Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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v <m> 4* mm mm mm 4 {Current Comment 3 We know of no way to teduot t urn but by reducing expences ?u<l a llftle tritntniug hero and there w ill not be appreciable in our i?x burden it is necessary to do ?>>me lopj ing A few years ago we had the un.-i extravugant promises of relief fit taxes. We were asked to heliov< that taxes iu this state were unnecessary burden, and almost if not entire ly a rosult of mismanagement or di? honesty in our officials. But how i it now? Has the mismanagemcn increased? Our taxes have. Publii offices, institutions and enternrive: liavo increased in number, and tin machinery has become more com 1 .liented and expensive, and then has been no corresponding return ii economy or efficiency. While w. arc paying more than ever before f>i the pr v.lego of being governed, wt have hs.t regard for law and les? protccti >n f.om law than wo had twenty years ago, or at any in:erme diste period. We need some heroic treatment \V wan* to ?ini}lify and retrench ijlaU uj stu-e wholesale abolishing We have less wisdom than < ur dad dies; we want to go back, say, t< 1876 and follow the path of simplicity with economy for our goal.?Olo &t. i Lantern. Although in our opinion the suh ject is interesting and important, to the benefit of those who do not uu dcrstaud such matters, we will s?>it< that the establishment of a countv court cannot be accomplished tbi some time to come. The late constitutional cmven io? adopted a provisiou permit'mg ?in establishment of county courts upm a vote of a majority ??f the vo'ers ti the respective counties voting on ih question; but left it, of course, to tn< legislature to provide, through .1 act, the machinery for the op. raiio? of such courts. Since the adjournment of die con stitutional convention, it has lieoi the duty of the legislature to piov:d< the act referred to, and the duty ml continue to rest upon that body un til the act has been pushed. Suet an act may be passed at the next ses sion of the legislature, or its p iss age may be postponed imlefln Sel\ 1 1 AntAttAs Air/.n tlio uot Kuo t iwn AAVITVTCJIj CTVU UIWV I bUV li u I . VU' passed, it will not bec>>uae opera ti>< iu any coun*r ?"'il afti r the pe >ul< ball have seen fit to aauj/. j majority vote. In our opinion. thi? draw ing of count" *A,urt aci *hnt would fjuiliot! .. great iinprovemeut on the prmui conditions, would be a comparative! light undertaking; but, at the s un time, such an act can be drawn in way to comply with the requirement of the constitution, and not room mend itself to the good opinion of ingle county in the state. Umh the circumstances, therefore, it iq pears that while there is much gr<>un for improvement 111 our court untehii erv, no immediate change is huiim ??t' yl?8}?S!.ywtWaW ?*??<' !< its recommendation does not have t be accepted.?Yorkviile Enquirer. The colored people will do well follow such sensible advice as th given by mon of their race oi character of Kelly Miller and l?o>< cr Washington. The former is fr? Winnsboro and is now professor mathematics in Howard Univers of Washington, lie is a credit ?BV . ' O his race. lie says: Is it not wisdom on the par' of negro to refrain froiu agitating ?li issues which inllauie tne mind ot white race against hiui and retard progress along moral, in ntu material lines? The negr.? slo generally accept selfiflaot lin-nt : controlling political lncior, evei those communities where l>is tin ieal prcponderence uAmiy, ine negro is not qualified to exerche pod'ieal con in State, town or c un?y, .ec >u to the standards of wo.-tein civil tion. A knowledge of tne trm I the part of tho colored race i- c? tial to its tiue development, ;?! those substantial lines which c progress. Wherever the negro attempted to control the political chine, the result has always red<-i cd to his detriment. The neon-t tion regime in rlio Sou'li woj lasting injury to the cohoed i The minds of the young werevitu hy looking with admiration upon ruption in high places. Anine* were engentlend which will cm ress the progress of the race lor orations 10 come. The alb ge.i <j renuial trade in negro delegate the Republican nominating con tions is the stHiidmg disgrace o! national politics. In retiring |V ? * th* motive fijdd of oolitic* and direct * ing ho euergy which hue hither** * iii-oiputed into productive chan * m is. Hiid etriving to build up the p? opl? in moral, mental and material