The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, December 24, 1891, Image 1
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BARNWELL COURT HOUSE, S. C M DECEMBER 24, 1891.
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>4(jopt««t as the County Organ b}' tlse Coun
ty Ailiiroce July5th, t»8W. . «„
M. J. PATH. Associatk EDiron,
To whom nil CommunicatrbhB on Alliance
Mat tot's should he aeldrosaed.
Ofllrpra of the t o«Mt) AllUnre.
W. IT. Duncan, President. ’
L. H. Toole,, Vice President.
^V^ S. UaraherK, Secretary. ‘
A. F. Free, Treasurer.
\V. (» Hritton, Chaplain.
(ieo, II. Kirkland, Lecturer and Ortranizor.
W. A. All, Steward or Assistant Iseturer.
W. K. Sadler, Door Keeper.
11. K. Hurley, Assistant Door Keeper.
D W. Ihslitord, SetTpcant at Arms.
. K. H. Creech, Business A stent.
Executive (Jommittee—C. B. Free, W. W.
P.ttriek, \V. A. Faust.
-- Tratle Committee—0. M. Hunter, E. II.
Dowlinft. *1. M. diner, W. A7 All: r———
Committee on (loud of tlie Order—J. C. Mc
Millan, C. M. F.drnfield, W. T. Cave, J, K
Snclling, K. B. Guess. - . • . ' v- .
Notice.
H AMIIKKO, S. C. I>CC. 12tll 1891.
To the Siib-Allianees of Barnwell
County:
The regular quarterly meeting of the
County Alliance will lie, held at Barn
well, C\ II , Friday, .January Nth 1S92,
at half past eleven o’clock, A. M. Suh-
/ ilianccs are entitled to one delegate
for every ten tncmiiers. Secretaries
m ill please send me »heir reports, a*
early as possible. All AlHancemen are
"Invited to attend as business matters of
importance to the member* of the or
der, will he dismissed.
W. S- 11ami»kuij, Secretary.
Itambeyg, S.
AN AIMIKESS.
the January mmlng of the Cotinty Al-
jlance he a general rallying ground l o
the ehd that in tlie mqltitnde of eoi/n-
sel the safety of our people tuny be as
sured, Hhd tlie i roper measures of re
lief lie devised from the diffljpultiea that
environ us. /j
Brethren, let ti« nil hear with forti
tude the evil day, hear like then the
hurdem*'Ve cannot shake off, do -our
duty. With an abiding faith in the
righteousness and justice of our prin
ciples, and in t he existence of our God,
a righteous and just author of the af
fairs of^mon, we shall obtain the relief
we-seek.
Let us attend the I )eeejub.cr meeting!
of iheStihs and'theJanuary meeting of 1
tlie (Jounty Alliam^s, as far as possili e;
and hend our thoiight and effort to the
establishment of better tilings.
Fraternally,
J. Wm Stokks.
* Pres S. C. State AlHnnee,—
Orangeburg, Oecemher 12, 1N9I.
Treasurer’s Notice.
Office Coi nty Thf.asi hkk,
Baunwf.i.i., 8. C.. N"pt. IHth, 1891.
The Treasurer will Ja‘at the foPowing pla
ces tor the collection »»t taxes for the fiscal
year commencing Nov. 1st, isyn, ot> the days
mentioned below: x
i Barnwell (' H , from 14th Nov. to Febrm-
ry 20th, inclusive.
TAX LEVY.
State Taxes
County Taxes ..
—School Tax
Total G'W
. .4* 4 ' mills.
. .4'* mills.
2 mills.
. 11 L mills.
All special s* hts.l Districts have an add!
thrtial levy of two mills except Willhton,
which has *>' < mills, and Oak Grove I mill.
National Bank lulls, gold and silver coin re
ceivable for taxi s.
.Mutilated hills and coin will not In* taken.
A. K. KHKF,
Treasurer Barnwell Countv.
