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E IN. AUL, EmTox. The people and the newspapers as a rule are given too much to talking hard times and no business. There is such a thing as talking and imagining yourself into a sickness. If every one would talk better times and hope and believe the better times were only a little ahead, we would all begin to fool better, and times and business would improve. We have talked recently with a num ber'of our merchants, and most of them admit, that business in January this year has been as good as it was for the jamo time last year and their cash sales as much, if not a little more, and then talk about hard times. Let us believe times are getting better and then go to work to make them better, and we will all feel better and business ..will improve. This country is all right and is not going to the bad. There is no money in grumbling and complaining, and it does not bring bus iness. We are goil. - to make a living, and those who are are thrifty and economi cal are going to make some money and accumulate some property, even if cot ton does remain at 5 cents. We had as well get ready and adjust ourselves to .3 cent cotton, and the sooner we do it the better. We will have to change our modes and methods of farming and stop spending the crop before it is made. In other words, we must make this year what we expect to consume next year, instead of consuming this year what we expect to make this year, and the sooner we do this the better for all of us. To grumble and complain about 5 cent cotton will not help anybody. In fact we heard a i.nan say once the hard est fall he ever got was while he was looking back at the rock over which he had just stumbled. He did not see the larger rock just in front of him. Then let us look to the front and de tormine that times shall be better, and they will be. Business li not near so bad as some chronie grumhlers would have you believe. There are others. Now it is the New berry Herald and Nows' "slop over" The State is proceeding to "mnop up." The eleplhant must waltz, and those who have a fear that their feet, may get mashed had best give the elephant, room. Ve hope The Herald and News will learn the esson that eternal agree ment is the price of immunity from bad words from the Columbia State. Differ and you are damnned.-Spartan burg Herald. We knew itall the time and expressed as much when we dared to take Issue with the State. But we do not propose to purchase "immunity" at the price required. "Bad words" anud bragado cio canno, swerve us from sticking to the right wlhen we know we are right, even though it be the State with which we have to take issue. We thank the Columbia 'Record for publishing what we had to say of Seni ator Mower in connection with the election of Chief Justice. Wec suppose the code of honor of the State news paper is too exalted to p)ermit, it to pub lish a reply to its attack on a man who had committedl no crime. However, we hope to survive the onslaught. The Legislature has tackled the 1lien law and some memoriials have been pre sentedl from Cotton G3rowers' Assoecia tions, asking its repeal, but we (It not expect the lawv repealed at this session. We believe it would in the end work a benefit to our' agricultural interests to have the law repealed. Mr. Epton comes out in a card and bows gracefully to his defeat by the Legislature, and announces that, he will be in the prmimar'y the coming e ma muer and make his appeal direct to the people. We suppose Mr'. Derham will be in the same light, and then the peo ple can decide. In the meantimne Mr. Derham has the o111ce for one year. W. H. Newbold, who was just ac quitted at Spartanburg, has passed the examination and been tadmitted to t,he bar to practice law. We suppose that will end the repor't. that he would he a)pointed on the constabulary force again. A Legal Scramblo. H. HI. Evans, better known to fame as "Hub" Evans, the up1-to-date and progressive mayor of Newberry, a p)0 sition of which ho seems to have a life tenure, spent yesterday in Columbia, much to the pleasure of his friends, for he is a "jolly, good fellow." lie will be acandidate for attorney general to succeed W. A. Barber, and his friends say he will run like a scared rabbit, lHe will have plenty of company in the i'race, for others aspire to 1111 the t)IIICe upon which he has set his eyes. A mong those spoken of as candidates for attor ney genmeral are: C. L. Winkler', of Carnden, a member of the H-ouse; So - licitor G. Duncan B3ellinger, who made quite a reputation by his conduct of the Brgxton bridge lynehers; and N. Bi. Dial, ex-mayor of Laur'ens. P'olIt,ically, two of t,bem are Reformers and two Conservatives. Other aspirauts for the same pflice are liable to pop tup at any t,iIXp. While he has made no definite a nngunement, It. is understood that Judge C. P. Townsend, the able as * sistiant attorney general, would like to succeed his chief. His work in the State's legal department has peculiarly j fitted. him to'ecomo its head, for he is thoroughly fan.iliar. with all its busi ness. of t. 