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|^| VOL. XLIV.' ' " WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1887 ^ ^ XO, 7. ... ? mil, nMMnmoama?ia?mm? i nuuiamaaM ? i t ttTnti r? b i? ?????a??? ^3.-^-^,1^,1, , .j.,. ?p ??B?W I i i 1 y THE RUSSIAN DOCTOH, Entertaining and Romantic Storj I " from Real Life. ??DAPTED FROM THE GERMAN OF MM", j WT^ ELISE POEKE.] BY 3IKS. FRANCES A. SHAW. Translation Copyritfdedy 18$7, by A. _Y. Kellogg j V Netcspaper Company. ' MS, CHAPTER IL 1 ggzjk.f OR long weelcs i ? Arnim could not j r"%$ muster courage to eg? go over to the vine- j wreathed house. ; One day his mother j *W0/j0 ' said: "ThoseFrench j people nave ieic. xne o:u sexton ua i St. Mary's Church has engaged to keep ^ the garden in order until their return. Believe me, my sou, this is best for you." He went forth into tbe quiet moonlight, timidly, as if about to do some wrong, and looked over the latticed gate into the garden. I The idyl was played out. Deathly stillness lay over all. How cold seemed the silvery moonlight upon the path! Light waves of perfume from the j rosebeds were wafted o^er to him; ^ mortally weary seemed, the plash of the D^> fountain; cool breezes rustled, through m v 'he tree-tops, and as in a dream he 83 rr^taiiui'cd the refrain of the little poem i that hacl Se^^so-dear to the absent one. " As if garden Of roses, Trt^^tfnd red, She still for rae-wefllC^aitiasr, My darling, long \eJfcrs dead." f "Adieu, dear little Hortd^i'- I shall never see you again," he nmirmured, I ; it was iudeed a final separation. | L They never met again. No \tidings passed from one to the other. V-rnim had scarce entered the university when his parents died, thus severing evenlink with the old home. Serious student years absorbed him. His powerful inclination toward medicine had made HS him a physician despite his father's I had scarce graduated when he |H re* - the acquaintance of a wealthy an, ill with inflammation of the Pi. This happened as he was about s .-ttle down in his native town with j view of building up a practice there, ! He had the good fortune to cure this k foreigner who, grateful for his recov* . cry, and touched by the decided fondness of his half-grown son for the young doctor, invited him to share their southern travels as family phy- ; sician and German tutor. In this way [ . Arrum saw a great cleat 01 tiie worm. Finally, at the solicitation of his new friends, he settled in Russia. Even*- } where he had taken with him the lace handkerchief of the charming Hortense. After the lapse of thirty years when, as a busy, -successful physician he had lived a life far removed from that youthful idyl, he still chcrished I it as a precious memento. His heart remained strangely untouched by love. Xot that he had striven against the charm of woman's beauty or gone out of the I. of that spell old as creation itself. Still no woman had awakened in him more than a passing interest. When he pondered over this unusual reality, "I have no time for love," , was the refrain of all his thoughts, "and without love there is no happiness . in marriage." A woman had always presided over iis bachelor household. Ivan clung to him with canine fidelity, and years passed, without his noting the swiftness of their flight. Little bv little there Iiad awakened in liis heart a longing for Ms native land, for the quiet of that quaint old town, for the rustle of German forests. These longings deepened until they made him ill. He learned through correspondence that the vinewreathed house stood vacant and was ||; for sale. He purchased it gladly, and settled down within those four walls? * to "-iiTri the most bea-utiful possession in the whole world. The little place was unchanged. He found his cor.3in already there. With the sums he ha<" sent her, she had arranged 0 every tiling to his liking. "Mor-Iniinc. ??YTvrAsspr] srvniA snmrisfi at I sight of the tall cousin she had not met for twelve years, and whom she had imagined younger. Ivan's aspect filled her with horror. She wanted him submitted at- once to the shears of the hairdresser, but the shaggy Russian scouted this idea, and his master only laughed at it. With strange sensibility the doctor now wandered through his native town. Whole streets had been laid out, modern houses had risen, a railway station stood just outside the gates. But for .the vine-wreathed house, to which so many memories clung, he would again have wandered forth. Here a sweet melancholv spell detained him. The linden was yet standing?the :tree beneath whose shadow he had read r*F thrine von Heilbron" with his T.-r.Roses and lilies, syringas and ions, whose perfumes had j)ev. the air of university lecture :ii? and greeted him from tho orange gardens of Lorrento?all were L" here. > Every tree and iwk on his own do - main was known to him: but outside he himself a stranger. Familiar faces - had vanished. The elderly people of ills boyhood were in their graves?the young had usurped their places. A "Casino" had taken the place of the nine-pin alley at the Red Lion. The .hills were dotted with the summer villas of rich city people. Not far ^ _irom the vine-wreathed, house stood -a charging Swiss villa, Inhabited bv "the family" of a wealthy merchant ot .the nearest sea-port town. To the gre:it surprise of his housekeeper. the Russian doctor showed no ^ immediate inclination to resume his practice. He declared that he must confine his social obligations to the * receiving and returning of calls, leaving dinner and evening parties and nftornnnn r?r>flfpp5 to Marianne. The writing of a long-contemplated medical work would engross Mm for somo . time to come. Until that was ended L he must abjure general society. < Marianne gave free vent to her disappointment. She had hoped for a triumphal social career by her cousin's , She had also, hoped that he would many. In that event, why ! should she not be the chosen one? " A ! doctor is expected to many,'" she said 1 to him. "1 venture to predict that : your hour will come; thut you will some time fall head over ears in love " The doctor laughed, but Marianne said to herself that her excellent management might hast en on that, fateful hour. The mirror she that night coni -r i I.,. suueu in me privacy oi uer tnumutj reflected a woman remarkably fresh and youthful-looking for eight-andthirty. Our Russian doctor had lived three months in the vine-wreathed house. He hau heard the nightingales sing their old-time songs to the roses; he bad seen these roses bloom and wither. A.utumn invaded the land, lavishing its ? ITTSr r b Jfip<3&H! J.;:^ I' > rsw\ /f t, / '- (.V// (/ ) >_1 r ,ft. A=^Xr^ s \ 7 i ^^%|!:>:'?;a w mwm-c i til I\i ST&HMi w'l U p^5 ^r^i/km-f 1% " HOET"ESSE! r' most gorgeous lines upon tree and shrub, only to shake the leaves in reck- i less sport from the branches, and send them torn and shriveled through the air, thus teaching that in nature, as in human life, the fairest things are the most evancsccnt. One evening in late autumn a messenger came from the Swiss villa summoning the Russian doctor in all pos sible haste. In the absence of the family and their physician, the youngest child, the only one left at home, had fallen violently ill of croup. Our doctor hurried away, and a few momenta after entered an elegantly-furnished house. A servant in gorgeous livery ushered him up the winding stairs to a luxurious apartment leading into the chamber of the little sufferer. The <rW.r snftlv mifnod. and Arnim Elbthal stood in sudden terror upon the threshold. " fforiense!" he whispered, with white lips. In the reflection of a rosy lamp the living image of that long-lost one stood before him. It was the same slender, graceful, while-robed figure, only taller and more developed than the blooming child of those olden days. Here was the same head enframed in wavy brown hair which seemed strewn with gold-dust. The channingly-cut profile, the piquant nose, the warm complexion?all seemed the very same. Was he dreaming? "Was he under some enchanter's spell? He drew nearer. "The Russian doctor," the servant viuiivuinjcu, auu v aiiioi-ivjv*. An upturned face showed the eyes ol Hortense gazing into those of the doctor?not sunny, clear and confident as in that early day, but sad and entreating. On the lap of the young girl lay the child, moaning and clasping her hand. "Hortense St. Hilaire!" murmured the doctor, as in a dream, "That was my mother's name," came the answer, in a foreign accent "My name is Desiree Duvois, and I am French governess in this.house. You are Dr. Elbthal, and you knew my mother as a child. How delighted I am to see you! I have so longed to vuur iicijucuuuinuc. jl dcaj.1/ xv/x you because sure of your skill." Her eyes now fell upon the child who breathed heavily. In a moment Arnim was near her, all other thoughts and remembrances lost, in the physician who examined the patient and gave directions in that clear, decided way which impressed all he met. "I shall remain until the crisis i3 over," he said. Desiree's eyes spoke her gratitude. She nodded, but asked no question. The child's nurse, who slent in the next room, entered noiselessly. The little form was laid in bed, the doctor and the governess sitting on either side. The doctor ventured only one question: "Where does your mother live?" The girl's eyes filled with tears aa she answered: "Mamma died six years ago?papa long before. I scarce remember him. I am an orphan. Distant relatives in Paris brought me here a year ago that I might earn my own living." Her voice choked, she bowed her head and hot tears fell upon the tiny hands of the sick child which clutched at the lace trimmings of the satin quiltPoor young creature. How hard to see her days pass thus, loveless and homeless! Poor Hortense ? to b6 forced to die leaving a daughter alone and unprotected in a cruel world! Now began the laggard course of those leaden hours all know who have watched by a sick-bed, noting every pulse-beat of the sufferer who is struggling witn me ana aeazn. .at the foot of the bed cowered the old nurse, panic-stricken and helpless. The otlu-r servants, anxious and exceed, gathered in the kitchen and gave vent to their fears in sepulchral whispers. At last the violent paroxysms subsided, the child's breathing grew more calm, and. as the first sun-beam stole through the heavy curtains, the doctor's deep voicc murmured: ' Saved!"' I\>r answer, Dcsiree bent over his b:'. :d. aud kissed it. Nov. have the family physician summoned."' lie said. *' I was only his substitute. I think, Mile. Duvois, that, as soon as the child's parents return, you mar feel free to visit the house where your mother lived as a child. My cousin Marianne will be delighted to know you." With a beaming glance Dt.siree reached him her hand. "I shall certainly come to thank you and to talk with you of my mother. I bless little Fanny's illness which has brought to me the friend of her youth." I iiey partea eacn wiui a ncurty auj j Wiedertchen! ~ ' The master and mistress returned at evening, the former very grateful to the doctor, the latter, a parvenu who stood much upon ceremony and had "great ideas of her personal consejjuenee, enraged that Desiree had taken upon herself the responsibility of summoning a physician who had not even ! ?>tn iii Vile r?>r?L Thft old nurse, ieal ! ous of the child's affection for the <rovo j on less, added fuel to Madame's wrath by representing that little Fanny had not been alarmingly ill and it would have been safe to await the family physician. In snite of her husband's protests the imperious woman gave her . _ _ l i. V governess nouee 10 iea.ve ;iuu-w a i Desiree begged permission to leave at once, and dispatched a note to tlia Russian doctor asking the hospitality of liis house fur the few days prior to iier return to Paris. f With this letter in his hand, the doctor sought Marianne, requesting her to ;? > orwl in-t-ifrt "A.TT1 r? T^nx-nic "I knew* this young girl's mother as a child." he added. "She loses her place on my account, and I feel that she has claims upon mc." "I have nothing against her coming if she does not stay too long," answered Marianne. "In any event you are master of your own house. I hope I shall like the girl." "I am sure of that. She resembles her sunny-tempered mother, and will be a genial element in our house during the long, dreary winter, if we can only manage to keep her with us until spring. My medical work will occupy most of my time, and you will need some companion." "Nut one of this sort," replied Marianne, "French women are frivol. ous and coquettish, and few of them can endure a well-ordered household. If this vounir ffirl wants to help me, I Avill give her a trial, though I know she will only hinder. I will go and invite her, I want to see the muchpraised furniture of those airy city people. I would like to show the mistiness of that house that other folks have-just as good a right as she to look down upon their neighbors. The idea of her imagining she can snub you.'" f Marianne gave her head a toss and flounced out of the room to make a careful toilet for the proposed visit. But she did not create the desired impression. The mistress of the villa did lint innoir SliA <1f>io-nr>il nr* ptcikp ? ??