The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, May 08, 1890, Image 4
THE di8dG9'r SYNDICATE YET.
A CorpoV.Idt Formed to Light Two Hem- A
i oI lrpheres.
~ Financiers in Philadelphia and in
New York have succeeded during the
past week in placing stock for the "
biggest syn(dicate ever formed on the b]
face of the globe. The syndicate of
embraces in thte plans of its prodigi- lv
OUs enterprise 1 less a feat thini the
lighting of two hemispheres, and the p(
requisite cash is now in hand. ft
The incorporators of this great
concern expect to meet during the pe
coining week and perfect an organiza- si
tion under the title of the Anglo- (
Anerican Gas Lighting Company. w
Arrangements have already been of
coinpleted to list $50,000,000 of stock ai
on June 1 on the Philadelphia and C
Now York exchanges. The person- ti
nel of the Philadelphia contingent of al
of the syndicate has a decided "trae st
tion" aspect, all the leading capital- ti
ists of that network of street rail li
ways figuring prorminently in the iii
gigantic amalgamation. They art r
reinforced by the leading spirits of li
the old Gas Trust, and by no less ti
important individual capitalists. V. in
W. Gibbs, President of the Unitod to
Gas Imlprovement Company of Phila- in
delphia is the leading spirit of the new
enterprise. His subscriptions aggre- o
gate nearly *5,000,000. lie has been ri
at work on the scheme, which origi- w
nated in his brain, for nearly eight. ,i
years, and such his been his suocess al
that he is already alluded to as the b
Jay Gould of Philadelphia. Eight a1
years ago Mr. Gibbs was unknown to b:
local fame. Thei'n le occupied a ci
small office in New York city as the
president of it com1paiiy similar in sI
character to the vast enterprise 110W C<
s,ie;s:fully launced, iut on it (o ti
( eelyIminiature scale. Mri. (_ibbsI if
removel to Philit., and his estab ft
lishneint of the now great United r
(his Improvement Company was at b
tended with phenomenii lSuccess. E
i $A number of leading citizens were y
among the incorporators. inclding t'
William U. Warden, George Philler, w
Thos. Dolanl, Henry C. (}ibson, Vil. n:
lin S. Elkins, P. A. B. Widenor, ci
John Wannamuaker, Henry II. iHues- p
ton and C. A. (krisco)m. )uring its
existenceo of nearly a decactdt the Uni- w
tei Gas Im)revemelt Company lut.i p
Mecu'e(1 ownlorehip of the gas-Isght- .c
ing franchises of more- than forty to
cities, tie rnost important of which ph
are Kansas City, Omaha, Des Moines, bi
Allentown, Jerosy City, Patterson, er
Atlanta, Savan nal, oh lubia, Water- ib
bury and Lowistown.
When English capitalists, following fo
their lucrative exporiemce with re
American breweries, began eastinlg ith
wistful eyes 111)011 general Americau of
industries an(l exanining their earn- kl
ing capacities, their attention was "t
quickly attracted by the alert and p<
enterprising Gibbs to the United d
Gas Improvement Comnpany. EnglishLi ti
agents who are now in Now York et
city were sent out to Igottiate with f(
the Philadelphia and NOw York shrc- hi
holders of the pl)ant,. They repru- w:
elte(l Sir Julianl (ioldsrind, a LonI ii
(don banker, anid thme Imiperial Contti- im
nonital (Gas Compamny of London. Mr. ini
Gibbs spent Fridlay and1( Saturtday in sc
(ilose 'onfeOrenlce with themli in New
i
- - * - M
ON CRUMBLING L'iVE S. | b
Many Pople in Louiislina in Deiaidly .JeopgLi
nrdly.
A special to the D)aily State from *
Bayou Sara, La., says: "Th'e relief "
steamer 'D)octonh' reached Bayou uij
Sara landing ytestorday (evening. She t
has made a trip to point R~upo andl i
comoi back to Bayou Sara. 11or ar
rival was a Godsend to the peopilo '"
whose lives are in jeopardy, for she
has not only alreadly saved aiiy Vi
amount of propoirt.y but a goodly -ii
uumber of lives. The real condition 1
of things ill the overflowed district is
,ust comning to light. No pen is
equal to the task o)f p)icturing the do- S
vastation and desolation ot the peo- a
1)lo. More of the levees has gone.
The water is balcked up1 all aroundtlii
the surroundiung country, and hunm
dIreds of lives are in jeopiardly. Th'ie
wimali stretehoes of levees still stand- L
ing are crowded with inen, woinmni
and children side b>y sidle with horson i
anid cowvs. In an old raised gin 1.
house five hundred negroes were
found hud1dled together. Their con -
ditfion was pitialhe. TIhey' were~ of
afraid of their lives, and were 1'itie
ously blegging to be taken to ia plaieo
of safety. The crevasse at, Allen
dale will overflow thirty of tie finest ~
p)lantationis of the river. The dam-d
ago is icalculable. The tdistress in 4
the overflowetd district cannot heiot
told. The Texas & Pacific 1boat "E. u
B. Wheelock' succeeded yesterdlay
in saving 200 p)eop)le fron the 1back
couintry arounid Morgaunzau."
asboatus Mining in Canaaa.
Mining is carried on byr cuttIng down ti
the hills of asbestuis-bearing serpentine. ti
much as a farmer cuts down a stack of et
hay or.straw. or by op en quarrying on n
the leyej. The rock is blasted1 out, aini fr
tihe as bst us, se parated fromn the eon
taining rook, is "cobbed"-i. e.: separ- d1
ated by hianmmering from adhering for
e.ign mat%-er. This "cobbin is a comn- w
paratively easy matter i n time caso of
theo finer quality, as it usually separates ui
readily from the gan guo, buit in the
lower grades much diffilcu ly is ex pert -
enced in separating the tibrous matter li
from the nonm-fibrous. At b)est there is
great waste. Much of the asbestus is
intin or narrowv voinis, andi is wastedh, a1
as by tho p)resent modoe of operating ft
dhoes not pay to separate this from thle ti
ser.pentine. A machine that will enable fil
these narrow veins to be utilized Is a m
dtesidoratumn.
