Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, May 08, 1890, Image 2

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KEO WEE COURIER St. A. TUOMI'SOM. 1>. A. sJITll. ll. ?. .TAYMB0. BY THOMPSON, SMITH & JAY NES. THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1890. Tillman at Ridgeway. A I.Olltr Discussion. Wu cupy from tho Columbia Reg ister tho following account of thc discussion at Ridgeway, in Fairfield County, on Saturday last, between Capt, Tillman, of Kdgofiold,and Col. L. W. Youmaus, of Barnwell. There were between 300 and 500 persons })resent. Capt. Tillman waa intro duced by Air. Meares, lie ?poke an follows : Mr. .Chairman and Fellow Citizens of Fairfield County ; Before I be gin to say what I have to say, I must specially rennest the ?neu behind me to come around front and be where they can look me in the eye. (Ap plause.) Twill .mike a further re quest, and that is that you give me your undivided attention. (Voice: ?.We'll do it.") If there is any one here who loses his interest, if he wants to talk, he should walk to one side where he won't disturb those who want to listen. I am pleased to meet my fellow citizens of Fairfield County, lt al ways affords me pleasure lo meet my fellow citizens of any County, that they may look me in the eye and judge whether I am the man I have been painted. From what you have seen in the newspapers you have reason to be lieve that you would see a man with horns, hoofs and a tail, who would belch forth fire and brimstone. Hut you will see only a simple farmer, who, up to four years ago, never had made a speech. THANKFUL KOH KUKU A I? VKKTlsiN?;. I want lo return my thanks to tho nlfwBpvjAicrs of South Carolina for so liberally advertising me. I think the newspapers should furnish me a purse forgiving them no much material tb put in their papers gratis. CIIII.?KKN ol-" <?NK KA MI I.V. Wo are here as the children of one family, sons of old South Caro ji?a, and I feel that I can appeal lo till ol' you lo do nothing to cause heart-burnings or cause any to regret this meeting. We have a family quarrel in this Slate. When it is over we must come together as one mau and see to it that the ascendency of the Demo cratic parly in this Slate is main tained. AT THK NKWSPAlM?ltS AGAIN. I have no bad feidmgs against I he newspaper men. I cannot feel other wise than grateful to them for draw ing to ino friends, stiel) friends as always corni' from just men to any one unjustly treated. It is sweeping through the State from County to County. This intolerance, this abuse of an honest white man and a Demo crat, is having the natural effect of making me friends. Ami in sonic places they are taking a most effect ive way of bringing the newspapers to taw by refusing to subscribe to Ole til. I don't want t<> be understood as saying anything against the freedom of the press. A free press is the palladium of our liberties. A licen tious, a one-sided press--every paper of that kind should be made lo see that you can maintain your own right to think for yourself and keep your money in your brooches pocket at tito same lime. lint they'll get right. They'll gel in step in lime. Voil need more pa pers; you need good newspapers. You read too little. We aro loo ig norant, Thal is one reason of the trouble in the Democratic party in this Stale to-day. This has driven US tO a Canvass to meet the people face to face, and explain what tho newspapers suppress and garble, and tell them the trudi. A I.I. SMOK ti A Xl? ' OWDKK. While the newspapers have thun dered to the right and to the left of me, it has been all smoke and powder. They have shot no bullets. A gentleman is here (turning lo Colonel Yoiunnns) with a carpet-bag full of 111cut (referring lo (he Col onel's valise on the plat form ) and I . .... .. hope and beg you will give him a respectful hearing. (From the crowd : "We'll listen at him, but they didn't listen to you.") Captain Tillman : "I had a good deal of cheering the last time I was in Barnwell." Resuming the direct line of his remarks, the Captain continued : What is the charge against mo? Sifted down it is that I have dared to allow tin- Farmers' Convention to put mc before the people as a suit able man for Governor. Alluding t o what he was pleased to torin the suppression of his speech before the .March Convention: I am here as the exponent of a principle, an advocate of a policy. I am the champion of a principio I believe to be for the best interest of this people, and that is self-government. The policy I refer to is fair play among Democrats, and such reform as will give us an economical and good gov ernment. This is Tillmanism. ?i