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The h erald. THOS. F. GRENEKER, nr.oEs W. H. WALLACE, NEWBERRY, S. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1882.1 A PAPEa O TIE PEOPLE. The Herald is in the highest respect aFam DyN , devotedl to the material in terests o people of this County and the SWat. It circulates extensively, and as an Emedium ofrers unrivalled ad vantges. or Terms. see first page. Constttonal Convention Some Reminiseenees. In view of the fact that the Gov ernor has called the Legislature to gether to redistrict the State, the following bit of history may prove suggestive. In the Constitutional Convention of 1868 an Ordinance was reported by a committee to divide the State into four Congres sional Districts. In the course of the A:iassion over a proposed amendment to the committee's re port, B. F. Randolph said: "It would not be wise for me, nor do I think it necessary, to give the rea sons why the committee arranged the districts as they are. The mat ter is known to you all." W. J. Whipper said: "I was upon that committee There is in the ar rangement a majority of loyal vo tersin every Congressional District. If the change is made proposed by the amendment you give the Fourth Congressional District a disloyal majority of sixteen hundred. If that is the desire of this body, or those who favor the amendment, then makeit; but if you wish to preserve a loyal majority in each Congressional District, adopt the Ordinance as it came from the committee." C. C. Bowen said: "When it is evident, by the proposed amendment to deliver into the hands of the oppo site party one member of Congress, I must say I protest." A. Bryce: "Who is the opposite party ?" C. C. Bowen: "I know of but two parties in South Carolina-the Re publican and the Democratic party. I think it is due to the people of the State at large to adopt the committee's report. We have no business to jeopardize the interests of any class of loyal voters in the territory over which they have con trol." The Committee's report was, of course, adopted. We have been looking over for the past few days the proceedings of ti'e Constitutional Convention of 1868. We had never read them before. No true South Carolinian can read these proceedings, see the spirit that animated the framers of the present Constitution, and recall the characters of its leading miem bers without a blush for the State and a desire to bury the whole thing out of sight forever- But it inot about such things we propose -to write now. We simply desire to gather up a few reminiscences. The Convention was called by Act of Congress, and was held in Charleston from Jan.-14 to March .17, 1868. Dr. A. G. Mackey, of Charleston, was President. One is struck by the number of preachers among the delegates not fewer than 25 of the 124. Sev eral of the preachers gave up their pulpits for the then more lucrative profession of politics ; among these, Revs. B. F. Whittemore, B. F. Ran *dolph, F. L. Cardozo, 3. M. Run ion, W. M. Thomas and J. H. Rainey. After looking over the names of -so many preacher-members, the objection made to the election of a Chaplain, by'F. J. Moses, Jr., ap peared quite reasonable; but in the light of subsequent events it looks like irony. When the motion -was made to elect a Chaplain, Moses said: "It is incumbent on us to have as much respect for the Treas ury as possible. What necessity is there to put our hands into the Treasury of the State and pull out more money than is necessary, when we have gentlemen here who are no doubt willing to give their services free of charger? There was a pretty strong feel ag. n the Convention to incorpo rate in the Constitution an educa tional qualification for voters, to Stake effect after eight or ten years ; Sand a resolution was offered requir Sing 'as a qualification for a juror .that he should be able to read.and write legibly. The Republicans who are clamor ing ag'ainat the registration law should be remiedesi that Whitte more offered a resolution providing for a registration law similar in most respects to the present one, and requiring every man to vote in is nm electnn precinct. The Convention furnished, of tr course, a fine opportunity for lively ai reporting. The Charleston Mercu- s< ry described the body as "ring streaked and striped," and its re porter, Col. Roswell T. Logan, now canvassing agent for the News and! (ourier, made it very uncomfortable 1E for the sensitive solons, until they h