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nn mm 5= THE DARLINGTON NEWS, PTJBU3HI& rthtthorsdaymobninq KENRY fTThOMPSON. PROPRIETOR. TERMS—$3 Per Aunnnt In Advance. One Square, fir it insertion $1.00 Ono Square, second insertion •••eie«eo*o*» • •50 Every aubaeqent insertion ■e«e*«e«e ••••••••e • 50 Contraot advertisementslnserted upon the most reasonable terms. Marriage Notices and Obituaries, not lines. Inserted free. JAMES GIVENS, THE 8AILORMAN. Woes (fane Immemorial the poets bare sung Of men who were daring and bold; Tot I bold and maintain that the glib bumaa tongue Has up to thin time nerer toM Of a man more faltb/ul and daring and brare <' Than dim, of the weantif Hanna, fqr he «s*e up bis life Ills fWlows to larut Aad be did It somewhat la this manner- Twee December Utfa. aud the boot came along— With eotton and ochei freight ladee— The Clew were all HH-rrv. indulging In aong. About home ami Iihm her nud maiden Happy were Uuq 1 an,I no tliought of tear wiHed up to disturb the glad choir; ■st hi tbo mhlat of fa all there came a dread call Which transfixed piem the ay was "Are."* I was excitement aad bustle and strife, •'•w took the place of glees i Tbs thought of each man was to save bla own life, And et onco they began u> See. the pilot, -Mice, who stood at the helm. Brought her bow up nigh to the ahare; Then sprang away ere the flames oowld o'er whelm. Feeling that his task was then o'er But he barely bad left when again the boat turned And gilded out In the stream; But James Ulrens. the moo who a task never spurned. Bushed up through (tune and through steam— Then arising the wheel he brought the craft round. And be plunged her prow In the sand; Then he went through the terrible flames with a bound. And managed to reach the land. Twos a brave, noble deed and be paid for It too— Paid for the act with his life— But he recked not the cost, to duty proved true. And now he la free from all strife His proud, gallant soul boa gone to the throne Of him who died for mankind; And as Christ always knows and win claim hla own, I am sure that James Given* he’ll And. James Givens waa humble, a poor working mao. And bo boasted no grand pedigree; But seek the world over and find if you can A man more noble than bo. For Ini gave up bis life, on offering, to save Those who were nothing to him; And on north he will have but a plain, bumble grove- Above. a bright diadem But bla name will e'er live in the hearts of trua man. And will travel fror.i ocean to ocean; And then minder bock to bla own land again. Where he's loved for unselfish devotion. And his poor, bumble name should now And a plans High upon fame's brilliant banner; Aad beocatb It bi letter* of gold we should trace- 'Tbo Hero of the John II Hanna." —A J Reynolds 1 AMBITION. ‘•Why. Libby, is that you? Stop a minute; I’m going your tray and Til walk home with you.” •Tm in a hurry, Jobr stammered the tall young girl whom Job Lindley had a<klm><ied. “Hut I won’t detain you a second!” catching up the chroige and the parcel from tho counter of tho little general shop which served for grorury. dry goods em porium. (lour mill and postoftiee for the dwellers In Huccothrille. ‘Tm ready now," Libby Morse was a slender, bright eywd girl of IS. Job Lindley was the village druggist, a quick, keen faced young fellow, with a healthy glow on bis cheeks. They walked briskly along over the hard frozen winter roads, in the gray twilight. •*\Vero you getting anything at the ■torof” Job asked. “Have you any bundles for mo to carry?” Libby laughed bitterly. “I was asking for letters,” said she. “There were none for me. I didn't much expect there would be. Luck don't come to met” “Luck?*' Job looked at her in a per plexed way. 1 iiope, Libby—I do hope you liaven’t been |>ersuaded into buying tickets in the Breeze town lottery 1” “Nonsense!” retorted Libby. “Your uncle gives you all the spend ing money you want, don’t he?” “He gives me ail I ask for,” Libby an swered—adding. within herself: “And little enough that is!” “You’re not discontented at living with him?" “Not especially.” “Because, Libby, if you don’t like it where you are” "Oh, Job, there comes Alice Mark ham!” hastily interrupted the girl ‘Tve got a message for Alice. You'll excuse me, won’t you? Oood-by!' Job Lindley stood puzzled. In the middle of the road, watching Libby’s figure vanish against the yellow bar that still marked the spot where the sun had gene down half an hour ago. “It’s quee.