The Darlington herald. (Darlington, S.C.) 1890-1895, November 30, 1892, Image 3
DARLINGTON, S. C.
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 1892.
Titnmonsville—R. W. Spigner.
Clausen—N. K. Melton, W. C.
Winn.
East Effingham—J. S. Abercrom
bie.
Scranton—Supplied by Daniel
Durant.
Lake. City—W. B. Baker.
SUI1UU8J 81H •Sniu.ioui Xnpgjnni I oug stl . aill- -pbe singing of tic
uo ^oo|o 09.ni; luoqc p? 1 ,.hildren was inspiring, especially I
AV T ••'IV' uos S !'I J° 93U.ip!?9j aip | th:lt sf ^ j n f ant c i iUS , s> W | UI 8linf rJ
‘avmii .f[;9inb possnd oj; -uiaii) o;! 0;ie j,j^ e without the help of the
popipu ;ru[; Smm.uo.\9 ui [un-iudmi' rest 0 f the school. At night Rev. A.
were interwl at Trinity, Episcopal, j Smith, whose future field of!
Church, at Society Hill, of which | labor will lie in Virginia, preached;
Kmgstree—M. B. Duncan; A. ^ • (dm re 11 he had been formally years aj hi s farewell sermon to the member*!
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•For thirteen bar-rooms; no leport as to
bar-rooms at Barnwell Court House.
$No report.
THE SALE OF LIQUOR LEGALIZED BECAUSE
OF THE MONEY THAT IS IN IT.
When attention Is thus directed to the fa‘ t
that most of our municipalities are reMevcd
altogether of taxation for municipal purpos
es by the money derived from the cale. of li
quor. It will be seen why so many towns
which have tried the non-llcenslng system,
when they found liquor sold anyway and
their municipal taxes drawn from property.
The nuisance without the benefit caused u
revulsion of sentiment, and however relnc-
tanly, the sale of liquor was a^aln lega
ted and taxed.
WHERE THE MONEY SHOULD GO—THE WAY
TO ABATE THE WHISKEY NUISANCE.
In my last annual message. I called at
tention to the Injustice of allowing the towns
to license the nuisance and derl ve t herefrom
an Income at the expense of the county and
State; and urged, ns a step looking to the
practical suppression of the liquor traffic,
that all money derived from this source
should go into the county and Slate treasur
ies, while leaving the question as to the issu
ing of licenses to a vote of the municipality
Just as if Is now. I have seen no reason to
change my opinion as to thl-i being the sim
plest and mo*t practicable way toaccomplUh
the end des 1 red. When it Is known th>«t no
benefit will accrue to the towns bv the li
censing of bar-rooms, public sentiment in
them will rise in arms to suppress the nul
sance which tncieases municipal taxes, and
every man will be more or less Interested in
seeing the law enforced. Toe people of these
towns will not be at the additional expense
of a rol»ce force to maintain order or repre»-s
disorder produced by drunken men who ob
tained their liquor surreptitiously. On the
other hand, you see that the absolute refusal
to license the sale of liquor will cause au in
crease in the taxes of the counties amounting
lo one-half mill; and it may as well be un
deretood now that unless the prohibitionists
themselves organize some detective agency
to take out warrants ami prosecute those
who break the low, theSiate Itself wMil have
to provide something of the kind or the law
will be a dead letter. All this will increase
taxes, and taxpayers had Just as well under
stand it. If the promiscuous and improper,
use of liquor can be stopped theie will be a
renuctW>n in the number of crimes commit
ted and a decrease In the court expense.
THE NEGRO AH A BALANCE OF POWER.
Another danger, which we cannot, be blind
to. will be the probability of a desperate pol
itical struggle between the prohibitionists
a d the anti-prohibitionists tw o years hence,
wlthanppeal to the negro as the balance i f
power; lor in every town and county where
this question has been fought out at the polls,
that has been the effect, and when applitd to
the State we may look for a like result.
Having thus discharged my duty frankly
and without i las, aird presented the question
as It appeals to me, l leave it with you, and
will cheerfully approve any law you may
enact.
BARROOMS UNDER THE GUISE OF CLUBS.
Before dismissing thi< subject I would call
your attention to me effect of the decision of
the Supreme Court in regard to the ‘ale of II
quorby so-called‘'“Ocial and literary” club-,
it having been decided by that court. In the
case of the Columbia Club, that a license for
the sale of liquor was not necessary for such
associations. The result has been that char
ters have been granted by the Secretary of
State in several instances for the organiza
tion of such clubs; and it is generally under
stood that they are barrooms in the guise or
under the name of clubs, and are maintained
against the will of the communities in which
they are located.
WHAT OUGHT TO BE DONE WITH HAMBURG.
There are a few complaints In regard to the
Infringement of the law prohibiting the sal
of liquor on Hunday.and notably In the town
of Hamburg, opposite the city of Augusta,
which abuse became so great and notorious
that,after repeated complaints. I commis
sioned aState constable to Investigate the mat
ter, and several arrests were made. This pla« e
(Hamburg) wblem thing more than tbegho»t
its former self, with a very email ptMiulallon.
still retains it charter of incon oiatlon. The
remedy against such abuses, which a?e not
likely to be restrained by public opinion,
would be to repeal tbe charter, and this 1
recommend.
AGRICULTURAL HALL, AC.
I have already alluded to the fact that the
P roperty known as the “Agricultural Hall”
as not been sold, and I deem it my duty to
set forth the reasons why a sale has not been
consummated.
