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BBSk.vgj^ iW Poblishkd Evkry Thorbdat Morrino. fimsuY J, Jhommok, PROPRIETOR. TERMS—$1 Per Annum in Advance; 90 cents for 9 mouths; 29 cents for S months. Advertising Rates: One Square flret' insertion |1.00 One Square second Insertion...........50 Every subsequent insertion 90 Contract advertisements inserted upon the most reasonable terms. TWILIGHT. A clear, pale sky—serene and autumn cold. Tkin floats the buoyant crescent silver keea Through luminous far drawn spaces faint ly green. Save for one long, low, lingering streak of gold. Bine mists the hushed and supl..e land enfold And dim the winding little rtver'ssheen. Where, darkly clustered, shadowy willows lean. And chill and heavy lie on plain and wold. Now as the daylight's eager voices fade. And life Is narrowed to a shrinking span, A twilight breath of calm and peace ami shads Now on the hot and restless heart of man. From individual hopes and fears set free, A ouiet touch from out the unknown is laid— Ttie thought of compassing eternity! —Cornbill Magaalne. GOTHAM’S BIG VANS. HOW THEY ARE USED FOR LONG AND SHORT DISTANCE MOVING. Breakage, Time and Trouble flared by These Large Vehicles—Ths Dnstneea of Moving Bay Reduced to a Science—Trav el by Train and Steamboat. The estimator for a storage amt van company will walk Into a house or a flat and eatlmate within a ruble foot of bow much space the contents will take op packed, and he doesn't make any elaborate computations either He just walk* in a leisurely way through a bonae from roof to cellar or through « flat from end to end, and when lie la through he knows. Housea vary great- ly. One three story house might have in It three van loads. The house just like it next door might have aix, but the estimator rarely makes a mistake, tie might get half a van toad out ot the way in estimating a six load bouse, but this would be quite unusual He would be much more likely to bit the mark. The contract price for moving means for moving from any floor to any floor If it is desired, the company will send barrels, boxes and packing materials ami man to pack crockery, brontes. books, bric-a-brac, and ao on, at 79 cents a barrel or ita equivalent in space. The time for loading and for starting the vans woold depend somewhat on where the goods were going. If they were go lug 40 miles Into the country, the vans woold be loaded the afternoon before and wonld start at 2 o'clock in the morning. They wonld arrive at their destination at about IU o ’clock the same morning, the horses would bo put up ■nd the vans unloaded, the start on the return would be made at about 2 o'clock the next morning, and the arrival to the city would be at abont 10. Vane are specially constructed with large bodies and low wheels for trans- portstion by steamboat or, railroad Whether bones are taken on such tripe depends altogether on the distance the vans are going. If to a nearby point, tbe horses go along; if to a distant point, it la cheaper to hire horses tbere. If vans were going to Newport, for iu stance, they woold he shipped on a freight propeller, whose derrick would pick them up like great boxes of goods and land them on deck. On inch a trip bones wonld not be taken, but hired in Newport for the hauling there. Hones wonld meet the vans at the dock npon their retain here. Vanigo west at least as far as Loaiavllle, south to Baltimore *nd Washington. In transfen, say to Long Branch and other nearby points, . tbe borsee go with tbe vana. Fifty mllek wonld ordinarily be about the limit of the distance that vana cover on their own wheels, but they sometimes go greater distancee. Forty unlee woold be not at all unusual, ami trips of 80 miles and leee are common. Tbe driver* know tbe roads within 90 miles around New York well. They know where the paved roads are and those that are most nearly level, and where the poorer or more difflcqlt roads are, too. and so they know what sort of an outfit to take. Where theroada are good to destination tbe vans would be drawn by fonr hones. On bad or billy roads they wonld take six borsee. It ts interesting to note, as tbs result of the driven' observations, that the roads aronnd New York are better than they need to be, and that they are steadily improving. Not in- freq^flatly the van companies