Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BSbIBeP^ ,-?^ . - a | j L4 J Advertisements will be inserted at the rate . .??. ? I o f RATES REASONABLE. ; Marriage notices inserted free. JOB FEINTING A SPECIALTY.! ! ' ?? -~ n Obituaries over ten line charged for at " ' "" ~ ' ' r~- ~ ? ~ regular advertising rates. Pi..: VOL. XXII. LEXINGTON, S. C., WED]AAY, OCTOBER 19, 1892. NO. 48. "*~ "' ' - " I JTt/\nrlwnisni of tllO Soiltll. I Something Better than Politics. I TBI REFORM VICTORY I Complete. EPSTIK BROS . J , \Vill XloiltivLitfi-lci dlastfi. Ciui. j HMkr Entire Stock of ^ ww I nn r>i PPlHHIi. HATS i FURNISHING GOODS, W Regardless of Cost. * Having folly realized our anticipations with the sales in the past, we still continue to offer oor UDoice Styles 01 uassimeres, fc Cheviot, Cork Screw, Wood Brown Suits for men, youths, boj s and children. SCHOOL SUITS at Bargain prices. Such inducements are seldom offered by any house in this city. Our Hats and Gent's Furnishing Goods and Underwear for the winter season at inarveloa 8 low figures. UMBRELLAS, HUM'S & SATCHELS at equally low prices. R&0Z *Such an opportunity is seldom offered at the beginning of the season by any house. We are prepared to ^Sfer merchants our t ^^^entire stock if they wish to secure bargains. ^me f?r mechanics, tradesmen citizens wishing to lay in the fall Im^tp esll on Gv Inspect - ' restock ; Kiage. r IPSTIN BROS., |l 60 MAIN STREET, UNDEB COLUMBIA HOTEL. ?LUMBIA, S. C. B>t. 7-tf I909990 BUOYANCY OF BODY ? I caa A?v?r be realized when the bowel* do not act ae nature intend* they A 1 1 should. Instead, there i? headache, V : I Wight In the stomach ?wr eatings i Itfhaoldtty and belching up of wind, low A [Vj^iu, loss of energy, unsociability w ft ^flHa forebodings of evil. An unhappy gXHHpaition, but ^ AMRMmaraonmnMR A TDTTS Biny Liver Pills* l relievo It and give health and Bpisea. They are worth.? trial, ! SffSPC-ly. i IIRP M A M M Lock Smith, ^ M GUNS, PISTOLS. PISTOL CAIiTBIDGES. FISHING TACKLE, and all kinds of Sportsmen's Aitides, which he has now on exhibition and for sale at his store, ( Main Street, Hear the Central Bank, , W 8^^ Columbia, S. C. j rort IIazabd Powdeb Company. ^cdr^^^pne at short notice A KE??l I'ARTHS'S BUSSES ?AT? I ? UNION DEPOT, COLUMBIA On arrival of all trains, for hotels or any part of the city. First Class Livery and Feed Stable, and F inest Turnouts in the city at moderate j charges. Staole on Taylor "street, Columbia. S. C. J. P. McCAKTHA. November 6-tf. I ' WESLEYAN Female Institute, STAUNTON, VA. /~\PENS SEPTEMBER 22, 1S02. One I of ihe most thorough Schools for ' Young Ladies in the South. Twenty-hve I teachers aau officers. Conservatory conrse \ in Mnsic. One hundred and fifty-two J boarding pupils from twenty States. Cli- 1 | mate unexcelled. Special inducements to persons at a distance. Those seeking the I best school for the lowest terms, write for ( ;?! ^^^Catalogue of this time honored school, to ^HfllkPresident. BR.iL HARR IS, D. 0? Staunton, Ya. j ? Dots from Peak. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Since the primaries are all over and B. R. Tillmftn has been nominated for our next Governor, all seem to be quiet and serene. The farmers are busy picking cotton, gathering corn, making sorghum, etc, The cotton crop in Broad River township will average about threefourths of a crop; corn about 100; per cent sorghum, 100; potatoes, 80. Notwithstanding the short crop of cotton and low prices, the farmers of l this section have a different smile on their faces to that of a year ago, because they have plenty of hoecake and molasses. Politics are not discussed around lj not fa? distant when the De Saocracy of Lexington county will * '' "? - - -A. * , : again oe unuea as 11 was m 111 o. Peak is now on a boom. We have | several cotton buyers, of which J. 0. Swygert & Co., are the champions. They ship their cotton direct to foreign markets, and they pay the farmer as much for their cotton as they realize in Columbia. The merchants all have heavy stocks of goods on hand and are doing a lively business. Our railroad agent, Mr. B. F. Swittanburg, has built himself a very fine house on River street, and Capt. r. li.. Hiargie nas tee contract tor wiping it over with the white paint brush. Now, the next thing is to get the preacher and take her in. Capt. A. G. Dickert is the oldest citizen in town and he is just as lively as if he was eighteen. Peak has one of the most flourishing schools she has ever had at this season of the year. The school is under the efficient supervision of Miss Mary E. Withers, of