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COLUMBIA. I KiTfKU. W MEN RECORDER. CHARLKS a ~ ~ • • - It. mtAVION. HUUor AIKEN, B. C.. DECEMBER 8. Ha*J««cHplion Hate*.—One vear, 12.00; r.x mnnOi*. fl.Ort. If pan! in advance, one year, $1.30; six months, 75 cents. Advertisinjc Kates.—One stjuare, Grst I-isertion, $l.0d; each >ul>se«juent insertion. rents. Obituaries at regular rates of ad vertising. To CorreKpondent*.—All communica tions must l;c aoeompanietl by the true name and address of the writer in order to ineeive attention. Rejected communica tions will not be returned unless stamps for return port .lire arc enclosed. 31 r. QuiRiiurd’s Prohibition 1)111. The Aiken delegation to the House of Representatives at the lust session of the legislature, was a unit against the bill providing for a prohibition law for Aiken County, which was in- trodneed in the Senate by the Hon. John M. Bell, and in the House by Hon. H. G. Seudday, of Anderson, it: accordance with the voice of the Dem ocratic party of Aiken County, ns ex pressed at the ballot box by n clear majority of 318 votes, but we are glad to observe, even at this late hour, that Mr. J. G. Guignard has broken lose from hiseolleagueo and has voted with the prohibitionists on every tem perance measure that has been intro duced at this session. If he had only made up his mind to this course at the last session^he would have great ly strengthened Senator Bell in his gal lant efforts to carry out the wishes of his constituency. Notwithstanding this failure to stand by our Dem- ooratie majority of 318 votes we wel come him to the ranks of the advo cates of prohibition, and congratulate him on the manly stand he has taken at this session ‘‘for God and Home and Native I^and.” In this connection however, wo de sire to say that the bill introduced by Mr. Guignard for holding an election in Aiken County', on the question of license or no license was brought for ward upon his own individual judge ment and responsibility, as the leaders of the temperance movement resolved at their conference held in Columbia on the eleventh day of November, that they' would Introduce no measure whatever before the presentbody con stituting the General Asssembly of the State, but would leave the counties desiring special prohibition legislation freo and unstranmelled In pressing their measures. Aiken was not own alluded to (although tiie county was represented at the confer ence) as it was not supposed that a prohibition bill Would be pressed in her behalf at this session when her bill backed by a Democratic majori ty of 318 votes was spurned with con tempt at the last session. We mention this fact because we desire It understood that the bringing forward of the bill at this session was, IM far as we know, entirely the in spiration of Mr. Guignard’sown zeal a ul judgement. We see by Saturday’s News and Courier that Mr. Guignard has with drawn his bill and we think he has acted wisely, and in accordance with the policy marked out by the confer- #nce of temperance workers. The ad vocates of the grog shop are suffi Ciently numerous ip this General As semblyTa defeatafjy tom per "(See leg islation that may be Introduced, and it was from a knowledge of this fact fhat the temperance workers decided upon a Waiting policy, believing that at the next general election the friends of temperance and prohibition w|ll be largely increased. It is better to uralt and strengthen our line of battle before prboeeding to a decisive engagement. Desultory skirmishes amount to nothing; never mind which side gains tiie advantage. The friends of prohibition need not expect to accomplish any substantial results when they are confront! d with en«. mjes on every hand, who arc clothed with official authority. Ifaprohihi- \tion act Is passed fora given county, is it not folly to suppose that it will be properly enforced oy officials who are i the measure? Human na- ■ Imre is the same everywhere, and the jmme to-day that it has been in all ages of the world, and if tiie temper- apt:!: people are in earnest, they must go to work ftWl make themselves felt and heard iu tjm primary assemblages of the Democratic party, so that pub lic servants >rmy he chosen, who are in harmony with the moral and social progress of the age. Then and not till then will the prohibitnn of the deadly liquor traffic become a triumphant success. A Good Hill. Mr. Guignard’s bill to exempt citi zens of Gregg Towmsiiip from road duty, upon payment of a commuta tion tax, which shal) he exclusive ly devoted to the roads In Gregg Township, is a wise measure and one that has been strenuously advocated for years by this journal. The annual working of the roads by tile citizens of Gregg, inflicts a great hardship upon a large body of fnptpry opera tives who can much better aflbrd the -fc'U5JBJit§tii>||r ip* thap the time takep from thetr Hops, Besides this the work will be letter executed if given opt by con- tiact to competent persons who should be required to give good and suffi cient bonds for a faithful performance of their w’ork. We hope the