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<■:* • W if?'-*:, ik Jarlmglon JIpicb. were stealing were burned HENRY T. THOMPSON. WADDY THOMPSON, - Editors. Thursday, May 18,1893, A bloody r< gross in Nic America, ant from the see arc that the getting the b volution is in pro- aragua, South the latest reports le of the warfare revolutionists are ■st of the fight. HASTY LEGISLATION. The dispensary bill has been studied and discussed so tho roughly that many flaws in the make-up of the Act have been discovered. Many of its provi sions are so vague that even its friends do not understand how to interpret them. Already there is considerable discussion as to what is meant by this or that clause and some draw a strict construction, which in many cases would be very im practicable to put into effect, while others are more liberal and are inclined to stretch the letter to meet the evident intent of the law. The opponents of the dispensary are not the only ones that fail to understand the law, but its advocates also dif fer in construing certain pro visions. The legality of certain pro visions of the law has been con sidered by the Supreme (’ourt and that tribunal has decided in favor of the Evans law. But this does not affect the point under discussion, because the law is still faulty and open to misconstruction. The cause of this trouble is not hard to ascertain, nor is its moral obscure. It is due entire ly to hasty legislation. This is one of the greatest evils from which this country suffers. It is not a new trouble, however. The present Legislature is no worse in this respect than its predecessors for many years past and we also see this vicious practice permeating the halls of Congress Our Legislators have for years spent the first part of the session doing nothing but draw their pay and as the clos ing hours approached they nave busied themselves in rushing matters through. This is dang erous and cannot be stopped too soon. Many of our laws are thus made faulty and untold injury has been worked to the country. To rush important matters through the Legislature without giving them due con sideration is worse than not passing them at all. Whatever laws the people want let them have them, but by all means gave them laws that have been so carefully prepared and so thoroughly considered that there will be no doubt as to what is intended. Make the provisions as plain as the “A. B. C.’s” and then there will be no doubt thrown upon their con struction But to 'do this re quires time and thought which cannot be given to measures when they are hastily rushed through the Legislature. There fore, let us do away with hasty Legislation. GENERAL NEWS. Item* of Interest From All Over The World. The Southern Baptist Conven tion was in session at Nashville, Tenn., this week. Three negroes were lynched at Bearden, Ark., recently for murdering a white man. In a street riot at Durango, Mexico, on Friday, five rioters and one policeman were killed. On Friday night two robbers Mew open an express car with dynamite, at Cairo, Ills., and stole $1,000. By a collision between two vessels off the coast of England on Friday twenty-five persons were drowned. In an accident on a ferry boat in Russia on Saturday twelve persons were drowned and a large number are missing. Ten men were dashed to pieces at Houghton, Mich, on May 14, by being thrown three thousand feet down a mine. Matthew O’Brien was burned to death at New Rochelle, N.Y , last week in bravely saving friends from a burning house. In a fire at North Galveston, Ind., ou Thursday, an entire family, consisting of a man, his wife, two sons and a daughter, perished in the flames. There wa> an epidemic of bank failuref in the Northwest on Friday. .A bout twenty banks suspended. All of the trouble was caused >y the suspension of two large ianks in Chicago. The recent flood in the lower part of the M ssissippi River and its tributarie i is causing much auxiety for the levees. Two large crevast ?s were made by the mad wat rs in levees of the Arkansas Ri er last week. It has been cording to th the grounds * may be open visitors and i ings contain be closed, a plan will be Warren G very old ma cide at W; Thursday, b; through the After the l through his the brain of died within t The fact tl law will be only do the better exem> case of the r< outrages in otticers of th a furious mo of tl>£ “Whi sent to the p years. decided that, ac * Act of Congress, o the World’s Fair id on Sundays to hat only the build- ng exhibits must id hereafter this ollowed. Butterworth, a i, committed sui- rren, Mass., on shooting himself lead with a rifle, diet had passed head it lodged in iis daughter who wo hours. at the hand of the strong if officers r duty was never dified than in the cent “White Cap” Mississippi. The law bravely faced i and arrested eight e Caps” who were nitentiary for two A LITER, L MINDED MAN. An Interested 8 ectator Who Took m Po litical St* ry in Ciood Faith. The most enr >ux person in the audi ence of a story t lit r is the literal minded man. When (i neral Dix ran for gov ernor there wr i great discussion as to his age. -It was one of the controversies of the canvass. His opponents claimed that he was loot Id to fulfill the functions of the office. Singularly enough, the biographical db ionaries differed about ten years. I w is making a speech at Watertown to i very big audience. 