-" * save that she was not at home to visitors. Marianne tried to vent her spite against the mistress by showing great sympathy for the governess, and inviting her in the most urgent manner to ;the doctor's house. She went that very evening, and was installed in the "garden chamber," once occupied by her mother. The next morning her silvery laugh penetrated to the study, and Arnim involuntarily laid aside his pen. The , \UlJ >UJ.W iUXU. KJX JULUlLCUdC; j What a novel, precious, refreshing sound in that silent house! Arnim listened and felt that he should work all the better for this laugh. Bird-songs and flower-perfumes were pleasant things. It was delightful to hear some music other than the jingling of Marianne's keys, some tones different from those severe ones in which she lectured the servants, or her plaintive waitings over the high price of provisions and the inefficiency fit Kathe and Ivan. Desiree gave the conversation another turn. For the first time in Arnim's bachelor life a young girl formed part of h;s domestic establishment "She will uother you to death," Marianne had prophesied. "She will turn t.Vio limist; mvsicle down. These voun2 - ? ~ ? "i * ? - - - o girls are always leaving their things about. They never put any thing back in the right place. I only hope you may not repent your kindness.1' Could a fresh rosebud disarrange these rooms? Desiree seemed to fill the old house with that sweetest oi aromas?the rosy perfume of youth. While Arnim showed her very place over which the feet of Hortense had tripped in those dear old days, while IIU [JOlIlbCU UUL L<J 1LUL III il/iWO itxxv* ?U,X" den the familiar trees whose boughs had rustled over that sunny head, a tide of youth seemed to course through his own veins. With deep emotion he received from Decree's hands her mother's German exercise book and his own copy of the Eichendorf poem. At last, as in a dream, he held in his hands the ball "which in so untoward a m!\nnpp le-d t/i their acauailltaiice* ship. This poor object existed still; but where was she, the bright, joyous creature, his first and only love? Desiree told him how her father, through ill-luck and the treachery of others, had lost his own fortune and that of her grandfather. Some inadvertent hints satisfied the doctor that Jtiortense nact anarnea a gamDier wjuose career had ended in suicide. With tearful eyes the young girl dwelt upon her mother, and the life, happy in spite of all its trials, they had passed together. With bated breath she described the slow dying-out of that always fragile existence?of the great transfigured eyes, of the final falling asleep, which had been painless Jf j Ifjfofl l> m Uy \{/ iw \. -(rfi/1 .KEftsji: THE SELF-SAME BALL. as that of a tired child in its mother's arms. Her mother had cherished one dream to the last?that of return to Germany and to the forest house. She had told her child much of Arnim fV*/\cri "how-Tver florc "PrViPT1 JLjIUIIIUJL ifcUVl CUV/OV " "^v? she had been his pupil. Then came for Desiree that loveless, joyless sojourn among strangers?first under the roof of a distant relative of her father, a stem man who considered the hojneless : ' "^1isBHHSfliiiii orphan a Duraen, and ere long sent her to the cloister of the Sacred Heart, where she might lit herself for her future vocation of governess. This one year had been to her as an oasis in the desert?a brief rest in a flowery' garden, an asylum of peace and love. The bitterest tears she had shed since her mother's death had fallen at parting with the pious sisters. vv nen piaceu oy uer relative as governess in the hor.se of the -wealthy merchant she was ill from homesickness for the silent cloister. Ere long the exacting duties of her position had left no time for unavailing regrets and tears. " I was not fitted for the place," she said. 4iI soon found that I had much, very much, to learn. Doctor WhfJinl if tvv.i wnnlrl m:ilrp> me hnrmv. ? j ~ " JTXV ' give me some instruction during these days I remain with you. You will not have to complain of any lack of industry in your pupil." More than delighted to become the young gili's tutor, Arnim drew op a programme of study which was strictly adhered to on both sides. Marianne was in raptures at an arrangement which would keep the young thing busy and relieve her of the hapless task of .initiating a French girl into the mysteries of an art in which only German women were fitted to excel. Desiree grew happier day by day, and ere long reveled in the natural joyousness of youth. She blossomed ^ out like a liower that has found its native soil. A sunbeam had entered the doctors house. It must be coaxed to remain and brighten the coming winter. Brief as had been its stay under his roof, Arnim felt that without its presence, life would be desolate. He . grew restless if for a little time he j missed the young girl's light step flit- ; ting past his door?if the soft, rythmed J melody of her voice ceased for the moment to penetrate his study. 1 [to be continued.] j THE CKOl'S IX THE STATE. | Reports Made ? o the Department of Agri- ' culture?A Slight Falling OH". ( The State Department of Agriculture ' has received 262 reports from its special ( I correspondents regarding the condition i of the crops on September 1. These re- < poits cover every county in the St^te. J weather. j Sixty-four correspondents repoit that t the weather has been favorable, and one j hundred and sixty that it has been un- z favorable. 1 cotton. 1 The heaw rains that set in towards 1 the end of July have caused some loss c by rust and shedding. The caterpillar ^ made its appearance in several counties * but has done very little damage to the [ crop, and that confined to a few locali- e ties; while the damage from all these i causes has been considerable, the out- \ look is better than for several years. t Some apprehension exists ox loss by rot, which may fuithsr decrease the jield. j The condition is repoxted in upper l Carolina at S7 per cent, in middle Caro- i lina at 90 per cent., and in lower Caroli- f na at 92 per cent. An average for the 1 >4"^. /\^ QO nflvtf Q^Awir?#r o follmnr i ? VJUict; MX KJO XJiiun Ml AMuug off of 10 points for the Stats since onr j1 last report. 1 CORN. 1 I The com crop is generally reported as j the best ever produced in the State. The ? injury to the crop by the floods has been t serious in some localities, but it has been c much less than was anticipated. f The condition of the crop is reported t in upper Carolina at 88 per cent., in aidctle Carolina at 97 per cent., and lower Carolina at 98 per cent. An aver- j ^ age for the State of 9i per cent. A fall-1 c ing off from last repoit of 5 points. ? RICE. g The prospect for a fair crop of rice s continues favorable. The loes to the a crop fior~ Hoods was confined to the a San tee ai.d Savannah River sections of 1 the State. e The condition for the crop is reported for upper Carolina at 96 per cent., mid- r die Carolina at 96 per cent., and in lower Y Carolina at 95 per cent.?a falling off of v 2 points since the last report. OTHER CEOPS. V ir, >1 r^QrAK OUi^i-L UJ-Ll J.O *V/X K*/iM?