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The Euphcmian Celebration.

Inc Euphcmian Society OF Erskine College
held It's S~emi-AnnuHl Celebration last Friday
night. 1,he weather was anything but plea
SAINT, still the Hall was filled. Mr.. J. III, Mil
Ter, OF Camden, Ala, was In the Chair, and
Messrs. a.: s. Kennedy and w. o. Bradley
were beside him as Associate Judges" The
exercises consisted first Of specimens Of orato-
ry, the orators being Mcssrs. l.. o. Cowan,
boyce Grier. LII P. Kennedy and J. w. Nor.
ran. Then followed q debate, the participants
being Mcssrs. D.. W. Wiseman, w. H. McLIn,
II. d.. Lindsay and W.. H. Frierson. Tho auss.
ton discussed was: "Should the United States
Tolerate all systems Of religion?" The two
I In,s named am took the affirmative and thsatwo
The exercises were, from the first to last.
highly creditablc. The orators all give pro-
mise OF cmtnence In the art OF speaking, In.
decd, they are now good speakers. They did
their Society and their College honor, and
both may well be proud of thenn The debate
was thorough and manly, and would have
lone credit to any Legislative Hall In the
country. The speakers were limited to TWEEN
ty minutes each, but in that time they pack
ed tho results of days and weeks Of reading
and thought. The judges found II difficult to
decide which side had gained tho victory, but
they finally gave their decision In favor OF the
atnrmatlve.-Associate PeJorned Presbyts.
riuu,
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MARRET REPORTS.
CORRECTED BY
3 a e Ill e. Co.,
BUYERS and Dealers in Gen.

eral Merchandise.
ST. LOUIS, February N.-Flour inactive and
unchanged. Whcat-No. 3 rcd In: No. 4 liz;
No. 2spring loo. Corn steady +$ll4@SH. Oats
very firm, Mt p. "
CHARLESTON, February 28.-Cotton steady
-middling 1917: net receipts 736, stiles COO
stock 53,aa5; weekly net receipts 7,O8S; gross
receipts 7,G0g; sales 1875; exports to Great
Britain S.08l:, France 1885; continent S,l5o;
coastwisc 1913.
AUGUSTA. February 3.-Cotton quirt-mid.
ding l0E: receipts 2t6: sales 4722: weekly re-
ccipts :, i7O; shipments 1875; sales 4,G9; stock
L 22G
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and very few of the clocks, which were Of
the finest quality, costing from $50 to
5000 each, and that out of several mir
rors which cost 5000 each, only one re-
mains.
From the report marked No. II, "Ex-
hibit ~" To which we referred in the evil
dcncc Of \. o. Jones, it appears that Benz.
Byas, chairman OF the committee, report
ed in favor of the raised claim which de-
trauded the State OF ut least So, 900; but
umtuUorabiy on so much Of it us referred
to paying w. T.. Rose Il small amount due
him for boarding the upholSters who
were sent from Now York to place and
arrange the carpetings, furniture, sc.
Gen. Dennis tcst...cs that ''in tho spring
or umrn of 1869
{. +. LESLIE,
land commissioner, purchased a lot of
furniture from Mr.. Berry, Ostensibly for
his Office, but in reality for his residence.
Says he was in Governor SCOTS office az
forwards, and heard an alteration be-
tween him and Leslie, which was caused
by the bills being sent to ScOot for pay
mcnt. Scott Swore that he woulc not pay
them, but did eventually do sc from
some fund Or Othcr.'
liz DillS Vi NlT. SllCOS, Wuuc OUT IN
Mr.. Lcslie's name, proved that furniture
was supplied by the State to some of her
distinguished Establishment US far back as
1852.
MAKING HAsTETO GROW RICH.
1t is no longer n matter of surprise to
your committee that members who. only
received six dollars per diem could, in a
few weeks after their arrival in Column
bia, obtain elegant furniture for thcir
and Brussels carpets for their
floors, and reclinc on Oriental spring and
mattresses, when their constitu-
cnts were being bounded down by the in
exorablc ta~x-gathcrcr to pay the price Of
these luXurics.
AS IL further illustration of the inordi-
nate greed of this horde of robbers, we
present the following, for nothing, how
ever small, escaped the Argus-eycd COM
mittccmcn who so dcXtcrously played
the game Of addition, division and 81
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CONSIGNEES


