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(Thf Ihrlinaton Klra-s. HEN«?Y t. THOMPSON, - Editor. THURSDAY, MARCH 1!), 1801. EDITORIAL NOTES. Mr J B. Brerden, th<“ rifhert in Murltroro County, in ilead. Mr. Davis Was ■ Willin'." The following extraPt is from Jefferson Davis' memoirs: OnfJ girl, whose sweetheart was a gallant soldier in the Fifth South Carolina regiment, and who had fought bravely allj ! The miner* at Zanesville, Ohio, are ! talk is going the rounds of the in a destitute eondition and some of! . the families are ne.rly starved To free coinage press; yet it IS a such extremity 1 are they been driven faet worthy of note that all the that a crowd of them broke into a . , ,. .• • ; su>re last week and stole some i>r»> | leading Democratic journals i visions. They made t o effort to eon-1 that voice the sentiment of tile real the crime, hut naid hey had to | , , , ¥ , steal or die. !largest number of Democrats ' Oen. John M Palmer,adlstlntrnish and are in a position to know through the seven days’battles, ed Democrat of Illinois, was elected | whereof they speak—still regard made the following earnest re- I United Wtates Senator fnuu that ,, ' . ., | quest: i State on Wednesday of last week. H» j Mr. Cleveland as the most avail-J “DeirMr President - I want A fire in Hyraeuse. New York, on Joinfauwenildy ^hedettidatur-^Two j Uian f ° r ‘he nomination. , you to Jet Jeen.S C.; of company of adventure* mid my f the Fanners Alliafice 111*11 vfdted 1 Fhc lUOHt ai8tllto pOiltlClAns look OI10tll, t ittii .. ounl Lcirolind companion, who had been listening to a for liiiu with the Democrats ,, u '’ U p 0 n him as the guiding star of I iment, come home and get mar- onmber of stories told in the idd boat breaking the dead lock. * ‘ r> n ricd. Jeems is willin', I is will honae. -I can relate one that at l. aat at , the Democracy. j in , hjs mammv say8 she is wi „. Even in the W est, where such i in . lmt j eems ’ s captain, he a clamor was made for free sil- ain't willin'. Now. when we all wiilin I RACE WITH A MAN EATER ADVENTURE. C? AN ENGLISHMAN IN THE SAMOAN ISLANDS. While KnJoylnj Plank Riding on the Wave* Near the Shore an EnthtiaiaatU Vinttor Narrowly Kaeaped n S&rag* Shark—Queer Sport Amid llreakera. County Alliance. Saturday destroyed $',000.0(10 worth of prope.ty. The Bishojivilte rioters were tried in Sumter last week and twelve of them were convicted. Col. Ellison S. Keitt has written a letter to the ffur* anil Canrirr ad vocating the formation of a third party. I^i-United States Senator John J. (ii'falls said in a recent interview hat Cleveland and Harrison would lie tie President al candidates in IS; 2. A French daily paper has been started in Isiwrll. IlUsaai'hu^etts. It is the only French daily in the United States aiet is Denes' atic in |*>litii'» In eon sequence of the failure <>f Congress to appropriate money for its support the colored militia in tin District of Columbia has been dis banded. It in r< p irted that some cij itulixts at the No th have (r.-anixed a com- pany to buy lawig Island, near Char- lestnii. and convert it into a sporting resort for wealthy Northerners. The farmer legislature of Kansas is altout to adjourn and aerording to news|uk|>er accounts the fanners ini that State are greatly ilisapiMiinted over the work of the legislature. Mr. Mrs. C. P Huntington, of New Toik, i> the defendant in a si gulai law suit: She is a very pr tty wi» man and thinks much of her beauty Ris eiit 1 y three wrinkles up{>eared on her face and she ha i them removed i by a female do<'tor. T h c d'X'tor chirged her $300 for removing each wrinkle. She refuses to pay the | money on the ground tl a' Die price is exhorbitant and Die ease baa been j •arried to the court*. loist W'-ek the trial of ninetien Hal-1 ians for the murder of Chief of Police j ver, the ex-Prcsident is still the are all willin’ ceptin’ Jeems's c .. t, , capUtin, 1 think vou might i d favorite. The Democratic mem- 1 i i . i • t.h . ... .• I up and let dooms come. Ill hers of the Legislatures of Indi ana, Wisconsin, Missouri and Minnesota have been canvassed as to tli“ir preferences for the Presidential nomination and, with a few exceptions, Mr. jup make him go straight back when he's dime got married and tight just as hard as ever." Mr. Davis wrote on the letter. "Let deems go." Jeeins went ; home, married the affectionate j correspondent of Mr. Davis, re- <i<*niiei*j<t*y wag hold in New Orleann. r»Jf> t of the defendant* were acquit- ed .ind ii i tat rials were enteretl in th« j Cleveland f /''> "“‘T J'c- verdi-f m. everyone . n ajjced the people tii.it at>oat two ^ thousand m n. H<»ijie of them pro- land is too great a man for the mine,,t citixeiis. broke into the jail o,c , because he may Saturday morning aad lynched twelve • l j i - To thn w 1 hr (if Hie iiit’ii held for the murder. Tin differ from the majority on one w * Y n ' . r “I.,- . Italian Jtovernmei.t In s deman.led Ho w tb» mon ' * 2-8() C f ntS 1,1 CH ' sh -T’* W,l! immediate redre** fnuii the United single question. He is the man acomph-to set of Di k ns" ,vels- st«t.