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r--\ ft 'h ‘ The BarnwellPeople RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION?' In Advance, per Anuum.... fl.RO On Time. .Tr... ... ......|i.00 .1-. ' i~ ■ f~ .• ~ ~ -- SDAV. DkeKMMER 18. 1804 gga. —a_- i'.i—JJM-nm u iv Jl The iieXtrejtuUrcorotnunlcetionof Harmony Lniltc No. 17 A. \ ¥.'. M. - . TL 3T will be helil at the new MaeonicTem \ pie In Barnwell upon 8th ilay ot December. 1**4, the eaiuc brunt the 2nd Bat- arday In taid mouth, bcfinnlugai "iiigh _ twelre.” Ay order of W - M.*. (-« E. C. FrawA!*, Secretary. r ;-v- I 1 B Hardware House - DLACKVILLE, $■ G We are offering noW fit!! stock* of I aumlard and aeasonkble good* at price* to flt hard tlitie*. : COOKING STOVES. We handle those splendid bakers, 'broiler* and bolters. The Times, Tho .ILOood Times, The Grand Times, Geor- f" gla Elegant, Gold Medal, at from |H to $25, with all utensils SEWING MACHINES. _ We are selling those first ' .hss labor —: savers, New llimie. XeW I dealt New Climax", which hare given complete I satisfaction to thousands of buyer*. $ SPORTING GOUDS. W« bare ful(.stocks of guns and pis tols, cartridges aud ammunition, all of, best quality. W* do tin roofing and all repair yr6rk with best material ami skilful wi and In all hardware iroods wejrfc head- E quarters for the best goodswnd lowest 'prices. Gire itsa trial. It will pay ~ you to lee our good*, and learn our '< prices. H \ tVtU.IUMK, nuoiitc Rush House. the time to bring out your Winter clutliliig and dre**es thyiu u> K. II. Moiitag, Den- 8. C., to be nicely Cleaned, Dyed ''and i’resscd. .Send for price*. [octl l-3m % Fur Hale. ■ I rseys—r*rr bandsmne. 4-rear-nld cow, milking about 3 1*, 140.00. 4 2-year-old heifer, will cslre in 3 month*, $30.00. . —- One 2-year-olu heifer, not In calf $20.00. Jou.nsox Hauood. - one 5 Money to Lend. A few hnudred -doll«e»~Ao4«Ad 00 first Mortgage orimprorerl real eSlate Apply to a. (3. Mayfield, i Denmark,S. C. lit rued /Weil’s Fertiliten. Several letters publication. reeelved too late for Allen J. Green, F^q., uf Columbia. was in cow* on Friday. Gen. Leroy F. Yomnans was in towri on Thursday and Friday. MajoT Jfcmes K. Cropland will soon their application* toCol.imbla. stating ore Irotn Aiken to UcnuetUville. Hhj township in which the candTdat* Special Notice. We are directed by.-tho LegMatlre Delegation to request all person* deslr- oua wf appoinUueut in the Townsiiiu Board* provided for under ths County Government Act to forward at cncj iun Hammond and M. TL were down from Ai- move jor K. Spaa Woodward, Esq ken on. Friday. Christmas Goods, pretty and plent-D ful, clieaiwr thitif ever known belore.at M rs. Hen Davies. Since the burning of their borne near Aiken Kcv, and Mr#.. Cuthbert have moved to Charleston. The Barnwell Baptist Church Con ference on Sunday extended a call to Kef. 3. K. Fant, of iilttleton, N. C. All denominations at Dnrllngton united last week, in attending Dr. U. W. l.ide’s flrat acrvlctt in his new *ta- r*’sldos. Only *uoh as are i« favor of the new law and desirous of making it a success should 'forward appUcu- tlonv. As the Legislative session l* more than half gone Jthetjs iO’Wtr tune for de lay.. Application* may be sent to any member of the delegation. tlon. % , • First door West of Tiia rtoruc office is an immense stock of Christina* goods, for all ages and taste and' pockets. ManterJI'lllnian Green, a bright Dim* tartdh young geittlehiap, caHed on as oil Monday. He has promised to come again and learn all about newspapers. The King* Daughter* will give an ehtertainnient atthe Court House Fri day svenlng, 14th irtst., at half-past seven. Oystere gnd other refreshments will be on sale. Avery large and lovely ChMstma* can be had for a very Tittle money, pro- /vhled vougo far lli« gift* to the ri^ht place, and Mrs. Ben Davies keeps that right place. Married 00/Sunday evening Decem ber 2nd 18»4, bv S. A. Hair, Notary Public, Mr. William Monday of Aiken county and Miaa Della Bonnett of BarnwelL Married at the rchldenCe of the bride’s father, Mr. I. II. P. Dyches, in Itani- wall village, by 8. A- Hair, Notary public, Dccemlier Pth TSUI, MY. Mims and Miss Kattie L. Dyches. Out We«t, up tn'Oot 1st, farthers had fed over forty six million bushel* of wheat to hogs and exacted before kill ing time to use nearly thirty million more in the same way. The annual election of officers of Barnwell Lodge No. Hi, Knights of Pythias, will be held at the regular meeting on Friday nlgfit, 21*t Inst. Every member Is earnestly*requested to attend Ahajriniporunt meeting. .