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REMIOT8CENCE8 OF YORK.!
BY A SEPTUAGENARIAN.
Perhaps the fourth or fifth resident of York-:
ville, was Mr. James Ross, Sr., familiarly
known as "old uuole Jimmy Ross." In later
years, he was certainly one of the oldest settlers,
and for a long time kept a public house.
In looking over soraeold papers to-day, I find
one of his bar accounts, bearing date 1798;
and 1800, which, as a curiosity, I publish to
' this generation: > L ' .
Estate of^Doct. John Allison, Dr.
To James Ross.
1798. ?. s. d.
Oct 9. To pint whiskey 7
" 1 sling, 11
" brandy 1 9
1800. " |
Jan. 21. " 4 slings, at 11 4 8
- " 1 " * 4-2
<M u 1 ? 12'
?4. 1 - _
Feb. 18. " 1 " 1 2
41 1 44 1 2
April 8. 44 3 44 3 6
Dee. 27. 41 2 "fat li 2 4
. 1801.
April 10." 1 44 i. 1 6
1802. "1 44 . 12
Nov. 9. 44 2 half pints whiskey, 1 2
?12 2
This liquor, I'll warrant, was pure; and the
prices not so high as those now forced on us
by revenue laws.
One of the most exciting incidents I ever !
witnessed, transpired on the street near the:
house of Mr. Ross. Just at daylight,|a negro,
called Isaac Watson, was starting home from
his wife's house, when a inad dog jumped dut
of old Mr. Ross' garden?the present site of
Moore & Sons' brick building?and attacked
him. The negro recognized the dog as one
belonging to Dedraan. Three months pre?:
UoJ koan rrraa t PYpifprriPJlt ill the
V1UUB, IdlDIC uau wui giuw. ,? ? _
village. A mad dog was known to have I
passed' through which had bitten dogs, hogs,
and even one or two calves, that afterwards
exhibited signs of hydrophobia and were immediately
killed. Two negroes reported Dedman's
dog to have been bitten, and he whs requested
to dispatch him. The dog was a fine
one and a great favorite of his master's, so he
declined to kill him, but proposed to keep tlfe
animal up in a pen, in his yard, so as to avert
any chance of mischief As it was negro evidence,
he could not be forced to kill the dog,
although much dissatisfaction was felt at his
not doing, so. How the animal escaped from
jinooayt was never known. As the dog
room the negro, Isaac recognized him
knew his danger. He repelled the fuI
bound with a well-directed blow, hitting
mimsl on the side on the head with his
hurling him, heels over head, several feet
,, and, at the same time, yelling at the
irk*voice, "get out! get outT^ Again
log sprang at the negro. Again he was
pkr-nte ground, the negro still screaming
jail the power of his lungs, "get out!"
|> no effect were either blows or cries, for
gain, came the horrid beast
number of persons had collected in connoe
of the negro's yells, most of whom
iumned out of bed and ran to the rescue
wi^Loufwaiting to put on their clothes, Howevwr,
Jthey saw that the big black dog of
Dedma? was the cause of the outcry, every
one feared to draw near to Isaac's relief, being
afraid that the rabid creature would turn on
them. Guns were brought but they could not
\ be used for fear of killing the man instead of
the dog. The negro, knowing it was a fight
for life, never dared to move his eyes from his
dreadful adversary. He repulsed him again
and again, by the steady hard blows of bis
fist; the dog aiming every assault at the throat
The sweat poured like rain from the negro's
brow?every pore was weltering. From five
to seven minutes did this awful combat last,
though seemingly to the intensely excited
lookers-on three times as long. One cried out
to him do this?another that; thus suggesting
relidf. At last, Ben Chambers called out,
"choke him!" . Every one re-echoed the happy
thought. "Choke him ! choke him !" was !
heard from all sides. As the dog arose and !
came on with mad fury, Isaac, instead of the t
oft-repeated blow, seized him firmly with both !
hands around the throat. "Hold him ! hold j
him I" was now the cry; but the black man ;
did not need the admonition, for he held on !
with a death grip. Sam Chambers seized a '
fence rail, and ran up and broke the dog's back
with it, when he was then soon dispatched ;
but Isaac never let go his grip on the throat
until the brute was finally dead. The negro's !
clothes were badly torn, his shirt in front en-1
tirely gone, the cuticle distinctly marked, but 1
blood nowhere drawn.
I have witnessed many fights, both before
and since, in Yorkville; seen men strip to the
buff while their wives would hold their clothes
and slap them encouragingly on the bare
back, say, "go in! I know you are not the J
mad ever to be whipped but never have 11
seen anything equal in ferocity or interest to the i
rencounter between Isaac Watson and Ded-1
man's dog.
Old Mr. Ross lived to a great age, much j
respected as a good man by the entire district.'
His faults were few?his virtues many.? j
Though fond of his grog, he never drank too |
much. I have seen him perform the remark- j
able feat of pouring his liquor into a tumbler,
put it in his pocket and carry it to his well
without spilling a drop. There he added the
cool water direct from its source, and drank
his revivifying beverage. Never was the weary
wayfarer tured from his doorunrefreshed.
4 Comfortable bed aud board he always found
given to him, whether he had money to pay,
or was without. Old Mr. Ross was, indeed,
a ''cheerful giver."
im 1- - j:-J 100c 4.k? feu
r? nen ne uieu 111 io^v, wc vuimiiuuitj kik
as though a landmark was removed, so entirely
was he identified with, and beloved in his
vicinity?
"His life was geutle; and the elements
So inix'd in him, that nature might stand up
And say to all the world?this is a man!"
Thomas Williams, Esq., was of a Virginia
family, but was, himself, born in Williamsburg
District, South Carolina. He first located
in Lancaster, and there married a Miss
Crawford, cousin of General Jackson. Some
years after, with a family of several children,
he moved to Yorkville. He was a very popular
man, and being endowed with a fine mind,
soon had a large practice and the reputation
of being the finest jury lawyer in the upcountry.
One evening there was a knot of us gather
ed in McNeel's hotel-piazza. X'ol. Williams
was among the number, and also a ventriloquist
named Charles, at that time visiting
York. Conversation turned on idiosyncrasies
and dislikes. Williams remarked that he
hated hogs worse, and was more afraid of
them, than auything else. He accounted for
it by having Jbeeu 4)itten by one when a child.
It was a fact, he said, that his hair fairly stood
on end if a hog bristled up at him in the
street.
That night there were services held by the
Methodists iu Crenshaw's "long room," which
stood on the present site of Rose's Hotel?
the congregation not then having a church
buildiug. Col. Williams was a member of
this denomination, and ]>eing one of the most
zealous, he was, of course, iu attendance.
