THE DARLINGTON HERALD. VOL. IV. DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1893. NO. 6 CURRENT TOPICS. WflAT YOG KNOW AND WIAT YOG DON'T KNOW. PerMMls fti4 8k»rt Items tf In terest to the Ucal ai4 Geaeral Kea4er. Cotton is worth today from 71 to 71. Dr. L. Y. King, of Florence was in town yesterday. Miss Salli Coker has returned from a visit to Ashville. Miss Maria Lee Evans, spent part of last week with Misses Williamsons. Mrs. R. W. Boyd has returned from a visit to New York and Chicago. ' Mrs W. T. Thompson of Char leston, is visiting relatives in Dar lington. Mrs. W. J. Alexander and family have returned from their summer home at Saluda N. C. Miss Bessie Williamson left on Monday for Winnsboro where she will teach in a private family. Since the above was in type we learn that the little fellow has recov ered from the effects of his fall. The union meeting was at the Methodist Church on Sunday night, the services being conducted by Bev. J. B. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt, their son. Carl and Misses Corinne Player and Mary Coggeshall have returned from the World’s Fair. The Tennyson Club has resumed its meetings, which were suspended for the summer, and will meet to night at the residence of Dr. A. C. Spain. Reckling, the celebrated Colombia Photographer, will visit Darlington for one week, beginning Monday, Oct 16. Samples of his work are now on exhibition at Bristow’s book store, where orders may be left for him. On the opening day at the Tobacco Warehouse over forty thonsand pounds of tobacco were sold at an average of ten cents per pound. The average would have been considerably higher, but for the fact that it was cut down by the sale of some storm damaged tobacco. Some of the street bridges are in need of repair. We hope that Mr. Byrd will fly aronnd a little and have them put in good order. In this connection we suggest that where' bridges are built that only heart lumber be used, as the sap rots in a year or two, making constant re pairs necessary. When there are added together the failures that have have resulted from the lack of oontidence, the individual losson securities forced upon the market, the premiums paid on cur- ruucy, the loss on adverse exchange, the interest lost by hoarding, and the wages lost by men thrown out of em ployment, th* cost of the country’s excursions into the Imsiness of pur chasing silver will foot up an appall ing total. Monday was Saleeday but there were not many people in town, in fact not as many as is usually seen on Saturdays. The stores seemed to have a pretty good days trade and of course the Dispensary came in for its share of the cash. The State is not as obliging to its customers'ap the merchants are because it exacts the cash for all its sales, whereas the merchants are expected to sell on credit Dr. Willcox has a very fine jap- anse persimmon tree m his yard that is loaded with fruit and presents a very handsome appearance, re sembling, at a little distance, an orange tree. It is only about five or six feet high and was planted out fcnr years ago. The fruit is mnch larger than the native persiinihoo and is much better flavored. In our climate it will probably prove to be as handy as the native ranaty, and will do a great asquisition to onr list of frnits. Onr Hebrew fellow citizens have organized a literary societv here and have named it in honor of Sir Moses Montefiore, the meat philanthropist of England. The following are the officers. - President, E. Rotholz; Vice President, Miss Lena Witoover; Secretary, Miss Delia Weinberg; Treasurer, Miss Hannah Manne; Ex'-< u rive Committee, 8. Tombacher, Alexander; Dave Witoover. Fi- committee, Miss Gertie Marco, 8. Tombacher, M. A. Weinberg, club meets twice a month, the tings being held at the residences of the members. Disp .ches from Washington bring the intelligence that Justice Brad- TEN CENT COTTON. ley has decided in favor of the State in regard to the Palmetto trade mark. The Palmetto tree was first made historic by Gen. Monltrie in his gallant defense of Fort Moul trie during the Revolutionary War, and since then has been the emblem 1 the State. We sincerelv trust that tio one will ever call South Carolina Palmetto State amun. Govei or Tillman wonld make his act of desecration complete if he would nut the signature of General Monitre under the Palmetto tree. Wkat Alfcrd B. Shepperson Thinks •f This Years Crop. New Yokk, Sept 30.