Chester, S. C. Her services has been secured for a ten months school. Miss Mary is a graduate, affiable and accomplished, and is fully qualified for her work in every respect. In connection with her school she has several younj^jjjes as^nusic pupils. She teacjHHHH^H^nd instrumental mnsS . ' A. jtJHBBttBESm I saw Sheriff Drafts in town a few days ago, but he did not call to^hake hands as he did sometime ago. W.M^W. Peak, S. C., October 10.. $100 Reward $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease # that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, re a ucatuitiit. Hall s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. Tile proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they :>ffer One Hundred Dollars for any 3ase that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address, F. J. CHENEY & Co., * Toledo, O." BoTSold by Druggists, 75c. 50. From PmeBidg^^l^adelphia S^fe^Editor of the r>igp?f^: This and subsequent letters are not, and will not be written for the benefit of those who have traveled over this route and have seen the wonders of this wonderful city. To tny friends, especially my former scholars at Pine Ridge Academy are these letters written. First, then, you may fret out your georgraphys and look on your maps it Columbia. From this point, I started Tuesday, inst., on the 8:10 p. tn., train. Having gone over Richmond and Danville road several times befd^e, I concluded to ride on the Atlantic Coast Line this time. One lour and t wenty minutes brought me ; X) Sumter. Here I had to change ! I ?ars for Florence, to which place I ; vas brought at about 8:30. At J ;his place I must change again, this ime for "Wiltningion, X. C. As it vas dark, I never saw much of the jouutry along here. What cotton I >aw below Columbia was very poor, [n fact about all that I could see vas the Cape Fear river on which Wilmington is situated. Look for it >n your maps. I got to this city f tbout midnight. This was my next i ilace to change, and this time' for j Washington, D. C. This was a j pretty long stretch of it, a distance j )f something like 400 miles. To j >ne not much used to traveling such ! i whet will make his ears bum a lit- j tie. Daylight found us about the border line of North Carolina and Yirgina. This, Yirgina, is not so fertile as the valleys in the western part. In fact the land about Petersburg is real thin. I saw more peanuts, or pinders, around here than any other crop. There must have been several hundred acres along the railroad. Next it was ''on to Richmond,v not to destroy capitol of the Southern Confederacy this time. Of course my train did not storv long enough for me to . "see/the sights" in this olc citv-oiTthe James, so dear to every ol^Confederate sol dier. As most/^of the crowd took breakfast hef^ I had time to look at several %blic house, but not enough to len^n much about them. I was tj^re long enough, however, to get a Avbifl' from those sweet tobacco facto T ' i fiesy \fyf T g^y^Lf^-tA^Mbercanitol #of rebellious days, but now our capI Uol, Washington, D. C. Before get ling here I passed another place that may sound familiar to those who once were dressed in gray, * that is, o / 7 7 Fredericksburg, on the Rappahannock. Between here and Washington the travelers have some fine views. About midway he comes in sight of the Potomac, which was somewhat like the Duchman's pine, "so high that it takes two to see to the top of 1 it."- As far as I could see was water, and I doubt if two could have seen s rt/ivac?o i f ^ V? att l.n /I l\ar\r? 4 It /*\ 1 auuoo ii tucjf uau uccii un wic oaujt* side, but it is more like a bay than a ' river here. Between Alexander and ^ ' Washington, however, we came to 1 the genuine old Potomac. Several { boats were plying up and down ( when we crossed. At about noon we ^ pulled into Washington. The day * before had seen a great reunion of 1 the ''Grand Array of the Kepublic" t at this place, and I saw something of 1 the crowd; but, by way of parenthe- t sis, I have just come back from a s long.x&mble over part of the city r with Mrv Earnest Kohn, of Pros t penty, and as I feel "used up Qver t it, I will tell of that next time. a Nothing unusual happened on the way. Crops are nothing extra. Fod- t der is about fit for pulling, where. ^ a this is done, thoug^M^^a^ti^pC As it became dark soon after leajBf ing Columbia, I have seen no cotton a since just directly after leaving that j< city. Saw some tobacco. More a anon. S. C. B. y Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, a September 24, 1892. p t Pronounced Hopeless, Yet s