The sermon was frequently interrupted, near
its close, by the cries of a child. The
mother being much interested in the preach"
? 1*1.1 I
ing, at the first scream ol tiie ciuia presseu it
up to her bosom, rocked it buck aud forth by
swaying her body^tryiug to quiet it without
diverting her attention from the speaker.
Another sharp, quick yell, caused her to cease
her motion and lool&down on its'fiice. It ap
peared to be in a deep, placid sleep. the
time she was fully absorbed in the minister's
remarks, the child suddenly screamed out
again. On looking at it, it still seemingly serenely
slept. This recurred several times,
and the mother began to feel alarmed, not being
able to imagine what could be the matter
with her infant.
Services being ended the congregation dispersed,
and Col. Williams took a candle from
the interior of the building to the outside and
held it, at the foot of the steps, to light the
crowd down, for it was very dark and a drizzling
rain had commenced falling. About all
had got out, when almost, at Williams' heels
sounded, "ugh ! vgh /" like the grunt of an
old sow disturbed in her bed. Down went*
the candle to the ground. "Shew! shew!"
cried Williams, and he involuntarily ran.
tin nliantn^ tlimoolf intd ft Wttlk.
AitCl a JUbig l/tivvnvu -w ? ...
In a few moments he heard the ill-natured
grunt"ugh ! ugh!" just a little behind. "Shew!
shew!" said Williams. The guttural note
drew nearer. "Ugh! ugh!" "Shew ! shew!
the beast is going to bite me, I do believe.
Shew*! shew !" Again the ominous "ugh !
ughC of the sow. Unable longer to contain
himself, he incontinently took the undignified
pace he had just abandoned. Once or twice
he slackened it. Each time the disagreeable
familiar grunt admonished him of the proximity
of his pachydermatous foe, and believing
himself pursued by the angry animal, he
ran nearly all the way home. However, he
did not hear the swinish tones after he passed
McNeel's, and next morning met on the street
his jgrunting, now grinning, pursuer, in the
person of Charles, the ventriloquist. Col. Williams
would hardly believe he was his quondam
enemy, but his assertions were corroborated
by McNeeLwho was with him. The
strange crying of the bajby was also accounted
for; much to-1 the anxtbua mother's relief. "
Col. Williams was oijice run for Judge, and
on one ballot elected; but there being some
informality discovered, another balloting was
ordered and he was beaten by one vote. Judge
O'Neal, I believe, was the successful opponent.
Colonel W. was a frequent member of the
Legislature from our district
In 1833 he removed to Montgomery, Alh.
Alas! how many ornaments of our society
has South Carolina lost by the restless spirit
of her sons.. In- Montgomery he was, for
many years, at the head of his profession.
T\.. In 4-/\ nlrril t*tqy?V?0 naOQoH Q WOV frftlTl
i/uruig vjui u?? n?* uv ---
among the living. To his generous soul and
high spirit, the chains of our present state
would have been galling indeed, as they are
to his few compeers surviving. How many
feel like the fabled man of the classics?
chained to a rock, with vultures ever and
anon feeding on his liver.
There still stands, on the cross street iu
Yorkville, opposite to the residence of the
late Col. Witherspoon, and at present occupied
by Mr. Whit, a house built by John McKnight,
a carpenter, and known in my day
as "the red house."
McKuight sold the house in a few years
and moved to Florida. It passed from one to
another?frequently changing hands. It bore
an ill-name. Strange and unaccountable
noises had been heard in it. It was said to be
a haunted house, and, therefore, was often
without a.tenant.
A man named Aberuathy, from Charleston,
a sailor previously, moved up to Yorkville,
bringing with him some truuks of dry goods
on speculation. He rented the "red house,"
and in one of the lower rooms laid the goods
out on a long table, m default of a counter,
ready for inspection and sale. Himself, his
wife and his mother, occupied apartments upstairs.
They soon told of being awakened at
night by the sound of a crush, like goods falling
off the table. As soon as they could get
a candle lighted, they hurried down stairs.
No one could" be found. The table, though7
was overturned and tfce goods all lying on the
floor. On examining them not a piece was
gone, and nothing else they could discover,
appeared to have been disturbed. Looking to
bolts and bars with redoubled vigilance, they
set the table up-right and replaced the goods
as they were before. Hardly had they retired
to their beds, until they heard the same sound
of a'crush. On going down it was a repetition
of the first disturbance. Table overturned?goods
on the floor?but not the wrapping
| of a finger to be missed. This, Abernathy,
I bis wife and mother, all solemnly affirmed,
| happened night after night. They also heard,
J they said, strange rappings in different parts
j of the house, for which they could find no
; cause, nor in any way explain. The reputaj
tion of the house?confirmed in his mind by
those mysterious occurrences?determined Ab;
ernathy to move his family as soon as he could
; get another house to go in, firmly believing
I this one to be a haunted house.
; For a long time "the red house" was without
an occupant, and had consequently fallen
much out of repair. It had got into Dr
Crenshaw's hands, I think, when an opportunity
of renting it, if in a better state, induced
him to have it fixed up. Abernathy had
moved into the country, but being a "jack oi
all trades," Dr. Crenshaw got him to take
the job of glazing it, the windows being near
ly guiltless of glass, there being scarcely a
| pane to a sash.
Abernathy came to town and went to Worl
; quite readily, for in day time he did not mine
being in the haunted house. One evening
having been drinking a good deal during tin
day, he laid down before the fire be usual h
i kept up in one of the fire-places while he was ;
at work, and fell asleep. He did not awaken j
until the uext morning, and then was proud
,' beyond measure at the accident, boasting that |
! j he had staid all night, alone, in the haunted !
"house. i
Abernathy, iu his elation, began to banter
me for a bet that he could spend the*night
i alone, iu the haunted house. I, of course,
i caring nothing about the matter, declined, i
i Foru day or two, every time we came in con|
tact, he would again propose and insist on it. i
; At length, becoming annoyed by hiu pertinac-j
*ty, I determined on some fun at his expense, !
j and agreed to make the bet with him, on eer'
| tain conditions. He was so eager for the
i wager, he (subscribed to anything to get it up. [
I The stake, by his own choice, was a fine hut,:
! and a eonditiou .of the bet was that after once I
I he laid dowu that night, he was not to rise, j
If he did so, on any account, he lost.
After supper, urmed with his tools und a j
bottle of whiskey, he went into the "haunted I
house.", fie worked until late, taking frel
quent pulls at his bottle to fortify his courage.
| He locked and barred the doors, and over
| each lower window sash, drove a strong nail
to prevent them from being hoisted. At'
length, tired and sleepy, he laid down on his !
pullet before the fire.
