Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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M n ■mm" MILLIONS OP MONEY. FORTUNATE SUITORS WHO HAVE WON WEALTH AND BEAUTY. Flitwic* Mlyth* to CHvr Her Haml to • Young Cullfornlon—A Centre! Araerl- een Romnnco—Popular Tola I'erker'e Quiet YYi-'hllng. All the world loves a lover, and of tho romance of marriage there is no end. If this 1» trno of tho older nations, where familio* have Ion# been established and society is governed by rigid rules, how much more is it true of the United States, Australia and South Africa, where for tunes are made in a day, as it were, and all the social units are in a condition of rapid change. California probably pre sents the greatest array of interesting ei- periences, anil the 1, test case to excite attention there is the engagement of No tary John W. Keys and the four-million airess, Florence Blythe. ''t/ m V T \fS 5 ri.ouKNi'K m.YTiir.. It is all romance. From her birth to her great lawsuit and engagement the unexpected haa happened. Her father, Thoum» H. Blythe, reache’. California from England when a mere boy and in vested his lirst earnings ia San Francisco real estate. Tho protits went into otlior real estate and the growth of tho city made him rich, lu early manhood he visited England and there met a Miss Perry, the mother of Florence. April 4. 1888. he died. No will was found, but it was rumored that he had left F-’O.OOtl to one Alice Edith Dickusua aud the re mainder to his daughter. B’toia every aide claimants started up. Miss Dickasoi, said she was his widow. Florence ar rived from England with her grand father Perry, and a desperate legal bat tle began. Last July the decision gavt the $4,000,0U0 to Florence Blythe. It was proved by the correspondence put iu evi- DON LUIS DK OJEDA AND BIIIDE. deuce that she was Thomas Blythe's daughter, aud it was not necessary to prove more. Her affianced i i the son of a pioneer Californian of 1840, and Is a law student, an athlete and a popular youn,; fellow. Another romance of the New World, also with a $4,000,000 bride, is the mar riage of Don Luis de Ojeda to the daugh ter of President Barillas, of Onateraala. Ojeda, than a resident of California, went to Salvador on business and was caaght by the civil war between Uiva:- and Ezeta. The Indian army Of Uiva> captured the palace of Eieta and began an indiscriminate slaughter, when Ojeda, then living in an adjoining house, ent » hole through the wall with the aid of hit servants and rescued the women. Ezeta triumphed in the war aud Ojeda took high rank among tho Salvadoran;. He cemented a peace between Salvador and Ouatemala. and made so great an Impression on the Barillas family that MRS. THOMAS PARKER. he captured their beautiful Senorita Soledad. He is but twenty-eight years old. She is much younger and sole heiress to $15,000,000, of which she re ceived $4,000,000 on her wedding day. Chicago also has a romance. Thomas Parker, Jr., is a middle aged lawer, a widower with two young daughters and so popular that every one knows him as Tom. His excellent housekeeper often told her friends that she had a life posi tion, for she knew Mr. Parker would never marry again. She recently took her winter visit to Her friends in Buffalo, and one day Tom surprised his cook with an order for an extra dinner that evening. Ho passed the day at his usual haunts aud in his usual way; then rode out to Hyde park to the residence of Mrs. Madeline Dysart. and they were married. She is the wealthy widow of the emi nent Dr. Dysart, of Omaha. How rapidly the new U ited States navy is growing can be judged from the number of first class new warships which this country could have ready for action in a month's time in case o! war with Chili. Altogether there an five already in Pacific waters. They are the San Francisco, the Baltimore the Yorktown. the Boston and the Charleston. The old wooden shi,>s Van Kc and Essex can be added, making Seven in all. In two mouths this nnm ber could be increased by Admiral Walker's sqnudron of evolution, consist ing of the flagship Chicago, the Newark the Bennington and the Atlanta; am. in addition Admiral Oherardi's squad roo in the West Indies, the fine cruiser- Concord and Philadelphia, and the ol wooden ship Kearsarge. All these ves eels except the wooden ships named ar of the approved new steel naval vess- pattern. The usual gentle Emerson ean be cyn ical sometimes. This sentence of aw is bitter enough for Timou: “Most men and most women ore inertly one conple morn." SHE EDITS A PAPER. now a llrtglit Ymini? New r.njclantl lYom- an Ha* Sneer**. No caatiul reader of tho political “lead- ers” or