! FREIGHr.-WP Wideman,L 4 Brooks, II
W lawson, Baker, Seal & Sign, J ID Chal-
mcrS & 70.
EXrREsS.-RObt Cunts. Mrs N Robinson, D
B smith, ! V Schruder, f Cowan, r n Lati-
mer, J CLARK, X w Cannon.
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mis- t.;lUC WIS
NOT CONFINED TO COLUMBIA,

rs is shown by the vouchers Of Mcssrs.
Klinck, Wickcnbcrg d Co., of Charles
ton. and others, or to the State, as proved
bv the accounts of Kuhn u Co., Of Phila-
dclplia, dealers in wines and liquors.
Wecall special attention to their accounts
designated sc b. in the evidence of
Woodruff, amounting to 81 $3.50, furnished
to Selate Ut one time, and to No. So, i'll
evidence of \. .. Jones. amounting to
s., OSS. for use of House and delivered i'll
one dav;. also to account of Mr.. Summers
in Woodruit'S evidence, designated rs
No. lG, by Woodruff, in which sweet
meats and dclicacies Of every Kind that
could tempt the cpicure were supplied.
This is only N of many such i'll our
possession. In addition to the parties
above designated we find that numerous
other persons furnished Refreshments
under the head of "Supplics,' and rcn-
dcred bills against the State for amounts
ranging from one hundred dollars to
three thousand, rs will be seen by vouch
crs attached to the evidence.
THE PRICES PAID
for these supplies were most e~xtravagant.
In Woodrutf's evidence there is an ao-
count designated as No. II, in which Mr..
Swimmers charged so per gallon for
brandy; sherry wine, $40; whiskcy, IS;
cigars, SO per hundred. In the itcnlized
account OF Mr.. Solomon the prices are
equally unconscionablc. Lagar beer,
81 80 per dozen; brandy, by the dozen,
(quarts) $40; cigars, so per hundred;
champagne, $40 by the case; port vine,
$40 per dozen. An estimate cannot be
formed Of the amount Of wines, liquors
and cigars used in Il single session, but
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"QUEER ACCOCETS,'

and says they were generally paid under
the head Of land others" Your COM
find it necessary to classify the va
rious supplies furnished i'll order that you
perceive the magnitude of the rob
berry and the ruthless expenditure OF
to provide for the pleasure and COM
fort of our statesmen! Under the class
of Refreshments" We ask attention to
these facts: y room in the Statc-housc
was fitted up wherein to serve wines.
liquors, catablcs and cigars to State Off
cials, senator's, members of the House
and their friends at all hours Of the day
and night. Woodrutfs evidence is that
the largest bills were rendered for re-
frcslments, including the best liquors
and cigars, which were served up in il
room adjoining that Of the clerk OF the
Senate, ana kept open ut all hours, and
WAS visited daily by State officials .iudS-
cs, senator's, members of the House, law
vers, editors, newspaper reporters, and
citizens generally, irrespective OF party,
and that they discussed matters, State and
National, III the most agreeable manner
over their sparkling glasses. Not salts
fed Wild the establishment of 4 barroom
III the Capitol, they employed a porter
who had charge OF the "Rctrcshmcnt
room
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BIEMANN AND uoLCoMEE

and Representative r. NJ. Smith as daily
visitors; 'that many of the members
would be at the room before breakfast
hunting a drink or cye-opener." He
could not estimate the exact amount OF
liquor drank, but asserted that 1t avera-
rcd several gallons per day, with Il
considerable amOunt of wine, ale and
,,ortcr thrown in. The best cigars and
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Afler a careful examination of the fur
niture in the State House by Gen. Dennis,
he atflrms that there is not left there more
than onc-half of what was purchased,
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The porter states that for six years the
State. House bar-roOm was generally
opened ut s o'clock in the morning, and
kent open until from 2 to + the next
morning; that during that time some II
was constantly there eating, smoking or
drinking, and that Sunday formed no
exception to the rule. lie says: "llc
never saw Il bar-room equal to the State
House rcfreShmcnt-rOom for drinking,
smoking and talking;' that II large
majority Of the members who assembled
in the room were Republicans, but thai
Democratic senators and representatives
were there also. He mentioned the
names of Senators
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day, January Is, 1873, collected certificate
for s945, and paid Hayden for White
more's watch.
GRACIOUS GOODNESS!
Whittcmore must have somewhere about
ten thousand dollars this session. That
ought to be satisfactory. lie is always,
though, after more"
1t has long been q mysteryto the unini-
tiatcd where the matchless diamonds
which flashed their rays Of light in the
halls Of the Capitol, the snowy watch
chains and expensive watches came from ;
but an inspection Of Mr.. Sulzbacher's ac-
counts, and those of Il similar nature, will
eveal the startling fact that they were
furnished by an impoverished State.
we submit Il portion OF Mr.. %Sulzbach-
er'S account for
REPAIRING CLOCKS,
Nos. 254 and PSI, and referred to in A..
.. Jones evidence, which will show the
amount to be. several hundred dollars.
MIR. Glaze, smother jewcller of Columbia,
has several accounts, some OF which are
designated as Nos. 81, ~ and 63, by a.. O.
Jones. Instead OF icwellcy we now have
goScous military trappings tor our legis-
latlvc heroes. who belonged to q well
equipped but badly organized militia.
These amounted to something over
twcnty-onc hundred dollars. In connec-
ton with these accounts, see evidence Of
Z. Simpkins, (undcr the head of "pay
ccrtltidates,") who states That he purchas-
ed some articles from Mr.. Glaze, and that
his account as well as that of S. j. Lee
was settled with a legislative paw certifi-
cate. Afterwards he and Lee were both,
sued. and he paid Mr.. Glaze two hundred
dollars, and Mr.. Glaze still holds the GER
tltlcatc asa claim against the State.
In the account OF w. J. Whipper, attor-
ney at law, designated as C II, he charges
the State the modest sum of
$50 E DAY FOR FoRrY-TuREE DAYS
professional services rendered the COM
nllttee appointed to investigate the affairs
OF the Bank of the State. This investi-
CATION resulted in the appointment of
Representative &. G.. Putter, receiver,
whereby the State lost a large amount OF
money, by commissions and other means.
For years large accounts amounting to
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ONE; SESSION

