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The Barnweli People KATES OF SUSSCtlPTIOX. jn AdvHMce, pei* Annum. On Tlwy^.,..,, / .>2.0Q THURSDAY,' Al’KIL 6, 1SSJ4 fe The leixt i“twn , .HrCoramiinlcanon of + Harmony Ltelae Nu. I? A/. F.’. M. - , jLfT' will foe heUlattbenewi MarntnioTotn 'yr\ pie In Uamwell upon Hth ilay ot April, 1SIH, the same belui; the 2ml ’ 8hi- unlnj In sat<I mouth, foe^toulug at “High t*<ilVh.” —4^Folf4aro( W. - . M. - . ^ ; J. A. .TBSKtira. Secretary. Lost and Found. t/ost—Stitferer* from I>.rspp,p*ia. brnpay, MaUria ami Uiver Compfkint uulean th(>.v lit onoe timnnience the use of Glenn Sprliijis Mineral Water. Fnunri—Ilnitdreda of people In every part of the State who testify that the Waters vf Glenn Springs are simply the beat. LOOK HERE! yp IIAllI) TIMES! 10 to 20 per Cent Saved , _0\j— GROCERIES — — AT - £ T.MURPHEY& COS _ Come to the Exposition at'1 cent, a mile and getolf the Train at the corner, of Hroad and Washington and look * * *through our Stock. WKWILUSAVE YOU MONEY. He sure to get our prices before you liny. •« . Use E: T. 'M-filUMIKY’S “riUDE ri.Ol K.” Hest ami l , 'it>est made. We have three South Carotimv Sales men to wait on our friends front the Palmetto State, ('otfte one and all to I £. T. MURPHEY & CO. j Cor. Broad ami Washing! mStreets, Railroad Crossing nov2.‘l Card. TO OlIK PATRONS. % j m * fhe.Blackville, S. C«, Agency of our lie Insurance Companies, for a num ber of years represented by the Messrs. Mixson, have been transferred to agen cy of J. P Sttobel & C<r. —— • omjsa- tiiya has bi^n bought hy any one else. Parties holding our policies^ in-event of loss or rent oval, will please communi cate with Messrs. Strolie! A Co., who will he pleaseil to renew their policies or write additional Insurance. Bespeaking for our new agents the liberal patronage given us in lire past xre are respectfully, C. A. Kaitie. General Agent Ph«rnix In*. Co. of Hartford. Ed. S.Cray. Manager Southern Dept. Ins.Co.'of North America. Livings ton Mints, Manager Southern Dept. (Greenwich 1 us. Co. oi Ncv' York jaul-.im ir Torn hack achcs. Or you are all worn sut, o'slly r<"«l lor noth iug, it is general defoUity Try JiHUMS’.y IKOX HITT EUR. It will cure you, cleanse your liver, atul glra aanod sppeuia. To A comfortablccottago of six rooms, ’wilii giMid Weil and iVue garden, in a pleasant ami. healthful section of the town will he rented for a moderate jirice to an approved tenant. For particulars apply to OlAVt-KS I’KCH-MANN, { Barnwell, C. A’erllliicrs. Expecting to handle Fertilizers again this year wc are in a Ptwitlow to sell to the farmers at prices to suit the limes. UxiiouiA Cai.iitH jan2.')-tf ■ ■ WaterweloH Laml. \ To rent, about a liuudred acrta ol good land, two niiles from Barnwell, very near Carolina .Midland Railroad, rested t-ww years, never planted in inel- ons. Apply to A; Howard Patterson. ForMalaria, Liver Trou ble, or Indigestion,use a BROWN'S IRON BITTERS m HI. A XUS. Title Deeds. Bonds ami Mortgage*^ ■Rent I.lwm and Bills of Sale. Chattel Mortgages, Liens for Advances. For*tie at I’lht Pkopi.k olhce. , 9 The State Board of Canvassers on Friday decided the contested election case for Congress from tlie first District in favor of Judge Ir.lar. A.few votes were throw n out in. Orangehnrg altd^ Colleton and many in Charleston, re ducing Ixlar'a majority to IttO.^ Deafuess Caiiot be Cured . by local applications as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There i* only onc way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional reinediesT Deafness is caused by an inflamed con dition of the mucous lining of tlie. Kus- t.ichiau Tube. When this tube is in- fl lined yeu liave a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing^and when it is en tirely closed. Deafness is the result, and unless the iurtsmniatiori (ran be taken nut Mini tide tube restored to-its normal Condition, hearing will lie destroyed foreveri nine cases outof ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing hut an in flamed condition of the mucous surf*-, ce*. . We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness caused by ca tarrh that cannot be cured by HallV Catarrh Cure. Sand for circulars, free. . F. J. Chkxbv & Toledo, O. by Druggist*, 7nc. \ The Raster bli/.zard did millions of dpllara damages to the United states. The fruit crop east of the Hoeky ntpiius tains and north of Florida is lost.' But worse than that is the injury done to grain crops. iiD stated (bat in the North West early wheat is ruined and fanners are pkiwit.g It up to plant in other crops,i ' I - ■ ' • a* Col. F. M. Mixson is In command bf the trbopwiu Coluipbla.- .