—Alfred B. Shepperson, author of “Cotton Facts,” has furnished the Southern Associa ted Press with the following opinion as to this year’s cotton crop. Mr. Shepperson is neither a buyer nor a seller of cotton, but possesses unusu ally good facilities for accurate in formatiou covering the entire cotton belt He said: “While in many sections the cotton plant has matured so large a proportion of its fruitage that the yield would not be appreciably increased by delay of frosts, there is a great deal of fertile bottom land upon which the plant will continue lo make and mature fruit until kil led by seyere frosts. No frosts have yet occurred in the cotton belt Estimates at this time of the proba ble size of the cotton crop are, there fore, necessarily based upon the oc currence of general killing frosts throughout the South at about the usual or average dates. Should these frosts be delayed until later than usual, the crop will easf the crop tnan any October croj report since 1883.” CONDITION OF THE CROPS. The Weather ef the Past Week Beaeficlal to Cottei Picking. The weatbej for the past week has been beneficial for cotton picking, which is m full blast with all avail able force in the field. The cool days aud nights of the first part of the week have retarded the opening slightly and allowed the men to cat ch np with their work, although now cotton is again ahead of the pickers. At only a few stations has more than one rain occurred for two week* and at many places none rain did but little' damage, falli: lightly and not being act by high winds. Tobacco in Oconee county has shown some damage by previous wet weather. Peas, sweet potatoes and turnips are reported good, but gardens gen erally are not of much account Pea vine hay is a magnificent crop. Some parts of Orangeburg county reports indicate peas and potatoes will only run a two-thirds crops. Along the coast the yield of potatoes is good but the quality poor. Beaufort conn unty says where potatoes were sub merged by salt • water and were re ported as putting on new leaves, the fact has developed that tubers are forming. Cane, potatoes and peas iu Barn well county need rain. Some hay not yet housed in Lexington county was damaged by recent raius. Pear trees and some peach trees are bloom in Chesterfield county. Oat plant ing is in order in Darlington county. Sorghum is beiug made up with » fair yield. Hogs aud chickens are dying from cholera in parts of Lex ington county. Many correspondents think a good deal of small grain will bo sown this fall. Some oats are up in Newberry county. Cotton is opening rapinly and with good weather the crop will be all gathered by November 1. S>me damage from water dropping off wet leaves and staining the staple is re ported iu West counties. Abbeville county reports cotton nearly half gathered. There will be no late crop or very little in many oouutie*. Estimates still give cotton at about half crop. In Newberry county all cotton on red lands is open and that on sandy lands opening rapidly. Some trouble is being experienced in gatheaing in Lancaster county on account of so much being dead from rust and covered with grass. Crop will be less than last year. All hands are at work in Orangeburg county, where very iittle remains to open. The erop is being rapidly sold. Many farmers have finished and the yield for the majority of planters will be less than a half crop; the worst yield ever known to farmers in that section. The crop in Berkeley county is turning out badly and not thirding itself in ginning. What sea island cotton remains is being picked; it is of a poor quality. PEE DEE PRESBYTERY. Proceedings of the Receat Meeting at Kentyre Chnreh. Pee Dee Presbytery met at Ken tyre Church, Marion county on Sep tember 21. Rev. W. B. Corbett preached the openiug sermon. Eight ministers and eight ruling elders were present Rev. J. G. Richards was elected moderator and Mr. M. J. McLaughlin temporary clerk. Rev. H. B. Zernow reported the organi zation of a new church at Latte with eleven members. Revs. J. G. Law and H. Dixon with Elder J. J. James were appointed a committee to pre- are a programme foi the next El- era’ and Deacons’ Con 'ntion. After some time given to the earnest con sideration of the subject, a committee on colored evangelization, consisting of Rev. J. G. Richards, Rev. J. G Law and Elder John McSween, was appointed. Presbytery then discussed home missions and the plan of the Assembly was endorsed. Collections will be taken up for the assembly’s home mission work in January and September and for Presbytery’s own mission work in February, June and August Rev. A. H. McAm was appointed corresponding agent of home missions. The revised direct ory was unanimously adopted. Pres bytery adjourned on the night of September 23. The next meeting will be held at Florence on Friday nigut before the third Sunday io April. Sam, the little son of Mr. George Jnst Brown, met with a serious occi dent the other day. He fell from a tree and struck on his head. The doctors fear that his skull was .frac tured. We hope in a few weeks, to be able to say that the fire traps to which we have been calling attention, have been removed. Pants for boys youths and men 60 cents to $5.00 at Blackwell Bros. Youths aud mens suits $4.00 $15.00 at Blackwell Bros. AT THE FAIR. WONDERFUL DISPLAY IN THE HORTICULTURAL BUILDING. Beaatiful Plaits an4 Flowers af all Deseripliais. To the botauist and lover of flow ers this building possesses almost innumerable attractions, and the true lover of the wonders of the vegetable kingdom might spend several days in feasting his eyes on the many beautiful plants and flow era that are gathered from all port ions of the Earth, and display under the Immense glass rgbC tnat