When "cobbed," the a8bestus is A
pradhed according to purity, color, and uli
length of fiber into three grades and
bagged for shipment. The finest quall
ty of "firsts" finds ready sale at p)ricos "
ranging~ f~rom $80 to $110 por ton;m
'.'secednds" fetchfrom $60 to $70 per
ton; whfie "thhids" may be valued atti
$18 to $15 per ton. In goodi mines the ho
yield of asbestus is froam 8 to 6 per cent al
of the ro\ek quarried, amnd the cost of mi
mlnlpg may be put down at $25 to $30 Iii
ton- Returns obtained by the te
> ~ ~j o oMSurvey of Canada show that so
Caaasoutput was
af,teines at $225,
~tut of ino different
' Vtbre-fourths of the ne
n p4to thetJnited
to Grei
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'THE FORT F'H.tOW MASSACRE.
Story f the War Agaln Pron
Fase.
Myths (lie hard, but the alleg
'ort Pillow massacre" received
ow in the Nashville Round Tal
Marci 8 that must prove absolui
fatal-ini the isindsH, at least,
-'n0111 not wholly imup1e'vioi,
(IN.
POlit iciansH durlilg the wai', ad I
ii)lcani1 pLrtisanH since have p(
4tently c hargedetlIoneral Forrest a
"1iteral Chlm111er', his subordina
LIlh haLVIng mIassacred1 the gari1
"o"rt, Pillow Ilfter thin 8U11'renc
dt \\ lilO IlriHUIerH of war. 1
hLLl' Vi. And('sOn, formerly ad.
nt Illtl iIHpector-gtieral Of (len
F"orre1st's1L Ilry c'Or), the il1
ait Oflic('r l'('nLt with Forr'Ht
e stOrilling Of tin' toil., shi)VS
t' Rt)(1d Table( that therei Was
l4sILCr(', t,liat fIi(' tort, WasH it. HI
n1(1.1r('(, thllgll itK 1 011 i((1 \
tre' tl('ltul'tle 1a (1 1'(f1Isedl, aL]
at the loss of life during the fift('
inutes of thi action was ldue to t
taLi in(aLacity of the Cio Inan
g oflicer.
Fort P'illoI wILs a fortiliel p1ositi
L IL 1)11111 )V('1abu roking tI Mi1iUip
ver. In its relar was IL deep rlvit
h(11 I I1i1( 1)1' KW(wpt )y the guns
e New EIL, a ve'''l whieb 1
)resLt to ti' mouth of the ravii
-low the fort. Higher up thehtrei
id near the' fort were the 0111
Irgos ready t.O r('"eiv' thetL garriHo1i
tHU of 1('(e'(.
'Tere wasiiL tIu diSt.LIUliing it,
IOw1 Ibw('t,w('('n MlLjor Iiiaford, I
mulanldaut af tit' fort, Lnd1 t ('
in MLrHIhlI, of the NeW EI L, tle
dlriveni f'r.rn the' fort by thn. t~
d(raLtCs, the( garr!isonI should1 to
'fuge Limder the blu1fi,wher(' it wou
Sttoet,ually proutected't by thet Na
iL t'L1ist'r. Aiiiunitioln. w
1' us1 bV tll' gLrriOI iln e.to I
orks abov(i' ('0111(1iot bo ,'eld.
iHeIL'ulionLU aLS tO the grit of t
t)lain of the New EraL I4po i(ld It
1L1n of tile d(foIts('.
(b'nI(ral F'orre't.'s firHt oper"ati
i' to drhive the Nt'w I'riL Iiomi
>s4itiOnt eonluuanding the IRavi
r05s which thit( COILf'do)rLt('14 W(
adtyance. Th'lis 11( (+fl'fct(' 1
acing tWO p)iece oft ar1tilll(ry 01n t
uIT Ibelow the ravine. The CoUfu
ate line was1 1iei, under a ll(a
(', c'losed: inl rapidlly aroUnd1 t
>rkH. I[aring son Id111(ted( a blugle '
r ia t'ue 111111 I L parly, (lencral 1'
Ht 110w Hn'Ilt for'wirl1 at white flag
manu l theo IL1L(OnditijOnal H1Lurrlnd
all th' trool) at Fort Pillow. "1
ew," Hays Adljutant Anler<
hat th e plalc' WaLH pracdtic"ally in1 1
>seioitn, as1 the enlomly cou)tld1 I
')ressH their artillery so aL to raL
e l tR 0101ound3 the fort,, ud t
isat titi firt of oir 8hlrpsHOOt<
redl thie bs'Hiog'l to keep lowi 1
Ln th'ir"WI't I rats'." Iletl d1(1ma11I
Lis ren'it'wed t\wit't, whIenl rej'ct(
ti' I'li('f that the federl '1i
unlIior umsiit see1 thet folly (If resia
g under(.' till' circ'ulmstane aLICS fora
Majorll Uidford, ho4)we'ver, r'elyi
4(11 his~ an-antIgemen1ts with Capt,
irxlhal for prote'ctionII unde'r t
ifl when'1 the fort, was11 taLken,refuil,
oiflors. MIeanwhile theC ight
ree( steamersei as4condinlg the riv
thl reI3infor'emenots led0( Gieneral I"
it to plaRce a force of 11) r'ifloun
der' Adjutt A ni. ideon'O inl at po
>nl onl thet face oif thle lbluff. TVi
relO niot onlly served to provent tl
>(ois onl the stOameltrs from efle<
g ai landlling, b)ut, beinig withini six
rds of tile south.1 entranlce of t
It, it conunaniiided the line of
'lat upon1 wich~ Mabjor Bradford l
'd.