Tbe property was put up at auction on (he
first day of February, 189*1, and was knocked
down to W. H. Lyles, bsq., as attorney, for
$10,165. The name of the real purchaser was
not disclosed at the sale. On the next day, at
a meeting of the commissioners of the sink
ing fund, a deed was presented them for sig
natures without the name of the purchaser:
Mr. Means the clei k of the board, reporting to
us that Mr. Lyles was not prepared to com
municate the name, and had requested him to
have tbe deed signed hi blank. This was con
trary to our custom, but. as we were not ex
pecting fraud, the commissioners pr&eut at
the meeting, five In number, compiled with
the request.
Several days later Mr. Lyles gave to the Sec
retary of State tbe natneof tbe purchaser, one
J. W. Alexander, of Morth Carolina, and sub
mitted for approval the mortgage required
under the terms of the sale to secure tbe cred
it portion (two-tblrds)of the purchase money.
This paper was not correctly drawn, and the
matter was postponed. On the itith day ol
February, Mr. Lyles, accompanied by Mr.
Muller, came to tbe state House.and, Mr.Tin-
dal. Secretary of State, being absent from the
city, be presented tbe mortgage to the State
treasurer,and,after persuadh g him to receive
it, together with a check for tlie cash portion
of the purchase money, got possession of the
deed to the property. He also obtained un or
der from Mr. Means, a clerk In theofliceof the
Secretary of State, directing the State’s tenant
In possession of the building to surrender the
possession to Mr. Lyles as attorney of the pur
chaser. Mr. Lyles and Mr. J.S. Muller, claim
ing to he attorneys f.ir the purchaser, then re
tired from the treasurer’s office tor a moment,
hut Immediately returned and made to the
State treasurer a tender of what is known as
“Revenue Bond Scrip” In pay men t of the
credit portion of tbe purchase money. In the
terms of sale It was stipulated that tbe pur
chaser would be alioued to anticipate the
payment of this credit portion If he ko de
sired. The tender was of course, refused by
the State treasurer, and then Mr. Lyles drew
from his pocket a written notification of the
tender and bis inlention to refuse to pay tbe
balance or Interest thereon.
Being promptly informed of this transno
tlon, I saw at once that, a conspiracy had been
formed by these attorneNs, and others Inter
ested In “Revenue Bond Serin,” prior to tbe
purchase of the property ; and that tbe pur
chase had been made in b.<U faith aud lode-
fraud the Stale and force he into the court, to
test the validity of the “.-crip.” In this emer
gency, the Secretaiy of Slate and the Attor
ney General being absent from tbe city, I act
ed promptly; instiuded Mr. Means to rescind
the order for possession, and, in behalf of the
Secretary of Stale, to see to It that the proper
ty be held until the Secretary ol state,! he cus
todlao, should return to the city. This duty
was entrusted to J. W.Coulllette, then the
watchman of the State House and grounds, to
whom 1 issued an appoint men t as chief State
constable. In this matter I acted as Governor
of tbe State and ex officio chairman of the
Board of Coninilsslouetsof theSInk ing Fund,
deeming It my duty. If possible, to Inwart
this conspiracy, the parties to which bad dis
closed tbelr purpose from the beginning ol
the transaction to practice a traud on the peo
pie of tbe State. This, the facts abundantly
prove.
On tbe same day possession of tbe properly
was demanded by Mr. Lyles, as attorney, and
refused oy Mr. Coulllette. Some corresuoud-
ence then followed, and copies of tbe letters
are here given:
Columbia, 8. C., February 17tb, 1892.
To His Excellency B. R. Tillman, Governor
State of South Carolina:
Sir: On yesterdiw, :is attorney for Mr. J.
W. Alexander, of Ltncolnton, N. C., I com
pleted the purchase of tbe building aud lot
adjoining, situated on tbe west side of Rich
ardson street in this city, between Gervals
and Lady streets, known as tbe “Agricultural
Hall,” aud to-duy I called at the building, still
acting as attorney for Mr. Alexander, and
found it locked. Upon knocking at tbe door
Mr. J. W. Cjulllette opened It from witbln
and. upon my stating that i bad come to take
possession of the building, Informed me that
be had-orders from you to prevent my enter
ing and to refuse to surrender possession of
the building to me. I demanded to see his an
thority if It was in writing. He handed me a
commission, executed by yourself as (Gover
nor of the State, to him to hold during your
f ileasure, but It did not state (or what purpose
le was appointed, and I write to know if he
was correct in bis statement that you had In
structed him to refuse the possession of the
building to me. About the close of the con
versation between Mr. Coulllette and myself,
Mr. David C. Means, the clerk of the Board of
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, came up,
and upon my exhibiting lo Mr. Coulllette the
orders given on yesterday to the occupants of
the building to recognize me. as the represen
tative of Mr. Alexander, as their landlord, he
(Mr. Mean-) informed me that, in pursuance
of instructions from you. he had revoked the
oiders. l beg to know if he was correct in
making this statement.
Ret-peel fully, * W. H. Lyles,
Attorney for J. W. Alexander.
Dictated—-A.
State of South Carolina,
Executive Chamber.
Columbia, 8. C., February 17th, 1892.
W. H. Lyles, Esq , Attorney, Columbia, S. C.:
Sir: In reply to jour letter of this date,
asking whether or not Mr. Coulllette bad been
instructed by me to refuse possession of the
building known us Agricultural Hall to you.
I reply,yes; he is Instructed to hold posses
sion for the State against anyone claiming
tbe property. Aud Mr. Means was also In
structed to revoke the order to the tenants in
the building to recognize you or any one as
owner except the State. Respectfully,
B. R. Tillman. Governor.
Columbia, S. C., February 17th, 1892.
