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-- C r 44C. y a SW,L 3LSE18o5. NEWBERRY, S. C., WrEDNESDAY, JULY7 82PIE$.0AY - ' 8raD IG BY THEIR XIGiTS. cviiian of the Conseryative Demoe of South Carolina leplies to the -t.ttero; the Chairman of lle Democratic State Exceotive Committee. - JhRowing letter has been sent to ews and Courier for publication: UMBiAS. C., July 18, 1892. '5 n. John L. M. rrby, Chairman Democratie Committee S. C., D. C.-Sir: I read in a --on Saturday and have -reeeived your letter of 13th in " ply to my communication of 4nant, in which I requested, in '$ebalf-of tise Conservative Democracy, tat the State Democratic committee ?Iiito consideration and explicity what is-to be done at the Au rimary in regard to Third Party le.-who offer to vote, and whether r nrolmient in a Democratic Club is asessary to entitle one to vote. I stated that .you had been reported in he press in favor of allowing Third i'arty men to vote and in favor of allow ing Democrats not enrolled to vote; t your published views had discussion, and that opinion as to their correctness, adding it was necessary to a fair election - 1 doubts should be set at rest on tmportant, points by. the State tic committee at its next meet en we desired to submit our "a tile representatives of one of the Democracy of the State. ,your.reply you state that you -:of no Third Party in South " and that you "therefore e that any white man, known e:a Democrat, who takes the obli at the time he votes at the pri - election, will, and ought to, be to vote, whether he has to favored a Third Party, or has a Independent Haskellite, or favors--prohibition, woman's su or otherwise." Y'.u add that tate Democratie committee will Tuesday, the 26th instant, to r this and other questions. ha obligation taken by the voter not settle- the question, for it is by the rules of the party in following form: "I do solemnly thatl am duly qualified to vote Able election according to the rules he. Democratic party and that I not voted before at this election. . 1-am surprised to learn that you now of no Third Party in South - i "in view of your predictions tha:Cleveland would not ear th Carolina, and the only logical omelusion from your utterances is that f-ezpect the Republicans to carry 3outh Carolina for Harrison. This i-ppen unless white men de the-Demoeratic party for the Third or -for the Republican party. recogni -- aanted To purchase farm lands in Newberr Countty for. eashinor to.exchange to1WI bouse and lots, for lands. P4 e now and- possession tag ~pie o 'G ANDIN - <?ected with o . should render full allegia its -platform and its candidates. A sup pa. tter of Weaver, the old Greenback Kparty's candidate for President, and Et@j the Third Party's candidate on 23 szsntially the old Greenback plat formn, cannot be a Democrat at the same time,, and if not a Democrat ~, hould not participate in our primarier-. As to thie matter of enrolment the State Democratic constitution declares -that "the club rolls of the party shall consttute the registry list, and shall -.be~opened to inspectio'n by any mem -Iber of the party, and the election under lie lause 41j. e., the August primary) shall be held and regulated under the Act,? etc. The rules adopted by the State committee contain the expres s1ons, "qualification for membership nany subordinate club of the Demo caicparty of the State, or for voting Democratic primary, shall be A.ollows,".etc., and enrolment is not .mentioned as one of the qualifications. Yon are no doubt aware that these !ieS -are construed differently in H-dfferent counties, and this is a suffi 4ent reason for a more explicit decla taan from the State committee. Youn also state that the "qestion of ~ppointing more than three managers conduct the primary election" vill beconsidered at the meeting of the teDemocratic committee, and I have doubt that it will be considered in fair and impartial spirit which -appropriately to the body, - :1s the executive organ of the en - ocracy of the State and not of jprticular wing or faction. -the conclusion of your letter you nade, permit me respectfully to Nan illogical distinction. You r4that only Democrats who are -eyed or who represent a grievance, adhave audience of the State i.ratic committee. You also as that the State Democratic coin is competent to exercise its deli toand important functions "with interference or suggestion from one"; and add: "We are not dis 3 edto convert the State Democratic -gi, ve conimittee into a debating ineyfor questions of imaginary las'hlpretension of exclusiveness and - lbility would ordinarily be re le as the utterance of a Der.