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. r. 1 The Barnwell People. iflO. N. HOLXES, Editor 1 Prop r. I.VK(.KSI (OrXTY (imiLATlOX. THURSDAY, MARCH 10, IHOJ. The imccntlu WMfclon of Hie Sontli Cnrollnil jrhool eniivemioii will lie hi*hl In Hie Metlimllut rlum’li, Ma rion. S. C„ A|vril *>th, Oth anti 7th. 8 'I'ho Thlrtl I’urty National Conven Mon to nmninato camlldato for I’real- dt*nr.and Vice President will be held at Dm iha, Neltraakn, on tlie 1th of .Inly, and eonoiat of 1T7'» dclejrHtc**. Whatever elec may conic b» j>a«^ thlrf year it la a*» certain aa d* ath and ta\e* nhat there will be no reduction of the acreage .of politic* in thi* State. The laborer* will be many anyl the harvest mill be tew. The campaign in Kbgctlebl opened on Saturday. About ninety citi/.eua at- tendetl a ma** meeting in the Cour House and elected twelve delegate* to the conference to be held in Columbia on the 24th iu*t. The Cotton Plant Hav* editorially of (»ov Tillman's speech at Xewlierry : * “If the tlovernor could have seen his w ay clear to endorse cordially the rem edies for existing depression that his Alliance brethren arc pulling for, both lie and they Would have been strength ened.}’ A<forney tleneral Mcf.atirln Is of tjie opinion that the Statute law upon the subject of the County Commissioners is of full force nod not abridged or r«- p-alcd in any w ay by the constitutional ametidment, and that the terms of the present otHcers will end n|>on the elec- vatfugeof the uecesslticj of the grower. Unless seasons are wonderfully fav orable the crop of *112 w ill be much less than that of 91. The reduction In acre age ami the use of commercial fertili ser* makes that certain. When thecot- ton trade tlud* out that ^Southern farm ers are in dead earnest and have; taken sure means to reduce production pros pects will brighten. It will take a long time to open the eyes of the. outside world to the real situation In the South and the campal^tvof education t>hould begin at once. Kvery man who plants cotton can help some, no matter how small his crop, and no one should hesi tate to hear his testimony. All great undertakings have had smatl beginnings. Now if the farmers in this county will send us postal card notices giving the acreage of cotton and quantity of fertilizers set apart for that crop tliis year as compared with '.nst we will summarize and publish results and set the hail in motion. If the farmers of tliiruwell ’.catch on” to this Idea in earnest the rest, of the South w ill fid- low the good example set. But if you, dear reader, wait for ypnr neighbor to commence nothing will come of it. We shtrnld be glad to get a postal card notice from every farmer in the county before the .list March. Alliance Department. I The telegraph and telephone, like the post otlice system, being a necessity for _ . the transmission of m«ws, should be Adopted as the (Jointry Organ by tliv Coun ty Alliance Jtih Mh, IhnW. M. .1. PATK, Ahaociatk Editor, To whom all C'oinniunlcations on Alliani'c Matters should be addressed. Ofllrfrs of the Coost j Alltaaro. *W. II. Duncan, President. L. B. Toole, Vii*e President. W. 8. Uatnpcrg, Beeretary. A’.^T'reivTreasttrrr. W. (1 Britton, C'hnnUin. (ieo. II j Kirkland, M-eturer and Organizer. \V. A. All, Steward or Assistant Lecturer. W. K. ?(a«ller r l^s»r-KeeprT. K. K. Harley, Assistant l)«K>r Keeper. D W. Bisliford, Sergeant-at Arms. F. H. Creech, Business Agent. J Executive (7oinmittee->-C'.' B. Free, W. W. Patrick, IV. A. Faust. ^ Traile Commits■«•—(}. M. Hunter, E. II. Dowling, J. M. Ulmer, \V. A. All. Committee on Hood of the Order—J. C. Mc Millan, V. M. Edenfleld, W. T. Cave, .1. K Snelling, E. B. (iuess. ^ ^ ' Our PUtform Adopted at Nt. Louis. —- - fa ~'— A Clover Collie. T. Sidney Cooper, thg English animal painter, aays that he often made valuo- owned and operated by the Govern- studiea in Cumberland at places linn ami qualification of tbvlr succes- s »r«. The election for Ilicae ollicers uti-1 to consist of three member* each, and II KA l»ql'AHTr RH l)KM. Ex.CoM., Baknwki.i.C. II. March II, 1S«2. By virtue of the power vested in me by Article V of the Constitution of the Democratic party, adopted in conven tion at Uolumtiia on the lOtb day of Sep- temher 1890, and pursuant to an order .to me directed by .1. I,. M. Irby,Chair man of the State Democratic Executive Committee, 1 her by direct, that all the !