'The scramble for this oficoe will be ogrti prmay nxtsummer. May eh best man win.-Columbia Record Derham Elected Comptroller. 3Y TilE UENEItAL A8SEML1Y AFTER A STUBORitN CONTEST. rwo Membere of Board of Control Like. wiso Chomen In the Joint ession-The Senatorial VotO Consolidated Anti Deelared. liRegistor, 27.] Yesterday was the most important, utoresting and exciting of the pres xnt session. It was a day of many lections, all of thoum well contestud md doubtful until tho last ton votos ivore cast. Tho balanco of this sos iion will scartcly bo ablo to mustor m interesting occasion-althoagh 1he "boys do say" that thoro aro 30ome interesting events still to bo enacted in joint assembly. Whilo the contest botwoen Messrs. Dorhain and Epton-to the casual looker on--was nothing moro than a conitest botwoon two popular mei for a good positioi. To tho politic. ian and student of stato affairs, how Lver, this election had a deeper sig nificanco. It was also a st ruggle be tweon Governor Ellerbo and his now a1llies ol oneo sido and th opponlonts L)f this niew allianeo on the other. Tho defeat of Mr. Epton is consider md it defvnt of Governor Ellerbo andl(] it is con-i(lorod by many a straw that gives a tip as to the next gubor 11ttorial campaign. Bof all thoso suppositions and con jocturos as they may, it is a well known faet that (Jovernor Ellorbo 3inployed every agoncy at his com. mind to securo the election of Mr. Epton. Supportors, workors and Iriends of tho chief executive wero -ondovouzod in Columbia 'rom0 all >vor the State, tid they "log-rolled" n a manner that astonished the ni .lvos. Mr. Dorlami's friends marshalled n great shapo also. They vero horo rom the fastiessts of Horry, from ho mountains, the seaboard and the mm11piligin they waged Will go down n history for its intelligence of con ,eptionl and successful execition. )c of the most pleasing foaturos in his campaign was the lack of bitter !eoling. Each candidato and his riends were activo and onthusiastic, Mit eithulsiasmn was not allowed to nergo into abuso and crimination. Mr. Derhani's victory is ono over ,vhich he his every right to be proud, [or it wits won in it desperate con lest. And Mr. Epton has nothing lo b ashamed of. Tho lattor gen iemnan's friends ralliod gallantly to his support and stuck to the finish. The lines d1rawn' iln this battle are sonIsidlered1 to be thos08(n wh ~'lich fut luro political contests will bo carried m1 unttil a general election again thanges ent irely the comlexion of Stato politics. IN JOINT SESSION. At 1 2 o'cloc'k the senate filed into hto htouse. P resi eenit McS wontey rapped thme jomit assembly to order mdtt announced the sossiont ready1 for Clerk Itemphill of the senato road Ito result of thet elect iont in that body ~or United St ates senator. Clerkc Gray of the house was thten ntstructed to roadi such part of thte louse journal as related to the samoe oleet ion. The roturnts were thten consolidat 1(d, anid President McSwooney an nounaced the veto as follows: McLaurin 135. Murray 1. Mr. McLaurin was then officially imnouniced United States Senator ror thte unlexpirodl term of the late Bonator Earlo. COMPTROLLER (IRNERLAL. Thte joint resolution for thto ap). pointing thto (late and1( hour for the electiont of a comptroller genoral was niext read. Tellero wore ap poinited and the votintg ordered to begin. It was ntot, until this last mo mon11t that the wire-workers consed1. It was a mfomenoit of comfort to rep resontativyes, whose buttonholes had1( boon fearfully distortedl during t he last few days and whose ears runtg with the namties thait had b)001 so persisitenitly dinneid into thom of lato. When nominartions wvoro called ror a "solemn stillness" wralped the lonso as is always the Case whten somothting of a memountous nature is to transpire and thte election was tomeontousa from its future bearing >n the politics of -the State. After i few moments of silence Mr. Hy Irick arose and all were intmmediately ittentivo. Mr. Hydrick in a graceful and iompljlim)entary speecht nominated M{r. Epton. Tho gentleman thonght hat Governor Ellerbe's appointment should be ratified and that Spartan burg 'should be "ecognized in the the person of this competent citizen. Sonator Dean seconded the. nomi nation and added ompliments to thoso already bestowed on Mr. Ep ton. Governor Ellerbo's appoint mont was wise and should be ratified. When these two encomiums on Mr. Epton had boon finished Sena tor Scarborough-tall, commanding and oloquont-rprosentative of the "Independent Republic of Horry" aroso. After a moment's pause ho said: Mr President: I occupy a unique position. I hold a commission as Senator from Horry which some one has called the Independent Republic -I am tho first man in South Caro lina that has offored a son of Horry for Stato office. We havo never be. fore asked for an honor. I name, Mr. President, for the office of Comp troller General of this State a noble son of Ilorry fully qualified for this high position. We have no splendid records to refer to. For we have never before asked anything and we have never received inlything: you always know whoro Iforry is. When tne bugle sounded for war the noble sons of H-orry left their homes, left their collegos and went to the front. They did their duty nobly. They always ans%%,)rod when the roll call of South Carolina was sounded. When Hamp ton was loader in 1876 loiry did her duty. During the election when everything wis in doubt some one said wait until you hear from Horry. The returns from florry give Do imocracy a majority in South Caro lina. But, Mr. President and gen tlemon, I come bringing to the altar this morning a noble son to dodicate him to the service of his Stato. We have no institutions of which to boast -no wealth of which to be proud, but Horry stands with her hanids on the heads of her noble sons and says: "Theso are my jowels." I have the honor to place before you for tho offico of Comptroller General of South Ct.rolina John 1Pickens Dorhain of Horry. Senator Scarborough's remarks woro delivered in a manner that was convincing, earnost and oloquent. When ho retired tho Houso-which had been moved by his words-broko into applAuso. Sonator Scarborough established himself as an orator yos torday and in one speech attracted Stato attention to his powers in this lino. Secondls to this nomination and to that of Mir. Epton followed thick and fast upon one another until the motion thmat nominations cease brought on the election. THE vOTINo. Amidst great stillness the rolls of both Houses were called and nearly everybody in the house kept tab. The first and last votes cast wvere for Derham, anid even before the vote was announced those wvho believed in signs took this for sure victory. The vote was as follows: For Derham-Aldrich, Alexander, B3rown, Connor, Dennis, DuBose, Gaines, Hay, Manldin, Mayfield, Mc D)aniel, M~ower, Norris, O'Dell, Pet tigrow, Sanders, Scarborough, Stack honse, Suddath, TIalbird, Turner, Walker, Wilhiams. Representatives-All, Anderson, Asley, Bailey, Bothune, Breland, Carson, Caughman, Crum, C. M. D)avis, Geo. WV. Davis, WV. C. D)avis, Dukes, Edlward?, Fairoy, Fox, Gaes qlue, HI. P. Cloodwv.n, Graham, Ham ilton, Harvey, Henderson, Hliott, Hollis, Humnphrey, I!dorton, J. D. K inard, Lester. IAm ehouse, MagillI, J. E. Miller, 4 H1. Miller, Mishoo, Moore, McDani(i., McKeown, Mc Lauurin, Owen, Perrtt, Phillips, Pol., lock, Price, Prince, Hyatt, Rainsford, Robinsion, RussellI, Skinner, Toole, Townsendl, WVelch, Winago, Winkler and Yeldell.-Ttl, 77. , Epton - Archor, Buist, Dean, Douglass, GIriflit h, Henderson, Jefr. rioes, Lososno, Love, McCalla, Millor, Moses, RLagsdalo, S loan, Wallace, Wallor. Rop)rosentativos - Gary, Austll, Bacot, Banks, Bodon, Blythe, Barns, Childs, CJolcockc, Cu,hmnan, DoBruhl, Epps, Gadsdon, Garris, 0 P Good win, Hazelden, Hlydrick, HI E John son, T E~ Johnsori, Kennedy, Kibler, H J Kmnard, Lancaster, Livingstone, Lofton, Mearos, Mehrtens, Mitchell, McCullough, MeWhiute, Nettles, Pat. ton, Plyler, Reynold4, Rogers, Bea brook, Sinkler, Simikirns, J R Smith, S W Smith, W S Smith, E D Smith, J MSulivamn, J P Thomas, Jr, W Ht Thomas, Vernor, Vincent, Welling, WVest, WVestmnoroland, Whisonant, Wilson, Williams, Witherapoon and~ WVyhe--Totn1. 