dine io is, the negro will not onlj bo i moving "long the line of least resist ii- < -, b.it f greatest usefulness also A gr?.?t m iuy of the prominen' 1 old time abolitionists of the North 1 now admit the great blunder of al lowing the negro to vote, and intelli gont negroes like Kelly Miller see it. " If the nco shall follow hie wise ad vice given in the above clipping, it * will be the happier for having done so. We have seen few things of the many written on the race problem as able and as full of wisdom and breath of thought as what Kelly Miller says in this extract.?Winnsboro News an* 1 Herald. i In his message to Congress last week. President McKinley failod to nil attention to the recent 'a en ri>ts in the South. The /:ison for the failure is, we hink, the indignation meetings wer? held in the North instead of iu the Eolith. The man whose shoes pin. oh* s is the one to holler. Catch on, northern brethren ??Piedmont Indiet tor, (colored ) President McKinley's message. i'though a long one, contains very little that is of interest to the people d makes very few suggestions. A grout. d-al of the message is taken up tir li ii h'story of the war which has e-n known ro the readers of newspapers for several months, and is lierefore stale reading to them. A mo ig other things, the President tpptovcs of an increase in the army 1 and navy and thinks that the former -liouhi contain 100.000 men. ConT.irv 'o tho expectations of some of 1 Ins supporters the President does not allude to the race troubles in the i 'iirolinus. MeKinlev doubtless saw 1 t'.at it would be unwise to have any. 1 thing to say about negro troubles in North and South Carolina and ignore lie outrageous performances in 1 lli-iois which are far worse than any. t? ing wlneh has taken place in this Mute ,,r North Carolina. All through th? nns-nge there seems to prevail ' i feeling of good will towards everybody which clearly shows that the "AITUUVC J."> (I09IIUW VI VUIU^ uu ." ml terms with the people iu ail -ecrums of the country.?Darlington News. r ATI ?t_jK*ajjassed by the ,t l;?'t Legislature to the county gcrrj eminent law providing for the ap , .'" litiu' tii of two commissioners from v c?unty ins cad of the large mirds as under the present law. ( <rov Kllerbo did not sign the bill hen-fore it did not become a law. ( mother did he veto it. If he docs ?-'t veto it it will become a law with. i('. -ut Ins signature at the opening ot 1 the next legislature. We understand , that he favors the bill and it will ( herefore become a law, but for goo.d ^ reasons held it up for ono year tc keep it fnoty. "ni u.>Jta-v?.VT. iuB * t, <ar i as at present constituted, is too ? i rge and by being so large makes it ex; ensivo to hold meetings. The appointments to be made are importo la-it positions and good men should a' be. selected on account of their busij?. ,.i ss qualifications and not for polit u ical reasons. We say this much in s general way without the knowledg* mi ,?f who are applying for the two places ol ?Newberry Herald and New9. ity to A Newberry farmer asserts thr he can produce sweet potatoes an ,jM, -11 them at ten cents a bushel an l)M, ? e d /,(> more clear money on each aci tl,,. pin .ted than he can on cotton. 1 Mtir? on the above the Sumt W-mv.nun Souihton says: "Iftl "!? > iron, v.hv arc so few potato '!' vrrown in this country where there Ml 11 iMinpUHl demand for potatt I' .,, u: 4'* !<? ;"><) cr"t*iflnt<&r bounty, b o\'- r here the farmers can't alw? V4. find :: mark'-t for their potatoes at ,* lt I n -iMiM iMe price.? Orangeburg Tin 1.. ' and Democrat. 44 r? )za ?? i on The St Matthews correspond* on f ('?e State says: "Moat every i ^ rdlig oit man is loud in his condeim >..i? "on >f the present lien and mortga Imin !a?vs mid favor their absolute repi m i- !>? th" incoming legislature, believi ind the system to be responsible for ras rue- of the misfortunes now becloudi i k <! t e agricultural interest of the St ;<ee. ami S 'lith " Had the lien law b< iff.; i rep":ded fifteen years ago the wh c..r j St.'e would now bo better off ii ii'i Orangeburg Times and Democrat har i/en- ITnefe ^anta, you will serve your I ' ud inn rent 1 ?y going to the "Wonder Sto i's to for till your toys, fancy tilings, cnud veil- nuts, etc. Music tastruroei - ?>'? intr maelunies, clocks and gnus ' '!,ir yivatly reduced prices ut the "Won fi'uui itoia." 