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iii.wc r.Tipnwi •. -f i«mp,i t w.. JUiim SljC ^foplf. -r ■" »■ j jha W. Holmes Editor and Proprietor. J.ARGE-ST C0UN1Y GIRCULATiON : 'i n"."- 1 , TnilUiiFAY. MARCH 0, J8*l “In Uniou tbcr*! is tA^ugtli.” „ 'Tl»i '*# Williston melon growers lm\c nm'Ju au early rtart in the .riglit direct ion. If nil interested iu the new industry will com- I inc ilieir slliaucc will prove stronger than the i.iiroad lings. Two aattres of this State hare died, nine a the war, while filling the position of Unit**! aa minister it "Sf. Pefi'ii 1 l»u r g. We enrocstly nominate tlic Hou. hamuel W. Melton for the vacancy cans- * fd by the recent dwith'of the lute Hon. Wm. II. Uunt. Mfcy he rest in the shadow oft lie t'Ccdoeeus of the Nonli ^ The Htate should hire no more con* vieta to contractors, within or without the penitentiary walls. It men from New Jcwcy end New Hampshire can profitably einuul'ucturc slices and stock, iuga with convict labor, the State cun make money'by engaging in such enter* j»ri et. # tmmmmmmmmmrnmmmmmmKmm -declension of the funijy of Cash r. i t *3 ki hr l»n hei of Chcetcrficld 1ms been us sad as It was •udrfen. The father, a bi^ve soldier of tholnat nansc and the disponscr of gen- erous aluta to his needy neighbors, is now • Repub.'Can. The mother was kind •od gentTo antTlargely surjKrrted a (W federate hospital in Charleston during tbe war. She is dead. Their son is u fugitive from justic*?, with the blot'd of u fellow nan upon hU hands and the woe of a broken heartod wife and the grief of orphaned children arc calling for ven* geoace. _______ I The project of surting a ‘'fastlc Gar- deu" at Otiarloston as a receiving depot tor emigronls from the Old World is the promise of a return of old foolishness in b new drew. - Kvcry eflbrt to bring in white immigrants bus resulted in failure. People unanited to the conditions of our country have been biought here. They have goae away as soon ns they could and given us bad names in their pcrma< uent Northern homes. Of course un ap propriation from the State Treasuiy is the initial movement iu the proposed en terprise. Shall wo go over the Mine eld gronud and send good'thouey after bad? As we have said before •ve say again, wo welcome the emigrant who comes with his family and hous«hold goods to make his home among ns und identify himself with our institutions.'' Such as they be come g-jod citizeus, bul birds of parrngc bless neither themselves nor those wi.h whom they abide for a season. What inducements have wo to offer'' Will our land owners sell little homes to the new comonon terms that will anchor them or can employers give wages that will support and satisfy those people, who hunger for homes of their own with a passion far sti'ou^br than the love fbit by our own people for the teres of-their an cestors. ^ And what good will immigration do the people hero who can hardly wakcv hackle and tongue meet? Time con best solve the problem and lot a be content lo go alow ly and surely, r4 and Hcatt Pt day’i near wom derto so ft struck at (ha Fcriy.j'- At • meeting of wuteruielou growers, held at Wiliutoo March 1st, the follow, lag TCtohit ions^trefe sdoptod:— Whereas, tbo melon e r op made iu 1883 was moved or shipped under great disadvantage to the growers of this sec tion owing to the refusal of the Railway Companies to kicp or carry out the prowuaoa made to growers; therefore, be it Resolved, That this association ap point a committee to wait upou the said Railway officials and to secure in the proper manner the proper facilities for moving the coining crop. The following named gentlemen were appointed : L. 11. Toole, J. II. Mixson, K. L. Nixon 2nd. Whereas, the melon growers of this aection experienced great ineonven- ioooe and loss iu the shipment of the crop di 1883 over certain lines, viz., the Cincinnati S . nthern and the Louisville A Nashville Railways, and iu older to sc ow* to the melon growers