Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ME AIKEN «« i■ ■■■■■ tifi M«*«*ti«ig of ilic Aiken Farmer** Club. I ~r-»» «ct ( Kx i kkkli at the I'o«t OnU«R at S. C. an necfin.i rla»«^aii4r A S|»ecJfi? Tor Aleoholj^ro. j Pursuant to a tali in the last lasue ! A specm-agaiustdrunkennes* has often of the ^HCQRDKR, the Aiken Central hpcn sought, but as yet tlie:» Las l)«u AgrieuJtural Club met in the Town *>«»? rtmcdy eawpt that of moral de Hall mi Saturday,. Capt. T. \v j termination. Altl;ou K ii tho reform ac- Whatlev in the Chair and Mr. K. M. * rompUsbed in this manner Is enconraar- Clli' EStATES. h PROPEATilS TiED UP IN THE HANDS OF TRUSTEES. i Dibhle Secretary. : The Chairman atattd tliat objeet of the nieetinj' was to consider the prac ticability of having a Farmer’s Insti tute held in Aiken 'his fait. Mr. Dibble slated that it had been suggested that this Club should co operate with that of Beech Island, a* he was shiIs/umI that the members of the latter were in full sympathy with the movement. It had been suggested that a fair be also held at the • same tipic, Imt this ltd to some little Thp-highcrt mure of the tiierumm--i discussion, when it was decided that -“■ I ‘ '* ■*' last jaswe • there was not time nov' to organize a LOCAL AND SPECIAL. AIKEN. S. C.. AUG. 7, 1888, Tetniieraiure «»f ll»c Week. ^etre tpi ein-h thty since our wa* ; , , J follows: .* ; h s-i degrees. ift, !rj degree^. .i.uu-W y. ;irfc degrees, .vilgust >), Pi degrees. ! T!i ■ r.fc^rdcr and ii-'.i Cnlt|vatoi% Oae Youf $*00. lajr. Mr. Dibble tliereii[M>n moved liiat the Aiken Central Agricultural Club Invite the Beeth Island Far mer’s Club to unite Mitli their in making arrangements to hold an In stitute in Aiken. After sotpe remarks from several members, the resolution was unani mously parsed. J My Wigful I then moved that a ] committee of three, of which Capt. • Whatley shall be one, and chairman, j be appointed to maKe arrangements Tin* Southern Cuhiv^Toy nysd r«i> J’aiiiMW is the ablest mid mi*WL ifii- /1‘siiiie agi h-iillural niagaziiu* 4^n*l^li ed in Mu* South. Its moi;tlify mioi- Jkts contain articles from theiimsi e<- { )«*ri<*iu*-d and praetieal farmers and lo.ii.-ulltitists that ar/2 especially suitiHl to I lie farniv** of our section. fITiis excellent magazine is clubbed with tin* UKrounKit, >"* that any farmer who pays two dollar.*, e:t*h in udvatiee, will receive both the Csilti- yat t and tin* itKcouitKK forom*year. An Atiinnlngcous (ttlei*. ill conceit with the I <i order to enable the I'KCoittiKii fo reae11 every family ip Aik^P t'.^iufy, pud many friends el*cb'*u*t'»>, v*v !i*ive determined to place tin* si»bseripl.o*.i price to tic\y subseriliers from this ilat** mdil the litth of S.ivcmher next, at twertv-live cents, in advance. This xvill enable new sultsei ibers to keep themselves fully informed of all unC- ters of iuter^t that occur during this pampnigu period. Bemember, only 2-7,c,cuts for cain- paigu subseriliers t.<» the ffKi cptpKU until the 10th of Nyv’emlior. And we will imjJje this one of the best provincial weeklies of the State. Another (food Clubbing Offer. Beech Island e j Club for the bolding of the Insti tute. The Chair appointed as the two other members oPtliis committee, Messrs. C. K. Henderson apd H. D. Burckhaltcr. Mr. Dibble then nominated Major Harry Hammond, of Beech Island, for chairman of the Institute. On motion Mpjor Hajpmapd was i unanimously elected. ! AJr. Burckhaltcr moved that anoth er meeting of this Club be called by the Chairman on a day convenient in his discretion, in order that all the farmers in the county may become interested in the work. The Club then adjourned. STRUCK BY L.IGHTMNQ. The Methodist Clnirch at T^'alterboro seiiously Damaged. WAMtKxtkouo, August 4.—An elcc- trjfi and yain storm of great violence passed over our town yesterday after noon. The Methodist Church, which is supplied with a lightning rod run ning up the steeple, was struck and terribly damaged. They Never No. 3 Fri.TOX Makkkt, Nk\v| r kw) J ,4. v The New York Weekly Star ig %?e of the foremost, ^.pd tnostt st^un^h Democratic papery of the countryicyn- i tainiiig all the ioteiit InCormatioh re- 1 garding matters political, and gen eral interest. Tki*’attractive news paper is club ted with the CKCvOJtt*i:it for the price of |l,7o, cash >p advauce per annum. Be member, for $1,75 cash iv d/J- tvance, you will receive for one year, (the Aiken Iteconler, the leading pro vincial weekly of this New York Star, the yof ihe Country Yottic City. January 23, 1SS4. I have been using Bkaxprf.th’* Pii.i.s for the last ten years. They urea wonderful medicine. There is nothing equal to them as Blood Purif iers apd Liver Regulators. But I wish to stale hew remarkably they cure rheumatism, and how easily; I was affected by riniijmutism of the legs. My business (wholesale fish dealer) naturally leads me t«i damp places. I was afraid of being a cripple. I final ly .commenced using BitAXphivl'lFe Pir.i.s. I took two every night ibonttn- is* Staled* aiui'tVi'e ^ ^ iu « tl ‘ c, ‘* r " r fo, t >7 iu - v * tU ‘ l . j leading weekly entirely well. Now whcnover sick ® I take IjkA xi/g.J'TJl’rf Ph.k\ They ne- Miss M.Tj. Carson has returned from r visit to Charleston. bQ Mr Samuel J. Ellison has gone Charleston for a short paeatfon. Miss Mary Webb left on Saturday for Summerville for a short visit to relatives. r* 1 in J. N.JIakkis. Mr. C. H. Ludekens, Jr., nn- uminces himself as a candidate for Warden. Mrs. Norman Gadsden, and the Misses Gadsden, of Charleston, are playing at Mrs. Holmes’. Mr. Geo. II. South rau down to Charleston Saturday after noun for a pleasure trip and returned yesterday. Afe- TT. jj. Burcklmlter has been ap pointed a delegate to the Inter-State Farmer’s Association, which meets at Raleigh N. C., on the 21st instant. Conductor T. J. Moore,of the Soutii Carolina Railway, has been trans ferred for