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ELERT B. ALL, Proprietors. WI.- P. BOdL ELBEET H. AULL, Error. LET S TALK SEEIOUS. We hear from all sides that the peo ple throughout the county are very tired of po ltics and would be glad for the papers to stop publishing so much political stuff. This is a good sign. We are glad they are getting enough of the stuff for of late, to eay the least, it has not been elevating. But the' leaders will not let us have a rest. We are as tired of it as the people can well be. We were never much of a politician any way. We beg their pardon for devoting so much space to it the past f'aw weeks but while we are on the sub ject we desire to talk and reason with the :people just a little. If they are tired of it they will be in position to listen to a little sober talk. The present political situation in South Carolina is not a pleasant one to contemplate, especially to the man who wants no omce and has only the welfare of the people at heart. Now that the people are tired of polities we hope and believe they are getting in position where they can relegate to the rear and the shades of private life, all those who have been living and thriving on discord and strife. It is a well known fact that there are some men who have come to the front In the recent past who could never have gotten there but by playing upon the passions and prejudices of the' people. All they wanted was office and the emoh.aents of office. They want a continuance of such for by it alone can they keep their places. The Herald and News has been talking on this line for a long time and we are glad to see the light dawning. The people have gained nothing by all the turmoil and strife and they are begin ning to realize it. Let us then all get together and not be fools about politics any longer, for we gain nothing by it. When the time comes to vote let as exercise our right to cast our ballots for the best men Irrespective of anything but fitness for the position to which the candidate aspires. It is our duty as good citizens to do, that. But when the politician come round ranting about the dear people, and one dlas being against an other, and the town people being 0 against the country people, and the corporations grinding the life out of the poor tolling masses, and this in terest being against that, and every body but the politician being against the people, the best way to deal with such rot is to let sach men know that they had better move on, for if they do not you will let them know that they must move or you will move them. We are anxious to see the white peo ple ofthis State once more united for thematria development and advance -people. But if we follow the lead of certain politicians who are trying to -lead the pr - awe will never again be -a united people, but we will be contin -uafly wrn asunder by such things as do no good. It makes little difference to us who isin offlce, but we do hate to see the peopl, make such fools of them selves about a few men who are wanrt ingofflce when the people are not being benefited thereby. -Now let the people, about. whom we have heard so much, look at the situa tion seriously and determine in their own minds that they will not go crazy on politics any more. Put the best men forward. Men who are not full of prejudice and bitterness, but men who place the interests of all the State above theirown advancementandaggrandize ment. Men who are not all the time trying to se manipulate things as to secure their own re-election or election to something better, but who will at least devote a little time to the things of State and those things which wi be frthe weal of the people. Men who are not constitutional office seek We would be glad to have some one tell us just what our friend "H," of Je rusalem street, is driving at in his arti ele published Insanother column. We admit our inability to penetrate the hidden depths of meaning that may lie buried In his rhetoric, but we take the privilege of quoting for his benefit a few lines of plantation philosophy: "Now, In dese busy wukin' days, dey's changed de Scripter fashions, An' you needn't look to mirkuls to furnish you wid rations: Now, when you's wantin' loaves o' bread, you got to go an' fetch 'em, A n' ef you's wantin' fishes, you mus' <dig your wums an' ketch 'em. For you kin put It down as sartin dat de time is long gone by, When sassages an' taters use to rain film out de sky! "El you think about it keerfully, and put It to the tea', You'll diskivir dat do safes' plan is gin'uIly de bes'; Ef you stumble on a hornets' nes' ana make de critters scatter, You needn't stan' dar like a fool an' argerfy do matter; An' when de yaller fever cornea an' set ties all aroun', 'Tis better dan de karanteen to shuffie out of town." It begins to look like the days of re construction to have men stalking around town with Winchester rifles and pistols all over them. And that, too, when pese is spreadin~g her olive branch all ever the land. But we asp. poseothis