>• ntH-ratlc clubs • f Barnwell county that were In existence on the l.ftb day of August 1*90, sliall meet at their re- specilve places of meeting, on Saturday the 9th day of April next, for the pur pose of reorganizing.. They shall elect a President, one or more Vice-Presi dents, a Kecording and a Correspond ing Secretary, a Treasurer, a committee on registration, an executive committee d r this construction of the law will of course take place at the usual time for holding an election. Some argue that over production is not the cause of the low price of coltoh, and cite as reasons the fact* that a great in «ny pcnuMi* are In rags for lack of clothing and that «‘ollou goods have not fallen with the decline in the value of the raw staple. Admitting their fact* the necessary coiicliisioii• arc different from the re sults ilu-y jump to- The world may need all the cotton that can tie grown, hut the inills cannot manufacture it a* such other cotnmlttee* as may seem ex p dient: as •one member to serve on the County Kxeeutive Committee, whose name shall be presented to tba County Convention for election, and one uiemlicr ** delegate to the County Convention fora-ach twenty-Hve mem ber*, and one for each majority fraction liter.of. And it U further directed, that said delegate* shall assemble in convention at Barnwell C. II. on Mandsv the 2d day of May next, at 12 o’clock m., in the Court House, for the pur|s»se of completing the reorganization of the iN-uiocraiir party of Barnwell county for the ensuing two year*. " hen so assembled they shall proceed to elect a President, one or more Vice- ....e — Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer It More :l-.I. .. . t.. . . two continent* and I* taking p« ii. aiore *fulan Executive t ouindlfi'e, eompo^d # .i. ii . * t , i V. .^ . of the world. If not met ai cannot, la* , nf one niend»er from eaeh eluUjts herein . _ . last a* the fanners can make _ inills arc needed, but as thev cannot la> , of one memtier from each cluU/ built bv magic Ilia next beat thing Is p, i before prov bled for. and six (ti| dele- . . . a . .* I gates to'lie Male Convention, whieh cut down the acreage and byMucli.g w|l| tI| ^, oM .dumMam. the toe yield stimulate the ml I la to higher | thlnl Me Inesdav in Mav next, and on prtoaa. TIIB ADDKKMH. * This,'the firs: great labor 'onference of the C'nHed States, and of the world, representiiig all divTsions of urban amt rural organized industry , ast-cuihled in national congress invoking upon its ac tion the blessing and protection of Al mighty God, puts forth, to and for the producers of the nation, this declaration of union ami jiplf pandcnce ‘ The “conditions which.surround us her t justify our co-operation. We meet in the midst of a ■ natlpn brought to the verge of moral, politicaJ and material ruin. Corruption domi nates the ballot-box, the Legislatures, the Congress, and touches even the er mine of the bench. The people aie de moralized. Many of the States have l>«eii compelled to isolate the voters at the polling places in orde- to prevent ii diver.-a I intimidation or bribery. The new*pa|>erN are subsidized or muzzled, public opinion silenced; business pros trated, our homes covered with mort gages, labor impOverhdied, and the land concentrating in the hand* of capital ists. The urban workmen are d ‘tiled the right of organization for self-pro tection; im|N>rted pauperized, labor beat* down their wages; a hireling standing army, unrecognized by our law s, is established t>< shoot them dnw n, and they are rapidly degenerating to European conditions. The frtiits.of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colonial fortune*, unprecedented in the history of the world, while their po*eenM»r* de*pi*« the Republic and en danger liberty. From the same prolific womb of governmental injustice we breed the two great clause*—paii|»ers and millionaire*. The national |tower to create money i* appropriated to en rich bondholders; silver, wJiich ha* been accepted as coin since the dawn of history, lias !>eeii denion»-ti/rd to add to the purchasing (tower of gohl by de- creasing the value of all forms of pro|e ertv as well as laltor'; ami the supply of currency is purposely abridged to fatten usurers, bankrupt enterprise ami en slave indusiry. A vast conspiracy against mankind ha* been organiz'd on H»**k*iun ml over thrown at once it fttrehodes terrible so cial convulsions, the destruction nr the establishment of an absolute des|totl*m. In this crisis of human atf dr* the in- t dllgt nr workirg p«Ntp e ai d pnalucers merit in the interest of the people. Cut this out. Brother, pu-tedt in your hat and memorize it.—Cotton riant. Buford Lodge No. 27 f A. IV X. Whereas it has been the will of the Great Architect of the universe »n the b giuidug of i he present Masonic year to sever the brittle thread of life and thereby summon from onr midst mu be loved Brother J/odah Brantr" He died m»t In tlm spring time of life Tmt after the snow had begun to fall, leaving a remembrance of a well spent life. Our Brother has gone like the autumn leaves to enrich our mother earth. Summoned, to that undiscovered eriumry front whence no traveler re turns, thereby weakening the chain by which we are united, Brother to Broth er. Asa Mason Brother Brant was faith ful, good and true; always'practicing the principal tenetsof our order, friend ship, mor dity and brotherly love. As a husband and father forbearhig^kiml and affectionate; therefore be 'it re solved. 