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Darlington $etra. HENRY T. THOMPSON. WADDY THOMPSON >N.) !- Editor*. Thursday, May H, 1893. THE EVIL OF MASS MEETINGS. The frequent mass meetings that have grown out of the re cent lynching at Denmark are to be deplored. They will do incalculable harm, for in the heated condition of the public mind they act like fire brands. These meetings not only further divide the whites, but they work the negroes into a bad temper that may cause trouble. The responsibility should be put, however, where it belongs. The first mass meeting, which was held in Columbia and which condemned Governor Tillman and the lynching caused the others to follow. It is right for people to con demn lynching and it is the province of the humblest citizen to criticize the action of an offi cer of the State, but for men to assemble in mass meeting and give expression to the most in discriminate abuse of an official and give utterance to the most intemperate speeches is like ad ding fuel to the flames. Mat ters that are bad enough are made even worse. This is what the Columbia mass meeting did Its violent abuse of Governor Tillman was not dignified and legitimate criticism; it was a bad piece of politics that fired the hearts of those who he'd different opinions. The Columbia meeting set a bad example to the other race, who encouraged by the action of the white people, went even further in the denunciation of the Chief Executive and passed resolutions which are calculat ed to incite the negro to further trouble. While we hold that the Co lumbia meeting was responsible, we do not mean to excuse the extreme sentiments expressed in the mass meetings held by those who approve of the lynch ing. To accuse all newspapers and men who condemn the lynching with being enemies to the white race and in league with the negro is wild and fool ish, to express it mildly, and we fear evil results will come from it. We do not wish it understood that we are receding from our original position of condemning the lynching. It was a horri ble affair. The guilt of the vic tim has never been satisfacto rily established. We blame the * Governor because he allowed a lawless mob, thirsting for blood, to remain around Denmark for about a week. Had he dispersed it, as he should have done, the trouble might have been avert ed, and he added to his mistake by turning over to this mob the man who sought his protection. THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION. When President Cleveland makes up his mind he acts promptly. He believes in the old maxim, we think it is David Crockett’s, “be sure you are right and then go ahead.” His last step which has caused a flutter in the circle of national politics is the recall of Mr. Ste vens, the minister to Hawaii, and the appointment of Mr. Blount in his stead. Mr. Stevens is the Republican holdover (though his politics, we do not think, had anything 10 do with his recall) and Mr. Blount, who was for many years a distin guished member of Congress from Georgia, was recently sent by the President to Hawaii as special commissioner to investi gate the status of the political affairs of the islands. At first blush the annexation of Hawaii, the “Paradise of the Pacific,” was considered desira- able by many people in this country. Rumors have since become prevalent, however, that the whole scheme of annex ation was inspired and fostered by speculators for personal gain and that the native government had not been fairly dealt with. The President did not like some of the acts of Minister Stevens in regard to the matter and he, therefore, recalled him. Mr. Blount is a statesman of the front rank ai d the country may rest satisfied that before our government mke» any further steps in the matter of annexa tion the Pres dent and Congress will be fully and correctly in formed as to the status of af fairs in Haw ui. STt TE NEWS. Gathered From Our Exchanges, and Put In Paragraphs. The “3 C’s” Railroad was sold at publit auction in Char leston last w ek. It was bought by the first n ortgage bondhold ers for $550,0 K). Governor Tillman has com muted to va ious terms in the penitentiary four negroes who were convic ed of murder at Chester and who were senten ced to be hat ged. Mr. N. G. Gonzales, editor of the State, at 1 Mr. C. A. Calvo, proprietor of the Register, had a personal i ncounter on Main Street inColt mbia on Thursday. Calvo was th* aggressor and was fined $20. Neither party was hurt much. ere cyclone passed | upper part of the! dnesday afternoon One person was •kville and another . A large number )re injured along the cyclone and e was done to pro- A Bainmxk-r to Bo noprodcd Upon. Frederick W. Root is a good deal of a hoodoo. He gracefully acknowledges the charge