is one of the beauties of Re form and 'some of the blessings the great movement is to bring to the peo ple.l We must demur to the proposition o the Lanejpe Advertiser that the Hon D. H. Traxler call the convention foi the antis. We do not propose to b4 mdsubject to the wihiskey ring, 01 inaymanner put under obligation! to It. We want a man who is opposed on constitutional grounds, to all ringi and cliques, of whatever denomination If we are to have a convention wi want such a man, and we know o none better equipped than Gen. Rober R. Hemphill. He has been a true R~e former and is known to be opposed t< rings and combines, and as tbat is 'h sort of man we want, why not hav< him to lead this movement ot rinj smmahing. Smash the rings is thi slogan now. DEAT OF A NOTABLE -AN. George W. Childs, editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, died at his home in Philadelphia at 3 o'clock last Saturday morning, in the 63d year of his age. Journalism has lost a mag nificent ornament in the departure of Mr. Childs. Of the many men who have grown from comparative poverty, privation and toil, into lives of opulence or princely fortune, none have ennobled manhood in greater measure than the deceased Christian editor and philan thropist. Without estentation, egotism or dis play, he moved modestly among men, full of energy and sweet charity. Sym pathy, sincerity and thoughtful con siderateness were the cardinal traits of his character. His life-work was builded upon the great principle of service to humanity. With him "Xind words were more than coronets. And gentle deeds than Norman blood." The vestal of his life burned with un deviating ray and shed a radiant light upon his pathway. The name of woman, often "more sinned against than sinning," was never, under any circumstance,allowed to be mentioned unkindly or rudely in his paper. He was ever tenderly solicitous of the welfare of all in his employ and his favors were ample and timely. "He gave, as the morning that flows out of heaven," a fortune every year in priv ate and in public charities. What the great preacher, Bishop Phillips Brooks, was among the clergy, George W. Childs was to the laity of the church-a consecrated character. He was a member of St. James' Epis copal church, Philadelphia. He educated and aesisted several hundred young ladies--a living monu ment to his mercy and magnanimity! Such men are eitizens of the world; they rise above party and sectary; and we of the Southland would place a pure white flower upon his grave. As in life, so in death, he has "drawn the drapery of his couch about him to lie down in, pleasant dreams." The mystery of his removal in the midst of so much usefulness we may not know, yet we do know that he has gone with his great heart and soul to blest employ in a realm of resplendent love-light and intellectual humility forever. His mortal remains are entombed in the Drexel mausoleum. The Herald;and News would like to know how the Abbeville Medium and Laurens Herald know so well that the witnesses who testified in the case of Elliott for slapping Mrs. Nolte were all lying and peijuring themselves. They evidently want the trial justice to be "truckling and weak koeed." If they have the evidence that all, these wit nesses swore falsely, as one would judge they have from their utterances, why not indict them for perjury? And then produce the proof. We believe in enforeing the dispensary law, lut we do not believe in assaulting women, even of foreign birth, in order to do it. And then there is no evidence that Mr. Nolte was violating the law. No con traband goodawere found. This assault of Elliott and his trial Is a thing apart from the dispensary law unless it be a part of the duty of the constables to assault the women of the house when they go in search of contraband liquor. We do not believe that the people ap. prove such methods. What sort of convention is that we are to understand that Editor Bowden is going to call? Are we to understand that it is to be a Third party conven tion or what? As we understand it, Editor Bowden stands squarely upon the Populist platform, and that b"eing the case, we do not see wh'at he has to do with suggesting candidates for the Democratic party, or taking any con cern in the matter at all We stated two weeks ago that we had our doubts about the success of any candidate whose cause was expoused by the State newspaper. Now its can didate for Governor, Dr. Pope, has come out in favor of protection to man ufacturers and against the Wilson tariff bill and right on the heels of that oppo itlon Congress passes the Wilson bill by a majority of 64 votes. The Demo cratic party has been in favor of tariff reform for the past century and now when victory is in sight, It will not dc for~a candidate for Governor In this State to go against it-especially if he wants to be elected. We will have tc remain on the fence awhile longer. As we stated before we want the man we tie to this year to "git thar." We beg to remind our prohibition