T1his wasL thel( situaitionl whlen (h
aLl F"orrest gave the signall to
ulit thle fort. At once1 the yell1s
onig the line of charging Conlfed<
esH, flloweOd by3 aL terrilie diH('lli
10 garr'iso)l, A. few flinoinents4 late
warids tll' r'iver an11l wvere ine(t wit]
'siut irl' tire froin1 lb detcllunent 1i
nphan1Llt yellH (If tile Confedra:tes
.ey mloutneOd thet I'nomy'sH parap<Li
lIne in1 Ia mlomlent 1by i who1l fIl
tih' garrison pourinig ove~r ile sl
tl hiff 111, withl aLrmsI in hanLd, Het
g tih' prlotecio o0l(f thle Newi Eni
'rRonl 4'sle theyQ3 fell thlick andl fn
LI' alssaultinig line some1, 250 wi
lIed witin lb few inujttes. TheI
Id been'h as8 ye&t nll Hurrenlder. N
s soon1 a1s General Folrrest ('nter
e fort lie haled downl thle flag, a
lat wasH followed inuiinediately1' by
('nt," 1,ays Adljutanlt Anlders8on, ''t
:ug to cease81, anid it wasH promi
as8 thisI iing (If Aniderson's inl
:)on armell(d for'(ce doing balttle', sui
ileCd foreo ntot hatvinig sulr1'(ender
id beinig witihot inltention (of si
lndein1g. It isl anl ob)viousl abu1se1
lnguage(, (If courseT , to call aL Ipeni
des1tru'1ctivo colisioJl of armied in
TheI( assauLllt on1 the works. till)
ei of the New Era tod(1oitsappoi)it
llrk-all thisi occuied, Adjuta
ldersox(n tells, niot over1 ti fteenl i
,08.
After till ba,ttle e'very e('t w
ado1( to t realt tho wounded and'( 111 pr
>rt (If thiH Htoriy of the blattle Adj
nt Anderson pulislli'H a IimmbIler
Lters fronin Con fedra tesa4l1id Fedi
I whol too)k part ini it. Tnleir to4
oany ix wliolly to til'i) oinlt ti
I'rl wasx no massneIure 1)1ly3 aL tir
r' 8u(4 as e'very army3 mlighit e'xp
The Radicas appear to mean b11:
r this ear. It. il staited th
yto has called a Sta
et in Charle'aL
nt fomirmate a fi
AK i' th
I 1NlH OKRA Pt-ANT.
'ed It 1" Lik.'y t4 Takue. ni'r11nIIItqn I'atI-(a in
lh* F uture,.
'here( st't'11ii to be ii str<uiig pr1OI)a
edl bility that the plant known als okrat
a (Abelmoschus c eculentus) will be
>1(+ Im1a(e to furnish a v'aluable ibher. ''he
e- lt)hu g;rows wihl all t.hn>oturh the
Souterii States, andt has beI1 Linownii
for yea'ls to farlel('rs aund stoekimei as
to capable of )1oduiug a ve ry stroing
fiber, wl(hic in1 Texas andl other local
t'.- ities is 110w used for niakilg larilts.
,r. Ten years ago the )epartnent. of
u( Agriculture h(1 saipl(ns of the )lant
te, grown in ii its green-houses, anld a
on report WIaS lmtade on the qualitfy of the
ler fiber, but nothing seelmls to have c1om11e
ii' of it. Rocently, however, the subject.
ju_ as been revived, and1 the Couinuis.
sioner of Agriculture of South Caiu
1y liina, (Jol. A. P. Butler, s('eemls to be
at vory contfi(et thatt ia new inlustry
jn with vast possibihities is al)ut, to b>e
u( opened III). A HpciK('len (fJhe liber
u.- wrhicht lais it'ei received front Mr.
1t4 flultier through the departmlent at
ud Washiington shows a long, strolg and
t'n glossy lieli(l sonIe 1 alwt reselul I ling
hw hemlp, th4ough all rker mo rolor. 'he
(_ fruit wliclh this 4kra Iltlat pro(lules'
is prized as a V getabl, I lo. 1lu' tueila
11 giouls podls being use".1 I1 fol hickening
li soul) and ti o form1'11 a 4elw, S1 tio(lthertn
e,dish calle'. gmntho. Ti'.- Southern
of so is eslec"illlly alt td to growing
y the plalt, as Iihe lbiuaIn,m-d ri('e fields
,and undraine< lanIds goI ci al v otld
mlil he ti.iliizted for niisilg \;lsi 'd1I1 itils
ly of it. Okra iH also a I u;iv of the
in W1'st Indlies, notabllV ('uaa, ,ebre it
glows ill taiOst atli s oil:, a i iK in
is dit;'uguous to Afriien. wlw4r(' it, ;c-)'sV1
he wil-l. It is al)an,lani on1 the \\'iit
tl) Nile anil nealr tihe Victi :a Nyanza,
it, mal ha s t:long )1e11 1i.,t11ib:lze1 ini Iii
u illt, wVI-rit' it is (ultiVat(-d1 t,lr it e(di
kW )1' podIs. The4l lib'r whii(I Ii:(, im- h'i
i(1 produc( n 1 a1(r:1( is r 1'a,1i l1d as :u o.
