Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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AT THE BAH. "Who speaks for this man?" From the great white Throne, Voiled in its roseate clouds, the voieo enmo forth; Before it stood n parted soul alone, And roiling cast and west, and south and north, The mighty accents summoned quick and dead : "Who speaks for this man^qre his doem -be said?" ^ ^ Shivering, he listened, for his earthly life Had passed in dull, unnoted calm away ; He brought no glory to its daily strife, No wreath of fame, or genius' fiery ray ; Weak, lone, ungifted, quiet and obscure, <i.. .1.0.1...W .1.:.. ' ?:-i Lo, from the solemn concourse hushed and dim, The widow's prayer, the opbnn's blessing rose ; The struggler told of trouble shared by him, The lonely of cheered hours and softened woes ; And like a chorus spoke the crushed and sad, "He gave us all he could, aud what he had And little wcrds of loving kindness said, And tender thoughts, and help in time of need, Sprang up, like leaves by soft Spring showers fed, In sonic waste corner, sewn by chance-tlung seed ; In grateful wonder heard the modest soul, .?. Such trifles gath#r*d Je,po.Wcsf a whole. O ye, by circumstance' strong fetters bound, The store so little, and the hand so frail, Do but the best ye can for all around ; Let sympathy be true, nor courage fail; Winning among your neighbors poor and weak .Some witness at your trial liour to speak. All the Year Round. - TH2 LITTLE YEARS. These years! these years 1 these naughty years! Once they were pretty things; Their fairy footfalls met our cars, Our eyes their glancing wings. They flitted hy our schoolboy way ; We chased the little imps at play. We knew them, soon, for tricky elves ; They brought the college gown, With thoughtful hooks tilled up our shelves, Darkened our lips with down, Played with our throat, and lo! the tone Of manhood had become our own. Alas! those little rogues, the years. Had fooled me many a day, Plucked half the locks above my cars, And tinged the rest all gray. They've left me wrinkles great and small ? I fear thnt they have tricked us all. Well, give the little years their way ; Think, speak and act the while; Lift up the bare front to the day, And make their wrinkles smile. They mold the noblest living head; They carve the best tomb for the dead, Tue Woukinoman's Greatest Enemy.? He who champions the caus^of the workingman fulls far short of his duty if he fails to warn him against one common enemy, the liquor saloon. If you arc not a temperance tnan, there is all the more reason why vou should look this suhiest fairly in the face. Tho saloon in not nn in<lut>trinl ooi>jji>rn. It neither feeds nor clothes you. It adds neither to your comforts nor enjoyments ? It is a trap placed upon nearly every corner, to catch your money without giving a profitable return. It absorbs a portion of your earnings, and leaves you none the better for it, but very likely much the worse in morals, health, pocket and self respect. You know that this is so, if you stop to think.? The seeds of numberless evils and none whatever of good to mankind grow in these hot-beds of corruption. We beg our f riends, the workingtucn, to avoid liquor saloons.? If you can find no other society nor place of resort, you are indeed unfortunate ; hut better none than such .as thus lower your manhood aud your purse?Ayriculturi&t ami Artisan. V uloaIv Words.?A distinguished author says : "I resolved when I was a child never to use a word which I could not use before my mother without offending her."? His rule and example are worthy of imitation. Hoys readily learn a class of low, vulgar words and expressions which are never heard in respectable circles. The utmost care on the part of parents will scarcely prevent it. Of course we cannot think of girls being so much exposed to the peril.? We cannot imagine a decent girl using words that sue would not give utterance to before her father or mother. Such vulgarity is thought by some boys to be "smart," the "next thing to swearing," and yet "not so wicked." Hut it is u habit which leads to profauity, and fills the mind with evil thoughts. R vulgarizes and degrades tliW* soul, and prepares the way for many of the gross and fearful sins which now corrupt society. Young reader, keep yourTTftuth free from all impurity, and your 'tongue from evil,' for 'out of tho abundance of the heart the mouth spcukcth.' Profanity.?We ar* emphatically in the age of profanity, and it seems to us that wo are on the topmost current. One cannot go on the street anywhere without having his ears offeuded with the vilest words, and his reverence shocked by the most profane ..... .A' a.. i m,.. A.... :? ? urg yj A QKVyl UU IIUIIIU0. 