a short time to the Carolina Cumberland Gup and Chicago Rail road. The remedy which .most successfully combats malarial disorders, is Ayer’s Ague cure.It is a purely vegetadlecom pound, and egntaius neither quinine, nor any other damp ; us Ingredient Warranted to cure chills Vud fever. flood New Orleans Molasses, in 5 and fO gallon lots, at 25 cents per gal lon at the Augusta .Stipe. CM KOI AN A C'lMBEUtiAN li GAP AND CHICAGO HAHAVAY. A neighbor ,wati at our house about sunrise yesterday uppufug looking up j is now nearing completion, his deaf, dumb and blind setter, /•Neil. ”\Ve hoj e that, unlike Utir ele Ned of old, he had not gone to jtha place where good setters go. Milch Cow Wanted. Wanted a good milch c/nv, glylng pot less Until ten uiiarfs of milk dally. Apply at this oflice. New Staples. Messrs. Bnidwell and Lamar have ommeneetl work on their new stables pt the corner of Pendleton Street and Hayne Avenue, and expect to have them finished jn l line for the fall busi ness. An Important Railway for Asheville. A*licrilje Citizen. We met at the oiriee of Capt. Natt Atkinson of this city Will. II. Selm- fipld, Jr. the General Superintendent of the Carolina. Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railway who is the son of Wm. II. Scholivld ofNew York, the general Financial agent of fhe com pany and who has spent much time and money in promo tiug this impor tant line. Mr. Schofield, Jr,, reports that the present section, of the line now being constructed from Aiken to Edgefield 15 miles of GO pound steel rails are now laid an 1 the line to Edgefield S. C., will be op eucd lor operation about Sept. 1st. An Customer Mr. W. J. Fanning appeared in Aiken on Thursday with a rattle snake,longer than he is himself which fie had killed near Cook’s bridge, this county. We examined his pnake- Miip, and found hint over six feet long, and havingsev< nteeu rattles. Kiln of liii inber Burnt. KXTftNTlOX TO ASIIEV1LLB. Mr. Sellofield talked confidently about the future cxrentiun of the line to and beyond Asheville. He states that a corps o| engineer* in charge of Col. James G. Gibbs, assisted by Col. Gordon Gardner, arc now making a carelul survey from Pickens C. li., in thvdirection of Asheville and that the line will run via Brevard down the valley of the French Broad River to this point. He says that arrange ments have been made, and the line will be constructed provided the pres ent survey demonstrates that the crossing of‘ the Blue Ridge Mountains ! can be made with grades not exeeed- i jug 01) feet per mile and at a cost not ! to exceed $25,000 per mile for the | 20 milea in the mountains, a fact | which lie is confident will bp proven I and he say# that lie bases his esti mates on experimental surveys here tofore made, and that he is that tlje present survey er the figures mentioned. ir.g. there is a wWe Aeld for tho use of some physical method for tho reclamation of besotted individuals woo cannot bo reached by moral suasion. Dr Portng- slow. a well known‘physician and writer, declares that the desire for drink Is a dis ease. and must bo treated by means f tber- ,apeuties He claims that os quinine is a specific against fever, so are subcutaneous injections of strychnine the absolute means of curing the passion for intoxi cating liquors. It appears that so far back as 1673 this method of treating wa. employed, but it attracted little attention. In iS84 the celebrated Frcu^h physi cian, Duiardin-Boimetz, ivas a most zeal ous adyocato of this method of treatment. The preparati<*n and application of tho injection is quite simple. One grain of strychnine is dissolved in 200 drops of water, and tho patient receives an injec tion of five drops daily for a week or ten days. Tho effects of tho injections aro surprising; after two or three of them the drunkard lias an appetite and is able to sleep. If. after the expiration of several pionths, the dosfro for strong drink re turns. tho result of Indulgence is so dis tressing, palpitation of tho heart, head ache and other equally disturbing effects, that it becomes impossible for tho Inebri ate to touch another drop. It is recom mended to make tho injections during tho drunken sleep, when the patient awakens in the full possession of his senses and will ask for a second or third application. It would be an admirable arrangement if tho police surgeons would test this “euro” iqion tiie Intoxicated persona brought into tho various stations. If this means of treating the deadly sin of Intemperance bo assuecsnsful as its advo cates claim the family physician will be a powerful factor in the regeneration of so ciety. It has been suggested by tho Rus sian press that stat ions be established in every department of Russia f >r tho salva tion of the army of drunkards.—Newark Advertise?. Paris and London Compared. Paris, interests me more, or at least en tertains me more, than London It is more foreign, more brilliant in its shops and drives and more volatile in its dispo sition. Tho climate, too, is better. It is not quite so warm as the day wo sailed, but tbo sky is bine, tho suu warm, a breeze blows and all Paris is in tho open air. The fog and smoko that darkened London, and which make every inhabitant a smoke consumer there, aro botli hap oily absent in Paris. Then, again, tho eating here is infinitely superior. Eng land is more ceremonious, moro dignified, and London is more ponderous. It strikes mo as a great physical and intellectual force. Paris, per contra, is organized to minister to tho eye and car ami passion, to physical enjoyment in its most sump tuous and sensuous forms. While at th-i Metropolc gentlemen were expected to wear dress suits every evening at table d'hote and to stalls at the theatre, and ladies to go without bonnets, and, as a rule, to dress decollete; in Paris a dress suit or a dress open at tUo threat aro ex ceptions- There arc Americans hero at this hotel bv tho score, hut it .is a wonderfully quiet place when contrasted with the Metropolo In London. The comparison is fair, be cause each in its own city is regarded as of the very first rank. The strawberries 4eip are phenomenally large and of su perb flavor, and do not have that hard and insipid core that large American fer ries have. The lettuce differs in iooks from ours, and is decidedly better. As you know, the French chef knows how to blend his oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, etc., that yon cannot detect the special tasto of any one of tho ingredients, but where a most toothsome compound flavor re sults. For salads and sauces, of course, everybody knows thp French ero perfect. —George II. Gibspu in New York Graphic. He Was “Awfully I.'