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'4Ci ' -i' taaafccfei *«{XiSSb :ve. dUtak. TIRMM.T AUtT. O. EOLXOCK. KDITOK AND PBOPB1KTOR. TBRM8—fl P*r ADnnm in AAvum; SO oante tor montha; 8S cents (Mr Imuntho. : i Arvimraiva Ratbs: On* SqMr*, first insertion. tl -OO Kr*ry ira'jaeqnent insertion SO Oontnct edTertissmente inserted upon the most reasonable terms. The editorial* in this paper are 'Writ ten in the singular number, the editorial “war* having been discarded. - Ths News of the Wees. For the first time since 1888, Rus sia is declared free of cholera. One feature of the eoronotion of the Osar will be the singing of Big rid Araoldaoo. Drsdstrest's report says that there have been more business failures in the fir>.t quater of 18M than ever be fore report ad for a lilt* period. tbs young king of Spain recently described an island to his geography teacher as “a body of land entirely occupied by inSnrgents. Liverpool, baring discovered that It once gave birth to a poet named Felicia Uemans, propoeee to erect a monument to commemorate the fact. New York Democrats are talking of making Jan. 8, the anniversary of the battle of' New Orleans a legal holiday fat honor of Andrew Jackson. Europe's populations has increased 88,888,088 in the last ten years, nearly half of the Increase, 18,510,000 being in Russia, while France has remain ed stationery. Hard tact is doomed in the French navy. M. Loekroy baa ordered that ■oft bread baked on- board shall henceforth be served oat to sailors instead of ship’* bteenlt Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania told a party of friends a few day* ago that be should go to farming when he left the senate. He own* several beatiful farms near Harrisburg. The PreeMent of Yenetuela he* directed the erection of a bronse col umn in honor of the citirena of the United State*, in recognition of their ■erviees in the struggle tor independ ence.' Congreasman Elliott has been given the erst in Congrem frmnihe Charles ton district. It would nave been un fortunate forThariestonand the whole district bad Col. Rlliott failed to get the seat. Thomas S. Petit, a former reading clerk of the honee, and late Populist candidate for|g>veraor of Kentucky, sustained a fractured leg by being thrown from a wagon on his farm recently. Secretary Carlisle baa addreeeed letter to the chairman of >he Ken tnckey State Democratic Committee in which be says that be will not be a candidate for the demooratie Presi dential nomination. Cambridge university has chosen as subjects for the members' {wises “The Monroe Doctrihe” for the En giisb essay and for the Latin essay ‘•A Defence or an indictment of Leader Jameson find his men.” Queen Victoria sends to Alber- marle county, Va., of which Char lottesville is the county seat, for her apples. The new Town Pippin, which she gets from there, is said to he the finest apple iu the world. Tom Reed will retire from public life and begin the practice of law in New York oity if he is not elected President. He has had a. number of tempting offers contingent open his not winning the presidential nomi nation. The Hartford Conranl claims that the Widow Watson of Hanford, who did business in that place about 180 yean ago, was the lint woman edi tor in this country The lady wai the owner, editor and publisher of the Cowrnrtt. « Forty thousand acres of virgin for est in Northern Idaho will soon be turned over to the axemen of a big lumber syndicate. lets expected this area will yield 400,000,080 feet of white and yellow pine, red and whit* fir, cedar and tamarack. mn merchant, Charles B. whole becoming blind, took aa electric shock of 100.000 volts, under the earn of Nikola . survived the ordeal without tort or inconvenience of any I The experiment was made In the hope that it would restore Mr Rouss's eyesight, but It had no effect what ever upon it Tesla says that the experiment bad nothing to do with Mr. Rouse' eyes. Sooth Pittsburg, Term., with thirty- five hundred people, is without post- office facilities, owing to the pique of J. J Ingle, who, it is ohargrd, dismissed tor Incompeteney. Bradshaw, the new Cleveland ap pointee. took charge of the office