1 I , I, , PALMETTO PARAGRAPHS. M Item* ef Interest (lathered from u Various Quarters. I' The truck farms near Charleston , were damaged about $100,000 by the j frosts. Col. James Tillman, of the First regiment, is getting himself in train \ iug for the race for governor in 1900. ^ The United States government ' will pay the widow of the lato C ?l. J. K. Alston, of the 1st 3. C. regi 1 merit, a -? ,*ion of $5 per day for the 1 remainder of her natural life. The question of establishing a ' county court is being agitated in , York. The members of the Yorkvilie ! bar interviewed on the subject a few J days ago expressed themselves in favor of it. Rev. G. W. Bussey, of Edgefield, has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Baptist church at Pelzer, and will enter upon the work Jauuary 1st. , Mr. Bussey was the faithful chaplaiu of the First South Carolina regiment. Gov. Ellerbo says there will posi- , tively be no extension of time for paying State and county taxes. The time is out on the 31st. of December, and the greater majority of the penpie of this county have not yet paid , tilAlP tkTM SmnoKmlv will hava t.? pay the penalty this year. i All the work preliminary to giving t out the contracts for the construction of the Suuter and Wateree railroad i has beeu completed, and the chief I engineer is expected in the next few t days to give out contracts for the work. ' Ihe Planters' warehouse at Mul- ' lins, Marion county, sold on Wedm s- I day oi lust week 15,000 pounds of ' tobacco at 11| cents a pound. This r sale included common scrap and the * usual amount of odds and ends usual 1 ly found in sales at this season. This 1 beats four cents cotton a long wuy. R. V. Linford. near Woodrv^V ' killed a pig Inst week which was l^f " months old and weighed, gross, 51 8 4 pounds, lie got more thau one klm. dred pounds of lard from it. It is a 4 good hog that will make lard e??ugli ' to last a family a year. The nig ' increased more than "a pound a day~ From all over the Piedmont belt comes the gratifying news that a vast quantity ot whoat (vast for this season) is being sown. King Cotton J struck many ot his victims under the tfifth rib, and many of those who are f yet able to move will forsake him ar 1 last, and depend on something else who lives iv V * colored man, , ter, hearing a 0 8urburb? of Lancas* morning before 8?. *** Thursday nn pig was tied in his out to investigate. He f* '.'"it f strange hog fighting his, anu'_?rti 'n approached the stranger turned uu(< vigorously attacked Mackcy himself. 1 . cutting long and ugly gushes ili his 1 leg and chasing him hack to? his \ house, lie lost considerable br.ood from his wounds, which He.'* i 1 ^ ; jLub oiate did not appropriate sufl '^licieiit money with which to pay f managers and commissioners of e ' c tion. Legal and pioper vouchlers have been presented, but-.' no money on hand with which to pay $1,174 ol the expenses tbc e'ec* 1 tion. The State is ^"h10 for the ' money, aud Corn .croller favors borrowing money and hav1 ing the Gener Assembly refund it. 8 If this is no/, done the unpaid coui'* inissione?* aQd managers of election will Vjave to wait patiently until tbc general appropriation bill may be passed. d Dennis MrLaurin, a colored man, d died last week in Marlboro couuty in his 101 year, lie and his wife n remained ou the old home4ead ol -i- r er ante-b-Hum days untu meir ioi .uc. ] lis owner died a f< w years ago. Douuts ?C3 was a life time democrat. V'?*A ,l,e is democratic ticket immediately Vjc'' >os the war and r*?to do - his death. lie wore a red HcirjVf* ur 1876 and was color bearer of the J8 ted shirt company ot his townsdp. t a and maintained the rcHpect and cfntes fidence of his white neighbors, mtny of whom attended his burial. Tlose old-time negroes are rapidly p;<88i>g, >nt and one thing is noticeable, the aitc in bellum servants are seldom connected na* with the race troubles, and are rtreige ly seen in the coutts as defenders ea' The Girls Men Admire. ng ny They admire a girl who is lict ?g mother's right hand in household ate matters, ana who is not aoove tatiiij: ?en an interest in the most trivial matter: ole in connection with house duties. ? They admire the girl who is : bright, entertaining companion, am who has ever a kind word and j ipst pleasant smile for all with whom sh re" comes in contact, ies, They admire the girl who is alway ^at neatl? no matter if in inea der ponaive materials, and who neve drosses loudly or iu questional)] 5TWPB I " ... , ?fSK.vVrt>'V3?