-," said he. “I’m hanged if I understand ttt Every time 1 get any where near that subject she slips away from me. exactly os if she understood what I was going to say. It’s like try ing to catch the waters of a running brook in one’s hand. To me there’s no girl in all Suncothville like Libby Morse, •od yet I can't for the life of me tell whether she cares for me or not?” In the meanwhile Libby bad joined Alice Markham, the young district school teacher, whose week it was, in “board ing around,” to go to Mr. Morse’s “Oh, Alice,” said she, breathless with the haste she had made, ’Tve had such an escaper "Child, what on earth do you mean?” •aid Miss Markham, who, though she w* scarcely a month older than Libby, In actual time, had tho dignity of at least thirty summpra. Farhape R waa as much owing to the mponslbillties of her position as to mt, but still It .was •harming sedateness of i Alice” said Libby, in a mys- r, “that Job Lindley wants »to marry him. Pro just been [with him.” Itf he does?" •aid Libby, •wift, elastic pan* “1 don’t ae« that at aU," laid composed Alice. “Every girl is the better for a good, *ewirible husband." “ Fiddlesticks!” cried IJbby. “As if a girl with an ambition like me wanted to he tied down to life In the back parlor la druggist’s such nonaei accelerating THE DARLINGTON “FOR U3 PRINCIPLE 18 PRINCIPLE—RIGHT IS RIGHT—YESTERDAY, TO-DAY. TO .MORROW’, FOREVER. VOL. XV. NC 10. DARLINGTON, 8. 0, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1889. WHOLE NO 738. her feet sounded like tiny castanets against the frozen ground. “But I have an ambition—two or three of them! Shall I tell you what they are, Alice?" “If you can leave off flitting along I ike a will-o’-the-wisp, certainly,” said Alice, twining one arm around Libby's slender young waist. “Well, you see," explained Libby, lowering her voice to a confidential mys tery, although there were only the frost brightened stars and the yellow rim of light above the western woods to over hear her communication, “Uncle Tliomas hasn’t been very successful with his farm of late, and as he has nine children of liis own, he naturally feels as if I were a burden to him. And he Uinta that I ought to be doing something for myself. Now what can a girl do for herself in Succotbville but go out to service or enter the factory or take in plain sew ing?” “Not much else, I must confess." said Miss Markham. “Well," pursued Libby, “I don't fancy any of these three roads to n livelihood. So I’ve picked out three other [wths for myself. Tve been studying up the papers, Alice, and Tve written a love story, in competition for ttie hundred dollar prize offered by The Titusfield Literary Clarion.” “Child, child!” cried Alice. “What do you know about lover “As much as other girls, I fancy,” said giddy Libby. “I’ve read about Ophelia and Desdemona and Lucia di Lammermoor and all those classic hero ines, and of course one depends a good deal on one’s imagination. It wasn’t a bad story, I know. Well, that’s one road. And I read the statement of the Woman's Barter establishment in Now York—how they’ll pay you for good cake or pre serves, or anything of that sort, less a trifling commission—so I sent a box of plum jam to them, a box that ought to net me $10 at least.” “That’s Number Two,” smiled Alice. “Excuse me for saying that I have more faith in Number Two than in Number One.” “We shall see,” nodded Libby. “And the third” “Yes,” said Alice, encouragingly, “the third” “I answered an advertisement for a wife,” whispered Libby, hanging down her pretty head. “Yes, Alice, I did. You needn't start back in that tragical manner. Other girls do it Why shouldn't I? Such a beautifully worded advertise ment! A widower, all alone in the world, sighing for sympathy and love— a widower of means. Alice!” “Libby, you have done wrong," said Alice, with a gravity that impressed her young companion more than she would have been willing to confess. “Well, I’vo done it, and there's an end of the matter! - ’ said Libby, with a rebel lious toss of her head. “So tlierc's no ubo in lecturing me. Uncle Tom shall find out that I’m not entirely without resources. A hundred dollars for the story (besides all the fame it will bring me, Alice), $10 from tho plum jam— and there, you see. Is enough to buy quite a neat little trousseau for marrying the widower. People don't launch out with silk dresses and