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The Critic and record., 1891-05-05

WE CONTINUE TO P1Np in our exchanges
credited to almost any paper except The
CMT1C-REcoRp, which originally pub
lished it, the story about the Republican.
and Democratic League Clubs to be estab-
lished in Washington. The latest contri-
button to this literature appeared in the
esteemed star of yesterday afternoon,
where we read with respectful amazement
that "a Washington special to the Cincin-
natl gazette says; The report is current
here that both the Republican and Demo-
cratic League Clubs will establish their
headquarters here for the next national
campaign. There is talk Of the Rpubli-
can Club erecting building of their own,
to cost 100000"
When we consider that this story APP
peared first in THE CRITIc-REcoR) of
last Saturday and that il has since been
sent out from Washington to half the pa
pers in the country as original, we are
impressed more than ever with the inn
portance of reading TuE CRITIc- RECORD if
one would get the news at first hands.
OF course the public will get it eventually
by reading other papers. We expect to
find the League club story in the esteemed
New York S'm very soon credited TO the
Atlanta Constitution or something of that
sort. But one can save great deal of
time and get at things much more quickly
by reading The CRrIC- RECORD in the first
place.
The Critic and record., 1891-05-05

THE HAMILTON Normal and Agricultural
Institute of Hampton, Va. will celebrate
its twenty-third an2irersary on Thursday,
2lst inst. A very attractive and interest
ing programme has been adopted, and
the occasion will no doubt be most graft
flying to the many friends of this admira-
bile institution.
The Critic and record., 1891-05-05
The Baroness Alexanderissa Becscy is

The Baroness Alexanderissa Becscy is
entertaining the Berlin young men nightly
at cafe chantant with abbreviated skirts
and risky songs. She is the wife of one
and was at one time the bosom friend Of
the Austrian Empress She receives $500
month for her performances, and means
to remain in the profession unless her
husband relents as 10 the amount of pin
money he will place at her disposal.
The Critic and record., 1891-05-05
Only One sultor Yet.
Dividend

FT0W We FtlI60W1 DlWUlW
Perhaps the oldest maiden in the com-
try is Miss Parmeie Wright who re-
Gently turned her Tooth birthday at her
home in Benton Harbor, Mich. She
never had but one suitor-so far.
The Critic and record., 1891-05-05
"society People," SO Called.
E,o,,, M Nan VogI Ipn,.Jyy DA1b

The society people," so called, who
sailed away on the Majestic the other day
made quite an interesting little deck party
of their own, and the fact that there was
John Jacob Astor among them seemed
neither TO cast a gloom over the COM
munity nor to add any superabundant
gliding to its equipment.
The Critic and record., 1891-05-05

Mrs. Ignatius GrOssman (Edwina
Booth is the only woman permitted TO
enter the Players Club. When her father
is in town and staying at the club she
without being seen, She is very sedate
little woman, and passi0nately fond of
her two children.
The Critic and record., 1891-05-05

Nh. HARRISON seems to have pleased
everybody out West, except two or three
Governors
The Critic and record., 1891-05-05

Mrs. Nathaniel Williams of Crockett
County. Tennessee, is the mother of
twelve children, and has twenty great.
great grandchildren. She is "a years Of
age.
The Critic and record., 1891-05-05
w. d. CA STLE

DEALER IN
SUPERIOR HOT-AIR FURNACES.
HEATING AND NENTILATING
A SPECIALITY.
LATROBES AND RANGES.
Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron Ware. Roofing
and spoutlng.
11l1FoURTEENTn STREET NORTHWEST,
Washington, ID. G.
The Critic and record., 1891-05-05

Try Berkeley.
The Critic and record., 1891-05-05

Remember the boys short pants and
suits we advertise from 81 up. Eiseman
Bros, Seventh and Il.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-23
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for Au-
gust.