Saved. l< From a letter written by Mrs. Ada ^ E. Hurd, of Groton, S. D., we quote; "Was taken with a bad cold, which settled on my Lungs, cough set in 0 and finally terminated to Consump- 0 tion. Four doctors gave me up, saying I could live but a short time, s< I gave myself up to my Saviour. ^ determined if I could not stay with ^ my friends on earth, I would meet 11 my absent ones above. My husband ^ was advised to get Dr. King's New ^ Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds I crave it a trial, took in ^ all, eight bottles; it has cured me, *e and thank God I am now a well and hearty woman." Trial bottles free C? at the Bazaar, regular size, 50c. and bj ?1.00. sl w It Is Nothing Nov. bi ai Southern Mercury, ' F^ty^eafsag^HJBBland pass?d>-^-: sffirough much the same o^^jfltliat ^ the farmers of the United States are now enduring. Bank issues of money at usurious rates of interest had im- ? poverished the people. They were . mortgaged heavily and there was a prospect that the usurers would soon take the land in settlement of the mortgages. Then the patriotism ot Steamfli suggested a remedy. A gov- 0 eminent bank was established. The public credit was printed on noteo," c] and these notes were loaned to the E farmers on mortgages, running thirty s< years at 3? per cent., interest, the bor- d rower to pay back one-thirteenth of it the principal annually. The old inort- E gages were takeii up. Sbylocks ri kicked, but it was of no avail. The n "9 - - V "I 1 1 people were relieved, niiu nave since si been happy and prosperous, because vs they had the sense to s^e that they ic could use their own credit for money p and profit by the transaction. d Lemon juice is one of the best and n safest, remedies for freckles. Wet i h the spots with a small brush dipped ! w iu the juice every night and once ; e] during the day. \ ti The deeoest soundings ever taken i x u iu the Pacific Ocean, or, in fact, any j C( place on the globe, were made in the i C( vicinity of the Ladrone Islands, ^l where the depth was found to bo C( 26,S50 feet, or about five miles. i s* Street Memories. [New York Examiner.] We do not realize how very dea: and necessary to us are the lovec cnes of our household until they leav< opt\hQmes^r the Fathers house, li is a signif?^^Jact that after the] have gone oHn^ beautiful traiti of their chars^^^fee remembered Indeed, it is onl^ff^rtheir compan ionsbip with us is over that we trub see and know what their lives realb were. So many little things in ther every-day lives we took no note of yt?T* nn +Viq V>onda ha.v#> hefii >1 M UV^U VUV - ? ? folded and the voice silenced, comi to our remembrance as proofs of thei unselfish, never-failing love for us The weak points in their characters the faults, which we magnified &n< judged unjustly. are forgotten, an< we feel that we would give all wpossess could we undo the wronj that we did them oftentimes by pass ing unjust judgment on them. Thi; sweet way of remembering only th< beautiful things in the lives of thcs< who have left us is akin to the won derful mercy that our Father ii heaven has for us. In the atone ment he has made for us his child ren's sins are blotted out andremem ered no more against them. Dear children, be kindly affection ate in the home and be charitable toward each other; bring into notice the beautiful things in each other's lives, instead of the defects. Be patient with each other's peculiarities and weaknesses, and help to overjowe them in gentle, loving ways. Be especially thoughtful of the needs md wishes of the dear father and r>afV>or Tf i-tiav chnnlr? Ka in be better country before you are, ,-ou cannot estimate what a satisfacion it will be to you to know, as you itand by their silent forms, that you nade their lives happy, and that heir hearts had no heavy burdens o carry because of your unkindness md willfulness. A household where each one studies o make life easier for each other is nd who leaves the home to take a ourney for a time, we write a letter nd tell how sorry we .are that we ??^rtn or\ lTnlrvwinr* on/1 imlrin/1 Tl ?n rv.AU OV UiUV/TlU^ GAUIA UUA1UU* JLb AO relief to us when that - letter is rosted, we have done all in our power 0 make wroDg right; but we cannot peak one word of repentance to the )ved ones who have gone beyond be gates of the city. Let us bear bis in mind, and every day we live ry to make a record that will be full f sweet memories to ourselves and thers. F. W. Robertson, in one of his srmons, speaking of a beloved memer of the household, said: "What as the secret of her heavenly power 1 the home? Absolutely nothing nf. rn rl i a n f. amiloo Kflorr(in? mi/ A ^UUU umor, the tact of divining what very one felt and every one wanted, )ld that she had got out of self and arned to think of others, so that : one time it showed itself in depreiting the quarrel, which lowering rows and raised tones already lowed to be# impending, by sweet, ords; at another by soothing a sobimg child; at another by humoring id softening a father who had Slimed weary and Jill.