Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ti BAMGfflN fflUALD PUBLISHED WEEKLY 'F'Or *I£ti.e People -BY— TORBRVILLE * WILLIAMS. WALTER D. WOODS, . Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (payable in advance.) One Yenr .... Six Months .... .50 Three Month* - - - .25 ADVERTISING RATES: Transient Advertisements 75c. per square for Amt insertion, and 5i>c. per square for each suiiaequent in sertion. Business Notices 10 cents per line for each insertion. Liberal Discount made on contract er standing adtertisemenls. Bills tor transient advertisements will he promptly presented. Bill for Contract advertisements will be presented every three months. Remit by Express Money Order, Check Pntoffice, Postal Note, or Registered Lettar. Address all communications and re mittances to THE DARLINGTON HERALD, Darlington, 8. C. FRIDAY, FEB. 1G, 1894. “That truly good man, Governor Tillman,” wants everybody to ob serve the law except himself and his spies; they, of course, not being amenable to its violation like ordinary citizens. Will # somel>ody please explain whether Senator Irby is a Populist masquerading as a Democrat, or whether Mr. Bowden is a Democrat masquerading as a Populist. The former proposes to read the latter out of the Democratic party, despite the fact that they both advocate the Ocala demands; bnt while he is reading the riot act to Mr. Bowden, it is very earnestly to be hoped that he will disperse himself also. And now the wicked Conservatives have concocted another scheme to worry onr good governor, by inducing Air. W. W. Ball, late of the Laurens Advertiser, to take charge of the Columbia Journal, and of course he can be depended on to do his best in the way of showing np the short comings of the present administra tion. It is almost needless to say that Brother Ball is a true Democrat, and spells the word with a mighty bigD. Dr. J. Wm. Stok< s is a candidate for election to fill ont the unexpired termof Congressman Braw ley. How many in Sumter county hare consid ered that Dr. J. Wm. Stokes will be a candidate for Congress in. this district at the general election? How do yon like him and what do you think of him? We haven’t a doubt bnt that he will run.—Watch man and Southron. Of course he will run, but our friend Osteen can be depended on to make his running very uncomfort able. “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” What is all this fun about a “spy” being called a “spy?” Two dollars a day and ex penses seem to meet the case and the supply of State “constables” leems to meet the demand. North /arolini&ns were twitted as “Tar heelers” in the outset of the late war, but wheu they fought at Big Bethel and sent more graycoats than any other Sonthcrn State to defend the South the term came to signify heroism in the tented field and the sons of the old North Sta^ came to glory in the designation. A few more Elliotts and cases of woman beating and the euphonious term of “spy” will be sacred in “the bright lexicon” of onr reform regime.— Laurens Advertiser. The resignation of J. 8. Newman, Professor of Agricnltnre in Clem- §o.i College, has evoked considerable comment, and it has been a cause of wonder why one so pre-eminently qualified for the position and who has gained so high a reputation in 'his department and has been con nected with Clemson since its first ■tart and in fact, before the opening of 4he college, should have been called upon to withdraw. Does the following extract from the Pied mont Headlight throw any light npon the case? “He could not agree with the faculty, and Tillman was determined to have no wrangling.” —Orangeburg Times and Democrat Of course whatever the governor does is all right in the eyes of our contemporary, for in the opinion of its editor Tillman, like the king, can do no wrong. CART AFFORD TO REEF SILENT. NO USE FOR THE TOWN PAPERS. Time and again, since onr con nection with the press, we have had the suggestion made, by friends of both factions, that it wonld do bet ter to let the present state adminis tration alone and not, as some of them pnt it, abuse it for acts which we considered detrimental to the interests of the state. In the first place we have criti cised the present administration, but deny most emphatically (hat we have ever abused it; for there is a great difference between honest and fair criticism and uncalled for abuse. Were we to follow (his ad vice we would he untrue both to ourselves and to our readers, for the simple reason that if we foiled to call attention to public abuses and unmask those who are guilty