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for Au-
gust.
Great interest is now taken in any
thing pertaining TO Alaska, and those
who cannot 60 and see what that part
of our country is like for themselves
will be glad to read Of the experiences
of two persons who have been there, as
set forth in GA Trip to Alaska" by DR..
A. Victoria Scott and Emily J. Bryant,
in Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
August. The article is profusely illus
trated. Other highly interesting arti-
cles in this number of the Popular
Monthly are: "Down the St. Lawrence
on Raft" by J. J. Bell; Medieval
Epidemics," by Joel Benton; "The o.
der Boston," telling of an ancient En-
glish town from which came the foun-
ders of our Hub; "a Malagassy
Man." by Lieut.. Shufeldt, L. S. n;
"Women as Inventors" by Frances
Stevens; ga Black Giant" an interest
ingly told story Of how steam engines
are run; and Nelly Hart Woodwork
contributes another of her charming
bird articles. There are six short sto-
ries, besides an exciting installment
ofthe serial, "John Maggs, Barbarian"
and several pretty poems.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-23
THE WAR ON THE RAILROADS.
Indications of Compromise in the Mat
ter-South Carolina Railway and the
Cheraw and Salisbury Railroad
Considered Test Cases.
[ Special to News and Courier.7

Especial to News and Courier.l
COLUMBIA, July 15.-If the public
desire one thing more than another
just now it is is to know the result of
what has been called the war on the
railroads. The State railroad board of
equalization, it is learned, has come to g
conclusion as to two Of the cases which
may we'll be considered test cases. To
know these is practically to know all.
There are good many other ways
of obtaining valuable information than
Fostering the board with inquiries, as
it will not probably make its action
known to the public for three or four
days, maybe week. It has been as
certained that the board holds that the
raised assessment, as intimated by one
OF its members, was not an actual as
sessment, but an indication to the rail-
road authorities of what the board
consider true valuation, subject to
revision after argument and the fur
nishing of facts to the contrary by the
representatives Of the railroads.
It is learned also that the Attorney
General who is now at Chick Springs,
holds the legal opinion that the State
Railroad board is not debarred on the
constitutional grounds made by Ex-
Governor Chamberlain from taking
action in the premises. The board, it
is further stated, does not look to the
raised assessment as the basis of its
final action, but the returns of last year,
and takes up the consideration Of in
crease in values since then to aid in the
final result.
AS result of this manner OF proce-
dure decision has been reached in the
South Carolina Railway case and in
the Cheraw and Salisbury case. The
return of the South Carolina Railway
was for $4,000 per mile, and the board
suggested $4,000 per mile, subject to
revision after argument and testimony.
The board has fixed the rate for this
road at $16, 900 per mile. These figures
are made regardless of the $4,000, but
are held to be raise Of S., ,OCO over the
assessment of last year.
In the Cheraw and Salisbury case
the figures are fixed at $4,000 per
mile.
In the Columbia, Newberry and
Laurens Railroad case the clerk of the
board has been instructed to notify
President Childs that the board desires
to hear him at as early day as pos
sible. 1t is stated that the return for
this road is $1,000 per mile, and that
is was returned last year at $500 per
mile.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-23
A Relic Of Ancient Columbia.
Especial to Sunday News. ]


COLUMBIA, July l1.-Col. Gibbes has
found another very interesting relic of
the ancient Columbia. 1t is copy of
"The South Carolina Gazette" No 2S,
date September %, 1872, printed at
Columbia, by D. Constable. Among
other interesting "reminiscences it con-
tains the regulations for the elections
to be held in the various counties.
Newberry is spelled Newbury, and the
name Shackelford appears Shake
ford.
A very numerous lat this tilne) set
of instructions to postmasters for the
delivery Of newspapers" is also given
the point being whether the subscriber
shall call at the postoffice and pay the
postage" in advance or whether the
Star route fellows shall collect it on the
fly through the country. There is moth
ing said about the best way of collect
ing the subscriptions to the news
papers," which is altogether a modern
question.
Governor Pinckney speaks with some
pride in the South Carolina Gazette of
sundry "six pounders' on Arsenal
Hill, and issues some orders to the
several brigadiers," which would para
lyze the soldiers of this day and genera
ton.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-23
READS LIKE A WESTERN YARN.
Story of New York Syndicate to Back
Georgia Alliance Stores.