1 was running at that time os a liberal Republican for 1 eutenant governor upon the same ticket vith Francis Kernan. It was an immens outdoor audience. In front of me slot 1 a man who watched me during the t ree hours of ^iat speech for the purpose f catching me on some material point. I finally took p the question of Gen eral Dix’s age, p ive the dates of the va rious biographi ;al dictionaries and en cyclopedias, am. based a theory on how old he must havbeen in the war of 1812, where he was i lieutenant, and finally said that the o. ly really authentic data had been revei ed by some recent re searches in the < denial records of Mas sachusetts. It ad been discovered that when the pilgri i fathers landed on Ply mouth rock tl >y found General Dix standing on tha historic spot and shout ing that unless ley made him a justice of the peace he would go over and join the Indians, the point of which was that the general had hanged his politics sev eral times, andt- ery time he got an office. My critical fr md saw his opportunity and grasped it t once. He sprang up with a shout th it could be heard to the Canadian horde , “Mr. Depew, that is a lie!" I looked t him for a moment to see whether he lad swallowed the bait, and fonnd thai he had taken it in hook and line, bob ai l sinker, whole and all. Then I stepped f o the front of the plat form and said - ith great emphasis and indignation, “S r, 1 have told that his toric anecdote rom Montauk point to Niagara falls tc hundreds of thonsands of the intelligeu and educated people of this great comi onwealth, and you are the only man w .o ever had the audacity to deny it.” "It ain’t true Mr. Depew,” he repeat ed, “because tl at happened more than 250 years ago. I was told when in Watertown last fall that although this happened in 1 73 that man had never been able to < me into town since.— Chauncey M. Depew in New York World. 8l)«nt I “On one of i black West Ind whaling captai reason, he jum was a little fit awhile before w and we lost sigt back a little w swimming with opposite direct yelled to him, a discovered he n get away. Ant more than I kn in midocean. \ boat and made months before t all that time i name, never sp board conld get “Sometimes 1 deck and seem the cre w wouh with a pin. At little and then We made a bed kept him away weapon. You < wheel and he u but if you ask ship was maki grave. And w port he went r him again. Be he regained hi thought he had time. But it v Francisco Exan Scieutists hat that the memor than i> winter much physical e ncation are amo memory. »r Four Months. iy cruises I had a big in in the crew,” said a "One day, for some -ed overboard. The sea igh, and it was qnite got the boats lowered, of him. But we pulled y, and I soon saw him all his might, but in the pn from the boat. 1 d when be saw he was ide no further effort to where he was going is w, for it all happened r e hauled him into the >r the ship. It was four e made port, and yet in indy, for that was his ke a word. No one on a sound from him. > would lie down on the o be asleep and some of slip np and stick him first he wonld twitch a vonld not move at all for him dowc below and frea a knife or other onld tell him to take the ■uld steer right enough, d him what course the g he was silent as the hen we made the first shore, and I never saw some of the crew said tongue on land and been ‘playing’ ns all the is a strange case.”—San mer. e discovered, it is said, is stronger in summer Too much food, too :ercise and too mnch ed- ig the worst foes of the The Shape of Rea Fowl*’ Eggs. Sea fowls' eggs have one remarkable peculiarity. They are nearly conical in form, broad at the base and sharp at the point, so that they will only roll in a cir cle. They are laid on the bare ledges of high rocks, from which they wonld al most surely roll off save for this happy provision of nature.—Boston Transcript. A Sharp Bargala. A valuable diamond, which Hnl Car penter, of Columbia county, N. Y., wears In his shirt bosom, was purchased by him years ago in the Orinoco river region in South America for two boot legs of plug tobacco, which the nativee valued more highly than gems.—Chicago Herald. When Baby was sick, we (fare her Cantoris. When ahe was a Child, she cried lor Cantoris. When ahe became Mi*, ahe clung to Castoria. When she had Children, die ga*e them < artoria. TheDarlingtoiT _ Association. T HE Annual Meeting of the StockJ holders of this Association will be held at the office of the People’s Bank of Darlington, on Thursday the 25th inst., at 8.30 o’clock p. in. Illank Proxies may beobtainsd from th-- undersigned. The monthly col lections will be offered for sale as us ual. C. K. KOGER8, Sec y andTreas. Stockholders Meeting. FgtHE annual meeting of the stock- 1. holders of the Darlington Brick and Iron Works will be held at the Bank of Darlington on June 19, 1893, for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors. By order of the Board of Directors. GEO. H. EDWARDS, It Pres, and Treas. And SPOT CASH 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 a^e 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. Agenfv STANDARD PATTERNS: Cataiogue Free on Reojesj. Good News for the 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, *ve invite you to call again. Clerk's Sales. HTA TH OF