expelled him and refused him ad. S mittance to the floor. u Among the characteristic resolu- " tions offered was one by Y. J. P. r' Owens, of Laurens, that hereafter h no official bond shall be required h from any person elected or appoint- E ed to office in South Carolina." a Another by T. J. Coghlan was that it should be a penal offense to call an American citizen a "nigger," 0 "negro," or "Yankee." P Chamberlain has been called a J great Constitutional lawyer ; but it & was he who advocated most stren- v nously the Ordinance declaring null and void all contracts the con b sideration of which was the pur- S chase of slaves, and he contended b that it was ConstitutionaL a The members that had most to d say in the Convention were J. J. Wright, F. L. Cardozo, J. L. Nea gle, F. J. Moses, Jr., W. J. Whip- e per, C. C. Bowen, B. F. Whittemore, s Thos. Robertson, B. O. Duncan, S. a A. Swails and R. B. Elliott. Dun can was the most conservative ' member, and Whittemore the most i radicaL The members from Newberry were B. O. Duncan, white, and Lee C Nance and James Henderson, col ored. The Constitution they framed is C patchwork from Constitutions of I other States. 'Stiek to the Bible and Turn t Out the Preacher." I If a preacher should prove him t self a scamp and behave improperly, t it would be very foolish if the con- < gregation were to conclude from' that circumstance that the Christian 4 religion was a fraud; to throw away s their bibles, and to go out after ( strange gods and new beliefs. The I sensible thing to do would be to I stick to the Bible, and turn out the i preacher. I In secular matters the same rule 1 holds. No wise man expects per- g fetion in anything. If a thing is good in the main, but has some faults, it is not the part of wisdom1 or common sense to look only at the faults. The proper way is to correct the faults. It is charged against the Demo cratic party of the State that it is I not what it ought to be. No one claims that it is faultless; but every sensible man must acknow ledge that it is the best we have in South Carolina. Whatever evils it has can be remedied, and whatever reforms are needed can be made, within the party. It is extreme folly for any honest and sensible man to quit the party in this State and go off in search of new affilia tions. In the first place, What reason can he give for leaving it at all? He cannot say it is corrupt, or dishonest, or incompetent. The State government in South Carolina and the Countyj governments since 1876 will compare favorably with any State in the Union. Can any one show wherein Uarnpton, or Simpson, or Jeter, or Hagood has failed to perform his duty ? The other State officers have been men of the highest character and effi ciency. The Legislature has been composed of upright and able men. No misconduct has ever been charged against themn. They have done things that we did not think wise; notably appropriating money for so called "higher education." But the Legislature is possibly right and we wrong. If it is wrong, why the wrong can be easily right ed by the people's sending men to the next Legislature who will rightj the wrong. Suppose, however, there should be found a good reason for quitting c the party, where would one go? i Not to the Republican party, surely. That is the only other party in the State, or in the country, that i amounts to anything. And all c other so-called parties, whatever I their platform or intentions, are, in i practical results, Republican. There ] is where they all lead to, and their a direct tendency is to bring back upon the State negro supremacy ~ and negro rule. Let every man consider this question calmly and deliberately ; for it is a very serious matter. It involves the peace, the happiness and the prosperity of the State and its citizens. Surely there is no man who has the honor: or the welfare of the State at c heart #ho can desire a return of t radical supremacy. Then let him 11 take heed to his ways and see that d e is not caught by the claptrap of ,! the "People's party," or the "Green- a back party," or any other party ft wa hose obe int mislead and cap- I. ,PM 6-, "M..' re the white men of the State, id to turn them over "body and nl" to the radical party. Some Speculations. We have heard from several urces of late that Gen. llampton tired of Senatorial life, and that a contemplates resigning. As a" enator, Hampton has not wade uch impression on the public ind ; he has added nothing to his putation already acquired. He a is lost nothing, unless it be that :" e disappointed the expectation of1 te public, which prophecied for him brilliant career in the Senate. In the event of Hampton's resig tion, we have heard the name of Dly one man mentioned as his robable successor. It is said that udge Wallace, of Union, would be lected to fill the unexpired term, t 'hich ends March, 1885. We believe Hampton could do is people a great service by re gning as Senator and coming ack and running for Governor i gain. There are only three candi ates yet spoken of for this position. 