To the Alliaarrmen of South Camlina.
iVNiciiiHK.N :- I need not tell you that
Afire dr*tres« prevail* throoghooi Uie
Inin let* ol the State among ail la'.ioriug
people, hut especially auittug agrieuliu-
rist-. The tine price* a year ago stim-
uUted activity and eouliiliiice, and
ivittl hoiindiMg hope they in MiattV es^.*'*
jyassed the liioii ol prodeuce in o»ll-
IihcJ. for ferttii/.iTs and latK»r.
Ju mo*i •eetioitsof the .'*1 ate tlie crop*
are very «dt«»rt, wlnlethe re«*eipt«at tm*
|e»rl« would indie.ite not ijitly .in uu-
preeedeiit.*il but an im-reuitih* gemTal
yirld l.arge leriiliaer coniraet*, a
short crop, and price* below the c«*»t cl
proiliieFioii, w h ie the maiiuf.ielured
article ha* actually advafieed in. price,
t»dl* the »iorv v%ith very many ot our
|K*opie.- Frolir limumam ttt~*e*»iH»*«rd
their plaint of di*ire«* eiune* up to tii:*
• dlie.-; bill to I *U* hoiH#r Ol ’llio.” who
w rite it mii*f tie «.iTd tfmf i* iitih
A. HOWARD FA1TERZCN,
yv'r'roi4XK.\'-A r r-i^ a w. i
BAKN WKI.I. II., S.C.
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Will give prompt attention toaHhit** !
ir»je«* eiitrti*ted tf» jiL care. j
January 9fh, l>tHi.
FRANCIS F. CARRUlL, Jr.. \
Attorneyvat-Law, *
BAM UK Hi.. >. < .
\
(Ifltcr over II. C. Folk A ('<».’* *tore.
mar 2u-t
ItRtl \V. t Mt'l I ,
Aiken, S. ( .
J. B. Bi in a ii.vi t» k.
0 Banin ell, S. C.
t pre-i
H't «cl* U S
of ihe *pirit ol repining complaint.
The »piril of tlio*e win* wriut U the
i\jurH <<f llome iii«**e* lor whom they
w i lie.
T o the everlasting credit of our peo
ple, he it *aid t in uiost ca*c* (hey are
payiuic up their eoutraet* ju«t a* lar a*
their 11tinted crop* w ill reach at
vailing ruliiou* prices. The *|
of an iiidu*triou* man *urre.ii|eriug hi*
la*t blade of fodder and hu*liel of cony (
towanl tlie lu|ui«laiiou of hi* debt,
compel* afliuirainnit’veu In tlieah*irat*t; '
hut wiieu that man turn* his step* j
liomew ard empty handed to au eiuptv
corn-crib ami ilour barrel, knowing
that he iiiu-t look into trusting eye*,
brimming with auxiettyindforclroftiiig;')
or duHed into dundi patiene * under '
burden* long endured, inevitable. Hie
case a*-iime* a tragic phaM*.
A hard thing lo do, that; hut it i* ;<
Mipcrh thing, liecausc it is the right
thing. Hie Jiniie*t thing, the mail I y !
thing. TIh» ctinlract was fo pay to the*
extent of the crop; ami the lyuitraei*
should Ie* met as made It matter* not ]
that in some «a*e* there v-a* extortion;
•»r that the living lor with it.the pio-
Uud of a whole years labor and indus
try was pledged wm* a meagre living of
the plainest sort. I'hc contracts werej
made that way and should ire met a*
made.
This is the right course; ami it is also
the l»c,*l (tolicy. Accimiimxlatioiis .foj
another year will he more easily’ ob
tained if the-account* ff»r this year arc j
cquitahly adjusted. -| t puts matters in
In’tler hllsinesA slia|*e to close the ae-
count for the year by settlement, even !
if the needs of the customer require Hie
re-opening of the account next day. I
trust, however, that as far as possible,
< ur |»eopie will avoid going into debt!
next year, even if they have to hire out
lor a season or for a whole year.