!eo.“ In the morning a party of St. Paul, Minnc-apoiis and Ylilwaukcc people, about 100 in all, hired a train, went up to Wind sor and thence up tho Thames in steam launches. They were a merry crowd. >Yliey tho train reached Windsor tho party strolled tinungh 4bo parks sur rounding ihe castle, laughing and sing ing, much to the amazement of the simple villagers and nwo stricken ■ attendants. Half a dozen pretty western girls wero romping alicad ,jf tho main party at the foot of tho .casilo wall when they sud denly camo upon a tall, military looking young man in riding costume, carrying a big bnjicli of primrose? and .wild flowers. “Oh, what pretty flowers!'' cried one of tho misses. •‘Whore do you get them, sir?'* she asked, looking inquiringly at tho young man. her face betraying not the slightest sign of embarrassment. “I picked them over there,” said the one addressed, pointing to an inclosure with his riding whip. “But you couldn't reach them because that's private property. Suppose you tako these. I can get some more.” Ho handed over tho entiro bunch, lifted hi? hat politely and walked back lor more flowers. The girls thought him “awfully nice,” but they didn't know he was Prince lienry of Battenberg, tho queen's son-in- law, why, as a matter of duty, religiously picks wild flowers for her majesty every day.—-London Cor. Neve Y 01 'h Press. On Thursday night last, a {umber, beinq dried for Mr. Wcathorsbee’s new house, at mill was accidentally burnt. if l> kiln J. Yutg-f About J0U0 feet of lumber were destroyed. Idastern, Rani well ami Western It. It The subscribers to the capital stock ! of the Eastern,Barn well<k Western II. i R. Company \vj11 njeet at tne office of j \V. H. Duncan Barnwell, C, II., on the 17th of August for the purpose of organizing the cotbpany. r A Very Handsome I’iciui-e Messrs. Seigel. Cooper & C'o corner ritate and Adams Streets, Chicago have recently published a very hand some picture entitled “Democratic. Platform,and Presidential nominees” 22 by 28 inches in size, which may he liad from them for the moderate price of50c postage paid. One of these pictures tipiy be seen in our office, and It is realjy ^ handsome thing, and will be appreciated by all good demo crats. local AID* A furtlicrcondition that the com- p.my has assumed to meet, to-wit: they guarantee the contractors a cer tain amount of local aid. Mr. Scho field says if each community does what is promised and what it ought to do this matter is settled. He says that (’apt. Natt Atkinson has taken i,iuch interest iu putting Ashe ville on the main line, and the rail way company has taken his word for what Asheville will do. tE. Had Ruirawuy, Horse Killed. On Friday Mr. J. H. .SatterthwaPe lost a fine horse, and good wagon, as fhe result of a nm-away. It seems that the horse y/as standing, attached to the wagon, in front of a house nn Greenville St. when Mrs. Ramsay'^ mare, which was loose in the street pame galloping past. Mr. Sntterlh- waite’s horse became excited, and ran oft". He ran down the street to the Highland Park Hotel grounds. the shaft, and sipgle tree behind him pntil he reached Chesterfield street, when he turned, and made directly, far the S. C. railway cut, but on one side of the bridge. Smashing through the fence along the edge, he took a header of sixty feet into the cuLbreqk ing liis neck, and killing him fteif instantly. Mr. riatiertbwaiie’s loss was fully lor horse, and wagon. f/niK TIinOt.'GU LI We find that many of our people have got this enterprise confounded wjt i f!ie “Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago” Railway and the Carolina, Knoxville ami Western Rail Road and for the infonuiiliqn of such we will say that the Carolina, Cumberland Gap ,,aud Chicago Railway con templates a railway connecting the Valley of the Ohio* River witii tin South Atlantic coast and its southern terminus at Aiken, S.C.,where it con- nectswith the South Carolina Railway with which company it has a valuable trafne contract, tho line will then pass in a northwesterly di rection through Edgefield, Ab beville, Anderson and Pickens , counties, constituting the most j productive counties in tiie Btate,aud j which form a part of the great Pied- I mout Cotton region. The Blue Ridge | Mountains form the boundary line be-; tween tho Carolinas. ami lue line will ' pass this range through “ Estatoe Gup^which is considerably lower than , any of the other depressions. On the North Carolina side qf the ‘.Gap” j the line striacs the head waters of the : celebrated “French Broad Valiev,"and | follows that stream toAsheyiileand tot T. Ya. i nvUjTeu- j ;Gap, striking the richest deposits of! Coal and iron 'n the country,which lie ; ■ in South-Eastern Kentucky, the line will then pass iutp the fatuous Blue j grass district and make its qorthern ! * terminus at Lexinglon. I'lueRoy of ttie Sign Language. Before spoken language was there were signs; before speech stepped in there wero gestures; the lace did duly as a revoalcr of tho emotions, and tho hands accom panied by gesticulation, as that of ideas, and for all the ordinary purport's