To His Excellency B. K. Tillman, Governor of
South Carolina:
Sir: Your letter of this date stating that
Mr. Coulllette and Mr. Means were acting un
der your instructions in the matter referred
to in my letter of this date has been handed
to me.
On behalf of Mr. Alexander, I desire to no-
tily you that be considers your action unwar
ranted by your official position, and will con
sider you individually liable for any damages
that he may suffer therebj*, and will proceed
accordingly. Respectfully, Wm. H. Lyles.
State of South Carolina,
Executive Chamber,
Columbia, S. C., February 17th, 1892.
W. H. Lyles, Esq., Attorney:
Sir: Your letter of this dale luformlugme
that you consider my action in refusing to
surrender possession of Agricultural Hall
“unwarranted by my official position and
will consider me Individually liable for dani-
ages,” received. I desire to notify you that I,
as Governor, am chairman of the Sinking
Fund Commission, and that, acting for the
commission, I have refused to consummate
the sale of the property or deliver it to you In
my dual capacity.
I am resisting an attempt to swindle the
State out of aiO.uflOof deferred payments and
to prevent litigation. No one knows better
than yourself that the Revenue Bond Scrip
which you tendered for the balance duo is
worthless; and if my action in resisting the
lnl:i itory step to bring in question Hie settle
ment of the State’s debt by the Bond Court
and saddle several millions of Illegal Radical
Donds on the taxpayers is “unwarranted by
my official position,” 1 cheerfully assume the
responsibility and all individual liability,and
will leave tbe question to be decided by the
courts. Respectfully,
B. K. Till man, Governor.
On the 20th of February the Commission of
the Sicking Fund held a special meeting, ap
proved tbe action which had been taken, and
instructed the Secretary of State to retain the
custody of the properly.
Suit Iimm been brought by J. \V. Alexander
against me and Mr. Coulllette, as individuals,
In ibe United States Court, and litigation Is
now pending lor the possession of the proper
ty. for damages, and “for the value of the use
and occupation thereof.”
Whatever may be the results of this suit to
me personally, I am confident that the court
and Jury will not award to these conspirators
possession of property that belongs to the
State, and of which I am not, and hav* never
been, in pos-esslon, or force tbe Stale to en
gage in a tedious and vexatious controversy
in the United States Court to test the validity
of the “Revenue Bond Scrip.” The State is
not a parly to thU suit, and can not be made
a party to any suit without its consent, and
the “Revenue Bond Scrip” has been passed
upon by our own court, which declared Inval
id this debt created by the Infamous Radical
government In South Carolina.
THE DIRECT TAX,
Last Ai rll there was paid into the State
treasury $221,711 26 of direct tax collected iroin
our people Just after the war and for the dis
tribution of which an act was passed at the
•ast session of the Legislature. I appointed
the Hon. T J. Kirkland, of Camden, commis
sioner. to copy the records at Washington and
to prepare duplicate schedules for the use of
the masters at Beaufort and Charleston. The
task was dfficult and laborious, requiring pa
tient research and pains-taking care. With
what diligence and accuracy he executed the
work Is shown by the fact that, although there
were more than 6,000 names, taxes, costs and
p> nalties tohe copied, but one mistake has
been called to my attention thus far. Of this
amount 2,010 claims, amounting to $162,280 99.
up to October 31, have been paid. The labor
imposed upon the master In equity of Charles
ton, Mr. Miles, has been very heavy, and a
corresponding amount of work was done bv
my private secretary and the clerks In the of
fices of the comptroller general and treasurer,
requiring the employment of extra clerical
as-lstance, for which I have paid out of tbe
fund. One per cent, of the amount returned
to the claimants have been withheld for the
payment of the expenses of disbursement.
The compensation, $o00, authorized to be paid
to Mr. Miles Is totallj' inadequate, and 1 rec
ommend that he be given $500 more.
Mr. Kirkland’s research among the records
at Washington disclosed the fact that there
was due an additional amount of nearly $20,-
000of interest, costs and penalties. But the
authorities declined to pay it to him, and I
made a trip to Washington for the purpose
of inducing the Secretary of the Treasury to
comply with the law. He refused, and It was
my purpose to commence suit lo the Court of
Claims, hut since then the Attorney General
of the United States has died an oponlon
that the money must he paid. As soon as
this was known 1 instructed Mr. Kirkland to
return to Washington and set about making
up the accounts, and he is now engaged on
this work. The nm< unt paid him for his work
last spring was $400 under the act—much less
than it was worth—and 1 recommend that be
be given an additional sum, of $1,000 out of
tbe Interest, Ac., that be shall obtain. The
balance In the treasury to the credit of this
fund belongs to two classes of claimants.
Manj* of the items, several thoustand lo num
ber, are too small to make it worth while to
bother with their collection, and there will
likely be a considerable amount which will
never be piid out. After six years this will
belong to the State. The other class is being
subjected to an outrageous scheme of robbery
on behalf of the heirs of J. B. Campbell and a
law tlrm in Washington, who, under agree
ment made with the claimants more than
twenty years ago for 30 per cent, ol all sums
recovered, now step forward and claim this
30 per cent., although direc’ly barred by the
Uw, granting this money which they never
did anything to earn. Upon the flimsiest
lechantcul grounds an appeal was taken from
the decision ol the Master, and the case heard
in t he Circuit Court in Charleston, tbe decision
ol which was declared Anal by the law pro
vldingfor thedistriouiiMi. The Judged that
cdurt decided that there were no grounds ol
appeal, and now these leg.' i cormorants have
appealed to the Supreme Court of the United
States on some trivial pretext or other, solely
with the view of weary Ing the patience of the
claimants and forcing them to a division, and
this they have succeeded In doing in a large
numher of cases. The very terms of the act
under which the State accepted this trust for
bids tbe payment of one cent of this money
to any of these parties, and I strongly recom
mend that the General Assembly authorize
me to demand ol the matter in Charleston
the names of and the amounts doe to the
parties thus situated, that I may pay them
what 1-due without awaiting thelssuesof the
trivial appeal to the United States Supreme
Court.