Outside, watching our chance, was, beside ,
myself, William McCaw, Randolph Ervin,
and one or two others. We were tired of wait'--j
ing, for Abernathy had worked later than we
i anticipated. As soon as we saw through the
i windows that he had laid down, we began opj
erations. His head could hardly have touched |
I his pillow till he slept, and so sound was his
J slumber, he was not easily disturbed. We
| were provided with one of old Mrs. McCall's i
j cats, a bladder containing shot to tie to its
tail, and William McCaw had a syringe which
held nearly a quart, filled with water ready i
i for use.
Abernathy had fastened the windows so securely,
it was a good deal of trouble to get
one open. With the help of a crow-bar, we
at length succeeded in doing so. We threw
in the cat as we raised the sash, for she was
getting obstreperous and using her claws vigorously,
and then let the sash fall with its own .
weight This noise aroused Abernathy for
the first time. Around the room went the cat, <
rattling the bag of shot after her on the floor. <
I "I'll shoot some of you 1" roared Abernathy; 1
! "I know you boys are trying to scare me."
Rattle, rattle. "I'll shoot some of you, I sjiy,"
again he cried, afraicl to rise from the pallet
on the floor, the condition of the bet being that
j he was to lo&e if he arose. The eat found a
j dark corner, for the fire was nearly burned .
1 i? ^ :X?KJ _
i out, ana restea a raomem m ner icnuieu wij
cuit. A confederate, under the houee, gave a
! sepulchral groan, and in a ghostly voice pronounced
the awful words, "this night shall ;
thy soul be required of thee." The cat again
began to run around the room as furiously as 1
before. Rattle, rattle, went the bladder of
shot on the floor, and groans issued from different-corners
of the building. "Fll shoot-*
you! I'll shoot you!" hallooed Abernathy.
The threat was echoed by a hollow groan.
On went the cat in its frantic course, fairly i
mad, itself, With terror. "Great heavens! I
can't stand this," said our hero. Groans
burst forth from every side in response. "I
[ must get up." He arose and dashed to the
door of the room in which he was lying. He
had this so securely fastened that it took him
some little time to undo it, and in the meantime
we were enabled to collect round the corner.
The front door opened near, the corner.
At last he got the door unlocked, and reached ,
the front entrance, where he paused a moment
I on the steps. William McCaw, from our staj
tion round the corner, discharged the whole
I contents of the syringe, full in his face. The 1
! terrified man looked up at the sky?it was
j beautiful star light?and exclaimed, "mercij
ful goodness! raining, and not a cloud in the
.heavens!" With that he started, at full sptjed, <
; down street; in his fright and haste, leaving i
j the door open. Guessing that he had gone to j
,.get some one to help him fathom the matter,
j. we ran in and liberated the cat, in order that ,
i no evidence of human handicraft might ap|
pear to aid their investigations.
\ We hid ourselves in some rank weeds near.
| Presently Abernathy returned, accompanied
j hv his landlord, Mr. Smith. As they drew
j near, we heard the latter say, soothingly, "Oh!
it's just some of the boys, who were trying to
j scare you."
j "But, I tell you," said Abernathy, "forty
j empty wagons running away, would not have
j made the noise."
j A full examiuation of the different parts of
i the house revealed nothing, and at length they
, fHTiip nut,. Mr. Smith adhering to his belief
i and accounting in various plausible ways for |
the noises. "You were scared, Abernathy, j
and could not judge closely," said Smith.
"Isn't it clear ?" asked Abernathy, firmly.
"Yes, perfectly so," replied Smith, for there
j Were myriads of stars studding the ethereal'
vault with co^d brightness. ^ .
| i "Well! I declare I never saw a harder dash !
j of rain in my life. Here, Smith, just feel my |
i clothes ; I'm right wet now."
This was a poser Mr. Smith cfuld not, j
with all his imagination, clear up.
"He shuddered, as no doubt the bravest cowers
When he can't tell what 'tis that doth appal,
How odd a single hobgoblin's nonentity, [ity." j
Should cause more fear than a whole host's ident-1
Abernathy never said hat or bet to me af|
terward, and neither again did he fry the ex!
periment of sleeping alone in the "haunted red
I houxe /"
[to bk continued.]
What "Port Wine" is Made Of.?Some j
1 parties in Stonington, Conn., have recently j
,! been prosecuted for selling adulterated wines j
, i and liquors. Samples of their "stuff"' were
submitted to Professor Silliman, of Yale Col-1
; lege, the State chemist, and the following is j
' j the result of his analysis of what was sold for I
port wine: The liquor was turbid, heavily j
;' Jaden with sugar or molasses and some color- j
| ing matter; contained 21 percent, of alcohol; j
.! over 10 per cent, of sugar or molasses; about j
! 100 grains of sulphuric acid to the gallon,
E1 art of it free, as oil of vitriol, and part com-!
ined in alum; oxide of lead, or lithrage, in
' poisonous quantities, or about 45 grains to the
1 , gallon. The alcohol had an acid taste, and
[ the coloring matter an offensive odor. The
p liquor was stronger of lead than most waters
, that are poisoned by it.
t j
One day last week, says the Demopolis |
t Republican, an individual of the African ]>ersuasion
entered the office of the probate judge j
. in that city, when the following dialogue en- j
. sued: "Is dis de place whar dey gets license 1
i for to git married?" "Yes." "Well, I got
? married two years ago wid a license, and now
' my wife's dun run away and leff me, and I
r, want to yet my name scratched off!"
ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE1
AN ACT |
To establish and maintain a system of Free Com-.
mon Sehools for the State of South Carolina. - j
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate!
and House of Representatives of the State of
South Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of the
same: . *
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
That the State Board of Education sh%H
consist -,?f the several County School Cofh-1
missioners and the State Superintendent, of:
Education, who shall be ex officio chairn^an j
of the Board, and who shall he eutitledi^e-f;
vote on all questions submitted to the Board.!
The Board may elect one of its members as i
Secretary.
