will lind the an swer>. Mr. Jor.es charged that Dr. Alexander had im occasion to touch on his religion- views before the board of trustees, but made the occasion. In an>wer tc tliis Dr.-Alexander >ay>: L*:t us now* hear what Col. Sloan, \\ bo really made the 4\-?eeassioti" lias to say on the suhj-ct. I quote from the Record of May 24. ''01. Sloan asked if Bain, whose text book on logic is used, was not j sceptical. 'AIy object in asking this question,' said C?l. Sloan (t"> a Xetcs and Cornier reporter)' v?as to give him an opportunity of explaining his po sition before the trustees, a< I had j heard minors about his scepticism.' 41 d ) n?t hesitate to say now that it' a : vote hau been taken on the election of j Prut". Alexander, after that exumina-! tiou, lo any chiir in the University, I would have voted against him or any j other man upon the ground that I wouid not have considered it best for the interests, the advancement and the { ....?? > !.?? I.iciiiiitinn i liorn a I Mll'Ufw i/i mat iuoui utiu.j >iui v ?-* , prol*i'>>or there who did not believe in ! the divinity of Christ. Knowing as 11 do the religions sentiment of the pec- J pie of this State, I do not believe that her citizens would or could consis- j tently maintain an institution which 1 supported one who denied the holy I conception ot Urinse aim ins uivinuy. \ I can say this without disparaging the j hiyli attainments of Prof. Alexander, for I admire him personally and have i a thorough appreciation of hi?accomp-: lishracnts as a scholar/ " So here is at least one trustee w ho ! wa? influenced by the Religious views ! of Dr. Alexander, and purposely made ' the occasion for Dr. Alexander to i make a statement of ic'igh u= < <>! .victiiui>. Ii was teii (ia\s before the board met j again, and in the meantime Dr. Alexander received the letter given below,; which showed that his religious belief would have something to do with his election as a professor: [Private.] ril 22, ?,J1. 1) e a it ?>ik: In to-day's Xcics <tn>rCourier I find mention made of the subject matter of your talk with the trustees \csterdav and prominence given to a question propounded by, me. I desire to disclaim ail knowf- : edge of this publicity, and I regret that | your earne&t and frank statement i' which stronglv expired tha admiration !: ' " t i -r?.?ir- ,T rr-r.irnii T ?a?? and sympathies of many of the trustees shou.d have gone forth in snch a way, and at such a time. I cannot refrain from giving1 expression !o my own feelings iu the matter and t > niy that while I fear vour open avowal ni such doubts will inevitably sever \ our connection with the college * ' - > -- fi,? 1 do !li>t MiHI'U III IliU ill Uiw feeling whi< h will cause men to cry oui against yon and demand >our dismissal. The seeker after truth, the man who in this vale ot tears honestly strives to know and ilo what is right without pandering to the prejudices or surrendering to the ignoraut clamor of the multitude, must, like the meek aud 1 otv i>* Jesus, expect persecution and sorrow as his lot. To few is given the ability or will to swiui against the current of popular ideas or attack old customs. The masses of mankind in* "* 11 herit tiieir religion ana nave no wen di lined opinion on this subjecv. In proportion as thev are ignorant are they bigoted?but I must not trespass further on your time or patience. I only desired to let you know that I do nut share >uch feelings. With assurances of the highest respcct I am very truly yours, ii. II. Tillman. To Dr. W*. J. Alexander. Dr Alexander further states that before the meeting on the 1st of