you havo self-government, ?nd havo br.d govorninent, you mo to blaine, and you can remedy it when thor shoo pinohos. Now you don't havo solf-govoriiineiit, and when tuc shoo pinchos you can't remedy it, WHY THU CON^'CNTION WAS (.'Al,MCI). Captain Tillman then went on to explain how and why the Farmers' Convention was called. Ho said that he had something to do with having the convention called, and had been charged with having it done to got himself nominated for Govei nor. Continuing, ho said : Let me tell you why it was necessary to have a convention called and someone nomi nated for Governor, or else we would be left by tho superior tactics and superior organization opposed to us in 1880 and 1888. I went round with Governor Richardson to the seven meetings held in 1888. In four out of the seven Counties where the meetings were held they had forestalled UP and had elected dele gates to tho State Convention before they hoard me. They had the credentials of tho delegates in their pockets and so the old plow farmer had to go home and swallow Richardson, when every one knows he wasn't the choice of the people. What did the State Convention do? They made two jmportaul changes in tho party constitution. They did away with the State can vass. They don't like canvasses. They don't like this canvass. They prefer working in the dark. Then they did away with theclause so that a convention held in May may nominate for September They proposed to take a breeches hold on us, if you will excuse the colloquial phrase. We are now just a little too smart for them, and we propose to take a breeches hohl. We have helli our convention and put forth a candidate. Tho other side is in the bushes and don't know where to lind a candidate. No nive yet has screw ed his courage up to ibo sticking point-unless my friend here is one. Turning to Colonel Yoiunnns, Captain Tillman asked : "Are you a candidate for Governor?" "No, sir," replied Col. Yoiunnns. THK OI.UiAIO.il Y THKOUY. Captain Tillman then continued : For the last ten years thc control of thc State has been in the hands ol' a few men. These gentlemen would call their meetings and a few-shall I say ringsters-well, ringslcrs, then, those were in the boat, in the line of succession, those who would get a slice of the pie after a while,- these would meet while the farmers wore attending lo their own business, would control the County Conven tion and go down to Columbia. Wo were right to hold a Conven tion, liven flu; editors allow wo had the right to meet and formulate a plat form. IHK NKCKSSITY Ol' A OA N HI DA I ti. ls there a man here who will dis pute that if the platform was left without a candidate il would have been broken down by seekers for office? Wouldn't the whole ring got on the platform ? In past years we tried to get from their ranks some sort of a half way mau to represent, us. You know how we slipped up at it. I felt sve had been burned at it too often. They say I bossed and controlled that Convention. If any delegate from Fairfield, or South Carolina, eau say I approached liini in rela tion to my candidacy, I'd like to see him. (A voici? : "He ain't here.") What would they have saul if I had refused, but that I was a moral coward and didn't have the courage of my own convictions? OKU.MlM.Kn KOKK I.K A VHS. Let me show you I'm not on a bed of roses. In the firs! place, my plantation has to bo loft lo take care of itself, except what the old woman and the children can do. I have lo neglect my own affairs. In the second place, il is by no means certain I'm to he your next Governor. You know the other side is going to move heaven and earth to defeat mo. Then tho torrent of abuse ami calumny to which I am exposed is another thing, but, "thrice is he ac cused who has his quarrel just." The .Mayor of Columbia has said he would leave the State if 1 was elected. (From the crowd,: ' Let him leave.") I have heard of some who hate mo so that they say they wouldn't vote for nie if nominated hythe Democratic party. (Another VO?C0 : "Lot 'em go.") Rut you haven't heard a single Tillman man say he wouldn't vole tho Democratic ticket whoever is nominated, nui ONK KA arv. We have but one party. We dare have but one, simply because a division among thc whites would let ill tllO flood-tide Of thc black vote; and there would be bidding between the two sides for it. The side (hat could bid the most and bc nearest te being a nigger would get the black votes, and lhere would come again the days of good stealing. The proceedings were dampened at this point by the rain, which had been threatening all thc morning, coming down in big drop!; Oil Til! m an i