* ' ' 'Vv -': Vs'" taflSEjj^; They ad|D re the girl who can adapt Kerself to any society, who never puts on affected airs, and would scorn to do a mean action. They admire the girl , who in an on'iyenoy can torn her hand to anyh ng. from cooking the family dinner t?? fetrimmirig an old hat. i^They admire the girl who is unMttsb! enough to give up some pleas* ire(of her own to "benefit another, ind does not consider herself aggrieved at having to do so. Tk/iw ?w1 m t HA il?A <?! ?! It'll a Ann fall* i ix? jr ituiun r iuu ^111 niiv vau taia >?f more important things than dress ' r the last new opera, and who can listen intelligently when deeper subjects are introduced. A TERRIBLE TRAOEDY. rwo Young Ladles Drowned. While Attempting to Cross Black River. Near the former site of Savage's nill. where the Black river is wide, md by reason of recent rains swollen Iniost beyond the hanks, occurred a rfngedy last Tuesday night, which * ill l'>ng be r? metnbered in that secion with a thrill of horror. Long owards evening Niissea Minnie and Molly, aged respectively 15 and 18 years, daughters of Mr. Thompson reen, accompanied by their brother. Charlie. pet ouf to a party across the iver at Mr. Josiah Evans' house. Vrriving at the river the three at>mptcd to cr"ps in an old, leaky mteau. In the middle of the stream he boat began to leak. and. finding bev could not bail out t ie water, the ,'oung bidies became half frantic from 'right a>id stood up in the boat. M?on the bout sunk, leaving the three tccupnuts helplessly struggling in he water. The boy could not swim, iiit managed fo gra-^p the overhang og branch of a tree, and, with his Irowning si-ters screaming for the nip be could not give, he saw them sink for the last time beneath the uillen waters. The boy, after much nthou'ty, managed to pet ashore afely. The bodies of the young Milios were found after several days' icarch.?Kingstree lttcord. Notice! Notice! All persons are notified to present heir claims against the estate of Dr. r. T Hancock, deceased, within thiry days, and all parties owing said state must make payment to the itidersigned at once. J. A. Hancock, Nov. 14th, 1898. Administrator, 46-4t. NO TRESPASS. All persons are hereby notified not 0 hunt, fish, graze stock, cut timber >r trespass in any manner on any of ur land. n4S-4t. _____ ' are hereby notified not 1 .Int., shoot, ?grazo stock, cut timber or trespass in any manner on the following lands: The John P. McKissick place and lunds of R. Kills Palmer. Mks. E. (i. Evans, Jk. E O. Evans, Jk. R. E .Palmkr. Notice to Taxpayers. I will bo at the following places as designated below, for the puposo of taking returns of personal property. I will be in my oflicc from Jan. 1st. to Jan. 28th ; Bognnsville West Springs. Jan. 30th, 1899. T.imlr.r*. .Tan. 31. Cross Keys, Feb. 1st 1899. Sedalia. 44 2 44 Goshen Ilill, 4t 3 44 Union. 44 4- 5 44 Fish Dara, 44 7 44 Satituc, 44 8 44 Fincknev. (T.ockhart)O 44 Ad.nnshu'g, 44 10 44 Ko.ton, 44 11 44 Jonnsvillo, 44 1 3 44 From lUh to the 20?h of Feb. I will be in my office at Union, when the tone expires for taking returns All w'lo fail to comply with the law. 50 per cent, penalty will he added. John G. Farr, 49 Gr. Auditor. Final Discharge. Notice is herohygiven that S. A. Koor administ rator of the Kstnte of Carol ! ino Koon, deeoused, has applied t( Jason M. Greer, Judge of Probato, ii . and for the County of Union, for i , final discharge as such administrator It is ordered, That the 12th day o ' December A. I>. 1898, be fixed fo i hearing of Petition, and a final settle ment of said Estate. 4 Jason M. Greer, i Probate Judge Union County. Published Nov. 11th, 1898, in th 11 Union Times. C s OSBORNE'S (Q/J w4>t'rie<64> T Amiunt, Om Actual bwtiocM. No Text Bool ? ^j*orl ttm*' Cheap board^ S?nd fof Cataioguo^ .... = An?, ^WPg|? r % Is a joy to both giver and in a nice line of Indies and in lovely designs at prict the reach of all, ANEW Extra heavy, solid zold, i and 75 cents each. Have inlaid pearl and spiral sliding and telescope pei from 1 to 6. Come in an is no trouble to show our | Engraving prompt M.E.TIN5 r\ i i p* r\ Reduced mces un For Xmas Trade. Now is the trine to cret :i harenin h Ilitth Grade Sewing Machine. Price;reduced until Xtnas only, for the cash. Also Music instrument*'. -H. M. HK'K. Jr., T<1, X1 J. CLOUGli WALLACE Attounky at Law. (-) Rooms 1 and 2. njstairs, Gosa. Building Opoosito Hotel, after January 1st. 1#99 ?1 vwr LrvfNGSTOBACON, The well known dealers in Oysters ARE Pleased to make THE Announcement that they are in receipt of the BIGGEST ever seen in Union IN Knowing that they have a reputation in this TOWN For veracity which is worth more to them than gold. Tooth Bruhses. ? Quarter Assortment. Guaranteed. ? DUKE'S DRUG STORE Opposite Union Hotel. FOR RENT. Bed rooms for rent. Apply to S. M Rick, Ju , E. U. GROWN TORRFNCF, M- P., ^PIIY.siciAN~ EON^ Office and apart merits over Duke1 Drug Store. 