* According to ,thc official treasury statement, Issued from Washington on the 4th Inst., the circulation per capita n the Cpiled States on Dec. 1st was $23.72, based on G«,»l<>,n00 of popula tion, $sfl 7tW <*00 le<s than a year ago —— • M K±1 Tomatoes Potatoes Cabbage Berries Pea* Melon* Trucking Crop* •w Nertlwni aad Weslssw nashsta. POWELL’S OREEN-BAG Fertilizers, tke ki'jhctt grad* fertiliser* made, •rs tbs kIM yem mmi. Send tor circular tdlmf all about then. POWELL FERTILIZER A CHE ft. CO. ■aiviwat. ■», Fntillier' nauuticturm, importer* and dealers in Nitrate nl Soda. Sulphate ot rot»«h. Concentrated Aeid tiiosphate, all ktada 0< Kcrtiliaing Matenala. It look* like it might be u blin J tiger, adtting In the corner, but it ish't. For it’s a tietter Institution, Irving a Christ mas demijohn from our good friend Mr. John J. Green of Dunbarton, the very best cane syrup ever brought to this hundred year old town. Thanks. Among the Incidents of a colored gathering of a social nature on Mr. Daniel Morris’ place near Hammond, on baturday night, there was an un pleasantness between two young mew. one of them, Ned , about 20 years old, receiving a pistol shot wound in the wrist which may result In the lo*« of his hand, a* his friends were tardy in calling surgical aid. Dr. R. C. Kirk land U attending him. In the list of jurors drawn for the January terni^ of the'United States District Court In .Charleston are the names of the following Barnwell citi- sen*: Grand Jnror—F. S. Owens, Raldock Pelit Jurors—James A. Car*on, Barn well, II. J. Killingsworth, Dunbarton fasted. - To give ten good energetic men. who can furnish a secure bond, horse and harness, a permanent position to sell Sewing Machines and collect in Itaru- II county. Apply at once to The gcr Manufacturing Co., Augusta. ., or to W. T. Cooper, District Agent, Aiken, S.C. nov29-5w Attkatlaa, ~ Gordon Light Dragoois. Attend a meeting of the company at Cape. P. M. Cater’s residence next Saturday, the Inst, at 10 o’clock a. m , armed and *$. Ipped for drill. H. P; Amjsuso.v, Orderly. H, lt»4. SNAKES IN FLOEIDA. A MAN WHO HAS CAUGHT THEM FOR TWENTY-eiGHT YE APS. WillislUH News. Capt. Gentry and wife beg to return to the people of Willirtmt llKdr slmrere thanks and asAHuaucc* of appreciatlen i»r their attentlW kindness to II. K. Jowman, brother of Mrs.bientry.dur- 1 ng his last inticss. -Mr. L.. A—Green luts eempietnd f.. A Giecn hits rice mill on Ilosemary, a mile below Wealhershee’s Mill, which clranesand >olishrs rice as well a* any in the Jitale. Sowdet every Imdy raise rice, jiff Friday, evening tlie school iniild- tig waA crowded, the occasion ln-'mg a >i:un> reriuA by M i-s Earl, w bleb W »' a real treat and arti-tic fevchUiun to uf lovers of perfect music. Rev. Mr. I.lde preadiod two very fine sermon* on Suadav. I i Hal. Local legislation. . to incorWrato the town of Go van haipaMed tlrfee reading* in the [l*usr, and gone to ths Senate. Kills hsve been introduced to change the name Of the town of Hammond m Olar, to chtjrespqrid with the t*ost office*, to aiaefidf the Act creating a Graded School District in Barnwell township; to incorporate he Barnwell Mutual Municipal Wind and Lightning Insu rance Com pan v. The bill to charter th# South Caroli na and Augusta Railroad passed three Senate reading* with an amendment conditioned for the completion of tPii mile* within three years. This is the pccted to he built through Barnwell. Judge J. M. Skinner ha* introduced a hill to.prevent the ex|»o*ttre of chil dren to lire and other danger ami the careless handling of fire arm*. Also, BUI for rcliet of borrowers of money at a usurious rate of lulcrcs. Wedding Kells at Ulmers. OtUhe3tk.l»«t. Mr. Kd ^ordrav. ac- Alliance Dcparlmcnt. cotnpanied Uy several Ujmer lrle.nl*, took "the Svuth Bound norning train for Fairfax, on a happy ml**hrri. At. 2 o’clock, p. in., at th# res dcuce of Mr. W. J. Zanders, iti the presence of quite a number of admiring friends, Mr. Uordruy and Mist Sauna Boynton were happily married, itev. John G. Williams officiating. After receiving 4fas.