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THE OARUNGTON NEWS, PUBLIIHIL imTTBCMDAT MO&NINQ 3D. 33, EVAJSTS, P&OPBIETOB. TBMS-$> Par i« Ktmm. On* Sqonr*, ftnt insertion •••••##•*•••••• $1.60 Q ne gquar*, second insertion.>•■•....• ...1.00 gfery snbseqent insertion.... .60 Gontmet ndrertisemenU inserted upon the meat rensonnble Urns. Merriefe Notices end Obitnnries, net szeecding sin lines, inserted free. THE DARLINGTON NEWS. “POE US PRINCIPLE IS PRINCIPLE—RIGHT IS RIGHT—YESTERDAY, TO-DAY. TO MORROW, FOREVER.’ VOL. m NO 17. DARLINGTON, S. 0.. THURSDAY, APRIL 29,1886. WHOLE NO 590. JOB DEPARTMENT. Our job department issupplied with every facilitj necessary to enable ns toeompets beth as to price andqnality of work, wlthcten those of the eities, and we guarantee satis* faction in every particalar or charge nothing for oar work. We are always prepared te fill orders at short notice for Blanks, Bll Heads, Letter Heads, Cards, Hand bills Posters. Circulars, Pamphlets, he. All job work must be paid for Oash on Delivery- FOUND The Place to Buy Goods At liiTing Prices! OAJL.Xs -A.T CT- ZELAJRL'ST’S —AND SEE HIS— 3V es'w sminvGr —AND— STTHMIIMIEIR, C3-003DS, Before Purchasing Elsewhere- —OF— Ererything Usn&ily Kept in a First-class Country Store. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE LARGE STOCK OF FINE LACES, HAMBURG EMBROIDERIES, WHITE GOODS, LAWNS, ETC. ALWAYS ON HAND ▲ FULL LINE OF THE CELEBRATED BAY STATE SHOES, CLOTHING, HATS, HARDWARE, CROCKERY, 40. GROCERIES IN URGE PNTITIES1 J. H. EARLY, At our Hardware Store is agent for Steam Engines, Cotton Gins, Feeders. Condensers, Cotton Presses—repairs for same. Stoves, Engineer’s supplies, such as Belting, Packing, Pipes. All kinds of Steam Fittings, in Iron and Brass. Repairs les, Boilers, &c, swing Macnines: White, Weed, Household, Hartford, Amer- can and Howe ; Needles, Oils and Attachments; Repairs all kinks of Sewing Machines. Stoves, all the best makes. Furnish repairs for all Stoves sold by us. Cucumber Pumps, Farr patent Sand-box for Buggies, War gons, Ac. Thomas Smoothing Harrow, Deering Cultivators. April 8,1886. ly Humble Heroes. There are men of worth and bonpr. Who are ever b> ave and true, Who are strong to work and eulfer In wbate’er they find to do ; And although their lot be lowly. Though they ne’er be known to fame, Though the crowd ehould pass them cold iy. They are heroes, juit the eatne. There are those who daily labor Turning up the stubborn soil. Winning horns and food for loved ones By the bands’ aneeasing toil. Though they never gain the friendship Of ths rich and proud of earth, ’Mong the world's renowned and noble There are none of greater worth. He who does hie duty bravely, Though it lead through bumble ways, Who would scorn an evil action, Heeding neither bWme nor praise. Who weald net withhold hie helping From a suffering brother’s needs. Surely is as much a hero As he who does greater deeds. £ev. John C. Kilgo Honestly Kepre- sented. Editor Darlington Metes : Yonr columns recently contained a slanderous, vulgar and wicked misrepresentation of an article by Rev. John C. Kilgo to the Temper anoe Worter, setting for;h the facts regarding prohibition in Ibe town of Timmonsville. Col. H. L. Morris ieeliug the force of the truth of the article, enters a tirade of slander upon the author before a public who knows nothing concerning the origin Of his wrath, it was his premeditated design to misrepre sent. It it had not been, he would have replied before the public ac quainted with tbe nature and de sign ot my communication. 1 give tbe article to tbe columns of the Nkws that its honest and intelli gent readers may decide whether it is an attack on ’.he virtue of Tim- moosville or the liquor traffic which has always been a curse to tbe town. simply ask tbe Timmonsville community to put the construction ot an intelligent people on my com munication and not leave it to the iuterpietation of a malignant i-pirit and weak mind. The Colonel will please give attention to the laws ot the language before be attempts to interpret for an intelligent people an article so clear and simple. I have attacked the report to the Mem and Courier, and to this con fined my sell. Here is what I said: 1 clipped from tbelastissneof tbe Worker the / bllowing report of pro hibition in Timmonsville which ap peared sometime since in the News and Courier. 'Tne Officers are all good and true men, property-owners in the town, and Lave its best interests at heart. Timmonsville baa tried ?ro- hibition for two years, and daring that time the town itself came near ' drying up.” Business fell off con tinually and matters got from bad to worse until tbe best citizens saw that Prohibition was not on'y a failure aud did not prohibit, but that tbe town was becoming ruined from a business standpoint.’ “It would have been becoming in the News and Courier to have as certained all the facts of the case, aud not have suffered itself lead away into error by an anxiety to publish any report against prohibi tion. I would not attempt a reply to this notice if I were not in full possession of all the tacts concern ing pruhibition in that town. I am therefore prepared to give to tbe public a true aud full statement of the situation. “I qo not understand how tbe last Municipal election could involve the question of “license’’ or “no license.” An election held in November, 1884, settled that question in favor of prohibition for the two consecu tive years. The prohibitory senti ment must have great y decreased siuct tbe election of ’84. Then the vote, according to my recollection, stood 49 for aud 32 against pro hibition. Knowing the facts as 1 do, I can see tbe reason tor such a falling away. I do not hesitate to say that it was not a business cause. “The business was not hurt by prohibition. It may be true that less cotton was sold ami hence less goods purchased, 'ibis may be a tact, I cannot say, bat prohibition was not tbe cause. Cotton went to the town of Darlington which might have been sold in Timmons- ville. Tbe reason is this, Darling ton paid very high prices lor cotton. This Timmonsville did not and could not do. For this reason cot ton goes to Charleston, New York, and Liverpool. “Timmons* ille has no capital to bnild op a trade. There is not a single enterprise going on in tbe town to attract trade. Money draws money. In the two past years Darlington has waked from a long business lethargy. Tbe reason is this—mote than two hundred thousand dollars have been invest ed in enterprises in the town, tbe greater amount in a large cotton factory. This has drawn trade, a thing Darlington’s nineteen bars bad ao signally failed to do. Flor- enoe, a railroad center, as wall aa a bar room town, lost worse by tbe-«> enterprises than Timmonsville. L-t Timmonsville get up some enter prise preater than egg buying and tram building and business will in crease, whiskey or no whiskey. “The town improved as much dur ing the years of prohibition as any two preceediug years of late. As many new buildings went ap, and far superior to the old residences bmlt in whisky days. Four new stores were opened up, and a tailor shop. One firm failed. Daring the days of liqnor traffic more than half of the business h ouses tailed aud these men carry on their business in the names of their wives. It is worthy of note, that these men are anti prohibitionists. They sold dry goods, groceries, and whiskey all in the names of their wives. Every man according to bis own taste, but I do not want a barrel of mean corn whiskey rolled into any depot with my wife’s name in big letters on tbe bead. • “Timmonsville never was a fully dry town. It bad four bar-rooms This every one knew. These bar keepers did not hesitate to defy the State and Municipal laws. Their threats, characters, and boldness became a terror to the citizens. The Conuci) refused to make any arrests for such violations. They openly proclaimed fear of tbe material damages which the town might suffer from such legal action. This tbe bar-keepers knew and it only made them the bolder in their vio lations. “Prohibition was not entirely a failure until the Fall of ’85. No police force was necessary aud the streets were free from rioting, Ac. Bat so bold and defiant did tbe liquor venders grow that daring tbe past full they sold openly to any one, aud the stree s of Shanghai would have been a credit to tbe Timmonsville streets on Saturday afternoons: “Tbe Gonncil could not plead ig norance. One of that brave body, elected to enforce the laws of the town, kept one of these bars, where he sold the meanest whiskey, judg ing by tbe character he displayed in discharging the honest duty of his office. This man dare not deny tbe charge. When called upon in December, 1885 by the County Treasurer for license fee, he re luctantly paid it, but did this be cause be did not want to involve bis wife, in whose name be carried on his business. This demonstrates tbe above assertion. A part of that Council was daily customers at these bars, aud no doubt they all had obtained it “/or sickness,” in the town. • •‘A notorious fact. Daring the Sammer of ’85 a United States Con stable visited Timmonsville and bonght beer from one of these par ties who had not paid for United States license—the others had pur chased them—and when he was ar rested. a part of this Conncil ex erted themselves to effect a com promise which was easily done. 1 approached tbe Inteudant upon tbs matter when he offered tbe excuse for not enforcing tbe law. “It would cause hard teeli ngs.” Great Sympathy ! t 'These/acts show tbe strength of the Mancipal law in this great town whose name is to blaze in tbe columns of the News and Courier as a proof against prohibition. Dar ing these two years not a single ef fort was made