the short paragraphs in the New London (Conn.) Daily Telegraph would susjiect that a woman had writ ten them. Yet it is a fact. Miss Charlotte Molyneanx Hol loway. who pre sides over the destinies of The Telegraph, did not obtain her present position through influ ence, for. al though but twen ty odd years of age, she is in WM c. M. Holloway. every sense of tho term a self made woman. Born in Quincy, Mass., she was re moved at an early age to New London, bhe is a seventh child, and the super- rtitiously inclined affect to see in her (access a veriiic tion of the potency at tributed to that mystic number. From ber girlhood Miss Holloway has been of a literary turn of mind. She attended three terms at the Boston Con norvatory of Music immediately after her graduation from the New London high school, and earned with her pen enough money to defray her expenses at the Hub. As Ion;? ago as 1884 she was associate editor of the New London Day, and tho attention attracted to her work on tha! pajHir brought alsnit, in 1888. an offer of the position which she at present fills. Miss Holloway is a frequent contribu tor to magazines and weeklies. Her stylo is entertaining and her work i marked by thoroughness. She will shortly complete a rom.mce involving those two brilliant men, Aaron Bun and Alexander Hamilton. Miss Holloway is of slight figure, has a prepossessing, candid face and is only about 5 feet 8 inches in height. She has received many offers of marriage, but insists that she is wedded to literature, and will remain faithful to this, her first love, for at least ten years longer. Miss Holloway's [am earns for her a good income. The Great Skirt QueMion. The long skirt for women seems doomed to extinction. In Vienna there is a movement on fi>ot having for its ob ject tho arrest of every woman whose skirts sweep the streets. This heroic remedy has been deemed necessary from a sanitary staudi>oint, the particles of dust gathered by a woman's apparel be ing said to contain innumerable disease germs. The Housewife takes up the cudgel in behalf of this reform and ob serves that “the short, straight i>etticoat is the perfection of an outside skirt, aud if women part with it for anything less neat, convenient aud becoming they will deserve to be rated as unmodified fools. There should always be a large enough body of ruspectable women everywhere to make the wearing of a healthful, sen sible and tasteful costume common enough to be inconspicuous and free it from being in any way outre in its effect.” Hsr t>aj of Tvluin|>h Over. A man or woman, considered abstract ly as a man or woman, cuts very little figure in this world. It is what the man or woman can do that counts, and it hod bettor lie done while life is at its heyday, for old age without money may meet with disrespect. Mmc. Judic furnishes a case in (xiint. The auction sale of all her valuable jewels, pictures, tapestries aud silverware brings out the fact that this most popular prima donna of French • ipera bouffe has lost her powers of at traction. Her inimitable diction re mains, but her voice, lieauty and grace have departed. Her figure has become unwieldy because of an excess of em bonpoint, while her arms are painfully thin. It is some years since she has ap peared on the Parisian stage. IteRtorutlon of a ('untie. The restoration of Heidelberg castle is again pro)>oHuil, the ruins being in a very unsatisfactory condition through the ravages of time and weather. This project revives periodically, but it is to be hoped that if the restoration is taken in hand at last, the works will be super vised very carefully to prevent the his toric ruins being too much "improved” aud so losing their picturesqueness. .JOHN JACOB AST0R. Complimentary to ChU’Hgo. Edgar Sultus, the novelist, manages to keep his uamo In-fore the public most of the time. The other day he wrote in the albnm of a Chicago hotel keeper, "Chicago has two suburbs—New York and San Francisco." Now the papers of three cities are saying things about him. some of them not complimentary. The New French MlnUter. The new minister from France to the United States, M. Patenotre, made an excellent impression on his recent ar rival in Washington, aud his address when presented to President Harrison was an uncom monly neat bit of delicate cunpli- ment. He was attended by his two secretaries, the litre* in full court dress, aud was presented by Secretary Blaine. In presenting his credentials he spoke of the good will between **■ eatenotiul France and America, even when the for mer was a hionarchy or empire, and as sumed that as a matter of course it has increased now that France is a republic. As there is no “court dress" at Wash ington the president and secretary were dressed merely as gentlemen, and the former, in welcoming the new minister, made a very happy reference to the school reading of American children, in whi -h they learn to love the French of 1770-83. HOW THE HEAD OF A GREAT FAMILY SECURED HI8 CAPITAL. The Butcher Brother of the Great For Trailer Gave the Pioneer of the Weal •MM) to Be Kid at a Poor Ilelatlve—A Princely Fortune Han Been Made Since. Let me step back a hundred years and tell you alsiut the Astora. 