^ The Edlsto Rifles, Capt. J. C. Wish, 34 strong, went to Columbia in answer to the Governors call for troops. . FWideht Ben Anderson' was down from Rosemary on Monday. He proph ecies frost, sulticient to kill tender vegetation after next full imvni. The attendance on Sale day was good for the busy Spring time. The few parcels of property sold were bought, by the plaintiffs. Early wheat and oats were reported as damaged by the Easter OoWnCdrn ia rccoverigu, Mrs,, Ell Is, mother of Messrs R. A: and J. Lawton Ellis of’ Barnwell, ‘died on Monday at her residence in Benufott Springs township. _«b« had been in failing health for several months, Tlie sympathy of many friends is with her bereaved family. The Barnwell County Interdenomi national S. 8. Convention will meet this year on Thursday ‘lie !ld of May, w itli Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Church near Khrhardt’s in thu lower part of tlie county, and w ill be In AeMion twncblys. Let all the Sunday School* which have heretofore co-operated w ith tlie Con vention and schools that have not be certain to send delegates aild U»e statis tics of. their school*. There will lie a cordial welcome and entertainment for all Sunday School workers from the Convention, Mt. Pleasant Church ami the community. A full program of the work of tlie Convention published next week. John G Williams, President. The County Boardof Equalization on Friday adopted the follow ipg land val uations, as the true valuation for tax ation in the several town*Whs: Allendale. Bamb-rg, Barn wedi and tn your bitere-l td heed the admonition as a measure of precaution. W’illiston, average vafub of $4 per acre GreatCvnrrss. average value ifcJ.ia uer ' n „ acre. Baldock, Bennett Springs, Bull f THETOI HIT. Pond mid Buford'* Bridge, average value tS.25 per acre, Georges Creek, Red Oak, Sycamore, Three .Mile average value |3.35. Fish Pond, Four Mile, Midway, Richland, Rosemary, average value j.'l per acre. Fred ’A. Blackwood I* in trmibte again. Last week Deputy Maoiial hi Hendrick* arrested ami carried him. Pi (.'liarleatoti. .The News and Courier •ay* of hfm: He ia an eccentric kind of a citizen and carried on his nefarious practices mainly in Barnwell County. Black wood lived in a Iqnely hut not 'many miles from Barnwell Court House. His chief offence at present eonsista iii using the United Mates mail for fraud ulent purposes. He lias been conduct ing an extensive correspondence with various printing coiieerna all over the country-ordering fac si miles of South ern Express Company money orders and checks on the -Carolina Savings Bank muMike institutions. As Black wood* intentions were manifestly framlulenr, Ponoflice Inspector Peer sw ore out a warrant for Iii* arrest ami Chief De|rtity llnired States Marshal Hendricks caplmed him in Barnwell (on m v. Route Agent A. XT "Richardson, o the Southern Express Company, did considerable work, in obtaining facts wi ich premise to Ining about tlie prisoner’s conviction. 'Vhen Blackwood was arrested he Had in hi* possession a number of let- Um> which purported to have been writ ten hy the Saviour. The contents are, tun blasphemous fur publication. Suf fice it to say that 4t was stated in the body ot the lettefs thai anyone having them in Ida possession would be free from pain and sorrow and secure, in happiness now a ml hereafter. These writings he sold to ignorant ami super stitious (ample.at enormous pi ices, and it is believed that tie will try to put up a plea of iYikanity on the ground that no sane mutt would ever itnagiue such tilings ibis will iiardlv l». successful, however, as the prisoner is an old jail bird and was only a year ago 'pardoned out of ilie tieorgia penitentiary, where he had been sent lor wholesale for geries. lie is iiqw in Jail awaiting tlie United States t?oiirt. 1 A Can! of Thanks. t.lianking^the i take tiiis means of public for kimlt.es* shown me recently on account of my loss iiy lire of all my property. I had everything destroyed liy lire, and I feel vorv tliankful for any ami alt kimln'** shown me ami hope. I may live long enough to partly repay, at least the kn dness of each and everyone wlmfeu cheerfully remem- liend in my time of trouble. - M auion II tut. Barnwell S. C. April 2 isbi.. —BY— M^Rphey ee. M n rphey A Co., are tiid w liolesale Gro- cery Houith of 61S Broad Street, Au gusta, Ga. We takb this'method of In forming till of our bid customer* that they will now dud iia just above tlie Railroad crossing Oil the iHine sid of the street (as our did corner >torqe at number 018. _ . • We moved from pur old corner about 18 inontks ago, but we aie yet •ml have been for forty years the cheapest and only cash grocery liouae TiPfff, lionte-' quentfy can sell you cliea|H;r than any body else, can-save you money If you will coihe to see us. AVohaveMr. Henry M, SitwyeEj of AikPn ami Orangeburg t ommies “With Alliance Departihent. Adopted aa the County Organ by tbe Coun- y Alliauee Jnly.Mh, lasti.. M. J. FATE. AaaociATi EDiroa, To Whom all Communications on Afllanee Matters should be addreaaed. •5 ~ . ORIrert sf tb* CaaaO Alllaaca. II. II. Crum, President. ^ J. C. Miller, VlOe Presfolent W. 8. IlHinls^nr. SeiTetaly. A. F. Frcc,.Trcusurer. C. I). Kinard, Clia|>lalp. T. I ' .. 