-o , but this is a "record-breaking" hu.I call your attention to the fact #the matters in question arise from -- of your personal utterances in the aityof chairman, and I can hardly the right to commit the State Demo cratie committe, to the position you have indicated, or that you mean to declare that you are the master and not the servant of the Democracy of the State. We would free you from the embarrassments of such a position by declaring that, in acknowledging your legitimate authority as State chairman, and the jurisdiction of the State Democratic committee, we claim it as our right to address yourself as chairman, of -the State Democratic committee, at~ any time upon party matters which concern as aa Demo crats, and to present our views upon such questions; and we feel assured that, while "howling down" may suppress free speech from the stump, such a course will not be imitated by the State Democratic committee when considering matters important to a fair and impartial primary of the party, even though the State chairman desire such suppression. The letter of the 4th iust. was sent me as chairman of the executive com mittee of the Conservative Democracy of South Carolina, and as such I ic cept your notice of the meeting of the State Democratic committee on the 25th inst., and will inform my col leagues. For them and for myself I reiterate my statement in my letter of the 4th inst., that "at the next meeting of the State Democratic executive committee we desire to submit our views on these questions as the representatives of one wing of the Democracy of the State." SAMUEL DIBBLE, Chairman Conservative Democracy of South Carolina. -ma DIDN'T GO iN. The Way Was Open, but Editor Capers Didn't Want to See it. LNewberry Observer.] Under the elegant caption "A Secret Sheep Caucns", the editor of the es teemed Press and Reporter, tells why he did not attend the meeting held- in the courthouse on Monday to elect a Sheppard electoral ticket. He says: " WVe walked up the courthouse steps and asked if any Tillmanites were al lowed inside. The Sheep at the door appeared-somewhat annoyed and dis concerted at our pointed question. Whether they had doubts as to our sur viving the shock upon learning that the sheep were holding a secret caucus in brood daylight or in the goodness of their hearts regretted to turn us away, we will not undertake to say. They gave us to understand that a Tillman ite's room was preferable to his compa ny, etc." - The fact is, the door of the courthouse was open and there was no doorkeeper. Dr. McIntosh and Mr. Caldwell were on the front porch talking when Mr. Ca per went up, and he asked them if it sa secret meeting. Mr. McIntosth . swered him politely that~ there was secret about it. be :: that it was a blneeting of persons in favor of the con servative movement. Mr. Capers then said he did not wist' to intrude on a se cret meeting. Dr. McIntosh replied as before that it was a meeting of persons favoring the conservative movement; that there was no secrecy about it, and that he could no doubt get the proceed ings from the secretary if he would ask him for them. It was left entirely to Mr. Capers to go in or not as he chose. Hesurely did .not expect a cordial invi tation from men whom he had only a few days before deaiouneed in his paper as "Consummate political hypocrites"; and we think it would have required a good deal of cheek to go in under the circumstances. But Mr. Canars was no worse off than the editor of the Observer. The day the Tillmanites met in the courthouse to put out their electoral ticket, we went there and inquired if it were a1 secret meeting, and were told it was. We were perfectly satisfied with the re ply, and made no complaint publicly or privately. We were not anxious to go in, because we knew the ticket would be made public. And so when the Sheppard faction met on Monday to put out their electo ral ticket we did not go to the meeting at all, as we had other matters to look after and knew that their ticket would be made public. Irby Would be Bankrupted. [Greenville Enterprise.] It is btated that Mr. Bailey, a mem ber of Congress from Texas, has asked the Sergeant-at-Arms to deduct one day's salary from his monthly stipeud on account of his absence from the House on a certain day. The request completely paralized the official, who never heard of such a thing before. WVe trust that this scrupulous regard for the public weal will not reach the other end of the capitol, as it might be incon venient for Senator Irby, for instance, to settle with the Sergeant-at-arms on these terms. He would come out in debt to the Government, as he has been absent a greater number of days than he has occupied the seat for which he draws a salary. A Dry County in Texas. NEW ORLEANS, July 21.