1 may tell you somethings you did not know When John Jacob Astor worked his way down the Rhine to the sea and shipped to England away from his sloth ful, lazy innkeeping father, he Htopjieil in London and went to work for his brother, a successful manufacturer of (lutes and pianos, and unless I am very much mistaken, junior partner in what is still the greatest piano making house in England, though there are no Astors in it now. John Jacob waa on his way to Amer lea, aud only went to England to stop awhile and learn English—a feat which fie fiad not accomplished when he died. When he reached New York city, not very long after the close of the Revolu tionary war, he had heard alsmt the fur business and had determined to embark in it. It does not matter whether he |ietldleil a little before that any more than it matters whether Jay Oonld sold rat traps U^ore he hecanu a ra.lroad operator. In time John Jacob apprenticed him self to a fnr dealer and learned all the tricks and secrete of tho business. Bui iu the meantime ho had come to this city for the same reason he had gone to London—he had a brother here. This brother was Henry Astor. and in those days nobody qnostiimed which would t>* tho more successful of the two. for Henry was a mighty and a cunning man in business. He was a butcher in the Bowery and lived aliove his store there. He had married a chubby, rosy German wom an. of whom lie used to boast, “She was ler pootiest gal by der Bowery." THE TWO BROTHERS. Now the Bowery was no ordinary itreet, and Henry was no ordinary butch er. The Bowery was the sonthoru ter initiation of the old Boston post road, mil down it came the bulk qf the pro luce of the countryside which was a ten in and shipped from New York. Among other things all the cattle came into town on that road on the hoof to be .old to the butchers. Henry knew that and so did all the other butchen, but Henry put his knowledge to practical use. He drove out of town t rice a week jn market days and met the cattle on tiie road up in the country. There he bought the best of all the steers aud cornered the market. It was he who thereafter set the prices and sold to the other butchers. His young brother. John Jacob, was just us instinct with the speculative spirit, but he had no money to buy with and so he used to borrow of i leury. Henry did not like that. Ho distrusted his brother’s shrewdness, or else lie was close with his money. At any rate he loaned it to John Jacob unwillingly, anil finally he met a request for a loan with a bluff "No.” He said he would not be bothered any more, but this is what he would do. He would give John Jacob the sum of $.">00 outright as a gift if John Jacob would sign a pu;>er promising never to ask for the loan of another ;>enny from that date Forever. John Jacob jumiied at tho offer. He took the j-'iOO. and perhaps that had more to do with the foundation of the grout Astor fortune than any other sum he got in all his life. THE SPLIT IN THE FAMILY. 1 have heard that there ate some Astors deeceudent from Henry living up the Hudson river, and that the great and rich Astors have nothing to do with them. 1 do not know whether that is rntc or whether there are such Astors. Out if it is true it is all right, for Henry unquestionably parted with the rest ol the family deliberately and in cold blood when he paiil that sum of money to John Jacob so as not to be bothered by his then poor relations any more. John Jacob Astor prospered amazingly. He made millions when it was something that nobody else unconnected with roy alty appeared able to do. except the Rothschilds in Europe. With those millions, made by patting the entire con tineut under a tax for its furs, he estab lished not only a landed estate, but a family witii a principle, with a fixed purpose. He was of incalculable service in tho development of New York, because he went to districts the city had not reached mil bnilt dwellings for i>ersons of mod •irate means. He built them very well to last as long as possible, and he rented them for a fair return, thus establishing a moderate system of rentals with all the landlords of the city. In another generation an unfortunate split occurred, and the estate and the family have since then gone forward in two parts, much the larger part (nearly two-thirds, 1 believe), going to the de scendants of the elder son, and the small er part to the descendants of a second ion. William Waldorf Astor now rop- resents the bulk of the estate, and the little baby, John Jacob, is heir to the entailer part.