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CHARLESE. R. DRAYTON, Manager. AIXEX S. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1886. VOLUME 6.—NUMBER 8. ■ T Save Your Money and Shop By Ss<aU HAD LA. t»U Um S.C+ 207 KING STRET, CHARLESTON, S O:- C. t - (Opposite Masonic Temple THE IN'VUOL'RAL. ull-W AL JiW Great Special Sale! :0: G,00 Pieces of R jyfer s A. A. Silver Plated Flatware. &c., &c. : O: S,000 pieces of Rogers A. A. SILVER-PLATED FLATWARE, bought at un immense reduction from regular prices, to close out certain pattern which they are not going to make again, and which I am selling at the following prices; My Price. 250 sets Teaspoons $1 25 125 sets Tablespoons 2 50 150set«Tuble Forks 2 50 75 “ Dessert Forks 2 25 75 “ Dess'ert Hpoons 2 25 IGOSoijp Ladles, each 2 00 100 Oyster Ladles 1 50 100 Gravy Ladles 00 100 Fish Knives 2 00 100 Cake Knives 2 00 100 Pie Knives 2 00 Regular, j My Price. | Price. $2 00 100 Crumb Scrapers 2 00 4 00 250 Sugar Shells 45 4 00 500 Putter Knives 45 3 75 100 Pickle Forks 45 3 751! 100 Oyster Forks 45 4 00 250 Salt Spoons 25 3 00 1250 Mustard Spoons 35 2 00 '500 Nut Picks 18 4 00 500 Fruit Knives 25 4 00; 50 doz t’ble k’ves.doz 3 50 Governor Richardson Takes the Oath of OfTioe and Delivers a Fine Ad dress. It i? with a deep sense of the respon sibility and obligation I assume that I have just taken, in this solemn pres ence, the Constitutional oath of office as Governor of South Carolina. With no ordinary emotion, and with a heart full of gratitude to the people of this State, through whose partial kindness I am the recipient of this exalted honor, 1 this day enter upon the discharge of its high duties, to the faithful, honest, vigilant and patriotic execution of which I pledge the honor of a devoted son of Caro lina. Sincerely distrustful of myown’abil- jities, 1 confidently rely upon you, their chosen repesentatives, for such > wise, liberal and conservative action j as will render tire progress of the State j in material prosperity rapid, and the This powder never varies. A marvel of' ^“tive administration other affairs purity, strength ami wholesomeness More • Regular economical than the ordinary kinds, and Jo the most unobservant and indif- Price. cannot be sold in competition with the mul-! ferent it must be apparent that these 4 50 j titude of low test, short werdit alum or ] qo ; nhoophnte powders. Sold only in cans. 2 (j., ! liOYAI. Bakixg I’owkkuCo. 100 Wall St.X.Y. 2 22,) j i o.) | Profassional Advertisements. 50 I busiit^s, and, like any other business, | of its dangerous powers of taxa i n. requires for its successful conduct the all the more dangerous from use of money—such, or instance, as j their insidious nature and manner for tha adequate compensation of oiff- of operations, there is well founded eiqls, flic proper maintenance of char- I cause for vigilant and anxious solici- itable and penal institutions, the ! tude on the part of the people of the prompt payment of ail public 1 obliga-: .State. Consoler for a moment the tiousAthe libera! support of common ! mailer of Federal taxation and Oil i ill j F.r^'irt > « 1 Absolutely Pure. sc hoots and higher institutions of | expenditures, and learn>|jg, tlie necessary expanses of legistttion itself, and the numerous other rpoidcntal purposes that foot up tlu imagina tion. accusioineu to regard simply .State revenues, is appalled by their immensity, amounting to nearly no inconsiderable amount. We have $325,000,000, about one million for already achieved much in the way of! every member of the Federal House economy, having reduced expendi-1 of Representatives, six dollars per tures to a point that places the Gov- capita for every man, woman and ernnisnt of this .State among the j child in America, and, therefore, six cheaiiest, if not the very cheapest, of the States of the Union. A compari son o^our expenditures with those of any o her Stare w II, I am sure, fuiiy justify this assertion. While lookin’./- Hn»n with eon* Why Congress Htmil I Take an Uxuvr- ordtuary J»sep I'mier il.virmuatioary Clreumstaneea. JVt u> York Jfarifhnc Krghtrr. After ttse eartliquake at Ciiarlestrm, the Mm t'*t w /? i/ : *.'rr jndntvd to the necessity of pu'olishing tliv* fuliest iu- formation eoie-ei ning tin eti'ect oftiiat eartiiquske upon the h authorities at Charleston the soundness of this advice, and af ter due invesfigaiioa announced that no damage hud been done to t h bor. The |>rosperity of Chu A ) l’ 1i » set ■ irt or. Tiie apprc’iated <o 35 I 501 5 00 I 3 75 ! 