Six. 2. That the State Board of Educa-'
tion shall hold its first meeting at the Capital
of the State on the second Wednesday after
the approval of this act, and shall'thereafter j
meet on the first Wednesday in October of
every year at the Capital of the State, and i
of minli ntlmr timoo. urwl nlnnM OA -in flirfii
CIV OUV/II WbllW VIIUW I'lWVW
Superintendent of Education sliElTWpP^
The members of the Board shall be entitled |
to receive a mileage at the rate of twenty '
(20) cents per mile, going to and returning 11
from the meetings of the Board aforesaid1, to i
be paid by the State Treasurer on presenta-1
tion of a certificate signed by the Chairman !
and Secretary of the Board. J1
Sec. 3. That, for procuring an uniform !
system of text books tp be used in the com-1
mon and public schools Throughout the State, !'
there shall be a Commission of five appointed, '
to consist of His Excellency the Governor, ]
who shall be' ex officio Chairman ; the Chair- '
men on the Com mi'tee of Education of the 1
Senate and House of Representatives; and '
for the purpose of selecting the other two 1
members, the Senate shall, by a majority.of
votes,, appoint one, and the House of Repre- <
sentatives shall, iu like manner, select the
other: Provided, That the Commission having
decided upon a. list of text-books such list shall
not be subject to amendment or change until
the first of January, 1873, unless authority i
be granted to the Commission, by act of the <
General Assembly, to amend or change the 1
list aforesaid: j^iid provided further, That' <
the Commission shall decide upon a list of ]
text books to be used in the common and
public schools throughout the State, and shall I
furnish the same to the Board of Education <
at its first session. The meetings of the State
Board of Education shall be held for the Dur- 1
pose of considering such matters as may be
deemed necessary, and of taking such action <
as may advance the cause of common school
education in this "State. ? <
Sec. 4. Books shall be furnished to the
pupils in the public and common schools of <
this State at ten per cent above their cost to i
the State; and in all cases where the parentr'
neglect or refuse to furnish their children at- i
tending such schools, with suitable books, the i
Trustees of the several school districts are <
hereby authorized to furnish the same gratuitously
to such pupils as they are satisfied are s
unable to pay for them; but in all other cases t
they shall furnish books to the pupils who
have failed to furnish books, and certify the- 1
cost of the same, with the name of the per- l
son against whom thev are charged, to the J
Assessor within whose district such school dis- f
trict may be situated at the time when the 4
annual assessment o? property is made-iand^a
if shall be the duty of said Assessor to return!
the amount so certified to the Auditor of IndL
county, whose |uty it shall b4 to place the^t
Bame upon the county duplicate, and cause it g
to be collected at the same time and in the j (
Bame manner that State and county taxes are t
collected. (
Sec. 5. That the State Board of Educa- c
tion shall take and hold in trust, for the State, t
any grant or devise of lands, and any gift or t
bequest of money or other personal property, J
made to it for educational purposes, and shall g
pay into the State treasury for safe keeping 1
and investment all moneys and incomes frOm,^
property so received. The State Treasurer g
shall, from time to time invest all such t
money in the name of the State, and shall
pay to the State Board of Education, on the f
warrant of the Governor, the income or prin- c
cipal thereof, as it shall from time to time ?
require: Provided, That no disposition shall. 1
be made of any grant, devise, gift or bequest t
inconsistent with the conditions or terms there- ?
of. For the fait hful management of all prop-, c
erty so received by the State Treasurer, he a
shall be responsible, upon his bond, to the 1
State, as for other funds received by him in i
his official capacity: Provided, however, That] t
the Trustees of any school district of this*]}
State may take and hold in trust, tor tfteir
particular school district, any grant or devise
of lands, and any gift or bequest of money,
and apply the same in the interests of the
schools of their district, in such manner as in
their judgment seems most conducive to the
welfare of the schools, when not otherwise
directed by the terms of the said grant or devise,
gift or beauest: And provided farther,
That before said Trustees shall assume control
of any such grant, devise or bequest, they
shall give a bona, to be approved of by the
School Commissioner of the county in which
sueh grant, devise or bequest is made, said
bond to be deposited with the Clerk of the
Court of said county. j
state superintendent of education.' 1
Sec. 6. That the present State Superintendent
of Education shall continue in office
until the election and qualification of his suc^
cessor. At the general election in 1872, and
every four years thereafter, a State Superintendent
of Education shall be elected, in the
same manner as other Stateofficers^whoRhall
enter upon the duties of his office"on^JiflnSjr^
day o? January succeeding his election.** j t
Sec. 7. That he shall, before entering upon j1
the duties of his office, give bond, for tfie uafllJ
of the State of South Carolina, in the penar | )
sum of five thousand (5,000) dollars, with j1
good and sufficient sureties, to be approved j'
by the Governor, conditioned for the faithful |'
and impartial performance of the duties o?* *
his office, and he shall, also, at the time of i(
giving bond, take and subscribe the oath !
prescribed in section 30 of article II of the j
Constitution of the State, which oath shall be j <
endorsed upon the back of said bond, and the 11
bond shall be filed with, and preserved by, the_J
Secretary of State. \
Sec. 8. That the State Superintendent of i
Education shall receive, as compensation for j
his services, the sum of two thousand five hun- 1
dred (2,500) dollars per annum, together with <
his actual cost of transportation when traveling
on public business, payable,quarter-yearly, i
out of the State Treasury. [1
Sec. 9. That he shall have general super- *
vision over all the common and public schools j <
of the State, and it shall be his duty, as far p
as practicable, to visit every county in the j j
State, for the purpose of inspecting the schools, ]
awakening an interest favorable to the cause 1
of education, and diffusing, as widely as pos-1 i
sible, by public addresses and personal com- j
municktion with school officers and teachers, ^ '
and parents, a knowledge of existing defects, p
and of desirable improvements in the govern-1}
ment and instruction of the schools. [1
Sec. 10. That he shall secure uniformity j i
in the use of text books throughout the com-1.1
mon and public schools of th*e State, and shall ! i
forbid the use of sectarian-or partisan books !i
and instruction in the schools. jj
Sec. 11. That he shall prepare and transmit
to the several County School Commission- ji
ers, school registers, blank certificates, reports, h
and such other suitable blanks, forms and ji;
printed instructions as may be necessary to .:
a'd school officers and teachers in making I p
their reports and carrying into full effect the !
various provisions of the school laws of this , t
State; and shall cause the law's relating to b
common schools, with such rules, regulations, r
forms and instructions, as shall be prescribed 1:
by the Board of Education, to be prioted, t
together with a suitable index, in pamphlet, o
form, by the person authorized to do the State
printing, at the expense of the State; and he fi
Shall cause copies of the same to be trans- t]
mitted to the several County School Com mis- fc
sioners for distribution. > r
Sec. 12. That it shall be the duty of the o
State Superintendent of Education to collect, ii
his office, such school books, apparatus, c
lhaps and charts as can be obtained without si
expense to the State; and also to purchase at g
an expense not to exceed fifty dollars a year, p
rare and valuable works on education, for the a
benefit of teachers, authors and others, who] o
may wish to consult them ; and the said sum ; h
is hereby annually appropriated for this pur- j d
TVKAnnt. nf ?n? mmipva in flip fitjitp TrpRHiirv ! ei
not otherwise appropriated.