PENSIONS.
I desire to call your attention to the follow
ing extract from my last message:
“In the renort of the Adjutant and Inspect
or General, ue suggests that a small tund be
provided for the publication, in pamphlet
form, of tbe rolls of such companies and reg
iments as are not complete. The purpose is
that these may be distributed in the territory
from w hich the men were enlisted, so that the
survivors may have some data to be guided
by in supplying the missing names. It
should be a matter of State pride, and
of Justice to the dead and living alike,
to thpt everything reasonable be done to
put on record in the archives of tbe gov-
ernment at least the name of every man who
wore the gray. I therefore urge consideration
of the Adjutant General's recon.mendatlon.
He Is a zealous and efficient officer, and being
a gallant Confederate soldier himself will use
every reasonable cflortto finish ibis necessary
work.”
In this connection 1 would call your atten
tion to the matter of pensions for Confederate
soldiers and widows. Since 1 have been Gov
ernor several pitiful cases of the destitution
of disabled Confederate soldiers have been
brought to my attention. They had no ad
equate means of support, and the pension, dis
tributed on a per capita basis, was insufficient
to keep them from suffering. It is an inher
ent vice ol any pension system that there
shall be abuse of tbe State’s bounty, and there
Is not the slightest doubt In the world that
many persons In South Carolina are today
getting a pro rata share of pension money
whose claims to It are doubtful; while there
are others more worthy not receiving any or
not enough. But if we grant that every pen
sioner is entitled to what he or she gets amt
that the list yould be enlarged It the State
could afford it, there are certainly some cases
more meritorious than others and there
should be some method provided looking to a
just discrimination im favor of these. To pre-
vent abuse of the State’s bounty, and, »l the
same time, provide for those most needy, 1
know of no class of men to whose judgment
and feeling 1 would sooner entrust the dis
tribution of the pittance the State is able to
give than to the Confederate soldiers. And I
urge that, the present system of passing upon
the applications for pension be abolished and
that the Confederale survivors In each county
be requested lo form an organization in which
every survivor shall be enrolled, to which the
whole matter be intrusted. There are many
pensioners who can easily do without the pit
tance they receive.
There are a considerable number who must
go to the poor house unless they get more.
Several attempts have been made at different
times to found a soldiers’ home in the State
to give to these heroes a comfortable resting
place till they “cross over the river.” Whether
it Is better to provide such a home or to leave
these war-worn men among friends and
neighbors, Is for you to decide. I think the
veterans would prefer the latter; and if the
Confederate soldiers of each county will take
the matter In band aud give It the attention
It deserves, their organization, which might
be made pleasant and useful In many other
ways, and especially In the collection and
preservation of data for the future historian,
can be of great service In smoothing the path
to the grave of their less fortunate brethren.
1 feel satisfied that if this scheme is properly
carried out the soldiers, who are also taxpay
ers, can be safely trusted with the money,and
if it becomes necessary, the amount can te
increased. The pro rata share of each county
should be on basis of the number of ex-Con-
federate soldiers in that county.
MARION’S TOMB.
A joint resolution to provide for the repair
ing of the tomb of General Francis Marion,
in Berkley county,” and appropriating $300
the*efor, was passed by the lust (General As
sembly, and the duty imposed on me of see
ing the work properly done. Feeling that 1
could rely ou his Judgment and taste, 1 re
quested the Hon. w. A. Courtney, of Charles
ton, to visit the grave and prepare such speci
fications as would enable me to carry out the
wish of the Legislature. He reported the con
dition of the tomb to be such that there is no
possibility ot repairing it, hut that a new
tomb would have to be provided if it were to
reflect any credit on the State; and advised
me that this could not be done In a creditable
way, approaching the one which bus been
partially destroyed by a tailing tree, with the
money provided. With the assistance of Mr.
Barbot, of Charleston, he kindly designed a
suitable tomb, with bronze tablets for the In
scriptions, estimating the cost at about $600,
with which sum an enduring and Indestructi
ble Lombjcould be purchased, and 1 recom
mend tbe appropriation ot that amount for
ibis pious and patriotic purpose.
In this connection I desire to direct the at
tention of the (General Assembly to the pain
ful dearth within the walUof the Slate House
of memorials, mementoes, pictures or other
souvenirs of South Carolina's great dead. No
State ol the original thirteen sufi'ered in the
Revolutionary War as much as ours, and, ex
cepting Virginia, I might add, In theConfed-
erate War. Upon the soli of none were so
many revolutionary buttles fought, and none
furnished a brighter galaxy of brave and pa
triotlc officers In boih these wars. From
some cause tbe history of South Carolina’s
share in those days and those heroes has
never been written in a fitting way, and
Time’s ravenous tooth lias lelt us Tittle except
their names. Then, coming to a later period,
our annals are adorned with brilliant orators,
wise statesmen and eminent Jurists; and
aud here, too the student of our history, Is
struck with the painful lack of authentic ac
count or record of their lives and reminders
of how they looked. There are three of lour
paintings in the Senate chamber and hall of
the representatives of some of our later worth
ies, and one Georgian, who lent valuable aid to
the State at a most critical period, but here
the catalogue ends. The library walls, up
stairs, and all other rooms are bare, and the
thousands of visitors from this State and oth
ers who annually inspect the State Capitol
cannot find any “counterfeit presentment” of
South Carolina's great men. It may be con
sidered extravagance lo attempt to supply
what every lover of the State would wish to
see supplied, but I take It that there can be
no diflVrance of opinion as to the value and
desirability of memorials of tbe men who
have Illustrated our history. A people who
do not respect their ancestors cannot hope to
be reKpecied by their poeperlty. andseutlmeut
at last is the mother of patilotiKin.
