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Times Have Changed.
Very Cordial Reception Ex'ended to
Senator Tillman.
All of ihe Congressional Party Delight
the Home Folks by Their
Genial Manners and Eloquent ?
Speeches. i
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The Lexington Dispatch.
A Representative Beiespapcr. Goccrs Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Counties hike a Blanket.
VOL. XXIX. LEXIXUTOX, S. C., WEPXESDAY, MARCH I A, ISO!). XO. IS
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Colombia Daily Record 9th inst.
Times certainly have chaDged. But 1
a few short years ago anyone who *
would have suggested a banquet to
S.nator Tillman would have been ?
considered a fit subject for the luna- ;
tic asylum. But yesterday he was *
received most cordially and was
cheered as if he had been the idol of ^
the people of Columbia. Such an
event proved beyond peradventure
that peace and unity does reign ^
among the people of Columbia.
The enteitainment of the senator ?
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and his party was a spontaneous
evidence of appreciation on the part ^
of the business men of Columbia. ?
Over two hundred and fifty men sub- ^
scribed toward paying expenses and ^
yesterday afternoon tnose wno naa
held aloof applied for tickets and ^
07er one hundred additional had to jj
bi printed.
The visiting congressmen were g
Representatives J. Hamilton Lewis,
o' Washington; W. S. Cowhead, of
Missouri; J. J. Showater, of Pennsylvanis;
John Shafroth, of Colorado;
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Isreal Waterhouse, of Massachusetts; ^
J. A Gonnoly, of Illinois. From our
own State were Senator Tillman, ^
Congressmen WilsoD, Norton and ^
Latimer. The following ladies ac- , .
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companied the party; Mrs. B. It. ^
Tillman, Mrs. Latimer, Mrs. Norton,
Mrs. Cowherd, Mrs. Showater and
Misses. Latimer and Norton and
Mrs. Waterhouse, who is a native of
^ Siatesville, N. C. 1
The reception was appointed for ^
9 o'clock, but before that hour a
great crowd assembled at the hotel
0^
and called for speeches. There were ^
loud calls for Tillman. He responded,
but excused himself from making
a speech on the ground of illness.
Congressmen J. Hamilton Lewis,
Cowherd and Connolly made short
speeches. The latter had been to
Columbia before, that he was with T<
Sherman's army, but he said that
the hospitality of the people was j
much more agreeable now than then.
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Congressman Wilson made a stiring
speech. He spoke glowingly of
Columbia's future and referred to th*
sic
fact that sectional strife was now at
an end. w]
There were again calls for Senator . ,
J?
TillmaD, who responded, congratu
latiog Columbia on her bright pros- cjj
pects. He said: ST don't want any
thanks," he said. "I have but done ^
~ my duty. Columbia is in South
B Carolina, not South Carolina in Cc- ^
B lumbia, and from the bottom of my fQ]
heart I congratulate her upon her
^ good fortune." aQ
Congressmen Latimer, Showater jjv
and Waterhouse made short ad- eg
dresses expressive of their apprecia
tion of the hospitality shown them.
The banquet was served at 10 e^
o'clock at the Grand Central. Mr. ex
R W. Shsnd presided and Mr. Abney aQ
welcomed the guests in a happy
1 epeecb. th
The following were the toasts and j
responses: w]
' Manufactures as a source of
wealth," Congressman Showater. g^
"The old and the new South,"
Congressman Cowherd, of Missouii.
<nr?l. . a :
"xne ALLiencau suiuiei, v^uLigicooman
Connoly, of Illinois.
"The fifty-fifth congress," by Con- . '
gressman J. Hamilton Lewis, of ^
"Washington. He is connected with
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South Carolina, being descended ^
from Governor Hamilton, and he _
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thoroughly charmed the banqueters ^
by his eloquence. Since coming on ^
this trip he has received information
from the governor of Washington
^ stating that his certificate of re-election
had been signed. First reports j
indicated his defeat, but the couLt I
showed him re-elected by a small |
majority.