Let us take, counsel with each other
in this season unsure distre*.*—a com
mon suffering should make a common
cause, a common helpfulness. Let our
jfeople cling closer together and thus
(Strengthen each others hands, and cling
closer to our organization. Great
wrongs have been heaped upon agri
culture, under which It i* languishing
or panting for life. Shall we. desert
the only organization that promises
help? Shall we desert its principles
and submit in dumb patience like
beasts of burden, because our efforts to
help ourselves have stirred up opposi
tion? Kathcr let us knit ourselves to-
getner with a closer tie, take courage
Ironi the righteousness of our cause, at
tend our meetings, discus* these broad
er questions as well as our individual
needs, and a solution will he found in
God's own good time. “All things
come* to him who can wait” is an old
proverb. No question is settled until
it is settled right. We. know that ex
isting conditions are unequal; and no
man of intelligent honesty maintains
t hat they are right. The general con
census of opinion is that they are hot
right, however widely they may differ
as to the cause and the remedies; and a
general awakening of the public con
science upon a given matter, is the sure
precursor of better things, .
Attend the meetings, then, and dis-
1 cuss the*e hroatf quest ions of principle
as well as your individual ills and
-needs. Let the stronger lock arms
with tlie weaker and ihus make a stron-
^ger union, That will tide us over the
impending crisis
l»o all this; but especially should
each Alliance man attend hi* Mibat the (
last meeting fnDecember; let each talk !
freely to the cud that delegates to the!
County. Alliance may be posted fully as-b
to tlie conditions and need* of his mem- |
^VberH.- As soon as delegates are appu'mhr .; .
cd let the secretary be instructed to
send lheir names ami post oBices to this
olth-e. , .
Theft let every member, ’whet her del
egate or not attend the J ami ary meet
ing of his County Alliance Matter* of
• espaeial Interest w ill lie there preseot-
. ed, aud it is ho|»ed that everv Ineiuher,
who poastbiy call, will be ibcie. i^ct
Croft & Burckhafter,
A.'l TOHN H.YH A r l'* 1. A \V
ItAKNWKLI. C. II/, A. C.
Will practice in all the Court* of this
tale and in Hie Ignited Stati * < ourt*.
Mr. t roft will aitend the (Tnirt* of
Barnwell t‘oqipv and all matter* of im-
port a nee wTlir^celve the |>er*otial at-
tsntion of each meiiiher <tf the drill,
•nar 2t»-lf
DEAD IN 'CHE DESERT.
;
CTIRISTYlXS ST«»nV PY
I lot s.
kiJFKKO R. CAt/'
T. B. ELUS, Jr.,
Surveyor and Civil Engineer.
SjMM tal attention sriren to the computation
of w ater ;*iwcrs», IwVelieit atHkdraliMKr.
A j***t.»11 ant ad lrrs’eit to me at Martina,
li. t will receive prompt attention.
o* t ol tiklvr
pr, IL L. Harley,
DENTAL SDR6E0N
BAHNWKLL, S. C.
Offers his'professional service* to the
citizens of Barnwell and the surrouml-
ing ctuintry. Will devote Mondays,
Tuesdays and Wednesday*- to office
practice and- Thursdays, Fridays and
r*ai unlay* to calls in neighboring towns
and the country. — .
Reference*-The Faenltt* of the
hental I>ep,irtnient of the I niverslty
of Maryland.
OFF11 K ON MAIN s i*KKKT,
Last of the Post Office.
dee.T-1 y
SPECIAL
SUMMER SALE.
' — —j . , . . i.,.- . . i
One. Thousand Superb New rhinos
and Organs, from best makers only, to
he sold during August, September and
October, 1N9I, at Spot < ash Prices, with
payment No vein her loth next. No in-
ttrest.
Northern lleipfhts is the Highest, Ue:i]thie*t and MOST
lUOAl TIFrL LOCATION in the
TOWN OF HA UN WELI
*
See These Bargains.
Beautiful Upright Piano only $‘22.>,
Superb Cabinet Grand Piano only $250.
Fine Parlor Organ only $50; a.
Rich Parlor Organ only $05.
4-. ** ' " r ^'
Superb Mirror Top Organ only $75.
N. W. TRUMP,
_r-.- >
COLUMBIANS. C.
aug20 "X. v
KOBT C. MIXSONX
SURVEYOR PND ENGINEER,
. BLACIC^U.LK, S. C. -
special *tt<ntiou given to Land Sur-
vrvitig. Pri>m|vtattention to all husi-
ues* cut rusted to u* y care.
