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THE MEN RECORDER. -- o.L\itL::s 11. DKAVTON. :e from c»r«lei i AIKEN, S C.. I EIIKlAKi JJ. SulMC-rlption Katc«*—<lnc vt-ar, sis (oontfis. 41.(w. If paid in advene*, om #i»r. |1 M> ’ux iut»utb-i. T> cents. .\tlTcrft < vng Riitcn.—Qne square, first insertion. $1 UO; eacL subsequent insertion 90 cents. Qb^qan^s at re^u^r tat^ of ad sertlsiDir. To CuPteiponiJe^ts—AJ1 coQ;muni(ii tiwns nics^ Ve aocumnanted )>y the trut Dane and - address of the w riter in order t« .veeiv^ atUfition Kejeeted a »mn>utiica tions will (till be returned Ulde lu 1 ret aw poetnirc are eticlosed. Tbe CnlH!>:viS:u of tho Sons of ‘ TfUllX-THIM-**. On Friday afternoon Mr. Edward f/vr^weil. the famous (’nnadiun lein- l-rfanoe Ivct^ref, 11 profewionai MXiftrri.cvctf fff ofcr if yearji, ^rj-ived in .C'.qluujhia Qfii) rcyisU^ed ut Wri^htV He visits tire tt.de under the ^uapjees of the hropu^ulion Coiumit* .iv >>f tlos.So/;? uf |Vi^i>eranc« of North r Ampri^af. l/i t^jp general interests of |i/e p'atisnf ojT fpiniieraiicp t/nd for U.e r 9p$^i*l j»qr[»o4/,‘ofassi-,fi^giii slrength* lliP Of tier in this St^te. Ife will b# nrcontpanitMl qi} ids tour [which twill lost one month or, if practicable, ,*i* srerka) hy Mr. C. M. Douglas, of .t'olfimWa, who has been appointed a .Deputy Drund Worthy Patriarch for Hie State at large, for the purpose ol organising new divisions at every fa- /Yorablo point. Mr. Douglas is sent i»uf itQ^cr auspices of the Grand division qf tiiatr. Ip the cveiling at 8 o’clock Mr. C’ars- weil Addressed a very l*.irge and ap preciative audience at the 4.’pluinbiu Opera House on tlie subject of Tem per »nee. The house was full from 'Pirquet to gallery and the audience niwnif-«ted their approval by enthusi astic applause. The following accouni [^ (uken from the Xcun and Courier. in order thui some idea of the leetun ffii/y be obtained from an impartia. \)'itpe^ unponnected with the ordei of Hons of Tempera nee: Mr. Edward Parsircll addressed a ver> large ai,d appreciative audience in th» Opera House to-night npon thu .subject o; Temperance. At 8 o cbn-k Col. Drayt»ii. (irund Worthy I'atriarcb of South Caro Una, introduted Mr. Carswell in an appro priate manner. Mr. Carswell i* an English man, or rather a Canadian. He ha> addressed temperance audiences in a pro fessional capacity for twenty-seven years mid p4!fie direct to this State from Oshawa. t 'anarfi.' '[’he lecturer is a rather reniarka le looting njiiii. Ho wears Ids hair ver\ joiiK and ‘lias Tong side whiskers. His fact is pleasant and his manners both upon tin lecture stand and in private are perfect!.' unaffected. I’j»on the stage with Mr. Cars well and Col. Drayton were the Itev. Dr. E M. Butler, of Trinity Episcopal church Washington; Rev. O. A. Darby. Presiden of the Columbia Female College; Pus Worthy Ratriarch C. M. Douglas; Pas Worthy Patriarch J. A. Elkins, and Mr John F. Britton. For an hour and a hah the large audience gave their entire utten tion to the speaker It is probable tha never beforo has such a lecture upon tern perance been delivered here, except, per naps, nine years ago when Mr. Carswell \va- here. The style was entirely different fr< m those temperance lectures the Columl a people have been treated to of late yeui . From the first to the hist the lecturer e - gaged the attention of Ids hearers by inte - spersing the most amusing anecdotes re lated in the most artistic manner. Being i capital mimic was a great assistance to him and the audience was frequently made t< laugh very heartily. Some of the mon sober-mfndcd'In'tfte'hqusothought that tin lecturer caused’too much levity and that h; dwelt for too short a space of time upon tin scHous side. Another lec ture will be deliv ered in the Op o ra House to-morrow evening by Mr. Carswell. Mr. Cramer was public!? thanked for Ids liberality in allowing tin USiJ of his house for next to nothing. I'he following appointments bavt been arctingptl fop Messrs. Carswell am Douglas this week: Peaks, on Mon day, 21st; Prosperity, Tuesday, 22nd; Newberry, Wednesday, 23d; Laurens. Thurstlay, 24th; Ninety-Six, Frida?, 25th, aud Greenwood, Saturday, 2Gtb. Those arrangements will be kept unless prevented by some providen tial cause. Mr. Carswell will lecture at each of these points, and Mr. Doug las will perform the practical work o! organizing new ^iyisjonq. The list ot new appointments will be p.ihjishei’ each week. The desire to hear Mr. Cqrsiyell is bo great that letters and postals are pouring in upon the Grand Worthy Patriarch, from al! puyts ot the Slate, asking for appointments. To these we would sr,y th;,t every effort will be mode to reach the appli cants, hut it will b« impossible to reach all who {,av«s expressed a desire t< hear him. No towns off the lines ot railroad will be visited except Edge field, ‘{'lie exception is made in this- caseWcause it is believed that a good, opening exists at that important cen tre for the establishment of a splendid Division. We sincerely trust that great good will result from this work and that the order of Sons of Temper ance will number on its roll a large increase of new divisions as a practi cal result. Since the above was in type we find the following account of Mr. Cars well’s lecture cn Saturday night at the polmi^bi^ Op^ra House in the News and Courier of Sunday: •‘A light rain during the first of tin evening prevented a large audiencr from attending the temperance lect ure of Mr. Carswell at the Opera House to-uight, but while the housi was uot crowded, quite a fair numbei of persons were present. A bettci temperance lecture has never been heard iii Columbia, and it is probable that ' a ‘ comedy play lias not foi many a dav amused an audience as much or" caused so much hearty laughter as Mr. Carswell’s anecdotes and mimickings, with which he illus trated and Impressed his points and arguments upbn his hearers. Mr. Carswell was rtri^c paid fifty dollars a y been spent in travelling a dit- of over twelve hundred miha his Canadian home to help tlie in South Carolina. Mr. Dong as’ e..penys h#ye beep arranged for by t ho Grand Division of this State. We bespeak mr the distinguished lec turer a genuine Carolina welcome wherever he may go, aud earnestly ru»t bis tour in company with Mr. Douglas will result in a general strengthening ef the noble Order of Sons of Temperance in this State and great good to tlie cause of Temper ance in general. • L.V( KI\<. Till The V* »o ,-i r hr IMtlJSiiHi.vr. SI If Ac».