Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I,4 D.h xol / K ~1~;~9k~1 JA ~ ,rL;~kVi ~EhrABI NJIE 18- NWl W!J 1IRY9 S. (C.9 TUES I)A X V ( 'S 149O) p~1(hAWVK$15 E.J 'SIMPLE STORY. Trm,. F0101 01Fr A Oti,-M1-Te 110 I ,Au OFVA ItH,1M0. 11low Ani Amnbitli-us Orphinn Htoy jtoo frol t1o ilumbleat 8sa o kit I f1e to tho Jilihest P1osiionl InI lie Count-i11 of tho he I.Abbovillo Press and Bannor.] Away back in the liftiesi a vesso puts into CharloF0 harhr. F0 da)H it has wrestled with tho wavo of the broad Atlhntic, and its pas songors are rejoiced :1o soo the sunn; land to which starr) -oyed 11opo ha. pointed. Two pasmngers, yes three espiially interest i. A young im in -whoso oyes burn truth and fidol ity, and a young woman who hold, by the hand a sh idor d,1licato bo: about four years oi tgo. It is eas: to see that the threo are father mother, son. They havo left thlei old horme, hopo whirpermg, ambitior urging that in thi, new world, thea will how out of lifcs rough circum stanco a shining fut ure. The litth boy is the center, from and toward which their every thought, revolves To educate this boy so that, ho m1ay be a blesding to thei and hii, adopted country is their hourly prayor. Their little 1homi1 is a happy one for pico and love and plenty abound But God knowns best-"-o dotli all things well." Sno lnnly the dm1il days come. The 11-61o young fathel is stricken down wit yelliw f,ver and the widow and the fatherles Commonce the hardf, cruel battle o life. Don't bo iip-t iont, my dea reader, I aill not telling you an idh story, but a truly frino oie, and ] must needs begin at the beginmilg Well, before that delicato little bo3 has reached tho tender age of ten ho is struggling for a livelihood Out in the stroot he solls newspa pers-in the biting March winds, th< sultry August dayt - this litf 1o one works for his daily bread! The forn of a child-the b.art of a hero Now ye mothers who toil with youl little boy's lessons every evening how would it be if your little Jim mie, or Willie, or Arthur, or Johnnic were thrown out upon the world a such a tender ago? I see your face pale as you instinct ively press you boy to your heart. Read this littlc story carefully, and your patriotisti will have a fresh access of zeal There is no other country upon the glo)e where your boy has such r God-given chonco to how out in th< temple of fame a inme for himself Something over a1 hundred yeCart ago, Benjamin Franklin enteret Boston wvith enough money t,o buy breakfast of bread. Every schco boy is familiar with his history. 11< was an humble'p)rinter, yet to.da; the entire civilizeds-world knows hi name ,and flashes from pole to polh messages by that power whlich 1h< discovered. THE 'Ewa4 Boy. But return to our lhttle newsb)oy The Charlestoni society people swoee by-perhaps buying at paper,~ por haps not. What (does it matter, th success or failure of a newvsboy'? 13u ahi some day, mayhap, those sam fine people's grandson _may be son to our rapital city as pages in th Logislative halls of South Carblimr and Jo! whern the Governor's Me sage is read, it is written bly the same lit lo barefoot newsboy. Al little follow, with tihe foi m of a ohil aind the heart of a hero, surely sine those March winds blow and thos August suns heat upon your litti head, you hlave striven mnanfull3 "Seest thou a man diligent in bus ness, ho shall stand, before kings! Aye, in South Carolins hoe shall h a king among his follows'. THlE NEws BOY IBE(OMEs (GOvERtNoR. Now that you h avn already guesse who this bravo litale newsboy is, I shall be formally introduced 1 you-Miles1B. M1cS woeoy, Governt of South Oarolinai, by tihe graceo God1 and true Democratic votes. There is many a clover boy who manhood fails to come up to o: expoctations. Lot