-tempered from ie icriouting cares of business. [one but she saw those things; none ut a loving heart could see them, 'hat was the secret of her heavenly ower. The one who will be found 1 trial capable of great acts of love ; ever the one who is always doing [msiderate small ones," . Tha 2s ew Constitution. raugeburg Times and Democrat. The no^ constitution of the DemoL-atic party recently adopted by the democratic State Convention makes nine material alterations in the old ocument. In the new constitution , is provided that all candidates for fnited States Senator shall have the ight to attend the State campaign leetings and address the people the ime as candidates for State offices ere allowed to do under the provis>n of the old constitution. The same rivileges are also extended to candiates for Congress, Solicitor and delates to the State Convention. The ew constitution also provides that earafter Trial Justices and Masters ill not be nominated by primary lection as they were this year, but iat they will be appointed directly y the Governor with the . advice and >nsent of the Senate. The new mstitution provides also that in lture "county conventions shall be /Irtl y\l A J il\ /% mij^uocu. VJI ucicgaicD u^y me jveral local clubs, one delegate for every tw*3 voters, as shown by A the poll lde at the first general primeting, and one dele- Dr gate for aity fraction thereof, with the o each county con- r r vention t<ge or diminish the ] 1 represenfecording to circum- Qn 3 stances.'' is a radical change t from the istitution, as it makes ey( Jl - 1 _ . _? 1, j tne oasis ^resentauon oi eutu j fac 3 club in tlnty conventions the -Uf . number o: it casts in the first an - primary a, the roll of its mem- 0V( f bership aesent. This, like all y the otherwise change. Some gj. r clubs hava way of stuffing their ge; rolls so af could get big delei gations tounty convention, but 0 in the pi a large number of r those on ite would fail to ma- ul t. terialize. under the present ^ i} constitute his will be cl^|a|A^^ 1 and each e votes it I With the i- noted b mains pret?gl WmmP^ Ail b the changeg^HpB^^ur hearty b approval. Mink they are along - the right liiF 1 I . i ? - TO BUJLjjP Your syst [>.nd restore - YOUR S ENGTH Invigorate ur Liver and - PURIFY pUR BLOOD a i ?i L 4? i ) strength'bur rservos aiici i CIVE APPETITE i Take th^ i cellent Medicine, i Wi p p i [Prickly_ Poke Root and Potassium.] i Abbotts E; Indian Corn Paint cures all Con, Warts and Bunions. Whs *s a Wife ? St. Panl Pionee^ress. A pretty scbol teacher, for a little divertieement,had asked her class for the best original definition of "Wife,"1 and tie boy in the corner had promptly esponded: "A rib." She looked ? him reproachfully anc nodded to theooy with dreamy eyes whc^eemgd^^Dn^osa^ometb^ little girl. "One who socfl^^HMn adver sity," suggested a denRre little girl "And spends^s money when he'i flush," added the inconigible boy ii corner. There was a lull, and the pretty dark-eyed girl laid slowly: "A wife is the envy cf spinsters.' "One who makes a man hustle,' was the next suggestion. "And keeps him from making i fool of him sell,'1 put in another girl nra 4 / i # i. "oorne one ror a man to nna iaui with when things go wrong," said i sorrowful little maiden. "Stop right there," said the prett] school teacher, "That's the best defi nition." Later the sorrowful little maidei sidled up to her and asked: "Aren't you going to inarry that handsome man who calls for yoi nearly every day?" "Yes, dear," she replied, "but witl us nothing will ever go wrong. H( says so himself." Obituary, Mrs. Eugene B. Wilson, wife o W. M. Wilson, was born July 31st 1851, and died July 31st, 1892, mak ing her age 41 years. She joined th< Lutheran ohurch at St. John,nea: Hope's Lexington county in early lif< a\d lived a consistent member up t< her death. She was married to W. M Wilson by the jftev. D. Efird, Decern ber 21st, 1871. She leaves a husbanc pne {laughter, three 30ns and threi sisters, besides a host of friend: to mourn her loss. She contractei her disease several months ago, whicl finally developed into dropsy. Tin best medical aid was