ATLANTA, GA, July 9.-Great
changes are, it is reported, to be made
in the management of the Alliance EX-
change of Georgia. The scope of the
Central Exchange at Atlanta is to be
greatly enlarged. Cooperative Alli-
ance stores are to be established in
every county in the State. The whole
machinery, so it is alleged, is to be
supplied by New York syndicate.
This New York syndicate is said to
be backed by SI00,O00,000. Its charter
is not yet perfected nor its name given
to the public. 1t is to supply all the
Alliance stores and exchanges unless
some other big concern starts up that
can undersell it. 1t claims to be able
to secure superior rates of transporta-
ton. 1t is TO have a sort Of branch
house in Chicago, which is TO ship
bacon, corn, ETC., 10 the farmers of the
South.
J. H. Wardell, leading Alliance
man of South Dakota, and former can
didate for the Senate, is one of the
leaders in originating the enterprise.
Oswald Wilson, who is partially manip-
ulating the Florida Alliance Exchange
from New York, is prominent in its
organization. President L. f. Living
ston, of the Georgia Alliance, has
proved a valable accessory in shaping
its course. Col. w. L. Peck, president
of the Georgia State Exchange, has
been to New York to look into the
the plan. The district lecturers of the
Alliance held a meeting day or two
ago and consulted about the best man
ner of presenting the matter to the
people.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-23
TRAVELS OF TWO sHINPLAsrERs.
War Times Recalled by the Arrival Of a
Letter Sixteen Years Overdue.
[Memphis Appeal-Avalanche.7

Memphis Appeal-Avalanche.l
Some strange things happen in every
day life, and now and then some Of
them reach the eyes of the public. The
adventures of a greenback 25-cent and
5O-cent piece mailed by Mr.. Lucius
Kelly over sixteen years ago can legit-
imately be elassed under the head of
peculiar happenings.
On May %, 1875. Mr.. Kelly mailed
letter to Capt. Frank L. Stone, who
was then and is still master of a steam
boat plying between Demopolis and
Mobile. The letter was mailed from
Rembert, Ala, at that time the home
of Mr.. Kelly, and was forgotten. Since
then Kelly has removed to Memphis,
and now travels Grom this city repre-
senting Louisville wholesale house.
Yesterday he Received an envelope con-
tanning the following correspondence:
REMBERT HILL, Ala, May %, 1875.
Capt. F. L. Stone:
Enclosed find 75c., for which please
send one dozen Singer sewing machine
needles. Please bring them up the
next trip of the boat. Leave them at
Beaver Creek landing. Respectfully,
L. KELLY.
OFFICE OF GEORGE SPAULDING, For
wARDING MERCHANT, MOBILE, Ala,
Feb. 81, 1888.
Mr.. L. Kelly:
Strange things sometimes happens,
and in this case you will agree with
me. A letter from you to me-, dated
May q, 1875, has just come to hand.
Where it has been the Lord only
knows. It has enclosed seVenty-hve
cents, which I return with letter just
as it was received, which I hope will
explain why the order was not attended
to eight years ago. Yours very truly
FRANK L. STONE.
It will be seen that eight years
elapsed between the time the first let
ter was written and the date Of its an
swer by Capt. Stone. Now comes a
most peculiar coincidence. Eight more
years elapsed between the date of Capt.
Stones answer and its receipt by Mr..
Kelly, to whom it was forwarded by
his brother-in-law from his old home
in Alabama. The two pieces ofgreen-
back were of the old and now almost
extinct issue of fractional currency.
The 25.cent piece bore '75 date, and
the 5O-cent piece was dated 1863. Mr..
Kelly prizes the two relics very much
on account of the history connected
with them, and would not part with
his "shinplasters" for a considerable
premium over their face value.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-23
HERE 1T IS AGAIN!
The Cantwell ConundruIn in New Form.