neighbor at Prosperity that another prohibition town-and prohibition in its act of incorporation-has been granted the privilege of selling liquor. Is that a step towards prohibition' Now, according to the reasoning of our prohibition dispensary friends, If Dis pensaries are established at Prosperity, Pomaria, Chappells and Whitmirei and two or three other places in the county, Newberry will have madea long stride towards Prohibition. In fact, we might say, she had the thing al ready. -_______ The long debate ini Congress on the Wilson tariff bill was brought to aclose last week and a vote taken in the House. It was paused by a majority of 64 votes. It now remains to be seen what the Senate will do towards reforming the tariff' and reducing tariff taxation. It now has the opportunity to carry out that plank of the Democratic plat form. All the South Carolina membert voted for the bill. The raids continue in Charleston. But we suspect that about as fast as one place is raided another opens. Be. fore the dispensary can be enfore there will have to be a healthy publi< sentiment in favor of the law. Thi plan and methods at present used art working up and cementing a senti ment agains: the law. Col. D. P. Ihmean and Editor Bow den have gone to Kansas to attend meeting of the National Alliance. Gen. C. J. Stolbrand, a prominen! ~politician in this State during radica days, died in Charleston last Saturday And Little Mountain is to have a dispensary. If we are not mistaken, c the sale of wh iskey in the towna was - prohibited irl the Act of incorporation, c but under this new prohibition law the v State can put the stuff on sale there. Then to tell us this is a scheme in the p interest of temperance and good morals i an' a step towards prohibition. It is a s scteme for revenue. We would like a for some prohibition advocate to tell t us bow the establishment of a liquor < shop in towns heretofore without a whiskey is a step towards prohibition. a We cannot see it that way, and would t be glad to be enlightened. Dr. J. William Stokes will again be I a candidate in the First District for f a seat in Congress. A caucus of Re- 1 formers was held at Summerville last t week, and his name was suggested as t the candidate of the Reformers. Char- i leston was not represented in the t caucus. The Doctor will have a very rough road to be elected Judge Braw- I ley's successor. He had better waited I until Charleston really got in the Black i District.( t Secretary Carlisle has found sale for t his bonds. We do not pretend to t know much about it, but it seems to n us there might have been found a way a out of the difficulty without issuidg 1 bonds. That $100,000,000 gold reserve t in the treasury is more of a myth than N a reality any way. Besides, we see no v use having it lying there idle. The New York banks have more n money locked up idle in their vaults s than they have had in their history. i What has.become of that man Confi- ( dence who was going to return on the P repeal of the Sherman law and put t this money in circulation? It is get- f ting time for him to show himself. The Register a few days ago had a very able and powerful a nd convinc- I ing editorial on the subject, ' e ma- a jority must decide." It tells us that 1 the Reform movement was a revolt I against bossism and dictatorship, and j any Reformer who attempts that role s -but no Reformer will attempt it- t will be taught a lesson.. That is a clincher. "The question whether the Reformers shall or shall not hold a fae tional convention and whether the convention should be held early or late, f are matters for a majority of the Re formers to decide, and they will be de cided by a majority of the Reformers." Thsn again, says the Register: "If a majority thinks a convention of Re formers should be held, It will be held, and if a majority thinks the conven tion should not be held, it will not be held." The Register says "it is speak ing plain and powerful truths, whose force must at once be recognized." We no not doubt it. These are "plain and powerful truths" arid we "at once" recognize their "force." But where is the Register? Does it favor an early1 conivenitioni, or a late convention, or no convention at all? Or is it with the majority ? But then the question arities where is the majority? That is4 the trouble about being an organ. The time will come when one does not know just where he is at, for be can'b always tell where the majority is. But what is the objection to a free for all primary? It seems to be a very difficult matter for the Conservatives to please the Re formers. They seem to be afraid to let there be a general primary and per mit all aspirants to enter the race for Governor for fear the Conservatives will hold the balance of power, and might therefore vote for the best men. We see no other way to .put it. The Reformers are very anxious for the Conservatives to put out a ticket so that they can have some excuse to thin out the Reform candidates to a stand. When we speak of