SO UTH CA ROI.INA. Vou iity of Da rlington. In Common Pleas. James M. Beignious vs. Lula P. Pate, et al. Foreclosure. Pursuant to an Order of Court made in the above stated case, I will of fer for sale in front of the Court House in Darlington county, on the first Monday in June next, the fol lowing described real estate: A tract of land containing ninety acres, more or less, bounded north by lands of R. L. Du Bose, east by lands of M: Marco, south by lands of H. M DuBose and the estate of B. B. Josey, and west by the publ c road from Cartersville to Mt. Elon. Terms of sale: One third cash, bal ance in one and two years; credit por tion secured by bond of purchaser and mortgage of the premises sold; pur chaser to pay for all necessary papers. W. ALBERT PARROTT, May 15—3t Clerk. Yours respectfully, A. J. BROOM. The Only Leader of Low Prices. Willcox’s Old Drug Store. IS NOW - FIRE — Insurance Agents, Represent some of the strongost 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. 0 Prompt personal attention given to all business entrusted to them. June 9—lyr /OpJZcL Th £ pA !\LlWqT ^JoP, Office: THE WHITE DEER ! See the beuutiful animal at J- M. JAMES' when you come to town. Sep 29—tf. •W.8. McGIRU.D.S., Offers his professhuiai sei vices to the people of Darlington and vicinity. Office over the store of Edwards, Nor [ meut & Co. Jan 19,’90—lv A complete line'of every "thing usual to a first-class Hardware Store. Also a full line of AgricM kplentii!, Elgin’ Splits, Micfay, Stm AisrjD tiuntw-A-he, And will sell at the very lowest prices for cash. Tinning, Roofing & Plumbing _A. SiPEOI^-LTRZ'. Oct 6—tf DRY GOODS, SHOES, Clothing, ^eeeCARPETS & MATTINGS- Harris Lithia Water, 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 p irsuaded 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 I have made trial. This opinion is based upon observation of its effects on my patients for the past three years, during which time I have prescribed it freelyand 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 my experience teaches me that from one to too quarts daily should be taken from two to four weeks, to secure its full remedial effect*. A. N. TALLEY, M. D. Columbia, S. C., October 8th, 1892. Camden, January-28. 1892. J. T. Harris, Esq., Waterloo, S. (’.: Dear Sir--I find great iieneflt from the use of your Lithia Water. I consider it a fine tonic and general regulator of the digestion, as well as very efficacious in tltpse diseases for which Lithia is con sidered somewhat of a specific. JUDGE J. B. KERSHAW. My wife lias 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 Spring*, and having since used sev eral cases of the Harris Lithia water, I am glad hat I can beer willing testi mony to its valuable qualities. Tlie analysis m; de by Dr Doremus ought to attra.-t to your place many vititors, and send tne water to every part of the v. G. W. HOLLAND, Nkwbkrv, 8. C. Pr“sident Newberry College FOR SALE IN DARLINGTON BY •WILIaCOGC Sc CO. -A.3STU J". -A__ BOY ID. Mar30—8m county. IF YOU DON'T- Like the Watch you have trade it off for another at Mason’s Jewelry Store. We have plenty of Waltham,Elgin and Illinois Railroad Watches, in Gold, Silver and Nickel, at reasonable prices. Feb28—tf For Sale. rf Ron hard pinotjuage shingles * ^ w at a very lowprice. J. H. EARLY. On Time! S. WOLFRAM is keeping u a | with the times in his line of | business. He has Jewelry of the Latest Styles, Jewelry at the Lowest Price, FULL STOCK OF Silvciware and Speclacles. Everything guaranteed as represented. Fme Repairing a Specialty. First-class workmanship on jail repair work warranted. Call and look at his stock be fore purchasing elsewhere. S. WOLFRAM, East side Public Square, j Apl3—3 DARLINGTON,8. C. WILKINSON’S M.TCim Mim ME. THE 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 immenee 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 plete 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 WOODS. Mar30 Spring £ Summer Goods Most Wonderful Tonic IN AMERICA, A* revealed by the chemical analy- aie m&dr at the University of Alaba ma. Cure* DisnepMa in it* worst form, I hronio Diarrhoia Diabetes, Sick or Nervous Headache, all Blood and Ski i Diseases, Ac, Ac. For sale by Moorhead, Cox &-Cc, ; Who '.-111 furnish on demand a com plete Hi o of circulars, showing some of the rt suit* achieved by the use of this, tin Best Natural Tonic IN AMERICA. Ap 18—tf In wool dross 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 Brooght To Darlington! “ougSdix buy 4 t0 2iVC pric “ on lhe8e I 00 "*' »" d “ not cheap DRESS GINGHAMS AT BJc PER YARD, FIGURED LAWNS AT 21c PER YARD. cent^ b r r yard r . ie8 ’ 3 ^ 4 inCheS Wide ’ g °‘ d mu * lin - Dic ° work, 10 muchnTore nt80ffineqUalityfigUredLaWn8 ?C per y ard . worth A pure white, nice quality, pearl dress Buttons, 10c per doz. And in fact a thousand of other goods at prices seldom m a retail store. You'll aot know wLt a dollar or, in ft? a fei cents, will buj until you visit our establishment. ’ Our stock for the Spring and Summer of 1893 far surnasse* any stock ever handled by us. Cal! early and o-et «««! surpasses bargains before they are all sold ^ gCt 8 ° me of thsse A fine assortment of Men’s and Boys’ Straw Hats. Our stock of Shoes and Slippers is full. |jci We«, M e.rry.,„a e t t u^Or.e„io.'. Your ear!, caH-^ sow 4r Mar 28—