11U1 IV UUHIU from tho old or u.iddle aged alone, for it is a fact that the younger portion of the community are most proficient in degrading language. Hoys have an idea that it is smart to swear ; that it makes them manly, but there never was a greater mistake in the world. Men. even thoso who swear themselves, nre disgusted with profanity in a young man, because they know how, of all bad habits this clings the most dlosely and' increases with years. It is the most insidious of habits, growing on one so invisibly, that almost before one is aware he becomes an accomplished curser. When Sir Walter Scott was urged not to prop the fallen credit of one of his acquaint anoes, ho replied : "The man was my friend when my friends wore few, and I will be his now tint bis enemies arc many." A BLACK BHUTB. Arrest of a Negro Preacher in the Pulpit Who llad Flogged llis Daughter to Death. Never, either in the annals of crime or in a work of fiction, have wo ever read or heard of a case so uotcd for unnatural cruelty or inhuuiau brutality aa the ouo which I am about to nurrato. .....July-u days ago^the story was toKl me, and vouched' tor by diHeront oyc-witnesscB (some of whom aro among the most reliable citizens in this section,) as well as corroborated by tho court record. About ten days ago a negro bla?ksuiith named Burt llolleuiau became enraged because he could not find one of the house keys that he wautcd, and concluded that his child, a girl ubout 12 years old, hau lost it, and because sho could not tell where it was ho comuienco't whipping her with .a heavy wagon whip, every stroke of the lasla cutting the skin aud drawing the blood.?^ Ho coutinucd beating the child until he was completely exhausted Theu hs called his wife, who found tho young girl with her back and shoulders all lacerated aud the, blood still flowiug freely from the gaping wouuds, while the lash of the whip was wet and colored with the blood of her daughter. fieud of a busbjind thcuiiv tbi^ta piady his wife undress the girl ana wasli tna wouuds of the daughter with salt aud water. Being moved by the piteous shrieks of the child, she declared that she had rather risk her husband's vengeance than to inflict additional torture on the child aud fled from the house. After his wife left he gathered the whip again ana comeuecd Hogging the child aucw for crying. Instead of being moved by her cries and pleas for mercy, he continued; the child actually died under the lash.? While holding the dead child in his hands he struck it across the head a heavy blow for "playing possum." lie thou took the body to a dark wood near by and buried it, smoothing the ground over the place so as to remove all traces of the grave. His next move was ko tell his neighbors that ho had sent the child to Bibb County and to threaten his wife with instau' death if she ever said anythiug about what had happened. The story of his crime would perhaps never be known if some of the little negro children in the neighborhood had not been attracted by the child's cries and seen everything that happened, even to the burial of the deceased. They, a day or two after, told what they had seen to one of their neighbors, who had a warrant issued against the negro, aud arrested him in a pulpit, where uc was preaching the word of God to his colored brethren preparatory to taking up a collccti >n. When arrested, he stoutly denied everything. Before the court, when confronted by his wife and the other witness, he still denied that he ever whipped the child at all. He was then taken by tho officers of the law to the forest where the witnesses said he had buried the child Altera short search they fcund A new made grave, and, digging up the ground, they found the body of a child fearfully bruised and mutilated. When the father saw the body of his murdered daughter ho broke completely down, and acknowledged the whole affair. His only excuse for beating the child was that she lost one of the house keys that she had no business touching.? Ilolleuiua is in jail to await trial at the November term ot the court. It will be remembered by