of thorn we would justly forfeit the esleem and confidence of our readers and entirely neutralize any influence for good that otherwise we might exert. The editor who is conscien tious, who takes proper pride in his work and who wishes to do his whole duty must put himself on record, and not, by silence, practi cally give assent to what he honestly believes to be wrong. However small his pa]>er or few his readers he exerts some influence and if it be not for good, then he turns what ever talents he may “possess in the direction of evil. It may hap pen that after he has passed away that the files of his paper may be preserved and if they are silent in regard to public abuses that were known to exist during his career as editor, the reputation that he might otherwise have left will be tarnished. It is not for him to consider what may be the effect of what he writes, whether it makes his paper popular or not, but simply to tell the truth, tne whole truth and nothing else but the truth. Less than this he cannot afford to do. ONE OF THE KING’S JEWELS. A few days ago there was borne from a stately marble mansion in Philadelphia, Pa., the mortal re mains of one of the best and noblest men that this country has ever pro duced, and which will be the richer for the heritage of his unselfish and useful life; a life devoted to the welfare of humanity at large, and one who at the call of suffering was never weary in well doing, and whose large hearted liberality was not confined to any sect, race or sec tion, but was given alike to all who needed help. One of the most striking features of Mr. Child’s lib erality was its coustaucy, for with him charity was not a spasmodic impulse but the continuous pronfpt- ings of a tender heart that found its truest work in ministering to the moral elevation and the temporal well being of his fellow creatures. If, as we are told by the inspired Apostle, charity be the crucial test of Christian character, and without which we are as nothing, then Mr. Childs furnished, during the whole of his beautiful aud useful life, one of the most striking illustrations of what can be done by one whose life was consecrated to the business of making the world better and brighter. The influence of such a life can never be forgotten but will be an in spiration and guide for future gen erations of men, and his deeds will be enshrined in the memories of all who can admire whatever is true and grand in human character. To our fiuile minds it may seem strange that he should be cut down in the midst of bis busy and useful life, but the allwise Creator, whose will he so faithfully did on earth, never mak's mistakes, and though he buries his workman he carries ou his work. For this noble Christian man it was not death hut merely the ushering in of life, the life of ever lasting peace and rest. Onr neighbor, the Sumter Free man, speaks in very kind terms of the Herald, bnt while doing this rather takes us to task for our preju dice against the alliance ai j its leaders. We haye no prejudice against the alliance wheu kept to its proper work, bnt will criticise it when it converts itself, as it has practically done, into a secret politi cal association and allows itself to be used to further the selfish ambi tion of professional politicians. So far as the leaders are concerned we are satisfied that the Freeman has ■cored them a great deal more than the Herald has doLe. Of course there are exceptions to all ru.es, but the Freema- will, with the absolute candor that always actuates its course, adroit that nearly all the al liance leaders in this State have been, are or hope to be office hold ers. Just for example, Tindall, Stokes, Duncan, Bowden, Evans and others that might be mentioned The above words were nsed the other day by a merchant when re quested to renew his subscription to The Herald, and our only purpose in calling attention to it is to show the mistaken policy of a business man trying to ignore his home papers. The’-merchant in question is a successful business man and has made a very sung*'fortune from the large trade that has been coming to the town for the last eight or ten years, yet despite this he is unwilling to extend a particle of help to one of the chiefs means by which the place has grown and prospered. No town can hope to make any reputa tion abroad for business enterprise that fails to support its local news papers, and if they are allowed to go forth without a liberal supply of advertising, the imgrsssion made on outsiders is anything but an enviable one. If all the merchants and