to enforce tbe laws and no task would have been easier. “Yon struck tbe truth, Mr. Editor, when yon said “it is bar rooms Tim monsville wants.” No town in tbe State has a blacker moral bistory than Timmonsville. Profanity, fighting, shooting, cutting and gam bling were tbe characteristics of the streets. Prohibition freed the town from such scenes till the Fall of’85 when the days ot yore returned bringing with them past scenes of rioting. Tbe Council winked at all this and tbe whiskey venders grew more desperate. This disgusted tbe good people of tbe town and in this is found the reason for tbe decrease in the prohibitory vote. “Tbe inti prohibitionists had two arguments which they use in the report to tbe News and Courier. First, there is as mneb whiskey sold as ever. Second, prohibition hurts trade. Such a contradiction I 1 guess it was the name that hart and not the thing. “Timmcnsville has sent as many drunkards to its cemetery as any town of its size in tbe State. She is not satisfied. There is still drank- ard room in the cemetery and it mast be occupied. Five bars will do tbe work well. “We give tbe above to an honest public. Let them decide whether prohibition was aeursetotbattown. One thing is obvious from these facts. Tbe law is a failure and not pn.hibition. Not nntil we can get a council with a back bone to en force law, and laws of weight will oar town be worthy of oar respect As a people we mast qait voting for legislation for no legislation pro hibits. Let the oorraspondent to the News mnd Courier abase tbe Goauoil and tbe laws of his town, and not tbe aims and possibilities of prohibition. If thi Council bad shown any dsstto to enforce 4e * laws, Timmonsville would always b.ive remained dry. Tbe bars have already developed a class of men which ‘ Timmonsville cannot control as she admits. She is not satisfied. She must have more. Give them to her by the thousands it she wants them, In her frenzy some day she will commit sui cide. This is what whiskey is do ing for the world—mannfacturiug outlaws. Deliver ns, oh deliver us!” Let yonr readers decide whether I have been truthful in my state ments. Tbe Colonel has refused to reply to my article and his malig nant spirit gushes forth in a vile personal slander. He should have remembered that your readers are not to be swept away by such gush. An intelligent mind demands a sound logic. Troth is not to be overthrown by personal slander. I have received many communica tions from your county thanking me for publishing what has long since been a knewn truth. M.tny men howl under tbe lash of stern facts Ibave no regard for their bowl ings. If tbe Colonel has been hit, the best policy is to keep quiet. I am too much of a Christian man to notice bis personalities. My character can take rare of itseif, and if not it ought to go. Col. H. L. Morris forgets that I am known among tbe best people of Darling ton County. I can assure him that he is fully known. He has tried his hand on my character before and has signally tailed. It is bis old game. He never fails to attack tbe pulpit utterances of the Tiuimous- vill« clergy. Not a man in Dar lington County can find one single thing against me. I used my time and i-trength to elevate society and advance my Redeemer’s Kingdom during my two years pastorate on that circuit. Timmonsville has seme as grand citizens as I have ever met. I feel interested in the eternal welfare of their sons. I am sure those bar-rooms will damn some of • those precious bojs yet. It Colonel Morris intends to aid in keeping np a set of bar-keep ers who have no respect for human salvation I simply say the town would be better off without him. Some father who voted for license in tbe last election, is going to pay for it in tbe destruction of a son. John C. Kilgo. Boys Getting Acquainted. When two strange boys come to getber they proceed to get acquaint ed something after this fashion : “What’s yer name I” “Tommy Cropper. What’s yourn t” “Dickey Tabbits. Wot’s yonr dad’s name 1” “Ole Dan Crupper, an’ the dog’s name’s Sniff. Is yer dog jallerf” “Nope ; lie’s spotted an’ wears a collar. Got a knife’ to trade T” “Yep; but I lost it. When I find it I’ll swop yon. Watchy read inf” “Third Reader. Lus trade hats.” “I dassent: my pop won’t ’low me. My feet’s the biggest.” “Wei 1 .1 chawed terbucker onest.” “That’s nothin’. I saw three dogs fighting at one time.” “I was in swimmin’ six times in one day a’ready.” “I had two teeth palled las’ week.” “That’s nothin’. I cat my finger most every day, an’ our hired girl ’most burnt her head off las’ night “That’s no great sight. A rob ber broke into our house one time, an’ my pap’s got a brother in jail.” “Well, that ain’t mneb. My ma’s got a sister with a glass eye, an’ our baby’s got four teeth an’a lamp on its head what makes it cry all the time Can yonr father play the fiddlef” “Maybe I aint got a brother who