"The United States congress" was j se
responded to by Congressman Sat- j cl
forth, of Colorado. j in
"South Cirolina" was responded to ;
by Senator Tillman, who was received
with tremendous applause. Among
other things he said: w
"We have a State of which we are !
proud. You have a city of which we j ft
hope to see marching steadily to the ' u
front. It is not necessary to discuss j
the occasion of this assembly. I have [
simply done my duty. I am glad j
that you are willing to honor me. j a
Let the dead past bury its dead, and
let us move forward together. I s
congratulate you that half of these
visiting gentlemen are Republicans y
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md that there is now less sectional
'eeling than since the war. (Cheers.)
The last toast was "Columbia/'
vhich was eloquently responded to
>y Congressman Wilson.
This ended the banquet. The congressional
party left this morning
*ia the South Carolina and Georgia,
jr Chaileston.
- ? ^ 57hat
a Mother Should Not Do.
She should not forget that if she
fto ft svavi i 1 an cViQ
ICAld HCl UKJJ ao u uuv
rill do much towards making him a
gentleman.
She should not treat her boy to
erpetual frowns, scolding and faultnding.
"Sugar attracts more flies
ban vinegar.'' Love wins her boy
d a noble manhood.
She should never be so busy or
ardpressed for time that she cannot
sten to him. If he lives to be a
lan he will all too soon leave her.
he should make the most of him
hile she has him.
She should encourage outdoor exrcise
or sports, and should not foret
to train him with proper regard
ir his personal appearance.
She should never allow him to
irm such habits as coming to the
,ble in his shirt sleeves, neglecting
8 nails or teeth, or carrying soiled
indkerchiefs about with him.
She should never nag him, or for)t
that he is a creature of reason,
)t an animal that requires to be
<
iven.
She should not try to break her
>y:8 will, but be thankful that he is 1
anly enough to have a mind of his |
rn and devote herself to training it
the noblest uses.
She should not fail to instil in him 1
distaste for all that is vulgar. 1
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Consistency of Man.
i
) the Editor of the Dispatch I
When we look at the acts of men (
the common sphere of life, we
ay find some who are by na- 1
re and practice consistent; but 1
sen we scan the field of, profesraals
and politicalism we are forced 1
exclaim, "Ob, consistency! soon '
Here art thou? Alas-! thou art a 1
Rrel in this class of men. 1
Man is born with an inspired innation
to success, but void of the 1
inciples of justice that leads in this 1
rection. He will often attempt to
ing about good things for the up- 1
ting of his fallen race by asking
r laws to be enacted at the hands (
those in power that would promote '
od morals and temperance in the
es of the young men. When an <
'ort is made in this direction, and
e good of the young man is being
it and the morals of society betterI,
these men are on the housetop
claiming, "Lost and ruined Sta^e,"
d they themselves are in no wise
Iping to carry into effect this law
at would be the nearest to perfectg
the sobriety cf the people, but
bo are actually found among the
I
imber who say that every tub must
and on its on bottom, but we will
and as Dear those that have none
i possible, so help us .
Men best stand at all times for the
ght and for the good of all by be
g consistent We must not say
>seive the laws of the land and
iuntry and be found encouraging 1
ie violation of the same. Hoping
id trusting that consistency will be
und sparkling in the wreath that
rms the crown that the temperance
an wears, I am, for the right,
Agricolar.
The Daughter of a Debtor.
"Well did you have any luck?''
lid the merchant to the yourg
eik whom he had sent out collectS
"Some.'1
"I suppose you got the amount j
Ir. Fathering owes. You said ho j
as a personal friend of yours."
"No, I didn't get the money; the i
ict is, I don't know exactly what to j
rake of my expeiience there."
"How is that ?"
"I went in and said to him,?