-The Pica yune's Batesville, Texas, special says: "The people of Zavalla County,through a petition prepared by the county Judge, have called upon the Governor and the people of the State for assist ance in the distress resulting from the drought still prevailing in that portion of Southwest Texas. The country is without grass or water, the crops are a total failure. The live stock industry has sustained a heavy loss. It is stated that unless assistance is given to the people starvation will result." A REFORMER COHES ro GRIEF. Willie C. Wolfe Wrote a Letter that Nevei Went Into the Waste Basket. [News and Courier, 20th.] The following letter was received al the News and Courier office on Mon day afternoon: ORANGEBURG, S. C., July 16, 1892. Mr. J. C. Hemphill, Editor the New. and Courier-Dear Sir: Understand ing that you have a letter in your pos session, written by Wm. C. Wolfe, of Orangeburg, S. C., which retlects ot him as one who professes to be a sup porter of Governor Tillman, we respect fully request the publication of the same. Respectfully, WM. C. WOLFE, D. C. SANDERS. Mr. Wolfe having stated in his letter, published below, that "nothing in this is intended for publication, but is sim ply a private suggestion," the said letter was not published, but his re quest for the publication of the letter, coupled with his denial in the Colum bia Register yesterday morning of bav ing written the same, causes us to pro duce the letter and stops us from mak ing any comment, as the public can, with the facts before it, judge of the propriety of our conduct and that of Mr. Wolfe. The letter is as follows: ORANGEBURG, S. C., Aug. 5, '90. Major Jno. C. Hemphill-Dear Major I am astonished that so little effort is being made to defeat "Tillmanism.' The Haskell Convention, the Central Com. are doing fine work, but are ef fecting no good. A glance will-show that the negro vote must be used and that money and hustling is needed- to do this. My idea of campaign is this -an address very aggressive in its ideas and pointed in its charges must be issued without delay. There must be a campaign committee of five ap pointed in each county and the ch'rman of this committee must represent his county in the State Campaign Com mittee. This Committee must issue the address and make the best bargain they can with the negro leaders for the negro vote. Then, through these leaders, organize the negroes into Clubs and send delegates to the County Con ventions to elect delegates to the State Nom. Con. on 10th prox. We must at all- hazards control the -Convention and nominate a candidate, so that if any bolting is done the Tillmanites can do it.- I would suggest that you are in aposition toselect 5 good men in each county for this Committee and ietthem get-to work right of If you do not act at once in this manner, 'I am afraid your paper will lose some influence. I do not think -when it.comes to a fight between a bitterRadical (Tillman) and the Negro. we should hesitate to select which side to go with. The intelli gence of the country is with you, and I believe that every one is willing to contribute to the fight. So let us get -at it. I am willing to serve and work in my county; and can name 4 other good men. Nothing in this-is intended for publication, but is simply a private suggestion. I am yr's; very truly, WM. C. WOLFE. AND HE APOLOGISES TO MR. W. ST. JULIEN JERVEY. [Special to News and Courier. I ORANGEBURG, July 22,-By the first train that left Charleston for thik place after the appearance in the Register of Mr. W. C. Wolfe's insulting letter to Mr. W. St. Julien Jervey, Mr. Jervey arrived in this city. Although he did not wish his coming known, the busi ness bringing him being of a private na ture, It wa-s nor, long ere several of his friends learned of his arrival and lost no time in calling upon him. None of his acquaintances who met him were sur prised to see him. The object of his visit wa-s to see Mr. Wolfe and obtain from him an une quivocal, unconditional apology for and retraction of the offensive language in the said letter. Mr. Jervey had hoped to meet Mr. Wolfe either a-t Branch ville or here, having learned that Mr. Wolfe had been attending a meeting at Bowman, but this he failed to do; and when Mr. Jervey arrived in this city he learned that Mr. Wolfe had just passed through it on his way to his home in Limestone, ten miles hence. Mr. Jervey then decided to drive out to Mr. Wolfe's place yesterday morn ing, accompanied by a witness, and then and there demiand what he had come to obtain. Casually learning of this determina tion, Dr. M. G. Salley, of'this place, called upon Mr. Jervey and informed him that he wasattending apatient with heart disease at Mr. Wolfe's residence, to whom the least undue excitement might prove serious, and requested Mr. Jervey not to go there. There wasi therefore no alternative but to remain in this city until Mr. Wolfe might come here or await an opportunity to meet him somewhere else away from home, as Mr. Jervey would not, under any consideration, send for Mr. Wolfe or hold intercourse with him other than tc demand the apology. Mr. Fred WVan na-maker, learning of thesitnation, and being friendly disposed toward Mr. Wolfe, rode out to the latter's place yes. terday morning, told Mr. Wolfe of Mr. Jervey's being in Orangeburg and ad vised Mr. Wolfe to see Mr. Jervey without delay. Mr. Wolfe did not ta-ke this advice; but sent by Mr. Wanna maker to Mr. Jervey an apology in writing for the offensiv.e matter, which apology was promptly conveyed to Mr. Jervey. This proved unsatisfactory and Mr. Jervey then sent Mr Thomas Taylor, Jr., to wait upon Mr. Wolfe and make the required demand. Mr Taylor 'returned with the reply thai Mr. Wolfe would meet Mr. Jervey here to-day, which