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A. U. JONES, EDITOlt. ,ob'errv, S. C. VK1)NE'SD1)AY. A N. 19, 1887. u are elilde to a copy of the Week 1'eters aed Courier teith this copy of I llemid ad K< es, tf your subscription i miAl in adr1face aat the rate of Two hIollar a year. We hae a1rrrnyel trith the Neu' and Cou:ricr to Jurnish tus a suf/icicent numi ber of copies cach teck to yire one to (eer cash subscribcr. .: )1er30 u Al, NOTE:S. If the town of Newberry was ro quired to pay for the lives of the young men that have been destroye< by whiskey, how much of the monej received for license would be left? We have received a copy of thl 1ishopmille Lterprise a new candi date for the patronage of the public published at Bishopville, Sumltei county, S. C., by Mr. P. G. Bowman Jr., and A. 0. lurant. It is a neat ly printed five column 1olio paper and has six columns of advertise ments. We wish it, imich success. Cluverius has paid ths penalty o1 the gallows for murdehring Lillint Madison. 11' every reprobate wh( is guilty of ruining the lives of tit tnfortunate young women of otn country was swung up, we woul have more happy homes than thert are dotted over our land. It wouk be extremely unfortuntate to hang at innocent man, as sonue believed hIt was, hut. it' he ruinl her life he de served the penalty he paid. To-daly, the 19th1 of .11anuary, is thu annivers:ary of' the birth1 (1ay, of' 1ha noble hero and patriot., Robert Ed ward Lee. What tenler memoric: cling around his nlnme' and lil'e. Thu old soldiers of the Sonth reverenc( it and unconscioUslV shel tears wher his llnatm: is m11entionled. Their chii dren love and honor him, and rem there are who do not accord to ii rt high position for his greatness We give our readers to-day r sketch of his life, which has beer prepared for this, the anniversary e1 his birth. The Obsecrlcr has a way of suppos ing that others (inItertain certain thoughts that originate in its owI fertile brain, and rarely i ever find lodgmnent, elsewhere, as i appears to have been the case in it "may have thought" of the Genera Assemblies' reason for recommende ing the reduction of the salary of *l' clerk of the Commissioner of Agri culture trom $1.500 to $1,'00. Trin Obsrer, kindly gives us credit lo making "mnuch ado about nothing in our article chiaracterizing the sIu position ats unjust anid unfair to Co] Ransom, and after p)raising Col. for the work he has done-bringin itseltI in an humble way-it show: that "may have thought" sprang ('ron its own liberal heart which though that a small General A ssembly muns certainly have been of it.s own wa' of thinking. The Obseri;er says fur ther: "Mr. Ransom has been the Columi bia correspondent, of the August Chronicle for a long while, and ha done the State good service int tha capacity. iIe was writing for tha paper during the session of the Genr oral Assembly, andI has written fori since. The Observer did not say thi: fact would justify the reiduction o his salary, een were that the reasoi that moved the General Assembly t< do so. So long as he perf'orme< faithfully the duities of' his ptositial as chief clerk, no one could object t< his corresponding for any number o newspapers. But it is a pertinent it quiry by the General Assembly, (1 by any citizen, whether $1,500 is noc too much salary for any piublic of lice whose ofllcial duities are so light a to admit of' his emnaging at the sam time in other' business, whether it b that of newsp)aper correspondent a anything else-, and this inquiry I not personal to Mr. IHansom at all WVhether the General Assembly tool this view of the matter 'we ennn say'-it 'may have' (lone 8so." There is no consistency in th above. If' the Observer thinks it is "pertinent inquiry by thme Generi Assembly or by any citizen, whethe $1,500 is not too much salary for an p)ublic ofilcer whose oflicial (duties ar 80 light as to admit of' his engagrin at the same time in oIlher busines: whether it be that of newspaper cl respondent or anything else; an this is nmot personal to Mr. Rlansol at all," how can it say, "so long he performed faithfully the doucs< 1118 posItion as chief clerk, nlobod