"'Mr. Fathering, I called to speak
bout a matter?1
"I didn't get any further when he i
aid?
44 'That's all right my boy; she is ;
ours; take her and be happy."
County Government Bill.
The following is a synopsis of the
county government bill as prepared
by Senators Livingston, Graydon ; 1
and Glenn, and Representatives W. I
J. Johnson, Blythe, Jenkins, Dargau 1
atd Hydrick. The bill, with all the | '
Senate amendments, was adopted by i
the House without alteration. *
Section 1. That an act entitled 1
"An act to provide for the county
government of the various counties i 1
of this State," be, and the same is !
hereby, re-enacted and amended so j
as to read as follower
Section 1. That there shall be in i
each of the counties of this State a I
county board of commissioners, :
which shall be composed of the
county supervisor, who shall be j
elected and hold office, as now pro i .
vided by law, and two commissioners j
who shall be appointed by the governor
upon the recommendation cf
the members of the general assembly
fiom the several counties or a 1
I a
majority of them, and whose term of
office shall be coterminal with that
of the supervisor with whom they
are appointed to serve, and until ^
their successors shall be appointed g
and qualihed. Said commissioners
shall be commissioned by the secre- ^
tary of state, as other county officers,
but without charges for their commissions.
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sec. 2. J.uat suiu uoaxu sliuu meet
at the county seat at stated times, ^
once in each month, for the transac
SI
tion of business, and a majority shall
constitute a quorum. The county
supervisor shall be chairman of said
board.
Sec. 3 That said county board of
commissioners shall, in their several
and respective counties, haw and
exercise all the jurisdiction, powers
and duties heretofore devolved by
law upon the county supervisors, the
county boards of commissioners and ^
the township boards of commissioners,
under the provisions of the laws 4
&I
heretofore existing, providing for a
3ystem of county government for 0
the various counties of the State: Cl
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Provided, That no claim against tie
county shall be paid until it shall m
have been approved in writing by a .
majority of said board and entered **
in their minutes.
Sec. 4. That the county supervisors 1
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of ihe various counties shall receive
annual salaries, payable as now provided
by law, as follows: Lexington,
SGOO.
Sec. 5. That said commissioners
of Lexington county shall each receive
as compensation for their tervices,
the sum of $3 per day, not ex- .
ceeding 25 days in any year. j
Sec. 6. That said boards may in
each of the counties named in this
section and no others, elect a clerk
who shall perform the duties of secretary
and be paid an annual salary as
now provided by law, to be fixed by
the board, not exceeding in the several
counties the sum3 hereinafter
named.
Sec. 7. That, except as hereinafter
provided, the township boards of
commissioners are abolished, and the
duties heretofore performed by said J
township boards of commissioners
and the county boards of commissioners,
relative to the valuation, assessment
and return of property for b
taxation be, and the same are hereby, {)
devolved upon township boards of o
assessors, special boards cf assessois 11
for cities and towns, as now provided <1
by law, and the county board of j 1
equalization, which said township j
and special boards shall be appointed : >
every two years by the governor, ! ^
upon the recommendation of the j }
members of the general assemb'y j
from the respective counties, or a r
maj ority of them: and their office j f
shall be continued with that of the | }
ornvprnnr annnintinor tlipm. find until :
to" - r r ~ " ' I ii
their successors shall be appointed !
and qualified; and the chairman of
each of said boards shall be, ex officio,
a member of the county board of
equaliza'ion. The members of each !
of said boards shall receive, as a i
compensation for the performance of
their duties, 81 per day for not ex- i
cceding five days in any year, on ! s
each of said boards and 5 cents per j li
mile for each mile of necessary travtl j I
on official duty. j 1
Sec 9 That sections 1 and 2 of an j v
act approved Oth March, 1S9G, en- I h
titled "An act to amend sections j d
2375, 237G and 2402, of Vol. 1, re- I(
vised statutes of 18l.)3," be, and the
same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 10 The couDty board of commissioners
shall have the same rights
and duties with reference to the
preparation of jury lists as are now
devolved by law upon the present
sounty boards of commissioners.
