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/ gsrlinston HEHRY T. THOMPSON. WAODY THOMPSON, - Editor*. [,Dec. 29,1892. SO-CALLED PROHIBITION. Tlie State is to be saddled with prohibition—that is so called prohibition. The Legislature during the last hours of the ses sion passed the Evans substitute for the Nettles bill. The Gov- : The result shows that the Con servatives were right and we are glad for sake of the State how that no reduction was made. The Reformers arc to be blamed, nevertheless, for fooling the people by making them prom ises that they could not fulfil. OLDEN THE COUNTY NEWS. Christmas was unusually dull j | in these parts. It passed off ernor has signed it and it is 1 ; without an incident of interest. therefore, the law. It is the veriest makeshift; it does not prohibit, but merely aims to regulate the manufacture and sale of liquor, transferring the right to sell from the individual to the State. In plain words, the State of South Carolina is made the barkeeper—a dealer in wines and liquors. As the bill does not prohibit, %ve imag ine it will not be very accep table to the prohibitionists and, as it is calculated to work untold injury to the State, it will not, of course, be pleasing to those who do not believe in legislation in this line. We fail to see wherein the law as adopted is any better than that proposed in the Net tles bill. In both the responsi bility for the enforcement of the law is distributed among too many officers and divided re sponsibility is always bad In fact, the provisions are more lax than the Nettles bill and, the' efore, the loopholes for the evadon of the law are even greater than in the Nettles pro duction. The law will fall far short of prohibition and the Legislators must have known this when they passed it. There are many who advocate prohi- bitian on high moral grounds and how can these draw a mor al d stinction between the State selbng liquor and the individual sell.ng it ? Doubts are expressed as to the constitutionality of the law. It is not our province to discuss this point; it is for the Courts to dec de. Whether those who have large interests involved will carry the question into Court remains to be seen Toe prohibition law, as it now stands, will seriously effect the commercial interests of the State. There are breakers ahead, we fear, for old South Carolina. A revolution will be wrought in the material affairs of the State and no good will come of it. In fact we look for nothing but harm. Another phase, besides the commercial, is to be considered in this mat ter. It will be most disastrous to South Carolina should the prohibition question enter into politics. The success of the Democratic party, which means the supremacy of the white man, will be seriously threatened. This view of the matter should arrest the attention of every thinking man. Thk News does not make these comments in the sense of a threat or even a prediction. Far be such from our inten tion. They are only given to ex; ress our fear of what may haj pen. The News has always conscientiously opposed prohibi tion and sees now no reason for a change of views, still we hope that all will come out right in the end. If trouble should ari.e from this so-called prohibi tion legislation," it will be well understood where the responsi- bil'ty lies. It Brought to Mont of Th. ni »n t’nhappj rate—If One Fnlle.l to Carr)- Out an Extravagant Promtae He I^»«t Hla Ufe. 4n American Turn* a Trick. It has often been stated, and with truth, that modern chemistry is indebted I fjr much of its knowledge to the al- From All Sections of Darlmflon a* Told chemiBf(j of olJ wllose e![pe ri m ents for by our Correspondents. , t|ie j mrllo8e 0 f m,iking gold by artifice PHILADELPHIA. were certainly extraordinary to the ut most point of abt.urdity. Some of them actually attempted to imprison the sun's rays, which they tried to calcine and powder, the rays being supposed to con- Several carload, of f.rtU™™ I I have already been shipped tO| Wa# to transmute all other metals into j Syracuse for the coming sea-, gold, from honey, sugar, wine, blood, and j son. | even rainwater. Dead bodies were dug | , i up from their graves, and saltpeter was I ev. Simeon Mixion was tak extracted from them to serve as an tn- en suddenly sick while conduct- ^reilient. Still others believed that gold ing services in the Philadelphia! grew from seed, other metals merely