Reformers it is understood to mean the leaders, of course. If the white people are again to be united we must get rid of this factional bitteinems and the best way to do it is to have a free for all primary without conventions and cacue and let the people really say who are to be the standard 'bearers of the Democracy. But for a few leaders to get together In caucus and put forth ready made tick ets and claim that the people are de manding it will never unite the people, though some of the people may be fooled into believing they are ruling when such methods are in vogue.' It is to be hop&d that the Supreme court will file its opinion in the dis pensary case aIt an early date, If the law is unconstitutional, as we believe it is, the sooner we know it, in the shape of a deliverance from the Su preme Court, the better In no case yet has there been a con viction under the dispensary law, ex cept where one of the constables was convicted of slapping a white woman, and he was promptly pardoned by the Governor. The Supreme Court at its adjourn ment had something over one bundred cases in which opinions will have to be written before the Spring term in April. Some of them are very impor tant cases. This makes pretty heavy work for the judges. Mr. David Jones writes a very inter esting letter this week. To understand and appreciate it fully, however, you should have a copy of the Annals ot Newberry and read the story of Emily Geiger as there told and which gives occasion for his writing the letter. We have a few copies of the book and every Newberrian should have a copy. Is it a part of the duty of the State constables to shoot men who are run ning from them? Would you consider. a man resisting arrest who was doing his best to get out of the way? These are questions that are prompted by the shooting and killing at Wellford in -Spartanburg last week. Ali the wit nesses testified that Moore was run ning when he was shot. And Ballew who was killed had only come out to the help of his friend. Or rather we 1might say had come out in answer to Two shooting scrapes during the past veek from the Dispensary law and its nforcement. One man dead and three I thers wounded. We are getting along ery well. Mr. W. B. Meetze, of Columbia, is robably fatally wounded. The way looks to us be is responsible for the booting in Columbia. He has been owing the wind and now has reaped he whirlwind. He is the man who Iefied the law and the Governor and .11 the constables during the fair. This ort of conduct can never end in good o the man who tries it. Mr. Meetze aS only himself to blame. From what we have seen of the W ell ord killing it does not show up well or the constables. In the first place re do not see why they should want o go to a man's house at one o'clock in be night and on Sunday at that. It a farmer this time who is killed. The estimony as published is conflicting. o whiskey was found but one man is illed and another has his leg shot to deces. The constables are but follow ag the instructions of their boss in ,olumbia to shoot. How they could ell whether a man had a pistol or had brown up his hand in the darkness of be night is not explained. Here otice, too, that they got Moore to go ith them down to the depot to-it :oks like-kill him. Why did they go here at that time of night anyway? Ve will not condemn the act. That rill do no good. We will ask, though, the people approve this sort of thing. uppose it had been your house. You oay not have contraband whiskey, but uppose the constables suspect you have Things are in a bad way in Suutb arolina. .It is not for the sake of rohibition or good morals either, but o raise revenue to help pay the ex enses of reform. Prof. Newman who has resigned his rofessorship at Clemson, does some plain talking about the managment of ffairs up there. It is published else vhere. We have suspected from the sception that politics would be in ected into the management of the in titution. That was demonstrated at he last sesion of the Legislature in the lection of trustees. Mr. Alan John tone and Col. Jas. L. Orr, two mem >ers of the board and original friends of the college and men who had done aithful service in the building of the ollege, were left off the board on ac :ount of politics. As to the quarrel between Prof. New man and the board and President )raighead we know nothing,as nothing 2as been given the public except what Prof. Newman says. but it is safe to may if the matter were sifted to its last mnalysis politics would be found to be it the bottom of the whole trouble. Prof. Newman is a very able man and very proficient in his department and f it is to be an agricultnral college it is mportant to have an efficient man in ~hat chair. On the other hand there must be harmony between the President and he other members of the faculty or the ~ollege cannot prosper. The trouble s to be regretted. The college should be as far divorced, rom politics as it is possible to be if it s to be a success. st. Luke's New Minister. Sunday