move peo pie frfln one point to another outside of the city. For example, a gentleman who lived in a town flear Bridgeport, Conn., who was abont to move to a place near Tarrytown, In this state, con tracted with a van company of this city to move him. Throe vana went up from the city on this expedition. Tbe work took abont two weeks. Here the dis tance to be covered was so great that it was impossible to make it in a single day, and the vans halted at night and went on in the morning. They went to and fro In this way nntil the work was completed. Tbe bill for this job came to nearly $1,800. The van companies move goods be tween points in tbe city as well as to and from it, and besides moving house hold goods they will estimate on and contract to remove the contents of a store or a building to another store or building. A recent moving job in this city came to abont $1,200. Goods mov ing in vans on their own wheels are not insured. In transit by rail or boat they are insured at the reqneet of the owner. The cost of moving by vans depends, of , largely on distance, and it varies : according to season and cir- It to cheaper between aea- aad the nature of tbe roe da to be r might have something to do With it. To Morristown, N. J., distance abont 80 miles, the price in the buy aeaaon would be $89 a van and expenses, tbe expenses being ferriage and tolls. To a point, aay, 12 miles from the city, in the beay season, the rate world be $20 a van and expenses. The storage and van bnsinesa has iu- gisatly in New York in recent The population of the city and las Increased rapidly, and more moving days than now mn from years. Th< ito anborba April or October, besides those tnat run from May, ao that tbe bnslneaa to more distributed throogh tbe year. The num ber of those who go oot of town for the summer has increased greatly. Many persons regularly every year move household goods enoogh to furnish or partly furnish a bonae at the seashore or In the country. There are many persona who give np their renU in spring and ■tore their eflecta and go away until fall.—New York Ban. “THEM WAS HIS SENTIMENTS.* And the Old Vo reconstructed Confederate Took Pains to Make Them Known. Very many of the early settle™ of Montana were natives of Missonri, Ken tucky, Arkansas and the border states of the war. They came by the Missonri river to Fort Benton or by coach from Omaha and for many years were in the majority at elections, when they held tbe flag of Democracy to tbe masthead. Tbe resnlt of this immigration was a strong sentiment for the confederacy In the early days, and in 1878, whsn Gen eral Phil Sheridan and staff made an official visit to the northwestern posts, the sentiment had not disappeared. Helena, Mon., was jnst emerging from the garb of a mining camp, bnt a few enterprising citliens with ex-Governor Hsuser at tbe head determined to give a fitting reception to the visitors. A delegation met Sheridan and hia party in a stagecoach several miles from tbe town and escorted them to (be leading hotel. On tbe following afternoon a banquet was given in tbe First National bank, located (ben in the present gam bling district. Tbe mens consisted mostly of canned goods, jack rabbit meat and fresh game, became tbe town wu remote from civ ilisation. There was, bowsver, plenty of ohampsgne, since that wine to usu ally found in mining camps even when nothing in the way of food ia left bnt flour. Tbe gathering wu very demo cratic. Everybody In town was invited to see “Little Phil,” tbongh tbere was much grumbling among tbe unrecon structed Confederates over the display made for a Union general. There were lawyers and mining camp politicians mingled with gamblers, miners and ex- road agents, many of whom wore aix abooten at their belts. Among them wu one old time Confederate soldier, who bad turned bis talents from the chivalry of war to dealing “bank.’’ He was restless and uncomfortable during the feast, and when the touts began this restlessness Increased. His face darkened and bis cyea flamed with an ger aa variona toasts were given to the United Btstee, tbe president of tbe United States and the army of the United States. Finally he conld stand it no longer. He arose with a wineglass in one hand and a six shooter in the other, and in a voice hoarse with rage shouted: “Here's to all mankind, so that no d d fool will be overlooked.'' With that be daahed tbe wineglass on the floor and emptied the aix shooter Into the celling ao that tbe room was filled with smoke. Tbe gnests reached for their revolvan, bnt tbe gambler, with a look of contempt, returned bis “gnn’’ to hia pocket and walked out. General Sheridan afterward uid that it was one of tbe moat dramatic and anggeative scenes in all hia experience. —New York Sun. Th. Mm Who Tired CarljrU. There ia a story of Carlyle in hia old age having takan the following fare well in hia broadest Scotch of a young friend who had had him in charge for walks, and who while almost always adapting himself to Carlyle’s mood had on a single occasion ventured to dis agree with him, “I wonld have yon to know, yoong man, that yon have tbe capacity of being the greatest bore in Christendom." The boredom had con- sisted solely In the rather negative sin of not having bun convinced of the troth of one of Carlyle'a dogmu, a sin all the more heinooa because, Instead of standing boldly np to Carlyle and de claring bis doctrine ntterly perverse, the companion had betrayed hto weak ness by an apologetic tone. Now, Carlyle liked disciples, and be respected antagonists, bnt he conld not endnre being merely thwarted without being thoroughly roused. He felt In that case that he bad made no impres sion at all on hto Interlocator; that he had neither won him nor excited him to resistance. And nothing bored him ■o much u that. Of conns it ia only exceptionally despotic minds that ars bored In this way.—London Spectator. ▲ Clever Girl's Trlek. Some of tbe enormons bunches of vio lets on the corsage of the Lenten girl will bear atudylng. She bu learned a trick or two which preserve appear ances and shillings at the same time. The artificial violets are a wonderful imitation of tbe real ones. It takaa more than a passing glance to detect the difference between them; bnt, u made moiselle well know a tbere ie no counter feiting tbe fresh delicate perfume of the reel flower. So the clever creature buys every day a 10 cent bunch of natnre’a production, which aba judiciously in- tenpersea through a large cluster of the handiwork of art. Tbe little leaven of fragrance to anffleient, and by tkia sim ple and ingeniou means to secured a maximum of effect at a minimum of ex penditure.—Her Point of View in New York Times. Aa latsraatleaal Wmsmb’s The Hon. Ettore Socci, a member of tbe Italian parliament, through tbe pages of Tbe Hamanitarlaa asks it it would not be possible to hold an interna tional women's congress In Rome in 1886 In order to give prominence to the women's movement, which to spreading ito ramifications throughout tbe World. He to an ardent advocate of tbe move ment. Tbe emancipation and higher ednoatton of woman, be declares, wonld not destroy in ber tbe feeling of wife and mother, and still leas woold It un dermine family Ilfs. A tjrmpatkvtle Barglfltr. A Marshall county (Ala.) man dtocov- ared' a burglar In bto room one night Ha watched tbe man ransack every drawer and trank in tbe bonae, know ing that he would find nothing. Then, when the disappointed bnrglar was abont to depart, bs called to him and asked him to ledd him a dollar. The burglin', though taken by surprise, j threw him a dollar and left the boose. —Philadelphia Ledger. Statistics show that mild winters are much more conducive to health than severs ones. THE FIRST IRISH POTATOES. Mr Welter Bslelsh Pleated Them K*er Cork, bet tbe People geared Thee*. Sir Walter Raleigh was an nnpria- clpled adveufurer and failed as an ad ministrator and coloflizer, but be bad a most commendable taete for planting and gardening, and in tbeae branches of effort bis influence remains potent Three hundred yean have passed since be lived in Ireland, in tbe county of Cork, on the vast estate which bad been beetowed upon birn, bnt tbe yellow wall flowers which be brooght to Ireland from tbe Asoresatlll flourish and bloom in tbe very spot where be planted them. Near by, at Yonghal, near Cork, on tbe shores of the Blackwater eetnary, stands the Affane cherry which he planted. Some cedars which be brooght to Cork are still growing at a place called Tivoli. Fonr yew trees, whose branches have grown and interlaced into a sort of snmmer hduse, are point ed out