\sj>Kna at 99 per cent, middle Carolina at 99 v per cent., and lower Carolina at 98 per l' cent. An average for tlie State of 98 F per cent. ] Sugar cane lor upper Carolina at 91 j: per cent., middle Carolina at 97 per _ cent., and lower Carolina at 98 per cent. ? An average for the State of 96 per cent. s Pease for upper Carolina at 100 per jj cent., middle Carolina at 101 per cent., D and lower Carolina at 91 per cent. An l: average for the State of 98 per cent. o Divorces in Indiana. C Indians, is nnttmc on airs over its im- r\ proved morality in divorce matters. Al- y though about ],500 divorces are granted d yearly in the State, or an average of n about sixteen to each of its ninety-two counties, the Indianapolis Journal de- I clares that the divorce laws of the State h are not so las as those of other States * and Territories, and in proof of this as- P sertion recites the causes of divorce and " the time required to gain a residence in F soms of the States. Indiana has seven c statutory causes for divorce, and requires I two years' residence. Ohio has nine ^ statutory causes and requires but one r year's residence. Illinois has eight causes and one year's residence; Michigan eight causes and one year; Iowa six causes and one year; Wisconsin ten * causes and one year; Kansas nine causes s and one year; Nebraska ana JNevaaa c eacli seven causes and six months; Min- T nesota sis causes and one year; and Colorado eight causes and one year. Of * the eleven States included in this sum- 1 mary, Indiana is the only one requiring r from an ajjplicant for divorce a two v years' residence, but as the law enlarg- c ing the time from one year to two has t nut been in existence very long, it seems hardly worth while to brag about it. A State of the size of Indiana, that fur- e rushes legal separation to 1,500 couples * annually, must have rather easy divorce I i laws or be populated by an exceedingly s unhappy lot of married couples. t j ?to?i?C3JI Throw Physic to tlsr* When it is the old-fashioned blue mass, blue pill sort, and insist on using Dr. Pierce's "Pleasant Purgative Pellets," a r modern medical luxury, being small, sugar coated granules, containing me acuve prm ciples of certain roots and lierbs, and which } will be found to contain as much cathartic * power as any of the old-fashioned, larger 1 pills, without the latter's violent, drastic ef- 8 fects. The pellets operate thoroughly but harmlessly, establishing a permanently healthy action of the stomach and bowels, and as anti-bilious remedy are unequalled, Labouchre, Dillon and other members of! 1 Parliament have gone to 3Iitchelstown. j i I TEACHING THE TEACHERS. The Wiatbrop Training fcehooi aod Ilobcrt WlathrJ-p. Tlis following article on this interesting subject was prepared bj request by Miss M. Maggie Selby, of Columbia, a graduate UL LUVJ 1U?UIULC. aLtXUVIuL 11<-1.I <.uCU county, selected by the County Board of Examiners, is received free of a!i tui'inn charges. The school reopens 011 Monday, September 26, 18S7: 'Hie need of a school to prepare teachers for the work of training little ones entrust ed to their charge was felt for suine yeurs in South Carolina. All agreed that such :i school ought to e.\i*t, but nothing detinue was determined upon. True, a 2\j:n.ti School was held in some 'part of tlr. State for a few weeks every summer, but the time was too limited to accomplish the necessary work. This question was still disturbing the minus of the great educators in this State when the graded schools in Columbia wefe organized and begun four years ago. but seemed no nearer real:/, .tion. The RncrH A-f TnKtwc hoTPver unreel bv the energetic educator, Prof. D. b. Johnson, Sup&r'Btenderit; of -the Graded Schools, begun, to take actiys measures to establish suc^ a school. luXhe summer of 1SSG it was decided by the Board to apply to Jhe Trustees of theJPeabody fund for aid in this enterprise and Prof. Johnson was elioseu to undertake obtaining the necessary funds. He accordingly, went, to Boston, and not only placed the matter before the Chairman, but per sonallv interviewed every member of the Boaid, and by gaining their sympathy and j interest obtained the needed jsuni. Tne j money having been raised, the next difiiculty in the way was the necessity of a j school room. As at first, Prol". Johnson came to the front. He suggested the idea of getting the use of the chapel of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary. As the Seminary was temporarily closed the Trustees consented, and the Training School of Columbia for teachers in South Carolina was organized and carricd on in the Semi-" aary chapel. Prof. Johnson, while at the North, secured the services of Miss 31. H. Leonard, of Biidgewater, Mass., for assistant? principal. He then wrote to all parts jf the State, and by interesting the public in the school sccurcd a number of pupils. On November 15 the school was organized under the name of the Winthrop Training School, with the foilowiog corps of teachers: Prof. D. B. Johnson, principal; Miss M. H. Leonaid, assistant principal; MLs ? I,? onAlifj. r>n/l cn'riif IX, JJUJLLLiaUJ, J/i viavivi Mrs. T. C. Robert son, drawing teacher. Frequently the questions have been asked: 'Why is the school calied the Winthrop rraining School?" "What is the work loue by this school?" Let us consider the irst of these questions: "Why is the school jailed WinthropV" To ansv. er this, let us see who 3Ir, Wmthrop is. Robert C. Winthrop, fur whom the school s named, is a descendant of Governor Winhrcp, of Massachusetts, and w?s born in - ? 1 fOAA TT 4...si x>STon, axe* x>iay j~, .LOW. XIC jjisuuiiicu it Harvard in 1828: then studied law with Daniel Webster, and was admitted to the )ar ia 1831. He worked his way steadily id, and having made himself a name as an >mtor an'' statesman was, in 18&>, elected nember of the House of Representatives, u his political principles he was a Whig, md a strong leader of that parly. In lb47, he Whigs having the ascendancy, he wa?. sleeted Speaker of the House, and when klr. Webster retired from the pesiiiou of Jnited States Senator, Mr. Winthrop was ilocted to fill out his term. In 1S67 his friend, Mr. George Peabodv, :ji iato his Laud? the sura. <>f $'2.000,COO, o be held in trust for educational purposes I n the South. For twenty years he has aithfully fulfilled that trust, using the uoney wherever it was needed. Last sumner, when the desire for a training school .nd the lack of money was laid before him, te took an active interest in the matter, and ipon the Board discussing the subject he irged the cause, and it was decided to appropriate the desired amount. The school ras named for him, not only on account of he interest which he expressed in its foun' - ? * < i i? 1 ^ lation, but also oecause 01 uis lanaiui use or so many years of the money put in his lands for aiding education in the South. Let us now pass to the nest question: 'What is the work of the Training School?'' iiie work of the Training School is to teach oming'teachers the best methods and plan3 'f imparting knowledge. The Training School is to the teacher what the hospital nd dissecting rooms are to the medical 4. rpU^ 1rnrtw:^,Tn lUUCilL. JL lie dlUUUUt UUO auumvugV, nd theories, but lie needs to experiment nd put Ills knowledge into practice, with lis professors near to criticise and correct rrors, before practicing on the public at arge. So with those who are to enter the anks of teachers. The pupil-teachers begin rith the first day's work for the little ones irho arc beginning school life, and step by tep study and practice the advancement of ittie children through the successive year* fork. The Columbia Graded School, under the rise, careful management of its Supcrin L-adent, is ever on the alert for all the best nethods of the day, and thc-ugh so young a vears is one of the best schools we have i the South. These schools are taken for he models of the Training School. The upils of the Training School frcqucntly isit the Graded Schools and see for theraelves the "workings of these methods which hey are studying, and also see the manageaent and discipline of the rooms. In adriiion to this inspection of the work done by f)if>ra mpmlier nf the class has a week f practice work in Ane of the school room$, ontrolling and teaching the children uader be eye of the competent practice teacher. ?here are also special lessons given by the oung ladies on particular subjects in the ifferent grades, in the presence of the re aainder of the class, who act as critics. The studies pursued by the class include English language, arithmetic, geography, istory, penmanship, methods of teaching eading, psychology, physiology, drawing, nusic, calisthenics and form. Botany also > studied, but with respect to its use in nimary grades. The work last winter was * "? arriea on very successiuiiy, ciuu wui?u oung ladies, having pursued t'ue course of tudy under ilieir competent instructors and aviug passed the necessary examinations, cccived diplomas from the institute. Thost; who failed to get rid of their rade dollars at par, if there are any perons who did so fail, have only titemelves to blame. The period during rliich they could be redeemed vras quite ong enough and the manner of redempion received wide publicity. The fact hat only ?8,000,000 were presented for edemption, however, leads to the not treasonable conclusion that a lot more if these coins will yet be unearthed from he old stocking's and other receptacles n which they Lave been hidden, and heir owners will be denouncing the government for not taking them at their ace value. People who don't read the >apers, however, do not deserve any ympathy if they lose bv their negli ,....1 4# JCiilHSj 11UU ilie U'J L UD.ZH1 iu gv.u <*uj Xi j hey present their trade dollars now. Pianos and Organs. ill of the best makes. $25 cash and jalance November 1, at spot cash prices in a Piano. ?10 cash and balance November 1, at spot cash prices on an \ T-v.i- ,1 t? jigaiu -L/euvercu, Aj.cj.gu.t uc^, t?v jvlu rearest depot. Fifteen days test trial nd freight both ways if not satisfactory. Write for circulars. N. W. TRUMP, * Columbia, S. C. A roasted or boiled lemon, filled while iot with sugar, and eaten still hot, just be 'ore retiring, will often break up a cold. / / '' j ALKiAti NAVIGATION. ; Experimentsaa?l Experiences in A tiainlng Very Great llcijrlxts. The Charlotte Chronicle Las just been reading of the recent attempt by some, i French aeronauts to reach great heights \ ill their balloons. The attempt did not I realize any particular scientic result, i The balloon in which the ascent was ? ,->. ?a/\ /ivtii* on nnn itovMCU ?.:-i tii \j~ \J ? *.v,uvu feet without producing any bad effects upon the oceapauts, except a passing faintnees felt by one of them, who, howi ever, very quickly recovered. This ex! pericient wi?s the raeacs of bringing to ! light the almost forgotten fact that when a similar attempt was made twelve years ago, requiting iu the atuiining of an altitude of 25,000 feet, three oat of the four j | aeronauts succumbed to the strange atj roospherie conditions and died before j they couid descend. Perhaps many j other buid voyagers have gone to a simi iar height and retained safely. One Mr. GLtisher, according to Ms own statement, reached au altitude of 34,000 feet (the Ugliest ever attained by any one), but, becoming partly unconscious when at a height of about 27,000 feet, and j losing the power to move hia limbs, sank down iu the bottom of his car. His companion was similarly affected, though to a less extent?being able*to pull the cowl that opened the escape-valve. T'neir ascent was considered a great acliievement in aerial navigation. i'rora the meagre reports made upon j this subject, it would appear that but few are dangerously affected before pass jug tne nno indicating an aiuraae 01 20,000 feet. Something sesms to depend on the season in which the ascension is made and npon the atmc spheric conditions at the start. Above the Himalayas and the Andes, heights of about 20,000 feet have several times been attained without any incovenience. In these instances, however, the ascent has a1 ways been very gradual. Could a slower rate of ascent be made practical, it might be that the great height of nine or ten miles would be attained in isi'ety?at least without danger to Hie. ? ?? The Cotton I>Iov?mcut. The New York Financial Chronicle, in its review of the movement of the cotton crop for the week ending September 2, says that the total receipts reached 39,309 bales, against 19.270 bales la.st week, 9,8-19 bales the previous week, and 7,270 1.499 bales three weeks since; making the total receipts since September 1, 1887, 1.5,519 bales, against 11,763 bales for the same period o 1 1888, shoeing an j increase since September 1. 1887, of 3,75G bales. The experts for the week reach a total j nt *20 -)0\ ?.r> .170 v-r.va Great L-riuiir-, to France, and 1.765 to the rest, of f.kt continent. The total visible supply of sctiorj, as made up by cable and telegraph, for the week is as follow?: Total of Great Britain ttock 573,000 bales, total of Continental stocks 331,200 bales?making r. total of European stocks of 921,200 bales. The total visible supply for the world h 1,213,667 bales; of this number i'?15,lG7 are American and 603,200 Indian, ice. The imports into Continental ports j for the week have been 30,000 bales, j mere is an increase in uiz corzon %n: sight of 121,370 biles as compared -with the same date of li>SG, and an increase of 80,425 bales as compared with the corresponding date of 1SS3. The receipts at interior towns for the we eh have been 25,037 bales. The old interior stocks have decreased during the week 000 bales, and were, Friday night, 19,142 bales less t!ian at the same period last j ear. The receipts from the plantations, being the actual movement not including tho overland receipts nor Southern consumption, of cotton that rc ached tbe market through the outports for the past week were 39,840 bales. Of future speculation, the Financial Chronicle says: Except for an irregular episode on Tuesday, connccted with the closing up of August contracts, the tendency of prices of cotton f )r future delivery at this market has been upward for the week under review. Unfav. rable crop accounts have been asserted and reiterated with much pertinacity, and the very small stocks in American markets, together with the full figures at which prices and transactions in cotton on the spot have been mi interned, gave credence to a report that an effort was being made to "corner" September contracts. Today an irregular opening was followed by an advance on the repetition of xmfa vorame crop accounts, out a ueciuue was caused by the free crop movement. Cotton on the spot has been quiet. Offerings were on a very limited scale, except of low grades, and odds and ends, for which there was very little demand. Quotations were advanced 1-1 Oc. on Monday and -ic. Thursday, vrirh more doing for home consumption. The market Friday closcd quiet, at 10c. for mid cuing uplands. A iV-sfor Charged with Voodooiyn). The mcniiters of the Mount Zion Baptist church of Washington have brought unique charges against their pastor, arraigning bun for d?iiiii:ng superstition ?nd believing io voo'looisn De;iC<'U Preston was passing by the church the other night when he saw Pastor Dillnrd enter the building. Wondering what mixtion brought the pastor to the < hurch at such an unseemly h:>u--, the deacon slipped into the church. :ind hiding behind the organ began a watch. Pastor Diilar.l lighted a caudle and walked slowly down theafsleand around the altar. Evenfew steps Pastor DiUard was seen to scatter something fiue and white in front and around him. De#-on Preston left his perch and crept softly up the aisie until he came to some of the stutf Di'.Iard had sprinkled around. Ke found out that it was salt, and slid under a pew. When he peeped fr.-.m his hiding place the pastor had stuck the candle on the altar and was devoutly rw.rim-r /,ver iVt> of ihn rrnnrl hnrtk Preston arose, and proceeding to the altar, asked Parson Dillard why be bad sprinkled sait about the church, lie raised both his bunds and said, "Hush, Brother Preston, don't disturb the solemnity of this occasion. I have sprmkled salt around the church to keep out ihe devil. You just go away and li t me alone to fight Satan." Deacon Preston rushed around and told the members of the congregation how he had caught Dillard scattering salt along the aisles and sv'juau iii? <;iuir. i:it* i ai.>uu vv iuj sumr.ioneel In answer the charge preferred by Deacon, but refused to do so. Pastor Dillard says he v.-i; 1 Cght the congregation. !lc has must mding notes of 'he church to? s- 000, and vows lie will sell the building if be is ';> ;i:nccd. The members are trying to raise the m <ney to take up the notes. ? ?- <2?- ? Ayoub Khan has fled toward Khaf. Persia, fifty miles to westward of the Afghan | istan frontier. a Baltimou and Ohio shares sold vester day at 125, an advance of 2| points ever the previous day's quotations. Zubia, the Mexican Judge who assaulted Consul Brigham, has been turned out of office. Timothy Brothers' dry goods store ia Xashviile, Tenn., was destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss $20,000: covered by insurance. j WHO DESTROYED COLUMBIA? i ! SOME NEW FACTS UPON" A MUCH DISCUSSED QUESTION*. A Statement from a Citizen "Who Wa* Present TFhen the City was SnrrcnderedMore Evidence Against tien. Sherman. (From the Columbia Becord.) The following article was written by ^api. jonn J>icis.enzie 10 correci a statement published in The Record a few months ago, tliat- Mayor Goodwyn did not surrender the city of Columbia to the Federals, and he added some additional facts, but it was not iinished. After his death it was found among his papers. As the "sack and destruction of Columbia" has been brought vividly to the recollectfon of the citizens by the burning, at an early hour yesterday morninjr, of the only building on Main iiuim ui tiic ouitc u) Sherman's incendiaries, the publication is deemed opportune. He gave the correction and the names of the committee (Orlando Z. Bates, Esq., is the only survivor) and then went on with his experience: The following are some facts regarding !he surrender and subsequent pillage and ' urning of Columbia by the troops under Gen. Sherman by "one who saw and suffered thereby: About 11 o'clock on the night of rile IGth of February, I learned of the anticipated surrender of the city from Gen. Lt-w. Proyost Marshal. The General hat! called to his assistance Capt. W. B. Stanley raid Mayor Goodwyn, and tnese gentlemen had cLarge of the peace and good order of the city." The home guard cosseted of the members of the fire department over forty years of age, who were exempt from military duty; these men were enrolled, served under officers and were under the orders of the Provost Marshal. Being on duty in this department, I strolled iato the Guard House and met there Chief of Police John Burdell, ivho was packing up his effects preparatory to leaviDg. We talked about th i surrender, and he said it was necessary i\;r him to depart. I learned also that Gen. iicaaregara nau turned over me communu c.f the city to Gen. Wade llamptoa. This was about 12 o'clock on the night of the 10th. The Mayor appointed a committee io act "with him in the melancholy duty of - racially surrendering the city, and the following Aldermen were designated to act: John Stork, Orlando Z. Bates, Jacob H. ' Veils and John McKenzie. Early in the morning of the 17th was the time designated for the ceremony: It was a busy morning; ;!;e commissary stores were thrown open to ;e citizens, and such carrying out of goods I hope never to see again?it was who could c-.rry off the most and the best. It was a beautiful, clear mcrucg, and the sun just above the horizon, when a loud report was heard, caused by the explosion of a quae ::'v of powder stored in the freight depot : the South Carolina. Railroad, on Gervais i*reet. The depot was being raided by a mob intent on taking all they could. Some of these parties had candles and torches, .