-ammr&.uiiatitm* of ll>c|r the company repaired to theUming room, wlisrc most delicious refresh ment* were served. Mr. and Mr*. Uordray returned on the vestibule train to Ulmer*, where they will make thslr home. Among those present were Mr*. Sander*, mother cf the gracious hostess. Mr*. Frank M. Young, Mis*es KUie Boynton, .losie and Ar.na Hickson, Mr** Kuih Dowl; ing, the charming daughter of Rev. W. li. Dowling,of llamiu^ti ami Itev. John U M’l’llams, always on time when a wedding I* on hand. Mr. Uordray Is to bo congratulated on winning so charming a bride, ami all their friend* wish them long life and all good fortune. ^ Now that Kd ha* made a start, who will follow ? I won hi like to kno\. if in y old chum Mr. II. W. Is still in good heart, and think he w ill be next to go, ^ M# ChSrwM Tbem With • Ibtnjo hih! Cares UMcs With • W.-eU lv»llle«.iM»Ur« Ar« / Km.v to Tiimc The King Snake 1* a King lutlreU Ttio Biggest Kattlrr. * After a man has sp»mt 23 years of his life catching snakes ho know* what ho is talking about. 8i Ftaiau i* 43 years obi He went into the btudncasof cat ok- ing stiukcs when he was 15. He shows rvitlcnte of what the fnsunuico inch Would caH “an extra hur.ardous vuca- tiou’’ in the nhapo of 73 or more sears, the nsmlt of wounds intlieted by the fangs of .laptill's. Those scars are all oVcr his t'orty—on his legs, mie on his jaw, nmter the ryi'.whore n rattier Hi^>- pc3 -J In5^ni<^^in^n^7mi^Il^^y^-tr^^f^--ttm■ kick of his hands look like (tows' not;) of scars. IIo is a Colored man and lias the rtpjtoaraiicc of having Imliiui blood in his veins. m makes,” said Si, “like nnisie, is the tbijig I us** to catch ‘ - e' —111 1 1 ’ them with. Suppose mid sec a rattlwaiake crawl down a go pher hole. I go to the month of tiic hob* and play, and pretty soon here collies the old follow crawling forth. As norm as ho gets outside I pick him up and pat him In the bug. If hcVtn the open,- coiled under a palmetto loaf, I’m iqorO cautious. About 30 feet off I sit down and play, and the snake quickly uncoils htntseif ami mi Is around uver the gr< mnd as if he enjoyed it. He rattles all the time, lint not as loud as be does when ho moans bnsihess and is giving you, warning to give friiii more room. I grad ually approach, playing softer ami soft er, amt filially I pick him up about the middle and alip him in tho bag and go looking for another. “A rattlesnake is the most poisonous til is sure death unless yon have an anti dote very handy. I’ve got an antidote, though, and a bite never trouble;; me now in the len*t. It is so yfficaeious that the wound hardly swells. I went'down lin'd spent nearly two years among t ho Beminolcs in the Kvorghidos to get it, and then it was gisxl luck. I was out in the woods one day with Knothole. The old fcHwwitgnJ. bitten by u ratrlcsuake; and lie start'd at once for his antidote. I followed Mm, for I knew what he was looking fdrrilo fried to conceal the plant by crushing it down with his foot, but 1 picked it up and told him that was the tiling to cure suako bites He re marked that I was too much of an In dian and must stay alwavs in the IA- ’WBn'Tnuii Adopted a* the County Organ by the CMn- j AHiAOceJnI' S M. J. FATK. Assort Am fJmroR, To ivluvn all Coinmanlestlons on Alhanre Matters «liould bv addreewd. 1 st th* ( Mall anuses. B. B. (’mm, Frtkklent. J. C. Mi.hr, Vida President. H’i It 'iUinlirg. ths rviury. A. K. Fr«*‘, Treasurer. O. |). Ktcanl, ( hapUlti., - T. 8. Work*. Cornuy Le*‘tnrw. W.. A. All, Utcvrsrd or \H-,ishmt lecturer. \ \\ . T. Msrlcv, I>01 >r Reejirr. . K K. H*ilr>, Aiwintsni iiisir Rcc!|*er. D. W. Hodiiord. Aergcant *1 AVms. K. H. Crcceh.’ltUSliirss'AtfVai.' ' . '' Kxrraiive 1 emmitiee—C. B. Ffec, W. w. Pulrlt k, W. A. Faust. v Trsile (—<1. M. Hunter, T.. II. Dowling, 4. M. Ulmer, W. A. Ail. Com is It I rv on ti«Kal <d ilie ttriler J. C. Me- MilkiH, C. M. SdtiulWU, W.T. Cays. J. K Anolllnf. E, B. MBOS. ' Charles Zissett, ^^Practical Wtifchfnafor. First door tmtli pt Brown flonsr, j totilpsny. V ALU. A ALU LAJlML IM ♦ell snd Ailn-n Countl* - * IwloTiging tA the New Kurland Mortgage bccurilF Barn wellT,. it., 8. U., offer* hi* serv ice* t |>|-»oi^ desiring to Thiv or red I Wit the putojlc. “—— 4.' Ati experiemT of upwards of forty -years U the best guarantee ♦.hat Its knows hi* biisiurs* and n ill give sati* faction in tliv quslliy of hi* work and I he moderation of Ids charge*. 