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TERALD.
VOL. IV.
DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAR<
FA, FRIDAY, NOEMBER 10, 1893.
NO 9.
ADVin: FROM ARP.
Young Men Should Insure Their
Lives and Every Man Snould
Pay His Own Funeral
Expenses.
[From the Atlanta Constitution.]
If I had my life to live over again
I would insure it. I would begin at
twenty-one. I would take a life pol
icy for the benefit of my wife or my
mother or my sister 01 semebody very
near and dear to me, If I was poor
I would insure for $1,000, for that
would take only $9. twice a year. Any
young man could pay that and if he
died young the thousand dollars
would help his mother or his wife or
his sister so much. Funerals are ex
pensive nowadays, and a poor man
can’t afford to die ulesss his life is
insured.
If a young man who is getting
from $50 to $100 salary does not
spend anything for whiskey or cigars
he could safely take a policy for
$3,000 and pay $27 twice a year. If
he was 25 years old it would cost
him only $30 semi-annually—not as
much as his cigars. If his salary
was $150 a month he could afford
$10 of it a month for insurance, and
that would carry a policy of $5,000.
What a blessing that sum would be
to the wife or the mother or the sis
ter. I know a young man who car
ries $10,000 for his father and moth
er. They'are old and poor. He
supports them out of his earnings,
but fears he may die before they do
and thenjjthey would be helpless. If
he outlives them the policy becomes
his own.
Life insurance is the best savings
bank’in the world for a young man.
He gets it so cheap. Now, here I
am, old and poor, and am carying
only $2,000 on my life and it cost me
1175 a year, and it is a hard strug
gle to meet the premiums. I began
only five years ago. Too late, too
too late, but I must hold until I
whip the flight I’ll whip it sure if
I hold on, for old Father Time is
backing me. If I had begun at
twenty-one or twenty-fiye the prem
iums would have been about $40 and
the dividends wonld]have paid that
long before this. Heard a man say
the other day that he paid on $10,-
000 for twenty years and now has a
paid up policy and draws dividends
on it just like it was stock in a bank.
I wish I had done that when I was a
young man. Wouldent it be glorious
* a Sn'enF ^
wife and the girls.
But if a young man seriously ob
jects to make money by dying for it
let him take out an endowment poli
cy for twenty or twenty-five years.
It will cost him about twice as much,
but he can if he lives, walk up to the
captain’s office and call for his mon
ey and do what he pleases with it,
If he happens to die before hand
his wife or his mother or his sister
can draw it for him. Every young
man should take out two policies if
he can, one for life and one on the
endowment plan—one for others and
one for himself. It is a comfortable
thing for a man of forty-five to have
a paid up policy that is drawing div
idends. It is still more comforting
for a widow or a sister or a child to
inherit both policies if he should die
before he expected to.
Insuring one’s life for the benefit
of others is the most unselfish act
that a young man can perform. No
selfish or thoughtless young man will
doit It is looking death square in
the face, but few young men will do
that. It is the next thing to getting
religion. It is a confession of mor
tality. But death is a fact and if
the young man would stop and think,
he would take a business view of it
and leave the religion out of the
question. Let him ponder upon the
fact that not half or the men at
twenty-five live to be fifty—that half
his life is already gone, and the
chances are against him, that he will
leave somebody behind him who has
been dependent upon him and may
suffer withont him. Then if he is a
reasonable man he must admit that
he ought to insure his life, while it
losts so little, and not wait until it
osts so much.
Why not ? For forty-years I have
nsured my house and furniture and
no fire yet The insurance company
has got all the money for good and
and yet I have taken comfort all
that time. I have slept better at
home and felt better when abroad in
knowing that if a fire did come and
dostroy my dwelling the loss would
be made good.
The fire may never come, but here
is a case where death is sure to come—
a death which in most casec of man
hood deprives the family of one of
its pillars—perhaps its chief sup
port, and yet how few of the young
married men are carrying a policy
for the wife and children. They are
just going ir, blind. It looks like de
fying fate for a young man whose
only income is his wages, to liye a
day without a policy. He can’t af
ford to. Even the rich insure their
lives as an investment. In fact if I
could make the laws I would require
every young man to take a policy for
at least $1,000 when he applies for a
marriage license. If he couldn’t
raise eighteen or twenty dollars to
protect the girl he loved for one year,
he is not fitten to have her, nor fitten
to get fitten. If he begun with a
policy he would be very apt to keep
on. The ordinary should be prohib
ited from issuing a license unless the
policy was produced and was ap
proved by him. A young married
man has no right to die and leave a
widow and one or two children help
less. A policy of one or two thous
and dollars would be a good docu
ment to court on.
Every man should pay his own fun
eral expences and not die a pauper.
There is a family pride about such
things and the parents of the widow
will sacrifice everything for the loved
one. The doctor’s bills, the drug
bill, the burial case, the burial lot,
the carriages, the hearse and the
mourning all cost money. A few
months ago a young man of our town
died away from home. His life was
devoted to his mother and his sisters,
but it was not insured and the ex
press charges and other expenses
have been a grievous burden. How
easily he could have carried a policy
of $1,000, out of which he could
have been buried and left a good
sum for his widowed mother.
