Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE DMGTONIEBALD PUBLISHED EVEBYEIUDAY. J. S. McORBIGHT, Proprietor. WALTER D. WOODS, Editor. MTBSCBIFTIOX V I!i ADVANCE: One Dollar a Year. advertising rates. Tkansient Advertisements "5v. irt aquare for first insertiou, and 5(K-. per wjuare for each subsequent in sertion, Business Notices 10 cents per line for each insertion. Obituaries exceeding six lines charged for at the rate of transient advertising. Wl are very much inclined to tho Opinion that, except under very extra ordinary circumstances the holding of mass meetings, either to favor or protest against some special act, is productive of no good, hut ou the contrary often accomplish much harm. '£he columns of newspapers are always open far the discussion of any measure that affects the public welfare, and they furnish the best medium for reaching the ear of the people. In addition to this these meetings are very often dominated by men who, by their intemperate and incendiary language,engender antago nism and do far more harm than good. A protest published in the newspapers will reach a larger au dience and accomplish far greater re sults. FACTS WORTH KNOWING. First. That Columbia has a first- class Music House. Second. That everything in shape of a Musical Instrument can be obtained from this House. NORMENT&CO., Proprietors of “THE LADIES’ STORE!” Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, Etc., And LADIES’ GOODS EXCLUSIVELY. ItofNGt Frieese Wc want every one to come and see our styles and prices. Nothing but New Woods in Stock. Respectfully, NORMENT & CO. Liberal Discount made on contract or standing advertisements. DARLINGTON, 8. C. Friday, May 12,1893. Mr. 8. Frank Parrott if the author- itod ageilt of The Herald. He will solicit subscriptions and advertise ments and receipt for money. Mr. Donaldson, the President of the State Alliance has published his leply to Governor Tillman’s charges and while it is a family quarrel, in which we are not directly interested, we Have no hesitation in saying that he has most completely vindicated himself, and has pntthe governor in a pretty close place, and one from which he will find it very difficult to extricate himself, that is if the case is judged on its merits. Mr. Donaldson makes a specially strong ' point to his reference to the railroad bill, which was vetoed by the govern or became it did not take from the roads the fight to appeal to the courts, and shows pretty conclusively that the railroad men were anxious that this provision should be inserted as it would make the whole measure unconstutional and void. Without perhaps intending it, Mr. Donaldson has furnished another proof of Gov ernor Tillman’s utter disregard of the constitution or the decision of our courts of law. Ws have not a particle of sympa thy for any one who has committed A serious crime, and have always favored their punishment to the utmost extent of the law, but in • case where the evidence, even when apparently very strong, is entirely eiroumstantial, we incline to the opiniou that the punishment should be life imprisonment and n?t hanging. There are cases on record of men having been convicted on circum- Itantial evidence, when facts would be brought forward, perhaps when too late, that clearly prove their innocence. The negro, Wade Haines Who was hnng in Columbia, on Fri- day, was convicted entirely on cir- cumstantial evidence, and while his conviction was in uo way a reflection On the court or jury, a great many people believe that he was i*08sibly innocent of the crime for which he Was executed, and would have ap proved of a commutation of his sen tence to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. Were it not for the existcacB of to much foolish sym pathy, on the part of weak minded people; for those who have committed grave crimes, there would practically be very little difference, so far as the safety of society is concerned, between life imprisonment and hanging. Lynch law is only excusable in frouteir settlements where there are ho courts or officers of the law to en force order. Heinous and exasperating at some crimes unquestionable are, nothing is gained and a great deal lost by a resort to mob violence and it is better in every way, to depend Oil the machinery of the law for the punishment of those who have committed grave offenses. The severest punishment that can be in flicted it to take the life of the of fender, and so far as that is concerned it matters little to the criminal Whether death is immediate or de layed for a few weeks until he can be convicted and punished by the arms of the law. If it were possible that mob violence would only be used in the case of certain crimes, the resort to it might not be so de- S domble, but experience has proved hat the decent is very easy, mid Very soon every serious offense is considered a sufficient excuse for a resort of this reprehensible method of inflicting punishment. When mob law becomes the common method of punishing criminals, the lives and property are not safe, and not only this, bnt the social and moral deca dence that ii /ariably follows is far moitt to be d .