8. Woeka,County lecturer.,. , W. A. All, dtewurd for Assistant Lectrifer. . W. T. Harley, Door KeeiaT. K. K. Harley, Assistant Door Keeper. D. W. H.sllfiirtl T .-Ser(»«ant-at Arms, F. H. Creech, BniMiic** Agent. , Executive'Cotfimitte^—C. B. Free, VT: W. 1’atri<*k > W A yana* ‘ Trade CsimmUnsv—0. M. Hunter, E. II. Bbtwlinw, J. M. Ulmer. W. A. All. , Cominitteeon (cks! ot the Order—J. C. Me- 8helling, R. B. (tuess. us, who will behind to welcome dti? J*'* 1 , 1 *, 11 ’ M- Eden Held, W. T. Cave, J. K body from South Carolina. Kempmber the number and look for it, U18, hp the same side about 50 yards from opr old corner, ami the llrm name U simply / MURFHEY <& CO. . Moses (X Mt’RPnzT, 8. Mcitnikr. A Mcasurbof FH'eaulion. The amount of Hiail matter that goes to the dvad letter olllce fpl various reasons-is greater than any one would suppose, and tlie I’ost olllce Depart ment lias caused io he posted* i:i all otlices cards bearing this aduihmtlon : “Don't mail your letter or valuable package w Itliout having your ow H'ad dress written or (Irintsd In the upper left hand.corner: This will insure its prom|it return to you if hot delivered, and will prevent, its being sent to ami open* (I at tlie Dead Letter Ofllce ” This i* not made obligatory . lmt. it is John F. Clifton, colored, was sen tenced to 4 years in the Penitentiary. The sentence of Henry W. ‘4. M.and G. F. Morris was lor 2 years each in the Penitentiary^ ami not f^r 5 as a wrong ty|>e made us say last week. Tlie petit juried (iispo-etl hf several cases uml were discharged Saturday, afternoon. • .Attorneys C. J. C. Il’ntsOn W. S. Ti 11 i n ghaut, and J. K. Larisey of Hampton, J. i’. K. Bryaii ahd J. X. Nathans of <iiarli+r.on mid N. <*. Evans of Edgedeld were in tbwn last week. • ■ CoL John T. Sloan Jr. and Allen J. Green E»q. of Columhia cattle in on Monday. Hon. J>eroy F. YToumans df Colum- hia is attending tlie court. Equity causes will occupy the court the remainder of tiie-week. Next week the Aiken court w ill begin. • - lion. Geo. W. fruit was in Court (ti Tuesday. Hou D. S. Henderson D attending the Court. ^ To the Kub-Secretaries of B. t*. BamUkko, S. C., March 23. 18‘.>4. The regular quarterly nieetiiig of the County Alliance will he held at Barn well Ci II on Friday, April 13lh,at HLdtl o’elock ai mi Secretaries, will please send In their reports before first Friday in A(»rll. Wi S. Ram it Kao, Secreury. UNREST OF FARMERS. The farmers inoveme.it goes hack te tile beginning of city life ami rest* on tbe struggle between urban ami rural communities. Social ease aild readiness uidke (tie'dweller tn towny ridicule the “country crackers” ami “country jakes.”^ Thi* raillery ami contempt typify tlie contest always going on. -The farmer—4w ; undoutitciJ+y <iver- • eacheil l»y Iii* city compeHlor, but tie' has no just gnmnd for oninplwint ex- large city. .The average friendly letter Da very airy affair, and It Daafeto bay that not more than one In a million of them grow* stale hy being a .day older. If a country family cau wait not one day, but one week, nr one month fur giuh gosaamy nothings, surely a city lainliy ought to be sat is tied with one daily mall. The money thus saved; could be spread for better advantages; in the farming di*lriH*.‘ if a farmer wants a hook he miisi; pay ^posuge at the rate of 8 dnirtslt'pound. On cheap paper-bound, volumes this la a very serious ' additional (irrueutago. But people In cities have the I took store and.can buy without a cent of postage. Efforts have'Wen made pi mince the postage, but tlio express lobbies have the farmer. For millions of thw*e far thers the only higher education they cm get is to read C'sVd liieratnrc. Literature is a unlvcr*n.y itself. Fuh- lie scluMtls.an* free and the mail* ouglit to i»* a»‘ iiear free as jiossilde. Tlie farmer lias absolutely no safe mrauA of sending money through tlie iiiaiM. At Ids little ncighhorh<»od ■postofllce he can get no money order. He moat trust ilia mohey lo a registered letter, and if ilii* D jimt flic |Ki-tat ofll- ciaUcomplacently try to trace tlie lo**, but very seldom or ever do. ...But In cities a iiiair can nhtJili a nioue.V ordet ami lie guarauteed agaiiist efeir a sliadow of los*. But tlie,evil of evil* for tbe farther Is the railroad. It wasagMinsttllisenpfny that lie Ilrst orgaii'zed. ami this Is, the most vulnerable point id assault to-day. The farmer is tied to one *|wit and sells all his crops at one season. He Is bound hand ami foot and east Into the Hob’s Woof shifting railway rales. Competition in rap's for him is a malo dorous failure. The grangers made tile first move for breaking up the fehdallstie regime of tran*|u>rutUou bossUm. 