9 The Greenville News nominated ,ongressman Tillman, and the agerness with which the public ized .upon the nomination leads ne to believe that he could get it he wanted it. But he does not rant it, though he would not refuse t He prefers Congress. We do ot think that Mr. Tillman could saugurate or lead an enthusiastic ampaign, or heal the breaches that ist among the people. Nor do re think that either Gen. Kennedy r Gen. Bratton could. The only Dan that can is Gen. Hampton. Since writing the above we ave seen an editorial article in he Sumter Advance urging Hamp on for Governor; also a Col tmbia letter from J. C. H., to he Charleston News and Courier n the same subject. J. C. H. says 'he will not become a candidate for lovernor." He says further, "Sen. ,tor Hampton is getting very tired >f politics, and his life in Washing on is not agreeable to him. He as been overworked ; and it is not mprobable, if a Democratic Legis ature is elected next fall, that he rill resign his seat in the Senate ,d retire to private life." Now, that Dibble has been de rived of his seat in Congress, how rould it do to rrnn him for Gay rnor i Double the Representation. Nominating Conventions should partake as much of a popular char ter as possible. A Convention hould be as large as possible, pro ided it be not so large as tobe wwieldy. The larger the represen ation the more general will be the atisfaction with the result. The epresentation in the State Conven ion should be donbied, so that that >ody would consist of double the iumber of members in the General Lsembly. We understand that his matter was discussed at the cent meeting of the State Execn ive Committee, and that the mem >ers were mostly in favor of it. The natter will be considered again at he next meeting of the Committee. The Directors of the proposed reenville & Ieurens R. R., at their neeting in. Greenville last week ap ointed two committees to confer nith the Augusta & Knoxville R. %. Co. and the Clyde Syndicate. O'bis means that they will make erms with whichever party makes he best offer. There is little doubt hat the Clyde Syndicate will get he road. If soit will be built in a hrt time, and the main line from Jlmbia to Greenville will be by nay of Laurens. If anybody in this County is ontemplating quitting the Demo ratic party for the Greenbackers, et him first sit down quietly and eason the matter, and try to figure mt any good that could possibly oe to him or to any of hiis fellow .itizens by such a course. The Mackey-Dibble contess is Lrawing to a close. The Republi ans made the paint Monday that he rules do niot permit filibuster ag in election cases, and Speaker Eeifer sustained L,hem. Thbis action eures the seat for_Mackey. A County Convention should be aled as soon as practicable, so bat the people may be reminded bat they are on the eve of an im ortant campaign. Many seem not o be aware of the fact. btate News. The Aiken County Convention iet last week and elected delegates a the State Convention. A reso ition was adopted instructing the elegates. to support Hon. James Idrich for Attorney-General; and nother providing for the nomina ion of County officers by primary lections. k. .V V +M0 - Editorial Correspondence. FiRIELD, May 22, 1882. Da HERAILD: We send you a line from ,e hospitable residetsce of our relative, r. Thos. Hobbs. It is a pleasant retreat, uiet and with a weekly mail, so that for ;,e week we will be cut off from communiui ition from the outer world, with noth'r,g > do but to chat, read, eat and sleep. The tiung is good, substantial farmhouse fare, ad plenty of it. About 6 miles from here the Methodist Parsonage, where lives ur good brother, the Rev. A. J. Cauthen ad his excellent family ; the last tiw.e we isited there the Rev. J. V. Boyd hung his lerical shingle on the outer wall. We will of be permitted to visit the place this me for the reason that the farm horses re