tes, ntiti-T?llmanitcs and report ers, without discrimination, lt was at flint proposed to adjourn to a ginhouso near by, but the at mospheric moisture caine down in such a business-like way, that a gene ral helter-skelter rush for shelter en sued. GATHKKK1) IN A OINIIOU8K. Tlio rain relaxing somewhat, bul showing no signs of cessation, at o little after noon tho crowd re-asscin Wod in tile lower part of the gin house referred to, which was certainlj humbie and uncool foi table enough U satisfy the most radical advoeaic o economy Und reform. Mounted < n a sill of Ute structure Captain Tillman resumed Iiis re marks. Ile opened by saying tba' though the rain had stopped tilt meeting, ho was glad to see it, as i would help the oats. Taking up the thread of his rc marks where interrupted by thc rain he said he wanted to show the evil growing out of the condition arising from having, ami dating to have but one party which ho had referee to. Ile said: For years after w< got out of negro domination any thing looking to the discussion o any issue that would create frictioi in the party was frowned down b; common consent. It was though belter lo suffer something than t risk a return of the rottenness o Radical domination. It was though better to pull together, as wo ar now and had better do for the nex thousand years. The candidates found that it wu not required that they should db cuss issues and they appealed on th ground of personal popularity onli You voted for the slickest-tongue fellow, who could Halter you e your wife best. (From the crowd "Wo did.") Wc raised up a rac of moral cowards. They arc proi in:- if now on the Farmers' Mov? mont, dust sec how easily they' Hy down when (hey see which sid is best to light on. DISCUSSION TIIK THING. It is necessary that we have a fu and fair discussion of all issues 1 educate tlio people wdiat is fair nu right, and then let them decide ? the ballot box who shall govern i South Carolina. I want lo say right here if your County you have any men rill niug willi the hare and riding wit thc hounds spew them out of yoi mouth. They are time-serving pol ticians and {dace-hunters. CLAIMS A IM?T:OKI)KNT. It is strange when we look aboi t i see in what ll ll utter and in wdi a distressed condition the politicia have been put by the March Colive lion. Compare it with the com (ions in 1880, when we had asea didatcs for Governor, .Johnson ll good and Martin Witherspoon Gat' Thc crowd who have dominated tl Slate since 1S7(1-who do now ai intend to continue if they can til ey called a Convention in .lune choose delegates lo St. Louis nominate a candidate for Presidoi They controlled the County Co vent ions and when they got to C lumbla they found they could non nate llagood. And thoy did It was a smart trick then. It w politics. Now, we fanners have called Convention in March, and not non nilled but suggested a candidate, ai what :i howl goes up ! SO.MK SKXSIIU.K KUOGKSTION8. Captain Tillman, continuing, sa among other things that he lt; heard something of their forming Tillman club in thai county. I didn't want any Tillman (dubs, b wanted them to semi their detogat to the regular Democratic Stn Convention lo vote for Tillman t hey would. Ile also said that the Alliance w not a political machine and out; liol lo be used in politics at fl The Alliance had its duly, and th had their ?Inly as Democrats, alluding lo tlio Alliance matters, said his remarks were general a had no reference to Mr. Meares, w had explained satisfactorily in tl connection, or lo Colonel Youmai The re-apportioninenl quosti was next touched on hy tho spca! w ho had a number of tables in rofl euee to ibis matter. One tal showctl the population of the varie counties by the census of ISStl, | unit of represent at i m in the Gd ral Assembly ami also the number representatives the counties Woi bo entitled to under what lie call a jost apport ?oillUOlil ? Ile had also a considerable p (ion of his remarks on this subj committed lo writing, having d< so, he said, lo prevent the possibil ol* error on the part of thc nc paper men in reporting him. I'M 'l's ANO PIG U lt KS. Below is presented a pori ion t he nial ter thus prepared : I will now give you some CODI pi sons as to how fair, just and hone ble are the methods of the pail) at present constituted for liomin ing Stale ollicors according lo Mes Jones, Woodward & Co.'s claim. Compare Hampton with 18,' and 8 delegales lo Georgetown w 10,013 and 0 delegates, Loxing 18,604 ???1 <>, Clarendon 10,100 ? ti, Marlboro 20,608 and ti. Charleston with 00,000 has twenty? five delegates, and 1'Mgetkdd with 6,814 ha" twelve delegates. Comparo tho following : Richland, 28,673, with 12; Greenville, 37,490, with 10; Spiirtanhurg, 40,407, with 10; Sum ter, 37,037, with 10; Laurons, 29,444, with 8; Marlboro, 20,59?, with 0; Beaufort, 30,170, with 8. It takes more than 10,000 people in three of these counties md over 9,000 in another for ono representa tivo, while in Richland 5,711 people, mostly negroes, semi a Representative to tho Legislature to vote away the farmers' money and to opposo a school for farmers' sous. In Edge field wc have one Representativo for 9,000 people, Charleston ono for 5,000 and an extra Senator lt) boot. In reference to the question of re apportionment in tho Democratic Convention I desire to be clearly understood. It docs not matter who wrote thc platform adopted by tho March Convention. It was adopted by that body without any material opposition, fi therefore represents tho wishes and opinions of that con vention, and, wc believe, a large majority of the people of South Carolina. When adopted, not twen ty-live men in the convention knew wdio wrote it. I am thc exponent of that platform and the leader chosen to give it life ami force. I have shown how unequal and unjust the apportionment at present obtain ing is to certain counties. I have pointed out the crime com mitted against the just distribution of political power among white men bound together by every tic which should make them honorable and just to each other. I ask you now whether this wrong committed bj the Legislature, nuder the influence of Charleston and Columbia, sha! be l ighted by the Democratic party as far as il can be done, or shall wt take risk ol' a division among tin w hile people which a failure to do si may entail. Til IC PA MTV CONSTITUTION C4UOTKD The constitution of the Demo eratic parly provides as follows "The Slate Convention shall be com posed of delegates from each count] in the numerical proposition to whicl that eounly is entitled in boll branches of the General Assembly.1 No one disputes t li rt t according ti the last United Stales census (whicl the constitution now recognizes a the legal basis of representation seven counties are each "entitled" t< one more member of the House 0 Representatives, and consequent), to two more delegates to the Slat Convention, than they now havt .Mark thc word : il says "to wilie that county is entitled," not wilie thal county has, mid wo doman apportionment as it is nominated i the bond. Now, will tile D?mocratie. Kxeou live Committee right this, or have i righted; or will they bow to Col ll 111 bia and Charleston ? Suppose in tili campaign I should carry thc cou 11 tic of Greenville, Spartanburg, Laurent Sumter, .Marlboro and Kdgofioh which is not at all improbable, an that Richland ami Charleston shoal oppose me. Suppose tltnt thc con test shall be decided against ni under the existing apportionment by twelve votes, what a spectael will bo presented to tho people t unfairness among those who shoal be as brothers! What beartbiiri i ogs ! ls this the compact we mad in '70? I could only submit, and would do so cheerfully, for under 11 circumstances would I do anytbin to jeopardize Anglo-Saxon unit Accursed, thrice accursed, be tl "man w ho would build his great ne: on bis country's ruin." Accursoi j thrice accursed, bo those who i j South Carolina, confronted as w larc by dangers engendered by tho: i feedings of discontent, would rb 1 negro domination. While accusing nie of "Mahon J ism," and (bus trying to poison tl j people against me, signs are m ' wanting in plenty to show that tl '"ring" will hesitate at nothing-w ! take any and all risks to compass 11 defeat. Ami I believe thal nolhii but HIV election by an ovcrwhcllllil vote will prevent them bolting tl tildie! if I am nominated. "Tl chip will split from the log" rath than surrender flu* government. The Columbia Heffislcr has : ready declared its ability to prom i 2S votes in tho counties of Marnpie I lorry, Georgetown and Beaufort any candidate who opposes me, a the question arises as to wllCtll (hose counties ure rotten borong! and if so wdio owns them. The "twenty-one conference" nc received attention from Capt Ti man, and bis remarks in relation tho same were very sarcastic. I styled the members the apostles existing institutions, and termed t signers of thc call "thc throe bli mice." At the conclusion of bis remar Capt. Tillman introduced Col. L. 1 Voutnans as n distinguished gent man from Barnwell, ils Senator 1111 I t wo years ago, .