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' w. -4*. THE DA8LH6T0E PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. J. 8. McOREIQHT, Proprietor. WALTER D. WOODS, Editor. eOBeCBIKTIOK nt - AHVANJ.K: One Dollar a Year. TO BISfl'SS THE SITIMTIOK ADVERTISING RATES. Tbanbikht Advkktibkments 75c. per •qtmre for ftnt iiuertiou, and 50c. per sqaue for eocfa subeequent iu- 1 eertion • . Busimehs Notices 10 cents per line for each Insertion. Obituaries exceeding six lines charged for at the rate of transient advertising. 'Liberai. Discount made on contract or standing advertisements. • ■ a The ('•*■(y Alliance Aheit The Financial Ontleek! A call meeting of the County Al liance will lie held at Darlington C. H., Thursday, September 7, for the purpose sf discussing the financial situation so far us it pertains to mov- rng the preseht crop of cotton, and other matters of interest to our order. A mass meeting of the farmers and farm laborers will also be held in connection and the plans and auggestious of the banks of Darling ton will be made known, with a view of cooperating in giving us re- leif. Come one, come all. W. 1L Lawrence, Pres. D, C. F.A. tITlet. j FROM FIRST OF SEPTEMBER, Will Talkt ,8S3 ' t,le , Knter P rls0 Hotel, Darliug- i ton, S- C. For full particulars, apply to ,1. J. W. DARLINGTON, 8. U. Friday, September 1,1893. The Augusta Chronicle .says the bast evidence of the people have not caused the stringency by hiding nwsy money in their socks is that the people have ROM to hide away. ■ ii .. ns..ja.ua! Those people who burned Cleveland in •Ogy the other day out WfcU acted hastily aa well as nonsensically.. Buch intolerance ia unreasonable, and will accomplish no good. Tho MU for unconditional repeal of the Sherman silvar law vest cad ay passed the House by n vote of 240 to 109. All amendments to the bill were previously lost by about the same majority. ’ China promises protection to Ameri cans in that country until after the next session of Congress, but if that does not repeal the Geary law aU Americans will he expelled from the country, and all friendly relations with America will he •t an end. ____________ The banks end business msn of O Itnabia formed a clearing house assooia tioa and issued $58000 worth of certl goatee last Friday which were rtoeived over the counters on the presentation of teheoks. The merchants of the city take them for good, and the plan seems tb “ £^",^£7 Work weU. The Bute says; Make allowances for gtet impressions in judging of the cy clone’s damage to the growlhg crops. We have had enough of real miifortune to keep us from exaggerating its scope. From personal observation we are .satis fied that no such lose as 80 per cent, of oar crops will be caused by the storm The corn that has been stripped is unin jmred in the fields, The young cotton Mt< the smaU cotton have been little t'n jnred The appearance of damage Is greatest In cotton where the luxuriance Of the weod La* caused it to tilt over, bat the proportion of bolls and forms knocked off is very small herealiouts. •ad the sunshine will cause it to rise again. Yonng corn is laid flat, but it yet has opportunity for recuperation. Crop* Which at first ejght seemed wrecked Were looking much better last evening. WARD. WANTED RECRUIT8 FOR THE THIRD Artillery, 1’tilted States Army, sta tioned at Fort Pherami, Atlanta, Ga., and Fort Barrancas and. Key West Barracks. Florida ; able bodied wblte men of good character and habits, un married, between the ages of twenty- one and thirty, good pay, rations, clothing and medical aitendauee. Ap- ptleants must be prepared to furnish satisfactory evidence as to age, charac ter and habits. For further informa tion call at Rendezvous, 1st Lieutenant C. W. FOSTER, fid Artillery, Enter- rise Hotel, Darlington, H. C., until Bicycling at Darlington. Columbia Journal- Darlington is one of tne most en terprising tows of South Carolina ana is ever np to date in the sports as well as enterprises of greater mag nitude. Bicyfele rheing u now the order of the’day among the sporting element of this conutry, and Darling ton steps to the front with the an- nonnenneut of a tonluanient for Fri day, StiSteWipsr hsi Her friends from all over the State are most cor dially invited to he present with thorn on that o&fcrion srief are prom ised a good time as well as some fine racing. The program for the tourn ament consists of foruteen races, em- •acing every style and distancecon- stalmost that jg’ contestants. , kntjwtf to tycycle HUNTING ASTEROIDS. Astronomical Sport That la Being Bobbed of Part off IU Plea«ur«. There WM.fttim* when the hunting oi asteroids was the athletic sport with which tho tired astronomer refreshed ids mind and muscles. Wearied with pro longed calculations as to the weight of a ton of coals on the surface of Jupiter oi the density of beer on tho surface of ths sixth moon of Uranus and with tdi right arm and fingers cramped and numbed from the excessive use of chalk gnd blackboard, the astronomer wi take his telescope and in the bright, C! winter eight stalk the timid through the stsrry jungles of ths skies/ D was not often that he usds II sue- csssfal bag. frnnstlmes he would buhl night after night for weeks before cap taring a single asteroid, but he was al ways buoyed up by the hope of game, and when he did bring dowq an aste roid with his broechloading reflector, his am*U but handy refractor, and was [Jctober 15, 1893. CASTOR IA for Infant* and Children. • OaetbyiainRO well adapts t^chUdpentiiat I f rocomim>mi it as superior to any prescription cnawii lo me.” H. A. Aacma, M. D. t 1 • 11 go, Oxford 8t, Brooklyn, N. Y. | Without injurious medication. * Thk Csmtaub Com* any, 77 Murray Street, N. Y CaetoHa cure* Colie, Coivtipatton, Sour Stomach, Diarrhrra. Eructation, Kiliri WcniiH, gives sleep, and promoter dl ccetion, Wlthoi SOUTH EIHOLIM COLUOE, COLUMBIA, S. C. Session begins September 28th. Four courses; CbuHical, Litorary, Hcientiitc and Law; with elective studies ire higher classes New Gymnasium. Well appointed Laboratories, Chemi cal, Physical, Biological, etc. Neces sary expenses from fll# to $310. j For further information address the President, , JAMES WOODBOW. PITHICI KILIM IISTITIITt, VlClOK ic/(Le| ,01.0. School. Ses- A Military Boarding School. Ses sion opens September 12th. Healthy location. Social, moral and rtligloua privileges good. Full corps of expe- rieucca teachers. -Enforced'applica tion. Rates reasonable. Apply for catalogue to Col. John B. Patrick, Superintendent. its elo- mtota to a tavsriU fellow astroaomm he was Indeed* proud and happy man. Bat this fins old astronomical sport is at an end. Tbs asteroid trapper with hit nbotographlo trap ia abroed,-and there M every reason to hclieva that in the conns of a very few yean at ths far thest every existing asteroid will hart been captured. The method of the treppar ta os rimpU eta Mi It is unsportsmanlike. Be The Cirrewr Cfiraer. The Atlanta Herald, in discussing the atilngency of the money market, *»yi .•the money corner with which the country has been affected may teach u» <ms isston, and that is the way to avoid •nch things in the future. There ought to be such iswia# would e»ebla a people who aid perfectly soltoni I® get-mousy |r apito of the meu who want to cosner _ currency, Take ths clearing house cer-.j JUi^JJat^t coms"*to Ttoy. ■i tttmm for Inotaaoe. Thsy ssnw a* A asenrad by a government bond which -iangibltgfdisepUBtod paper. cured by stock, and bonds, and ba^K property ot every tort, • and in the ,<*88 of Atlanta the $90,000 ef certificates is- sued are •sengto -ky ahgut #$,000,000. If the United Btatea were wiped from the nations of the world, the clearing honie certificates would be worth their face ta gold, Tbesa certificates have Itecu dfyipmtiirt by tbs people because oihea cities add other eecllons havfc gktten up a currency corner, U io happens that -phen toe people deed gurney, that is the vary t inl * money ii scare#. It ia by abney somewhat like it Is by a pistol iti Tares—i men may aerer need one, but when As does need it he needs it like Mams, If the 16 per cent tax on Stele banks had been repeal* ’ last winter am! • Wiae system of fit* bank currency provided, we couk! >ve put in use s local mosey that would have been a mat help. Ouch a currency could be fea extension of ths clearing house cer tificate idee. When those who happen to get thair finger* on money refuse to torn it loose, there is no reason for oth er people who are just es solvent, just as rich and Ju*t M responsible, going •bout without any money with which to ■met their obligation* Jf one man YomeHtbe money, why should not oth- .r-fitnaaofyke provided for the ufun who Jumthe security und who i* engaged In tho laMaMepursuits of business! 