. THE STEEETS
Kunnin<; through this Property are now being graded, and
are lVfnn Sixty to Li^htv ieet wide.
|(\>K>rltfht, im. by Vnvrlran Prww V-woclw-
i :'.ii.|
T WAS tlie 24tb
«*f Oec«*ni he r.
ISTU. I was at that
time in charge of
a division of en-
gtiwer* who were
making a survey
of tlie Mojave
desert from the
Needle* cm the
Great Colorado
to Lo* Angeles
on 1)m' Pacific.
For a monlh
Ihe officer* and
men had N* n
eagerly )onkit:g
forwtml to spending tbo Chr»*tin.*ui holi
day* in the iaivntiful town of Saif Per
nanlino, on the other side of the Sierra*.
On the 23d the wagon*, pack innlen
and nil the meti, excepting three who
remaHM*! Ixack to Complete ontne work
with myself, crossed the range tlmt
•••parates the Mojavo (])rononnced Mo-
hav-er) desert fnmi tho flowering and
fruitful jKiradisoof aontlK’biCalifornia.
For six w*H»k* we had l*vn working
iu tho deaert, miming lines, taking
elevation^ and plotting i*ur work at
KOKTY TaOTS
Ono-lialf ai*rc ciifh, at IVoni to oacdi.
TKRM^:
OXE-TIIlIII) CASH ; Halanct* Six and Twcdvi'Months.
ALSO,
L
Small fanii, fort.y-two ncros. with now throo^room C’ot-
tago, well, Ac. Prioe, .S’J.O Terms : Ifall*
eash, balanee in one year.
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X
! thrmigh which the white teeth gleamed,
j told tin*. \Vt* o]*mu*I the saddlebag*
and found $*.HK) in gold, tlie titlentoa
1 lot of f'idifornia mining lands made out
ito one “Louis Uiffton.'* ;md n bundle of
left* rs tied with a bltm rihhmt.
j lu the middle of tlie bundle there were
two vi'.'mdfe*—one that of ivsw«s't fae«'t.
I motherly lady, the other that of a Iwau-
1 Uful girl, the name “Dora" ut the l>ot*
! tom of tho pictaro being *urp>nnd<sl hy
a delicately painted wreath of forgtrt*
ineiyota.
The** letter* were dated at “Tip*
Kluis," but, na tho envel qs** were do*,
atmyed, there was nothing to indioaVi
the tovni. stata or land. <h»o ^•>ol a«
follow*, and. ctiiionsly enough, it wat
dated ('hri*tuiaN eve, a year before:
j “M v DuttJkO lk)Y—i think of you at
all Uines, hut on Christmas eve you f^l
• un he;nt w» that I can think nothing
* el-e and if it were not for Dora, win
i iu«s cotut) tocV-H-r me, I fear 1 cub! in 4
, ktatul it. ‘Where U my 1/•ui.t twrigiit?*
Tins qtiesfion h um's .tne, and I pictnta
j you out in the desert* of Hi iLwil 1 land.
Ii<inV'hjssand ft i«*ndless, *tul liintin ; for
| gold. Ah, my l^jy. coma l-wk! IW-tter
| poverty thnu this awful aurietr. Hut
^ we cannot bo poor where there U no
much love.*’
Tho letter confinoe<l nt length in tlda
vein, and it ended, “With huro and
j kisses and bhwinga from Moth •r."
'Hio next lett'T- \v»s aL i written at
I “Tiio Elm*” on Christmas evo, j ist a year
! before. I cannot pivt«*n<l to quote it in
trnjte file d # lhe air, and rip;fl^ of
water came to onr earn whenever wo
reined in our honw*.
Then* never was snch a rl**ar, pforioo*
Chrl'-tmaH eve since the wise luru fj>im
tleyast followeil ths star to L)etld|'h«Oli
and the mamjj- in which ley the Christ
child. Li*rlt**f wlied throogh the groves,
(ndirating tho happy a’nsles we Hern,
aud now and then we board ;ftong tly t
t«4d of home, an4 tho rrmsiml/lannhtef
of elrildren t\hoan sjiei'ial eve ft was.
