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of Aclvex’tising. i- I.. ».< Ontinch,one insertion . . 1 ?1 00 '•** each sub«c<]ucnl insertion. 50 cents Quarterly, sriHljnjtttual'or yearly contract» " tut^tottM iiWr-al ter«M. " v (Coutnact advertising is. pnynbtcTOdayt af ter first insertion unless otherwise.stipulated. coMrbunicalion will l»c pqbll.sficd urr- ess aocoiupauied by the name and ft idrcjf of the: writer, not >^t«^.ssarily for publicatiun,- t but as a pnaranty of good faith. Address, fftB PfrOPliH, Barnwell C. 14,«S'. C< .South Carolina BAUNWELL C. II. THURSDAY, JANUARY 20,1881. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. ... : r V. ; Up Day Passenger—Mail. ( Idris Train cvme-rts—wrth Tr:i : u froni'fV- I.e ive rharlostoa - Le ive Columbia Urauehville ‘ Midway “ Biinherg Graltnu'9 BlackviUe Elko 'VilBston White Bond \V wrdsor lumbialitt ilrauehVi-l!e.) iV - 00 tt 0.O!) ft m •' in.Htt'ft in 11 tin a m 1 p m i-mjj'p m 12.27 p in 1:0» pm 1.21 p m 1.2* p m Id!” p ra 1.4 J p m 2 10 p m ‘2.20 p m g.io pm ^ “ Mbntmnrencl 4 * Aiken And re Augusta • Down Day Passenger—Mail. (IdiisTraits«.iiu»aots with‘frain for Colum **~* » A ~ j . hie alMlrimclirilie.J Lem AuguiTa •* Aiken t* Mont more n eL . , , “ Mindsor M While Ptfiid •' Willi^ton “ J51k* - ... •* Blackrille *• Gi iih iui s \ •• Ba.nbrrg “ Midway ** Branelivilte Arrive Charleslon— Arrive Cylumbift * , ■ niiir KxrgEgg —Ur. TJ34faFCliirtMIBH.-. * T *. — : , l.eave ItriineiniUe Uvive Jllevkyille Arrive Augusta .5 a m b.'.'i | in tl (Id a ra 2H a iu i'.4() am 0 50 a m y.57 a ni JO.loam 1 ". : !ift m . HAS BEEN RECENTLY THOROUGHLY .novated, preparatory to the convening ^ . ■, ’'a,*—d' ' , ' ' The September Court- New, large anil com fort ithle dining room and otitee on (lie basement tioor. <iieoi-Ki9 Volunteer. Far up the lonely tuountain splc ▼Avnri^ffrlnt; fbtitvtepn ini; - - Tlli moss Ihy thick beneitth my feet, * 1'li'e pine lifSEQ overhead. Tne trace of a diimanlled fort Lay in the forest wido, And in the shadow, near my .path, itooms large and airy .Attentive servants And third able' furnished whh the be^t the- market atiords. •. . • Ample Stable roorU and atlcntive grooms on hand, • - - mm ©. wmm, piu)PBi+rrG5r "1 saw ti so.'Jicr r grave.” T F 4= Sence of'rep«bll^anl«m le persoonl lib erty, and where la our blasted liberty tf « twtti vFaata tvHfet drosiU awd-eomt i The ease of a fellow who btole a sheep nod was brought tip In court for It In ptecisely In point. The Judge sold to him : “You must feel very mean, mid I feelay^n for you. And now if you’ll i jat.29 2 HORSES I MULES. 10.50 a ui. | I have just returnedirdm Lexiir^nn, 1 *'u i Ky., with tlie bc-t lot of Saddle and Dreuglit norSii and pbntafioa^Mwlrs 2.! s i ,i m . - • ° . * ii.2o p in that I have ever btoui:lit to this mark- et.TMccs will advance tuatcriolty later ttt Hie^aaemm. and ; all uecutuk gt*o«l eUck, will do well to buy now. ^ URIAH DUXX. 2 4*4 ft m l.'.T' n m I '■» 40*4111 ®Di»ws. Lew* Autru'ta T itOpm l.yave I'.Uckville ' 10.:*! p m l.rs’ve Uram livilla 12.4^1 aw Arrive t’lierie-ton 5 1» a ni Conned < wttl*eufhl Train* at Brauch- rillelnftn l froml'uHtnbia , .. jjumati. *\u m>m>iLiOAiias—Ur.— 1 eav* Chsi Ipinn •’! b' * ni l eave JlUrkviRe . 2>pm An ive august* T.'o |*«i * Du* 31. I.eive August* * Lr»ve lllsckville ,—» Arrive {'Uartcstnit s i-oniu'd* m Hr<ncbtiile vntk *ri| frein CutnnilH*. Th# day MCiF »n F ■IgUi Eipnki treine vim daily. The m*ci*tiiii«>d*iioi* trains nm j iMily, eirepi Jtumlav*. Sluj ing cars on j all the night trains. On aaiur.leys and ^un- | •l«.« rati it I trip licicet* are *nbl i.» ynd fr.un all «• iilon* nn Ihu ro.el a* one first cla«s larc j f.*r the reunl tfip, gnudtill llotulay noon to i return. BT C. ALT.FT.0. T. AT Aft. JOHN I' Id ,. Gca.J^it»’>e-— 4.