can turn a ban’ spring an’ walk on stilts. Why don’t you brag t” “Who’s a braggin’t I wouldn’t be a blowbard ” ! *Don’t yon call me that, or I’ll—” “Yon will, will yon t” “Yes, I will P “No, you won’t P’ “I will P “Yon won’t P “Will—will—will P “Won’t—won’t—won’t P “Touch me if yon dare.” 4 Don’t yon packer yonr mouth at me, or I’ll smash yer noss.” “If I was a girl I’d wear a dress.” “Wait till I ketch yon some time, an’ I’ll lick yon till you can’t walk.” “Pat a chip on yonr shoulder aud I’ll knock it off.” “No, you won’t” “Yes, I will.” “You won’t, eather 1” “I will it yoa dare me to.” “Well, I dare you, an’ anybody won’t take a dare ’ll steal sheep. There it is, smsrty, an* now let’s see what yon’ll do.” Tbe next instant beth boys are rolling in the dost polling bair, and trying to chew each other’s ears From this time oa they oon eider themselves well aoqnsieted, end take a friendly interest in each other.— Washington RepubUo. An old gentleman end hie wife are living in Laurens County who have now living sixty-four grand- ebildren and fifteen great-graud- The English Liturgy. The English liturgy, next to the English Bible, is the most wonder ful product of tbe Reformation. The very fortunes of the book aie the romance of history. As we trace its development, its rubrics seem dyed in the blood of martyrs; its offices echo with polemic phra ses; its canticles mingle with the battle cries of armed sects and fac tions ; aud its successive revisions mark the career of dynasties. States, and Churches. Cavalier, Covenan ter and Puritan have Crossed tbeii swords over it; scholars and sol diers, statesmen and churchmen, kings and commoners, have united in defending it. England, Germa ny, Geneva, Scotland, America, have by turns been the scene of its conflicts. Far beyond the little is land which was its birth place, its influence has been silently spread ing its connection with great polit ical and religions changes, genera tion after generation, from land to land, even where its name was nev er beard. At first sight, indeed, tbe impor tance which this book has acquired may seem quite beyond its merits, as the Bible itself might appear to a superficial observer a mere idol of bigotry and prejudice. But tbs ex planation in both cases is some what tbe same. It is to he found in tbe fact that the Prayer-book, like the sacred canon, is no merely mdividoqj production, nor even purely hitman work, bat un accu mulation of choice writings, partly divine, partly human, expressing the religious mind of the whole an cient and modern world, as enun ciated by prophets and apostles saints and martyrs, aud formnla ted by councils, synods, and confer ences, all seeking heavenly light and gnidance. Judaism bus given to it its lessons and psalter; Chris tiauity has added its episUe« and uospels; Catholicism has follower! with its canticles, creeds and col lects; and Protestantism has com pleted it with its exhortations, con fessions aud thanksgivings. At tbe same time each leading phase of the Reformation has b< en im pressed upon its composite mate rials. Latberanism has molded its ritual; Calvinism has framed its doctrine; Episcop diauism has dom inated both ritnal aud doctrine; while Presbyterianism has subject ed each to thorough revision. And tbe whole has been rendered into tbe pare English and with the sa cred fervor peculiar to the earnest age in which it arose; has been wrought into a system adapted to all classes of men through all the vicissitudes of life; and has been tested aud hallowed by three ceu tnriesof trial in every quarter of tbe globe. It would be strange if a work which thus bus its roots in tbe whole church of tbe past should not be sending forth its branches into the whole church of the fatnre; and any one who will take the pains to stu dy its present adaptations, what ever may have been his prejudices, must admit that there is no other extant formulary which is so well fitted to become the rallying point and standard of modern Christen dom. In it are to be found tbe means, possibly the germs, of a just reorganization of Protestantism as well as an nltimate reconciliation with true Catnolicism, such a Cath olicism as shall have shed every thing sectarian and national, and retained only what is common to tbe whole obnroh of Christ in all ages aud countries. Whilst to tbe true Protestant it offers evangelical doctrine, worship, and unity on the terms of tbe Reformation, it still preserves for the true Catholic the cboicess formulas of antiquity, and to all Christians of every name opens a liturgical system at once scriptural and reasonable, doctrinal and devotional, learned and vernac- nlar, artistic and spiritnal. It is not too mneb to say that were the problem given, to frame out of the imperfectly organized aud secta rian Obriatianity of oar times, a liturgical model for the communion of saints in tbe one universal church the result might be .expressed in some such compilation aa the Eng lish Book of Common Prayer.