could object to I '.s corresponding fit any niumber ofnuewsp)apersl." Therei nothing "strange or peculiar" aboi this. It is thme Observer's way and cannot *,be helped. But here is tl secrot Of the whole mattex: "Thie Observer believes that LI salary of the chief clerk of the Agr cultural D)enartmnent should be ti same as other. ohlef clerks at th State House; and that $1,200 i enough for any of them." It will thus be seen that the Ot serV"er adopted the plaht of supposinl that "the General Assemuly ma; ,)have thought" to give a thrust at thn y chief clerks in the State Depart e ment over the thfiulere of Col y IRansom, the fI'armers' chief clerk W by did it not ntake a drive at tih Attorney General's assistant, who ro mains a partner of Col. Yeomat and praotices law, or at some of tilc others? A bill was introdeced to re. duce all of the salaries in'the hecu tive Department and all shared the same fate-defeat.. It nay have done it to get an opportunity of praising Col. Rlansom, but we hardly think so. I f the Observer is bent on contining public ollicers to their ofilee duties, why begin with t,he clerks? The Attorney General con. tinues to practice law; the United States Dlistries At,torney does the - same. If one is wrong, all are wrong; but how are they to do if they )obey the Ol>sereer in all things? It believes in rotation and changes, and if a man does not keep up his pro. fession, or have something else mapped out for the future, what is to become of iml? The Observer must be more considerat,e; remember it has been young once, inld then it had to look ont for the future. If we are not mistaken it engaged in teaching at one time and studied law, and afterwards practiced law and assisted in editing a newspaper, and is now giving all of its titme to the Observer. We must. give it credit for believing it was acting for the best all the while, and it should certainly accord to others the Samlie right. We seo no diflerence in a man employed in a public ofliee being more open to blame for doing work after his oflice duties has been performed than for a man employed in teaching or editing a newspaper. We believe that a man should be required to give all the time necessary for the faithful per formance of every duty of his sta tion; but after that is done, no man should be hi':nmted for using profitabl' every m1u 1nent that is left. A man of experience and system can get through with an immense amount of - business in a (lay. If' the Obserrer's rule was fttllowed, Mr. MeCauglirin could not be president of the Bank and Factory at the same time, Dr. Woodrow could not filll the position of Professor in the Theological Semi. 1 nary and South Carolina University 1and editor of the. Southern Presb/e. ;ri n and the life of tle edit.or of the Obserrer would hlave been a blank until he settledl downi on the Observe, r'lIt wily should tile IIIRnALD AND 'Nunws ho so concerned in tile matter? .I C we have renleeted uponf or criticised Mir. lRansom, [he is able to take care 'of himsei~lf." 'We considered its aupp)ositions and un11fair cut at Col. Rlansom, and1 we felt it our duty to say so. We thlought, On reading thle article, that thle Observer knew very lit.tle what it was sup~posinig about, and we said so not thlat we dlid not thlink that Col E. Could nolt take care of hlimself lhe has1 time11 enouIgh left uafter flnishinf hlis work and1( correspondence to d< this-but lhe hasn't an Observer'. W< would reminld our contemponary Lihal t theO Genleral Assembly can (10 its owr ,,ikiga easily asCol. R.ca take care of hlimfself. IM4 IT ElIWIITV Thtithe city of Newberry shoulh hlave a monopoly of tile whiiske3 business of Newberry counlty? Thial the license should1( be fixed so higi i,hat only a few men with money car r sell it? Thait thle Profits on liquoi t fromi tile sales Lt) men0 inl tile country r' should( go to kecepinlg upl tile towr w Yithtout their having a voice inl til matter? 