dozens of under clothes as much as they did, and” “Libby," urged Miss Markham, “aro you really in earnest?" Libby broke out into a little hysterical laugh. “Alice,” said she, ’Tve thought of nothing else and dreamed of nothing else for a week. And it’s strange—so strange that I never have received an answer to any of the three communications!” Just then little Tommy, the youngest hope of the house of Morse, came trot ting across the sear meadows. “Oh, look hero. Lib!” said he. “The storekeeper he's found a lot o' letters as got hid away under the meal bags, where they was sortin' the mail on Thursday. They calculate as Pete, the puppy, done it—he's chuck full of mischief and tricks; and the storekeeper he give me a lemon ball if I'd take these to you. I was lick in’ the inside of the molasses keg with Johnnie Piper and Sam Stokes under th« counter” Libby grasped the letters, and even by tliat imperfect light Alice could see the snow and crimson chasing each other across her face. They were already Inside the little gate, and Libby caught at her compan ion’s arm with nervous haste. “Let us go upstairs to your room, Alice," she whispered. “There is always gach a swarm of children in the keeping room, and ono never can have a moment to one’s self. Besides, there la only that lamp In the house, and I can’t read by candle-light.” Side * by side, in the school teacher’s apartment, by the light of the flickering, strong scented kerosene lamp Libby and Alice opened the letters. The first, whose envelope bore the stamp of The Titusfield Literary Clarion, was brief enough. The editor regretted that Mias Morse’s manuscript had proved linsuited to his columns, but would re turn it to her address on the receipt of sufficient postage stamps to defray the cost of transportation by mail “There’s an end of that!" cried Libby, passionately, tearing the letter in two and flinging its fragments on the ground. Hie second waa an elegantly written note on scented and monogram ed paper from the secretary of the Woman’s Bar ter establishment, stating that Mias Morse’s kind favor, per the Rackawaxen Railroad express, had been sampled, and had unfortunately proved to be below the standard which the establishment had set up The box awaited her orders, and Mrs. Geraldus Geoffreys remained beaa truly, ate., etc. “It’s ail nonsense!" cried breath]see Libby. “Standard of excellence. In deed! It's all favoritism. Thera’s a ring —I know there la! The whole thing ought to be exposed through the news papers.” The third letter was brief enough. It Tar In] i been found among i of a notorious swindler, who from justfco about a week pre- well meant wan mg to avoid riich traps in the Moat of his dupes, it was stated, him inclosed money, ria^s and photographs to him, but she was for tunately among the exceptions. Poor Libby! Sin* burst into angry tears, with her head on Aliceas shoulder. “Oh, Alice,” she cried, “what a fool I have been!” And Miss Markham was envleavoring to console her, when Tommy came clat tering up stairs to shout at the keyhole that “supper was ready, and warm had been frying flapjacks, and there wan some real maple molasses on tho table, better than that on the inside of the keg at Billings' store!” Alice went down. She knew that it would give mortal offense to Mrs. jMorseTi housewifely pride to neglect this sum mons; but Libby flung a hood over lie) head and rushed out into tho cool nigh* air. “I couldn't speak to any one just now,’ she pleaded. “You’ll keep my secret Alice—won’t you?” Just there at the gate stood Job Lind Icy, a black shadow against the starlight. “Libby I” It was all that he said, but the one word was so full of devotion, allegiance, tender appreciation, tbat Libby stopped involuntarily. It was a healing balm to her hurt spirit and wounded pride. “I was coming to ask you to go to Swope’s Corners with me to-night,” said he. “There’s to be a concert there, and —but is anything the matter, Libby?” he asked, checking himself in mid-ex planation. .