1^*^Reliable lime keeper* for sale, webs the IValcTcc Frirc Hog* The VVaU'ree I’ri/u^cluh wciglivd thoir piiic hog* la*t. \vv* k and a* a result Mr. I’. L. Johnston got. tlt>t prize; that i* he made ids licg weigh more in 300day* m^ ^uccts* AujaiMa,gj. ! weighed at a certain time and alter ex actly 300 day* wore weighed again. M r. T. L. Johnston’* hog tlr»t w eigli- ed 42 pound*; at tlie end of JiQO.day* It weighed 123. poigids, 11 gatip of 381 ])ounds in 300 dayiw--— ——— Mr. F. A. Neil, liral weight 30 pound* last weight 412 |HMind*. Mr. T. W. Raw is, first w-ciglit pdituds, 1n*t weigllt HO pound*; — Mr. H. H. Wylie, fir»t w-igl^t pounds, last.weiglit :!7*> pound*. Mr. \V. S. Weir, first" weight pound*, last weight 33»]*o(ind*. —- ThU I* certainly making meat in a hurry. If proves that a hog will take o‘i over 0110 'jMifiiiff per day. The JVaUTee l*i i/.e t'liib desert’e.* credit for progre**ivc spirit and 45 IS 3M it* success. wre wUh I -Fairtl'drl News and Herald. Three Trade Truths. Corner Broad and Campbell 'Wholesale and Reiail Dealer* in Groc rie.* and Plantation Supplies'. Experience ha* (slight u* that lii knowing WIIKX ,JVIl A 4’and WHERE d » well trt write to or tall od W. M. Haqood , Jr* BABNW^LLU. II., «. For full paitii ular* marK-lv sHoes SLIPPERS. M’e have them, perfect gun)*, frr»li Dom th; 1 f*r‘t«rie«, ti4ie*t qh^luies ami must rsifiiot'ahte *4v4e*r— r --~— —— tVe Invite the laihe* and gentlemen of the coutity to call amt tee tor them srlvcs, confident that wC ban please the btoit OflUl ill U-|e-. T. S. f \ V F. A BRO. feble tf mrs: Surgeon Dentist, BLAUKyiLLK, - - - - - H.C. Will la- st bn "flli-e in harnwelleverv Bales- hi buy tho inrrt hawt succtwdssand the 1 ,j av Mt „| Tin , si a««l WcgJi.Klajr t"tl<»wti.K VTi^tner v ta.siijj*fi( < 7lr" ~ -—7—+ WtH hc nri^s Hmrte <>fth* m ffiacknlte ev- We buy wlien «dhcr* sell and there ’ ery Fads) suiTTanmlay. snd will makeup 1 point melt* to Ineel putk-ut* skany of i»ur CO .ml till* US til CMU ... to*', use.. l.i.C. Blackville New*. — Major K. S, Hamirond, of Aiken.dnis „ . . purchased the Turner resilience on Thos. Adams, BlackvUio,Gaorgc Mid- Jlilatk andDcxter street* and will soon dli ton, Itetimark. “ * ' 1 AJ ' " JttJ " 1 " There are many way* to make living, hesidea cotton growing. Bro Hoyt, of the Mountaineer, give* this bill «f particulars of a cargo brought into Greenville by a tar heel from Traosy lv*»hi-i la Red Oak Township. j£l .All Jiersons are warned, under pen alty of prosecution, not to hunt, fish or ~ trespass in any way, «hape or form on » '' the land* belonging to the Union Cen tral Life Insurance Company near Pat terson’s Mill, on tho Lower Three ^ Rubs. v Fin# farming lands to rent to good tenants who have stock and provisions ^llnd.w ill build good houses for them. A.ndkkw T. Agent for U. C. L del 3-1 in Woodward, ^Insurance Co. RF Georuk’s Crkkk Tow xwurr. December 10, 1801. Editor People: Will you not remind some of our good people that Christmas is near and {that ther* is many a poor Hula child In this county who will hardly know .what it is. Among ihre* schools of whjch (. have knowledge there are chtl- '^hav# not ayen books to go to (th and no way to get them, rhavs no father while others >*tnother, and others are with- Now among, our people are some who have kooks laid /theirchildren hare finished which; would he *0 much to 1 ones. Such books as spellers', geographies are needed 1 is to be a Xmas tree In End how proud some of would be to get a book i how pleasant it would who sent them to these 5 !ad they will feel ay they think they 1 have made aome hearts join in the grand words, j,earth, good will to man ure those who have books ve them at your ofiice with they will hear frem them Rgntu iasi Any to do their hearts good. * ♦ AfiXT PllUK. fessor—There is evidence to one of the most famous edi- antiquity was constructed prin- " women. ^ idBae? r—‘ffie Tower of Babel. He iiad a fawn, two rattlesnakes—one with ten ruitlei—three possums, a tame coon, a coop of chickens, three or four rabbits, snd a good sized load of cab bage. He might have had a small car>o of “mountain dew,” hut he kept that quiet U he had it. Mr*. Nellie HarUog, of Blackville 4nwnshil>, reached her ninetieth birth day on Monday, -in keeping with cus tom quite a nunibcr ot relatives and friend* dined with her 011 that day She is probahlr the oldest person in the county. Her eyesight is inipHred hut otherwise she I* quit* strung, able to get about and take good care of her- — The Court of Common Pitas was ad journed “sine die” on Monday and Judge Witherspoon left for hi* home at Yorkville. During all the exacting labors of this extended ttna Judge Witherspoon hat kept tbs scales with perfect and abso lute fairness, lie holds a warm and sscure pUce in the esteem and affection of all Barnwell county people. They have