business men of Darlington entertained the same views as the gentleman to whom we refer, it would present the s'range spectacle of a large town that lacked the enterprise and intelltgence to support a single newspaper. The town of Abbeville has just about half the population of Darlington, yet a stranger in looking over the columns of the Press and Banner, published at the former place, and then at our own papers, would prob ably just reyerse figures in regard to the number of inhabitants, even if he did not give Abbeville about three or four times as many as Dar lington, for the simple reason that the Press and Banner contains a great deal mote advertising than all of the Darlington papers combined, and in addition to this it may be stated that the former paper charges considerably higher for its space than ours do. With one or two exceptions there is not a single merchant or business man that would not only benefit himself, bnt at the same time help the town by spending more money in advertising what he does or what he has to sell. In this connection we call to mind the manager of one of our business enterprises that, so far as the papers are concerned, has kept just as secret as if he were run ning an illicit distillery where secrecy was of paramount importance. The strange part of it all is that the business is of such a nature that, advertising would have repaid him a hundred fold. Of course this gentleman expects the papers to keep up with the town and county news and at the same lime do their !)■ st to draw trade to the town. Akn of this kind hope to reap some benefit from the enterprise of other people, but take care never to spend a cent to build up the place in which they live. TUE PROHIBITION PARTY. There has probably never been in the history of the whole country, a more sudden collapse of any move ment, which gave evidence of strength, than that which befell the Prohibition party in this State after the election. After holding mass meetings all over the State, filling the papers with arguments in favor of prohibition and openly boasting that they had elected a legislature to carry ont their wishes, the whole agitation came to an almost abso lute stop. The legislature ignored them and fastened whiskey upon the State with a firmer hold than ever, and instead of a vigorous protest that would have made itself felt, a great many of the prohibition lead ers were cither silent or gave in their adhesion to the State barroom. Of course there were exceptions to this, notably that of Mr. Childs, of Columbia, and a few others who pro tested against this infamy, but as a whole the prohibitionists tamely sub mitted and proved conclusively that they either did not really want pro hibition or were willing to sacrifice their temperance principles rather than endanger the supremacy of a political faction. During the cam paign the Herald published numer ous articles from leading prohibi tionists m the county, but none of them have seen fit to write one line of protest against the infamous dis pensary. TO THE PUBLIC. When you are in the city don't fall to call at the Enterprise Hotel Barber Shop. It is the only tirst class shop in the city. Fashionable hair cuts, tirst class shaves and the Great Arabian Egg Shampoo. Four polite barbers always on hand to wait on you. MIXON & HA HI,EE, 0-6—3m. Proprietors. 4q444: Sijbscribers wanted this year to The Darlington Herald. This is cam paign year and we propose to give you a paper worth reading. Blind Tigers Don’t concern us in the least. We want your job printing, and will give you as nice and as cheap work as any house in the county. Give us a call when In Darlington. i it K f 1 :t)OK8 A.ND Hi WILL CURK, Sommer Complaints, Dyspepsia, Stom ach Troubles of Every Kind, Rheu matism, Neuralgia and all disorders of the Kidneys and Blood. TESTED AND PROVED FOE YEARS. Terry, Miss., April 21,1893. We have been using J3r. King’s ROYAL GERMETETTR for several years in our family, and have recom mended it to many others. It has always done what is claimed for it, as far as tried, and I regard it as the best medicine w e have ever bad in our family. Mrs. J. 8. Halbert Kebrnary 22,1893. My wife bad been a great sufferer from catarrh for several years, and bad tried a great many remedies without relief. One bottle of GERMETEUtt gave her relief, and with every bottle used there L marked improvement, and we are ex perimenting a permanent cure. Bhe has gained 20 ponnds since commencing GERMETEUR. I was tre ubled with indigestion and insomnia. Two bottles of GERMETEUR made a new man