« for the wholesule killi .gof Die for lbf>2 and this the vast ma- tw-lvo volumes pamphlet for" Italian- 1 - --- - — 1 -* was the choice of turned to his regimjnt, and did In fact Mr. C’leve- as wt * n as t ' v " r - A Liberal Proposition. the time seemcj exciting enough, i had been traveling around the world, after the fashion of Englishmen, and had stopped *t the Samoan islands ou my way np from Anatralia to run them over tn-1 gain aorae information regarding the natives, their ways and custom*, and as a result I became enamored with the place, climate ami people, and remained there nearly a year 'During that time 1 made myself lannUar with ne:irly all the islands of the group, and one in particular bail a singular fascination to me Oner on the hill tops I looked down npm a long Xien Co«k. Always »a Tima. •One of the thiais to which I did not ^ , t „ ar p. rlv raPet . | a. once beemn- accnnomclm mr man in{ j 0 f the County AllianenwBI beheld tvioks,’aald a hon,-.'!.'ct’i>"r who has lately a j Darlington C H. on Thursday, j attached a clief to her establishment, "ia \pril 2nd, instead of Friday. April his forehanded .css. Soon after his ar- g|>l, in order to have Dr. Htoke*. T’ree rival 1 gave a dinner, and being used to ident of the State A Ilia - , ee, with u-. going down sfliira late in the afternoon Members throughout the county will at such times, and also a little curious to please observe the change of dale and , are if there were a pronounced difference ! urge ah members of the order to at- "“T **. ° «.J P.rt,,. th. M.lr .m.wl, . , 1( rt , w()h ... made an errand to the kitchen, icon, ^jn understand that all repoita and, see at once that my presence was deemed ,] ( J B ,, (i County See re' ary must be * an impertineuce. bat I forgot to resent | j D |,y April the 1st in order to have this in my horror at the con lition of af re; res'ntntiori in the County Alliance j fairs. The dinner was set for 8 o’clock. | See Art. 11 See 7 and govern your-, and it was then between 5 and 6: as far selves nceordiugly as 1 could see, however, it might have been sent to the tabic at that moment A saddled Canada mutton was the piece de resistance, and this Pierre was draw ing from the oven for what ajipeared to me a final basting. '•Vegetables that took twenty minntes as | supposed, to cook were gayly bub- People’s Bank OF- YV By or U r. LUCAS McIN'TOSH, Pres Co F A. H LAWRENCE. Sec Co. F A. Final Notice. Notice is hereby given that I have beach, upon .which l.eat the finest surf 1 entl the Jinr( , r was ypodod tiave ever Been l he waves were simply 1 ^reat roll *rs.» which came in a alow bT:;? on the rai:-:e, an entre * was ready i filed i r » theoflice of ike Probate Jud^r* to \ye put together, and the cook wad ap- ^ or Parlin«rton County my final re- parentlv about to perform that act; 11. 11 " 1 ** Kiecutor of the Estate of W. ,B Ham. and will apply for lo-tters Disiu s®oi*v on the lltli dav of April, i 1881. ' W F. WILKES, Executor. Da r lington. per eenf* Interest paid on time depos its from day of de posit. Saving is the Road to Wealth. E. KEITH DA EG AN, President. \V. A. CAKUIGAX, Vice Prcxident. H. L. CHARLES, Ca hier. ■sauce* were mode and standing in the I bate-marie; the fish kettle was on, and 1 suspected it contained the fish—appar- Thc delegates sen! by aid for the THE NEW ORLEANS LYNCHING. Tlie lynching of the twelve Italians in New Orleans last jority of Democrats fully appre- and will send The Davlixjton ciate, despite the predictions of ^ K ' Vs ' ,h ‘ w-'ekly Neirs ond 1 1 . , oh/ter and the oournern Ou/m i some newspapers and a f second rate politicians. *■'" ' rat or, each for one year. Ti e | News and the Die ens’ wor s dignified fashion that was most impres*- | ive. Tlie men. who hail all been there before, ran ilown the shore, where I soon saw them banling some planks from the bush, which I learned they had con j Ceal .! ■ n a former oofasion In short I the waves were u-od by them to enjoy i one of the most exciting sports imagin able, and into it FASCINATING SPORT. I ventured a remark. 'Ymj under stand. Pierre.' I saij 1 -‘we dine at 8.' “ ‘Oh, yes. mwlame,' he answered Then, as if he were willing to tolerate this one interference: M;idame need ha-e no fear, everything will be ready at the instant. “I thought it might lie ami withdrew, fairly rick- with anxiety over what •eemed to me a hopeless failure. That \\ Oi‘K\ liFTTER. (O) THE SIMONDS NATIONAL 1 RANK OF SUMTER. Sumter, S. C., March fith, 18!)1. Messrs. Church &: Lank, fien- eral Agents, New York Life w«. very quickly initiated dtewr'. 'howeverT was l>erf7'Cti'on, ever^ j Ins. Co., Charlotte, N. C. dish ap] .rently servi-1 at the moment of [ aIn j n receipt, through VOU, iu prime. And riuce then I have trusted | n f (he Company's check f3,<337- bi mi'll to America to solicit afd for the Irish ^ , ■ . . • _ i fund arrived in New York on Sunday Saturday morning was 111 Som*' and wero greeted with a hearty e- j resjiects verv unfortunate, oe jit ion by the Irishmen of that city. ,, i * .i , ■ Several of them were subjects A number of Democrat* are being , ,r. , , tried in the United Slates Court in Kmtf f, f ItaD and, as, Arkansas. They are charged with such, were entitled to the pre- the countv have good cause to j supplied for a ve ir. » return* b ?n < **tlm n< ctectl<m'of | tection of our government. Cit-1 "omplain at the tardiness with will he supplied for $l.f v This 1 pajier, the Cultivator and the Saws and Courier will he sent to any address for *2.30 per an num. while The News together The men threw off what lirtle cloth j pj erre an j haven't gone downstairs to ,, 0 • f.