The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, September 14, 1893, Image 4
WADDY THOMPSON, Editor.
Tharsday, Sept, 14, 1893.
WHERE IS THE REVENUE?
We have frequently heard
the advocates of the new liquor
law advance the argument that
the dispensary will bring the
town and county very large re
venues, even larger than the
bars under the old system con
tributed. But it does not look
like this argument will be borne
out by the results. From present
indications the town and county
will be left in the lurch. That
the profits of the T) Arlington
dispensary are not larger is due
indoubtedly in a great measure
to the fact that the season has
been dull and the expenses in
cident to beginning business
were heavy, but even if the dis
pensary fulfils the most san
guine expectations of its advoca
tes the town will certainly not,
and the county probably not get
the revenue received under
the old system.
The State secures its fifty per
cent profit in advance ; it is in
cluded in the price charged the
countydispensary for the liquors.
The revenue for the State is
thus made safe, but it is not so
with the town and county. If
we are correctly informed the
liquor is sold at an average of
seventy-five per cent profit; one
grade, the highest, is sold at
eighty per cent. Of this the
State receives fifty per cent and
the remainder, twenty-five per
cent, or thirty per cent at best,
is first devoted to paying the
expenses of the dispensary and
what is then left is divided be
tween the county and town.
Under the old system the town
of Darlington received annually
from the bars five thousand
dollars and the county received
nine hundred. It will be read
ily seen that the dispensary
cannot bring in such revenues.
The new law is indeed a mea
sure of “rum for revenue” so
far as the State is concerned,
but the town and county are
not “in it.” We still have the
liquor in our midst and the only
difference is that the channel
through which the revenue goes
has been changed—a poor re
compense to the prohibitionists
for their campaign of 1892.
T
LET US REJOICE.
It should be a matter of grat
ification to all classes of our
people that the proposition to
have the Legislature pass a stay
law has met with so little favor.
Just obligations should be paid
and it will not free the debtor
from wrong doing in the moral
sense because legally he is pro
tected in the refusal to pay his
debts. Besides a stay law at
best only postpones the evil
hour; the day of reckoning will
surely come when a man will
have to meet his obligations.
And is it not the experience of
everyone that the postponement
of debt-paying means the ac
cumulation of debts; and that
when the final day for payment
comes the debtor finds himself
in a far worse plight than if ho
had followed the plan of “pay
ing as he goes”? Pay all you
can as often as you can is the
best course; anyother is the
poorest kind of policy and the
“sorriest” kind of economy.
During the past year we have
certainly passed through very
hard times. We have all been
sorely pressed and have been
driven almost to dire extremity.
In such conditions it is not un
usual or unnatural for people to
catch at any idea that proposes
relief, but we rejoice that des
pite all our troubles we refuse
the stay law; that we are brave
ly determined to avoid all short
sighted or immoral policies that
will destroy our good name,
ruin our credit and bring still
greater misery to our doors.
Business is brightening and it
looks as if better times will
come soon. The stay law will
then be a thing of the past and
we will have the consciousness
of having steered through the
worst with the State’s integrity
unsullied.
GENERAL NEWS.
Items o. r Interest From All Over The
World.
The Irish home rule bill was
rejected by the House of Lords
on Friday by a very large ma
jority.
Seventeen people were drown
ed by the capsizing of a boat at
Rotterdam on Sunday night of
last week.
In a railroad collision near
Valparaiso, Ind., on Thursday,
seven persons were killed and
twenty injured.
A family, consisting of the fa
ther and four children, were
burned to death in a tenement
fire in London last week.
Two men settled a difficulty
at Hopkinsville, Ky, last week,
by a street light. Pistols were
used and both were killed.
The Commissioner of Internal
Revenue has decided that the
certificates ot deposits issued by
banks to reloive the stringency
are taxable.
A man and two women were
mysteriously murdered at
Middleton, N. Y., last week.
The wife of the man is charged
with committing the fearful
crime.