I wonder how many of these trav
elling young men carry a policy for
their mother or their sisters, Filial
love is a sweet and blessed thing
and the occasional visits of the boys
to their homesjis^a’comfort and joy,
but when death comes untimely and
unexpected the bereaved ones can’t
live on sorrow. I was ruminating
about all this because one of our boys
has sent home a duplicate of a policy
he has taken out for the benefit of
his sisters. He will keep it alive as
he lives. He will do more.
He wilh^ after and protect them
when the pifeSlt^kave passed away.
That is a parentsgSJpat' concern—
what will become of tlta^girls—the
unmarried ones—when we afftvdead.
Will they have to live in penury
accept a home wiih kindred—a home
perhaps where they are not wanted
and where the feeling of dependence
is ever before them.
And sol thought I would write a
letter and encourage young men who
love their sisters to carry a reasonable
policy for their benefit. I know
many girls who have been to the
World’s Fair on a brother’s bounty
and that is all right, but it will be
st’11 better to take a life A
their benefit and keep the pi
punctually paid. Twenty-five years
ago 1 carried one in the old Knick
erbocker for the benefit of my wife,
but the chmpany failed and I quit
in disgust. But they don’t fail now
There are plenty of good companies
solid as a rock and there is no ex
cuse. Stop young man—stop and
think, and I know lhat you will agree
with me. Let us all take care of the
girls, married or unma rried, if they
are needy or dependent.
Bill Arp.
WILFRED CLARKE.
Wilfred Clarke, the popular young
actor, performed at the Opera House
on Saturday and Monday nights,
and it is almost needless to say that
the audience were well pleased, not
only with his own fine acting but
with the admirable support that he
received from his company.
Mr. Clarke ranks verv high iu his
profession and unquestionably has a
brilliant future before him. He re
ceives the universal commendation
of the press in every city that he
visits and deserves all the kind things
that are said about him
The audiences that greeted him here
were not as large as he usually draws
when he visits our Town, but this
was entirely owing to the extreme
scarcity of money and not from the
lack of appreciation, for Mr. Clarke
is undoubtedly one of the most pop
ular actors that has ever appeared in
Darlington, and almost every one
wants to see and hear him.
Death of Mr. G. E. McCall.
AVe regret to announce the death
of this gentlemen, which took place
at his residence, in Florence, on
Sunday, Nov. 5th. He had been in
bad health for some time and his
death through a sad blow to his
family and friends was not unex
pected. Mr, McCall was born about
ten miles from Darlington, and has
always lived in this section, where
nearly all his relatives reside, and
was one of its best known citizens.
Owing to an accident that happened
in the days of his boyhood, by which
he lost the partiifl use of one of his
hands, he was exempt from military
service, but he refused to take ad
vantage of this and entered the
Army early in 1862 and remained
until the surrender. He had a kind
and generous nature and a heart
that was always ready to respond
to the call of suffering. He leaves a
wife and several children who mourn
the loss of a kind husband and
father. He also leaves one brother,
Mr. J. G. McCall; of our town, and
five sisters.
His funeral took place at Florence
on Monday afternoon and the inter
ment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
A Good^Appointment.
The appointment of our fellow
citizen, Mrf J. E. Nettles, to the po
sition of consul at Trieste, the prin
cipal seaport of Austria, is a good
one in every respect, and one that is
very gratifying to the numerous
friends of Mr. Nettles. He is not
only well qualified in every way for
the duties of the position but will
discharge them in such a way as to
reflect credit on himself and honor
on his Country. The departure of
such a good citizen will be a loss to
o the town, but it is gratifying to
knotw.that he goes in the public ser
vice auifAhe town has been honored
to this exterrJt. His official residence
will be only abwjit ninety miles from
the beautiful capital, Vienna, of the
great Austrian EmpiiV, and this will
afford him the opportunity of seeing
some of the most interesting pipp
in Europe. The population of
Trieste is about forty thousand, one
half of whom are Italians. Mr.
Nettles has not fixed any detinate
time for his departure, but will
probably leave in a week or two.
“The Burglar.”
“The Burglar” w^s presented last
night at the Wagner Opero-House by
Scammon’s company of players, and
it proved to be a dramatic treat.
Each character in tl|e cast was in able
hands and a smoother or more effec
tive rendition of the piece could not
be desired. Little Lottie Briscoe,
the child actress, surprised and de
lighted the audience by her aptness
and precocity. She sang three songs
that were remarkably well rendered
for a six-year old, and her high
kicking in “Boom-ta-ra” was the
quaintest bit of comedy imaginable.
Eugene Moore, as 4 the burglar;
Carlton Macy, as the .editor; Louis
Dutton, as the younjf” lawyer; Fred
Cook, as the retired merchant; E.
C. Davies, as the servant; Adelaide
Merton, as the burglar’s wife; Beat
rice Ingram, as Fannie; Julia Bach-
elder, as Mamie and Dora Briscoe, a.-
Martha, were all worthy of honora
ble mention.