fnr Academy on Friday last. He nishing a fruitful soil in which the yet is now very ill at the home of S low germs developed like plants. Mr. M. T. Mixon Mr. W. J. Dew had a very narrow escape last week. He was kicked several times by his horse. Dr. Harrell was sum moned ami he pronounced his injuries serious but not neces sarily fatal. At last report he was improving and we hope that our friend will soon recov er. Cupid has been in our midst On Thursday last Mr. C. 0. Rains and Miss M. Sue Dowling were united in marriage by Rev. C. D. Mann. On Sunday afternoon Mr. Warley L. Lloyd and Miss Modena Stokes were married at the residence of Mr. S. S. Dowling by Rev. A. W. Parrott. While the little four year old daughter of Mr. W. A. Dowling was playing, on Thursday last, in the yard near a pot that ha 1 fire under it, her clothing caught on fire and was partially burned off of her before the flames could be extinguished. The injuries to the child are very severe, but not dangerous. Mrs. Dowling had her hand badly burned while trying to save the child. VHERE ARE THE PROMISES? T he so-called Reformers prom ised the people above all thi igs that they would abolish a number of offices, lower taxes nmi reduce salaries. Where now are their promises ? They have not abolished an office nor reduced a salary, but have rais ed the tax levy for the State from 4 j to 51 mills The n^tst manly thing that the Reformers could do now is to acknowledge their error. They should con fess that the old regime, which they so villified and abused and led the people to believe was extravagan t and even dishonest, conducted the government as economically as possible. They have certainly done no better, and, in fact, have not done as well, for they have raised the taxes. The Conservatives have never thought that there was room for the reduction of salaries and offices or the lowering of taxes. Their position was that the af fairs of the government were administered as economically yon, my lord," said one of the •as DOBsible and anv padnrt.inn " he ^ 8 0ne on Home bu 3 i- as possible and any reduction Il „ 8g> but he htt8 lt . ft hu Terdict Wltli would impair the public service.; ms."—London Tit Bits. ROBINS NECK. Mr. D. W. M. Hatched has taken charge of Mr. A. A. Gan dy’s farm. • The warm weather preceding the present cold spell has given a good start to the small grain crop. Messrs McLaurin & Hough have commenced a stave and shingle business, which gives employment to a good number of workmen. The brick store of the Dar lington Hrick and Iron Works has been completed and the stock of general merchandise opened. Mr. J. B. Winters has charge of the store. On the 11 inst the dwelling on Maj. J. G. Winters’ “No 6” plantation was burned. A lot of corn and fodder stored in it was also destroyed. The resi dence was unoccupied at the time and the tire is thought to have been the act of an incen diary and robber. JASPER. We wish The News a Happy New Year. Mr. Jerry H. Ham is having quite a handsome residence erected on his place. Mr. E F. Sansbury isimprov ing very slowly from his long spell of typhoid fever. Miss Carrie Hill, of Mt. Elon. is on a visit to relatives ami friends in this community. Mrs. Smilie Vaughan is quite ill. She is under the treatment Dr. Culpepper and we trust that she will soon recover. Our farmers are making their arrangements for the coming year. We feel hopeful that it will be a year of abundant har vest. The Lake Swamp Church is undergoing repairs. A coat of plastering is improving it very much. The work will probably be completed by next Sunday. ASHLAND. A few farmers are still hold ing cotton. Some of our transitory citi zens are moving. The cold weather is welcom ed by those who recently killed their hogs. Miss R. F. Green, our school teacher, is undoubtedly the best diciplinarian th;tt has ever taught in this section. She is very strict, but she governs almost exclusivelyby kind meth ods, and the patrons are delight ed with her both as a teacher and a lady. -— 1 — • « — A Strange Feaatlng Custom. There wa* a strange custom in the Isle of Lewis, when the people used to gather to the church of St. Mulvay at night, each family bringing provisions, and each family furnishing a peck of malt, which was brewed into ale. One who was choeen for the purpose waded into the sea up to his middle and poured out a cup of ale, calling on a sea god called Shorn- to favor the people through the coming year. The people, after seeing the cere tnouy performed, retumed-to thechnrch, and then went to the fields to spend the rest of the night in revelry.