Three men attempted to rob a
train near St. Louis, Mo., on
Wednesday night of last week,
but the brave conductor and
engineer captured one and put
the others to flight.
The little town of Lockport,
La., was struck by a cyclone on
Thursday and six people were
killed and a large number
wounded. The damage to pro
perty was very great.
The business outlook is bright-
erning on all sides. In the
North, West and Southwest
mills and factories which closed
down oh account of the strin
gency are res lining work.
Near Fairview, v a., on
Thursday, Mrs. Wilson Berry was
killed by Mrs. John Scott and
Mrs. Berry’s son, was killed by
Mrs. Scott’s son. Mrs. Scott
several years ago killed her bro
ther.
The government’s report of
the cotton crop for September
shows the average to be lower
than any year since 1881. South
Carolina and Texas are at the
bottom of the list, the average
of both being 03 per cent.
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NEW PROVIDENCE.
Cotton is not so good in this
section as some of us thought it
would bo.
Evangelist Jackson closed an
interesting meeting at old
Sardis Church on the 5 inst. We
wish him well wherever he goes.
Mr. Middleton Johnson lost
his house by fire on Friday. He
saved nothing of the contents,
except the sewing machine, a
bed and his Bible. Mr. Johnson
deserves, arid has, the sympathy
of all his friends.
Mr. C. R. Dixon has removed
from this section to Ashland.
The community has lost an
earnest, useful, Christian man,
and Ashland is the gainer. Xr.
Dixon has lived here for about
nine years and has made many
friends who wish for him pros
perity in his new home.
Some cotton has been
ginned and sold. It brought
about half what it cost to make
it. The time price for bacon is
still Id cents. It takes nearly
three pounds of cotton to buy
one pound of bacon. We can
not live at this rate, so let us
plant grain and raise hogs.
Next month is the best time to
plant grain.
To Tobacco Growers:
I DE8IRK to announce to the to
bacco grower* of South Carolina
that, we are now ready for new tobac
co. We have the lar^ent corps of buy
ers of any market in the State, who
HART SVILLE.
Mr. Leonce Vaughan has been
quite sick, but has now about
recovered.
Miss Rosa Mclnvaill returned
on Saturday from an extended
visit to Charleston.
Mr. F. C. Hyman w ( ill- repre
sent the well known firm of
Alex Sprunt & Son, of Wil
mington, at this place during
the present season.
Rev. J. W. Perry baptized
eleven candidates for church
membership on Sunday last, as
a result of t ! e meeting held in
the Baptist Church here some
time ago.
gav
i W1
a girl baby at the White House
on Saturday. Both the mother
and little one are doing well.
This is the first child born to a
President in the White House,
though there have been other
births in the executive mansion.
Ben. Jackson, colored, was
lynched near Quincy, Ala., on
Friday. He put poison in Mr.
Thomas Woodmeyer’s well,
which caused the death of three
of the latter’s children. Mr.
Woodmeyer and several neigh
bors who also drank out of the
well are not expected to live.
STATE NEWS.
Gathered from Our Exchanges and
Put in Paragraphs.
PostmasterTalbert, of Ninety-
six, has been arrested for ap
propriating postoffice funds to
his own use.
Five negro desperadoes killed
a young white man, named
George Thompson, nearCharles-
ton, and then pillaged his house.
The negroes have fled
One of the dispensers at Col
umbia and the dispenser St.
Matthew’s have been expelled
from the church, because the
dispensary sells liquor as a
beverage.
Edgar Giles, a fourteen-year-
old white boy, committed suici
de at Rock Hill on Wednesday
of last week by shooting him
self. He Wes afraid his father
would whip him and preferred
death to humiliation.
D. R. Smith and one Atkinson,
both white, quarrelled about
some land in Marion county on
Wednesday of last week. A
shooting scrape followed and
Atkinson was killed and Smith
is not expected to live.
