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; ' v i . She THE TEXAN VOLCHTEEH Published Eteri Thcrsdat Morning JiENRT J, Jhompson. PROPRIETOR. TERMS—$1 Per Annum in Advance; j 50 cents for • months; 25 cents for S months. Advertising Rates; One Square, first insertion $1.00 One Square, second insertion 50 Every subsequent insertion - 50 Contract advertisements inserted upon the most reasonable terms. Marriage Notices and Obituaries. ■ not exceeding six lines., Inserted free, HEROIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF TEXAN-AMERICANS. THE nrvlMS •t Cowaodor* Moore to the Texaa Republic—SaerlGcln( Buk and Fortune to Bottle for the Lone Star Flaff—The Founder* of an Empire. (Copyright by American Pros* Amocialiou.] HE republic of Texas, when it first took shape, had no naval arm ament and leaned upon the meroen ary support of ad venture™, smug glers and pirates —all who fought where there waa the most booty. In 1838, the cabi- net looked around for a seamau to organize and command a fleet of war. The choice fell upon Ed ward Ward Moore, a young Virginian. 25 years of age, at that time a fleet com mander in the United States service. He had been engaged in western explorations and had won distinction in West Indian water* battling with the pirates; he was a gentleman of family and fortune and more over a warm friend of Texas and her nmbi- tiom: people. The Texan government in vested him with the rank of commodore, and he resigned from the United States navy to join his fortunes to the Lone Star republic. The population of Texas was less than 40,000, and her resource- had been drained by repeated conflicts with the Mexican and Indian enemies who gave the colonists no peace. Moore pledged his private fortune, which for those days was large, and aided by the credit which his conduct secured for the new state, procured a small fleet and stationed it off the const. The United States acknowledged Texas' independence in 1837, France in 1830, and a 8. E. Moore; Assistant Doorkeeper, pear later England, Holland .ndlklgiunr W 8 Atkinson- Serireant-nt-Arms Meanwhile the murderous Lomanches and 1+ hh'Vw. ’ ^ at ArU18, , other savages on her northern lonlers kept . n. nowie. u p ^ (ogdy war inland; the ad KXKCI'TIVK COMMITTKK. ministration changed from Houston in „ „ _ itglB to Lamar in 1838 and back to Houston E. M. Williamson, J. W. Ferguson | n The condition of the treasury was and J. B. Witherspoon. a King's can. yf Radam’s Microbe Killer Co. omy ma «u O. n«a » wornu g..n ..u Ono night E,horUv before the taking of R j r _i chectfully atld years of my life If I bad ft sleamer, as ^ntb Af-nuToiM whlU rrAiihion^ na an- . / . ^ _ one I non i i get doas action at once and de-, ^ wmf^sleenln"’ with mine y our now numerous ttfS- dde the fata of Taxaa." On the loth of ^ ‘! timonials of the Microbe Killer,! ''"■““■“I" haviog used same for iudigee- panion, “La Force, our master is a skin* 1 lion Utld severe throat trouble, flint and the most ungrateful mao on the After using five gallons 1 find face of tho earth.” La Forco, who was mvself entirely cured. LA IV CAR lift J, 1. WAXD. on land to raise the siege. The Texan com modore commanded the Yncatecos vessels as well as his own and helped demolish a strong battery by fire from his gunboats. During the battle he again stood for the Mexican fleet, but there waa no wind and the enemy ran away as usual. Moore was soon placed In a very critical position. President Houston, on finding that the navy had gone to Vucatan, pub lished bis proclamation denouncing Moore half asleep, did not hear, and muttered, ‘•What do you aay, d’Aubignc?” upon which the king, who waa noted for his quickness of hearing, quietly said, “He says I am a skinflint and tho most un grateful man on the face of the earth.” Yours truly, B. F. Albertson. For raIg «t Garner’s drug store. Sunday-school teacher—“Now, Johnnie, tell me what took all Job Department. Our job department is supplied with every facility necessary to enable us to compete both as to price and quali- i ty of work, with even those of the ci ties, and we guarantee satisfaction in every particular or charge nothing for our work. We are always prepar ed to fill orders at short notice for Blanks, Bill Heads, Letter Heads. Cards, Hand Bills, Posters, Circulars. Pamphlets, Ac. All job work must be paid for Cash On Del It ary. ALLIANCE DIRECTORY, every where. Tho tercn were very severe j D’Aubignc felt rather sheepish, but and made tho commodore an outlaw Henry was not in tho least annoyed. ' . -q or „ Err ,»” Tohn Santa Anna at once set a price upon his • n ie gtor y j, unfortunately not quite cu- tf ? e saa P out 0 oamsun . -lonu- t | |t , , llos t ( j head, calling him a pirate, and at the same Uientic, for it is only given in tho notes ui6—“A honiG-mudc nUir CUt, Totril iiud GoUUtT time, the battle of May 10 having gone c f t h 0 early editions of the memoirs and ma’am.’’