4 oo; 150doz T’ble K’ves 2 00 The above Goods arc the very best quality of Silver, plated on Nickle Silver, and are perfect in every respect, and only sold at these Low Prices in order to close the entire lot out quickly. Every piece is warranted to wear from five to ten years constant use in any family, il properly used. B7*Send for Catalogue, giving prices of Watches, Jewelry and other pilverware, and buy where you get the best value for the Cash Money. JWO£ McELREE, Proprietor. LIFE, ACTIVITY and BUSINESS! WM. MU-LHERIN & CO/S ;o; D. S. IIi:xperson. E. P. Henderson. Henderson Brothers, Attokxkys at Law, Aiki;x, S. C. Will • practice in the State and United Slates Courts for South Caro lina. Prompt attention given to col lections. Ilaviland Stevenson, Attorxey at Law, Aikex, S. C! Special attention given to Collec tion. WE ARE RECEIVIMG LARGE SHIPMENTS OF BOOTS SHOES AND HATS, For Fall Trade. tOi We have received so much encouragement in our efforts to furnish the peo- le with a good class of BOOTS, 3HO 153 a nd HATS at moderate prices that we have taken special pains to get the best class of stock for our patrons. We have a large stock of wholesale trade, and we guarantee the LOWEST FRIGES, Our retail stock includes Miller & Obers, Stacy, Adams <fc Co, Zeigler Bros. - RtribJey A Co., aud many other desirable makes. For tire great convenience of many patrons, we have opened a BRANCH STORE, at 523 Broad Street, four doors above the Augusta Hotel. This store is in charge of j. j. o’cionsrnsriEiR,, who will he pleased to see his numerous friends and acquaintances. At both stores patrons can rely on polite attention, and our best efforts to supply them with just what they need in our line. You are cordially invited to eali. WM. MULHERIM & GO. (Two Stores. 02S Broad Street, four doors above Augusta Hotel, a»d| ( 919 Broad Street, sign of the Large Red Boot. ( Will Aikc Jolm A. Motto, are times -ruitful of vast un i pressing problems, social, industrial and eco nomic, both in State and National affairs, which demand for their solu tion the ablest talent and the most un selfish patriotism. Notwithstanding the dual nature of ourinstitutionsand Government, investing the citizen as it does with varied duties and inter ests, the peculiar condition of our State, socially and politically, during the dark days of Reconstruction, rig idly confined tiie attention of our people to tlie seemingly hopeless and herculean task of wrestling, from a chaos of corruption an venality, in all their hideous forms, and of universal malfeasance in official life such as had never before digraeed the annals of a <-ivilized community, order and good government How successfully, how marvellous ly, this has been accomplished,-need I attempt to describe? Surely, it can never be possible that the deep, soul- burning humiliations, the crushing tyranny, tiie ruinous taxation we so of at open daylight through the streets of this beautiful Capital, have so soon passed out of mind and been forgotten like tiie idle terrors of a hiltt looking, then, with contin ued care to the exercise of this c.ardi- nui vi/tue of economy in the adminis tration of our affairs, especial atten tion should be paid to maintaining the credit of the State,now at a point of excellence never before reached in the history of her finances. If this credit is fuSly sustained, tiie opportunity will soon he presented, by the early maturity ofour securities, of refunding them at a much reduced rate of inter est, and thus relieving the taxpayers, by a single transaction, of an annual burden of perhaps one hundred and fity ihousuud dollars. This surely would prove a measure of economy that would be sensibly felt as a relief to every industry and occupation, and should enlist, therefore, for its accom plishment the active sympathies and c -operation of all. A practical test j James A. Wright How H< tied Things at Augusta. I'iiil/uh l>)hia Prtas. ' James A. Wright, of the General ! Executive Board < f tlie Knights of ! Libor, who bad been do: d'e- 1 .o -h- ! tie tlie ioek-oMt at Au_«;ci.ii, oa., j arrived inlhiscity ye-ierday morn- 1 ing. He iinnietiiarel> submitted his report to the General Executive Board, and il is stated tint it afforded every sat isf set ion. Referring to the inr- ! result of his visit to Augusta, Mr. ton. i Wright said that it \v as of a eh.traetor to afford, him matter for eoiigraiula- gusta a'co the expensesof ourowii S'ateGoveru-j was gratifying, therefore, to know j "ere idle,and ail ihe *niplyees, tot.;e merit? But add to this vast sum that j that Charleston had not been damag-i ut . S1X thousand, were not paid through the operation of the | ed m its most vital point by the earth- ; " i: '.V 0, d <,i >vork but w re, in some i;;- preseiit unequal and iniquitous tariff j quake. But‘Work has been for some i st:,m ‘ , ‘ s ’ actiuil, y < * ( ’ s! ' ml ‘‘ i ihemaii- .— i i l A x/.i—i . .. -I/ e i ufjicturers bad declared that they would not recognize the order of the tlie harbor, and now, owing to thel^ ,, '=^^ s Lalior, and had taken a terrible en pleting this work 1ms become of p;i mount importance. By means of the jetties which are' being laid at Charleston, that citv will become a deen water port. What ttiese days of immense rniiiions for this little imnoverished j like that of every seaport. New York j l V attm«! intu matter tor congraiulu- Stute of South Carol iua. How insig- not excepted, depends upon the satis-! '’on. \\ in-n ne^ arrived lu Augusta niiicant, then, in comparison, appear j factory condition of its harbor It i sevenof tlie eight inilisin tne plad« to monopolies and protected indus-1 tame in progress at Charleston whieh ufacturers tries, and who can fail to recognize } has for its object tlie improvement of tlie great, if not chief