The promptness, without caviling, with
which your predecessors gave money to copy
the records in England bearing upon South
Carolina’s history, leads me to suggest that a
small annual appropriation be made to pro
vide paintings of the men whose virtue and
greatness we nave heard extolled, but have
never read, because their lives have never
been written. Then visitors to the State
House may see at least.
“Some frail memorial still erected nigh”
to teach our youths both how to live and die
for South Carolina.
One thousand dollars a year given to the
State House Commission and an Invitation
to the descendanta and families of these great
Carolinians to present such pictures would In
a short while relieve the painful blankness
which now exists In our Capitol.
REG 1STRATI ON.
The act of 1882 requiring and providing a
system ot registration of the voters of this
State, by reason of its provisions,has brought
about a condition of affairs which becomes
more and more the subject of complaint and
dissatisfaction. Tbe loss of certificates, the
change of residence without transfer on the
books, the inabilltj’ to register where one
failed to avail himself of the privilege within
the first year, have resulted in the virtual
disfranchisement of a large number of citi
zens. Then the mutilation of the books by
use and the names of dead men on the lists
make it necessary to provide for a new regis
tration or a revision, with such changes In
the law as will restore the franchl le to those
who have never registered. 1 direct your at
tention to the matter, assured that you will
do whatever is wise and proper. Unde r the
construction now placed upon It the law is
clearly nuconstiuilonal, In that men are not
allowed to vote though qualified, because
they had not aval led themselves of the priv
ilege lu 1882.
CONCLUSION.
I feel It to be Bnnecessary, but will never
theless remind you that the stringency of the
times demands the most rluld economy. Nig
gardliness Is not economy,and I would not bo
so understood, but the straitened condition of
the people forbids the smallest expenditure
that Is not absolutely necessary. I trust I
shall have presented tor my signature an act
substituting salaries Instead or fees for coun
ty officers, putting the fees Into the treasury,
and making o reduction ol salaries ail along
the line to a figure corresponding to the In
creased purchasing power of money and the
decreased ability of the people to pay. The
saving will be little, but we have reached the
point where even a small economy is of ma
terial Importance. Tbe laborer Is worthy of
his hire, and our salaries are not at all extrav
agant, but men who seek the offices for salary
alone are unworthy to hold them, and men In
the public service should not receive more
than similar service commands In private
business life.
Pledging you my hearty cooperation In
whatever you maj attempt in behalf of the
State and its people, and praying for the bless
ings of an All-wise Providence upon your la
bors, I welcome you to the Capital, confident
that your work will merit and receive the
well done of our Joint constituency.
B. R. Tillman, Governor.
Medical Science.
The Pall Mall Gazette tells of a doc
tor on a man-of-war who had a very
simple method of treatment. He
would tie a piece of tape around the
waist of the complaining mariner, and
command him to him to declare wheth
er his pain existed above or below the
tape. 1 f above an emetic, aud if be
low a dose of salts, followed as a mat
ter of course.
People do not weigh much iu heaven
who take pigeons to God’s alter when
they ought to go with full grown oxen
and sheep.
Be Patient with the Living.
sweet friend, when thou and I art gone
Beyond earth's weary labor,
When small shall be our need of grace
From comrade or from ndghboi;
Passed all the strife, the toil, the care.
And done with all the sighing—
What tender truth shall we have gained,
Alas! by simply dying?
’Tis easy to he gentle when
Death silence shames our clamor,
And easy to discern the best
Through memory's myst'c glamor;
But wise it were for you and me,
Ere love is past forgiving.
To take the lender lesi-on home—
Be D&tient with the living.
—Good Cheer.
Aunt Abiginl Chest of Drawers
A TRUE STORY.
Harriette Rea, in Christian Register.
The room was low studded, and the
chest of drawers came nearly to the
top. The mahogany was dark with
age, the handles were brass, the base
was spindle-legged, with acom-shaped
projections breaking the line. He
llcat h tlie five large drawers were a.
collection of smaller ones, three on
each side with a deep space or cub-
board in the centre.
This was enclosed by a door, orna
mented with a brass knob and a quaint
little knocker. The cupboard was like
a tiny porter's lodge, and enveloped
the whole piece of furniture with an
airof mystery. It warded oft' intru
sion, and suggested the propriety of
lifting the knocker to ask permission
of some shadowy spectre if ona might
venture to examine more closely this
genuine adtique.
The owner was evidcut’y proud of
her possession ; aud we found one day
that it had a history a true one. She
told it to us with the keen interest that
age finds iu rehearsing the story of its
youtli.
It was over a supper of Hyson tea,
butter-ciacker toast, pound cake pre
served citron, served upon a round ta
ble, before the open fire. The china
was white, with green sprigs, and had
been kept without a preak for sixty
years. A teapot stood on the hearth,
waiting to supply a second cup. Tlie
talker slipped occasionally into old-
fashioned forms of speech, but evident
ly she endeavored to avfiid them.