'That whiiskey should b< r' plaed at every cornier to destroy th s character of thle youing menh of thl -counit.y', even if we hlave no regard fo: Sthose iln townl? T1hat it should bi presumed1 that the sale of liquor coulit niot be prIohlibited inl tihe event thal tile coun ty' voted "r.o0 license?" Thlia the City shiould be0 allowed to taki rcare of' itself to the detriment of th county upon01 whichl it depends for It s upp)lort? Tlhat tile whiskey shouhl bie Jpermlitted whIen it hlas beeni de cideCd that it is such1 a bad buisinds thlat a man must pay five hludre< dioll ars to tile city, 01ne hundred dol lars to tihe county andlt twenty-flv dollars to tile United States Goveri mienlt before lie can sell theO stuff yThiat tile clothing and11 bread;, ot thi rchildren of tile unrfortunate inebriat ashould be taken from thlem to pa Lthe expenses oif tile city? 'That al tof the monley thuls wrested from th~ Speople ehoeulId be used in paying pi lice for keeping drinking men froi Scommitting crime, and thle courts fc jprosecuting crimInals, made so bi ns drinkin g? That boya shonuldh 0 made drunkards? That whiske 9 should be 8o]d on Sunday? We say, most empbatioally, No, t every one 0. theao questions, ti call upon all of the friends of th right to aid us in correcting thea evils, and if closing up the bar-room by a county vote is the only way tI put down monopolies, and the evi with thtm, let's Join and put ti enl down. We are tired of a few mei holding the whip over the people o our county. If Newberry can't ge along without the revenue from thi sale of whiskey the county will have to devise some plan to aid her in pro viding for the annual expenses. It any event the monopoly of the buai ness shoul, be broken up. The ar gument against low license is tha the poor men do not keep order it their houses. We are credibly in formed that the worst order in th city is atone of the toniest bar reoms so-called, and that the best order Ii a bar room kept by a man of few pre tensions. COMNCREMM AND TH1C RILROADS The Senate has passed a bill tc prevent unjust discrimination by th< railroads of the country. Therc were two bills before the Senate, ont presented by Senator Reagin, of Texas, and the other by Senator Cul loml, of Illinois. The two hills werc referred to a committee of confer ence, and an agreement was reached by the committee. On the 10th, 11th 12th, 13th and 14th the bill was dis cussed in the Senate and passed by a vote of 25 to 36 on a motion to re commit. The supporters of the bill claim that it is intended to and will prevent railroads from charging more for a shorter than a longer dis tance under substantially similar cir cumlstances and conditions that ii will prevent rate wars which some times reduce through rates to a ruin Ous poitt; and that it would not ne cessarily increase through rates, and that it went no further than the En glish law regulating railroads. The English law prohibits pooling. The law passed by the Senate does not but requires sulcl agreements to b< submitted to the court of comnis sioners and to be absolntely frc from injury to the interests of the people, and further, that it will pre vent the railroads from giving one shipper the advantage over anothei by rebates, the bill requiring them tc publish their rates as charged ani collected. The objections urged t< the hill are th'it it is an unwarrant able interference by the government with the rights of individuals; that i is giving too1 much poawr to the comn missioners; that it will result it crushing out small railroads and givi water transportationl' an advantage which it is not entitled to, and fur thter, it will discourage,. te buildin1 of ne0W railroads inl the country, al capitalists will be slow to inves their money in enterprises subject t< national interference anti regullation The bill in the mailn commends itsel to us. Thie railroads and mone.pc lists of the country should be pre vented from discriminating in favo of competitive points, and from pool ing rates which really destroys th initendled effects of hlaving competin lines. This bill, if it passes5 th house and is apphrovedI by the Pres. dent, will remedy these evils to certaini extent, and may be the entei ing wedge to more effective lawe 'rie only objections which .presen themselves are, that there may b dloubt of its conlstitutionlality', an< then1 it tends to