3. That copies of,all papers. filed in r<
tSeoffice of the State Superintendent of Ed- si
ucatitm, and his official acts may be certified tl
by him, and, when so certified, shall be evi- b
dence equally and in like manner as original n
papers. > .
Sec. 14. That the State Superintendent of tc
Education shall submit, in his annual report, ei
a statement of his official visits during the ri
past year. E
Sec. 12. That he shall make a report, b
through the Governor, to the General As- sc
sembly, at each regular session thereof, show- sc
ing: ai
. 1st. The number of persons between the di
ages'of six (6) and sixteen (16) years, inclusive,
residing in the State on the first day of ni
the last preceding October. hi
2nd. The number of such persons in each ^
lounty.
3rd. The number of each sex. ^
4th. The number of white.
5th. The number of colored.j
6th. The whole number of persons that
attended the free common schools of the State
luring the year ending the 30th day of the
last preceding Septembervand the number in ol
jach county that attendee during the same G
rwrind. \v
7th. TW number of whites of each sex, ti
:hat attended, and the number of colored of
?ch Bex, that attended the said schools. C
8th. The number of common schools in ai
:he State. ' . . ' cc
9th. The number of pupils that studied pi
jach of the branches taught. ' of
10th. The average wages paid to teachers e^
>f each sex. ; . qi
11th. The number of school houses erect-, -tb
>d during the year, and the location, material, S<
ind cost thereof. -,'V" si
12th. The number previously erected, the' tb
naterial of their construction, their condition '
md value, and the number with their grounds C
inclosed. . Jgft sc
12th. The counties in which teachers' in- wi
ititutes were held, and the number that at- >ai
ended the institutes in each county. &l
14th. Such other statistical information as ar
m may deem important, together with such fi<
)lan8 as he may have matured, and the State of
Board of Education may have recommended, of
"or the management and improvement of the e\
ichool fund, and for the more perfect organi- ai
ktion^nt], effiejeney.of the,,common sohiols. a
Sec. 16. That he shall have power to eaj- th
tmine all persons who may m^e application pi
,o him, as to their qualification for teachipg vi
ichool in this State; and that to all persons m
>f good moral character who pass a sattefac- sb
;ory examination he shall issue a certificate of so
pialification for teaching school in the State be
)f South Carolina; which certificate shall sa
luthorize the person to whom it is given to
each in any of the common schools of this E
State; in which his or her services may be de- 8U
ired by the Trustees of the school in which S<
le or she may make application to teach, G
vithout any further evidence of qualification, m
Said certificate shall be valid for the term of
wo (2) years unless sooner revoked. isl
Sec. 17. That he shall annually, on the ai
irst day of November, or as soon as practi- ce
able thereafter, apportion the income of the &
5tate school fund, and the annual taxes col- sa
ected ly the State for the support of schools
unong the several school districts of the C<
State, in proportion to the-respective number &
>f pupils attending the public schools, and he ev
hall certify such apportionment to the State ti(
rreasiirer. He shall also certify to the Treafr. wl
irer and School Commissionejj^f each county ed
he amount apportioned to tmv county, and pc
le shall draw his orders on the State Treas- wl
irer in favor of the County Treasurer of each tri
sounty for the amount apportioned to said
rounty.
Sec. 18. That there is hereby appropria- ^h
ed, out of any money in the State Treasury, se
lot otherwise appropriated, the sum of eight ac
mndred (800) dollars annually, to.the State q
superintendent of Education, for the purpose 8h
if defraying the expenses of clerk-hire in the
>fBce of said State Superintendent of Edu- aj
sation; said sura to be drawn quarterly by gg
rim, and to be disbursed by the said State b
superintendent for the purpose herein named: sj(
Provided, That the said sum of eight hundred p
800) dollars shall be in full for the annual se
myment of all clerk-hire, of said department.
Sec. 19. That the State Superintendent of ev
Education shall dischargesuch other duties as ?
nay be provided by law ; and he shall deliv- gf
:r to-his successor, within ten days after the e](
jxpiration of his term of office, all books, fa
mpers, documents, an3 other property belong- (jl
ng to his office. ar
Sec. 20. That in case of vacancy in the
JflRSTof State Superintendent of Education, ^
he Governor shall appoint, with the advice ^
md consent of the Senate, a person, to fill ^
juch vacancy, who shall qualify within fifteen ar
Uiu nnnnintmatif arm oV?oll /*nnfinno
in *o u?i w.i iito u|/^uiuuutwuv) imiu uiiwn vvuviuuv t
u office until the next ensuing general elec;ion,
when a person shall be elected to fill the ^
inexpired term; and should tho person so .
ippointed fail to qualify within the time spe;ified,
such failure shall create a vacancy. *"
county school commissioned.
Sec. 21. That the present County School jn
Commissioners shall continue in office until Cc
heir successors are elected and. qualified.
There shall be elected in each county, at the Ti
general election in October, A. D. 1870, and m
it the general election every two years there- tic
lfter, a School Commissioner, who shall hold p
his office until his successor is elected and er
]ualified. ev
Sec. 22. That on the first of January next
succeeding the date of his election, he shall X;
take and subscribe the oath of office prescrib- m
id in section 30 article II, of the Constitution 8C
)f this State, which oath he shall file in the at
office of the Clerk of the Court in the county ag
in which he was elected, and shalfiramediate- dc
ly enter upon the discharge of his duties, and jn
upon his failure to do so,, or if for any other or
cause there should be a vacancy in the office,
the Governor shall appoint a person to fill m
such vacancy, who shall qualify within fifteen pj
Jays after his appointment, and snail contin- 8C
ipe in office until the time prescribed for filling D(
Baid office by election, as herein provided; til
and should the person so appointed fail to j8
qualify within the time specified, such failure te
shall create a vacancy. ar
Sec. 23? That he shall have general super- to
,'ision of all the common and public schools I
in his county. He shall visit each school in of
the county at least once each regular term I sc
thereof, counsel with and eucouruge Trustees co
and teachers, see that the common school law j fb
i.* properly enforced, and do whatever may ;ne
iroraote the cause of edocatibn in the county. 1
Sec. 24. That it shall be his duty to see 1
bat in every school ,ynder his care there shall
>e taught, as far as practicable, orthography, 1
eading, writing, arithmetic, geography, Eng- i
ish grammar, histoty of the United States, ]
he principles of the Constitution "and laws i
f the United' State*, and good behavior. . <
Sec. 25. That he shall on or before the i
ret day of October,in e$ch year, forward to <
he State Superintendent of Education an ex- 1
ended report, containing an abstract of the 1
eports made to him. by ; the Various school <
fficere and teacherrf'hJ his county,1 and show- 1
ng the condition of the schools under his ?