last was QuinquagesimnaSun lay and to-day (the 7th) is Ash Wed oesday, the first day of Lent, which 2as been observed for many centuries. So called because in Eastern countries ishes symbolized mourning and hu miliation. The Episcopal Church has >miitted the ashes, though it retains the oame and, also it is to be hoped, the nourning for our sins and thbe accom panying humiliation. Rev. Henry T. Gregory, of Columbia, who has taken charge of this parish, beld services at St. Luke's last Sund my morning and afternoon, and will offi siate again this morning at 11 o'clock mnd at 4:.30 in the afternoon. All are :ordially invited. Mr. Gregory's sermon Sunday morn ing, taken from our Lord's questioning reply to the importunate cry of the blind man (St. Luke, 18: 41), "What wilt thou that I sball do unto thee?" was verv thoughtful and suggestive. The Master, in his missien of mercy, bad done many wonderful things. He bad opened the eyes of the blind to the beauties of nature; unstopped the ears >f the deaf to its harmonies, and-un iealed the lips of the dumb that they might give expression to emotions of joy and gratitude. The sick were like wise healed, and, blessed privilege, the poor had the Gospel preached unto them. New and happy experiences in a suff'ering world of sin! As the compassionate Saviour passes by He is appealed to by the man of sightless eyes. The disciples rebuke him, but Jesus, so gentle and so full of elemency, indirectly reproves his disci ples and teaches them a lesson of for giveness, patience and love. He knew all about the sufferer's infirmity and pressing need of help, and could have healed him without a word, but our Lord tests his faith. He is asked "What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee!"' "And be said Lord, that I may receive my sight." His faith healed him. This questio.n, said the minister. is personal in its nature and applies to the individual; it ha. an ulterior bear ine upon Christ's Church for all time. What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? Whbat special blessing is needed? To answer, in every particular, while doubtless true, will not do. What over mastering need have we for help? What special weakness requires to be strengthened? What hindering influ ence to be overcome? The speaker urged, at this peniten tial season, a spirit of contrition, peni tence,confession and deep heart-search ing that we be sure the foundation of our Christian life rests upon the perfect plan. That we may receive our sight, for spiritual things must be spiritually discerned. A Joint Debate Was held at Johnstonze Academy on Saturday night, February 3d. by the Irby and Johnstone Literary Societies. The subject was, "Which has the Most Tnfluence Over the Human Mind, the Tears of Woman or the Eloquence of Man*" There were three speakers on either side. After the recital of these well prepared speeches the judges ren dered the decision in favor of the nega tive. The points of argument made on the affirmative side were eight, and those on the negative were twenty four. .The young men did well, and their efforts show the progrese the so cieties are making. BREAKFAST-SUPPER. E PPS' S GRATEFUL-COMFORTiNG. 000O0A BCl!?i!G WATE'r CE?r m L!( THE BLOODY WORK GOES ON. A Sample Dispensary Raid in Spartanbarg County-Constables Shoot Down Two Men-One Killed Instantly. [Special to News and Courier.] WELLFORD, S. C., February 4.-The killing of Crawford .Ballew and the wounding of Perry Moore by State con stables near here last night was one of the coldest-blooded outrages ever perpe trated in the name of the law. Ballew and Moore were recent comers in this neighborhood from Greenville County. They were farmers living on the farm of Capt. J. M. Benson, about two miles from Wellford. Last night, according to the evidence elicited at the coroner's inquest, one of Tillman's spotters came to Ballew's house about 11 o'clock pre tending to be drunk and asked him to show him the way to the railroad. Moore got his lantern and piloted the man to the railroad. SHOT HIM WHILE HE RAN. When they reached the railroad Chief Constable Fant and Deputy Sheriff Dean with a posse of six con stables halted Moore, who, not under standing what was up, broke and run. The constables say be ran, but fired as he ran. He says he did not shoot until fired at, and is borne out in this state ment by two disinterested witnesses, and by some women who are related to the dead man. All agree that l'e was running when he was fired upon by the posse. His lea was shattered just below the knee. He fell crying for help. THE MURDER OF BALLEW. The wounded man's cries brought his brother-in-law, Ballew, out of his house, about fifty yards away. Moore says Ballew carried him into the cot ton field towards his (Moore's) house. The women at Ballew's house were very much alarmed, and in order to quiet them Ballew left Moore on the ground and ran towards his house. He was intercepted by Chief Fant, Deputy Boyce Dean and several others. Ac cording to the