centralization--givini tile government too mucht power. WH TilE) DIFEREN.CEv The Richtmondi and D)anville Rai road Company has founid it nee sary for the delivery of tile mails an travel, to run maiiil trainls on the C. C & A., the Air Line and other road Sundler its manlIagemIent on Sumndaj e. We do not be'.lieve it is right to ru 3 tr'ainsa on Smi.day, but if it is nece0 I sary to run thlem oni these branches t wily nIot extendl It to the C. &. G. I t R. division. WVe have been toldl thu a the travel on this branch is as larg e as any In the State under its coa s trol, and we do not1 think it is rigi I to) make this di(ference. If oLh< .towns are enltitledl to) it, those on LI: s C. & G. Railroad are, and1( we woul : mnost respectfully call its attentic .. to) this matter. Greenwood anld Lai e rens no0w enjoy these advantag< .from another source, and we (10 11< ? like to be behind themIY. e Money to Loan on Col V ton Farms. Inl 51ns1 from Fiye Hunitdred D)olhure i e Six Thlouwand Dollars eaich. For furthler Information ap)ply to JNO. B. PA LMER & SON, r ColumbIa, S. C. Y or GEBO. S. MOWER, 0 11..17I NTawbcrry S. C INFORMATION MANY PERSONS ct0 this seaso enge0- fronm l[Crt<ftche, I * ~ KOeralgia, lhett0AmatIm, t'< Itllca in then Linbs, 1<acho and Bi<des, Jcttl ,Rloodo f)(cImp t g Ion, 7) apepala, 1liala,'a,ConstIpllfou&' -liinoyT"roublo. p--VOLUNA CORDIAL CURES RHEUMATISM, bl0 of all its lnpur lties,o ltrcngtl uing all parts of theo body. ---VOLINA CORDIAL CURES SICK-HEADACHE, Neural ia, Patttinn the Limbs, ick and Hides, by toning he nerves and atrougthoning the hn'tsclca. '-VOLINA CORDIAL CURES DYSPEISIA, Indigestion anul Conatipatioun, by alding the asaIn. otling fti o roo tihroug It o proper actlun of the stonttclt; It creates a heamlmthy appetite. .w-VOLINA CORDIAL CURES NERVOUSNESS, -lepreson oft spirits anu1 Yeaknes, by enliven ing anmd tonting tiho system. --VOLINA CORDIAL CURES OVERWORKED anl )'licatn wonen, Ptiny andi Sickly Children. It Is diellgltful and nutritious as a genoral Tonle. Vol,a Almanno ani Diary for 1887. A hilsumiotne, coumtlelo d 11 use . u ooK.elil i y ow it (10" )ISEA4M at 11OM IC n ma ple'a,at, Iaturnul way. ZIa1led on receipt of at 2c. postago statup. Addresa VOLINA DRUG & CHEMICAL CO. BALTIMORE, MD.. U. 8. A. 9-29ila -2&n r A SINSATION. Why Is it that three bottles of B. B. B. are sold in Atlanta to one of any other blood remedy. and t we as much consumed I the State of Georgia as any other preparation ? No one need take our word, but shnply ask the druggists. Ask the people. They are Competent witnosses. Six holises ini Atlanta are buying B. B. B. in five and ten gross lots, and some of them buy as often as every two months. Why these unpre cedented sales here at home with so lit tle advertising? Modesty forbids us making a reply. II(1 11. B. B. been be fore the public it quarter or half i ci tury, it would not be necessary to be bolstered up with crutches of page ad vertisements now. Merit will conquer andl(] down mnoney. $t.00 Worth S500.OO. For four years I have been a sufferer from a terrible form of Rheumatism, which reduced ne so low that all hope of recovery was given ip. I have suf fered the most, excruciating pain day and night, and often while wriLhing in agony have wished I could (lie. I have tried everything known for that lisease, but nothing did mhe any goodl, and have had some of the finest physiciais of the State to work on me, but all to no effect. I h:tve spent over $800 without finding relief. I am now proud to say that af ter using only one bottle of B. B. B. I am enabled to walk around and attend to business, atnd .1 would not take $500 for the benelit. reecived from one single bottle of B. B. B. I refer to all tmer chiants and busines men of this town. Yours, most truly, E. O. GARA. Waverly, Walker County, Texas. ie Swallowed 15. I have been troubled with a serious blood disease for six years, and have ex pended over $250.00 for worthless rem edivs which did me nogood. The use of 15 bottles of B. B. B. has about eured me -doing more good than all other reme dies combined. It is a quick and chieap blood puriier. O. II. RUI)OLPii. ''alladega, Ala., April 