—Yonker’s Statesman.] docs not appear in tho manuscript. But in his history d'Aubigne relates a similar story in which when his bedfellow did not bear his remark, the king chimed in with “How deaf you are; don’t you hear that ho says I want to marry my sister to several brothers-in-law at once?” “Go a o. soon. WARD & WOODS. Attor&«ys & Counselors at Law, DARLTSOrON. S. C. Wit practice in »!1 t’l*'* »'"l Federal Caarts.l Special attcnlhn paid Mali mat ters iiertainaig t‘» tin' buyiujt. fell- ing. renting or le isi.'g of teal eMRte. Anv parly having bmduess iu this lin.. would do well to call on the [ JUST RECEIVED A Largo Supply of the Latest Improvement on the Celebrated Golden Rye Whiskey Drops, IHAMOiVI) DROPS, TS/L. Bole A^ent. Mr. S. Manxe proposes to sustain to the fullest extent the firm, who imve conirol ot some of recently conducted by his lather, and to this end so lesirable property ;n U-i . J „ . . , . , , , w licits a continuance of the patronage which has heretofore against him, made overtures to tho people of Yucatan to suspend their quarrel and jointly fall upon Texas. This was favor ably received by tho insurrectiouista, and Moore was left alone, surrounded by enc- c. s. siTTta- to sleep,” coolly replied d’Aubigne, “we have plenty more things to say about you."—Macmillan's Magazine. Louisville, Ky., March 12, '90. Radam’s Microbe Killer Co., Nashville, Tenn.: Gentlemen—A member of my family has been afflicted with been accorded the firm. Jan. 30, 1890. Tho Cariosity of Womeu. Some time ago there appeared in a _ local paper an item to the effect that if a almost continuous, hardly a day or night passed without suffer- asthma for several years, the attacks recurring from time to ; time as is usual with this dis ease. In May or June of last year, 1889. these attacks became Officers Darlington County Alliance. President, Lucas Melntoeh: Vice- President, J. W. Beasley; Secretary, W. H. Lawrence; Treasurer, M. T. Lide ; Chaplain. Rev. Simpson Jones ; Lecturer, H. C. Burn ; Assistant Lec turer, J. Wilson Warr; Doorkeeper, sn Am; n ms king Kit is ins kacz. mit» and traitors. He wrote to his gov emuieut in reply to Houston's charges: “I nm accused of fitting out a piratical expe dition when, in fact, I was using every means and straining every nerve to get the vessels to sea in a fighting condition.'' There was but one way to solve the dif Acuity and that was to whip the Mexican fleet single handed. On the I6th of May, favored by a good breeze, he went out with the Austin and Wharton and attacked the steamers Montezuma and Guadaioupe. Ills seamanship was masterly and it was to that that he owed his selection from woman saw a paragraph cut from a newspaper in her house she would not rest until she procured another paper to see what liad been cut out. A young married man, egged on by his brother, cut out tho paragraph referred to, and J. S. KKTTI.K-. Nettles & Nettles, Attorneys A Counselors at Law, Darlington T. II., K. V. Will practice in all the State anti Fei'.eral Courts,* Prompt personal attention jpvm to collection of c1a,,n8 ' T HE LIVERPOOL & LONDON A GLOBE INSURANCE CO., oi Liverpool, U Graflei 'o'ITgc. .h^ "hi, England, is the largest Fire Company in the world. er ._., I J repnred to nogo.iaie leum ol from < THE AtTNA, of Hartford, Connecticut, is the largest of all the American S30o t<> $20,(00. for five itar-. *t a l'>» Fire Companies. NOTICE TO INSURERS, Get The Best Insurance For The Least ate o interest. Sep. 2, ’3G T. II. SPAIN. Attorney at I aw. ing from the distressing attacks until I became alarmed on ac- j counted the loss of sleep and the severity of the disease, fear-1 he liad the satisfaction of seeing his wife ; ing a general decline of the j hustle for another copy of the same edi- health. I consulted several em- ; 7 . „ n r T ' r m \ r <' JT (' tion. That is woman's curiosity If any , j nen t physicians in New York j 1>-LKLLJS trl UJ\ , - 11., O. es- man cuts out this paragraph and gives an( j in { his c j tv but with HO 7~Z. Ins wife the paper she will certainly go j i, r p S11 lt 8 from their ore- W > 11 pmctice in Circuit Couith ^c^^Tharte ^LTa Uriptions. About the first of September 11, 1890. Uono.