The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, February 02, 1893, Image 4
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.
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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.
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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
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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
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