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$fu Jarlinfllon PCBLTSBKD EVRRY ThUTSDA T Morn156. ^(CHRT J JXOMPaON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS—$1 Per Annum in Advance; 50 cents for 6 months; 25 cents for 8 months. Advertising Rate*: One Square first insertion fl.CO One Square second insertion .00 Every subsequent insertion 00 Contract advertisements inserted upon the most reasonable terms. A VERY' SMALL BUSINESS. The notorious B. F. Perry has written an open letter to Josh Ashley, ainem'jier of the Legis lature. io which he charges that Gov. Tillman received and pock eted a good round sum wllowed the State in the shape of a re bate on (he whiskey bought for its dispensaries, and suggests that an investigation be made into the matter. This open let ter was printed in pampnlet form and placed on the desks of the members of the General Assembly. Mr. Ashley rose to a question of personal privelege in the House of Representatives on Saturday, and denied vehem ently having any connection with the letter or its publication. He went on to intimate that Gen. Builer was responsible for the whole thing. In connection with these charges, which have been floating in the air for a year rr more, while Gov. Till man still declines to do any thing to refute them, as being beneath his notice, some of his friends have concluded that the time has at last come for them to spe^k out for him. As a re sult, a lengihy statement, con sisting of affidavits and lette-s from responsible parties, going to show that the charges are without foundation, has been prepared by thorn and given to the press for publication. Things have come to a pretty pass in South Carolina when the friends of a retiring Governor have to come to his rescue to protect him from false charges of larceny! Gov. Tillman can not complain, however. It was he who set the fashion several years ago of making false charges like this, and he is only getting a good dose of his own medicine. As a matter of fact, we have never believed any of these wild rumors about the whiskey rebate. Regarding them as untrue, we have not even > eterred to them before in these columns, and would not be referring to them now but that the Governor's friends have seen proper to take them up, and were it not for the fact that Ben Perry’s open letter, and Josh Ashley’s repudiation of it, have formed the sensation of the week in Legislative cir cles in Columbia. Whoevei'is re sponsible for it had better have kept his own counsel until he was sure that he was iu a position to make out his case. The mis erable fiasco in which the affair has ended will have the effect of helping Gov. Tillman, in' stead of burtiug him as bis en emies intended it should, and it ought to help him. SUNFLOWER CULT! RE. A correspondent contributes an interesting article to our columns this week on the sub ject of sunflower culture. If there is anything in what he says, we may yet see the sun flower take the place of cotton io a certam extent. The article is well worth reading anyhow, as a number of the leading Southern papers have gone into a discussion of the subject, and are urging sunflower culture next year for all they are worth. There is one thing about the plant that will recoraend it to the farmer, and that is its grow ing qualities. Give it and nut- grass an even start, and it will run away with the nut-grass every lime. There is a legsend exreut to the effect that a farm er once tried to make use of sun flower stalks for bean-poles, but the stalks grew so fast that they pulled the beaus out of ground as the. stretched them selves upwards! places. There can be no doubt that this is the direct result of our "campaign of education” last summer. Let the Bill be come a law, by all means. There will then be a way to prevent the candidates for the United States Senate in 1896 from iu- dulging in profanity when they appear before the people ou the hustings. The Sunflower vt Cotton. Editor Darlington News: As the south is sorely in need of a money crop to take the place of cotton, which has fallen in price below the cost of pro duction, will you allow me, through the columns of your paper, to call the attention of our farmers to the sunflower, in which they will find a sub ject worthy of cons : deration? here cau be no doubt bf the fact that this plant is well suit ed to our soil and climate, as many of us know that Us seed will remain in the ground per fectly sound all