-Chi'-ago Der^d __ j ^ THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, of Philadelphia, i* the second largest of all American Fire Comlmnies. THE HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, of New York city, is the third larg. est of all American Fire Companies. THE HARTFORD, of Hartford, Connecticut, is the fourth largest of all the Ameriean Fire Companies. All of the above companies, and several others, represented in the agency and F. E. ISTOEnv^E^sTT, Dariington, S. C. Count J. W. Ferguson. that there was no treasury al nl!, excepting a bale of invoices owing in ail quarters. Moore's navy, amounting to half a dozen wooden vessels, was eating up his own re sources and doing little for Texan inde pendence except to warn off the despicable batteries flying the Mexican flag. But the plucky commodore did not grow disheart ened. His extensive acquaintance and fair demeanor made him a host in himself, and drew support from individuals and munici palities outside of Texas. He kept on re cruiting and disciplining his men. Fortu nately for Texas there was another rebel lion against the usurpation of Santa Anna in 1812; the state of Yucatan, then compris ing the present Yucatan and Campeachy, threw off the yoke and gave tho dictator a war nearer home. Moore sailed for Yuca tan and lay off Cam;-earby to await the movements of the forces on land. But the rebellion of Yucatan, like ail Mexican uprisings, was the work of a fat- I tion, and there was treachery and delay. ; Besides, Mexico had just expended a vast sum iu England for a new fleet of war vet- ' sels, including the steamers Montezuma ! and Guadaioupe. Moore a vessels weie ! sailers and all old, and carried but five j guns each. Houston was alarmed at the turn of affaire and recalled Moore at once, i The trip to the scat of war, however, far j from cooling the enthusiasm of the young commodore, filled him with fresh zeal for j the cause of Texan independence. The ! English government, though friendly to Texas, desired to have it remain out of the hands of the '.'uited States, and kept a fleet cruising a.- dent for any emergency. The Uni to .dates government was also : Ion hand with a force on the Mexican wa- Swift Creek, No. 191, meets at Flitin * tees to protect her iuteresta and secure the Croas Roads on the second and fourth large indemnity due on Mexicau guamn- I Saturdays of each mouth ; President, \ tees. Moore reported to his superiors that , G. B. Howie ; Secretary, W. 8. Atkin- if given a suitable outfit be could blockade ■on. the Mexicau porta on the Atlantic side, as i the rebellion of Yucatan had already closed a long stria of coast to Mexican trade. A successful blockade would bring about for eign interference, and Mexico would be compelled to treat for peace. Houston pro- : claimed a blockade on these representa- ' tions. and ordered the commodore to repoir ; to Mobile and New Orleans to refit :.!.d j strengthen his command for a contest with the new Mexican navy. The serviceable vends under Moore at this time were the brig-of-war Austin end the schooner Son Antonio. A third, the Wharton, was bought at New Orleans and all haste was made to get to sea. Lack of funds Waa the chief drawback, forthe little ! state could spare but ffbn.GuO of her depre ciated currency to expend on the navy, j Mexico's fleet had cost 91,000,000 in gold- Moore's large acquaintance and his repu tation for energy again served a good turn, and he soon had his vessels ready and only inty Trustee and Business Agent, . Fer Lydia, No. 416, meets in the Lydia Academy, on the first and third Satur day in each month, at 3 P. M. T. D. Ring, President; O. W. Galloway, Sectetary. Tamar,'No. 62, meets in the Acade my building at I-amar, on the flrst and third Saturdays of each month, at 8 o’rlock. President, J. 8. DuBose ; Secretary, J. T. Warr. Mechanicsville Alliance, No. 192, meets the second and fourth Satur days in each month at 3 o'clock in the school house at Mechanicsville; J. W. Fountain, President; G. T. Cook, Secretary. Antioch, No. 87, meets at Coldwater School House, on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month ; President, J. W. Davis; Secretary, J. A. Chap man. Dovesville, No. 88, meets in ' the Dovesville Academy, on the second Thursday of every month at 3 o'clock; President, Lucas McIntosh ; Secre tary, E. M. Williamson. Cypress, No. 189, meets on the third Saturday of each month, at 2. P. M., in the Temperance Hall at Cypress; President, W. F. Chaplin; Secretary, Walter J. DuBose. Te.tta* tioree** Fe*t. that time has never had a return 0(1 J. c. Henry, of Sail Diego, Cat., through j u f the paroxysms, and her gen- j amomr all the officers of the United