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Duncan to Honest Reformers. I commend his charity in not wish? ing to believe he (Evans) said it. but ? facts are stubborn things and from j the age of Tiliman's knowledge on this score he does not dub it a recent invention. I wish I could pen the ! telling scene on the stand at Barn- ! welland the convincing proof of tilt-a veritable plea ot guilty $ he dared not deny it. In the >aign I used public records and fog witnesses to prove every trge and 'tis the best that mortal do. And yet this waif of a cir Uar, this bastard orphan goes out, TO hundred thousand strong, speak ig of "dirty wont" in a "campaign >f slander.'' Oh, orphan ! do you face a mirror and in your owu countenance trace hereditary markings which . unbal- ? anced your raino and make you charge the world with your parent's sins? Now, brother Reformers, we all realize the necessity of maintaining our party organizations through which to. enforce our distinctive policies and thousands of us say that our greatest service to our party is to preserve its purity We may differ as to men and agree ou policies. This should result in the election, or presentation for elec? tion, of good men only. To wink at the sins of an individ? ual is a party crime, to hold to strict account a party glory and strength 'Tia a low appeal to partisans which says thus you may have the officrs. otherwise you lose them. The tens of thousauds who seek no office are alone interested in good govern? ment. Let all men with jealous care guard their rights and remember that when the wicked rule the people mourn. This assault justifies my defense, and conscious of right and'with truth to justify my course, I believe I have fought for the honor of my State and the good of all our people. 1 believe the governor is to circulate a private letter as a sort of companion for the orphan circular, but I asked his private seeretary for a copy of the same and could not obtained one I judge it will be a bird of the same feather. If it should be anything more than a lame appeal io partisan feeling I will be surprised. If it should be a complete explana? tion, denial and vindication of this man's record I trust it will reach the public print, that all may see and be satisfied J. T. Duncan. Duncan's Reply. Dispassionately He Answers the Leader of His Faction. Recapitulates the Charges He Has Presented Against Evans. From the Columbia Stats, Sept. 4th. Yesterday eveuiog Mr John T. Duoean, who was recently defeated io tba race for the senatorship, gave to the preps the following paper, which, while not addressed to any one, is al once in the nature of an open letter to Senator Tillman and ? manifesto to the Reform voters of South Carolina. That it is a very interesting campaign j paper those who read further wiii ? agree : None are so blind as those who will I not see. But when those who know, and see, and have the proof before them day by day. hide these things and at? tempt to mislead the people by partisan appeals, where must the condemn a:ion fall ? i With due respect to Senator Ti?min. ; I must say that his course io this mat- j ter is a mistake? one. He can'? make wroog right ; he cat?': make the guilty innocent, uolese bia ! pardon can blot out guilt. Tillmaa nays "the spectacle has been j presented of the mau who was selected ? by the people to take my place and as- ; sume leadership in the State, being ? slandered repeatedly from every suwnp ! by a Reformer who failed to fi rrj isa ; any proof " Pray. Senator Tillman, specify. ; Was it slander to show by the house j and senate journals that he voted : against you and your friends and for ! your enemies or opponents en the board j of agriculture aed that he voted to postpone the acceptance of the Clemson bequest, a gift to the farmers of more i than ?100.000? Is it slander to show the recent date of kis partial conversion to Reform. Is j it slander to show by the senate journal j that after his partial conversion to Re- ? form, he led the fight against you while you were making desperate efforts to j elect a Reform judge on the supreme ; bench ? Yet at Spartanburg he admit- j ted that he was paying off a "personal obligation," while the people might bei damned. Was it slander to ask some questions j about the bond deal ? He told you, and you told me, that : his explanation was that he was only j employed, by Rhied after the debt was : fuoded, to get his coaitnissions. He j ?aid something like this in his first j statement, but three days later, at Con- j way, he said he had been associated I with Rhind from the beginning. Is it j slander to ask why this contradiction ? Then he said he was to get part of the commissions and he hoped it would be ! ?15,000 or more. j Was it a slander to ask what was the ? aatnre of h?3 valuable service to j bis hopes to such a dazzling figure I We had but a natural curiosif know if he traded with Rbiod befo commended* him to you. Then w< slander to inquire of the "nature ol trade between them," which you 3 self say you "did not know?