The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, June 02, 1896, Image 4

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l'UBLTSHK? KVKKY TUESDAY. MJBOKUTION ?triO l'KK YEAR CITY AND COUNTRY. Other lay out hero among the trees, With the siugln' birds and the bumT bece, A-knowin' that 1 can do ?8 I please, a to live wbut folks call a fife of case, Up tbar in the city. For I really don't 'xactly understan' Where tbo comfort is fcr any man In walkin' hot bricks an'usin' a fan, An' in enjoyin' himself us he says he can, Up tbar In the city. lt'? kinder lonesome, mebbe you'll say, A-llviu' out hero day after Sri this kiuder easy, careless way; But an hour out here is better'u a day Up tbar in the city. Ab fer that, Jub' look at tho flowers aroun', A-pocpin' their heads up all over the groun', A"' the fruit a-bendin* the trees 'way down. You don't find such things as theso in town, Or, ruthor, in tho city. As I said afore, such things as these, Tho flowers, the birds, an' tbo bumT bees, An' Hvin' out here among the troes, Whero you can take your caso and do as you please, Makes it, bctter'n tho city. Now, all tho talk djn't 'mount to snutt, 'Bout this kinder lifo a-bein' rough, An' I'm euro it's plenty good enough, An1 'tween you an' mo, 'taint' half as tough AsTlvin' in tho city. , ?James Whitcomb ltiley. THE NEW PARTY CONSTITUTION. CHANGES MADE BY THE STATIC DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. The Election of County Ghairmon? Filing of the Pledges of Candidates ?Time of the Meeting of the Cluhs. At tho Stalo convention several im portant changes wore made in tho constitution of tho party and as this is to bo a campaign year of intense interest, the changes are giyon in full, the additions to the old Constitution appearing enoloscd in parenthesis : Article I. There shall bo ono or more Democratic clubs organized in each township or ward, each of whioh olubs shall have a distinct title, " The -Democratic Club," and shall olect a president, one or more vice presi dents, a recording and a corresponding secretary and a treasurer, and shall havo tho following "working commit tees, of not less than three mombors each, viz . A committee on registra tion, an oxocutlvo committee, and such other committees as to oaeh olub may seem expedient. Article IT. Tho meetings of the club should bo frequent after the opening of tho canvass, and somo momber of the club or lnvltod speakor deliver an address at each meeting, if practica ble. (The clubs shall moot on tho fourth Saturday in April and tho county con vention on tho first Monday in May, respectively of each eleotlon year: Provldod, That tho county oxeoutivo committee may namo any other day within the samo wook for Buoh club meeting by giving at least two weeks notice by advertisomont in tho county papers. Eaoh county shall be entitled to double tho number of delegates iu the State convention as it has mem ber:* in tho General Assembly.) Article III., The president or five members snail have power to call an extra meeting of tho olub (and at such extra meetings one-fourth of the mem bers shall constitute a quorum for tho transaction of business.) Artlolo IV. The clubs in each county" shall be held togother and y.^syuCo un I lltii'^tf?Vk '" a county executive hioh shall co'nsiet- of one bei from each olub, to bo elected tho respective clubs. Tho execu tive eommltteo when elected shall ap point Its own officers (except tho chair man, who shall bo elected by the county convention, who shall not neces sarily be members of said committee ; but a vacancy in tbo membership of tho committee shall bo filled by tho olub, through tho loss of whoso mom ber by death, resignation or otherwlso the vacancy occurs); provided that any officer so elected who Is not a membor of the committee shall not be entitled to a voto on any question, oxcopt tbo chairman, and then only In caso of a tie vote. Tho tenuro of office of tho executive committee shall be until tho first Monday In May of oaoh olection year, at whloh tlmo tho county con ventions shall bo called togother to reorganize tho party. Every Presi dential eleotlon year county conven tions shall be called by the county ex ecutive committee to meet on the first Monday in May, which shall elect dole ?atos to a Stato convention called for be purpose of olecting delegates to tho National Democratic Convention, and to eleot tho member of tho National Democratic executive committee from this State. The State convention shall be called by the Stato oxecutlvo com mittee to meet evory Presidential election yoar on tho third Wednosday in May, and every Stato election yoar county and Stato conventions shall meet on tho first Monday In May and the (third Wednesday) in May re spootively. Article V. County Democratic con ventions shall bo composed of dele gates elected by the several local clubs, one delegate for every twenty-five votors, as shown by tbo poll list made at the preceding first primary election Jin an olection year and ono dolegatos or a majority fraction thereof,) with tho right to oaeh county convention to enlarge or diminish tho representa tion according to circumstances. The county conventions shall be called to gether by the chairman of the respoc Xivo exeoutlvo committoes under such vi, les, not inconsistent with tho Con stitution nor with tho rules adopted by tho State Domoeratio exeoutlvo com mittee, as eaoh county may adopt, and when assembled shall bo oatled to order by the chairman of the execu tive eommltteo, and the convontlon shall proceed to nominate and elect from among its members a prosidont, one or more vice presidents, a secre tary and a treasurer. Any county convention may permit or recognize tho formation of a new club or elubs by a majority of its mombers. In all cities with a population of 6,000 and ovor there may bo two olubs in each ward ; they shall he. organized in obedience to this constitution, as are the clubs elsewhere in this Stato, and In organizing said club. thoy shall have representation in tho county conventions respectively as said Conventions snail deolare in accor dance with the provision of this con stitution. * Artlolo VI. For tho purpose of nomi nating candidates for Govornor, Llou tenant Governor and all other State Officers, including solicitors in their respoctlvo circuits, and Congressmen In their respective distrlots, (and United States Senators and all county officers except magistrates) and mas ters and fiuporvlnors of registration, a direct primary election shall be held o last TuOHday In August of oaeh on yoar, aud a second and third ?y oaeh two weeks successively ^or, if necessary. Atthiseleo mocrailo whit*) votors who Idi nts of the State twelv, ? ??