T. E. Watts, white, was con
victed of manslaughter at
Camden on Friday. He killed
his cousin, John D. Bethune, in
Kershaw county in August last.
Both parties were well connect
ed and the killing and trial
excited much interest.
The State authorities will ap
peal to the United States Su
preme Court from the decision of
Judge Simonton, which declares
Constable Swan in contempt of
] court for seizing a barrel of
' whiskey in the ( harleston depot
inf the South Carolina Railway,
| which is in the hands of a re
ceiver. Pending the appeal
1 Swan has been released from
jail.
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According to the director of the phys
ical observatory of St. Petersburg, M.
i Wild, the coldest inhabited spot on earth
| is the village of Verkhoiansk on the
I Yaua riy er in northeastern Siberia, about
100 miles north of the polar circle in
latitude 07 degrees 34 uiiuuWs-
-; '-■a aw ia is i_ —
Not a Lecturo After All.
“ ’Scuso me,” lie said to the other pas-
senger on the rear^lutfonn of a Michi
gan avenue car, ‘‘but do you use tobac
co?”
“Yes, sir.” was tho prompt reply of
the man as lie turned his head and kept
his hands folded in front of him. Noth
ing more was said for 10 long minutes,
and then the inquirer coolly drew a plug
from his coattail pocket and calmly said:
“So do I. Have a chawr—Detroit
Free Press.
The liot Poker Delusion.
An interesting delusion is produced by
looking along a redhot poker at some
small object (a coin or a letter stuck up
on a wall) removed from the eye a dis
tance of from four to six feet. Direct
the gaze intently for a few seconds, ami
you will presently see an inverted image
of the object hanging near the end of
tho poker.—St, Louis Republic.
Dry Goods and Millinery.
Having recently opened a Dry
Goods and Millinery Store on Rail
road Street, near the Coast Line De
lict, 1 respectfully solicit the patron
age of the public,, guaranteeing that
both as regards styles end prices no
effort will he spared to ensure satis
faction to all patrons.
Sepl4—2t MRS. A. J. SUTTON.-
W ANTED, WELL WATERED
and well settled Farm, 200 or
800 acres, suitable for stock raising.
Apply, stating price, J. L. A., 340
Meeting street, Charleston, 8. C.
buy largely on speculation and who
hold orders in unlimited quantifies
for the largest luanufactiirerN in the
United States and foreign countries.
These buyers afe anxious for all de
sirable grades of South Carolina to
bacco and authorize me to say to you
that they will give you good prices.
During my six years in the warehouse
business liiy trade has grown from
year to year until now Wilkinson’s
Warehouse Is noted for its high prices
and kind treatment throughout the
Caroliuas and Virginia.
I’ery
notice to consider this a letter written
to him personally. We will have your
tobacco nicely graded at a cost of
from 75 cents to !)0 cents per hundred.
Be careful not to let your tobacco get
too soft liefore packing as it will lose
its color and bring lower prices.
Remember, 1 run my own sales. I
buy largely of all grades and never
stop bidding until each pile of tobac
co has brought its full value. We
have cheap freight rates on all the
railroads. We make quick sales and
render prompt returns. Want your
tobacco and are willing to pay good!
prices for good tobacco. We want j
the name and postoffice of every to
bacco farmer in South Carolina. We
have no hired drummers but try to j
make a drummer of every farmer who |
sells tobacco with us.
Ship us some good tobacco at onoe
and you shall have good prices.
Yours to serve,
W. I. WILKINSON, Prop.,
Wilkinson’s Warehouse,
Oxford, N. C.
Competitive Examination..
O WING to the deatli of Cadet
Law, during the military ses
sion, the vacancy from Darlington
county, thus created in the 8. C. M
A., will be filled by a competitive
examination before the County Board
which will convene for the purpose at
the county-seat Tuesday, October 5,
proximo.
The County Examining Board will
receive instruction from the State Su
perintendent of Education, and will
report results directly to the under
signed at Barnwell.