perfect confidence in kis thorough goodness of head and heart, hi* patient search for truth and constant srn*e of conscientiousness. The rtate has no more lovable citizen, more devoted ser vant or hlghe> exemplar of.personal and official purity than this honored son of York. F K. Winn, of Sumter, deserves to be prosecuted for assault with intent to kill, and vigorously too. On saleday he. and friend went duck hunting, leav ing their horse hitched to a buggy be hind and a tree before. On coming back they found their team gone. Winn saw a man riding in a buggy some distance off, supposed him the thief of\hla turnout and fired three times at him, missing his target every time. Footing it homeward he and his friend found their horse and buggy at a road side house w hereat had been halt ed as. the animal was straying home ward. Rev. John Kershaw was thy gentleman Winn shot at. Beware ef Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercnry, as mercury srlll surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such ar ticles should never be hsed except on prescriptions from reputable physi cians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly de rive from them. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo. O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine, it is taken internally,and made in Toledhi’ Ohio, by F. J. Cheney A Co. Testimo- nials free. £)^3old by druggists, price 75c. pen bottle. - f i 1 !- 1 ■ lie—Darling, will you love me when I’m gone? She—yes, if you arc uot.too.fur gone. move lie re. We exteiuFto yoTniTTeTrrtr welcome, Major, and wish we could in duce other* like von to do likewise. Messrs. Green and Rend of Klko paid our town a visit last week in the inter est of immigration. This is a step in the right direction, as we have a soH wnd -cBmaUc-G»a4--w411--prodnee alum* anything under the ann. Tno itnirr^ gratiun that is most desirable is that' class with capital. A* for labor we have more of that than the financial condition of the couturyvcan give profi table employment to. All who can should give these gentlemen their aid and Influence in a cause >vliich U to belter our condition, Mr. II. D. Leonard ha* moved into his new and. handsome residence. Mr. J. A.Green and family have moved back to their old home in Treadway neighborhood. Cadet Jack Mathis is at home from Cleinsou to spend the Christmas holi- davs. He is very much lo love with Clemson, but more so with his best girl in W illiston. Messrs. C. E. Gyles & Co. have closed up their brunch store on tfie South side of Railroad Avenue. Mr. Charlie Wilson la the champion sportsman of our town, he has killed Myers I wild turkeys this s6a*0tt so far. Santa Claus can be well supplied IT G. D. C. Lange s. He has the hand somest fine of holiday good* in the county. ‘ \ Rev. J. II. Noland, tlie new pastor of tlie M, K. Church, preach**;! a de lightful sermon-last Sunday. This was his first sermon here, he made a good impression and hi* congregation seemed to be very much pleased with him. Mr. Pinkney Brown and daughter, Miss Lillian, spent several day* in town last week with Mrs. P. W. Far rell. - . ’, * Mrs. Millege Hankinson, age 74, died on the 30th November, she wa« tlie mother of Mr. J. X. llankinson, Clerk of Court of Aiken ifounty. The Schubert Symphony and Lady Quartette Club, a comic society event will play in the Park Hall Opera House on Friday, the 14th, under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias. The public press speik well of this company, and everybody should attend if they desire to hear a real uius.cal “TTfr'TflTOt Tfwrw mfrr ** 1 m 1 *!*- snake Lite, but tho stings of all kinds of insects, audit is also said tocuve rabies. “Will, to get back to snakes. There are two kinds of rattler* iu Florida. One is tju- swamp rattler aiid the other tho highbinder. Tho swamp snako ha* a larger head and a thicker laxly and is altogether a heavier snake than his high land brother. His coat, t<x>, is darker and his diamonds brighter. He is more vicious and giv«-s mighty little time for yon to jnovo when ho soumLs tho alarm. “Rattleennkcs arc very easy to tamo. Let me handle them for about four days, and they kyow 1110 find mak" no effort whatever to bite. I don’t take the fangs out, tor what’s tho use? In two weeks they grow ont again lug cnnngh tokill yon, and in six weeks are as big ns they ever were. I have heard people say that a ratthsmake irets his poison from a plant,but it’s nil nonsense. It’s