1st. T hat the Secretary inscribe a page in our minute hook to the memory of .itir departed Brother. 2d. That onr Hall be draped in mourn ing for thirty day*. ‘ ' ' r—4td: TTraT-ln fokeIi of respect for onr lie parted Brother we oiler to the be reaved widow and family our heartfelt, sympathy. % 4th That the above preamble and resolutions he published.in the county paper* and a copy be sent to the w idovv. J. .1. Eoi.k, Kkv. (i. D. Kisahp, ‘ K. C. RoHFBra, Committee. where Scotch drovers halted with their' 1 cattle for the night. On such occasions -he often had a chance to see illustrations of an animal's intelligence as well as of its physical |x;rfection. One day when there was a pouring rain a man consented to sit for mo at the inn where 1 was staying* He brought his collie with him and both 'of Hrrtn were dripping wet, so he put off his plaid and laid it on the floor by the dog. 1 made a very successful sketch of the man. but before 1 had finished it the dog grew fidgety with the wet plaid,, and ins master said, “Tak' it awn’ mon; tak' it awa !" The dog took tlie end of it between his teeth and dragged it out of tlie room, i—After'tVtiad finished the drover's js>r- trait 1 asked liiiu if lie thought his dog would lit/quiet for a time, as 1 wished 'to sketch him. “Oil. yes. mon,’* he <iTowered, “heil do anytliing 1 say to him. Watch!’ Watch!" he called, and H»eu “whustled’' for him. as the Scotch say. As-the dog did not apjiear we went to gether to look for him. and found him sitting,liefore tlie kitchen fire with the end of the plaid in his month, holding it up to dry. I exprossei^ my rnliniration of his intelligence, and the master -re plied: "All, he’s a canny creature* sir! He knows a mony things, does tiiai dog. sir. But cojne awa’. moyi; the gentleman wants to mak' your picture." So we returned to my room, and the handsome collie sat for his jiortrait.— Uhicago News. ForMalaria, Liver Trou- ble,or Indigestion, use BROWN’a IRON BITTERS Hm 2tMh d av. f«»r the pi rp ►•••of electing \ ... ■■ ,. ,... . . .., th. \ :. loll .1 K.~..lU,5 I •* Suu " f •K-th.r, On or atifiut ili>* 2^Hh ult. t nl, Larry tiautt, lioru In t'andlna butukluralizt'd |i«-rsoiiaHy ami |M»lltlA*ally in Georgia, came aero** the .'•av annali l«» •trvnglhen tlie ('olumbia Rcgi*t«'r by the traiisfu- •Ion of hi* rich, red blood into It* tdi- j tonal vein*. I^s« than a wee. after. Ids poltlical | know leilge’of the Mate I* *o |»erfected Hist he burst* out in tbl* varicose vein of wot:ld-l»e liiiinoroiis sarcasm : “lux Bamxwbi.l raoeLKsaya: ’Tlie Ih-niocralic party i* t«Nlay divided and ! appri»achliig ilislntegraiion * We once beard of a tail trying to wag the dog. ( but it wouldn't work. Yet no dislllte- gratioii followed lietwecn the aforesaid i canine and its caudal ap|ietidage.’* T’he detdaralion credited by Editor Gantt to this paper was the rxpre**lon of tht: deliberate conviction of a citizen In the name of peace, order and society, to defend liberty. pros|»erity and jua- t ce. Wr ch irge that the controlling inilu- en '•s • o ii n it ng t e old i o ti *1 par ties have al'oweil the existing nreadful I conditions to develop without serioua ,ii .i ,•« . ... . . * fort to r strain or prevent tlieui. Nei- AH Hie ollicers and «-«otiniitiee* herein _ i . .. .. ^ . _ . i | | m _ , _ ..... .... . f | tber do thev now iuieml to accompl *h pn>v nleit for »liall serve lor alcim of 1 < oiniiiitue ami delegate* to the Na tional Convention. The County t orvenlioti when >o or- ganiz d w IHTijave full p »wer to transact «uch other husiness as will not conflict with tlie provtsb n* of the t onstitntion | of the State |»eiiiO<*ralic I’artt. serve two year*. For the por|io*c of an election fund, •acli club w III prov hie it* delegates w ilh .Vt c»*nt4 each, *aid fund to Iw paid to the Treasurer after !il* e ection. Delegates mu»t present tlieir creden tials and t'luhs forward verified rolls to •I. O. l*atter*oll, K*q. By order of • W. II Hu r. < ’onut y i Tialrinan. D. II WmiKaaroo.x, Secretary. To Ike Henoerat* of Barnwell County. An united and harmonious Demo- J crallc ratty is our sole deleuce sgainst j herein stated, i* nece**ary to redre** the tlie horror of aiicli uiisgovemuient a* grievances of whicli we coinplMin reform. They have agreed logeTier to ignore,in (becoming campaign, every I iasne hut one. Thev pro|M»*e to drown the outcries of a plundered people with the uproar of a sham battle over tho > tariff, s.i that corporations, nati >m I batiks, rings, trusts, “watered stock*,” • the demonetization of silver, and the op pression* of usurer*, may'all In- lost sight of. T hey priqwisc to sacrifice our home* ami children ii|kui the altar of