^0 a m I 0 • a ■ fi.Jupm Trains to Sewing Machine Depot. Sa V*’ Tr- \ I MdSii-*lia Pass-nc-r Koaie. Peer Itowt. A AcoWT* Hutw-r. ^ A rarer ft.4) t.. Nr v ember 20, !fi80. ( 1> ittbl 4 * l>a*ly Ti »i»* to S.vaitnaU and Chur* lesion and ell p<dnw I* FtnrPttC" " On and after l*« .c.n'>vr 1st. I.WI, toe fol ■ loa my schedule util be oj crated : > -A.t "Blaclcyill©, R- C, The bramble wrestled wjilrdie weeA Upon the Iwly inoir.id; The siscplc Itcad-board, rudely writ, — 'Had rotted to the ground: v I ruiscd.jl,\yitkii.ftCY4rciit hjoil,. Froih duet it* words to clcA; But time had blotted all but these: “A Georgia Volanttfr!'' ^ I snw the toad and scaly mate •. And Hide llieipsflvej among the weeds Above! he dead mini's heart! V - *" But urulisturbed in sleep profound, -—Unheeding these belay,— His coffin but the mountain soit, His shroud, ConfcJor..tc gray. I heard the Shenandoah roll — Along the vale below; I Bow the Alleghanies rue inbthe realms of rmw. The •*V , alley Campaign” rose tn mind— Its lead >r stnnnci—and then I knew the sleeper had been one Of Stonewall Jackson's men. Yet hence he came w hal lip* .lin’d say? VlTat tongues shall ever lell ? What desolate hearths and hearts Have Wen Wcansc he fell ? What nod-eyed maiden brails her hair, Her hair which lie held dear. Ore lock of which perchance lies with The Goorgia volunteer. Whaf mo'her. with leng watching eyes And white Upsectd aud d in.h. Wait* wiih appalling f alirere for Her darHng hoy to come ? Her !«>y, ah >»e m .>nnta!n grave iwcllj up But one of many t acsr CvU on the face ofonr fa'r land By gory .handed war. What fights be fought, what wouwd* he bore. Are all unknown to fame. Remt'iithcr, on bi« lone*yfr»ve There is not e'en a name! Tliat lie fonght well and bravely loo, Iwd pevetr knew n fear. We Vnwwr- - e?»e he had o*r: i been “A (ie'ryUt Vvlu»trtr YEAR. Special Request*. 1. In writing to this officeon tiaeineM a|. ways give your name oad Post Offic**«i<lr«as. 2. Business letters and communicaticnste be publishcl shonld be wriltcn on separose .end t he object ef each eleerly iatU* calea^, necfiwory nofe when required. Articles for publication should be wrlt- Jendn ft ejear, legible hand, and on only one side of-4he page. * :/ 4. AH changes In advArUleinentt rauli reach m bn Friday. ’ . ^ Ittst rtwc up" iT?trt ETro in opea^c^utt that you,6^do tin? and ptornfer-^ jortnln men iKsrHbv' namro.^f tji.i.ts never to eteai aUot he re beep I’llTet you riff.” The sheep man eabl: “Mr . Judge, I fuck that sheep and Um^fghty sor- .fjh'bMt' to prdmiog that i-’U never stead ftnother sheep is axinu feller too much utul I jest ain’t, agwiue to do it. i ain’t a£wtno to give up my rights.” And want ho right to stand »j> for hft “rightq ?-’ It’s a sorry manthnt wont. Sheep stealing Is a bad thing and everybody saysgettlng drunk is a very bad tiling, but hasn’t a man got as much right to do the one as the other ? 3. A prohibitory law would be par ticularly hard on tlie “banner countjt!’. and rob her of her distinction. It is|a .human nature, like Dioirephca of old, to lovo tojiavo-tho prs-eminence, and Dtruwell county has the pre-eminence. Not in cducullon—a'fli zencountlesare ahead of her in that race. Not to Im- pr«*ve<? faruiing—she Is nowhere to Marlboro and some other counties. Not in enterprise—for sbo is Just walT A rm t hen In’t' stand wouluhe too much Joy for this wotl Pour sow!*, they'd only have to aiiffer and penitentiary cootfcts more deeotv-. i;l, t and to wait. :G Aprolilhltory l iw would hi? veiy unfair and urjust to cprtnln me^whose maCn, it v not only chance^ J^^etinto office is to float ffix-n-a tideoFwpIskey. >Y law that acts acalnst tho Iffieroets tt g tip and TObbtEg her eyes a Hnte. * pif ne | D ,he W Nut in riililng up glorloe i tn^joiUlis for Hie Democracy—for tho’ she Is «<ood iu that, no better than E ige-Odd, and as for Cimileaton, the old “City Irptslatlon and hj tightly considered very wrong leglslatlon.li^trsuoih a law would certainly be ngainsf tjiat “class” whtmo “grett* ntr^oerth” is itv whiskey. ?tlr. Scegers know what he wag talking about when r.e said, in thb discaeslon on the whiskey bill, “Pass that bill and. not a man of-us will aver corns back tq tliis House,” and tho Chaideston meirK hers thought tho sumo w:jy. Skilifsl navigators, these men of the stormy eca of {K)lliloe.