\l>sl VltO l>i.A i Tlie Aiulersoti Itoad Law. l»i i.'i ally lialflmotv Sun. pendenf IVtifinit Approved. Washington’s Birthday. To-day is the 22nd of February, tbe birthday of <>ite of the greatest men that ever lived. Not great in any par- NEIV Yo!tK.i February 1G.—There is an e> :d* ut intencimi on tbe paftof tlie most parti-au R:*| »i'.iic’»tis to tmiKe as much pt.Iilii-al capital out of Dresident CleVeJalid’s veto of the depemfeut peusiou bill as possible, but judging from the talk that one hears at* the ex- uhuiiuA-'s aud hotels, in the streets and on tlie cars, the public seems to sus tain tbe President’s courageous veto. The pension business is t.«iijg over done, and the appeals for veterans of the civil war are losim; their hold on the gratitude of the people. It is get ting to be well understood that the most earliest |ietitioiiers fur pensions are those who are the least entitled to them. T<>-day a gentleman laid in the hearing of a Sun correspondent. IColiei-t Tar&or an AuisuMa Slnte Mea- chaiit gnomes to Griet*. The Augusta eorrospondept of the Xetrx and Courier under date of Feb. jSth says: In the City couit this morning the ease of.Joseph Miller aud John War ren, the two gamblers from whom Robert Tarver and his f p ier, Rober son Tarver, are endeavoring to recover $boO which the former hist hy playing against their faro hank, waif calleo. Messrs. Tutt & Lockhart five days ago tiied a f-uit of bail trover against MASTER'S SALES. Professional Advertisements. s (TATE OF SOFTH CAROLINA! Co l*n tv of Aik MX Common* Pi, has. Senator Murray has raised a row in his county by his new road law, apd is busy trying* to satisfy his constitu ents. Tbe law provides that the roads in Anderson county must be worked enough days-to put and keep them in thorough order, and the provisions of the bill are stringent enough to ac complish UviskemL There is. also, a small levy made fir macadamizing parts of the road which are so spongy I that ordinary work cannot cure the T3FRSUAXT to a defects, t he law* is an excellent one | j above cause, will he sold in and we wish it had been extended to this countv. The howl is raised S Mary J. Gantt and Susan if. XJU ATT I. K BAUM, Pilill ids, VS. M. - xri.DA Hakti.ky, David P. Hakt- i.ey, et al.. Defendants. AIKEN INSTITUTE, • ' D. 8. Hkxi>eksox. E. P. Hexdeksok. aiken, s. c. Henderson Brothers, FRANK H. CURTISS, President, attorneys at law, Aiken, s. c. Will practice in the State and fAESIGN El) for 1 We nigher educa- , United States Courts for South Caro- Messrs. Miller & Warren, iu order to j principally Jiy Mr. Murray’s oppo neiits, who would seek anv opportu nity to render him unpopular.—Spar tanburg Herald. tieular line of action, hut great in the j ”1 11 R'publienn, Jmtthe President { general svmeiry of his character, and ^ OI)e u manl.v and wise act in ve- reeover the money. Tliese parties were unable to give bond when ar.eited bj* thesherifl and consequently have been under tlie chargeofu.q-eciai bailiff,Mr. Miot Hig gle, since tl at time. Messrs. Twiggs and Yerd« ry, attorneys for Messrs. Miller and Warren, applied to have their cliei.ts released from custody The Yorkville Enquirer says thaf Coi. A. Cowgrd, late State superin tendent of education, has received the appointment of postotTice inspector jand will enter upon the discharge of in the vglgcof !;j* services as a patriot j s H ^vn-judle. Too manv men are get- soldicjt and Statesman. The people of' ting pensions w ho have tlie South have always paid great re doing the pension bill. Essentially it ■ ““dvr a stotufe of Georgia which pro- duties in a few da vs; though he ! vides tluu whenever anv delVtidaiit in ! speet to the obsejvnnce of this day, hut since the war it is celebrated with greater eclat and more generally than ever before. This to a great extent is due to tlie f:yct tbi/t since emancipa tion, in the large tjouthern cities the colored people have turned out in sue)) force op th e 4th of July, the gre^t national holiday, as lo make it ipcon- venieut and uqpleqs^ut fo/tlm white people to coumjemorate it in the usual manlier. For this reason Washing ton’s birthday has been substituted as the day for the expression of national patriotism and good will. It will be observed by a notice in another column that Mr. J. R. Mack, principal of the Aiken Academy, has arranged for an exhibition of hjs school, aud abort addresses by seven?! gentlemen in commemoration of the day, and the public generally are in vited. Y "Wide Awake anil 1*rogressi\ e Journal. Our old friend, tlie enterprising Au gusta Chronicle, on Monday, February 14th, accomplished a signal feat of journalism, which gloriously illus trates tlie spirit and vitality of the Southern press. A special edition of many thousand copies filled with matters pertaining to Columbia was stricken off, a special tiain chartered at an expense, it is sujd, of $oOU, and was run thpoqgh from* Augusta to Charlotte, N. C., a distance of 195 miles, in five hours and a half. The edition was dUlributed gratuitously along the entire liqe, creating a de cided sensation. In it appeared a splendid letter from Mr. J. It. Randall descriptive of Columbia, and a care fully prepared review pf its trade and resouices by Major i,. Ransom, showing that Columbia has increased 5,000 in populatiou in