there were expended upon the respective
heads of ''Suppiics,' ~"Sundrics' and
"Incidcntal Expenses" not less than
three hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
onchundrcd and twenty thousand dollars
OF which were spent fer refreshments, in
GLIDING the finest wines, liquors and ci-
gars.
We can only prove how universally
this system OF fraud WAS practircd and
carried Il by the bills and individual ac-
counts turned in us vouchers, a portion OF
which i've submit with the report, and
the evidence of Clerks Wonorutf and
Jones and Scrgcant-at-armS WILLIAMS.
Woodruff ~tcStiiics that 'tllc practice be-
caIucssy general as to embrace nearly cr-
cry Republican and
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numbered from 10! TO 1T, inclusive where
it will be seen that III January alone one
firm furnished s6,GS4 20 WORT, cf "sta-
tioncry," or more than fifty dollars worth
per month TO each member. III addition
to the above the accounts. of Messrs.
Bryan and McCartcr and Mr.. Stokes,
well known dealers, who reside III Co.
lumbia, and who furnished stationery to
the House and Senate, are itcmiZed, and,
from appearances, include most of the
stationery actually used.
Clerk Woodruff says land the vOuch-
crs prove it, that during one session each
senator received a copy of
wEBsTER's Unabridged
Dictionary, and a calendar inkstand
which cost S25.
The accounts of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, together with Mr..
WoodrutTs evidence, will show that even
the private kilograms of the senators were
even paid for by the State.
According to evidence and accounts,
the Senate often used $40 worth Of pos
tagc stamps per day. Gold pens at $40
inkstands at S25; Wclstcrs Dictionary
and fine stationery certainly afforded our
"Statcsmcn' every facility for all cXtcn-
sive correspondence.
We cannot refrain from commenting
upon the large accounts Of Mr.. Isaac
Sulzbachcr, n we'll known jcwclcr of Co
lumbia and call special attention to the
accounts designated rs mo. y" and "B
81 mentioned in WoodrufT's evidence
where jcwclry was furnished to Senators
Whittcmorc, Maxwell, Haine, Rev. VIM.
Johnston and Representative Tim Hur-
ley. He also furnished fine gold pens
costing as high us $40 Il piece; and, judg-
ing from the bills rendered, from five tc
ten pocket knives to each member dur
ing the session.
The accounts of Mr.. Hayden, "a jewcler
of Charleston designated A l, by Wood
ref, clearly demonstrate the manner IN
which bills were raised, the amopnt being
for five call-bells sl2, and raised to Sll2
by inserting the figure one a.? We
quote from Mr.. WoodrutT's diary in ref.
erencc to an account of Mr.. Hayden for
watch for Senator Whittcmorc: "Wcdncs-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-10
COOPERATION IN LONDON

The Civil Service Association has is
sued its half>yearly statement, showing
that its sales during the past six months
realized 81, soo, 900, and that after pay
ing all expenses there is clear balance
of 500 600 to the profit of the share
holders. This is the institution | have
often mentioned as having commenced
a few years ago by half dozen post
Office clerks clubbing together to buy a
chest of tea at Wholesale price and d.
viding it among themselves. The orlN
ginal Share holders are making money
faster than was ever known before.
The profits are not drawn out OF the cons
Germ and divided yearly, but are lent TO
the association at interest, and
the amount accruing to the share
holder is only to be paid to his repre-,
sentatives after his death. The original
share was So. 80, and there stands now
to the credit Of every investment OF that
amount no less than SI35. AT the rate
the business is going on it is evident
that in about fifteen years from the esN
tablishment of the association the prohts
of every origional investment will reach
81, 900. A friend of mine holds 800 OF
those original shares, having with diff
Guilty invested ESQ. That ESQ, if there
are no drawbacks, will in fifteen years
or so, make him worth $500, ,ooo.-C0r'
Chicago 90NrHal
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BANKS OF ISSUE.