- They know the winds r.n I tho currents. . 7. A prohibitory law would force cer tain men out of an employment they like Into employment they don’t like. It would kill some men to force them to sell wLhdfCJVshd ’it would b<! quite au la I onjtprne men to force them not to sfcll it. Wouldn’t it bo butter tin re ft fw b) let every man choose fcia own occupation. 8. Prohibition, or the rtewMskeyfloa- dlscl- “wyt with their tears. 1 * And Is It so that railroads aro worse than whiskey log of sympathy than innocent and suffering women and ebllden. In Hu- dibras, a graphic picture of soclefy in England several hundred years ago, ■Urn satirkrty epeaklBfftrf—certaln men of a great deal of sympathy in certain directions, eays: . “Cnrepotind for, ftin« thm* arc Inclined to By damning those they have no ruled to.” And it seems to tne, that on the whis key question, the Logisli.ture did “eom ■pouhd. n . Nb, gentU mon ot ttier «nt?‘ prohibition persuasion, your old argu ments woa'^ do. I have given you new and better ones. Fight ifor wl.Dkey under the. Deelaration and CJnstltu- tion. ]>t your battle cry be “Thb Pur- sttit of Hvppinesa” and “Bighis," and may-tho lifht si^o win. Jaxcs. . lie vvsa a Myrmptuhlaer. A quiet mao traveling a abort tine aiffi by rail jo England was annoyed by the noise which tkro or tbreo men lu the same carriage were making. Ono of them ha'l^bhen telling tremendous stories about himself In a loud voice, an.d had tried once or twice tn draw out the quiet man, h£t in vain. At Inat he turned to him and said, rather offensively, “I fear, sir, that our nob?« Iras rather Inconvenienced you?" “Not In the leant,” he replied. “I thought,” returned the. noisy man,, “that you djd not seem Interested In ray stories.’' ‘ Quiet ijrai teverse, my dear sir,” replied the quite one; “I was very muob ao—Jn fact, Jam a bit of a liar myself.’ JM iti.iiwr 4 OI’ 'IHU MOO*. HONEY. Uon of the v county, would kid u»c.- wife ,, ve togetber amt eorau . h ei4cll urchos, ItlsnVa.lytfT*ad]o tlier ; They almost bite, and they but proulbltloo ’Nrould give the j ccrltt | n |y ufto jjjelr claws. They New* Nole*. CottaTi was the first person Mho wore a£ bang on h’u foreboad. Prof. Fountain, n orientlfic men, Th«R«w.Mr <4^ «lrl»* Rews |prodlct0that this year will fcs on un r.oiiH lor HI* Hellci*llftai Hivorue 1* not JuKtilicd, “I will show you," began tho preach er, “why there are so many dark spots on tho honeymoon of married life, ejpeciaily in New York city. The news papers sometimes publish more divor ces than marriage-. Husband and by the 8*'a," she’s a “lightning oa- ; press ’ aud gone out of sight and hear- | iug. - Hut in Whiskey Barnwell has the t pre^mievuce Aiffii U the banner cosoty. [ills co empty bsosiing fur her .to now, flnlshingldoW. There wouldn’t be Any uee fex any morn Bat ur^ay meetings aud enramittues to look after the “over taken’' brethren. 9. P^oXibitlon came from the wrong place. "It started In Maine, the hints of Jun Blaine, and is a Iluloe-bi. Now we’ve got enough munlas, of one sort iwim that then'4s more wlhkey eold another already In Boutb Carolina, and drtiuk within her borders than in live a cat-and-dog's life-yes, worse, because dogs uud cats often live am icably together. It’s a horrid statu of things. "Then, too, there are married people who move Id soeiety together, ride out aud go to the theatre, «>r cbuicb, or parlies together, and yet they fight at any other county dn the State. And I would like to sue her boasting proved to the contrary. If the old tsilows i hat u^ed to sing some Iblrty-flve or forty years ago Oh Barnwell! Ch