himself. It is a singular fact that whenever he appears to deliver a lecture the rain begins to fall. He is to good a rain producer that he has serious ly considered the idea of utilizing his talents for that purpose in the arid re gions of the west. While at Silver Lake Assembly, In New York state, he delivered a lectured on musical tastes or a kindred subject. He had delivered the same lecture a half dozen times in the west, and the refresh ing shower came along each time before ho had half finished it. But when he reached the Silver Lake Assembly grounds the sky was bright, and Mr. Root congratulated himself upon having shaken off his evil spirit He mounted the rostrum, cleared his throat, and when he had got as far as "Friends and fellow citizens” the rum ble of distant thunder grated harshly upon his ears. Yet he gathered up his courage and went on, and before he had delivered a quarter of his lecture the rain came down in torrents. "Indeed,” said Mr. Root, “I never saw it rain so hard before." After the ad dress a witty young Chicago woman who knew of the hoodoo business suggested, for the convenience of the public, that next year Mr. Root should write a lec ture upon a dry subject.—Chicago Poet A very sev through the State on W- of last week killed at Bla at Batesburg of people w the path of much damag perty. Rev. Elliscn Capers, D. D., of Columbia, vas on Thursday elected Assit tant Bishop of the Episcopal Cl urch in South Car olina. The new Bishop is the son of the la e Bishop Capers of theMethodut Church and, be sides being i distinguished di vine, was a j allant Confederate Brigadier G< neral. Burial Customs In Kentucky. In the mountains of Kentucky when a husband dies Ids funeral sermon is not preached until after the death of the wife, nor that of a wife until the hus band also is dead. Then a preacher is sent for, friends and neighbors are called in, and the respect is paid to bo:h together. More peculiar is the custom of having the services for one person repeated, so that the dead get their “funerals” preached several times months and years after their burial. I heard the pitiful Story of two sisters who had their moth er's “funeral" preached once every sum mer as long as they lived. In strange contrast with this regard for ceremonial observances is their neg lect of the graves of their beloved, which they do not seem at all to visit when once closed or to decorate with those symbe's of affection which are the common indi cations of bereavement.—“Blue Grass Region of Kentucky.” ABigFire in Lynn, Mass -f-Woods-A-Woods.-?- And SPOT GASH do the Work Our Northern Buyer with the ever ready AMERICAN DOLLAR secures a fine lot of SHOES AT HALF PRICE. We quote a few prices that prove. Ladies’ $2.00 Genuine Dongola Button Shoes for $1.15. Ladies’ $2.50 Genuine Dongola Button Shoes for $1.50. Ladies’ $3.00 Handsewed “ Button Shoes for $2.00. We make the old time 50 per cent Fogies Weep and Gnash Their Teeth! They ace not in it! We also call your attention to our complete stock of SPRING & SUMMER GOODS, Comprising Dry Goods, Notions, Straw and Felt Hats, Clothing, Shoes, &c. We still carry a line of Staple Gro ceries. DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, SHOES, Clothing, 3SEECARPETS & MATTINGS=3S== Hon. M. I ident of the plied to Gov ter giving 1 “blacklistin; The reply i Donaldson i ter of the said before i and we can, be amused. Solicitor ^ vey, of Char ly denounco the Denmarl directed by take charge of the lync- crime was n (Jervey’s) c replied to th was perfect in the proset law required of the circ crime was commence tl The colore 1 boy, Wade Hay nes, who w\s convicted of the murder of I liss Hornsby near Columbia in 1890, was hanged in that city on Friday. Great interest wat manifested in the case becaus many people in Columbia a; d throughout the State believe! the boy, who was convicted pu ely on circumstan tial evidenc., to be innocent. Governor T liman did every thing to esta dish his innocence, but as he wt.s satisfied, after a full investig. tion, that Haynes was guilty, le refused to par- don him. T le boy died protest ing his innocence. Donaldson, Pres- Alliance, has re- rnor Tillman’s let- ds reasons for ” him (Donaldson), i a good one and ither gets the bet- Governor. As we t is not our fight therefore, afford to /. St. Julian Jer- eston, who recent- in a mass meeting lynching, has been the Governor to of the prosecution .ers, although the t committed in his rcuit. Mr. Jervey i Governor that he y willing to assist ution, but that the that the Solicitor lit, in which the committed, must e prosecution. Photography and Medical Diagnosis. It seems there mnst be added to the already numerous applications of pho tography that of an agent in medical diagnosis. A Berlin lady was having her photograph taken. The face in the first negative came out covered with spots. Examination showing nothing abnormal in the sitter; a second was taken with the same result, so it could not be the fault ef the plates. What was it? In a week the poor woman died of smallpox. The cleverest physician could have perceived nothing, but the sensitive film of the photograph ic plate had detected an actinic altera tion of the skin where the postulee were to develop.