-ii" _ vrin-nt of noliev mg they wore. Then each seized a plank (*. distressed by his pr nq s S . "-H. r " 12 ,n full paj ment of policy , Point of View in New York Times. Paying County Claims. [Pee Dee Index.] Those who have claims against j with either one of them will be izensof foreign governments are | to the laws of the! 1888. loud week a warehouse and 2,728 ! amendable bales of otton were destroyed by fire . t • i -i at the Paeolet Mills in H|iartant>urg c °Untry in hich the} happen to County. The Iona I* ova iiiio.ooobut be, but are, at the same tinuq Insurance « ill cover the greater part . i .i , * of it guaranteed the protection of Electric light* are creating quite u D^vit rights. 1 his is the highest sensation in Palestine They have: obligation among the nations just been intro bleed there and arc , ,, . , ... , placed in a tiuiidiiig nea the *up|io* i °f world and the citizens of ed site of Calvary and close to the Damascus gate. ,, , , . . . . have placed America m an wm- 1 he highest bridge in the vorld , ... . lias just beon erected in Bolivia, South barrassing position to say the America It i* #.88:t feet above the ; least. Were Italy a stronger sea: 10,487 feet long; 4,1X18 feet high ' plain, me c to approve a claim that is not New Orleans, in violating it,ij l!s t, but when the claim hag been passed u p o n and pro nounced correct and just it should lie promptly paid. It is possible that eveif after the highest piliarTs illi.ifl feet and the j governmeut, or were the persons this delav only a part of each weight is 1.113 tons. lynched subjects of Great clai 1 m w 1 iI . I 'V* P a i d ' 1 i he ,n,>ne - % ; .«^ r ;^ k sXnte‘ F riday i0 „ i gbit! 1 » ritaiH ° r th « | of Zu^^-d claims andun- Riid Hix of the* lunatiuH were imr. «•<! | ^tdtes woulu put to consider-1 tlie Coiwnissioners borro'v which their claims are paid this Shou|d Have Wal(ed year. The new year is now , well advanced and still no mon- , v> iHiams gave a hack ev has been raid out and it will dnver -2 to take him to the de- probably be some time yet before! If t '» Savannah in advance of the claims are all paid. f he : 1 " 1S - h<i K ot This is a sci ions inconvenience [n time to he run over hv a and people have a right to com-1 “mnsbed under a bill The county has no right , > oar<1 3,1,1 trampled on by a and attempted to launch it This was easier said than done, and many were the npset* that ensued as the big rollers came in. but finally all of them got be yond the shore and beyond the point where the waves broke, and then I saw where the sport came in Turning in shore the men threw themselves upon the planks, and, watching their opportu nity. steered them so that they held their [position on the crest of the rollei and came in with it Once nndcr way the nativeseiciilfuHy raised themselves to Has purchased the very desirable place of business on Pearle Streit known as • The Welsh Store, and hits stocked it with a choice line of GROCERIES, LIQUORS, CIGARS AND TOBACCO. flfThe patninage of the public is jnrbms to ourselves but hurtful to all who come in contact with ha In sjpe.ik- mg of a young woman who had filled several good positions, but with no de their feet, and so standing npright came gyeelff snecess. an eider woman said rushing in Some were toesed ojl. others could have kept either [position and Groceries a Jan. 8-tf. Since the recent disastrous fire from which he suffered to severely drove of mules. When the ’bus came rolling up he was rolh d off to a hospital. Hlark ami Gre«n Tea-*. Generally speaking, all teas are di Tided into two colors—green and black Japan is the only country which pro duces green tea only, while China is the only land where both colors are pre pared. India. Ceylon and Java send u;> in the building. A number of the ^1,1^ trouble in adjusting the money the Haims can be paid forth black tens alone, on the principle i mint ics I It'( I f Uf till t tlf> 4FI1M nisi MTU i i J ^ r - i • I * l a t _o. • . I i: a i » i I. . lunatics ewaped from the guards and are still at large Ex Senator Wade'Hampton reeeiv ed an ovation in Charleston lust week, where he delivered the address before the graduating class of the South Car iliua Med cal College. He is now at his home in Columbia. matter and nerl.-uis war wo-ild i in part. It iu short sighted -at least in india-thut adulteration of natter and perhaps nar »ould 1(0 ,f cv ’ t ^ at p r ^ vents the levying Rreenteau too e.a-y. it is worthy of be the sequel. But as it IS a „ r n j !iv to meet the '“''‘bon in this c nneetten also that nntil within a years ail the tea« of Jap^in have be.^n black, an 1 this was the Ciiae when in 1856 the first importation matter concerning a weak gov- expenses of the* county, eminent no such direful results several years the county For i ex- Whlle Officer Janies E. Penn was attempting to arrest two negroes tor carrying concealed wea|Kins near Houstod Texas, a few days ago. he was shot and ins;antly kill 'd and n bystander named Frank Michaels was uinr ally wounded. Hon J. H. Bee man. Democratic , e,led 8e ^' < ' a P al,le of committing member of Congres* from Mississijipi any crime. And to us, tnanv mid also an‘iifluential olllcer of Hie .