m :i::; herald Established Jaly 16th, I860. Destrayed by Fire December 15th, 1890 Ke-Established February llth, 1891. W. D. WOODS, Editor. One Dollar a Year. DARLINGTON. 8. 0. Wednesday, Dec. 21, 1892. The State Senate could not hare done a wiser thing than to let the prohibition bill alone. * • * It is a dangerous thing, and to that extent immoral, to take a drink of whiskey, but it cannot be made a crime to use it *** If we are to have a revival Of Puritan legislation, why does not the legislature pass an act requiring everybody to attend the service at some church on Sunday? This would be just about as sensible as a good deal of the legislation which they now force upon ns. * * Do the advocates of prohibition imagine that forbidding the railraads to transport whiskey will put a stop to its coming into the State? If every man in the United States army were on picket duty on the borders of the Stite they could not prevent its coming in. * * It is great pity that the very few ladies in this State, who wish to vote, could not have found a better cham pion, in the Senate, than that arch demagogue, Senator Hemphill; mau who will advocate almost any* thing that will give him a little notoriety of popularity. *«* We are supposed to be a Christian people, yet it if proposed that we anudnnde to the World that we have lost faith in the power of Christiani ty to overcome the%9cial and moral evils that afflict us, and that for the future we will be Mohammedans and eufore morality at the point of the sword. • * * Why iu the name of common sense don’t the advocates of female suffrage make some arrangement whereby they will not contradict each other. The editor of the Sumter Freeman lays that the girls are growing up in ignorance, while Senator Hemphill says that they afe surpassing the ineu in mental acquirements. We would like to know which oue of these visionafy reformers we are to believe. V When woman suffrage Call get 14 totes in the Senate of South Carolina to against it. it is apparent that the cans*, is making progress. Five years ago such a proposition us Sena tor .Hemphill's would not have re* ceived four votes.—The State. This kind of progress Is very much nkIii to a great many so culled pro gressive measures. If our contem porary believes in female suffrage it ought to speak out and help Senator Hemphill iu the fight. Senator Hemphill is a very im- fflnginutlve individual, and he prob ably dreams that in a few years, he Will be addressing large audiences of ladies and be made Governor or Con gressman amid the waving Of per fumed handkerchiefs dud the strew ing of flowers on bis pathway. Per haps his fair Oonstituents niay, in tlieir unbounded enthusiasm, carry him around in their arms, as did the sturdy mpporters of Governor Till man did their idol during the re cent campaign. If the State is to sell the people their whiskey, why not deal in fer tiliseri, corn, meat and other staple articles? If We are to get whiskey from the State mid its purity guar anteed, it would be a great help to those people, who don’t know to take care of themselves, to have the fatherly care and protection of the State officials iu the management of their business. If this kind of non sensical legislation keeps on the State will soon be converted, as far as leg* illative enactments can make us so, intou big asylum for imbeciles. _ V. - ■ <■*«« One of the many strange and in consistent provisions of the prohibi tion is the one allowing the manu facture of wine and cider, but for* bidding the sale. In other words we are too moral to drink the wine that we n an ifi ct ire ourselves, but are not too virtuous to tell it to the people of ^joining States and make money out their weakness. Where does thi morality or Christianity of this comein? In doing this do we not lead others into temptation? Because one lives in another State does it make him any the Icis our brother? a 1 . ■-i.v! jjjjjaL-I In the course of his speech, on wo mitn suffrage, Senator Hemphill modi the very astounding statement that by shrewd buiineu management the Women bod managed to Obtain pos session of most of the property in the fctatci If this assertion be true then them, in evading the payment of taxes on it The Legislature ought to appoint a committee to investigate the matter and if Mr. Hemphill's statement be true, bring about some arrangement whereby they could be induced to bear part of the burden of taxation. It may be that they act in this way because they are not allowed to vote. Possibly if the right of suffrage were confered on them, the tv rant, mftn, might escape being taxed at all. A great many of the sex have acquired property by their husbands making it over to them in order to escape the payment of honest debts. “In Anstralia” quoted the Cotton Plant the other day, “the govern ment owns the railroads, and it only costs a person $6.50 to ride a thou sand’ miles.” And, also in conse quence, the people have to pay taxes on $300,000,000 of public debt, the person who doesn’t ride a thousand miles paying in his