in them, for I find those a year in,captivity are jnst a* deadly as when fnsh from tho woods. caught up here by Palatkn. He was 10 foot 11 inches long, weighed .iW pounds and hart 5(1 rattle^. I had him in a pit there in the yard for a long time. A heavy rain came once and filled the pit 1 with water, and ho drowned, I nindo I 4 m afranT treat. - Tt A. ii. C. %&*■ 1^.. POTENCY i ‘"“CATARRH The proh»« eUcbarge ot < ■taraa f»om (he nose, the erepplag of mania from the 1 •ootrfla Into ths throat, the •craaialallaa of tur.cns and ths eonstsut incUnaUsa to < hawk sad sxpeetorate. •0 CZ5T8 PKB BOXIDUcak 40-Malted promptly oa receipt of pries. THE HAHHEMAHH SPECIFICS C0. f Ml Broadwsy, Mow York. . i . For sale by J, All & uTobiu. a vest out of his skin. I’m afraid I’ll never .got another snake like that, “and Si sighed to think what ho had lost. ‘‘Si,how far <11x11 a rattlesnake strike?” "Some ixuplo say ho strikes hi* length, and otlu rs declare that ho can jump more than his length, but I’ve watched them closely, and I know they on* wrong. A rattlesnake can’t get far ther than tho length of two coils. That’s about half his length. ” “Whore do you find most of tho rat tlers?” “Fort George is a gnat place for them. Pablo is another good field, while all down tho coast in the scrub-there are- thousands. Then in the hummocks and swamps you will find plenty, aiid In tho pine woods, where there are gopher hob's. A rattlesnake likes a gopher hole. It’s a nice snug place, and ho lives there with the oonchwhip, tM^gopher and tho gopher snake in ix-'rfoct harmony. “Hut the gri'at snake, the smart snake, the snake you can educate to perform tricks, is the king snake, and he's the king and enemy of them ali r autl lie kills all lie can and oats them, too, if they are not too large. The king snako isn’t afrai<l_tc> tackle anything that crawls. rtnokill a rattlesnake almost twice as big as he was. Tho king snake crawls silently np to where the rattler is dozing and grabs him with his mouth by the jaws, so that the rat tler can’t possibly use his fangs. Then, in the twinkling of-aney'n, lie roils him self around his enemy and tightens his coils and stretches them mitil you can hear the bones crack. When he loaves, the rattler is like a jelly.”—Florida Times-Union. ‘ * C'ritinil Bay* o' IHffi; Prof. Rudolph Falhof Leipzig, tin discoieiei ot the “ciilh'lll liar*.” lit giving the number, ordoi, and <laU;s for the coming year in the Deut*elm Kaiser Kaleiulnr for IrttHS, Rtuti'S that theohsi'r- viUions begun in I8ik; etmvlnceditin that tlie attnuuioti of thfl.OHKin Riul-atin upon tlie w ater* of (be sea bail a sim ilar effect upon the ocean of ths earth'* at nosphero, as well a* upon the liquid and volatile 4yns«c* contained ,iu tho Interior nf our globe. He discovered 44n»4~*Ha>an^rtnn>*4>lM‘tu;. di.MJtkltailiX.rx shock* of earthqiiaki*, and explosion* in mine* were surprisingly ofirn enincblent with the days upon which the most extensive fhle* and other oceanic commot ion* were caused by Hie influence of either noon or *un ; or both. These periods Piof. Futb distin- i guUhed by the name of “critical day*,” because they mark on the one side, periodical “turning points” In the equilibrium of the neptunic, plutonic v aiuio*plKTie masse* at>ovc incutimieil and on the other side afford the mean- tin'. and means for computing th* degree and effect of lunar amt solar force* upon our planet. The individual constellation* ■effect ing each for itself an increase of these forces arc; First, the perigee, thst is ithc time when muon ami earth are nearest to one another; second, the 11.10011'* equatorial |K>*itioii; third, the iVCTttrPttun,—when mrr gtotnri* nearest the sun; fourth, the sun’s equatorial fHtsUlou; fifth, the syzygies. or new moon and ftilliiioou; sixth, the lunar or solar eclipses. The coming year w ill he es|K>ci*lly tTIF buy when others sell snd there fore gel I .west price*. We buy £<*od* of standard grade* Hiui *0 give ntil pa tron# the best that I* lo Jm_ had. We buy w here cash get* the Imst lia»giiii«. and *hsy< all ailvantagcs fairly with our cu.’toilier* At our new quarters, the mo t ron- veuient and t'otnaWHlbm* in Aiigu«ta, wc keep et>n*tantlv fuH, *in<'k« of ill goods in our tine oX...hu«iiie* c<vr<t4#4ty lay it# our Carolina friend.