Mammon; to destroy the hiqies of Abe j multitude in order P> secure corruption ‘ fund* from the great lord* of plunder We assert that a |Mdilical organization, repre*A>ntiiig Hie |Mditical principle hoiiore<| and es'^ri'ined by every* man in | once caused South Carolina tube known South Carolina. Our reader* can see f.»r theins 'lves the exact words in Gen. it vg'MKl’s call f or a-coonly ma«* tnect- L<g,- which i* republished today. \ «ry many of. the most unselfiMhly Asseuihled on the anniversary of the a* the Prostrate Mate. 1 birth of the illustrious inan who led tlie Vet our parly is today dividad and | first great revolt o.i tins continent approaching disintegration. ' against oppression, tilled w tT Hie seiiti- It is the ilelUierate opinion of many of ments w liicli actuated that grand gciie- the most tlutiightfiil, conservative ami ration, we seek to restore the govern- patriotic men of the Mate that tlii* tin- i ment of Hie Republb: to tlie hand* of . , fortunate condition of our iMditical af- the “plain iieople,” with vvlioin it orlg- pati lotic men of the Iiviiiocratic party | f»i r a haa bean chleiy brought alamt ny | inated Our door Mtand* o|»eu to all “» this Mate share in that apprelienaion, ) the iiietlnal* w ith lyhlch Hie present ad- 1 point* of Hie compass. We a^k all inm- hihI it I* thrlr supreme amhition to •nlnlsiration of the Mate government i od nirn in join with and help u*. I,ring bark that ellniw touch of party 0 ^ ct ' ,lh ‘l Da» exercised it* 1 In order to restrain t9e extortions op | |Miwer*. They look wltli alarm to the aggregated capital, to drive the money un y that alone can pre-erve the civ- threatened by it* (*outiiiue4l ! changer out of the tempi**, “to form a control; and have inaugurated an lion- more |usrfect union, establish justice, c*t ami sincere eltori to bring together Insure domestic tranquility, prov ide for the masses of the voter* who are alone the common defence, promote, the gen- interested in pure ami good governin' nt i cral welfare and secure the blessings of ilixatioii of the round head ami the cav alier.” Both w ing* of the Democracy recognize that threatening danger. Gov. Tillman-, w hose cause Editor Gantt champions no valoroimly, declared in hi* latcst'public utterance that “the trend” of the time* looks like a split from the old parties I* approaching, yet this six Candidates’ Cards. The many triends of Col. W..I. Tal bert hereby announce hi* name a- a candidate for Congress from Hu* Second District, subject to tlie action of the r. g- ulnr Deimn'ratU; primary. Col. Talbert needs no introduction to the Democrats of Barnwell and bis name among .\iliaiH*emeii I* as a bouse- bold word. Many Voikks. THE MEASURE OF OUR DAYS. In all our wnlks, in all our way*. Ttiink not tbc niviu-urt* ol onr it.ty* In UMii| l rc«l l>) titftirt-s iiikI by rule*. A* erst was tnuiclu u* in tlie scIubiIw Ilul. a* wm liclp a Orot lii-r's By iM»t»le iu*l*aiMi generous <l«-«'<lx • B) tfiv inif rontlort where we may. B) liidithii; up n mourner's way; •The sum of iiieMii- llisl we employ To turn s fello«Z*»*ill» to k*y- This is I be im-iuiurv of our ila>w A veteran In Ihe war-of life, A priMOieil Mthlier in (lie -irl/e Of sou I w ith •fitiu). etit ion* Tima - Is be w Ih* make- bi- act Nuts rbv in* To inm ersiil hn»i beriesMl. TIhmicIi loin-i>r -bori lialti ls-eii ois roatt. Cent tines or hi- alssle Anioiiu Id- kiial, il mailer- lea-t N> fi How- h) him hair isi'li ole-t. His life i- mea-iiri-l ii> iii- plan Of ileMdliK with hi- fellow m.iu. *1 Id- is the Ittea-lire of bis ila) s. Amt mm-h m*-ll.mti*of time He trains, - For all bis lalsir-, all bis pains. For rent IiOii(oiii want tar amt newr To *mssir waul and -beltei f« ar. Noalimr) pa-lil'M k tiAns him III. To mean ilr-ire- an-t irnoelim; -in. A widow's hles—Oiit him wad-. An orptian’- pra>er some if--I enlaiiw While -iretrbltiK oiilwarsl over m.tu lleromer-e liobl- wilh Nalnre’s plan. Amt wdi ina life's deep io)steries. Hr i;ra-|s» eleriialWeril le*. Tbu U I be measure of hi* day*. -T. C. Kb w ftrlttOTZL’S J300K STORE,; BARTSrWELC. WEST SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE, BR0N SON’S BUILDING. Bibles. Testaments, Hymn Books, Re ligious Works. Ail Hie Staudaid School Books, Stationery, Ren* and PettcHs coustaritly in stock and for sale at low est cash prices. ^ ' r ’ Subscriptions taken for aii magazines and periodicals and any book published delivered at publisher’* prices. Sheet Music; also Headquarter* for Rodgers’ Quadruple Plated Ware. The patron ige of tlie public respect fully soTcited and satisfaction guaran teed. MRS. K. K. BRITTON. niariO XI rs. A-tor's l.iuifrrle. < Tito cc<lar cheat* in the Astor mansion wliiclt contain the superb underwear of the queenly Mr*. Astor are perfect itouse- hold ornaments in themselves, with deep engraven gold lockers with tlie initial “A" wrought in finest carving upon its surface. Inside the chest, neatly folded in webs of choicest linen, are the dainty garments of society’s queen. Each vvit'k, as they leave tlie ironing sheet, they are laid within the chest* to await the bid ding of the owner. .Every article of this fcnpcrb vvardrolie i* stitched by hand, and no materials but the purest ajid i finest of linens ami cambric* are n*o«i. j They are all olnliorately trinnned with | lovely point and ducheaae laces, and the 1 initial “A' is daintily embroidered on every article. In tlie same-orderly manner Mr*. As tor arrange* her footwear, which is j equally as exquisite: only the cedar i chests have u|>artiiieiitH molded in which each slip|M‘r and boot tit* (icrfcctly and ! kee|is its *lia|ie. By tlie way. Mr*. Astor ha.* a very pretty foot for an old lady. Her ankles are Htnall and *ha|*'!y and her toe* are extremely narrow. Her daughter*, Mr*. J Coleman Drayton and Mr*. Onne Wil son. have, neither of them sneh pretty feet, and they are eternally envying tln'ir \ mother her beautiful feet and adorn- , ments.—New York Cor. Pittsburg Dt*- ] patclu Chitrlr* lllrka n« wnal Ihr IM»g. “Every one n*titetnl)er* D.tn Br-Hiia- h in. the old Moxtnn of St. Patrii'k'*,** •aid Mr. H. A. Pre--toa. “D’An h id a little dog. a homely cur, with the nn»st pleld iaii blood in hi* vein*, but a re markably clever animal. He would fol low the sexton everywhere, and the only way to restrain him was iN'hind closed door*. One night about twenty-three year* ago Charles Dickens gavu a read ing in Carroll hall. Dm was on hand to look after the hall, rigged in a dress oat out of deference to the great occa- Teachers’ Examination. Ofkick School Commissioner, ■ Bau.\well, 7th March, 1S92. By order of tlie State •.Superintendent of Education Hie Spring KNRmtnarhm of 1'eachers will he held at Barnwell on Fridayv i»taJa v of April ,4>egttnri trg^ nt 11 o'clock. Applicanta for Teacher* certificates will please be prompt. R. C. Kirkland, _ School Commissionei’, jCW^Titiier papers in thecouut^ will please putilish twice and send bill* to tlie School Goinmissiolier. , Final Discharge. Notice is herebT given that the un dersigned will file Id* final accoirnt with •L O. Patterson. Esq., Judge of Pro ban*, on Saturday, the 9th day of April next, at 10 o’clock in tlie forenoon, a* Executor of tlie estate of James San der*, Sr., deceased, and a*k for Letters Di*mi**orv. JOHNSON SANDERS. march 7th, 1892. Final Discharge. Not lee I* hereby given tliat the un- der*lgned'VA til file iier final account with J. Patteison, Ksq., J mlgr'of Probate, on Mondav, the Uli day of April next, at It. o’cloA'k in the foreiMMMi, a* Admin istratrix of thee-Q»teof II. L. Jnhnaon, dere.i-ed, and a»k lor Letter* Distlll*- *ory. MRS. L. A.JOHNSON. Final Discharge. Notice I* hereby given that th“ un- d> rsigtied will file his final account v% idi J. O. Patterson I * j.. Judge of Probaie, | on Monday, the Uli day «d April next, j at In o'clock in the forenoon, a- Admiu- iStraUT of the estate of K. A. Sander*;] deceased, and a-k for Letters Disml*^ sory. J. •». SA NDKRS. I WALK ^ I WALK OODJpGtitiOIl WALK IWAli. If you don’t understand come to my Mailt Street Storein the Hyan Huiiding and I will prove by fact* and figure* that cannot lie^ tliat 1 walk allround all competition. . N. G. W. WALKER. Live Merchant. i * I am selling at cost for cash the stock of giKxls that 1 bought from Duncan A Hay., 1 want to move them like hot cake*. Come and help me and yourselves at the same time. N. G. W. WALKER, ■ Live Merchant. I am receiving the First New Good* of the Season and am week* and week* ahead of everybody. They are beauti ful and so cheap that buyer* will forget the cry of hard time*. 1 keep full stock* and sell at price* that cannot fail to please. Before buying elsewhere try me and I will do the res r . N. G. W. WALKER, Live Merchant. febll William IcM TURRS 0VER . For Sale. llrowulMK Half a ( •oilliirni. When the Panama canal wa* first pro posed a great cry went np Hint such a “ditch" would endanger the live*>of mil- lion* of human beings. It wa* argued , tlmt the water, oil Ihe I'a. lti, t„e I , ,, . t ' ‘I'" 1 ' lU <l>« iatlinm, were tinreln.t, *4 fiet ht^lter ^ 0 * 1 W1W U!1 ' that, thev were .... the AtUtltie wle. an.l 1 " ,n ' ,ne ,>, h ?* n * ,,ns ’ ,h ' 1 f 0i " noT - that area, n.vh ..t water- t,. even tip 1 u ’ * h *" l*'«e. ' -U .w wow. the .llltereuee in the level ..f Ihe two i W "" ' r ' rk ''' 1 ,h :‘ . ,,e «*7 oeeau. would drawl, out ail w.iit lierti 1 tt * reiilwtK* retelermx. an.1 aluert witli .North Amen. a. all the \V.,t Imhee an.l I h ’'“'" r ' ! ,l r 'S"'«'e an.l lifelike In.