-in." nf w]>ir>h it is sunnosprl. was ;irr:f:irlr-n; ally dropped in the powder and a terrible explosion was the consequence. Tiie number killed and woundea was never known, i 1,5 thrilling circumstances fallowing so rapidly alter, put a stop to all conjectures on that matter. It was decided that the earlier we got over the duty of giving up * he ei*,y in i^ood faith to the conquerers the hatter it would be for the lives and property .-f the citizens?believing, as we did then, ihit a Peaceful surrenderiircr of the ciir would insure th:it immunity; but we were certainly awfully mistaken?we were the worst "sold me" who ever undertook such a job; we could not possibly have bien worsted it" forcible possession had been taken. Early on that eventful morning 1 went down to wake 3Iayor Goodwyn, and returned with him to the City Hali. In tiie Cierk's office he read a short note he had prepared, in the wording of which iherc was some repetition, which some of us thought was unnecessary, when Alderman Wells, by advice of the Mayor, wrote another (but very little altered), which the Mayor signed; the original I have in my possession. It was then about 7 o'clock, and the programme at that time was, to go to the river, take a boat and, under a of truce, reach Gen. Sherman's headquarters. Previous to starting, it was thought ridvisableto place a white flag on the steeple of tbe City Hall. While preparing to do so, wen. nampion seat- oruers uy a courier (young Manning, I think,) no; to put up :i white flag as a token of surrender, as the city -was not yet surrendered, and that he did not know that it would be. So we waited further orders anxiously. Another courier came about an hour after the first, with orders to wait until the General was heard from. About 9 o'clock, Gen. Wade Hampton came down to where the Mayor and Aldermen were standing, in front" or the City Hall, and spoke to the Mayor, telling him that a part of the Federal arm\ * ?/! />rrtocnA tlir* rivnr n^nf.'^rc in tV.?. vicinity of the upper bridge, and for tin surrendering party to go in thai direction. He shook hands with the flavor, and srld, Good-bye and God bless you." The committee had a carriage in waiting and'drovt up Main street towards the forks of the roods, (Upper Bridge and Winnsbero,) a small white Hag being carried by a person not on the committee. On arriving at thi> p >int wc discovered that Gea. Wheeler and >taif, with some of his men, occupied the farm at the junction of the roacs. The skirmishers on both sides were still firing al each other, and the bails came rather too thick for comfort; wc were directed to put our carriage in rear of Mrs. Zunoni's hou^e In a short time, however, Gen. Whacks ;irected the ile^'or -to procecd down the River road. As that ro?d had been barricaded with rails and trees, we had to go ? I-ttle to the right, until we passed the'ob structions. Having brought with us from tiie city only a small sized"flag of truce. 1; was suggested that we ought to procure a krger one, when Mrs. Zanoni took a shee' from a bed and, rigging it on a pole, Alder nan Bates held it aloft and marched ahead f the line of skirmishers stretched over the v hole facc of the country. It was not long b fore we were halted, and Gapt. Praf, thT (. rlimrin command, came unto thp.r:irrifl"r> > . hen Mayor Goodwyn told him that our purpose was to surrender the city to Cen. Sherman. Capl. Pratt said lhat we would :-.;ive to see Coi. Stone, who was further d:>wn the road: he said he wouid go wi?,b us, and got into the carriage, which was then driven to where the regiment was drawn up in lice, with colors living and (i rums beating?a grand array. We ail goi ;>:it, and .Mayor Goodwyn had a talk with lie Colonel, who told him lhat Gen Sher man would not be over until 2 or '& o'clock, but he would forward the message to hhn. a:;d that while tiie city was in his charge, i t rfect order would be maintained and thap ivate persons and their property shou'it. held sacred, and any person wishing : 1 r . v 4.. 1 ? .3 1*1 C.i-mi lor meir pnnecuou couiu auu wouic b : furni.-hed with one. We then returned towards the city, the committee in the carriage, with the addition of Co'. Stone on tT:e box with the driver, C?.pt. Pratt inside, t-vo soldiers standing in the re.;r covering us with the United Slates tiag, :i line oi skirmishers in frout and on either side, the balance of the regiment in the rear. We certainly were well taken care of, but had not proceeded very far on our journey bef.->7Y> trip r-nmmflTifl "Half" <rive>n f>ml one of the men in the line ahead reported to Cel. Stone that, from what he saw, a troop of cavalry was advancing, evidently, trying to outflank us, and that several shots had been fired ahead of the column. Col. Stone opened the carriage door and, addressing the Mayor, said: "Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, I expect what has taken place was in*good faith; if not, and anything happens wrongfully, I shall hold you personally responsible." The Mayor replied, ~ ' - ' A: I I that everything was done honorably and in i good faith; that if there still were a few | loiterers, it must be some of Wheeler's cav: airy, who had given the citizens a great deal '! of- trouble. The Colonel resumed his place j and the ccrtegc was directed to move forj ward. 1 was beginning to feel slightly r t I tirklifill ft T mil 1: tTio rf>n-inr> t\f tlio tlirnot . After going some little distance further there was another halt, and the Colonel ordered us to get out of the carriage, saying he had been informed that a large force of . cavalry was evidently trying to surround his command. "We at once saw how his scouts had been deceived. The River road : (leading to the upper bridge) and the Winns xuuu u.i mis puiiiL jtuu iixiaiie;; aau me last of the retreating army (some cavalry) aid appear to be moving ahead. This explanation was made, and the Colonel seemed to be satisfied; he again gave the command "Forward!" which we did at once. On reaching llain street, Capt. Pratt (who was seated ne^t to me) remarked, on seeing the warehouses piled full of cotton, why we did not destroy it, "For we will have to do it," he said; "our orders are to destroy all the cotton, if tve cannot ship it out of the country." The negroes were in full force in the" streets, praying, gesticulating and shouting that their savior? had come. We proceeded down Main