*' When I said that be (Evans) recently tried to persuade a party the impressions or recollection of a mer conversation couceroiog his < mission fee was erroneous, was it ? der for Gantt to verify the occorr of such a conversation? Is it slander to show that while were chairmau of the State board control, that local insurance was ti by local agents, and that now it is oeotrated in the hands of Ev brother at a higher stock valuation one fourth bf one per cent, higher than offered by Mr. Maxwell ? W; slander to show that he usurped authority of the board of control w he gave as an excuse for not ba* more meetings "that he and Tomp and Norton had agreed upon a pc aod they bad left him to carry it 01 Was it slander to bring up the 01 two members of the board aod prov lied ? Would it be slander to show 1 that a trick of insurance was resoi to, to anticipate the possible adverse tion of the present or new board control ? Will the dispensary books be si cient to show that but a few days fore the new board took charge ? Gov. Evans let go, the unexpired surance 00 the dispensaries of State was cancelled, and all reissi for 12 months ? Was it ?lander to prove by Afton General Barber that Evans lied wt speaking of the dispensary bill (tra at the last session, he saying there v no previous agreement as to any otl proposed bill ? Was it slander to detail bis atteu to enrich himself with rebates, and charge against, you, io the presence an honest man who was ready to ver the truth of it ? Evans knew the truth of my chare and kept silent, and up to date has t denied it. He may when 'tis too h to contradict bim. I showed sworn copies of his ot vouchers on file in the comptroller-ge erales office, which were charges upi bis contingent fund, which showed tb he had traveled more than seven tho sand miles at pub lio expense io ni months. All know this could not ha been on legitimate public busioef Let bim account for this if be can ; not. keep silent. I showed that io the passage of tl last dispensary law be recommend* one thine and tried to do anothe Senator Efird was given as witness this case. Now again, Senator Tillman, I sha make you a witness as to Evans' vera ity. I said at Manning that you ha that you advised Evans to put the di peosary in the hands of a spp-trat board, and be rid of the respousibil-n He replied that you bad done no-1 icg of the kind, and you knew nor hin of it till he told you what be had don? I rose and said if I was mistaken would correct it when you assured me was wrong. When i saw you. you ai sured me you had given bim that ad vice during the Constitutional conven vention. Thus you contradict hiuj Again, why have you and he so vehp meotly and recently "dammed if yo didn't," and "damned if I did" on aaother as to the time and place of re ceiviog your letter of advice aw to tak ing no notice of damning charge against Evans ? Senator Tillman, I have, from a sens of duty to my State, been impelled ti show up some very damning fact to the discredit of this young man, au? reluctantly I reply to injustice at you hands, and now, with not a particle n narinn or prejudice against you in thi ?wkw-ird predicament, 1 challenge yoi ti prove against'me the giving voicer? ".!<. single falsehood or slander. Le me suggest that tho truth may be got ten at by calling a halt just here Le the governor call an extra session ot th< general assembly to investigate these matters and 1 will prove every charge, in detail and more than has yet bett mentioned. *Let justice be . done, though the heavens fall." I have acted io collusion with noone, but with the hope of saving my party from wreck and my State fro? disgrace, You cannot recommend to a Christian people this protege of yours as worthy, in a moral way, of their respect. You know him too well for that. He (Evans) seems to have forgot t ou that at Cockesbury, bis old bowe, he received uot one vote, and that Edge field, the hom? of his manhood, went back upon bim, and in order to carry Aiken for him a Conservative and gold bug senator was chosen He should not cite Newberry against ose, when he knows your (Tillman's) let.