procured but t< no avail, and she finally grew wors< until 3 o'clock Sundav mornincr, Jub r yjA 31, when her soul left its tenement o clay and took its flight to the spiri land. In a conversation concerning her soul's welfare, she expressed he] hope of heaven and fcer willingness to submit to the will of God. A fev hours before her death she spok< of heavenly things, and sang. I would not live always, I ask not to stay and thus her spirit passed from deatl unto life. J. A. S. G. M. Carter, Chester, S. C., writes "A negro boy here had a bad case o: scrofula. The doctor said it woulc l "11 T ?t j jean Liiin j. tjut mm lv u:n< jjuimiji Plood Calm. He took a dozen bot j ties and is now well. He has 1101 used auy of it for four months ant continues well" 49. The Methodists have built theii first church in Spain. They begii with thirty-five members. Few Thoughts for tho Times, ue TL J. H. Carlislo, in Southern Christian m* Advocate. Pe ["here lies before rae a pamphlet Wished in Columbia, S. C., in 1S33. e sentence reads as follows: "Who m< wl it will not will not wilfully shut his ?s, or deaf Lis ears, to matters of """ :t, but must remember the disgustI and wicked scenes of corruption d strategy, that have been acted bl er and over again in every city, >vn and village and district in the ate by these haughty rulers to ize upon every public office, post or pointment/' About the same time a prominent d: d public man of our State said: T L young man must lay in a large ^ ock of Demoracy if he expects it ^ 1 3 o rrn " Tie tl ^? ~~ 1 Bliiily young friend, wishing to life, "When you become ^Per of the Legislature, take jfyWice: cons'liate the fools for they ?re always the majority." Ten years later an ex-member of the Legislature writes: "I am more and more pleased at not being in the Legislature, and would not now take a seat there for several hundred dol iiWrimiinnr lars. l nave seeu b(J muvu iuwoq. 0 and electioneering this session that I am utterlj' disgusted with politics."Iu 1844 a messenger was wanted to carry the State electoral vote to Wash ton. For this office there were about "fifty candidates." In 184G there were thirty-two candidates for "messenger" of the Senate, ten or fifteen for Secretary of State, and as many for Superintendent of Public Works. These few extracts may furnish profitable reading just now. I air not concerned to prove that the firsl quotation states historic truth, thougl the writer goes on to give names anc instances. It is enough to be re minded that in "the good days of ou 1 fathers" partisans dealt in stron< . language. It was not left to our da; to invent abusive terms and bars' """ *L 1 fr\r [ charges, isorwasn- inu w. now seeking office to make the dh covery that the prizes of public lii more powerful agencies. Violent an s abusive terms seem more and moi i at variance with an improving publ, sentiment and conscience. Thin<: j have been said and done,"by men < all parties, which the doers and sa; " ers no doubt regret. Good men mus " not ser'ously divide on questions ( public expediency. The virtues of goo j citizenship are found alike in me who vent to the polls together an k Yoted-r-opposiug tickets. The tie x of neighborhood and the amenitie of social life must prove themselve j to be stronger than party tie . Charity, forbearance, fairness, mode tion must not be driven away b j State or national elections. Our Stal is larger,' greater, dearer than an ; part or than any party. ! An English Bishop, in a currei magazine, after describing the time 1 of an old Hebrew prophet, come 3 down to his own country, of toda; "Is there not a measure of iiercenes in the language of men? Doe not the ferocity of antagonism rei der men brutal? Does not the spir * of partisanship make them blind? ] > the meekness and gentleness < " Christ practiced, or even very highl s esteemed, among us? Do we n< r gather enthusiastically to the mee 5 ings where the blazing notes of d 3 fiance are blown from unscrupuloi * throats and insinuations of dishoi " esty are applauded to the echo? Eve ^ when we are convinced of the trutl 3 do we speak it in love?'' These are timely questions. L< * the reader, whatever may be his pi 1 litical creed, who professes to be 3 Christion, read them over a secon 3 time thoughtfully. a y { Read and Reflect. k Washington (D. C.) National Republican. r With the Lodge national electio r law in full force in the South an s various Democratic strongholds u r North, we may confidently look fc 3 a different state of political affair than exists. New York city will the > return several more Republican