aa having sheltered Raleigh when he Brat smoked tobacco in hia garden at Yonghal. Raleigh tried to make tobacco grow in Great Britain, bnt tbe climate was not found anitable to it. He succeeded, however, by introducing the habit of ■moking it, in making it grow in plenty in other places. More important to tbe world than tbe ■pot where Raleigh sat and smoked bis Indian weed ia another spot in bto gar den at Myrtle Grove, in this lame Yonghal. Thia spot to atill bounded by the town wall of the thirteenth century. It was here that Raleigh first planted a enriona tober brongbt from America, which throve vaatly better than bis to bacco plants did. This tuber Raleigh insisted was good to eat, though common repoftfor a lung time pronounced it poisonous. Some roots from hia vines be gave to other land ownen in Munster. They culti vated them and spread them abroad from year to year. This plant was the Irish potato. Be fore many generations it became tbe staple food of tbe Irish people—almost tbe only food of a great many of them. It was tbe “Irish potato” which came back to America and became the groundwork, ao to apeak, of the Amer ican farmer’s and workingman’s daily breakfast and dinner. Sir Walter’s carious experiment in acclimatization became an economic atep of the very flnt consequence, and the spot at Yon- gbal which was Ita scene deserves mark ing with a monument much more than do tbe places where tbe blood of men has been shed In battle.—Youth's Com panion. Raskin's Methodlealnsss. Never haa a man been more method ical in bia work than Professor Ruakin, nor more precise in obedience to tbe rnlee he has laid down for his guidance. Hia working honn have always been from 7 in the morning nntil noon, and on no account whatever wonld be ex ceed the limit. Within those five daily hoars has all bto work been produced— books, lectnrea and bnainesa, pnblic and private correspondence. Work in tbe afternoon haa alwaya been by himself forbidden, nnlea it took the form of reading. Hto earliar works, of conrae, ware written at Herne or at Denmark Hill or while on a tonr on the conti nent. Hia later ones have been wrought In great part at tbe flower decked table of hia atndy, overlooking Coniaton lake. A wonderful room, that long atndy of hto, with hia Tarnen upon the walla and ranged in ranks in tbe great Turner cabinet upon the floor, with ito book cases of wonderful missals and manu scripts and early black letter books and the original manuscripts of a half doien of Scott's novels, with ito superb Lucca della Robbia “Virgin and Child" over the fireplace at one end and the mineral cabinet at tbe other. With what pleas ure did Raskinabow tham to me on my first Tbit—tbe unrivaled collection of agates and the equally perfect collection of gold ores and the rest.—McClnre'a Magazine. Th* Chlaese Hunchback. I am reminded of a pictnre I pur chased some time ago. I bonght it be cause I thonght it was the ngbest pic- tare I had ever seen. I tried to find out the history or meaning of tbe thing for some time without any success nntil a few days ago, while studying Taoism, I found the ngly man was one of the Taoist gods. In hto early days hto spirit bad tbe power of leaving bto body and roaming over the nniveree alone. When off on one of these tripe, wblvse came and ate hto body. So when bto spirit re turned it fcand only a few bones. After banting aronnd for awhile tbe apirit found the body of a dead hnncbbaok beggar who walked with an Iron cane In hto lifetime. The apirit crawled In thto body and haa lived in it ever since. Tib Kwalei, for that to the god's name, carries a gourd on bto back, which, if the breath were blown ont of it In tbe heavens, would bring back hto original body. According to last accounts, the breath baa not flown ont of tbe gourd.