<?'hii;: tin- next general election, ?nd . euch negroes an voted the Democratic ticket in 1X7(5, and an have voted tho 1 Democratic ticket continuously since, ' to bo shown by the certificate of too whlto Dcmocratlo voter?, (who will plodgc themselves to support the nom inees of suc'i elootions, may vote), pro vided that no person shall bo allowed to vote except his name be enrolled on the particular club list at which he offers to vote at least five days before the day of tho first election. (Each elui) shall have ?u separate polling place for primary elootions.) The club rolU of the party shall constitute the registry list and shall be open to in duction by any member of the party, and the eleotlon under this clause shall bo held and regulated under the Act of the General Assembly of this State, approved December 22, 1888, and auy subsequent Acts of the Legislature of this Stato. The State oxeoutlve com mittee shall meet on the Friday after' each primary, or such other time as may be designated by tho ohalrmau, to canvass tho veto and deolare the result aB to all State officers, Congress men and United States Senators. All contests for all nominations at primary elections shall bo heard first by the county executive committee of the county in which suoh Irregular itles may havo ocourred, and may be reviewed by tho Stato executive com mittee, whose aotton shall be final; provided, that no vote shall be count ed for any candidato who doos not filo with the ohairman of the State execu tive committee, or with the respective chulrnn n of tho county exeoutlve com mittees, a pledge in writing'that he will abide the result of suoh primary and support tho party nominees, and that he is not, nor will he become the candidate for auy faction, either priva tely or publicly suggested, other than tho regular Democratic nomination ; provided further, that no candidate shall be declared nominated unloss he receives a majority of tho votes oast (for the office for which he is a candi date. Provided, That tno pledge of suoh candidato shall be filed on or before tho day of the first campaign meeting of the county or State re spectively.) dl'f* "J Article VII. Tho officers of tho Stato convention shall be a president, one vice president from each Congressional district, two secretaries and a treas urer. Artlole VIII. The State executive commlttoe shall be composed of ono membor from each county, to be oloot ed by tho county conventions on the first Monday in May of eaoh election year. When elected said executive committee shall choose Its own officers, not necessarily members thereof prior to said eleotlon : Provided, That any officer so oleeted who Is not a mem bers of the committee shall not be en titled to a vote on any question, except the chairman, and thon only In case of a tlo voto. Tho State exocutlvo com mittee shall meet at the eall of the chairman or any five members, and at such time and place as he or they may appoint. The member of the National Democratic oxcoutlve committee from South Carolina shall bo eleoted by the May State convention in 1800, and every four years thereafter, and when elected shall be ex ofllolo a membor of the Stato executive committee. Vacan cies on said exocutive committeo, by death, resignation or otherwise, shall be lilted by tho respective county ex ecutive committees. The State exeou tlve committee Is charged with the execution and direction of tho policy of tho party in this State, subject to this constitution, tho principles de clared In tho platform of principles, and such Instruction, by resolution or otherwise, as a State convention may from time to tlmo adopt, not Incon sistent with this constitution, and shall continue in office for two years from tho timo of election or until their successors have boon elected. (Tho committee shall nominate Presidential electors and if any vacancy occurs in tho Htate ticket or of electors or of member of tho national executive com mittee by death, resignation or other cause, tho committee) shall have the power to fill the vacancy by a ma jority veto of tho wholo committee. Artlaki IX. Tho vote in the respec tive?j^intico for all of tho State offl I c^cS, Congressmen, and United States i Senator shall he transmitted by tho chairmen Of the respective oouuty exe cutive committees to the chairmaa of tho State executive committee as earlv as practicable after each primary, who shall proceed to canvass tho voto and declare tho results. Article X. When tho Stato conven tion assembles it shall bo called to ordor by tho chairman of the Stato executive committee. A temporary ohairman shall bo nominated and elected by tho convention, and after its organization the convention shall proceed immedi ately to tho oloction of pormanont officers and to tho transaction of busi ness. When tho business has been con cluded It shall adjourn sine die. Article XI. Before the election in 1890, and each election throaftor, the Stato Domocratlc oxocutlvo committee shall Issue a call to all candidates for State officos to addross the people of the difforent counties of the State, fix ing the dates of the meeting, and also inviting tho candidates for Congress. United States Sonato, and for solici tors, in their respective districts and circuits, to bo presout and addross the people. At such meetings only tho candidates above set forth should bo allowed to speak. Article XII. It shall bo the duty of each county executive committeo to appoint meetings in their respective counties to bo addressed by the can didates for the General Assembly and for tho different county offices, all of whom, (except magistrates and super visors of registration,) shall be elect ed by primaries