Sec. 11. That this act shall go into
effect upon its approval, and all
icts and parts of acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this act be,
ind the same are hereby, repealed.
The Nicaragua Canal.
hunk Loslie-'s Popakr Monthly.
la spite of the impetus recently [
jiven to geographical study, it is
>robable that ten out of t.velve wellead
persons will estimate the disance
between Liverpool and San
IVancisco and, via Cipe Horn, to be
I least one thousand miles longer
han from New York to the same j
iort of the Golden Gate; but it is !
ctually 150 miles shortei!?the two j
outes being respectively 15,601 and j
4,840 miles long. The greatest I
urprise, however, is to find that j
Jew Orleans is further away than |
ither of the two cities, being 15,052 |
liles from San Francisco. When j
be Nicaragua canal is opened this
outhern city will be only 4,047 miles
om her western sister: New Yjrk
ill be a distance of 4,946 miles and j
liverpool 7,694 miles. The economy j
) the shipping interests of England j
ad America alone would pay for the !
mal twice over in a short time, to
ty nothing of the advantage to comerce
of reaching markets hitherto
[accessible.
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monument; ng jseauregara.
The proposition to erect a monu
ent in New Orleans to the memory
the late General Beauregard i3
jain being agitated. Sometime ago
i efi'ort was made to collect funds
ir the purpose and $1 000 was seired
and safely invested. This
as not deemed sufficient to erect a
:onument worthy of the distinnished
soldier, and since then nothig
has been done in the matter. An
fort will now be made to secure aditional
funds. General Beauregard
as a native and for a large portion
: his life a resident of Louisiana,
[t is strange," says the New Orleans
imes-Democrat, "that Louisiana,
hich has erected monuments to
obert E. Lee, Albert Sidney Johnon
and ether Confederate leaders,
muld have neglected the most disDguished
Louisianian that served in
le Confederate army.7'
?-v n T Tr\ A wx T rl
IINCUKAbLt
DISEASES
Many diseases considered incurable
are catarrh
a Simple catarrh in
gumption is cain
the more ad'
> ' ? but groat mirners
of people die of consumption
eedlessly. It is certain that every
hase of catarrli, including many cases
f consumption, are cured by the right
reatment. Pe-ru-na, Dr. Hartman's
Teat prescription, attacks catarrhal
iseases scientifically and cures them.
)r. Hartinan explains it fully in his
looks which are mailed on application,
lere is a letter from Mrs. Ilarmcning,
Iazo Manic. Wis., who is one of many
urcd of consumption by Pe-ru-na.
he says:
'*e-ru-na Medicine Co., Columbus, 0.
Dkak Sins:? I cannot praise your
emedy too highly, bast winter 1 had
a grippe and hemorrhage of the lungs
ollowed. All the doctors around here
old me I had to die of consumption,
'hen I thought I would ask I>r. Hartnan
for advice, which I did. He precribed
IV-ru-na for me. and I took it
ccording to his directions and was
ured. 1 advise everybody that is
roubled with lung disease to take Dr. j
Iartman's treatment. I am sure they j
rill not regret it if they do. I am now
njoying good health, and can thank j
'e-ru-na for it.'' ^
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Senator Henderson, of Aiken, is !
poken of iu some (juarters as being j
ikely to oppose Tillman for tLe
"uited States Senate iu 1000 Mr. j
lenderscn is a mighty tine man and j
re like him powerfully well, but we !
ike Senator Tillman b Iter and pre
lict that Mr. Henderson will feel very
onesome after the election.
Another Elephant.
Situation in Puerto Rico is Said to
be Alarming.
San Juan de Puerto Rico, March 1.