'I'be kevnote sounded then . ha* furnished the strain P» the present. cept in those cases where tlie governliig 'The farmer’s Whnley Xewa. On last Wetlnesday afternoon Mr. John Wise lost his tine resilience, barn ration West of Walkers Station by lirei file tire no dun lit originated by care- lesness of the tenants The lossjs es- tiniaUnl at one tbousaml am] two hun dred dollars. Not insured. This serious In** is regretted hy hi* friends, as John i* known to be one among the best men in our county. The farmers here have not fully de cided at this writing whether they will plow up their corn ami plant again or Tisk a stand w ith tlie first planting. The simill grain crop here is all right, tlie recent cold did not injure tlie ciop as wa* feared at first. Sunday School was “organized ’ in Reave* Creek Fchnop Ilousb on last >iinday. About fifty persons were f+reeent.. After the singing qf some beautiful hymns by tlie more lieautiful girls, olHeer* ami teaciiers wereelectyd It is to lie hoped tliit the school will remain evergreen. ^ • Little Marie Given*, aged 5 years, made a lengthy speech in scbo<d on Friday evening. She can repeat the names of 4.he counties in S tell tlie iiuuilnrr ami name* of the montlis, (lie weeks ami days in a year. BoaZ. qilau.. luilk ot Him people—tlie d etecuthmiato UU*m AchuiiJdi*&. ^'K.^UenAehL dc is the best Rev. 11.^. llartzeg j H Kcllde tiamberg, delivered a very tine ____ IVillDtnn News. TlieHigh School entertainment Fri day night. 23d tilt, w as a grand snece.-s. Toe young men who contested for tW Demurest medal made, excellentspeee - e*. A Wautifui ami loucliing rcciti - t,ion was delivered "by Mi** Allie 'J’oolb. Although we liave quite a number r.f gUod cioc.uUoiiLsis iickjui school; Toole' ' — of oration on tlie subject of Flower* and Bug*. He plainly showed lO^hi* Dr. o amt appreciative atul'e-ice tliAt eve y goi d ami iieautifui tiling in life, Im . its destroyer close at hamL- Mr JLart- zog T*certainly one of the linest. or ators that we iiave in Barnwell county. Tlie music wa*exceedingly good. WU- li-ton is nuttfl for it* ibaiiy Hue singei s. The medal wa* delivered by Rev. N. A. Brunson iuavery apt>ropiato manner. The scli(Md continues to pcosfier. Mr, Touch be rry of ,uear ('olumbia came last Wedliesday and entered the (Jom- mercial Department:-, 1 : - Hal. ELKO NEWS. The pupils of tlie Elko” School are boyv Wing trained preparatory to the entertainment which will be Friday eveulngpext, tith inst. The prihctpHl feature will be a'double contest <i hoys and (5 girls. Consequently tw'o medals will be awarded. . Tbe public is cor dially invited to these exercise*. . Mr*. Riifus from a brief visit to Aiken. , ML** Cora Rogers, who accompanied her, lias nut as yet returned. ”Mr. Seymour Owens of your town visited liis friends in Elko last Sunday. Among the ntaqy result* of the re cent cold wave, is a pretty general complaint of colds. . \-' - ■> Mr. L, M. Sprawls, from near this town, had tlie misfortune of losing a mule last week. The entertainment at tlie town hall last Thursday . night w as a success. The audience was not large, ow ing to th'e severe weather; hut the speaker;' Rev. Mr. Brunson* held tlie attention of all for pear an hour. He is enthused on the subject of teiiqieraiice and we appreciate tlie offer of his services 11 futnr-. The order it moving off uicely.at (hia place. Two member* are npiKMuteifevery two week* to entertain thu lodge. Dr. D. M. Johnston and Mis* Cora Rogers will entertain next. “ins.” March Fuvinciils. SnliscriptHms were paid last month by tlie follow ing gtHul fK-ople: 3. J. Drummond,-'— Mr* I.. M. Bellinger, Howard Bros, Dr. L. C. Stepliens, T. W. Reed, B. M. Jenkins, J. A. Good .'on. Mr*. Jnla A. Hilts, W. V. Gill. 0 T. S. McMillan, L. W, Youmans, ~T. J. Kent/., Bryan Bin*. J. I>. Kinard, C‘. J. Cain, 7 Judson tiieeir, h .\V-.U..1Vjdu_ulu ' J. U. Copeland. t E. IV. IVacock, R. 1L M alker, Win. Morrison, J. L..Johu*ton, I’rof. John*tone, W. J. Wilson. W. B. Tur er, T. B. Grubb*. J. C..McKenzie, Dr. A. W. Bailey, Dr. A. .f. Harter, J. II. Smith, W. M. Cook, J, M. Attcrhcrry, 1. W. Rountree, W. A. Ross, Ollice County Commissioners. Barn well, S ( ., A jirll 3,18®. The Presentment of the Graud..phry in-refePotc^ to the. Steward of tlie ifoor House * dealt g mi:ust y" hy (ftAjjn- mates of said iustit •tion flavin" cfnped some comment. theC mimisslonorslL ve investigated the mat ter and lind th«ful- iowing to b'* facts in the case: Supplies lire bought hy tlie week to supply inmates; a commis-ary i* kept and all supplies kept' therein; inmates are allowed $3.0ll per montli and take said amount iiL.wJmtever they may de sire in tlie way of groceries, any amount ot weekly purchasgdfeU.ovgj' remains in commissary and order lessened to that atnmint the next week. We find that the Steward ha* fol lowed the world-wide rule