on the last Tuesday in August of each election year under the same rules and regulations herein beforo urovidod. Article XIII. Raoh county delega tion to a Stato convention shall have power to fill any vaoanoy tboreln. Article XIV. This constitution may bo amended or altored at the regular May convention of the Stato or at any convention oalled specifically for tbat purposo, the call for whioh shall specify tho changes to be made. Article XV. Any county falling or refusing to organlzo undor the pro visions of this constitution shall not havo ropresontation in the State De mocratic convention. D. H. Tompuins, Chairman. U. X. G?nter, Secretary. ?Tho famous suspension bridge at Niagara falls, whioh was built in 1855. Is to be superseded by a new steel struoture, with an aroh 550 foet long and 200 foet above the water level. " Tho old brldgo, built by Uoobling," says Tho Chicago Chronicle, " was one of tho modem vondors of the world, as it w?s the first suspension bridge built for the purposo of carry ing railroad trains. The now brldgo will, however, be a greater marvel of scionce than tho old. It will have two floors, tho upper for railway trains and tho lowor for a roadway, foot walks and trolley traoks. The new brldgo will be built on the exact site of the old suspension affair, but there will be no interference with trafilce, which is one of its greatost marvols. The work will occupy about six months." ?A Now Orleans man thus speaks of that city in the Washington Times : " The metropolis of the South Is really in a phenomenally prosperous condi tion at the present tlmo, and the oltt /.ena have some claim for tholr dreams of greatness. In the last nine months i 7,0000,000 bushels of corn were shipped from New York, whllo 16,000,000 bush els woro exported through New Or leans. Other figures of exports aro correspondingly, large In comparison, it is not all improbable that the r>f the Southern city will r.oon if not jurpus?, Mvufc of Now HGIE THE DEAREST SPOT ON EARTH. ! aill.Ii ahp talks about flow Kit?. He Oops Into Roetaolo* Ovi-r -ttatiu-o'* J Beautiful Blooms and Credits His ' Wife With Making Uli? Work. I am not a linguist, but have been told there is no lungoagn but ours that has a word or expression signifying " home" in the sweet, sentimental moaning that we attach to it. There are words enoughothat mean a dwelling house, an abiding place, but home has a broader oompaus and includes all the emotional surroundings?the garden, the well, with its old oaken bucket, or the oryotal spring at the foot of the hill?tue vines over the door and on the lattice-- -the shade trees, the land scape view from the window, the cradle and the old arm ohalr: the elook on the mantle, the piotures on tho walla, the faithful watch dog, the playful kxtton, and even the crickets' ohlrrup on the hearth. But more thuu all these are tho loved ones who meet us and greet us at the threshold. The wise men tells us of the time when man goeth to his long home and the mourners go about the streets. Our home here is very brief, we know, but is the dearest spot on earth, and should be lovod and cherished by every one who goes out from its sacred por tals or returns within them to rest from the cares of a busy world. It is one of my -constant regrots that there are so many good people in this great big world who have no home?not an acre on God's groen earth they can call their own. If every family had a home tho children would grow up better cltizonB, better patriots ; the parents would hold up their heads and bo thankful to God for his blessings. The good wife and daugh ters would treasure the vines they planted, and tho flowers they grew In tho front yard?ilowers that aro the smiles of God upon a Bin-oursed world. The poet says: "The world has nothing to bestow; From our own selves our joys must How, And that dear place?' our home.'" I was ruminating about things as I sat In my verandah in the shadow of tho vines?the Virginia oreoper, the raadiera and cinnamon vinos that by day and by night aro climbing higher and higher, enlarging and unfolding their tender loaves that will soon covor tho trolllce. I love to watch their daily progross. I built tho framework for these vines and am proud of It, ovon though my wife did boss the job and me, too. 'Twas sho who made me set tho posts out two -feet from tho edge of the verandah and brace them to the top of the columns. 'Twas she who suggested oanes from the cane brake?long oanos that were stuck In tho ground and their tops cut oven and fastened to the crossbar. These canes aro just ono foot apart and aro interlaced with horizontal canes, also a foot apart, and the basket work keeps the whole fabrlo good and strong. Strong and vigorous vines have al ready climbed and twined around every cane, but sho said thero must be win dows in the lattice, so that we could sit in our chairs and seo tho trains go by and the carriages and bioyoles and funeral processions and picnic parties and the children going to school and look at our neighbors who live across tho way. So there is a spaoe of threo feet where tho vines cling close to tho perpendicular polos, but are not allow ed to send out any horizontal shoots. This gives us ample vision of tho outor world, and I sit dally in my big arm chair and rest my feot upon tho railing and ruminate upon life with its bless ings and am thankful that I live. Just a word about that railing. It u&ed to bo about three feet high and studded with upright balusters, the top rail too high and tho bottom ono too low for a good foot rest. So when I bought tho propetty the first thing I did was to reform the long verandah. It cost but a trifle to take out the up right pieces and lower the top ralL^f run a middle one and then jjj?j mmi square pieces between tl> 'm Wt W natu them like a road^.o JeriH His makes the chec ?rtTaud mostH St uhle railing In the world, ancM Hm old '..nil oholco of three; eleviB^^Rljr Iiis feet und gives a modesfHH^n Choice of two. I have already iHB id in my brief life that thero >?H A; olasses of people who like to m vie their pedal extremities when InKjat? of desuetude?old men and laay lawyer ? Old age Is excusable, for his legis ?ri