The real situation in Puerto Rico
is not understood. People in the
States generally regard Puerto Rico
as a sort of haven of peace. The
war depaitment has just requested
of General Henry that he immediately
report how many regular troops he j
could spare from the island.
The One Hundred and Forty-seventh
Xew York started home last Sunday, i
The regular regiments that remain
are so scattered that in mauy places
where there is a necessity for a strong
f _ _ 1 __ _ . 11 .1 1. _
iorce oniy a corporal s guara can oe
mustered, and territories where there j
are continual mutterings and the j
greatest evidence of discontent at
the American rule are unguarded.
Gen. Henry is in a dilemma. He j
has only three regiments of troops? j
the Eleventh infantry, the Nineteeth j
infantry and the Fifth cavalry and ^
two batteries of the Fifth heavy ar- {
tillery. 1
''I need twice the troops I have,'' j
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said the General, at his residence at j
San Juan. ' Because of the easy vie- .
9 1
tory of our troops here in the i
war and the apparent friendli- ^
ness to the natives to the American , i
soldiers when they invaded the is- ^
land a notion prevails in the States (
that there is little necessity for a j
strong force to maintain order in the j .
island. The idea is erroneous.
"The conditions here are alarming. ! ,
The people have been given every op- j ^
portunity, but tney bave tnrown tnem ,
aside. Tbey are clamoring now for
local self government. They are no
more fit for local self government
than I am to run a locomotive. More .
troops are needed in the island. The ! c
seeds of discontent planted by pro- ;
fessioDal agitators are rapidly grow- ! ^
iDg and can be kept down only by a
stroDg military force.
"The ill feeling between the na- j n
lives and the American troops seems a
to grow stronger and stronger every j a
day. The American officers have to a
maintain the greatest vigilance to *
prevent their men from wreaking j D
vengence on the natives, and especi- j ^
ally on the native police for acts of 0
violence that are continually com- i 1
mitted against the troops." j ^
At Caguay, a small town on the c
military road, twenty-five miles from a
San Juan, a soldier of the One Hun- 1
dred and Forty seventh New York ! c
was murdered last Saturday night in j a
a manner that illustrates the treach- a
ery of the natives. Private Michael *
Burke of company L had entered
the Puerto Rican literary club of
Caguay and was sitting at a small j
? i s- ? i - . _i: j I T
taoie reading, wnen a native snppeu up
behind him aDd with one stroke c
of a machete, sharpened to a razor's I *
edge, severed the soldiers head from
his body and sent it rolling across
the floor. Another soldier happened |
into to the club sometime afterward I
and saw the dismembered trunk of the 8
dead man still in the chair, with the 1
head lying where it had rolled. 8
Several Porto Ricans were stand- 1
iug quietly around discussing the
matter. No one would admit having
seen the murder committed. Sus- A
picion finally fixed upon one man,
but when a provost guard went out 1
to arrest him he had fled and, al- ?
though the enitre country around
Caguay was thoroughly searched for ?
the murderer, he has not yet been
found.
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Only four nights before the killing
of Burke the bad blood between the
natives and the soldiers asserted it- j
self in a brutal assault on Private
Fitzpatrick. The native police ar- j
rested Fitzpatrick without a warrant,
and when he resisted beat him into i ,
insensibility. ,
The soldiers of the four companies
of the Oue Hundred and Forty- c
seventh stationed at Caguay waited 1
until night and then started out ''to u
police the town" a3 they called it. I
Tbree cafes were "policed" in the 1
most thorough manner, tables being v
overturned and mirrors broken when c
the officers of the regiment arrived
and quelled the riot, persuading tie 1
men to return to barracks. The ^
next chapter in the Caguay affair ^
was the killing of Burke. a
The troubles at Caguay have been a
duplicated at almost every place on j
the island. j a
At Guayama a soldier was stabbed i
in the back by a native the same I
ROY4
rAbsolutely 1
Makes the food more de
ROYAL QAK1NQ PQV.
night Piivate Burke was killed.