„;i , Farmers Alliance of that State, has miles a A a} from the scene, it declared that the majority of the) does seem that the evidence ad- may be anticipated. The people of New Orleans, no doubt, had provocation for committing the act. The class of Italians who live in the large cities of this country are a hard- Alliance men of that State are op- [wised to the sub-treasury. All the rivers of the State were on a boom last week, which was caused by the heavy rains. There was no transportation oh the railroads in the upper |a*rt of the State. At < - i>|itin l iu the freshet injured the canal, but no very great damage wits done to It. Bill Crawford, sentenced to lie hang ed last Saturday at Decatur, liiiu 'h for the tnurder of a woman, refined to apply or a stay of execution, al thou li the Judge said it would Iw ducod at the trial showed that the prisoners were guilty of the murder of the Chief of Police, Hennessey, the crime with which they were charged; und I there is every reason to believe! that a secret society, called the Mafia, existing aim ng th ; Itnl , ians of the city had the murder ; committed hv some of its men. JODS08 have averaged about tile 0 f fifty half chest* reached this country same amount and itiscompara- The venture was immediately sueoess- tively easy to estimate what tax ful. would be’sufficient to pay the The flavor of tlie Japan tea pl".a*ed the count v indebtedness. The Leg- American p*ate It wo* spoken of a* islature, however, has not seen ^ }* ^or " and a . ... . , . j aa the leaf was dried m the natural color .it to levy a su.hc b-nt tax it wo* Udieved that it mast be free from the consequence is that Die; adulteration. The importation for the County indebtedness has been second year wits 400 half chest*, and in increasing instead of decreasing tlie third year the amount arose to 1.I0U as it should. Tlie result is that But it did not by any means stop there, the county’s credit is being im- '•“'“b" rapidly till the yearly total .paired and its paper is worth r«mbed the won :lCTful amount of 20.0UO.- less than its face value. 000 P°m>d«-0°oJ Housekeeping. The fault is not with the j fOounty Commissioners but with j those who fix the tax levy. Gov. W. J. Northen, of Georg's, on thY Farmers’ Alliance. (Southern Cultivator) Freedom of opinion and inde- pendence in .iction are amongst P« ■ the um.-'t cherislted granted if requested. He say* he guilty and doe* not care for delay in the execution. He wants it ovei with. - ^publican g | ment. For the purpose of agree ment and sympathy of feeling, j however, the human will re- ! quires time for education. Tlie very best success must by found in unity of action in all matters Let us not action un- | necessarily broad, and then de- | maud arbitrary obedience. Let I us preserve the good of the or der at all hazards. Maintain the purposes of the organization as set forth in our principles; | insist upon unity wherever and whenever these principles de- ) mand it, hut not exact au arbi- upton Court Home. ^ i ‘'Aucra were some of the trary obedience to the will of pistol was fired and Theodore AHt u most law abidintr r-itiri-n« of the majority in some trivial The people of New Orleans fur- atives of an American citizen, ther believed that the jury were :ts obedience to the will of the bribed and this also may he K i,e h js! 1?st and ^ A Kansas Jury im* faih-.l to convict true. Butall thesecircumstaucef a white limn of iiiurncr who killetl h I . nt^ro iu a iiHMt diabolical umoncr uO not OUtWoigh tbo fact that The negro wh n killed was defending t h e prisoners were tried by a a eotorea woiuan from the of, . ^ the white mati. Doc* KaunaB exhibit jury of our own people and were as much justice, when u colored man In th,. <>f »l„. I* concerned, as lie State* of tin- “ <l lml( »• *" eyes ot till- | law, the supreme guardian of that are essential, justice, the men. after their ac- makt the scope of South’ The water* of the Savannah liivpi at Augusta have subsided consider ably and it I* thought that the dan ger has pasted. While Mr. Henry (' Isinmr and Mis* Louise Connellv. two young peo|>le ot that city, were view ing the Hots! from a boat in the canal, the Isiat wa* capsized and they wen- drowned. On Friday night. A tie %itli and two brother* named all or dictate. The fact whom are well connected, engaged in j n i . > a fight at Hamilton Court House. A 1 ** •' HChers we quittal, were innocent and their lives should have been protected. The law often miscarries, but it is the last resort and people should not go behind it and act as their passions for themoment that among Kacafitt for the Gallerj. An oM time theatrical advance agent told me this amusing incident which oc curred in London. England. Tit the first production of the opera "Funst" in the Drury Lane theatre: "The original Faust was taken sick in the evening and conld not appear in the title role. An under study, whose name was not revealed, waa chcnen for the [>art. lie was a first claas tenor, hut was a very stout man, weighing aoont 24(1 pounds. In the lost act. where Marguerite lies dead on the floor, and Faust descends through a trap d'-or amid lurid llunes, the trap fn this upon ffhe rushing plank, instance, lieing very small, was not large waa tile sharp dorsal tin of a man eating enough to let the under study through, shark cutting along through the water Tile siage hands underneath palled their like a knife The monster was thirteen utmost on the legs of the snbstitpte, but or more feet long and wo* portly turned to no avail. There was breathless silence up toward me, allowing thewhite.gie.ini ing under surface. "What passed through my mind in those few set-owls can hardly be imag ined. I gave myself up for lost, as I be iieved the shark would soon rush at the plank, when over I would go. an easy victim 1 do not know that I have more were caught in the breaking wave while the most skillful and intrepid re taineu their standing position nntil they were literally flung npon the beach •1 was younger in those days than I am now. and soon convinced myself that 1 should enjoy this sj-ort as well a* the natives, and. securing a plank. 