the readers of the Constitution that a negro was hung iu Effingham County last fall for beatiug bis owu child to death with a barrel stave.? Constitution. Patent Ciikese.?The following account explains fully enough what is the matter with the ehce.se : "For souie time patent cheese has been finding its way into our markets. This fact is generally unknown to cousumers, who have sometimes commended this ekeese uudcr the impression thai it was the old-fashioned product of the cheese press. Both patent butter and patent chccso have been made and sold iu vast quantities in Knglaud, Holland, France and Germany, for many years, aud large quantities of both arc now made here and sent abroad. The portious of the fat of the animal from which the giobulcs are extracted arc the caul, the kiducy fat, and other softer portions of the fatty matter. These softer pieces of fat arc obtained from the slaughter houses immediately after the killing of tho animals. As soon as received, they arc washed aud put into close, warmed cans They thou are taken to the manufactory and placed in vats warmed by tepid water. Next they arc put into a cutter and milled until thu mass assumes the appoaraucc of line paste. Kept up to the animal ?... iL! -t? iva? uo iiuai ij ua jiuaaiuiu, luin [>U3lC 13 II1CII laid 011 clean white cloths and placed on a press. In this process the water and softer particles flow flrst into a receiver, theu follow the yellow globules, which rise to the surface and are skimmed off. To this, skimmed milk is added, and wc have "patent cheese." A Novel Punishment.?Ilis Honor, Judgrp Cannon, as much amuacd as the b;ur, jury aud spectators, in the court room on Thursday, of last week, when Dick Barnes, a sombre brown African, convicted of larceny, was brought up for seutcnco. "Mister Jedge," says Dick, "will you al-: low ute toonpoak a word ?" "Certainly," responded the Court, "let's hear you." "Mister Jcdgc, I clar fore God I tuxex. sioio notnm ~m dtj Jim; vupcm^a^iigiail at hog killin' time, from my ole Missus when I was a boy, an', Mister Jedge, I shall never forgit my puishmcnt. She sowed dat pig tail to my breeches behind, an' when company would come she would make me come out and shake myself so dat tail would switch, and Mister Jedge, I felt so mean an' got so tired of dat pigtail dat I never stole nothin' seiiRe. Dot's a fnc." Throe years in Stale's prison. V SHEEP AND TURNIP HUSBANDRY IN ENGLAND llaud-in-hand these husbandries have done uioro for agriculture than aught clso sinCc tho world was civilized. It U the immense quantity of turnips, mangel wurzel, and swedes eaten by sheep ou the land,' that chiefly keeps up the fertility of the arable soil, uud causes.- li whruL barley. n%eftyVi.iras, ' t^e number of bushels which wero formerly grow*.? This has been done, too, while iu the Ifuited States exactly the opposite has beat accomplished, for here the yield of whefb, barley, and oats has bocouie less than htif wbat was grown in days of yore. The h<Jtisiiig of sheep by night, in Summer, isja groat detriment to tho pasture they feed on, and the soverity of the Winters in the North, uiakiug it necessary to take the turnips4iff the land whero grown, to be caten in batns is a drawback to the chief benefit of the crop for improving and renovntting the soil. Ingenuity is a characteristic of the American nation, and tho man who shall invent a movable Bheep pen, affording shelter so that sheep can be kept daily moved all over the fields, as the crop is eaten, will bo a benefactor to his country, have his uaUiQhaudcd down tp posterity, nud as a 'still ptfarpcr spur to ingenuity, gather iu the shekels abundantly ; for, although the manurfl?^svgood when made uudcr cover, yet thero is loss of urine, loss of time in hauling the turnip crop, and again in carting the manure. When this is uiado practicable, the swedes cau be put into heaps of a load or two, ou the field, just as is douc in Kngland. and covered with earth sufficiently thick to keep out the frost. Then, with a crowbar or like implement, it will be easy to break into the heaps, cut them up with a machine, and feed exactly as is always douu in Kugland, iu the open field. The South will, doubtless, cvcutually. bo the great sheep producing place, aud there turnips can be grown and consumed by the sheep ; but, by improving tho grass land aud contriving to have food pastures opened to thcui iu Winter, and cucouragiug