on April 1 and is now distributing mail from the tope of several big dry good* boxes. The old fixtures, consisting of an elegant outfit of look boxes, desk tables and safe, were the perso iroperty of the retired post mast He refused to rent or sell them to his successor at any price. Considerable feeling has been aroused over the action of Ingle, which Is condemned in strong terms by the business men ot South Pittsburg. lary . Lease, and Peffer.and Jerry Simpson, is never satisfies if it eanpot spring a sensation of some kind. This time it is a botanical one in the shape of a jet black ealla lilly, said to be in the posssesion of a woman at Swittler. “ Mim AHee Maud Sarabji is the first girt in all India to win the degree of bachelor of science from Oxford, She !■ a fianghter of the late Rev. Sorabji Kharsedji, of the Church Missionary society, and of Mme. Sor abji, widely known in Western India for her many educational charities. South Carolina saw mill owners may be interested in the remit of recent experimente With sawdust in Oermany, tor the purpose of con verting it into transportable fuel. It is heated under high steam prea- sure until the resinous ingredient* bacotoe sticky, and pressed into brick*. One mas with a two-hone power machine can turn out 8,000 brisks a day. The w sgm saodu* to Liberia seem* to be camming eoosldeT able proper tioas. One hundred and fifty negroes, from Arkansas and Oklahoma, passed through Memphis recently fa* Sevan nub, where they were to take ship for Liberia. The society which is furthering the emigration scheme is said to bars secured the good will and an operation of the negro firm sham, find great aumhers of negsoee afi over the South atw saving their mousy and selling their little AftttZ&sa:: tiefljtedat $41. t Phe'pe offers this ^ of > not Write if ai it is time for them to rebel and time with friends and relatives get rid of it the beat way they * DoVesville, 8.0, can. It is absnrd to maintain The farmers in this section '10} Howie & Snipes, 10;J. E. I Gandy, 6; E. A. Brya-it, 5; J. F. Wilson, 5; B. O. Collins, 6; Ja- th». just becu.. . law i. forced 'Ll; J. £,dT'Kir! pUMingthi, week.' Other sections are getting new jerry Tool, 5; M. B. Gandy, 11; ABILITY WILL TELL. Under the above caption the Charleston Sun of a few days ago said: The lawyers of the Charleston Bar were enthusiastic in {heir encomiums on the legal teamen end ability displayed by Judge Beast in his charge to the jury Saturday in the Kaobelech case. In spite of some political disadvantages un der which b* may labor in conducting his first term of Court in Charleston, Judge Benet has commended himself to the Bar and community by his sound, able and impartial rulings and the prais es thns freely sounded In his honor con- atllute a victory of which he may well be proud. How about those dispensary eaaee, contemporary? Do yen think his rulings in those eases were sound and impartial? Do you think a Judge should set aside jurors who say they are capable of making impartial de cisions because they confess to being opposed to the dispensary law? *Do you think, also, that a Judge should dismiss cases against dispensers for violations of the dispensary law because they haye the “cheek” to say they did not know they were violating Yhe law?- And, final ly, do you think you should call a Judge sound, able and impar tial when you know full well that he has been just the re verse, as far as th» dispensar law. at least, is concerned? Be 1 a little more rational and sensi ble, contemporay, and don’t put yotmclf in such an- absurd po sition the next time you say anything about Judge Benet. Only two ministers in this State so far have preached ser mons on the crime of lynching, the Rev. H. A. Whitman, pas tor of the Unitarian Church in Charleston, and Rev. E. E. Bomar, pastor of the Baptist Church in Aiken. Why the ministry in general should not consider it their duty to preach against the brutal lynchings which have recently occurred in this State, is beyond the com prehension of this editor. Many of them, as the News and Cour ier of the. 7th says, proclaim against the sin of dancing.,split hairs upon the unknowable things of God, talk learnedly of evolution and of the verbal in spiration of the Holy Scriptures, preach against the Sunday news paper, r and now and then at off times make a dash into the political arena. Why, it may be asked, should they think that murder by the mob is a crime, about which a minister of the Gospel should have nothing to say? Are there some who think they would have to touch upon politics in denouncing lyiyshing? and are there others, who con sider the crime for which people are general! j%nurdered by mobe. too awful and unclean to be dis cussed in the pnlpit? And, if none of theee things, why are the ministry so silent? The ma jority of the newspapers in South Carolina are trying to do their duty towards putting a atop to these horrible crimes and the work could he greatly ac celerated by the co-operation of the preachers.' H-Wv ; twnnhinir verho* Capt. H. J. Hansou, of the steam yacht " Watauga.” and Mr. Thomas Duggan, while rid ing along the streets of Charles too the other day, were halted by two of John Gary Evans’ po Hoe men. The fallows entered the carriage without stating their business, searched it, and, finding nothing, withdrew. Are the people of Charleston going to put-up with such outrages ? Law is jaw and justice is justice, a tyrannical govern- places upon a people a de law which they do not and never sanctioned. upon a people they are bound to obey it simply because it is law. Had such been the case, the United States would have been under English rule to this day, and no nation or people under a foreign power would ever gain their independence and fr edom. It is becoming more and more evident every day that some thing has got to be do as to rid the State of the odious dispensa ry and Charleston of the detest able metropolitan police, and the sooner the better. The editor of Ths News, while in Cheraw last Thursday, beard from a gentleman there who had talked, with leading Till- manites inChesterfield.that their faction did not intend te follow Tillman in his contemplated bolt from the democranc party. While Chesterfield was over whelmingly Tijlmanite a few years ago, it must be remem bered that it saved Solicitor Johnson when he ran against ex-Judge C. P. Townsend. Mr. Johnson was defeated until Chesterfield was heard from, bat when the old county cams up with 800 majority for John son, it caused him to be elect ed by abont 600 majority in the circuit. « The policy "Of tne Spanish government seems to be td de populate Cuba and settle the country with colonists. To ac complish this end wholesale butchery and all kinds of actro- cities are to be employed upon men, women and children. And etill some of the people of this country continue to talk about and help the Armenians, while there are human beings only a few hundred miles from our coast suffering untold . barbari ties. Those in authority in this country forget all about the aid which this country received the French during the Revolution. J. E. Norment in the News and Courier the other day said: Editor A G Kollock, formerly of the Cheraw Reporter, i* now a Darlingten- ian. Last week the firat issue of Thx Daulixotox Nbwb appeared under its new ntanagement, and evidenced the fact that the editor waa at home in his new aurroonding*. Mr. Kollock has tor years been a succesaful newspaper man. He and hia politics are well known in hi* new home, and ha has perhaps al ready found that his friend* and the bus iness community will welcome him to Darlington. Tes, the editor of The News feels at home in Darlington, having been acquainted with many of her people before tak ing charge of The News. He also feejs grateful at the kind reception given him by the citi zens and is well pleased with his success so far with the paper. What innocent dispensers they have in Charleston! When hauled up before Judge Benet for not requiring purchasers of liquor to sign the book furnish e<l to the dispenser, they said they did not knowingly violate the law, and were as meek' and innocent as little birds. Judge Benht, who never gees anything wrong with the dispensary or dispensers, promptly released his pets. My old friend, Maj. James T Bacon, of the Edgefield Qfiron- ide, reminds me that Col. R. B. Watson is a Saluda brave and must not be spoken of as be longing to poor old Edgefield. Technically, Col. Watson is a Saludian, but practically,' an Edgefioldian. “You may break, you may shatter the vase ax you will, but the scent of the roses will hang round it still.” PALMETTO. Oats are looking fine. Mr. George Cox, of EHenazer, spent last Saturday in our midst Mr. T. C. Jeffords. Sr. hau >ne on a visit to Johnsonville, C. Mr. T. C. Jeffords, Sr. has erected quite a neat little barn on his place. Mr. Willie Jeffords has re turned home from Ciemson Col lege on accoum of siokness. We are very glad to report that Mrs. 0. B. Gardner’s health is improving at this writing. Mr. J. W. .James is hauling lumber to erect a new tobacco hint on his place. He already has five. Miss Lucy Gandy has return ed home after spending some roads granted, why can’t we have one from the Timmons- ville road to Palmetto? We are very sorry to report that Mr. Witherspoon Jeffords is very ill .at this writing, (Toes day). We hope he will speedily recover. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Huggins have returned to their home at Venters. 8. C.. after spending a short time with friends and re latives in this section. The chain gang are working on the Ebenezer road. We hope they wi!i continue on through belore they stop for our roads are in need 6t work very rauen. There was a sociable at the residence of Mrs. M. A Hum phrieslast Friday night' The crowd seemed to enjoy them selves to the fullest extent. The music for the occasion was ex cellent. Mr. Editor, I will endeavor to give a statement of the number of acres of tobacco that will be cultivated in this section this year in your next issue, as I am not fully prepared to give it correctly this week. Mrs. A L. Simmons has re turned to her home at Johnson ville, S. C., after spending some time with friends and relatives in this section. „ We are very sorry Mrs. Simmons had to leave us but we truly hope she will return again soon. PHILADELPHIA. The small grain crops are looking promising. There is a general complaint of bad stands of tobacco. Winter and spring keep tus sling together as though each were asserting its rights. Dr. J. P. Parrott will go to the river Thursday after shad, we wish him much success. The corn crop in this section is. about all planted and now the planting of cotton is the next thing in order. The farmers are generally well up with their work and have their lands in fine condi tion for a good Crop. This section claims the honor of being J‘up with the times” so far as mumps, measles and sore eyes are concerned After all the freezes we hope tne peach crop will not be a fail ure as there seems to be a right smart shower of little ones left. The acreage planted in tobac co here this year will be about double that of last year. Some of the planters seem to be get ting this industry down to a fine point and the possibilities along this line are yet unknown. M”. John B. Stewart, a new resident of this community and a man much respected by all who know him, has been suffer ing for several weeks with a complication of diseases which render his case somewhat criti cal. His many friends anxious ly hope that he will recover his strength and enjoy good health once mjre. There seems to bo an effort on foot to unite the cl rgy of the State, irrespective of denomina tion, and move them to action on the great question of prohi bition, since the dispensary law has fallen so far. short of pro moting temperance and sober ness. Now, what will the con sistent church member who ad vocates the dispensary do in this matter? -Will he still hold the perverted idea that the dis pensary is better than prohibi tion? If he does the responsibi lity of the liquor traffic and the drunkenness which have be come respectable in the eyes of so many will rest largely on him—the church member. The members of the Episcopal. Church gave a picnic this after noon (Tuesday). Quite a num ber were present. The occasion was very much enjoyed, espec ially by the younger folks. It is time for picnics, let’s get up another one. DOVESVILLE. Farming