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SarFtngton '3}im HENRY T. THOMPSON,) WADDY THOMPSON, ^ Editor^. Tharsday, Feb, 2,1893, I Court as to the locality of the jlaw. In the meantime “let us have peace.” No matter how much concern we may have in the li- : ' quor law, let us wait quietly un til we hear from the Court anJ then abide its decision. THE DEAD STATESMAN. A TILLMANITE CONGRATULATED Last week Governor Tillman Hon. James G. Blaine died at ;ipi)ointed Mr> r. g. Hill, of his residence in the cty ot \ Anderson, State Dispenser un- Washington on Friday. With ( i er the prohibition law, but the the passing of the breath of life g en tleinen declined the honor, passed the brains of a great man. Mr nni js said to be most ex- Some critics have undertaken toi tensivelv engaged in the mer- belittle Blaine’s greatness, but oan j.j| e jj U8 j negg j,, ^ 10 U pp er they have undertaken a dilli- part of this State and ji, Ueor cult, if not impossible, task. No j ^ He is also sai( i t() ^e a man in political life since the Xillmanite. war has become better known ]„ jjjg j e ttor declining the ap- throughout the country than iKuntment he says, “apart from James G. Blaine, kor over ;in y 0 tj ier consideration, the thirty years he was a power in sma n compensation attached to his party and a leader in the (j ie office, compared with the councils of the nation. He had sa | ar y j ain now receiving, a strong following and, conse- j wou ]j necessitate my very re- quently, a weighty inlluence; spectfully declining the honor.” he was a great man, but great- xi ie salary of State Dispenser is, ness engenders jealously and we think, $1,800. Wecongratu- jealously makes enemies—thus ] a te Mr. Hill. He is the first Blaine had enemies even in his j xillmanite (except those who own party. Scandal, too, had have swung into office) who ad- FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Matters Around Cypress—Illness of an Aged Lady—A Potato Thief— Personals. The oat crop is thought by some to be killed, while others think it is all right A good deal of fertilizers are now being hauled. Farmersare making preparations for a big crop this year. A horse drover, Mr. Newly, was in town last week with a lot of young mules, but he left without making any trades. Our early gardeners have not sown their gardens yet on ac count of the recent cold weather, but if it continues warm they will plant soon. Our young foluS had a lively time during the recent cold spell snow balling one another. Some few received slight bruises, but it was all meant in fun and in January of this taken in fun. ual. this place, as we have been in* formed is done. We should 1 ke an explanation. Petitions are in order now-a- days. Mr. C. H. Ellis has one going the rounds for his ap pointment as postmaster at this place and we hear of others. The municipal election held here on Saturday, the 21 ult, re sulted in the election of the fol lowing officers: Intendant, C. J. Woodruff ; Wardens, J. S. White, J. J. Lawton, B. S. Lu cas and W. V. Moore. H. Lide Law was elected clerk. A shed, belonging to Messrs Cannon & Law and used for storing seed fell in recently. The heavy snow was the cause of the collapse. A car that was being carried to the fibre mills jumped the track where itcross- es the road. This was also caused by the recent deep snow. NEW PROVIDENCE. Mr. Hazeldon is now the mill er at McIntosh’s Mill. We have not run our plows year as us- Why Thorghatten Has a Hole Through It. Thorghatten, the famous Norwegieu mountain, has a hole extending entirely | through it from out* side to the other. According to a Norwegian legend this same Mount Thorghatten was once a hat and belonged to one Thorg; hence the name Thorghatten. It seems that in the mythical ages a giant and giantess fell violently in love with each other. They were forced to part for a time, but vowed that they would marry in the near futures Soon after, however, the fickle woman pledged her troth to an- trther. This angered her giant lover to a degree unknown to modem men of smaller stature. He was seventy miles from her when the elfs brought the news; but. selecting a good arrow, he shot it in her direction. Now it happened that her brother Thorg. was standing in direct line of the arrow's flight. It went through his hat and skull, killing him instantly, and fell harmless at the feet of the faithless j giantess. She had the power of turning J all objects into stone, and forthwith j willed that her brother’s hat become a stone monument to the tragedy. The I cruel lover was turned to stone where he sat astride his horse at Hestmaudo, and the giantess herself petrified at Lecko. The two latter objects have dis- apj>eared, but Thorg’s hat (Thorghatten) is still the object of many curious pil grimages.