the winter, and will sorin up and flourish the next season in spite of adverse circumsium-es. It is a native of tropical Amei ica and perfect ly at home with us. A few years sime it was highly recommend ed, not only as an oil and food producer, but also, as greatly conducive to the health of vici nities in which it was planted; but as there were no oil mills in the country, there was no mar ket for the seed, and the sun flower went down before "King Cotton”, who is now grinding his 'objects in the dust and tram ug the..i under foot. Tii s, however, have chang ed auo why cannot our fa- mers retrieve a part, at least, of their lost fortunes by cultivating the sunflower? Oil mills are now in active operation al' over the South, and I have been told by operatives that little or uo change in the machinery of these oil mills will be necessary to enable them to be utilized for extracting oil from the seed of the sunflower; in fact, that the most expensive machinery ne cessary for the extraction of cotton seed oil, to wit, the lin ters and the separators, can be dispensed with. There is at least one mill manager who is willing to buy sunflower seed now. These mills were erected by enterprising men for the pur pose of making money, and I feel sure that the managers thereof will be glad to co-oper ate with the farmers, and fry to establish a market for both the seed and oil of the sunflower. The seed aud oil cake can be utilized at home as food for ev ery variety of of stock, aud pos sibly for mankind also, and the leaves as forage for cat! le and horses. The oil cake is said re be superior to cotton seed meal as a fertilizer, because it cod tains a larger percentage of ni trogen or ammonia. - .The seed has been recomended for poul try, especially—and right here 1 would ask a question that I have often thought of, namely, why cannot the Southern fa. in er raise spring chickens for (be Northern markets just as well as he raises early vegetables? A frieud of mine who was with the engineering corps that surveyed the Northern Pacific Railroad route tells me that he saw thousands of acres of sun flowers g .wing wild in i h e Yellow-Stone Valley, twenty or thirty yea -s ago, where the hand of m a g. ve them no as sistant. If, then, the sunflower persists in growing under ad verse circuiqstanc-es, as many of us know it does, it seems to me that it should be as easily and cheaply raised as hay or small grain of any description, and as easily gathered, for the seed heads are admirablv form ed for being harvested by rna chinery—machines having been long ^Ince invented for gather ings s of co i f.ora stalks; (hes 1 heads of clover. In connection herewith, please be kind enough to publish the following extracts which will throw more light on this im portant subject. Thos. E. Richardson, Sumter, S. C., Dec. 5, 1894. apart, depending largely on the fertility of (he soil. On some of the rich, black lands, they grew from four to six crops without resting the land.” "The Russians estimate that the stalks and leaves of one crop, if left on the land, will manure the soil sufficiently, to yield six or more crops consecu- lively without additional ferti- 1 zing. The roots of the tall elks soon rot in the ground u ’d leave about one ton of man ure per acre in the soil, which is very fine for the next crop The plant requires but little at- teniion, and labor after plant' ing. When it is about ten or twelve inches high, the field should be thoroughly cleaned of grass and weeds. That is all bat will be required. Har vest time varies according to soil, climate and exposure of the flower to the sun. The us ual time is fixed, from Septem ber 1 to October 16. When the seeds are fully ripe, the heads of the flower are cut from the stalk, and placed in drying sheds, for the purpose of curin { them, the same as curing lea tobacco. When the flower is fully dry, the seeds are thresh' ed from the cups, and screened, and run through a fan mill, and are then ready for the seed mill.” [Co!man's Rural World.] Mr. Duncan, an extensive cot ton planter in the Mississippi bottom, who visited Russia last year, for the p 'rpose of gaining information in regard to the culture of the sunflower in that t ountry, gives his observation as follows: "The Russians, who grow vhe plant, generally sow the Weeds after a crop of wheat and rye has been harvested from the land. Some sow after oats and buckwheat, but have found it less profitable to sow after