covers Che building devoted to* this special building, it may be well to give some acoount of the flowers aud plants that are exhibited on the grounds, and which make one of the fiuest features of the Fair. All the ground not needed for wallways and build ings is planred flowers and grass, all of which have been brought up to the highest state of perfection by the skill and care of professional florists. Even without the flowers, the beautiful grass, that covers the gro und like a velvet carpet, is a sight that one never tires of and will not soon forget It is upt simply in small patches but there are acres of it, and the sprinklers and lawn mowers are kept constantly at work in order to keep it as ' beautiful as possible. From the first opening of spring to the present time that has been a succession of flowers, and the blooming season of most of them has been extended by pushing them forward under glass, numerous con servatories haying been erected for this special purpose. Almost every imminent florisit iu this country and a good many from Europe have spe cial exhibits which of course add very much to the variety and beauty of the display. Immense beds of can- oas, gladioli, geraniums, and other brilliant bloomsng plants are seen on every side, and the display of color and the almost endlers, vowete excit es the wonder of every visitor. A great many of these gorgeous colors are the result of skillful hybridising, which has enabled the florists to multiply the vaireties almost in- definetely. There are b&ls of mag nificent Japanese lilies that perfume the air for some distance around, and which might verp appropuately take the place of the rose as the Queen of flowers. One of the curiositios of this department is the display of cactus plants, some of which are eight or ten feet high and fifteen or sixteen inches in diameter. They stand in the r pen ground, but being natives of Niw Mexico are not cap able of enduring much cold. In one of the main roadways is a beautiful jond, for the display of agnatic plants, which contains white, yellow, Hue and pink pond Klies all in bloom, to say nothing of the other water plants. Inside the Harticultural Building are displayed the rarer end more de- licated plants, some of which will very readily neccumb to a cold wind. Perhaps the most noticeable plants are the large tree ferns from Australia. The stemesunbles a palmetto and grow up about eight feet and then throws out a cluster of beautiful fan shaped ferns, which raukes it is a trutly beautiful and graceful plant. A great many of the plants and flowers in this buil ding are known only by thiu botani cal names which are only familiar to the Florist or boalanist. There is an almost endlers variety of cactus, which is considered by botanists as one of the most interesting and carious of the whole family of plants. Some of them are hardly while others are very sensitive to cold, being found only iu tropical countries. One of the woudeiful •erties possessed by most of the varieties of this family is thin ability to grow ami flourish in the hottest ana most aud regions, where rain is comparatively unknown. It seems to derive sumoient moisture from the atmosphere to supply its needs. There was, ou exhibition, a very fine specimen of the pin cushi on cactus, which gets its name from a striking resemblance to that useful article of a lady’s room, which was forty five years old and had never been watered in all that time. It may be of interest to sttte that while there is a great variety in. col or and shape in the cactus blooms, the largest flowers are borne by the well known Night Bloomiug cerens, the culture of which is simple than any one can keep them The rarest and most costly plants are the orchids, nearly all of which are found in the dense forests of tropical countries. Some of the varieties are beaatiful almost beyond description, but their cost aud the great skill and care required for their cultivation put them entirely out of the reach of the ameture cul tivator. The display of plants is very fine ar d their stately beauty and grace excites the admiration of every one who visits the building. Nearly to »R tropical r id semi tropical coun tries are represented in this and one of the enriosities is the dwarf plants exhibited by the Jap auese, who by some method of cut ture, known only to themselves, manage to grow minatrue trees, only 1 few inches high, which are perfect in every respect, and, with fruit bearing trees, make them bloom and bear fruit Under the immense glass dome there is a minature rep resentation of a mountain, about sixly or seventy feet high, which is covered with lust* such vegetation that would be round on o real moun tain which adds a great deal to the attractiveness of the building. The exquisite perfume from a large bee of lilies of the valley is noticeaole in a large section of tha building, and these delicate and fragrant little flowers present a strange contrast to others that are noted for their size This display has n not only made up by the con tributions of foreign ceuntries, but by the