—St. Louis Republic. Mr. Charley McLendon left last Friday morning to attend college at Mt. Pleasant, N. C. We predict that Charley will make his mark both at school and in after life. its grip upon him, and we con fess the scandal was well found ed, but this does uot undermine the fact that he was a man of eminent ability. That he failed to reach the goal of his ambition, the Presi dency, only places him with the many distinguished states men, whose names are house hold words, and who, though greater than most of those who have reached the Presidency, failed to reach it themselves. His place in history is with Webster, Clay, Calhoun, Doug las, Seward and others of like distinction. Blaine’s position in politics is similar to Clay’s in another re spect. It is claimed that he made no speeches that will sur vive for future generations. The student of American his tory will recognize in this a similarity to the career of the great Kentucky statesman. Clay's fame does not rest upon his speeches, nor even his public acts, so much as upon his hoid on the American public, the re sult of his personal magnetism. It was in this, too, that Blaine was pre-eminently great. It is true that Blaine did not want Congress to pardon Jeffer son Davis and it is also true that he opposed President Hayes’ conciliatory policy to wards the South, but while Speaker of the House of Repre sentatives he saved the South from a force bill For thirf we owe him a debt of gratitude greater than we owe, possibly, to any other Northern Republi can, certainly, to a New Eng land Republican. We deprecate his actions that gave rise to scandal, but we ad mire his ability and believe that the talents of the dead man should be given their due. "LET US HAVE PEACE." The liquor dealers of South Carolina have organized a State Protective Association for the purpose of having united effort in testing the legality of the prohibition law. This they have a right to do—an inaliena ble right granted them by the Constitution. They propose to employ some of the ablest law yers to work upon their case and the fight will be interesting If the prohibition law be legal, it will have to stand, if illegal, it will have to go. The great importance of the quesCon in volved will cause everybody to anxiously await the outcome. What course the Protective Association will pursue has not yet been made public, but it is not probable that the people will have to wait until July 1, the date for the law’ to go into force, for a decision from the Court as to its legality. A li quor dealer ot Chester has ob tained from the Supreme Court a rule upon the town council of Chester to show cause why a mandamus shall not be issued to compel said town council to issue a liquor license to him for ! the year 1893. The time set for , i, i Lynche’sRiverwasfrozenover mils that our public officials are fro( ^ bank t0 bank during the poorly paid. One of the great-] recent cold spell. The oldest est cries of his party has r ^. spell. been inhabitants along the river say have they seen such a sight. One night of last week a thief I oTck" got into Mr. W. J. DuBose’s The Hero of Several Wars had the potato bank. A dog betrayed against “extravagant salaries.” I never before JACKSON ON PENSIONS. Mr. Isaac Ousley expects to erect new barns and stables very soon. The old people have had a bad time this winter and we sympa thize with them. Horseshoeing at Mr. J. Black well’s adds greatly to the con venience of the community. Mrs. H. T. Jones is still con fined to her home from ill health. Miss Sarah Edwards is quite Right Ideas on the Subject. [Cleveland Plain Dealer ] him, however, and Mr. DuBose reached the scene in time to see the thief running away. He President Andrew Ja kson emptied two loadsof shot at him certainly could not be accused but does not know whether he of want of sympathy b it him. for the old soldiers of the coun try, but he placed himself on re- Mrs. Polly Boykin is very ill cord in the matter of pensions i and her death it) expected at any in a way th; t cannot be misun perstood In his message to Congress in 1835 he said : “I recommend that an actual in spection sh* uld be made in each State into the circumstances and claims of every person now drawing a pension. The hon est veteran has nothing to fear from such scrutiny, w hile the fraudulent claimant will be de tected and the public treasury relieved to an amount 1 have reason to believe far greater than has heretofore been sus pec ted.” That is exactly what the ad vocates of pension reform are now suggesting. They recom mend an actual inspection into the circumstances and claims of every person now drawing a pension. That recommenda tion is urged by soldiers who fought bravely throughout the war and who are indignant at I moment. Mrs. Boykin is a highly esteemed Christian lady and is a member of the Method ist Church. She is about seven- ty-three years of age. Her hus band, Mr. Hiram Boykin, died several years ago. Our farmers who have been Some of the farmers have hauled their guano. We be lieve this will be a good crop year generally. Your