-a of Mexico .ml Yucatan Wonhl " e' 11 ;'"' "',','"' """''a T Iw e..tf....vr. ati.l ■enat.lional « little yellow car. .I.rectly in fna.t |Nis*e<l tbeir opinitxi* or wrote yard* of | scare eilitonal* on tlie subject. It now* turn* out that Hie Atlantic ami not tlie Pacific is tbe tiigiier of Hie two ocean*, and that in place of the difference in level Iicing humlrtHlsof feet, a* had l**«'n aflirmetl, the surface of the water on tlie east side of the isthmus i* exactly 0 1 , feet higlicr than it is on the western side.—St. Loni* Kcpuidic. and to whom ladling* the right of nam ing Ihe men who are to fill official sta tion* in the public service. Sharing in these conviction* ami ap- prehcii*iou* 1 re*|>ectfully reque*t all Democrat* in Barnw ell county w ho pre- day* student of South Carolina (aditics for tlie public good to private advantage undertake* to teacli men whir were in Hie service of the State w hen lie w a* In *w addling clothe*! Not long ago, so Georgia paper* say, Editor Gantt stigmatized Gov. Tillman a* “the Judas Iscariot of tlie Alliance,” for w hieh he now enter* the plea of con- l -ssjim and avoidance, admitting tliat ignorance of hi* record provoked that mvage criticism. A longer residence i.i South ( arolina will learn him that tlie Democrat* of this State value their party, which ha* been and i* their onlv salvation, aliovc the suggestion* of hi* compariaon and higher than tjie mean- ingot Ids imposslhie parable Nor do >ve think that the matter and manucrot Editor Gantt's argument, as trained by bis Georgia associations, will w in ap plause from tlie galleries to which lie is playing. When he i* older and may lie w i*er lie will regret the indiscretion and who are in sympathy w ith this ef fort, organized strictly w itldn the party lines, to restore unity and harmony to meet at tlie Court House in Barnwell at 12 m. on Thursday March i7tli, for tlie pur|H>*e of electing twelve delegate* to the conference w hich w ill aMscmble at Columbia on March 24th. Johnson Hauood^ 2d March, 1892. Headquarter* Republican Party. Black- ville Barnwell County, S. Febru ary 2lith, 1892. To Hie County Chairman* of Edge- field. Aiken, Hampton and to tba mem ber of the District Executive Commit tee from the portion of Colleton county : You are hereby iiutnicted to call a oountr convention In the 'county of Edgefield and elect trine delegate* and Hie county chairman of Aiken at his convention elect, six delegate* and tlnr county convention of Barnwell elect 8 delegates also t|ie county convention of Hampton to elect 4 delegate* and the member of the district committee of Hie portion of Colleton county w ill call a that seemed intended to heap ridicule mas* meeting of tlie Kepublicans by u|k>ii one whose life ha* been starred I giving ten days notice and elect one with gallant service and who, in j t! * j delegate to the di*triotconvention which * sfCi „ .... ,will meet at Allendale, Barnwell conn- Wight Hfutruuon, coittv .. a itiotltawr..^. „„ Sattmtay th. itiil, day of Mar, It, to help bring peace to tlie troubled State he has so long loved w ith an affection beyond tlie devotion of woman. at 12 o’clock in tlie forenoon, to elect (2) delegate* from tlie (2) South Caro lina District to attend tlie Republican national, convention to he held at Min neapolis, Minn., on the seventh day of Tlie wrorld’s visible supply of cotton on Saturday w as 4,000 bales against , / > u,u ! to nominate candidate* for , ... , . . . President and \ ire President of the d,.>20,000 bales at the same date la*t year. q llite d States of America. A* receipt* hold up well there is no FkRbXix, Jr.« g<K»d ground for hope of any near ad- District <’hairman of the Second S. ( . vance in price. • # District. , Hut tlie fact tliat concern* the coun- 1 »'|T* had to be cut by old friehd*, but try most i* the prospect for next fall’a j it’s worse to be dropped hy.the Sheriff. When the present cotton year crop. end* the first of September next there w III L* a Mg surpin* on hand and bar- wtP he in good poaiHuu to Ukc ad- The nt'on I« above all human follies and always look* down on lover*. ^ The greatest need of girls’ school* is eminent should own art) «q»erate the jiriucipil*, not men. »lailrua^D in the iuicrtstsoi the pe«q*le. liberty for ourselves and our |Hi*terity,” we do ordain and e*tahli*h the follow ing platform of principles: We declare tlie union of the labor forces of the United States, thi* day ac- compli'lied, permanent and perp> tual. May it* *p rit enter into aN heart- lor the *alvatioii of tlie Republic and the unIHiing of mankind. tVoalth belong* to him w ho create* it. Every dollar taken from indu-trv, witli- out an equivalent, i-robbery, “if any w ill not work neither shall he eat.” T he interest* of rural and urban labor are the same; their enemies are identical, MONKY. We recommend a national currency, safe and sound and flexible, issued by the General Government only, a full le gal tender for all debts, public and pri vate, and that without tlie use of bank ing corporations, a