— Southern Churchman A Walking Skeleton. Mr. E. Springer, of Mecbanios- burg, Pa., writes: “I was afflicted with long fever and abscess on lungs, and reduced to a walking skeleton. Got a free trial bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery for Oou- sumpaoo, which did mo so ranch good that I bought a dollar bottle. After using three bottles, found myself once more a man, complete ly restored to health* with a hearty appetite, and a gain in flesh of 48 lbs.” Call at Wiiloox 4 Go’s., Drag Store and got a free trial bottle of this certain core for all Lang Dis eases- Large bottles $1,000. Thunsauds Say So. Mr. T. W Atkina, Girard, Kan., writes: “I never hesitate to re commend your Electric Bitters to my customers, they give entire satisfaction snd are rapid sellers.” Electric Bitters are tbe purest and best medicine known and will posi tively cure Kidney and Liver com plaints. Purify tbe blood and re gulate the bowels. No family can afford to be without them. They will save hundreds of dollars in doctor’s bills every year. Sold at fifty cents a bottle by WillcoxA Co. Harper’s Magazine for May is in every way a strong number. Tbe frontispiece is an engraving by Closson from “Faith,” a painting by E. Armitage, R. A., one of tbe illustrations for an artiele by Wil liam H. lugersoll, entitled “Por traits of our Saviour”—a beauti fully illustrated paper on a subject especially interesting to the Chris tian reader and to tbe art-stndent. The Number opens wi'h “The Loo- don Season”—illustrated by eleven characteristic pictures drawn by George da Manner. The aeoond part of Mr. Charles Dndley Warn er’s story, “Their Pilgrimage,” is located in the Catskills. Passing from this to Mr. Blackmore’s novel VSpringbaveu,” the reader cannot fail to be delighted with tbe author's quaint and charming description of English country life. Tbe story is illustrated by Alfred Parsons and Frederick Barnard. R. F. Zogbaum contributes another of his interest ing military papers. William Hamil ton Gibson in “Sap Bewitched” contributes an exquisite bit of fancy blended with scientific suggestion, aud illustrated in his happiest style. The Number contains another in stalment of “She Stoops to Con quer,” with Mr. Abbey’s illostra- tious. Miss Woolson’s novel, “East Angels,” is concluded. Tbe second part of Mrs. Craik’s “King Arthur. Not a Love Story,” will bo read with interest by every mother. In tbe third part of Mr. E. P. Roe’s interesting series, entitled “The Home Acre,” the antbor gives some very useful suggestions respecting the treatment of various soils end respecting tbe selection aud caltnre of grapes. Tbe drawer is fall of in teresting anecdotes. “So far as we know Hughs’ Ton ic has given more satisfaction than any other chill medicine we have •old. The increase in sales show that it is gaining in popularity.” J. H. Scull 4 Bro., Pins Bluff, Ark. pro- bile “Are yoa a member of the Knights ot Labor !” “No, bat I had oae last week.” “Had one t What do yoa mean f “Had a night of labor. Uy ‘ had the oolie from 9 v’olook on daylight. STATE ITEMS. Tbe postoffice at Greenwood has been fitted up with tbe latest stj le of lock boxes. A money order de;>artment is to be established at tbe Manning post- office. There is some talk of establish ing an ice factory in Anderson. Tbe crop of peaches in Ander son County has been badly injur ed. Commercial fertilizers have been sold in Seneca this season to the amount of $17,500. The town council oi Seneca pose to level the bluff in tbe pni square. Lots are being rapidly sold in tbe new town of Elloree in Orangeburg Oounty. Tbe Lanrens Guards have been armed with tbe latest improved Springfield breechloading rifles. Arrangements are being made to bold a baby show in tbe Opera- House at Winowboro.’ Tbe annnai meeting of the Sooth Carolina Holioees Association will be held in Anderson on May 11. The Edgefield Agricultural So ciety has procared a small bat well selected library of books of prac tical value to farmers for the oae of its members. The county commissioners of Ab beville Goanty ere going to hare the road laws printed in pamphlet form, for tbe benefit of the super- visors and overseers of publie roads. Mr. A. M. Hill has discovered ao inexhaustible bed of kaolin on hit lace a few miles from Abbeville, e has sank a sbart and ia la cor respondence with capitalists rela tive to ita purchase. The executive committee of the Colleton County Agricultural As sociation will meet on April 19 for the purpose of deciding whether to send delegates to the State Con vention of Farmers. Baekleu’a Arnka Salve, The beat Salve in tbe world Guta,Braises,Ulcers, Sett. Fever Sores. Tetter, Hands, Chilblains, Oort Skin Bra( cares Piles, or no pay is guaranteed to give faction, or »pe oox 4 Go. S a ,, A ,.-