-ind who, Capt. 1 man said, unfortunately for him h never been able to see anything go in Tillmanism or Tillman. At this point the rain having ste ; ped an adjournment was made fn 4 .H' tho giuhouso to tho grove, ami upon tho speakers' stand thcro Col. Vou lu aim oponed his address. Provious thereto, howovcr, his friend, Senator Woodward, stated that ho liad just hoard a rumor that Coi. Youmaus had boen paid $50,000 to canvass tho Stato against Mr. Tillman. If it was so they wanted to know it. Col. Youmaus said : If you will patiently listen to mo I will not only convince you in whoso interest I am, but I will also convince you what is tho matter with tho fanners of South Carolina. When after tho war I carno baok to tho aslies of what had been my home, I for tho next your served an apprenticeship at thc boo li?nule. Tho next year 1 was promoted to tho plow handle, and I havo boon a far mor ever since. I know how to set a plow and I do it now. I cnn illy spare tho timo away from my crop now, but I am herc to do just what nay friend says ho wat.ts-to have a full and fair discussion of tho issue now j < nding. I belong to tho regu lar Democracy of South Carolina, am that means tho whito people of South Carolina. I belong there. It is pleasant to meet thc people of Fairfield, and its adds to tho pleas? ure that I am not here to jilead in my own interest. I am not hore in thc interest of any mau or sot ol men. I am hero to represent tho st pcoplo of South Carolina who love ber, and who stand above her altar as every son should, to defend hoi fair fame from foul aspersions, ant slanders so foul that they have n'oi even boen heard from the mouths ti our self-respecting foes. I ask your attention, as a hoy win stacked his gun at Appomattox will an unhealed wound in his thigh, am hero in the interest of the peopl of South Carolina. My friend quoted General Mo Grady. What did General MeCrad; say ? lie said something was wronj with the farmers and that my fricm was not the cause of that trouble but thc symptom. I agree wit! General McCrady; my friend ba not caused this trouble, he is catisei to be what ho is by it. I will tel you what is the matter with th farmers. On pago 50 of W. I Sumncr'8 book on American cul roney ho says no desperately intlebtc people eau long endure a r?gulai sober government. That is tho reason-our people ai desperately indebted. Wc aro all i debt. Wc arc mortgaged to ot eyebrows. IMO RSI STUNT INTERRUPTION. At this point thc noisy adh?rent of Captain Tillman in tho crow? who had from tho opening of C< lone! Youmnns's address persisted i cheering for their candidate, and ii tcrrupting thc speaker by side r? marks, became so obstreperous tin Captain Tillman, himself, rose an plead that fair-play bo given h opponent. On resuming his remarks Colon Youmaus said thc cause of the nure in thc State was that the poop wert! in debt. It was like any Ol with a bail case of colic; they wei in pain, along comes a quack an promises relief if you put on a pla ter hore, or take this or that reined and the people naturally arc take in. He didn't blame those who fo lowed Tillman for doing so. I w mid do the same himself if 1 didn't know better. There was always a cause, be sai when one class were found poor ai another class rich and growing riche This point thc speaker elaborated a beautiful way, but evidently wi far above the heads of his hearers his historical illustrations, which, b gining in Holy Writ, came dov through the times of the Greeks ai Homans to thc present day, ahowii the present condition of affairs South Carolina to bo nothing nc but the same experience as that peoples in the most ancient and all times. TUR RULING CLASSES. Colonel Youmaus said that tl country formerly was controlled I the farmers. He (ploted from Adi Smith to show how, while thc cc trol of thc government by thc lan holding class was safe, tho control thc mercantile and maiiufacturi (Masses was not apt to bc, as til? interests were opposed to those tho public at large. Up to 1801 t farmers controlled this country, I thc slave-holding aristocracy of t South were thc ruling spirits in r government. Since that time t mercantile and manufacturing class especially of the Northeast, li practically controlled it, and he wt on to show the way in which tl had worked harm to the country a the fanners while enriching the selves. They had put on thc p l cet i vc tariff, which was a partit larly burdensome tax on tho farm of the South and Northwest. Tl hail secured first Hat money, a then the contraction of the curren and in all they had accumula riches while the farmers had 1 their own. He knew one-third what ho had was taken away these inhjuitions systems. The St could not control such things I the remedy must bc sought th roi Congress and control of tho natio government, and not by any afton to ( bange a State