operations are going bravely on, in spite of the cold snaps we have been having. Measles and mumps followed, in many cases, by pneumonia, are prevailing in town and vie inity and keep our Dr. J. R. Ware, quite busy. Mrs. J. 0. Dove, accompanied by her daughters, Misses Mamie and Nina, are on a protracted visit to relatives and friends in Charleston and Sqmter. As a general thing the first sowing of tobacco beds,* owing to the cold weather, failed to germinate, necessitating a re sowing, which will retard bacco planting about a month. Within a circle of about three miles around this place, there will be about 5G1 acres of tobac co planted, as follows: S. W. Williamson & Sons, 30 acres; J. C. Dove, 6; W. S. Dove, 13; G. T. Cook, 5; 8. J. Odom, 5; 0. T. DeLorrr.e, 10; W. C. Gandy, 12; W. L. Flowers, 16; J. C. Gandy, 11; D. R. W. Gandy, 6; 8. B. Gandy, 18; J I. Gandy, 25; W. M Gandy, 20; F. B. Gandy, 15; M. J. Gandy, 5; J. B. Gray, 6: Bias Clyburn, 15; P. R Rhodes, 10; Alfred Bacot, 10; J. N. Kir- veu,.18; B. S Lucas, 5; J. A. Russell, 80; E. M. Williamson, 35; Bright Williamson, 35; R H. Bryant, 10; W. W. Sumner, 5; L. A. Carrigan. 35. CYPKtSS. Some of our farmers have fin iihed planting cotton and oth ers are oow planting. Measles are still among us. Mr. S. C. Parnell has a case at this writing. We have some mumps in the neighborhood, al so. Messrs. W. J. DuBose and J. D. Large have put down a new saw mill at their place and are now sawing lumber qt a lively rate. From the number of new bug gies, phaetons, wagons, new har ness and bronco horses that have been bought by the people of this section during the past few months, it would seem that they are more proaparous now than for a long time. Last Saturday afternoon while George Andrews, a colored man living on Dr. Josey’s place, was absent from home, his children set fire to his ntables and they were burned down. Andiews saw the smoke rise and hurried home, arriving there just in time to save his bacon, corn, &e. He lost his buggy, several plows and some forage. It is reported that we are soon to have a fast mail system and a lightning express: one Boston, of Lamar, has taken the con tract to carry the mail on foot a distance of about 25 miles each day in the week, and the post masters on the route will have to be at their offices early in the morning as this fast mail will not wait on any one. It will take two people to see it pass, one to say there it comes and the other to say there it goes, as it will travel at a great speed. Surely Uncle Sam is improving in his mail transportation! HOPEWELL Mr. Monroe DuBose is very sick with measles. Almost every family have one or more cases of measles at pre sent. There will be an increase in th<‘ cane crop in this commun ity this year. Mr. J. D. Large, of Cypress, visited in this section lust Sat urday and Sunday. Mr. Charlie Reynolds has been very sick the past week with malarial fever. The private school at this place closed last week after hav ing run about two months. Cotton planting is in full blast this week—some of our earliest birds finished last week. Rev. J. J. Reynolds has the finest garden we have seen—he certainly is gifted in the art of early gardening. Miss Birdie Witherspoon, of Una, returned home last Sun day after several weeks spent witn relatives here. " The absence of the blue bird and the mocking bird is very conspicious, as neither has made its appearance in these parts as yet. Mr. Jesse Bass, Sr., one of our most prosperous farmers, has tobacco plants large enough to transplant. Most plant beds were killed out by the cold and had to be re sown, consequently transplanting will, as a general thing, be later than usual. NOTICE. BETHLEHEM. Mr. D. W. Byrd began plant ing cotton on March 3lth. Miss Anna Rhodes and Mrs. Eliza Sumner of Harts ville have been visiting friends in this neighborhood. The sound of the carpenter’s hammer is heard from every direction building tobacco barns. The number of barns and the acreage will be given later. Miss Bettie McIntosh and Mr. C. M. Watson, of Cedar, N. 0., were married at the Antioch Baptist Church on Tuesday night, March 31st, the Rev. F. M. Sattefwhite