hill will pass, as we regard it a wholesome measure of re lief fora large number of skilled la borers whose families are dependent upon their daily earnings. The ex periment is worth trying. If it should prove burdensome the law can easily be repealed. If tuceesfql the example may he followed in other townships and counties. l>eatii of Henry Spanm-l*. The news reaches us that Henry Sparniek, died at Denver, Colorado, on November 29th, after a brief but citizen of our Thk number of South Carolina college has the gratifying number of 284. students at the Thus one by one the carnival of deviltry which disgraced our State should reached Every feel a pa triotic pride in this noble institution. The Abbeville Pvcsh and Banrcr is painful illness, leaders in the and thievery .State, under Republican rule sink to onc °f the very best county' papers in their graves “unwept, unhonored and , the Slate. It has recently been enlarg- unusuug.” But few are left, and most! ed,and presents a strikingly handsome of them are either fugitives from jus-! a l ) I ,earan ce. Doings ot the L-egtsl t*urc—Election of Commissioner ot Agriculture and Circuit .fudges,and Other Interest-! call them home at that time. The House adjoin ne<l until M- unay, but it is doubtful if it will have a quorum as that issaiesday, and u.a .y of the members have duties that will ! -- ticeor vagabonds upon the face of tiie earth. Moses is in the penitentiary, but .Sparniek with his plausible niau- ner and wonderful shrewdness man aged to feather a snug nest for him self in Denver. Colorado where it is s ;id I e conducted I i uself in a be< o.n- ing and respectable manner. Spar- nick was a man of flue abillity, but without ashadow of moral principle. The Free Trade Convention will meet in Columbia on Thursday next. HARD. BUT TRUE. An Alleged AneeJote of Horace Greclev erd Stanley Huntley. Nc.. York Graphic. The late Stanley Huutly, once a re porter of the Tribune, was sent to While a citizen of Aiken he edited a - report a meeting of the Farmei’s club. Republican paper called tiie Tribune, ! whose members got into a quar.el 'Vl‘» -»*«•!-MH-y f <*««»«"»««; i ^ c u lent supplied the brains to the radical ; f 0 |«t) gave a very funny account of it, scoundrels who harrassed and badger-j which, not finding the city editor in when he went down to the office, he sent up stairs in the regular way. The next day the article appeared on first page of the Tribune, and young Huntley thought he had /struck it rich” in ids new situation, and promptly looked forward to being made managing editor of the journal. When he arrived at the office and entered the city room, he noticed a smile spread over the other reporters' faces, but, attributing it to jealousy, he calmly seated himself at his desk. In a few minutes, Mr. Moore, the city editor, called him and said that Mr. Greely wanted to see Idrn. Swelling witli pride, and casting a look of triumph around the room, tiie young reporter walked out of the office Into Mr. Greely’s office. The door was closed. He rapped gently. .“Come in,” responded falsetto voice. Mr. Huntley did so. Mr. Greelev was seated at his desk, writing. He waited patiently until he finished. Then the old gentleman wheeled around in his chair and said: “Well, sir, what can I do for you?” “You sent for me, sir/’ “For you? What isyour name?” “Stanley Huntley.” “O! So you are the blamed fool who wrote up that Farmers’ club?” The hopes of the future humorist experienced a sudden decline. He would now be satisfied with the city editorship. “Why did you do it?” “They acted disgracefully, sir.” “Yes, I know it; but what did you do with your copy ?” “I shoved it in a hole in the wall and whistled twice.” “Young man how long have you been on tiie press?” “Twenty-four hours, sir.” “Well, »ir,” said the editor, “you didn’t know, of course, what the rules of our office are, but you oughtn* '. to have written that report, indeed you oughtn’t to. Of course, they are a pack cf fools. They always have been ; but you shouldn’t have said so in the Tribune. Young man, I’m the Presi dent of that club.” our people to an extent never endur ed by any other people. He was twice elected Probate Judge j by the Radicals, and he soon proved himself as nimble a thief as any of the gang. Sparnick’s robbery was the meanest kind of knavery, for he plun dered widows and orphans. After repeated efforts he was presented by tha Grand Jury and after one mistrial he was finally convicted before a Re publican judge, but he had fled the county, and a scaled sentence now lies in the Clerk of the Courts office. To his credit be it said that about two years ago, he made a partial resti tution of some of the money of the widows and orphans, which was di vided out pro rata among the sufferers by his peculation. He was a hand some, intelligent, bold,bad man and it is the most supreme folly for any one to try and represent him in any other light. We never knew a man of such fine abilities and pleasing address whowas so utterly destitute of all those principle that constitute an honorable self-respecting man. He has gone at last to his long account, and may God have mercy upon his soul. a shrill A Brave Man Battling for the Right. Ex-Senator T. J. Counts, the leader of the Prohibitionists of Barnwell County', is making a gallant fight against the grog shop party that should win for him tiie love and ad miration of all good citizens. He lias borne much and may have much more to bear; but we have faith in thecour- age, endurance and wisdom of our noble friend, and our temperance friends of Barnwell may safely trust to his leadership. Our Baptist and Methodist friends of Barnwell, who haye stood by him so manfully in the past should draw close around him at this critical juncture, and hold up his hands while bravely battling for “Gad and Home and Native Land.” Let patience, vigilance and courage be the watchword. The conflict is irrepressible. No human force can arrest the march of the temperance army. The rum power must be pul verized; the law must be enforced: our women and children protected; and our young men redeemed from the blighting curse of the liquor traf fic. This can be done, and by the help of God, if we are true, to our selves, it will be doue. Coumy Aid to Railroads. An important constitutional amendment lias been in troduced in the House of Rep resentatives by Mr. Davie, of Chester, which seeks to prohibit the Legisla ture from authorizing any county,city, town or township, to issue bonds in aid of railroads and other enterprises. The bill came up on its second reading on Friday last, and was opposed by Messrs. Wilson, of York, and J. It. S. Thompson, of Spartanburg, and advo cated by Messrs, Brawley and McCra- dy, of Charleston, and Messrs. Gray- don and Hemphill, of Abbeville. The bill passed by a vote of 70 to 41, but will require 84 votes to secure its passageon a third reading. The Roekhill Herald has passed into the hands of its former editor, Mr. J. J. Hull, who is now both editor and proprietor. The Herald has always been one of our favorite exchanges. It stands up for the right on every oecassion, and we ate glad to know that it will continue under the same high toned editorial management and we congratulate tiie people of that sec tion on the possession of so admirable a iournal. Strip For the Fight. Prosperity Reporter. She has done nobly “redeemed and disinthralled” from the reign of King Alcohol. Her success will exert a good influence on the temperance movement in the South. What she has done other cities anil towns can do, and with her, plume themselves, for a higher flight in the commercial world. The no license system has proven itself a blessing materially and spir itually, wherever it lias been tried. We are proud of what Atlanta has accomplished and accomplished, too, against such fearful, unscrupulous oil’s. The temperance legislators of our State ami other States, may take courage and strip themselves for the fight, and give no quarter, to those who lisp the slander—“prohibition it<5es Trot prohibit.” - "' ' The Abbeville Messenger has re cently been enlarged to an eight-page paper, an indication of journalistic success highly creditable to the editor and proprietors. It is thoroughly representative of the best Interests of our State, and we regard it as one of the most welcome visitors to our of fice. Long may it flourish under the editorial guidance of our honored friend M. L. Bonham, Jr The Preaa and Reporter, edited and published by Mr. F. V. Capers at Prosperity, S. C., has reached its teqUi number, and* is an interesting wbOly aiuFwawsy paper. Mr, Capers is well and favorably known to the citizens of Aiken, and ajl will unite with us in wishing him unqualified success in hisjournalistic enterprise. Cincinnati w»s a liberal contribu tor to the grog shop party In the re cent election at Atlanta Not satis fied with sending thousands of doll: is to corrupt the floating vote, it is stated that even the ballots used bythe liquor men were printed in that great me tropolis of the rum power. The Republican Senators have nom inated John Sherman, of bloody shirt proclivities as President pro Uni of the Senate. Of course this is equivelent to an election and he will Tim census recently taken of the stand next In line to the Presidential; city of Greenville shows a population succession. ! of 7,663 for 1885 as against 6,160 for • j 1S80, which is an Increase of 1,305 in- Th* Democratle members of tiie habitants, equivalent to a gain of W. Perry Murphy, Esq., of Colle ton County, has been appointed by the Governor as Solicitor of the Sec ond Judicial Circuit to fill the unex- pired term of Col. F. H. Gantt. Mr. Murphy is said to be well qualified for the position. Congresainnal House of Representa tives hare unanimously renumiu iteM Mr. Carlisle for the Speakership. qvbi: t'renty-fiye per cent, in popula tion. Tins is a highly creditable shovt jiig for the mountain city. ing Information. Written for The Aikex Recorder by Maj. ! L ither Ransom. Columbia, S. O., Dtc. 5.