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BY E. B. MURRAY & CO. ANDERSON, S. C., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 7, 1881. VOLUME xvi.-NO: m. AN INCIDENT IN MARRIED LIFE. "MB, why don't you over dress up ?" asked little Nellie Thornton, as lier mother, finished brushing the childes bair, and tying her clean apron. There wes a moiaeu'.ary surprise or. Mr?. Thornton's face ; but she answered care lessly, "Oh, no one cares how I look." "Don't Pa love to see you look pret ty V persisted the child. The mother did not reply', but invol untarily she glanced at her slovenly attire, tho faded and worn calico dress and dingy apron, both bearing .ve ness tf an intimate acquaintance with the diib> pan and stove-the slipshod "shoes, aud soiled stockings-ana she could not help remembering now she had that morning appeared with uncombed bair, and prepared her bnsband'e break fast before he left home for the neighbor ing market-town. "Sure enough !" mus ed she, "bow I do look 1" And then mem ory pointed back a few years to a neatly and tastefully dressed maiden, sometimes busy in her father's houso, again ming ling with hor young companions, but never untidy lu ber appearance, always fresh and blooming ; and this she knew, full well, vasa picture of herself wben Charles Thornton first won ber young heart. Such waa the bride bo bad taken to b is pleasant homo. Bhe was still comely in features, grace ful in form, but few would call ner a handsome or ari accomplished woman ; for, alas! air other characteristics were overshadowed by this repulsive trait. Yet she loved to see others neat, and her houso and children did not seem to be long to her, so well kept and tidy did they look. As a housekeeper she excel led, and ber husband was long in ac knowledging to himself the unwelcome fact that be had married an incorrigible sioven. When, like too many other young wives, she began to grow negligent In rogara to her dress, ne readily excused ?er in Ina own mind, and thought "she is not well, or she has so much to do;" and perceiving no abatement in his kind attentions, abe naturally con cluded he was perfectly satisfied. As her family cares increased, end she went less into company, she became still more careless of her personal appearance, and contented herself with seeing that noth ing was lacking which could contribute to the comfort of her husband and chi. dren, never supposing that so trivial a matter os ber own apparel could possibly affect their happiness. All this chain of circumstances hitherto unthought of passed before her, as the little prattler at ber side repeated the query, "Don't Pa love to see y^u look pretty ?" "Yes, my child," she answered, and ber resolve was taken. She would try an experiment, and provo whether Mr. Thornton were really indifferent on the subject or not. Giving Nellie a picture book with whic'.. to amuse herself, she went to ber own room, mentally exclaim ing, "at any rate, I'll novar nut on this rig again-not even wasfiing day." She proceeded to her clothes press and removed ono dress after another. Some were ragged, others faded, all out of style, andf some uufit to wear. At length she found one which bad long ago been laid aside, as "too light to wear about, the house." It was a nice French print, rose coloreiLand whlta, and she remero . bored lt bad once been a favorite with her husband, 'lae old adage, "fashions esme round ia seven yean," seemed true in this case ; for tho dress Tina made In the then prevailing style. "This is just the thing," she thought, and she hastened to perform ber toilet, saying to hereelf, "I must alter my dork ginghams to wear mornings; and get it all ready before Charlea comes home." Then aho released ber long, dark bair from its imprisonment in a most ungrace ful twist, and carefully brushing its still glossy waves, she plaited it in the broad Braids which Charles used so much to admire in the days of her girlhood. The' unwonted task brought back many reminiscences of those long van ished years, and tears glistened in her eves aa she thought of the manv changea time had wrought in those shefovsd, but oho murmurs!, "What hath sadness like tbecbauge :n turselvcs we fin J T" In that hour she realized how the ap parently trivial fault bad gained the mas tery over her, and imperceptibly had placed a barrier between ber and the one she loved on earth. True, he never chided her-never apparently noticed her altered appearance-but she well knew he no longer -urged her going into society, nor did he seem to care about receiving bis friends at Ho own house, although ho was a social man and had once felt proud to Introduce his young wife to bis large circle of acquaintances. Now. thoy eeldoto went out together, excepting to church, and even dressing for that was generally too much of an effort for Mrs. Thornton. She would stay at home "to keep house/' after pro paring her little ones to accompany their father; and the neighbors soon ceased expecting to meet ber at public worship or in social gathering ; and so. ono by one, they neglected to call on her ants! bot very few of the number continued to exchange. friendly civilities with ber. She-had wondered at this, bad felt pained and mortified heretofore. . Now she clearly saw it was her own fault. The veil was removed from her eyes, and the mistake of her life was revealed in its true enormity. Sincerely did abe repent of her past error, calmly and seri ouuly resolve on future and immediate amendment. <*?. ?Meanwhile her hands were not idle, and at length tho metamorphosis was completo. The bright pink d'-.pery hung gracefully about her form, impart ing an unusual brilliancy to ber oom Siloxloh. 