too busy else for pleasuring, so we shake be hand of our estimable brother in spirit. We reached here Friday last, narrowly scaping the breaking of our neck. It was 3 this fashion: we had to get off at Rob. rtson, a uew stopping place on the 0. C. & Road, and being unfamiliar with it pc itely asked the conductor to stop there ad tell us when it was reached, all of rhich he promised to do. He miserably ailed, however, and hence the trouble. teaching Robertson, which we in innocence pposed to be Simpson's, the train stopped. V e continued to sit, waiting for our polite onductor, looking from the window we aw the friend who was to take charge of 3s. Jumping up and seizing overcoat and rip-sack we made for the platform, but as t was crowded with loafers, we could :ot ;et through until the cord was jerked and be train in motion. This accelerated our rovement, and the next move brought us >rone to the ground with our legs knocked rom under us. It was a moving sight tc he bystanders who moved to the rescue, hile the train moved swiftly on with ite )igeaded conductor. An examinatiou )roved that no bones were broken, and be. ng 'set up again' and the dust brushed of we were assisted into the buggy in waiting, rhe conduct of this conductor was severely :ondemned by all who saw it, and by uE who felt it. It is his duty to pay attentior o passengers, and in our case the omissior was glaring. Had we been young and so ive and acquainted with the rules of th< road which required passengers to jump off we might have accomplished the feat witl more dexterity. He may improve witt age, but our advice is that t! get a situa tion over on the C. & G. line of road, when the conductors are proverbially attentive and thereby learn how to manage a train. The crops, that is oats and wheat alonf the line of road do not compare with thosi on our side, and for the most part are poor Of the road we are told that tuey are bet ter. Portions of this County have for tw4 years suffered greatly from drouth, one far mer with whom we have conversed say; that he has not made fifty bushels of con in that time, and he plants no wheat. Bu be never says die one time, and is hard a work in hope of seeing his way througt this year. The hawks have been unremitting si their onslaughts on the chicken crop abou ere, and in-consequenco the "fry" is ex seedingly scarce, and collards, bacon an< potatoes are the prevailing edibles. Thern is another crop here though which altc gether transcends the other, we allude t< the girl crop. They are the nicest, Lretti et, and smartest to be found anywhere, ani we intend donning our Sunday-go-to-meet ing coat this afternoon and go a sparking We hope no one will be mean enough t< tell on us. This letter should have reached the His u.w last week, but it did not. Well, we did "spark," and pleasantly too, and ni damage done. Returning by way of Col umbia we enjoy ed the pleasure of a threi hours' ride with our old friend Col. Pool behind a young black colt. This ride tool in the city in its entirety, including ice' lemonade, and a visit to the Fair Grounda and the first view of a maahine reaper cut ting a fifty acre field of oats. This was plendid sight, and the oats were magnifi ent, the estimate being '7 bushels to thb cre. Here we conclude. Fox rm HaRALD. A Reply fromn Seven Innocents Mssas. lmnvoa: We ftud the followinl "local" in the Orangeburg 13mes: "Them Newberry fellows may as wel keep their pictures at home. They can' bonywaggle any of our girls with an: such dodge as that- for two reasons.Th frst is, our girls have-no hearts to be hon eyswaggled out of, and, secondly, they kied better looking men than these Newberra fellows every week of their precious lives We hate to discourage the young gentle men, but like G. W. we must tell tbe truth. Whenever the green-eyed monster enter the breast of a love-sick swain, especiallyi e be a "widowed" Local, the mental con fusion created it is impossible to calculate he becomes blind and deaf and commence to mutter ; hc is not only scared at his owi shadow-which might be excusable, con midering the material it is made out of'-bu he is afraid of the immovable shadows se curely framed of seven poor Innocents ths smile at him in a lady's parlor. Poor fe! low! At the mere sight, all things ari jumbled up In hIs brain in wild confusion [n one breath, he says that the Orangeburf girls have no hearts (awful slander), and i1 the next confesses that he and his friend f the F. F. 0. have been trying to "honey swaggle" the girls out of those very hearts and for their trouble got kiiked by the do: mu a week. Well! .g poor "widowed reeneye Is evIdently irresponsible. Does he know what "honeyswaggle means? In Webster's latest Unabridge [Manuscript Edition of 1890), we find th "oneywaggle". 