of life the wdo is amply sufficient. Watch two deaf people as they use it. They have plenty tc say and know how to say it. Their talk may not last more than ten confident • £ihmtes. but ff uji that talk was written will low-! nut it would cover an astonishingly largo j amount of space. Politics, social topics, all may have been discussed with equal facility. True, tho deaf make a free use of tho manual alphabet in connection with signs, but tho cause lies rather in muscular weariness than iu any inadequacy on tho part of tho signs themselves. As devel oped in tho schools for tho deaf, tho sign language has a capacity for thought ex pression absolutely marvelous Moreover, it is swift, comprehensive—and yet con densed—and above all, it is silent- A universally understood codn of signs would do away with the st rident and oft- timo profane efforts to un.4f rstand and bo understood, which aro at onco the dread and torment of the average tourist.—De troit Freo Press. Population of Australia. Tho increase of population in Australia last year was only 3| per cent., which is by no means as largo as England would like to seo it. Tho total population is 8,5-16,723.—Chicago Herald. Tho I.aw’d Delays. Quibble—Aw, (rrotius, how ?.ro you getting on with the ease of Von Abbatoir, who chopped his wife’s head off? Coke—Poorly, poorly! I had finished ar guing the seventh appeal yesterday when when the news reached mo that ro had died a natural death iu jail. It’s useless for legal talent to contend against tbo ec centric forces of uatmo.—Life. Toutliriiry of Largo Eit^ton iu tlio City of ISostou—Life anil Individuality of Prop er y—V.Uiy It la So J'rofjuenUy Held “iu Trufcl.*’ The early part of tho century, from IfjlJ down to 1848, was the era when many of tho later millionaires were either young rsen just beginning at tho lower rounds of fortune’s ladder, or had ascend ed the first most difficult steps of the same, and began to see the-prospect of in- dependence within sartisfaetory reach. Some were of Boston origin, but many of these men had started out of homes of largo families on some New England hill side, or iu the small towns w here progress was just beginning to change the primit ive order of -ib’ugs {<> more modern methods and conditions. Sturdy and rugged, in ured to hard labor, and early taught economy iu tho school of actual experi ence ; with -a fair amount *.f sclioofing, such as it was—and it was good and thorough as far as it went—and a light heart and scanty wardrobe, these Inys went out iu tho world to seek thi-ir fort une. Many of them found it in Boston, where from the humblest capacities they rose to bo heads of mercantile, m«uu- facturing and other enterprises of a char acter and extent that wero simply s-.ur- 1 wising. They became simply active nstrumc-nts iu the development of tho business and resources of tho country when tho railway system began to make available their wonderful extent and riches. To this class of adventurous, industri ©ns and successful men of affairs came ri( lies and possessions of various kinds, among them being real estate in the best business and residential sections of tho growing city. Souig. raoro-blear headed than others, went moro largely into the acquisition of real estate, judging that, with the inevitable large increase in pop ’ilalicy, land must become very valuable. Events justified their judgment. Some pf these men rctijmed to tlmir early homes far wives, but the majority of them obtained helpmeets from among tho families of their new homes. Children were born to them, for iu those days it had not become unfashionable to have fam ilies, and in ruses large ones at that. These children had to be educated iu u way superior to that of their parents, and in tho course of this process acquired new tastes and habits. The sons, espo ciaily, must have a college course, v. ith ull that that often means to tho sons of rich men who have large expectations. Cf course jt was not alone the sons of men who had comp to Boston to seek a fortune that tilled the colleges. Tho early Bostonians wero g!so thrifty and money making, and raised large families, and left extensive estates. Many of their sons, as well as those of the forme?, in herited enough of tho paternal energy and ambition to impel them to go into their father’s counting rooms and be come, iu turn, great merchants or man ufacturers; cud it is to tho credit of some of these families that even up to the present day their representatives aro to bo found in conspicuous positions cither in trade or in tho learned profes sions. But it often happened that where the sons of wealthy parents settled down to trade the grandsons did not, and in time wo find old familiar names fading on t from the activities of our city, to bo replaced by new ones. It is, perhaps, u fact that the majority of tho sons of our wealthy people are little heard of after college graduation. Many of them have a dis taste fo? trade; many choose professions where they only loiter among workers, having no real incentive, lacking ambi tion, to work; while others beooiuo mere educated nobqdlcs. with a strong tendency to live extravagantly, and spend all tbo nymoy they can command. The fathers of those drones, noting their unwilling ness or incapacity for business affairs, will not leave them the control of property which they do pot know how to pianage, and, therefore, In their wills, leave their property in tho Lust of men or coiq>orato bodies in whom they have rquiUleuce, fo? the benefit ©f 5 Iqsse heirs c with, perhaps, reversion to their children. The incomes derived support phc.se men, find, if they marry, their families, in good ctyio. In some eases these legatees, hav ing scholarly or artistic tastes, go abroad, livo and bring tip families of un-American children in England or on tho continent of cf Europe. Cases of this kind ttre not iu- /requont. Then