20, 1S86. Delonstrate<I Merit. SP'ART'A, GA., May 15, 1886, Blood Balm. Co: You will please ship us per first freight one gross B. B. B. It gives us~ pleasure to report a good -tradle for this preparation. Indeed it has far eclipsedl all oilier blood remedies, both in demonstated merit and3( rapid sale with us. ROZIEn & VARDE.MAN. All wvho dc-ire fuli information about the cause5 and curze of Blood Poisons, Scrofula and Serofimlous Swellings, Ui cers, Sores, Rhleumatism, Kidney Comn b plaints, Catarrh (etc., can secure by mail, free, a copy of our s2-page Illustrated Book of Wonders, Illied( with thme most -wondterful an(d startling proof *vr before kniown. AdIdress, BLOOD BALM CO., SWAFFIELD'S MERCHANT TAILORING EST ABLISIIMENT, COLUMBA, s. C., Is now replete with all the novelties for tWINTER WEAR. SGoods madc cspecially for our 1 tradc. Our style and fit cannot be . 41-7-ly. SA Somersa;u itin Prices. 1Photo and Anto Albuims anecrap Unooks for P 1apoterle, very handmsomie aind low pried,(i Picttur'e hooks, for ciiirein at coil. Writ ing Desaks, wort h $2 5&, 2. 1, at $2, 1.50. 50. *Pock et iRibles, beiautiumnly bounad, ait very lowi - H andsome Ink'shinnds, sumitablo for gift, itt prt it ces to suit your pockots. Toy Paim,is, lessi thamn cost. e I simply ausk of my Itady frienids a call and an exami nion of t hose goodts, feehlimg ie.sn. . r'ed that they will be p)lease8(t not onlyv will' goods8 but pirices. Come whilile limo weather its it fino, and Act a bargain, I3 MRS .01O1RR .11 G \kNKER. e FRESH FISH & OYSTERS d Arriving daily by express at n . IIALLlETT I0E IIOU . )t Orders prmptly diled for famnlles andi dlivered to any part of the clt y free of charge. Also oni handu, and sold at reasonable ~o p)rices, either by thioton or barrel. We wIll also keep oin lianid a sufliletl quantity of ICi' to supply the town andh the suirottidinig coiuntry. W. H. HUNT, Agt. Newberry, S. C. TO' 0V ERI THEY.-MUST I have determined to lot mnor prices. NOW IS YO You can save 25 per cent. in I also have (8) eight cases < closed out at a reduction of 25 IF YOlU DOUT TIlls, CALI Remember all my goods ar< you can see for yourself the d I have an elegant stock of C. on hand which I proposo selli: A beau tifullino of Mufflers, Scarfs and Gloves for the holi( B. ] sMain Street, Newberry, S. C. Dec 20th, 1886. 'lhis spaco fo TIlE ORDER Weare .celing at prices3 tha offering in all goods now on hand. O~ show you, Our prices hi to buy of We help you to make yotu hard, you need such a friend( when you trade with us. M. FOOT, FALL IMP4 Desporto. We. are~ now openinag Niovelties In Fori Sillks, Box Suits, Trim Hosiery, Under wear .Boys' Knee Suits, B3o FLANNELS, BLAI SHOES AND HATS WVhlte Goodb, Shilrting, Shiectings, Plal Window Shades, lilGoods by every steamer-all marke Desporte~s 4 At the old * biver" REMEMBIER L YOU 00LUMBIA CAl YOU WILL FIND) THA' LEADER OF Jaekets, Ladls' Under :rnitetylso And Drawers ; all kinds of gooda for Dry Goods store, at much less than~ can O. E'. J.A.OKS4 120. M AITN ST REER MIANY, OATS " uy OR 80LD OUT, .. them go, regardless of my for UR CHANCE; the purchase of an overcoat. >f men's fine boots that mus 1be per cent. i AND SIE FOR YOR88LF marked in plain figures and fferenco in prices. ,OTIIING, SHOES and HATS ig at HARD TIME PRICES. Silk and Linen handkerchiefs, lay trade. 0. SMITH, The "Newberry Clothier." Successor to Cloud & Smith. r Scott & liro. OF TIlE DAY! surprise all who call. We are ill early andl sco what wo can ring you back us again. money hold out. Times1~ aro Such friends you will find JR., & CO., )RTATIONW &cEdmunds BIA., S. 0. Ign and Domestle Drees Ood., Velveta, maigs, Bttons, etc., also Notions Bric-a-Bras [680.-. ys' Extra Kneo Pants. M K E T, CLOT HR, FOR. THE MILLION. 19. Ducks. Osnahuirgs. Cuirtain Poles, Triunks, Valises, Satchel. I at bottom flgure4, t Edmunds, : ilorner, Main Street, Columbia, S. C. WILL CALL AT THE DRY *GOOD8 8TORR L'C .F. JACKSON IS TIHE LOW PRIO'gS, Dry Goods, Notions, fiats, Caps, Cloaks s' Shirts, Collars, Cravats, Under Shirt~ Bloys, and everytinrg kept in a first clasa be bought at aniy other house in this city. ., COLUMBIA,. S. 0.