440m. Citation to Kindred an Creditors. State of -'outh Carolina, 1 County o' Union. J By Jason M Greer, lvq.. Prohato.Tudi Whereas, F. M. Adams has made sti 1 to met' grant him letters of Adinini - tration on the estate of and effects > Augusta A. Nance, deceased. 3 These are, therefore, to cite and a n monish all a id Gntrular the kindr and creditors of the said Angle j A. Nance, deceased, that th 1)0 and npj?ear la-fore me, in the Coi of Probite, tola! held at Union C. i South Carolina, on the Kith day of I, comber, next, after publication herei at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to sin cause, if any tlaw have, whv t lie said A e ministration should not l?e granted. Given under mv baud and s??al t _ 20th day of Novom'ter, Anno Dumi 1898. Jason. M.^rkkk. y,t Probate Judge. Published on the 2d day of Deceinb 1848, in the Union Titian. m 96-t. ' ? > i i m ?N fciii i . i ?i i. f Beauty I I * * *' *- ' * > ->V V^" . i.< ' -j'lfT'' '' '' recpiverl Wenowiftye, 1 clii drea'e fimoy jpt rii;?.... >8 that place t!ie? within LOT 1 I i ^eflur ' . fc jet rings for children At 501(^>. i you seen those exquisite*J pen holders; also those is? They are in ^11 sizes d see them. Remember it goods and quote you prices. ' >v > ! v ly and neatly done. " ";V JLEY & CO. SHORT LENGTHS There are 1V.000 camels at work in Australia. The life of a tradesman Is about twothirds that of a farmer. In New Zealand two persons working together constitute a factory. China is purchasing pig-iron from Pennsylvania manufacturers. Alcohol is being .used with mantel lamps to illuminate parts of Berlin's park, the Thiergarten. Austria is the only empire in the world which has never had colonies or even trans-inarino possessions. The cost of fuel on steam railroads is about 10 per cent, of the operating expenses and on electric roads is about 5 per cent. The Japanese foot has been praised for its strength and beauty. Japanese can walk incredible distances without feeling weary. A curious fact lias been noted by Arctic travelers?snow, when at a veify low temperature, absorbs moisture and dries garments. HIGH LIGHTS It is only during the honey-moon that married people tolerate each oth* er's pet dogs. j \ The snake had his faults, but he didn't try to make five think that he was a fur boa. True friends are people we know whn itnn'f nclr 110 fn wrllo <-> when we go away. Other people's extravagances ore most distasteful when we are short of cash ourselves. A cynic is either a young man trySooner or later men quit" Crying rpr the moon and are thankful for a lamp that doesn't run out of oil. It is better to be fooled once In a while than to live in a world In which you are the only respectable person. Half the sorrows of women would be averted if men would only listen to them when they want to talk. ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES. The following newspaper squib manages to convey quite a cargo of Information about the Philippine islands: No brooms. No hats worn. Girls marry at fifteen. ' No knives or forks. They sleep at midday. Horses are a curiosity. More women than men. Rice is the chief product. Cattle as small as goats. Manila enjoys electricity. Natives bathe thrice daily. - The grasshopper Is & delicacy. We buy half Manila's hemp. 1 Laborers earn ten cents a day. Cocoanut-oll is an illumtnant. Manila was founded in 1571. 'a qanj Snitunq jo ssBta aqj jo aojjai -ui aqi 01 jjb X{ddns oi 83d{d ;q3n?ap - jo|j&ix9 qi]* paioeaaoa pas uioqjoq J djiuS oqj at pascjd ?q o; 'Jpoiq aoi -loq '(Boiaoa p9)BJo;jad v jo aapBisaoo ) ')aaaiq3Bi)B moo v jo eugaai Xq P90Bi<3 I -9J0 XJBaipjo u| poaanq aq a?9 aqoo JJJOJ UJDU ox jtt M01^YTO~LOAN. of On farming land*. Easy payments. No commissions charged. Borrower <1- pavg actual co't of perfecting loan, ed Interest 8 per rent. *? | TNO P \ T,M RB & SON. rv I or .T. C. WALLACE A?t'v.. >?t Union, 8. CJ. r>f. Administrators Notioe. r>w ^d- All persons having claims against the estate of Wm, E. McNeace, deceased, must present them properly nh attested within thirty days. All persons indebted to said estate must mak?? payment without delay to the undersigned. ' Dklt.a E. McNeace, 48-4t. Administratrix.