b Her facili- r 'ttea lor placing the crop upon the West, ern markets, therefore, be it Buckhal Rwwlvod, That the Secretary be in- jjj g m< g atractod to communicate with the offi- • * cials of the respective roads and to state that this association will pledge the ship ment of the crop Of 1881 over the road that offers the best facilities and induce- Bi.ackvji.li:, S. C., March 4,1884. F.iUtut Pc(>pU: Ido r.otjsEfiliPHC to be n newspaper writer, but, injustice tb ihedawaof this State and town, 1 would like to t<ply to a letter in the Barnwell Sentinel of last (veek (mm ime “Brick-. ’ He .-eems con fident that the prbtiifiiii'oii Act. rewu'Iy pa.-.wd by the General Aawinbly, is be ing ftolatod d.dly.' Now, if *• Bricks" is a good ciiizen, ifby not c<;me forward and prosecute thote who retail it ou^he sly? Josiend of ifoing. this he comes forward and says “some-one can inaki' money by woiking up this rnaiter.— •• Rricks," old boy; Wa all know you love money, and if is no u-e for you to propose business tof unv one that j oti eatiVlo your- adf, ai y ou may have to divide year proGts, but we can easily scolfiutlie dois not propose to get in this business by saving that the nmi>hal only peddles eggs. This certainly shows that we have au orderly and quiet lowti mid the mar shal has nothing tb>o to do, and as every good man tries to stifpon his family h\ working, l inn very int^h of the op'n. ion that the tender h'art of ‘ Brick* ' is wnucli mote gimvrd at tho h>k of the eggathe poor marshal «>’d than the sell ing of liijuor. lic/X'ifRinly must be one of the boy* tiint indulge* a* he seems to he jierlcetly edmated in (hut school. « {foRKrt. Till’. ’-"■yrrxr^n Wanlihigtou special to tkw Rlchuond ^Jtate says : ' • Tlo fe whs h Very yriplensantepiBOde iu the benute lust wee-k Id the rntthre of a Jieisoiiiil ditUcUity between two gentlemen;-utid the iimtler wkh cJl«- cu«»e<l in the usual It-flatmrmUny man ner about tlie hotels. Hie parties were Setiutoia Yest and Butler, an.I Hie whole trouble arose frem a hast estate. ment by the former, which the Utter took personally. Both are hludi temp ereth Mini bt-rihud results might hrtve followed but for the good offices of mutiiid friends and the hasty «• j mru ment of the Henuto to ulCeud the j,<iui caucus. Ih.lHHIN.I IP THK LAVntltS.—List MimHny his il .a.*r, Judge Hudson father took the bar by surprise. He stuted that Lite piactice and plcadfags In the Blate wete growing too slack und that ho would nquire all plead, fugs to be sti icily coir et. Ou calling up default cases it was found that thvrs weie h good many irregularities, thtit hts Honor r< quired btraighteued before ho wou! I act on tho pa| ers. Tills is as it should b*. It would be better r<»r both lawyers aud lltlgsuts If ftiT the J u rges would Imitate Judge Hudsotflu this respect. Ibis brushing^ u|i will do our lawysru good.—Abbe vlllo Medium. Look 4ftvclk Yti LtAP.—Bcstrix, in a long article in tho Michigan Farmer Jells a sad story of dcaertiou nud woe brought to a young girl who laanicd a tusn whTnrna almost unknown to her at the time tho union took place, aud doses tho article with this piece of wholesome advtcc-to girls: The young farmers may uot be such dashing gal- louts, ucr bo as much at ease la com* pauy, but they don’t owe the tailor for the suits they wear, uor make the .Vowb HllllMjtw oH tafldtelily. Did you ever hear ov a man’s re nouncing Christianity on his death bed and turning infidel? ' . Gamblers, uor free-thinkers, havn’t faith ecuff In the profesaton to teach It to their children. No stheibt, with all Ids boasted bra very, haz ever yet ftnrod to sdVeftlsu biz unbelcuf ou bis tumestuu. 