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SThf Darlington Unis. I'tBLisuKD Etbrt Thursday MORtllRtt. * ffXHKT J, T'kOMPBON, SniTOft AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS—#1 Per Annuiu ill Ailrnnrc; Mi o-titK ft>r 6 iiiuntlii>; 39 cenli lor imouthn. AiKcrtininK Rat^s: Otif- Rqnarp flrst inaprfion $1.00 $)• *• Square second insertion 50 ■ti ry auiieeqnenliniierlloi Contract advertraenienta i liner ted i*(>od (he moot reanoimble term#. DIVERSIFYING CROPS. It looks as if something or other happens every year to prevent ns from harvesting a Tull crop of cotton. A few weeks ago the prospect was the brightest we have ha«t for many years, amf then the heavy rains eame ai»d inflicted serious in jury. The necessity seems for ced upon us of devoting a great er acreage to- erops which will Setter withstand extremes of weather, more attention to the oultivation of food crops which will assist our people in making most of what they eat at home, utiattoa systematised cfTort at reducing the “visible supply’’ year by year until the price of the staple gets back to ten cents, the lowest at which it can be raised with a reasonable profit. Tins subject—the diversifying if our crops—which has been so much talked of and written about for some time past, is de stined to reoeive even more at tention from our people in the course of t K e next year or two. The good climate and variety ef soil to be found, within its borders makes Darlington- County peculiarly well fitted t©' be a pioneer in such a move ment, and we doubt not that the success which has attended the tobacco experiment will en courage our people to make fur ther and more determined efl- forts to reduce materially the amount of cotton planted by turning their attention to such new and untried orops as afford the greatest promise of success with our surroundings. In this connection, Col. Mclver’s ven ture in the direction of raising watermelon seed for sale,, a-fall account of which is published elsewhere in this issue, is a most interesting one. The fact, too, that Darlington. County,, through the great house witli which Col. Mclver- is dealing, will supply watermelon seed for a considerable proportion of the civilized world, when one conies to think of it, is no little thing— it is a fine advertisement and a jlist cause for a new feeling of county pride. are in the direction of modify ing this as to the extent of the damage done, but there can be no doubt that it has been con siderable and that it may have the effect of raising the price of the staple by the time our crop is put on the market. Mrs d. E. Ca> li»'e. (Spartanburg H- rnM j The nnnounce'iient of t h e death of Mrs Kmrna .Jom-s Car lisle in The tleruld yesterday morning was received with gen uine sadness by her friends and those of her relatives in this city. Kev. John E. Carlisle is pastor in charge of t' e leading Methodist church in Darlington. A few weeks ago he and his wife eame here to visit the hit tors sister, Mrs.George Nicholls. Just a week ago she became desperately ill and her family soon saw that she could not live. She passed quietly away Tues day night about S>: .‘10 o'clock. Mrs. Carlisle was the eldest daughter of Rev. Samuel B. Jones and his present wife. She was born in Cokesbury about thiity seven years ago and was a woman of unusually fine character. She was a true help meet to her husband, entering into all his pastoral duties with just as much interest as he did anddoing equally as much good. One of the most beautiful traits in her well rounded character was her influence over the young. Sho drew them about her with her wonderful magne tism and taught them that life is duty. Her place cannot easi ly bo filled and much sympathy is felt for her bereaved husband, parents, sisters and brothers. The funeral services were conducted in the Central Metho dist church by Rev. \V. A. Rog ers and the remains laid to rest in Oak wood cemetery. The following gentlemen acted as pall hearers: W. 8. Manning,H. E. Ravcnel, 8. J Simpson, J.M. Hickolls, 8. B. Ezell, Rev. B. F. Wilson. Bucklcn't Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or ‘'Th« New Mclver Sugar Melon.” ! Munir'* Bred Catalogue, 1894 ( -Tt is with great pleasure that I offer my customers, for the flrst time, seed of the best writer- melon ever put before the Amer ican prtbli,. In describing this variety, I cannot do hotter than quote from a letter received 1 money refunded. Price 25 cents from Prof. Massey, of Raieigh. j per box. For sale at Willcox A N. C., under date of September Go’s drugstore. Kith. 1893: | “As 1 was the first to bring this melon to public notice through the columns of The Practical Fanner, it is natural l CLEVELAND SPRINGS. know that the wnton* of Bpriugx nre Kurpasiieil by that you should ask mo more I Do you about it. My notice of this [ Cleveland melon was prompted solely by I ,,0,,e nmt b >' ,< ' w (or the fact that I was satisfied that DYSPEPSIA, ISpartanburg Cor., News and Cou*- itr.) Mrs. John E. Carlisle, of Dar lington, died here at the resi dence of her sister, Mrs. Geo. W. Nichols, last night at 9 o'clock. She had been sick on ly a week. She was the oldest daughter of Dr. and Mis. S. B. Jones, and she had been mar ried about eighteen years. Sne will he buried this afternoon at this place. All the members of the family were present during her lust h >urs. According to all reports she filled well the place of an itine rant preacher’s wife. Her min istrations were often as helpful as those of her husband, and her influence was felt in every com munity in which she lived. Her only child, an infant, was buried a few days ago. While her - husband and immediate family suffered a great loss they are comforted on account of the ood record which she left be- ind her. X CREDIT TO HK> COUNTY. The annual repertof the South Carolina Military Academy shows that Mr. W. W. Gamer, a son of the late James N. Gar ner, is at the head of the Third Class in that institution. The class is a large one, and the oourse at the Citadel very difti- oult, so that we feel warranted in the assertion that nothing but a combination of brains and indomitable perseverance has put Mr. Garner where he is. Un tier the circumstances, neither of those qualifications, if pos sessed alone,, would have ac- oomplished such a result*. We congratulate Mr. Garner, and trust that,.on the day of his graduation, he will prove him self as great a credit to his na tive County as he is today. A DOUBTFUL EXPERIMENT. The Pee Dee River is now full of carp of enormous siae, which are being caught arid brought to town tor sale almost every day. There seems to be consid erable doubt as to whether the good pioints of the fish, as an ar ticle ordietr, have net been over estimated, and this, taken in eonnection with the statement that has been made to the effect that it kills all other fish With which it some* in eon’act, may eause us to live yet to me the day when our paternal govern ment filled the Pee Dee with Mem. A despatch from Texas says: “Belfr worms are destroying cot ton a% a» awful rate. Planta tionsfrom twenty to two bun- stripped of all the equent despatches. ISpfirtanbnrg Cor., The State.] Mrs. John E. Carlisle, the wife of the pastorofthoFirstMethodist Church at Darlington, died here last night at the home of her sis ter, Mrs. Geo. W. Nichols, after a week’s illness. Mrs. Carlisle before marriage, was Miss Em ma Jones, the oldest daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Samnel B - Jones. She was a remarkably fine woman and one of Mr. Carlisle’s parishioners, who is summering at Saluda, struck the key note of her character when sho said: “Well, Mrs. Carlisle does just as much good in Darlington as her husband does, and she has the faculty of drawing the young people to her and then influences them in the most beautiful man ner.” A Furman University Scholarship. There will he a competitive examination held on the 24th of August, in this county, under the charge of the County School Commissioner, for a Scholar ship in Fnrman University, worth fifty dollars, an amount sufllsient to cover tuition for one year. The appointee is to enter the lowest College class. For further information, catalogues, etc., address Charles I. Durham Sec’y of Faculty, Furman Uni versity, Greenville. S. C. E C. College Scholarships. Theie will be a competitive examlnationtheld on the 24th of August, in this county, under the charge of the County School Commissioner, for two normal scholarsoips in the South Caroli na College, provided for by the General Assembly at its last session. These scholarships are worth fifty ^ dollars each, an amount sufficient to cover the annual fees and the tuition fees required by the College. For further informationaddress Dr. James Woodron, Prresident, Columbia. S. C. _ For safe at great bargains for cash—a lot of second hand sew ing machines, many of them practically as good as new; ap- ypl at this office it was the host watermelon 1 ever ate. Having not the slightest financial interest in the sale of the seed, I feel perfectly free to give my opinion in re gard to it. In August ’92 I went to South Carolina at the invitation of Col. E. R. Mclver, President of the County Agri cultural Society, to make an ad dress at their annual meeting. During my stay I was the guest of Col. Mclver at his beautiful plantation. It wasin the height of the watermelon season, and in addition to his general activ ity as a progressive planter, Col. Mclver I found was an en thusiast in watermelon culture. In a nook on the beautiful lawn around his house, shaded by some fine evergreen oaks, a ta ble was built, long enough to accomodate a score