of adding on (tower* aid the municipalities to fleece him. He has loudly sounded hi* griev ance against middleiueii—commission dealers—but lie has hefe no cause to murmur except at his own nb tiiiKcf and ruinous Independence. He can co operate witli hi* neighhdr* and ship to an, appointed agent and reap all tlie proflis himself. If lie will not adopt this ixpKfaof uiituhlnlng against tlie tacit combination* of cities tiif'ii lie will bav'e to stew in his Ignorant fume* until pov erty brings him to his-sertses’. The standard of Ule is higher in cities and the inaii in town ha* a commanding po sition in flm higgling in the niar.et*. Undoubtedly trusts are a heavy dis crimination against tlie farmer. No “combine” can raise tlie price of Iii* wheat, his hoof, or Ills cattle for him, and yet nearly every implement lie buys lie Im* a tlctitiod* value on it, ai.d it is put .h’re mainly through tlio aid of tiie governing' power. Trusts rv*t on two tilings, the tiiriff and (latent*. Both of tlie*C are a matter of legal reg ulation. Id such instances the lartner ha* Iii* only genuine grievance, a g-iev- auce against Ins government because it extend* special favor* t(» some. Legis lation i* so often for special classes, with a sop how and rl!"h to the great. tural masse*. The hall* and corHdors of the capital at Washington arf being worn,smooth by the protectionist* crow ding ti >d da.not Ing f* r (tet schemes but the m Hd tread of the plow man I* never heard there. It is only when the supreme authority that, we ai support tu/ns it* beffefleent rays upon a cliosen feiV that the farmer should raise ids voice th protest outside of government interference? lilt? contest with elite*!*nu nu equal |danc' and if Ife is be iten by cunning and Compact voldiitary organization lie can, only blame hiinsoll for wot uniting into an Industrial arnirv But when RW ropre- sentatives are lioodwinked adtlMiatn- boozled by shrewd lobbyist* and im posing delegation* ami cooked-up (leti- tions to (ia** staMite* that gehtly but mercilessly filch from his (sickets the hard earning* of Iii* labor, then he ha* a righteous cause of ludignatihh. I Hi ha* made an Outcry About hi* mortgages, but their Amount and iiiiui- b t onlr *tiow hi* distress. Under our present social and industrial system lie has no ImsI* of attack in til* matter, a* in*freely assumed those obligations un der i he law of supply and demand. The holding of these claims so largely by Eastern capitalists on Southern and Western larms is an unfortunate^neeHi- sion for the development of a tret onal feeling. But the farmer claims that hi* chief burden comes from having to help car ry other vocation* that tlie governm nt looks on with partial eye. The e«tah- lishineut of banks is peculiarly facili tated and great (lower is put in their hands. The expensive requirement* make such a business hopelessly beyond the reach of nearly every farmer in the laud. Their control over tlie volume of currency i* comp ete.. Snub sway i* too notent for evil to he delegated to am til er agency. But it is on the. silver question that tlie tanner of the South and West Is stirred most deeply and resentfully. He know's'only too well that there ha* been a sail fall in tlie prices of commo dities since the demonetization of silver by tlie leading nations -of the world-. Hd argues that this fall D because of tj^q previous government action, and no Mm can disprove this. 'It tes kF til III.* Fi < r li F f» » t» He >iAs not lost h/art in Iii* fight for free ailvqiv^ He ha* got his second wind. The repeal law last tall no more ended tlie strife than - Cleveland’s defeat in 1888 wa* the deatlt of tariff reform. But theVtrongcst count* in hi* indict ment against Hie government are con nected witli tlie general appropriation* ami tlie raiUuud -Di+be past eTtleslTaVe been created hy tlie breath of rulers. St. Peterahurg has sprung o it nt tlie marshes of tlie Baltic. Ber lin lias taken on a second growth tlirough the confederation of Germany. What .1* Washington itself but tlie soniethingto the priceof bacon to niake-jaroke of n President’* pen? How weights hold out, but in doing this lie doe* pot benefit himself, the county get ting the benefit of the overplus, if any. Alter a thorough investigation of the matter-we’have resolved, Dt, That the error made by tlie Grand ' half tnHIion people In Baltimore have niucli have tlie vast sum* Anted hy Con gress aided in the upbuilding of New York? Then add million* that have Seen put into public building* river and harbor improvement*. into The ~Jnry was «n honest ope, and will be rec tified by that body at its next meeting. 2nd. That we exonerate the Stew ard fyom any intention Jo do “injustice’to the Pauper*.” J- A. Ohassereau, J. A. Have*,; . \ M. D. Wall. " Comitr Commissioner*. The cabbaged* the developifient of a comiiioii seaweed w hich grow* wild on every cdaat of Europe. S. G.