States the columu3 of V* Scientific American, , health has been correspond- ; among all the officers of_the L nited ^ 1 at *- suggests a novel means of totmg die , i ved ; can cheerfully. i condition of horses feet, TaJro n hatr ^ r it:ii * ‘ tery or magnetic machine, onotlut gives! recommend the Microbe Killer a light current, say such os can only be to all asthmatic sufferers, felt with moist hands. Attach one ter- Yours, etc., J. G. GUTHRIE, minal to the animal’s bit, the other to I 422 West Main St. the shoe. If the horse suffers from the-! p or sa l e Garner’s drug store, shoe or nails, he will squirm under the ; _ test If there be no irritation, ho will j pay no attention to it. A little electrical science in the blacksmith shops would locate much suffering.—True Flag. eiph Sch Gamer's School Mouse on the first and third Saturdays of each month ; President, Dr. P. A. Wilson ; Secreta ry, W. A. Dowling. Mt. Elon, No. 131, meets in the Mt. Elon School House on the Saturdav before the 2d ami 4th Sunday of each month, at 2 o'clock, P. M.; President. J. B. Witherspoon : Secretary, T. L. Northcntt. Society Hill, No. 133, meets in the Village Library, on the last Tuesday of each month; President, E. E. Evans; Secretary, J. J. Lucas. Darlington, No. 188, meets in the Court House, on the first Saturday of each month, at 4 o'clock, P. M.'; navy to command the Texas marine, two hours' time he compelled the Mexi cans to aak for mercy and leisure for re palre. About half their crews were killed or wounded. Moore's flagship, the Austin, had received fifteen shots and her crew hail suffered heavily. The wind died away, and the Austin, becalmed, drifted into the uar- bor, the enemy hauling off toward Vera Cruz. A few days after this battle the Texaa secretary of war revoked the orders of the commodore and demanded that be return to the capital in arrest. Taking advantage of this the people of Yucatan turned against him, hoping, of course, to avoid paying their debt for his services. The Yucatan commissioners were already treat ing with Santa Anna, fighting waa over, and the Mexican fleet disbanding by rea son of desertion and want of funds. Moore turned over his vessels to the next in com mand and took refuge in an English ship lying in the waters. Before leaving the coast, however, he succeeded by a daring effort in literally snapping his fingers in the face of the braggart Santa Anna, who was plotting right and left to get the plucky Tcxun into his clutches. The old dictator was himself down to Ids final card. He had met his last payment on the United State* indemnity by a forced levy on private wealth. His people hated him and be was in terror for his life, keep ing a bodyguard of 5,000 men. To want off the coming storm a new constitution was framed, and on his birthday he ordered a grand fete in honor of the two events. It was held at Vera Cruz and euded with a masked ball, to which the officers of the friendly vessel* in the harbor were invited. None of Moore's associates suspected that he would risk his life on Mexican soil, but [ he managed to secure aid and leave the ship iu a private yawl and reach the ball room unobserved. A friend, who was ia the plot, had a domino exactly like the commodore’s, and kept it hidden for an emergency. Moore enjoyed the hall, bat all stranger* were under espionage, and us his short, stout figure was well known to many pre» ent, he soon found himself watched. Now was his time. At a signal bis confederate retired to an anteroom and Moore went up to the dictator, who was on the floor, aud touched him rudely on the shoulder. Santa Anna turned, when Moore snapped his finger audaciously iu hi* face and danced away with a tantalizing, “catch- who-can” gesture and hurried to the ante room. In an instant hi* domino was off. disclosing a second disguise entirely differ ent. The confederate was ready to go out as his double, and while Moore weut asraj to his ship the other sauntered around the Chappie (surprised)—“Did vou weally kiss that little dog just now ?’’ Maud (fondling her pet): i —“Yes, but don’t be alarmed. | I’m not going to kiss you.”— ; Munsey's Weekly. iitfU. GKO W. RtHkWA , BOYD k BROWN- Attorneys and Counselors at Law : Office in brick building south of the Bank of Darlington. DAKLIXGTOS C R . S C. Pi OMl'T PERSoN 11. \ ! TEN TION TO ALL CC.