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mm*. Our VovngPMplt SndM«or to Lmth Mora «r Hi* HMorr of South Ooroiina. Mr. EdUonr-Aa far back as 1869 William Gilmore Simms said la the Preface to his histo ry of Booth Carolina: “It is la mentable to perceive the degree of ignorance in which our live with regard to events which made their ances tors famous and which have given them equal station and security. To say that the great majority of our young people know little or nothing of the history of the State is to do them no injustice, and we may equally charge this deficiency upon the old.” If such a state ment as this was warranted in 1859 in regard to the ignorant e of our people of their own State history, what might we say now of that ignorance? Arous ed to a sense of this “lament- aqle deficiency” some of the voung men and women of Dar lington have resolved to do their part toward correcting the evil and to that end have organized an evening class of students who propose to place Carolina History to the front in their studies and by way of awakening a general interest in such studies intend to have on the evening of “Thanksgiving Day ” in Armory Hall, a public exhibition of their work, with ta bleaux, recitations, readings, essays, addresses and songs to convince all who attend that this State has a history of great est interest and significance and as well worthy of consider ation as that of Greece, Italy, or England or any State of the world. It can be shown that the history of the United States is full of matters for profitable study; but we submit that there is no State in the union which has a history equally as dra matic and edifying as that of South Carolina. Our borders seem to have been marked off and set anart to exemplify in the most unique and striking manner all the features of inter est and instructvie in Ameri can civilization and the past is suggestive of a future of equal consequence and significance to students of the conditions which help or hinder human progress and happiness. It is evident that South Carolina in’destined in future to hold the most con spicuous place in the trial of American theories of govern ment. Really the post of high est honor, because of supremest trial. If our institutions can stand the strain placed on them at this point and survive they are equal to any emergency of the future. Driven at an early day by our singular circum stances and environment to the most earnest study of the Fed eral system in the purpose to secure local self-government and protection to minorities our statesman discovered principles and proposed policies which are now beacon lights to the most advanced thinkers and students of govermental arrangements in all civilized parts of the globe. Providence, it appears, has thus been fitting us for the work that now lies open before us, by a long train of events that follow each other, as cause and consequence. All present conditions, material, political, social, moral, intellectual, are lineal descendants of past con ditions and certain progenitors of future conditions. “We must recognize the truh,” says, Mr. lackey, “that there is a vi tal connection between past and present events.” Our people, therefore, should awake to the needs of the hour. Should en deavor to learn their true place and imperative duties in the cause of country and humani ty and resolve to improve every opportunity placed in their reach for the advancement of our splendid civilization. To khow the past is to be able in some sort to calculate upon and estimate the future—the course *of fevents and their po tency for good or evil. Let us begin at obce ta Investigate and study the past, each for himself and herself—the facts of our history so full of interest, so full of suggestion, should be fa miliar ta every man and wo man in South Carolina who wishes to find a place of useful ness and honor in their day and generation. Don’t forget that there will be an entertaining and instruc tive exhibition in Armory Hall on Thanksgiving Day of same features of Carolina fais- tory—her discovery, and first settlement will be as far as the first entertainment will take us. And don't forget that the liter ary class meets in a r •>m in Armory building every Wed nesday evening at 8.80 o’clock. J. J. D. MSNERAL NEWS. LI Hnog 1 hug, K Is aanoanced, h safely arrirsd at Pakln. Xovxt ViRifOR, Ohio, October 88.