government. A N(ITUHU BPISODR. The interruptions previously feiTcd to had continued to a grc.i or less extent all through Colo Voiiinans's remarks and now mi it almost impossible for him to- j: coed, though bc remained calm f summer night throughout. Captian Tillman bogged for I play in Fairfield County. Major Woodward rose and said ho hopea lio man from F.d.trofiold or anywhere else was needed to como and instruct Fairfield people how to behave. Colonel Youmans resumed and re ferred to Captain Tillman's published remarks nt thc March Convention that if ho was tho only man with tho bruin, etc., tb lead against tho aristocracy thou let them take him if they would. Ho asked Captain Tillman if lie had said so. Captain Tillman replied that he did say so and meant it. Thereupon Colonel V ott mans arraigned the man who would thus assist or encourage tho arraying of class against class. Still another adjournment was ut this point made necessary bj' tho rain winch had commenced to fall again, and thc crowd re-assembled in tho warehouse attached to tho dopot at tito railroad. lloro Colonel Yeomans road many extracts from speeches and addresses of Captain Tillman of some years ago, and called upon him to state ins position upon tho issues therein treated, or ?it least to ailinn br deny that ho held such views. A jointdobiitc, willoh soon assumed moro thc aspect of a heated collo quy, ensued. Thc friends of THU man, whb here, ?is elsewhere during the day, lind outnumbered those who believed as Colonel Youmans, two to om*, acted outrageously, and at every point made, or sought to bo made, by C)U>nol Youmans would shout and yell, as if to drown bis voice. He proceeded undismayed, however. On thc question of rc-npportion mcnt Captain Tillman declared that by failing to hilve an enumeration taken in 1880, as provided under tho Constitution, thc members of thc Legislature lind been false to their oaths and had committed purjtiry. Col. Youmans said that an Act had been passed for tho enumeration, and when asked by Capt. Tillman what il was, replied that it was not for him to prove Capt. Tillman's charges. Ile said as the Captain had inside thc charge the onus was on him. Ile challenged bim to deny there was such nil Act, and in thc course of bis remarks said that, in saying the Legislators had com mitted perjury, Captain Tillman bad said that which was not true. Captain Tillman took exceptions to this and said that on thc Colonel's own ground be must provo that assertion or be proven ?is having told what was not true himself. Ile in sisted that tho Legislature did not provide Un appropriation for thc census, and lie repeated thal they had perjurad themselves. Colonel Youmans sought to pro ceed, but Captain Tillman sahl hu would not listen to anything more from him until he proved bis asser tion that ?be, Captain Tillman, had tobi what was not true, ot withdraw it. A warm war of words followed which could not bo distinguished by reason of thc uproar of thc crowd. Captain Tillman rose from bis seat, mid, shouting for all friends of bis to leave thc placo and not listen longer to such statements, be walked out tho depot door. About two thirds of the crowd followed him, ?md a meeting of Ibis faction was soon in progress on thc depot pint form. Those who remained surrounded Col. Youmans and he proceeded ns follows: Captain Tillman can't faco free discussion, but I'll meet him anywhere. I charged him with omcc-soeking at thc start and ho can't disprove it. I am responsible to Captain Tillman for every word I say. I nm no oflice-sooker. I con sider thal bc has pulled off and divided from us. Let us make him show bis hand at the start. If Cap tain Tillman lakes any exceptions to what I say I nm ready to give bim satisfacci?n. Senator Woodward then made a brief but stirring speech, alluding feelingly to thc events in that pre cinct in '70, and in conclusion moved that the thanks of thc meeting bo extended to Col. Youmans for his eloquent address. Thc motion was carried unanimously and thc meet ing of this fraction of thc former gathering then broke up. TUM OTHKH sim:. At thc meeting of the Tillman scceders. Mr. Meares made a state ment to the effect that tho meeting was a Tillman meeting, called to give the people an opportunity of hearing him, and that. Colonel You mans had not been invited, but had come without an invitation. Captain Tillman asked if bc bad given any excuse for "this man," as be termed Colonel Youmans, to treat bim so. Senator Woodward had asked him, Tillman, if ho would allow Youmans to speak, and he had been told be would. Captain Till man said: Colonel Youmans has tried to insult mc, but bc can't, in sult mo. He has put himself outside tlic pale, where I can treat him as a gentleman. Ile said that I told thal which was liol BO ill regard to cen suring the Legislature. They quib bled and dodged to gol out of doing their duty. They appropriated no money. I stand up to ?di Col. You mans road of minc thal I wrote four or five years ago. This meeting then also adjourned and what remained of tho Ridgeway demonstration was left to thc rain and tho mud by those who took tho train for Columbia. Buck len's Arnica Salve. 