—New York Tribune. The Twelfth Jurymen. An anecdote of Lord Eldon's is to the effect that when trying a case at York Mr. Justice Gould noticed, after two hours had gone by, there were only eleven jurors in the box. "Where is the twelfth? - ’ he asked. In a work now rare, called the “His tory of Ancient Pharmacy,” it is men tioned that Raymond Nully was said to have transformed 50,000 pounds of mer cury into gold for the English King Ed ward III, and that from this supply of the yellow metal the first rose nobles were coined. The credibility of the story is somewhat diminished, however, by the circumstance that the same mon arch was soon after obliged to coin money from his own and the" queen’s crown, and from the golden vessels of churches and cloisters. It is gravely re corded that the Emperor Frederic HI, on Jam 15, 1648, at Prague, changed three pounds of mercury Into two and one- half pounds of gold by means of one grain of a lead powder given to him by a man named Rirhthausen. He created this man Baron of Chaos, and from the gold a medal was made which bore an inscription referring to its artificial ori gin. This medal was long preserved in the Vienna treasury. In 1705 a Saxon lieutenant named Pay- kull was taken prisoner by Charles XII at Warsaw and condemned to death. He promised to make $1,000,000 worth of gold each year if his life were spared. In the presence of witnesses Paykull changed six ounces of lead into gold by means of a tincture which contained antimony, sulphur and saltpeter among other ingredients. Out of this gold medals were stamped. But Paykull must have failed in subsequent attempts, because he was afterward executed. If this goose had been able to lay real golden eggs it is to be presumed that he would not have met with so melancholy a fate. The business of manufacturing gold in those days seems to have lieen an ex tremely dangerous one, commonly bringing persons who pursued it to a violent death. George Houauer promised to transform thirty-six hundredweight of iron into gold for the prince of Wurtem- berg. The prince detected a boy, who had been concealed in the laboratory, in the act of putting gold in the crucible. He thereupon ordered an iron gallows to be constructed, from which the imprudent fakif was hanged in 1697. Two other goldmakers were likewise hanged from this same gallows at Stuttgart in 1606 and 1738 respectively. In 1677 a man named Krohnemann en tered the service of the marquis of Brandenburg with the rank of colonel. He soon won reputation as a goldmaker, and was given charge of the mint and mines. Subsequently he was suspected of fraud, and on his trial it was proved that he had stolen gold and silver from the treasury of the margrave for use in the deception. He was condemned to be hanged. A quack named Daniel supplied Ital ian apothecaries with a wonderful gold powder called "usufur,” which was sup- jiosed to have astonishing medicinal valne. Pretending that the art of com pounding this usufur with other drugs was a mystery known only to himself, he directed his patients not to permit the apothecaries to mix the ingredients of his prescriptions, but to buy them, including the usufur. and bring them to him for putting together. He mixed the drugs, omitting the usufur, in which manner he succeeded in having restored to him the gold powder, previously sold by him at a high price to the apothe caries. The powder soon became fa mous, and the quack finally offered to teach Duke Cosmos II of Florence the art of making gold. The duke paid Daniel 20,000 ducats for the secret, and the swindler fltd to France with the money. Count Cajetan in 1705, in the presence of Frederick I of Prussia, changed one pound of mercury into gold by moans of a red tincture. Subsequently he prom ised to make $6,000,000 worth of gold in six weeks, but, failing to keep his word, he 6-as hanged, draped in gold leaf, which became the customary method of dealing with alchemists. The tribe of alchemists is not yet entirely extinct. In 1880 an American named Wise duped a member of the Rohan family and a collateral descendant of the "necklace cardinal,” whom Cagliostro deceived by pretending to make gold. Wise £ot a considerable sum of money from Rohan and decamped. Only a few days ago the writer picked np a little pamphlet on a bookstall in New York which con tained several pages of advertisements of a substance for transmuting other metals into gold, the price being only five dollars.