-er to me and him did thar. Again, senator, you may remember I said you would have to write another letter to save bim. It. seems I prophe *i?d aright, as to another letter, at least, but 1 doubt if you save him If you do, take him to Washington, and exhibit him as a piece of your* handiwork wherein you failed, for you are capable of better things. He would remind tne of a. drunken ! deacon who was delighted to meet with : his minister and, reeling, said; "I'm j one of your converts." The minister j replied : "You look like some of my ! work. I don't thiak the Lord had any I thing to do with you." Now, senator, time only can prove who bas built wisely whether you or I, just now, are doing the best work for the I Keforin party. Let. me assure you that I am with j you on every Reform principle, but cannot become particeps criming by ! helping to bide the rascality of any j man. ? am a frieud of the dispensary and j shall fight for its per-ervatiun, but j against its perversion. Evans has Strock it a more deadly blow than The State, The News and Courier and all its enemies combioed, yet it will sur vive. I shall staid by Clemson college and that glory of our State and your (sena? tor Tillman's) greatest monument-the Woman's college. I am ready to enumerate and show i to the world the things accomplished ! by the Reform party, and yet another thing we shall yet. boast of-the defeat of Evans, the slanderer, who is now on his knees begging pardon of mer? ?vhost shoes he is not worthy to unlatch. Senator Tillman, we are yet willing j to do much for you, but we cannot be driven ?to support this unworthy man. You cannot deny that this man has ped? dled more abuse, slander and vile fic? tion and done more to disgrace the State than any man since the days of Scott and Moses Did you ever hear of any man apologizing to bim? No. It is ever he apologizing to some one he has wronged. W7e can save the party a great deal easier than you can save Evans and the party. Let me say that I bear malice to? wards none and trust ?bat rhe political atmosphere may be purified by this thunderstorm of startling exposures. J T- Du ncan. ! ?- -i - ANCIENT SALIC LAW. I IT PREVENTS WOMEN FROM BEING QUEENS IN SOME COUNTRIES. No Other Law Has*Can*ed So Much Blood- ; shed-Through This Code the Kingdom j of Hanover Lost Its Independence and Was Absorbed by Prnssia. A relic of prehistoric barbarism, of times when women were regarded as soulless beings but one remove superior to the brute creation, is that Salic law which debars tho fair sex from all rights of succession to most of the thrones of Europe. No one knows with any degree of certainty the origin of this law, al? though many theories and arguments have been advanced regarding it, yet there Ls no law that has been the cause of so much bloodshed and desolation throughout the last 800 years. Nearly all the historic wars that have taken place in Europe since the days of the first crusade may be attributed to the existence of this law, and even in the present century sanguinary straggles have taken place on its account. Great Britain and Russia are the only two countries where it has never secured any foothold. Spain. Portugal and Holland have within the last 100 years erased the law from their statute books, and have benefited by the change, while since the reign of Maria Theresa and the seven j years' war it exists only in a modified ford in Austria, and, perhaps, not at all in the kingdom of Hungary. But it is still in force in Denmark, in Sweden, in Prussia and all the other ferlerai states of the German empire, as well as in Belgium, Italy, Roumania, Servia, Bulgaria and Greece, the na? tional constitution of which, being of a more mushroom character and drawn up by enlightened statesmen of the pres? ent century, might reasonably be ex? pected to be more up to date and free from such narrow mediaeval prejudice^ and doctrines. It is precisely in the three countries j which are now ruled by wom?n-Eng land, Holland and Spain - that tho j greatest degree of peace and prosperity I prevails, the three royal widows dis- j playing far more common sense, cn- ! lightened statesmanship and political ! sagacity than any of their brother mon- j archs. Under the circumstances it must be a I matter of regret tin t tho Salic law ! should debar a number <-f beautiful, ? charming and clever princesses from ; succeeding to thrones. Thus