—John Ralph in Providence Journal. AftheMtii* Tltr^e Tliounuiwl Years Old. Aslx-stus differs from nearly all othei minerals in being fibrous and textile, dividing into fibers resembling in deli cacy those of flax and silk, and can be spun and woven like any other textile filter, giving a yarn or cloth entirely fireproof and ncidproof. Although known in Egypt and elsewhere 8.00C years ago. the practical use of this ma terial in considerable quantities has beer delayed to the present age.—India Rub- i ber World. RprUInf ths Liturgy. When Prince George of Wales took command of the gunboat Thrush he also took upon himstdf the usual duty of con ducting ths religions service on the ves sel on Sunday morning*. Everything went on well api»rentlr, bnt at the end of about four weeks some one suggested to tho prince that he was not reciting the liturgy according to Cranmer, al though the ship's company was highly flattered by his rendering. He had been reciting fervently and humbly. “We hare done those t tings that we ought to have done, and have left undone those those things which we ought not to have done," and tho crew had been accepting his statement of the case and feeling good.—San Francisco Argonaut. In the manufacture of agricultural iin plements, it is estimated that new ma chinery in the last fiiteen or twenty years has displaced fully 50 per cent, of muscular lalior formerly employed. Pa[)er properly treated with chemicals and then subjected to great press are is being nseil for flooring material and for general nse in building os a tire resisting substance. Consumption Cured. An old physician, retired from practice, having had placed in hi.s hands by an East India mis sionary the formula of a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and permanent cure of Con sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all Throat and Lung Affections, also a positive and radical cure of Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints, af ter having tested its wonderful curative powers in thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to make it known to his suffering fellows. Actuated by this mo tive and a desire to relieve hu man suffering, I will send free of charge, to all who desire it. this recipe, in German, French r English, with full directions for preparing and using. Sent iy mail by addressing with tamp, naming this paper. W. Y. Noyes, 820 Powers' Block, Itochcster, N. Y. Clothing. Clothing. For the next 60 (lavs we will sell our en- tire Stock of Men's, Youths’ and Boys’ TTHTEY Pianos nml Kstey Organs are i:iHileu|x>n honor, ^ are known the world over The Kste y ^ave been manufac-orea for forty five years and fully deserve the praise aeeonleil bv ail, « HO P^. them. Thev are eonstmeted to meet ail requirements I i t,(qUOlt lodge or school. They can he purchased on easy terms ol the KlLLUUun MUSIC COMPANY. — ftARPEKTER Orggns are first class in every res|>ecfi^ Soliil i ^w;al'> | d |) P » R ^" > neat in design. Varied combinations to suit itll < In. Wrmnnt have P. Carpenter 1 ' ompany. Manufacturers. They fully had many years ot experience ftnd u ,rni’ k-n 't OUGH MUSIC COMPANY warrant all organs for eight years THE !> 1L ‘‘ 0 VV.!tHil at lowest prices, huv in large quantities and Sell them wholesale or rttail at low P quality considered. Write for catalogue cr.il price list. Clothing A Rrllrrtlvv Mind. Professor Greatmind—Have yon ever | reflected on the mysterious wonders ol i electricity? 1 Sweet Girl—Indeed 1 have, and I don't j know yet why ray bangs come ont of cnrl ' during a thunderstorm.