—Taken as : a whole this Las been the dryest, dull est, and most uninteresting session of the Legislature held in thisBtate since j Democratic ascendency. There doesn’t s em to Lie anything partuular t> do, j and the members of the Legislature ; have about realized that fact, and set- : tied down to the conviction that the j sooner they can adjourn the better. Something of a sensation was caused by the caucus of a part of the mem bers, alluded to in my last letter, and at one time it looked as though this Conference weuld develop very inter esting results. The meeting seems to have been brought about by certain members who believed that some re forms in the Administration of Btate j affairs might be iuauguratod by a full ! investigation and a free discussion outside of tiie regular session. There appeared to be an apprehension on the part of some of the members that a majority favored high takes, and that willhout organization the minority would be powerless to reduce ex penses. That some few expected to make political capital for themselves out of such a meeting, I do not doubt, but that nearly all who participated did so with patriotic purposes,! feel as sured. The meeting was organized by the election of Senator Sligh, of New berry as chairman, and Committees were appointed to investigate the various Executive offices. At the adjourned meeting Thursday night, all of these Committees made reports favorable to ail of the departments, showing conclusively tlgit any re duction in the appropriations for them would not be consistant with an effi cient Administration of public affairs. Recommendations were made proposing to cut off the appropriation for the work on the Columbia Canal, and an effort will be made to carry this into effect. The reports, however, were re< e ved as information, and were not considered as binding on any member. On Tuesday the Legislature met in Joint Assembly and re-elected Col. A. P. Butler Commissioner of Agricul ture, and Hon. W. D. Johnson and Hon. A. 8. J. Perry members of tiie Board of Agriculture, and Mr. E. S. Allen, of Spartanburg, and Jno. A. Scott, of Marion,Directors of tiie Pen itentiary. Colonel Butler was opposed by Hon. M. L. Donaldson, a member of the House from Greenville. The vote|stood Butler 97 and Donaldson 49. On Friday the Legislature re-elected Chief Justice Simpson and the follow ing Circuit Judges: First District—B. C. Pressley. Second District—A. P. Aldrich. Fourth District—J. H. Hudson. Sixth District—J. D. Witherspoon. Seventh District—W. H. Wallace. Eighth District—J. S. Cothran. No important measures have yet been passed. There are several that have had second readings in both Houses, and that thus promise to become laws. The most important of these is tiie Census bill. It provides simply for an enumeration of the inhabitants of the State, and its author Mr. Lee, of Sumter, thinks its provisions can be carried out at a cost not to exceed $25,000. There are two reasons why this measure is being vigorously pushed. Tiie Constitution of the State requires it, and some of the counties hope to secure a larger repre- suuationin the House by reason of this increased population. The up country members think that the scep tre has departed from the coast, and that the political power It now enjoys, based upon the census of 1875, should go with it- The cost of taking the census will not be great, but an extia session of the Legislature to make a new appointment will be necessary, and this additional expense will be considerable. If the presen ^Legislature had simply passed the appropriation bill and the census bill aud gone home, it would have disposed of all the busi ness of great public interest and save<! enough to have coveredihe exi>ense of an exAsa-scifcdoii. But every member thinks his private bill is immense importance, and must be put.through regardless of consequences, and pos sibly he is right. At any rate each man is here as the represen live of his own people, and must be guided by his own opinion of matters, affecting his immediate section. There are several joint resolutions before the General Assembly, propos ing amendments to the Btate Consti- tion One of these is for the purpose of prohibitiug counties froth subscib ing aid to private enterprises, rail roads, &c. Another is to remove the section cf the Constitution which prevents disfranchisement on account of the non-payment of poll tax. The object of this pros posed amendment, of course, is to remove this restriction and after its adoption, enact a law that will prevent a voter front exercising the right of suffrage wiio has not paid his poll tax. Another looks to depriv ing Charleston county of one of its Senators, and still another is to strike out the provision of the Constitution requiring the taking of a State Cen sus, and for the adoption of the Na tional Census for the purpose of re apportioning representation: Aii these resolutions require a two-thirds vote of both Houses before they can be submitted to the people. Tiie bill to call a Constitutional Convention has been defeated, and consequently the only recourse left our statesmen is to amend the present organic law. Senator Patterson, of Chester, has introduced