May that he had conversations with several of the trustees "and ali, without exception, speke of the danger, and some of the certainty of my (his) removal," but he is not at liberty to publish their names. lie quotes Col. Sioan, however, and Col Sloan consents to it, as saving to him before this meeting on the 1st of May: "Professor, I think, I know the feeling of all the trustees toward you, ami can say that, while they all appreciate your ability and high character, your religiouse views and nothing but your religious views ;vill cause your removal." Dr. Alexander had heard (hat he had used his chair lo "imperil the faith of the young' men under his charge," and therefore alt he meeting of the trustees, next held, lie made his "statement*' which began thus: "I hare been in formed by more man one 01 your body that I shall probably be dismissed from the University because of my religious views." Not one of the trustees disavowed it, but went into the details of Dr. Alexander's religions belief, prompted as Mr. Jones would have us believe by idle cmiosity. Dr. Alesadder closes his paper as ioiioyvs: The trustees are in a painful dilemma and are writhing' to extricate themselves. They cannot extricate themselves. (Jo!. Sloan boldly throws himself on the first horn and allows it to ?rorc him thrcn?h and through. Thi< is manly, whatever else may be said of it. Mr. Junes, with greater boldness?with a temerity, inueca, amounting to desperate rashness? throws himself 0:1 the other horn of | tin* dilemma and gets in a still worse ! plight. For how stands the case? Thus: Either t!,e tru-tees retired uic on account of my religious views, or they diil not retire me for such cause. If they diil. they expose themselves to the charsc of religious intolerance*, or, at least, of pandering to the feeling of religions intolerance, which Ihevsuppose t<> prevail among "the musses." If they did not, they hu\e done what many will regard as still worse. They have exposed themselves to the charge of gross impertinence and solemn - *? ?1... c-/v 11* o o inning uy ijuumiuuuj^ mc mo to ray religious views, when such questioning had no significance whatever, but was "solely suggested by the interest, and curiosity wiiich the members of the board would naturally ft el" in ' ho virtw* of Un'taiiaiis. But this i> not the worst: Oil this suppOi-iiion :he; board,in pure wantonness, and without any inoive whatever but idle curiosity, saw fit, while retiring ine from tin; University for other and entirely ?iin..'rcw reason*, 10 advertise me as a heretic, and tlitis close ihe doors of every Southern college against in-'. To mm one aside from his life work ?a work to wnioh he lias eonscerated his best energies and for which he lias spent years of laborious | reparation?is a severe blow under any circumstances. While doing ibis, 10 effectually close up every opening again-t him by branding him as a heretic, is what could be justified only by the exigencies of the public weal. Cut t<> do this out of mere 'v-uriosiiy" and '^interest" in a foreign matter?what shall be ^id of 111 i-? Perhaps Mr. Jones really meant that he o:i!y spoke lor himself. This is the mo>t charitab'e view we can take of 1 j< .'latemcnt. Governor Tillman. it seem?, - been fair in the whole matter, ;isi?l Dr. Alexander makes clue acknowledgment of it. The Spring Medicine. The popularity which Hood's Sarsaparil a has gained vis a spring1 medicine is wonderful. It possesses just those elements of health-giving", bloodpurifying and hi?pctite-restoring which everybody seems to reed at this season. Do not continue in ;t