loan of plants from private collections in this country. Probably the most curious and less known plants are from Australia, the plant life of which furbishes a good many specimens that are not found in any other portion of the Globe. While the cultivation of flowers and rare plants may be considered by some people as simply a luxury, it may U* well to bear in mind that to the in telligent and enthusiastic botanist we owe a great deal of useful klnowl edge, and that nearly all of onr most essential and common medicines are derived from the vegetable kingdom. Near the Horticultrual Building are some fine orange trees, with the fruit on them, from California, which were planted »n the open ground as soon as the weather would admit of its being done with safety. In this connection it may not be amiss to speak of the beauty of the grass and flowers in the various city parks, and which add so much to the attractiveness of Chicago, where no expense or fairs are spared to make them as attractive as possible. The city has several thousand acres in parks and they are all kept in the nicest possible order. Visitors are allowed to walk over the grass with out any let or hindrance but are re quested to keep off the flower beds. The police do not seem to exercise any special supervision over the flowers, but so far as ws could gath er they are never disturbed. The city has in addition to the parks im mense conservatories where the plants are cnltivated and made ready for putting out in the open ground. To the true lover of flowers, the Horticultural building and parks would amply repay him for the pense of the trip. ms ex- Aaong the October Periodicals. The October New Peterson is a fine specimen of one of our best magazines. Its pages range from grave to gay, from instructive to en tertaining, and the excellence of its contents is as noticeable as the variety. The illustrations are num erous and of admirable quality, and the stories, sketches, and poems are from the pens of leading authors. Tne opening paper, ’’The Land of the Dawning,” by M. McCarthy O’Leary, is the most interesting ac count of Queensland that has ever come under onr notice, and is il lustrated by effective photogrvures. Another delightful illustrated art icle is “Daughters of the Revolution,” by Gilberta 8. Whittle. “A Celeb rated Case,” by E’izabeth Cavazza, is oie of those charming Calabrii n sketches which have made their aut hor famous. “A Congo Market’ Day,” by George Washington Cole man, offers a fairly uniqe phase of Virginia negro life. “Alma Lo veil, ’ by Lillie B. Chace Wyman, is as e iwerful as it is realistic. “A Half- oar’s Ride from the Quaker Ciey,” by Anna Whittier Wendell, gives a graphic description of Philadelphia’s environs, with accompany photo graphs. These are only a few of the number’s attractions. To meet the constantly increasing demand for still cheaper periodicals. The New Peterson will, beginning with Nov ember, be published at One Dollar a year; a sample copy will be sent for five cents. Address Petterson magazine Co., 112 South Third St. Philadelphia. 'building, $300 The Dispeisary. The following statement will show how the Dispensary is getting on in the way of selling whiskey. Amount of sales for September, $2,201 37i; for August, $1,179 52; toss profits, September, $524 211; August, $283 96; expenses, Septem ber, $139 44; August, $151 93; bal ance on hand, September, $384 77; August, $133 03; total balance ou hand for the two months, $517 80. From this $517 80 will have to be deducted the salary of the Dispenser and his clerk, the amount of which has not yet been fixed. The sig nificant feature about the amount of sales is in the fact that the whiskey has been bought by the moderate drinker, as the known drunkards are not allowed to purchase at all. Our stock of dress goods pants ginghams etc. was never before bet ter, and are offering special bargains for the next two days. BlaokweU Blto. Free? THE HERALD desires to visit every house in Darling-ton County, and a few energetic men or ladies can reap a golden harvest. Read the following wonderful offer: Diamond Rambler Bicycle. To the first person sending us Cue Hundred paid up yearly subscrip tions we will give one of the famous Diamond Rambler Bicycles. One Two-Horse Wagon. To the second person sending us One Hundred paid np yearly sub scriptions we will give a Two-Horse Wagon. Call at C. W. Hewett’s and examine the wagon. Fine Suite ef Furniture. To the third person sending us One Hundred paid up yearly sub scriptions we will give a Fifty Dollar Suite of Furniture. Ask J. D. Baird, the Furniture Prince, to show you the furniture. Standard Sewing Machine. To the fourth person sending us One Hundred paid up yearly sub scriptions we will give a Standard Sewing Machine. You can see these Machines at Blackwell Bros. Persons competing for these prizes will please advise the proprietor of THE HERALD. Cash must accompany all orders. When twelve new subscriptions have been received, THE HERALD will send receipt book to the agent. For further Information, address, DARLINGTON, 8. O.