he did. At the interview Mr. Wolfe it tempted to enter into an explanation, but Mr. Jervey promptly cut him short stating that he had come here for quite a different thing. He had come t'r a full, unconditional apology and that 'only, and submitted for Mr. Wolfe's signature a draft of the instrument he required. Mr. Wolfe requested that he be permitted to put the same in his own language. Mr. .Jervey said he might try, and after twice failing to produce what was required, Mr. Wolfe penned the following, which Mr. Jer vey consented to accept: ORANGEBURG, S. C., July 21, 1S92. Mr. W. St. Julien Jervey-Sir: From information I have received I believe I have done you a great injustice in writing such a letter as I did to the Columbia Register on 1Sth instant-a letter could only emanate under great excitement and stress of circumstances that I labored under at the tim,.--snd for which I humbly apologize and also retract the language used against you in said letter. Recognizing now that the charges made against you are not true, I am more than willing to make a'y amends in my power. . Respectfully, Wr. C. WOLFE. THAT LESTEIR AFFID)A VIT. A Counter Statement Denying that Pope and Sligh are Third Party Men. To The Public: Whereas J. Marcellus Lester made an affidavit on the 9th day of July, 1892, in which, among other things, he says "that he was in the Alli ance caucus at Newberry on the 2d day of May last, which was held in Trial Justice Maybin's office, and that Rev. J. A. Sligh and Dr. S. Pope declared that they were in favor of the third party, but that the time ;had not yet come to make an open avowal of the' same," we assert that we were delegates to the County Democratic convention and were present in this caucus referred to, which was not an Alliance caucus, but was a. caucus of the delegates to the County Democratic convention, who favored the election of B. R. Till man for Governor. Mr. Lester was not a delegate, and as this caucus was only for delegates favoring Governor Tillman, .be was there as a spy on our proceedings. No such words as he puts in the mouth of Rev. Sligh or of Dr. Pope were spoken; nor was anything said that could by any means be tortured into such a con struction, except that Dr. Pope did. say that he stood by the Ocala demands within the Democratic party; and Mr. Lester cannot now put his construction on those words as an excuse for swear ing that "Rev. J. A. Sligh and Dr. Pope declared that they were in favor of the third party, but that the time had not yet come to make an open avowal of the same." (The Italics are ours). He has sworn point blank to words that were not spoken. Nor was anything said about the third party. Rev. J. A. Sligh and Dr. S. Pope have- been out spoken against going into a third party, and have always stood up for the De mocratic party. The State Democratic Convention incorporated the Ocala demands in its platform, as did the couventions-of several other States. The National Democratic Convention also incorpo rated some of them in its platform. Our State convention met in May last. The People's party met afterwards on the fourth day of July. They are outside of the Democratic party, and have a party of their owri; because they adopt ed the Ocala demands almost entire is nothing to us. We are fighiting'as De .mocrats, within -he Democratic party, with the Ocala demands as a part of our platform. ITo say that we are not Democrats would by parity of reasoning, say that Ihigh tariff Democrats are not Demo crats because the Republican party favors a high tariff, or that those De mocrats who are opposed to the free coinage of silver unless the amount of silver in the dollar is increased are not Democrats because the Republican party favors their views, and yet there are none so blind as to take this posi ihon. We are all Democrats, fightirig above all other things for white supremacy and for what we conceive will be for the general welfare of our people. No two of us exactly agree on any one question, except it be the question of standing together in the Democratic party. to resist force bills and all other legislation calculated to endanger white supremacy. (Signed)-J.. S. Hair, M. H. Folk, J. R. Perdew, B. F. Cannon, J1. WV. P. Harman, P. M. Derrick, R. I. Stoude myer, F. V. Capers, P. W. Sheely, J. N.