—London Tit-Bits. Politeness and Rent. The reason why it is the custom for an inquiring person in a New York tene ment house to interrogate the residents of the top floor first is because he re ceives plenty of polite attention, whereas if one begins at the lower floor and pro ceeds upward, he will get short answers and little satisfaction. The top floor ten ants pay the smallest rents.—New York Sun. Women May Be Masons. A well known Freemason tell* me that women may become members of that order This is news to me, and will be to roost women, if I am not mistaken. After a lengthy search 1 have also ascertained that women may be Odd Fellows too Probably they will not wish to, for to be •odd" is to be talked about nowadays.— New York Advertiser. tao! Quo! Electr rally Guarded. Many visitors o the Metropolitan Mu- seam of Art wo .der at the apparent ab sence of guard igainst theft and think how easy it won d be to rifle almoet any of the cases of heir valuable con ten ta. Each of these ca es is guarded, however, by a small wire which connects with the office and also v ith a large gong in the basement Each >t the cases in the room, which contains the Moses-Lazarus col lection of porceh in, miniatures and other valuable objects is connected with theee electrisal wires so that if any person should attempt to force open a Ud the signal would b given at once. The same a rtaugeme t is made for the safety of most of the other cases.—New York Herald. Ezc«m of Con»ol«ne«. We have on hand, for Corn, Peas, Potatoes and side application to Cot ton, the following fertilizers: Coitti ki Msii Fes Dee Ftriitr, Fea FsiUliiEi, isli EbeaL We are still buying seed. If you have any left over from planting it will pay you to sell the seed and buy Fertilizers. Call or write for prices. Darlington Professor Pah: ing the teaching schools, says th has desolated scourge. Cons, moral disease at spiritual life oi the physical life fingering their somely preoccu] acts, lose sponh. tion. Bnt what human society i come bores, whoe their vices. A 1 that of a perso reasonably sore 1 right, so I let va} selves.”—New Y ter, of Harvard, discuss- ef morals in the public t excess of conscience New England like a ientionsness becomes a 1 takes the place in the nervous prostration in People who are always notivee, and nnwhole- ed with directing their teity, sense of propor- is more important to their tendency to be- t virtnes are worse than ttter rule of conduct is who says, “I’ve made hat my instincts are all acts take care of them- >rk Evening Son. A Shrew Biulnew Man. First Manage: —Some prima donnas want the earth. Second Manag. r—That is so. I once engaged one wb demanded all the re ceipts of the h. use, but still I made money. "How did you nake out to do that?" "I married hei when the season was over."—Texas Si. ting*. fond lacolUctlon. She—Yon have I’t brought me a box of candy since we v jre married. He—Yea, but think of the tons I brought yoq bet .re we were married.— New York Weekly. IF YOU DON’T- Like the Watch you have trade it off for another at Mason’s Jewelry Store. W e haveplenty of Waltham,Elgin and Illinois Railroad Watches, in Gold, Silver and Nickel, at reasonable prices. Feb28—tf For Sale. nt hard pineGuage shingle * » ° at a very lowprioe. i.B. EARLY. Good News for tlie Ladies : We carry a full line of Patterns for Ladies, Misses and Children. In fact, we have a complete stock of first-class goods at prices that tell the difference between the mer chant that buys for cash and one that buys on long time and pays when he can. Thanking our friends and the public for the liberal patronage of the past, we invite you to call again. Yours respectfully, A. J. BROOM. The Only Leader of Low Prices. Willcox’s Old Drug Store. IS NOW A complete line of every thing usual to a first-class Hardware Store. Also a full line of ApM Imfleneits, Etgiiiers’ Splits, Mtcfay, ta A.3STID TUSTW.A.mE, And will sell at the very lowest prices for cash. Tinning, Roofing & Plumbing SEECI-A.L'TT. Oct 6—tf Ap27—tf IftW.B. McGIRl.U. D.S.,4 Offers his professiuuai nm vices to the people of Darlington and vicinity. Office over the store of Edwards, Nor ment & Co. Jan IS.’OO—lv Harris Lithia W ater, HARRIS’ LITHIA SPRINGS, S. C. After a long and varied experience in the use of mineral waters! from