-lNl S3. Frb. 3. ’'7 -!y. TRANSACTS A LOAN, -EXCHANGE AND SAVINGS BANK BUSINESS. Ruceivea tlepoeiiB at nnv time*, •ml Allows interest. »t ti»** rate of 5 per cent, per AOtidn on time deposits, pityahle quarterly if desired. M.iiati»:iH ils popular rate* of discount for School £ertific*tet* and County CUims geoer«»l!j. Collev. lections receive careful attention. Sister Jennie Didn’t Rhyme. W- F. DARGAN. Attorney at Law, Darlington, - - * S’. C- Office over Black well Bros, store Mattli 28. ’89 lv. was editor of theCornhill Maga- o-- 0 - « - '>">**• io-sm t. tuovpkox DARGAN & THOMPSON. fittorneys at Law. Office, Hewitt building (upi the Public' Exploding for Water. The practice of American oil well sinkers of firing the torpedo to start a dry or increase the flow of a sluggish well has been taken advantage of in Eng land successfully in the case of water. At the Heme Bay Water works a well Ruskin refused to commend bored into the chalk 576 feet deep from Rossetti’s poem “Sister Jennie” the surface yielded little ot no water, to Thackerav, when the latter and upon the advice of Messrs. John ! - - Tavlor & Sons two charges of roburite . 4 . j,-j were fimi—the first consisting of twen- »ne, because “guinea did not ty-eeven pounds of the explosive placed properlv rhyme With Jennie, at the bottom of the bore hole, and the That may be so in their literary second of twenty-five jionnds at fifty feet field, but when it Comes to the above the former. The second shot had , domain of usefulness HO author- i the desired result, and produced a vol- itv, whatever its eminence, but umo of water estimated at 50,000 gallons w ' ould J iave f oun J a delicious jingle between “succdfes” and Dr. Westmoreland’s “Calisaya Tonic.” The very way in which it so firmly establishes it- is eloquent' of its virtues as a home medi cine. To it care-worn man and enervated woman instinctively turn. It is pre-eminently the boon that medical research has beseeching Bear'd )Vm. ft. pARBIGAN < jlOH N ^IcpWEEN, f. JL. J4ettles ( ef ©ii»eeters K. KI ITil DARGAN, Pr» aidant. ©ffieecs (John j>isK»oN P, p. /rtcpuLLOUGH, p, jtE3TH pARGAN. WM. A. CARRIGAN, Vice Presiden II. L. CHARLES, Cast icr. a day, which rose to the top of the well. —New Orleans Picavune. stairs) north side of Square. Darlington, Language Oddities. .n a recent lecture a professor of lan guages, in commenting on the difficnl- self in every home ties foreigners had to overcome before they could master our language, made mention of the following philological oddities: The letter c changes lover into clover; d makes a crow a crowd; k makes eyed keyed; g changes son into song; 1 transforms a pear into a pearl; I conferred on a s changes a hoe into boagh bought; and women.—St. Louis Republic. a shoe; t makes world. It furnishes instant re- iv makes omea fief for a torpid liver, dyspepsia. A Study in Philology. Sumway—It is strange how one word brings up another in the mind. Mrs. Sum way—So it is. Sum way—Now the word -sardines" always suggests to me the word “com pact.” Mrs. Sumway—I wonder why. chronic headache and loss of ap petite, general debility and serious blood and malarial poison. It is a “dead shot” against chills and fevers. For sale at Dr. Boyd’s drug store. C. P. MPGdX, Attorney at Law and Trial Justice. Practices in the United Siatcs Court and tnlbe 'tth aud oib circ ’ita Prompt atten tion to al business entrusted to him. Office, Ward’s Lane, next to barber shop. rATTOTniX "• 1“ Douglas Shoes are WlUlll/ii warranted, and every pair han his name and price Mumped on bottom. M. C. Alexander HAS REMOVED From the store on Pearle Street to the stand lately occupied bj Mr. S. Lewenthal, on the PUBLIC SQUARE, and is now better prepared than ever to serve customers with the usual full stock of groceries, wines, liquors, tobacco and cigars. A large quantity of Ice just received. A LARGE LOT OF SHINGLES ON HAND FOR SALE. Snmway — Because they compact — ballroom to be iiaiiSxsl au'l unmasked in I coma packed very compactly too.—West the course of a few moments by .Santa An Shore. President, W. M. T. Lide. E. James ; HartaviUe, No. 187, meets in the Hartsville Masonic Hall on the first Saturday of each mouth, at 3 o'clock, P. M.; President, E. W. Cannon; Secretary, H. Lide Law. Oats, No. 129, meets in the Oats Academy Building, on the first and third Saturdays of each month, at 2.30 P, M.; President, J. C. Clements ; ! Secretary, R. M. Joeev. Stokes Bridge, No. 138, meets the third Saturday of each month in Sa vanna Chapel; President, John W. Woodham: Secretary, W. W. Alex ander. Calvin Rhodes, No. 417. meets the first and third Saturdays of each mouth in the school house on Mr. N. H. Blackman's place; President, J. K. Carter, Jr.; Secretary, E. H. Carter. Oak Grove, No. 89, meets in Oak Grove School House (Hartsville Town ship) on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month; President. J. T. Good