the past five years, and that the trade of the city last year aggregated the handsome sum of 11,850,090. Yesterday the Chronicle published a splendid Charleston edition, con taining some admirable work b3’ Mr. Stanhope Sams and Mr. T. J. Burney, the general agent, and a liberal dis play of advertisements b?’ the business men of Cftarleston. Such enterprise speaks well for the business manage ment and prosperity of pur esteemed eotempqrary, and is deserving of hearty commendation. Tlie Lenten Season. Augusta Evening News, Feb. 18. Next week will commence the Lenten season, and arrangements are now being made to celebrate it with appropriate ceremonies. The import ant holy day < in the beginning of the season lire, first. Shrove Tuesday, 22d inst. »Shrove-(ide plainly signifies the time of confessing sins, a^ the Saxon word Shrive, of Shrift, means confes sion. This season had been anciently set apart 1^' the Church of Rome for a time of shriving or confessing sins, hut this seemingly not bad prepara tion for the austerities that were to follow in Lent was, for whatever reason, laid aside at tlie Reformation, flu* luxury and intemperance that usually prevailed at this season were »■ ‘stiges of the Roman carnival, which Mores in derives from the time of Gentilisti), itij.j.'j.lucing Auhunus and lei.eribing.it' {.bus: ".Men eat and irink and abandon themselves to ev ory kind * f foolery, as if resolved lo have their till of pleasure before they were to die, and, as it were, forego overy sort of delight.” Thus also Selden : ."What tlie church debars us one day she gives us leave to take an- ither. First there is a Carnival, and then a Lent.” Ash Wednesday, 23d inst. ’ibis, which is the first day of Lent, is called Ash Wednesday (as we read in the Festa-Anglo-Rouian) from the ancient ceremony of blessing ashes on that day, and therewith tfij priest signed the people on the forehead in the form of a cross, affording them withal this wholesome admonition: "Remember, man. thou art dust and phall return to dust.” The. anhes used this day in the Chuyyh of Rome are made of the palms cofirecrated the Sunday twelve months btfore; or rather the ashes which they use this dav are made ol the paln.s blessed the, 1-uin; trupday before. them. Why, I know a titan wno g a back pensioi? of 3,S0J to which he was no more entitled than I, who don’t know the smell of gunpowder. Another man, who lias long been in public life, and who was on Governqr Morgan’s stall* during tlie war, said to-day: -‘l Imd a great deal to do in raising and fitting out the regiments which this State supplied to war. I know all about the men who made up those regitpeula and the motive which led them to enlist, and when I see! these same men now trading on their service in the army, asking the Gov ernment for more pensions ami beg ging for offices and soft places, I am filled with disgust. Of course, many entered the army fjom patriotic mo tives, and I. ns the entire nation is, am grateful for the services which any man rendered, regardless of motives, by which the Union w,as preserved, hut t}p*re should be a limit to tftis pen sion business. Qf course, the deserving -should not be neglected; but, on the other hand, the nation must not lie imposed upon, and in the name of patriotic gratitude made to empty a big section of the treasury-into the waiting hats of professional mendi cants.” Many old soldiers are us openly opposed to the dependent pen sion bill as the civilians, and are not afraid to express them elves with enuv.l boldness. ho »igi t to I action of bail trover shall, by reu- :i„ who got i f M1 of, ‘ja .inability to give security, 'does not know just now to wbat ter- ritorv he will be assigned. THE TREASURY PORTFOLIO. Spcakee Carlisle Spoken of as Man ning's Successor. Washington. February 15.—The impression is gaining ground here that John G. Carlisle will be appoint ed secretary of the Treisury. The reasons for this opinion are doubtless based upon the singular concurrence of important considerations, all of which favor suc-b a selection. Mr. Carlisle would give the Admin istration a closer relation to tbe House of Representatives. In mak ing up his Cabinet Mr. Cleveland took three gentlemen from tlie Senate and not one from the House, although the House lias been the seat of Democrat ic powef iiud its leaders have been ac customed to djrect and control public affairs. Mr. Carlisle lyas an unequalled ac quaintance with the personnel! of the House, which lias twice expressed its confidence in him hy electing him to tie .Speakership. Mr. Carlisle is a representative ol the Western Democracy; was horn in the West, has always lived there, and has had his ptihlju training as a representative qf Western Ctiiistilqeii- cio«. This question of locality is an im portant con ^deration, for the major ity of the Democratic members of the House reside in tlie valley of the Mis sissippi, and the prejudices against an Eastern control of the treasury make a formidable and often an in surmountable obstacle lo harmonious relations. Mr. Carlisle has also high qualifica tions for this iniportant position. He lias unusual capacity for problems of taxation and finance. Ho is imbued with the nfost advanced and enlight ened thought qpon those subjects, and his administration wquld begui ded by the liberal principles long professed by Democratic statesmen and the application of which is now sure lo be demanded by the impera tive requirements of business and pol itics. Mr. Carlisle has another indis pensable qualification. He has the Confidence of the country. TneVo is no doubt us to his integrity. He has also the con fid cnee qf the business community, which believes in his moderation, prudence and wisdom. There is a belief here that the chan ges in the Cabinet will not be limited to the treasury department. It is ex pected that Mr. Garland will resign, and there are rumors