us see about o' Governor, let the "fierce white ligh that over beats abu)Ot a public mi envelope him. While Boiling papt our hero moots with i a friend and C011omnCes to work as a printor inl r his c-lico. All over the world the good lod has scattered just such noble mon and women whoso imighty hearts and tender vision causo them to bo tr.tching forth a helping hand to tho ttruggling soul. Perhaps it is < only a cheful word, but that glad I word is a golden bridge over raging 4 waters. Ho complotos his apprenl- I ticeship as a job printor and a schol. I arship for merit is olor-ed hii in I Washington anld Lee Ulnivesity, but owing to a lack of moans, he was ablo to attend only part or one tsos sion. So young McS vooney cam < back to Soutih Carolina and boran < printiig in Columbi. He served Columbia Typographical Union as corrosponding secrotary and after wards as pre-isident. H sorvad as secretary of tre Phoonix look and Ladder C:ai,may for a munber of years. In 1870 i he was an activo Dlmocrat rind did faithful work for thre party in that never to bo for gotten time of peril and strifo. About this timo Mr. McSwoney moved to Ninoty-Six in our county then. lIo belongs to ol Ab)ovilo county after all. to came to Ninoty-Six vith a capital of -ixty fivo dollars and purchltiad a -ecoid han, pross and t outfit for 55 pying 8T> cash as first paymront. . FRANKIAN AND M SWiNEY. Liko Franklin, ho worked early i and late. Unliko Franklin, who ato c his bread on the streets, McSweeney i went to brad supperloss, becauso, s whon he went t.o Ninety-Six, lie was i unable to buy i throe meals a day. i Like Franklin, success camo to him, C and now the bo) who 0nco was able to buy only two meals a day is well provided for, and he has no fear of becoming a chargo upon his country. The people of tire Stato of his nativ ity give him their heart's affection, while they bestow upon him the highest honor which any people can confer upon ainy man. Ambitious to win the respect of his follow citizens, honest in the porformanco of overy duty, courageous to dofend tie humblest, whilo able to resist the designs and the power of, the great and influential, he has given to every South Carolinian a good Governor who administered the alfairs of the offico without fear or favor. Without yielding to the mob or clinging to the social power of any set of men, lie has nobly ()one his duty. lie is a man of the people and however much he may have been olovated his hieart is true to all. Hio loves the honest laborer and his hand is over stretched out to help thre strugling b)rothier to highor and ketter things. August, 1879, the first issue of thire Harmmpton Guardian appeared and itr has been published over since by Mr. I McSweeney. lie has taken a doep arid abiding interest in the develop mont of his town aind county. Hlie is regarded ars a fine business man of wide public spirit in regard to build- i ing churches rand school houses. liei has served as mayer of Hampton for - ive terms, arid as National Delegate 3 of D)omocratic Convention three times. Mr. McSweenoy takes a deep in. Storest in military matters and after a his election to tihe legislature in 1894 he was chariman of the committee on U military. 1-e has also been a trustee t of tire South Carolina College and a1 member of the board of visitors of the Citadel, and by virtue of his of D lice, is chairman of both boards a o present. lieo is a member of the Ordeor of - Knights ot ihoner and tihe Knmghts of - Pythmas and has been honored by both organizations. 0 In 1896 he was elected lieutenant governor by a handsome majority and re-elected in 1898 without oppo a sition, and on tire death of Gov. WV. H. IEllerbe in June, 1899, hie took o the oath of office as governor, and >has since drscharged tire duties of ,gthe otlico with dignity and line busi ness ability. re i-AITrJmFUL sTEwAR DsUi'. 