* to make our place their Georgia head quarter*. By giving us their custom thev will learn th* threw triith* that N< 1W i* th»'time, 011 rhhiT^Trtr, plare ami onr ..goods .the GGDDS that they should buy. * We handle cotton on the streets for fifty cent* a bale. ♦ Messrs. L. K. Dick 8 * II. M. ITair xml T. H*. Erwin are with m* amt will lie pleased «o see their friend* Iroin over ilia rir r Kemriuher we are only three lihx;li from the l rtTrm Depnt and nl Uvo jium- lliin of all the Greet car liurs. Cotue straight to see u*. , J. J. DICKS & BRO., AUGUSTA GA. ^4 ion a (nil ynuluaie ot l , tdla<l<-1pi.ia l ental it*4kai'4l>st c biidH 'rriU i ii years | r; < - ti at rxperiescr. and .-an please you Ip <pj<H Ty ,1 ■* n. e- HOV If* TiroiH"ininiia iirr cr To take effect at 5.30-A. M. ThuradBy Septctuber ffth iwd. South Bound. 3 | 1| , — s * k A 1 *B Norih Uomi.i Z. i 2 i 4 U. tj 3 ‘ “ H 75th Meridian Time. STATIONS. 1 • » ~ * : a” C ^ I A. »l ! A. H i ft.4‘> 5.30 Lv .‘‘Helvern. .Ar. 1 - 6 (t.Sx 1 5.5.V # ... .Wagener... *3 |— '7. '' i ** g ♦ tc * e. m. 8. HI Hit You? The managernBnt of the Equitable Life Assurance J’ Society in the Departmeat «f the Carolina*, wishes to se cure, jt few Special KesideMt Agents. Those who are fitted tor this work will find this A Rare Opportunity It is work, however, and those who succeed lvest in it posseas i#«K»iffvtg^rr7aiinBJi#iBiiu««RlDii*rBRii nYani.«viWi«iiirw^fa^^w character, matnra judgment, tact, perseverance,* and the rcsp«ct of their community. Think this matter over care fully. There’s an unusual opening for somebody. If it fits you, it will pay you. Far ther information on request. W. J. Reddey, w Rack HM, 8. Ct Z 7.<»rod*r.r. ! ! 7.1«, C.3.V*. 7.5j| 7.00 * . 7.43| 7 7.4S 7.55 Knfant Tf rrlble. Tommy—Do yon ever rido on the horse car without paying? Mr. Sappcy—Na Why?. “Well, 1 hewnl-mamma say fihe wish ed yon had cents enough to go koma ” —Chicago Iirter Ocean. notalile for the f; critical days beine accoin^auied by cclipscli. In mentioning the dates in their different order* .(ml grades of in dividual effectiveness, I’rof. Fslb takes care to &uue that the result* of the strongest aUractions .often precede their “critical days,” as theoretically computed, by one or two days, w hile those of ics.-er import may he from two to three days later than periodically fixed. The latter may also be tlie case at the time of critical days of the first -SbBicr wlwnever Jong continuing and extensive atmospheric pressure or east ern wind* orevailed previous to those dates. The follow ing aro the '•critical day*” for 1m!i5 : Of tlio tirst order: Sept 18, March 11, Aug. 20, Fell.!), Oct. 18, April 0, July 22, and Jan. 11. Of the second order : May, 9, Nov. HI, March 20, April 25, Dec 31, Oct. 14, Feb. 24, June 22, Sept. 4, ami Nim 2. Of the third order: May 24, Dec. 2. Dec-. 10, June 7, Aug. 5, Jan. 25, and July t.' A Trusted Colored Man Dead. Died at Milieu Swamp colored Bap tist Church, while hi Lending a confer ence of his church. Jack Loadholt sged (i'.i years. He was in perfect health ami what w as remarkable almut Jiis death was that he died a* he "bad nlwnysex- pressed x wish to <lie, on hi* knee*, in the attitude of prayer. Jack wa* hon est in all his dealings with his fellow man, and he merited the confidence and respect of white ami colored, w hich lie enjoyed. lie never severed hi\ alle giance to hi« old home and his old mas ter and hix (amily. He ban kept a good record and has gi»ne4<> receive his re'wai'd. All regret hi* sudden death. - FomeDtiag New and Nice. 8.<s) .8 OP Ar 1 } 10 :|5 10.35 Lv( . . Perry... 4 . .Hal Icy a.. » .Springfield. - -4“-- .Whaley*... •J ..Walkers .. 6 . e. u. ti.5l ff!,. 7.40| 0.39 "4 JL2U 4 7.001 B.i8 0.35, ti.OO _ j 6.IO: $.55 Blackv. 1 Lv.. 5.35 ffffiij 5.60 5.3.’ id of iU three—imr«t -H).47|lo iM| ,,. Atdtjclgh 10.52,1 Lt*!:, I1.00:il 25 i Ar. 11.12 11.56 Kplrltcd Arrmf. Ho—lihenr TTiat Calkins movrsl out of his house because it was haunted. She—Ol^’iTxyo. .He left lx*caUse the spirit moved him.—Indianapolis Jour nal. ‘ . , LMnrttnrda and Ten^nfcv. •..* .. Capitalikt—I should just like to know why piy new apaitmeut house continues to stand empty? Agent—It is your own fault, sir. You refuse to admit children. “I said nothing of tho port, sir. I ob jected only to small boys.” “All the same, peqp'.e who have boys big enough to shovel snow and dig gar den wpn’t live in a flat. ”—Good News. .Woodward. 3 . Barnwell 6 Morrises. ... 4 . Brew m il ... 2 .. ..Caves , 3 .•Seigliiig ., . 