of me. My appetite is good and my sleep sound and refreshing. Rev.J. H. Fpurlin, Pastor First Baptist Church, Sturgis, Ky. Price: fl. 00; 0 bottles for $5.00. Free information, KINO’S ROYAL GERMETEUR CO. Atlanta, Ga. GERMETEUR PILLS cure consti -AionuSO pills 25 cents. When you are iu Darlington, leave your work at MASON’S New Jewelry Store, ON PEARL STREET. Gin House Insurance Your Gin House Insured in FIRST CLASS COMPANIES At Lowest Rates. DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Dkcutv Collector's Okmck. Darlington, February 2, 1801. Notice L hereby given that the follow ing described p’roperty, having been seized at Darlington, 8, C. on the , 1893, tor violation of Sections 3,450 K. 8. U. S. Any person or persons claim ing same, are hereby required to make claim, and tile bond, with the Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of South Carolina, within thirty days from the date hereof, or the same will become forfeited to the United States, viz: One keg of Rye Whiskey, containing about four (4$) three quarter gallons, shipped to J. J. Furman, Darlington, 8. C. E. H. DBAS, Deputy Collector. W. F DAIIG AN, Attorney - at - Law, DARLINGTON, 8. C. Office over Blackwell Brothers’ Store. E. KEITH DAliGAN, Attorney at Law, DARLINGTON, S. C. Nettles & Nettles, ATTORNEYS - AT - LAW, Darlington C. H., S. C Will practice in all State and Federal Courts. Careful attention will be given to all business entrusted to us C. P. DARGAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND y Trial Justice, DARLINGTON, S. C. Practices in the United States Court and in the 4th and 5th circuits. Prompt attention to all business entrusted to me. Office, Ward’s Lane, next to The Dar- ngton Herald office. PETER BOWLES DOES FIRST CLASS Either for the Ginning Season or one year. For terms call on m l fOBHEIT You Say You Can't Quit Tobacco? Then try the Rose Tobacco and Snuff Cure. It is set ting hundreds free from the filthy habit Send one dollar for a tablet or write to me for descriptive circu lars and testimonials. You can make money selling it at I give large dis counts on the dozen. Address, L. L. PICKETT, General Agent for So. Ca., Columbia, S. C. P. S.—You can make money work ing for my paper, “Th** Soldier.” 11 . Paper Hanging. Kalsomine Work a Specialty. Ue solicits the patronage of Darlington. EAGIiE BRAND THE BEST ROOFING Is unequalled for House, Barn, Fac tory or Out Buildings, and costs ball tne pricu of shingles, tin or iron. It is reaily for use and easily applied by auy one. ItUUDLU PA I NT costs only 00 cems per gab iu bid. lots, or $4.50 for 5-gal tubs. Color lark re I. Will stop li nks in lin or iron roofs tbal will lust for years. TltY IT. bend stamp for sam ples and full particuhiis. Excelsior Paint and Roofing Co., 155 Duatii> St., New York, N. Y. Feb. 2—3m. Stationary We endeavor not to be, and that we succeeded can be demonstrated by an inspection of our stock of Stationery. All the newest things in Papers, Pens and Inks, Books and Magazines, Rub bers, Inkstands and everything that goes to make the most complete stock of stationery in town. Book a»<i Toy Co., Non-Stationary Stationers. YOUR ATTENTION! Our Fall and Winter stock is now open and we will bo pleased to have you ' same. Our line was never before better, and we can now give you as . [goods for One Dollar as any legitimate dealer in the State. We give you below prices on a few leading articles: CLOTHING, ETC. Boys’ Suits, $1.25 to $0.00. Youths’ Suits, $3.50 to $7.50. Men’s Suits, £5.00 to $15.00. Men’s Shoes, $.1.00 to $5.00. Ladies’ Shoos, $1.00 to $3.50. A Nice Umbrella for $1.25. Men’s Half Hose, 5c. to 25c. Ladies’ Hose, 5c. to 25c. Calicos, 4 Jc. to 7Jc. Ginghams, 5|c. to 10c. GROCERIES. Bagging, 5Jc. Ties, 90c. and $1.10. Flour, $4.00 to $5.50. D. S. Bacon, 12’.c. Shoulders, 12c Hums, 15c. Leaf Lard, 12}o. Coffee, 18c. to 25c. Rice, 4 k. to 7c. Cheese, 12Jc. to 13Jc J BLACKWELL BROS A HAPPY HOME Is made doubly so by good ntiisfe. No make tlie best of life aud proeure a good Piano or Organ. "R E Ivl E IMI IB E You have onvl to invest once in a life time, provided you liny a good inst Aeiat. Don’t worry about hard times, as that has been the wail ever since Adam fell. We can save you irom $40 to $60 on PIANOS, and from $15 to $20 on OROANS, for we have no middle man to pay. TERMS: From ONE to TWO YEARS’ time granted to those not prepared to pay Cash, and only Eight per cent, added to eash price. Address, M.MUM0. COLUMBIA, S. C. The Cleveland Hoase, NEW MANAGEMENT AND - NEWLY FURNISHED. AV. A . LSvaios, 3Xunagei*.