Barnwell I 1 be land of good cheer, Where whiskey n >*-* freely,' lliruuahout tits whole ye ir, could only c«me back now couldn’t they sing that old song with ft vim? b<>me. The mau U alud and pleasant 10. Prohibition would dry up the i 0 the partner la bit store, for It aids springs of eloquence in the aoul of it) a busioess ef tbs lrt». But the man many a public apeaker and would be ; bas a partner for Ilfs at home; it u a spe« tally damaging to campaign ora- partnership of love. But there is an tory. People won’t turn out well to aching r-Id In the wife’s heart. She U qniet^sober speaking. They aro like bees'and will oJwuyi swarm out to where you are beating tin pans and starving for the-want of lows. By and by comes a ripple on the surface of the stream; thus it becomes s torrent. making lots of noise ; ond. the mors : a nd then comes separation. The then the people swarm the more the orators | tree pretend to descrlbo this life, but It warm. If Dcmostbcncs bad lived in ! can’t be dons. What actor can have that FIRST CLAM PEWIlfO M Xt'ilINK AT J . i.ieii-sicnti. Nvellea. I til. Ac , for any rljrlr | \ Pv-winit Mochlue. ti.MvU Kmi hy mail alien I j order* stsacssnpanied with tkc.-s-h. t=cw. ! »"* moclitnea rrpsnv<l on »Ixirt luilic* oad! r-*stt.t*ntnii ftniriintf..| I have on hand tor I “New Iruyroved Weed*'and tlis.Vew Ameri ; c^n Machine*, on* Bincer Marhinr. Alan | " heelsr and ini—n No.P. A tine duct ; , of PicUirs Frame* and t'lirouiA*. | iiftvr | j tiro-a**■*/ t.»r lltrnocll *n I Orsnyetsifp ' ! emtntis* for ihrusto of • >0o***4 V*o«-1 Ifastorisg. Co'or tdspor Maolose.' ootrS j 1 riaim* upoviowfy over *tiy other Firgrr ! | 8ewin| Mackiac. 1 cun furnfdi. am >4.^1 notice, any dyle or mat* of .Macldno do- »trt*t I am *l«o A •rut for the Black loci* Fan Atl»th:«ifnt,aviiich can be u-r i on any ftcwtn* Mai hins: •— Hr -lrrf<— wMrhf? lv to questios now Ij he were wrsny er riyht.- lie know* err thia^wboae cause i* just * In G<v| the Faihrr * siplit. He wirIJvno vsHtkr uoa|>onft now,* Hnurn* no fueman’* thrud — Wliu but seaward would mile m* i * • * * As boned solliere dud ? iuH. Sbrnaj. | i.dlyroll Adowti the rocky ylcn; Ab .\c i!..-i- i. '. ibr ^rv»e if •t- Of (ttiiiicft aH Jackson a men! Jcncslh the erdsr and the pine. In dlitn le asderv, r— Unknown, unrtiinic l. forgot:ea lioe •-.1 Georgia IWsstMr.” J O - - —. - —'^ .. ..!U< . An ! h. ca- o prohtt trton wmdd uni ctU ut *^*>4 » >nn ^ I tier (he banner county nod put horl DC,ir, y ® Tor y * t,,IU F epeaker knows, huibaod or wife Ins.” ! back in the common undlstlnuulshed j ^ /,flter l ^* n pebbles under the I “A hat are the onuses of this vacuum | terd, I*m rppbsed to ProhlLltlno. I *0 urnks it do it* work, Us! 1 j married life? Well, first in impor* cat/i h« Ip s.Mt | athlzirg w:t*i the feel ® 0 h»t»nlng the unwililng mombrr frs- | unce Is tho too common ocglvot of hip of the f. How that flrevl the grand , * ,lh E^ryMjr pulpit teachings. Ministers ought to undent tempi© that ho might be ills. ( br *FR'*1 00 tb ®K 00<18 P e *•‘* D 8» , M—— , luslruct thdr II >cka in tbs every-day j tlnguiwhed. And just to think rtmplftuilfi* l ilt full’s catiipaigu, but or.e | duties uf iifc,4U4d not talk so much BafuwHI’* own dear soni and daugh- tnan ^ tbe ■* Cfel a ** dequeues | stout the Jews or the doctrine of the ' tors are trying to destroy iur pro etnl* i oul he sal I, “ They hod two pitch- J Trinity or the doctrine of Atonement. ' nonce, to eu? tiff “the locks of her great: *'• ou tbe • Un<1 Ibe speakers—one hin itgih I” I>t it never be forgotten *‘ th water and iho other with whla- thnl Will! t n firs'a.: ! fi''*!:.iun 1.1 if | key. were the first to unfurl ih** b tnm r c.f I have abandoned my side of the rebt-Uinn agnltist BautwcUV beloved | q<icslion and put myself to a great usually wet o&e: A score of Legislatures wf)l get to work this month. Eighteen United States Senators will be elected. If