correspondent has kept a weather record for the last eight years and the recent cold lasted longer than any spell during that perioa. We appreciate “Mc’s” article on the road question, which ap peared in the last issue of The News, and we hope to hear from him again on the subject. Mr. J. C. McIntosh .recently made a stand for the QRurch and did a nice job for which we liolding large lots of cotton look- feel grateful. Mr. Ballard, of ing for 10 cts became discourag- Hartsville, is painting the stand along with other Church. parts of the ed and sold out last week. About two hundred bales chang ed hands at this place. The qirice paid was 9 1-16. Dr. J. atoopin* 8ho«Mei». M. Josey was the largest seller, Apropos of round shoulders, I decided disposing of ninety bales in one the ot,ier “ 1 sat a great public da y ; gathering, drawn from all parte of the J ' land, that what we need most is not more I currency, or less taxes, or a new hanking | system, but a law to enforce sitting np con - straight. Take 100 Americans—men and women, and yon could not find enough good shoulders among them to make up GREEN PLAIN. Some of us have about eluded that raising meat at 15 cts is more profitable than cot ton at 6 and 9 cts. T he freeze bursted some of Mr. W. D. Young’s piping, but he the way in which pensions have expects to have his saw mill been given to the unworthy. [ running again in a few days, and to those who have no morel The member8 of Antioch Church have concluded to fence in their cemetery. All who are claim on the public funds than the millions of others who get nothing out of the treasury which they have been taxed to fill They know that the hon est veteran lias nothing to fear fiom such scrutiny. MR. BLAINE’S WILL. Everything Left to Mrs. Blaine—Es tate Valued at $800,000. Washington, Jan. 30.—The will of Mr. Blaine will he pro bated in Augusta, Maine, which was his legal residence. The disposition he makes of his pro perty is characteristic of the confidence he always expressed in his wife, and which was such a noticeable feature of the fami ly relations. Everything is left unreservedly to Mrs. Blaine; she to he sole executrix of the instrument, and is not to be re quired to give any bond. interested and feel so disposed are invited to take a hand. We can brag of the largest snow and the longest freeze in years. The land did not thaw for three weeks. The oats on light land are generally killed, while those on stiff land are not so badly hurt. The bad weather has thrown our farmers behind, but very little farm work having been done. But few have bought their fertilizers yet and very little meal will be used owing to the high price. Mr. J. H. Coker has commenc ed to secure the material for his new store, which is to be finish ed by the early spring. We ex tend a hearty welcome to all young men like him and wish w r them success. Mr. Blanu s estate, according to the estimate of a gentleman . Babbit hunting was indulged whose relati >n« with him enable ' n ffuBe extensively last week, him to speak with correctness, we d° n °t think the profits were large. Some-of the hunts will amount to about $800,000. It is composed of iranroved real e.-tatein Washington and Maine, and of coal and timber lands in West Virginia and other States, and small holdings of personal p operty. There are but three children now living—Mrs. Damrosch, Miss Hattie and James G Blaine —but Mrs. Blaine cares for the men failed to catch one rabbit a day. Others, more fortunate, would get an oppossum. RIVtRDALE. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mozingo, accompanied by Mr. J. A. Mid dleton, visited Lydia last werk. Misses Edna and Eliza Dar- gan have gone to All Healing to pursue their studies in Jones children of Mrs. Coppinger, her oldest daughter, who died three | ^ years ago. ihe will was «xe- J cuted several weeks since, at | Mr. J. A. Middleton has re- about the time Mr. Blaine was seized with the first serious heart failure, w hich announced |his family to our midst again. table at whist. This defect of car riage used to he thought peculiar to the rural districts. It is not so. City peo ple show it less, hut this is due to the cunning of their tailors, and not to any virtue of their own. 1 am opposed to meddlesome legisla tion, but I should welcome the appoint ment of officials who would go about and compel the populace to sit and stand erect, as the old worthies of the Puritan meeting house compelled the congrega tion to keep awake. If such a statute were enacted, in two generations we would not know ourselves—or rather our descendants—so great would be the improvement in health, physique and dignity.