there is ? tho pretty Princess Pauline of Wurt tem- i berg, the only child of the present king and a younaj girl whom it is no oxag- j geration to aescribe as the national idol. | Yet, notwithstanding the fact that all : tho affection of tho people is centered in I her, she is compelled by tile Sa J io lav to stand aside and to permit her father's j crown to descend to a distant cousin, born and bred not in W?rttemberg, bur in Austria, and who, in addition to be- ? ing regarded as a foreigner, has the su- ! preme disadvantage, in the eyes of tho \ Lutherans and Protestants, constitue- j ing the vast majority of thc nation, of i being a Catholic. ! Although King Oscar of Norway is j one of tho most enlightened and accom I plished of man, endowed with a char- ; j aoter that can only be described us un- : j blemished, lie has not proved a success- ? \ fui ruler. I Th'x fact is that tho king, in spite of ; i all his talents and hi s perfections, moral ', i and otherwise, is entirely wanting in ? j that personal magnetism, and, ii I may ; ; be permitted to coin thc expression, that j public tact which distinguished his ; homely, genial and by no means so in ! tellectual brother, King diaries XV. The latter had only one daughter, I Princess Louisa, who inherited his qual? ities, and wiio, iii spite of her plainness, was just as much the idol of both thc Norwegians and Swed? s as Princess Paulin*' cf Wvirttoiuborg is :it Stuttgart. O^er six feet high, and far from being endowed with intellect above tin-aver? age, she possesses the best temper in the world and an inexhaustible fund of merriment and good humor, and a heart as big as her laugh, which has been compared to that of a horse. liad she been pe rmitted to succeed her father as ijucon recent cf Sweden and Norway ic ia doubtful wise mer thc present conflict in thc. sister kingdom would over have arrived at the acut stage, and certainly the loyalty to the throne on both, sides of tho border would not have reached its present low ebb. But, being debarred from her father's throne by the Salic law, she married thc crown prince of Denmark, carrying out of the country of her birth all the vast wealth whiosi she had inherited, partly from her father, and partly, too, from her Dutch granduncle, which is esti? mated at ?5,000,000. It is to fhe Salic law that the king? dom of Hanover is indebted for the loss of its independence and for its absorp? tion by Prussia, with ail thc disad? vantages which that entails, economic, political and social. Had Queen Vic? toria not been barred by this statute from succeeding to the throne of Han? over at the time when she ascended that of Great Britain there is no doubt that Hanover would have been enjoying at the present moment the same commer? cial prosperity and manifold advantages which have fallen to the lot of the Eng? lish since the beginning of the Victorian era. But instead the Salic law made necessary the separation of the crown of Hanover from that of England, and it -vec^.in 1.93~. no? .t?> Victoria? but varions of Paraguay are well known, tells a most remarkable story of his ex? perience with the monkey known as Nyctipithithecus trivirigatus. He was in complete darkness when he observed the phenomenon, which was a phos? phorescent light gleaming from the eyes of the animal ; not the light which ap? pears in the eye of a cat, but shafts of phosphorescent light which were not only distinctly visible, but illuminated objects a distance of six inches from tho animal's eyes.-Philadelphia Times. The?e Degenerate Days. "I don't think the kids enjoy a cir? cus these days as much as they did when you and I.were boys," said tho man with the bald spot. "I know mine doesn't enjoy it as ? much as I did," said thc man with thc ? brindle whiskers. "I was taught in my j early days that it was sinful. "-Cin? cinnati Enquirer. Learn to Listen Intel 1 : gently. "Learn, after you have learned to speak, to listen and to listen iutelli- I gently," wr'tesRtith Ashmore on "How j to Be a Social Success" in Ladies' Home Journal. "Express your interest through your eyes, and when it is needed Bay the encouraging word that, like hot j water on the tea, brings out tho strength, j If a speaker mentions a wrong date do i not correct her. The world cares for the interesting talk, not fer whether the i affair described happened on Thursday j or Friday, nor whether tho bonmot I was bom at 9 or 1 o'clock. The effect on the speaker is belittling, and you have no right to underrate any one. Chatter about