of other re^ig nations, i do not profess to have any definite knowledge as to these reports hut there are certain indications which persuade ipe that they are not improbable. he held in imprisonment, he may, by giving to the other party five day's notice of an application for his dis charge, on the ground that he is un- ahle to give the securilv required by law, or to produce tlie property, and shail satisfy the court of this fact, he shall he discharged from custody. Both Messrs. Miller and Warren were put upon the stand and they fes* ljfied that Tarver had visited their place on tlie night in question and had won between $100 and $110 and left. In a short while he returndH, seemingly intoxicated with his good fortune, and lost what he had won and about $450 besides. This money the\ T had either lost or spent befut'e beii'g arrested hy the sheriff. They had tried togiye bond, hut were lia ble to secure it. Robeit Tarver, the man who claims to have lost the money, was then put upon the stand. His statement was, as stated in this cr*rrespon<}*mee a few- days ago, iljat his father had entrusted him with $850 to pay some bills. This money he gambled off* against faro without the know ledge of his father, Who is now seeking to recover it. Mr. Roberson Tarver, the father of Robert, was then put upon the stand. He testified that he had entrusted his 3011 with the money, and supposed his debts had been paid i;ntjl he received :> notice from the fleqrgia Railroad that a note he owed there had not been paid. He then came to the city' and learned the facts wf the case, when he employe-! Messrs. Tutt & Lockhart to recover the money. When, upon being asked to return the money, the gamblers refused, he swore out a writ of Hover, upon which they were arrested by the Sheriff’. When Sir. Tarver left the stand Judge Eve stated that the evidence had disclosed tlie fact that a gaming house had been kept in this city, and he ordered the Sheriff to take Messrs. Miller and Warren in custody for run ning a gaming house, and Robert Tarver for playing at tlie house. „Hc‘ also ordered Solicitor Cohen to prose cute them for gambling. The argument then commenced,-af ter which Judge Eve reserved his <ie cisiou until Wednesday, saying that he desired further time to consider the case. It is the general opinion that Tarver has gotten himaelf into somewhat oi a muss, as there is; hardly the shadow of a chance of his procuring his money, and he is to be tried for gambling. It was also stated around the court room that in all probabi it.v |ie would tie indicted for larceny after trust, which is clearly proven by his »wq and his father’s statements. If so he will fare badly, ami will probably in future never he intoxicated with luck. DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT —AT— gambler’s night to'travel in’Noftliern cities and tell bib amusing stories, but he re turned to his'temperance lectures, al though mut-h more unprofitable. He pleaded for temperance in a manner which could cafise offency'fo no one. He asked for tlie periih^'R influence of every body. Individuals although j they diil not know it, had a great deal | of influence. The influence of woman ; was the power wanted. They ruled : the world, Florence Nightingale, by ! Tier personal courage and by the phy sical gt ‘tNJot Surprising.” Anderson Journal, Mrs. Uhapin, tfte aggressive W. C. T. U. lecturer, recently wrote an a;? tide in advocacy of woman’s suffrage and sent R to the Southern Christian .1 Ivoc.ale for publication, but that paper very properly declined to give ii space. It is not surprising that Mrs. Chapin has fallen into this line, for her course in the recent past has inclined very mueh in that direction. There is gratification, how ever, in the fact that she lias suc ceeded in inducing very few of our women to forsake the proprieties traditional* in q.ir country-. Mrs. Chapin is a native Southerner, in fact 1 South Carolinian, but our institu tions are not congenial to her. She should go North and cast her lot with Susan B. Anthony, Flizihetft Cady Staiitcn, and Dr. Mary Walker. Out on Bail. Blaine’s New Hope. {Special to the New York Herald.) Augusta, Mi:., February 15.—It has leaked out that Mr. Blaine is en deavoring to 111 ike personal and party capital out oi the coast defences and tlie increase of the navy appropria tions. Blain believes that the country- is ripe for prompt action on the part oi pongress, and he thinks that fai ur to consent to a comprehensive systt m of fortifications, as well as a consider able enlargement of the navy-, will re act on the Democratic party. With this, idea in his mind he has passed tlie word to hit; followers at Washington to do all in their power to cause that class of the Democratic Congressmen who oppose liberal ap propriations to persevere ir, their course, and to allow the proposed measures nov,- helote Congress logo by default. The exact manner in which the as tute aspirant for tlie Presidency ex pects his scheme to l^e accomplished .iocs not appear, but of tlie truth of the above statement there is no question. It is understood here that the speech of Mr. Reed, ot Maine, in tlie House of Representatives a few days since, in which he challenged the Democrats on the subject of coast defences, was in accordance with Mr. IRgihg’s plan ol action. Mr. Blaine utterly refuses to ex press himself to newspaper represen tatives. When the card of a niember of the press is sent to him he writes on tlie back, "Not in. J. G. B.” The Largest Farm in the World. From Inc SI. Louis Republican. In the extreme northwest corner of Louisiana lies tlie largest producing farm in the world. It runs 100 miles north aud south and miles east and west, and is owned and operated by a syndicate of Northern capitalists. Their general manager. J. B. Watkins, gives an interesting account of this gigantic plantation, which throws the