- Feagle, J. R. Roberson, Theo. N. Kibler, H. N. Kinard, J. A. Riser, J. P. Harman, W.P. Pugh, G. M. Sing ley, G. S. Moore, H. C. Wilson, J. P. Cook, L. M. Fellers, many others, whose signatures could be had if they could have been seen. New berry, S. C., July 15, 1892. MR. LESTER ASSUMES ALL RESPONSI BILITY. [Press and Reporter, 20th.] Ex-Trial Juistice B. B. Hair on Mon day handed us the following with a request for its publication: "WHO IS BACK OF THIS?" I, J. Marcellus Lester, do positively affirm that B. B. Hair had nothing ~whatever to do r:ith influencing me to make affidavit exposing :he '-r.litical position of Rev. J. A. SI;gh and Dr. S. Pope. I did it of my own free will and accord, and am personally responsible for it. 3. MARCELLUS TIESTER. July 19, 1892. RAILROAD TAX CASE SETTLED. Judge Simontoo Signs an Order Making the Injunction Against the County. Treasurer Perpetual. [News and Courier, 16.1 Some of the railroad tax cases came up for a final hearing in the United States Circuit Court yesterday. The public is farmiliar with the legal his tory of these cases. It will be remem bered that the railroads obtained some time since temporary injunctions from the Court prohibiting the county trea surers of the State from levying on their property for their taxes. Yesterday Judge Simonton filed a. final decree making the injunction perpetual in the cases of the North eastern Railroad vs. George H. Walter, et al and the Central Railroad vs. George B. Walter et al. The decision in both cases is exactly the same and is made in the form of a dismissal of the demurrer entered by the county trea surer named. The following is the text of the final decree: United States of America, District of South Carolina-Fourth Circuit-The Northeastern Railroad Company, Plaintiff, against George H. Walter. Treasurer, et al. Defendants. This cause having come on to be heard upon the bill and demurrers herein at the April term, 1892, and counsel on both sides having been heard, it is, upon full consideration thereof, adjudged and decreed that the demurrers herein be overuled. It is further ordered, adjudged and decreed that the defendants herein be each and every one of them, and the agents,ser vants, deputies, employees and attor neys of each and every one of them, forever restrained and enjoined from issuing or levying any tax executions or other process against or upon the property of the above named complain ant for the purpose of collecting the taxes, . costs or - penalfies for State or other purposes; in the State of South Carolina, for.the fiscal year beginning 1st of November. 1890, referred to in the bill, and from seizing, holding, taking possesrion of or selling any or every part of the- same. Each party to pay their own 'costs. - CHARLES H. SPMowroN. THE CASE GOES UP HIGHEE. [Speeial to News and Courier.] CoLUMBIA; July 21.-It was ascer tained here to-day that the. State.had recently made a petition for an appal, to the United States Supreme-ourte from the 'order of Judge Simonton overruling the demurrers and granting an injunction in the various railroad cases, as applied to the cases as the. Northeastern and Central, of South Carolina roads, against the county trea surers and sheriffs. This order is the one which appeared in The News and Courier a few days ~ago, and about which so much is being said. Thenews comes positively that the petition of the State has been allowed. The State thinks that these two cases of the many that they have now in Court are the weakest for therailroads, not upon their merits, but upon techni cal points. This new move. is based principally on the technical error re ferring to the fact that cases in which the amount involved is not more than $2,000 cannot come under the jurisdic tion of United States Court. Itis mere ly an eff'oi-t to separate the cases which now come up in bunched sbape before the Courts. The following is the assignment of errors claimed by the appellant: 1. That the Court erred in overruling the demurrer to the jurisdiction of this Court, because the matter in~ controver sy between the complainant and the several defendants was several and not joint, and the amount involved in each controversy was less than $2,000. -2. Becauze the complainant is a cor poration created by the laws of the State of South Carolina, and the defen dants are all citizens of the State of South Carolina and the suit does not present a real and substantial dispute arising under the Constitution of the United States. 3. Because the Court erred in holding that the complainant had not a com plete reinedy a'. law, and was entitled to equitable relief whereas it should have held that the law of South Caro lina gave a remedy simple, efficient and sufficient. 4. Because the Court erred in over ruling the demurrer interposed on the ground that the plaintiff'was not entit led to the relief prayed for. . . 5. Because the Court erred in order iug and decreeing that any injunction could or can be granted in this action, whereas it is respectfully sub,iitted that the complainant had failed entire ly to show caase of action entitling it to invoke the equitable jurisdiction of the Court, and the bill should, therefore, be dismissed. One of the leading counsel in the case says that this course of procedure on the part of the State is very accept able to the railroad companies and goes through to the Supreme Court as "of course." In any event, he says it must delineate several issues which would involve much trouble'and ex pense in the taking of testimony. The cases of all the other roads under the order of Judge Simonton from. which this appeal is made will have to stand over now until these two cases are heard. The cases will come up, there fore, before the United States Court in November next, the State's at'orneys having