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m m THE DARLINGTON NEWS, KVMTTHUMDATlIOEMIIfa henry tTThompson. 1 PROPRIETOR. feR«S-$2 per Ahiih In AUrance. Db« 8qu»r®> ftr,t i“»® rtio “; a nU »re, second ineorUon 60 Jwry »ub»eqent insertion .60 * Centred edTertisemenU inserted upon the -eetreesoneb'.e terms. a.rrieee Notices end Obitanries, not jKsixUn... inserted free. DARLINGTON NEWS. “FOR US PRINCIPLE 18 PRINCIPLE—RIGHT 18 RIGHT—YESTERDAY, TO-DAY. TO-MORROW, FOREVER. YOL. XIV. NO 29. DARLINGTON, S. 0, THURSDAY, JULY 19. 1888. The Old Book-Keeper. BY aBOBOK COOPSB Ii ires eo encienl book keeper, And be we* tell end slim; Thousb bis fece wes mild, he rerely smiled, Ris clothes were derk end prim ; And ererything ebout his desk He kepi exceeding trim. He e'wsys bung bis het end ooet Upon the eelf seme books, Apd !tid bis ruler, pen. end ink In their riepecti»e nooks,I And ibe only exercise he bed Wis footing up his books. Eeeh dsr. np 011 tl*® hour, He took bis lofty seet, And bent his body end bis mind His labors to complete; And blots were neither on his fame Nor on bis ledger-sheet, The music of his pen wee beard From morn till eventide ; Up columns tmI his eyes were osst, Then down »g»in with pride ; Quite plessed w*e he, hough he sew hie work Increased end mulilpUed. The cash that o’ei hie fingers came Each day was something grand ; And , el no schemes t<» bs-ir it off By him were ever planned ; Although you saw wiih half an eye That he wrote a “slo ing,” taud, lie bad no wife, he made no friends, His joys and cares wer. few; And bis dearest hope from day to day Was to keep his balance true ; A good world this it every man Thr la'tcr thing would do. He never sighed wheu little ills His way of life would cross ; And o’er the error* of bis youth He showed uo Vaiu i etuorse, Bui set down all that came along To profit or to tors. One day the Creator of all Dropped in for his ainouut; He fouud the old man at lus post. Though low ran Nature's fount: The books were olused, and he was home Up lo his Iasi accuum. The Faith Cure Delusion. I Rev T. C. Ligon, in 8. C. Advocate. i heartily eudorse your position takeu in your editori*! of the 14tu instnut, under (tie title of “The Faith Healing Delusion.” I must nay, liowevi r, tiiut I think your mrictureH h little too severe. Per hap* a milder rebuke would have accomplished the purpose, aud it is not luprobabte l ut that the uews- paper account is considerably exag- geidte I, aa sue things usually are overatatrd, and the most sensatiou* al view always given. Your article seems Home what to involve the South Carolina Holiness Associa lion. I belong to the association, and I do not believe iu faith cure any more aud to any greater extent than you or any otbe. level headed Christian does, it is not the ob ject o! our ass< ciatiou to teach •‘laiili headng.” Sometimes as in other ie<igious meetings prayer tor some sick person is requested and niade, but this does uot iu any wise commit our association to “Faith Healing’’ teachings. The associa tiou is organized for the sole pur pose of working for the conversion of sinn re and sautificatiou of be lievers, and its meetings are coo- ducted solely to this end. 1 hope no ore will chaige the association or its members generally with the fanaticism of a few |iersons who happen to be in attendance upon its meetings. I was uot at the meetiug of the association held at Darlington, but as 1 understand it the association itself had nothing to do with the sa i occurrence con* nected with the attempted faith healing at that place. Miss Gor don does not belong to the holiness crowd, bat is a traveling evangelist, believing strongly in “faith care,” end teaching the same to a cousid erable extent iu connection with her work. She is also a Presbyte rian of the strongest Calvanirtic views. She*, by some means or oth er, was in attendance upon the Holiness at Darlington. This does not by any means commit the asso ciation or its members tocher views. The association has about as moob as it can 'attend to along its legitimate line in getting people to get religion and enter into the experience of entire santification witbont intermeddling in “faith core” doctrines. 