The action of the piece tells a
story full of human interest and one
that has a moral to adorn the tale.
Mr. Scammon’s company iu a plaj
of this kind will always be welcome
in Bradford.—The Bradford, Pa.
Era, Jan. 28, 1893.
The Chrysanthemum Fair.
The following premiums were
awarded in the several departments :
THE FLOWERS.
Cb rysan themums.—Best twen ty-
four varieties, Mrs. C. S. McCul
lough, $2; Best twelve varieties,
Mrs. C. S. McCullough, $2 ; second
best twelve varieties, Airs. R. W.
Bovd, $1; best six varieties, Airs.
C. S. AIcCullough, $1; second best
six varieties, Mrs. K. AV. Boyd, 50
cents; best cut blooms, Airs. C. K.
McCullough, $1; best design in
Chrysanthemums, Airs. B. C. Nor-
tuent, $2; special premium for de
sign, Aliss Rena Alexander, $1.
Roses.—Best vace cut roses, Airs.
H. E. P. Sanders, $1; best six named
varieties, distinct, Mrs. C. S. AIc
Cullough, 50 cents.
Begonias.—Best collection, Aliss
Leslie Charles, $2.
A’iolets.—Best collection, Airs. C.
S. AIcCullough, 50 cents.
Special premium for silver leaf
fern, Air. Emile Dargan, $1.
THE BA KIES.
Prettiest girl, two years old, Ruth
AIcCullough.
Finest boy, (woyears old, Francis
Norment.
Prettiest girl, one year old, Susie
Lamotfe.
Finest boy, one year old, Charles
Henderson.
Special premium for twins, Edna
Terry and Ethel Teiry.
The Judges awarded four special
premiums to Vivian McCullough,
Ben Norment, Sidney Levy and Essie
Bulckcn,
Owing to circumstances entirely
beyond the control of the Editor u
have to omit a good many items of
interest in this issue, all personal
items, the proceedings of the court
and the resolutions passed at the
meetinp 1 called on -Saturday night to
rotest against Aladdell’s appoint
..lent as Postmaster. Our comments
on the Aleeting will be found iu
other column.
an-
Speaking of the importance of a dis
tinctly Democratic club in S. C. the
Stste says the National League of the
Democratic Club ii the agency to ac
complish this work and that the
“purposes of the League are just
what we have suggested as the purp
oses of a State Democratic League.
It is intended to be an auxilary to
the National Democratic Committee
in Us campaign work.
“AVade Hampton is president for
South Carolina, and is charged with
the duty of organizing the League in
this State. AVe now ask our Denio-
•ratic contemporaries in South ' .r-
Jliua to express their opinion
whether General Hampton, during
the coming winter, should or should
not organize tins League to perform
rhe work outlined for it—work in
thorough harmony with that of the
National Democratic organization,
and peculiarly needed, as every
Democrat'* knows, to 'combat the
spread of Populism in this State.”
Now let it come on, this distinct
;ht against Populism. It is best
for Democrats to be Democrats and
Populists to be Populists and have
a square, honest contest at the polls
over their differences and a full and
free discussion of the issues before
he test at the ballot box takes place.
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Air. D. II. Traxler, the State Dis
penser, has withdrawn from the
Timmonsville Baptist church instead
of having the case tried. This was
the best course for Air. Traxler and
one that he should have taken at
first.
As is well known the cersificates
issued by the banks, a month ago,
are subject to a tax of ten percent,
and Con ressmau Brawley and Mc-
Laurin are both exerting themselves
to have an act passed releasing the
banks from the payment of this tax
The effort is a commendable one and
we hope it will succeed.
The fire in the Hewitt block on
Wednesday morning was a pretty
strong illustration of the need of a
hook and ladder truck. Five or six
ladders, even without the truck,
would cost very little and would be
of inestimable service in case of a
There was a fire in the second
story of the Hewitt Block on Wed
nesday morning which but for its
timely discovery might have destroy
ed the whole row. The fire origina
ted under the ruox „.-3 w<w caused
j i>y the absence of a flue where o'-e
ought to have been- The fire had
just ewnuKsiieed to burn and the
principle damage was to the plaster
ing. The engine was on hand very
quickly and very soon was pouring
water on the fire. The tin roof had
to be cut through in order to reach
the place that was burning.
Do you wear pants ? 75 cents to
$5.00 at Blackwell Bros.
The Herald has time and again
called attention to the utterly inex
cusable carelessness of builders in
the erection of buildings, in the
matter of arranging the Hues, and
we trust that this fire will make the
property owners and insurance agents
exercise at least some degree of care
in looking after the construction of
new buildings, with the special view
of guarding against tire. It would
pay the insurance companies three
times over the amount of his fees, or
salary, to employ a concientious in
spector and decline to insure
building until he had carefully ex
amined it.
AVe have some curiosity to know
if the silver producing states will
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long for uncle Sam to show them
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Thing of it, a good suit $5.50 at
Blackwell Bros.
We take pleasure in announcing that
we are prepared to deliver lirst class
lumber, of any dimensions, to any part
of the town. The trees have never
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DARLINGTON, S. C.
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