cause of the ‘ widespread unrest and discontent per vading ail classes and conditions of tiie people of this Union, except, of course, the beneficiaries of this oner ous and unjust system. The admit tedly correct calculation of three dol lars tribute to protection to every one j of revenue that actually reaches the coffers of the General Government, | deep draught steamers is manifest makes the annual golden stream that ; Charleston, with its wharves open to fiows unceasingly northward from the j the large ocean steamships now so boundaries of South Carolina, drawn i common would command from our midst, from fifteen to eigh- j a n immense teen millions of dollars, not a singie become an outport ft one of which is ever returned save the | ( >f the country th ible calamity which has overtak- | of . tht ‘ ^‘Wrodned hostility tiiat city, the necessity of com- f against n. ^ " i he cause of tb^ U<‘Uoli*, ing this work lias become of para- i " Inch liad cost tlie order if.>0,00!) and the manufactiirers considcraidy moro than that amount, was,” he said, “a demand for increased wages made bv twelve men engaged in the mills. “Tins was refused, and as a result the men strtiek work, and bv doing so practically shut up the mills, as the oilier hands could not work without them. The proprietors then went to trade and " eTiild ! 'he manufacturers and induced them rt for a larger extent to lock-out all the operatives. Things an it is now possible. ! "ere in thWicondition when I arrived. this means in paltry amounts of meagre appropria tions so grudgingly given to our riv- of the feasibility of tliis project must ers and harbors and the few salaries soon be made'in the ease of our de- paid to Federal officials in our midst. Such Jolm Gary Evans, Attokxey-at-Law. .. • ,1 - r< ^^.ilong endured, tlie bold eftrontery i Vill practice in lie Conn ics of loalhsomu vic . e in ljigh 1) ] aces t lja vt * n > Rdgefield and Lainwt ll. stalked in open daylight through th Attorney axdCouxsei.lor at Law, | dream, amidst tiie quieting, restful surroundings of the renewed peace, Practices in all Courts Carolina, Aiken, .S C. of South James Aldhich. Walter Ashley. Aldrich A* Ashley, Attorxeys at Law, Aikex, S. C. Practice in the State and Lmited .States Courts for South Carolina. W. (juitman Davis, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. Will practice in the Courts of this Circuit. Specia attention collections. given to 0. C. Jordan, Attorney at Law, Aikex, S. C. 31. B. Woodward, Attorney at Law, Aikex, S. C. Will practice in all the Courts ol this State. order and good government we now so bountifully enjoy. To the people, of Carolina, I verily believe, one of the greatest misfortunes thatcould oc cur would bean oblivious disregard of a former experience that, upon the least cessation of vigilance on their part might and would almost surely again become a terrible possibility. The same elements of evil are here, the same lorecs present, though latent; b it to this genera: ion, \i ho a re the wi fieiency bonds and stocks, whieh ma ture as early as July, 1868, for the re funding of which timely provision will have, of necessity, to be made. But however rigid tiie ideas enter tained upon this subject, however great the apparent necessity for re trenchment and reform, there is one direction in whieh they cannot be ex ercised without stilling the young life of the people and sapping the very sourcei of our material and intelleetur ai strength. I allude to our public schoojs and the system of colleges we cull the University. The one is the essential compliment of the other, and neither can accomplish the full measure of its usefulness without its necessary coadjutor in tlie grand work of education. In the common schools are to be laid the broad founda- aii enormous drain upon the resources of any community is of it self sufficient to sap the very life blood of their prosperity, and unless The City Councilor Charleston evi dently fully realizes the value of this point, for last week It adopted resolu tions towards calling the attention of Congress to tlie responsibility of tak ing action, asearlyasj o sible in the forthcoming sesson, looking towards tlie completion of the Charleston Jet- put a stop to must inevitably consign | ties. The City Council points out tin them with tlie resistless power of| va | ue 0 f those Jetties to the city as fate, to a condition of endless and i t!i e emporium and prime outlet of the South Atlantic States, and memo- hopeless poverty. In closing these purposely general remarks, which have insensibly ex ceeded the limits originally intended I would bespeak your calm, dispas sionate consideration of the many grave matters of State pressing for attention, I pledge myself to an earnest, active, unvvearing co-opera tion in all your efforts for the public weal, and shall, as far as lies, within the scope of the authority with which I havejnst been invested, give faith ful expression to the popular will and rializes the General Assembly of South Carolina to ask Congress to finish the Jetties without delay. It is probable that the South Carolina Legislature will adopt the views of this