“Yes, Job, I should like to go,” said Libby. “It’s very good of you to ask mo.” “But you’re in some sort of trouble, Libby 1” exclaimed Job. “You’ve been crying? Has your uncle been cross to you? Because, Libby, you needn't stay another day under his roof unless you choose. If you'll come to me and be my wife, Libby, there’s nothing you need ask for in vain. It may sound abrupt to you, this love story of mine, but it’s been trembling on my lips every time I’ve seen you fpr three months.” It was a strange, short wooing, but when they came into the noisy, cheerful house room, Libby had promised to be honest Job’s wife. The failure of her fantastic ambitions had luckily driven her into the sure haven of a good man's love. “I have got my own love story now,” she said to Alice Markham. “Better than all the Deedcmonas and Ophelias that the editor of The Titusfield Literary Clarion ever dreamed about And Job is worth forty sentimental widowers. Ami os for the plum jam, we'll let that go! Mrs. Geraldus Geoffreys is welcome to it for her afternoon teas!" “And you are really happy at last?” wictfutly asked Miss Markham. “Yee, dear Alice, I really am happy at laKt,” said l.iLby. And her radiant face bore witness to hor words.—Saturday Night U< l to her, ; tho flasurspointing 1 Mas®pi's Jeweli*y Sterne Is the place to get your tV ITCHKN, C LOCKS A \ l> JEWELS REPAIRED WARRANTED, ^LSO A COMPLETE LINE OF Waltham Watches, Seth Thomas Clocks, CHAINS, CHARMS, RINGS, 4c., Ac.. 4c, Always on hand ; Call ami see tbrm. MASON'S JEWELRY STORE, Public Square, Darlington, 8. C, GOLDEN DROPS IS THE NAME OF TUB LATEST BRAND OF FIRST QUALITY OLID RYE WKCISKEY, FOR WHICH TS/Lm 3V£etn.no Has been appoint*«1 sole local agent. This brand was brought out foi the special purpose of rivalling the celebrated New York Stock Ex change Whiskey, tor which M. Munne also has the sole agency in this Town. « RilkWM. Our.j*l> department ts nuppilMi with ever facility necessary to enable us to compete both os toprice imlqnslitj ef work, with eve* those oi the cities, Mud we guartntee ssiir faction in every panicnlsrur ekarge nothing for oar work. We are always prepared Is fill orders at short uotiee for Blanks, Bil Heads, Let lei Heads. Cards, hand bills Posleie. Circulars, I’amphlets, &e. All job * ork must be paid fer Cash on Delivery GREAT RUSH TO ^TTCTIOlSr O-OOZDS. THIRTY PERCENT. LESS THAN ANY HOUSE IN TOWN. January 17, 1889. THE A Horse Swallows • Ball of Twine. A horse In a small town near Norwich, Conn., which is disposed to swallow any thing that ootnoti within Its reach, re cently liolted a large bail of wrapping twine. Tire ball rolhd in easily, but a knob at tlte end of the cord anchored itself windward between the animal's front teeth, and the knot and the visible piece of twine served as a key to the situation when the young groomswoman visited the stable and inspected her steed. There was a somewhat troubled look on the horse's face as he stood with feet braced, ears lopped, mouth open, and in his eyes was a mute appeal that be tokened a growing suspicion that prob ably the case was hopeless. The young lady unloosed the knot, wound six inches of the cord around her hand and began to unravel the mystery. Tlte horse kept his mouth open, looked wise, and seemed perfectly to understand what was going on, and out, yard after yard, fathom by fathom, the animal compliantly yielded up his peculiar dinner, and on neither side of the manger was a comment ut tered, except that now and then the grateful beast emitted a sigh as he ob served the external ball swelling In mat nitude and felt the internal one steadily diminishing. Finally the last yard of cord was reeled out of the horse, wound up and the ball taken into the house, where the animal couldn’t get at it again. —Lowell News. Darlington Milling, Ginning, F ertilizer AND Daniel Web*ter oa a Financier. “Webster,'' said Rufus Choate one day, “I want to Iwrrow $500, and 1 wish you’d lend it to me.' “1 haven't the money today, Mr. Choate," said Webster, “but you give me your note and I guess I can get it cashed for you.' Gratified beyond measure, Choate sat down to write his note. | “By the way, Choate,” said Webster, in an offhand way, “you might as well make that note for a thousand, as I can use $000 myself. “Certainly,” said Choate, cheerfully, and he signed a note for an even thou sand. Then the immortal Daniel sauntered down to a banker’s office. “Ah! anything 1 can do for you today, Mr. Webster?” “Can you discount a note for a thou sand ter me?” “With pleasure.’ The grtat statesman pocketed $1,000 in bills, gave $000 to Choate, who was ef fusive in his thanks, and kept the other $500 himself. Daniel Webster, my son, was what would be called in these days “a finan cier.”