officiating. Easter services were held at Bethlehem on Sunday and were a treat to all and disappoint ment to none. May Winters and Anja Edwards, ages 6 and 17, spoke to the large congrega- to- tion about foreign missions and made a great impression. Jr F. Jordan, 8; A. L. Flower*, j to Charleston. SOCIETY HILL. Reorganize your base ball team, boys, and keep up your ’’rep” gamed last season. Rev. C. L. Dowell will preach at Cheraw next Sunday morn ing and here in the evening. Miss Marion Wilson has gone to Columbia on a visit tv the family of her brother Mr. C. 0. Wilson She will go from there T AKEN BY MISTAKE FROM THE lot back of store of 8. A. 'Woods a Co., one box buggy with euahioned back. Plenae return aame to I. LKWENTmAL, Cor. Pub. 8q and <'aaha*8t.. A9-tf. Darlington, 8. C. Meeting of Stockholders of the People’s Bank. T HE REGULAR ANNUAL MEET- iug of the Stockholder* of thia Bank, for the election of Director*, will be held at the Bank on Monday 27 inst at 12 o’clock. H. L. Charlies, April 8 1836. 8t Ca*hter._ Tobacco Growers’ Association. T here will be a meeting of tlie Tobacco Grower* Associa tion in the Court House on Tuesday the 21st. All furaera who are inter ested in ttw cul.ivation of Tobacco are earnestly requested to meet at that time. Matter* of importance are to be diecusaed W. E. Jambs, President. Bright Williamson, Be retary. * Veterans, Attention! Headquarters, Camp Darlington, 1 Darlington, 8. C., April 6, 1896 f T he regular annual meet- ing of C«iup Darlington will be held in the Court House on Monday th>‘ 13 inst at 11 A. M. By order of E. Keith Dargax, W. E. Jamb*, Commander. Adjutant. Low Prices Wo have reduced the price* on the following first class gro ceries: Breakfast Bacon, canv. 84 cents per !b 7 to 10 ft> avg Reliable Hams, 124 cent* per lb 7 to 10 lb avg Ferris Hams, 14 cent* per fb Country Hams 10 cents per lb Pure lard in bulk, 7 cents per Tb A govd coffee for 18 cents per lb Use “cream flour” the best on earth. A good rice for 34c p«r tb 100 lb sacks. A fair rice for 2fc per lb 100 lb sack*. Canned peaches 3 lb cans, 6c per can. Canned apples 3 lb cans, 6c per can.' Mixed pickles, good, Iqt jar*, 25c per Jar. Dried applea, 4e per tb Beat dried peaches, pealed, 94c per Tb Choice preserves in bulk, 84c per tb Canned mackerel, good, 8c |>er can. We meet competition on D. S. SIDES, GRAIN, MILL FEED, AND OTHER GROCERIES. Rnfftnes, Boilers. 8ftw-MUU, Threthlnf Machines, Cotton Gina and PreMM, Wood-working Machinery, Brick Me- ohines, Citnc Mills end Evaporator*. Hay PrMftee, Steam Pumps, oiws. In jectors, Belting, Shafting, Pulleys, Boxes, Grist Mills, Wind Mills, Hone Powers and Anything in themachlner/ line. We represent several of the ola- •«t and most reliable manufacturers in each of the above llnca and are pre pared to name bottom Prices. We are agent* for A. B. Farquhar 4k Co.,Liddell &Co.,Lane M’f’g. Co„ Deer- lug Harvester Co., Hanry 11. Worthing ton, Daniel Pratt Gin Co. Win^hip Ma chine Co., ('handler & Taylor»'. , Bren- u. n & Co., and others. Wo carry a full line of the Peering Harvester Co.’s Harvesting Machines; Disc Harrowa, Diaaton Saws, Cana Mills and Evaporators, Rubber Belting and a large supply of pipe and fittings, valves, pumps supplies,, ete.,otc\ The Daerlng Ideal Ball Bearing and Rollar Bearing Bicycle Mowing Ma chine is the dnest working and lightest machine in the world. We ask a trial, and guarantee satisfaction. We also carry a large stock of Stude- baker one and two-horse wag ms, iron axle aud thimble skein and a full lina of open and top buggies, surreys, etc. Correspondence solicited from parties wishing anything in our line and fair treatment, bottom prices and reliable goods guaranteed. We often have bargains in second hand machinery. W. H. GIBBES. JR . ft CO , NEAR UNION DEPOT, COLUMBIA, - - • S. C. The abovr: prices are xtrictly SPOT- -CASH That is the goods must be paid for before leaving the store. We will charge goods to ap proved parties and meet Char leston prices, we want your trade and must have it. Yours, MtallliCo. Our New Spring Goods are coming in every day. Look out for our Advertisement next week. WOOK t MIUINC.