son; Secretary, W. M. Mc Intosh Clyde, No. —. meets near Clyde on the second and fourth Satardavs of gverr month; President. H. M. Po secretary, D. P. Walters. Newmarket. No. 188, meets in New market Church, on the first and third Saturdays of each month, at two o’clock; President, R. E. Panrell; Sec retary, D. F. Morrison. y . rttltt lit. OtKJLl 1ACAAA 1AA9 V AO iVxMl.t ecreutrjfunds and supplies for the crews. One vessel only, the San Antonio, had a complement, and she was sent out iu August to meet the Mexican steamer Montezuma, which waa off Yucatan. The San Antonio was struck by n storm which destroyad her, and Moore waa left stranded at New Orleans with only the Austin and the Wharton, and no proviar tons or sailors. Alarmed now for the fate the remaining veaseK ia view of the strength * f his adversary, Houston rec unmended a sale of the ships, and a scent u t was p.Lssed authorizing the di^anmi ment na’s henchmen. Of course, the mistake was discovered as | soon as the domino w.;*, torn o;T, and then j the dictator ordered all masks off. The | place was searched and the city ah»o, :ini to no purpose, for Moore had gained time : by the trick and was rowing a wav to the J ship ere the alarm Led fairly spread. There was left one menace to the commodore's peace, and that was the hostility of IIoo^ 1 ton and his cabinet. With characteristic j boldness Moore sailed straight for Halves, ton, reported to the navy department in » arrear, and went before the c-»ngrc*s with ; a petition stating his c.ise v i; . dmidicity and frankneea. As a result Le received a | vote of thanks and a grant of 4.000 acres of the choicest land along the Uraz.*. lie j had sacrificed his cummis i in the I'ui j ted States navy, but tfivr : « . mexation ! ot Texas coafrre*-* von t * .. • leave pi.y mounting to a larg x-ir.i. (IfciVUGI. I* Kiluks. i I Where She Shoald lie. Mrs. Do Fashion—What! Did your daughter marry for love? Mrs. Oldtime—!• ’eed she did. Would you like to see her.' “Well, yes, unless she is exhibiting herself at some dime museum.”—Good News. He Umpired. Wife—Can’t you come home this afternoon, dear, and take me for a drive ? Prominent Lawyer — No, it will be impossible. I have got to referee an important case. Prominent Lawyer (a few hours later)—One ball! Two balls! Foul, out!—Lawrence i American. James—“Is Miss Kuowitall a graduate of Vassar ?’ ’ William —“She is.” “I thought she I heard her ask if the muzzle a gun was to prevent it going off.”—Texas Siftings. Those who have patent busi ness of any kind to transact would do well to communicate with that old and trustworthy firm of patent solicitors, Messrs. C. A. Snow & Co., 710, 8th St., Washington, D. C. 1 Larjy- Quantities ot Goods nre being received daily and the many cos- omera of this well km wn establishment, throughout Dailiiigtou County are guaranteed that a continuance ot their patronage will mean for them “The Best Goods for the la-ast Money.” February 1, 1890—ly sitem lie of n| jomg 1 W. L. DOUGLAS $3 SHOE bring you satisfactory results, refunded. Price 25 cents per Mi rope Ths starting announcement U mads that ths Andes are slowly (inking Into ths earth's crust As proof of this La Gaastte Geographique says that Quito waa 9,596 feet above the level of the eea in 1745; In 1809 it was only 9,570; in 1881, 9,597, having rank twenty-eix feet dur is. the fifty-five yean following 174S, sad but three feet during the thirty-one years which intervened between 1800 and 1881. In 1868 the city’s level had been reduced to 9.530 feet above the level of the Pa cific. To sum up the total, we find that Ecuador's capital has rank seventy-six feet in 133 yean. Antisana's farm, th<- higbeat inhabited spot on the And - <4.009 feet higher than Quito, the highest city on the globe), is said by the same authority to be 318 feet lower than it was in 1745. « rtllol Affection Aaseng Hebrews. There ia nothing in the world of pleas ure and recreation to compare with the beautiful devotion that ia paid the old Hebrew people by their children and grandchildren at the rariooe summer resorts. A rode remark is never made in their bearing, nor a disrespectful word uttered to a^ed mother or father. The gentle yielding of easy chain, the offer ing of choice t'flng* to eat and drink, the hut (-iKiKuk-i »Uon of self where there is a drive «r sail fur a limited number, and the graceful rat comforts are attributes ef to which the filial IIU!*K.-I ANO ETEAMPIPE SHOT AWAY- oioot'e. wlso wo* offered f ir.d.