—Washington Star. some mwm noil! h \mm i With the short crop and low prises how are the people to supply t >eir many wants? Our answer is, Bit » where your dollar will bring you the most. Friendship and small favors in the past wire all very well, but this year every dol lar MUST DO DOUBLE DUTY IF POSSIBLE. We claim to he the place to buy, and ask your considera tion of the following— WE BUY STRICTLY FOR CASH rnd discount every bill, thus buying fifteen to twen’y per cent, cheaper than our competitor who buys on four months time. We are willing to give our customers this difftronce. We have just returned from New York with the most com plete stock of M, Iilisis, Skes, Hits ail Mitg - - - that we have ever sh nvn here. No Seconds, Misfits, Off Colors, or Job Lots from auction, but all elegant and reliable goods. Reme.nber, rton’i buy a dollar’s worth until you see our stock Ail we ask is a fair aud square comparison of our goods. T1 anking you for your past liberal patronage, we invite you to call and see us. Yours respectfully, A. J. BROOM. Willcox’s Old Drug Store. invited. THE WHITE DEER ! See tlie be&utifnl animal at J. M. JAMES’ when you come to town. Sep 29—tf; For Sale. ieGu iry lov j. H. "EARLY. 7 pr/“V/"! hard pineGuage ihingles, at a very lowpriee. - - - Iff The Fogy Not Without His Fses. Isn’t it about time that some one at tempted a defense of the “old fogy?’ In thee* days there is no one more decried. He is popularly supposed to block the wheels of enter).rise, to stand in the way of progress, ami nearly every association has two or three of these people whom the members would gladly throw over board if they could. The odd thing about all this is the fact that the “old fogy" has usually been one of the creators of the very body which seeks to be rid of him. In the beginning he was indefati gable; be labored long and earnestly to procure funds, and was at considerable personal sacrifice to put this or that in stitution on ita feet Now that things are finally settled and paid for and everything is in good running order lie is disposed to let well •nongh aloae for a little time. Bufthis will not do at all for the young blood which U constantly ponring in. The new element is full of progressiva ideas and suggestions of innovations, and when it meeta resistance on the part of the "old fogy" there is a clashing of opinions.—Buffalo Courier. 'Paving Streets with Cork. A material which is being satisfac torily introduced for paving streets is composed of granulated cork and bitu men pressed into blocks, and which are laid like bricks or wood paving, the spe cial advantage secured being that of elasticity. In roadways It furnishes a fine foothold for horses, and at the same time does away to a great degree with the noise which commonly accompanies city traffic. In Anstralia this method has been resorted to with excellent re sult*.—New York Bun. Gibson £ Wools, In A — FIRE — '■Trance Agents S. CLHUS * HARTSVILLE! # Big money saved by buying your Christ mas goods from HUN LEY «&, CO’S. Represent some of the strongest companies in the world, such as THE HOME of New York, and THE HARTFORD of Hartford, Conn. :o: General Agents for THE MUTUAL LIFE Insurance Company Of New York, For the Counties of Darlington, Sumter and Marion. o Prompt persona! attention given to all business entrusted to them. June 9—lyr Buy the Best! This you can determine by referring to Bulletin No. G, of State analysis of Agri- cultural Experimental Station of Clemson College, Fort Hill, S. C. Please note ana!