anything you will but personalities. But do not feel that yon must raise the tone of society by ringing j in, when everybody is laughing at some | funny little story about a child or all | are smiling at an amusing description j of how the orange blossoms grow down j south, your opinion of some heavy his- j tory that has lately been published. So? ciety is not a school ; it is a pleasure ground." "On Satan's Knees." A little girl of 5 or so was much puz? zled on hearing thc lines of the old hymn: And satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees. "Whatever," she asked, "did they j want to sit on satan's knees for? I'm I sure I should not like to sit on satan's I knees at all, and why should lie trem? ble if they were so little?" This is a delightful bit of childish misunder? standing and is half pathetic in its sug? gestion of how to wander when search? ing for the meanings of our hieroglyph- j ics.-National Review. Ri?a*.l Jesting* "It all happened from a little joke I : tried to get orr," the bruised, battered I and tattered hobo explained to the chi- j zens who picked him up. ' Mist fer fun, I you know, I perposed to the gang that ; wc organize a parry fer the a'dvocatin of rite free coinage of soap. I never drenrp they'd take it serious." - In? dianapolis Journal. "My hov rame borne from ?chuol one day ; weh his band rmdlv lacerar? d >*nd bleeding, ? R?.d angering irreat pain," gays Mr. E J.j Schal i, with Mev**r Bro.s ' Drug Co., St. , L"<?i?, Mo "I drp-fp'1 the wound, and np- ; plied Chamberlains Pain Hilm freely. All : pain c*?as*-d. and in ? remarkably short time ; i? tippled without leaving a scar. For wounds sprains, swelling 'and rheumatism I j know of no medicine or prescription equal to j ir I consider it a household neeessity." ; Th*- 25 and 50 cent sizt'3 for sale by Dr. A. J. China. Bali players suppliad at catalogue prices by ; i. G. Osteen & Co. Buy from them and iv-* money. Cures talk r" in favor of Hood's Sarsaparilla, as for no other met?i- &3 cine. Itsgreat cores recorded ;:: . ruti.ru!, ? ccnvinciHg language ci gr&icfui r.vjm and women, constitute ita most elTtetivc ad- : vertising. Many of these cures are mar- ; velous. They have won the confidence c-l the people; have given Hood's Sarsapa? rilla the largest sales in the world, and have made necessary for its mann facture , the greatest laboratory on earth. Hood's Sarsaparilla is known t>y the ceres k has made-cures ol scrofula, salt rheum and eczema, cures of rheumatism, neuralgia and weak nerves, eures of dyspepsia, liver troubles, catarrh - cures which prov.. Sarsaparilla I> th'- best-infacttlie One True Blood Irritier. --_-i 51< , ('"n' ,iver 'I,s; eas>' ?o ' S PlJlS take, easy to operate. 25c. ! .?Whoa!" The word "whoa, " used i?i caJling on a horse to slop, is m< rt ly a variant and emphatic form of "ho," formerly used in the same .sense. This is easily proved, for Chane?.-! has "ho" in the sense ?'ha?r" ("Canterbury Tales"). Whim King Ed\v:ird IV liad to use this exclamation, he actually turned it into "whoo." "Then tho kyng, perceyving thecruell assaille (onset), cast ins staff, and, with nigh voice, cried whoo!" ("Excerpta Hist?rica," page 211.) Which stopped thc tournament, and no Wonder.-Notes and Queries. Ufte fa I Gu:n CTic.viug. Even so disagreeable a habit as gum chewing may once in a gn at while serve a useful purpose, as witness an incident narrated by the Chicago Jour? nal: A guest was washing his ring in a I washbowl, when the diamond L.?me out ! and started for the sewer, lt could be seen at thc turn in the pipe, but was ont of reach. The clerk of the Auditorium annex, in which the accident occurred, ap? peared on the scone. He was equal to the emergency. He called a bellboy and sent for a package of chewing gum. When it was brought, the boy chewed gum as he never had before. Then put? ting the soft, plastic quid on the end of a long lead peucil, he reached for the diamond. His aim was true. The diamond stuck in the gum and was brought out safely. JUoltke and His Poem. One morning, at Versailles, iu Janu? ary, lb'71, the letters from home were being looked through while Moltke was j present. In one of them was a long I poem in his honor, full of all imagina- | ble eulogies, such phrases as ' 'the sage j orderer of battles," "the great silent man," etc., constantly occurring. He sat quiet while this great composition was being read ont, and when it was over he smiled calmly to himself and remarked to us, "Well, you know, if I we had not conquered, the poem would have begun with the words, 'Thou old fool.' "-Forum. The Pisan era, commonly used in France during the twelfth century, was originated by a monk of Pisa. It antedated the Christian era by one year. " What helped you over great obstacles of life?" they asked a successful man. "The other obstacles," he answered. E. S. O'Connor. - *^**>- - Bock if n's Arnica Salva. The Besr Salve ia tbe worl i for Cut*, Brotue* Sores. Ulcer?. Salt Rheum. Fever Sores. Ten?