> fror: Yucat. i i-.u ! I '- ' - iu Nt-v- Orleans i: be wool! nelp thw Yu::.t: -a : ■..diu.lrikuia Anna, replied to toe sumluoas to return to Texas tb.it he had paid for his ships and would do ka he liked. Then Houston sent three commisfcioners after Moore, bat the Utter would not obey. After a deadlock of weeks the cotmuo I dorr, havin.; a truce with ouecommisaioner, | replied to the imperious president, under ! late of Man h 10, 18*3, that ho “expected - > go to *e.i l.i j fr-.i days and keep at it i antU the tenninntlou of our difficulties with Morioo, wit ho ex:«uae to tho gov- 1 eniu.ee: it Texas. ’ IL-tol l the commie- ■doner that, if permittee! to f.-o to th“ Mcxi. r.:a coast, he would levy a coui.-tbstion against that count ry tuai wo-Id tenaj Voxas for every dollar expended on her navy. He sailed In a few days, a* agreed, ..ith the Austin and Wharton, having HoustouV c-immisaioner on board, and lade fur tho bay of Campeachy, on the oast of Yucatan. Campeachy was besieged by Santa Anna md the Mexican flec-t wo* watching the harbor. M-xwe reached there at the close of April, and on t he 30th, while Ida vessels were se|>arated and becalmed, the Monte suma and the Guadaioupe opened fire »>u the Whartoa. The Texan* made a gallant fight, handling their vessel with skill and outworking the Mexi -an* with their guns. The jibkuom and steam pijie of the M.inte- suma were shot away, and the loss on the two steamert was nearly fifty killed and wounded. The Wharton bore the brunt of this at tack and lost hut aix men. One Mexican hall entered the port hole, d •capltating a gunner and woosding two or three com laden. The Austin, which lay at a dia- tauoe, becalmed, got under way with the first breese and the Mexican* speedily crawled off to avoid further damage. The next day the whole fleet of war vessels, ■even ia number, returned to the scene, but rsfused to fight. Moore spent over two to drew than into us- Kemluders of In Dumfries one <-a:mot look upon a single olden structure, or follow with the eye any close, wynd, vennell or street, without knowing that at some time it was moro familiar to Burns than any portion of the oil city is to any one of its inhabitants today. In the ancient Bank street house where he first lived in Dumfries, iu the three tiny apartments, more than one-third of the more than 100 poems he produced in Dumfries were composed. Then in the Mill, now Burns, street home, which was his last, the re mainder were given birth. Among these brine relief in every ormo whpn were “Aula Lang Syce," “My Wife's a Ia'V me\er> case, wnei. Winsome Wee Thing.” “The Soldier's ; J 18641 for a °- v affection of throat. Return.” -Wi-lie Wastle." “Contented lungs or chest, such as consunip- wi’Little, and Cantie wi'Mair,” “Thou tion, inflammation of lungs, fla-st Left Me Ever. Jamie.” “Ye Banks , bronchitis, asthma, whooping ' and Braes o’ B .nnie D ion,” "My Love L* ; COUgh. croup, etc. It is pleas- Like a Red. Red Ra,-.-.” “My Heart Is ant and agreeable to taste, per- ; fectly safe, and can always be depended upon. Trial bottle Ilnekleii's Arnica Salve. The best Salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains corns, and all skin eruptions, and pos itively cures piles, or no pay re- A Safe investment. quired. It is guaranteed to give Is one which is guaranteed to; perfect satisfaction, or money or in case of failure a return of box. purchase price. On this safe ! plan you can buy from our ad- j vertised druggist a bottle of Dr. : King's New Discovery for Con sumption. It is guaranteed to For sale bv Willcox & Co. FOR GENTLEMEN. Fine Calf an«l Laced Waterproof (4rain. The excellence and wearing qualities of thl« ahne 1 cannot l»e ijetter shown than or the strong endorse menu of iu thousands of constant wearers $£>00 f«ennine Iland-i»«**»ved. an elegant ani ;> stylish dress .shoe which commends Itself. S/!*00 llandUaewed Welt. A fine calf .‘ hoe z* uncqnaUed for stylo and durability. SO.50 f-ootlyen*.* Well i* the standard drtsa \ Shoe, at a popular price. $0.50 Policcnian’a Shot* is especially adapted O for railroad men, farmers, etc. All made la Ctmgrem* Hutton and Le ^ . $3 & $2 SHOES l/ c °:?s, hare been most farcrably received since intrfjducod ! and the recent improvements make them sapertoi' ! to any shoo* sold at those* prices. Ask your Dealer, ami if he cannot supply you scud -direct to factory enulosinz advertised price, t-r a i postal for order blank*. W. Is. HOI CI AH, Krcckioa. 3ia««. No L.. HARRELL. &CO« AIIE NOW OPENING THEIR NEW STOCK CONSISTING OF Undertakers’ Supplies, BUGGIES, WAGONS, HARNESS, SADDLES, &C., &C., To their new two-story brick building adjoining the old stand of Edwards, Norment k Co., on tiie r»vj.L>lio A Large fm Carefully Assortfd Stock Select From. to SATISFACTION GLAlt ANTE FT) ! W. F. CARTER, ARCHIiECT, Contractor and Builder. For sale by A. Imgton, S. C. SJFeb. 