resolution and make the request to Congress. And weean conceive of no reason why the request should not be granted. Tiie work is one of na tional imnortartbe—if any harbor im provement is—and tiie Government already lias it in hand. It is expected I paid all the debts contracted by tho locked-out bands, and seeing that the order was financially able to bear the strain put upon it Hie manufacturers came to the conclusion Hint their best policy lay in a settlement. They ac cordingly called upon me, negotia tions were entered into and the result R that the lock-out has been declared off and the men are now in a better position than they were before it oc curred. The hours have been reduced from thirteen to eleven, and the pay has been so regulated for the piece hands that they can make as much under the new system as they could under the old.” Our Ex-FiPhhlents. Columbia, Jlccoru. The Century magazine has started the questiftn. “Wnat shall be done with our ex-PresidentsV” proposing lions, and in the institutions of higher see that tlie sacred honor of South learning are to he reared the beauti u! j Carolina is preserved in all its unblcm and lofty structures of intellect ml de- | islied purity and integrity. FiLLL -:_A. Ti- MA SONIC TEMPLE. -:G:- o c. of Edw. J. Dickerson, Attorney-at-Law, Aiken, S. Will practice in all the Courts this State * Dr. Z. A. Smith PRACTICING PH YSICTAN, VAUCLUSE, - - - S. C. £3UOflice near Depot. Dr. W B Courtney, Dentist. UR STOCK IS NOW COMPLETE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT, AND office casual or careful inspection will show it to be the handsomest and best JJjcliljind Avenue} AikOH, S. 0. Next door to Henry Busch & Co. Dr. B. H. Teague, Dentist. -OFFICE ON- Bichland Avenue, Aiken, S. 0. Dr. J. 11. Smith, Dentist. assorted ever shown in this section. lu announcing that we are now thor oughly prepared for the Fall Trade, we will not go into descriptive details about the good«, but simply say that everytliing Novel, Elegant and Fash ionable in tlie Dry Goods Line can be seen on our counters and shelves. The Stock includes everything from low-priced, substantial goods to tlie very finest manufactured at home and abroad. We give a standing, unqualified guarantee on prices against every market in the United States; and anyone who doubts our ability to do this is earnest- j Will attend calls to tlie country ly requested to put tlie matter to a practical test. Every guarantee we offer ■will be fully maintained. Whether 3*0u are ready to purchase at present or not, we cordially invite you to call and examine tlie stock. ly the most anomalous and extraordi nary condition of political and social life under which a people ever lived, I do not think there can ever come any deluge of Lethean waters so over whelming as to sink into oblivion the bitter memories of the past. Sad. in deed, would be tlie sure results of criminal forgetfulness of a lessdn so roughly taught, so heroically learned. No. tli is can never be. We are again in the house of our fathers as masters and rulers, and we are here to stay as such for all times; but to stay, inspired by the true instincts of liber ty, and animated solely by a high and patriotic purpose, to dispense even- handed justice, to maintain the purity of our institutions and to secure to afl classes and conditions of our citizens every legal, Constitutional and in herent right of man. With tlie inestimable advantages of good and honest government once more surrounding us likea life-giving atmosphere, how bright the prospect for a rapid advance in all the arts of peace, and in the accumulation of the wealtli to whieh our wonderful re sources of soil ami climate so justly entitle us. True, we are just at this time in a condition of great business depression, common to every interest of the whole world, and in no way peculiar to ourselves save, perhaps, in complications arising from the transi tion piiase through which our agricul tural industry is now passing. To tliis great interest we should certain ly give, and give promptly, that at tention which its importance to the general welfare so imperatively de- j mauds. We should approach its con sideration with that calmnessofjudg ment and freedom from passion so es sential to reaching wise conclusions. The department of agriculture, to whose charge its interests have been entrusted, and whose development has been the object of such earnest, faithful and successful efforts should be sustained and fostered. All laws upon our statute books tending to the Williston, Barnwell County, S. 0. retahhition of itsdev.-IonmenL or cal culated to direct its velopinent that render a people pros perous, happy, gr. at and respected among the nations of tlie earth. Bucli institutions are not like mushrooms, the growth of a night. They require longyearsof patient saerilice.of unoeas ingpatrotic effort, of liberal and un stinted support to'atlain their full stat ure and grand proportions, when their pinnacles, reaching to the sky, will shed a beam of transcendent nright- ness o\er tiie laud, vivifying industry and warming into active life every 8cocritn.il, Muuare me dormant enerifv and sufferers from ocrtaii- a°Unaut energy. In the .matter of education we can to contract. of the A*.