a bill, which has been made tiie special order for next Tues day, in relation to forfeited lands, the object of which Is to put the Sinking Fund Commission in possession of all s ieh lands, and to so revise the for feited land lists as to make titles to tiie same perfect. It is an important measure and will probably cause an interesting debate. A bill to incorporate the Mason Cotton (Picker) Company, met with stubborn opposition in tiie Senate, on account of a clause in tiie Charter ap plied for, exempting the capital in vested for ten years, p. was finally ordered to a third reading by a vote of 19 to 13. This is taken by the friends, of the law, exemptingcapitai invested in cotton factories as a victory for their side of the question, but those who favor a repeal of this law believe that some of the Senators who will vote for a repeal of a'l exemption laws voted for this kill, because if, it is to remaitrH-dHMr^juLjtll This Com pany should hrve ihe hcjyv fit of it The prohibition bills Kuve met with varying success. The advocates of these measures seem to have a hesi tancy about bringing them to a direct issue, and the consequence has been to continue most of them on the Cal endar from day to dav until a better organization can l»e effected. I do not take this to.meanany wreakoning.but a desire to gain strength by delay. A bill to prohibit the sale ot liquor in Jonesville, Union County, was I iassed afier a short but spirited de late, and in several of the charters granted to ambitious little towns at this session provisions have been in serted prohibiting the sale of liquor. These arc some of the indications aer'i's that'lie has’prepared the temperance sentiment cf . will reduce the customs toe General Assembly. A lull to impose a license fee on emigrant agents operating in this State, introduced by a member from Laurens County, was passed in a third reading in the House on Saturday. The license was fixed at $500. The ob ject of this bill is, of course, to keep these agents out of the Sta^e entirely. The up country members say that, Uicirsecttons have suffered greatly bv the demoralization of the agricultural lalwir caused by these agent*. The Senate cleared Its Calendar to- 1 day and adjourned until Tuesday. OTHER MATTERS. oars i'or ine Aken Post Office, OJT GOING MAILS CLOSE. No. 1.—Charleston, S. C., and way stations, Southeast Georgia, Flor ida and Northern.'.... .7:30 A. M. No. 2.—Western & Southern 10:30 a.m. Cl tQfCFS™-™ 1 ™ & IIAT STDRIr-i 11 Frjad Street, Augusta, Georgia, 711. INCOMING MAILS OPEN. L—Western & Southern 8:30 a. m. 2.—Charleston and way stations, and Northern The Free Trade Convention meets here on tiie tenth. Col. Dargun, the leader of tke free trade sentiment in the State, was here this week, and says the Convention will be well at tended and he looks for an enthusiastic meeting. Tiie State Bar Association will meet on the ninth, and will be addressed by Judge Dillard, a distinguished jurist. The Comptroller-General informs me that as the assessments of proper ty will not be made this year, in Jan uary and February, and returns will j Leave Charleston— have to be passed by the Township, _ 6.35 a. m., 5.10 p Board of Equaliza EVERYBODY TO BE SUITE EVERYBODY TO BE FITTE ana tom and boas. 12 M. South Carolina Railway. Commencing Nov, 29th, 1885, trains will run as follows • by Eastern time: MAIN LINE—WESTWARD DAILY. County and State tion, that the books will not be readj before September, and that conse quently there will bo no spring collec tion of taxes. The whole collection will be made in the fall. The surplus in the State Treasury, and tiie Phos phate Royalty will probably be suffi cient to run the State Government until the taxes come in. I omitted to mention among the Legislative proceedings, Senator Moody’s bill to abolisli the Agri cultural Department. The bill was unanimously reported unfavorably by the Committee on Agriculture, and will be defeated by the Senate. W. Perry Murphy, has been ap pointed Solicitor by the Governor in place of Col. F. Hay Gantt, deceased, and his appointment was confirmed by the Senate yesterdai'. Mr. Murphy is said to be a lawyer of considerable ability, but the friends of Mr. O. C. Jordan regret exceedingly that he did not receive the appointment. AIKEN AFFAIRS. Mr. Guignard withdrew his bill to submit the question of “License” or “No License” to the voters of Aiken County, from the files of the House this week. This was done because Mr. Guignard is informed that the ad vocates of prohibition will submit the question to the Democratic primaries instead of the qualified voters of the County. This course Is believed to be for the best interests of the County, as it will leave the matter to be settled entirely within the Democratic party, and prevent any division on this ques tion, as botli sides of the party will acquiesce in the result and keep the matter out of politics. Senator Bell has introduced a bill to extend the limits of the town ot Hamburg. This was done at tiie re quest of the owners of tiie property- sought to be included in the extension