tuxes for the one who does the difference between $6.50 and the cost of the service. It is really time that this Third party fool ishness about government ownership of railroads be abandoned. The rail roads of the country do not average ten per cent, profits on their invest menu. Suppose, then, that the gov ernment owned them and operated them as economically as individuals —the maximum difference between the corporation and the government rates would be ten per cent. And to get this ten per cent, reduction the people would have to bunkru themselves to buy the roads. State, The great trouble is that the peo ple, a great many of them, would, in this case, expect to ride free. t rapt -The past. HUB 4 . memoratcithsbirthof oul' Saviour, isj kw to# 'itfmMt UMM jifita n tow "dpry ui M in M) “Marguerite,” A Christmas Rev erie. [A Christmas offering to the rendeis of the Hkuai.d,] WKHE FIRST. Sitting by my fire, with the limn of many voices made mas joys still ringing in my ears, the memories of Christmases gone by crowd iu upon my thoughts. I give myself up to reverie. #*»•*** Listen with me for a moment and I am sure you will hear the putter of little feet, the joyous laugh, and the “Merry Christinas” shouted at each chamber door, us the tiny figures are flying in every direction, eager for the joys that await them iu the silent room which will soon be a blaze of light from the myriads of tiny can dles, only waiting u touch to bring them into light, I am sure that my little readers, or big ones either for that matter, have already guessed that these fucinutiiig little candles, which are going to accomplish such feats, are bunging on the wonderful tree of ChrUtmusi None of tie t. ill ever be too old for the joyous thrill that goes through us at those magic words, tile Christmas tree. A flood of memories come over us and, whether we are old or young, happy or sad, it is jtist the same mid we are better men mid Women foi‘ leaving behind us the cares and perhaps pleasures that the added years have brought, even if it is only in fancy, and going back to the old days when we were merry Innocent children. But you and I standing here merely as lookers on have forgotten these bright faces and happy voices. Awaking from our reverie we find we are alone, the hulls deserted, Let us follow the flying feet and see what it all means. At the end of the hall we see through and open door move ment, lights, brilliancy, gayety, and, above all, faces illuminated with the purest happiness this world can give, tender lore oue for the other. Over It all comes steal!ug the sound that one silent night iu the dim past made men fall down and worship with uWc and uddoratlOu, life sound in the huarens above of angels sing ing “Glory to Go! in the highest and on earth peace, good-will to men.” Let us; gazing silently iu at the open doof, as at the gates of Paradise, study the graceful figure of a little girl who seems, us we look tlpon the animated face, the dancing eyes, and hear the joyous cries that burst forth at the sight of each new gift, and embodiement of life, but instinctively, while we fuze, our glance wanders toward the shy little maiden at her side and rests there. She is not beautiful, but there is something iu the soft eyes, the ten der mouth of this wee girlie thel draws us toWiihl her am! we love her we know not why. Bend down and I will whisjwr her name, Marguerite, the pet of the household the darling of the many who know and love her. She is bending over a paper that is among her numerous gifts, written half in jest and half in earnest by her favorite play-fellow, Philip Lan caster, who although older than she, has always been her boyish friend and prelector, Let us glance over her shoulder as she reads, “Wliy stand there dreaming All through the day? Where are your thoughts mV love, Far far aWiiy? - Play while you have the time, While life Is bright. (’are will come soon enough. Darkening Its light." As we glance from the little poem so tine a picture of Marguerite her self, wc find, yes, absolutely tears in the Darling’s eyes. Brash them away, "•Jure may come soon enough Darkening their light.” This may be a foreshadowing of what the years will bring. HOIWE SHOOKU. Am I dreaming? I rub my eyes but only to Arid that the lights are out, tnc ball! deserted and the Christmas tree tt thing of the post, faded iitte'Hy and now only a mem ory in the hearts dt these grown np men dml maidens that we last saw in the careless Happiness of child-hoodi Years have passed by, let ns see ♦hat they have brought to the two girlies that charmed ns In the dim Again It is the day that com* highest.” The voice full and rich falling and swelling with the tones of the.organ brings the past before ns; where have we heard that lovely 1 voice; yes. it is the same, the eyes, j the hair, the mouth, the dainty fig ure, although rounded into the full-1 ness of womanhood, tell us it is Marguerite. As we listen our glance I wanders to a face in that vast throng (assembled to give praise to God) beautiful as on that