'The best Sai VC in thc world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, snit, rh OU in, lover sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, ?ind posi tively ouros piles, or no pay required, lt is guaranteed tn give pei feel satisfaction, or money refunded. Price, ".'5 cents per box, For sale hy Norman Drug Co. New Advertisements. Hands Wanted. fTIIIB RllOrOO Manufacturing Company X at Enorco, Spartonburg County, want a fewgood families, with desirable hands, to work in their new cotton mill. Cirls proforrcd. Mr. Wm. Terry, at. Walhalla, can give any information desired. K, MeOOWAN, Superintendent. May 8, 18(H). 18-2m -FOR ALL Machines, No matter what kimi, from tho old " HOME SHUTTLE " to tho very latoBt improvod. Only 40 cents per dozen by mall post paid. Whon ordering always stato kind und sizes wanted. S?ltlsfftOiion guaranteed or monoy rofunded. Addros? B. A. DALY, 12-4 MAIN STREET, Greenville, S. C. New Machines oxohangod for old ones. May 8, 1800._ Here They Are Again. IVloKE ?UPS and SAUCERS for 25c. per sot. Class Butter Dishes, Molasses Pitchers, > Cake Turners', Potatoo Mashers, ColTeo Strainers, Biscuit Cutters, l'atout Sifters, Pio Pintos, Basins and complete assort ment of Tinware. Bargains still offered in Porcelain Cups and Sane?is and 1'latcs. Decorated Chamber Set? at reduced prices. Cnn sell any kimi of Machinery. Will barter for Cotton Hags, Poultry . Corn and Peas. V. F. MARTIN, Agent, / Boll Building, Walhalla, S. C. May 8, 1800. / New Spring Goods. JVI.Y SPRING OOODS are. coming inr and I invite my friends and customers to come and see them. J To those who do not trade with me, I kindly solicit a trial, as I fool sure I can please you. My stock of Hoots, Shoes, Family Grooorlcs, (.'rockery, Stoves, Ac., is also Hi st class. I want to do every ono right-lo live and let live. Respectfully, W. W. ROBINSON. X. H.-My Northern Apples, Lemons,. Potatoes ami (lardon Scud havo arrived. doods packed and delivered free. February 20, 1800. -ANT) Wagon Harness. 1 AM offering this week a new slock of BUGGY AND WAGON HARNESS, BRIDLES, LONG LUG COLLARS, made of the host Kip Skin, at $1.25. Splendid assortment of SADDLES, all Georgia made, at $2.50 up. ROAD CARTS from $12.50 up. BUGGIES from $40 up. Il* yon want a nice TURN-OUT comet and seo ino. A good stock of GENERAL MER C1IANDISE ?imf PLANTATION SUP LI KS. Strother & Alexander Also keep a STOCK OF (iOODS nf High Falls that wo soil as low. as else where. If you want a genuino OLD HICKORY WAGON ora pair of No. 1 SCALKS of any description wc can furnish thom at New York prices. Respectfully, t A. STROTHER, West Union, S. C. April 24, 1800. IO EAL Fd) RIDS will bo received by tho Hoard of Trustees of Clemson Agricul tural College flinn persons who are wil ling to bring their mills to Fort Hill (Oconeo County) for tho purpose of saw ing tho trees thereon into lumber, at so milch per thousand feet, and Rimberte bc delivered and stacked near tho silos so icctcd for the buildings. A sufficient bond will he required, and the Hoard re servo the right to reject any and all bids. Rids will h?t received until thesevontoonth (17th) day of May, 1800, and the contract will he awarded on the twentieth (20th) day of May, 1800. Rids to he addressed to Du. f. II. K. SLOAN, Pendleton, S. C., who will furnish any further informa tion. April 21, 1800. Rt-'tt. Big Reduction. As low ju ices aro the order of tho day,, and being in bettor position than ovor to sell goods low, having no rent to pay and. huying in huge (pfantitiOB, we have (locldod to reduce our entire slock 10 to 25 per cent. Remember that we will give you more Drugs, Medicines and Fancy Conds for the money than any house in the county. Wet intend at thc same limo to keep up tho high standard characteristic of our house. We have just opened our Soda Water season. Having a new (ieuerator and mil (it wo aro prepared to dispense a most excellent article of Soda Water. We will also keep on draught (denn Spring? Mineral Water. i Don t forgot to ti y oui fco ('old Soda. j All flavors of Syrup. Respectfully, Norman Drug Co., Mlek'or Old Stand.