many sources, both foreign and domestic, I am fully persuaded that the Harris Lith ia Water possesses efficacy in the treatment of afflictions of the kidney and bladder unequalled by any other water of which 1 have made trial. This opinion is based upon observation of its effects on my patients for the itast three years, during which time I have piescrihed it freely and almost uniformly with benefit in the medicable maladies above mentioned. When failure to relieve has occurred, I have imputed it to insufficient use of the water, for mv experience teaches me that from one to too quarts daily should be taken from t wo to four weeks, to secure its full remedial effects. A. N. TALLEY, M. D. Columbia, 8. C., October 8th, 1892. Camden, January 28, 1892. J T Harris, Esq., Waterloo, 8. (’•: Dear Sir—I find great benefit from the use of your Lithia Water. I consider it a fine tonic and general regulator cf the ilitrcstinn as well as verv efficacious in those diseases for which Lithia is con- siaered some what of a specific. JUDGE J. B. KERSHAW. My wife has been using your Lithia Water and is very much benefltted. 1 consider it in every respect, equal to the famous Buffalo Lithia Water Abbeville, 8. C. JUDGE J. 8. COTHRAN. Having spent last summer days at your Springs, and having since used sev eral cases of the Harris Lithia water, 1 am glad that I can bear willing testi mony to its valuable qualities. The analysis ma le by Dr Doremus ought to attract to your place many vititors, and send tfce water to every part of the county. HOLLAND, Nkwbkry, 8. C. President Newberry Coliege FOR SALE IN DARLINGTON BY •q^t’xXjIjOOixi & CO- -A-HsriD j. -A_. bottid- Mar30—8m DRESS GOODS. The most complete stock of Fine Dress Goods with Trim mings to match. Just opeened, a new line of China and Surrah Silks, Figured Indias, handsome line of Snot Silks, Bengalines, Sublime Cloths, the“new thing” in silk and wool, evening shades. HOSIERY. We have an immense quanti ty of Ladies’, Misses’ and Child ren’s Hosiery. Ladies’ Initial Handkerchiefs at a bargain. EMBROIDERIES. In this department we carry the largest line in the city. See our three job lots at 5, 10 and 20 cents. CLOTHING. Now, if you want a nobby suit or pretty pair of pants see our line. Anything in the lat est shapes in Hats, Collars, Cuffs, Shirts, Neckwear and Underwear will be found at our store. SHOES. Our line of Men’s Fine Shoes gives entire satisfaction. Com- pjete outfits for Gentlemen, La dies, Misses and Children. GROCERIES. We carry a very fine line of Staple and Fancy Groceries. We will guarantee you satisfac tion. RESPECTFULLY, WOODS ^.nsriD WOODS. Mar30 Spring&Summer Goods $ GBmftMSPLSiY -AT- JOYE £ SANBERS On Time! 8. WOLFRAM is keeping up with the times in his line of business. He has Jewelry of the Latest Styles, Jewelry at the Lowest Price, FULL STOCK OF Silverware and Speciacles. Everything guaranteed as represented. Fine Repairing a Specialty. First-class workmanship on all repair work warranted. Cad and look at his stock be fore purchasing elsewhere 8. WOLFRAM, East sill*- Public Hi Apl3—3 DAKLINGTC WILKINSON’S mms m mi, THE Most Wonderful Tonic IN AMERICA, As revealed by the chemical analy sis made at the University of Alaias- ina Cures DikixiimU in Its worst form, ( I ironic Dlarrl.iea, DialaAes, Wick or f’ervoo# Headache, all Blood and Hkin Diseases, Ac, Ac. For sale by Mxrhead, Cox t Co., Who will famish on demand a corn plet* llii' of circulars, allowing some of th« r>- nit* achieved by the use of this, the In wool dress goods. All the novelties are found here, in pattern lengths, no two alike. We have also quite a lot of cheap wool dress goods at 10c, 12 l-2c, up to 25c per yard. In Wash Dress Goods, such as Pongees, Organdies, Epingline, Satin Gloria, Belfast and Irish Lawns, Crepons, Corduroys, Zephyr Ginghams, Etc. We are showing the Largest Assortment Ever Brought To Darlington! and would be glad to give prices on these goods and if not cheap enough don’t buy. DRESS QINGHAMS AT SJe PER YARD, FIGURED LAWNS AT 2*c PER YARD. Embroideries, 3 and 4 inches wide, good muslin, nice work, 10 cents per yard. Remnants of fine quality figured I.awns 7o per yard, worth much more. A pure white, nice quality, pearl dress Buttons, 10c per doz. And in fact a thousand of other goods at prices seldom seen in a retail store. You’ll n >t know what a dollar, or, in fact, a few cents, will bu> until you visit our establishment. Our stoi k for the Spring and Summer of 1893 far i any stock ever handled by us. Call early and get some j bargains before they are all sold. A fine assortment of Men’s and Boys’ Straw Hats. Our stock of Shoes and Slippers is full. We also carry a full stock of Groceries. Your ear lielted. Respectfully, Best N atural Tonic IF AMSI