tired, especially when his corpoiyoeit.' increases with advanoing years, \pr hi is bosBod around tho flower gardfcn bj his loving wife; tho avorago lawyer it exousublo, too, I suppose, for it ift the brain that quickens the flow of blood to the extremities, and if tho brain hau nothing to work on?no eases, no clients ?tho logs got sloopy and must have rest. I can tell a town loafer's ago pretty well by his posturo when soated. An old, continued loafer wants two chairs, one to rest his feot upon. If hois a lawyor^ho prefers a table. But 1 am off tho suoject again. I was thinking abou* the flowers?the new and beautiful flowers that Mis. Arp got from Mr. Borokman?thefee cannas that are so gorgeously lovely and aro now blooming Into boaut.f. We had some yellow onos before, bijt now have other colors that are bril liant and attractive. I decorated mir vegetable gardon last year with sut flowers, but I don't think my wiftl fancied them. She Bald they madtl hor eyes tired, but sho Is delighted with tho crimson and orange and vaj rlegated cannas and her Maresohal! Neil roses and carnation pinks. Shol wants only $2 or $3 worth of new! flowers overy spring, and up to this time she has had It, thank the good Lord for His mercies. The weather has been awful hot, but I havo had to dig and fork up the ground and haul tortillzor in tho wheel barrow and lay off a new flower bed and ohange plants from the old onos and tote water and sprinkle and rake around till my nether garments wero moist and us salty as Lot's v/lfe. It hasn't rained a drop in three weeks notwithstanding my rheumatic pains and my wife's corns and tho rooster's crowing in* tho night, and so I have everything to water ovory ove nlng. We have nad no man servant but mo for a long time, and my wife says I look exceeding well, considering ago and infirmity, and the girls smile around on the sly to see how a little uxorlal taffy spurs me on. Had a letter yesterday from a buffer ing bonediot, who Bays his girls wanted him to stop chopping and sowing poaa and sond some help to take up tho car pots and whitewash the palings and the trees and the pig pen and olean up things generally, for some town kin folks were threatening to visit them. Ho said ho was about to outdo the girls, but his wife re-enforced them and said they dident aek auob favors but twice a year and wero tho best daughters in the worid, and she thought he might spare a hand for a day or two and now ho writes to me for advice. Must he surrender and take a hand from the lleld or not ? No. of courso not. The way to do Is to ao all these little household jobs yout-Bolf. You can take up a carpet and bang it on the paling and beat the dust out of It as woll as anybody, and whitewashing Is nothing but good fun. You can hang a window ourtaln or put in a pano of glass or mend a baby carriago or repaint tho mantle piece. My glrln papered overy room In our house. Their mother trained us all to do these things, and it saves a lot of monoy. My friend, that whitewashing must bo dono if tho world comos to an end. Let the cotton suffer for a day. I ex pect you havo too much planted, any how. Everybody around here has. The good wife and daughters have to stay in tho house or about it nearly their timo, and it should be mildo an pleasant and inviting as possible. Yours in ?ympathotio bonds, WEEKLY CROP m llktjv General Improvement Caused by the Recent Rains?Limited Amw Still ' Dry. This bulletin covers tho weather and crop conditions for the week end log Saturday. May 23, and in its prep aration were used reports from one or more correspondents in each county of the State. The averago mean temperature of 40 places for the week was 70 degrees, the same as for the previous week, and was due to somowhat lower duy tem peratures, but warmer nights. Tho means ranged 'from 74 at Hugood to 83 at Gllhsonsville. The normal for the week isypproxiiuately 72. The maxi mum temperature was 100 at Black ville on the 17th, Gillisonsville on the 18th, and Cheraw on the 21st; tho minimum was GO at Batchburg on the 21st, Greenwood on the 22d and 23d. There were numerous showers dur ing the last three days of the week over the greater portion of the statu, but In lower Barnwell, Colleton, Hampton, Charleston and Beaufort counties the rainfall was either very light or entirely absent, and there the drought was intensified to the detri ment of crops generally. There are other limited aroas where but little or no rain fell, as follows : Iu the vicinity of Hawthorne, Windsor and Oak wood, Aikon County ; Spring held, Orangoburg County ; Jordan, Clarendon County ; Winnsboro, west ward to Broad River, Kairfield County; portions of Piokens and Greenville counties; Waterloo, Laurens County; Poverty Hill and Trenton, Edgelield County ; Santuck, Union County ; Lit tle Mountain, Newberry County ; and Loesvllle, Lexington County. Heavy rains damaging crops and washing lands occurred In lower Richland, Greenville, Piokens, and Anderson and Fairfield countlos. Hall fell In va ions western and central counties ou the 21st and 22d, damaging the stands of cotton to some extent. Tho following heavy rains were re ported : Columbia 1.20; Greenvillo 2.07 ; Florence 1.04 ; Efllngham 2.53 ; Camden 1.00; Eiloroe 1.50; L'berty 1.50; Central 1.30 ; Plnopolis 3.24 ; Darlington 1.55 ; Statosburg 1.51 ; Clomson Collogo 1.25. Six othor ?laces reported amounts from 0.50 to .00 inch ; and 22 places amounts under 0.50 of an inoh, tho averago of 42 re ports being 0.80 and the normal for the State Is approximately 0.88. The sunshine ranged between 70 aad 00 per cent, of the possible, except In Berkeley and Williamsburg counties, where it ranged between 30 and 00. Tho general condition of crops is dooidedly bettor than it was on tho previous week, the exceptions boing confined to tboso sections where thero was little or no rain, as already noted, and elsewhere to such crops that wore too far advanced towards maturity or were too nearly ruined by tho previous drought to be benefittod by the late rains. Corn has mado satisfactory ad vance in growth and has been general ly well cultivated, is clean, healthy and of good color. In places it wilted badly during tho day. Earliest