dull, tired, unsatisfactory condition when you may be so much benelitcd by Hood's Sarsaparilla. It purities the biood and makes the weak strong Ji sr ox;: mokk oukstiox. Senator Zob Vance, of Xor!h Carolina, while at the Palace hotel, San Francisco, with a party of friends, noticed a \oung man wiih a slight limp walk across the corridor and pause to gluncc at the register. The Senat..r eyed him for :i moment and, tinning1 tu a call reporter, sain: "You didn't know that 1 limped for years, did von? Well, I was hit i? the log by a Federal bullet that caused me no little inconvenience. I got aivund pretty well, but while standing in Jackson, Mis5., I noticed a long haired conntrvman eyeing me pre;?y closely and ho iinaiiy approached ine: 'Look here, iny friend,' be said, 'I don't want to anncar curious, but I j would !JKC 10 Ki!i:w you rc ruaiiy i lame.? "I replied I was. "'Well you'll ei-ousc me, won't you? j I just kinder t i*ou?rlit I'd ask, reckonin. i you wouldn't get riled about it. I Wounded. I suppose, in tho wai?? ' 'Ye?, I was wounded,' I said ab-1 rcp'ly. 'S'nii c?n T dm.*! 1;ii, iw .inil I'd I like io a?-k you another quiMion,' still eyeing me critical I v. l- (Jo ahead. What i- ii ? '1 I'd jn>t like lo know it v?<u was j shot runnin* or caught in a trap.-* ;'Kvery!)u(ly roand who heatd ir, and ii <:o-1 ui'.' about ?!() for the drinks." Now Try This. j It \riII <-.?t you nothing an! will surely ' do you tttxxl, i! you have a Coii^h, Cold, ti-,>iilvlo wiMi 'I'hrnnt ( 'ln-sf nr I .iin"S. ' l>r. King's New I)i.-.co\vry jm Consump- ; tion, Coughs ami Colds is guaranteed to . give lelief. or money will be paid back. J Sufferers from La Grippe found it just the < ilie thing and under its u e bad a speedy ] and perfect recoveiy. Try a sample bot tie at our expense and learn for yourself ' just bow good a thing it is. Trial bottle* free at McMaster, l>i ice & K^tebin's Drug Store. Large size 30\ ?r.d SI.* You May Jfc A score of preparations called "sarsaparilla," be discouraged. Had you taken Ayer's Sarss been cured and saved time and money. It is n not exhilarate for a while, and then leave th produces a radical change in the system, such blood medicine, can effect. Original?best?che During the past twenty-five years I have, at various times, used Ayer's Sarsaparilla for purl- ?< fving the blood, and I am fully convinced that it r Is the most thorough and reliable blood-purifier n ever offered to the public." ? Nicholas S. M. A McNiel, 24U Franklin Square, Philadelphia, Pa. n ? I am glad to add my testimony to the value ?' of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. I have, for four years jj past, beer, very much amictea wun saiwneum on my lex. which was raw from the lenee to the & ankle, attended with a stinging, burning pain sometimes almost beyond endurance. The best d physicians, and several preparations of sarsapa- i< rilla, failed to give relief. Last spring I was ad- a) vised to try Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and I am happy p; to say that it lias effected a thorough and per- b< manent cure. From the first my health began o1 to improve, and now I consider myself a well r< man."