-e:n- a high and glorious -office at- DALY & ARMSTRONG CORNER BROAD AND ELLIS, AUGUSTA, GA. Goo. V$ r . Williams. HOUSE, SI GX A XI) FEE SCO PAIiJTES! Graining and Marbling a specialty. Old Furniture polished and made as 1 good as new. .3? Office Up-stairs over Beckman’s Bank. i Orders solicited. We Are Ready, Willina; And Able To Please. COOKE'S CLOTHING & HAT STORE JamesA.Stothart. its energies into un profitable channels, should be at once repealed, and such measure only as are absolutely needed for its proper encouragement should be enacted. Perfect freedom of action and judg ment is the most efficient incentive to successful exertion in all occupations of life. This it is the duty of any Government to insure to any citi zen, whether walking in tiie paths of not to contract. Tho true poli- Ty siieWifi be 10 broaden/ to deepen and to widen, as the resources of the State permit, until tlie last vestige of mental darkness is swept from our borders and every child ia the State shall become the recepient of the benignant influences of thorough instruction. Tlie accomplishment of this great work with us can only he gradual, for none but the wilfully blind can fail to see and feel the pre vailing embarrassment so widespread and universal. But, at least, no step backward should be taken. The march must be ever onward, with a steady determination not to be out stripped in I he race bv our sister ‘States of the Union, who are bending every energy to the most complete and perfect development of their edu cational system. South Carolina, among, if not the first to establish a system of free schools, imperfect though it was, has the added incentive of a noble ambi tion to maintian her ancient proud position among tlie most advanced and progressive of the States. Nor will the fruits of such a liberal policy be either meagre or destitute of a cer tain and abundant compensation. How richly has she, in the past, reaped the rewards of her liberality to her institutions ol learning? Need I tell of the Illustrious names that have illumined her annals, both in peace and in war? Of how her sons, train ed in these institutions and imbued in every fibre of their being with Car olina sentiment and Carolina devo tion to principle, have carried her flag often to victory, but alwavs to glory, and have won for her a reputa tion for loyalty and eloquence not bounded by continents or oeeane? How the heart thrills with emotions of the loftiest State pride as we read of the men who were indeed giants in those days, the acknowledge peers of the greatest and best in the land. Not to mention a hundred others who were almost equally famous, I have no hesitation in asserting that the production of two such men as McDuf tie and ThornweJI, both poor boys, would fully compensate for every dollar expended in the maintenance of the institution which nurtured them. The South Carolina College and the State Military Academy, as tlie cap-stones to a perfected system of common schools, and aided by oilier Gentlemen Bly, we have task before us, in wnfoli no loyal son of Carolina should fail to do his full duty with unflinching and self-sacri ficing devotion. We have rescued this beloved State of ours, tiie heritage of our fathers, from Hie ignoniinous rule of the s-ranger and the alien; but it is left us yet to make her restoration perfect and complete, nor should we cease, each in Ins sphere, to regard his life services as consecrated-to this holy work, until we see her again re habilitated in. all .her ancient and resplendent garments of wealth, pros perity, power and honor; that the Jetties will be finished at the questions, whether they should be Government expeiue, and it is ad- ma de ex-vfiieio Utmed .States Benators, mined, we believe, that they will uu j whemer they should have pea- Slielter lor Stock vs. Food. ( W. L. Jones in Atlanta Constitution.') All are familiar with the expression ‘‘animal lieat.” The epithet‘‘animal,” as applied to heat, would seem to con vey tlie idea that it was a peculiar kind of heat, differing from other kinds of lieat. But this is not the ease. So far as tests can be brought to hear upon it, it exhibits the same properties and produces tlie same ef fects as the heat produced outside of animal bodies, by the burning of wood, coal, gas, etc., etc. As ordina ry heat conies from combustion, or the burning of something, the inference would appear natural that animal lieat also is produced from combustion or tlie burning of something. And this has I.eenYhown to be strictly true. Ti.e life and health of animals require that tiie temperature of their bodies should be approximately 100 degrees of Fah renheit's scale. But as the air around them is usually much cooler than that, they have to generate lieat in them selves, have a furnace of their own, so to speak, which envelopes them. Now, what is it that is burned in an animal’s body to keep its temperature up to Hie natural standard? The an swer is food, especially certain kinds of food. Is food anything like wood? Has it a similar composition? Can