cor 1' gressmen than at present, while mor than twenty negro representative from the south will render the R( j publican control of the future coi j gross absolutely safe and ?ur< i Heavy taxes should be laid upon tli I property of the whites to develop am k ! extend the public school, system c . ; these states. Separate schools fo i the two races should be abolishec j and the plan of bringing the youtl | of both colors into close and equa i relation in schools and churche i given a fair trial, as one of the mos potent elements to break down th If v..? ?ie state laws against the interirriage of the races should he re aled, ami any discrimination ^ ainst the blacks in ihe matter of ^ irning trades or obtaining employ- ^ ent should be a criminal offence, ^ ?i?. Mlnmd man's rights to ^ V Ulic; L 11\_/ vu*v. >ld office should be sacredly procted and recognized. A few years this policy will solve the race pro- | ^ em satisfactorily. ^ Floating the State Debt. * ? t eowee Conrier. The News and Courier contains a f ispatch from Governor Tillman and j reasurer Bates, who are now in New j ork, stating that they are meeting j 'ith success in their effort to refund j iio Sfntp debt. It is stated that the , (jrcim'W I I from reputable and responsfble'fOTnring houses and there is the prospect that debt will be adjusted to the best interest of the State. It will be most fortunate for the State if the I new bonds can be placed at 4 per cent. The lower rate of interest the better for the tax payers who have to pay the interest. If the whole issue of bonds is placed in New York, so much the better for South Carolina. The investment of over five million dollars outside capital in South Caro Una securities would encourage th< investment of other and larger suras in the development of the State's material resources, and would beside; compel our own people,- who hol< two-thirds of the debt falling du next year, to seek other investmen for. their money. This money woul t be placed largely in manufacturing i railroad and banking enterprises i t the State, and would, therefore, fc 1 made an active force in the develo] 1 ment of the State and its industri: - life. The State is good for its ho: r est debts. It has never defaulted c I its interest, and the whole proper! v of the State, not the royalty on i q phosphate rock alone, will be pledg< e to the faithful performance of tl 5- contract made between the Boi 'e Commission and syndicate or syn< cates of Northern capitalists w W ^^HMPB^Looks. id Good looks are^Hiore than si re deep, depending upon a healthy c< dition of all the vital organs. If t r3 Liver be inactive, you have a Bilio )f Look, if your stomach be disorder y_ you have a Dyspeptic Look and jt Kidneys be affected you have * T nnl, Cnnm.n /Trt/vl llflfll X mtilCU JUUUJQ.. UCVUIC JL1V.U1 d and you wiil have good lool n Electric Bitters is the great alten d tive and Tonic acts directly on the >s vital organs. Cures PirapL is Blotches, Boils and gives a go is complexion. Sold at the Bazaar, 5< s. per bottle, r y The State Debt. ;e Everything authentic just at tl iy juncture in connection with t State's indebtedness is worthy it special attention. In response to is inquiry Chief Clerk Laval, of t ?s treasury department, who has t y: entire matter at his finger's end, h ?s prepared the following stateme] js The bonds authorized to be refund a-1 in new 4 ner cents are known as t it "Brown consols," or Browns, redee; [s able July, 1893. On the 31st October last the amount of the y Browns outstanding was So,393,07i 5t 70. Adding the rated Green cc t- sols and 50 per cent of old bon e- and stocks (principal and interes 13 convertible into Brown consols, ?84< 507.12, less invalidity, &c., ?15 ,n 892.24. Total, ?391,614.88. \ estimate the total Brown consol del after the consolidation under the A ^ of 1873 has been completed, at ?. > 784,069.58. But it must be borne a mind that this estimate includ d Green consols and old bonds, whic while liable to be exchanged f Brown consols, may or may not, ?1- -1 - ? 1 1? ,1 3 1 .Wiiuio or m pait, uc suneuueicu i the holders for that purpose. Th the Browns issued for funding ai ^ in exchange from 31st October, 189 to date amount to only ?14,915 3 P outstanding 31st October, 189 ,r ?5,393,070.70, so that the tot Browns actually outstanding to dai u 10th October, 189*2, is ?5,407,99*2.0 l An Undesirable Condition. S . 