plant ing is about ready to "lay by." Bud worms did some damage on bottoms in Edgefieid County, but generally worms have given very little trouble. Late corn coming up and some boing planted. With the exception of small and comparatively unimportant areas where the stands were damaged by hall, and also where it is just coming up, or camo up irregularly, cotton is iu fine condition. It is of fair growth and improving; is of good, healthy color, well cultivated and only a low sections are threatened with grasp. It is free from inaeots and disoaso goner ally. Tho drought did cotton no ap parent injury, and tho abnormal heat since planting favoredjfcs de^oBhientr Squares are, --toteing plentifully on April M&JGon. >- Tobacco growing well and trans planting is again boing pushed. Plants continue soarce, and dome in beds ure too largo to transplant, so that-hands Intended for tobacco are boing put to corn. Wheat in the westorn counties prora isos a fair yield, but elsewhere is poor. Oats are generally poor, and spring oats will amount to nothing. Wheat and oats harvest quite general. Sugar and ribbon cane are in very good condition and seemingly havo not suffered from lack of rain. Melons generally In blossom and looking promising. Havo bcon-attack ed and are dying from a fungus dis ease in lower Richland County. Sweet potato draws being trans KI an tod and arc doing well. In New erry and Union counties are boing watered. Irish potatoes aro not prom ising, and aro of inferior quality and small size generally. Gardens aro somowhat revived, but . vegetables aro very scarce and of poor quality. In places gardens are entire ly ruined. j Fruit prospects aro poor. Peaches conti v. im to drop and apples to rot on tho trees. It is tho opinion of cor respondents that the extreme heat r/as unfavorably for fruit. Fino blaok borry crop in Plckons County, and generally over the whole State. I J. W. Bauer, Director, Columbia, S. C. a disgusted postmaster. He Gives President Cleveland to ITnderstand that He Owns tho Post (Mice. 'Squire Zanford Is displeased with tlitV present administration. Tho 'squire who was postmaster at May Bidom, was recently removed, or rath or Iwas informed that hereafter his putUlo duties will be disobarged by som|o other citizen. Upon receiving information of his dismissal, the 'squire addiressed tho following letter to the presudont: " it reckon you think that you've done! a mighty smart trick, er sendin' dowr\ hero an' tryin' to have me put on- i- my own house. Tbl* boro post Mllco: belongs to me, I want you to un terstund. I built the shanty and dug .he well. Thar never was no mail in [his boro community till I started this Wo office. My oldest sop fetches tho siulf over frum the railroad, 20 miles ,ffum bore, so you see we've got every tming in our own hands. I think you hkve jumped up tho wrong rabbit. Y|ou oan set up tbar in a rockln' oheer art'chaw your torbaokor an' spit over thk bauistors, but you oan't git nono uvl Mm best uv me. Tamper along wiVi me an' you'll think you'vo trod onm ciltdcat's tall. Ohl I'm hore, an' mw nitwe ain't Dennis, nuther. My fai l ;T el mid split 500 rails In a day an' myTsister married tho man that shoved the} steoi* offen a feray boat. I don't korje nothln' for the money that's in the|of!lc<c. A dollar an', a half a year ain't no lnore to me than 25 cents Is to Souj but! don't want tobe fooled with, fo, lit alrjt for money that I kero for, but I do il oro for the wtandln' that tho office gifes me in soo'oty. I am a greab hafld in society. Presidents is ungrfatefB. It hain't been mor'n two weetts sAse I named one of my boys arte* yoiB Ho Is 10 years old an' up to tWO JweoBs ago WO called him I tuck, but lt,hi?in' that you would do the H(|iiarugS|ng we changed his name, N"',V|BB! you have turned out to he ngnin^BB" are goin' to call him Bunk agin. ^^Hortly artor yon tuck your seat ] Bin wanted to hot me you wouhlHBl) In olheo mor'n a year till JOU v/^Hnakd some big mistakes. I 0t "fl^B COW. Artec i got your uol icoB^Bi mo to git out, I drlv' the cow omm I tho feller's homo an' told him uB^Hk) had won her. You not only ciH nan's prido, but you break him ur^^^Bislness. I bolievo you take plcasut^^Bmakin'a foller feol bad. I wIhIi yPtTwonld oonsldor all this, an' let wno know as soon as possible Write \ loUor as soon as you git this an' Ivo it to tho mall rider oarly tho aornln'."?Arkansaw Traveller. Highest of ail in Leavening Power.?Latest U. S. Gov'Jjcport ABSOLUTELY RUBE GOV. CLAUDE MATTHEWS. - \ A Briet Sketch of Indiana's Favorite Son?He Will be Urged for the Pres idential Nonilnatlou. P. J. Moran in Atlanta Constitution. Born In Kentuoky fifty years ago, Governor Matthews was educated at Center college, in that State, and is a graduate of that institution.. Shortly after his graduation he removed to Indiana and married the daughter and only ohild of ex-Governor and ox United States Senator James Wblt comb, one of the ablest and best of Indiana's early statesmen. Immediately upon his marriage Governor Matthows settled upon a farm in Vermillion county, and has from that hour to this been, in every sonso of tho word, a firootical farmer. Ue became largely nterostod in live stock, more especially Bbort-horn and Jersey cattlo, and was the moving spirit in the very suc cessfully organizations whloh ? have grown up in the paBt few years in tho United states and Canada for the im provement of cuttle. He is a natural leader of mei., and it was, therefore, natural that when the Democratic party of tho county of Vermillion and surrounding counties, in 1876, seeing tho necessity for nomi nating a string man for tho legisla ture to ove 'me a large Kopubiioan majority, unanimously young Farmer Matt ews, who went into the race, us he does everything olso, with will and ensrgy. Overcoming the lago Republican majority of 200, he was eleoted by a majority of 250. In 1800 tho Democrats of tho Stato, desir ing the strongest and most effective man to hoad tho Stato ticket as a candidate for Secretary of State, sought Farmer Claudo Matthows and, prac tically without any effort on his part, nominated him for that high oflice. So well did ho 6atlsfy tho require ments of tho trylug pooitlou of a can didate at tho head of the ticket, and later the requirements of the respon sible olllco of Secretary of Stat?