- ysis of goods manufactured and sold by us as shown in this Bulletin, as follows: “Mclver’s Choice” Ammonlated Fertilizer. We guarantee: 8 per cent available phos. acid, 4 per cent am monia, 3 per cent potash. State analysis; 8.57 per cent available yhos. acid, 4 07 per cent ammonia, 4.68 per cent potash. McCullough’s Favorite Tobacco Fertilizer. We guarantee: 8 per cent available phos. acid, 4 per cent am monia, 4.50 per cent potash. State analysis: 8.69 per cent available phos. acid, 4.21 per cent ammonia, 4.80 per cent potash. Pee Dee Ammonlated Fertilizer. We guarantee: 8 per cent available phos. acid, 2.50 per cent ammonia, 1.50 per cent potash. State analysis: 8.71 per cent available phos. acid, 3.20 per cent ammonia, 2.60 per cent potash. Darlington Ammonlated Fertilizer. We guarantee: 6 per cent available phos. acid, 2 per cent am monia, 2.50 per cent potash. State analysis: r 7.65 per cent available phos. acid, 2.24 per cent ammonia, 3.08 per cent potash. Call on C. MOONEY -FOR- We have a large and well selected assortment of toys of all kinds, china ware, vases, toilet sets, dolls, and everything that goes to make Christmas a big success. ^1— -J: —We have just received 1,500 pounds of assorted wSilCllGS* candies, at prices to suit all. See us before buying. Fruit and Nuts of All Kinds. Apples, figs, dates, bananas, Florida oranges, cocoanuts, wal nuts, almonds and many good things too numerous to mention, all of which we are selling at popular prices. We still keep up our regular stock, and we now offer some real bargains in shoes cheaper and better than ever. Shoes from 35c up to |4 75. Big bargains in clothinp’, hats and notions. Suits from $1 40 up '“1 ymr^r^ tsvIc ® ' iave J us t received a carload of flour and FOG 3F1E o. still keep up our stock of other lines that w< are selling at prices th it defy competition. See us before buying Rememb :r our motto, “We will not be undersold.” Call and see us. Yours for a large trade and a pleasant Christmas, J. F. INLET S CO, Harfsv He, S. V. Sept 8— 6m SANTA Until after Christmas his headquarters will be at the Darlington Book Store. Call on him and see his magnificent array of presents, such as Bools, Top, ail Tdlst Ssts! CONFECTIONS 4. FRUITS. UP TO CMTMIIS WK WILL SELL 0111 ENTIRE STICK OF Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes *At First Cost! of all kinds. All orders filled promptly, and satis faction guaranteed. Aug 25—6m We guarantee: State analysis: We guarantee: phate of potash. State analysis: phate of potash. We guarantee: State analysis: Darlington Acid Phosphate. 13 per cent available phos. acid. 13.22 per cent available phos. acid German Kainit. 12 per cent potash [K 2 0], 22.20 per cent sul- 12.41 per cent potash [K 2 0J, 22.95 percent sul- Cotton Seed Meal. 8 per cent ammonia. 8.38 per cent ammonia. Auditor’s Notice. Auditor’s Ofkicb, ) Darlington, S. C., Dec. 1, 1892. ) This office will be open for likting the projwrty of the county for fiscal year, commencing November 1 1892, and ending October 31 1893, from January 1 1893 to Febuary 20 1893, a* required by law, excepting day* nam ed below for country precinct*. Per gonal property ot every character to be returned, all new building* or ad dition to, or improvement* on build ing* since last return* were made, ail change i or transfers in real estates must bo made underoath. All real eg- tate owner* must not rely upon the Auditor'rtransfer book or record of titles ; t lie law doe* not require the Auditor to make up his tax duplicate from any record* excepting the origi nal record*, or return* as sworn to try the taxpayer. Take due notice now. Any return made and sworn to before any one else, excepting my duly ap pointed and authorized deputy, will be received subject to my approval or disapproval. In any and every in stance the return* will be rejected un less made in strict conformity to law. Penalties will be attached where tax payers do not comply with the law in making their returns. All male person* between the ages of 21 and 50 years are deemed taxable (lolls unless physically unable to earn a support. I will attend in person or by deputy at the several places in the county on the foil -wingdates: Leavensworth, Tuesday, Jan. 3. Antioch, Wednesday, Jan. 4. Hartsvilie, Thursday, Jan. 5. Stokes Bridge, Friday and Satur day, Jan. 6and 7. Lydia, Monday, Jan. B. Cypres*. Tuesday, Jan. 10. Lamar, Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 11 and 12. * Jaspar, Friday, Jan. 13. Philadelphia, Saturday, Jan. 14. Society Hill, Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 16 and 17. % High Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 18. Mechanicsville. Thursday. jAn. 19. Swift Creek, Friday, January 20. W. H. LAWRENCE, Auditor D. C. You will note from above in every instance our goods run above the guarantee, tharefore we are not in the “Black List.” Please write to Clemson College for Bulletin No 6 to verify the above and write us for prices before you buy. Diliti PhQtt Cm;, Darlington, S. C. BANK OF DARLINGTON, DARLINGTON, 8. C., ■ Capital, — — $100,000 Surplus and Undivi ded Profits, — $40,973.80 Tax Nptice. DIRECTORS: W.C. Coker, J. L. Coker, R. W. Boyd, J. J Ward. E. R. Mciver, A. Nachman, Bright Williamson. Transacts a General Banking Business. For Rent. T HE plantation in Springville, formerly the home of the Rev. J. O. B. Dargan, containing 150 acres of cleared land, a residence with eight square rooms and all necessary out buildings. The plantotion will be rented as a whole or in trace. Apply to JA8. DOUGHAN, Palmetto, 8. C. Feb. 22—8t. .WOLFRAM RELIABLE Watchmaker and Jeweller. Dealer in DIAMONDS, GOLD k SILVER WATCHES, And a complete line of Jewelry and Clocks. Reliable Optlcak Good* a specialty ! Expert workman in Berlin and New York for year* and all work guaran teed. g Old gold and silver purchased for cash or taken in exchange. The patronage of the public 4s soli cited and reliable goods, fair dealing, prompt and accurate work goaran- teed. Respectfully, 8. WOLFRAM, Next door to Joya k Sander*. Sep 1—da. Savings Defat tment. Deposits of $1 and upwards received. Interest allowed at rate of per cent, per annum from date of deposit—payable quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October. For further information ap ply at the Bank. Accounts in both Depart ments solicited and will be given careful attention. BRIGHT WILLIAMSON, President. L. E. WILLIAMSON. Cashier. Dee. »1—tf PARTIES Who are contemplating plant ing tobacco the coming year will do well to call at the Tobacco Warehouse Where all aid and informa tion concerning Tobacco Planting Etc., will be cheerfully given. Experienced tobacco men fur nished. Sesd Distributed FREE to all bej ginners. Mr. C. M. Ward will forward subscription for SOUTHERN TOBACCO JOURNAL, which is the leading tobacco paper of the country. Dec 15—tf * Desirable Lot For Sak~ WE ofOr for sale the lot of the late Mr*. A. A. Maker in the Town of Dar lington. PAUL WHIPPLE. J. GREGG McCALL, J. E. NETTLES, Executor*. Treasubkh's Office, ? Darmnoton C. H., Sept. 15,92. y T HE tax books will be open at the places and dates named belov for the collection of State, County Special County, School, Special School and Poll taxes for the fl.eal year commencing November 1, 1891, and ending October 31, 1892. All taxpayers requiring tax list made out for their convenience mu., know that the directions given on such lists v ill be strictly adhered to and only such names as are entered on lists will be written up. I will not presume to know the desire of partio* presenting lists. Further, all Us** must be paid before the expiration of time prescribed by law for the collec tion of taxes, viz: from October 15 to December 15, 1892, or else penalties will attach. Take due notice. Parties desiring lists so written up will hand in same early and be sure to give a full list. Stoke* Bridge, Tuesday and Wed nesday, Oct. 18 and 19. Cypress, Thursday, Oct. 20. High Hill, Friday, Oct. 21. Lamar, Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 1 and 2. Philadelphia. Thursday, Nov. 3. Antioch, Friday, Nov. 4. Swift Creek, Saturday, Nov. 5. Leavensworth, Thursday, Nov. 10. Society Hill, Friday and Saturdar, Nov. 11 and 12. Jasper, Tuee^zj, Nu. 15 Hartsvilie. Wednesday and Thurs day, Nov. 16 and 17. Lydia, Friday, Nov. 18. Mechanicsville, Tuesday, Nov. *2. Darlington, Oct. 15, 17, 22, 24, 25, 21, 27, 28, 29 and 81. Nov. 7, 9, 12, 14, 19, Jl, 28, 25, and to Dec. 15. Books will close at 2 p. m. on Sat urdays and on the last day at pre cincts where two days are given. Gov ern yourselves accordingly. Levy for State purposes, 44 mills. Levy for Countv purposes, 84 mills. I*Ty for special County purposes, 4 Levy for Const. School, 2 mill*. Levy for special School, 81 mills. Levy for interest on Scbool Bonds, 4 mill. Total levy for Graded School, 14 mills. Total levy for balance of County, 104 mills. Poll tax, $1. J. E. BASS, Treasurer Darlington County. To the Publir;: W HEN you are in (.he city don’t fail to call at the Enterprise Hotel Barber Shop It is the only first class shop in the city. Fashionable hair cuts, fl-st- class shaves and tb « ht Mjs Egg Slap. Four polite Fathers always on hand 3 wait on you. Nixon & Harllea \ Proprietors. Un ler Unterprise Hotel, South side Public Square. PETER BOWLES T’YOES first-class House and 8lg Painting; Kaitomine Work a specialty. In audition to my other work, I am now prepared to do PAPER HANGING, etc. tbs pationage of