— Col Oolubn Dslyno, Sx-8ser«tary of ths Inferior, di d at noon today. Hsnog A Company, wholesale cloth iers, of Clnclnnatti, assigned last Satar- day. Liabilities 180,090-, asseSts $89,800. The American line steamer 8t. Loots, which left Southampton last Friday, carried Howard Qoald end Henry V1U- a.d. Sigmund, Hayes A Bompany, whole sale notions, of Cleveland, Ohio, assign ed last Saturday. Liabilities $30,000; aseeats $30,000. Madrid, Sfaik. — Gen Primo Do Rivera, Captain General of Madrid, died last Friday evening. HU death hae created considerable excitement. Thousands of dsveted Georgians look' ed lest Sunday for the last time ux>n the face of Charles Frediick Crisp as his remains laid In stats undsr the dome of the capital. He wilt be iaterred at Amercas Monday. ■avaxa, October 83.—Two trains were in collision today at the Gaines Station, province of Havana, It was a rear end collUlon and the last car of the first train was wrecked. Four soldier* were killed and a major, two captains, six lieutenants and twenty-nine private* inju'.ed. Galveston, Texas, October 83. -Marly this morning fir* destroyed n Urge ware house end 8,300 bale* of ooMon, involving a lose of $83,000 oa the build ing and $113,000 on the cotton. About 75 per cent of the cotton was saved In a damaged condition. The entire proper ty was htanred for 1M.0001 Wizstok, N. 0.,—Two revenue offl cere visited the house of Sneiiff Wil liams, of Davie county, last Saturday night and destroyed fear barrels of blockade whiskey, which wee found In his ceUer. It is charged that the Re publican eoerift expected to use the whttkey In treating voters du.inj the cloeing days of ths ctmpa'gn. s The steamer Algos, which U being loaded at Calveetoi, flntehed loading Saturday and tailed fer Liverpool Mon day with the laigeet cargo ever taken from an American pert, conelsting of 18,260 bales of cotton, 104,000 bushels of grain and 640 tons of other freirght, making the bulk of24,000 bales of cotton. The veins of ths cargo is $1,000,000. The freight list U over $70,000. St. Louie, October 83.—A special to a morning paper from the Ci.y of Mexico says: An unknown ru'ned city with two temples and two great pyra mids, has just been discovered In the mountains in the State of Guerrero, by William Niven, the well known miner alogist of New Tork. He has just re turned from *'tea weeks’ trip into that country and brought buck more than th.ee hundred photographs of the ruins. High grade bicycles for sale at $45.00 at W. G. Dickson’s. Rev. Sam Jones’ lecture last night in the House of Represen- tativee was attended by all classes of people, and the house was packed, there not being standing room. His lecture was under the auspices of the Young Men’s Ohristian Association. His sub ject was “Character and Char acters.” He spoke two hours, and it is safe to say that no one was disappointed in their ex pectations of the “Rev. Sam.” That he is a man of great origi nality and force of character there can be no doubt, while there is great room for diversi ty of opinion as to his method or manner of speaking to his audience. No one can be found who will say that they were not highly entertained. He strikes from the shoulder, and calls a spade a spade, but when one hears him in full and sees his applications and illustrations he does not appear near as much ip the light of being rough and inelegant in speech as the garbed extracts which from time to time appear in the pa pers represent him.