1 do hope and pray that none of our holiness brethren will suffer themselves to be drawn away from the legitimate line into doubtful and uncertain and unimportant teachings, espe cially that ot “faith ca r e." In fact the association ought to give every one to undersUmm! that we do uot intend to permit any person’s “hob by” to be lagged iuto oar line of work lest the glorious work of en tire santi Acs tiou through faith in the blood of Ohtist be brought iuto disfavor, and great iujury to God’s caose result therefrom. Borne people seem to think that Obriat came primarily to heal the Rick and secondarily to save sinners, when the fact is He came solely ond alone to save sinners, and all othertdtssinga are merely inciden tal. The atonement was made for ma, not for sickness. God has power to heal the sick no one denies; and in (hot whenever it is done, it Wb< “" J*®* a physician, t« an tho remedies I visiting the nick I pray for their recovery in accordance with God’s will, bat what right have we to ex pect God tr do His pai t unless we exercise onr own good common sense and judgment as far as we know how in using the ordinary means of recovery He has placed in our power! To neglect to do so would be sinful in us. The Chris tian farmer could with just as much propriety aud good commou sense sit down and say : “I am going to live by faith; therefore, I will not plant any crop,” aud ex pect a fine crop of cotton and corn to grow for him spontaneously aud by faith, as for any man to say “I expect to get well by faith with out any due care or attention or nnrsiug or medical remedies.” which it strikes me would border on presumption. There are some cases of faith b> aliug in the 3crip tores, but they do not preclude the necessity of doing all we can for ourselves. Christ healed the sick, but these seem to have been special miracles, wrought not as the object of His coming, bat as proof of His Divine power. It may be in this day and time God gives some persons special faith to be healed, aud if they exerci e it they may he healed, but we would not undertake to say that every time one was sick a faith cure could be effected, it might be God’s will that the sick one should die or should never get well ot his sickness. The case :s very different wit h the soul. It is the expressed revealed will of God for every soul of Adam’s race to be healed if he will believe, but it is uot so as to the body, and God does not rev eal His will as to the healing ot the body iu every instance. If it were possible for us to be healed from b< dily sickness aud affliction iu every instance by lailh, then we all might be able to live as long as we chose. My advice is to let the “faith cure” business alone, aud spend our time in gening sinners to accept the cure of their souls. Good Dirt Highways. (Southern Cultivator.) An editorial paragraph in the April Cultivator, writes John M. Stahl, calls attention to the import ance aud value of good roads. How to better the highways is a live question iu every State in the Uu- ion. This is a country ot poor roads. The evil is recognized. The news papers make telling points about it, and we need no euiside arguaients wbeu our horses flounder through mud, or we bump over uneven roads or our wagou is fast in the mire, Yet our highways are uot betteied We may make spasmo die efforts that tell for a time, hut for a time omy—the improvement is not permanent. The trouble is that the entire machinery ot road making aud re pairing is entirely wrong, in some places this has received recognition to the extent of some changes being made, and it has been found that each of these changes has been a substantial and gratifying reform. Formerly here the road tax was collected in labor. At certain times the voters of the township were called ont to work on the roads. This was a frolic. There was tar more fan than work. The young men played pranks aud the old men told stories. The amount pf work done was not alarmingly large, you may be sure, and the qnalilv was decidedly poor. The township was divided iuto districts, and each district was presided over by an overseer, that each gang of laborers might be under the eye of one with authority. As the office of overseer brought no honor aud very little pay, it was usually filled by men of poor judgment, and fre quently by those who h id pet tbeo ries aud who proceeded to audo what their predecessors bad done. The men with most influence in the neighborhood easily arranged to have the work applied where it would do them tb- most good, not where it was most needed This has all been changed. The lax is collected in money. Instead of the direction of the repairs b« ing pat iu the bands of the district overseers, three road supervisors are elected for three years in each township. One is elected each year, so that always two of the three have bad experience in their duties. As their pay is better and the position has more responsibility and honor, the supervisors are men ot better judgment than were tbe district overseers. Tbe work to be done is divided into Iota, speoitications are