^EIko, will please remember that, newsitaper* never publish letter* without knowing the name* of the Writers. ‘ The troop* at ColumhiA were dis charged on Tuesday, and all is quiet iri the State, Tbe. Governor issued a proclamation assuming control uflder section 5iy of the General Statute* of the police and marshaD in ail towns ajid citieit. '“They are ordered to enforce all law* on the Statute book* together with all m.unicfpttl ordinance^ and order* from mtiniuipai authoritie* dot inconsistent with tlt« pur|K>*e* of tbe proclamation. Needle* were first Made in Iai.% when tea wa* a good day ’s work. jntblic buildings many times tlie value of suclt structure* in a rural communi ty of tlie same population down South or out West. Gf course in all wT*a in ternal improvement* the farmer indi rectly gets tlie benefits, but the profits— which are sontaiinc* enormous— alTgo to urban contractor* and dwellers. W* must havetliese expenditure*, but they ought to be as widely distributed as (so* nible. The congestion of people at a few points is a portentous evil and the engine of domination should be careful not to ^uepurage this eentralimtion In the fiosp.ifiice there Dinin^i tender solicitude to serve tipi city patron: A carrier brings his mail before breakfast and keeps up bis kind vDitaall through the day. But the farmer, who at bot tom pays for at least half of this luxury, can plod throogh slush and snow ftt winter, beat apd dust in summer for one, three, five teu, twenty miles to get hD mail. There is some need for an ener- Carefully selected seed from choice Kolb Gem Melon* for wain in quantities j to suit f»urcba*jr*. -For prices corres- pond with , W.T. WALKER, * Mouie. S.C. (tfj ^ i— —1... mi. getic wholesale merchant to receive RD letters three or four times a day, hut no one can satisfactorily explain why de liveries should be made oftener Ilian Far Bamberg. Dr.J. II. E: Million*, Dentist, tty IHSckvIllo will visit Bnmbcrg regularly on the *4‘con<( Monday In each mouthy next ap|>ointmetit will tie April tub. Office at JohniRiu House. (I w k) The Barnwell County Medical Su- ieet at Barnwell C. H. on. Tucediiy Ibtli of A|iril I8!li. All iFein- bers are earnestly requested lo Ih* (ite*- eut, a* business of importance will life transacted. V J-. B. Black, M. D. Secretary i K. KlNKLAffn, M. D. Treasurer. XrmorLM Moctlng. Tlie nnnnliers of the Executive Cont- mittcc of tbe River*' Bridge* Mcuiorial and Monumental AsaiiotatkHt will plcaai- meet at their ground* ‘in the first Saturday in April, tlie 7th day of tin- mouib.al 3 o‘ , clm;k p. in. to arritnge for tbe annual bliservauceofMeniorial Day. N. F. Kikklami. Sr.. President. J. W. Jknnv, Secreury, uiar22 3w WOOD WORKING MACIII BKK K AND I ILK BA KUKL ST A V £ *• DINNING DRAIN THRESHING “ SAW MILL KICK lit:LLfNG , “ ’ Engines anil ItoiDr*; State Ag» wt» for Talbott * e* glue* and Boih-r*, Saw nttd Grist Brewers’ Brick Machltwty, * Scfi’w (^»tion I'ressesT Tfiomas'direct acting Stedth rid helia. . . Tlioma*’Seed fbdfrin Elevators. - 1 'Hrill and Lummis Gibs, Engiebnrg Rice llritler*. ‘ II. II.B’nlth A Uo’il. Wood- Work In* Machlnerf.' <-•- . • . , , Planers, Balul Saws, Moulders, Mor tise r*. Tenenors. comprising coinpDt vt|tilpnieii( for Mash, Door and Waf Faetnrlew, DeloftL'iiy’s I’lanution M|tf Mill*, variable feed.. Belting*, rittfng* (ifid Mf.fcbiner^ Supplies, Write for pi loFe. , - V. C, UADItTU; Miiiiiitepfi Columbia, S. C. uutn. wday Bt the resident portions of m l ^ ^ et *F * ^jC- oitlv salVritlim " D tn govcrnuient oxinersliip nr strict government supervisiot'. Tin* rail roads came from tlie govvrnmerit and they cau be controlled by the govern ment. The farmers’ movement., lias lieen srtoyred at and abused a*'*<H:lnli*tic and nuarcliistic. Kuttiie farmer is neither a socialist nor an iiiiar.fliist. Hoi* of all men tlie conservative member of so ciety.. He does not ask for equality of distt ibut ion, lint he does ask for equity of treatment. Ileiloe* not want revo- lution, but lie doc* want reform. C. Mkmkiw KrrikK. Johns Hopkins University. List of Go venom of the Hlalc of Rontli ( srolina front the Tear Htilii to 1NI)4. BlbO—Will lain Sayle (arrived March 1670) U»7I—Sir John Yeamans (Com. Aug- 71 A Aprll-lfith-ICF) H>74—Joseph West (acting Oov. 1073) 1082—Jose(ffi Moroni. 1081—>ir Richard Kyrle. 108J—RobertOuArry (Acting Gov.) 1081—Joseph West. 108.V—Josenh Morton. 1080—James Colleton: lO'.HI—Seth Sotliei. r IBIH—Phltlp Lndweif (Com-Nov-ftl) I0i3—TDhiihs Smith t Nov-23ui-Lom- rilso Oct-Oth-HiiHl) f. 10!)I—Jose|iii Blake (acting Gov.) 1005—John Arclidale (efected July- 1001, Com-AUg-04 & fcbiiimeiitcd duty Aug. 05. 1898—Jose'frti Blake. 1700—J antes Moore. 1703—Sir Nat’ Jolmsori (corii-Jitrie- i7tD) ■ : 17te.»—Edward T.vnfr-Cnm-'Dec-1703, fc'ririiinenced duty FtOt. 1710). 1710—Robert Uihbe*. 