Especial to the News and Courier.l
COLUMBIA, July 16.-After q very
interesting slumber since the first
Monday in July, the Cantwell case
"has broke out" in new spot. It
happened in this way: Mr.. Cantwe!l
a day or two ago wrote the following
letter to Mr.. Ellerbe:
Hon. w. E. Ellerbe, Comptroller
General, Columbia, S. C.-Dear Sir
Enclosed please find warrant as pay
for supervisor of registration for Char
lesion County. Please send me check
for the same. Very respectfully,
W. P. CANTwELL,
Supervisor Registration Charleston
County.
To this the following reply was
sent:
Mr.. w. P. Cantwell, Charleston, S.
C.-Dear Sir: Your salary as super
visor of registration for Charleston
County will be paid up to the 9th
May, 1891. Warrant will he returned
accordingly on receipt of warrant re-
ceipt as usually required.
Yours, &C.,
w. q. ELLERBE, e. G.
1t is evident that the department of
the Comptroller General does not con-
slider Mr.. Cantwell as supervisor since
May p.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-23
Facts.
THE Bookkeeper.1

Inc Bookkeeper.
The poet Tennyson can take a worth
less sheet of paper and by writing a
poem on 1t make it worth s65. 900. That's
genius.
Vanderbilt can write few words on
sheet of paper and make it worth
S5,000,O00. That's capital.
The United States can take an ounce
and quarter of gold and stamp upon
it an "eagle bird" and make it worth
$50. That's money.
The mechanic can take material
worth S. and make it into watch
worth 500. That's skill.
The merchant can take an article
worth seventy-five cents and sell it for
81. That's business.
A lady can purchase very comfort
able bonnet for 1915, but she prefers
one that costs $27. That's foolishness.
The ditch digger works ten hoursa day
and shovels three or four tons of earth
for s.. That's labor.
The editor of this paper could write
a check for $50, 100000, BUTT would not
be worth nickel. That's rough.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-23
Tlllman and the Sub-Treasury.
National Economist

ANdIlOud1 HCOuOlul9V.
In a recent interview Congressman
Tillman, of South Carolina, made use
of the following in regard to the SUBJ
treasury plan:
"The merest nonsense" said be, "a
day-dream, with positively nothing in
it; hatched out by set OF compara-
lively inexperienced men in short
t..ue, when it would have taken Con-
gress several months, using its hest
equipped brain, to have originated any
measure anything like that"
Itwould be gratifying, indeed, to the
people of this country 20 see some evil
dence of the efforts in their behalf of
the "best equipped brain of Congress.
This "best equipped brain," however,
has been so entirely devoted to the well
fare of Wall street and monopoly that
the people have been entirely forgot
ten, hence this "merest nonsense" has
been proposed. Somehow or other this
"lnerest nonsense is making such
men as Mr.. Tillman quite uneasy. 1t
is also very plain that this nonsense"
is spreading rapidly.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-23
SOUNDING THE ALARM.
The State Alliances Receive Orders from
their National Head.
from the National Economist.

From the National Economist.
To the Brotherhood Of the National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Un-
ion: It is now apparent that the enc
1nies of reform throughout the country
are marshalling their forces for vigor-
Gus and determined effort to weaken
and destroy the Alliance. Its future
progress will be stubbornly contested
and resisted, but we will assuredly and
gloriously triumph, if We be cautious,
prudent, faithful and firm. The out
look for the success of the great reforms
we advocate, was never so hopeful and
encouraging as now. The Order
throughout the whole country is daily
adding to its numbers, and it is in finer
spirit and is more thoroughly united
than ever before. But the peculiar
conditions confronting us demand the
utmost caution, lest we commit errors,
which might prove fatal to our cause
The action of our State Alliance and OF
the Supreme Council, in their forth"
coming annual meetings, will be uni"
versally regarded with earnest interest.
and the character of that action depends
largely on the wisdom Of the subordl-
nate bodies.
The sub-alliances are to select men,
bers as delegates to the county ALI.
ances, which are to choose delegates to
the State Alliance, which in turn is to
select delegates to the Supreme Coun-
Gil.
In view of the great and important
work to be done during the next ALI
once year, and which must necessarily
be largely directed by the State bodies
and the Supreme Council, the brother
hood is earnestly admonished to exer-
else great care in selecting the men to
whom must be entrusted the response
bility Of guiding our course as an Or
der.
Let those who are to legislate for US,
in the State Alliances and in the Su-
preme Council, be not only our ablest
and wisest men, but let their loyalty
to our cause be without taint or tar
nish.
Put none but true and faithful Alli-
ancemen on guard in this hour of our
great need, and ali will be we'll.
l.. L. POLK,
Pres. n. F. A. and l. I.
Washington, D. c., July 3, 1891.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-23
AKEMARKABLE OCCURRENCE.
A Congregation Strips Itself Of Its Jewels
for the Sake Of the Heather.