>, that, when two years had rolled around and a governor was to be electee the demo cratic party of the State again turned its eye on Secretary of State Matthews and demanded that, Instead of being renomiuatod for Secretary of Stato, the only personal ambition ho at that time had, ho should accept tno nomination for governor. This ho did and carried the Stato by tho largest majority over given to a candidate for governor. In tili? enlarged Held of usefulness he met squarely every obligation that was put upon him. Ho is in no senso of the word a trimmer. Ho believes that the hest service any public of ficial can do his party is to honestly, fearlessly and Intelligently discharge, the duties of the position to which the votes of his countrymon have elevated him. Governor Matthews In a man of broad views. He could not bo called a one idea man, from any possiblo stand point. In the administration of tho public ulfai.E with which ho has been entrusted ho has shown at all times tho broadest liberality consistent with the public good, and the higest type of moral courage. It has uey^f? -oc curred to him, agd^j^vBT'vvolikl occur to bim^t&afr-fiiere was anything for a ptrbTlc ouicial to do but his whole duty, under all circumstances. Governor Matthews has many quali ties which espcciaHy fit him for a pre sidential candidate, as well as for the presidency. He Is essentially a man the watp-und-woo. uf" 7m8" cuoraoterV His kuowlodge of men comes from his close contact with men. It may be truly said of him that from his very earliest boyhood ho has touched elbows with the world. His manners are dignillod and engaging, Ho believes in tho fullest possible disonssion of all questions utfeotlug his party and his country, and is roady at all times to give tho fullest audience to questions concerning party and public welfare, whether the viows expressed agree with his owu or not. Ho ifl o clean man In every relation of lifo. Ho would mako a President of whom the whole country might well be proud. Indiana will present him with enthusiasm and push his candidacy with earnestness, believing that she will thereby bo doing tho wholo coun try a signal service. ?Gen. C. I. Walker, In command of the S. C. division of tho United Con federate Veterans, has appointed Miss Lottie P. Capers, of Columbia, sponsor for the S. C. Division at the coming mooting in Richmond. Miss Capers in ono of the most attractive and popular {oung ladies In tho Stato and the so ection of Gen. Walkorwlll be general ly approved. ?During a thunder-storm Wednes day afternoon two daughters of Mr. 11. S. Sullivan, a well-to do farmer, living in L'incastcr county, aged 10 and 17, were struck und instantly killed hy lightning, Tho girls had becu hoeing in tho field and were taking sheltor from tho rain under a trco nearby when killed. ?Governor Evans has granted a commutation of sentence whereby the fine of .lohn R. Dial, Who was con victed of violating the dispensary law in Liurons recently, was reduced from $150 to $100, tho alternative Imprison ment being left the same. ?Wade H. Manning, who was pri vate secretary to Govornor Hampton, has penned an attraotl ve aud hktorloal lyvalnahleHlceteh of Wm. RoSO, the colored vetoran of three wars, which is soon to bo published. ?The National Prohibition Conven tion recently in session at Pittsburg, Pa., nominated Joshua Levering, of Maryland, for President, and Halo Johnson, of 111., for Vico Presldont. Free silver was defeated, and prohibi tion is tho only plank In tho platform. of the people, His /V ?HOCK His 8euBO Jt Chlv?lry and Lovo of \ 8<luaro Dealing. The proolsfdato of the opening of Denton Offuv'd Btore is not known. We only knot' that on July 8, 1831, tho County (mnnmissloner's Court of Sanganion eoulity granted Offutt a li cense to retail merchandise at Now Salem, for wflich lie paid $T?, a feo which suppose!} hiin to havo $1,00.1 worth of good* In stock. Whon the oxen and their Idtivers returned with tho goods the atoro was opened in a little log house |>n tho brink of the hill, almost over tholriver, according to a writer in MeCluto's Magazine. The frontier l-toro', filled a unique place. Usually lit was a " general store," and on 1?< slullvos were found most of tho articles deeded in a com munity of ploneens. But to be a place for the sale of dry! goo?8 and groceries was not its onlyl functions ; it was a kind of Intellectual and social centre. It was the common meoting ph\co or the farmers, and happy refuge of the village lounge***. I No subject was u'nknown here. The habituos of tho p)<4??? wero tqually at home in talkie.! l"y'ities, roligion or sport. Stories wert- told, jokes were cracked and laujjheii at, and tho nows contained in the lattW newspaper Und ing its way Into tht wilderness was discussed. Such waV that of Donton Offutt. Lincoln could hardly have chosen surroundings inoro favorable to the highest development of tho art of story*tolling and ho hud not been there long boforo his roputavon for drollery was established. Aman came into th , store ono day who used profane la^ungo in the prosence of ladles. Lit. _??>:? asked him to stop, but the man peKnstedj swear ing tliat nobody shouh. prevent his saying what ho wanted to. The wo men gone, tho man be?an to abuse Lincoln so hotly that thothitter finally said, coolly : \ > " Woll if you must bei whipped, 1 supposo I might as well i*hip you as any other man," and goW outdoor with tho fellow he threw him on the ground and rubbed ?mariveed in his eyes until he bellowed for tj?r?y. New Sulum's souse of uhivalry v :i, touched and enthusiasm over Llneoh inoroaaod. His honesty excitod no I -, admira tion. Two iucidunts seen, have par ticularly impressed tho e..iUnunity. Having discovered on one oc< asiou that ho had taken G 1-4 couts t?u much from a customer he walked t^ree miles that evoning after nis store vas closed to return tho money. Again, he weighed out a h of tea, as he supposed. It w and this was the last thing 1 fore closing up. On eutorin; morning he discovered n fo weight on tho scales. Ho mistake, and, eloslug up bhop, off to deliver the remainder of ?Ex-Governor Samuel D. Nluvhoery, , of Baton Kouge, La., now a-*yci-*A2 i justice of Ulft^^pVeule^^^rt, Iia4"been !