aud upon the recomendation and ap peal of the Inteudantand Wardens of the town. Mr. Guignard lias given notice of a bill to Charter the Blaekville and Al ston Railroad, also, a bill to renew the Charter of the Sand Bar Ferry. The Governor appointed Mr. Walter Ashley Supervisor of Registration for Aiken County. Ramson. What the Atlanta Victory Means Newberry Observer, We congratulate Atlanta. She has gained a great victory. The resuit of the election was looked forward to eagerly by the people in every part of the country. Tiie morning after the election a dozen or more dispatches giving the result, Mere received in Newberry; and the matter \ias talk ed of on the streets here as if it were something happening here. Theelec- tion is important because of its signifi cance. It means that the prohibi tionists are not a handful of fanatics, composed, as some say, of long-haired men and short-haired women: but that it is a settled conviction in the minds of the people in favor of peace, sobriety and good order, and a settled determination that the bar-rooms must go. —Capt. W. J. MeKerrall, editor of the Marion Star, and Cotton Plant, died at his residence, on the morning of the 20th Nov.,, after a protracted illness. Capt. MeKerrall m'hs ad mitted to the bar in 1858; was a gal lant Confederate soldier, and has since the war been a prominent citi zens of Marion County. Of the 124 members of the present House of the South Carolina Legisla ture only 5 are republicans, and ol the 35 party. Senators only 3 are of that In various Stylos of Eindic^j, with and without P .tint Index. Victory of the Prohibitionists. Abbeville Press and Banner. At the election in Atlanta on Wed nesday, the prohibitionists were vic torious by a majority of 226. This is a matter of congratulation to the lov ers of temperance everywhere, and de notes the power of the temperance wave which seems to be sweeping this country. Personally, we are better •nabled to enjoy the victory on ac count of our friend the A ugutiia C/tron- icle, wno has said so much on the side of the anti-prohibitionists and so much ag.iinst the prohibit o lists or the cause which they advocate. We hope the temperance folks will make it lively for the city of Augusta at no distant day. Out of 137 counties in Georgia whiskey is legally sold in only 14. All’s Well that Ends Well. Abbeville Mcastcngcr. We publish the article of Col. Drayton, of The Aiken Recorder in reply to Mr. Galloway’s letter to that paper. It is so like tiie true gen tleman, the genial, noble Christian man who is the editor of that paper that it gives us great pleasure to pub lish it. We knew that Col, Drayton with his lofty sense of honor, keen perception of motives, and apprecia tion of manliness would comprehend tiie tenor and purpose of Mr. Gallo way’s letter, and meet it iu the spirit in which it was written. The Claims of Duty Prevailed. Anderson Intelligencer.' Tills prohibition triumph shows the great force of moral reform when it is once understood by the people. The revenue cry, which keeps so manv towns and cities wet, was urged for all itva-i worth in Atlanta, but the higher sentiment and the claims of duty prevailed. The result on this question will be the same in many other sections of tne Mouth before another liveyears roll past. i*U$T ADDED ttttvv X'rtONrorr^ciNro CP THZ5 WORLD, Containing oror 25,000 TIi!< s, deneriMng the Countries, Cities, Tov.tc'-, c.ii'l Natural Feat ures of every part of {fie OIqIk. The Vnabri irr l ’.ai 3000 more Words in if* vocabulary «htn::r! f iiruJin an/ oilier Am. Piety *si<l nearly 3 times the n;-..Te •'•r < t Engravings. Its brief RionrrapV.lent i'ictionury (nearly 10,000 names) ir a value":H feature. V? 13 TUB STANDARD Author)'y with the 9, Z. Supremo Ccurl and in thoCov'l Printing Officii, and is recommended by the 3tct3 Sup’t'i cf Sehooir. in 33 States, and 1 y ever 50 Ccllene Presidents. It iirn iavnlua-’da companion in every School an ! at every Fireside. Cf.T TH2 BEST. G.&C. MtRRiAfti EC'J.. 1’ub’rr, Springfield,Mass. S '] ^TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA) County of Aiken. ) By John T. Gaston, Esq., Probate, Judge. Whereas, DUNCAN HEATH hath made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the estate and effects of Prudence Heath deceased, These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish altand singular the kindred and creditors of the said Prudence Heath that they he and appear be fore me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Aiken Court House, on tiie Pith day of December 1885, after publication hereof, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not hi granted. Given under my hand fids 2-id day ot Dec., in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and oighiy- five. [seal.] JOHN T. GAfSTON, Probate Judge of Aiken County. The latest news about Mr. Randall’s conversion from a protectionist to a tariff reformer a bill whirl revenue fully $31,000,000. Doubtless the tariff reform leaders will give Mr. Randall’s little bill very careful consideration before they acknowl edge chat jt is