—Kate Field’s Washington. One Sunday Newspaper. The Globe-Democrat of Sunday con tained 42 pages and 294 columns. The total number of words contained in that issue was 598,000. The number of “ems,” counting the matter as one-half agate, one-half nonpareil, was 2,352,000. The number of separate pieces of type handled by the compositor in preparing that issue was 5,880,000. If the columns of type composing that issue were placed end to end they would form a solid col umn of type 1,754 yards long, or, laid in line, would extend from the Missis sippi river to Seventeenth and Olive streets. If the lines of type composing that issue were placed end to end the result would be a line of type 8,920 yards long, about 2*.£ miles, or extend ing from the river to Vanderventer ave nue. The words contained in that issue would make 21,802 book pages of 250 words each, and 85 volumes of 250 pages each, with 142 pages over. To print the issue of that one day required 48,752 pounds of specially prepared paper.— St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Dividing the Swag. The prisoner was in the police court for stealing a pocketbook and a shyster interviewed him. "You want a lawyer to defend yon, I snpposer he said insinuatingly. “I’d as soon have one as not,” replied the prisoner, “if it doesn't cost too much." "Well, I'll only charge you ten dol lars." “ThunderationP qxclaimed the pris- turned to our neighborhood to ' oner: "there was only eleven dollars in reside. We are glad to welcome t * ie P oc ' fet 8ook, and yon don't want the rapid approach of the end. On the 18th inst., Mr. Clar ence Flowers, of Florence coun ty. and MissEmma Abbott were united in marriage, Rev. John more than half of it. Free Press. do youT—Detroit a misender- the council to show cause is the 1 6ta “ ai "K ° r ,;iilt the wedding day is near at hana, for. strange to say, with the approach of the nuptial date the bride groom elect generally gets economical In ene »f llie large confectionery stores on Chestnut street the girls who have been there a long time know most Stout, of Darlington, officiating, of the engaged couples in town, and can May Heaven’s kindest smiles tell how long the sweet entanglement | illumine their lives, has been pending. They also are pretty well posted as to what engagements are broken. The reason is that one of tiie things the engaged yonng man is sup posed to do is to keep bis fiancee sup plied with candy. Usually when a young man lets np on his supply of candy it is a sign either of HARTSVILLE. Th. llaiv.rsity of Morocco. Besides being a university of learning, the Kaironin of Morocco is also a cara vansary ami an inn, in which are wel come to sleep and to rest all those who are so poor as not to be able to pay the small copper coin which the fondak keeper requires before shelter is given, and the fact that its doors are wide open and its hospitality granted without any Mr. E. E. King, of this place, restriction whatever is widely known and Miss Annie Andrews, of throughout the empire. — Fortnightly Oats, were married on the 18; Review> inst. third Tuesday of April. On that day we may expect to hear something from the in sweetme^te, possibly because he is saving up for the bridal bouquet. We are at a loss to understand how the School Commissioner can take the public school fund of the Damascus public school and use it in a private school at Color lllindneM Among Indians. Some years ago an examination by Dr. Fox of 250 Indian boys resulted, he states, in the discovery that two were color blind—a very low percentage when compared with th« whites—while none of the Indian girls was thus affected. A Day In Bed. We are naturally given to condemn and despise the idea of remaining in bed when our health is good and all our vi tal forces in fair working order. Apart from the matter of onr nightly rest, we rarely think of "a day in bed” either as preservative of health or conducive to longevity. Yet 1 am convinced there is much to be said in favor of “a day in bed” now and then, as an aid to health in the middle aged and as a measure tending to prolong life in the old. In bed the whole muscular system is at ease and the wear and tear of the body is reduced to s minimum. The processes of getting rid of waste matters are in abeyance; there is less waste to get rid of. and lungs, skin and kidneys have a measure of comparative repose. The nervous system, above all. is soothed and comforted by the "day in bed.” Anxieties and worries disappear after the rest, and the individual returns to the workaday world refreshed and ren ovated. physically and mentally, in a degree snch as the actions of no medi cines could have accomplished. In a word, the person who enjoys “a day in bed" is in the position of an en gine whose fires are banked down and whose energies are recruiting for the re newal of the work of tomorrow.