?Calvin Gardner, Overseer, Boott Corpor- ai ation, Lowell, Mass. D Ayer's Sai Prenarprf bv DR. J. C. AVER & CO.. Li Price $1. Six bottles, $5 ST ROT II EH NEWS. Farm Prospects?Tillman and the Far* ; lners?Sickness?Railroad Aecident---A Discourse on Hearing False Witness. I i <: a. s. Stkotiikk, S. C., Way 22.?Special: It would be a source of genuine pleas- J lire to be able to report that the pros-; pect for :i good crop is cheering, but j an n/ntraire. A recent communication from our esteemed friend, Dr. j JI. "W. Owens, savs that the farmers , in the vicinity oi Elko are jubilant ( over their prospects. Cotton has been chopped out, is being- hoed the second [ time, corn waist high, etc., etc. With U3 the contrast is vivid and painful. Few have chopped much cotton, and the trouble is, there is nothing approximating a good stand. The universal cry is "Why did the cotton come up so badly?" The solution ?f that question should not be very difficult. There was so much rain last fall that the ?eed are damaged. "O, the irony of fate." A 1 - 1 1 *?? ? M/ (-V* 4 At UllS 11II1C iasi } C*i ??c TTCIC laujjui to believe that a new era "was t* (lawn upon tJie poor deluded farmer. "Tillman and reform" would adjust matters nicely. Tillman is in the gubernatorial chair, and the poor farmer is where he was before, with even a ' 'bluer" prospect than ever. There is still a great deal of aickness in our neighborhood. None are dangerously ill. Mrs. Blair has been an invalid for weary weeks, and her sufferings have j WnVreatlv augmented bv the shock; ami. grief caused by her husband's tragic death. If we could do or say anything to alleviate her sorrow, what a satisfaction it would be. "\\'e regret to learn that Mr. Dickert (Roland) has been injured in a railroad accident, though fortunately he is not much hurt. All vegetation is greatly revived by last week's rain. It is not exactly au fait to moralize when writing for a county paper, but we crave your gracious indulgence, for we wish to give uttarance to some thoughts by which we have been haunted for some time. There is a commandment which says: ' Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor." If au accusation should be brought against us for murder or theft we would be horrified, 1 -T -? - 4- A VvttAAlr yet WO UU llUl UC&UiUC tu UIML hjg above. All of us are guilty in a greater or less degree. Some remark is made rather detrimental to our neighbor'9 character; too often is listened to; we rcceive it with a covert smile and an "I tokl you so" kind of an expression. When repeated to another it is greatly magnified, and by the time it has "gone the rounds-' is so distorted that the one who started it is completely nonplussed, so much so as not to recognize it a? having emanated from his or her lips. St. Paul speaks of Charity as being j greatly superior to Faith or Hope. Wc prate of '-'foreign missions'- while nil the time the poor heathen? may be better off than we. Surely when we break one of God's commaudments j we arc far more guilty than those who ' are in ignorance of them. Charity ;,'covers a multitude of faults." and truly we should all endeavor to cultivate the divine virtue. We may be guilty of many sins against Charity without teliing a direct falsehood. If we credit an evil report regarding our neighbor without the most irrefragable proof of guilt, we sin against eharitv, and if we repeat that ? Mi.. * rumor we arc guilty ot ucuauuou. Could we realize how hateful i3 the > sin of slander, the bitter evils of envy, j the blighting' effects of uncharitable-| ne>s, when contrasted with the beauty | and virtue of silence when the repu-j tut ion of our neighbor is assailed, the ! holiness of patience, the glory of true J charity, the blessed trait of forgiccness,' we would surely make an heroic effort to overcome ail propensity to sin) against charity. The most criminal #f j all false witnesses are these garnished | here and there with truth making a plausible array of statements which can scarcely be contradicted without