the latter, as the buckwheat takes up such a large per cent of potassium from the soil, the the! fl° wer doos not pay. It thrives I aud heads well after crops of rye and clover. The land in tended to be planted is tho roughly plowed in the fall, aud left until the next spring, at I which time the seeds are sown, If ••TO ABOLISH CUSSING ” The latest measure before our i < ? lc “ I either in drills or broadcast. ... august General Assembly is one! j., rowg t h e y Bre planted from Vo prohibit "cussing” in public! twelve to twenty-four inches LAW CABAS. *. W. BOTD. OKO. W. BROWH BOYD Sl BROWN- Attorssya and Counselors at Law Office in brick building south of the Bank of Darlington. DARLINGTON C. R., & C. PROMPT PERSONAL ATTENTION TO ALL BUSINESS. B. O WOODS. T. H. SPAIN WOODS & SPAIN, (Successors to Ward A Woods,) Attorneys & Counsellors atLaw. Offices formerly occupied by Ward & Woods, over Bank of Darlington. * ——— Practise in State and Federal Courts. Prompt personal atten tion to all business. e. w. DARSAB. H. T. THOMPSON DARGAN A THOMPSON, Attorneys at Law, Office in Darlington Guards’ Armory building, lower floor. Darlirufton. S. C • What is Caetorta Is Dr. Samuel Pitcher’s prescription for Inihnte and Children. It contains neither Opium, P* M «hine 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 Panacea —the Mother’s Friend. Castoria. Castoria. “CaatorUtoao w«a KMitod tochildna that I recommend it u superior toanj prescription known to B*.’ 1 H. A. Anc-au, M. D„ 111 So. Orford St., Brookljn, N. T. •• The use of • Caetorle ’ I* to ttnhronal end Its merits so well known that It seems t work of eupeierofetion to endorse it. Few ere the intelligent families who do not keep Cnstorie within eesr reach.** CtauM Mumw, D. I>. New York Cltr. Caetorle ouree OoUc, OmaHpaHoit, Sour Ctomach, Dian-bma, Xructatioo, Kills Worms, fires sleep, and promotes di gestion. Without Injurious medication. "For Berernl Fean I here i Four ' Cestorie,' end shell always continue to do so as it hes inrariahiy produced beneficial Knwin F. Pibso, M. D, lath Street and 7th Are., Now Tort dtp. Tss Cxaraini OoariTi, 77 Monear Snunrr, New Tone CrrT [AfanUt Constitution.] Few persons appreciate the value and profit of ibis common flower. By many it is regarded p. nu'saace. and yet its cultiva tion will pay largely more than cotrea and grown at much less cost. An acre of land planted about twenty inches apart will yield an average of eighty bushels of seed, the oil from which will produce about 160 gallons. The oil cake is a valu able food for live stock. The oil is said to be equa' to olive oil, is superior to huseed oil for painting ia spreading and dry ing qualities. The stalks, hav ing long, strong fibers, make superior paper. The green leaves are very nutritious as slock food and the young flow er cups very palatable to man. Machinerv for extracting the oil is easily obtainable and in expensive. Bees have a perfect "bonanza” in a sunflower patch, and the seed is very valuable for poultry as an egg producer. The sunflower is independent of weather and persists m growing under the most unfavorable conditions. [InlernatioDhl Cyclopedia.] "The annual sunflower com pion in our gardens is a native of tropical America, where it sometimes attains a height of 20 feet. This plant is now cul tivated in almost all parts of t^e world, and in the south of Eu rope is sometimes a field crop the seeds being valued as food for cattle and poultry, and on account of the oil which they yield, which is little inferior to olive oil. An acre of good land produces about fifty bushels of seed, each bushel yielding a gal- lon of oil. The seeds are also used like almonds for making demulcent and soothing lotions, and in some parts of Europe a bouilli is made of them which is used as food for infants. The flowers abound in honey, and are much frequented by bees. Ths leaves are good fodder for cattle. The stems are used for fuel, and yield much potash. [Encyclopedia Britanlca.] Sunflowers are supposed to destroy malarial conditions and prevent miasmatic fevers, and they are planted in many places for that purpose. * * * It is extensively used in Egypt, the East Indies and China, (where the plant is cultivated as a source of the dye-stuff safflow er), its principal applications being for culinary purposes and burning, and also as an oint ment in paralytic affections and ulcers. A Quarter Century Teat. For a quarter of a century Dr. King’s New