Applications for information and
forms on which to apply for permissiou
to appear before the Examining
Board will be made to the chairman
of the Board of Visitors at Barnwell,
in time to be received prior to Sep
tember 27.
No application will be considered
by the Board of Visitors which is not
fully and clearly marked out in ac
cordance with prescribed regulations;
and under no circumstances, whether
the delay be from mishaps or other
wise, will an application he considered
after the adjournment of the board.
It is therefore desirable that appli
cations be forwarded to the chairman
at the earliest day to the end that
they may, when necessary, be return
ed for amendment.
The requirements for admission to
the fourth class in the academy, are
Ability to read and write English flu
ently, arithmetic completed, a knowl
edge cf the elements of English gram
mar, of descriptive Geography and of
the History of the United States.
Eaeli paper published intlie county
is required to give this notice one in
sertion, and send its account to Lieut
enant W. W. White, Quartermaster
at the Citadel in Charleston.
JOHNSON HAOOOD,
Chairman Board of Visitors,
S. (’. M A.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County of Darlington.
In Common Pleas. .
J. W. Ferguson, Adinr. vs W. H.
Thomas et al.,.
Judgment for Foreclosure.
Pursuant to a judgment for Foreclos
ure, made in the above stated ease,
I will offer for sale in front of the
Court House in Darlington County,
State aforesaid, on the ffrst Monday
in October next, the following de
scribed real estate:
All that tract of land containing
sixty acres, more or less, situate in
the County of Darlington, Stateafore-
said, and bounded on the north by
lauds of C. T, Harrell; on the north”
east by lauds of ( has. Davis; on the
south by lands of W. II. Thomas and
on the south-east by ‘lands of H. J.
Lee.
Terms of sale cash, purchaser to
pay for all necessary papers.
W. ALBERT PARROTT,
Sept. 14th, 1893. Clerk.
VW Ul/il,
Maimlacturers
—OF—
Doors, Sash, Blimis,
IMIOLTLIDIlsraS
—AND-
Building Material,
ejtabu3hb;d 1842.
CHARLESTON, $. C.
April, 2 0 l 8r 3-l
‘iDOUsr^A-IIlGrTiJSI-A.’
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Safe and Sure Remedy!
No Rad After Results!
J. S. GARNER, D. D. S.
Office in Hewitt Block, Upstairs.
My4—tf
HEN you are in the city don’t
fail to call at the
14 hen all the World's
on Wheels
There ll be no sot row
here below—
For all the world’ll be happy, and there
will be health and good digestion every
where and the best part of the world will
ride
MSI
For Columbias are sound, one-priced, beau
tiful to look upon, of T asting
durability. V
A Big Offer.
S HOULD this ponderous wooer be
successful in ids suit, it will be
necessary for him to have Ids picture
taken for ids bride. To all parties in
a similar position, and, in fact, to any
who may want their pictures taken,
Sutton, the well-known photograph
er, whose gallery is in the Hewitt
Block, offers, for a period of 30 days
from this date, the following proposi
tion. With every order given him
for a dozen cabinet photographs, at a
cost of Ha dozen he will include,
free of cost, a tine crayon protrait of
the subject, half life-size.
Sept. 14—4t.
Darlington Lodge
No. 7, Knights of Pythi
as, meets on 1st and 3rd
ITi-ksday Evenings in
each month, at- I astle
Ball, Florence street,
opposite Broad. Visit
ing brothers fraternally
I P vow uJOU-K
/ |)Cs//rO'>'w3<L
The: DaKl>Wc|to^
Jon Office
To the Public:
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Enterprise Hotel Barber Shop
It is the only first-class shop in the
city. Fashionable hair cuts, fi-st-
class shaves and the /
M kliu Egg Stamp.
Four polite Barbers always on hand
to wait on you.
Hixon & Harllee,
Proprietors.
Un ier Enterprise Hotel, South g'de
Public Square.