—Health Bulletin. Cost of Mississippi Steamboats. Pictures of the packets scarcely show how unlike onr boats these are. the dif ference being in the methods of work manship. Each story is built merely of sheathing, and in the best boats the doors and fanlights are hung on without frames around them—all loose and thin, as if they never encountered cold weather or bad storms. All the boats that I saw are as nearly alike in all respects as if one man had built them. 1 was told that the great packets cost only 170,000 to $100,000. so that the mere engine in a first class Atlantic coast, river or sound boat is seen to be of more value than one of these huge packets, and a prime reason for the difference in construction suggests itself. But I do not mean to criticise, for these great, comfortable vessels serve their purpose where ours could not he used at all. and are altogether so useful and appropriate as well as picturesque and attractive to au eastern man that there is not room in my mind for aught than praise of them.—Julian Ralph in Harper’s. Dissolution of Copartnership. otice is hereby given that the copartnership heretofore exist ing under the firm name of Edwards Norihent & Co., with r. B. Edwards and J. E. Norment as the general partners and J L Coker as special partner, is this day dissolved by mu tual consent. C. B. EDWARDS, J. E. NORM ENT, General, J. L. COKER, Special Darlington, S. S., 30 Jan. 18*3. Feb. 2—8t. Notice of Limited Partnership. To all who It may concern: Notice is hereby given that the undersigned have formed A Limited Partnership ; that the Name of Firm under which such Partnership is to be conducted is Edwards & Company. That the general nature of the business to be transacted is a General Merchandise Business to be carried on at Darling ton, South Carolina. That C, B. Ed wards, and H. A. Edwards, who re side at Darlington, Court House, South Carolina, are the General Part ners ; and James L. Coker, who resides at Hartsville, South Carolina, is the Special Partner; and that the said James L. Coker has contributed the sum of Five Thousand Dollars as cap ital to the common stock ; and that said Partnership is to commence on the 30th. day of January 1893, and is to tenninate on the 1st. day of Janua ry 1898. Dated this 30th day of January One Thousand Eight Hundred and Nine ty Three. C. B EDWARDS, H. A. EDWARDS, General. JAS. L. COKER, Special. Feb. 2—6t Alliancemen, Attention. ( have been requested by the Presi dent to call a meeting of the Coun ty Alliance and have, therefore, selec ted Saturday, February 11, as the time, and the school house at Flinn's Crossroads as the placs, for said meet ing. A full attendance is urged. Ia*t ever; brother he on hand prepar ed to advance the best interests ol the Order- Sub-Lecturers are most es- [•ecially requested to be at the place of meeting as early as ten o’clock if possible. HENRY C. BURN, Diet, and Co Lecturer. Feb. 2,—2t. Final Notice. N otice is hereby given that I have filed my final aceobnt as Execu trix of the Estate of Dr. W. A. Player in the Judge of Probate's office and | I will apply, for Letters pieinigsory on March let 1893. M. E. PLAYER Executrix. Pebr 2—it. K SOI PI,M FACTS WORTH HI'AUfi With the short crop and low prices how are the people to supply t ieir many wants? Our answer is, Buy where your dollar will bring you the most. Friendship and small favors in the past wire all very*well, hut this year every dol lar MUST DO DOUBLE bUTY IF POSSIBLE. We claim to be the place to buy, and ask your considera tion of the following— WE BUY STRICTLY FOR CASH and 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 diffinmee. We have just returned from New York with the most com plete stock of - - - Dr? Eocis, lotions, Sloes, Hats ui Clo% - • - that we have ever shown here. No Seconds, Misfits, Off Colors, or Job Lots from auction, hut all elegant and reliable goods. Renee.i.her, cton’i buy a dollar’s worth until you see our stock All we ash. is a fair and square comparison of our goods. Tl 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. FHLL792. 03 >- c^> 03 C*3 S IMMENSE Stock OUE SUCCESS i 0 Oie past has induced us for the present season to lay in a particularly attractive stock in the Dry Goods Department,con sisting in part of Dress Good*, fancy and plain, to suit every taste, with Trimmings to match. ::::::::: Also an of Staple Dry Goods of which we make a specialty of giving low prices by the bolt. Our stock of Clothing, Shoes and Hats is new, embracing all the latest styles and patterns. We also carry a complete line of Hardware, Crockery and Tin. \VE KEEP at all times a large and well-se- g lected stock of Heavy and Fan- ., cy Groceries at wholesale and 0 retail. |§ We want your trade and shall try to merit it. Respectfully, CO GO CL3 CO "C3 <x> G— 1=5 IS NOW A complete line of every thing usual to a first-class Hardware Store. Also a full line of igrinltnil lutylnnti, Elgin’ Sillies, Micto?, Sims A.JSTID TINWARE. And will sell at the very lowest prices for cash. Tinning, Roofing & Plumbing Oct 6—tf A SEECIALTTT. Buggies, Surveys, I* heel ohh, ROAD CARTS, WAGONS. HARNESS SADDIE3, BRIDLES, COLLARS, HALTERS, CURRY COMBS, BRUSHES, LEATHER, Wm p Sj LAP ROBES, HARNESS OIL, COFFINS CASKETS, BURIAL ROBES, ETC., RT N. L. Harrell, Darlington, S ; j