1712 —Charles Cmneii. 1710—Robt. Daniel (Itepuit Governor 1717—R'lberJ .IoTiT'son (A|»rll 30th) 1710—.tames Mril/re (elected by tlie thnvenlion 1710) ^ ditder the fentn^rnry Republican Government, weit the foflbwing Gov ernors: 1710—Arthur Mffldleten. Untler tlie Roy AI Gqverumentt - 17*1L-t-Francis NiCholiDoti: 1725—Arthur Middleton. 1730—Robert Johnson. 1735—Thomas Brorighluif; 1737—William Bn fit 17L1—Janies Gian. 1750—W. II. Iritticfon. 1700—Wiliiam Bull. 17H2—Thomas Ibsuffc. 17*>3—W’ilHain Bull. 17b<»—laird C. Y. .Montague '('tiarlc* Grevillc) 17fi0—Willia'ii Bull. ^ 1775—Lord Wtlliani Campliell. I'hder tlie Kcpublicun GovernAtent. Joint |{fitledge—1775. 1778—Raw I in* Low-tide*. 1770 to 8l—John Rutledge. 17*2 t- 83—Ren j. Mathews, j 1781 ts> 85—Benj. tiuerard. 1783 to 87—Wttthvrit MoiritrD. 1787 to 80—Tliuina* Piin khey. 1780 to 18o0—Edward Rhtledge. 1800 to 02— John Dra/lori. 1802 toVI—J. B. Ricbardsou. lH4-fo—Paul Hamilton. 1800-8—('linrles Pinckney. ]S|o—John Drayton. 1 Ktb-12—Hr OryM nidletotl.- — RGS- 1 !—Joseph Alston, ISH-tt;—D. R. wnilams, l8l(»-I8-Andr.-w ITckct 181H-2(fo—John Gedde*. 1820- 22—'J'humHs Keuit. 1822-21-1.1. I.. Wilson. 1821- 26—K J. Manning. 1826-28—.Joltu Taylor.- . 1828-30—S. D. Miller. 1830-32—James Humilten. Jr. 1832-34—K. Y. Havoc. 1811-36—(ieorge McDuffie. 18:16-38—p. M. Butler. 1838-40—4’atrtoW Noble (B. K. Hen- negau, Lieut. (iovL, took the chair on deatlt of NVilTRT who died 1810) 1840-12—.1. V. Richardson. , 1842-44—J. If. Hammond. .1844-46—William Aiken. ^ . ]H4<1-18—David johusUm; 1848-50—W. B. Heahnaiic. * • 1850-51—lohn II. MPgriit. 1852-53—John L. Manriing. 1854 A 55—James II. AdaMs; • 18.56 A 57—R.F. W. Alison. 1858 A 50—William II. Gist. 1860 A 61—F. W. Pickens. 1862 A 03—M. L. Bonham. 4^)4 A 65—A. G. Magraitt. lijttS—B. F. Perry (Provisional Gov ernor). 1866 A 07—.lame* I,. Orr. 1868 AI 60—R. K. Scott. 1870 * 71—R.K. Scott. , 1872 A 73—F. J. Moses, Jr. 1874 A 75—Dan’l ChainlierlMin. 187(fc-79—Wade Hampton, (Elected U. S. Senator in 2nd term). 1870—W. I>. Simpson, (Lt. Gov.; fffl- ing Hampton’s 2nd term; electedChief Mu slice. 1880—T. B. Jeter, (President HFnatfy Ailing remainder Haniptoii's term. *' lS8i-82—Johnson Hagood. 1H8'4-8U—Hugh S. Thompson, (fn Sfnd term accepted a Federal appointment, vacating his ollice. 1886 —John 4 . Sheppard, (Lieut. Gov ernor, filling oNtTluimnson’* term. ' 1886-00—John P. Richardson. WOO-M—Benj. R. Tillman. ^he lifting power of tlie heart is equal to five tons one foot an hour- lie wjio ha* no bread to spare should r COMPOUND. 1 A rrmnt dtscirtiry bjr an old phjr.lclsn. %ttA »u»UAJy (•* Ounumtuit of J o- ‘iftitesussasi: «**L Unwnrsot nnprlnrlpltst. draKgtsU.Who offer Interior ’•f ista A.k foe CooiCs Cottos ? rents in iKxteio In letu r, and «rr willoi'nd, oratel, br retnrn nutL Full sssled ssruculors In plain invsiopo, to Indies onlr. S stsmua. Sold In Barn.well aid elsewhere hy all r istHinsllde »’*iiggists. Tbe Patterson Honse. Having taken charge of tfiis ptipuls^ Traveller’s Home I Invite the pat- rtiuMge ot tlio travelling ptiidh'. Tim ln*u*c. (pi* Keen thrminghlr renovateu uii ground jtiMir io attic sml in tieat^ s* and cwiiifortla second id tihhe in the sure. - Tin* tnldt w Hi Is* r'iipf>1ieif rt fin In-st ifo^L Lit., fooifoc j*nd ne 1 gh l “‘H/li( city nwirkets afford. Well trained serv- ‘ant* have l»oe|i employed rind no effori " ill lie s|i:ir<*d to seenre the |ierfectvlt- ly inent id my guesU*.’ ' Mils FLORENCE E ftl'^+KR. F r opH»tre«r* New. coiit for till* le am). comiiMMlioiii sialile* and athmUvc iiostlers will lak4 tlie Im j M .'are of animals :iod veliiclea. " Ffr*t class Sample Room for tlie uiU of UomnierciHl Travellers. Jo Three Trade'Truths. J.J.Dicks&Bro. Corner Broad and Campbell Streets, Au^u^ta, Ga. .. Wholesale ami Rcteil Dealer* in Grqyd- rics and Plantation Supplies. Experience ha* taught u* that In knowing W H E N, W HAT and WH EKE to Imy tlio merchant sitecia-ds and the customer is satisticil, We buy,when otlicr* *'••11 an 1 there fore get l .weXt (irice*. We buy giMwl* of Mtamlaril grade* ami Jo give out pa tron* tile best that is to be had. We buy where cash gets tin liest hargain*, and share all advantages fairly witli QUI iMIrtlMHUrH ,__ At. our new quarte'rs, tlie mn«t con venient and uotuniodioitfi In Augusta, wo keep constantly full stock* of all .giMMl* in our lino of business, and we cordially Invite our Carolina friends to make our (dace thcD tieorgia liend- quaiters. By giving it* their custom they will learri the thrtte truth* that NuW is the tfhieyour Innise TH*K (dnee aifd our j^iiijus the GOODS that they slmnlil Inty. We handle enttnn on tlie street* for tffty cents u liale. Messrs. L. K. Dick*,’ II. M. Hair ipul T' R. Erwin nre witli u.4 anil will*be pfieased to ww their frlerids from over the rivef. \ Reinemlter ive are only three block* from the Union Dc|Nit and at the Junc tion of all the street car liifes. Conic straight, to see us. J. J. DICKS & BRO., AUGUSTA Ga Eagle Rraqd \ THE BEST. \ iHoofing Is uiieiiunlleil fur House, Barn, Factory or (lut .BulhMtigs, and it efts half the price, of itlilrig!