'Her best wrought collar was ?stened with a costly brooch. Ger hus band's wedding gift, which had not seen i the lig?t for many a day, Glancing once more at her ??iffo?, to be certain I her toilet needed no more finishing fi touches, she took her sewing md return % ed to the sitting room, . . Little Nellie had woimcd ii her plc X - tore book, and was now -'vrog with the kitten. As Hrs. Tbornu. ? entered, she R dapped i\er hands in chltuish delight exclaiming, "Oh ! Ma, how pretty 1' ?I and ranning to her kissed* her again ant again. Thun drew her little chair dost Ht to ber side and eagerly watched her ai tm she plied her needle, repairing bor ging W- hatti dress. Just before it waa?completed. Nellio'i BM brothers came from school, end paaslnj BJ? at the half opened door. Willie whisper MB ed to Charlie, "I guess we've got oom pa I nyr for mother's all dressed up." It wa afc with mingled emotions of pleasure .ant HBjlpaln that Mrs. Thornton observed be ?y^T children wero unusually docile and obe SK, dient, hastening to perform th? J accus r" tomed duties without being oven remind I cd of them. Children are natural em unaffected luv?.-.? of tho beautiful, nm I; their intuitive perception will hot oftei fg|?; suffer from compsrison with the opinion IMP of matare worldly wisdom. It was witl a feeling of admiration thai these chi! ^jgjA dren now looked upon their mother, an seemed to consider it a privilege to d 9H? eomethinjc for her. Ii was ''let me gi &m the kindlings"-"I will atako the fire -and "may I fill tho tea kettle ?"~i? stead of. os was sometimes tbo case, "need I do it?"-"I don't waut to," "wby can't Willie 7" Nellie was to small to render much assistance, but she often turned from ber frolic with ber kitten, to lock at her mother, ?nd ewer some childish remark expressive of joy and love. At last the clock struck tbo hour when Mr. Thornton was expected,and his wife proceeded to lay the table with unusual care, and to place thereon severd choice viands of which she know he Was partie? ularly fond. Meanwhile, let us form the ncquain 1 tance of the absent husband and father, whom we find iu '.be neighboring town jus. completing his day's trafilo. Ho ia a fine looking, middle-aged man, with an unmistakable twinkle of lindly feeling in bis eye, and the lir.es of good humor plainly traced about his mouth. We know at a glance that he ls cheerful and indulgent in hU family, and are at ono? prepossessed in his favor. As he is leaving the store, where he has made his last purchase for the day. ho is accosted in o familiar manner by a tall gentleman just entering the door, Ho recognizes an 'old friend, and. ex claims, "George Morton lia it you?" Tho greeting is mutually cordial. They were friends in boyhood and early youth, but since, Mr. Morton bas been prnctic ing law In a distant city, they have sel dom met, and this is no place to ex change their many questions and nn swers. Mr. Thorntcn'e fine span ol horses and light "democrat" are stand ing near by, and it needs but little per suasion to indeco Mr. Morion to accom pany bis fr?e vi to bis home which he never has yel visited. Tho convcteatioc is lively and spirited. They recall thc feats of their school days ana the expert enees of after life, and compare theil present positions in tho world, with th? golden future of which they used tc dream. Mr. Morton ie a bachelor, one very fastidious in bis taste-as that clasi of individuals are prone to be. The re collection of this flashes on Mr. Thorn ton's mind aa they drive along toward: their destination. At once bis zeal in th? dialogue abates, and he become: thoughtful and silent, and does not urg; bis team onward, but seems willing tr afford Mr. Morton an opportunity to ad miro the beautiful scenery on eitbe; hand-tho hills and valleys clad in tin fresh verdure of June-while tho loft] mountain ranges look blue and dim ii the distance. He cannot help wonder ing if they will find his wifo in the eami predicament in which he left ber tim morning, and involuntarily shrink J froc introducing so slatternly a personage t< his refined and cultivated friend. But it is now loo late to retract hi polite invitation. They are entering th old "V mestead.". One field more am bis fertile farm, with bis well kept fen ces, appears in view. Yonder is his nea white house, elms and maples. The; drivo through the large gateway, tb man John comes from the barn to put uj the horses, and Mr. Thornton hurries u; the walk to the piazza, leaving his fr?en to follow at his leisure. He must see hi wife first, and, if possible, hurry ber ou of sight before their visitor enters. H rushes into the sitting room. Word cannot express hin amazement. There sit the very image ot nis lovely bride, and self conscious blush m&ntles her cheek o he stoops to kiss ber with words of joyfi surprise, "Why, Ellen 1" He bas tim for no more. George Morton has folio? ed bim, and ho exclaims, "Ila I Charle] as lover-like as ever-hasn't tho honej moon set yet ?" and then he is dui presented lo Mrs. Thornton, who, node the pleasing excitement of the occasioi appears to far better advantage tba usual. Ten ?9 unon *he table, and gentlemen do ample justice to the temp ing repast spread be/ore them. A happ meal it is to Charles Thornton, wt gazes with admiring fondness uoon h still beautiful wife. Sapper over, M Morton coaxes little Nellie to sit en h lap, but she soon slides down and climl ing on her father's knee, whispers conl dentially, "Don't mamma look pretty 1 He ki?