—Good News. The secret of Mormon proselyters is not hard to understand. They go among the poorer classes in Europe and Ameri ca, the people to whom plenty is only a far off dream. The many wived elder- preach to hungry stomachs of a land of abundance, where want is nnknown, and where even luxury may fall to the lit of the poor man. What wonder the ignorant Sock iu droves to the land of promise, where they find sbundance at length, ii is true, but an iron despotism that makes them work for it whether they will or hot, and earn it befijre they get it. The Mormons are always prosperous wher ever they are. This mnch is to be said in their favor. They will take the most unpromising soil and turn it into a gar leu by thrift, hard work and good man- tgemeiiL Sdirewdness and industr; would aocotnplish the same resnlte for •-be Mormon victims anywhere else i( they had ttie-e qnalities. Mr*. Znch Chandler’s new home in Washington hu coat $150,000, exclusive of the interior fitting* and furnishings. It is one of the finest houses in the capi tal. AT COST, To make room for our Spring Stock. Call early and get BIG BAMGAINSo trmmi Larcost Prortucln*: P’ano FactorlM IN THE WORLD. eLS CELEBRATED PIANO. nefore purchasing elsewhere. Manufactured by SEW esgland PIANO CO., B03TON, M ASS- THE KILLOUCH MUSIC CO., FLORENCE, »• C. General Repreeentatlvee. 'F AVER Organs are sold the world over and are noted for their pure % — tone, handsome design and finish. Prompt and easy action. Maufai- tured by Weaver Organ and Piano Company, York, J enn. w gTV.1 »» L-«X. V orx » » * • THE KiLLOUEH MUSIC COMPANY, AGENTS, FL^OFtENaE, S. C. DARLINGTON, S.C. ♦ Also a few Ps Ingrain Carpeting at Cost. The Killough Music Company Send greeting, and are happy to announce business increasing, territory ex tending, new branches and agencies being established. We can help to make home happy if you will try us. We want to send you complete catalogues and lull information free. Business Rule,: Buy direct; Sell direct; One price; Lowest price; Assume Ireiirhts; Warrant all goods sold; Have satisfied customers or none. NOTE OUR SPECIALTIES. PIANOS-Behr Bros., Docker Bros. I ORGANS-Estey, Carpenter, Weaver, Kstey, New England. ; Farrand & \otey, Kimball. For anv kinds of musical goods apply to us. Address ‘THE KILLOUCH NtUSIC COMPANY, FLORENCE, 8. C. N. B. When iu Florence call at our store in new hotel building. Nation* Once Great. From old writings many curious facts 1 are obtained. Among other things it \ would seem that Corea, today more dead • than alive, was at one time a formidable power, military and naval; that the Jap- | atsese at long intervals changed from : peaceable neighbors into marauders and freebooters worthy of Sir W alter Raleigh. ; Frobisher and Drake: that Manipur. As I sum, Bunnah and Tonquin at various epochs were strong belligerent commu nities in the far east; that Cambodia aud i Cochin China were populous, rich aud warlike civilizations, where now tin- tiger prowls and the serpent glides; that the island of Ceylon was the scene of brilliant and brave dynasties, which fol- ! lowed one another like the waves on the I shore, and at times the Tartar nomads who live to the north, northeast and west of Asia were gathered into great armies and nations by unknown Tameriaueeund Zenghis Khans.—Philadelphia Times. Apple seeds are need in the mannfar- ture of prussic acid. A Vewont farmer picks them from his cider press and sells them to a chemist. Ont of 140 bushels . of apples he gets about one bushel of ry Owing to a daily increasing trade, we have found it necessary to buy almost itn entirely ilciu jltocli of (Goods from beginning to end. Cal Lerrin—Well, neighbor, ousy as usual making footwear? But what a peculiar lapstone you have! Hyde Cutter—Yes, sir. That lapstone has a history. Eight months ago my little girl grad uated from the cooking-school This lapstone of mine is the first sponge-cake she made.—Judge Malaria and Broken-Down Constitution Wayckoss, Ga. !)r. W. H. Whitehead: Dear Sir—At your request 1 will state my case. Some years igo I contracted malaria in its most violent form while living it Newark, N. J. I consulted • arious physicians and took tumberless preparations recom- nended as “sure cures,” but it tuck to me like a brother—or more like a mother-in-law. 1 dually came South, ami while • tore tried new remedies, said to tlways cure malaria, and it still -tuck to me, and you know the iroken-down condition 1 was in vhen I came to your P. P. P. Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium), and I improved rap idly, and am to-day in as good health as I ever was—in fact natter, As a remedy for a brok- mdown constitution it has no •qual. Yours, etc., T. P. Cottle. Col. Blugnu-s—How shall I '•each the river, tab? Yank—Jest follow your nose -traight ahead. Col. Blugrass—Sah! D >es my tose look like a nose, sah, that would lead me to watah, saJi?— ruck. Merit Wins. Wedesi.eto say to our citi- ■.ens, that for years we have “'Pit selling Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Dr. King's New Life Pills, Bueklen's Arnica Salve and Electric Bit ters. and have never handled remedies that sell as well, or that have given such universal satisfaction. We do not hesi tate to guarantee them every time, and we stand ready to re- 'und the purchase pi ice, if satis factory results do not follow their use. These remedies have won their great popularity pure- j iy on their merits Willcox & o’s Druggists. Mrs. Muslin—Dolly, hand me some writing paper. Dolly—How many sheets, I T.amma? Mrs. Muslin—Sheets! Give me the whole box. lam writ ing to my dressmaker.