carefully drawn, and each lot is let by public bidding to tbe lowest re sponsible bidder. Payment is con dttional upon tbe satisfactory per formance of the work. a result, there are men who mak? a special- tv of roadwork and have provided themselves with implements and machinery nnknowa under tbe oid regime. Tbe change is slmost as immedialeiy manifest. Without any change in the tax levy, the re pairs on the highways are three times as much as before. Aver ) the The Sixth Congressional District. (From th« Cheraw Reporter.) It is really to be regretted that there are so many aspiruuts tor Congressional honors in tbe Hixtii District. Only one can be elected, and the others must feel disgrunt led, and think they have been do- spitefully used. If the incumbent were not equal to a proper and effi cient discharge of the onerous du ties incident to the office of a mem ber of the National House of Rep resentatives; or if be were in any way unworthy of tbe high honor, the case would be very different. While Messrs. Baron, Blue and Newton are very good men, aud may by stndy and practice become useful in the transaction oi Nation al business, which remains to be proved, Mr. Dargan has by lour years of experience, satisfied bis coustitnen’s ana the country at large, that he is all that is requir ed to make au efficient aud useful Representative in the National Legislature. It is a mistake too common iu North and in South Carolina to change their meuibejs of Congress alter they have been in office just long enough to begin to be useful. It is a long couth,uance in office that gives Northern Congressmen a great advantage over members from Southern Slates, it is this foolish stickling for rotation in of fice that cause some of the voters in the sixth district to think they mast have a new man to succeed Mr. Dargan. It is really from no personal objections. George W. Dargan is a man of spotless char acter, the very sonl of honor and a man ofextraordinary ability. What ever Messrs. Baron, Bine aud New ton may eventually become, Mr. Dargan is now with bis long expe rience iu National atfairs greatly their iinperior. As to whether Mr. Dargan is faithful to the trust confided to him read bis answer to letters from friends urging him to come home and look after bis canvass. That is the proper kind of stuff to make a Congressman of. If all public officials would give their personal attention to their duties, aud not put off, nor tiust their work to deputies or substitutes, tbe affairs of tbe public wor ld be much better attended to. If Messrs. Baron. Blue and New ton would forego all campaign work till Mr. Dargan comes home, aud nor work in his territory while be is absent, on duty, it would look handsome, and would be decidedly magnanimous. The County Normal Institute. Prof. Britton, of the Beunetts- villeGraded School, wasiu town on Monday for the purpose of arrang ing for the Darlington County Normal institute, which will begin on Aug. 6th, and of which be has been elected Principal. Prof. Brit ton seemed much astonished to learn how few attend these Insti tutes, bat he was not at all discourag ed by the information. On the con trary, as soon as the difficulties which surround onr teachers were explained to biur, he manifested the liveliest interest, and with his ac customed energy and earnestness announced that he would do all in his power to assist them iu <. ver coming tbe obstacles in the way of 'heir attending tbe Institute, and that it was his purpose to make this the most interesting affair of the kind which has ever been held in Darlington. With such a man at tbe bead of it, the Institnte is bound to succeed, aud onr teachers are earnestly urged to attend reg ularly. Among the many novel features which he proposes to in troduce, are Mnsio aud Calesthen- ics, both of which departments wi I be presided over by Mrs. Britton who will accompany her accom plished husband, aud assist him in bis noble work. From time to lime in the near future the Profes sor will publish in Thr Darling ton News an outline of tbe work which he proposes to pursue here, so the teachers of Darliugtou Coun ty may be on the look-out for an unusually interesting and instruc tive session ot the Institute. A Sound Legal Opinion. E. Bainbridge Munday, Esq., County Atty., Clay Co., Texas gays: “Have used Electric Bitters with most happy results. My broth er also was very low with Malarial Fever and Jaundice, but was cored by timely use of this medicine. Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved his life.” Mr. D. I. Wilooxsoo, of Horse Cave, Ky., adds alike testimony, saying: He positivelv believes he « juld have died, bad it not been r Electric Bitten. This remedy will ward off, as wei cure all Malarial Disease*, And for all Kidney, Liver and Stomach Dis- de uneqnaled. Price 50 and 91 at Willeox ft Co’A. The Darlington Agricultural and Mechanical Fair Company will hold their annual Fruit, Floral aud Veg etable Fair at their Grounds on TCESDAY, JULY 31,1888. FRUITS. Dr. W. L. Galloway, Supt Best doz peaches (free stone) silver silver silver silver silver silver silver silver silver silver Best doz peaches (cling) Best doz apples 2nd best doz apples Best doz pears 2nd best doz pears Best doz plums Best doz figs Best doz bunches grapes Best exhibition grapes MELONS. E. W. Cannon, Supt. Best watermelon silver Largest watermelon silver Best cantaloupe silver Best and largest exhibition ot fruits, including all of tbe above $5 vegetables Lucas McIntosh, Snpt. Best doz tomatoes silver Best halt doz egg plants silver Best half doz beets silver Best cabbages silver Best peck onions silver Best basket assorted vegeta bles silver Best peck Irish potatoes silver Best and largest exhibition of vegetables $5 FLOWERS. J. W. Ferguson, Supt Best 3 specimens green house plants silver Best single spec, rare plants silver Best foliage plants silver Best blooming plants silver Best banging basket of grow ing flowers silver Best cut flowers silver Best cut flowers (roses) silver Best cut flowers (annuals) silver Best cut flowers (geraniums) silver Best aud largest collection of greenhouse plants A band of music will be iu at tendance. A match game of Base Ball will be played by the Florence and Dar liugton Base Ball clubs. The Fair Company will pay a premium ot $25 to the winuiug club. Reduced rates on all railroads. Gates open at 9 o’clock A. M. 1’rice of admis sion, 25 cents; children, 15 cents. E R. Met VER, President. W. E. JAMES, Secretary. For Sale. About Twenty Thousand good, band made Brick, at $6.50 per thonsand at the kiln. Apply to A. M.HILL. July 12, ’88—2t Count? taraiic Hoi. A Contention of the Democratic party of Darlington County irill be held in the County Court House, on Friday, July 20th, al 11 o’clock A. M., for tbe following pur poses : I. To elect tea delegates to the State Convention. II. To elect ten delegates to the Judicial Convention. III. To elect ten delegates to the Con gressional Convention. IV. To transact such other business as it may deem proper. The several Clubs will he entitled to representation in the said Convention as follows : One delegate at large for each Club and one additional delegate for every twenty-five member*, and also one addi tional delegate for every fractional part exceeding fifteen. Each Club is charged with tbe election of delegates pursuant to this nc tioe. By order of the Demooratio Executive Committee. J. W. BEASLEY. County Chairman. J. L. EDWARDS, Seo'ty. Normal Institute. A Normal Institnte will be held at Dar lington for Darlington County, on Monday, August 6th, next, to ooitinuo for two weeks. The White under the charge of Prof. Britton, and tbe Colored nnder the charge of Prof. Townsend. The Teachers are expected and the public Invited to attend. By order of tbe Board of Examiners. W. H. EVANS, Chairman. July 12, 1888. Gall for Bids. Office of Conn ft Commissioxis*, \ Bablixotox, 8. C., Jaly 9, ’88. / Bids will be received st this office nntil the 21et inst., and at “Fielda’ Bridge” on Lynches River, nntil tbe 24th inet., nt which place and time the contract will be awarded by th# Connly Comroiseioners of Sumter end Darlington Counties, for re bnilding tbe bridge aoroea Lynebes River nt tbe old site of “Fields’ Bridge ” Speo- ifioations will be made known on duy of letting. The Bourd reserves the right to reject sny nnd nil bids. By ordtr of tbe Ponrd. H. LIDE LAW, Chairmun. Attest : HENRY E. P. SANDERS, Clerk of Board, July 12. ’88-at Notice of Renewal. Notie* i* hereby given that an appliea- tion will a* ssad* at the expiration of three month* from tbie dote for res*wet of Scrip for Twenty Shares in Stock of Cheraw A Darlington R. B. Co., iasnod t* B. W. James, and numbered 110, wkieh Serip has ^ _ 7. ■*?». w?