-adeu than the lack of personal security thar all must feel when the law is defied aud faith lost in its power to briug (hose who have I Itotfltd to jHltto, Iu our last issue we called attention to the political complexion of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, and made the assertiou that it was being used to advance the cause of female suffrage, and that its leaders had diverted it from its true purpose. The members of this asso ciation who oppose the aims and methods of its leaders owe it to themselves to either change the pres ent status of the union or to with draw from its membership. If they fail to do so, then they will show a lack of sincerity that will bring upon them the same ridicule that has been very justly poured out ou the prohi bitionists for their tame and humil iating submission to a legislature that they openly boasted was elected to carry out their behests. With its president, Mrs. Chapin, an avbwed advocate and champion of that monstrous iniquity, the dispen sary law, the union is simply a dismal failure aud the quicker it is reorgan ized or disbanded the better it will be both for its members and the people at large. Of course if they wish to assist Mrs. Chapiu and her sympathisers iu using the organiza- tiou as a political lever, it is all right, but they ought, just as a matter of common honesty, to chauge its uame, and call it anything they wish, only leaving out the words Christian and temperance. Since the above was in type we see that Mrs. Chapin has been unani mously re-dected president of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, which intelligence will adi force to what we have said in regarc this organization. A recent issue of the Lowell Courier contains a write-up of the J. C. Ayer Co. of that city, whose remedies are well known all over the world. This house does a tremendous busi ness and is among the largest adver tisers on earth, having contracts with nearly 7,000 different papers. We have found them fair and square in nil our dealings with them and it stands to reason that thuir goods wll be found to be just what they claim. Relative Condition of Strength. “My dear an estimate here in the paper declares that if a man was rel atively as strong as a beetle he conli lift 198,000 pounds. “Is that to?” asked Mrs. Bromley, as she dropped her left eye-lid. IT look for one in the morning. “Why, dear?” “Maybe he’ll carry tho stove into the summer kitchen. I’ve asked you about a dozen times to do it. The Wrong Mule. One day as We Were sitting on the tavern veranda at Gadsden a colorec man rode up ou a mule aud hitched him to a post iu rear of court house. The mau then crossed to a saloon and was absent twenty minutes. While he was gone a white man rode up ou another mule aud bitched the ani mal to the next post. The colorec man saw only the one mule and he walked directly up to the white man’s. He hud no sooner got with in kicking distance than the anitna let go and hit him In the body with both heels, rolling him oyer and over into the ditch. By the time he got up we got down, and after gazing at the k'cker for half a minute he turnec to us with: “Gem’len, did dnt ar’ mewl kick me?” , “He diet” “Ar he a smallish mew], wid oue ear duu cut off at de taud?” “No. The mule you rode up ou is beyond him.” He wentoverto see,audufter inspect ing the animal for a minute he re turned with a grin on his face and said: “I got hold of de wrong mewl, but I’ze mighty tickled about it. When I walked up to dat odder beast an’iie let loose on me I was in a tlx. 1 kuowed dat I was either drunk or had made a mistake iu de animal an’ v -ih a fedin’eum ober me dat I CGi 'dn’t hardly git up.” “But suppose you had been drunk?” “Dat’s it sub. All I had was fo’ cents wuth o’ mighty pore whisky, an’ if dat was ’nufl to rotek me den I would know dat I had duu broke down an’ gin out an’ was about ready to die. Gem’leu, I’ze all right up to fr urns time. I war simply tryin’ to remember to git de ole woman some laleratus, an’ I distinguished de Him mewl,'* Third. That this House represents the builders and knocks out the middle men. Fourth. That the generous public is paturonizing this Home Enterprise liberally. Fifth. That you can obtain the very best Piano made and for the least money from this House. Sixth. That the leading Female Col leges in this State arc using and endorsing the Pianos sold by this Institution. Seventh. That the best Professors of Music in South Caro lina arc using and endors ing Instruments procured from this House. Eighth. Will find the best Organs at this Institution on the market. Ninth. The “Symphony Self-Play ing Organ,” the marvel of the age, is represented by this Enterprise. Tenth. Orders for Sheet Music will have prompt attention by this Music House. Eleventh. You can have an old Piano, Organ or any Musical Instrument put in first-class order at this Establishment. Twelfth. You can get your Pianos tuned on short notice by the best tuner South, by addressing this House. Thirteenth. We