vexed with a child when lost met ing it, try to write with your Mt band. Remember a child is all left hand. The expenses of our last Legislators have been figured up by tbe Oolutnbia Register as follows; tl 572 a day; $197 an hour; $3,28 a minute. A-msJicatVadent say* he has’ never been able to diacoverths boos ot ecn- tention, and derives to know if it b not tbejaw-bohe. *'• A Udy having remarked in company that she thought there should he a tax on “thetiigle s’ate,’* “yes, madam,** rejoined an obstinate old bsshclor, “as on all other luxuries.’' A rteams Ward never argues ngalnst a sueeees. He esys: When I see a rattlesnake's bead sticking out of * hole I bear off to tbs left sad any tn myself, ‘Hint hole belongs to that snake.' Enny mao who has kept a skool f w ten years ought to be toads a Major General anti- have a panahw foe tho rest cv bis asterai days, and a hoaa and w|pkIu to do bb going around 1c. —Juab BiUlnga. 0( the 37C Seoatora, Reprsacntatlree, Territorial Delegs tea, there are but 200 who are natlvea of the Bute they la part represent. Seventeen are of for eign birth. South Carolina, Delaware and New Mexico furnbh the only solid live born delegations. A hollow tree In Southern California ban been converted into a dwelling- un *r '“Tj Hammot, Agont- . -Ir- a thk p»a>rt.R | PltOHIDITIOTST. r c 5 r c m.M sazzzzzzz — * Zm Sm GL _ ' X TT T” . _ _ _ ^ O ‘ t cc wr '-T • J k i — ?t«' ts k «' V w> w w> w «t g? s’ r. r' iijCentral Hotel, lUtO.ll) »*TIUfiK*F. AUOTJSTA GA .i£ If. g-i-s 1^2 = r £ f| « « rr.x c - e e •»-w i-- ei 1- s' r- P*s*engcr* lor Bc*itforl ami Port Itoyal n>it«t take lay Iniin pH**cnccr train wi l ouly mop atatation* imlicatud l y li^iircv at*»vc. . ~ Gonnsction:’ mat]* with all roiu]!i entering AtipttBia. , Meeting Gars between Augusta *ml Sa- vannah. P.iggige clicckcd ilmni"!*- gry l'iirough tickets fur sale at Unian Depot Ticket Office. Augusta, Gu., Sad St all jirTueTpaTTIcketoffiee*. ItbUCKT G. Fi.||m I3J.II,' General SuperrtrtciyJrut. —J—a niviv Ti General Pas-cngcr Agrnt. Savannah and riiarlestnn Railroad Co. TTinNinr of scnrrEnrLE * April 4,157$. The following ScheUitle is in effect at this dais: Ftut Mail, Daily, I.aave Charleston - - . Arvi'vo at Savannah - - Arrive Jacksonville - - . Irtt trsJtaviuinfth / - ... -. Arrive Charleston- - ■ » 7 00 ft. m. 12 40 p. m. 7 50 a. m d. 00 p. m . 9 55 p. m. ■ Jt~ MiglU Train, Daily. Leave Chariest an Arrive Savannah Arrive Port Uoyal Arrive at Augusta Leave Aavrinnah l.eave Port Hoval l.c.ivc Augusta Arrjve Charleston -J“r - 7 GO p. nt. - 0 25 a. Tn. • 4 00 a. m. fi 06 a. nt. - 9 00 p. w. Tl 00 p in • . S 20 a m - -T 50 a. m Pullsan ears on (til Night Train*. 8. C. Bstijitos. G. F. and T. Agent . i If you want Bargains, go to the Old Stiind of C4 coiaEisr, 538 I’.u 'ao srnxrr, auuu-ta, okobgia. —Wh"le8alu and Retail Dealer In— Watehea, Cl<>cka, Jewelry, Cutlery, 0unw. Pistols. _ « Caps, Cbtridges. A F1m AMcrtment of Bilver W«’w, Musical Instruments. No tions, Watch Materials, Watchmakers’ Tools, stc., etc. Wat/ he*, Clocks and Jewelry He paired sod Warranted. nsvlf-Sm Centrally located, convenient to busi ness. , ,.j . » IHVwO tf ^ and hi-norol Kina - Whiskey. And tn lay Mackvillf would be iu their r« bel- lli'U—so It always rpe H ke-but for tlie king s loysl colored subjects, wbo, thu* i they believe In tickets for Votiug, don’t | believe iu tickets lor buying, rallied It solidly ard held her fust to her alle- 1 gianue. Their votes countt<T\hat tlras, certain, aud BlackviUe will never we- A TreJ.m lloene and .Vl»r« I Tlaitn Hstwe I'ceplc i'hlnk. Doubtless the most important ques tioo that is uow Stirling the public > ver again ns long n* ber loyal sisters, mind is the whUkey question. Home ^ Midway, Bamberg, Elko, Barnwell, Al- --- ^ure dnink against whiskey, more am j lendale nnd tho other “Incorporated" Itlllj. W. Sx* TL.0MAS, dn.tk' U\vU-.hiy,Wliilatwffiskeyjtsd. ^tnudllke