The fact that banks of issue have ex'
listed in the United States for over three
quarters of century, has led many to
suppose that issuing and lending bank
notes constitute the chief business Of
banks. Nothing can be farther from the
truth. Issuing, or lending banknotes, is
not q legitimate part of the business of a
bank. The offices Of bank are to re-
ceive money on deposit to order, to COL
lect money, to invest money, to lend
money, and to buy and sell securities and
exchange, and its chief function is to ad-
just payments, growing out Of the ex.
change of property and commodities, by
means of devices of the credit system,
which takes the place of money. lnthis
sense, banking is an agency in trade sec
ond in Importance only to money itself.
But issuing banknotes, which are simply
the promise to pay OF private corpora.
tions, to lend to the public at whatever
rate of interest can be exacted, opens up
an entirely different question. In the
first place, issuing banknotes to lend as
money, is an usurpation of a government
al function, for to the government alone
should belong the high prerogative of
furnishing the circulating medium of a
nation, whether it be of gold, silver, cop
per, Dickle, or paper. Ifsuch privilege
is to be delegated by the government to
private parties, there is no reason why it
Should not he delegated to farmers, man.
nfacturers, merchants, and other classes
of society, as we'll as to bankers. In the
second place, experience has demonstrat-
ed that bank currency constitutes huc-
tuating, costly and dangerous system Of
money luCtuating because it is subject
not 10 the natural laws Of trade, but tn
the arbitrary control Of the parties who
issue it; costly, because it enters into cir
cnlation bearing interest, which is tax
upon the community at large; and dan
gerous, because, to say nothing Of the
power which it confers upon thousands
Of private corporations, united by bond
Of common interest, the system leads to
alternate expansions and cOntractions,
which are invariably attended with COM
mercial crashes and money panics. This
has been the history of the system in
both Great Britain and the United States
and it has caused more suffering and dis
tress and greater losses than all the wars
Of modern times. Banks Of issue ought
to be suppressed and the circulation re.
stored to the government, to whom it be-
nn0a
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LEARNING TO SAVE.

The first thing to be learned in the art Of getting
on in the world is to save. The Watertown Re-
former says:
boy who is earning fifty cents, Feventy'6ve
cents or a dollar day, should manage to save q
portion of 1t II possible. II be can lay by only
twenty-five cents week, let him save that
1t doesu't amount to much, 1t is true 1t is only
thirteen dollars year, but It is worth saving 1t
is better saved than wasted; better saved than
fooled away for tobacco or beer, or any other
worthless or useless article or object.
But the best thing about 1t Is that the boy who
aREes thirteen dollars q year, on . yeTy, ,meagre
salary acquires habit Of taking care Of hia mon
ey which viii be Of Tie utmost value tohim.
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MEXICAN
Mustang Liniment,
FOR MAN AND BEAST.

This1lnlrnent very naturally originated in Ameri'
ca, where Nature provides In her laboratory sueh
surprising antldotes for the maladles of her chill
dren. Its fame has been spreading for % years.
until now it enclrcles the habitable globe.
The Mexican Mustang Liniment isa matchess
remedy for all external ailments Of man and beast
To stock owners and farmers 1t is invaluable.
A single bottle often saves human life or re-
stores the usefulness of an excellent horse, OK
COW, or sheep.
It cures footrot, hoof.ail, hollow horn, grub,
screw.worm, shoulderrot, mango, the bites and
stlngs of poisonous reptiles and insects and every
such drawback to stock breeding and bush life.
It cures every external trouble Of horses, such
as lameness, scratches, swinny, sprains' founder
wind.gall rlng,bone, ETC., ETC.
The Mexican Mustang Liniment is the quickes'
cure in the world for accidents occurring in the
family, In the absence of physician, such as
burns, scalds, sprains, cuts ETC., and for rheuma
tIsm, and stiffness engendered by exposure. Par
tiCularly valuable to Miners.
II "a the cheapest remedy In the world, for II
penetrates the muscle to the bone, and single
application is generally Sufficient to cure.
Mexican Mustang Llniment is put up In three
sizes of bottles the larger ones being proportion
ately much the cheapest. Sold everywhere
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Ez,le|,y1;i.5
Ezls;i EL7Z kL