making the truth suffer by dragging it through the mire of misrepresentation and falsehood, into which it has been plunged by inadvertence or infinitely worse?malice. There are calumnies "So jurat as to con'ound innocence." There is a great hue and cry against dancing, though God gave no command against it, while sins against Charity i are ignored or condoned. "Would to God, that ministers of all i denominations and.the press would! make a crusade against the specious,! special, universal, and shall we sar it, I , > _,c ' in/trnui ui siuuucr. jluc gciicruuLY ; of Christian!, to our shame, be it said, listen to and join in conversations which are a constant reproach, and an utter violation of the Divine command which teaches, "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor." Not Above Good Words. <;Tjik wittiest, bitterest and bravest boon of the field of Materia Medica" is how a phrase-maker speaks of Dr. "Westmoreland's Calisaya Tonic. He ' is a prominent practising1 physician, and only praises wnat ne Knows, j Physicians arc the loudest endorsers j of this popular tonic. The public is: satisfied with its merit, and secure one ] bottle when the other is emptied; but j it remains for the physician and the trade to speak in glowiag terms of j this full-fledged favorite. Or. G. T. < Swandale, of Greenville, S. C., speaks ] glowingly of the Tonic?having seen ] the formula, he freely prescribes it. Ilcar him: "The ingredients are those U^L'U ITAldldil Ci \ IKJ LVIili MftAU. HATJgv/rate 'lie system, and the combination should prove to be a formidable barrier to the encroachments of malaria in its myriads of forms. Get a bottle from your druggist. Wholesale by McMaster, Brice & Ketchin. * Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. j I III III?a? ! Eave Tried without receiving any benefit; but do not iparilla in the first place, you would have ot yet too late. Ayer's Sarsaparilla does e patient more prostrated than before; it as no other preparation, claiming to be a apest Try Ayer's Sarsaparilla. " Several years ago I was prostrated with a tvere attack of erysipelas, which left me In a ery feeble condition. 1 tried various remedies ithout avail, and finally was induced to take .yer's Sarsaparilla, a few bottles of which made le feel like a new person, every trace of my Id complaint being removed. I can recommend lis medicine to any one needing a thoroughly sllable blood-purifier."? Mn. Almira Squires, outb Albany, Vt. "For year* I suffered from scrofula and blood Iseases. The doctors' prescriptions and several Milled blood-puriflew being of no avail, I was : last advised by a friend to try Ayer*s Sartasrilla. I did so, and now feel like a new man, aing fully restored to health. I believe that I ire my life to Ayer*# Sarsaparilla, and would scommend it to all afflicted with scrofula or ay other disease of the blood."? C. N. FrinJc, ecorab, Iowa. *saparilla, Mass. Sold by aH Druggists. . Worth $5 a bottla. CROP BXPOJiT. Mokticello, S. C., Mar 25.?Special : The cr?p prospect is not promisr ing. Corn small and not growing well. Cott*n not yet a stand, mainly ptrhaps from lack of moisture, though defective seed aud low temperature hare had something to do with it. Oat crop very inferior. Gardens a month late aud suffering for rain. **? Mosst Dale, S. C., Mar 28.?Special: Fine shewers on yesterday; still threatening to-day. I f$ar wc will have bad stands of cotton as it has not come up yet in places. Corn growing nicely. Oats improving. Fine start for sweet potatoe crop. Gardens doing well. MrK. Flint JIill, May30.?Special: Rain a