Chrismas day so long ago, but there is a restless light in the glorious eyes, a hopeless ness in the young face, that seems to say I am weary. Her eyes, wander ing from one face to another in the crowded church seeking for some thing to distract the mind, are caught by the earnest upward gaze of one who is in the flush of early manhood, with a noble bearing and grace of person. Involuntarily her gaze follows his and her eyes* rest upon the face of her sister Marguerite, for it is the kemtiful Evelyn we last saw in her innocent and perfect hap piness, by the side of that Christmas tree. While they look, held as it were by a spell; we will glance over the years that have intervened. They have lieen apart for many years, and returning to their native city, the memories < f their past life drawing them to this sacred spot, are united once more the three whose lives were so closely bound together in childhood. The happy home was made deflate be the fligntof Evelyn. Her lover, us her husband, proved himself to be the wretch her friends had warned her against, and soon wearying of het* beauty he left her with her little child to fight the world alone. Too proud to appeal to her loved ones at home, she had at lust drifted back to the city that had been the happy home of her child hood. The voting man, gazing with her in wonder and admiration, is Philip Lancaster, the plav-nia*e of her child hood and the boy-lover of Marguerite. The years that have gone by since they met have satiated him with the pleasure of the world, and with a yearning for the home of his child-hood he has returned, where the fair face and lovely voice of Marguerite awaken in him the desire for something ntbler and bet ter than his life has been. The lust notes of the singer die away, and her glance rests upon the eyes turned tip towards her, full of admiration and a new-botm love* which sends n res ponsive thrill through the heart of the young girl. As her eyes droop under his gaze, they rest upon an other familial face, that of the beau tiful long lost Evelyn, and the words that have rung through the church “Glory to God in the highest” find an echo iu her hi art. Again I find myself standing alone, the organ and voice of the singer are silent, and the church is deserted. SCEXETHIRt). The air is full of happiness, “Mery Christmas” sings out on every side. The faces of the the passers- i by are full of a suppressed joy, child ren are over-flowing with happiness at the recollection of the gifts Santa Clans has brought them. Y CONSTANTLY COMING BUILD UP DARLINGTON. THE EASTEBN BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, OF SYRACUSE, N. Y\, Has loaned in this city, since 18U1, over $50,000. And is prepared to loan meaey for bailding and business purposes. Such is the result of THE REAL ESTATE BANK organ ized here in 1801 with. E. KEITH DARGAN, President; President Peoples Bank. C. S. McCULLOUGII, Vice Presi dent; Pres. Oil Mill. A. W. WELLING, Scc’y and Treas.; Sec’y and ’•Creas. Darlington Plaining Mill Co. J. J. WAUD, Attorney; Pres’ Dar lington Land and Improvement Co. BRIGHT WILLIAMSON, Direc- tor; Chairman Appraising Commit tee; Pres’ Bunk of Darlington. Dr. J. C. WILCOX, Director, Member Appraising Committee; Pres’ Cotton Compress (Jo. L. S. WELLING, Director, Mem ber Appraising Committee; Whole sale Hardware. IF you want to BUY a House;,. IF you want to BUILD a House; IF you want to BUILD a Store; IF ypu want to BUILD a Tobacco Factory. IF you want to LIFT a mortgage IF you want to BORROW money 912.88 Cheaper on 8900 Cash Loan tliaii other Associations doing busi ness here, the Eastern Will Supply Yon Mou> ey Promptly, Coaling but Five and Nine-tenths Per Cent lit< terest Per Annum and Ouuruiv tee the Loan to Expire in 78 .Months Hud Guarantee yon Aguiuat Loss by stating thejamount you borrowed and interest iu your mortgage; you siguiug 78 notes, paying one note monthly, receiving the note ns your receipt, and when you pay the 78 notes you have paid the mortgage and interest and have the 78 receipts, when the mortgage wilt he cancelled making it ADfifinits Mortgige Proposition, protecting you ue a borrower, like wise the Association, Nlj Ollier Association Will Do This, They “Estimate” the Time and Charge yon with Losses, if any, which may prolong the maturity of your mortgage, beyond the “esti mated” time, and you are helpless and have NO RECOURSE, because you place your money on “Honor,” iu the Directory of various compa nies have” all the power vested iu them under theineoiqioratiou laws to do with your money us they tush. But the Eastern is Controlled by Spe* oial Law of New York; expenses limited and utis nus Drought them. „ ,. ’ Wc hear In the distance the chime! of Rectory, lluutcd b - v of bells. “Glory to God in the high cst and on earth peace good-will to men.’’ Wc follow in the direction that so many arc hurrying. Louder and louder swell the chimes. As the door of the Church is thrown open, the chimes cease and the penl of the organ with the chorus of voices, sing ing the beautiful Bridal March from ixrheugriu, bursts upon you, fur out into tbe frosty air, making the hearts of the old hurrying by glow tender ns thoughts of their youth and early love coaie to them. And the happy lovers stop to listen with and law; under the supervision of New York State Bank Examiner; mid before going in you know to a day when you come out and what it Wilt cost. ''7 Will you place a mortgage on your property without a W ritten (jiuaiaiitee when it will expire, mid what it costs? Do you do so iu the Male of Real Estate? No! You want a mortgage for deferred payments, date of pay ment stated, rate of Interest, ’m.d power to sell if default, then why thoughts of what will come to them i , * ttCe 11 building and Iman Mortgage in the near future, Let us enter. The bridal party afe moving slow ly up the aisle, Who is the fair vision In whito the soft folds of the veil enveloping tbe young figure, as it were, iu a cloud? The glmicc at the familiar face tells ns it is Mar guerite. Ijemting upon the arm of her lover, Philip Luucaster, there is a rapt expression in the tender eyes, an almost divine beauty in the love ly fade, that brings a feeling of awe to the curious, eager crowd they know not why. They in that crowd ed assembly who have looked upon the heavenly beauty of the “Sistine Madona,” need not question this feel ing of aw« that is uiron then, Men and women whose hearts have not been touched for years And their eyes, Wet with tears. This holy cere mony uniting two hearts and lives a symbol of the myriads of lumi.’s whose foundation is the union by a few simple words of the lives of it man mid maiden. The wonder of that night with the star of hope resting over the man ger of Bethlehem is upon them, and as the words let us pray, fall upon their-tars, beads are bowed and pray ers go up from lips (hut have long since ceased to pray. It is over, mid as the notes of the organ hur*t forth, as it wore an ex; re .-ion of the jo.v mid happiness in every face. Iota's follow the bridal party to their home and tee what changes the yflftr has brought. The two figures standing in this -olent room we saw for the first time many years ago under the brilliant lights of the Christmas tree iu the grace mid beauty of childhood, Evelyn has returned ut last to her home, though her heuutv is dimmed there is a softened look ill the face that was once missing, mid now Wc love and admire where once the beauty was all that held us. Mar guerite with a lust embrace leaves her to join the one iuto whose hands she has given her life, mid with fare wells on •every side, the light of the house bus gone. It Is iniduight and as I stand be fore my Are looking into tbe glowing coals, and wondering wbut the years will bring to Marguerite; the chimes again fall upon my ears 1 open window and leaning otit into the darkii.M of the night, I hear, “Glory to God lit the highest mid on eurtn peace godd-will to men” leaning to point me to K never failing guide, on your propelty wiihoiit definite written tine of maturity stated? If you'Deposit one monthly In- stalmsnt with the Associations doing business here, and stop, you will lose it as many have done. IF you DEPOSIT 11 payments in some Loan Associations you lose them were not the 12th paid. IF you DEPOSIT iu Loan Asso ciations, say $100 iu a year and quit, some pay you $83, $88, $!I0.G4, there fore you lose $17, $12 and $0.30. Can you afford to do business this way; more paid more lost? How long would you remain in business? IF you DEPOSIT one monthly in stalment iu the Eusterq, You receive it back at par nn demand, t\o Other Assochtion Will Do This, IF yon DESPOSIT any number of payments up to 2 years you get then, buck on demand with 0 per cent in terest per annum for the average time deposited; 7 per cent tbe second year, and 8 per cent the third year, with guarantee of 21 per cent per annum at end 61 years. No Other Association Will Do This, , IF you DEPOSIT $100 in Eastern in one year, you get buck $103, being 820, or 81 A, or 812.81 more on tbe 8lvH) ibuu iu some Associations. You can do this kind of business for all time, because yon thrive, mid vou will THANK THE EASTERN for the opportunity it offers for in vesting mid saving your money, waking you 21 percent peraduum, >» hick no other Bank in South Car olina will do, then why not BUY EASTERN STOCK? IF ,'OLI have a VACANT LOT why not borrow money from the Eastern, build a bouse, mid if rent pay Mon tbly Instalments, ut end OJ years You own tbe house free of cost, Is tins nut good business?. IF you are u RENTER why not buy a lot from the lotud Company, borrow from the Eastern, erect a House, pay monthly the rent you now pay, ami at the end of’ Oi years, k On th Boiiit frsi of liortg&go. I Would you not be a wise and happier “'J : m»n to own your own nomo than throw your money away Mr relit? Is it ndt jriQf duty t« provide your family with a hornet TIKE SHARES J, THE EASTERN V". «»„!. gy. ~|j toil Will NEVER REGRET IT, tne intiire is wim niui, | AJ

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