thero is the matter of sex in descent, and us daughters constitute about one-half the total of the children pf rich people, their provision js quite an important factor in the creation of trust properties. Daughters of rich men i.re much’sought after by dashing but nd- vtinurons jaifo hunters. Experience has shown that to dower a wife in her own control on marriage is to practically give Ler fortune to her luisbaud, How to guard’.his property for her own benefit, and for that of her chiljirjgi. Is the con sideration of the prudent father. In Ids will, tbcrcfoiv, ho leaves tho daughter’s share of ni.s property in trust for her ben- #fir, or for that of her children, with the light of reversion to tho latter iufheevent of her death, tho husband to have no con trol of the name, and tho income to be Odhl directly to her or to her children up do r reversion. But even this eareftt* method was found defective. Where the husband was unscrupulous and avaricious, anutha reversion to minor children en abled him to obtain control of the prop ertv as their natural guardian iir the event of ids wife's death, cares occurred where death was hastened by cruelty and ill- usage on his part. To offset this, a con sidcruble proportion of the property was in some cases left so that the wife could dispose by will pf the same, though not otherwise dispose of it dining, her life. Thero have been cases of trust apd coq- lidenco in sons-in-law, where tho latter luive nobly curried’out tho wishes of the testator; but the temptation for a husband to administer the property of his wife for his own benefit is often so great as to be apparently irresistible. He can appropri ate the income to his own uses, perhaps squander it, and when the time for the return of his accounts to the probate court arrives bo can obtain the accessary vouchers from his wife, though ho may not have given her 5 per cent, of tho in come. If she objects, he will say to her that he has lost the money iu speculation, and if she does not sign the will ho will bo a ruined man, and forever disgraced in the eyes of tho world. To save him from disgrace, therefore, she yields and lives tho life of a martyr. Cases crop out from time to time which show that, no matter how carefully tho interests of daughters may be gnarded, events will occur to neutralize the designs and desires of tho testator.—Boston Heraiti one The A Medicine Dec Feast. In cor?pany with a friend 1 visited an cncHmpasent of Indian's at tin Pipestone quarries. Minnesota, and witnessed of tho national feasts of the Sioux. Indians belonged to the Yankton tribe, and numbered about sixteen lodges, or eighty people, including in their number bucks, squaws, papooses, boys, girls, old and feeble warriors, not counting tiie large number of dogs. To many tho In- diau cur would appear a wortliiess piece of property, but at tho feast in question the most guuut and hungry looking dog of all played an important part. A trench about three feet in length and one foot In depth had been dug and into this the lean old dog was placed and covered over with sticks, on which dirt was piled. j White Nat monks nn«l Vistoria I.r w as 1 atG, 8, 10, 12 1 .. and 15 cents per yard, at the Augusta .Stole. JOHN LAIRD 1 Now is the time ! su ascriptions. to *ei»d in youv mm IKSTITUTE For AiVea County. . Coker Springs Pinning Mill. AIKEN, S. C. TOWN OFFICE—MUKWKX’S JUWKI.KY STOKE. Hucklen’K Arnica Hni vo. The best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Fores, deers. Salt Bhtivtn, Fever Sores, Tetter, (‘hnnpcd Hands, (liilhh.ins, Corn, and all Skin Krup* | MTTfUTT I T TVE’ft TUO tions, end positively cures Biles, or' tTHl I II All Lirlll IrilJ. no pay required. Ills guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money or refunded. Brice 25 cents per box. For sale by W. J. Platt. COY 1 leaving the head only protrude. Two days was he confined in this artificial 'sprains and bruises; for oven. At the expiration of the two days | eases Dr. J. If. tho master of ceremonies, or medicine man, pronounced all mystical rites prop erly observed and that it was time to carry out the completing act. This was done by removing tbo cliri ami piling on more sticks, covering the animal com pletely. Fire is now applied to this heap of brushwood and the ones respectable cur made a roast dog. Upon our arrival the roasting had just been finished and the whole camp were crowding around tho smoldering embers to get a portion of tho much prised ‘Medicine dog,” which, when eaten, is supposed to prolong life and to instill into the ordinary savage the qualifications for 0 warrior. While wo were not altogether welcome guests, courtesy seemed to forbid the savage from ignoring us. which many would have preferred to the dainty piece of roast dog, offered first to mo and then my friend. The medicine dog feast seems to bo of botli medical and religious character, an ancient custom to which tho Indian clings with tenacity.—-C. J. Cramlell in Detroit Free Press. Frequently neehh nts occur in the j SURPLUS household which cause burns, cuts, ‘ use iu such Me Leu ns’ Volcanic Oil Liniment has for many years been tho constant favorite family. OF NEW' YOIiK. ASSISTS The Verdict Unanimous. A “Sijo. tsn^imlike’’ Scarc-erow. A mechanical scarecrow has been In vented. Tho new invention represents a man of “sportsmanlike” appearance standing wjth a gun in hand ready to fire at the first intruder. Tho arm holding the gun is made to move by clockwork, which is inclosed in a strong iron box at its feet, and at a proper elevation it fires u shot louder than an ordinary gun. After the report the arm lowers. Tiie mechan ism can be regulated at the owner s pleas ure by a regulator like a eioe’.r, cud only requires to bo wound up onco a day.