The fAiress OasR On any medicine is noW made
On DF. b A. Smiths Cough Syrup. Every bottle
h sold under positive guarantee, that II you are
not cured OF 6enoAted when two thirdi Of the
contents have be0n up9d, a. directed, and for the
diseases for which Il n recommended your drug
gist from whom you purchased the medicine,
will, In case the bottle II returned two thirdl
Empty, promptly refund the money paid for Il.
It is sure cure for DiIeases Of the Lungs, Throat
and Chest, such a. Coughs, Colds, Tickling In the
Throat, HoaIseneVB Asthma, Quincy, Bronchitis,
Group, and Whcoping. cough. Wasting Of the
Flcsh, attended With Night sWeatS, Is speedily
controlled BY Il Inhpient Consumption, and
patients In the advanced stage Of consumption,
receive immediate relief nom iis use. Remem.
Der we do not tell you this is the seventh wonder
Of the world; but we do tell you that in using 4,
you will hnd much pleagure, coup cd with the 60
Jurance that you viii either b0 benefited or have
your money refunded Sold by Druggists at 60G
Three bottles sent express pid, 10 any place east
Of the MisalSsippG river, In u g., on receipts OF "a
DR.. B. A. AMith b o. RORa, H1o, Pa
OCtIrT7-O-0R
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WICKED FOR CLERGYMEN.

II believe 1t to be all wrong and even wicked
for cergymen or other public men 70 be led into
giving testimonials to quack doctors or vile stuffs
called medicines, but when really meritorious
article is made up of common valuable remedies
known to all, and that all physicians use aud
trust In daily, we should freely commend it. l
therefore cheerfully and heartily commend Hop
Bitters for the good they have done me and my
friends, firmly believing they have no equal for
family use. will not be without them"
Rev. - Washington, D. G,
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q Saturday, The 26M dag Of October, 1878.
SHERIFF SALE.

Canton Building Association No. 1 VS. Barbara
Melvin,
BY virtue Of an order to sell issued from the
court Of common pleas OF Stark county, Ohlo ana 70
me directed Wilt offer for sale at public outcry at
the door Of the courthouse in the city Of Canton on
Saturday, the 26h day Of October, 1878
the following described real estate situate in said
county to-wit: Lot number fifty-two (52) In Lam
born's addition to the town Of Alliance.
Appraised at 500.
Sale TO commence at o'clock p. m. Terms cash.
sep2eew JP. RAUCH, Sheriff.
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REASONS way.

The reasons why Dr. Prices Flavoripg Extracts,
Lemon Vanilla, ETC., are superior to all others Is
because they are prepared from choice selected
fruits and Anomalies without oolOring or poison,
Gus oils All the AAyoFlrg principles are retained
unchanged By chemical action, highly Ooncenf
tEatsd, requiring len 70 favor
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SptttaI Notices,
A g A r d,

To all who are suffering rom the errors and In
discretons of youth, nervous weakness, early de-
cay, loss of manhood, &c, will send recipe
that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE, This
great remedy was discovered by a missionary in
South America. send a self addressed envelope
to the REV. JOSEPH T., INMAN, Station D. Bible
House. NelU York City. noy877'gy
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SHERIFF SALE.
Congress Kress vs. Joseph Hill.

By virtue Of q vendi exponas issued nom the
court Of common pleas Of Stark county Ohio, and 70
me directed, will offer for sale at public ontory, at
the door Of the court house. In the city OF Canton on
Saturday, The 26th day Of October, 1878,
the following described real estate situate In said
county tOwlt: Lot number eve (S) in Alberts addi-
ton TO the city Of Canton.
Appraised ate-.
Sale TO commence at O'Clock p. m. Terms, cash.
sep2sew ]. p. RAUCH, Sheriff
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Snlnrdnu the 12Lh doQ Of OotOb!
SHERIFF SALE.
Jesse McInterfer VS. Michael FOehl ct ux.

Nv virtue of an order to sell issued from the court
of common pleas of Stark county, Ohio, and TO me
directed win offer for sale at public outcry at the
door Of the court house. in the city OF Canton, on
Saturday The 18th day of October, 1878,
he following described real estate situate in said
county to-wit Lot Number Eight (S) In the toWh OF
Robertsville.
Appraised at sSoS.SS.
Sale to commence at one o'clock p m. Terms,
CIsn; ssG,,2-sw up. RAUCH, sberin.