1. too pushed out from the shore. Tins first wave that struck me nearly drowned me. but I dived into the next an I my pl.o.k lieat me in a lion t two minutes. ■Dnnn-g that visit I did not attain snfSeien: skill to enable me to take the ride standing, but on subsequent occa -nous ! lieranie fairly proficient, and tm-n the sjort for a time became a veri tal ie craze with me I interested a numis-r of Englishmen and Americans in it. and we really fell into the habit of •jetting np ware riding parties. I had become so skillful that I rarely missed a wave, and could make my way ont with ea-e and feme riding in with perfect equipoise I fiocame so daring that 1 often swain nut is-yond the rest that I might obtain the full force anil oxhilara- ’tion of the ride, and one day when the sea v.o* pariicnlarly high and roiling very heavily I met with my ml venture < HASKJl BY A MONSTTR. 'There were eix of ns enjoying the spirt, with as many natives I had a plank especially made for tin- purpose, wide and stout enough to Is-.ir my en tire weight, and by lying np-n it I soon fore -.1 my way over the incoming rollers and floated in the comparatively smooth water beyond. U re I turned my plank short ward and waited for a good roller Every third one was. as a rule, large, and finally a big. green bodied one came whirling in. shutting out the horizon As it came I caught it. and as I felt the transferred motion lightly sprang to my feet and steadied myself on the'minster that extended up and down the shore and was ni.-hiag to its own destruction •On I went, shouting gayly to my companions on tlie Is-i^-h Then I sud denly liecnme aware that something was beside me. I gave a side glance and Die reality almost made me lose my foothold What I saw .3,000) and accumulations on the life of my late brother, The Real Secret. j Cart. GeO. D. Wallace, who was respectfully solicited. •Toll iw Dot of rour doubts and dis | recently killed by the Indians ^ Nothin* bat first-e f.s* artie ei» oonragenients," said Goethe; “1 have ,[( [pp battle of Wounded Knee *°* < h anl l l>erfec satisfaction guaran- fj-ntyof my own Bnt talk tome of! Creek South Dakota. „ .. your hope and fzith. Tlie tone of com His poliev onlv allowed him l g \ Fami,y to accept, and which is not only [„. | to engage in military service IN ^^ time of peace, yet he was killed in actual battle with the Indians. In waiving the technicalities. . t ra a of the case and paying the poli- H-n . T' , nT! 4 KniTn cy without question, the Com-1 t-'** 'JUikii ait JJLij u. pnnv has not onlv acted in per- has purchased the stock of Dr. \V. J. feet’ fairness, hut with great a l n<, . h#3 j?**? ‘ h *. . a • ii ij i desirable buftioeM etaua on tlie \N est xibpranty, Jxnd Ti:nt0riall\ addod ^ Public Bi ;uure for a term to their well known reputation Of years Here his frien 1 * and [latrons It may be safely said that this attitude 1 for square ami Upright dealing will find him in the futu e provide 1 of mind is one that Almost predetermines with its incnib0rs. as be ret of ore with alar^eand select failure in any line of work. Patience Thankingvoil for vouftrotlhle “ !i0 t,1 " >, ‘ t ‘ >f * nnder adverse circumstances will often in the matter, I am’ very truly 1 bring about favorable results, while I complaint only i-centuatcs ami fixes the , T , 4^p<e of complaint Avoid mention of 'Signed R. M. ALLAf E,^ the dumgrts-Kiile things that may come Adm r. hi to your life if you cannot Is- pati'llt j The lil/O vp letter shows how yon can at least tie silent The secret of j the New York Life treats its j •success lii-» not so much m knowing iKtiICV holders. wliat to -ay nsinwliat to avoid saying No quibbling, or compromis- A continuance --f the libera nsr—but evorv honest claim trnid patronage which has been accorded *k„ 1 i ! him in the past i» respectfully solieit- eamed u g'Hid income If she hud not he<-n so dissatisfied She was continu ally findi'*r fault, and n ver felt that she was appreciated. asso tmeiit of -DRUGS. MEDiCINES. TOILET ARTICLES. FANCY ARTICLES. t 0 &c., &c.- -Bttftou Travt IKt A Father** Ki-v*. A father was seeiu^ his son off cars for some diatant point Th- rv \vh> i moment of cjniet conversation between the two. |K*rh.;psa few words of such axl- i vit e* ha a father Fbould t^ve a ^*11. and then the train came thnmloring into the station As the latter, a tall fellow, well along :n his “teens.’* stepped on the platform he extended his han 1 and h » lips to hi^ , father Triere was n gentle kiss of fare well. and t ie two separated. There was with the same promptness and on the cheerfulness as the premiums vd. Jan. 15-tf. are acre; t d. It sells genuine insurance that insures. CHURCH * LANE, General Agents. CHAS. C. WILSON. H. H. HUGGISS. WILSOH&EUGGIHS. .ACR-OHITEOTS, Plans, Working Drawings, Details, Epccificattoris, Estimates and Bills Tust opened a beautiful XewStockof of Material “ Terms reasonable, n ■ . in i».