stone walls uroitnd her. is perfectly h ‘tier, \t i le uwaUu ai.J do- | 4 A prohii'trory law Would rob tlie deal of trouble and thought to study up the fort going arguments, that rca* son, civilization and christUr.lty might never again be outraged by such nrgu- mcu:s os are commouly used ogaiust prohit’itlon and were used In the last Legislature. Let us never bear again that “proaibltloo will disrupt the D«an- : ocratlc party.” As If the Democratic party is a whiskey barrel, aud legal sanction, the great big Iron hoops to loop it from bursting. I whs so ashamed when I read that that if there Why, I used to revel In the Saw Galilee, tell how the animals went hit the Ark and sailed around, but duw 1 , _ ... . ^ . lip vs found out that sew thoughts | Door#an<l ,,,,,t,ow#U,,T * ^ pu * ore better than old tbosghts for lhe j ^ bulU for -U)r,f ^ th * now tlaica. They say that I preach I ®° lrtDC * 10 tbe ® the Gospel of courtship and marriage* | Laughter ] The daughter of a Meth odist Bi-bop now dead—ehe Is a maid en lady—told me the other day that she read my sermon In the newspspere and ehe wanted to know why I preached about courtship and mar riage. I told her that the people wanted to hear about juet that thing, and It was on the tip of my tongue to ssy to her: That’s Just what you want, too. [LsughterJ Yes, the peo- hiiT been a Greenback society neur I ^pl? want to be instructed by tbe put- iug its work faithfully and well. The | noble young women ami widows of our would almost bava been Aetnptcd to j biit-bw has rcd uTTy Become *0 dU- j power tn rrriatmir.gthe waywirrdpsav- nriter is one, who, perhaps has seemed ! land of their greatest Opportunity to to many to. bo drunk nguiust whiskey, \ illustrate their peculiar and wonderful -AT- AIsZtABTS FINE WATCHES, -Amgrtnwi-imd -Latggt 6tj UICII JEWELRY, Ot New aml'Elecant Denipus ami Exquisite, .w etksunismp; STERLING SILVERWARE, in Fresh and B.j.nitiful PattArn*, especially atlnptcd for Wedding Presents. — SILVER RLATEDWARE, Tea Set*, WaTteri, Icc Litchors, Butter Dishes, (lips, Goblets, Spoons, Forks of best, quality, &c. . CHOICE FANCY GOODS. French nml American flocks. Fine Table fhrtlcry, Spectacles, Ac. ——7—— Waicbf{3.1 Jewelry Carefully Repaired: C.B aA^m^ Engr amrSupi. TUE BEST GQODS AT THELOVY- EST PRICES/ James AIIph, * *ep‘25dy 307 King Hi., Charleston,S. C. BIG PAY. AGENTM WAYTKIF WE WANT A _ ' . limitodstumher of active, enorgetfe canvassers to engagu tn a plensanr and |ir->(ltabts taiM'<*#».— Good men will flnd4&is s rare chance * TO M AIvK MON If. Y. Such will please toswer this advert!**- sicnt by letter, enciuaiug stamp for reply. Halt g what bust - ess they have been en gaged Jn Non* but thas^ who mean Uusl- nsedapplv AddreM FINLEY, BA1TLY1 CO. rtVr.-ly . AlLuiU.U*. gusted with the argumrots that have been brougiit egninut prohibition iu the Lcglslftturu and out of It that he is movejl to bring forth some bran new and bettor arguments against prohi bition, which the antl-prohibitionlsts an' cordially invited Ul us?, provided they will never pso tfco old ones again. Ing the fallen nnd purifying thu im pure. If there was no eicknees, how could the doctors show their skid? Aud if there was no whiskey how could woman demonstrate her power to save drunkards? The doctors don’t want cas es because they like to see people suffer, but because they love to relieve suff r- w prohibitory ol .the uffie jqI t Iflg.iUuLaL tlie .eama.LimB show.their whiskey would be against the Decla- ability to do it. Now this will explain. ration of Independence, which immor tal instrument puls down among “the inalienable lights” of every man “the pursuit of happiness,” Now cut off :ho what is to some a great mystery, that vdry often nice, sensible young ladies prefer worthless, drunken young men to sober, moral and industi ions ones supply of whiskey from some men uud j and do frequently marry tho former