— Public Opinion. W. D. Suit. Druggist, BIppus, Ttid., testifies: “1 can recommend Electric Bitli is as the very best remedy Every botfle sold bus given relief in every case. Oue ittau took six bottles, and was cured of ruma! ism of W years’ standing.” Abraham Hurc.diuggist, liellvillc, Ohio, affirms: “The. best selling medicine i have ever ham!loo in my 2') years’ experience, is Elec tric Bitters ” Thousands of others have added their testimony, so that ihe verdict is unanimous that Elec tric Bitters do cure all diseases of the Liver, Kidneys or Biyod. Only a half dollar a bottle at W. J. Platt’s *£ Co. Drug Store, Aiken S. C. A CHILD KILLED. Another child killed by the use of opiates given in t he form of .Soothing syrup. Why motlmrs give tneir chil dren sucdi deadly poison is surprising when they cun relieve the child of its neeuliar troubles by using Acker’s Baby .Soother. It contains no Opium or Morphine. Sold by H. II. Hall. Druggist. Cheating a Poor Machine. “Dis is do kinc or thing I weighs my friends with Leinmo sbo’ yo’,” and going inside after the crowd bad dispersed ho stepped up on the scales and dropped tho uiclcel iu the slot, holding on to the string. Instantly tho hand flow around to tho 140 pound mark, and, looking up, the porter said: “Wnt I tell you? Ain’t it so?” Then he palled tho thread anti cut came the nickil. Winding it up, he replaced it in a box in bis pantaloons jiochot and ynlked off, chuckling to himself: “Dis cigger wuz bo*n great.”—Savannah Nows ' John B. Hgriot has just received a large new stock ot crockery, glass ware and lamp fixtures. The Ionic and alterative properties of Ayer’s iSarsaparilln arc too well known to require the specious aid of any exaggerated or fictitious certifica te. Witnesses of the marvelous cures effected by this preparation are to-day living in every city and hamlet of the. land. GUARD AGAINST THE STRIKE. And always have a b dtleof Acker’s English Remedy in tiie house. You cannot tell how soon (.’roup You strike your little ones, or a cold or cough may fasten itself upon you. One dose is a. preventive and a few doses a positive cure. All throat and Lung troubles yield to its treatment. A sample bottle is given you free and the Remedy guaranteed by H. H. Hull, Druggist, “Every person to their nolio.i as the old woman said when she kissed the cow. Some people still take the huge, old-fashioned, drastic Bill, sim ply because (hey never knew the pieasqro of taking Chiumau’s Liver Bills, a stiild pleasant Cathartic. Those who have used them speak frankly of thei? worth. Isold by W J. f’latt & Co.” lianan & Sons’ Shoes, at Uender- sor;’s Clothing, Shoe and Hat House. Beautiful Neckwear, at Henderson’s Clothing, Shoe and Hat House. HA BRINES,-- AND CONTENTMENT. Cannot go hand in hand if we look Dii the dark side of every little obsta cle. Nothing will so darken life and make it a burden as Dyspepsia. Ac ker’s Dyspepsia Tablets will cure the worst form of Dyspepsia, Constipa tion ami Indigestion, and make life a happiness and pleasure. S-dd at 25 and 50 cents by II. II. Hall, Drug* gist. *120,008,000 * 18,000,000 THE LARGEST AND STONGFST Company hi tire World. SINCE 1884 IT HAS PAID TO ITS Members *2flO,OGO.OOO~of which $71,000,009 have been paid In Dividemla. All Policies Non MeitaMe £SF'A majority of the leading busi ness men of Aiken are members of tins Company. For Bolicies apply to HUTSON & U0., Agents, AIKEN, S. C. T HE Tcadu rs Institute for fhe I efR and .jst ructions of the white and coloted teacher* of Aiken County will be opened off Monday, the sixth slay of Aujru»t Next, -furtive days. The White Institute will be condected by Professor Frank H. Curtiss and Pro fessor W. N. Marche lit and the Col ored Institute by Dr. Sunil. A. Beer. All the Teachers of the County,hat li white etui colored, are most earnestly requested to Us present. - - D-W. VILUAMS. - * Os ^• JtftM*«$lh, 1888.--6t. SOUTH rOjIONA, N. (’. Two and a half miles west of Greensboro, N. C. The nmiu line nf the R. <fc D. R. R. passes t’.rough the grounds and within 100 fc*et of the office. Salem trains make regular stops twice daily each way. Those interested in Fruit and Fruit Grow ing are cordially invited to inspect uivehsHty of HI CAROLINA. AT COLtlMBIA, 8. C. .! v Includes Graduate Department, College nt Agriculturenud Mechanic Arts, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nor mal School, Law Soknei., 27 TeucU^rg. 41 Grad nates «&d 2d Under-Graduates Courses—xeueral, special, or professional —for degrees and certificates. Instruction givea iu Book-keeping Phonography. Thor oughly equipted Cbem.cal.Mlueralog- ical, Biological, Physiological Physi- ical.atid Pharmaceutical Laboratories. Also Mechanical Department with engine and inacldnerp, Draughting Room nud Bliops for wood work and W iron wotjc. Experimental farm. Model Classes cbuneatOd with Normal School far practice Hi teaching. New lutiririftry. Tuition—$49 per Session, Other this, the largest nursery iu tiie State, Fees $15< q\,t,i e jW-d, $10 to $12 per au<l one of the largest in the oouth. month' Itnomu fre«» nf rent. Totul ex- row Ab&oiistefy Pure. This powder never varies A marvel of purity, strength ami whok sun 01 less. More economical then the ordinary kinds, and eanr.nt lie sold in cuiniHititioft with the multitude of !,w tc-t, si-uri. weight, ahmi or phosphate powders. Sor.n n\r,Y tx cans. ROYAL BAKLNti POWDER CO.. lie Wall street. New York. Fer sale by COURTNEY & CO Aik n. >S. C . AN NOU N'C i:>I ENTS. FOR CONGRESS. For some moidhs past the claims of Country Hams at 12 l .j cents per pound,at the Augusta Stoic. 15 Pounds of Good Sugar for ;fl 00 at the Augusta Store, Bari; Avenue 1,0f#i ?ien ; s I.adies’aiid Missos’Hiffs at 5, 10, Jo, 20 and 25 cents, at the Au gusta Siore. AYE CAN AND DO. Guarantee Acker’s Blood Elixir for it has been fully demonstrated to the people of this count ry that it is supe rior to ail oihe;-preparations for tdood diseases. It is n positive cure for sypliiiities pois'Miiug. I’leers, Erup tions ami Pimples. It. pinifie^ the whole system and lliorougliiy linilds up the constitution. II.li. Hall,Drug- gi.