|,i Uorrosixmdc-nce solicited. Spring ana SuniDier MiiliDery nqur.n.Av,.:.,*. w.. roanokk.va., :G O Merit’* on Pearl Street, eon ; Jai>. l.» tf. no gush, no nonsense, no affectation; jn>t ^ Diet-xpression of fatherly tenderness that had f ilowed that sou since be lay in tfie 1of ail the I.atest Styles in ! LADIES' MISSES’and CHILDREN'S T I. 1 Lil LU II LLlJ any danger of that l*>y strav i cradle D then mg fi-om the [mill affectionately poiuted ! out by Ins father? Or is there any dang r of that father ., ,. ever having fo excuse that son because ! -• .-[ici .u i\, lie is -sinving wil l outs?" We think not ; ! Tue gentle |*>w>-r of a mother's kiss has lieen sung by p.K*ts. but is there not also I a wealth of tenderness and a lasting memory for good in the kiss of a father' —Hartford Post HATS 4c, at Prices to suit all my friends. The public is invited to call- TV)E8 first-eiass Honse and Sign ■*"' Painting; Kalsomine Work a specialty. : In addition to my other works, . „ I am now prepared to do dt\C M, CT).]|Mri PAPER HANGING, etc. UlOJ L, m. OJIniu ttf* He solicits the patronage or Darlington. Feb. 27-lyr Jii2 Darlington Building and Loan Association. Srarina t!i« Cuii«elcnc«. Of all her curious customs London cannot Isnut of a more singular one than The monthly meeting of this Asso ciation will lie held at tire office of the People’s Bank of Darlington ou Wed that forme:iy so strictly adhered to al ne-sday the 25th just.,--at 8.80 oV»nek Holland hoi*so. one of tli ; m.jst liistorii. P. M Due* received by Treasurer al old mandons in the British capital. The hi- office an.! at the meeting. in- the audience at the awkward [>ausc. which was soon broken by a voice in the gallery exclaiming iu a shrill tone, 'Hur rah, fellows! We’re safe! The hot place is full already.’”’—New York Star. R<*a*ona for a Divorce. The Druse* sometimes divorce their than ordinary nerve, bnt it f. mhed wive* for apparently the most trivial ^ through my wind that possibly the shark causes. Thus a man tvimixl Suleiman Attala had a wife, bbakyeh. The woiuan frequently worked for us. and on several occasions 1 had to complain that she Hiked too much and worked too little. At length 1 was obliged to tell Suleiman that, owing to his wife’s was waiting for me to fall, and would not make an utt*e!i unless I did. und iu some unaccountable way 1 was enabled to retain my self possession. Every sec ond I was gaiiiing: every second brought the iiig wave m-aier the beach Now it w;w on the verge of breaking. Still the lazin-ss. 1 could employ her no longer i shark maintained it* po*iti.-n Then I Shortly afterward i went to England, i heard tlie welcome roar ui--re me, and last of the Lord* Hollfind shot himself . during a fit of despondency; everything ! pointed to a clear case of self murder, ! yet the Holland family could never be; dissmuled from the notion that the old j man had been murdered by some nn- ; known assassin. Accordingly, every \ night for year* it was the custom for one j of the family to go to the rear of the j house punctually at 11 o'clock nud fire a 1 gun. for the purpose, it is said, of “scar- j ing the conscience" of the murderer This enrious practice is a relic of medi teval days in continental Europe, an.! the case to point is probably the only instance where it has been noticed since the days of the Crusades.—SL Louis Rc public Small P«y for Many (ilrU. The average wage* of 150,000 ill fated working girls of New Y'ork U 60 cents * I i f ru ' vltl 'V e * ** *° a ... ;....i„.i.- .u,,; r.v. personal proiierty K. ROGERS, See'ty anil Treas. Mar. 19, 1891. Attention, Darlington Guards! Attend an important meeting j of your company at the anuorv Friday evening next, March 20, at 8:30 o’clock. „ By order of the Captain. S. S. BURCH, . First Sergeant. County Equalization Board. Oefiok of Cocnty AnniTOR, ) Darlington, S. C , March 11, 1891. f The second and last meeting of the County Equalization Board wid be Held on Tuesday, Mareli 24th, 1891. at the County Auditor's office, Darling ton, S. C., to hear and adjust ali assessments of all a young man who had nothing to'To | ^ ORt . ahulmg Citizens of j’S.j.dW twl ‘utiiD* «««>«> * ?>ui»le of myths’ • dowt, it came like an avalanche, nciiitil — r.i. ... . .. .. . - I\o«.- rirl„<ir>o o k-a— 1. mail-i. i i.<i[>ini an i unity absence 1 was surprised to find that iating ami gii-animg, until with om*. With the tight, was dmigerousi) |Orleans sets a bad example order. Ia‘t the one lie wise and temper ate. that tlie other may be help ful and efficient. wounded to those who are less law t)n Thursday Jeff Van Horn killed j abiding. his futlier-in law. Frederick Patrick. ^ in Blount Countv. Alalmiua. Van However, the lynching mav *> li" ing the quarrel tx t-vei-n them. Van the work it will probable make Horn shot him with a double barrel ‘ ....i. _ - • led shot gun. ,ts R'tmhers more careful in the Isvst week Samuel Wirt endeavored i to recover his daughter, who is unde j sixteen year* o age, from William ! Wright who ha I abducted her. A | - oflii- --rolled in w-bleb | i-tiv was discharged and Wright was fat ally wouiMletl and Die ^-rrl ihi-ii- u The affair occurred at Elko, Illinois. Marion Smith, a v-Minor man b:il> twenty-one year* old, wa* a rested »* • • -•••11, Ai ...iiiSil*. on Sun nay, lor bigeinV II. hu*eight wive*, a I liTir,- in th. sain eounty, and al. are ready to testify at his Did. E. w I* first married wiietl only twelve j yeais o d and Die age* of I.i* wive* | ranee fiom sixteen to twentv five 1 years. future how they transgress tl.e law. Were it not for the fnt-r- natioual question involved and tha fact that the pri >m?rs were tried and acquitte.l and that. fulle r, that lyitfhinjf is always with me? Wanted to Exchange. [Detroit Free Press.} A solid, sensible looking wo man, who wit; bound east, enter ed tie baggage rooms of tbe Tliird street depot leading a dog, and asked: “Can this d-’g go in th Soleiman had divorced isiiakyeh, and had alreaily married another woman. On inquiring from him the cause of this he replio], “Your honor told me that you would not employ my wife again, so I thought I would get rid of her and marry another woman whom you would employ."—Blackwood's Magazine. and demoralizing wrong, the people A seve: e now storm and hlir.z-u-d f. 1 lowed by a re-ze v r-light great .1.- struction in England lust we.-k. Th. frozen allow i* lwe ve h-et dw-j. hiiu tralfie on the railroad h.ts been Mop Jied Many ve*».'l* have li .-n wrack «1 off tlie eo.-1-t and the nuralier <>( lives lost by drowning and the cold is very great. The <’onfi derate pension limit un- dor the lawsof Georgia i* 815 . am! | A Siiiipson. who w-i* a private iu land, since he wrote the letter • oliquinv K. 4nth Deo gia regiment. dangerous and, hence of New Orleans might lie ex- cuseil for taking the law in their own hands. They are familial with all the details of the case a td evidently thought them- s -Ives justifie 1 in taking such a summary process to bring th - guilty to puiiishm«ti\ CLEVELAND THE MAN. It is amusing *o read in th" papers, now a days, that Cleve- h*« Just lieen [Mini that amount On the retrdat from Baker's Creek, Miss, in (diiubing over a fence he wa* struck by a cannon ball. It cut off hi* riglit arm at the shoulder, took off a couple of finger* from the left hand, dislis „r ing tbe left arm at the shoulder. 8-j.» •eiiuentlv the left hand und ami !- came rigid and ftxeil and dw ud'.-d a.v y to little more m -xr tha : -"k-'u a .d b. ne, so that the only arm left * u .-lew. t he pension seem* a kiiiu.I pittance for *unh disahilitv on free coinage, is out of’the race for the Presidency, that his nomination is now impossi ble, that if he were nominated he could not carry this and th it State, which heretofore have rolled up big majorities for the Democratic candidate, and so ‘Nu, ma’am.” “Has he got to go iu the bag gage car?” •■') es’in.” “Is it extra''” “Fifty cents.” “Well, it's a thuine!" “Yes’in, but it’s the t ule." She walked about for live minutes, the dog smelling at her heels and then returned to say: “There are three of ub—my self. the dog and mv husband." “Yes." "if my bus’ and went in tin: biggage car couldn't the dog ride iii the seat with me?” She manag-dto choke down her indiguation wl-.eit told that no such change could he effect ed, but 1 iter on, in the waiting- room, she was giving her hus band fits, an 1 it was pro'- ably because he was natisfk’d with tne rule of the road. We have the latent style in neg lige shirts, collars and cra\ats. Twu Atltl r« A8«-a. Not long ago a letter come Xbrough this pistoffice ailJressed to “Lar.l Mills. N. H.,“ which found its proper destina tion at Oil Mills. N. H. A letter ad- dressed to “R' >a.-t Pig. Mass.." was de- Car cipVr.-d by the Biston m.al clerks to be teloiid si for D^ggpim. and tbere it was dehvi n-d to the peroou for whom it was intended.—OonNird Monitor. mighty burst the aquatic monster broke For u tangle sw-ond I stood iu the gleam tug mass, an.I then was dashed ntion the beiu.'fi safe and sound. •The shark did not come in, which was evidence to me that it had not been overcome by the rush of the water, bat wn* simply following me with due re garJ to it* cuisine. I need hardly say that this was my last experience siding breakers there. . Upai inquiry I learned that native* had been attacked by sharks daring the sport on several occasiona When I look back uprn It and recall tlie sensation of rushing onward high on the crest of a big wave i al.-noM wish I i-onl l indulge in the sport again, though with out the shark accompaniment-"-Pi.i!u delphte Times day. an<8that include, the income of the I 1 f0 ' . i- , , . ., , rne nscal >t*Hr 1»sH>-i. All taxpayer styhsh cashiers who get vi a day as hereby notified that al; claims foi wt .l a* the unfortunate girls who receive j .-eduction or any grievance p^rtainng cents a day in the east side factories | o tlie .issessad value of their property and shop*. The lot of the average sales must lie made at tbe above meeting. woman who has not the help and shelter | or else their redies* will l«- tliiong). that parents-or a married brother or j the Comptroller General'* office. sister conid share is hard indeeil. One has only to look into the paie, pinched faces of these poor girls to know that thousands of them are actually starving to death. And that, too, in New York - New York World. By order. W. H LAWRENCE. Clerk of Board. Silk from Hemp. # A substance having all the essential ipulities of silk has been made from wild hemp of Japan. The plant grows on moors and hills l ies, and conld be cultivated. The filler is strong and glossy, and several silk faeforie* are said to have found it to be iu no way inferior to silk.