harge, suggesting such improvements in the 1
cnooi system as nemay aeem useiui, auu c
iving such other in%nta#on,in regard to the t
ractical operation :,p^ iue con^mon. schools i
nd laws relating tjhereto, as may be deemed J
f public interest.1 shall also ib&ude, in ?
is report, such o therm attefs as he shall be? J
irected to report by the State Superintend- t
at of Education.; ,j r h. i ;iif v dm > v i *
Sec. 26. That should he ^Ltp ma^e the i
jport required in- the preeeeding section he 1
lall forfeit to the school fund of his'county ?
le sura'of fifty (50) dollars, and shall besides
e liable for all damages caused by such t
eglect. a
Sec. 27. That he shnll at all times conform (
> the instructions of the State Superintend- t
it of Education, as to matters within the.ju- J
sdiction of the saidl State Superintendent, c
[e shall serve as the organ of communication c
etween the said State Superintendent and i
ihool authorities. He shall transmit to s
:hool officers or teachere, all blanks, circulars 1
id other communications which are to them a
irected. , 1
Sec. 28. That each County School Com- f
lissioner shall, receive as compensation for o
is services, including expenses of transporition
within his county, an annual salary p
one thousand.'(1,000) dollars, except the n
mnty of Charleston, in which county he d
lall receive an annual salary of fifteen hun- c
red (1,500) dollars, payable quarterly by the o
tate Treasurer. tl
county board of examiners. , "
o nn rri__i .t._ n ... /~t : : V
BJ?U. 4i7. J. IIat uie v^uuiujr v^uiuuiisaiuuerB
? the several counties shall furnish the School 8<
ommissioners of their respective counties 81
ith an office and the necessary-office furni- 61
ira. i* : ??T ' J]
Sec. 30., That it shall be the duty of each P
ounty School Commissioner, immediately 11
ter the passage of this act , to divide his P
>unty into convenient School Districts, for all 8
jrposes connected with the general interest
? education, and re-district the same, when- 81
rer in his Judgment, the general good rejires
it. Each district shall be confined to "
te^management and control of the Board of P
ihool Trustees hereinafter provided for; who ?
rail hold their office for two years, and until j1
ieir successors are elected and qualified.
Sec; '31. It shall be the duty o| the School
ommissioner of each county to select two !!
titable and discreet persons, who, together
ith himself, shall constitute a Board of Ex- r
niners, whose duty it shall be to examine 1?
1 candidates for the profession of teacher, a
id to give such persons as are found qualiid
a certificate, setting forth the branches a
learning he or she may be found capable ?
teaching; such examination to be renewed P
<ery year. No teacher shall be employed in ^
ly of the common or public Bchools without ^
certificate from the Board of Examiners orie
State Superintendent; but cert^cafeafurshed
by the Board of ?xamine^gfeliall be 85
did only in the counties where issued. A a
ajority pf the County Board of Examiners
tall have power, for good and sufficient rea- "
us, to cancel any certificate issued by them _
ifore the expiration of the time for which
id certificate was granted. "
Sec. 32- That the Board of County School "
xaminers shall meet at least twice a year, at
ich places, and at such times, as the County 0
ihool Commissioner shall appoint; that the 0
ounty School Commissioner shall be chair-. 0
an and clerk of the Board, and shall ke$p a
Xrt ?H WAAAMi] A AIM MHAAAA/linfWl ATI/1 A MA J-M 0.
JUU icwiu ui tucii piu^ccuiugoj ouu a icg
ter of $he name, age, sex, color, residence b
id date of certificate of each person to whom ^
rtificate is issued, and in case a certificate "
s cancelled, shall make a proper entry of the ?
me. 11
Sec. 33. That it shall be the duty ofi the ^
ounty Board of School1 Examiners, at their
st meeting, to order, in and for each and
ery school district in their count?, an elec- ?
in for a Board of three (3) School Trustees, f
bose duties shall be as hereinafter prescrib- z
[. The said County Board shall also have
>wer to fill, by appointment, all vacancies
bich may occur in the respective school diaict
Boards of School Trustees in their county.
school districts and trustees.
Sec. 34 For the purpose of conducting
e election provided for in the foregoing
ction, a public meeting of the voters of each
hool district shall he called by order of the .
>unty Board of Examiners; said meeting
all be presided over by "one member of said
oard of Examiners, or a person by them
ipointed; shall appoint a Secretary, who
all keep a fair record of its proceedings, to
s deposited with the County School Commisjner,
and shall then proceed to elect three
irsons, resident in the said school district, to
rve as School Trustees for one year: Provi- to
id that fifteen days' notice shall be given of ei
ery such public meeting. k
*Sec. 35. That the said Trustees, within a
'teen (15) days after their appointment or T
ection, shall take au oath or affirmation &
ithfuljy and impartially to discharge the T
ities of their office, which oath the members n
e authorized to admir'^ter to each other. ^
Sec. 36. That it shail be the duty of the n
id Trustees, any two of whom shall con- *
itute a quorum, to meet as soon as practicae
after having been appointed or elected ?
id qualified, at such place as may be most
invenient in the district, and organize by n
ipointing one of their number Clerk of the ?
oard, who shall preside at the official meet- 11
gs of the Trustees, and shall record their
oceedings in a book provided for that pur- vi
>se: Provided, That each member of the a
oard shall. be duly notified of. such meet- a
gs by the School Commissioners of the r<
iunty. C
Sec. 37. That it shall be the duty of the o:
rustees in eacn scnooi district to take tne ?,
anagement and control of the local educa- 11
jnal interests of the same, subject to the su- 11
irvision of the County School Commission- tl
, and to visit the school at least twice in si
ery month duriDg the school term. tl
Sec. 38. That it Bhall be the duty of the T
rustees in the several school districts to d
ake, or cause to be made, annually, in each d
hool district, by the first day of September, oj
l enumeration of all the children between the E
;es of six (6) and sixteen (16) years, resi- 8f
int within such school district, distinguishg
between male and female, white and col- hi
ed; and the Clerk of said Board of Trus- ui
es shall return to the County School Com- al
issioner a duplicate report of the same: aj
rovided, That in case the enumeratipn of m
holastic population of any school district is gi
>t made, as provided for in this act, by that
ne, the County Board of School Examiners it
herewith authorized to appoint new. Trus- pi
es ior sucn scnooi aistnci, oniess ior gooa i oi
id sufficient cause the Trustees have failed j p
act tl
Sec. 39. It shall be the duty of the Board a
' Trustees to hold a regular session in their gi
hool district at least two weeks before the n
imraencement of any or every school term, F
r the transaction of any and all business aj
scessary to the prosperity of the school, st
I
?, , ->-h ' "7j fr~,
with power to adjourn fromtime.to ume,and
to hold special meetings at any tima or place.