great D.ilrymple farm in Dakota into the shade completely*. "The 1,50J,Q00 acres of our tract,” Mr. Watkins gujd, "was purchased in 1883 frqm tlie State ot Louisiana and from the United Stqtes Government. At that tiipe it was vast grazing land for the cattle of t|ie few dealers of tlie neighborhood. When I took posses sion I found over ijO.UOC head of lialf- wild horses and cattle. My work was to divide the immense tract into con venient pastures. estuLftishiqg stations or ranches every six miles. Tlie fenc ing ah no cost in the neighborhood of $5),0<)0. The land I found to be best adapted to rice, sugar, corn and cotton. All our cultivating, ditching, &c , is done by steam power. We tgke a tract, say half :> mile whip for in stance, and place an engine on each side. The engines are portable and operate a cable attached to four plows, and under this arrangement wCare able to plough thirty acres a day with only the labor of three men. Our harrowing, planting amj other cuiti- vation is dong in a like manner; in fact, there is not a single draught horse on the entire place. We have, of course, horses for the herders of cattle, of which we nqw have TG.CGO head. The Southern Pacific Railroad runs for thirty-six miles through our We have three steamboats operating on the waters of our own estate, upon which there are 803 miles of navigable waters. We have an ice house, a LYCEUM HALL, Stoudiiy, Feb. 28, 1887. The Alden-Renedict Dramatic (,’om- pauy Will give a performance on Mon day evening, February 28th, IHS7, at Lyceum Hall, in the celebrated drama of Monte Cristo? the master-piece of the famous dra matist. Alexander Dumas. Tickets for sale at Hall’s drug store at following rates: Reserved seats (chairs), first three rows, $1.00; next three rows, 75 cents; general admis sion, 50 cents; galler\, 25 cents. STEVENSON & McCREERY, Managers. Registration Notice. * I WILL be at my office the first Monday in every month for the purpose of registering those citizens who have come of age since tlie last election, and to attend to other official business. WALTER ASHLEY, Supervisor of Registration for Aiken Cou nty. William Turnbuil Lauf'ens Street, Aikcu, S. C. rpHE public are invited to inspect .L my stock of CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, which I am selling at rock bottom prices. I buy none but the best aud sell as cheap as the cheapest. Canned Goods in great variety aud from the best houses. WM. TURNBULL. front of the Court House at Aiken C., ' at tlie risk of former purchaser within ! the legal hours of sale on Salesday in March next, the following described property situate in tjie County- and sjtate aforesaid. 2. Tract containing one hundred and twenty-three and one-half acres, more or less, bounded by lands of James \V, Hartley, lands .of estate of William Kneece. lands of R. H* Hols- tien and lands of the estate of F. B. Fallaw. Terms of Sale: Qnerhalf cash, bal ance in one year; credit portion secur ed by a bond of tiie pure)laser, aud a mortgagt? qf the premises sold and to bear interest from the date of sale at 7 per cent, per annum. Purbhqser to pay for title. \y. w. WILLIAMS, Master Feb. 12, 1887. tion of young ladies and young gentlemen. Course of study thorough ; and exhaustive, covering a period of i eight years exclusive of collegiate course of fourye.irs. Each department complete in itself—Primary, Inter mediate, Grammar, Preparatory Aca^ dernic, Academic and Collegiate, BATES OF TUITION*. Pkr Moxtb. Application for Charter. T HIRTY’ days after date I he under signed will apply to W. M. Jor dan, Clerk of the Court for Aiken county, for a charter of incorporation for themselves and successors, undei the name and style of "Sons and Daughters of Zion,” of Beech Island Aiken county, S in accordance with the requirement of the Statute? of South Carolina. CYRUS WATKINS, ANNA WATKINS, JOHN L. BRUCE, S. P. COHEN,' PERRY COOK, A LLEN WILLIAMSON, BEN LARK. February 8, 1887.-4t SMITH & CRANE, WHOLESALE GROCERS, 906 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. Call attention to the following; Prime Rust Proof Oats, Expressly- for seed. Choice White and Mixed CORN. Fine F,astern IRISH POTATOES. New Crop Cuba MOLASSES. 1). S. SIDES, SHOULDERS and STRIPS, and all kinds STAPI^ GROCERIES, which they offer at lowest prices. TWO MULLS FOR SALE. Call and examine stock on farm of— IL C. iiONNKY, 4iken, s. C. Farm to Rent For 1887. farm 500 T HE Bonn w more or less and improvements near the town o Aiken. acres, with dwelling house Parties wishing to rent, may apply farm. ! to Mrs. H. C. Boimey at the place. Mrs. H. (’. Bonney, near Aiken, S. C. bank, a ship-yard and a rice mill.” Cleveland and the Negro. From the Philadelphia Record. Tha simple-minded colored people of the country are unable to follow the tortqoqs reasoning by which the Republican Senators undertake to de fend their rejection of an intelligent ILIj Oi J. B Y virtue of a certain bond and mortgage, executed by Louisa J. Meyer to William Turner, condition for the payment of tlie full and just j sum of one thousand dollars, dat<d ! July 33rd. A. D. 1885, with interest < p j eight hundred dollars from January j 1st, 1880, at the rate often per cent. black man for an oiHce vyhicli he was j per annum, until paid, and, where- entirely competent to fill. J. Milton Turner, ex-Minister to Liberia,regards tbe rejection of Matthews because he was a colored man and a Democrat as an insult to the race. But Senator Ingalls savs the Republican Senators rejected Matthews because President Cleveland' nominated him a second time after he had been once rejected. It is not strange that the negro mind in its simplicity is incapable pf com prehending that. If Mr. Matthews were rejected a second time because he was nominated a second time, $1 O 4M 3 4 MORTGAGEE'S SALE B Y v'fLue of a certain mortgage ex ecuted by- John D. Cummings and D. Cummings, to