1r His administration of the State's ir affairs has b)00n so successful that "oven hi p)olitical enemies cannot in pick a flaw in iris record. He now, n na an nndoranent of ihis faithful owardhia, al I ct ti I to a 1ulh torm i tho hanlds of hi; fcllow itints. In a aor ('40ornor Mv Vi'eeny b(.llng to Ahbvvillo coil y. Sli inudo i nit of him inl that Ninoty-Six ptit him oil his fool. Ab )oville must , S'luld by hii in the !:mlinlg oelction. Sh cannot. afford o (iiiii her back oit ler adoptod soni Won if iotir of hwr sons i:si inl tho ac. (Governor MeSweenvy belives hat tho dispon-mary System tihat ha1s )011 placedl on (ur statito books 111ould sIand. Hote resl Ocs Ill InI's )piions, but ho oiforces tho Ilaws of mr Stato and( not ovoi for th o-i1 lortioniont of a s(cond term, will ho ringo eithor to truo prohibiti;nists ir how to shai onos. Nk)THIIN4* wR1t)Ni WITH G.\RY. What's the matter with Fraik inry ? Nothing at all-at all! I[ o s i good fellow, a jolly good fullow, >mt we can't exactly work li in ias ,overnor this timo. Nothing to hin lor us from doing so next time; but vo South Carolinians always did Land o[n our manners--otiIuette Mr. 41y woUld say. Gubornatoroial eti [tOtO in South Carolina is vo:m11bl vit' ago and respect. It is this. e.vor sinco the royal governor rin way inl a ship it hauis Icun the ell. am to give a governor 11 second terim 's an endorlsemlient of his maina11ge lent of the State's affair. Sionwl >iculiar people arguo that when a 1ian succeods to (his oflico from tit f Lioutenant Governor this cutom hould not bm obsorved. This shows imply a love of arguing about noth. ng, or to -x)reS.s it more VlCgnIItly, L is the difference between t weedle lee and tweedlo-dum. .:UVENANR nov NOT -'.' 11:; TI 11E.\ 1). Our lieutenant 1,vernors aro not aero figuro.ieads. From tho very inturo of the offico, only meon of 1bility can ill it. This officer must >reside over the Sonate, ia body of ble and trained public men, goner Aly; many of whom are firstclass awyers. (Wo T'illnianites had a lot 4 the rust rubbed oil' our political poetacles when old Ben was running or governor. We are nearly as harp, or to uso fino language, we re about as good diplamats as the utis, and there is no iso whatever in rying to get us to argue about how tianly angels can dance uponl the oint of a cambric needle. We are awing wood now and will vote for SeSwoeney at tho firt, and if neces ary, at. the second primary, ts sure s haysee( lives. ' lIE (10 OLD) I1ULE1 51 slIULD nIoLD (100o) ToD AY. it has been the invariablo custom o give the governor a second( term is an endo'rsement of a good adm stration of the affairs of the State. 'his was so wt Il understood that here was n.othing but routine work it tho former unominating convention or second term until Tillman came n, then tihe hounds1f of hate and fury, nahice and all other kinds of mian icrs were let loose, and we woroe en ~roated to relegate Tillman to ob) )curity-sondi( him back to hlis farm, .lisgracodl inl thle eyes of the world. D)id woe send o11ld3oni hiomio? IDid we do what Gonztales and1 the gaaug losired us to (10? I think I hear the rebel yell, "No, no; never, unever." Woe gave hun a second( term, anid then sent him to the U. S. Senate, whore lie has vindicated our faith in his ability and won a national repu Lation for himself. wEy OwE M' sWEENEY ANoTn ERl TrER3. Ini simplej justico andu common do eeney~ we owe (I,ov. McSWooney an 3>thor term. Our 'State cannot even thien afford to lose the services of such an able man11. Mr. Gary also hans ability you will answer. Grant. ing this, but why, since it has been t he custom of a century