it be burned like wood? # Every one knows that certain kinds of food, as fats and oils, burn very readily; tal low, lard oil, cotton seed oil andso on, (or instance. Fats and oils, it will be observed, are not confined to meals or animal food, but are found in seeds and other parts of plants as well. The grain, of corn and oats contain some five per cent, of fat, barley about two, cotton seed about thirty, ground peas (shelled) forty-six, wheat about two, clover hay three, timothy two, etc.; probablyno.su bsla nee eaten by aj 1 i mal s is devoi;l of fat. But tlie substances found largely in food, such as starch, sugar and gum, are composed of the same three elements that fat is, and are susceptible of being burned in an animal’s body. The burning is not as rapid as in a stove, but the conditions and requirements are similar. The fire in a store must have air; tlie ani- make Charleston a deep water port, such being the ease it would seem to be a wise economy to make a suffi cient appropriation at once in order to finish these Jetties without further delay. It is extraordinary to take such a work out of it usual order in tlie river and harbor appropriation bill, but this is an extraordinary ease. Char leston has met with a terrible calami ty. Fortunately the basis of tier pros perity remains. It is within the pow- of the National Government, to im- pi’ove that basis. As there i.s noth ing to be gained by delays in the work, and as there is up sensible rci- they sionsfor life of hau'the annual I‘res- idential salary. The Century slates that its proposition “inis called out many interesting and suggestive cou- triOutions on tlie subject, some criti cising favorably and others uniavop- ably the plan there proposed.” Jt prints, however, comm unicatioua From lion. Francis Whr.riwii, Judge Thomas M. Cooley, Senator George F» Edmunds and Mr. Allen G. Bigelow, all of whom think that it would be in expedient to make the c.x-Presidents ex-oyficio Senators. None of them op pose Hie granting of pensions to tlie ex-Presidents. Senator Edmumts lhinks the propoPHon to make a pe- .pipropriate money sufficient to com- pieiC the Jetties within the earliest possible time. l'*iiiti<*iil . From the Rambler. strong He Hunks tiiat, as the President is. commander in eheil of the army and navy, he is ‘‘as much entitled to a re tiring pension us is any officer in the service lie commands, and he makes these two concluding observations: “I. Such a pension would take away tiu* excuse for undue aim disrcpuiab.o economy at tiie White House. ‘‘2. Giving a suitable pension to an ex-President is more kind, more just “Tommy,” said the politician stern ly to his 10-year-old sou, “I bought a case of bier the day be fore yesterday.” “Did you, pa?” queried the hoy in-. - . noeently “How nice”’ and more constitutional than with- “Tomtnv,” still more sternly, “don’t i holding help from him when he is in to deceive vmir father. Over | poverty; and then, utter he is head, ‘ all the distress or believing that he is leaving ins family whkiout provision, buying his ma* yi)ll tr> lw ttc-uc;# vc ivtvuct . wvwi i ' /P • * half of that case? i3 gone airoady. What ■ unci has hu1K*i eu did you do witli it?” “Well pa,” whimpered tlie boy apol ogetically, “you see we organized a football club yesterday.” “And did that call for the use of beer?” “Yes. I was running for office.” “Um—ail—politics eh? Well, that makes a difference. Did you get it?” “Yes. I was elected captairi.” “You were, eh? Well, see here, Tommy, you just take Hie rest <>! that case and see if you can’t be president of the club. You have discovered tlie royal road to political advancement.” scripts nr library and erecting to him' a tomb.” All of which we think is very sound and good reasoning. The ex-Presi dents have nearly always, ii indeed there are any exceptionib, been com pelled to trench on their own pri vate means to defray their expenses while in office. And even if they did not it is impossible, wihout “undue and disreputable economy,” to save any thing from their salaries to begin life with again as private citizen- when they retire from office. At the same ! time tiie very fact that they have been Presidents of tlie United States re quires of them a certain degree ol ex- mal must draw air also into its lungs and from its lungs into its blood, at institutions of a similar character, will j very short intervals. The stove sends commerce, following the protessions I most assuredly prove, in tlie not dis- j out carbonic acid from the end of its GRANITEVILLE, DEALER IX- S. C. 711 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. DRUGS. CHEMICALS PERFUM' FRIES, TOILET SOAPS, HAIR BRUSHES AND CIGARS. ! The Stock is frequently replenished | so tiiat they are always fresh. Oui , prices are reasonable, and we will be j glad not only to serve our friends ol Graniteville, but of the entire sur- 1 rounding Countrv. or gathering the wealth of nature from our teeming forests and caus ing our fruitful fields to yield iheir i abundant increase. I speak as a far mer who loves ids calling with an | ardor inherited from ancestors devoted j solelv to the Hilaire of tlie