71. BJARD OF 0OTROL. Next in importance to the election for'Conpi0oller Ge4eral came tbat for places on bdard of control. The first election was to fill the unex. pired term of Col. Wilie Jones, wbo recently resigned. For this plh-O there were three aspirants: Messrs. J. D. Hazelden, M. W. Phillips and J. A. 0. Moore. The result was: Haaelden, 80; Phillips, 00; Moore, 4. The vote was as follows: Phillips-Aldrich, Dennis, Hen derson, Jeffries, Mayfleld, Mower, Sanders, Scarborough, Sloan, Sud dath, Talbird, Wallace, Waller, Wil liams. Represontatives-All, Austell, Bai ley, Bedon, Blythe, Breeland, Col cook, Crum, G. W. Davis, W. C. Davis, Fairoy, Fox, W. H. Goodwin, 0. P. Goodwin, Harvey, Hiott, Hollis, Humphrey, H. E. Johnson, Kibler, J. D. Kinard, Limehouse, Magill, McDaniel, McKeown, Patton, Price, Russell, Skinner, Simkins, Vincent, Whisonant, Wingo, Winkler, Wyche and Ilderton. Hazeldon - Ajexander, Brown, Bui, t, Dean, Douglass, Gaines, Hay, Loseono, Love, Mauldin, McCalla, McDaniel, Miller, Moses, Norris, O'Dell, Pettigrew, Stackhouse, Wal lor. Representatives--Anderson, Ash loy, Bacot, Burns, Cushman, Do Brub, DeLoach, Dukes, Edwards, Epps, Gadsdon, Garris, Gasque, Hamilton, Henderson, Hydriok, John son, Kennedy, H. J. Kinard, Lancas ter, Lester, Livingston, Mehrtens, Muller, Mitchell, Moore, McCul lough, McWhite, Nettles, Owens, Plylor, Pollock, Pyatt, Rainsford, Reynolds, Rogers, Sandorp, Sea brook, Sinkler, J. R. Smith, W. S. Smith,Spoor, Sullivan, Wilson, With orspoon, W. H. Thomas, J. P. Thomas, Jr., Townsend, Verner, Wolling, Welch, West, WestmoAeland, Yeldell, Williams and Gary. Moore-Archer, Connor, DoBose, Ragsdale. Representatives - Bothune, Car son, Caughman, C. M. Davis, Etird, Graham, Lofton, Miller, MaLaurin, Porritt, Prince, Toole, Mishoo. When it was soon that Mr. Moore had no chance of securing the place, many members changed their votes to the other candidates. The changes were as follows: To Hazolden-Toole, MoLaurin, Lofton, Caughman, J. E. Miller. To Phillips-Ragsdale, Prince, Graham, C. M. Davis, Mishoe, Per ritt, Carson, Bethun. FOR COOPER'S PLACE. The second contest was to suc ceed Mr. Cooper, whose term of office had expired. There were two contestants, Messrs. Cooper and Tim. moman. The result was as follows: Cooper, 83; Timmnermnan, 00. PENITENTIARY DIRECTORs. The last election on the calendar was for two directors for the State penitentiary. There was no opposi tion to the two gentlemen nominated and each received the full vote of the House. The vote was as follows; WV. 0. Tatumn, 109; S. P. J. Garris, 109. The joint assembly at this juncture adjourned. Speaker Gary ordered the House to stand while the "hon orable, the Senate" walked out. The members obeyed anid as they stood a procession consisting of Sergeant at-Arms Floyd and his eurley sword followed by President McSweeney and Clerk Hemphill filed down the aisle. The other Senators had fled in hunger from the scene. P'lanunly Injured. Monday afternoon Mr. "Jack" Sum mers, of Helena, had a fall from a bug gy, which injured him very severely. H-e was in'a buggy with Messrs. Colo L. Blease, Ben Rlollison and Hart Hin son, and was on his way home, Hie reached back for his handkerchief, and the movement scared the. horse, caue ing it to spring suddenly for ward1 and throw him out of the buggy. His vao cinated arm was laceratod, his head bruised, and the hind wheel of the bug gy p)assed over his chest. His injuries are not thought to be serious, but they are very p)ainful. We are sorry to hear of his -misfortune, and ,hopo he will soon be well--Voice of the People, 26th.. Mr. Summers, we are glad to state, is out, but is considerably bruised up from the accident. The progressive ladles of Westfield, Ind., Issned a "'Woman's Edtin of the Weattlsld News hearing data' of A pril ii, 18Q6. T'he paper I. filled with n,iatter of linterest, to women, and we nlotice the following from a oorrespond ent,.whlnh the editors printed realizing that it treats upon a matter of vital um p)ortanIce to their sex: "Trho beat remi edy for eup,. colds and bronohiti. that I have been able to find is Cham-. berlain's dough Remedy. For family use It has no equal. E gladly recomn. mend it.", 25 ond 50 cent buttleu, for sale by W. E. Palbam. LiverUs LMke billoutsness, dybpep$& , htad he. oon4tl. patio sour tomaci, Indigestion are VronOtty ured by flood's Pills. They do their wOrk H oods easily ancd thoroughly. Best after dinner pills. - . 