“I always wanted a chest of draw
ers; aud, when I went to work in the
factory, I determined to have one. ]
don’t think much about gettin’ marri
ed, and havin’ a parlor of my own. I
just wanted that.
“Old Judge Pettingeil had died, and
his niece was willin’ to sell everything
that belonged lo Mis’ Judge. I ottered
her tweuiy-tive dollars for this cliest,
not knowiu’ whether’ twas cheap or
not; but I meant to have it. So 1
worked hard; and every quarter’s pay
ment I put by a little money in a silk
purse, all by myself, until I’d saved
enough.
“When I had it brought bame, fa
ther didn’t seem pleased, and said I
was silly, aud I’d better have put my
money iu tlie bank: but but mother,
she looked at it, and her eyes shone,
aud I used to see her standin’ up be
fore it, aud openin’ and shuttin’ the
drawers.
“Then I got acquainted with my first
husband. I always called him Hiram,
and so I do to this day. ^We were
married; but I wouldn’t take away the
chest from mother while she liwcd. I
kuew she set store by it, us I did.
"After mother died—fatlier went
first then I brought It home, and this
china. I set the drawers up where
they stand now.
“Four or five years went by. Hir
am ami I were happy together, and
then lie was taken sick. We hadn't
any children. He used to say that lie
must make his will; but he put it off,
aud put it off, aud by aud by died
without doin’ it.
“I never thought that anything I
bought myself could belong to Hiram.
I knew I should get my thirds, and
that they would give me the house. I
supposed the furniture was mine.
‘ The day after the funeral, Hiram’s
two brothers came in with a lawyer.
They said everything valuable had got
to be sold at auction. I could bid ’em
in if I wanted to: hut all the property
had got to be ’pra’sed in order to tee
how mucli I ought to have.
"Tlien they went round the rooms,
saying what this thing was worth and
that thing was worth, and pretty soo
they came to the chest. The la
‘ 9DI
heard him,
bfe.’
“I almost screamed out ; ‘You can’t
touch that. I earned every cent of it
in the factory, and paid for it, and
brought it over here.’
"The lawyer answered pretty sharp;
‘Well, ma'am, that don’t make a bit of
difference. Whatever you brought
here belonged to your husband.
That's the law of the laud.'
soon
Jawyer
whispered to Hiram’s brother, but 1
‘This is wortli considera-
fiexed up this one until it was ’most as
nice as new.
“Perhaps I hadn't ought to have
done it is so quick, for Hiram had on
ly been gone about two years; but I
was all alone, aud it seemed so good
to think of keepiu' house once more,
so I said ‘Yes,’and we were married
in three weeks from that night.
“We lived happy together for fifteen
years, and I never thought anything
more about money matters, nor how
tilings could get mixed up. We kept
on prosperin.’ Mr. Jones had tlie
name of bein’ a good farmer, and 1
always knew how to manage my part.
We both worked hard, but we didn’t
owe a cent, and kept puttin, money
into the hank.
“One day Mr. Jones took an awful
cold, and went right into lung fever.
He did’t live a week, an’ never knew
unyboby after the second day. When
the funeral was over, I began hire-
member, and to think wiiat might
happen again witout a will: for Mr.
Jones had a nephew, Jacob, wiio was
an awful graspin’ man.
“He came in the very next day, and
we looked over all Mr. Jones's papers,
but we couldn’t find any.
Then Jacob spoke right up, ‘Mis’
Jones, you can have your thirds, bin
you can’t have uo more, for, legally,
the rest goes to me.’
“Mr. Jones had been a real kind
husband, and I felt awful lonesome
anyway. Ho I just broke down, and
began to cry. Jacob got up, and went
out, but I knew he’d come back, aud
he did the next mornin,’ and brought
a lawyer with him, They said we
didn’t need to have au auction, and
they’d give in a good many of my
things ; hut tlie best of ’em must hav<
a price fixed, and them Jacob put; In-
band ou that chest of drawers "and
said, ‘This thing is wortli more than it
was at first, but I’m willin’ to let it go
for twenty-five dollars !' I’d got some
money laid by me, and I waited until
things were settled. Then I brought
it out, and paid down for ail I had
He and the lawyer were standin’ right
there, aud I had all I could do to beai
it. I was so wrought up I s’pose I
said more’n I ought; but I did not
speak my mind to Jacob. I told him
he needn’t ever darken my doors again
for lie was no better than a thief. 1
said the law ought to help widows,
when husbands died so sudden they
hadn’t no time to make a will ; but, if
it didn’t, their relatives iiad uo need
to take advantage of it.
“Mr. Jones was worth considerable
property, and so my thirds gave me
the house and garden over again, and
money In tlie bank enough to keen
me be-ides; but I never had any call
to invite Jacob here after that filial
settlement.
“Well, 'twarn’t more’n two years
again before, one cold winter night,
when I was siltin’ here real comforta
hie by tlie fire. I heard a knock at the
front door. 1 opened it, and there
was Mr. Smith, who lived in another
part of the town.
“He was a widower, though his wife
hadn’t been dead more than six
months. I never thought what he’d
come for. He always seemed to tie a
well-meauin’ man. 1 hadn’t anything
against him.
“He took a seat by the fire. It was
pretty hot; aud he kept putdiiu’ his
chair back until he got beside that
chest, and then he couldn’t get no
further.