20, 1890. J. Broom, Dar DARLINGTON, Sept. 11, 1890. S. C. Sair, I Duurmt Tell." “O We.'t Thon in the Canid Blast,” “Duncan Gray.” “Fiow Gently, Sweet Afton,” and that grand martial ode, “Bruce’s Address.” The old, tbongh still spruce. King's Arm* inn could never have so long stood the assaults of time and tourist* had not Bnras, in a forgivably irreverent aud delicious mood, scratched upon its win dow pane.—Cor. New York Commercial Advertiser. upon, free at Willcox store. & Co’s, drug Patting: Gold on Books. In a room at the government printing office adjoining the one in which a drawer full of gold is kept, yon can see a man putting on gold titles on snperb de partment ledgers and such things alto gether by hand. He lays the pieces of gold foil on the backs of the bonnd and completed books, fast with little that he keeps heated in a small gas stove. It requires great skill to get the titles perfectly straight and symmetrical In Evidence. Judge : "Prisoner, have you any visible means of support?” Prisoner ! “Yis. sif, your hon or (to his wife) Bridget, stand up, so that the Coort kin see vez.” FOR SJL1.E, GIN, PRESS, GRIST MILL, and iotof SHAFTING, cheap. Apply to J. L. EDWARDS, or C. B. EDWARDS. July 17, ’90—tf. ’ A. C. McFall, UNDERTAKING A SPECIALTY, and all funeral arrangements attended to with care and promptness. September 19, ’89—ly Merit Wins We desire to say to our citi zens, that for years we have been selling Dr. King's New 1 rad imrns the'iettering Discovery for Consumption, Dr. wooden handled dies s New Life Pills, Buck- len’s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, and have never handled remedies that sell as well, or THE 'BEST 'LIVEfl MEDICINE CHILL CURE. CHEAPEST HEIMriXE KHOWN CONSIDERING QUALITY AND SIZE Of DOSE. IT WII.U A.X-SO GTJE-E BILIOUSNESS, DYSPEPSIA, AND CHSOKIO CONSTIPATION. W. J. GARNER, M.D. oauscisr. Dariingl'jn, S. C. though a black silk thread U used to that have given such universal make preliminary lines across the gold satisfaction. We do not hesi- film for a guide. Finally the gold is nibbed off with a leathv tipped stick and with burnt rubber Real gold is only nse-1 in this way fur particularly fine book*. Dcoigns and lettering of the sort for ordinary volnmee ~ ‘ ' Agent of Manufacturers for the sale of Engines, Boilers, Saw Mill*, Miils, Gins, Presses, Threshwra, tate to guarantee them every ^ Bhafting. Pulleys, Beltiii", Circular time, and we Stand readv to re- and machinery supplies Far fnnri the nnrebase nrioo" if ties who contemplate buying machin- tumi tne purenas*. price, if Mt- of » ny killd ^11 find jt t „ tlu . ir isfaetory results do not follow interest to get prices from me before their use. These remedies have buying•Isewhere. I have for sale at L ’■ '“at t3'*akxF h ftkv.eUO. BddtrilirragsLti. ikalia pLia vi:i: p v ^ iabb?? Eyrinas fa tl. E3 For sale by Dr. John A. Boyd, Dar liu^ton, S. <?. conrTDH ,tOR Cleans,Dries,Improves the* Market Value s (oTtoK -vyend for^ooKa-e-' DdDL^X EJtytES (S Little Rock*ark. PATENTS, = metal,’’ which like the gold and U decidedly cheaper, i “Did my argument strike you No tronble is taken to save the wastage, forcibly?” “Yes; if you had rad aaeh book cover, aher being stamped continued ten minutes' longer I by the hot die, U brnahtesr ■achirs -Wa would have had brain fever.* Munsey’s Weekly. corn mi" very little nsetl, and a new Frrfne and iMiler, wM.-u win be sold en easy terms at a bar gain. For prices and terms, call on A.C..V BANK COUNTERS. “,■0.114.4. Caveats and Tra<le-Marks obtained, and all Patent business conducted for Moderate Fees. Our Office is Ophite U. 8. Patent Office and we can secure patent in less time and at less cost than those remote from Washington. Send model, drawing or photo., with description. We advise, if patentable .'‘ har e<‘, Our fee not due till patent is secured. A LittlsBoos “Howto Obtain Pat ents,'with name* of actual clients in your State, County or town sent free. Address, C. A. SNOW A CO. Opp. Patent Office, Washington, D. C -J an. smith: PHOTOGRAPHER, Darlington, • * - S.C. Parlors over Gamer's New Dmf Store where the citizens of DarlingW® County are now respectfully '"'’'tf 1 to call and examine my picture*. TW very best of work guaranteed. Oct. 17. '89-1 vr. For Sale. A valuable lot and building on th* Public Square of the Town of • ) * r ' lington. Terms easy. Apply DARGAN A THOMPSON. Attorneys at Iav, Darlington, 8. C. March 13,1890.