-t. Beautiful Satteens, in all the deli cate siindcfi, j utrecei veu at the Au- gu.sta Si< re. 10,000 yards qf Dress Goods, in all tho leading s hades, from 5 ei 11 ts up, at the Au.'ustu Store. the Hun. D. H. HKXi>iin.so?r.of A ) | toTlie ( f of]gl-e«sloiial nohiinfitton from tlte Second District iisve been dis cussed. His acceptance of tiie candi dacy lias been announced by the press and his friends take this forma! way of declaring that he will stand for nominal ion bi-b re the Aiken Con vention on the 2>kh of August and abide the result. He is a Cleveland Democrat. Long before it was p»pu- lar to advocate Grover CievelafitS his wisdom prompted him to vote for Cleveland’s nomination 011 everv bal lot at Chicago in IS3L He is a tariff reformer and stands squarely on tiie St. Louis platform and the President’s tariff message. Believing that tiie surplus in tiie Treasury should he reduced, that no revenue should be exacted from the people other than for the neees.-ary expenses of the Government, and that the. tariff should he readjusted unon principles of justice to all classes alike, the farmer, the merehwnt. tiie manufac turer and the wage-worker, he will b* supnorted by MANY FRIENDS. Stock consist# of APPLES, PEACH, PEAR, CHERRY, PLUMS, JAPANESE PERSIMMONS. A P RICOTS, NECTRTN E, mulberries, QUINCE, GRAPE, FIGS. RASPBERRIES, 1 GOOSEBERRIES. CURRANTS, PIE PLANTS, ENGLISH WALNUTS, PECANS, CH ESTNUTS, STRAWBERRIES, ROSES, EVERGREENS. SHADE TREES. &e. All the new and rare varieties ns well os the old ones, which my new catalogue for 1888 will show. Give your ord**r to my authorized agent, or older direct from the nursery. t'SF’Correspondence solicited J23 Diseriptivo Catalogue free to o:ll ap plicants. Address, J. Van Lindsiey, POMONA, Guilford County, S- 0- Reliable Salesmen Wanted iu every County. A good paying commission will be given. L. L. SCOTER, WatciMer and Jeweler Richland Ave*ue, and Laurens Cl. I am prepared to repair watches and ieweiry, with promptness and care, at moderate prices and guarantee satis faction. The cleaning of wulcjws u SPECIALTY. With a conlitunTBs experience of six years I respectfully solicit "—rScadqiifcrtersfg I respectfully announce myself a candidate for re-election to Cotigress, in the D.eeond Distriei, Mibject to the action of the Denu*eratic puny. Respeptl'ully, ‘ G. T>. TILLMAN. Of Interest to Ladies. W'.-.yni :-on 1 .1 T r? E c. J?.*; Lt; of our vron^erfnl f-pecitlc forf.-xiLil I o *.‘ny Isdy who wither to test iteefficacy l>dfor.* i»\:r.(Sir. *. for jiOLUike. E&XZ* CUi:if Lc-s:IOC-, SuiTulc. HYGEIM A WONDINIFI L DISCOVERY! lOBACCO AN AID TO HEA i.Tl I. A new T<»l;a-eo uianufaetured liy Tim-. ('. Wiiii.ims iz Co., Rietimomi, Virginia, under a fermula prepared by Prof. J. W. :,i .ffei, of the Cniversity | of Virginia. Aiui-mahirial, anti-dys - j peptic, a good ;u ; Vine and an exeei- le:,t eliew. Try it! N*» Humbug I’or sah .»y ail dealers, (’ail pani- jihiei- ronage of tho A county puUtc. L. L. SOMMBft, Richland Avenue, and Laurens St South Carolina Penitentiary SHOES AMD BOOTS AT C. §C. Henderson’s IaukexsSthket, -- Ajkex.S. C. P ERSONS wishing a really supe rior article of Boots or Shoes for Men, Ladies or Childrens went* should call at C. K. Henderson’s, where thoy will find tiie best manufactured goods in the South, from the South Carolina Penitentiary Works of A. C. Dlbert, of Columbia, 8. C. A warranty is given with every pair, and we defy any manufactory. North or South, to produce better ttoek or better work fur the same price. Call at C. K. Hcu- dereon’s and examine for yourselves. July 20, 1837—ly. month. Rooms freo of rent. Total ex pense including fuel; washing hooks &e., about $18Ch Tuition F«o remitted to Students certifying their inability to pay it. For further idfbrmati >0, Apply to J. M. McBRYDE, President PAVTUOJi HOTEL. Charleston. %. S. O PASSENGER ELEVATOR AND ELECTRIC BELLS. House fresh and clean throughout. Table best in the South. Pavilion,. Transfer Coaches and Wagons at nil trains fud Boats. Rates reduced. * Beware of giving your Check to auy one on Train. Rates. $2 00 O $3 60. William Turnbull Laurent Street, Aiken. S. C. T HE public are Invited te Inspect n»v stock of CHOICE FAMILY GBOCEBIIS which 1 Am selling at reck bottom prices. I buy none but the beat and ell as cheap as the ciieapest. ’ Canned Goods Iu great variety and from tho beet houses. " Tl WM. TURNBULL. TUB Am HOTEL! Angnita, - - Georgia. BEST $2.00 HOUSE IN THE SOUTH. Centrally 1 coated near R. R. Crossing. L. E. DOOLITTLE, Proprietor, Forincrljf of TbntiAe Hotel, New Haven. Conn. Also. West find tW Free otnnibus and baggage wagon for every guest of .this house both from and to the depot. Hotel, Long Branch,J. N. Wright’s Hotel! S.L. WRIGHT 6 SON, Prop'rg., COLUMBIA, ' ’ - B.C. rpABLE supplied With the DEBT. JL Rooms large and well furnished. One of tiie most ceajiforlable hotels in the South. fWRates > lanontibte. MM ~A. P. FORD, *. - * eP- •* Insurance and Real Estate Agent, LAURfcNS STREET, AIKEN, 8. C. REPRESENTS.- D. F. McKwkx, J. E. MnmAY.. MCIWI & MURRAY, Eieucnt Summer (’i<*t!iin derson’a Cloiliing, Shoe House. atilen- nd Hat DEALERS IN S % rsvEi The DtrajrrccaJqr Sitlo. “Don’t you find tbo life of a tramp very disagreeublei” a-;ko»l tbo farmer’s wife. "Oh no,” rejoined the wanderer; “it zin’t haif so disagreeable aa tiie people I Clstcago's Garbage Crematory. Mrs. Schaffer, of Chicago, has lately in vented a garbage crematory built ou tho plan of a largo oven. It is fed from the top. tho ashes sifting through iron grates into four wheel carts so that they may bo conveniently hauled away. It is so con structed that tho smoko and smell are carried by pipes into a largo smokestack. She has also constructed ft inaehiuo to/ washing windows.