soil, and j whose instincts, affinities and sympa- ! tides are, therefore, naturally and I warmly enlisted in tiie successful tur- therance of that first, grandest and 110- blest of pursuits. A fair field, untram melled opportunities, exact justice, | freedom from discriminating Jegisla- I tion, and such encouragement as is taut future, the unfailing source of prosperity, happiness and advance ment in ail that elevates and ennobles. From their gates will issue an annual stream of cultured Carolina youth with hearts filled with grateful love of country, whose genial and refreshing influence will permeate and spread through ever noo]^ and corner of this fair and beautiful State, and will, like running waters in a desert land, cause to spring up everywhere new life, vigor and wealth. But there is another direction in which we must look witli thoughtful pi)>e; the animal throws out carbonic acid at every expiration. The coal or woo l ill the stove burns up and must A Lesson of the Strike. From the Mobile Register (Dan.) The failure of the Chicago strike 1 pense in their style of living again demonstrates the necessity for j Some of tiie principal objections a better working understanding be-1 urged against making the ex-Presi- tween tlie power at tiie head of the dentsca>q#icioSenators are the follow- organization of the Knights of La bar | ing: As Senators they would nave no and the power of the assemblies. Tiie j constituency, and it would be less corn- assemblies organize conflicts which ! plimentury to offer them such an throw great numbers ofw rkrneuouf | empty honor than to allow them to of employment temporarily or per-j remain in private life, disconnected manently, disorganize business, and ; from politics, si 111 ply know 11 as illus- necessitate the interference of the i Irious American citizens, receiving police and militia, and while tiie such nianifeslatioiis ot esteem as their battle rages there is a sudden coun- {conduct in office and their personal termand from Mr. Powderly. It ' characters will command. It would would seem tiiat what comes last ; also destroy the equilibrium of tho resresentation of the several States in the United States Senate, and give tiiose States in which the ex-Presi dents happen to reside a greater num ber of Senators than they would other wise have. Such an arrangement would do violence to our representa tive system which is exclusively elec- should have come first. High Sounding Nonsense. Philadelphia Record. (Don.) We are assured that the idea of “the tariff is primerily to complete the autonomy of the State by estab lishing therein diversified industries (oral and must he an anomaly among of all kinds.” The masses of Anieri-j our institutions. It would certainlv lie can consumers who are compelled to very unconstitutional at present, and pay high protective taxes on their it would be unwise to amend the con- blankets, flannels, clothing, salt, i slitutioiid'or .such an unnecessary pur- lumber, window glass, earthenware, i pose. As said by Mr. Wharton: It is he replenished at short intervals; tlie j medicines, and other necessaries of not safe to amend a constitution animal’s supply of fat, starch, sugar living, will be consoled with the re- unless for reasons far stronger than and gum is also soon used up, and j flection that they submit to these bur- those given for the proposed altera- must be supplied two or three times dens “to comolete tho autonomy of tion.” every day. j the State.” How little the founders | It seems to us that we are getting Now, the amount of heat that an of the republic knew about the nature along very well without such a change animal must generate to keep up its natural temperature depends upon the amount of cold to which it is exposed. The colder the weather the more food must be burnt in a stove to keep a room i warn: tlie greater Uie exposure to cold entirely within the legitimate sphere | care if Hie interest of the people are i the greater tlie amount of food the 11 EADY because we have Selected with the utmost care Goods that com bine style with durabilty. Insufficient variety to make us feel cer tain of being able to please you ? James A. Stothart. of free institutions. and no great benefit can be expected i to come from it. It would be a move backward in our system of goveru- ; ment, and was probably suggested by the example of British Judges and A Good Motto lor 1 SS8. Poston Globe (De m.) Speaker Carlisle’s speach to the Iro- Bishops sitting in Parliament! whieh F. who now A BLE because we have all the Latest and Best Styles and Fabrics in all sizes from the smallest boy to tlie largest man. Can Fit All! Prices on every piece tiie Lowest that can be made. quois club at Chicago, presented in a Jm itself merely a survival of an old of government, is all the American | to he protected against burdensome j animal must consume to keep warm, clear and ciiaraeferistically forcible H buse, which our English cousins | citizen asks or needs, and constitute | and unequal taxation, ami arc to be ! It becomes, then, a practical question, way the aim ami purpose of tlie Demo- have not yet gotten rid of. ! the very