W a(di Hilky a geti ndl('yllIV stroin Ia I
as plialit, its breakI g t 5rain nea nli(n4 41(1ig
ss to Iloxrig beinig sevt"enaly vinle Iom uius
he dry anu(d iii net y-five p()uind1 Is wet . Wies
A we1 1)r('1)atredl, ItS in th.ll Southeru
he Presiency of 111ut, it .s i lapt (1 fo r
,ia 111111utret1(01 of ro I4', twine, snckIIig
atiid paper. It is usledI to u1tlt atilt
on jito inll e Iea ams1 .llVuui:.ing. Iii
iLs Franc( LIh' muamufa(to-e ( f Itpl Ir
11e fromlf111' Iii 41 iS p)atet 1d. a11411 re it
10 rereiVes n)11 mllletWlchanic;al 1 tr':ati1e0t
y ad proluce )pe'r ('nled Ibanda(,
ho Whti('h is said to be e(ual to I Ilt na(de
(. from pure > ags.
y It, is c"1laimledl for tle okra ti)er,
e tiat, inamUlich a tI . oi d si rroundi1s
ill the filwr 11 instead of 1beiig mliXN1 WIit
>r-_ it, as mi jute, andl also thant ther work
to of pr(eparation eni h(' 1 ' b d1oney nol111
4,1r CIinel'rv, the rtost O product,ion l'nn b).
Ic rdluce'd1 to (0(4 cent 1)0' punl. u11te
mtl, 1(1 )Ily bu profitaily prolducedl ini
liis countries where mIlurial la1o is ve'ry
tot cheap, as ill I1dia and (Chlila, 1ec('a(se
ke no m inlile has b(en det'vise(1 f( s Sep
ho aratlig the Wood from Ihl 114ib1. Vast
r'I (lu!tltit.is( of jute lare ilmo)1'tld by the
),.United. Stalte(', aull it is us5ed1 iinumak
1d 111g gnilny clot ii, vonlalg', shilltilig,
'd, coat liniIgs, at(1 it is exteNsivel3 ('1m
l 1)y1dl iii miIn wit1 silk, 1 ?414 ...a
it woola fabI'es, and14 ill 1)aper') 1m1k ig.
('4 It isi 1bel ieved4 that21 0kral fibe 1) :m he(1 1
sutittedf,S for jut1.4 ill114 the coarser of
14g thlese liiies (If manuf1liacture,.' and14 somIe
14m aIbJlo whre~ver juIte'1 is new 4'mIpb>4ved.
.l ft is eas4(ily to be seen1 from h14is 114ni1
of iifihe okra liber' stanids thle. test (ef
er' fur'ther' (experimIenlt,.4 a1 new m1al mo1st
1a bem11g. The .A.gricultural1 IDeparf n41-nt
Sat Washington sta(tes if 1411 1not vet
is een01 de'termined ho1w 1the4 Iplan1 (vill
o be'ar cu(lti vattioni and propa'isgafion, and14
-the deparIJ.tmen'1t is1 now' g(tither ing) thle
ty 8(eeds and1( r4ots 14) e'xper'imet4 with
he next yeaLr. As the okr'a now1% grows
-'. 1lxurjitly' i ll 11 111 (If the44 South1,
.e the pr1oducetion of it. ('ven1 inl the4 large4
<11uanltities whichiW414 would be 4 [riuild
n..- il case5 tIhe fil)(er comes14. in1t) )4eneral
s. u1s4 will niot probab4ly3 prove4 a1 ser1iou411
ii barr'ierI to pr1ogr'ess int Ihis direct4'1ion
r_' whlile thle well -knowni invent'Ilive ge'14 1
geof Americ'ian)s ('anl 1)e dlepended10 uponI11
o(f to de(visel m41aelittery for' 14pprinlg 11he
un m4en1t.s upon) it. St. Lous1 11014me
FREAKS OF THE TORNADO.
ast A I,ar'g' 1'1ock 4of sheep Apparent'4II 4) nii
ii (1. W. 1Doyle, of Smlithlfield, ilInry
1p' and4 44 told of 1 remar'kale4 frea!ks per'
. foried by the4 torn!ad1o inl his ne(ighl
's b)orhood0, for1 the4 truth f wh(I (Iich1 he4
n11 vou'(che4s. About)1 on1e4 mIile' we(st of'
on1 per'~ous' f'armer'. lIis f'armn w.as directly 1
oIf p)lace,~ wer'e killed bly a1 fadlinIg 11ous1,
re'4 andi Mr'. Dante's rideni(ce1( wasN un
re'4 r'oofed andt4 his barn'1S deotllishted.
was21 thalt aL lar1g( flock of sheepf 0on the4
('4 fatrm was p)ic'ked b)odily uip byV the1
a1 wer'1e mlisse4d the day followintg the
o( stoi mt and14 diligelit l''are('li wats n)1ade4
ly ('oubl( be found. 84o th1orou(gh was
the1( searcht that it le.ft n1o dloubIt in thei
ehI nleightborhood.
(44 A fow mtiles furthe 11'on)1 frtoi the.l4
1r. Dr'ane farm1 a1 sinik hole wa'~s foml, inl.
of to wichel the tornadol(1 11ad dlisg(orge'd
il. itself, 111u t1ad evidently hld on1 t4o
en its~ muiit ton, a1 none' (If I the sh1eep were'
foundl ill 111e 11ole Intto tis hole4 the1
it..'nado 1had4 dlropped'( a1 lartgo quanltIlit y
((2- of atticle4s, som14 oft whlichI had44 ('4'.
il taIinly been br'ough t a lon4g dlistanc1e4,
'l as~ they~ we're unikniownv 1to the people1
nt of thaft locality. Thel( artLic'le attract('t
ganitly ced(4 pulpit.
as5 Norn of thle c'hulrches4 iln that1 ne4igh
is. borthood 1had4 lost a Ilplit,an an1(n111ng4)
p) them1( all, suc4h IL ti 14' ( could0(14 not)1
u~ hafve been f'oulnd, even'I haid thet 1torna1
of (do gonje around)t4 andI 24elec(tedl t' 1be4t.
ti tit.y (of bed( clothing11), matt.tesses,
at fe'athe14rbIeds, plillowli com41forltabbII 5.
jS sh14efs, etIc. Theu bul1k was5 bihldownI
et. 11y a1 ntumberI (of tinl r'oofs, which also1
muttst htave com1e14 a lonlg way'., as2- 11he
roofs' (If thalt sec(tiont were( 1mad414 of
shingles. - JLlisville Courier IJourl 1.
ii
at. La Grippot is not without its advan'11
to tages,,after all1. IIt recently cured~4 a1
mf cro)wt 01 lunlaticsi in a Mass'achutsetts
d1i asylum11,and( they have been dlischarge'd.
re Cranks and other crazy folks, ou,sid1e
Iy .Of a8n lums5, tie not appear tc have 1)een
sI milarly benefhed..