The conditions at Ponce since the j
clash between the soldiers and native I
police, in which several Puerto j
Ricans were killed, has been border- j
ing on open battle between the ,
troops and the natives. At San Juan
a few nights a<?o. three sailors from
the United States crusier Panther
were wounded by bullets from the
rifles of the native police of the town
who, in attempting to arrest one of
the sailers, became excited and fired
indiscriminately.
Gen. Henry began bis administration
in Puerto Rico by giving all the [
towns and cilies self government and ;
by turning over in a great measure
the keeping of the peace to the native :
police force. He has been forced
summarily to depose the alcalde and j
the conclimen of many towns and I
turn the local government over to
irmv officers. Things are strained
to the snapping point. Gen. Henry's ;
race took on a grimness that his
troops used to see in the old days 1
)ut on the western plains as he con- 1
duded bis remarks about conditions !
n the island.
4T have given them too much rein," ^
le said, ''now I'm going to take in 1
he slack.1' *
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The Needle's Bye. (
f
Tbe passage from the New Testa- j
sent, "it is easier for a camel," etc.,
las J e:'plexed many good men who ^
lave read it literally. In the Orien- .
al cities there are in the large gates j
mall and very low apartures, called ^
aetaphorically "needle's eyes,'' just j
s we talk of windows on ship board
s "bull's eyes." These entrances
re too narrow for a camel to pass j
hrough them in the ordinary manler,
or even if loaded. When a r
oaded camel has to pass through one
if these entrances, it kneels down,
ts load is removed, and then it shuf- j
les through on its knees. "Tester- <
lay,*' writes a lady from Cairo, "I j
saw a camel go through an eye of a
leedle, that is, the low, arched door
>f an enclosure. He must kneel,
md bow his head to creep through;
ind thus the rich man must humble
limself." ,
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How's This!
We offer One Hundred Dollars J
leward for any case of Catarrh that
:annot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Jure.
F. J. CHEXF.Y & CO., Props.,
Toledo, 0.
We the undersigned have known '
P. J. Cheney for the last 15 years,
md believe him perfectly honorable
n all business transactions and fin- 1
mcially able to carry out any obligaion
made by their firm.
kVest & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan & Mar in,
Wolesaie Druggists. Toledo, O. 1
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken interjally,
acting directly upon the blood
ind mucous surfaces of the sjstem.
Price Toe. per bottle. Sold by druggists.
Testimonials free.
Hall's Family Fills are the best.
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Attention Veterans!
?
Headquarters Camp Steedman,
No. G(i3, U. C. Vs.,
Lexington, S. C\, March 1, 1800. J ^
There will be a special meeting t f j ]
he above camp, at this place, on j ]
donday, March 20:h, 1800, at 10 i j
>'c!ock a. m , at which time it is ex- ; <
lL.1 .11 1 ? 111 _ li i I .
)ecieu iLiui an Luemut'is \>iu uiituu j ^
tnd come prepared to sttile all dues, ! I
>ast as well as present, as this camp ; 4
nust cancel all obligations with Di- ! 1
ision and General Headquarters on ' i
ir by Apiil the 1st next. Application j t
01 membership iu this camp will be 1
cceived when* accompanied by the 1
ee, 'inc., and it is desired that every j 1
rue Confederate unite with us and 1
ecompany our camp to the reunion
,t Charleston, S C , which will take i t
)lace May 10 13 uext. Let us have j *
, full meeting. I3y order of i
J. li. Counts, Commander. J
M. D. Harman, Adjutant. <
j Baking
Powder
>UBE
ilicious and wholesome
rQEB CO., NEW YQBK.
Two Homicides.
Abbeville l'rei-s ami Banner.