promised the railroad com panies to join In a petition for advanee ment upon the docket to insure aspeedy determination owing to the import ance of the settlement of the mat ter. WHAT A CAMPAIGN COSTS. Half'an li.R Douasa Swan Figure-ow tbe Xoiny a. spent. Apart from the issue of the pivotal 8tate, says a New York corrspondent of the Baltimore Son, thespecial reason why New York is always made the National headquarters in a presidential campaign is the fact that It is Ihe great commercial and SiiancIal centre, and it is easiest here to collect the large sums of money that it is the chief business of 1 a national committee to put into the I party's warchest. The committee must drum up contributions fromall friendly ] sources. The party in power levies on the ojfficeholders aud the protected in dustries. The Democrats having no 1 resources have to rely on all friendly I sources. Sometimes wealthy men eon tribute large amounts. Edward Cooper I and Abram S. Hewitt are said to have given $100,000 each to the first Cleve- I land campaign. . The campaign of the national com mittee is supposed to look mainly after t the finances, and on the campaign ex ecutive committee have been placed I men of means who, in anticipations, t can advance the neeessary funds to I tide over the pinch of a crisis. Some times the party findsthecanvasin their I debt. It is stated that the Republican I campaign committee owed Corne ius N. Bliss $60,000 after they got through in 1888. He must like the place, for he is again the financial backerof thear- 1 rison contingent. No pubme aecount. I ant is ever called on to audit the books -t of a campaign committee, although the t sums they disburse are enormous. I Abram S. Hewitt, who had'a large ex. r perience in the business, said 'that an economical national conittee might run a campaign forE00,000. But they are not always ecoonncIa. Although- theamount seems largethe usual expenses that have to be met from the national headquartets show 8 how easy it is to run up into half a million. At the. headquarters itself there must be a -large force of -lerh s preparin( and circulating documents 9 and all sorts of campaign am nnitan a that"osts much money, even if most of it afterwards proves only waste paper. The famous Tilden "literary bureau" of 1876 cost$250,00. But the expeneewas t paid by Mr. Tildenim"e, whoetrted It long before the national committee I was organized. A campaign book' is a usuall prepared, Qad fu of facts andM to help outthe oeatamef4he party al The book of 1888 was compied by' Mr. George F, Parker, who has since 1 been one of Kr. Cleveland's eonaef- t tial assistants, and will probabe- be I the secretary ofthe~ntional executive committee. He might be styled the ' Dan Lamon of the present emergeacy. I The one Item of cmpaign orators a eats ablhole in the resources.1 Their traveling expenses- must be J supplied a -wall as salaries.-'15nme .1 of them get as h1gh asP00 a night. 3 Many give their services frs, but the y bulk of the "spell-binders" have to be paid., Meetings are another big item. The "monster mas ratifieatons" here menan outlay offrom3000 to $10,. 000each,for.rent, speakers, music, deco ratIons, printung,ete. A parade cannot be done in goodt shape for less than$600.a district, and there are twenty-ie of these sectinn. I in this city. Amoduestlmateoftie o election expenses of eaich district ina 1 New York city for a.campaign Is $10, 000. ThIs: has to be mulitiplied by I twenty-five to cover the whole "nt$,- t andisezclusiveof ofialexpanditures. II An average campaign year in No*'' York calls for at leust $700;000. Taking ~ theseflgures as's bais for the whole ? country, probably $20000,000 -wi not e cover the expepse of fnding -out. to * whom .the people deslre to entrust t the white house for -the next four years. Janeug 5. La~ne. DearMuanm.: Does your 5inahand seem. tired of you, are you always peevish? Do you ' and your husband have 1tle spats now I and then?: This iste cae with most married people; and the only way t you wlfl ever live In perfect harmony r Is to restore the eparMiug eyjee, ro.y l cheeks, strength, vigor and playfulness 11 of girlhood; then your husband wIll 11 stick to you, like he didin your court- fi shIp days, and not be seeking the so- 1 clety of other ladies.s If you wlltry one package of "Rose Buds" you will not regret lt; itwl ( make a new woman of you. "BeMse ( Tndammetimoton 1 Lencorrhea or Wie,Bapture as 1 Childbirth, Ovarian io,Micar riages and all the ditesigsymnp toms,- such as Bearing Down pas, I Back Ache, Heiad Ache, Meaoly, I Slepesnes,etc. Its wonderful elot are noticed from the firstappliaton. Leucorrhea or Whites, are usually ' cored -by one or two alipUlcations. No 1 doctor's examination-treat .yourself. By, mall, post-paid, $1.00. Tax Lxv EBETTEx SPECEFIC Co., -339 Wsigo St., Boston, Mass. Time to 1rar. [From the Atlanta ConstItution.] 