—Dewiocrof, Jacxson, Miss. Bucklan’s Arnica Solve. The Beet 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 money refunded. Price 25 cents box. For sale at Dr. J. A. yd’s and O B Davis’ drug stores The Independent write* thus of the celebrafed Japanese scientist, Dr. Eitm- seto: Who could have Imagined, forty years ago, while Japan waa still a hermit na tioa, that contact with the energetic peoples ofthe Occident wonld so instract and inspire these qaiet Oriental* that now we look to them .for results, even in advance of those obtained In Europe? Dr. Eitasaio worked for several years In Koch’s laboratory In Germany, when the germ theory of disease began to be understood, and ife far-ieaching oonee' quence te be appreciated. HU enthu siasm for Investigation canted him to the limit of prudence, and took him in to the midst of the plague in Hoag Kong, and kept him there till the Mikado re called him, bnt net till he had learned the secret of ife communicability; and quietly tailing in his laboratory, be dit-' covered ife specific bacillus, and hope* yet te discover n lemedy. There is pnt at his disposal s large hospital and every facility for etddy ihat money could com mand. He lately exhibited to an En glish armr surgeon e case of leprosy, in which the protuberances were break Ingdowni under an antitoxin for which be entertains high hopes. In another ward was a child who had the leek-jaw, that sometimes follows a wound: but the seizures were gradually dying out under the tetanus antitoxin of his own discov ering. Dr. Kitasato already has world-wide fame: and he to Still so yonng that the world may yet expect much from his labors, for he combines the sente reasoning powers with boundless patience and acumen. Clipping English. A clever New York girl made an apt rejoinder last winter In Loudon. She was invited to meet the Prihce o< Wales at breakfast with some other Americans. During breakfast tke primes rallied her couutymen good-humoredly on the lib erty taken by Americans in “clipping the king’s Enaltoh,’’ robbing words of letters in pronunciation.- After they had risen from the table, be found the Shy little girl hi • corner, end asked her kindly. “Whet In London has most im pressed your’ “Slnpul, your Highness,’’ was the timid reply. “Siapnl?” said the ponied prince. “Oh, yes! There to nothing in the town as wonderful to me.”' •- « “I am afraid,” ha said with a slight express km of annoyance, “that yen know asy London batter than L Sin- pul? la it a theatre, a oaf#,—what to it?” “A' church, year Highness. We would call to St. Paul; bnt, as yw call St. John ‘Slnjun,’ this, it ta ‘Slnpul.’ The prinrs laughs* haartty, and do- Idnself fairly ftoipA GREEN GROCERY. C OME TO THE OLD LaMOTTE stand on Pearl street for your Beef, Pork, Mutton, Fish, Hams, Fruit Ac. Anyone having good beef cattle for ■ale will find it to their advantage to communicate with me. J. O. Patrick, Darlington, 8. C. Tetley’s Tea at Deans Bros. - 8. H. SALE. WTNLESS PREVIOUSLY CALLED Ij for abd the chargee paid, or otnerwtoe disposed of, tne Southern Express Comany will sell to the high est bidder, for cash at public auction, at Darlington, 8 C by T. E. Phillips Auctioneer, in front of the Court House, Dariingtou, 8. C., on Satur day, November 88th, ?896. all matter that has been on baud six months or over, an itemised list of which can be seen at the Company’s office under Darlington Guards’ Armory. K. W. COGGE8HALL, 8. W. CR088WELL, Agent. Superintendent. Oct. 88. 4t. FOR SALE. H ouse and lot on broad Street in Darlington, known as ard Weston honse. For terms apply to E. KEITH DARGAN, 1 E. B. McIVER., Oct. 23. 41. Trustees. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. T he office of the town Clerk will be open for the pay ment of Taxes from October 15th 1896 to November 10th 1896 inclusive. By order of Town Connell, J. W. EVANS, Oet 7th.—4 t. Clerk. NOTICE. T he annual meeting of the County Board of Commis sioners is fixed by law on Thursday after the first Mon day in November of each year. The meeting will be in the pres ent year on Thursday the 5th, day of November at 10 o’clock a. m. A full attendance of County Board is required. All persons having claims against the Couniy will pre sent them properly itemized and probated to the County Super visor on or before the first day of November for examination so that the County Board can pass upon them at said meet ing. No claims against any County of the State' shall be valid and payable unless the same be presented to and filed with the County Board of Com missioners of such County dur ing the fiscal year in which it is contracted or the next there after. And all claims not so presented and filed shall be for ever debarred: Revised stat