***, tin nr ir<*n. It is eady lor use and easily n^lied by any in*. RUBBER f’J f NT jo*’t* only IM) ••••n s (ter gaf ib lild, lots, (ir $4..7.i for -5-gal. ti|l»s. t'olof d.irk red. W ill sto|) leaks In 1.iu or iron naif* tin.) niH last for years. Try- it. Send sump tor sauiplcs and full partl(iiiiwr< t \ , Excelsiur Painfaift) Roofing Gu-, 155 Duade St., New York, N. Y. Dn J. ii. E.~'MIUIOUS, Dental Surgeon. Blackvillc, S. C. Will have regular ap|Ndtitmenta a* follows: *Xt Uarnweli, C. II from 1st. Monday (Ur safes-day) in eac'n Irionth to Wed nesday evening. Kimiui* at Midair House. OHIce two doofs Sou III of hotel, on West or opjioslte sid-of street. At SallyNi, H. A. A N. K. Jf., from 3d Monday in each month to Wed tie* d*y-evening. Office atH’riceV iisuei^—I—1Q1 Will be at iii* homenl.ic**at BiackvHle every Friday and Saturday from 1st of Fclinur'v to 30tfi Scpteinbcrflhiclnsive, amt every Thni^day, Friihiy and Saturn day, from 1st Ocudicr to 3l*t January incluit've. *• WIII makea|iV6ln‘.ini.*nt4 with tiaticnte to meet tlicm nt eitliur of lit* offices at any time. Paticnti wlll lind It move comfortable to have their work done at the office, though if desired will call on thetn at their residences acyWlmre wRliiuthirtv inllo* of Itlackville, , Teachers’ Examination. The Spring Examination of perftori* desiring to secure iw.'tltfcate* ns teacii- er* in the Public SdiooU of this county will be held at Barnwell on Frfdav. 20th AprlL IS!)I. Itcginuing rit 10 nV.lock ri. tW. (ffiarp. All (lersomf (liter rsted will |dFa«ercfne/(fbcr tlie da'tc and be present ptinetuallv.. ' * R. C. KIRKLAND. B.C.fi.C. Other county pa|»ers copy. G. DUNCAN BELLINGER, • Soi icitok 2xi>. (Thcvit. WILLIAM II. TOWNSEND. LArk or Epiiorr A Towx**KD, r - v ; BKAbrvui r.B. C. v v . Bellinger X Townsend, A.'P'roitN KVe* at L. A W tlRKe Kyou BaU.diug, Uaiumcll 8. C, For Rent and Safe. - ***; ao-y ,"i V " - — -j - - — • r ._ \Ve , i*4M*|*r**t4» , ni-lfiJ' Corfeffw ( flunking 'i>m|iany lrt- A4iSSfii :oid f’ltruUtil coun- lics, ami 'lave fot refit or »hIl* a uuniher f vajilxble place* in thcAe cidinltes. IVrstiiis desiring to buy or rent good (dace* oil good terms will do w ell to call rwrftti. . BATES A SIMMS. Btlf-tf se|it.l Barnwell, S. C. Cliailes Zissett, Practita! Watchmaker. Firdt door sooth of, Rfhwn House.' BnrrfUiB (’. |T.,-S. C., qffera hUscrviuej tn tin* public. \ Ail Cxperierif’e bf qfHraMff of forty yeiirii !* the liest guardnUM) *.|iat ha * now i bis bu/lness and will give sail*/ faction in tito quallvy of his work Mu the mojeratloo •»( hi* charges. JCMTReliable time keepers for aula. meh8 aoiatapM copyfught,. CAN I OKTAIlf A PATSKTf Rrr^ ssstfr cxiwrlsno# la UiO paMnt bamiies*. — lloii* nn<*tlf ronIMsntlal. A lias formsUun cmnmuns 1‘nlrsis Jsiu ilieiaaont fros. Also a eaial row nisi seisntlfto b^ok* M t Psionta taXcn tbroasl pMwist notice in tb« 8r|ew lu tliiu are Srcmafot wtOcir MTt e L mat to tbo Inventor. T ued waetty. elegant ly tlloSt lur^’CHt rirculsiloa At anr Sri world, ti a year, ft Itnlldliur S-jlitiuu, mi •onlao, '2.1 com,. Ktl Ural ptatea, in colors, r ^ , houeea, with plana, onahltncVwIMaisUMtosr latot nnileo- sml M>cura anntrset*. AiMrsa* MU.XM A CuTXxv lokA, 261 Buoauw OWAT. mnoQ TliH MOOW 1 ‘■will |€>JW3 M{1 J<91 ‘ABqaou r *M ’Tubm fuoaj ajtjs sq * r S3 no pDAO[ anoA •idBD JlloX JO XjB|B8 JnoXdoTS lOtIUTO pirB jqi ni Djnsn j ’UToq raaiji sdojs " *ooi 3uiodui pute pudBo JiDip oib ‘sopsnui ipqj jo suiBjq jpqT joj ‘ojns *'*ui ppmqs ‘XmjjDuAS asm 5(uiqjoA\». puv ^motssoj -ojd ‘ssauisng aotnuns riii ojij si iioipojojd jpq^ JSuunssu jo Xbai ^sdjbs puir';s3[diuis oqj^ JllOtC jo osbd ui joj popiA -ojd iCaqj ojy £ yodans jiaq; joj s#iumi23 jnoX «o ■ jiiopiiodap suosjod a dJdqj ojy ^sjaipcLO} SniqUnV iJUOji 3]!1 Jnot st HUMPHREYS’ |»r. HawtSfcrrv*’ feserUrs ore carefully prcnoiwd Ucinclks, n>rd private prsc*** sad (or <wrr (turfy profile wlUi . nil-n w»pcr»«, Bvcry a rnrclal cun* f«»f tlie -iWase non *■, They core without dmszliut. Puruhut bic •v*l«*n and are In Ok* amt deed III* Rrmedtrs ef the World. INK CPim. J—Fevers, Conw««(|nin, lcftiitrmr*f»w. ~ '2 Warm', Worn Fstef, Worm (robe.... 2—Teethiuff r Cci*b 06rft««.W fifi 4-l>l«rrbe«. qt 7 -C t*M», R-Nruralala; Trsahacha, Facrarkr...... 2- HoaiUctrcL ^X lirsrta|kc, VfrtWa.. 1 | >apBri'ssrH or Pniiiful PeriwAa . ti VVattrs, Tbs Frofom frrfcsf.. 15- U fcewMat Isas, RforumsrtrFrWi — 16— Malaria, ChM*. Tent sad Afua- 1 a-Catarrh. Mure**, CriahUhaP* ‘26—Whaaplar'Caaffb -t. ‘J7—Klffary DiseasM »«•••• V»ssa-ss*v»-,»» •JW—Hervaaa behlllty 26-l’rlaarr Weal mtMPURBYS’ “ “ The MU. ■aM ky Drwi*Ma.s* P» HvsrsOKkS' “