“But before ong he took hold of one
of the handles, and began to work it
back and forth ; and then he burst out:
“ ’Mis’ Jones, don’t you think you
and I could get along together? We’re
both pretty 1 mesorne.’
“I shouldn’t have flared up as I did,
if I hadn’t seen him holdin’ on to that
handle ; but it all came over me how I
had to suffer, and I just rose right up,
and I said : '
“Mr. Smith, I’ve bought aud paid
for that chest of drawers three times,
I’m goiti’ to own it as long as I live;
and no man is ever goin to have a
claim on it again!”
“He understood, for the folks all over
tow,n had heard about my tilings. He
f ot right up and said : ‘Good-night,
iis’ Jones. I guess I’ll lie goin’. My
horse don’t like to stand long.’ ”
**He warn’t to blame; but barreed
the door after he’d gone, and then I
said to myself:
“ ‘Abigial Jones, you are a widow
once more, and you’ll stay a widow
the rest of your days ’ ’’
"Ezekiel, Hiram's youngest brother,
stolid close by, and he put in, ‘Why,
Abigail, you can buy back what you
want now if we give permission.’ I
was mad, and to I just let the auction
go on: and when tlie day came, I bid
bretty low on my things.
‘•The neighbors were real good, and
never tried to bid against me. "•Vhen
it came to that cliest of drawers, I just
spoke up loud, so everybody could
hear and said, 'it’s a burnili’ shame
for me to have to buy wliat’s already
my own ; amlif men folks have made
such a law, they ought to take it back,
and make another.’ Then I hid
twenty-five dollars, and paid for tlie
chest over again: for I knew Ezekiel
would get all lie could for it.
“There was just enough from my
thirds to keep tlie house and garden;
but Hiram’e brothers had all rest of
the land. They sold it to Mr. Jones,
our nearest neighbor; and I shut up
my house, and went back to work in
tbe factory. ’Twaru’t very long before
Mis’Junes died. I used to think,
while tlie looms were goin’, about our
two houses, and tlie kitchens with no
body there, as It used lo be ; for Mis’
Jones was areal bleasanl woman, and
we were always neigliboiiy together.
“One day, about a year afterward,
I went upborne to look over my
things. 1 suppose Mr. Jones saw tlie
light, for he came over to make a call.
1 was mighty glad to see an old face :
for I had been real lonesome, and I
did want to hear about evetything.
“Before lie went away, he asked me
to marry him. Mis'Jones had gone,
lie hadn't any children, and he said
he’d just as soon come here aud live as
not. You see Ids house was au old one
1 ami he thought lie could use if for an
other barn; while Hiram and I had
It is wonderful how the Christian re
ligion has enlarged and enriched, not
only human experience, but also hu
man language. It has introduced new
words and new conceptions of things,
and given a higher meaning to old
words and old ideas, its new wine
has been poured into new bottles, aud
In many cases it lias changed the
water of a mere earthly language into
the wlue of a heavenly speech. By the
the introduction of Christianity into
many a dark pagan country, tlie old
words by which they expressed their
notions of man's duty ami of God’s re
lations to them have been purified and
raised to a higher level, andhave now
a fulness and depth of meaning which
they never conveyed to the native in
their heathen condition. When Dr.
Wenger, the distinguished translator
of tlie Bible in India, pressed his Hin-
doojpundit for the Bengal word for “con
science,” the pundit was in perplexity,
and finally answered, “What is not in
a country lias no name there.” There
was no word in the ancient Greek lan
guage to express what Peter meant by
humility, and therefore tlie word
which he coined to signify ids mean
ing is one of the new words which we
owe to Ch istianity: for itia Christian
ity that has brougnt the new thing
which it represents Into the world.
Miss Eider.—Well, I maintain that
women;ean do anything that men can.
Mr. Gassam—Oh, no. The auction
eers business is one women cannot go
into.
Miss Elder—Nonsense. She’d make
every bit as good an auctioneer as a
man.
Mr. Grussam—Just imagine an un
married woman getting up before a
crowd and exclaiming, ‘Now, gentle'
men, all I want is au offer!”
The girl who marries for money
usually has a look on her face after
marriage that indicates that she Is huv
ing trouble in collecting her salary.
How Ho They Grow r
This is only ablate of Kress: |
, But how does it grow? I)«>e8 any one know?
The seasons come and the seasons pass.
Anti with every year the grass we have here,
so green an«l bright in the sun and rein;
And then it is brown when the snow cones,
But young in the spring again.
This Is only a little girl;
But how does she grow ? Does any one know ?
With her hair of gold and her teeth of pearl,:
From ahab^r wee will grow to be
A maiden as fair as a blooming rose.
But no one can say, as day follows day,
ll<>w a blade of gras or a little girl grows.
•-Reformed Church Messenger.
piOOhS mailt 1 iiml our
ices
MRnuaing the Boy*.
When Fred, Rufe aud Ham (short
for Hamilton) went out into the coun
try to visit their Aunt Sarah, they had
"uo end of a good time.” Aunt Sarah
was a conscientious, careful, nervous
soul, who compiled a number of rules
and regulations for the benefit of her
young kinsman, and then worried her
self perpetually because they paid no
tieed to them.
Tlie rule requiring them to be in
bed by nine o’clock was a particular
lource of irritation. No sooner would
the poor lady chase them up the front
stairs, than down they would come by
tlie back ones, and out they would
scud into the darkness, to he followed
by such reproachful exclamations as.
Come in this minute, you naughty
boys, What are you hiding in tlie wet
grass for, trying to catch your death of
cold? Rufe, you’re old enough to know
better; I’m ashamed of you all,” aud a
great deal more of the same sort.