their ‘pursuit of happiness” is at an i in preference to the latter. Not be- end, aud their souls will sefon beasdry ! (ause they love drunkonne&s nnd im- of joy as tbe bed of a summer brook morality any more than a doctor lima in time of drought. It is h sad facrj sickness and pain, but, like the doc but novi riheiees a fact, that many then find no happiness at home, none in tors, they love “oases,” aud bad ones at that—juet to cure them. And don’t Home"- only when they are In whiskey and power of woman’s lovo and prayers, -whiskey In them are they ps happy as QhJ how many such “monuments” mortals want to fuel. Poor happioe**. tbero are standing, or rather stagger- booka, none in conversation with the they always do it? Don’t pass a pro sober and the sensible, none in busl- t«n>i»r>ru ir.«r then Hr> h ness. The bar-room, or the place where whiskey ia is their “Home, Sweet hibitory law then, do ! dgn’t, and pre vent the pure, noble young wbmen of our land from converting drunken sooHu and f young- men into monumeois r>f tbs structlon, beat and starve women and join It.. And that other argument, that legUi.ition can’t' stop toftking, srlttng and drinking whiskey. What a wonderful discovery 1 I wonder that It never occurs to these astute intel lects that legislation can’t stop steal ing, cheating and defrauding, burning aud murdering. Shull we therefore repeal the laws against these crimes ? Law is educative, a schoolmaster as well as a sheriff, not so much to pun- ish as to educate, which to a slow work and a hard work, but tho right way to work. Arid then that argument that swept the Legislature and was like “oil on the, troubled waters.” “True, tbe traffic In whiskey U a bail thing. It is at the bottom of nearly all the crimes .committed in the State. Murder, ar son, rape, pauperism, Ignorance and laak-sgrieaa. generally are. Ita spawn. And furthemv r \it is true, we know it all, as set forth In the petiilsns to our honorable body, of the suffering wo- men of the State, that it It their worst eaemy and tho enemy of their children, but we won’t prohibit it; but this we will Jo : We’ll let it do its work of de- plt lu these every-day affairs. If the pulpit does not do Its duty ta this matter the marriage law will become ^ wln f I 1 />f I ram $$ ■ ^ t* ItJt I ATT* “Tbe second cause of separation of busbaud and wife is that they do not keep tbeir word wbeu they have prom- UuT(o take each other for belter of worse. No matter bow low or de graded a man may become, bis wife fought to stick to him, put ber aims around him, and try to lift him up. If her husband becomes very poor, she should uot say, T want a now dress, but she indeed, but it is tbeir happiness and < In many instances tho only happiness of which they are capable, and ehall we “prohibit” this poor happiness and render them “of all m*n the mr>st mis erable?” For these theie will be no more a “Glorious Fourtb/* itig all Over Barnwell county to-day. 5. While wo believe In every man and woman’s right to the ’’pursuit of happiness,” we don’t believe io any ones having more than bis or her own share of happiness. Now Prohibition would give some all tbe happiness aud 2. A prohibitory law woulcj not only leave little or none for the rest of us. be against tbe Declaration, but sgainpt Why, the joy of tie bard-used and the Constitution of th’e United States- heart-broken wives and mothers pf The Consiitatlon of lbs United States drunken husbands and eons‘*wouid be guarastees to every State a republican a mockery to our Joys and make oe form of government, and it can't guar- feel miserable, Mae we do when we see ante* less than a republican form of : a few men getting all the offices affid government to tbe men separately that all tjhe honors and all the money mod make up the Bute. Now tbe very e» Kali tb?other good UdegITbal we want. * children, but we’ll make it pay for tbe privilege we grant it. . Mopey we must have to run the government hnd whla- key la a full and pbrennlal spr ing of revenue. And, mind you, this in a Legislature whose eyes were at the very time wet, and their beating and throbbing hearU had Just knocked all tbe starch out of their shirt bosome in Jeremiade over the cruelty of the wicked railroads to penitentiary con victs. Surely “tbe proper study of mankind U man .