just, equitable and efficient means of circulation, direct to tlie people, at a tax not to exceed 2 per; cent., as set forth in tlie sub-treasury plan of the Farmers’ Alliance, or some better 8\ stem. Also by payment* in discharge of It* obligation* ior public improvement*. iVe demand a graded income tax. We believe tliat the money of Hie country should lie kept as much as possible in the hand* of the people, and hence we demand that'all nttional and State rev enues shall he iiiuited to the necessary expense* of the Government, economi cally and honestly administered. We demand tliat postal saving* hank* be establi*hed li£ the Government for the safe deposit of tlie earning* of tlie jieople and to facilitate exchange. land. Tlie land, including aii the natural resource* of wealth, is the heritage of all the iieople and should not lie monop olized for iqieculative purpose*, and alien ownership of land should lie pro hibited. AH land now held by railroad* and other corporation* in excess of tliarr actual needs and all lands now owned by aliens should lie reclaimed TTyrthe Government and held for actual settlers only- * TRANSrORTATION. ^ Transportation b« ing a mean* of ex change and public necessity, tlie Gov-' Karra an.l Krllglnn* nt tlie ItritUh Army. According to tlie annual return* of the British army, of the total strength of PJfi.ofiU officer* and men, lol.BILor 76.2 (kt cent., are English: HL-stfi. or 8.8 jar cent., arc Scotch: 28.720. or 14 |>er cent., arc Irish: ,.Mohammedans, Hin doos. Jews. etc.. nmnl*T 00? all told and need not Ik* considered. Of the total 08 |H*r cent. Iielotig to tlio Church of England; 1*.4 |*t cent, arc Roman Catholics; 7.0 |>ercent. arc Presbyterians, and 0 jht cent, are Wesleyan*. .Out of 64.000 ollicers and men in tlie royal navy over 4?.noo return themselves aa mem bers of the Church of England.—Loudon Public Opinion. (It apt* run* >lii*>t (itt. Kir. Di‘ Style—How docs it happen that onr daughters are going around without a chaperon? „ . Mrs. De Style—I’ve dropped the silly enstom. It doesn't work well on this side of the water. “Why not?" "Tlie young men seem rather afraid of chaperons.’’—New York Weekly, A Kul>b«*r ItiMolr. , Persons with tender feet will be inter ested itran insole for boots and shoes. It is made of hollow india rublier, inflated with air or gas under pressure, tlie ex ternal protective covering iiying canvas, silk or other similar material. Inserted in the shoe it relieves tlie pressure of the leather against the teiyler. parts of the foot.—ShoeSimfLeather Facta. Mnxpio Among the Creeks. With the ancient Greeks the magpie was supposed to possess the son I of a gossiping woman, and we ail know how unlucky it is to meet an odd number of the species in Ireland.’—Irish Times. ; of Chief Justice Chase, and is'fore the | great men of the nation, mocking tlieir gm*st. Dan dragged the dog out. U-rri- : bly mortifitsl, bat Diekcns said it wa* , one of the finest compliments lie ever re ceived.’’—Washington P»>st. ^ No Ktni-r for I .it t r lloiir«. ‘ , Tliere would w em to Ik» no excuse for the late hours which .wn'icty prescrilie* , for its ceremonies. Late evening par ties for children are admitted U> be in- | jitrion*. But we are ail children or ! ought to tie. so far a* the law* of Koalth are concerned. We do not. as many ! think, by age earn a right to violate the law* of health. Nature takes juiy for it ip, one way or another: One difficulty at the foundation of our social.life i* tbit we do not admit amusements as necesHary to our live*. We do not ? "t apart time for them, but insist, if forced into them by fashion, upon taking them out of time that ought to lie-given to rest of mind and l*»dy. The day must all be given to business, np to its latest available hour, and then we take from hours that should lie given to sleep time Jor social duties.—New York Ledger. CJIarter lee. Glacier ice is not like the solid blue ice on the surface of the water, but con- ! sist.s of granules joined together by an intricate network of capillary water filled fissures. In exposed sections and upon the surface of tfie ice can Ih* ol>- served “veined” or “banded" structure veins of a denser blue color alternating •with those of a lighter shade containing air bubbles. Tlie cause of this peculiar structure has lieen the subject of much theorizing among investigators, but hitherto the greatest authorities con sider that tlie explanation of the phe nomenon is yet wanting.