—Frank Leslie's. Men’s Underwear from It. K. Da vis it 1, at Henderson’s Clothing, •Shoe and Hat House. w " I] tSViili l?o Your C-.vii XlyeKig, at Home. ’Di y will dye cverythyig. They r.re sold err-rr-. Trljeio. I'rice I lie. a jvicuu. C. 'iliey have nfieQt-.j.t iur Strengib, Dn^Iitnsa.1, Amount 1:1 - .1 or for 1’ istacK. of Color, or noii-fadin* Que!!f> Thoy do uut creek or £iaut; -10 colors. 1’or sale by WATCHES, CLOCKS, Awelery. STAIIONERY, FANCY GOODS, LEGAL BLANKS The Mobil# Tnsvflencc Co., of Mobile. Tho Iliboriiiu lusuruHce Oft., of New Or leans. The Southern Insurance Co., of ’Seif Or* leans. Tho Traveller*’ Life ond'Accident^kmtfr- ance Co., of llurtford. j Ktreing and rc-Iiabie companies. Loaeeft ad justed and paid praraptlv. I heal estate bought and sold. Houkrs r tiled. ian25tf I TO RENT. A very desiruble collage on York street nearPark avenue. ALSO A Dwelling of nine rooms and good garden lot Kershaw street. ALSO Two stores m Curve street at very low rutea. Apply to K. J. C. WOOD. Bay State Shoes, nt Clothing, Shoe and Hat I ienderson’H J •» r r.ou-fe. A full line r.f nil kinds of law blanks 1 kept constantly on hand, which wo Dr. vv. H. Harbers. Druggist, | aell at liubl , sliers ., rlcesi . A i K EN, H. C. LAURENS ST.. - - AIKEN 8 C H 1 310YEH & r- * » -r i>. li meet. I d«,n't mind the do 1 he dogs and the things — Harper's Bazar. life so much as I I git to cat. 1 when turning down park Avtnue,ti;p j ,p e Tennessee crossing tiie E wagon was smashed against the fence. Cia : Rail Road at Morristov J? 11 !r/o en ^i e ^* iiesscc,end then mrough Cumberland “Mail l!u;: Ur-IvcrsUy." Tho Chautauqua literary and scientific circle, which is sometimes called the “mail bag university,” expects to have a very successful season. It has more than 50,000 regular students in every part of tho country.—New York Tribnng fltige rian fur IVatur Supply, The stupendous pL*n for supplying tho city of Liverpool with water involves tho removal of a wlsolo Welsh village, in cluding woods, cottages, churches, etc., tills immense space to be devoted I oa reser voir four and one-half miles long by h df a mile to a mile broad, and eighty feet deep. There are to ho three lines cf pipe, each sixty-eight miles long, with filtering beds and secondary reservoirs, and 1 he cost of the aqueduct alone is estimated at $15,- 000,000.—New York Sun- Two Desirable Cottages, tilted up with modern convenience:, for rent, apply to ' K. J \\ GOD. Tlu* stock of Dry Goods in the store next t‘» Lrs. Wvnian’s GKAXITHYILLU ■ 1 iJLlo !K- Dflleate Siiadts of Koiidan Clolhnt 5 eenis per yanl, at the Aflgu-du store, Paik Avenue. Workmen’s Tenemect rTouses. Paris propose? to have workmen’s ten ement houses after tho Peabody plan, and the first stono of tho first houso was re cently laid. The building will have seven stories, and La divided into homes of two rooms andn kitchen, and the yearly rent of a suite on any floor will be feed.—New York Sun. SonuiarobnlisPs Good Fortune. The danger of somnambulism is well known. A writer iu Tho Century tolls of a piece of good fox tune coming from the habit. A young lady, troubled and anx ious about a prizo foV which she wai to compete, involving tho writing of an es.-ay, arose from her lied iu sleep and v.-roio a paper upon a subject upon which she had not intended to writo when awake, and this essay secured for her the prize —Chicago Herald. office v.ii! be dosed out nt and below cost ; rici h fuj- casii. 8ale will contjntic for 30 days only. Every tiling wiiI be sold sts i uni going out <f tin* dry goods luisi- ness. C. K. Hkxdkuson. i’RUUF, CUEMIC-V X, s. c. — • i 1 i j * + i \*. m t A WomanDiscovery. Fill E:-, TGI LET SO A Iff/, HAIR BRUSHES AND CIGARS. “Another wonderful discovery lias The stock i« frequently roplenlsbed been made and that loo bv a lady in so that they are always fresh. Our this county. Disease fastened Us i prices are reasonable, and we will be clutches upon lier and for seven years i flhid not only to serve our fiicnds of siie withstood ts severest tests, but ; Gtat.iteville, but of the entiro sur lier vital organs were undermined j rounding country, ami dealli seemed imminent. For! - 7 IT ~ 777 three months she coughed incessantly j xjOOa. More, and couid not sleep. She bought of' us a bottle of Dr. King’s New’ Lis-} We have a nice Hue of Bchool books, ] eovery for Consumption and was so! pens, ink, paper and ail kinds ofj much relieved on taking first dose | stationery. Also a nice line of novels, that she slept ail night and witii one : base balls. K-pedal attention is paid bottle has been miraculously cured.} to school supplies. u!d books bought Her nuTiie is Mrs. Luther Lutz.” j and sold. All orders by mail will re- Thus write W. C. Hamriek & -.f, ceive prompt attention, Shelby, N. C.—Get a free trial b-l'lei R. L, DUVAL, at W. J. Platt's drug store. 5 > Broad Street, Angtnda, Qa - FEEH MEATS CONSTANTE? OH HAHI). Western ineat fur the Winterseasop n specialty. Sausages will also be kept on h»pd. Shop adjoining Wnmeke’a. P. E. SOMMER, [,AT T ItEXS ST., Alkwi. e.C. D. W. Chandler, COMMISSION MERCHANT. FRUIT AND VEGETAbLFB A SPEClALi Y. NO. U NO KYI I MAIN HtlfKKT, ASIJEVJ1 i.E, X. IvNDKKHOX GARDNER & PETTY. DRY GOODS NOTIONS, CARPETS. SHOES, CLOFHIXG AND GROCERIFB. ‘Av**nts for Old Staten Island Dyeing Estubliithment and Butteriek’s P»tteEii». T HE Ladies will do well tn com® and mu« our.I^irt^s Stack of Dry Gootb^, Notions, Ac., before purchasing elsewhere. Hauselieepei s wdll consult their inter- eats by bnyiinffllHrir table del icacies from us,,aa we have n great variety of the best goods at Ihe lowest jwwstblo prices. Hantaan Gardner & Paflj. LAURENS tfT..- - - AIKEN. S. C V IXcsiraWc and Comfort- able Resideftee for 8a!©. HE reuLh-u®* ot Mr. J. C. Hut- Fog W. hou, iicx l lo tiie AshK*y H prloc. T i* offered for sale at a low | lerlllr'apply U> ■ W. M. HUTSON, At Bsnk, A pr’» l«y<—tf'