street to Hie City Hall, where tlie command was halted and stacked arm?. The Sheriff (Mr. Jesse E. Dect) handed the keys of the jail to CoL Stone. This was about 11 o'clock. Col. S. wished to place a flag on the State House and went down there for that purpose; but an. officer -who crossed the river further down had already placed one on that building. It was said that, while coming up T - .1 ? j. 1 _ ^ 1 ^t. - TT t bLireci, m ;i uuggy, me iauK.ee orncei: . , holding up a United States flag, lie was fired * ? upon by one of Wheeler's men. The truth of this occurrence I was never able to ascertain with certainty. The places of business on .Jain, street were closed and all was quiet, $ the streets looking as they generally do on .A the Sabbath. My family was out of town, ^ and I thought, after the assurances given by the officers that all would be right, as far as private property and the lives of citizens was concerned, I opened my store (a confectionery). The soldiers began straggling in, and all who called were furnished . . with cakes and candies, when they walked out, perfectly satisfied apparently with what iney goi. at uus time ^aoout iz ociock II.) tlie alarm of fire was given. Being then President of tlie Independent Fire Engine Company, I put on my fire hat and coat, shut up the store and proceeded to the fire. On my way, passing Capt. John H. Heise's store, I saw a soldier with a hatchet breaking open the door, and a crowd of negroes behind him, but I did not stop. The cause of the fire was a lot of cotton piled on Main street, in the middle of the square between Washington and Lady staeets, taking up aboL. two-thirds of the space. Both engines (the Palmetto aua the Independent) u-crp thrnwinir wstpr rind t.hft firp was ?Aon put out. About tliis time another alarm of fire was raised; the Jail was on fire?flames having broken cut in one of the cells or rooms (they were properly rooms.) I told Capt. Stanley to stand by the cotton and I would work the fire in the Jail; smoke and flames wer.e coming out of the east window. It was said that the fire was set by a man.. 5i well known iu Columbia, under arrest for a murder committed by him. A stream of water soon put a stop to that fire also. At that time I was informed that the soldiers had broken into my store. Hastening there, what a sight I beheld! Glass cases broken and pillaged of their contents?literally w.mton stealing and destruction. I drove several negroes cut, telling them I wouldn't be robbed bv them. Bv this time Csav 1 o'clock) ilair. street was packed with soldiers and repress: stores were being broken open and general stealing was the order of the day. The army was then marching down Slain street, on the way to their several stations During the afternoon there was comparative quiet, but about dusk the terrible work of robbery and incendiarism began to be thoroughly carried out. At 6 o'clock in the evening, several houses of ill fame on Gervais street were fired and destroyed by the soldiers, many of whom were drunk and acting more like demons than men. Then the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad depot, tilled and surrounded -with goods and valuable articles,. was given to the dames by another crowd of soldiers. The buildings on the West side of Main street, between Washington " and Lady, opposite the site of the morning's ? cotton lire, next were burned; and then the general destruction and pillage went on without material interruption tor eight or nine hours?lire-balls and inflammable mai 1 ~ j ? -U r 7? js uriiui ui vuiiuas KIUUS ucuiij lreeiy ui>eu. And this in the face of a voluntary pledge given by Gen. Wm. T. Sherman to Mayor f. J. Goodwyn, that the city would be as faithfully guarded and protected as if he (the 3Iayor) were in charge. The General . v remarked that the public property would have to be destroyed, but that would be done at a later day. Cleveland on Mixed. Schools. The editor of the Montgomery, Va., Democrat recently wrote to the President inquiring as to the truth of a report that Mr. Cleveland, while Governor of New York, approved a bill authorizing mixed schools in that State. Replying to this I inquiry, i-resident. Cleveland "wrote: "The only bill that I know of being | passed and approved on that subject, j while I was Governor, was one affecting il Ij. ? XT -_J T--J tilt: ujllv ul jew xurii., .iiiu. iutu precisely the contrary effect?that is," the purpose and object was to retain the colored ?'"S schools separate and distinct from those for the whites. 3Ir. Nelson J. "Waterbury, of New York city, I thinly drew the bill, and Prof. Kasin, superintendent of colored schools, and Rev. Dr. Derrick, both of New York city, advocated it strongly. The school board of New York city had determined to consolidate their schools with the white schools, and the bill took it out of the control of the board, so that it should not be done. It was strongly urged before me that sepa- *3 rate schools were of much more benefit to the colored people than mixed schools. i approved tne Dili, ana i suppose m tne _ , city oi New York colored schoolsare separately maintained to-day by virtue of its provisions. I have thus given you all I remember on the subject of your >~ inquiry. I have been much surprised at hearing, before the receipt of your letfi-y that this matter has Hapti so .cross!v | misrepresented." Died in C~r Collin. Another case of premature burial worthy of being analyzed iu the realistic manner of Zola lias occurred in France. An elderj1}' v. oman who lived in St. Oue i, in Rourie, recently fell ill, and, as her friends ; thought, died. The funeral took place, and as the grave-digger was preparing to . J lower the coliin into the earth he heard moans issuing from inside the lugubrious four boards inclosing the presumed corpse. The grave-digger, half frightened at the probable ghost which his imagination co_jured up, and partiy awed by the requirements enacted by the law in circumstances such as those in which he found himself placed, left the coffin in care of the mourn ers ar:d went oil with his sombre story to 31. le Maire. That rural dignitary, having Vm'.~ f/-.o ff /-.f ^ ^ uuuuuu JLUO ovuu yji. v>inv,ci auu dULLllUUDGCl 'the village doctor, proceeded to the local "God!s acre." The coh'n was then opened, and it was discovered fliut the woman had just died from fright, having awakened from a trance to find herself hemned in between the terrible deal planks. j Elijah Hayes and wife, Warsaw, Ind., iio.\u uiviii t-amc possessions, valued ! at ?130,000, to the Board of Missions of | tlie M. E. Church. Au annuity of $1,000 j has been settled on the couple, who are . aj^ed and have no heus. " ; , ? jg A