-Si3G*eu" United States Senator, after ono of tho hottest contests known in Louisiana. ?"I have noticed with sonic sur prise," says Mrs. Bagloy, '?that a gen tleman always takes out his cigar, bites off the end, lights tho match and takes two puffs before he asks, Is smoking disagreeable to you?" ?Mr. Joseph M. Brown, of Georgia, ?ion of tho late lion. Joseph B, 15. own, has just returned from Mexico, and says that their silver dollars will pur chase as much us our gold dohur.-. and I manufactories aro nourishing. I ?Hon. i'atrick Walsh says that if tho Southern Exposition is not held In I Chicago this year the blame will rest on those Southern States whleh havo I failed to do their part iu the under*1 I taking. ?It is not to bo wondered that Presi dent Cleveland vetoed the pension granted to a woman who had been di vorced "from her soldier husbanI six or eight years prior to Iiis death. ?Tho sea is infinitely more prodno tivo than tho land, it is estimated that an acre of good tishiog will yield more food In a week than an acre of the best land will yield in a yoar. ?Mrs. Davis and Miss Winnio Davis will recolve the Veterans in the execu tive mansion of the Confederacy at Richmond during the approaching r< onion. THE LAUKENS BAR. \\. y. SIMPSON. o. d. HAKKSDAI.k SIMPSON & BAUKSDALi:, Attorneys at Law, LAU ItRN 8, SOUTH CAROLINA Special attn,iinn given to tho Investi gation of title? and collection of claim n. W. BALL. Ii. w. 81mkins, w. W. ?ai.i. BALL, SIM KIN S & BALL, AttorncyH at Law, . Lauhkns, South Carolina. Will practice in all State and United St me:. Court. Special attention given collections. J. T. JOHNHON. W. Ii. RICttKY JOHNSON & RICH?Y, ATTORNEYS at law. OrrioE?Fleming's Corner, North we shin of Public Square. LAUHKNS, - SOUTH CAROLINA W. 11. MARTIN, Attorney at Law, Laukens, - South Gakomna. Will praellee in sll Courts of th h Mate Attention given to collections. Who is Will Whitener ? | He is our Fashionable Hair Gutter and Shaver, -,N OE?NDEL.L.A HOTEL. Nothing should interfere with home duties. Even great service for humanity cannot compensate' for their neglect. Works of charity and business for the Church are of great price, and should ho at tended to in their place and uicas nre, but never ut the sacrifice of loved ones eutrusted to one's care and training. Home has the first and pre-eminent claim. Children are a God-given heritage. They must be rightly cultured and dis ciplined as well as properly pro vided for. Father and mother must be able to say at th* Great Day : " Here are we, and those whom thou has given us." Platform oratory serves an excellent purpose, but is a poor substitute for a home neglected in its gratitication. Committee meetings and temperance and mis sionary work arc valuable, but not at the sacrifice of family interests. Give your home the Bret attention; then devote what time, talent and effort you can to outside agencies.? The Presbyter. Paint brushes and white-wash brushes can be made to last much longer if they are placed with the hair end up, the hair separated and some varnish poured in. This will tighten the handle and prevent the hair from coming out. If bound with leather, a liberal oiling will prevent the lime from burning it up. If the farmer had something to sei) every month in the year, either of crops or stock, he would find it less difficult to manage on a limited capital. Cows and poultry bring in daily returns, and farmers who make a specialty of milk, butter and eggs are usually prosperous. Harness kept well oiled and mended will last in proportion to other care it receives. A good har ness, well taken care of, ought to last ten years. ?Gen. Hradley T. Johnson, o." Mbry laud, is going to Cuba ns a special war correspondent for a Now York news pa per syndicato. A California chemist has robbed Cas tor Oil of its bad taste. Lax )l is its n line. A $25 COOKING STOVE \ \ Only $1100. ^5 Delivered to 5r'"r rnllron *> (might charges ;>:? d. It??ad fi lion csriiftillv. ".Ms aplei rnllroad depot, ?11 J ?Iiis da'dcrlp. j did Conking ; Koidid Cooking tove I* Nu, hu? Mir 8' Inch pot holosj , ICxW Inch oven : lb Im h tire tiox. 'H Inches JJ *? hfpit 13ixS& lit* t- l?pi iilco smooth casting. JJ *? 1 hi vo bud khii hi ovo inada for u?? trade, si ?? aftci my own i.Ira. combining a:l the bud H ivos, snd ? South, for tho i t> busino?? to i.f.v i i: ? m'li'i.'.ii'i ? H With lit We will Ship lbl>- * & und tho above rt-.-M'i i fi all freluht I'lmn-'s | \t whan tlio cash con.- > [? atova U a good .m. I glvo entlro s.itUl. " oataloKtto of KnrMe Carriages mailed Ii t ?sool introducing our lo. and to renew our JJ tilfrionrU. 1} lendid Cooking Stow JJ . od wnre to ni>v iloiiot, J: . 111. for only $i3.00 SJ with tho order. This woll nisde. ar.dj will Ion Our ihustrated Jj :o, . si.d tuby y . AddllMS ? ?* ?4 L. F. PA DGETT, 840 Broad Btreot .'. ..i? ? ?.,. i. da. ATLANTIC) COAST LINK. PA88BNGER DBF A HTM KNT. Wilmington, N. C, MagWh, 1896. FAST LINE ?11BTWKUN? Charleston and Columbia and Upper South Carolina, North Caro lina, and Athens and Atlanta. CONDBNi RD .8CHBD0LU doing West. tioiin: mi No. 62. ts'o.63. 7 00am* hv_Charleston ?Ar ,K.50p 8 31 .banes. 7 12 <) 43 .Bumler. 6 58 1065 Ar.Columbia. . Lv 4 10 11 68 .Prosperity. 03 12 10pm .Newoorry. 2 50 12 60 .Clinton. ^ it) L15 .... Laurons .... l 15 . 2 33 .... Greenwood. ton .Abbeville. . > 10 .. ..Atheit?, (Ja. I : -15 .Atlanta. 1 0 05pm ..Wiftneboro.S,?.. n Ham 8 20 ..Charlotte. N. C. II3 > 2 20pm Ar... Anderson. 8, C.Lv 12 20am ' 13ft .... Greeenville .... I03? '240 ... .Spartanhur? ? : I 28 i 586 Hendersonvllle N,C. 0 23 ' 645 ...Ashevllle.N.O... 8 20 ? Daily, Soh, 52 and 53 Solid trains between Charleston and Columbia, S. C., and carry through coach between Charleston and Ai'.anta. H. M, I M KKHON, Ass't Och'l Passenger A^t ,1. K, KKN LY, T, M. KM ER80N, Uen'l Manager. TralHc Manager. Atlantic Coast Line, \s [I.MINUTON, COLUMBIA AND AUG'Ui TA lt. 11. CONDENSED SCHBDCLK. IN I.FFKCT A I'll I f. 20, 1896. Going South. No. 56. No. &J Lv Wilmington.?3 80 pin . I,; Marlon. 