testimony of the two dis interested wittnesses the only word spoken at this meeting was the heart broken cry of an excited woman, "That is my man, please don't shoot him." She was answered by the crack of a Winchesterand Ballew pitched forward into the arms of death. The stillness, which always follows death, the agon ized shriek of the woman, a stillness again and the brutal voice of a wan demanding of the woman if there was " any more d- men about here," and the tragedy was over. WHAT THE SPIES SAY. The testimony of the constables dif fers from that of Babb and Gregory, the disinterested men quoted before, who say that Ballew offered no resis tance. The constables say that after Moore fled and they fired on him they advanced toward Ballew's house. That they met Bailew and saw him advanc ing on them with drawn pistol. That they covered him with shotguns and refles and ordered him to throw down his pistols. He halted and lowered one and partially lowered the other, but immediately presented his pistol again, and advanced until he was within ten feet of the posse, Boyce, Dean and Fant telling him at every step to halt or they wouid kill him. When he got within ten feet Vassie fired a Winchester at him. PACKING THE cORONER'S JURY. The crowning infamy of the whole proceeding however, was the attempt to pack ,the coroner's jury to-day. The jury consisted mainly of Tillman men. Aa it was originally drawn the father and cousin of Boyce Dean were on the jury. Mr. Andrew Moore, who has been employed as counsel by the dead man's family,. called the attention of the coroner to the fact that the jury was being packed, and demanded that Capt. A. H. Dean and a drunk--n man by the name of Dobson come off'. After consultation the sheriff, who is Capt. A. H. Dearn's brother, concluded to withdraw Capt. Dean and the drunken man, leaving Mr. Hoyt, who is a cousin and engaged to marry Boyce Dean's sister in a short while, on the jury which must pass on a killing of which Dean is accused. The jury was finally empanelled, and with a few exceptions consists of Tiliman men. It did not render a verdict to-day, but adjourned until to-morrow to get the testimony of Vassie, the slayer, who had not turned up. Moore lay on the ground all night wounded. .Pespite the fact that Fant claims to have seen a pistol in Ballew's hands at fifty or sixty feet, the night was dark and raining. NO EXCUsE FOR THE MURDEE. No warran ts were shown or attempted to be shown. The victims were not even told of a warrant. A warrant was out for the father of the wounded mtan, who surrendered and gave bond. There is no doubt that the dead and wounded men would voluntarily have sur rendered had they known of the war rants. Public opinion among both political factions- condemns the act. ROW THE STORY WAS TOLD IN SPAR TANBUEG. SPARTANBURG, February 4.-A war rant was placed in the hands of Sheriff Dean for Ballew, William Centre, Perry Moore and two sons at Wellford for violation of the dispensary law. A bout 7 o'clock last night Boyce Dean, the sheriff's deputy, and -Constables Fant, Vassie, Jackson, West and Pear son went out to make the arrest. Thaey reached B-.llew's about midnight, but before they got to the house the whis key was out in. a swamp. They say Perry Moore and Dean ordered him to halt and surrender. He fired on them. The fire was returned by the posse, and Moore was shot through the leg, just below the knee. A bout twenty shots were exchanged. Th e constables-then went, towarda BaIlew's house and met Afr. George Smi.t1 Uvalde, Texas. SHAKESPEARE What Mr. Smith Thinks E. Would Have Said About Hood's Sarsaparilla " Had Shakespeare lived here and suffered as I have, I think he would have said, Throw away all medicine except Hood's Sarmapa rilla. As an Englishman, coming to this cie, I have felt the heat very much. In the sprn Ifelt as If I had all the care and anit fAmerica on my mind. I got one bottle of Hood's Sarsapanila and after I had taken It I felt as if I could ndertake The President's Duties. Lat month I had a return of prickly hest, It seemed impossible to stand up or lie dowzi without almost tearing myself to pieces, then got one more bottle and It has not on! cured thle heat but I believe It put my bod H ood's,"Cures la good condition. I advise all to take Hood's Sarsaparilla in the spring and falL GEORGE SxrrH, UYalde, Texas. Hood's Pills cure Nausea, sick Hedaen I~nd.ge.tn, Iumaness. Sold by all druggistL him out in a field. Dean ordered himt to bold up his pistols and surrender. He did not obey and Constable Vassie shot him in the breast, killing him in stantly. The firing then ceased. No whiskey was -captured. The coroner held an inquest to-day, but no verdict had been reached wben last beard frorn. This took place -about a mile and a half east of Wellford. Ballew recently moved from the mnountains. The Moores also came from the moun tains. THE CONSTABLES SUSTAINED. [Special to The State.1 SPARTANBURG, Feb. 5.