Columbia has recently been the
scene of two homicides. We published
full reports of the killing of
Mrs. Stuart by the constable. Later
accounts of the affair very much
modify the first reports, and show
that the constables were not so near
to blame as was at first supposed. The
newspapers which favor the bars and
oppose the dispensary made much of
the occurrence, and they seemed to
think that this affair would seal the
fate of the present restrictions on the
sale of liquor.
The next week after the constables
did their killing, a citizen of Colum
bia voluntarily insulted a man because
he was thought to be a constable.
A fight ensued, and the citi- j
zen killed the man whom he sup- i
posed to be a constable. The same J
anti dispensary newspapers made \
but a small showing of this wanton r
attack upon a citizen who had given
do reason for being attacked by insulting
epithets.
It may be the fierce and unjust attacks
upon the constable by the news- *
papers that induced the perpetrator of
:he last homicide to insult and kill c
.he man whom he supposed to be a g
unstable. ,
This newspaper ventures to suggest
;hat Columbia jurors may do justice
-v n l\/\t l\ r>l
jj uuiu oiajcio.
The dispensary has lost nothing by ^
Columbia's opposition to the law, and x
urors will likely sustain the constables
in making searches of blind tigers, a
when they have warrants for so do- t
?gAll
this stuff about the sacredness j.
ind sanctity of a blind tiger amounts ^
;o little. The right to search is as
)ld as this system of government,
rhe United States never stops to ask 8
whether the citizen i3 willing to ex- *
? j
imine his still house, his bar room or
bis home, when the officers have reason
to believe that there is illicit ]
traffic in liquor. i
The dispensary will stand. It f
3oesn't seem possible that the pressnt
Representatives in the General
Assembly can go back on their con- I
3tituents, even if they as individuals, *
3bould sec k to flood this country with I
Free liquor.
How She Got it Into Her Head. ]
A class of the Cumminsville inter- k
I
mediate school was eDgaged in the
3tudy of geography on Friday night
when the question as to who discov- (
?red the Pacific ocean came up. It i
was agreed that it was Balboa. 1
"Now, who was Balboa?"1 asked the t
:eacher. c
"He was a shoemaker," answered
a little twelve-year-old girl. <
"Oh, no, you are mistaken," said .
the teacher, "but how did that get
into your head?
"I saw in the history and here it
is," ai swered the girl.
The history said that Balboa was
a "freebooter," and the child in- \
sisted, much to the amusement of t
her fellow pupils, that meant that he J
made shoes for nothing. Conse- 1
;juently he must be a shoemaker.
Livsd Up to His ITams.
r
A wearied parent, promenading t
the bedroom door at an unearthly c
aour of the night, with the baby in
oia arm?, was making vain endeavors .
;o soothe the infant's cries. "It 1
seems to me that you knew what you
were about when you insisted upon *
he child being called 'Hugh.'" s
What has his name to do with his ^
'retfulness.'" asked the uususpicious ^
wife, sleepily. ''Everything," replied
.he wretched man, "you would call I
rim 'Hugh,* you know, and where v
here's a hue, there's a cry !" And u
'or the next two hours the child did h
i
lis level best to live up to bis name. f(
Kamou's
Pepsin ("hill Tonic contaiLs ^
Amorphous Quinine to neutralize and dr- s
;troy the parasite in the blood: Pure Iron g
o enri-. h and tone up the blood, and Pure
soluble Pepsin to digest every dose giv?.n. p
t recommends itsell to physicians. Tasteess
and guaranteed. .V'e. For sale by
i. M. llurman aud J. E. Kautmaun. I'
ADVERTISING RATES.
Advertisements will be inserted at the
rate of one cent per word for first Insertion,
and one-half cent for each snbsequ?nt
insertion.
Liberal contracts made with those wishing
to advertise for three, six and twelve
months.
Notices in the local colnmn C cents per
line each insertion.
Obituaries charged for at the rate of one
cent a word, wlen they exceed 100 words.
Marriage notices inserted free.