3- Undtr the Republican party tl i- people aro taught to look to the fe ). eral governments for everything ai C to the local government for nothin d The United States courts are tl if tribunals to which Republicans poi r the seeker after justice,, and ITnit< I, States deputy marshals exercise tl b functions of State constables. T] il natural result is supineness on tl a part of the people in the enforceine: t of tho laws of the States.?Athei e (Ga.) Banner. General Manager, C. M. Ward, of le South Carolina Railway, returned ) the city yesterday from a short ip to Blackville, S. C. Mr. Ward rings back to the city with him a ariety of specimens of fine tobacco diich was crown and cured this sea o ~ on upon the planation of Mr. S. G. lay field, of Denmark. Mr. Ward lad also collected a number of most nteresting facts from Mr. Mayfield egarding his experiments in the culure of tobacco. It Mr. Mayfields case may be ;aken as an example, and there is no eason why it should not, other than that he is a more than ordinarily thrifty farmer, the culture of tobacco ^ ^ i* i i # i i ill ftoutli uaronna was mir 10 oecorae one of the most important, as well as few years by the sad and destructive experiment of the one-crop idea, which, in the hands of South Carolina planters, has proved such a foilnv/i <> lUIIiCLJ ti'.Ult KlUUiVf Mr. Mayfield this year planted thirty three acres in tobacco, building at the same time a number of barns in which to house and cure his crop. Now that the season is i well advance he is able to furnish a . fairly accurate statement concerning . i the result of his experiments in the 5 Barnwell section. 5 The thirty-three acres referred to 5 have yielded from 1,200 to 1,750 1 pounds per acre of as fine a grade toe bacco as the average of the fields of * North Carolina or Virginia afford. u w This tobacco, which is now in pror, cess of marketing in Florence, brings n about an average of 15 cents per ,e pound, and special lots have sold for as much as 29 cents. Mr. May field vounclies for the fact that the growq_ ing and housing of his crop has cost )n him not more than forty d )llars per ty acre. A short. calculation shows a ts result which stands out in bold relief beside the profits of a cotton crop marketed at 6 cents per pound. Ac cording to the above estimates Mr. an per acre is $80, which Mr. Mayfield )n- thinks an exorbitant estimate, he he still has left him the handsome reus suit of $100 for each of the thirtyed three acres which he last spring if planted in tobacco, a The experiment tried by Mr. MayfVl lino ni*AT70/l OA An^ivnlTT amaaaaa ,tu | uuw j^/iUTUU DV ClilUClJf DUVtCBD" ks. ful that in the stead of the thirtyia three acres which he planted this ?se season the farmers of Denmark and es, the vicinity will next year plant be0(j tween five and six hundred acres of ]c the weed; and there is already a.foot a scheme to build at Denmark a large tobacco ware house through which to handle products of the neighboring plantations, he * * 1 of One Man's Awful Mistake. an he 4'I made the awful mistake of mak lie ing love to my own wife one day last as week," said W. T. Mason, as he it: drew a chair up to the charmed cited cle where sat the story teller in the he Lindell rotunda, says the St. Louis Globe Democrat. "I had been down of to Kanakee on a business trip and se took the night train for Chicago, where 8.- I reside. The" coach was a chock a >n- block, with the exception of one ds double seat, which was occupied by st) a stylish looking woman, who sat by 6,- the window and bad her veil down. 4,- 'I received permission to occupy the Ve sent with her, and we were soon :>t, chatting pleasantly. I thought her .ct voice sounded familiar, but fate had * 5,- ordered that I should make an ass of ^ in myself. I tried to get her to put up es her veil, but she objected that the li, cinders got in her eyes. To make a or long story short, I struck up a desin perate flirtation with her. She adoy mitted that she was married, but us said her husband was a graceless id scamp, who was always flirting with il, other women and neglecting her. Of 8; course, I sympathized with her, and il, told her that a man who would &1 neglect so charming a woman ought to be kicked to death by a blind 18. mule. "Was I married? Certainly not. Well we finally reached Chicago and I handed her into a cab. She lifted her veil. It was my wife! k? This story stops right here." ^ ? . 3(^ A quick and permanent cure. Mr. ? J. M.Keesler, 1410 W. Lombard St., ae J3t\lto., Md., says: '*1 take great pleasure in saying that in a case of neuralgia in my family, I found Salvation Oil effectual and speedy in the cure of the patient/' tie . . nt It is a queer thing that after a girl tis lias consented to fly with a man she usually has to walk.