1 never have uwt a free thinker ye: who didn’t belcave a hundred tliacii more nonbtr.se than h*t kan find in the Bible ennywhere. It iz alwsys gafe to follow the rclig- loua brlenf that our tnuther taught us —there!mver wu z u mother yet who taught her child to bo an InUdd. A mau may barn Infidelity from books, and from his atscahhilea, but he hunt learn It from Liz mother, nor rn p' wo r irr orOird-ttrat Ttnramimsrffr If au bifidel coidd only komprrhend that he etm'prove more bi h z faith ihiui ho can bi fiiz reason, biz Impu- d* nee would **e tnueh leys t ffeuslve. L..Lckavti8 .aiit_&l«iiyA so reddy- STATE EE U S. ‘ .© ' * • , ' ' Col. John T. Sloan, Br. t Will be a can didate for Secretary of State. * It is rumored that Judge George 8. Btyaa of the United States District uud at xlouslo piece their beleaf that I thought they u.Ue be j :ut a leetlc doubtful about It tbemselfs. The iufidel, la h.z impudence, will i.sk you to prove that t he 11 >od di I oc cur, when the poor Idiot himself can’t tell what makes on* apple bwiet and one sour, or tell why a hen’s egg iz white, and u duk’s igg blue. When 1 hear a noisy itifldtl pro- klslmlng Lis unbeleaf, I wondt-r if be will eeud for suto brother Infidel to cum a ml sc will be mole iikely to send for the or thodox man who engineers the h-etle brick chinch just nrfiunddhe knincr. lisnifty a Goon Exccst:—One day three or four wet ksago a retail gtoCer over In Jersey sat down with his clerk one evening and said : ’•James, I owe 5ew York houses over $3,000.” “YVs, sir.” "Wo have 82J>QQ iu cobh la the safe, tho stock Is all run down and this would be the time to fail in busifiiss.” "It certainly would.” ‘'But I want u m.bounUe - apology togiva my credi tors when they comedown on us for explanations. See if you can’t think of something to-night am! let me km w tn the morning.” The clerk promised,, and the grocer wheeled a chest of tea utrd a bag of c. ff-e home as a begin ning. N«xt morning when he appeared at the stole the safe was open, t lie cash gone, and ou the desk was a note from the cletk reading : ‘T biivo taken the ^‘J.OtiO und am plspured to skip. It wi!l bo the best <.xciiee in the world for jou failing so fi tt that ere-litors. can’t real ize 2 cents ou the dollar.”—Wall Street News. on full pay, Town Marshal Richards of Cbernw, who was siiot by W- B. Cash'on the 211 ull. Is dead; Mr. Co ward; (if) other Victim, cf Cttbh’s Allots, will probably die. --No shad have been caught la the Waterce, n-ar Camden, for a number of years. Before the war a gnatmany wire caught at the thouls above that place. Lieut. Got. Sheppard’s residence «t Edgefield whh accidentally burned last Thursday. Most of the furniture was ’■ il‘- A fargo perc rolage of the cattle cote- panics started' I a Texas dot ing the past mix years have ftild up their full capi tal stock within the first three'years. Some Lave paid dividends of more Court will eoou resign and bo retired thHD 60 P cr iu on < ?***■ Tho | results have boeti so satii factory and ! pu U s have ber« so good Tatjost. r sTATfer south carouka, BARNWELL COUNTY. nr THE COUBT OF PROBATE. ^ By B. T. Rice, E-q.. Judge of Probate in Barnwell Couuty. [ Wherein, W. 0. Simms, Clerk ®f ike Court that many -of Common I’leiw. aopties for Leltora of Ad ler of Mr. and i [rs. 11. F. IVeples, uged 7 sjrvert tmt tmrHr tfutnaged. Loss 87,- THoattis. (HJO, insurnnf'e 84,000.» Law reuco Cain, Colored, died in C.> hijnbla Saturday, after along period of Btiffiritig fr'm eonsnmptiom-^FIa Has ScDtttrtr from Edatfi. Id countv In the dark days of Radicalism iu South Carol I ua. News frotmndl parts of tire grate *eem»ro. favor the prospect of an av erage small. grain ciop. The severe fretz-did not injure it to the extenT which it Was at first thought it hud. A Camden man has a ciuiotity ia his possession iu the shape of h cat-rabldt, or labbit-cat, being one-half' cat atui the.<Jth< r rabbit. The bead and fore- sTioulders are those of a cat, while tho !)imrepiHfrr-TB-ure thrs»»of « rafeWv. l Icga and fi et being shaped just like a ratiblt’s. The tail is also sheirt and wtdte like a rabbit's. Iu moving abfiui it jumps and squats like a rabbit, and, has often been ehused fr< m ihe srrei t‘ because it wia taken for one. Ii can. not climb a tier, ns tie forepawe only have'ck.wi i n them. It wflt eat auy- tbing that a cat or labbit wiil eat. It is about six months old, and hf very docile' in its habits. Au old cat is the mother of this curio.