620 n.n .. . . \, ".lorenco. 7 10 pm . . r, loronco.*7 4r> pm "> nn Ai -orator. 8M pm Ia curator. BfVtpm an A. olumbia.10 16pm j .mr s.',-???,.r4n8.throuKh from Charleston vis Central h. h., leaving Laneu8.84 a m, Miuuiiiiu t?.i"?ni. 1' v'i1? Nt?,rth- No. 64. No. 63. ,a.*fr *r> ?m *< to 1'in At sumtor. 7 10am 669um . s..? ? No. 5?. No.fiO L'1 ??r. 7 10 am ?ii 05 pm te"00. ?Main. ? Ai Wilmington.1*15urn. ' i 'ally. via p. Mi n X t'rii riiD'iJhroujIh to Charleston, R. O., ' ?in.^ ZU' J10 'Charleston 8 60 p. m. livis* AtklniTtiVo ?St Nor,h Carolina H. R., y.u??nowil"l? m> *n0dng?P- m- arriving 1 i v* r?,Toknow hTk at,<l 8 ??y- M- ?i-tiirnlnS A tkini ? is ih k\ m ?n?l 4 80 p m, iirrlvlng BunSV" w ? ??? and 6 50 p m. 'Daily except w? v knM?r y1 lm.,nR1"n. Chadbourn and Con .mm. n.warn, arrivou ''"hi ,M<lRy ^ BH?ON, ?fflo Hanaaair j MM 81? pin U 30 am |)OKT ROYAL & WESTERN (.'AH J olinu Railway. "AutfUFta and Ashevtlle yiiort Line.'" I. R. Olev-Iaiul Receiver, behcriite I? "oct Feb l?th 1890. Ly AuyuniH. 5? 40 am Ar Greenwood.12 10 | in A rtderaop.,n m j.m l..-UM0ils. 1 l,"> |?m Grtranvillo. 2 W> ptn Glenn H?rings. ?OS pm Sparianuurg.*3U0 pin Salnua. 4 iH um ; Hendersouville .. ? 10 pm ABbeville. 6 46 pm I.v Aabeville. 8 20 am Spartatiburg.11 45 am Greenville.11 40 am Laurens.... .. 115 pm Anderson.020 am Greenwood. 2 30 pm Ar Augusta. ft 05 | tn Bavannab. 0 30 am 7 15 am 0 45 am 4 05 pm 0 35 pm 5 ??'am 9 35 am 6 00 pm TO ATHENS. Lv ATLANTA AND POINTS , WEST. Lv Greenwood.12 43 am 12 57pm Ar Biberton . 4 14 am 2 10pm Abbeville. 115 am 120pm Athens. 3 20 am 3 07pm Atlanta.0 20 am 6 00pm Atlanta. 845 pm 8 15am Athens.11 11 pm 1041am Klhcrtnn.12 15 am II l?pin Abbeville. I 25 am 2 i pm Ar Greenwood. 2 02 am t 24pm Lv Greenwood.0 83 pm 2 83 am Ar Raleigh . 1 20 am 12(i0n'n Norfolk.7 no am 0 20 pm Petersburg.0 00 am 5 43 pm Richmond .(> P> am 0 45 pm Lv Greenville.11 ?>am ? ?>."> am I.v Andereon.....9 20 am . August a. 0 40 am Greenwood.12 48 pm ar Athena. 303 pm A r A thiiita. 4 09 pm 2 IS pm ft 00 pm 7 45 pm Close connection!- at Green wo o< for al points on S. A. L. and 0, A U, Kail \ ay, and ?i Sparlanburg with Southern Railway. Kor information relative to tickets, rates, schedules, etc., address w . J. GRAIG, Urn. Pans. A, em. ' Aul'w1 a, On. b. 8.Gureto?, Agent,?. H. Speui.ta, Gen a.'ciu. Greenville. 8. 0. South Carolina and Georgia Rai road Co TUE CHARLESTON LINE Schedule In effeot Mnrcb 10. ???.?.-<. GOLUMHIA DIVISION.?Kost Round. I.v Columbia. ? 6 M Ar llrattohvDlo. 905a Lv ilranohyllto. . 980 am A r Charleston.11 30 ftia Lv Columbia. (?' pm Ar Charleston. 840 pci Wost Uoutid. Lv Charleston. 7 20 am Ar Columbia.11 03aw Lv Charleston. r, ;w pu Ar llranohvillo. 800pn Lv Hranohvuio.? ? ??? 8i&pn Ar Columbia. loiopui AU0?8TA DIVISION.?West Itoun Lv Columbia. 't?darn 4 20 pm Ar llranohvillo. 736nm AftQpm Lv Rraiielivlllo. 9*5 pm 800pm A Augusta.li 15 pm 10 45pm Kost Hoi ml. Lv Augusta. . ? 840 pro Ar Brauohvlllo. 1120 pro Lv Uraoobvlllo. ?? 710 aw Ar Columbia.10 40 pm CAM DEN HHANCll.-Kost Hound. Lv Columbia.080 am ArCamdon. .1205 pm . West Houml. Lv Cauiden.-.:i 4(1 pro Ar Columbia.10 10 pin CONNECTION. At Columbia with Southern Hallway to and from oil points in upper South 1 ?< Norlu Carolina. Through trains botweoi Chariot ton and Ashovllle, N. C. Any otber Information, folders,-naps, ote will be furnished on application to E. s. BOWEN, General Manager, Co.umbla 8. C L. A. EMER80N 1 rattle Munugo.r, Charles ton, s. C. o. II. PAKE.8. Traveling Amok roiurubia P (5. Columbia, Laurens an 1 New berry K. R. Northbound. ?? outhbound ])in am Stations. inn am 4 13 10 30 _Columbia _ ? 80 11 15 4 00 in 02 . Leupiuirt.4 55 11 28 :: :>! !> 40 .... Inno . I os 11 81 8 40 9 27.. .. Halen 11 no .0 2ft 1115 8 42 0 13 .. White Keek.ft 3ft II ftO 8 31 S3I ... Chaplain .ft ftft 12 02 3 21 k:m . Little Mountain., ft 15 12 13 3 21 8 2? .. SllgliS ..(.22 12 18 3 12 8 no . Prosnority_ ('? it 12 20 2 59 7 30 . Newbo.ry.7 0S 12 43 2 17 7 OR .. . Jiilnno .; 3ft 12 59 2 11 II 5ft .. Gray's bane_ 7 47 i oft 2 40 0 40 _ Kinnrd _ 7 ft7 I 10 2 35 0 3."? .... Goldvllle K n> 1 11 2 20 (122 .... Dover ... . 8 28 12) 2 2ft (i 1ft Clinton s 30 1 80 P. E. SOHUMPFPT, A <ront at Prosperity Southern Railway. PIEDA10NT AIR LINK. Ondtnacd SckedaU oJ Paatanjrar Tra Northbound. Jan. 5, I SPA. Lv Atlanta, O. T. Ailuiua, t?.T. Korcrost. 1! nl old . (.aliiustiUe .. Lula. Cornells. Sit. Airy. ToOOOa. Vt/estnluiter {vMll'd. ( en.r.il. (.roelivlllo . . Bpananburg (?atlnnya. . R itl KHlMirg . King's Ml. . Gustonla ... , Charlotte*... Danville_ No. 38 Daily 13 00in loop aoap 4 4S p 5*0 fa ? 18 p V'oe'p ? to p 11 00 a Fit ~ 11 19 p 12 IS a 12 W a a 01 a Na, I? KBua 1u> S 15 a liiOl 40; a 433* 5 13 a u 18 a 6 A3 a 7 uii a 7 32 a 7 bS a ana a 1 30 p Ar. III? illiquid. Ar. W. nloi>Ki?>n ? 00 a j ? 40 p ? 42 a j :H) p T on a ? 6uit (j .. io lo a 10 4? a 11 ?1 a 11 .v n 11 80 a 11 63 i u n ;> vt 42 p 1 '30 l> 2 10 p 3 221 u 4 1? 0 4 . 600 j 6?* ' c 20 o 11 25 c loa a 4Mb it 8 lab Baltm't). P RR] ?O?a ua&p l'hiudelpbla.i lo U a i 3 oo a U .?; Yurk . ..| U53 u i 6 20 a Southbound. Lv. N. V., TiH R i 4 30 p 12 14 n ?? PliiUdelphla.l 6 6&p 3 60 a " Uall inoiu ... ? 20 p j 6 22 a " WasiiliiHivii ! 1?) 43 p |Dli? Lv Hiuhmoud ...! mx?att2&5p Lt. DanTllla Cbarlutl* . (tastoi/.a. " King t Mt " niackfburg. " (iaITneya. . " tspartanburg ?? Oreenville... '? Centritl " Schock " \vo*iutln?t?r " Tocooa ?? Mt. Airy " i .nil., -a M Lula " Qainesvllla <? Hutoril Noreross Ar Atlanta, K T l.i Vfn'i-n CT ? a ? a. in. |>. tu. "M" noon. No*. 3; ami is Wastilngti n and soutl irMtarn V?<ull'iile l.ttnlted Tlitougli rnllman s)?a|i<ri baiwt'?n New York and Now Orlo,?re, vU Wa?h? lagton, Atlanta and ftloniK'imerv, an?< also be> tween New York and MempliU, via Was iiugtoo, AtUnta a it in.milngham. Dining oar? Not 85 and <M t'nttnd Htaiea Fast Mail Pull nan ?Iceiilnp; Ctrl between Atlar.ta, New 0^ leans ami Now York. Nos. 11 and 12. rnllman sleeping ear betweea Klobraond, Danville and QresnsbuV j. m cui y, Traffic -Pfr, W?tlili.|;:?u, D. *\ f, H. OUKKN, Oen'l Supt., Waahlngton, D. 0. RYDER, BnperliXendenl, Cha 'etu North Carolina rxA..ypRK, ^TaakljagtoQ, D. it. HARDWir, ; Ass'toei'l Faa4. Agji