Address
G. M. BARMAN, Editor and Publisher.
The Difference.
The son of a former slave owner
lately met one of the colored ''boys*'
of the old plantation, and stopped to
have a chat about "matters aud
things."
"Well, John," said he, "and what
are you doing these days?"
"Is a zorter, Marse Bob."
"An exhorter, you mean?"
"Yas sir, a zorter; dat's it!''
"I thought you were a -preacher.
What is the difference between a
preacher aud au exhorter ?"
'Diffrence 'twixt a zorter an* a
preacher is zackly thi.*-: Preacher,
he stick to de tex\ but zorter he bit
all round?"
He Was Still With Them.
A wholesale house in Chicago
started a salesman out on the road,
giving him $100 for traveling expenses.
A week passed and nothing
was heard from Mr. Traveler. Still
another week passed, and still no .
word from Mr. Traveler. Finally
the house wired him as follows:
"Mr. Traveler?Nothing from you
since you left. Are you still with us?"
To which Mr. Traveler replied:
"Yours this date received. Have
made draft on you for $200. Am'
still with you."
If the Baby is Cutting Teeth
Be sure and use that old and well
iried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothng
Syrup for children teething. It
joothes the child, softens the gums,
illays all pain, cures wind colic and
s the best remedy for diarrhoea.
Cwenty-live cents a bottle.
It is the best of all.
. ?
Five convicts escaped recently from
he Aiken county chain gang.
Measles, mump9 and whooping
:ough are going the rounds in various
tections of the State, while the small
)ox are creeping around in the south
lastern part of the state.
Constipation of the Bowels may
)e easily cured by a few doses of Dr.
ir a c: r ? ar?,i: ?
n. /x. oiLULUuua AJIVCI -txcuiciiic.
One day last week 20,000 fine
had were shipped from Georgetown
o the eastern markets.
The Charleston strawberry crop will
)e a month or six weeks late, owing
o the severe weather.
The Curative Properties, Strength
md Effect of Dr. M. A. Simmons
jiver Medicine are always the same.
!t cannot be equalled.
The United States armored cruiser
Brooklyn has received orders to soil
mmediately for Hampton Roads to
,ake Rear Admiral Schley to Europe#
Experiments now show that during
>rofound sleep a noise not sufficient
,o awaken the sleeper produces a
jerceptible rise in the temperature of
he brain.
To restore the Clear Skin, the
Bright Eye, the Alert Gait and
Sound Health, use Dr. M. A. Simnons
Liver Medicine.
The Columbia State, after thcr
)ughly investigating the figures, anlounces
the fact that South Carolina
vill rank second among the States of
.be I mon in tbe production 01 couon
:loth.
Tbe Supreme Cuurt has held in a
Saluda county case that a dispensary
ndictment must name the parties to
vhom the alleged sale was made and
.hat ''to divers parties" is not pernissable.
Flushed Cheeks, Throbbing Temples,
Nausea, Lassitude, Lost Appeite,
Sallow Complexion, Pimples,
[3Iotches, are warnings. Take Dr.
il. A. Simmons Liver Medicine.
Ex-Attorney General Barber has
leeided to locate in New York for
he practice of law. He has had the
nove under consideration for some
imp, but only recently has he secured
traces id tuat cicv.
There was a marriage by telephon^*"-^^
Fairfield county blizzard week,
die parson could't make the trip to
he bride's home because of snow,
leet and bad roads, so he tied the
:not by wire, and did't kiss the
aide.
Rev. E. E.1 wards, pastor of the
English Baptist Church at Minersille,
Pa., when suffering with rheumatism,
was advised to try Cbamberrin's
Pain Balm. lie says: "A
ew applications of this liniment
novel cf great service to me. It
ubdued tbe inflammation and relievd
tbe pain. Should any sufferer
irofit by giving Pain Balm a trial it
rill please me." For sale by J. E.
aaufmanu.
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