—Lewiston Journal. Vaaovlua’ Hew Departure. Vesuvius has lately been very active, it has been rapidly throwing up a new cone of eruption about thirty to forty yards to the southwest of tbs original one, ami the fissure across tbs enter pleas toroids the meet southwest is in- croesing in sUs and is richer in aekl em it is possible, therefore, that may tabs place soon oo that cons, sbos the not tends to '—' _ in that orhL W arehouse Company are now prepared to sup ply the very best fertilizers at the lowest market rates, having laid in a tine sup ply before the recent rise, and the farmers of the County are urged to pur chase promptly if they.wish to do so to the best advan tage. Notice- OFFICE OF THE MAJOR, > Daklirotod. 8. C., Feb. 16, ’89. j The tax-payers of tb« Town of Darting* ton aro hereby aotifiei that, for s period of thirty days from this dale, namely, anlil the 17th day at March, 1889, return* of Town property for taxation will be re ceived at the office of tbo Town Clerk at hi • place of bnsisess in Edwards * Nor te ant’s store. All who hava not made their rstaros by the date named will have the pi baity added. Attest. 8. 8. BURCH. Clerk. JAS. C. W1LLC0X, Mayer. 20 Cents for Cotton. '•Carolina Pride” Long Staple. We have sold oar crop at tbe above priee. and have 1000 bushels of se d for sale at $1 per bushel carA If yon can affor t to raise it at tbat prifle send your orders for seed to CKLY & BRO., Greenville, 8. C. Feo. 14, ’89 —2m Til.. UaUAL FINE STOCK OF GROCERIES, WINES, LIQUORS, TOBACCOANDCIGARS, IS TO BK FOUND AT l\/£. O- CORNER OF I’EARLK AND (1ROVE STREETS. o o Large Quantities ot Goods are being ret eiveil daily and tlte many cus tomers of this well known eetHhlishm* nr il.muyl out Darlington County aro guarantied that u continuaHce ol their patron tgf will mean for tln m “The H» st Goods for the Least Money.” Si-pfemln r (5, 1888—ly For Sale. One Saw Mill, with 42 inc h solid tooth saw, for sale cheap. Mill esn be eeen at eiy plantstien 4 miles west of Darlington. J. B. LAW. Feb. 21. 1889.-tf. WAGONS! M’DILLOUCII, BMCKUIL & CO, Now have on sale at their stables a Carload of Old Hickory Wagons. Call and set' them before purchasing elsewhere. March 7, 1889, 0 M. Regs to nrmind the public that he is better prepared than ever before to meet the demands of the present season, which promises to be the most active that Darlington has seen for years. His stock, which embraces every line, almost, one can think of, taken uh a whole, is probably the largest ever carried bv any single firm in Darl.ngton ; has been carefully selected witfi a view to meeting the wants of the multitude who favor him with their patronage. Here are a few of the many i 3xr HIS STORE I FILLED WITH 36 inch Wool Cashmere at 25 cents per yard, worth 36 36 inch Henrietta Cloth at 60 cents per yard, worth 65 centh A full line ol Black Cashmeres from 15 cents to $1 per ) nrd A full line of Braided Sets and Velvets at various prices and shades to match the large line of DRESS GOODS. ■■■■■■emroamme -A. FTJL3L. OF GENTS’, lADItfS, AND CHILDREN’ SHOES. 12000 yards Plaids, bought below the market, and will be sold accordingly. 500 suits Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s ready-made clothing, at Sweeping Bargains. Hats and thirts in proportion. 200 Barrels Flour bought direct from the Mills before ad vance in the market, and being sold at less than legular price. All heavy Groceries bought in Car Load quantities, and all ia bulk at prices that compare favorably with Charleston. Uur Hardware Department, in charge of Mr. J. H. Early, has in stock the largest, as well as the best, assortment of Stoves and Stove Furniture ever exhabited in Eastern South Carolina. Having bought by Car Load ent'rely, we are pre pared to make figures that defy competition. In Sewing Machines we handle the White, American. House hold and Hartford, all strickly first-class ; also machine need les, oils and attachments tor all machines. We carry a large line of Engines and Mill supplies, such as Belting, Packing, Lacing, and all kinds of Steam Fittings in iron and brass; Lubricating and Cylinder Oils, Tallow^ etc. Machine Bolts in every size. Agricultural machinery, such as Cotton Gins. Feeders aod Condensers, Presses, Mowers, Horse Rakes, Graia Pumps for driven wells, a specialty. We are agents for several first class Steam Engines aad Mills and would bB pleased to give bottom figures to those desiring to purchase a ginning or saw mill outfit. September 13, 1888. to rn Jl •V: