The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, March 19, 1891, Image 4
(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