- i
On 'Ti Grinuld4tono.
A hInidd tt S ear; ago or more it Was
'nstoma:ry hu som1e p,art (ot New Eng -
hlnd for nen and boys tu wear trousers
muatde of Irat her, says the Youth's Con
pun'f'. T'I'he hi-.turian of the town of
WYells,M1le., ret:arks that such garments
were not a4ttgether satisfactory, for
the rather curious reasoin that they
lastet tIo iIng.
We retuonher hearing a matron of
the olden timne teil a story of the two
boys of one of their neighb)ors. 'T'hey
had begged of their mother that they
muight fay asid h their leather trousers
andl have a pitnr md:e of tomleStic cloth
but all their entreaties were in vain.
She would gi gie them 110 other encour
agement thtn to proitise that when the
leather was wornt out they shotuld have
i >air of hotosp ut .
l'h<y endiired for a long time the
Vexation of the wiyield ilg garments,
which protised to be as last ing as the
rainient of the Israelites itn the wilder
n ess.
Finally all hope failed the boys anti
their wits camte to their aid. ''hey took
to the grin istone. ( )ne sat u>1!)otn it
while the other tii tned the erank . In
imtaginatin) t they saw tlumselves al
ready clotlied in the long-tdesired homte
But, alas, their hops vere suddetnly
blasted. All at otnee 1heir father caine
rotintd the collier of the barn antd dis.
covered thett tihus ettplIoved. They
hadl still to wear the leather--for how
nuitch longer the II istoriatn is intable to
say.
)itn't l.Ike ''ho lemorial WVitlow.
Not long atgo at pr1omiin-nt 1:awyer in
a westert town itu t a hanlsote stiet' l
glass windouw inl the church Whieli hie
attemtl.'d. Th'e tlesign was the giving
of the law to Moses in MIount Siti by
od, and, at ppl,rolnpiately enough, the
text utler lie pictue was "'here is
one lawgiver who is able to save and
destroy.'' Sonot after the window was
placed iin the tthureb an old towtistuan
of the Iawyer attenetlt a service antd
i-gani to ntiie the witdow, whoso
Ieaity hi:l heetn t ie town-talk for some
timte. It u:a\ be mecntionedl in patssin g
that this tian hi:i Iteent reently tc.
feated in a lawsuit in whiihi the Ia lwer
in ((uestio h011:1,1 heenl retainedl by 'his
opponent. So he was tliuite 1prei aredl
to See man i <htfts iii the wintidoaw.
A1ppatrently h," saw wchat lie expected,
for wit i aok l t t disgust on his facs:e
lie soon turntetd away from it. ""I)id't
you like it I askedI at aegttuainttnce
tfter the service. Naw",' was the
energetic reply. "'1 think it is at out
rage to allow that man to ud vertie
him elf iII the ohurcI." "'\What do ou
man?"' ' 'Why, diln't you read 'the
st:teieit m1 Ilet' t he picture 'T'here is
one law yer who is able to save and de
stroy!' I call that about the heltek jest
piece of niltrtising I have e. for a
long timue."' Either throu o n
fatmiliarity wit i (ernac; t r he
cause of near-siglttedt ness. ntis
taken the word 'law for
"lawyer;'' hence his righte iigna
car. "<l Wa'tti to a f
'1'hat is a terrilI storv e< from
North Qut'ensh:ind ab,otit :. Iwho
was lost in the hush, lie t ip all
his wat er :utl It in dropp pei' h,illy"'
im thie agonyv of' his thirst. i il by,
fotimalit:tely, in- e:tame to a i-hole
wvhere lie st:aed hiis thIir st :--fonud
the ro:tl again. lie hail stilt m..ta thtir
ty' ilesC 10 go, howeVaver, ai tie had
ntothini g whiiate vetr to cirr i.* wateCr ini.
Of cours)tte it wouhill be unialness to iat
tet'i1i to travel thirty ii:lle ont foot
uinder' a Northi Qiteetslatid SitnL without
to his aid. lie luitil'i'en hiorritied a
a mnan who luul erbh-nitly beeni de;ad
several vants. li1 went backe itid got
te skui't, pluggedoi til te ay'eh-is with
clayi, and1( tiilled it ithI wa terC. lIIe thent
tramptedoi thait thirty mOilesa itn (tl watter
conltineid ini the skull. ( 'ani iini novol
ist imiaginec a miore Lghaist iv and fright
ful idea thtan this, fori ichti. we can
i'ouchi? l/ .1all a/l( .
Gatal ni- leition.
A, friotnd whio h:as just retuirnied from
Paris tellIs tue a elha:ut riist ic itneecdo te,
says (lie ('riti4'. Duing (lie recent ex
posi tioni t here1 was a little tail road, livo
mi les in l entght. runin iig aroin l tile
groundIls. 'lhe tr:xek rant in and out
tatnong thie trtees and1( bldin1gs, anfd so
inar t ii-mi tha:t a pa:ssiener's head m'
armi thrust out of (lie windiow was in
daniger of being kiiocked oIl. TIo p)re
vet acciden ts of this sort warnings
weret pinit.ed (on large posters and
ticked up itt internvais of a few ya--ds
alonig thie enitirte trtack. They are pr'i.it
ed itt atlmost every knotwnt ligiage,
inclu iniig Asiatic andi Afrk:ain tonigues,
shorithIiand and vilau:1iik. My friend(
ciunttedi over thiirtyv laniguages and C 'liia
h-et s. You w<>tuld have situposed thItat
noneC was omtitt ed in such a list. 1Ht
thera wa':s onie ision, anittd a very'i mi
warin:wslpinitted ti(ermiian. Soime
"'It loo ks ast thiough~ Vou doni't earito
whethler' the German:tis go)t thteir' hieads
andt iis kinoiked i o r no1tt."' 1ie
similued a <ijiet smtile. :utl repliedl: ''It
dies look that way, sure enioughi."