to allowv a sec ond terma; why should we remove the old landlmark3 now when onr State has been more prosperous thaun for mnany years past? The phenomonal development of, South Carolina in manufacturing mrarks an era in our industrial history that astonishes thn world. We are able to state that notwithstanding the ashes and deso lation of wvar, South Carolina steps forth second only to Massachusetts 7 TAL EO*V0F This ig SaNe E AllaIam o is that we I and tat; our reaso SACRiFICE SALE, btL ter Coods, we clean ( get ready for the Fall abouthalf prices. the prices talk ou lo trumpet we know of Elegant, stylish, weoll made suits at $9.75. VVe sold them at $14 to $17 and they-were worth the money. At $7.25 we have suits that went like hot cakes a: $1 1 to $13. We hav3 macid cuts like this in all colored sp'ring Abd Shoes. Oxfords for ladies' at 88 cts.--a good s'ioe--cheap at $1 .50, a batter one at 1.90 and a creation in l.adies' footwear at $2. 1 5, G"TT0.OD E We remember we called your attention to our cot tonades but think we are doing you a good turn when we tell you again that we have Cottonadc at I I and 12 cents as good Straw 4ias, All go at 1 -2 price--that's al in the niumber of her spdidles. This coming splendI(id faict n!onio pro~vos that thel anid Ilaigs prese nt govornor has1 the1 conulienico w poib)itit of buisi nom mn atP1 1 home. liad ablroadl. to :stop at W'o have iend this1 plan --why take why and 0110 withi less e'xperience,0 ando11 bo N 1CK:~ lNAN's DlF:MMA. o vie alceo. Mr. Gary is all right for another timo, but just now ho is liko the little Ol N Socoder btoy (down on Long CJane wIJISh that "Nick'" McCasulani tells about.w Nick and at candidato dined with a frienid anud t hey ha1d fried chiekon. Do)th ai Nick (idclare 1ho idnl't take( ai see. but1 whi H lelpod hilTSIf a socond( timoE there (ol. .Io~ was a loudl wail from behind the have aidv door. The gen1t1lenum of t he bonso H1igns p0 said, "'Whait's t.ho matter buddie ? shiould gi Biuddio boo- 1ho0ed slome, hut fitnlly such1 a di b)lurted out, '-Them1 darned fools is inovitabi; oreating n p all t ho fri .d chicken!"' t'nd' oP)o ]Uud(dio's companSiy mannelIlrs did not. thliings ii sustamn him i long~ enou1h ; ini short, m I conmII le was1 too~ previous1H--just so with (n1 y IW the govorniorsip. Se'"? '1i>on a I Now ats to thle othIePr canididaito. for romo WVo don't itenOid to minc10e matte'rs theloss i5 bjut call a pjadio a spo nian. H Proh1ibitionl ii th i hek o'-lantern1 on1 a1 co1 by whoso flickering lighit Col. Hoyt servants wou1.ld fain wsalk int o the Governor's rounded( chair. ProhIib)it 10on is a lovely sub. manhood000 joet on p)a1:or c nd w:.nbil make an render hi Edeon of one (earthi if it would work. manki{iid But when you soo me-Pi who havo the son11 been advocattes of the op)enf bar and gattes of who fought th hn pnnn9nry bitte.rlyv. not gone CUT rL E "DEFIPRE U Kcep"ds A we have en ,iave detOr.mined to sei, n for this grefAt Cut Sale it we do it to make room )ur tables and buyers sa in Midsummer and you Ies--we don't have to w ud and reacn your ear -your pocket. ancd Summer suits. Would like to tell you all about them, but space costs money and we cannot af ford -to spendl muLCh in these cut price sales. Work pants at 68 cents. Good solid pants and worth a $ 1 .10. Somo few pair Jtin Pas' a2 Abot Shoes. well be worth $3.25. So all along the line in footgp- clown to those 48 and ', Oxfords that we t - about. and in some cases better than you have been pay ing 15 and 1 8 cents for. Those 4-4 Shirtings at 4 cts. and Sea Island 4-4 at 4 cts. are going fast--good reason--cheap. Straw Hats, I. NEWB ault wvit,' biugio and drum vryIiuliu Jds and chel int .ifg for Iiloyt, 1te 00C0't iin r e.