— Canton Cor. LontovilleConrier-Joarnal. A remarkable sight to be seen from a balloon it the bottom of lakes and ponds. While over Lake Erie Carl E. Myen, the balloonist, aays be saw clearly a wreck lying under 75 feet of water. It waa that of a schooner, sank 40 yean ago. At a height of half a mile the en tire bottom of a small lake or-pond can be clearly seen, and Mr. Myers believes that on a otokr day an aeronant of good vision conld see from a height of a mile •nbmarlne objects at a depth of 400 or 900 feet beneath the water. Prise SaaspUs of Bad Orasanar. An English paper gives the following •entenct'na the perfection of bad gram mar: “Them sbeepa to yonrn.” How abont the famous reply of tbe Yorkshire children when "Dr. Syntax" told them that their mother was calling them? John Leech, we think, reported and il lustrated it years ago: "Herain’t a-call- ing we. Us don’t belong to she. ’’—Bos ton Pilot Cassalatlve PraoA A—I toll yon, a year ago, wa had 18 egress of frost in Berlin. B—Why, that isn’t worth talking ■bodt; here in Dresden we have had aa much aa 80 degrees. A—Thirty degrees! Nonsense I B—It’s perfectly correct—15 in the New Town and 15 in the Old Town Hnmortottochcs. ^ Tommy heard bis mother call an lo- •ect that waa flying aronnd them tbe darning needle. Tbe next day be said, “Mamma, were tboaa fanny things we MW yesterday safety pins!’’ Vary Detieat*. “So yon proponed to Mies Jinglebtlt?” »4 Y ^M “And she refused yon 7” “Yes." “ Perhaps it waa a hasty answer?” "No. She took care that it sbocldn't be. She sent it by a messenger boy. ”— Washington Star. It to seldom that wood which bas grown more than 4,000 years before tbe Christian era ia need in the constrnction of • present day residence, and yet this really happened recently in Edinburgh, where a mantelpiece was fsshioned from wood said to be 8,000 yean old. CATTTIOJC.-If a Donat** shoo* at ai h* boa (boat without a * battosa, pat bias dowa 1 The old fashion of ruing the candied petals of tbe orange blossom in tea aeema to be almost forgotten. If a few of the candied petals be pat into tbe tea before it to steeped, they give it a flavor noticeably peculiar, but once esteemed verv fine. Darlington Lodge No. 7, Knights of Pytlii* as, meets on 1st and 8rd Tuksdai Evenings in each month, at Castle Hall, Florence street, opposite Broad. Visit ing brothers fraternally invited Watches Repaired AND WARRANTED, — AT — MASON'S JEWELRY STORE. Feblfl—tf oBen W. I* I prim, < ■MB • fraud. . JIES W. L. Douglas S3 SHOE thVworld. W. I» DOUGLAS Shoe* »r* rtylUh, ***y Kt- tlnr, and *i« better «ati»lactio* *t lh« price* ad. ▼ertised than any other make. Tnr one pair and be convinced. The stamping of w. L. ixmglas name and prica on the boitom, which guarantees their value, saves thousands of dollars annually to those who wear them. Dealers who push the •ale of W. L. Douglas Shoes gain customers, which helps to increase the sales on their full line of eood^r They ran afford to sell at a less profit, and we believe you can save money by buying all your footwear of the dealer i Catalogue free upon application. Address, W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mm* bold by A.. J. BROOM, Darlington, S. C. Febl—5rn IF ci. /tf I hZrr\ 7hCDa \uk$TojJ JoB Office WANTED! Our customers and friends throughout the county to know that we have just opened the Largest Stock of Goods We have ever had the pleasure of offering to the public, and that these goods were bought with a view to the present hard times, which means that in order to sell this large stock, we pro' pose TO WORK OK SMALLER PROFITS. We ask the people of Darlington and adjoining^ counties* to sustain us by giving us their patronage and we will not disap point them. Remember, our stock embraces everything in the way of Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Hardware, And Groceries. Respectfully, BRUNSON, LUNN & CO. I THE “CALIGRAPH.” 111 1 — It is now Thirteen years since the “Caliqbaph” Typbwriter iwas first put upon the mar ket and in all that time has responded faithfully to what is required of a first-class writing machine. The Caligraph is recognized everywhere as the most simple and most durable typewriter. It is easily learned, does beautiful work, and will last a decade, if properly cared for. In speed contests it has repeatedly taken first place and in telegraphic work has nevei been excelled. For manifold work it has no superior. With interchangable parts the Caligraph is well nigh indestructible. The expe rience of business men, ministers, telegraphers, short hand schools and government departments all go to prove that the Caligraph is without a peer. SOLID OUST E-A-STT TBBIMS which can be ascertained by applying at The Dar lington News Office. C. Irvine Walker, Jr., <fcCo., GENERAL AGENTS, 6 BROAD STREET, • • CHARLESTON, S. C. What is Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Inflante and Children. It contain, neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor OIL It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria is the Children’s ] —the Mother's Friend. Castoria. Castoria. "Castoria is so well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior to any prescription known to me.” H. A. Archer, M. D„ 111 So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. T. “ The use of * Castoria ’ is so universal and its merits so well known that it seems a work of supt.