4 "Where's Brother Jones?" asked the I preacher. "At the ball game." "And Brother Brown?" .I "On the vigilance committee." I "AndfBrother Spns?". "Rnnnin' for RheriL" "And good oldBrother.WUnigm?" I "Dynchin's nigger for hoss stealHn." I "And whare's Sister Jones" - "Backin' up the home term with the I missionary money.". "Let us pray! "A DEVIL OF A LAWYER." 3Udg. N&., of Teasse. Tolls Good Stoy on Jobs E. Felows. [From the Nashville American.] The genile personality of Judge John A. Fite, of Carthage,-was a passing In ident about the Maxwell rotunda. Fudge Fite came to Nashville to hear als old friend and fellow Confederate, Dol. John R. Fellows, speak. To those who came in cpntact -with im and heard his charmingly told eminiscences, there was a cause for nitigation of disappointment for Col. F'ellows' absence. Judge Fite told of his association with Col. Fellows. "I met him first1" le said "at Johnson's Island, where oth were confined as prisoners of war. k warm friendship grew up -between is. "After the war I came back to Ten iessee and he returned to Arkansas nd subsequently adopted New York is his home. I did not see him again ill the summer of 1876, when being in Tew York I happened to think Fel. ows. I got his address from the direo ory and called at his office, which I 'ond to be fitted out in the swelest tole. Colonel Fellows was not in. His iartner, Mr. Williams, said be had lone to Seneca to deliver a Fourth of ruly oration and would return that fternoon.1 called again at two o'clock. is I walked into the.offce I saw a ,entleman of low stature, smooth face ad big bushy head engaged in talking o a young man. I would have known hat It was Fellows anywhere. I ap roached him and Inquired: "Is your sae Fellows?" "It is," he responded. "John B. Fellows."" "'Ye, sir.' "'Are you a lawyer? "'I believe I am so considered.' "'Well, are you a jack leg lawyer, or soyouadevil ofalawyer?" "Colonel Fellows gave a bound and xeisimed: 'There Is but on, man In he country who such a tuestion, and that's old Fite. How re your "Turning to his visitor he remarked: Our consultation is at an end.' "'But allow me to nish,' exclaimed he cient. "'Our conference, sir, is at an-end or the.present. I have always said if obn A. Fite came to New York rould not strike a lick:of work wlhi mewas etad;thiisFIte. 'The mar rietre ad Ci.Lto note atelegramand handed It to me. t was to his wife, and read: "Mary, FIte has come; don't expect me till he sves unless he comes home with me.' i'eows then called one of the young aen in his office and instructed him to kave all his ciases postponedfora week, nd then proceeded to carry out his ow not to strika a lick of work while Ite was in town. He knew every ody and everybody knew him, and on may Imagine he made things lenannt." To the Editor of The Herald and Iews : This subject Is now being gen*. rally discussed pro and con, and al bough bus a sentiment at present, Mds fair to becozma mportant and owerful factor in the political economy f theMfuure; a future the dawn of rhich can now be easily discened. It would seem that this is a critical erlod to spring this question, when be. State is almoststranded by party iction and .11 the evils of a partisan piit; when political feelingis so in ems that the addition of a featers reight, may rupture the ties that bind a to democracy, and give birth to an Lement that w~ould be more dangerous athe peace and unity of South Caro a than either faction now contend ag for supremacy. I allude to the 'bird party. But as the question of rohibition has been advanced, and be forces organized, I am with It, sink r swim. It is a true and sound marlm that rhenever ameasureis proposed to man arhisgovernment,whether political or therwise, it must have for Its object be "greatest good to the greatat tumber" irrespective of soial status or olitical afilation. Prohibition prom ls this and whenever It has become a iw It has fulfilled Its promises. There relIthinklit would be better for oth political factions now fighting for upremacy in our State, to sink Into blivion, than that either should su'a eed to rule in prejudice to prohibition, r to antagonize Its efforts. I say this rith due difference to all parties for he fight is not against men but mesa tres--not against the vender but his1 raffic. There is no questlon ofright] ai the whiskey traffle, the warmest' riend of that business wHi not say it a right to license a traffic which has1 eer resulted in anything but evil, Ice, poverty and Idleness, and an mter disregard for all the finer, better er higher~ attributes of human nature. No government has a right to legal us. a traffic which conflicts with the oundest maxim of the era, viz: 'Equal rights to all, special privileges o none," especially when these "ape-' lal privileges" are contrary to com on equity. If any Individual of cor ~oration sells or offers for sale, any ood which isaduntrrated, though com aratively harmiess, the person so inposedonecan proscuteand, Ibelieve, ecover damnages~, and the party so sell og is punishable by fine or Imprison nent, whereas In the whiskey traffic here Is no restriction as to quality ; le vilest- is dealt out with the best, ad all are recognized poisons, destruc lye, not only