of guests, as a special altar of sacrifice for Watermelons, and there every day during my stay dozens of them were sacrificed. It is a point of etiquette in South Car olina never to offer a guest less than half a Watermelon, no matter how large, and the quan tity of the sweet pulp I made away with that week I feel ashamed to guess. At any rate I survived it, and brought a for ty pounder away with me to make a lunch of on the train home, and still I live. When 1 first saw the melons being piled out on the table. I asked Col. Mclver if they were Georgia Rattlesnake. “No sir,” said he “go a little closer, and when you try them tell mo if you ever ate a Rattlesnake melon equal to the n.” I then noticed that the shape was different from the Georgia melon. Col. Mclver informed me that this melon had been grown by him for many years from seed original ly from the West Indies, and that although he had tried all the new melons, he had yet found none equal to it. Now it is admitted that the Florida Favorite is a melon of good quality, so one morning the Col. sent to another patch and had a fine Florida Favorite brougnt in, split in two, with some of his own, and the spoons were handed around for ail to com pare the two. There was no getting around the fact that the Mclver melon was far superior in sweetness. One of the great est excellencies of this melon is its ability to withstand wet weather. The summer of ’9* was very wet up to the end of July, and was then succeeded by prolonged drought. The wet weather had caused nearly all watermelons to crack in the centre and become hollow, but we never found one of the Sugar Melons cracked in the slightest degree, and there was a total absence of anything like string iness, which makes Kolb Gem and others so objectionable. In fact I feel like begging pardon for mentioning Kolb Gem on the same page with the Sugar Mel on. Having enjoyed this sup erb melon so much at Col. Me Ivor’s hospitable home, I felt convinced that such a melon should be known to the Horti cultural world. I have grown nearly every watermelon in the catalogues, old and new, and can sincerely say that this mel on is the best of all, and leaves nothing to be desired in a wa termelon that I can conceive of. I only regret that my profession al engagements prevented my accepting the earnest invitation to meet these kind people again this summer, and one of the things I most regretted was that I should miss that feast of wa termeloos under the oaks at Col. Mclver’s.” The above letter covers the ground so fully, and describes so tersely thesuperiorqualitiesofthe Sugar Melon that I do not think that I can improve upon it. The illustration on opposite page is painted accurately from nature, and in every respect represents a fair average specimen of this remarkable melon. In conclu sion would say that I sent out a few samples of the seed of this new malon for trial last season to the most celebrated melon growers in America, and their unanimous verdict was that without exception the New Sug ar Melon was the most perfect and thoroughbred it had ever been their pleasure to raise, and in flavor it was far ahead of anything they ever conceived of in a watermelon I have only a limited supply of the seed, consequently would advise ear ly oroars. Packet, 20 cents; three pickets, 50 cents. KIDNEY AND LIVER TROUBLES, jaundice and most of the ills that the human body is heir to, is now open and ready for guests. For circulars, giving full in formation, address J. B. WILKINSON, Prop., Shelby, N. C. BANK OF DARLINGTON, DARLINGTON, S. C., Capital, — — $100,000 Surplus and Undivi ded Profits, — $45,973.80 DIRECTORS:] W. C. Coker, J. L Coker, K. W. Boyd, J. J. Ward. B. R. Mclver, A. Nachman, Bright Willt&mHon. Transacts a General Banking Business. Savings Department. Deposits of $1 and upwards received. Interest alliVwed at rate of 5 per cent, pier annum from date of deposit—payable quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October. For further information ap ply at the Bank. BRIGHT WILLIAMSON, President. L. E. WILLIAMSON, Cashier. Dee. 31—tf To Our Customers Dee Section: For The Senate. Editor Daki.ihgtos Nkws: Please allow me to annoance myself a5. » candidate for State Senator for this County, subject to the Democratic primary. J. W. BEASLEY. 