Delsew at Vassar.
Popla:r mnalt' speakers dheclaro thatt
thie h:trdest audiienteo inl the Untited
St ateCs to face is thle -t)t0 or ?>X) o gis
whoii arle alteCnin tg Vassar College.
Thiere isnx't a woman's face tturnted
towartd thie lonil y mtasetl inio perlsont ad
dIressmtg thenYl but ex presses 10,000
shtafts of wvit u. mi hiis hearing, gesturte,
vi ce, andtl uponi whiat hto says. Yet
our ownr Chiauiiecy, a fow (lays ago,
wen lt up~ tt P ouighkeepsic antd dIarn gly
anid untfliichingly emutreovd this ordleal.
Mr. D epew wias iltrioduted( to thei Vias
sar' girls byi onte oif their niuiiber. a
Mtiss Sandiers, at pret ty and brlighit
wvomanx. As site wats escorting Mir.
Deplew uvitp the aisle of the col lege hallI
she was observed to speak to the orator'
quietly, whiereupjon lie almost. laughted
loudly, anid, with hi i s face over'spreatd
ithIiliii m trimenit rep'liedi to w'h at shte
hiad sal . Thiere wvas a good ideal oif
cutriosityv felt as to this chat, anil liinatlly
onte Vatssair giril said to Mliss Satndlerns:
"Whamit didi yout say to Mir. )epiew when
you wverc walkIig up thie itislo withi
h imi?"
"I wats wveaing miy tirst trin,"' said
Mis '4:turs. -'iad Alt. Dep ew weti
too * .st for nit, and so I said to htitm,
" You didn't dart' to say~ 'whiin, whopg
to sucih a iatt its Mrt. l)epow ?'
"I did -why niot?' And ho said Ite
wvottlt 'slow uVtp' at elice. l iin iig a tail
way man lie kniew wha:t bireaking~ traitns
mneant."' --A. Y. un
:orte<ry mioney min ,i point\t on
theQ righit -h:tiied side of your trouisers
~ckpockets expcet to findl mionog therno
Imr't fov1ret that you are ju4de likg
ar nyn lsetob hox
Oke, $o -n
FACTS WORTH
Wlen Holiwtid to IHUire in othl
lIlE - MUTUAL - LIFE -
o f ' o
Is (latitled to our) first ConiJiderati<
alnong t.ht'le L aiuranc(S( ust itUtL<
advlntahHe in all the ft Ltirtls of
fin(aneiatl sec urity.
1. It is the O1lest activo Life Insura
2. It is the Largest Life Iisurance (
3. It is t.he Strongest linaueiul Inatit
ing to more than One Hundre1 ai
4. It is the Safewt Company in whioi
6. It is the Cheapest Company in
returns redui+ing the linal eost of
('oniixuy.
(. 'Th lis (11IEAT CO1tPORATION
POli(y hiolders i ('asli Stirpluw, ini
of $73,000,000, which is nearly c
CoLined(1 l.iurns at taied by th
El
I )EPOS IT
OUt SURPLUS MONEY IN 'iE
(.)MMERCIAL BA NK,
-OF
C(OLLJMBI A. S. C.
One dollar auad upward5 roeoiyutd.
uterest at, t he rat' of -1 per cent. pur
Iuum, paid (luart.orly, onl the tinra,t
ays of Feblrury, Miy. August, 1ual
Ovmber.OF Marrie(I wOmen)1 t1!ld
tinors c"an keep ueouut inl tl'u ow
anine. higher rtate: of in(toreit al
>W0d iy specikl urranugeuiot.
C. .J. 11<ED5.L, Presidenlt.
JAo. S. LRA'uAur, JAMEs IREDFLL,
Vic-Preidllt. Cashier.
Talbott & Uons,
HIt'HMUNU, VA..
IIi1ijlf , C 11' J
W iA far' . , a ". - - . a 1e4 all
"s-.. i . Wi A (t 'i .it
.N(ILNE AN ) X ) I.NIt,
VA 1'lts,
Utl( K A NI) 'I ILA NO NLcillIN EltY,
LANICIC A ND) WOOl) - WOIlt ING
MACIIINElIY,
S Vrit ist i : a . - pi . ni 1
Ist ' . 9 . i
LES1U S TOLF
' RADFIELD R TOR COIitAA 1
-1iine"; 31o Eliott il lh.t- seint by'
iIi )okh ' t,h ieaetii,.* Iii 3 o it iKn b
h)(ii ii i f i siabk .3u)cl lan '. pre
Sii ha.. Ii bic-. i'J t lIf orcr -
V I bi uii do a . N.ez o % rc hu t , teriyu.a
I:I':Nt i(,an et blw e a. idr ei ttb ll
JERSiEY FLATS
Oku3 and *?evQr ('ure. t,
Itles. 5(* centa, and guaraQtta h c.zr '.
-~~ Pe r . a.-- E. Interm,i
Y J Tf V Ji-39T .rj )i~U
.A1DER~ SLIVER PILl
I'n ale lt,ao h I.jit 41(1 *oa iMli '
ausk lieu-t acht 1 u .d r,i.,n:p h b. ,. ab
Liste. Proveoats ;ai Mesariba troubied, b-rte.