1. To entrap with honey. 2. To cheat and defraud with sweet slang words. 3. To cast sheep's-eyes all around like Satlin gun. 4. To look like a dying calf. 5. To act the love-uick fool generally. No wonder that boys "honeyswsggling' s above-No. 4 and 5 especially-foun< he girls to have no hearts-for them; anc at the result should be a wholesale week. y kicking ; done, no doubt, in the Way' gall with music by the Band betwas ricks; we naturally infer from the squib o: ie jealous "Local" that all these things ihould be done publicly for the edification )f tek communit. At the next performB anca the 4even newnerry Innocents expect to be presented w.th complimentary tickets to front seats, with the privilege of calling back the actors before the curtaiu Well, boyr. don't send your pictures to Newberry. but cone yourselves after you have studied all the latest improved and "revised" honeyswaggliug. You shall have a kind-hearted reception, all the hospitality that the originals of these. dreaded shadows are able to extend and an ample opportunity for trying your Orange burg tactics. Every one shall have a fair chance and a widower two. Sxvx Ixxocar SanoWS ABROAD. P. '.-Don't be uneasy about G. W. He shan't watch you. A e have sent him to the Springs on your account, so you needn't i mind what you tell the girls. S I. S. A. Fifth Regiment State Troops. Roll of Ocers of the Fifth Regimentot south Carolina state Troops. James H. Williams, Newberry, Colonel. John A. Bradley, Chester, Lieu tenant-Colonel. Lucien P. Saddler, York, Major. M. M. Hunter, Laurens, Surgeon. Jno. A. Walker, Chester, Assistant Surgeon. R. F. Attwood, Newberry, Adju tant. A. G. Maybin, Union, Quarter. master. James P. DePass, Kershaw, Chap lain. R. A. McKnight, Union, Sergeant Major. A. W. T. Simmons, Spartanburg, Ordnance Sergeaut. L. W. Williams, Lau:ens, Quarter master-Sergeant. Daniel Williams, York, Commissary Sergeant. Wm. Dorroh, Newberry, Hospital Steward. John Satterwhite, Newberry, Wag. on Master. Wo. R. Briggs, Union, Orderly. COMPANY A. John Hardin, Chester, Captain. W. T. Gilbmore, Chester, First Lieutenant. Wm. Hardin, Chester, Second Lieutenant. Wm. Hollis, Chester, Second Lieu tenant. COMPANY B. John T. Lowry, York, Captain. John W. Moore, York, First Liep tenant. J. M. M. Cain, York, Second Lieu tenant. Wm. Horward, York, Second Lieu tenant. COMPANY C. T. H. Crooks, Newberry, Captain. R. S. Davidson, Newberry, First Lieutenant. Joseph Duckett, Newberry, Second Lieutenant. G. B. Boos,er, Newberry, Second Lieutenant. COMPANY D. W. J. M. Jones, Laurens, Captain. D. L Henry, Laurens, First Lieu tenant. D. W. Anderson, Laurens, Second Lieutenant. J. R. Fuller, Laurens, Second Lieutenant. COMPANT E. 0. H. Moss, Spartanburg, Captain. T. P. Gaston, Spartanburg, First Lieutenant. 1). M. Brice, Spartanburg, Second Lieutenant. Woo. C. Miller, Spartanbnrg, Sec ond Lieutenant. COMPANY F. S. M. Snoddy, Spartanburg, Cap tan. B. H. Steadmnan, Spartanbnrg First Lietenant. W. S. Wilains, .Spartanburg, Sec ond Lieutenant. Calinn McDowell,8Spartanburg,8See-, ond Lieutenant. COMPANY 0. Joel Ballinger, Spartanburg, Cap tan. B. H. Wright, Spartanburg, First Lieutenant. J. G. Hames, Spartanburg, Second Lieutenant James Tinsley, Spartanburg, See and Lieutenant. COMPANY H. J. . Bobo, Spartanburg, Captain. tenant;Bobo, Union, First Lieu D ' MeLaughlin, Union, Second Lieutenant. rWoo. Layton, Spartanburg, Second Lieutenant. COMPANY I. W. W. Sloan, Lauren., Captain. W. P. Metts, Laurens, First Lieu tenant. J. C. Workman, Laurens, Second Lieutenant. 8. K. Taylor, Lanrens, Second Lieutenant. OOMPANY K. W. J. Bliwen, York, Captain. Z D. Smith, York, First Lieuten ant. A. F. Ferrel, York Second Lieu tenant. W. L. Robinson, York, Second Lieutenant. COMPANY L. W. P. Gild, Chester, Captain. Jesse C. Clifton, Chester, First Lieutenant. David M. Peten, Chester, Second Lieutenant. Gardner Jamison,- Cheater, Second Lieutenant. COMPANY M. Win. G. Hughes,~Union, Captain. Jobn Sanders, Union, First Lien tenant. A. Powell, Union, Second Lieten T. G. Hart,- Union, Second Lieu tenant. -R. F. Atwood, Adjutant. Overworked men and women, per sons of sedentary habits, and others whose systems need recuperation, nerves toned, and muscles strengthen ed, shoul ue Bron's Tron Bitters. Washington Letter. From our Regular Correspond' nt. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 25. 1882. lietwe!n the election e st in the f ower h..u*e of C,Kngreis an' the at :entio. attracted by the revolt againist the Cameron rule in Peunsylvanta politics have been unusually lively tnd ioteresting duriu the lhst fewi b days. Senator Mitchell is a good deal )f a lion just now, and the indications , tre that buth Don Cameron and Presi- I dent Arthur will eventually regret F having treated him so uncompromis ingly. Governor Curtin said in con- o versation a few days ago that the In. t dependent movement is assuming pro- e portions Cameron never dreamed of. a The moral influence of such men as g Mitchell and Marshall is not to be , lightly estimated. This is no local t fight, but a contest for the domination of the Stalwart faction, which controls the machinery of the party in Penn sylvania as it just now happens to 1 control the National organization g through Federal patronage, and Cam- Ce ron 's course is likely to provide a( eurprip) for the Arthur administration , as unlooked for as it will be disastrous a to Stalwartism. If the Democrats act $ wisely and nominate a straight, clean ticket, Stalwart power will take a tum ble from which it can never recover; Arthur and Cameron will go down together, and the 806 will put away their little medals. It is gratifying to know that the Democrats in the House have found e their backbone and that a stand has t been made against the outrage con i templated by the Republicans in car t rying out their programme for unseat ing Southern mernbers. In the Mao key case especially, where forgery and < all sorts of skuldugery has been resort- I ed to in carrying on the contest, there t is ample justification for resorting to every means known to parliamentary law to defeat the wicked partisan scheme. At this writing the Demo crats express a determinaliou to stand firm. Gen. Rosecrans, of California, the chairman of the Democratic Con gressional campaign committee, in speaking of the contest, said : "If the Republicans intend to seat Mackey, with all the forgeries and wrong-doing, they must do it over our stubborn re- i sistacce." Mr. Randall is master of all the tactics that can be brought to bear on the Democratio side, but Speaker Kiefer is very hot headed and has an exaggerated idea of the power and prerogatives of the chair, and the struggle. if continued, may be mark ed by some exciting and lively scenes. Whether the Republicans will regard it as good policy to make the appro priation bills and other measures of necessity wait for any protracted period in the attempt to seat a nmab who has no legal claim is somewhat doubted, although such are the threats which are current. There has been talk in some quar ters about the necessity of creating a tribunal to take the settlement of contested cases out of the hands of Congress. Certain non-partisan jour nals have advocated such a plan, and there is much solid truth in the rea sons assigned for it. "Congressmen simply vote the party ticket in decid ing a contest wiaotut regard to right or wrong. This is done isso..eynical a manner that it seems as if menbers, of Congress had lost all feeling of the moral obliquity of it, and as if the strongest appeals to higher motives of action were and would remain unavail ing. -It is very evident that under such circumstances Congress is not the proper authority to decide contest ed election cases, and that in order to secure justice and to arrest the infec tion of such demoralizing practices, it will be necessary to look for some judical tribunal outside to which such casses can be submitted with the assur ne that evidence will receive its due weight, and that the man justly en titled to the seat will have it, no mat tr whether his party is in a majority in Congress or not." This is all very well, but the question is where are we to find the tribunal lifted above ar.d beyond the political influences that control Congress. It has been pretty clearly demonstrated that the Federal Judiciary does not come up to that standard, and one of the strongest ar gwents for Democrats against Judge Davis' Supreme Court bill was the I fact that President Arthur, an intense partian, would likely appoint all those new judges from men of his own ilk. We had a lesson the people will not be slow to forget in the tribunal crea ted to settle the contested election be tween Hayes and Tilden, when the judges, taken gowns and all from the Supreme bench, twisted the same point b.