-dty... Only one otiar kitten whs born at the time, and it is a full blooded cat. The Journal is responsible for this story. have employed *11 (RvldM.ds iu enlarg ing their ranch*!.!. ojui 3 rtj:/vi?vT Died at bluckv kle 0 v *. C . February JWtti, 1884, Olive Jtehe gw, dautrllter of Mr. ami UiS. Frank Iris’. Hr, aged tf-iiee montl>8. ’ One by one Ihe h aves are falling. Fading faHirg, day »iy day, And iasileae- I Heaven is calling Oes by one, oair lambs away." X. Died. Fehnmr r t27th. titl. Cecil, daugh. niinialration on t!i« estate of Marika Broad' .water, deceased. tottwttt ffteed Cfitton Seel I will pty (10 j 2) sixteen and one- half rents cash per l»u8h»*| for 10.000 bushels of Sound Diy Cotton Seed, d» - ^Lhese are. therefore, to cUeBtid }tvrred to uta sUAida place. WiJI ex- — ; nil. nad singulsr Hie kindred and cre<titors (.Hangs cotton seed meat for Cattou 4 of the said deceased, to he and eppear l»cf.>rd 6t .e,|. J. A TOBIN ' ~r me tfi a Courl of ProW.ite for ihe e*id catinty : t rtr iT lUrnwell ““••y Wth ' to be h >Tden nt Barnwell C. H. on Thursday, mrt,Wrtl ’ C ’ . "Fre »th could blight, or sorrow fade. Death ea mo v 4th fd«ndly care, Thaoyaniiigl Bid to ifeaven couvsyod, And bade it b sssora there.’’ . X Candidates. Cards not exr-i rdin^ on* w|ti»r« Inserted under this head fur Ft- • Dollars, IS ADVANCE. • or ClriTt «.!'('oiiri. the IfUb day of April, 1884, at. 11 o’clock, A. M.. to show eaiise, if any, w hy the said wJuiiuiturntion *lios>d nol be grunted. tliven under my hand ana the i-c'*! of the Court this 26ih day of February, A. 1). 1881, and in the Kknh year of Americaa Inde pendence. B. T. BICE, feb28 (d Judge of 1'rohalo. S. B. WRIGHT Mt usoai> KTict:i:T, AUGUSTA. G A AVho'csaie ami Retail Dealer in the PUREST aGED Wuj-KIKS i^nd other Liquois. AH ordeis promptly fi'.Icd. Shipments by Expren* to any point. j*n24 T Ik- many fri* trd*of R. K. QAUVIN annouucuiiim, a candidate for' Clerk of Court amt pkdga hiui to ahMa the-dciist cai-ftbc Dsmociatic pvimwry < lfc» tion [Printer poid "l iCOCIOE; T ' AU pers* .n» c-vncerne l will plen.c take iiuss-that. the iinJemigiied will apply t<» B. T. Hive, Jo Oge ot I'robute for Barnweil ('.inn- ty, for a 1 !>nal Dikchsige ua 'lUHrdiau of Mary Z. ting.ou Moudav, the.7ih day April, 18S‘ ,. j, W. K1MJ. tunrb 4* ; IT. Page*. 6 Colored P etes, atO Cngnivings — For 5t>cent* in paper covern; $1.00 iu ele- gnnt clout. In German or EngHefa. Vick’s nin«lrated Monthly Magaitne—Ttl Pag-t, it Colored Plate in er^ry f utnbVr end many fine Kogr teings Price $1.25 eyoer ; F.ve Copies foi Spcciiuea Number* _»eal_fjr 10rents; 3 tris] copies fnr2ice*ta. JAMES VICK/ Bochester, N. Y. j*n3 ^4 —— AS Old Mojiv Rlvisild and Imfbuv- kd.—An Tth hmait, finding hie ra-h at low ebb, resolved to adopt “tbe r<>«d” as a prcfesblonul means of icfiesl.ing the exchequer ; and having provided hlmteir with a huge horse pistol, pro ceeded forthwith to tho conventional "lonely common” and luy In wait. The uo less conventLmil farmer returning from the market with a “bag of mon ey Z* of course, sotm appeared, to tvlh/m entered Pat with ilut regulation high wayman t ffi r of cht lce, ’-Your money or your life Il-a.remark, fortified by the aitauTtuneotis exldbition of the fit eat m iu the usual way. The farmer, who was a Q takt r, cssayt d to teinpotiz*.