the best varieties of grass for a permanency, very little roots of any kind would be ucccssary, as any quautity of mutton and wool may be produced from stimulation by corn, peas, or grain. Nevertheless, a heavy Crop of swedes given to a flock of sheep intended for tho butcher, will bring theui out in the Spring riper by a good deal, and not only will there be better aud more mutton, but the wool will bo correspondingly improved. Sheep and turnip husbandry must be generally adopted in the United States to save the country from becoming a barren wilderness, for to such a condition it is, in reality coining slowly but surely.? Georyc Gardner in the Rural Neic Yorker. HINTS ON THE CARE OF THE EYES. There are, perhaps, more individuals who ascribe their weakness of sight to a use yfl their eyes under auTlislifteicnf artificial 11lumiuatiou than to any other one cause.? In a great many instances this may not he strictly true, but there can be no doubt that faulty artificial light is one of the most productive causes of a certaiu class of injuries to which the eye can be exposed. The two sources of trouble with the ordinary artificial lights arc?first, that they are not pure white, and secondly, that they are unsteady. The first defect is found in all artifical lights except the lime, electric and magnesium lights; the second especially in candles and and gas. The yellowness is, in a measure, corrected by usiug, in the case of lamps and gas, chimneys of a violet or blue tint, and the flickering of the gas maybe obviated largely by employing au Argand burner. All things considered, a German "*tudciU-lamp furnishes the most satisfactory light. The next best is gas with an Argand burner. The chimneys of both may, as above suggested, be advantageously of a light blue-tint. Tim wicitiAn nf #Vm In I' " ?? ??" ? ! ? tlie bod/ is of groat importance. If a shade is used on a lamp or burnor (it should, by preference, bo of ground or "milk" glass,) the light'may .stand directly in front of the body and the work be allowed to lie in the light under the shade, which will protect the eyes from the glare of the flauie. If no shade is used the back should bo turned to the source of light, which ought to full over the left shoulder. The same rule applies to the management of daylight, lu this case the light should come from behind and slightly nbove, and full directly on the work, wheneo it is reflected to tho cyo. It should never fall directly in the faco. The"tight itl tho rootn during sleep is also not without its influence. As a rule, the room during sleeping hours should be dark; and, in particular, care should be taken to avoid sleeping opposite to a window where on opening the eyes in the morning a flood of strong light will fall on them. Even the strongest eyes are, after the repose of tho night, more or less sensitive to the impression of intense light. The eyes must nave timo to accustom themselves to tho stimulus. ?Dr. J. M. Barrbtt, in Scribner. The Nbwhpapkr.?What a comfort is the newspaper! says a writer. IIow small is the sum that is required to patronize a I PnPrt mil how amply remunerated is its patron, l car* not now humble and unpretending tfie garotte which he takes; for it is next twimpossible to fill a sheet with printed mooter fifty-two times a year, without - ^k'/< "MJI* information that in itself Ararth the subscription^ pTTWF.1^^* nowspajflKs a history of current events as well as aBpious and interesting miscellany, and wbijl youth will peruse with delight when tbfcy will read nothing else. An Iptoxioatcd passenger on a Virginia railroav showed his total nhstincnco pledge whenjsked for his tickot. The conductor puncMl the pledgo, nnd wroto on it "ono ' dnmljf' < C. MB. EVART8' CONUNDRUM. Mr. Erarts has been in a most playful huuior over siuco his trip through tho New England States. The press of the country teems daily with his bright wittioims aud bon mots. At the Cabiuct meeting last Saturday Mr. Evartswas even more humorous than ever. His wit bubbled aud gurlaughed till their sides fairly ached, and still Mr. Ev&rts' fund of humor was not exhausted. "Why," said ho, planting a fresh chew where it would do the most good, and handing the pouch back to UcaoralDcveu, "why is the lieu immortal ?" "Couie, now," said the President smiling benignautly, "come, now, no politics to-day." "Oh, but your honor," remonstrated Mr. Evarts, rising and instinctively reaching