>th ways-one way in Florida and anot her way in Ori.gn-to suit party enads. PHONO. Yloney for a stalay Day. "For six years my daughter sick from kidney and other disord . We had used up our savings on doe tors, when our dominic advised us to try Parker's Ginger Tonic. Four bottles effected a cure, and as a dol lar's worth has kept our family well over a year, we have been able to layf by money again for a rainy day."-A Dor Man's Wife. Fos TEE HERALD. rosperity High School Com mencement. The annual Cum,wencewett of the rosperity Hieb School takes place on hursday, d urne 8th, at 8j o'clock P. . The sehool :t,r the past ye-ar has en nuder the atl. managea.er!t of rof. D. C. Lake. .sisted by Prof J. . Perrin and Miss Mayfield. The oun:encement occation promises to e a lively one, and it is believed there a treat in store for those- who attend he exercises will consist of Mu-ie. 'ebate. Essays and Recitations. On riday morning Miss Mayfield's class , Calisthenics will give an exhibition oider her direction. This will consist f the usual exercises, together with tie Wand drill and the various march i. The good people of Prosperity re on the toe of expectancy with re ard to it, and will doubtless throw ,e doors of hospitality wide to those ho wish to attend. A cordial invi tion is extended to all. Catarrh is a most loathsome and isidious disease, and has been pro. ounced by scientists to be incurable he proprietors will guarantee their reat vegetable Specific; S. S. S., to are it, or any other blood disease, taken according to directions C. Burns, Greencastle, Ind , says: nred my disease after all other treat. tent had failed. Price, $1.00 and 1.75 per bottle. - Sydney Smith Outdone. A Pathetic Plea for Free Trade. Congressman S. S. Cox's Speech. The little girl cannot play with her oil, nor the boy whiz his top, nor the ,other wash her offspring with soap. xcept at an expense of from ore bird to one half of their cost for the omestic privilege. [Laughter.] If be mother gives her child castor oil, he pours down 148 per cent. ad alorem [laughter,] if the child does of enjoy the dose, there is a 25 per ent. bowl as the recipient of the con eats of its tender stomach. And bough she 'wash it with niter and Ike to it much soap, yet the iniquity marked before me,' saith the Lord, or the soap is taxed 40 per centum ! xod help the child ! Mr. Townsend, of Illinois: How bout candy ? Mr. Cox, of New York: I am com ng to that in a moment, my honey. Great laughter ] If she wraps the little dear in a lain bleached cotton oight-shirt, it nas a night-mare of 5j cents per quare yard specific, flaughter.] when he child awakes in the morning fret al, she combs its little head at 35 ents ad valorem, [laughter;] if she would amuse it, she rolls it over a russels carpet at 90 cents per square ard, or gives it confectionery made af rened sugar at 4 cents a pound ;ax and 25 per cent ad valore; if it ;ears its little panties, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelley) sews ;hem up with spool thread at three larters of its value. [Laughter.] hby, if she used a shingle to bring ,he little 'toddling wee thing' to its ienses, as the honorable gentleman an recall, the cost would be enhanced tt the rate of 17 per cent. taxation. Laughter.] If the youngster has a patriotic in ,lination on our fourth of July, his ~re-crackers are taxed as a patriotic uxury at $1 extra a box, and the unting which furnishes the flag, huugh but 23 cents a pound, costs 121 er cent. extra, while the band plays n instruments taxed at 30 cents. he takes him to the menagerie,to study natuiral history. There is the tebra, symbolic of a mixture ad val >rem and specific [laughter,) and the itately giraffe, high protection [laugh :er,] the royal tiger and unicorn of Roly Writ at 20 per cent., and the procession of elephants, every one 20 per cent. True, Jumbo, for purposes not be mentioned, is excluded by the Effidait of a consistent protectionist. But the log.chain that,holds hihuge egs binds th6 stioister in protecniYer ,hains. [Laughter.] ._ The Distinguishing charm. A delightful fragance of freshly ~athered flowers and spices is the dis ;inguishing charm of Floreston Co POST OFFICE, NEWBWER, S. C., May 27, 182. List of advertised letters for week ending Lay 27, 188: 3owen, J. 0. Glenn, Posy G. 3ailey, Miss K. A. ISith, Calvin )urrow, Minnie Shell, M. L. - !ranklin, Miss Elnora Saber, Wile alhnn, Sallie jWilllngham, Andrew laseo, John Parties calling for letters will please say advertsed. E. W. BOONE. P. K. .Yewe Jdvertiseuse88ts. TATE EPSOM SPRING WATaEfi! On draught and in bulk, at FAINT'S )RUG STORE. Those desirous ot seeing ,nalysai of the water vill please call and xamie Lircular. 