— Bract] "spread” on boirowed Capital. *T would not have thee stain thy soul The tuooiation (hen adj-iumcJ to meet Saturday, Mhrch 8th, when the rc- ~ ports of tho different commit ices will be received tod acted upon. It is of vital importance to the interest of melon growers to attend this meeting, and therefore by resolution all persons .grow- leg melons as a market crop were cor dially javkod to attend. ^ ' E. L. Nixon, Fceretary. Thaetooticn of a succomot to E. W, from the '•Black District*’ beW oo the. 18Ut ioat. r *’ The young man you have known from childhood, whose character you have hud au t>|'| ottunity of knowing, whose possei-aiiins, though modest, are bon eslly his, is the safest husband. It is a dangerous thing to matry a man who comes as tits Uotsaut aud j-teutn of life tossed here BU-lthereby dtcutm- lances, who Is hern to-day and m»y be gone to mhrroir. TeachThlsTl uiting pop illation” that a pleasing address is uot g passpoit to your favor,T£ut If you must marry h wnndtfiug A'lonls, thtike him produre his credentials. Test the. stoiy told in my iiist paragraph cotnes to be told of you. Col. Jnhii T. Bioan. Si., is a candi- dute foi Ht trethtj of State. All right We do not endorse muebt f what Colo nel L'pscoinh teaches, hut IP he is to be made hp t'bject of attack, let ue open the fight all around. No uueele- ment dr act carr rule this State. -Col Lipseottfh U ths solltaty reptesenta- tlveof up country farmers—the taeu who do the hulk of the Democratic votnig—In the State Ilouae. If he has to leave, let us have u geueral leaving and chaugirg. We advise the very astute and dis- UuuuLhed gentlemen who are manag ing the party and the State to nip this movement in ihe bud, lest a hornet’s nest be stirred up.—Greenville News. It may us well be spflfren bluntly — the considerations whicio* n. Sbartnan rehearses us bis reasons for refusing the Presidency have a strong and aol emit hold upou the people. TheGullet in Lincoln's brain, the melancholy end of Johnson's career, the obscurity into which Hayes at once dropped, and the tragic end of Garfield, always come up In pathetic review whatever tbe Presl- many of our great men tbe Presidency is no longer a glittering prise to be eagerly tought and coveted as the coming event of a great public career. —Wheeling Intelligencer. Senator Hampton regards 8#nat 'r Btyard as tbe moet available‘ Demo era tic candidate for the Presidency, and tbtnka be would carry New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Indiana and California, which are classed as tbe douUfnl Elutes. . . > with sin, friend ; and didst thou rob me of my gold, it would be theft ; and didst thou kill me, it would De-mur der. But bebold ! A bargain is no sin,. But a commerce between two honest men. I will give thee this bug of gold for the pls’dl which thou boldest at my ear.”’* The unsnepcejiug amuteor Macbeth, yielding, perhaps, to the Quaker’s logic und solicitude for his spiritual welfare, made the exchange without a momentV hesitation. *‘N w, friend,” cried the wily Ephraim, level ing the weapon, "give me back my cold or I’ll blow ti^ImiIn8“^iirP~ "Blaze away thin, dardut!” said Pat, “Stice, there's niver a dhropof pdwthcr in it,” Tho reeult wms a sold Q taker.—Cham bers’ Journal. (JESLHAL A A M'S. An tifort is being made to push a local option law through tho Virginia Legislature. Ihe lattst fioin Denia-Keorny rep- ics* ids lihn ns washing dishes iu a California hotel. ‘ ' A uegtq man hits been sent to'^jall for ti n e mourns uud fiucd$100 at To ledo, Ohio, for marrying a white wo man contraty to astatine enacted in 1840. If you have not done so already, pull away the earth and pot about ope qi.uitof Kuinit aiouhd ihe roots of your peach trees. It is a prevention against the boier if done iu tune. In Cntmrqitiyslcluns ute paid only for days on which tli« beneficiary is uot stek ; that is, not for what thedoo- toh does, but for what he dot s nut do. In this way the Chinese live to u good old age. Baltimore oyster debtor* do an on- t.uol business of about SU.OhO.OTO.— The largest house in the cby, and in the fTbole—would iiiso, opci.s 11,080 bushels per day, while thtraveutge tradihg house opens 4 500. A good old man went to ptayer meet ing 44te otltvr Light,, and unwittingly fell asleep. He was called up to offer prayer, un I, being dt.tituliy punched by bis better half, bellowed bUfr'^Got darn I h,~BeriyritUuU« u yourst 11.” ' Hon! Jrffv.rson Davis ii said to tseas feeble as h sick man can I C. He is bent with care aud years ; his voice is Applic. tioa lor final D s. h trge. • Notice iA hereby given 'hAt tb* unrlcr-ign- e*l will *■ jfily to t!