— Judge. \ A Safe Investment. Is one which is guaranteed toi bring you satisfactory results. | or in case of failure a return of purchase price. On this safo plan you can buy fiom our ad j ertised Druggist a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption. It is guaranteed to | bring relief in every ease, when ! used for any affection of Throat, Lungs or Chest, such as Con sumption, Inflammation of Lungs, Bronchitis. Asthma, Whooping Cough, Croup, etc., •tc. It is pleasant and agree able to taste, perfectly safe, and can always he depended upon. Trial bottles free at Willcox & Co's Drugstore. » Dobson—Can you safely call him a liar? Hobson—Well, I should sav -o. He's in Europe and will not return for three yours.—Judge. Bueklen'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 positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale at Willcox & Go’s drug store. - We have bargains in the Dry Goods Department, such as it would have be'en impossible to get first of the season. We also fine! our Wholesale Grocery Department on the increase. We sold out 700 Bushels of f—l H ;~F?T~J O-A-TS *n a very short time and have another liyge lot. Thanking the public for tbeir liberal patronage and assuring them that we -hall do all in our power to merit a continuance, We are respectfully, i mitkhcl)1y 9 mmn & i 1 a fy Remember the place—North side Public Square, in the Hewitt Block. Look Out! Look Out! For the Manv Bargains Now Being Offered by MOORHEAD; COX & CO. Mr. Moorhead has just returned from the Northern markets when; he purchased a large ami well assorted stock of Dry Goods, Notions. &c. We would like the public generally and the ladies ■specially to know that we propose from this date to carry a full dock of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods and Notions. Boots and Shoes. Our stock in this line is simply immense; and while we do not : - un strictly a shoe store we have as large a stock as any house in the city, and expect to sell them at prices that will please every one. Hats. Hats. Hats. This stock is extremely large, and comprises all tho latest styles, i We can suit and fit every man and boy in the county. Our stock of men, youths and hops’ OIjO'I?IHEIInTO- is large, was bought cheap and must, be sold. i The stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries is larger than ever be fore, and we are now duplicating Charleston prices o,n wholesale {lots; also on Bagging and Ties. We have just received two car | loads of New Crop Flour and one car load of Red Rust Proof Oats .or seed, which we are offering very cheaply. We extend a cordial invitation to all to call and see us while in the city. Remember the place—Southeast corner Public Square, under the Opera House. Yours to please. MOaltllHAM, COX & CO. YOUR SHIP WILL COME The newspaper supplies the broad, swift channel of pub licity which enters the port of prosperity, and when you float your boats ttpon it you are sure of quick returns. Advertising in dull times is an anchor cast to windward. VVotWSh, T rnrt-cal Tn-t-notion. Crndnato***- VyS vistetl to positions. Cat'iJo rue free. Write to iitmiitriTSitioimsiKSiciiiKt, 1 V louisviule, ky. NOTICK TO INSUHKKS. Get The Best Insurance For The Least THE LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE INSURANCE CO., oi Liverpool, England. Is tiie largest Fire Company in the world. THE AfTNA, of Hartford, Connecticut, is the largest of all the American Fire Companies. THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, of Philadelphia, is the second largest of all American Fire Comhnnies. 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 American Fire Compan es. All of the above companies, and several others, represented in the agency IF 1 . ZEU. Da iii gton, S. U. September 11, 1890 Satisfaction. When a man says he is Satisfied, he means a great deal. One of the policy-holders of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, Mr. Charles V. Edwards, of New York, who, in 1871, took a twenty-year Tontine policy with the Equitable for $10,000. writes as follows: "1 amtactretnehj v^ellxatisfled ’cith this result, obtaining more timn $1 000 in excess of nil the premiums I tare paid, in addition in haring enjoyed the protection of my policy tin ring he Itrenty years it has been in force 1 am loath to part with, such an old friend as this