/S’** June 2% LAW CAR1M* J. J. WARD. ■ - O. WDODft WARD A WOODS. Attorneys ft Counselors at Law, DARLINGTON, 8. C. Wil practice in all State and Federal Conrts.l j. a. XETTLS*. C. a. XKTTLBt Nettles & Nettles, Attorneys ft Counselors at Law, Darlington V. H., S. C. Will practice in all tbe State and Federal Courts. Prompt pereonal attention given to collection of claim*. Sep. 2, ’86 ly. R. W. BOYD, OBO. W. BROWN BOYD & BROWN- Attorneys and Gonnselors at Law Office in rear of Darington Nation al Bunk. DARLINGTON C. H., S C. PROMPT PERSONAL ATTENTION TO ALL BU8INE88. Feb. 8, ’87-ly. C. P. mPGAX, Attorney at Law and Trial Justice. Practices in tbs United Stairs Court and in the 'th and 5tb cire«’its. Prompt atteo- lion to al business entrusted to him. Office in Exchange Street, nex*. the'DAs- LixoTox Nrws Office. T. H. SPAIN. Attorney at l aw, DARLINGTON, C. 11., S. C. Will practice in Circuit Courts ami Snpreme Court of South Carolina. Prompt attention given to all bu t-iuesH, and special attention given to collections. h M M College. Located in one of the healthiest towns in tbe Piedmont region. Non-eecterian, but moral tooo excellent. Teachers cultivated and refined. Boarding department unsur passed. Expenses reasonable. The Twen ty-ninth year begins October first, 1888, and closes last of the following June. For catalogue and further information address, M118, L. M. BONNER, Principal, or H. E. Bonner, Atl'y. Vice-Principal, Due West, Abbeville County 8. C. July 12. 1888—lra. who baa removed hi st'.ck of GENERAL MERCHANDISE, to tho Btami oppoaite hi* former —PLACE ON— PE A RLE STREET, offers a well selected variety of all frails of this season. Apples, Malaga, Concord, and Catawba grapes, banannas, pears, lemons, oranges, coooanute, fig®. dates, and all kinds of nuts. Cranberries and all leading Northern veg etables. Michigan oe’.lery received fresh twice a week. My prioes will compare fa vorably with any market North or South. I call apecial attention to my Grocery De partment which is fall and complete. Can dy, crackers of all kinds, cigars, tobacco. Also a full line of Tin and Crockery ware at lowest prices. Nov. 10, ’87, OCO. C. TOALC. 11 &toii bnotooi. iLZ. HCNRV OLIVER, Geo. E. Toale & Co., MANUFACTURERS —AND— W HOLESALE DEALERS IN Doors, Sash, Ptinds, Builders’ Hardware, AND M Miiig Mtfiil. OFFICE AND SALESROOMS 10 and 12 Bayne Street, CHARLESTON, - • 8. O' * Write for Estimates. May 31,1888. Uuu’t Tiiut k At tbe oldytand oa PEARLS STREET. Manne has josl returned from the North, where b* was appolatod special agent for THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE’S PRIVATE STOCK PURE RY1 WHISKEY, A* ftn* n brawl no has ever been brought t* Darlington. He U alee «g*aBfW REDMOND’S CORN WHISKEY. Sop 29, ’Si, ly. WHOLE HO 705. mwr. Our job dopartmoat iasoppliod wi We- cry facility nooooanry to enable u* to compote both aoteprlee aadquoMly of work, with over tboo* of tbo ciQoo, and we guarantee eatit (notion iu every porticnlarer charge nothing for onr wnrk. We nr* nlwoy* prepared to fin order! ot ebort net ice for BUnke, XII Hondo, Lottor Hoads. Curds, Hand Bill* Pasters. Ctrenlnro, Pamphlets, At. All job work must be paid for Cash on Delivery- A Harrest Field For CASXX B XT Y E JFk S GANSON & BROOM. BUYING FOR GASH-SELLING FOR CASH I Gelling Par gains, *w* w Giving Bargains. That is the magic power that la faat tearing asunder the shackles o f High Prices ami consecrate* a new epoch in the Drj Goods trade. Cold blooded an te helium profits—75 per oent. will not do, when tbe condition of theeoun- try and the scarcity of money requires that every dollar should, if posei- ble, do double duty. We secure bargains anywhere and everywhere ; whether from the Auctioneer, the Asaignee, tbe overstocked Maauftt^ turer, or the needy Jobber—it matters uot siuoe they are Bargains. Hen. • we offer a line of Hats, 1,600 in all, of almoct every kind, for men, youths and children, at 25 per oent. below first cost We bought them at 3ft cents on the dollar. Next it is a Manufacturer’s Stock of Shoes; some in broken lots hut all genuine Bargains. We sell as we buy, aud don’t ask 11.26 for a ahoe we can sell for II. 120 pairs ladies’ floe peb grain flexible shoee that coal first 9140; our paioe iu 11.25. A splendid button Dongola goat solid sole shoe for 91.50, worth 92. Sixty pair Meu’s Gaiters worth 92, now for 9140 Space forbids mention of our New and lovely line of Dress Goods' Lawns aud Plquee but we are prepared to say a word about Notions aud Hosiery. Every niokle buys a great deal in this Bargain House. 5 cents will buy 3 papers of plus, ftc-nts will buy3 pocket Handkerchief. 5 cents will buy 2 papers of needles. 5 cents will buy a pair of ladies’ hose. 6 cents will buy 3 balls sewing thread. 10 cents will buy as much as 25 oents will at most places. Notwithstanding we have had a most gratifying Sprig trade tbns tar, we must do better; better for our patrous aud ourselves. Have faith to come snd aee for yourselves. Very Respectfull ©ANSON & BROOM. April 13, ’88. CALL B@®ENBMBG 9 Sl THE CHEAPEST Place in Town for Fine Dress Goods, Dry Goods, Notions, Boots, Shoes and Hats, Wines, ■ s*> - ii CIGARS. .,’*0