for & volume of reports that lay ou the tabic, "There isn't henny politics iu this, but may it please the court, it's a joke. Why is the hen immortal ?" The Cabiuct sank at once into a profound study. "Why?is?the?hou?immortal?" slowly repeated Devens. "Because she never dies ! lie, ho, ho, he !" The Cabinet groaned, diamnllv. and Mr. Evorts said "No." "Oh ! I know," cried Gcucral Key, gleefully, clapping his hands know. Bocause she can't climb a treo !' This cast a deep gloom over the circle, and the President remarked that he'd have to cut dowu the erring brother's wages if lie wasu't more cousidcratc of his associates' feelings. Mr. Evnrls again shook his head. Secretary Sherman was the next to break the awful silence. ' Because," said lie, "because ber customs syndicate an cggistcuce of "No, no," interrupted Mr. Evarts.? "That's not it at all. It's a short answer." "Give us the first Hue, and then it'll be easier to guess," suggested the warlike McCrary. "Well, all right," said Mr. Evarts, "because her sou?There now, you ought guess t ho rest easy enough." ' Because her sou believed "in civil service ?" quickly put iu VIr. Scl;urz. They laughed ho(utily-*afcifets felicitous hit of tho bird, but Mr. Evarts shook his head. "Well, wc givo it," up cried nil in a chorus. "Give it up, eh ?" said Mr. Evarts.? "Why, it's as easy as rolling off a log. A hen is immortal because her son?." At this moment Mrs. Ilnyes cauie in aud invitvid tho Cabinet iuto the blue room to take a glass of water with her. So Mr. Evarts' conundrum is still before tho couutry.? aSt. Louis Journal. Thk Reunion we Want.?We want n ir''ljiiivt^iat- BoftenH ^lu ?t?P, and tunes, xjje. voice to melody, nud tillsidio eye with sunshine, and checks the impatient oxclauiation and harsh rebuke : a religion that is polite, deferential to superiors, courteous to inferiors aud considerate to friends; a religion that goes iiuo the family, and keeps the husband from being cross when diuuer is late, and keeps the wife from fretting wheu the husband tracks the. nowly washed floor with his muddy bo ts, and makes the husband mindful of the scrapor and the doormat ; keeps the mother patient when the baby is cross and amuses the children as well as instructs them ; cares for the servants besides paying thcui promptly, projects the honey-moon into tho harvest-noon, and makes the happy home like the Eastern figtree, bearing in its bosoui at oucc tho beauty of the tender blossom nud the glory of the ripened fruit. Wo want a religion tbnt shall iuterposo between the rats and the gullies and rocks and tho highway of life and the sensitive souls that are travcliug over theui. A IJei.u Four Centuries Oud.?A few days since, while Cant. Smith, tho divcr>; was feeling for somo lost anchors just out-", side the bar, he found a ship's bell. lie brought it up, and discovered that it bore the appcarauce of having been under water a long time. The date "1377" was distinctly inscribed upon it. There is no clue to its history, and it is likely to remain ouo of the mysteries of the sen. It would be a valuable acquisition to tho musoutn.?Newt ft ml dmivtep French Bolls.?Ono pint milk, one tea-cup yeast, and flour enough to make a I stiff spougsr; * fact* stwoH Hm# 4 hesmi*4? raise, then add 1 lb. butter and two eggs, knead in ns much flour as necessary to roll; let it again stand 3 hours to rise; when light roll out and cut the rolls a half inch thick, placing two together to make them open nicely; let thcin stand a couplo of hours in the pan and bake them a light brown. Two Brief Epistles.?Tho following brief epistles lately passed between BostoB and Mount Desert : she to him. Mount Desert, July?. 1877. Dear John : Lota of protty girls here.? Do coine down. SeiJtfK ? 11e to iier. Boston, July?, 1877. Dear Sally : Lots of pretty girls here, too. Can't get away from business. W^Tally canto ttfo* to KdlWMlKe -?M Whon a visitor enters the sanctuoi it is better than a whole sermon on human nature to see the editor, with a beautiful air of unconsciousness, slip all the lead penoils into a drawer and put the pen-kife into his pocket. In China the seeds of the watermelon are very largely used as food. " < PROSPECTUS ?OK Till SOUTHERN HEBREW. A weekly journal, devoted to the interest of Judniam and Humanity, Art, Science, Literature ' and general Information. The establishment of a Southern Jewish Journal in the interest of Judaism