^* Probate Judge of Barn- wfiil Co taty on Mond*/, the I'fth day of Merch . i. U. 1884; for n Fin*l Dischurpc ** Aduuni-) uhto^rof John V>'. WiiliHiu-. deceo^ed . JoNEd H. C. ALL. fet.14 Jd FOH BALK- A de crahle iocation for busme*** at Mur- tini, S . (’. Coiivetnetitlr nrrati(pd Niure- houafi. gei vont’* house. (Jin-h< use with new Engitiu mid Boiler, and .Stables. Apr C ,0 ll. A ELLIS, Assignee. Aliecuaie, S C. or J. L E .LIn, Agent. * „• feb'JS-’Jw ’ XOTiGK Ot rt'-f or Cue .nt* Comm is* i om git*. 1 Bamxwkll C« It. Feb 12 1881. f N< lice i» lierehy gi .fa requiring the t etito- T:d i'»f ail pMeA'oDAtruTlitig the following road i rii. mad Jeutdi'g from liivets bridge to t ..'uti-oiti, P. U. H. K., and road lea ling from i*thurch to -tampbelllon. P. It. K. K. Cnder Act uf ti.t l.eg sieture tbe-ehAve been, chartered public roads and wdl be wur red ard opened ibittsear-on, L > aider of the Bonrd . WoL 1 At S. EAYKs. Cterk._ CLACbE E. S.V»•' Yiyt Aikk.n /.C. * Ja iY* E^-DAvJ^r~U!ABTnvn H. Stwyo*. I irnwell, 6. C j Columbia. 8. C. S.'iWYER. DAVIS & SAWYER. AlMmmttSELt01l<ATI.IW Conteyauciag and collections specia’i'es. ^ . 1-’ let) 14 I3efcre YFou Buy Id A. laamges*, Cl Mdkft Strfd, •( h rittlon, S. C. Will sell Frnit lower ttiah Ihefnrjj'e'sti’niit house* in ti ll city. Give hi ti a tri»n and if goo'ls arc uot satisfactory money wiil be re tu tided. Apples, Drang--', Banatiaa, Cocoanot!, Cab bages, Onion*, &c. t JecG-tf you want a FINE WATCirOR CLOCK, STERLINGS! LV r. R \Y A R K, .RICH JEWELRY, FINEST QUALITY TABLE CUT LERY, I _•« OR Sl'ECTACLES, A 1 ’T 1 ^ _ » : ’ I -.—I t ySry. Send your orders to or call at Jas. Allan & Co. s it King street, CHARLE'TONV S. C. MOUD & TERRY. Wh»)or alo and P.etnH Dcttlero in FRESH FJSH, OYSI ER8, GAME, Ac. Atrtl Commission Mmcharifs, X. W. Cot Market and East Ray Sts., CH ARLESrOV, 8. C. i "r ' Conaigprnenta of Poultry, Eggs, 4c. eofictu-d. ; 1 — No charge fur Dray age. i . s jtr.IO w. n. DiFvfc.NBACti. j n. a. Mcrnt. Diefenbach&Co * "Commission Merchants, FSODR.IAY, GRAIN, FEED- ETC Ct.iivjgniuents of Poultry und Egcs Solicited. 4 and (UMARKET STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. jin 10’ — , jar.21 ft :tt wm Pay You weak anil piping,am! Itp fo piuquarmied almost tb crepLE Many yeqta atfo he It st the sight.of otfb eye, aud now the other ia taj idly losing its power of bight, : ~ A goat raiser in Texas snys he beghn with seven aninaalg. HoJ at the explra- z dency Is uamed and rob it of much of it* alluring aspect. In the mlsds ^lftitd Uston to the satnft minister preach Bkttkh Tuav a LAWsfiT.—Not many months ngo a man felt aggrieved at something that appeared is the Sun, and after blowing around,for a day or twjp he'Camo to the office to Interview the editor. He explained his grlev- ance/a'nd wound it up saying that his lawyer told him that the article was It- bttloue, and that be could recover dam ages. The editor never bad a lawsuit, and never wanted one, and bo said to the man, ‘ Partner, a lawsui} is a fool ish way to enjoy religion. Now, I’ll tell you what to*de-' You go to the president of the Merchants’ Associa tion, of which you are a member and I am not. Have the president appoint a committee of fire men from tbe asso ciation to hear your statement You take the paper containing the obnox ious article to them, and state your case, just os strong as you can. I will not make any 1 defense. Whatever amount they say you have been dam aged I will give you a check for, and we will ebake hands and be ft lend. , and go to tbe same church as usual the gospel. If I have damaged you, you must have your money, bat w« don’t want to spend tho balance of yur lives in a lawsuit. The man stopped and thoughts minute, and said : "That is the fairest proposition I ever heard, nnd you don’t owe me a cent and the matter shall drop from tnts moment.” If people would never go Into a law suit until they tfotridn’t go Into any thing else, there would be fewer men with enemies all around, and while law yers might get tired elttlog around, It would do them good in the end — reek’s Sun. tlon uf fourteen months uad blHCbcnd three, sold three and bad Lhlriy-eeven left. He knowgofno dymes’lc ahimtl fit for meat whic(j is so prolific ns the goat. The fleih' of the kid resemble.