Round LAKE, n. Y, July 13.-An
extraordinary scene occurred at the
Christian alliance meeting here this
morning. Miss F. Louise Shepard, OF
go West Forty-fourth street, New
York, a wealthy young lady, who
ioined the alliance six months ago,
spoke from the platform and announced
that she had given all her jewels to
the Lord and now proposed to give
$3.50 to pay the expense of a missionary
to the heatheps. She asked If any
one would help her along. A numoer
Of the congregation, men and women
arose and donated their jewels, rings,
watches, wa2ch chains, earrings, etc.,
and monry to the same purpose, until
the little altar looked like a jewel
case. Miss Shepard was overcome by
the scene and could MT restrain her
tears.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-23
Behind the Scenes.

On the stage tie tinsel, the glitter,
the powder and paint, show forth the
most, but behind the scenes, and you
will behold the truth. The chorus girls
are not all "fancy paints them," but
rather what they paint themselves;
lust 50 with many of the flaming ad-
vertisements of 9o-called ''catarrh
cures" Get back of the scenes, and
they are not cures. The real one, and
the only remedy that IS a eyre; IS DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy: Lift the cur
tain, and you will find the naked truth
to be, that this Remedy is the one that
cures the worst cases Of Catarrh in the
Head, and no mistake. It is also
remedy in all catarrhal conditions,
such as Catarrhal Headache, Catarrh
of the Throat, etc.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-23
THE SUB-TREASURY.
Mr.. J. 3. O'Seall Holloway's Mastery
Dissection of the Humbug.
Special to the News and Courier

ORASGEBURG, July "A large gath
ering Of people assembled on last Sat
urday, July 4, at Brantley's Grove,
eight miles southeast of this place, to
celebrate the day and hear prominent
speakers discuss live issues. The day
was too warm to be pleasant, but
nevertheless the gay picnickers all
prodounced it an enjoyable occasion.
Mr.. J. B. O'Neall Holloway was the
next speaker. He said that he had
been invited 10 be present and to speak,
and that the choice of his subject by
the terms of the invitation had been
left to him. This was a dangerous
power to entrust to a man like him, on
an occasion like this. He thereupon
pulled copy of the sub-treasury bill
from his pocket, and taking up its
provisions, section by section, demon
strated that it would be class legislation
of the rankest sort, and as Democrat
he was opposed to it. He said that
there were only about six hundred
counties in the United States that could
under the provisions of the bill be bene-
fitted in any way, while the others
would have to pay for what they did
not get. He further pressed the idea
that the losses to the Government
would probably be large, caused by the
extreme Punctuation in prices Of pro-
ducts stored in ware houses and that
these losses would have to be paid by
the taxpayers. He did not believe thai
corn, cotton and wheat was safe basis
for any currency, and most convincing
ly argued in support of the position
thus taken. Mr.. Holloway spoke up
wards of half an hour, to the great de-
light of the anti-sub-treasuryites, and
it is to be hoped to the edification of
those who have hitherto approved this
vicious specimen of political folly.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-23
Blood Will Tell.

Of course it will-that is If it is good,
healthy blood. 1t will glow in the
cheek, and tell the story Of perfect
physical health. If it does not, II the
complexion is devoid Of color, the
muscles weak and faccid, something
is wrong, and something ought to he
done about it a. once, for in such cases
delays are dangerous. For torpid liver,
"b!liousness," and the thousand and
one ills to which these conditions of
the system lead, there is no remedy in
world equal to DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. Boils, pimples,
eruptions, scrofulous sores salt-rheum,
and all kindred diseases re cured by
It
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-23
On the Safe Side.

"WelI, my little man, "said his grand
father, "why didn't you go out with
the sailing party yesterday"
Because" answered the little fellow,
"nly mama went along, and I heard
papa say to her that there was spank
in breeze in the bay"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-23
Bad Luck in st. Louis.

From the Fort Worth Gazette
Mr.. Tilden was nominated at st.
Louisiana he was counted out. Mr..
Cleveland was renominated at st.
Louisiana he was defeated. st Louis
is bad luck.