2 11.45,12.55 Ar*Allendale Lv 5 no. 4 35 J 5 18 5.07 11.21 12.15 4.25 6.03 N 1.0V 4.V> 3.45, 4 48 3 25 11.29 1^38 12.25, 12.40! p. m; r.M. 3.00 3.15 4.30 3.15 4.;io 4.22 4.15 In Poor < A. H. r.H. G. Dl’N’CAN BELLINGER, rtoi.iciTQR 2xn. CtRci'iT. •WILLIAM 11. TOWNSEND, , La i k or Ei.uott A Towssknd, Bkai'Kout,S. C. 11. L. O’B ANN ON. Bellinger, Townsend & O’Bannon, AI^TOItN KVM AT I^AW Office Ryan Building, Barnwell S.C. «. N. GREEN. B. REED Ileal Estate Agency AND- Advertising Bureau. We hare this day formed a copartner ship for the purpose of buying, selling snd advertising Real E«utc, especially farm and timoer land*. We w ill have lAvusiial facilities for bringing themont Mr. B. J. Barber lias estaiiH.shed a rdesirable clasd of immigrants to this An Itarth Ansel. • Ht. Peter (af heaveu’s gate,—Come in. Fair Bpirit (aiixiousiy)—Is my halo on Straight?—New York Weekly. - - cracker factory iiu Blackvillo, with a cooking capacity of a thousMiid pounds a day, andhft r i* now ready to supply all Western Carolina and 'Ea tern Georgia. At present he is puking ten different sorts'* of - sweet crackers There is no such establishment in Charleston or Augusta and his ensto- nn rs can r»rty on always getiing fresh goods, a* he keep* r:o old New York staic stuff* on hand, and cook# order* »f«*r they are recelvcil. Ile uses the (test ingredient# and hi* prices arc hut a shade' above New_York quotations. His horpe enterprise dc#erv,e» a goodly pat ron age. • A pre-tty tliiinder storm Mon Jay night. A solltarv musquito gave us a day light, serenade yesterday. Tuesday wa-a t.hedav for the election j by ;lie Legislatiird of Gen. Bn tier’s ane-j j ccs*or in the United fiUtes Sei^Le. > J country thrmigli s.r advertising scheme which we'itre perfecting and which w ill extend over al! the Northern a'ud West ern States. All person* wishing p> buy or'sell Real Estate will please apply to ut in person or by mail. T GREEN A REED. Elko, Barnwell Uo., 8. C. O. Box 115. * - -November 1st IWtl. mnAns so ftHiefi more tkan 1 ’you imagine—serious and 1 faiat diseases »es«k frotw', * 'trifting ailments neglected.' Don’t play with Nat 'greatest gift—health. M yon arefoeftoft cat of sons, weak , •ml R-ncsally e»-' Kaastrd, it«v<i«i,, b*>e ao ippetHc* ana rsn't wot It,, begin, i( o«ift lak• fcjf the oiowmIw- Me stsenirthniMK ■ictfirine.aditrb is Benam's W*i Mt- tets. A Bw bot-. ties cure—beneit "comes from Iwr %ery fin# ■MB stain your An*, a It’s pIcASoat lo take. It Cures Dyspepsia, Kidney apd Uvcr NeuMlgla, Troubles, ’ Const ipatien, Bad Blood • Malaria, Nervous aHments • Women’s complaints. He! onlv the genwifoc it Hib crossed red . 1 lines on wrapper. At! ether* are sub- 1 " two •t nates ? ’ Ill scad le , air View# sntf book—tree. BROWN CHEMICAL CO. BALTIMORE, z&i The Treasurer’s Notice. • COt'XTT TkEASI KKk'* OTKICR, ltAhNwu.i.,8. L'. 5i"v, 21ft. 1894. Twasttrcr’s (iflly** hour* at nsrnstS Lands For Rent And Sale. * I7.fffl0 acres in Barn well Co, 5,000 acres In Aiken Co, also a few small farm# in Colleton . and Mumter Countle*. Par ties desiring to bny. on goml term* 1 small cash payment and balance on 5 years time) or to rent; wiil do w • all on, or write. MATES A SIMMS. Barnwell S.C wi!l hr. nnttl the hook* are cJoa««l, as folluax; Kroiii li a. in. to 1 p. m. From 3 h> 4 :X) p. Hi. sxcpt oa l»i , iiml*yi', when oilier wHl l"» rlnmxlat ‘I o’clock. TAX LEW I-evy f<*r Slatr, 5 niili*. Dry 0>r Ordinary (Vunty, 3*^ mill*. Ixvy for fk liool. 2 hhIIj'. Total txwy. Ulfi inffl*. ^ Ail H|a'ciul 8cu<s»l Districts have an art*H- “• llonal Ijvr: Wiffiston. 0’, milli*. ’ ' - Elko, 2 mills, Mrnwrll, 2',' mill*. Iflarkrllh', 2 mill*. Gma Itranrh, 2 mills. > fh-ltlim:. 2 mffi*. Alk-ndHlr, 2 mill*. ( Vnr Pond. 3 mill*, tim-n’s Academy, 2 Blin#. Ilercnkw. 2 milts. Ertlrto, 2 mills. Krrdy Uranrh, 2 mill*. (ioran, 2 mills. Xsiioitul bank Bills, Gold and Bilrcr colu rccelviiMc for Taxes. Tlio B'vk* will be oj«en fn>m Ibe lUb Oeto- Ivr until the 3i*t ItrrclnTs'r will ont priiahv. From. 31st Decrniber to t5rh Jantmar irWI Taxes will N* received.wrlth 45per la nt. pen- i.lly. after which time execution* will he writ ten upmi alt ih linqnent Taxes. All per#em writing to know tho amount of their Taxes must do so hy the l-’jth Lhieriher. as they eamiot Is 1 ar,s»ci*rt, a* 1 have but one 4ks.k and it is inii<ossrble for me to <*4 feet Taxes and answer such inquiries at th* same time. w ell to ! AII pcnoM sendinc money to tld* offlre wiil please »lo ro hy jiostrtl order or r#{rister*d fet ter, and not hy ••Expie-*, w as every paekiyro co-.U Cvc cent- f or •h ’ivcrv. I A. k . FREE, TiVasurvr B-fe- ••* 2i,