plenty and a fine stand of corn and a very good stand of cotton. Q Flint Hill, 3. C., Mar SO.?Special: The cotton and corn are beginning to grovr nicely, but agricultural prophets ?;il U? ?V.Qr<l tim? nrifttin?r of the cotton, as the workiujr of it is about as irregular as tjie stands Some farmer* are through chopping while other* are not half done. Fall oats are good but few sown. We hare been luxuriating in wild strawberries, as they arc quite abundant. Will also hire a few apples and peaches; and best of all, spring chick 118 arc joiuii;; ii[/v* Loxctown, S. C., June 1.?Special: Young cottou and corn growing fast. Grass has continued to grow also. The cotton crop in this soetion is about 25 per cent below the average. The fruit crop was never better for year* before iu tltis section. E. P. J. "A afitfih in time saves nine." and if you take Hood's Sarsaparilla now it iriir save monthi of future possible sickness. * Buckten's Arnla? Sal**. The Best Salve lathe world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores. Tetter, Chepped Hands, ChilJblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required It is guaranteed to tfiYe perfect satisfaction, irmuney refunded. Price 23 Tints poi box. Kor sale by McJiuVi Hrice Jt Ketcliin. * Appealing t? Diana, the G?d^es? of the jSphosian?, for help, is sis legless a3 trying to cure cholera without Ganter's inagic chicken dholera cure. "No cure, no pay." S?ld by Dr. W. E. Aiken. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorli. WHAT IS SCROFULA It is that impurity in tho blood, which, accumulating in th? glands ?I the neck, prodaces unsightly lumps or swellings; which /t<mian? qam* nn th#l imi. legs, or feet; which derelopes ulcers in the ejes, ears, or nose, often coating blindness or deafness; which is the origin of pimples, cancerous growths, or the many other manifestations usually ascribed to "humors;" which, | fastening upon the lungs, causes consumption and death. Being the most ancient, it Is the most general of all diseases or affections, for very few persons are entirely free from it. HrBcoan CURED By taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, which, by the remarkable cures it has accomplished, often when other medicines hare failed, has proven Itself to be a potent and peculiar j*4vu Qaivia f\t meuicuiu *uio uis&twv* v& cures are really wonderful. If you suffer from scrofula, be sure to try Hood's Samparilla. u My daughter Mary was afflicted with scrofulous sore neck from the time she was 22 months old till ?2xe became six years of age. Lumps formed In her neck, and one of them after growing to the size of a pigeon's egg, became a running sore for OTer three years. We gate her Hood's Sarsaparilla, when the. lump and all Indications of scrofula entirely disappeared, and now she seems to be a healthy child." J. S. CJl&ixlx, Nauright, N. J. N. B, Be sure to get only Hood's Sarsaparilla SoM byall dmfgUtt. J1; tlx f?r ft. Prepaid calf bT C. I. HOOD 4 CO., Apothecaries, I-ovofl, Kam. 100 Doses One Dollar MEW ADVERTISEMENTS A P i;\nV make 100 PER J. U ( EST. net on my Corsets, Belts. Brushes, Curlers, and Medicine. Samples Free. Write now. Dr. Brid^innn, 371 B'way, K. Y. The grrafheatin drlkk. . ^ < >u?Jcna a emJlcm. Douciouj, ptrklinf. and i . :v*id Ljr ill dealer*. A be?o?ifal PVctur* i: ?,jt mil c*rdi aunt fliZK to uj on* tending Uiiusa totiwC. h. HIKES CO.. PbiWIfJphiA. Pa. ti i i riAiin i itinn me Liewg imn EXTRACT OF BEEF is known around the world and has lately been carried into "Darkest Africa" by Stanley. It is unapproachable f or purity, flavor and beneficial effects. As Beef Tea, delicious and refreshing. Indispensable in Improved and Economic Cookery. PARKER'# I Wgm&SSi HAIR BALSAM SS&BE US, jnCUMM MM tWMM ? ac BrnTr+mti+m ? Inskii gN*fL BM SE? JxiTir 7*1* t* iMten Qragr 3?