and the dissemination of its truths, would, we think, be no suftffiizous addition to the list of journals of like character issued at tho North and West. Relying therefore on the encouragement of our coleligienists in general and on the support of our Southern brethren aud friends in particular, we have decided to venture upon this New Soittkern Enterprise, and shall, about the first week in September, present for the favorable consideration of the public. Tlic Southern Hebrew, combiniug all requisites necessary for carrying on an instructive and interesting journal, it shall be our aim to submit a paper, replete with all that is calculated to engross the attention off those eager to welcome and enter'ain such s visitor to the home circle. Under able management in all departments, with the aid of ministers, teachers and tin native talent of others in this section of the country, we hope to make this journal a valuable adjunct to tho Synagogue and the religious school. A hearty "Godspeed"' has already been given us, and fresh impetus toour energy, which is deeply graUMag to the laborers in the vineyard. The Hebrew will be tho organ-ot no special .lit .1 ? " a viooo, IIV& \UU MU^trilUHiVr VIIMIQ Oliopmion ,?2. '' " *j he advocateom luoSlumns, hut shall cheerfully < ' endorse the right and the truth whenoerioever they may .emanate. In matters of religions opinion, as well as on any important subject, we shall be Independent in Everything?Neutral in Notk">9 ' * j This being the only Jewish journal isdVW in the South, The Hkiikbw claims to possess superior advantages as an advertising medium, with rates equal to the lowest. ' Willi your aid and encouragement, we trust to be able to realise every reasonable expectation. -? Subscription $8 00 Fan Annum. HERMAN JACOBS, Publishm. Office, No. 74 Hasel Street, ' > Char let ton, S. O. Sep 7 ^ 85 ,. tf Greenville and Columbia R. R. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. r Passenger Trains run daily, Sundays excepted, connecting with Night Tralnfe. en South Carolina Railroad up and down^.4M|?pd after MONDAY, May 29th, the follbllstf|pi be the schedulers*5"* cp. . x iyLeave Columbia at.nv.u ....<f7.40 a m Leave Alston....,,.? ......./9.80xp Leave Newberry'....^*.. ..:..10.M g'ia Leave Cokesbury I M.,?"2.17 p m ? Leave Belton 4.00 p as Arrive at Greenville 0.86 p m down. Leave Greenville at .>..... 8.00 a ra Leave Belton 9.56 a m Leave Cokesbury ....11.88 a m Leave Newberry 2.40 d m Leave Alston 4.20 p m Arrive at Columbia .. 5.66 p m ANDERSON BRANCH AND BLUE R1DQE DIVISION. dovts. op. Leave Walhalla....6.1S a n? Arrive 7.16 p m Leavo PerryviUe...7.00 a m Arrive......6.40 p m Leave Pendleton...7.60 a m Arrive......6.00 p m J.eavo Anderson...8.60 a n Arrive 6.00 p a Arrive at BeTton..'.0.-10 a in Leave 4.00 p a* THOMAS DODAMEAD, General Superintendent. Jakkz Norton, Jr., General Ticket Agent. June 0, 1876. 23 tf HAMPTON HOUSE. * MAIN STREET, SPARTANBURG, So. Oa, S. 13. Caleutt, (Formerly of Palmetto House,) Proprietor. HOUSE WELL VENTILATED. ROOMS NEWLY FURNISHED AND CARPETED?TABLES SUPPLIED WITH THE BEST IN MARKET?ATTENTIVE SERVANT!*?OMNIBUS TO ALL TRAINS. TERMS #*,00 P?? DAY. ????. 12. la77 ^ 1 tf > PAINTS AND OILS. -Sr.? Linseed Oil, Raw and Boiled. Machine Oil. Turpentine, Kerosene Oil, ^ . , Colors In Oil, Varnishes. Window Glass, Putty, Sand Paper and Glazier's Paints. For Sale brv A. IRWIN ft COMarch 2 8 tf SAMUEL S. STOKES, Attorney at Law #" AMD TRIAL JUSTICE,Union . II? I. C., TTTILL practice in the Circuit and Probate ?j/Y Court#. ' XnHulneii in the jurisdiction of a Trial Justice attended to with promptness. . , Special attention (Won to oollectlona, kc. ' ' I Offioo for the present, third door to the left in the Court House. Maroli 2 8 If W M . KTT fi (I KK . B. P. BDMOMD. Ettenger & Edmond, a KK li(IO.\I>. \ A. V M it u n fn oturere of Portable and Stationary Enjfinee, BOILERS OF ALL KINDS, CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, GRIST MILLS, MILL GEARING, . SHAFTING, PULLETS. Ao. ? AMERICAN TURBINE WATER WHtfFJ,, * ^ niUPDAM'a QIILVM t f oaitti'%1 f)/ilfnn o jdv/iau diaaivi ruwr-o. Mend for Cataloyuo. Nsr. 10, 1870 ' * 46 ly Scuppernong Wine. March 8,0 12 tf Grape Brand/. PURE Grape Brandy for medicinal purpose at _ A. IRWIN k CO'8. March 80 12 tf Pure Corn Whiskey. >* %? 1)UKK Mountain Corn Whiskey, for medidna . purposes, for sals at a A..IRWIN, k CO'8. 1 Feb 0 b - If i, t I"