policy has been to me,but in doing so, I do not propose to part ■■ompany with the Equitable, haring applied for another Tontine policy, the uenejits tiitdi r which I also hope to obtain during my lifetime." ’ Another, Mr Nathaniel Wilson, of Washington, writes in relation to policy No 00,313 as follows: “/ took out a Tontine policy in your Company for $20 000 The policy has been settled to my satisfaction. I iotre since take n out policies f the same kind for 450,000, because lam satisfied that the Tontine plan is to he preferred to any of which I hare knowledge.” If these statements were from thewidows or executors of poHcv-holdert who tad died, they would be significant, or. it they were from polity-holders who were satisfied with their assurance because it furnished protection, and gave i hem sufficient peace of mind to offset the burden of the continuing annual oremiumson their policies, they would be no more than reasonable assert ions But this satisfaction is something more than this: It is the gratification of men who have, over and above the protection from the assurance, rkai izm> on a profitable investment. They have reason to be satisfied. For twenty years i hey have been building up their bu iness aud accumulating fortunes and neanwhile their families and estates have lieen protected against the disaster which would have come, if through some accident they had died prematurely Bnt these dangers have now beqn passed, and wln.t is the result? Must they •ny," We hate paid ont a great deal of money in premiums, but ice here en joyed the protection if our assurance, anti are satisfied that nor money has ■cen well spent: we hare nothing more to expert, and hare nothing farther to ask." They might say this, an-i be content, hut they are able Vo sav much nore than this, thus: " We are more than satisfied because, in addition to the troteciion given for all these years, our Tonti nc policies hare turned out to be good INVESTMENTS, «.v is proved by tin fad that the. Eyni table has returned al, that we hate paid, with interest added ” Think of it! A return of the total amount expended in premiums, with compound interest at from 3 tod per 'entimi per annum added thereto. GEO. HENRY McKEE, Darlington, S. C., SPECIAL AGENT STOVES, STOVES, STOVES ISupveyfi) . Phtetum# Ksmd Carts, ft^agons, iiarnesN, Saddles, Bridles, Collars, ftSalte s, Lap Cwrr;? -Combs, harness -Oil, lips, etc., e.c Sfcobes, Brushes, Leather, 'Vo sell good machine made HARNESS complete, with Collar and Hfirne.x, lor $11.00. We can furnish any style of HANDMADE IIA UN ESS. from the cheapest single buggy harness to the finest coach har ness; also one and two-horse wag m harness. ©CsS** Special attention is called to our “Young Men’s ’ Buggies at $65.00. N. L. Harrell & Co. HOUSE PL ENISHING GOODS, TIN WARE, HARDWARE. PUMPS, PIPING AND FITTINGS, OP EVERY DESCRIP TION. Tin and T.late Roofing and Fronts a specialty. i . 1 Satisfaction guaranteed cn all work Give us a call and you will surely be 1 pleased. J. 0. WHITE. Corner Public Square and Main Street l J. G. McCall s Old Stand. April 18-1 vr 1 / jlk W\ A Stationery Run. We are having a big Station ery run, and yet there is noth ing stationary about it. This, seeming paradox, is a plain fiiet, and is due to onr affixing very low prices to very high grade goods. B. O. BRISTOW. Patronize Heme Industries. The Darlington Ginning, Milling, I ertihzer and M urehouse Company 1 are turning out the 1 Ix.www lixua.! iVlUu.0| ground from best, sound corn, and ab solutely free from adulteration. They propose to sell it as low ns pure goods can he sold. Buyers, nsk your mer chant for Darlington Meal and take no Other; tt is always fresh and always reliable. Merchants, patronize your n me null and give your customers th“ best meal to be had. besides save writing, exchange on Intis, and haul ing. (Jive us your orders. Tiie Darlington G M May 21-if I. u. W. Co. Final Notice. ^"o!ice is hereby given that we, Die . . U, r , «?. ri ‘ 1Bned '-'tutors of Die estate of Thos W Smoot, deceased* f P«,h , mr l*" 1 ; 1 p, ' turn 'titheoffice >f Probate Judge for Darlington I Uounty, an. will, on the 20Ui day of February next, apply tor letters dis- missory. D. M. SMOOT, J. A. SMoot, Feb 31 “ H ' U(X * K KS. Executors. Stockholders’Meeiing. ’b” annua 1 meeting of the stock- S holders of the Darlington J.jght Water and Power Conituitiv ..in » * he'd at the office of w T^rJan at Darlington 0. 11 s O „„ w i ' at day.tbe ard day ofkbr^^nex?; at Ro clock for the purpose of elect- or D e l ‘tn„ f ° r !- ,e 4 ul *‘K y«"rand onm^Se aCt, ° n ° f 0tI ‘ er bu ~ W. F. DARGAN, Feb Zl-at. 1 rw " dent Treasurer. ■r'-wv'