25 cents. All druggists. P lE Prepared by C. I. Hood( & Co., Lowell, Mass. Tho only Pil to take with flood's Sarsaparilla. COME' S80M This is the cordial invita tion that is extended all the time to our friends, and it shall always be to your interest to spend youtr money at my store. Con sidering the fact that we have had Spring weather for the past 10 days our winter clearance sale has been successful. What we have left cannot be bought today in any of. the mar kets of the country for less than my retail prices. I am selling Serges, Henriettas, and Dress Flannel, Today as'low as I can buy at wholesale, and I do not intend to advance any prices while theBe last, so you will see the advantage of buying all you need be fore they are gone. x x xx XXXXxxxXXx-x xx x New Spring Goods! I will open this week a new Spring line of Per cales, Shiting Prints, Laces and .Embroideries at very low prices, among the lot 1 case Standard Shirt- 1 -ing Prints at 4 Cents (E worth 5 cents! t I intend to make it a live ly season, and will try to merit an increased share of your pationage by giv ing you the choicest pro ductions of the mnanufac turers at close on to whole.. sale prices. Come and see us often!' Agent for Standard Patterns I IA. C. JONES. Newberry', S. C., Jan. 18, 1898. No Reductions By other Houses will ever un dersell or roach the level of Our Low Prices. We Underbuy and Undersell thoem all NO EXCEPTIONS. Whether Yo u Are offered goodls at ost or at half price, come to the Beo Hlive of bargains and yon can buy the same goods for a mere song. Yes! Our prices are very little our COmpotitors need -magnify. inig glasses to soo- them! We knock them blind Here Are a Few Black Eyes for competitors: 4-4- Bleaching Yours at only 3 3-4c. per yard. 4-4 Shirting Yours at only 5c per yard. 4-4 Sheeting Youirs at only -.3)c. per yard. Best Standai d Prints Yours at only Good. Parched Colee c . o ad Yours at only Good Green Coffee 0 orrud Yours at only Soap,Good Washing Soaeporpud Yours at only. All other Goods at corresponinglyulo prices. Your Dollar 16 worth twice as mnch at the Beehive of Bargains. 0. KLETTN ER, -The Fair and Sq.uare Dealer. .TOWN T AXES. U NDE~R INSTRUCT[ON OF THE Town Council - notice Is choreby given that executions will be 18ss0ed for al delinquent taxes after Januar'y31st. By order of Council. C. A. BOWMAN,' gig" STOCK -&D TO BE SOLD AT REDICULOUSLY LOW.RICES! The season is getting late and we still have a big stock of CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS and FURNISHING 00008 THAT WE WILL SELL REGARDLESS OF PRO 'IT I, We want to turn the Goods into money, and if a big cut in the prices wili'do it, we will certainly accomplish our object I We have a very nobby line of uits, ShoesHas,Scarfs, Silk Handkerchiefs, Etc., That would make elegant Christmas 'proseni. I Come in and we can show you better than we can tell you. We mean strictly business I ~I Pt Nt TW1E NEWBERRY CLOTHING COMPANY, A Great Schene! Why not make your dollars out of rubber? That's a great scheme. Thet they'll stretch. It's a. pretty hard matter to make a Five Dollar Bill stretch over a Ten Dollar purchase, and we don't proini8e to;dorthat for you; but, until rubber dollars are inade, we'll come nearer to it than any store you know of. We'll Stretch a Dollar So that it will cover an all wool knee pants suit worth fifty cenh more. We'll stretch four dol. lars and seventy-five cents of your con silver money so it will cover a splendid all wool suit to fit young.men up to 19 3 ears old, worth $7--tho suit not the young man. We'll stretch $6.75 over a fancy Cassimere Suit that ought to cost $8, and would if this store wasn't here. N Alt to stretch your money ? B it here, and you'll hink its rubber, 3.3. WOOTEN, tf. ly. NEWBERRY, S. 3.. YOU ARE GREETED WITH BARGAINS! Those who prize the value of a dollar can not afford to not take advantage of the im mense bargains in Dress Goods, Notions, Fancy Goods, Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Underwear, Etc., now offered the public at Wynn's Bargain Store. Call early and often and you will be made happy, for happiness follows everyone who buy their goods from Wygqqs orgoiq $Iore. CUE. SUMMER Y H. SUMMERY . W UM The Leadors of } - Dealers In Law PnrBa First-CIaGs Qaatis, Grocerlos, Hardware, Harness, Dry Goods ....Shoes and Clothing.... Our load Wagons jus9t rooeived. Oar load CarrIages and Btig Ies to arrive in a few day3s. Doin't buy until you, see our goods and get our pricoa. We can Rave yon money. ..Don't forget,onr-brands of Flour: Obelisk, Favorite, Blue ifBird, Waterloo, Old Hickory. The best Flonr sold for tho money In the county. ..