KRF oents. N0r Ma bj druggista a.m4 mag
ehant. Mant tirad by
TEL. BARRETTr DRUGJOQ0,
91 SHARI CASEL$
CE RRY M'iF' C0 .~ NAGHVILLE. TF o
htehe.ter Obs Ma i at
pw. a..Md w,n.r. 1..q ,rht...la,
The Iglish lhors, employed in
ilie Kt.reets of.a city or on the roads
of the country, does twice as mucb
work as the Americanl horse similarly
laced. How' Whv? Is the En
glish horse better thiul the Amlericait?
Not, at all. 18 he overworkeod I
have sen no evideice that he is. I
have see1 )ut one luo horse in Lon
doi. Thie simll)le explauat.ion iM, the
Eiiglislh have invested in perfect and
)erilalent roads what the Auericans
eXI)f11(d i )er1I(tihle horse-s that re
(luie to be f'ed. We a-c supportiug s
hlulndredI of horses i o drag loads
t,hroughl hol(s that (ught to be fille4,
OVer 1sand that should he hardened,
tibrough mllud that" ought not to be
IKernuitted to exist. We have the
nlisery of ha; Iad8, a(lare actually
(11 pnact'e,Ily called utpont to pay a
preinuuii for them. It would be
(1(51,'minstnl,bly (eer to have good
111s i ianii poor oles. It is so hero.
A om(t wll Iwilt is easily kept in re
a-ir. A miile of good uiacadamized
oilt is iore trsily su)ported than a
I .or hr,e. But afteri all, the broad
.iits 01 '."tghish Vehicles have much
to do u .l ,avin1g the roads, while
Wi lr m.i ow OnL e cut, them up badly
S;riugfield epeUblieian.
Agricuiltural Colleges.
tion and,l labor has received a conuit
I.e(' of Ihe AsKociationl of Alnerican
Agr iculltural Colleges anid EXp)o
riuietital $tltionls, who presented a
Ie 15n i;1l of their -11eedM. The com1
iittet consisted of Iery E. Alvord,
t)re(sident. of Maryland C'ollcge;Jamews
H. Siart., In(litala; Morrill 1. Gates,
New Jersey: James V. Patterson,
Kenitucky, and Henry H. Goodell of
Massachusetts.
'The m11emtorial says that agricultu
iii collhges, e'stablislhed under the
'ntited States law of 186i2, are now
ed'ucatinlg nearly ten thousalid stl
d1en1ts. As iL rule, all who finish a
(t1se of st.udy att t,hese institutions
".re at. once in deiuand( for remlunerat
t i Ve )(Ositiols, 1manly of them11 as teach
('r ol iittural science in other instit U
tions, where the good effect of these
("Olleges are multiplied. 'The far1er
1u:tltItest t growing interest Hi Ihe
Work of he colleges.
'Ite imemuoiiatl saty that the Kpecial
am)([ ilu'ediaitte 1eeds of these (ol
leges for more generous support arise
from these two faets: The cost of a .
)1o)1 equipmlen1t for sciei ti tic work,
aid the great inc(rease iii the 1111m
h(r of stud1ents. The'se college s
have 11ow reaied it point iin their de
VelopImlent where their future growth
anid usefulness are c('oldlitioned upon
their securing increasel facilities for
doiig at huger work. The mltemitorial
acsks, the refote thatt at least S1 ,I1()
at year )1'e piovided now for ecih 2
Stiat(, to be inc reats('d until at limiit of
not less ilmu11 25,( lO) is reachedi.
Mi i. Ifatr'el(on's I4taiable ViIi.
A laIv Vhto iS (luite intimatt' with
iM[ri. Htarrisoi says that her great
aitbition is to aitve thet priooeted
ailtera:tionus to the White HIouse com1
m8'ente dm-ing her hIusbanld8('PIer
to know," shec Mays, "how mucih M.s.
Haison1 is really initQeesed inl the
maltter. Slhe hais al great del(ofl(2 taste,
and1( would doubtless like to hnave the
opport unity of exercising it in1 the~
ne0w arranIgemnentM for th10 Executive
Mansion. But it is not 1that pard.oni
able vanmity wvhichi makes her so t'ar
nest inl the maiftter. She really dlesires
to have the WXhite House made a
credtiitabhle est ablisl)hent to the coun
triy, amnd one of which Americanis (canI
be0 prioud1, as8 well as to hiave it made1(
habiitable."
An Opium Vietim's Vagaries.
Pairticulalrshave beeni received't i mMaS
8s1101n, Ohio0, ~on1cerning thle Mtran2 ge
and1 inexplicablo conduct of Juistice~
Peter HLawk, who resignied his8 otillee
at the village of B3olive, southi of this
city, las8t fall, ando conitiniued to exer
eiMe the various function p151ertainin11g
thereto for about four mlonthsn aIfter.
In atdditionl to executing deeds, mioil.
gage's anid other legal paI)ers, it is
knownt thathle married at kat Mix ('ou
1)1(5, which acts were nlawful. Ii
is not yet de'velopedl whot thet unfiort
unailtely malited peo(ple ar.e, as8 they
were nion-residenits whoi drove )to1 ih
v'illage to have their nuptijial knts1.
tited. Thej8 .Justice's acts1 areP now X
lain1ed b)y the facet that lhe is a v1 icim
of the opium habit, has:4 been divei
insane fromt the use of the dlrug 1and4
hash leei Monit to thle counity liil irinl-tv
---Cleveland( Leader.
The Lanic Walk.
Pitiful indeed is the 'onIditioni (of
thlose who are contined to their b)eds
or chiris unatble to walk. Hlow grate'
fuil all ouch umast fcol whenk they re
cover from their hiel plessnIous. B. B.
B. (Botanie Bloodi Bahnm) hasI maide
moreh thanii one ilme person1 happy.
Tennt., writes: "My little h)oy haud
scrofula so luntd hiiM knees we're dra21wn
up and kneeM stiff, and1( he could1( not
walk. lie der1ived nio benefit fromi
medc(icinies unitil I 1.ried B. 1B. B. At
ter using it a shmort 1tim1 onlhy, hie canu
walk and1( 11a. no( 1pain1. 1 shail1Ol o
titnue~ to 1180 it.