*S. ^mi *?ir V> 1U Tr?tfef*l C?l*r. sSiflS iSSBCw** Mt4 Ai?aMM * Mr fcJfaf. Ml a?,ii*>uw flwrf* nS!T*^* OT?SS?if?5^^rcS^T I A RARE FO WE WILL PLACE ON TUE! A Handsome WHICH WE WILL YOU WILL FIND THAT ' THE MATERIAL T CAN HA\ wis iiiii was Q. D. Tfl for Infants a 35 ^? "C?rt?ela fa aavtfl adapted to abOd?Mi1b*t X unwfil ItM wpariarto a?y prescription kuntoiM." 3L A. JLacxn, M. D., Ill to. Oxford 9fc, Brooklyn, *. Y. "Tka \m of'CMtocit* b souotrtrMl a?d its EMriH to wellkaovn that it aaezxaa work at MwrwiUBitoaadornIt Tevarothe iat*oif ct f?irona<e who do aot keap Caatoria wi&fcaAqrmafe." ? C^sloc jllxttx. D.D., Kav York C*y. L*ia TmUe Howalfdri* SaCormed Cbareh. Tm OOMDI McMastee,bI: DRUG DEI DRUGS. DRl I PRESCHIPTIOAS CARE XlfiHT A A FULL SUPPLY OF DRUGS Elixir, Indian Sagira, Fernoline I Medicines, Lemon Hot Drops, etc., etc, A fresh line of Garden Seeds, anion? them the GLASS. PA] Try oar fine nickel Ciirar, such a? GEM. KEY WEST. PLANTAT We have the best straight 10c. <Ji< CSE CAMPHORATED TOOTH ROSERINE. JUSK ^ CMKMEiTEffS EHQLltH, fit PfcHmOXI mr eaifiiHAL AMD GENUINE. TO ^ ^6# hOn, Mk SngfiH tor CkiduMw't Jbt0?t J / H taMMMTttMiilMn. T?1UM?(1 1 >Jr Aflyti* tojmitmH fcox?, plat T???t I Wk B) U la miih tor partfemliri, wtlmonltk. i \ * Br IftMMmlili. AwApr. ?-r M* kr aM LmmI UnccUU Mexica A yf ^ iVIUSI Li A f^nrp for thp -i- JL v Avyx cajlv ?*. . and ! A long-tested pain reliever. Its use is almost universal Farmer, the Stock Rs requiring an effective 1 No other application comp This well-known remedv 1 years, almost generatk No medicine chest is comp! Mustang Liniment. Occasions arise for its use ; All druggists and dealers h NOTICE. S~URVEYING DONE AND SOLICIT ed by : EDGARTRfcPP, 12-12tzly Jennings, S. (\ \ C-HASC R THE I ???? ?tt wm OUB COUNTERS IN T 3D AY, JTO him of Ladi? i R)S1T1VKLI <J1A rHESE GABMEN TS WILI O MAKE THEM. OUR CJ rE FULL BENEFIT OF TH / ILLIFORI nd Children. Caetori* row OoBc, Coudpetteo, SourStoottch, Dvorriva*, Xraetntea, Xttie Worn*, ?ir*M aiamp, aod pramaaUa diWitE^ ie^criew nwdioelto*. 44 For semsl 7?an I hav mnmrartiTiif mut ' CMtori&,1 wd shAtt Ahrv? MBtiue to I d?soasi>^ inrariablf produeed LeoeflekJ I KWitS," Eainx 1*. PMMBta, M. D-, -TbO "Wlathicpr lSStfa gtrMft *=d 7* Am, ** rc4? 1 H WW I CcHPurr, TT Mmur Stmot, Xvr Tone. ICE & KETCHIK * a tt.-nir ?*vnr , * 16 t.,TJL A* JGS. DRUGS. 1FILL1 OJir<)l>l)ED STD DAY. A.ND MEDICINES; ALSO LEMON Jalsam, Cnticara Preparation, Picrce's BUSH LIMA BEANS. NTS. 011/?. LA MENCKEN. TON. L. Y. L. S. jars 011 the market, Try it. POWDER FOR 'IIE '/EEHI. ROSBRIEE. o Cross D/amomd Bmsmo j\ fcu * r\w?s Th? ooiy Stn, r*X<M? m lor wU. \>B^ ii Diam?*A MrmU I* IM u4 ??W \y ktr fcui. je^mi MttUmMm* mU UIIiHim. v J?. ., |..>IH iiSnoMi?Ml? lid "fuSt? for IkBm,' CHICHtSTCIt n :ang niment. ailments of Man Beast. Jw T-Trmspwife. the tiser, and by every one iniment ares with it in efficacy. has stood the test of >ns. lete without a bottle of almost every day. tave it. COTTON GINS REPAIRED FROM: March to October. The sooner the better, as work is scarce in the 'arly months of spring and summer. 4-7xBw J. M. ELLIOTT. E BH ^ LA DIE S. ' 'BE ffitllNEEY St OH "TE 2, ?* Underwear, ? . )SE OUT AT COST. ^.i-vr-nr ^rmT 7 T7CC TM A M J I 1 KJ U ljljUkj J. *EDIT CUSTOMERS :E ABOVE. f 1 Fit Mil ' i ) & CO. - I WUUHmiW I ! /COMMENCING March 29,1891, at 10.15 Kj p. m., the trains will run as follows (Eastern Time): MAIN LINE TO AUGUSTA. DAILY. Leave Charleston? 