8. F. FANT, Sole Agent for Newberry. Jun. 1, 22-tf. lLENN SPRINaS, PARTANBURG CO., 8. C. The Proprietors of this Celebrated Water. ng Place respectfully announce that it will e opened ihis Season on the 1st of June, rinder the same management as last year. TERXs OF BOAaD. Per day................$ $200 Per week................12 00 Per week for 8 weeks........0 o Per month............... 30 00 lottages to Rent-per tenement,-of 3 rooms-for the Season, $30 00 ; Whole Cotages-6 rooms-for the Season, - g Special attention given to shipping he Water. The Springs can be reached rmSpartanburg at lowest rates by Hicks. SIMPSON & SIMPSON, - .7V 'ew .Jdv'ertfsme _ PLAIN TRUT The blood is the f life, it circulaes thronghe - of the body, and unles.it - and rich, good bealth usim If disease has esmeed the the only sure andquick wayt_ it out is to purify and blood. These simple fact are known, and the bigheat authorities agree that iron will retor the bood natar"l anfi o; sad all the iron pcepsrafin made blacken the teeth, Mae ache, and are otherwise BROWN'S IRON BTZrS Oughly and quickly ing it, and thus drive e~. any part of the system, sad not blacken the teeth, case. ache or contipation, andis tively not injurious. Saved his Child. Z N. EutawSte. Gents:_poe e tion of a frad I tri hbox Btrrsss as a tonie be ave c " oai the prg oft the terrble iseaeket teoinet hab boued and now is --t:ao health rAs ci be show signs of when the physiciani. ie uied rad wTenp ehdesiserwas agoodtooic.tae - AD=m BowN'SIRO Weakness, and rmdesthe relief and benefitto persons from such wasting diseases as sumption, Kidney Complaa -- TO MTLL Ad oferi- ulsa No. 1 Babbit Metal. Wire Cloth for Sieves and ir Sheet, Square and Bound ing. Russia Hemp Packing. One and one and a quartet Best quality Robber Belting. - in store, any other size at short Belt Hooks and Lac: Leather. Golden -Machinery Oil. Oil Cans, Zinc Oilera, Screw W - &c. All at lowest market rates, at - - S. P. BOOfL " Jun. 1, 22-4t Hgdsre EE0E?otthe Cndica f 2 Bank of Newberry, S. C.," at. la the Stats ofSoutkCreH, at Rulss. on th.Ithmeyer Ny, I . assUacas -~~ a Lans and Discounts.......33 Oerdrafts..............-. , . S. Bonds to secure Circula- ~ tion................... 1500 De from other National Banks 2' te from State Banks and Bankers.............. eal Estate, Furniture and Fix- - tures...............--.8 Crrenterpenses and taxes paid 5,lB Cecks and other Cath Tsemej 46, V~ Bills of other Banks.......... l 9SS ractional Paper - Currency, Nickels, and Cents........l. :ce..................... Z4U5 egal Tender Notes.......... l68 edemption Fund with U. S. - Treasurer (5 per cent. of Cit. clation). ........ De from U. S. Treasurer, other thn5 per cet redemption fund.................., apital Stock paid in......*85 urplus Fund............ Udivided Profits........ . t ational Bank'Noites Ontaad ing.................. ividends unpaid ......... Idividual Deposita subject to cheek................ - ue to other NationalRn - otes and bills re-d' I, et fail to nuly a wer tis tue, -t ,g stamp OODS blief. fiiy have ed to sdress ir the votes Cret"where the fInest M eer been 'xsOd~ ehbto.And w THE STATE OF S0UO Orries or vas Co Cor.xua, S. C I certify that Mes-, Newberry, Agents for l srance Company of Xn~ oe Insurance Compan - Manhattan InsuranceCo York, Rochester-German - amy of Rochester, N. Y., 6 surance Company of 4 -~ with the requisitions of theL.. eal Assembly, entitled " lte the agencies of Ins-a t incorporated in the C-olina," and I herebyW Genn & Pool, Agents aoj riks and transact albsa*i ~~ inthis State, in the County r sand in behalf of said CeaT pres March 31, 1883. - JOHN - - - Oompro --. e.tig of the Sah State Press Amsee The Eighth Annual Meeti t'T Crolina State Press __oc~ el at Marion, oe Wedssn a nstant. A tll attendance of the e - esired, as important *.ce bought before the Au..el.ioma ion and action. Addems will be delivered b 7 B emphil, ofteAbbevill % - Capt. T. H. Clark, of the 3Z1 . hch the public is respet__M pstable and pleasant 3 sacipted. . T.B.