a tariff reform bill. To the FubHc; I take pleasure in addressing you this open letter, hoping that the con tents wjil assist you in providing yourself with a suit of clothes made to your Special Order with a guarantee of a neat fit, amt work, and prices to suit the closing (it is Imped) of a financially hard season. I will have on hand the finest selec tion of clothes and enssjmeres that has ever been offered to the people of Aiken and vicinity. My price for custom work is cheaper than any clothing concern in Aikeu. STYLES That will be worn this season are par ticularly artistic. The four-button cut away coat will he more worn than any other morning coat. The most popular sacks will be the straight front fnar-huttoner. The doubled- breasted sack, as the weather becomes cold, will probably come into consid erable favor. Trousers M ill be medi um and comparatively straight M’ith stiglit spring. The above is given by the two best American Authors. in,, 10.30 p. m. Leave Aiken— 10.52 a m, 9.4) p m, 6.16 a m. Arrive Augusta— 11.40 a m, 10.30 p in, 7.30 a m. MAIN LINE—EASTWARD DAILY. Leave Augusta— 7.05 a m, 4.45 p in, 10.35 p m. Arrive Aiken— 7.56 a m. 5.32 p in, 11.59 p m. Arrive Charleston— 12-18 p m, 9.4Q p. m, 6.50 a m, TO AND/ROM COLUMBIA—Daily. Leave Augusta 4.45 p.m. Leave Aiken 5.32 p. m. Due Columbia. !.. 10.00p. m. west—Daily. Leave Columbia 5.27 p.m. Due.Aiken ,9.40 p. m. Due Augusta .10.30 p. in. Connections.—Connections made at Augusta with Georgia Railroad to and from ail points West and South by all trains; with through sleepers between Atlanta and Charleston on night trains. Also at Augusta with Central Railroad to and from Florida south and southwest. Connections made at Blackville with Barnwell Railroad to and from Barnwell. ,, j Connections made at Charlesttfltf with roads north and south; also winr steamers for New York aud Florida. York. Through tickets can be purchased and baggage checked to all points North, South and west by applying to agent at depot. D. C. ALLEN, Gen. Pas. and Ticket^gent. John B. Peck, General Manager. F •if II QUR Faimock is READY—Style the NEWEST. MSORTMMT THE BEST, Prices the Lowest, NO ONE CAN FAIL TO GET JUST WHAT THEY WANT, AND AT the Right Prices. Suits, Overeats, Hats, Underwear, Neckwear, Trunks, Unbrellas, Satchels, Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Railroad. OFFICE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT. Schedule in effect Nov. loth 1885. Eastern Standard Time. NORTHWARD. NO. 53, DAILY—MAIL AND EXPRESS. Leave Augusta (A). 9 10 a. m. Arrive Columbia (B) 1 22 p. m. Leave Columbia ;B) 1 32 P. M. Arrive Charlotte (C) 6 00 p. M. NO. 47. DAILY—MAIL AND EXPRESS. Leave Augusta (A) 5 55 p. m. Arrive Columbia (D) 10 25 p. m. NO, 17, FREIGHT WITH COACH AT TACHED — MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, AND FRIDAYS. Leave Columbia 7 00 a. m. Arrive Charlotte 5 30 p. m. SOUTHWARD. NO. 52, DAILY—MAIL AND EXPRESS. Leave Charlotte (C) 12 60 p. m Arrive Columbia (B) 5 15 p. m Leave Columbia (B) 5 25 p. M. Arrive Augusta. 9 38 p. m. NO. 48, DAILY—MAIL AND EXPRESS. Leave Columbia (D) 6 15 A. M. Arrive Augusta (A) 10 35 a. m. NO. 18, FREIGHT WITH COACH AT T ACHED — T11ESDAYS, THITBSDAYS SATURDAYS. Leave Charlotte 4 30 A. M Arrive Columbia 3 30 p. m. CONNECTIONS. Close connections made at Chester with C. and L. Narrow Guage Rail road for /orkville, Newton, Hickory, and intermediate points, also connec tion at Chester with C. and C. Narrow Guage Kailroal for Lancaster. Train 17 makes close ennnectfon at Chester for Lenoir, Hickory, ami al* C. and L. Stations. (A) With all lines to and from Savannah, Florida and the South, and Atlanta, Macon and the Southwest. (B) With the Atlantic Coast Line and South Carolina Railway from and to Charleston. (C) With Richmond and Danville Railroad to and from all points North and Carolina Central Railroad. (D) Connect with the W. C. and A. Railroad for Wilmington tuul ali points on the Atlantic Coast Line. Pullman Sleeping Cars on Trains’52 and 53 |betM ein* Aiken and Washing ton, D. C. and Gi'aniteville, via Dan ville, Lynchburg and Charlottesville. Also, on Trains 52 and,53 between Greensboro’ and Richmond. Nos. 47 and 43 carry Pullman Sleep ers between Augusta ami Wilmington. G. P Talcott, M. Slaughter. Supt. Gen. Pass. Agt. D. Cardwell, Gen. Pass. Agt., Columbia, S. C. Set out an Acre of tUo Best ite Grapes T X M NIAGARA i 30 cents per pound Wholesale for the Fruit last year. Also plant RED COLOSSAL RASPBERRIES, an excellent Berry, withstands heat and drouth. Byciclo Shirts and everything Men —Lowest Prices Always—Goods that the only kind we find room for. and Boys’ Wear, in greatest Variety are Fashionable, that fit aud Wear ar» BLANCHARD. FOR J. LUDLOW A/CO. AT GOODYEARS’ CARRIAGE REPOSITORY! CAN ALWAYS BE FOUND A FULL LINE OF Medium and Cheaper Grades of Open and Top IBTTG-Q-IES, At Lower Prices than at any other House this side of Cincinnati. Thia Work is all made to order. Lighter Running and Better Finished than the class of work generally sold us Standard Vehicles. But I have just received a