utes Sect 693. Do not debar your claims yourself and then abuse _ the County Board of Commissioners for it and do not wait until the day of the board meeting and expect the Com missioners to pass on it, it is our duty to examine all claims carefully before they are pass ed by the County Board jf Com missioners. Bids will be received for a physician commencing January the 1st, 1897. The bidder must furnish at Jim own expense all medicines and surgical instruments neces sary for the proper medical care of all persons m the Poorhouse and prisoners in Jail. All bids must be sealed and delivered to the Supervisor not later than 10 o’clock a. m., on the day of the writing. The Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Applications will be received for one superintendant of the Poorhouse and farm and one gnard for the county chaingang. The County Board will select the men and fix salaries for the same term of services, which will be from January 1st, 1897, to January 1st, 1898 and until their successors are appointed. W. S. KING, County Supervisor Colli—M. "BICYCLE ORDINANCES.” E IT ORDERED AND ORDA1N- ed by the Mayor and Aldermau ofthe town of Darlington: I- It shall be nnlawful for any per son on and after the 1st of November 1896 to ride a bicycle on any of the side-walks, streets, pnblic ways, places or squares of the town of Dari ington except under the regulations and in the manner herein ] rovided. II. Every person riding a bicycle on any of the street:, side-walks, public ways, places or squares of the Town of Darlington shall have attached to said bieycle in the day time a bell or ng; and after 6 o’clock p. m. shall ive attached to said bicycle a bell or gong and alighted lamp or lantern; and shall sound snch bell or gong not lee: than twenty feet from any per son whom such rider may be appro aching and within the sxme distance from any corner which such rider may be ap s -caching, and shall sound such bell or gong continuously until such corner has been passed or turned HI. It shall be lawfni for any and all persons to ride a bicycle on any of the side-walks of the Town of Dari lington with the exception of the side walks in the fire limits ard Depot street as far as the old C. & D. R. R. Depot IV. It shall be unlawful for any and all persons to ride a bicycle on any of the side-walks, streets, public ways. £ laces or squares of the Town of 'Arlington, at a-racing or dashing speed; The speed of any and all riders shall not exceed eight miles an hour. V. Any and all persons violating any of the provisions of the foregoing ordinances shall be punished for every such offence by a fine of not less than One Dollar and not exceeding Five Dollars oi by imprisonment not ex ceeding ten days. VI. All ordinances, or parts ordi nances inconsistant with this ordi nance are hereby repealed. By order of the Town Council. W.F. DARGAN, J. W. EVANS, Mayor. Town Clerk. Oct. 10. 3t. SATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Darlington. Court of Common Pleas. Summons For Relief. (Complaint Served. C. 8. Nettles, Assignee Plaintiff against Clara Stanley, Defendant. To the Defendant Clara Stanley: Tou are hereby summoned and re- r.uired to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy to here with served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said com plaint on the subscriber at his office at Darlington C. H., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclu sive of the day of such service; and if y: n fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the ; lain- tiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. R L. DARGAN. Plaintiff’s Attorney. Oct. 5th. A. D. 1899. To the Defendant Clara Stanley: You will please take notice that the complaint in this action was filed in tiie office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Darlington on the 6th day of October, IttQA R. L DARGAN, Plaintiff's Attorney. Judicial Sales. By th» Master. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Darlington. By virtne of Decretal Orders in the several actions designated below is suing out of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in Chancery, I will sell in front of the court house door on the first Monday in November 1896, between the hours of eleven o’clock in the forenoon and five in the afternoon the property described in the several cases below. John C. Wieters vs. C. S. Smoot et al. All that tract of land situate in the County and State aforesaid, con taining forty-six acres, more or less, and bounded as follows to wit: North by a pnblic road leading from the Florence road to the Timmonsville road; East by lands of J. A. Smoot: Sonth by lands Lewis Reddic and West by lands of R. H. Rogers; Also that tract of land situate in said State and county containing twelve acres more or less, bounded north by lands of A. T. Dargan; east by lands of Evan Sparks; south by Palmetto Branch and west by lands of Kelly Baeot. Terms of sale, one-half cash, the balance upon a credit of one year se cured by bond of purchaser and mortgage of premises with interest from date of sale with leave to pur chaser or purchasers to pay ail cash. Woods A Macfarlan, Plaintiff’s Attorneys. Albert L. Richardson, vs. William E. Rhodes, and B. A. Early. “All that lot or tract of land, lying in the County of Darlington and State of South Carolina, described as fol lows, to wit: Two hundred and seven ty-seven (277) acres, more or less, bounded on the n)r-h by Jeffries Creek, on the east by lands of J. 8. Garner, on the sonth by lands of G. E. Norwood and on the west by lands of the estate of Asa Garland,’’ as ap pears in said mortgage. Terms of sale, one-half cash, bal ance upon credit of one year secured by bond of purchaser and mortgage of premises with interest from day of sale, with leave to purchaser to pay all oash. Purchaser to pay for all necessary papers. Woods & Macfarlan, Plaintiff’s Attorneys. Mary E. Wilson vs. Edmund H. Cran ford, Minnie E. Cranford, D. M. Smoot Two Hundred and forty-four acres of land in Cypress Township, County and State above written, bounded north by lands of N. N. Northoutt, east bv lands of Ed. Davis, south by lands of D. M. Smoot and west by lands of D. M. Smoot and Est. McCall. Terms of sale cash. Spain & Thompson, Plaintiff’s Attorneys. Moorhead, Cox & Co. vs. J. N. Par rott et al. All that certain tract of land situ ate, Iving and being in the county and Rtate aforesaid containing two hundred and forty acres, more or less, and bounded north by lands former ly of B. W. Edwards and G. M. Mc- Cown, east by lands of J. L. Parrott; south by lands of S. E. Seabrooks and Julia Parrott and west by lands formerly belonging to the estate of Sarah Kelly, the same being the land conveyed to J. N. Parrott by Julia Parrott, by’deed bearing date the 16th day of January A. D. 188;). Terms of sale one-half cash, bal ance on a credit of one year secured by the bond of the purchaser or pur chasers-with a mortgage of the prem ises, with privilege to purchaser to pay all cash. W. F. Dargan, Plaintiff’s Attorney. James R. Coggeshali, Plaintiff, against Minnie C. Alexander, C. Alexander, J. J. Ward and J H. Early, The Bank of Darlington, The People’s Bank of Darlington and C. B. Ed wards, H. A. Edwards and James L. Coker, trading as Edwards & Co., Aron Siiverburg and Jacob H. Steinberg, trading as Siiverberg & Co., Samuel Lewenthal and H. E. P Sanders as Administrator of the Estate of J D. Haynsworth, De fendants. All the right, title and interest of Minnie C. Alexander the same being a two-thirds interests in all that cer tain lot of land situate lying and be ing in the town of Darlington and in the county and State aforesaid front ing on the public square of said town one hundred feet more or less, and running hack three hundred and twenty-live feet more or less, and bounded on the northeast by tin S ublic square, southeast by lot of rj. larco, northwest by lot of Dr. W. J- Garner and on the west by lands of Mrs. M. A. Huggins, said lot being known as the old Darlington Hotel lot. Terms of sale, one third cash and the other two-thirds in two equal an nual installments, the first installment twelve months aft**r the day of sale and the second installment twelve months thereafter with legal interest on the unpaid balance from the day of sale to be secured by bond of pur chaser and mortgage of premises, with leav to pay all cash.e Dargan & Coggeshali, Plaintiff's Attorneys. Each and every the above lots, pir cels and tracts of land sold to convey all right, title and interest, and all equities of all parties to the record in the respective actions, and as the property of the respective defendants therein, to foreclose mortgages. WILL. J. GilGS, 11 ^ 1»ARLINGTON, S. C. * Office over Boyd's Dray Store. ’ Ofkick Hours: 11 am to 1 p in; 4:30 p m t 0 7 MarBUfrlv. 