1 ” We ought to leant enough by this panic to gnard against such things In the future. Repeal the fibennan law. Coin a given amount of gold and silver. Issue paper ’ money redeemable in coin. Repeal the the 10 per cent tax on Htate banks.” Bead 0. K. Byan’i ndrertisement He |nar»Dteea § pare for Tkfuviiow furoiiM tbt camera identical with the apparent motion of the fined atari, so that the Im ages of the letter never vary their places on the sensitive plate. When, however, the trappof finds a feat but prolonged line of light extend ing over the plate, he knows that fjU the trail of an asteroid, and he at onde j - C oeds to complete its capture by giv- it a name and calculating ite ele ments. The unsuspecting asteroids who had long ago grown sky of the telescope have not yet diocovi ered the existence of tbs eamera traps, and tbay are captnred in alarming numbers. It Is quite usual for a trapper to report the capture of four or five asteroids In a single night It to tne that he rarely mane any dis tinction between the traces made by an tototoid aud the marks on th# plate dps ike emulsion or tdscraTobee made W tn hie greed he treat* Ing development aU marks sad*-’ to trap, and there i anertrin uvooor* scently named aud * ! -FOR-— t A rfuMU havens ograpbic ' tjmt he DR. M’RilES CURE FDR OtDINfC 8TRt€TtRE AND KIDNE ¥ CQdirLJMP'S. so dontfi that, i teroida rec In the eolar side of the Jm trapper tuut$d tbetr.trail “■>' il-tot.edrldant.'ihkt the treps are [bifjr oeptiring artenormtm* dumber asteroidsj and unless imnethlng is ne for Their j>rfeWva«lj*t. tide variety of cslaettaFgams will sooner or later be come as extinct as the Americep buffalo. To the overage man it may eeem to be a ntottet Of very ttttle oon sequence how oataroldd are captured, but to those who are familiar with astronomers end who have tfielr wslf»ye>*nd that; of *b«jr wives and famflley at heart the prosyfiet ^ that )Mnmata utoroid Muitiag is ^ to become tmpoaiiWe to-riarming R the tired setrohotser can no keep tip fektbgaltiyn'i spirits by toff the milky way, for ee^roF health must ineettaafy •after, dm# are agreed that astrouoa; habitually indulged in, hi peculiar], haustlng to the nerves. Indeed the cob- inomerlrin- •tosed and exi variably iririts' in aplU of tbi h anting. If that * to'b riable. le home The aatronomer’s found In oontradicting omc, even s Of asteroid unknown, on will be > theories and denying the discovert** of other astroce* mere, mid tho meeting of an astronomic* al aodety would be a scone of wild up roar mingled with flying elatce and i of chalk.-' lump* of < -Washington Star. The Beauty off* Fenian Oat. Perhaps the most peculiar fancy of travelers abroad to &afcpf ofirrylug from Persia the great blocxM cm* that are *o hard to domesticate. - However, aa an np town housekeeper exclaim*, "Of course one is a littlo afraid of them, but they do look stylish in s handsome libra- nr I"—New York Times. r-w kj Aln aj* Homebody to ComplelB. There is always one discontented sonl to lament over improvements, like ths Scotchwoman who complained of the faeeh water that had been introdnmri to- to the otty. “Ait, bnt it’s no like tbi ftmollg HOP fttotoftmto Pf Ww- HOITH CIRUIHU COLLEEL, MOUNT'PLEASANT, N. 0, Session Opens Skptembeb 7th. Classical* Scientific, PhilodcpWcal ami (Jommercial couree. Acaaemio department, preparatory for college.' IOttrqctioa practical and thotoegb. Rricjf buiMmg*. UesthfnLloCation. WMki, lor cataloauo address