We fonnd fei • hotel ablate w\jh light.
There w
wreath* and,
iwmofer windowa
and d<*)ra. There
were’ flower* aud
womanlKxsl and a profound love for iho
aUvut Louis.
“Do not think Inrpatitmt," she
n’XTd. “hnt !
iv- alth dis'S*
that tlie i:t>L!«
tojs'd in tho IU
tl i u, nl v dat
1 i tore and more that
r mein happiness, and
juau'iood is not devel-
:ni ;glu for gold. 4 u d
g, the world is not so' 1
i'ul! of objects worthy our love that wo
c;.:i afford to Iiv«* onr brief lives apart.
“You must not flunk that I am iudif-
ferent to the self denial you exert and
the sufferings you endure. 1 often fancy
myself a man out reeking my fortune in
that land of ’wonder**biit I ‘hmlder
when 1 think that Jou am kiinotinde«l
by the dangers which my fancy conjures
up. • • *
“Nero, grown fat and lazy, Befeat n
feet as 1 wpite. 1 call yournaui
auis:
mv L<mi>r
start i/tip uud
OR
Twpnty acre farm, same cottage, •'JL’JOO. -
Twenty acre farm, no buildings,
Tmi acre farm and cottage, $800,
Ten acre farms no buildings, from $o(K) to $750,
ALSO,
Ne\v Nine-Room Dwelling, with all oirfmii 1 <Img^ ajid*~
t wo ’.neres of land. $5,500. I laIJ/^ash ; balanee
one Year. r ri(les, guuraii|Ded perfect.
v - *
Vlats to all above at Master's OHiee. (Aime and inspect
them and look at property. •'
For further information write to oi eal! on ' , ’’—
C. DI XCAX BKLLIXGER.
night hy the *in<*ky tight of dried | full, hut every line Iswpok * a nublo
ensmote and anplcm s;(ge brush. At
timcn we were. Fixty miles fna.i the
nearest water, and when obtaioed the
water was alkaline. >f our |..;f .f
mules,’iiiaddet»e«l ,by thirst, broke their
'r>qK's and wandered further into tho
dowrt to die.
Hard tack an<l hacefn, pnd rot too
much of that, had byui tho only f«*>l of
the inch ainco we filtered the des«rt.
and ri» the moat chm rful l**came grum.
anddho nklu of tho youngest grew dry
and pnrclie<l as that of a mummy.
We did our work in silence; even tlie
officers came to speak iu .whispers, for
our throats wen* dry and our lips
cracked. Everything with moisture In
it parched a^ if in a furnace.
The alkalilon the level expanses looked
like dazzling snow. The fantastic hills
and mesas were crumbling and burning
up in the forceful and persistent fires of
oxidation. And amid all this the mirage
would appear to mock ns with lakes and
streams in which were reflected the
spires, domes and. minarets of grand
qrLntal cities,-such as might have been
built hy the genii of architecture.
It was half past 5 iu'the afternoon,
and we hoped to reach the pass by dark,
where fresh horses would carry us to the
town Wifore midnight and Christmas^
day. i X x
As our horses staggered on, \vo saw
three viiltnivs rising from a dark object
a little to the right. A gjuh<‘e through
my field glass revealed the outlines of a
prostrate man and diorse, stretched out
side by side.
-Years of this wild life had accustomed
0s to such sigUta. Yet as onr hearts
Were full of thoughts of the joyous
Christmas days of the past and of the
rest, fresh f«xxl and water for bathing,
which we were to enjoy on the morrow,
there was something inexpressibly sad
% * a wtooino inane*'*,
f-.- the f:u**\j of L annh.f
womciaaod kjudaum)
men wIm revet oua tjjnit-iL thv
wide parlcri ettno the rythmic fall of
fiS't .An 1 tile mw*dl of music.
Here was- Elen, hot un aaJriQff Chn
landlord the reason fur these fastivHic*,
he replied: *
“!t is a wedding. Mr. Louis fkdton^
whose bride and mother rcatmed ihf r **
yesterday from the eoJt, was man ieaii>-
night.”