T. G. Croft, on the 4th day of February-, A. D. 1885, for the sum of $207.04, with all interest that may be due thereon, and, where as. default in the payment thereof having been made; I will sell at Ai ken, in front of the Court House, on Wednesday, the 23rd day of Februar? , A. D. 1887, within the legal hours for Sheriffs Sales, the following personal property, described in sai4 mortgage as follows, to wit: . One Black horse mule, named "Dick.” One sorjrel mare mule, named "Kit ” One pale red cow and calf, and One red hull yearling. Terms of Sale Cash. M. T. HOLLEY, Sheriff Aiken County, Agent. February- 9th, J887, )1 jfl S TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,! County op Aikkn. j' Common Pi.eas. L. F. Dicks, as Administrator of Jag. Dicks, < eeeased. Assignee of F. W. Wagner & Co., Plaintiffs, against W. E. Hankinson and A. N. Hankin- sou, Defendants. Foreclosure of Mortgage, decree in the sell at Aiken, S. C., in front of the Court House, on the 7th day of March, 1887, within the legal hours of sale, the following de scribed property, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land situate in tlie county- of Aiken and State of South Carolina, near the Upper Three Runs, containing two hundred acres, more or less, adjoining die lands of Wesley Johnson, I). H. b’rosland, Jarrett Scott and M. Hank- msou, Trustee of Sarah L. Hankinson. P URSUANT to a above cause I will Terms of Sale Cash, pay for Deed. W. W. Purchaser to February 10, 1887. WILLIAMS, Master. ilLLii SOUTH CAROLINA, Cum- B l!i STATE OF County op Aiken. T. G v Croft, Plaintiff, against John D. Cummings and I) niings, Defendants. Warrant of Seizure. Y virtue of tlie above warrant ol seizure to me directed and now on file in my office, f will sell at Capt. A. S. Seigler’s place, in said county, on Thursday, the 34Ui day of Febru ary, A. D. 1887, within the legal hours for Sheriff’s sales, the following per sonal property, levied upon as the property of the above named defend ants, to wit: 50 bushels of corn, more or less. 50 bushels of cotton sted, more cr less. 309 pounds fodder, more or less. Terms of Sale Cash. M. T. HOLLEY, Sheriff Aiken County. February 9, 1887. QTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA! O County of Aikkn. \ By John T. Gaston, Esq., Probate Judge. Whkp.kas, Anna Fallaw hath made suit to ipe to grant her Letters of Ad ministration of the estate of G. W. Fallaw, deceased. These arc, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said G. W. Fallaw that they- he and appear before me in the Court of Probate to he held at Aiken, S. C., on Friday, 25th of February, 1,887, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Givkn under my hand this 7th day of February, in the year of our Rord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven. [skai..j JOHN T. GASTON, Pro >ate Jipjge of Aiken County. Febi vary 7, 1SK7 ’L gTAT By JuttN OF SOUTH CAROLINA! TV OP A IKK:*. 1 Probate, T Gaston, Esq., Judge. what for? w£vs he- rejected the first time Perambulating Saloon. Atlanta, Ga., February 15.—For sewru mornings a negro good she had done in the Crimea was now next to thesQueen, the mo.-i beloved woii:. j i>'i in his native country -—Knglarill. Trie lecture lasted for an hour and a hsff. Mr. Carswell will An Monday begin a four of the State, S nd before' having for Ilfs‘home in frozen Canada will d"iiv»*r auoMier lidure iu Columbia. Another Divis ion will be formed iu Columbia. No * barge u iil be made i• r al tend- i fg these lectuies but u collection wilt be taken up at each tuovting from s ich a* f •» 1 disjiosed to voluntarily C mtributc towards Mr. Carswell’s ex- jkmikos. Tin* National Projiogaiion Coiu-uitU'C placed only one hundred dollars at his disposal and more than j te-cent from I toijfty dollars of this amount has ul- of foriol. -Sf Bakxwkll, February 17th.—James Lutz, who was shot by ii. (.’. Moidy, is considered out of danger, and to- iay Moody was released oq hail. The bond given was $(XiU, and it was sign- i Jarm? ed by Green Harrison. Georg-* W. Peacock, Frank Cave and Angus named calling rooms, arm a large hamper basket. This morning an officer stopped him and examined his basket He found that it uinja preambulatiag aloon. Within tlie Thomas Guy has been noticed around ut houses and private having upon hi= The New York Sun gives an ac count of a boy iu Wail street who, though only 15 years old, plays poker and gambles in stocks a.^ readily and j as, the same is now past due, and no j part thereof having been paid; I will J sell at Aiken Court House, on the j first Monday in March next, within | the legal hours of hhentf's .Sales, the j following real estate, described in said ! mortgage as follows, to wit: All that certain tract or parcel of land, situate and being in the County ! ot Aiken and State aforesaid, contain- ! ing Fifty Acres, more or less, and 1 hounded as follows; on flic South by . lands of M. J. Meyer; on the West j by the main Cowdeu road, to a red | Oak corner on Jacob Foreman’s line; I and on all oilier sides hy lands of the | * : iaid Jacob Foreman and John Bates, i and being tbe same tract of land cou- | veyed to me hy deed of conveyance I bv C. C. Meyer, dated the 23rd dav of July, A. D. 1&S5, ami known as the j Whkhkas, VY. M. Jordan, p., hath made suit to me io grant him Letters of Administration on the dere lict estate of W. S. Howard, Sr., de ceased. These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the ki pel red and creditors of the said W. S. How ard, Sr., that they be and appear be fore me in the Court of Probate to be held at Aiken, S. C.. on Wednesday, 22d day of March, 1887, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administra- ; tion should net be granted. battles of whiskey haslet were two Cave. A new an 1 somewhat interesting Jewi-h movement is that which lias ■wenlly originated am mg prominent Mid wealthy Spanish Jews, wno pro pose to make Spain tlie objective point for tlie emigration of Jews from ill nations where they are oppressed. The movement has special reference to the harried Russian, Romanian tnd German Jews. It remains to be seen whether Spain will prove attrac tive to these people. The Jews now resident in Spain are quife numerous md the better «*las>es of them claim David and other Kings J\tul Pioneer-I'ress. lour wine glasses, a bowl of sugar, a bottle of bitters and teaspoons. There was also tin’ bucket of water and a tow el. In the bottom of the basket was a wooded frame with holes, into which tin bottles, classes, sugar-bowl &••., were fitted. Tne outfit was com plete, aud tlie liquor sold was of the hist. He disdained selling such hor. ; rid mixtures as agaric, and his j straight rye aud cocktails were as tine ; could he obtained at any saloon in New York eit?