-The coro ner's jury, after two days deliberation, reached the following verdict in the dis pensary killing at Wellford: "We, the coroner's jury, agree that the deceased, Crawford Ballew, came to his death on February 3, 1894, by a gunshot wound in the hands of F. G. Vassie, while resisting officers of the law." Vassie's arrest has been ordered this afternoon, but it is likely that he will give bail immediately. NO PALMETTO TRA E-MARK. The Circuit Court of Appeals Sustains rhe Commissioner of Patents. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The Circuit Court of Appeals to-day handed down an opinion reversing the decision of Justice Bradley in the District Supreme Court in the case of Governor Tillman against the Commissioner of Patents to compel the latter to register the pal metto whiskey trade-mark. In the Circuit Court of Appeals the right of the commissioner to refuse registration was upheld. CONTRACT TO LET. T HE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS for Newberry County will let con tract to repair Ray Bridge on Duncan's Creek, near Gains Ray Place, on Feb ruary 16th, 1894. at 10 o'clock. J. C. DO MJNI( K, Chairman. Taos. S. SEA SE, Clerk. A CARD. TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CON eern: We, the undersigned, desire to state over our own signatures that we know nothing of our own knowl edge against the character of Mr. G. Brady Dominick. This 3d day of Feb ry, 1894. P. B. WARNER. G. C. COUNTS. ESTATE NOTICE. I N THE PROBATE COURT AT Newberry Court House. on the seventeenth day of March, 1894, at ten o'clock, a. m., I will make a settlement of the personal estate of William F. Lake, dec'd, and immediately there after apply for a final discharge as sd muinistrator. The creditors of said estate are notified to render their de mands duly attested, on or before that date. W. P. COUNTS, Feb. 1, 1894. Administrator. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA NEWBERRY COUNTY. By J. B. Fellers, Esq., Probate Judge. W HEREAS, John M. Kinard. Clerk of Court, bath made suit to me to grant him Letters of Ad ministration of the Estate and effects of Louisa A. Folk, deceased: Thes- are therefore to cite and, ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Louisa A. Folk, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held - at New berry Court House, on the 21st day of March, 1894, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Ad ministration should not be granted. Given under my Hand thia 6th day of February, Anno Domini, 1894. J. B. FEL LE RS, J. P. N. C. lIPORTATNOTICE We will this week take stock, after which we will offe-r all Winter Goods, Woolen Stuffs, atOdd Styles and Remnants atprices THAT FIL SlOY TRE This is no Pen and Ink sale or 25 per cent. JOB, no annual February Flm Flam, but a REAL, GENUINE SACRIFICE sale. We make no PRETENSE of selling everything in the Store AT COST. but such lots as we offer MUST GO and away BELOW COST at that. If you are LIVE PEOPLE. you want to SAVE and thereby MAKE MONEY. If you need ANYTHING, you will make it a POINT to call on us. Yours crdially liaelpo@&enick. H.& N. The New Store WHREl8~TO BE FOND CHICE GIIO0EIII8 (HElIAPEST PIRCES For Everybody. AW1ILC0ME TO illI HOOF & NELSON. Wcasbher Summar7 for Taua7" 1ean temperature, 46.8 Mean maximum teml,Praturp, a537; meani inimum.temperature, -. -Maximum teroperbture, 69. MinintiniIX temperature, 22. Total precipitation, 3.88 inches. Number of clear days, 6; prl cloudy. 3: cloudy, 22; on which .01 or more precipitation fell, 12. RAINFALL. January, 189S, 3.82 inches. January, ine9, 6.9 incbes. *January, 1SW , 1 .37 inches. January, 1891, .520 in hs. January, 3892?, 10.55 inches. January, 893, 2.26 inebea. January, 1894. 3 e8 inches. Aerage for eve years, 4.72 inches. 2 Clearance Sale...S Tm stock of. Oth ing, Overcoats, Woolen Underwear, etc., etc., I have this day marked the entire line dewn 2-5 .Per cent. WO Is Your Time IWOto get an out fit at, your own price. A nice line of Over coats, worth from $14 to $20, to be closed out at $12.5O. D ON'T Let This opportu= tunity slip. This sale means SPOT GASH. . R syectfally, SIM JAMEON, THE AI]ER OF LOW PRICES We Are NOW . . Ready For .. Businss! RE ARE OFEI A NICE GLEAN STOCK . . OF . Dry Goods, Hats, Shoes, Groceries-an Hardwvare. WE INVITE A CALL FROM YOU. AND WE SOLICIT A SHARE OF YOUR . . TRADE.. .b C. &. G. S. Mower Co. Y+ours anxious to please, FOR GHNTLEKE ow e thave given yo wang af say we didn't te 1 you not to. should spend so mch on clothres KLETTNER iofering thret bet potde,nthe laes teentire stock at SWEEPING REDUCTIONS. thos charming trifles that do so bc for woman's t.oilet, such as LACES, EMBROIDERIES, EDGINGS,_ETC., ETC. WOMEN ARE ALWAYS HAPPY they cn dress better,inbe hin ad by trading with FAIR AND SQUARE DEALER. NOTICE. All persons indebted to us will please call and settle their accounts. SM1TH & WEARN.' FOR SALE OR 'RENT. A 33 AC " n"B IHneOOto Town of Newl:rrv. Appl to GEO. S. MOWER, Newberry, S. C. 4 MOWEt *n "i en yn Our Bter Pl I e to at toa Ourduer give him. CIA' MOWER CI .A