*' Chapped Chilblains, Corn* anti a''l S.i n Eruption**, ami positively cures Piles or no p j required. It is jenarantee i :o give per f?<*t ?acisfaction. or money refunded, ^ric*: 52cents pnr HOT Vor aal* hv Dr J. F. W. De r,orT? "Complets Manhood ASS How to Attain lt." A "Wonderful 2s QW Medical Boo^-written for Men Only. One copy may be had free on application. ERIE MEDICAL CO. BUFFALO, N. Y. Are You Planting Tobacco ? If you are, you need informa tion connected with growing, curiog, grading and selling your crop. If you are not ex? perienced in handling tobacco, you stand io particular ueed of advice and instruction. This j you can obtain by reading The ! South Carolina Tobacconist, i j It is a weekly journal devoted J exclucively to tobacco culture in j South Carolina, and gives the j c-xacn information required by i beginner??, as well as those who have some e?oerietice. I Do You Expect j toPlant Tobacco \ IS ext Year? j Then prepare yourself to make ' a success ef it by studying the best methods. To do this read ; The South Carolina Tobacco- 1 nist, subscription $2 00 per annum. The South Carolina Tobacconist and Th? Watchman and South- . nm .?( nt ene year to any address : for ?o. Cash DI nsf i nra rially : accowjiaiiij ur der. Address N. G. OSTKKN, Sumter. S. C. j Should !)?' in every family BB^ ff jg B medicine chest and every SQ? ill fi* traveller's grip. They are lil 2$ invaluable when the stomach ?* ? ? ? is out of order: eure headache, biliousness, and all liver troubles* Mild and efficient. 23 cent?. Sewing Machines *nd Organs cleaned and repaired at the Sumter Music House. Tobacco Ba9?eti>, cheap as the cheapest for saie hv Levi Bros. BEAUTY HATH CHARMS and all the charms which beau? ty likes best to don are shown in our grand display of fash? ionable jewelry for this season. Jewels like these would en? hance the charms of the most fascinating belle, and surely no fair one would despise such brilliant aids to her beauty. Like personal loveliness, they conquer admiration on sight ; they score new victories at ev? ery inspection. Those who look over our stock do not willingly stop with examina? tion. Beauty may now be made ea,ii/ irresistible by a few judicious purchases from our display of up to date jew? elry. Lr. W. FOLSOM, Jeweler and Optician, SIGN OF TUE BIG WATCH, Oct 16. GUARANTEED Ix\ WRITING. Stu? dents complete, in HALF the time at HALK the expense required elsewhere. Ten to thirtv placed monthly. Actual Business Depart? ment equipped with genuine commercial bank and office fixture?', superior to the equipment? of any other college in Amenda. Purely practical instruction and daily drill in real bank and office transaction. Penmanship by the only graduate pen-artist in Georgia. The only Southern College fully abreast with the spirit of progress and retching Electric Shorthand, the lightning system of the cen? tury. The only college which it is cheaper to attpnd than to remain idle. Premiums from Four Expositions. Enrollment 700 per vear. Address at once GEORGIA BUSI? NESS COLLEGE, Macon Ga. Nov. 6.-o Furman University, GREENVILLE. S. C. The next session will begin September 23d, 3 896 Courses ot instruction extensive and thorough. Expanses moderate. Full corps of instructors For particulars, applv to the President, C MANLY, D.D. Aug. 19. Anti-Skeet - Anti-Fly Mn Off IhfliB ai Fife ONLY 10 CENTS A BOX. mm DE Every Package D}es Cotton, Silk and Wool, ur .Mixed Goods, ld CENTS A PACKAGE. TRY THEM. Prescriptions Pilled Day and Night? J. S. H??HS0N &C0., DRUGGISTS, MONAGHAN BLOCK SUMTER. S. C. SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE, COLUMBIA, S. C. Se.-tijn begins September 30th. Tt-t: regu? lar Courses, with Diplomas Special Courses, with Certificates Beard, $8 a month. Wei! appointed Laboratories, Chemical, Physical, Biological, etc. Gymnasium. Total neces? sary expenses for the _ve?r (exclusive of travelling and clothing), from Sl2:-i j0 $163. Women admitted to ail Classes. For further information, catalogue, etc., address the President. July 22. JAMES WOODROW.