fundamental principlesof the j relieved from the unnecessary j to a certain extent, as to tiieesmpara- cratic party in regard to the tariff. liberty for which Washington fought j and unjust impositions tiiat are crush live cost of shelters to protect from j Brief though it was, it covered | G ^ negro land conquered, and in defence of ing them to tiie earth. With two j cold and of food to be burned to produce j fhe whole ground. ^ The great Ken- wiiich our heroes crimsoned the J separate and entirely distinct centres | heat. Is it ch ' countless liiffs and valleys of Hie sun- of power in one most happily conceiv- cold rains and ! ny South. May the genius of liberty j ed form of government, there is a eon-; economize the BilltOP llllfl Goilfpf f ioiiur preside forever over our destiny and ' slant necessity tiiat neither, in the it cheaper to ^ , direct all our efforts to the aecom- exorcise of its functions, should ever • weather and plishm nt o; so glorious a triumph in j escape the viaiiant watchfulness of up for inert vy J AND DEALER Jl ■y^'ILLING, yes we should say so; noone can tell how Willing till they see these Goods and hear Prices. WIESE Priees run through every department Men’s and Boy's Suits! Men’s and Boy’s Overcoats! Men’s and Boys Hats, Underwear Neck wear, Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas &e. Ac., are all offered in the same way. We have the largest stock in our Wholesale Department ia this Market to select from. T GROCERIES TOBACCO and CIQABS, TOYS, FIRE-WORKS, Etc. AIKEN, . - - govt i umeutul science. Amidst the abundant causes for con- i,i the citizen. T;ie momentous events A. W. BLANCHARD It is considered how cheaply roofs of o ir recent past, teeming with the rray be made «»f planks and stalls ofj gr inflation, we cer'uinly posse-s one I clns'i of armies, political convulsions , poles, whieh with pine brush leaned | Fair Play lor Doth Sexes j in the restored credit ami improved I and mighty problems yet unsolved, I against them on the north and west I ‘ * < i finances of tiie State, brought to life. ! have contracted our range of vision, sides would very effectually protect j From the Brooklyn Eagle (Dcm.) j ai it were, fro u a condition of almost j and bounded our interest almost from cold winds, one cannot hesitate | Mr. Beecher’s hanpy epigram, “I j absolute decay and death. We should { wholly within the limits of .State long in answering the above question, j have no sympathy for an eight-hour j not f< r.-e: to scan closely the expendi-j lines. This should no longer he the | man witli a fourteen-hour wife” is a tures of Government, and restrict case, when the overpowering cause j i choice bit of philosophy. It would he ! them wiihin tlie limits of a wise and of pressure has nearly ceased to exist, I A curious mistake has been made hard to cram more meaning into the | liberal economy. This is but simple j or at least is inactive. The time has, i in Mexico. The people of that eonu-! same number of words. Tlie hand T “ justice to taxpayer, who, however, {then, surely arrived when our atten- try have mistaken a Frenchman that rocks the cradle rules the world. Bishop I*eland, of Minnesota, says N Laurens Street, two doors south ; cheerfully and uncomplainingly he j tion slmuld be directed witli careful j named Thiers, who is visiting the : but if it were to refuse to rock it more that “the American laborer, earning of the “Croft Block,” Hair (Tit- may pay hisquota of tribute,should not scrutiny to the operations of that cen-j republic, for the late President of than eight hours a day would not/the or $3 a day, cannot support his fam- S. O b-Tod 185. When ask how many wives he had had, he said he had not any: “that colored t>eople In his youngdayr never paid any attention tomarrying.” A nunihar of his sons, he says, wer; killed in the war, and he is n >w in Ja kso.u, Mias., on pcnsoti business. He owns a planta tion and is not a “crank.” Rainey’s Barber Shop. For J. C. LUDLOW & CO. We Invite All To Examire. O ' ting. Shampooing and Shaving done he subjected to greater burdens than j with care, and afterthe most approved . the necessities of Government iniper- j method. | atively demand. But it should also CiUThe Trimming ofLadies’ Bangs , be remembered that the smallest ami j Misses and children’s Hair a specialty fewest appropriations are not always E. CAPERS RAINEY. * 1 the wi.-e-t economy. Government is tral Govenment in our duplex system France. The presiding officers of the I world have to look out for another Hv, his church and a saloon.” so far removed from popular ohserva-| Mexican Chamber made him an ad-i ruler? — • tion asto give it comparativeexemp-1 dress and a dinner was given in his j — *9 | Count de Lessens always wears a tion fr*m responsibility. In its re-| honor. Tiie Joe key Club bad fun' The great beauty of charity is prl-1 high hit whei her he is camel riding ■norsel«ss absorption of legitimate j with him also. There is a great deal j vney; there i* a sweet force in an an- in the S nidaii or looking after his little State f|uct:owi5, in the cruel exercise iu a name in Mexico. nonymous penny.—Centurr. ca ai down in Panama.