Mirthe M. Tannier, Boonivihle, IndI.,
writes: "I 1had( blood poison fromi
birth. Knots 01n my limbs were as
large as hlen's eggs. Doctors said I
would be0 a cripple, but B, B. B. has1
cured mo sound( and well. I shall
ever praise the (lay the men who in
vented Blood Balm were born."
--The New York Association of
Working (hils is composed51( of eigh
t(een (clubs), with a total memellhrsip
of '2,635. The associaltioli hias renitedl
thirteen wh1ole houses aan(1 ltiii(t('12
room11s. It hias 182 elasses iln dress5
maiukiiig, Mowinig, c'ookinig, (etc., twenty
thiree libraries, five niusmic clulbs,
twlvoIV provident and benefit schiemies.
and1( twelve r'OMolv0eclubs.
--Ex- Secretary Balyard thi nks
(Grover Cleveland is '"the grandstlt
Democrat of thcmi all," and1( that heL
will be renominated and re elhected1 in
MADE WiTH BOLlING WATER.
GRATEF'UL-OQFORTING
REMEMBERINi
4"r Compaunies, reueber that
INSUItAMJE - COMPAy Y
'Y o I= IE. ,
ii, HinCO it holds the forniest plitc
IH of the woi d, and offers supeior
)UHinesHH, togetler with uiIuidled
nee Company in this Country.
%ompany in the World.
uation in the World-its assets anoun
id Twenty-six MillionN of Dollars.
b to insure.
which to insure, its large dividuuid
inuranue below that of any other
has earned for and paid out to ita
tw nty-one years, the eOormious lum
leven million dollars more than tht,
o next TWO leading companie.
DWAItI) L. GERNAND,
(iENleRA, AOENT, Columbia, S. ('.
VALLEY 1JtJ J FE
IASSO('1A9'ION
OF --
VIRlMA.
N1. ElSKJNE MILLER,
Pr"eHidunt.
ASHEER AYERS,
Seem etary.
J. FtED EFFINGER,
T1ruusurer.
io -
Ihgin Business Soptember 3, 1878.
fiZeIIrVo und .-.............. l08,000.
(Inv '&sted imi 13ondi andi lort
gae on llnel Estate.)
in
InsKuranee in Force, over 10,000,000.
Annlual P'reiniumu Incomev,
over - -$260,001).
I)iath -loHHe5 ))aidl, over . .. $1,7()0,I)00(.
Of which over $200,000 has been
) id in South Carolina.
Till TI( YiAA RNIWA$LB POLICY,
tM Wit ITTEN BY THt
v,.LL? MUTUAL LIPL A$SOCL&TIOY OF
VIEl.EIA,
l'Oss*HEsse the following
A T1TRA(0vrIv.; FI*gATUygFg.
I st. Its Preiniurjns aro fixedl and
mad:~e a patrt of the po)licy contract.
21n1. It. offers the lowest possiblo
raitet COllaistellt with socm'ity.
3rd. Its policies are incontestable
afteri three years.
4th. It gives a paid-up policy after
Iivo* years.
5th. At the end of any ten year
period the insured has the option of
oi~the tig, 1snt, the surplus to is
ereitm as, and continuing the
policy att htis then rate; or 2nd, allow
mug thie suriplus to be atpplid an a
cred( it en1. futuire promliumn dluring
the followintg Tlen Y 0ar period.
(W ht. The l>olicy is renewale at the
end of any T en Year period without
7th. Thei policy-h older particites
in the trtis f .l Comnpany by
ruason or the division of the surlust
at. the end of Ten Year.period.
8t.h. Ilts form of ptolicy in a moddl
or~ brevity, be(inig niily a proisie to
paly.
I hi. It hat nto resHtrict.ion as to
tratvel.
10th. Being frec fromi all technii
cailitwai andit thet p)olicy-holder being
allowe-d to participato in the profts
of thle C5ompjay, coupled with the
very low rite of cont, it p)rosents an.
exLIc((thngly aittative formt of in
Act.ive' nd reliable ageun can
itke liberal tertas by applying, wi1th
reh renc(e, to
LEE HAGOOD,
State Agent,
Columinia, S. C.
'/ ) -- ..o Gray
e4. .v't"u Color.
41 .: --tafllng
How Lost7 i e Nogained,
fTH
KNOW11UYSi,
THE 8O;Nt: '4 F F
A Acientille anu Sta 'ai, , *u .. .al 'i'rentls
0ra the K.', ra (of Youth&,'~,i n *." -. Nev
and P( ri cat t%bu,~ y, ~,,.'.* , . . . 4w p.oo
'eniIt!ng fromi t'oIIy, vioe, icnnrn,,en, Ex
e4 6 jrtaa n, Et..rv ins ua 44: 4 u U 4y the6
JUr 4W(rk, Hi nere44., 3i V M rr.edour * .'.. . j ,*
-vy rk. It, conitaiene F ' 3 , r ,l k.tu
elIng, e ubo..e.1, fuijlj p I . gi(, b
)al4, pI. 4s3Ipal< roacenter434 in pEu 'per. ilium,
riItvo 3 spectas~ Fre-:, if "aI 4 - no0w. 'lbho
* . in 'kIshed tthr Wa ., 1 .'Nr . P
t4, ved t.4e 0J0i A NI). JEWk'i.ILL DIlA L
frou thle National Medical A,s.oeIation for
tI IY41CA L lEi h TV .Dlr.Parkerand aco,
( t a nt, P hyt.1 444na inay be Onnsulu,.d cnnj
Te tlE i u nIo A a e ''UIE
No. 4 flaI Oneh Ng. otn s. owoaa
rs fu ookr 1,uev.re ftti advlc. ebQuid be