Discovery has been tested, and the millions who have received benefit from its use testify to its wonderful cur ative powers in all diseases of Throat, Chest and Lungs. A remedy that has stood the test so long and that has given so universal satisfaction is no ex periment. Each bottla is posi tively guaranted to give relief, or the meney will be refunded. It is admitted to be the most re liable for Coughs and Colds, Trial bottles Free at Willcox & Co’s., Drug Store. Large size 60c. and $1.00. Invited. Darlington Lodge. No. 7, Knight* of Pythi m, meet* on lit ana 3rd Tuksdat Evening* in each month, at Castle Hall, Florence street opposite Broad. Visit ing brother* fraternally W.8.McClfn,l).D.S., Offer* lit* professiuuaj s«-i vice* t* the people ofDariington and vicinity Office over the store of Edward* * • ment A Co. Jan It.'SO-iy SPECIAL SALE » FOR CHSHI # To reduce my stock 1 will offer the following goods at greatly reduced prices! My entire stock Dress Goods and Trimmings; 15 pieces figur ed Satines at 10c., worth 14c. $300 woiHi Gent's and Boys’ Hats, 12 dozens Gent’s Unlaundered Shirts all sizes; IO dozens Gent’s Ribbed End Un dershirts at 3T 1-2 worth 50; a very fine assortment Gent’s Cravats all new styles, and in fact I will offer big bargains In every department until 24th. Decem ber. Call early before stock is broken. Respectfully, J, D, JOYE. 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 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 E. GIBBES, JR., A CO COLUMBIA, 8. C Dec28—ly THF BANK OF DARLINGTON. DARLINGTON, S. C. CAPITAL, - $100,000. SURPLUS, $30,000. Savings Department, Interest allowed at rate of S per cent, per annum from date of deposit —payable quarterly on tne first day of January, April, July and October. Transact* a General Banking Butin***. DIRECTORS: W. C. Coker, J. L Coker, R. W. Boyd, J. J. Ward. E. R. Mclver, A. Nachman, Bright Williamson. BRIGHT WILLIAMSON, President. L. E. WILLIAMSON. Cashier. Tax Notice. Treasurer's Office, ) Darlington, 8. C., Sept. 15, '04) T HE Treasurer’s books will be open for collection of State, county, school and special and poll taxes of the county for present 1893 4 fiscal year from Oct. 15tn, io Decem ber Slat, 1894, without penalty in ac cordance with law excepting Thanks giving day, elect .ou day and Christ mas holiday. 1 will attend In person or by deputy piece* nnd dales named below. Tbe office at Darlington C. H. will not be open on days 1 am visiting country precincts. Taxpayers will please ob serve this. Will be at Stokes Bridge, Tuesday, Oct. 16th. Ashland, Wednesday, Oct. 17th. Hartsville, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 18th. and 19th. Cypress, Tuesday, Oct. 28rd. Lamar, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 24th, and 25th. High LIU, Friday, Oct. 26th Antioch, Tuesday, Oct. 80th. Philadelphia, Wednesday Oct. 81st, Mechanlcsville. Thursday, Nov. l*t. Lydia, Wednesday, Nov. 7th. Leavensworth, Thursday. Nov, 8th. Jasper, Friday, Nov. 9th. Society Hill, Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 12tb and 13th. Swift Creek, Wednesday, Nov.14. Darlington, October 15, 20,22, 27,29, November 9, 8, 5,15 to December 81 inclusive. « Books will close at 2 P. M. on Sat urdays, and on last days at precincts where two days are given. Tax payers take due notice. Levy for State purposes, 5 mills. Levy for Countv purposes, 8 mills. Le»y for Constitutional School*, 2 mills. Levy for Graded Schools, 4 mills' Levy for interest ou bonds Grad ed Schools, 4 mill. Levy for all County purposes out side Graded Schools, 10 mills. Levy for all purposes In Graded Schools, 44 mills Levy for all purposes In County, 144 mills. PoU tax, $1 J. E. BASS. Sept 18—4t Treasurer, D. C. Sod R. Li. DARGAN? Attorney at Law. Darlington, S. C. Office opposite Court Bouse. SPECIALTIES; REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE, and COMMERCIAL LAW. Nil SIskJei Sfe Nfif Eats Shoes until yon can’t rest! Shoes for Men and Boys. Shoes for Ladies, Misses and Children. HATS. SHOES. ALL STYLES, ALL GRADES, AND AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. WE HAVE THE LARGEST AND MOST COM- HATS. SHOES. PLETE STOCK THAT WE HAVE EVER CARRIED, AND REQUEST AN INSPECTION OF THE SAME WHEN YOU HATS. SHOES. ARE IN NEED OF HATS. SHOES. NICE FOOT-WARE. WE ALSO CARRY A FULL LINEtOF UMBRELLAS, SHOES TRUNKS, VALISES, WALKING-CANES AND SHOE-FIND- INGS. DARLINGTON SHOE STORE, WOODS & MILLING. PROPRIETORS.