Full Line of Fine Family Carriages, Phaetons and Cabriolet! Just received another shipment of those Fine OPEN AND TOPBUG- GIKS, made upon special orders, by the best manufacturers North and East. Nothing being used in the construction of these vehicles but the beat materials, and in Quality, Style and Finish, are unequalled by any other uovr on the market. In stock a Full Liue of ADDLES AXD HARNESS—ALL GRADES. Which 1 will offer at Lower Prices than have ever before been known in the history of the business. Milburn, Studebaker and Standard Plantation Wagons, all sizes. Oak aud Hemlock Sole Leather, Calf Skins, Shoe Find ings, Carriage and Wagon Materials, Harness Leather, Belt Lacing of superior quality. Rubber and Leather Belting. Also a full line of IHZ-A.IR.ID'W.A-IEtlE Guns, Shells, Powder, Shot, Table and Pocket Cutlery, Plow Points for all makes, Nails, Axes, Hoes, Picks, and Mattocks, Pitch Forks, Shovels, Spades, Steelyards aud Scale Beanuq Grind Stones, Rakes, paddocks, Car penter Tools, Fries, Hinges, Window Sash, Doors and Blinds, Farm anc| Church Bells, which 1 am ottering at LOWEST CASH PRICES. A. R, GOODYEAR, Agent, (Successor to It. H. MAY A CO.> AUGUSTA, GA., opposite Georgia Railroad Bank. At the Old Stand, 704 Broad St M Augusta Ga. 1885. . . * ’ • - • . ' " ' ' • yi; ■ - V V J. ‘ # ” MASONIC TEMPLE, j AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. In making our regular Fall Acrmuneement, w* beg to thank the peopl* of Aiken and vicinity for their liberal patronage in the past. This season wo offer the handsomest, best assarted, most complete Btoc of Dry Goods, Notions and No veil ties ever seen in South Carolina or Georgi* It coni|>rises everythivg from low-priced, substantial goods to the very finest; products of the looms, of America and Europe* and we give an unqualified guarantee on prices against every market in the United States, In Writing for Samples Please Specify Particularly What Kind of Goods are B: ;d. B ARMSTRONG. IMPORTER AND JOBBER OF- ) j CHANDELIERS —AXD- -PRICE REDUCED- THE TISE WELL FIXTURE. House Furnishing Goods, DO*T ABROAD AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. INVENTED AND MANUFACTURED THE SOUTH. AT Special attention will be given to! | 0 t j |( , This Cleanly Labor Saving Fixture is the simplest and most convenient | structure for raising water ever offered FINE TENNESSEE BEEF A SPECIALTY A S I have determined to make the Finest Tennessee Beef a Spe cialty of my business; jiersonH desir ing the best of Beef will do well to re member me, I will also keep con stantly on hand Hausntres of my own manufacture, whose excellent quality' will he their best recommendation. E. S. There is an ex-Vice President alive itse^ms, whom everybody has forgot ten for many years—David R. Atchi son, of Missouri, win*, in 1823. was chosen bv the Benate to fill the place ! of Vice pn sided \ym. R. King. I orders outside of the tow n of Aiken. Expressage paid on all orders amount ing to three dollars. CLEANING AND REPAIRING. My Cleaning and Repairing Depart ment will receive special attention. I am prepared to repair fine work, ordi nary work andcommon work, to orig inal standing, at reasonable prices to suit each class of work. Suits cleaned, $2; prints cleaned. 75c. and 50?.; vest cleaned, 50c. and 25c.; coats and vesta bound, $4.50, $3.50, and $2.50. Call and examine mr goods before going elsewhere. Resnect fully, F« p. CRUra. It works easily, is always ready for ; use and has none of the objections I common to Pumps. It isentirely free ! from dar.ger, being provided with a j self-acting brake. Any child can ; handle it with perfect safety-, and the J well Is entirety' protected from trash | or leaves falling in. In order to settle up the Estate of I* G. Beatse, deceased, the price lias been reduced to $15, for the present stock on hand. Apply to DR. T. G. CROFT, Executor of L. G. Beatse. Aiken, S. C, Laurene Street, Dec. 1, 1885. SOMMER, Aiken, S. C. NERVOUS DEBILITATED MEN. Ton a-c allnw'A a f .tr frW cf fMrtif Aa*r* ct IM pv* o? Or. O'r*. Ci'lrltr itr/l Voltaic 8t*ll " lilt Xtm-trio S.vf.[^-rtw>ry Ai>T’l1aaera ft-r He ivi-rf ftlirt [X-mianri't t-irr nf .Vrrrr*v» u. lo»* of Vitality i»n«l Mn-koo*. »n<1 nil klti<!r«-«l troiiMm. A'^o for mntiy ot rr ritaenam. t '-rnj'lrtr rotorn. tkm to If -atlh. Vlror an<1 Hrnboorf BH-ranir«l Xorlak lalncKtrrwI. IllttatraMal pamphlet lu »raic4 cnaloj* mailed free, l.r od<'.m jH|r VOLTAIC SELT CO, lUnfcffl, Kick. BUSCH HOUSE Transfer! T HE undersigned announces to his patrons and the public generally, that he is prepared to transfer passen gers and baggage To or From All Trains ORIN TOWN AND THE C0UNTBY. Orders left at the BupcIi House or at H. Busch & Co.’s Store promptly attended to. HENRY BUSCH. Nov. 17th, 1885-5ms. Farm for Sale. C ONTAINING500 acres, nearly 200 under cultivation, and 100 in pas ture, with never failing, surface spring of water in it. The Farm is situated within one mile of the corporate lim its ot the town of Aiken. Improve ment* flrst-clssa. Will sell the whol* or parLff Alttdj to ** H- C. BONNKY, ■a ■ jCir-