-* that of the deer, and as the g*>ut sub sists for «he most pait on leaves rind weeds, und vety little on herbage rel ished by other animal*, it oun be reared wiih far less expense than any other domestic beast. Improved stock Is of course thnahost profitable. One of the result* of the local tem perance movement lit Georgia Is a gen eral revival In the earthenware busl- news. Jugs are now used in transpor ting liquors from one town to another, and as-u jug cannot be used more than once for conveyltg the fluid, of course there Is ti great demand for tbe*@ ves sels. Manufacturers and agents are now estnblUhlng depots iu several Georgia towns for a supply of jugs. Rates have been received from rail roads, and wherever a depot coo be established within one day’s wagon drive of a temperance centre it will furnish liquor to ah who use it The smarteet Chicago dealers pre dict higher prices for corn, pork, and lard. They say that bogs ate scarce and thin, and that there is but very little “grading” corn in sight Tbe shortness of the crop wae not sufficient In Iteelf to pat prices much above the present figures,'but the quality of most of the corn is sp. low this year that It has to be fed ont right away, because the advent of warm weather will make it utterly unfit for any pee. Tbe ro£ds will soon get soft, too, and thus preclude tbe arrival of merchan table euro In the markete. Arguing from thea* premises, they predict 80 cents for com before mi'leu mulct. CALL'ON OIL CORRESPOND Edward Breaker, BIaACKVILLE, s* c Who is prepared to hirnish, fin short notice and accommo dating terms, the following lirietiy descr ibed outturns of one of Ihe largest and b.&t manufac* tories in thfj Union. 1. Dry Steam Portable En* (jiftea, kltjrheeflc—d.—^ 2. Climax Engines, all sizes, Portable or Detached, as desir ed, ’with Locomotive or Return Tubular Boilers, 3. Tiger Engines, all sizes, Portable or Detached, as desir ed, with Locomotive ur Return Tubular Boilers. 4* The Taylor Saw Mill, Iron frame, superb and (substantial, for heavy or plantation work, as desired'. 6. The Moore County (N. C.) Grist Mil), Top Runner. A very superior mill. It has no equal. I know my business well and will give the benefit of rny long experience to my friends,- v Any further, information will m/ be cheerfully fumistied- I guarantee satisfaction. * Addreaa ,, Edward Brooker, ’ • > • ^ _f_ • jr BLACKVILLE. S. C*. mart* „ Hill. B. LlilEMiU 0 Foundry, Machine —and— — ; * BOJLERr WORKS. =-JUST ABOVE PETOT, A uiynsto.' Georgia. Buy, 8cl!, Exchange, Rent ar Repair on manner and terms, ENGINES, BOILERS, SAW AND GRIST MILLS AND MACHINERY, _ ^ IJavr**sn hnnfl ti T nr'-e Stor-k <f U|)Ajrls u! 60 Engine* and Dot ers, also Steam utui Water Pipe at leducul pti- eea. * .—— - KOI1TING INJECTORS, V'andtzen Jet Bolt» r Nuts, Washer*, Circnlnr >awa. File*, &c. Write for ptiecs. Promptness mid good work. Cheap wi 1 be our atm. jat>24 Garden Growth Teas* Famine* can save abuit one half by send ing to us-for Tens ».