1 ’ R. K. CHARLES, Master. Oct. 2nd. 1890. Buggies, Wagons, Harness, I have received two car loads of buggies and one car load of wagons, the largest stock I have had in 15 years. Also a big stock of harness. CALL AND SAVE MONEY BEFORE BUYING ELSEWHERE. C. W. HEWITT, DARLINGTON. S. C. have just been added to our STOCK. Some new WARDROBES have come in. A new parlor suit in cherry upholstered in Silk Brocco- telle. The finest wicker chairs that ever come here. A new Bed Lounge of removable mattress upholstered in Normandy Plush. A Single Lounge of exquisite beauty upholstered in Normandy Plush A $15 00 Side Board for $10 00. Some fine professional BANJOS. A new line of ACCORDIANS and QUITORS DON’T © DON’T © DON’T Look in our front door and think we keep only fine -FURNITURE We selected our stock with utmost care in the medium and cheap line us well as the best. We have FURNITURE as cheap as any can' be had. We can fit any purse, our Mr. Baird will always be on hand and give you the best values for the money that can be had carry in We Stock The CHICAGO COTTAGE ORGANS, and are Agents for The NEEDHAM PIANOS and ORGANS, and the famous IVERS and POND PIANOS. Prof. Leisch says of them—“BETTER THAN THE FISHER"—a Instrument. We will make it to your interest to do business with us PECIAL PRICES NOW ON BABY CARRIAGES GIVE THE BABY ONE AND MAKE ^The Home Circle Happy, , * * THE MONEY TALKS WITH US V. BAIRD BROS. * * ■ YOLK OLD FIUKND S, Sydnor & Tredway, WILL AGAIN HAVB CHARGE OF Oirliigtti Tcko Mini Open Tuesday, August 11, and every day thereafter. We want your patronage and will do all that can be done for you. YOURS TRULY, SYDNOR & TREDWAY. IF vu ^^uPd Fc ft JoiJ OrncE Darlington Lodge. No. 7, Knights of Pyth'- as, meets on 1st and 3. d Tukskay Evenings in each month, at ( astle Hall, Florence street opposite Broad. Visit ing brothers fraternally ii ltd. GRDVES TASTELESS CHILL TUNIC IS JUST AS GOOD FOR ADULTS. WARRANTED. PRICE 50 cts. uai.atia. Ills., Nov. is, is::. Paris Modlclno Co., st. Louib, Mo. Gentlemen:—Wo wild last ycur, ROO bottles of GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC find hnvo bought three gross nlrendy this your. In nil our c x- perience of 14 years. In the drug business, hnve never sold nn urticlo that gave mien universal satis* faction us your Tunic Yours truly, Abnky.Cahk A CO For sale by O. B. DAVIS and UR, J. A. BOYD. June 11—(im BY INSURING YOUR PROPERTY AND YOUR LIFE. W© represent Fire Insurance Companies whose combined capital amounts to US* over $44,000,000! --A.3STID- ii All business intrusted to us will have prompt and careful attention, and in case of loss, liberal adjustment. RESPECTFULLY, DARGAN & BAIRD, GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS. Office Up Stairs, in Hewitt Block. SHEPHERD SUPPLY COMPANY, 232 MEETING STREET, - STATE AGENTS FOB SALK OF - CHARLESTON, S. C. * % 'h % WHOLESALE STOVES, TIN WARES, HOUSEFURNISHING GOODS, OIL HEATERS. TIN PLATE. SHEET IRON, TINNERS SUPPLIES. GAL VANIZED, GUTTER & PIPE. Over 200 different styles of Cooking and Heating Stoves, also Oil Beaters and Cookers. We want the leading merchant in every town in the state to sell our lines of stoves. We guarantee full protection in his territory to each agent we appoint. It not sold in your town $end direct to us for cuts and prices. Da#6’96—lyr. Maiiutacturers —OF— Doors, Sash, Blums, D^OTJXaDHsTOS —AND — Building Material ESTABLISHED 1842. CHARLESTON, S. O. April, 20 89 —i y Tobacco Hogsheads Turning, Planing AM) CoiM itt oi all Kinds undertaken, and satisfaction guaranteed JOHN SISKROn SHOPS: FOR Al LILTS FROM $3 UP. 00 FINS C.ISItETS ami Undertakers’ supplies si ways on hand at low prices. Also CYPRESS SHINGLES and LUMBER at the lowest prices. T. C. Jeffords, Jr. Janl’96—lyr.