-erogation to endorse it. Few are the intelligent families who do not keep Castoria within easy reach." Carlos Maktyn, D. D., New York City. CMtoria cures Oottc, Ooustipstiop, Sour Stomach, Diarrhcea, Eructation, Ellis Worms, gives sleep, and prntaotee di gestion. Without injurious Medication. "Fur several year* I have i your ‘Castoria,’ and shall always continue to do so as it has ia variably produced 1 Eawnr F. Pardme, M. IX, 125th Street and 7th Ave^ New York (Mf. Tub Centaur Comfj vt, 77 Murray Strew, Nrw You &rrr J.D. BAIRD “The Furniture Man” Has a large and varied stock of Fancy MHTTINC -AT- 15°, 20 c , 25° A 30° A YARD. The latest thing out is our Matting Rugs. We have them in asssorted patterns. Just received, a large line of Opaque and Scotch Holland WINDOW SHADES mounted on the Hartshorn Spring Stop Rollers. We are pleased to state that we are selling the above goods much cheaper than they have ever been sold in this market. Come in and see us. Jan 4— EJtablifhed 1858. Re-Established 1889. BOM, Painter. Insure Your Property WITH— F- E- . Who represents the un m mists cmies ii tie mi \ Satisfaction Guaranteed. Represents Twelve First- class Companies. September 11,1890 LAW CARDS. 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. B., & C. PROMPT PERSONAL ATTENTION TO ALL BUSINESS. tt- W. DARGAB. H. T. THOMPSON. DARGAN & THOMPSON, Attorneys at Law, Office in Darlington Guards’ Armory building, lower floor. Darlinffton. S. C’ *. O. WOODS. T. H. SPAIN WOODS & SPA IN, (Successors to Ward A Woods,) Attorneys & Counsellors atLaw. Offices formerly occupied by Ward & Woods, over Bank of Darlington. Practise in State and Federal Courts. P rompt person al atten tion to all business. * THE IDTOAL LIFE HSUI1AHCE COMPANY or MCW YORK RICHARD A MoCURDY, PMMMWT For ths ysar mStog 1>M—tor 81, 1888 _ - 828,4,4,827 <8 turn all sllnr mum • - M*M«7 78 Disbursements T» P*UeT-k*l4*n . . 8S8,88« t 47t 4# Pm all atkOT aMtaata • - S.4S4.M? 47 0SM»<8S8~M Asset* U*1U4 8tatM B*a4* *a4 alhw . Bartrw* .... 78,788,888 88 Lmm M Hack, *a4 B*a4* 7,487,888 88 Cask totals la kaaksai aa4Tra*t Cm* LM8MIS28 10,844^81 78 Acoa*4 UUnat,B*lkrr*4 Pi*- ■IMM, Aa. - ... . ^ ito,78r,«M14 ■Mans fkr Fall*!** ft*4 aikar UafclUtiM . . . 188.758,871 88 SaxylM. . - . _ »ij^*»,S*8 ‘ To Our Customers of the Pee Dee Section: We have decided here after to conduct our business in your terri tory direct with buyers. We can thus better as sure you of prompt at tention, low prices, and clear agreements not liable to misunderstand ing and confusion as in past under a different system. To responsible and honorable buyers we will make it an object to correspond with us, and we want to deal with no other class. Write us for prices on any make or kind of machinery you want, and we will make an honest effort to serve your best interests. W. H. GIBBES, JR., A CO., COLUMBIA, 8. C. D*o28—ly laMnaM *a4 iaaattlM ■muuI aa4 nmw*4 8788,883^88 48 Kiit* 1—mu mnIt with* b iiauM ha Ob I km awfully txwioed tk* fongeing Suu- ■awt and Sad Ik* •am* to be comet/ 7rot* tk* Soiphi* * diridod vfllU ) ROBERT JL ORANNIS8, Vic* Humn Wait** R. Gixartts General Manager IiaacF. UoT* ad Vk^PraddcM Fuduhc Cjtomnu. Trcaane Kmo«t McCumtock u-d. xxa. Actuary F. H. HYATT, * General Agent, for South Carolina, COLUMBIA, 8. C B. S’. CAMPION. Old Furniture Made to Look as Well as Hew. WORK solicited. Exchange street, in rear of Dar lington Guards’ Armory. DARLINGTON, - - - 8.0. Feb8—tf Great Bargains IN Sewing Machines, I" ' Some of them almost a* „ are now offered at ths Guard*' Armory bail GAN* THOMPSON, Attorney* for the White Sewing Machine Co. J18ti IW.I.ReGIRl.U.D.S Offer* hto profee*iuiiai mm« the people of Darlington and r Office orcr the store of Ed war "San 18,'80—ly <8