** Tears and belp for of a ladder. Outride tbs topmoet room leasTnall balcony, shaded by tbe foliage of the tree. A perplexed tailor, wbo bad made a garment for a bay, and found blmeelt unable to dispose of tbe eurploa foil- neee which appeared wbea trying It on the young candidate, declared vo ciferously that “Je coat le goot. It ta no fault of do cost. De boy le too slim.” “Are you a good rider V asked the ttvery stable raao. “I am,** replied the duatomer, aud just then tbe horse sour led, etoed on hie hands, came down aud bucked, and tbe customer went on, from bis high seat in tbe hay mow. “See bow easily I get oft’* “Why U a woman more afraid of b mouse than a man ?” Inquired a young mmurtboy of hie best girl. “Ob I assure you,” wis her reply, “a mouse ta much more dangerous than a man,** and sbe leaned eo heavily on his arm that he for a moment really imagined he wm a man. Ollendorff in Charleston and Boliver and I’m going to have It, too,’ . . . . . „ , , . . Tn Orangeburg, defeated Radical own* ought to adapt b«;i\expenses to her “ . .. l* none for the victims of the crueleet and worst of tyrants—none for tbe women and ehiidreo ef South Caroiira, whose petition was before them, and la the language of a noble memlax. hubbaud’a meane. Why. I’d rather bo. a grass widower to-day than a divorced widow. ) -4J>ughter,] Why; .sometimes a mao' becomes tired of bid wife be cause she id a nervous invalid. I was iavitcij out, to tea rmr-a) ^ n d bi?v* tess was A~vft'aU, nervous woman. She eald jiiut aftet we eat down and she wae pouring the tea: ‘I’m afraid these biscuits are not good; I never could make good blecuita when company corned.’ I replied. ‘No, they’re not very good Jilecuite,’ and she threw a cup of hot lea, cup and all, at my head. Do you think I was angry? No. I eald, ‘Why, my dear woman, you shouldn’t do that,*' (Laughter.) She was judt nervous, you see, and I didn't blame her. We got along very peace- a'Ty. . . “Finally a cause of divorce is the transfer of tbe effectlonsr of one cr bo h to some one else. The husband the time when you begin to think that didates tor the office of Clerk 1 f tbe Court, have ineiliuted legal proceed ings to recover possession of tbe offl- eea from which they have been ejected. - The town council of Darlington hargrs every man two dollars for thn_ privilege of using profane language on tbe street*. Sometimes they collect ten dollars a week when the sales ot bad whiskey are good. > The report of the Internal Revenue Bureau ahowe that about 414,000.000 gallons of fermented liquors were re turned for taxation in 1880, or about double the quantity of 1870. Estimat ing our population at 10.000,000 tbla would give about eight and a quarter galloon per capita, or s«y a square drink to every man woman awd child every eighteen hoars tbreugh tbe year. Senator M. C. Bailor le reported as talk iug as follows to a newspaper eut- reepond«ut: “I tell you, air," eald he. Vi and wife are one. Giffia, beware of “it Is no longer a question of poll Use with os. We simply have the vieUips cF' raiiroel cruelty, but the charming of tho charmer charm ** y. r. ^ 9 nm t K «* arlntlmm 4 It a av* • * aI «*/*•* Wa Ka avas* a a aIi a wet-v! m there are two In ibe family. Tbe : alilon stariag us in the faee, sad it tempter Is at ,band then. Don’t let well that tbe .people of should understand you, be be ever ao charming. 1 There te said to be a heavy emigre j tine of white men from Alabama te I Lvairiaoa. that the ilHtenate Bute eh«U theei