Sec. 40. That the Board of Trustees $tall
have power to establish and make all a^rswgfe
ments for the common schools of districts,
paying duq regard.to any. schoolJtbiise.. already
built, or site procured, aa well as to all
)thpr; ^iiflunlstanced pfoperltoAfe cobadS^ed,
w as to best promote the educational interest
)f their district: Provided, That if said
Board of Trustee? shall fail to establish and
3uild school' hous^ when any where the necessities
of the people require them, it shall
ye the duty of the County School Commissioner,
and he shall liave the power to estabish
and ouild the same at the expense of the
schooj fund of such school district They
shall employ teachers from among those havng
oertinates, and discharge the same when
rood and sufficient reasons for so doing present
themselves; but they shall employ no
)ef-8pn to teach in day of the schools! leader
;heir supervision unless such person shall hold
it the time of commencing hie or Jj?f*ohooI,
i certificate td teach, granted by the Countyioard
of School Examiners;'or ?>y the State
Superintendent of Education.
Sec. 41. That should the Board of Trusees
be unable otherwise to procure sites for
ohool hotises, they are hereby authorized to
Lppoint a jury of view of five legal voters of
he county, who shall locate such site as the
mblic interest may require; but except in a
lity, town or village, said site shall not be looted
within two'hundred yards of the dwellng
of the owner of the land taken for said
ite without his consent, given in writing.
?he said jury shall assess the value, of the
anie and report their action to the Board of
Tustees, who shall secure the title and pay
ar the site, as decided by the juTy of view, i
utof any moneyB available for that purpose. ']
Sec. it That when it shall so happen that 1
ersons are so situated as to be better accomlodated
at the school of any adjoining school
istrict, or whenever it may be desirable to j
stablish a school composed of parts of two i
r more school districts, it shall be the diity of
berespective Boards of Trustees of the school
istricte in which such persons reside, or in
hich such schools may be situated, or of the
shool districts, or-the parts of which the
choolis to be composed,to transfer such perdds
for education to the school district in
rhich such school house is or may be located ;
ut the enumeration of scholars shall be taken
i each district as if no such transfer had been
lade; and such school, when so composed,
ball be supported from the school funds of
he respective school districts .from which the
cbolars may have been transferred.
Sec. 43. That the school year shall comlence
on the first Monday of October, and
lose on the last Friday of June in each year;
ut the County School Commissioner shall
ave power to limit the school year according
3 the school fund apportioned to his county.
Sec. 44. That it shall be the duty of each
cliool teacher to make out and file with the
Jlerk of the Board of Trustees, at the expiation
of each school month, a full and complete
report of the whole number of scholars
dmitted to the school during each month,
istinguishing between male and female, the
verage attendance, the branches taught; the
umber of pupils engaged in each of said ,
ranches, and such other statistics as he or (
be may be required, to make by the County ,
chool Commissioner; and until such report
ball have been certified and filed by the said
jacher, as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of
ud Board of Trustees to require the same, J
nld forward to the County School Commis- 1
ioner before said teacher can draw pay for '
,is or her services. ? ./
Sec. 45. That the State Superintendent of '
Education, or any County School Commis- J
ioner, or School District Board of Trustees, ,
lay receive,' in behalf of the State Board of
education, any gift, grant, donation or devise '
f any school house,or site for a school house,
r library fpr the use of any school or schools, j
r other school purposes within the State, and .
re hereby invested with the caje and custody '
f all school houses, sites or other property
elotiging to the State Board of Education
ithin the limits of their jurisdiction, with
ill powers to control the same in such maner
as. they may think will best subserve the
iterests of common schools and the cause of
iucation, subject to the control of the State
ioard of Education.
. - . i .
A GENTLE WORD.
A gentle word is never lost;
Oh I never then refuse one;
It cheers the heart when sorrow-tost,
And lulls the cares that braise one.
It scatters sunshine o'er our way,
It turns our thorns to roses;
It changes dreary night to day,
And hope and peace discloses.
A gentle word is nevf r lost?.
The fallen brother needs it;
How easy said, how small the cost,
^. nat joy and oomfort speeds it (
Then drive the shadow from thy brow,
A smile can well replace it;
Our voice is music when we speak
With gentle words to grace it.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. IN CHESTER.
On Friday morning last, between one and
vo o'clock, the police squad on duty discovred
flames bursting out through the roof of a
itchen on the premises of Mrs. 8. A. Hunter,
t the corner of Main and Wylie' Streets.
hoy promptly sounded the alarm, and in a j
!W minutes a crowd of citizens were gathered, t
he Stonewall Company brought their engine i
ipidly on the ground ; but the impossibility j
f keeping it supplied with water, by carrying 8
I buckets amd pouring into'the barrel in t
hich the suction hose was placed, rendered j
II the exertions of the company unavailing to f
ay the flames. It gave them an opportunity, 1
owever, to demonstrate with what prompt- t
ess they can respond to an alarm, and with <
hat will and energy they are prepared to go 1
lto a fight with the fierce element c
On the premises were a large two storied
ooden building, occupied by Mrs. Hunter as
confectionary store and residence, a one story c
Edition to the first building occupied as a 1
sidence by E. Livingston, County School i
toinmissioner, and the kitchen where the fire I
riginated, occupied in one end as a residence 1
y Mrs. Ford and family, the other end being c
sed as a kitchen by Livingston. The testi- \
lony of the police, and of ail those who reached e
le fire early is, that the fire was entirely in- c
de, and was bursting through the roof on i
le end used as a kitchen by Livingston, c
hese houses were all burnt, and it was with, t
ifficulty that the house occupied by Mr. An- a
erson on the adjoiningJot was saved. The "
Id house between Mrs. Hunter's and the Court (
louse was on fire several times, but was finally a
ived. i
The loss, amounting to probably $1500, falls t
eavily upon Mrs. Hunter, as she was entirely I
insured. The School Commissioner lost
bout $200 in furniture of kitchen and damje
to furniture of residence. Mrs. Ford saved a
othing?the family having scarcely time to i
it out of the burning building. e
At the time of the destructive fire that vis- a
ed this town in January last, it gave us great a
ieasure to note the zeal with which our col- a
red citizens exerted themselves to stav the 1
rogress of the flames, and to save the property r
lat was endangered; and to draw from thence t
happy conclusion as to the'sound basis of
ood feeling that existed between the two
ices. We regret that the experience of last t
'riday morning will not allow us to do this 1
^ain. Crowds of able-bodied colored men s
ood off with folded arms, apparently looking i
on with fiendish delight at the destruction of
white folks'property. There were s far notable
exceptional?but very few. Many of
them were appealed to, and asked to asust in
bringing water. They flatly refused, some of
them.giving 4s their reason that they hadprovmed
mot to help in case of Are, and that they
intended: to keep their promise. Now, we ask,
to whom was .this promise made? Who exacted
|t ? Is it a part of the obligation of the
League? They seemed to hold tne promise
as a sacred one, and based their action upon
it; surely it must have been exacted from them
by some authority that they regard as supreme.