—Goldthwaite’s Geographical Magazine. Wliirh Stir Wa*. Neighbor (on the street)—Good morn ing. my little dear 1 never can tell you and your sister mart. Which of the twins are yon? Little Dear—I’s the one w'at's out Walking-Good News. In Belgium no person is allowed to vote unless he is u taxpayer to the amount of forty francs a year. This law makes the voters only twenty-two out of every thousand of population. - The Kentish plover, like the stone curlew ort hick knee, is being rapidly ex terminated in the county from which it derive* its name by collectors-and so called ••naturalisU. ,, After the juice ia squeezed from lem ons the |ieelH are useful to nth brass with Dip in niitiinnu salt, then brush with dry bulb brick. h) F»ith. • . r Some forty years ago, on a cloudless ■Nabbath muruing, the president of Obcn ! Ipi foilege,. UD>f*»«sor j^hinney, walked ' briskly Jo the phajiel—there luul lieen a distressing drought-^atjd liegan the ser vice w)tl) an ex<jeme(k fervent prayer tor rain. The prayer wa* Jong, and l>e- fom jt was finished tfie Klrjes began tq | larkcn. and almost before thecongre-/ nation was ilismissei} a coition.^rain lie- ■ ran to-fall. Th*' suggestive fact in tbia relation i« tliat Picsnlcut Phiuuey l -u| been observed during the mortiing to • rive very watchful attention to the bw k fometcr.—IL ChandU-r m bctvucu. TWENTY TTlnl SAND EARLY I .ler«^y It Nk^licld ami Early smnqirr ; ( ablings iTaiiiswi 2'i cent* |**r huudri'd i deliwred t«* expiv** oilier *t tbu placr. J. M. HAIR, Wi||uton, S. < . Do You Want to Build? |Vr*«tii« desiring m.vnrv for building in any of tltr towns of thi* comity wonkl , do h«*|| to sec the iliMlersiglicd. For certain cl*»«e» of |o*iu money can 1*e hadfl-tti|>er month cliraiier on tl.(*Ni. | R A ELLIS, Ally .at Lmh. Barnwell, S. t,’ , Feb. 25, 181*2. ~ FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice i» hereby given that the nrd!rr- •igneil will tile hi* final ao*onnt with •Lo. I'atteram, E»q , Judge of I'robate, on Monday, the 11th day of March erxi, at In o”clock in tbe foreniMA'i, a* Kxe«-n> 1 tor of the estate of .1 J. t reech, de- ••eased, and n*k for letter* DI«iti|asory. | fel»l 1-td] ^ LEWIS II. CKKEl’IJ. BUY- THE BEST. , For sale from ti*) to 79 |H»und« of Kolb Gem *eed, saved from fine, select inel- oiu Hcigliing from 2.*» poumls up, the lM'*r pick of a fine crop, and arc guar- anteed a* strictly pure and a* gianl a* ever grew. Applv to U. II. M ATH IS, Black villc, S. ( . KOLB KINGS. • ^ Fifty to seventy-five pounds pure and sound Kolb Gem Seed for *hIc They were selected from the middle of the best *lia|>e(|, largest sized melon* Write to or call on D. I\ Sl’KAWLS, Elko, S (’. febi-tf THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA BARNWELL (OUNTY. IN Til K COt'RT OF I'KORATK. By Ja*. () I‘utter son, K*q., Judge of 1‘rebate in Barnwell County. Whereas W. Gilmore Simms, (;. C. I*., appHe* for Letter* of Adiniiiistration on tlie derelict estate of H. W. Brant, deceased. These'arp, therefore, to cite and ad- - monish all and singular, the kindred mill creditor* of tlie said deceased, to he j and appear before meat a Court of Pro- i bate for tile said county, to be liolden at Barnwell <’. If. on Friday, the 18th day of March, 1892, at 11 o’clock a. m., to show cause, il any, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand aim the seal of tlie Court this :>Mi day of February A. D. 1892, and in the I Kith year of Ameri can Independence. J AS. O. PATTERSON, febl 1-(iw Probate Judge. BEST IN BLACKVILLE. J U BORGERS RESTA U R ANT A ND FAMILY G ROC ER Y. New Store, New Stock. Fresh Bread everyday. All the Delicarie* of th* Season, Choice Confectionaries, Best Cigars', Fruits, «£e., and r au old fashioned welcome fNmi" J. H.BOKGEK, Proprietor Patterson & Holman, AT'roK&ifrY* v\lT i,aw, BARNWELL, S. C. a " Having asWH'iateii oufselve^ for tlie practice of t.he law in all Hie Court* of the State except the Probate Court and 1 in the United State#Court*, we pledge our best services to all clients w ho may trust u* with their confidence. Our united prompt attention will be given to ail bindnestjcontided to u«. J. O. PxTr&itsoX, W. A. Holm*x. j* 1 * 7 I Continues Business AT THE OLD STAND ' oiN The Old Principles THE BEST GOODS —AT— The Lowest Prices. Come and See. you want a FINK WATCH OK CLOCK STERLING SILVKKWAUK, RICH JEWELRY, FINEST QUALITY TABLE CUT LERY, OR SPECTACLES, Send y >ur ordc* 1 * to or c.**L ai Jas. Allan & Co 285 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. 0. G E X U I X E KOLp geM seep FOR SALE. They wore seleeted w Kh great rare by Mr. A. M. Rountree from the best, thor oughly r4|>e and perfectly shaped mel on*, grow n ori my home place last year. I ^arrant them sound and genuine. Fir*t selection, from melons weigh ing thirty pound* and upwards, $1.00 |»er pound. Second selection, from melons weigh ing from twenty to thirty pound*, oO cent* j»er ismnd. First come, first served. Only L*>0 iMiiiud* for sale. Apple to M. W. PHILLIPS, . ... Williston, S. C. R. W. RILEY.^ i A HEW LEAF, "P SURGEON DENTIST 5 BARNWELL, 8. C. OFFIC E OYER DUNCAN A HAY’S STORE. " ill lie in oflic on Monday, Tuesday and Satiirdav. Will visit oountry ott UedosMlay, ThurMlay and Friday. aprMjr y