-. Guy’s home was ex- coolly as the oldest broker. Two years j "Silverton tract residence of the lutu *‘ * * J. H. Hammond deceased.” ai^d hav ing such shape and dimensions, as vei presented by a plat made by Harry Hammond, and dated March the 10th 1880, reference being thereunto had will more fully appear. Terms of hale Cash. Purchaser to pay for txapava. W ILLIAM TURNER, Mortgage?- By M. T HOLLEY, Sheriff'Aiken County, Agent. February 9th, 1887. 11vkn under my hand this 8th day of February, in the year of our Lord i one thousand eight hundred and | eighty-seven. [sk.vl.J JOHN T. GASTON. Probate Judge of Aiken County. February 9. 1887.-Gt 50 50 00 00 00 00 50 50 Primary. Intermediate Grammar Prep. Academic,! Academic, )' Collegiate German and French, each Instrumental Music Special Drawing Lessons.. Painting, Oil, Water Color, Chi ii a, Lfistrn For anv desired information con cerning catalogues, rates of board, or any other matters connected with the Institute address the President. A limited number of students de siring board may find a pleasant home in the fumilv of the President. FRANK H. CURTISS, Feb. 1, 18S7.-tf President. 2 50 SPRING ANNOUNCEMENT! A New- and Elegant Line of JUST OPENED. Seersuckers, Ginghams, Soudan Cloths. Call early and get first selection. F. B. Henderson* THE BANK OF AIKEN lina. Prompt attention given to col lections. James Aldrich. Walter Ashley. Aldrich & Ashley, Attoenkys at Law, Aikkn,fi. C. Practice in the State and United Hi«.U*s Courts for South Carolina. 0. C. Jordan, Attorney at Law, Aiken, 8. C. Uaviland Stevenson, Attorney at Law, Aiken, 8. C. Special attention given to Collcc tion. John Gary Evans, Attorney-at-Law. Will uractice in the Counties of Aiken, Edgefield and Barnwell. MV, Quitman Davis, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. • ** * - ' f Will practice in the Courts of this Circuit. Specia attention given to collections. Edw.J. Dickerson, Attorney-at-Law, Aiken, 8. C. Will praetlce in all the Courts of this State Dr. J. H. Burnett, Dentist. OFEICE AT Graniteville, Aiken County, S. 0. Dr. B. H. Teague, Dentist. f'FICB ON Richland Avenue, Aiken, S. G. v iDr. MV B Courtney, Dentist, Books of Subscription to Capital Stock Opened. N OTICE is hereby given that the books of subscription to the capi tal stock of the BANK OF AIKEN are now opened. Shares $100 Each. Parties desiring to subscribe to the stock of said Bank can apply to either of the underaigntd. * W. M. HUTSON, C. K- HENDERSON, c. klatte, Jan. 25, 1887.—tf Committee. PKICES OF SCHOOL BOOKS GREATLY REDUCED RY H. BUSCH & CO. AIKEN, S. C. W E have reduced the prices of School Books so that they can be reached by all. Only one price; positively no discount. We name the prices at which you can get them only from us: Swinton’s Primary Geography..! Swinton’s Elementary “ Swinton’s Complete “ Swinton’s Primary History Swinton’s Condensed History. Swintou’s Word Primer Swinton’s Word Book Swinton’s Word Analyses Swintou’s Language Primer. ... Swinton’s Language Lessons . .. Swiii ton’s First Reader and Primer (combined) Swiuton’s Second Reader Swinton’a Third Reader Swinton’s Fourth Reader.. Swintou’s Filth Reader 60 85 35 60 CO 18 22 40 35 40 Webster’s Handy Dictionary.. Webster’s Primary Dictionary . Webster’s Common School Dic tionary Webster’* High School Diction ary Robinson’s Primary Arithmetic. Robinson’s Rudiments Arithme tic . Robinson’s Prog. Practical Arith metic Robinson’s Prog. Higher Arith metic Smith’s Primer of Physiology aud Hygiene Appleton’s First Readers . Appleton’s Second Readers.... Appleton’s Third Readers Appleton’s Fourth Readers Apnleton’s Fifth Readers Cornell’s First Step Geography Cornell’s Primary Geography .. Cornell’s IntermediateGeog’phy Cornell’s Gram. School Geog’phy Cornell's Physical Geography.. Webster’s Elementary Spellers.. Quuckenhoy’ First Lesson’s Eng. Composition Quackenbos’ Grammar Sanford’s Primary Arithmetic Sanford’s Intermediate Arith metic Sanford’s Common School Arith metic Sanford’s Higher Arithmetic.. . «» 50 65 00 25 60 75 25 20 35 75 15 35 20 35 45 60 19 35 60 25 35 25 10 75 75 20 40 -OFFICE- Richhnd Avenue, Aiken, 8. 