We confess that the existence of such a
feeling as the conduct of these colored men exhibited,
is to us a source of sincere regret. No
community can prosper where such deep-seated
hostility on the part of one class exists toward
another. Antagonism will necessarily beget
antagonism. \ And whileno man of right feeling
would allow bis mind to' become embittered,
to the extent of hatred against these deladed
followers of unscrupulus" and unprincipled
leaders, still it would be more than human
for him to take any interest in die 'welfare,
or to feel disposed to render assistance of
any kind, to a class of people that would savagely
delight in the destruction of what little
of this world's goods is now left to him. We
repeat, that the state of feeling existing on the
pa# of the colored people of this community,
as exhibited by their conduct at the fire on
Friday morning last, is a cause fin- profound
regret We fern toward the mass, however,
no other sentiment save that *of pity. They
are really not to blame. 'It is their ignorance ?
that misleads them. Their conduct is the J
natural and logical sequence of the principles
that are being industriously instilled into them
by their party lights.?Chester Meporter, 21 st
instant. ; 1
* ? ?
Whirlwinds in the East.?Whirlwinds,
in Eastern countries, are sudden, and are surprising
in their effects. On a sultry day, and
without any previous agitation in .the atmosphere,
they will take place; carrying upward
with a revolving motion, whatever may
chance to come within the whirl. Bodies of
great weight are thus moved tirom their places
and carped upward, till they are.lost sight of
in the clouds. : . < i ; .. .
The effects of one of these whirlwinds, conBned
probably to a small circumference, was
witne^ed once in India. A roofing of palm
branches and grass was laid on the ground,
ready to be supported on poles for the nont of
i uuugttiuw. xi ueavy, Btsvenu. jr?ru?
long and broad, and had taken eight men to
lilt and?*feariy it Suddenly, and without
warning, for the day had bean excessively
bot, and there appeared not a breath of air,
this roof was moved to and fro; and, after
Sapping a moment or two, was raised aloft,
ind carried upward with speed, whirling
round and round* as it went up, till, at last it
became but a speck in the distance, and was
joon lost to sight' '
In countries where whirlwinds are of frequent
occurrence, it is not surprising that
'the sons of the ;prophets," seeing Elijah go
up "by a whirlwind into heaven," should have
urged Elisha to send and seek after him,
'lest" as they said, "he might be taken up,
ind cast upon some mountain, or into some
palley."?Biblical Treasury,
The-Hobw TBAJ>e.-r-Within a few years
past, there has grown up a trade, commerce
ind manufacture, in the article of the horns
of cattle, in this country, which bid/fair to
rival other, and at present greater, interests.
A Boston paper of last week, announces the
arrival of a cargo of horns from California.
The same paper states that the number of
horns received in that city annually is immense.
Some of these horns are imported
from South America, some are from Texas,
and some are from.other places. One,vessel
took into Boston, a few days ago, a cargo of
iwentv-seien thousand ox horns. .-Near that
rity there is a large manufacturing establishment,
at which these horns are transformed
nto a great variety of useful and ornamental
irticles. They are made, in the process of
nanufacture, to undergo a chemical change,
ifter which they are converted into combe,
cnife hawdles, paper cutters, buttons, parlor
>rnamebts, jewelry, Ac. At this manufactory,
t is said they have a preparation that changes
rorn to any desired color, and it is also said
hat a great deal of the jewelry that is sold
4a ?ma<1a av k Atma TTlltnon
ui jjuio iuuuci 10 aiouc ui kjjl uuiud* 'v'-f"
Enterprise and ingenuity have not yet devel?j
4 all the valuable uses to which apparenty
worthless and useless articles are yet to be
>ut
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Oitr Estimate of. Othebs.?There are
oiks who can never look at any one else in
heir own walk of life without some latent
eference to themselves. They institute a
Eomparison. And this introduces adisturbng
element, which makes their estimate of
he other person of no value. They are lookng
on the other person through spectacles
trongly tinged with green; perhaps with prelow.
If you desire to form a sound and right
Estimate of any one whose work is the
iame as yonrs^ or who may be regarded as a
Eompetitor for the same kind of standing, you
nust, for the time, forget yourself altogether.
The most inappreciable reference to yourself
will entirely vitiate the estimate formed. But
here are people who have it not in them to
brm an unselfish and impersonal estimate of
mother. They never think that the other
nan is six feet high, or seven, as the case may
>e; bqt that he is so many inches taller or
horter than they are. They never think that
he man is a very clever man, or a very stu)id
man; but that he is not so clever as they
ire, or stupider than they are. Such are tbe
luman beings who are disconcerted unless
hey are recognized as cock of the walk. They
Ean bear no brother near the throne. In seeding
their associates, they do not want
Equal companions, but humble attendants.
How a Camel Goes Thbough the Ete
>f a Needle.?The passage from the New
restament, "It is easier for a camel," etc., has
>erplexed many good men, who have read it
iterally. * In oriental cities there are in the
arge gates small and verv. low apertures,
lailed metaphorifcally "needle's eyes, just as
re Jtalk of windows ou shipboard as "bull's
yes." These entrances are too narrow for a
amel to pass through them in the ordinary
aanner, or even if loaded. When a loaded
amel has to pass through one or theee enranees,
it kneels down, its load is removed,
.nd then it shuffles through on its knees.
'Yesterday," writes lady Duff Gordon, from
Jairo, "I saw a camel go through the eye of
, needle?that is, the low-archea door of an
aclosure. He must kneel, and bow hishsad,
0 creep through; and th'us the rich man must
tumble himself"
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Drowned.?On Saturday morning a sad
iccident happened at the Rudasill Gold Mine
n this vicinity. Two negro men were drownd
in the mine. It is said they were digging
a usual, when one of them suddenly struck
1 stream of water which speedily rushed in
md drowned both men. They were about
.50 feet under ground, and the shaft filled to
apicQy that nothing could be done to recover
he bodies.?Charlotte, Democrat, 19<h instant. '
lfcjr Narrow-minded men, who have not a
bought beyond the sphere of their own outook,
remind one of the Hindoo maxim: "The
nail sees nothing but its own shell, and thinks
t the grandest palace in the Universe."