~ mY cantd(iate, is not it t l Iim I(lir( xctdy 1(1'think andi a.k von rsel f m ,'ei fthr wherioforo thMis unboly alili- htyiltioole ieti woon'r d arkn[ess anl'I Ilih,t, s,fJ o.' ''~ .\TEi 1)0 NOT MiN --niMT Till:'SAl iIEOISi IE l lY E:LEME:NT AND) TFIE COO01 tl.0io ii and1( water n1IX ? No, sir, ttfit,bttnl)tio ( Coy andit wilter II o trying' 0to hPifP tS 5', '/1)Ii Io following of th.'is t ickt iet ' lthmg h L's friendl s andi hiis pape lr iltt iglwR .orti >c'tedl hiigh IheonIso, and all tIdoacitrc o e ne unt to t ho faet tha it if wo t ( ilV)0 iIIn o it proh ibitIion it would1(11) b o Sae o e o smnai failure that we wvoli( uld rdrjrhi~Ie Swind up wi:th high licoensolj(fwikywl urae barsw. All thoso sign ificat .ivoIairhyor p j tkos 1m1 tink of ol. H oyt Ol1it'to u or to I met ion with one11 of dJoh n roas. 'hn tiPrm1/ \ dams's aneicdotes. Onco yuso lnt iiIh imo11 thorn wias a imani wi o fiywut lc not reatsonl did not w ish hiis m10 io. siis ) sy 1) lj on to or 800 or lovo a wo- iirayhr.to enico ho brought tho boy uphaeafoitilh nd mtiry e1st ate whero) all t he u )yo o s - a evenl wero men. Thus sur- ditio ad triiin b)y mon0 ther boy growv toyor idisiihr d his fat her hoping thusw toan refr eir-aiI m utterly inlTeIfIronlt to wo- hi rgtyugnii - Oneo day (ho father took .iiwi ot h wm ut wvalking bieyonid the parkuoeahodyoar his coniutr'y seat. 'SFhoy had oenh briitena far efoe thy mt toyHo mn he he dici HEARD OF. rer done. egn Season's product -it should be called a for New Fall and Win ve dollars. We must ;et seasonable suits at rite much about them, through the greatest 46 cts. Everybody knows what these are and that ihe price is about 1-2. We have not forgot the little follows and the prices of every gar-ment a boy wears is reduced to such an extent as to make it al most a crime to not buy something forthe boy. About Shoes, Almost every kind of men's shoes and in every style, at all kinds of prices bUt always worth the mon. ey and in many cases uch more. COTTONHDES. We piled our windows full of 50 cent shirts at 25 cents. The people soon caught on and ithey went off like hot cakes--a few left. Straw Oats, ERRY, S. C. puln th JIinder t he d 1Oisnsry law your ni, "Sml 1"> cann QL! ot buy whiiskey, and if you alhor"sai, Loop hiim off t he stireet at night t he my) lifo I ox, and wonli b)0 baIr-k0oors, will o grio" ot got a chianco to ruin himi-thjat I -Ni' lENme boy upjoni whomn all your hopes are contor'd-upon01 whos~o arm you ex n or'"convic. .>(Ct to loan ini your oldi ago. Alas, 'o ohb.r your rosiy dIreams, (lay by day. < so l'liiI)ii on r boy ch anges, it is slow, b)i t i wole Ii uro for b)y freo drini a andI freo cig;I ivo V8 1 *t tes tihe fatlhait i si1111i fashbiono~d vot ir~n ou im which changos him froum a : into ipower ai.'althy latd into at spindling long.. I lto o~''t' iekod sallowv wvrck. mn all over 3 ilii sal Gono isl his spIlendid young and tat (<,~ arngthI-his hiigh aspirations. His >lo will be only amrbittoni now is to woar a laun (!Insed b)ar. Iried collar and( loaf. WVhy has this ul b)o flye hea'rt.lbreo(ding sorrow como to you? >ar-klooperr. I ketno you thought it your duty as I Staito i)y 4 iniemb1or of the church to voto for . of thlOV P"rohiibit ion. Why inistors urged boy woIul it, Chiristlian 1)00p)1 urged it.? Yo' mico to ruin trnd your ihurch oxpressly commani( boy who.o you t.> uphioldi tho laws of your Stato md)( country. 'liho diopousanry h.w hiavos bJan1 has bonu p)lacedl up)on our statuto ily t hough.t, books by wvise arid thoughtfnl states. no0w when hmeu~ aftor trying all othor plans to ex paniding, ro,t rict tho sale of inatoxicants. t) of a gl1 'iaOHllIITION D~oE8 NOT CoME~ BY THUi >roparing to wave 01' A MAoVo JHAND). o . rlio. A groat many votrasecm to be4 3s rum hm [Concluded on fourth rage.]