Is Your Life
Worth Anything
to others? Are there not
persons dependent on
your earnings for their
support? Are they pro
vided for in case of your
death? The simplest and
safest way of assuring
their protection is life in
surance. Business, pro
fessional, and working
men generally, should in
sure, for their brains or
their muscles, are their
capital and income too.
Death stops them both.
Insure in the
Equitable Life
and death cannot stop your
salary or steal your capi
tal, and your loved ones
will be safe from want
W. J. RODDEY,
General Agent for the Carolina*,
ROCK HILL, South Carolina.
I.AH CAKDH.
STEEL m. STEED!
There’s more economy in steel than horse
flesh—no oats, no stable, no stableman—
the world’s a-wheeling—saving money,
gaining healthfulness, enjoying the best of
recreation. The Columbia Bicycle is made
for those who appreciate standard quality
hacked by excellence. Folks who know
bicycle buy Columbias. For descriptive
circulars and terms, address
J. D. BAIRD & CO.,
DARLINGTON, S. C.
Agents for Darlington County.
j July 20—3m
Insure Your Property
-WITH-
UP. IE.* IsTORT^EIsTT,
Who represents the
mjHSEWI!
Satisfaction Guaranteed. Represents Twelve First-
class Coirp‘M5>'\
September 11,1890
ST A TE OF SO UTH CA110 LIN A.
Darlington County.
In Common Pleas.
D. O. Crenshaw & Co. vs W’m. King
" et al.,
Judgment for Foreclosure.
Pursuant to a Judgment for Foreclos
ure, made in the above stated case,
I will offer for sale in front of the
Court House in Darlington county,
State aforesaid, on the first Monday
in October next, the following de
scribed real estate :
AH that tract, piece or parcel of
land, situate in the County of Dar
lington, State aforesaid, bounded on
the north by lands of Henry Brown;
east by lends of James Newsom; south
by lands of John Newsom; West by
lands of Jacob Newsom, same being
the tract of land whereon the said
defendants reside, and containing
fifty acres more or less.
Terms of sale cash, purchaser to
pay for all necessary papers.
W. ALBERT PARROTT,
Sept. 14th 1893. Clerk.
J. L. 8ISKRON.
W. S. ANDREWS.
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R. W. BOYD. GKO. W. BROWS
BOYD & BROWN-
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
Office in brick building south of
the Bank of Darlington.
DARLINGTON C. H., S P.
PROMPT PERSONAL ATTENTION TO
ALL BUSINESS.
G. W. DARGAN. H. T. THOMPSON.
DARGAN & THOMPSON,
Attorneys at Law,
Office, Hewitt building (up
stairs) north side of the Public
Square.
Darlin/tton, S. C •
1. K. NKTTLKS. C. 8 NKTTLBS.
Nettles & Nettles,
Attorneys & Counselors at Law,
Darlington €. II., S. V.
Will practice in all the State and Fed
eral Courts. Prompt personal at
tention given to the collection of
Claims.
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and the
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From Asheville, Paint Rock, Hot Spring* ana
Knoxville, via R. A D., E. T. V. A G., Q. A C.»
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Chicago without change.
Another ear runs from Asheville to Cinei .nntL Both enn
make cloee connection with nil Chicago lines.
Ask for your ticket* via
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Any Agent of the R. * D.. E. T. V. A G. or Queen *
Creeeont will give you information ne to routes, rmt*.
echedulcf, etc.
Htop-overn allowed at Cincinnati, Ixrain.
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GENERAL REPAIRING,
I Mar 18—ly.
K. 0 WOODS. T. H. SPAIN
WOODS & SPA IN,
(Successors to Wai J & Woods,)
Attornegs i Counsellors at Law.
Offices formerly occupied by
Ward & Woods, over Bank of
Darlington. *
Practise in State and Federal
Courts. Prompt personal atten
tion to all business.
For Sale.
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at Harriman arrives at Chicago by Big 1 ”r Route at
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