J. D. Smiiht, A. M., President. With the only complete bicycle plant in the world, .where every part of the machine is made from A to Z, is it ar** wotidpr that Victor Bicycles are acknowledged leaders? There’s no bicycle like a Victor, and no plant so grandly complete as the one devoted exclusively to the manufacture of this king of wheels. OVERMAN WHEEL CO. ■MTON. WASHINGTON, OCWVtR, SAN FRANOISOO. JT. ^r.cOreijglit, .A^^ent. Grand Spring Opening. FIRE! U I represent Twelve of the most reliable Fire Insurance Companies in the world— among them, the Liverpool and London and Globe, of England, the largest fire company In the wox]d; and the AStna, of Hartford, the largest of all American fire oompaniee. iinan a* f I F. E. NSfthEST. DARLINGTON, 8. C. TO THE AFFLICTED. l* • - i’; j s -w.nturauwu !I|*V ^ - This Mediolne to takfn Iptfirnally- hours organic ney dOtoses. It without pain, Incom loss of one moment’s mt, No pain nlees there gre ivsl or etonei Uout In the „ _ _ iient of tine pewdsrj . -i . 1 have nmnbsre of letter* from people ve: ion*.; Cure* gravel or st td pausing U out li of a sediment or x of letter* from p*-,— in Barnwell county who have been cured and ere being cured. ; I guarantee a cute. ‘If any one will take two bottles of this Medicine, and iai inuui* burn mvuvjv. This Medicine enn only bk* obtained by ordering direct from me. It will be sent by mall on receipt ot price, M-00, to any part of North Carolina, South CaroHoa, Georgia and Alabama.' tn ordering say whether tor stricture or kidney disease. References as to my responsibility: The Bank of BarnweU, Barnwell, 8. C. Citlsens’ Savings Bank of Barnwell, Barnwell. 8. C. ’ Clerk of Court, Barnwell, 8. C. * blwriff Barnwell oounty, BarnWoll A. E- Gon sales, Columbia, 9. C. a K. RYAN, Barhwell, 8. C. 8-24:8m. TiU Uf, For CnteioRUe otldfeto, J1S. H. CSHliSLE, LI. D,. PREST. Two PuU Cournos. NectwMuy expenses ibr one year, Olio Humlrcd «utl FHty Dollar’s. J, A. OAMEWELt., Scvictary of Facultyi Iff l i ;i I College. t*k xi The Fall Session of this long established and well known institution will open on September 3B, 1893 Standard high; large and, well shaded grounds, and all the Ostial com* forts aud conveniences of a first-class Carolina home. More than live handled of ite graduates, by the prominent positions they occupy in eoeiety and the church, are living witnesses of the thorough mental and moral training received within its walls. For catalogue address REV. S, B. JONES, D. D., )’•' Ooj.i;m»ia, S. C. ■■ritwvrT^Hi 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 appearanbS of a series of new and beautlM 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. Laces, Embroideries* Hosiery, OlotSS and Ribbons, We are exhibiting ohe of the largest and finest collections ever shown in Darlington. Respectfully, WOQ3DS & NORMENT & CO., Proprietors of— “THE LADIES’ STORE!” ■—--Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, Etc., —-—And- LADIES’ GOODS EXCLUSIVELY. Owesefi Stylef, Ceceeet Fsiees. We want every one to.come ami sec our styles and prices. Nothing bat Now Goods Is Stock. Respectfully, NORMENT & CO. Nochm&n building, corner Publio Square and Caahua Street. NEW GOODS. We have just received an elegant and " ‘ handsome lino of Dry Ms and Notions, and invite an inspection of same. V-' uf’ I D* 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. ■i EDWARDS <fc €0. In CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. , #ft' j • ■ * In this department we give ’em FITS!! It will be to your # To buy yopr WT-m, From us at a small PRO-FIT# Knot we FOR-ffelf AU claim to leadership in the business. We have no MS-FITS, They are all CLOSE FITS. Come and let us give you a FIT. THE SHOE DEPABTXEHT Has always been one of our specials, and the styles we are displaying this season will compare with any goods to be found. GROCERY DEPARTMENT. In this department we carry a full line of Staple and Fancy Groceries, and our shelves are flelld with fresh Canned Goods and niceties too numerous to mention. AU goods are delivered free of charge* WOOINS * WQOIMk /v '■•yw.ip'*