0, Next door to Henry Busch A Co. Dr. Z. A. Smith ~ PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, VAUCLU8E. - - - 8. C. ^“Office near Depot. S TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA! County of Aikkn. J In the Probate Court. Summons. To Henry Dc Vote, Heir-at-Latp of Lewis Johnson, Deceased: George VV. taylor, Adininistra, tf r of the estate of Lewis Johnson, deceased, Plaintiff, agains) Henry i E York, Defendant. You arc l^reqy required to appear at the Court of Probate, to be hoiden a Aiken Court House for Aiken Connty on the twenty-eighth (28) dav of Feb ruary, A. D., 1887, to show cause if any,’ if you can, why the proceeds of the sale of real estate of Lewis John son, deceased, sold by me. should not be paid over to George W. Taylor, Administrator of said Lewis Johnson, to he applied by him to the payment of the debts of said Lewis Johnson. • Given undor my hand and seal this tenth (10) d«v of January, A. D., 1887, [HEAI..1 JOHN T. GASTON, Probate Judge Aiken Co., 8. C, Jan. 13-6t. ASSESSMENT NOTICE. A.) •*F. > 80, \ 1 Call on us for your School Books, School Materials, Inks. Pencils, Pa per, &c,, and do not forget us. HF,MtY BUSCH & CO. ago he was taken into the office of a stock broker and was set lo work chalking the quotations on the Uack- board for the benefit of customers. On Saturday the lad, “wearing an expen sive suit and neat but. costly jewelry, told how lie had lost $250 at poker’a few nights ago, and v>on that amount and more at the next silting. He in cidentally remarked that the stock market was against hirq $1,500, but that he was $2,100 ahead on cottou. TO IRmSTT. Over 400 fine sticks of cedar are now on the wharf at Palatka, Fia. They were cut near New Smyrna, rafted up (he Halifax river to l>avu>na. ami , -- . i «/.. thence transferred l>v the White road A contain .i b a jout hftj- to the St. Johms. They will be sent, acrt *; s ’ ^ etty , on goon cotton land. Located on S. C. amiued, and fifty jugs of whiskey were found therein. The negro’s out- , to Berlin, Prussia, and the wood used tit was not large, hut v.as complete in for pencils. Florida now contains alL, every respect, and, he was probably the cedar available for this purpose, supplying a large number of regular , and the late visit of Faber, the great; Cottage on Park Avenue, near 1^. R. customers, and making quite a hand- i pencil man, was caused by his anxiety , depot. Four rooms and garden, some revenue. to secure a new supply of material. 1 Apply to E. J. C. WOOD. Railway two miles east of Aikeu. ALSO S TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA! County of Aikkn. j By John T. Gaston, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, W. M~ Jordan, C. C. P., : hath marie suit to me to grunt him Letters of Adnp.n.istration on the dere lict Estate of Jesse K Evans,dec ftsod. These are. therefore, to cite and ad- i monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Jesse K. Evans, that they he and apiiyar before me in tlie Court of Probate to j be held at Aiken, S. C., bt\ Monday, 14th day of March, 1887, at 11 o’ci» ck in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administra tion should not lx. granted. Given under my^hand this 28 th day of January, in live year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven. | [sealj JOHN T. GASTON, Probate Judge Aiken County. W. A. Reckling, ARTIST. Established la Years. i 20,000 Negatives Preserved. Pictures taken by Instantaneous Process. Photographs of any of tlie ; prominent men of the State, can ui• ways be had at reasonable rates. Main St., opposite Grand Central Hotel, Columbia, 8. C. FUNERAL FURNISHING WAREHOUSE. Curve St., Opposite Town Hal!, Residinceou Union St., Aiken, 8. C\ I TtOR SALE—A full line of Caskets . & Coffins iq Wood, Metal or Cov ered with Cloth. Special attention is asked to the Metalic Cuse^oj the New York Metal Burial Caae Cojnpany, which are unsurpassed in quality and finish. Also to New Styles of Caskets. A highly polished Coffin fully trim med for only $10. Inspection ol goods solicited. E. J. C. WOOD. SOUTH CAROLINA, Aiken County—Auditor’s Of Aiken, C. H.,December 1st, 1886 *VTOTICE is hereby given, that pur* -i-x suant to an Act of the General Assembly, approved December 24th, 1884, entitled "An Act to change tho timefor listing property for taxation,’* the books will be open for the purposo of receiving Tax Returns for the fiscal year 1880, from January 1st, 1887, to February 20th, 1887. The law requires that all persons owning Real or Personal property, or in any wise having charge or control of such property, either as agent, hus band, guardian, father, trustee, execu tor, administrator, etc., to return the same to the Auditor of the County in wiiich such property is situated, uu- der oath and within the time prescrib ed by law. Section 177 G. S. provides the manner and forms for merchant's returns, and Section 215 requires the Auditor to add 50 per cent, to the property valuation of all persons who fail to make their returns within the time prescribed by law. Don’t send your returns by anyone else, hut come yourself, A11 returns sent through the mail must be sworn to before some officer qualified to administer such affidavit, made out on a proper blank, aud sent at tax-payer’s risk. Persons owning no property must return llreir Poll Tax to me or a pen alty will attach tor no return. You will meet at the place appoint ed for your township. The Auditor or his deputy will beat the following places at the time speci fied to receive Tax Returns of Real and Personal Property: The Books will open ut 9 a. m. and be closed at 3:30 p. m. at each Pre cinct excepting at Kitcking’s Mill, Wilson Guntcr’f and W. C. Pages, when they will close at 2:30 p, m., Sun time: Aiken Court House February 5th to February 20th. 1887, inclusive. DAVE H. WISE, Auditor Aiken Couny, ZFOTTTZ^a HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS) So nexsz wRl rite of e#li«. Dors or Lrxa F®» Tin. if Kontz** I’owdrrm are need In time. Foatz'a 1'owderm will tore and prereiu Hoe Ceoi.wi*. PouU'a I'owdera will are vent O.r*. c* Fowl*. Fouiz'a Powder* will iBrirea-e the quanta? of ulfo and cre*nj twenty per ‘■-nt., and wake Uio batter firm and iweeL Fottt^f I’owder* will enre or prevent akwoet craKT lua-aar to which Huaaua and tattle are aulSecL Firrz'a Powrmu -alu qiT* baTiaracnov. Wdd everywhere. * Tr> ' 9AYXD S. TOTTB, Froptlstor, BALTIMORE, KD. For sale tpf W. J. PKUI A Co. Annual Returns, A DMINISTRATORS. Executors, Committees and Omwdtans will please make their annual returns. Please l>c prompt in the matter. All E iarties failing to make their returns n time required by law will Vf <l**lt coord i * linp m law. With a< JOHN Tf. G ASTON, Judge Probate Aiken Cvuuty. January 25,1887.—R