—New York Journal. Mar.-12 2t Boarders Wanted. Mrs. J. A. White desires it knpwn tbatsbecan accommodate five or six men as boarder*. Good rooms and satisfaction given; t rm* reasonable. Apply at the residence on New Street. Feb. 2(5—tf A Perrerae Woman. “What! you love another! But you said you'd marry me if your father dis owned you.” “I know. But he didn't disown me, you see!"—American Grocer. The air brake millionaire Westing- uiert & Co. house is a practical mechanic, being the Jan 19,’i)0—ly graduate of a machine shop, in which he spent his youth. He is a skillful draughtsman, and his remarkable mem ory for facts and figure* enables aim to carry in his head the details of his vast W. B. McGlHT, D. D. S. i 'tfer- his professional services to I .be po< p!e of Darlington and vicinity. Office over the store of Edwards, Nor Chew i tiff. “On which side of your month do yon “What a question!* ••Well, there is much difference be tween tlie masticating methods of peo ple It is quite an interesting study too. To me. in the restaurant business. I have a host of subjects before me every day. v , I think that a long and cl.ee experienc* with men will support the conclusion that most people masticate with the teeth on the left side of the jaw. A few peo- 0 pie chew on Rie right side: most, how ever, on the left How tlo i explain ill Oh. it is [lartly habit, partly the result of necessity, broken or defective teeth, etc. Next time you sit down to table with n large party just notice the vari ous and distinct ways in which tbe peo ple pn sent chew. It will surprise you. Arrc-a! in;* m Funer:*! Proceaitiun. The police force of Cicero, a rulmrb of Chicago, is coniinning its war against fcreral processions using Washington boulevard as a thoroughfare contrary to ordinance. Last week a procession con- -i.-tiag of two cantot*, on their way to the cemetery, was iialte 1 by Due officers, f fi.c first carriage contain - i the body o? The form used by the king of Sweden n c.aid. Ike carriages, drivers, mourn- in addressing the members of parlia- <rs an ! corp e xv.-re taken to the town ment differs from that used by many li . , :i . l a tine was impose! npon one of other ruicts. His speeches begin with, drivers who tonfes. -! knowl-dge of -(teod gentlemen and Swedish men." t-io ordnance. I'i:-:- fnaeral then [iro- They end usually alio with, “The bless- ; t > t.i? l.nryiug gro tnl by au- | j a g G f God be uporfyou, good gentlemen U.*. * hli;idclp!iia Le-!ger. atid Swedish men " KARTSYILtLE r route. GIN HOUSES. DWELLINGS. STORES, BARNS. Ualne I* ft Great State. A Curiuon physician n-.-'-atly took an exciting ride that' L’!astrt!iu the extent of Maine's nri ettled domain in the Uuith. The doctor w.i. called to a lumher camp a'q -ve the All: gash, < ae day, to jierfomi a surgical operation upon Luther He:t- tlerson, a lumberman. He started at 10 o'clock a. tn., an-1 beyond Grand Isle th-re wt re relays of sl. iglts nt f»nr dif ferent j oints uw.iiting him. lie arrived ft libera! Reward YVill b,- given 'r r the return to Ed- wa'-iR Nonne it #; Co . f t :ree twei ty d>!tar tiitls whi- h w r ■ lost on ilic s ic -tsof I)»”'.inpt n on Mtxi liy. It And al! Instirabe property placed at lowest adequate rate*of premium in the I-argest Companies. Any information cheerfully given. Call and see us. f^rywj T"' Dailingtcn'Ub-H iancd. J. L COKER & CO., Much of such E lwArds, Norment & Co Notonlydosomechew out loivl. but- ftt his destinatU.n at'midnight, having well, judge for youroelf."—Interview in .1... . t „ ■> _:i_ *_T Detroit Free Press. A special meet’ng of Darlingt. n Al- Jiancc >' > Is.; is called for bat. it’ay ngxt, Maich 21st. atCou t House. By order. W. E. JAM EM, Prei. | W. C. ERVIN, Sec. HARTSYILLF, S. C. Feb. IfMim. rpiq rx H -p-f of making purchases b n0 f buvingthe the lowest priced gcotls. for they are generally tbe dearest ; the cheapest are always those jou buy which are the lies! for the money. , If you wish a fir*t- onr line, such a* TN • dass article in 10 iWAiilUiAhAw* ▲ A W4 w WiXwW| Jeseln’. w ' Silverware, nr nprks WA WaWWaaW| Flease give us a trial, and if we don't give you more for your money than you can get elsewhere. Charleston not excepted, we will forfeit the price of the purchased article. SOLZBACHEB 4 SON. XjO"W lpiricibs Will 1)@ made ca T^ih an.it h. Sons' Engines and Boilers. ST Special Estimate* on Machinery generally, at Bottom Figures. Saw Mills, $200 to #600. Corn Mills, $115 to #375. Planers and Matchers, $200to $1,500. I sell the most complete line >f Saw Mills and Wood-Working Machinery in the State V. G. Badham, General Agnet, OOTTriMIIBI^, s. C af" Buy the Tnil-ott Engine, it is the Best. Notice of Fax Returns. Officii ok th it Mayor, j Darlington, 8. O., Feb 20, 1891. f All tax payers and persons owning ard controlling property In the Town of Darlington are hereby'notified to make tlu-ir return* to the undersigned on or before thr 20th dav o' March. 1191. A penalty of 50 pe'r cent, will be added to all failing to make their returns by the time s|»ecified. • By order of Council.* Fob. 19 4t J. W. EVANS, Clerk. The Darlington Land hn- provment Company Have detirsMe Bui!.ling Los sa l i.mU for sals. Apply to . J J «Ari» Prtsl tool sad T. nsuror. Jaa $4, ’69—ly