to life and halth, but lanablte In teir Ismmra tendencies, and certain in their results. Th "special privileged" traffic must be confined to towns and cities, thusile baring nine-tenths of the people from entering this business, and at the s.me_ time increasing the burdeu of thei-1.ys taxes to support the poverty, itiga tion, police forces, and guard lioniek - resulting from the traffic, while tlie town or city enjoys the revenue, ilds. fine school houses, and'profits bythe - "special privilege" generally. - The "outsider" has only the right to endure and suffer, and when poisoned to,death by "pop skull" whiskey, his famfty no appeal, but must be silent in pover ty and -disgrace. It is said that whis key is a necessary evil of civilization, and it is expedient or politic to confine its sale to certain places where there is a sufficient police force to keep.its vie tims from lying in the gutter orat - ting each others throatsjexpedientjo confine its ale as close to guard hotees and jails as possible so that the vrietin . when so "full" as to becomeadisgrae to even the bar room, can ;eshobed into a cell to sober up, and pay fivi dollars for enjoying a privlege that the__ whiskey trade has been lieensed grant. Follow this victim ofeaedr eney after he has sobered up andpai . his last nickel for drink and:revene as be enters his home and- s Wifo and children withoug fuel -ed' raiment-without hope love orp tion, expecting curses and blowsiad sinking under a helplessness ,urkr. than despair. Shades:of W I' What . ind of a,policy Is:thst -.r creates a degree of poverty that never contemplated in theeresti o man, or man ever dreamed- ofns. primitive state! Thatgives the'pris . of a traffic to no one .class:and ' evils to another! Which protect vender, while it punishes th and, his family ; which robs its rewards, and love of its fritio - which sows diseord, idlenessnd i and which strikes at the very fouda tion of the.governien?tseEl If; t evils of alcoholism were eon ined o & the victim, it would : be aena and appeal to the heart of e; tian. But it is not so coilined there is a law running thrangi ,a which declares thit the off-sprf suffer for the sins andevil ': parents, and the results of thisiaw vsibl everywhere to :e server. The t at this law i'a view,i sooner or'later destroy the tal principles of the verp grants the license, and will nation like Greece and'Bome from the very weight of iteowi ruption? 'Thibistory of ipat warns us wha toexpeet from the attl42 tiude we .now hold In regard to tll. trafEc, and the present indicatioi decay and rottenness in ofHecistcz~eiril and tL,e poverty vice and infidelly< In almost- the entire body polit~e ~ alarming, and indicates paly;.ho rapidly we are appraching the period:< of our national existence,iwhen liberty ' and patriotism have almost casd t be valued above self-gratification and revenue. Who is to. blame for this state of affairs? From a strictly bsi ness point of view you cannot blame the whiskey dealer, for it isa matter of business with him, and. be is "'dli gent in b'usiness." Every man, over twenty-one years of age isa unit,of,tei government, and his ballot, with- a majority of others decides thekindKof government, and the policy Wis:ex pected to pursue, and inso farasthe power of the ballot goes, he is respessi- ' ble for the action of the men-or meas- ' ures he voted for; andin ninety-nine cases out of -a hundred he know--.. what to expect from the habits.anii general make up of the candidates heis supported. So analyzed 'to. It;s finest point we are all more or-less responai ble for a "licensed whisky trafic" and T will be so until more prudence is exer eised in voting and a closermexmina lion given to the men voted for. There are three conditions nec essary before- prohibition can be accomplished. 1st. A judicious hoe discipline based on. precept :ad example, which makes no compromise with evil, nor substitutes policy fer principle or expediency for right' 2nd A rigid applications of Church' die--, pline, irrespective of the socialior i clal status, or political influence of Its members. 3d. A systematic organia tion of all forces within the power or reach of the friends of prohibition. 0. B.Eas Kinards, S. C. He Knew Sardines. [Hartford Posti Just after the close af the war, a put. lie meeting of the citizens of Concor,' N. H., was called upon to decide apon a proper reception of the returning veterans. A sub-committee onl colsa. tion was appointed, the chairman beleg then mayor of the city, a gentleman more widely known for the excellenees. of the mackerel kits manufacured by him than foi- the extent of his book learning. Upon the question as to what should constitute the me'nu at.ue collation, the mayor named sarames ~ among other things. A heated-debate arose, during which a member of the committee 'mildly suggested that per haps his honor did.not know what sar dines were. This brought Mayor H-Z to his feet, and he angrily retorted: I think I know what a sardine is a e. as any member iof this comm!itte. Is two pieces of bread and a