3.45am 3.45 am 6.35 pm i Leave Branchville? M 5.35 a m 5.35 am S. 15 p m ^ Arrive Augusta? 8.20 a m 8.2) a m 11.15 p m m AUGUSTA 10 CHARLESTON. DAILY. Leave Augusta? 8.00 am 9.19 pm 4.40 pa Leave Branchville? 10.59 am 11.40 pm 7.45 pn Arrive Charleston? 1.15pm 1.30 am 9.30 pm ! MAIN LINE AND COLUMBIA JL>JV. i DAILY. | Leave Charleston 7.00 a m 5.00 p m ! Leave Branchville 8.38 am 7.15 p m I Arrive Columbia 10.43 a m 10.05 p m Arrive Camden 11.30am* Daily except Sunday. COLUMBIADIV. AND MAIN I INE. UAJLI. . I Leave Camden 4.45 p fl I Leave Columbia 6.50 a m 5.35 puii I Leave Branchville 8.55 a ui 7.4-x p mt 1 Arrive Chaneston 11.05 a in 9.30 p ia * Daily except Sunday. I CAMDEN AND COLUMBIA ACCOMLeave Columbia 9.00 a in Arrive Camden J1.30 a mf Leave Camden 4 45 p aifr Arrive ;Colufhbia 7.05 p nifr i Daily. Connections made at Columbia daily to J and from Chariots and the North,- and to and from AsheviU* Hot Springs and the- - .Ji Went. Daily except Sunday to and from points on the C. & G. Div., R. ?fc I). H. R. A Connects at Charleston Monday, Wednes- Jm and Friday with Cljde j-teamships for ? ! New York and for Jacksonville. Fia. Co? nects aauy an unanesiou wau v^. ?; g. for all points in Florida. fl G. P. MILLER, U. T. Ant, fl Columbia, S. C. S. B. PICKESS;Gen. Pass. A?t: fl C. M. WARD, Gen. Manager, fl Charleston, b. C. fl RICHMOND AND DANVILLE "K.U, - fl SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION. Condensed Schedule in Effe<t H*y 10, TXA1MS BUN ST 75TII MEKIDUK TIltE. . North Bound. No. 12. No. 10c i Lv. Savannah, n.30p.m 6.40a.us _J| Lv Cliarleston, 7.00a.m. 5.00p ru ' ' "l Lv. Augusta, 10.45a.m. 7.O0p.? ]-v. (Traniteville. 11.17a.m. 7.33o.m .? Ly. Trenton, 11.45a.m. ?.22p.m Lv. Johnston's 11.59a.m. 836p.m Ar. Columbia, l.4'?p.m 10.35 p m Lv. Columbia, 2.00p.m. ll.00p.ia Ar. Winnsboro, 3.35p.m. I2.5ia.m Ar. Chester, 4.43p.m 2.028.m. Ar. Rock Hill. 5.29p.m 2.52a.m Ar. Charlotte, 6.30p.m. 4.00a.m Ar. SaJisbury. 8.55p.m. 6.52a.m J r. Greensboro, 10.40p.m. 8.55a.m Ar Richmond, T.00a.m. 4.20p.m Ar. Washington. 10.25a.m. 7.56p.jn _ f Ar. Baltimore, < 12.05a.m. ll.25p.rn Ar. Philadelphia, 2.20p.m. 3.00a.m Ar. New York, 4.50p.m. 6.20a.r South Bound. Xo. 9. No. 11^. Lv New York, I2.l5t?>jtt.30p.m.. A I Lv. Philadelphia, 3.50a.m 6.57p.m . jB Lv. Baltimore, ?>.50a.n? s.sop.ui. Lv.VVash'n-.iton, 11.15a.m. li.oop.mt Lv. Richmond, 3.0Qp.m. 2.55a.ni Lv. Greensboro 10.30p.m. I0.12a.nj ( I Lv. Salisbury, J2,30a.m. ll.54a.na L Lv. Charlotte 2.20a.m. l.40p.m Lv. Rock Hilf, 3.l4a.ui. 2.32p.ni Lv. Chester, 3.56a.m. 3.12p.m Lv. Winnsboro, 4.57a.m. 4.07 p. n* Ar. Columbia, 6.20a.m. 5.3Cp.m H Lv. Columbia, 6.45a.m. 5.50p.n: ^Hj Lv. Johnston's* 8.44a.m. 7.38p.m Lv. Trenton. 9.02a.m. 7.ffti>.ui O Lv. Grauiteviile, 9.33a.m. 8.27p.u Ar A inrnst.a 10.20a.m. S.lOo.ia Ar. Charleston ii.*5a.oi. ? 43p.m Ar. Savannah 6 20p.j?. 6.V)a.m THROUGH CAR SERVICE. S Pullman cars between Greensboro, N.C., and Augusta on Trains 9 audio. Train 12conenccts at Charlotte wiihWashingI ton and Southwestern vestibule limited j train No. and vestibule iriin No. 37 I southbound connects at Charlotte with i S. C. Divtsiou No. 9 for Augusta. M J. A. DODSON, ^ Superintend* nt. " JAS. L. TAYLOR, ."General Passenger Ajreut, WashiHgton, 1). Cv D. CARDWELL, D. P. A. IHHUDlUia, \j. i , SOL. IIAAS, Traftc Manager. ? 01 AT THE :Jy ffiitao Baker? "1 CONFECTIONERY. 1 - ALSO? French and Plain Candies J Just io this week another invoice of FLORDETHEO CIGARS, The best smoke for Five Ce?t? in town. ?. A* WHITE. 9 :v --iH