1 For County Supervisor. hereby announce myself as a can didate lor the office of County Rnyiervisor for Darlington County, pledging myself to abide the result of the Democratic Primary to l>e held on Aug. 98, 1894. FRANK R. RHODES. Lessons in Dress-Making. P RACTICAL LESSONS in dress making gi.en by Mrs. L. E. Williamson at her residence on Spring Street. Young ladies wishing to le.irn will call on h»r. Also,' patterns cut to measure by the McDowell Drafting Machine Per fect fit guaranteed. IF TOFU BACK ACTtF-S. Or you we all worn out, really good for noth - Ing, (t Is general debility. Try vnowtrs iron hitter*. It will cure you, cleanse yonr Uver, and give a good II pains, HISS MAGGIE JONES TRK FASHIONABLE desires to announce t^at she is now selling off her entire stock of SPRING & SUMMER GOODS at half its actual value. Special Bargains are offered *n ladies hats and caps for babies. Aug. »—tf. Do You Realize How- Important a Part LAW CARDS. B. W. BOTD. GKO. W. BROWN Accounts in both Depart ments solicited and will be given careful attention. of the. Pee 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 the past under a differ ent 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., ft CO., COLUMBIA, 8. C. Dec88—ly ' BOYD Sl BROWN- Attorneys and Oonnaelors at Law Office in brick building south of the Bank of Darlington. DARLINGTON C. B., 6 C. PROMPT PERSONAL ATTENTION TO ALL BUSINESS. . O WOODS. T. H. SPAIN WOODS & SPAIN, (Successor* to Wai J It Woods,) Attorneys & Counsellors at Law Offices formerly occupied by Ward & Woods, Darlington. over Bank of Practise in State and Federal Courts. Prompt personal atten tion to all business. .DARGAH. H. T. THOMPSON. DARGAN ft THOMPSON, Attorney! at Law, Office in Darlington Guardi Armory building, lower floor. Darlimtton. S. O' Play in the Appearance Of a Person? They are the fnost noticeable article you wear, and you cannot be well dressed without good shoes. Our Spring Stock has arrived and we have the very latest styles for street wear in Russets and Black Shoes, while for evening dress we have every-* thing in the Shoe line, from Patent Leathers for men to the prettiest, daintiest Slippers for ladies. Darlington Shoe Store, Woods <fc Milling, Prop's. April 12- MOSQUITO CANOPIES SLEEP IN COMFORT. Manulacturers —OF— Doors, • Sash, Blinds, JSdCOTTXiIDIISrOS —AND- Building Material. ESTABLISHED 1842. CHARLESTON, 8. 0. April, 2o 1893—1 inaiMH! We beg to call the attention of the people-of Darlington and surrounding country to the fact that our stock of Spring & Summer Ladies’ Wash Dress Fancy; DIMITIES, Goods is complete. Especial attention is called to our line of Goods. BLACK ORGAN DIFS, Plain and DOTTED SWISS, Etc. Large line of Staple Dry Goods At all seasons of the year. The following lines are also worthy of your notice: READY-MADE CLOTHING for Men, Boys and Children, Hats. Slioes and Groceries. We solicit your patronage and promise to do. as well for yon as any house in Darlington county. Respectfully, BRUNSON, LUNN ft CO. THE "LIVIHGSTir We have just received a large lot of these CANOPIES. They are made especially for Southern Trade. We have been selling the LIVINGSTON for several seasons and they always give satisfac tion to our costomers. We have the largest and best assorted stock of furniture in Eastern So. Ca.,.and are selling at Prices Extremely Low. Kindly let us have your trade. BAIRD & SMOOT. What is castor i a Castoria U Dn Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infhntn and Children. It contains neither Opium, M"* ->hine nor other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor'Oil. It is- Plcasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by Millions of Mothers.' Castoria is the Children’s Pans rre —the Mother's Friend. Castoria. *Tutor<aa,o well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior to any prescription known to mo." IL A. Aacaaa. SI. D„ 111 So. Onfoed St., Brooklyn, X. T. “ The use of -Castoria* to so untrenal and Its merits to well known that It seems a work of •upt_-erogation to endorse It. Pew nre the Intelligent families who do not keep Castoria within easy reach." Casus Maam, D. D„ New Y«rk City. Castoria, Castoria cures Cblic, OonsUpation, Boar Stomach, Dtarrhoa, Zractattao, KISs Worms, glrea deep, and proasetas <tt Without injurious medication. "Por several yean I hare i _ your -Castoria,- and shall always contlnus to do so as it has lavariably produced beneficial Kswm P. Pumas, X. D, UMh Street aad rth Avtk, Nmr York ONp- Tsa emn-Atm Oomrt vr, 77 Moasar Srazar, New Yeas ter Eftablifhed 1858. Re-EstablishedJlWJ. Bowles £ Son, Painters. Converse College SI».A.:RT.AJBrBT7:RGh, S- O. FOR WOMEN 1,831 feet above sea level. M officers and teachers, each a specialist. #1 students. Thoroogh Classical, Scientific, English and KUotivAOoarses. 1i Masie students. Five Graduate Artists in Music Faculty, Dr. Peters, Dire* tor. Departments of Art, Elocution, Physical Cniture, Com me r real Cenrs* Physical, Chemical, Botanical LabirratoriesC library And Readhtt tabF Gymnasium* Buildings cost $105,000, and firs protected; Rooms furnishr and carpeted. Hot and Cold Baths. Best sanitation. Ckmpus 50 acres. High Standing of Scholarship and os Thorough Course oT Daugiiters of ministers of all * — i for Men tuition. Send tor Catalogue to denominations admitted without ohargi ft* B. F. WILSON, Presitent.