* we import our own, aiyl have done so fur forty years. Ihe Original American Tea On. ' Send for Circular*, which girc prices and full purticular* to ROU’T WR' LS. Prwt., ^ P. O. Dux 2'7 43 V•***>v St. New Yoi k ONE HOLLA K’8 worth of any of our gar • den growth, Cbinaor Japan Ten* sent by mail po»t paid, or a larger quantity by express, churte* paid. ' f*h7 Jm V' The Bar&well 5 Cent Store U receiving erery day a new box of odd* and ends fo' sale at prices unheard of before ia Barnwell county. This box consist*either of stitionery. fancy goods, croesery, tin. ware, hardware, shoes hats, jewelry, book* or dry good*. It is useless, to uatue prices here, ss the goods being below the market are sold each day as they arrire. All we ask, you istodail on tfs whenever you visit Barn well sod see the horgntns we offer you. that dejr. Vre are receiving ss fast as published alt the late music end new books, and more than half of the music we can sell you at five ornu a sheet and the books at the eame price and can order for you any music or booke that we have not in stock at tbe publisher* lowest prices, and in m my cases much lower. Time* are hard (his year and save what yqu can by buying from us. Barker s Horse and Cattle Powder kells everywhere At twenty-five cent* a package-, we have a hfge lot bn hand, we warrant eve ry paper to be sound and good, but as they erescllihg Fowlj we have determined le let them go and put tbe mosey into something else. 8o come end get' a package st TEN CENTS kef?i» they are a|l gone We also jtitve oo bend a quautlu of Bar- ker’s Nerve and Bone Lieiment and Bar- kcrVLiver Pitle, two os good medicines a* shore are under the sun, which we offer way below nsual price* fob 14 -V:’- Vf Ks'S FLORAL GUIDE • For DW4 is «n El scant Book of F50 p *ges. Jf Colored Plate* of Flowers and Vegetable*, and more thiin, 1000 illsetration* of the choicest Flowers, Wants aud VegsUbt's, and Direction* for growing It is handsome enough for the Centre Table or a Holiday Present. Fend on your aamaasd I’estORice address, with lOeents, aud I will vend you a copy, postage paid. This is net a quarter of it* cost. U is prised in both Engli-di and German. If you aheriVards order »4Vds de duct the 10 cents. Tick's dft*wt ark rnn b>.*t ut rnt! wnittn. The PWgl Outdo will te'l How to get und prow them. Vick'* P ower and .Vegetable Garden, iff) w. O Mood. JR. V S. TKliRT. JOHN KENNY I manufacturer of n.01IlI\'(v_SIIIRls, DRAWERS, 0KNT8 SillUTS A SPECIALTY Takes p!cft*nre in iufotmtng his many firmer pairtUM fn ibTa aud utj-ceiit couutie* tii.vt ho j\4s located ah \ HLACK VI where.kc w: 1 pleased loaee tht-m and to fr. ((te acqtninisu-e of alt gentlemen who nity t eed unythingin hislinr, ' An exjieriet erbf tliiriy-fiv* year* in Au- gu*ta justifies Vini in gu rranmnig r iMsfso- t\on to ail who may faVpr Itita with their cus tom Clothing cut according to the latest styles and mad* up in the best manner. BTALL WoRKOY ARB ANTED-©* StniO . _ ~ AUGU6TA HOTEL- IlltOuX UWX.^UOTTJSX^.CJ A. WKAS liAlLXUAD CB'iSK-IKO. Z~ CIIE^P AX1) GOOD. J ^ * nd u "^r\ Ho(,n ' 7 ,hc - -—» •i \\ men an*l t iquors niwns oh b Did. Table Supplied in Best Style on Europea.a Mm. Attentive Setvauta, Large and well -Ventilated IC>oma. T — r— ■ FRIO BELLSn©* LEWIS & l’QGLI. r ' , LR. vitopiurroRfi G W, KYANS Turk J. H. E. Steliing’ Wholesale Paper Dealer I’tipcr Lass, flttur raclts, twine, etcq tl.ink book*, stationery uffd printing. Lar^ofatxi most complete stock, eaa- bltng low prices and prompt shipment.-—' Orders solicited. 151 East Hay, ( harteston, 8. C. sep27-20 Kobt. D. White MA.RBLE —AND— - ' granite wonKS, .. MEETING STUEET, (Corner Horlbeck’* Alley) CH A.14LaI£»XOX. ». <J —; jnneO-ly • VllAT 18 Dr. Holt s DYSPEPTIC ELIXIR 7 Tbe only remedy knoih) that will cure every case of Dyspepsia or Indi gestion, Liver Disease, Nervous Head ache, Jaundice, Ale., -and all that train of nervous troubles arising and depen dent upon these diseases. * f - If you are troubled with any of these diseases try it and be convinced of it* virtnes. . . It bos been tested in hundreds of ca ses and never failed to make a perma nent cure if fairly tested. This U no Humbug, It will do all that ia claimed for It. •For tale by DR P F. STOKES, Black ville. HARLEY ft 8EARSON, Allendale. Wholesale, DR H. BAER Charles ton, 8. C. • . ’ febli