“Louis Dolton?** f rrix»nte<J. and* t
thought of tlie ilead man out on ti'.o
desert.
“Yes; here he Is. Let mo introduse
him.’’ /
'U' > landlord fntroduoe*! mo to a tall,
barm^iiie^young liutn, an.J 1 at
ixik him to my rijonrand 8howo«l mm
the anus and saddlebags.
Ar s. oh ns he f.iw the Hth**. ho 1t>rewr
hia anus abopt my neck and t\f my ►ur-
prise he kis’sed'me and shouted:
“Y«»u have bronght a wedding iirosontf’
.that makes me rich, rich as any honest
man wants to be.!’*
Briefly, Mr. Bolton’s papers and much
of his ready money had been stolen six
months l**fore by a • Mexican Aoejxcado
named Guan Chatiz. * Th^* man wan
chased into the desert wIiereh«*perihlwkl,
and so my symjMithy was wasted.
I met the dear mother, pud I met
“Dora” that night, and I drajik to their
health and prosperity as the church bells
rang itTChristmas day. *
firu ctched side dy side
fu-shes to the door with
*-* ’a joyous bark, bat ho
hoars no loved voice or footstep, and be
comes back dejected and lies down with
a moan. Ah, dear boy! if that dmjib
brute mourns your absence, hpw must it
in the pr^pence of death at such a time . be with us?** * .* •
.aid s.t y^e f(x>t of the purple mourftains, | Ami so t*hp letter went on. full of love
beyond which lay Etlen. • . ^ .' v f - ! xml gossjp and gossip and love, till it
W.e reined m our thin, panting horses
ombdismounted,. In that atmosphere no
organic snlwtaiiice decays—it shrivels np
and beCbmesWi hard and indestructible
os the glistening Volcanic rock* that sur
round it; but enough remained to te!j[
us that the horse had once been a noble
emlcl with “Ever,and forever, D<»ra.
We .yd the*body at the base of a vol-
;anic cliff, and covered it with stones to
save it from the vulture*, then we dis
tributed the anus and saddlebags, so as
to save onr horses, and resumed our
march for the west, where the peaks cf
creature, and the saddle and equipment* -the puiqde Sierras glowed like mighty
-1
were such as the wealthy Mexicans of
southern California delight in.
The man was of tnediniu height, and
theVarbine, pistol* and knife, still b» Ited
shout bis shrunken waist, indicated abil
ity to.resist. He was yonug. The long,
dark • hair, and the silky mustache.
fire opaU ip tin* light of the retting sun.
We found fresh horw^at the pass, an«1 :
then, alrhongh quite tin*!, we pushed on
with all speed for the beautiful town of
San Derniirtliuo.
We were ont of the ilesert. * The odor
cf orange bloasoms and perennial heDb- 4
Farty Chi'li>tn>K9 Carol*. _
. * * .•
Christinas carols have been snug ever
sinco tly rQde tri1x*s <>f Ckumany were
converted to Christianity. There aw
books by the score containing hundreds
-of them. Bishop Taylor observe* tlsas
the “Gloria jin Excelsis,” theVeJI knpwu
hymn sung by'the angels tol the shep
herds at rmr Ixird’s Nativit}^ ^trs fne
earliest- Chri«tmas carol. Don fne Hyee
Durandus to prove that in' earlier ajpea
of the chnrch tho bishc.ps were &fjras-
totned on Christmas day to siijs cptjils
among their clergy. The origrnf.l of ^6
‘ Anglo-Nonnan carol (trausdated hy
boJice) of the date Thirteenth ««]|jK»gr
Is in the British museum. rr^a,: „
JCo*''. t»r«lingis listen to our dftty,
grangers Cuming from afar;
Ix-t minstrels move your |4tjr.
Give us *'e!eo:ui', soothe «mr care.
In 1521. Wynkyn do Wnrde priiffed a-
set of Christ mas carols. One of Jhem wa*
“A Carol bryngyng iu the Bore's Hend- 1 *
Chaucer alludes<qpt in hit “FfankklnM
- Tale:*'
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