refer the public to Loan aud Exchange Bank of Columbia, as to responsibility. Fourteenth. If you desire any fur ther information, ad- dresi the proprietors of this Music House. M.A. Malone &Bro. COLUMBIA, S. C. A little girl of tender years who had been attending one of the public kindergartens, fell from a ladder. Her mothei caught her up from the ground in terror, exclaiming, “O darling bow did you fall?” “Vertical’ replied the child without a second’s hesitation. Had One. “Have you any particular object in loafing around here?” asked a contraetor of a new building of an idler who was in tho way. “Yes sir,” was the prompt reply. “Well, what is it?” “1 want to dodge my creditors, and they will never think of looking for me where there is any work going on. He Knew the Signs. When Mr. Spooner went home the other evening the door unexpectedly flew open while he was fumbling in his pocket for his latch key, aud Mrs. Spooner had her arm around his neck aud had given him a kiss ou either cheek; then she said cheerily: “Let me help, you ou with your overcoat, dear. There I’ll hang it up dear. Y r ouTl find your slippers by your chair and I’ll put yonr shoes away. Did you have a good day down town, dear? You look tired. Poor, dear, old boi! There never was a woman who had a dearer hus band than my dear, old George, any how! Sit right down dear. There there, darling, I’ll get the evening papers for you. You just sit still and rest while I tell you what a naughty wife I’ve been to-day, for oh George, I got me the lovliest litMe bonnet for only $18 and—and—-you won’t mind dear? I know you wont. That’s a darling! it is so lovely! I’ll run right up an get it, and show it to you before tea. “Humph!” growled George like the wretch he was. “I knew there was something of the sort coming. I knew the signs!” ST A TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Darlington. Dy T. 11. Spain, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, E. E. Mixon bath made suit to me, to grant unto him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of Burrell Janies. These are therefore to cite and ud- mouish all and singular the kindred and creditors of tlie said Burrell James, deceased, that they be and appear before me, In the Court of Probate, to !'w held at Darlington, C. H.. on May 10th next, after publication tiic.cof, at II o’clock in the forenoon, to show au e if any they have, why the said Administration should not be grunted, Given under my hand, this 4th day of May, Anno Domini, 1893. T. H. SPAIN, Judge of Probate. Nachman building, corner Public Square and Cashua Street. Base Ball Goods, ' • ; . . * ■ Croquet Sets, Hammocks, DUMB BELLS, INBMN CLUBS, Mew Supply Just Received This Week THE Darlington Book Store. THE RAMBLER, Tin best BICYCLE made in Men. J. D. TREVATHAN, ACEtfT, FLORENCE, S. C. NEW GOODS. We have just received an elegant and handsome line of Dry Goods and Notions, and invite an inspection of same. Our new stock of spring and summer has arrived, and in it will be found suits for Men, Boys and youths in all the latest styles and shades. EDWARDS & CO. NEW SHOES. I t . Manufactured by E. 0. Burt & Co., Drew, Selby & Co., Williams, Hoyt & Co. Examine our $3 Glove Fitting Good Year Welt Shoe for Mon. An elegant line of all styles and prices. Wo carry the beat line Hand-Sowed Goods over brought to Darlington. Immense Stock of Oxfords For Ladies, Misses and Children; widths B to E. We have them in the newest lasts and colors. Trunks, Valises, Traveling Bags, Etc. Wo luivo on hand a complete stock of the above goods at astonishing prices. DARLINGTON SHOE STORE, WOODS & MILLING, Proprietors. Grand Spring Opening. To the Ladies of Darlington: You are cordially invited to attend our Grand Spring Opening, on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 28 and 29. Our line of Dress Goods and Trimmings for the present season is a wonderful collection of elegant designs and fabrics of the latest and most popular fashions. The present season marks the appearance of a series of new and beautiful de signs in Wash Goods that eclipse the previous efforts of the manufacturers. It is needless to say that we have them in all the newest patterns and colorings. In Laces, Embroideries, Hosiery, Gloves and Ribbons, we are exhibiting one of the largest and finest collections ever shown in Darlington. Respectfully, ■WOODS &e WOODS. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. In this department we give ’em FITS!! It will be to your BENE-FIT, To buy your OUT-FIT) From us at a small PRO-FIT) Knot we FOR-FEIT All claim to leadership in the business. We have no MIS-FITS, They are all CLOSE FITS. Come and let us give you a FIT. THE SHOE DEPARTMENT Has always been one of our special^ and the styles we are displaying thitf season will compare with any goods to be found. 6R0CER7 DEPARTMENT. In this department we carry a full line of Staple and Fancy Groceries, and our shelves are filled with fresh Canned Goode and niceties too numerous to mention. All goods are delivered free of charge. woor>s <& woods. ■* . .al * • '