This game of hide-and-seek was oc
casion ly rendered more exciting by
Aunt Sarah’s invoking the aid of the
hired man, Timothy Warren. Tim
othy was a man of few words and nu
merous deeds, and he was warranted
not to cease his labors until he deposit
ed three hotly chased and soundly
cuffed boys into their respective bed
rooms the doors of which were imme
diately afterwards locked. o>‘ such
occasions Aunt Sarah would observe,
“Oh, I’m so much obliged to you,
limothy. I’m afraid I never could
have caught them all by myself.”
And Timothy, gazingat bis mistiess’s
180 pounds, would respectfully answer,
“I reckon ye couldn’t marm.”
But one day Aunt Sarah's married
ister Bertha came to make her a visit,
and expressed herself in tills way:
“I declare, Sarah, you’re all worn
out and haggard looking, tagging after
those boys. Now you go aud visit
Cousin Phebe a week aud get rested.
I’ll stay here and manage the boys.”
“You don’t know what you are in
for,” said Aunt Sarah solemly.
“I’m |n for having a good time,” re
torted Aunt Bertha, merrily
All went well during the first day of
the new reign. As night advanced,
Fred approached his aunt, and respect
fully inquired tlie hour they would be
required to go to bed.
“I don't know.” replied the lady i n-
diflerently, go when you like.”
This reply, when repeated to the
other two, so amazed them that they
came to her in w body.
“Aunt Sarah always made us go to
bed at nine,” observed Rufe with the
severe air of one who would grieve to
see domestic discipline relaxed.
“All right,” said Aunt Bertha with
a yawn, "go at nine if you want to.”
“But don’t we have to go then?”
asked Ham anxiously.
“Certanly not. I don’t care when
you go to bed. You can stay up all
night if you like.”
This was astounding. "Have you no
consideration for our health?” asked
Fred.
“Why should I?” inquired bis aunt.
“If you’re sick you’ll have to stay in
bed Itiil .you [get well, and that will
teach you more common sense than a
thousand considerations for your
health.”
The Ilong evening dragged wearily
away; with no rules to breaK, existence
seemed to have lost its charm.
“Aren’t you going to have [a single
rule Aunt Bertha?” FredlmourufuTlv
inquired.
“Yes she responded composedly;
“the rule that auy boy who is not up
in time for breakfast must go without
his breakfast.”
‘.Well, I guess with no sleep and^no
breakfast, we'll go home looking pretty
thin,” growled Rufe.
“Oh, just as lyou like about that,”
said Aunt Bertha. “You know you
can have all the sleep aud all the
breakfast that you want.”
And in a few days the hoys drifted
of their own accord into the habit of
going to bed early.—E.W., in House
keeper’s Journal.
Billina on the Platform.
The beit illustration that I ever
heard, showing the disadvantage of
living as a Christian outside of the
Church, was given me by a young
convert whom I had recently received
into the church.
I expressed my pleasure and grati-
fleatiou at the step be had taken, he
replied:
I had not made up my mind to join
when I came to meeting tonight, but
while you were talking I thought it
was liko buying a ticket to Chicago,
aud then riding on the platform. I
thought I might aswell go inside.
The young brother unwittingly in
his illustration gave au unanswerable,
certainly a most sensibleargument in
favor of Church membership.—Mes
senger.
Why we Seed Two Ears.
Sound travels by waves, radiating
from a central point of disturbance,
just as waves radiate when a stone is
thrown into still water. So far as the
hearing of each individual is concerned
ed these waves move in a direct line
from the cause of the disturbance to
the ear. Tills being the case, the Im
pact is greater in the ear nearest the
sound. Now, a person who has total
ly lost the hearing of one ear cannot
locate the direction of a noise to save
his life, even when the center of dis
turbance is quite near. Blind persons
learn to estimate distances in u surpris
ingly brief period after losing their
sight, but experts on diseases of the
ear say that persons who are wholly
deaf in one ear can never learn the di
rection from which a sound comes.
—Brandon Banner.
There is not a desert in human life
that lias to be crossed, on which tlie
sun pours its lieat in merciless power
wherein he who looks for it cannot
| find the shadow of a rock.
the lowest.
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?e all business enti ust-
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In
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ion into the plans ot
offering, as they do,
to to those who wish
a general Brokerage
ness.
A! I FD THE MOST
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PUNK
m tVER DEVISED.
The Tray is rrrargy.’
to roll back, leaving ;i:
bottom of tiie TruiA
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Nothing to break or get out of order. Ti t.
iv can be lifted out if desired, and to bu.
; stvle is a guarantee that you will get th-
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f your Dealer cannot furnish you, notify tb
lufucturers,
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Ii B u v e r s!
ir Eeplar House:!
:m give us an opportunity t. ; miyc this
UE ASSERTION,
m Sell you Goods
IEF HOUSE In Tin C011HIT?
tied and Competition Buried!
c true Leader of Low Prices in
dines, llatsaiiil Clothing,
SERIES
ie the Lowest of Low Prices on
ecs to show which way the wind
<1 Sugar UO His. for .■? I .OIL
er |ioiin«l. Also tlie lower grades.
I Flour at iMLIM per Itarrel.
i, hut if you w ill consult your own interest
icspcctfully,
Lamar—C. D. Mann.
Carteraville—J. K. Copeland.
| fill and diligent in the discharge of Georgia, was the second speaker and j
|kis official duties, and was absolutely j his address was iu a somewhat seri-| (
—Jm.
MIXON ii HAULER,
Proprietors.
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VYillcox’s Old Drug Store.