*e? her end answers, "Yes, n darling." The evening passes pleasantly at swiftly away, and many a balf-forgottc smile of their life pilgrimage is recalh by some waymark which still clear bright in ?he distance. They both fe younger and better for their interview and determino never to become so lil strangers again. Mr. Morton's soliloqu as be retires to the cozy apartment a Eropriated to bis use is, "Well, ibis is oppy family 1 What a lucky felic Cb arley is.. Such a hn'aaaome wife ni children-and she's so good a housekee er, too 1 Maybe I'll settle down sor day myself-which pleasing idea th night mingled mth bis visions, i The next morning Mr. Thorak watched bia wife's movements with sot anxiety. He could uot bear to have b destroy the favorable Impression whi he was certain she had made on 1 friend's mind, and yet eome irrealstit impulse forbade his offering any sugg? lions or alluding in any *&j to tho ?Jo cate subject so longanmentioned betwc them. But Mrs. Thornton needed friendly advice. With trae woman tact she perceived the advantage she h gained, and was not at all inclined relinquish it. Tho dark gingham dre linen collar and snowy apron formed appropriate and becoming morai attire for a house keeper ; and the tal afforded tho gue',t no occasion for alt lng his opinion in regard to the skill affability of bis amiable hostess. Ea: in the forenoon, Mr. Morten took let of his hospitable friends, being call away by pressing affairs of business. Mr. and Mrs..- Thornton returned their accustomed avocations, but it v with renewed energy,' and a sense quiet happiness, nolesa deeply felt I cause unexpressed. A day or two aft wards, Mr. Thornton invited his wife accompany him to town, saying thought she might do eome shoppie and she, with no apparent eurpriso, I with heartfelt pleasure, acceded to proposal. The following Sabbath village gossips hod ampio food for tl hungry eyes (to be digested at the n sewing society), in the appearance Mrs. Thornton at church clad in pl ? but rich cos?ame, an entire new ou which they coola not deny "mode look ten years younger." Thia was the beginning of the wfo pud lt Was the dawning bf a brighten for tho husband and ol onr story. Ti habito of such long standing are not c nnnrrd ina "??ek O? il !nc"',- i -Z? ~ often was Mrs. Thornton tempted toy to their long tolerated st*; ) but fought valiantly against their {nfluei and In time she vanquished them, al/ of taste and elegance, once unkno now por.jidcd their dwelling, and j siter year ibo linke of affection wi united them, a? a family grew brig end purer, evoiursdiatlng the holy T of a Christian homo, But it was not untii miny yean ?iassed awar, and oar little Nellie, nc ovely malden, was about to resign place as the pet in ber father's honsel and assume a new dignity in anotl borne, that her mother imparted to the story of ber own carly errors, earnestly warned her to bawaro of. M??Mlil?A?rTii??liiiiii. iimti.ii ' ? insidious foe to domestic happiness disregard n? little thingt-and kissing ber daughter with maternal pride and fond ness, abe thanked ber for those simple, childlike words, which bad changed the whole current of her destiny-"Don't Ps Hie io sec yon loot prdiy f Patent Panaceas. "Well, sir ; Yes, sir, I do recollect a good mac? patent medicines in my time," said the old druggist, aa he glanced over the bottle-laden counters. "Some ol them have gono out of fashion, some ol them aro no longer made, and some of them I have upon tho shelves still. It ia curious, though, how tho use of them has increased. When I first went into business, and that's over thirty years agc now, there were only two or turee sold, Most of the stuff people used to take then was ordered by tho doctor or (rives by the womtn-foike in the form of bert teas. Even the patent medicines were more attempts to take tho place of tut herbs' every woman had in the hou:c then, than regular compounds of drugs As, for example, there waa 'Townsend'' Saraparilla/n hieb had a run fn-m '4( to '45, and then disappeared. Ayer's anc Morris's extracts of tue same plant cami in about the '\no that Townsend's wen out. and I ?ell them still. Wistari 'Balsam of Wild Cherry,' too, is one o the ohlc.t; and 'Pulmonary Balsam dates from 1826, yet I sell it to-day. Bu most of them ate out. They run fo about ten years, as a rule, and then wi hear little about them. As I just said the first came to take the place of tin bone-made decoctions of herbs. Tbei carno the reign of tho bittere, about th time the war broke out, and every on took to drinking them, either as mcdi cine or because they liked them. Of lat years, I notice that the proprietors o patent medicines talk less about whs they are made of aud more about th good thoy will do tho purchaser. Tb method of placiug them upon the markt is different. They used to leave thee with ns to sell ; that is, we would take dozen bottles, and, when the agent cam round, would pay for what wo got rid o Now, bless your soul, we have to pay fe them whether we sell or not-pay fe thom when we get them. Why, I sui pose I have got in the store over eigt hundred dollars' worth of them tm never have been sold, nor never will h But what can I do? A medicine corni out; they advertise it heavily; psopl ask for it; and so I have to keep i Look at that paper of ours, and cout inc patent medicine advertisements nine and a half columns out of twent; one, eh ? Well, don't yon suppose I hui to keep those thiers? ? I tell you, poop will buy what is aAvertisad It's only < late years that thia enormously esteren advertising bas been dono ; that is, whe I say late years, 1 mean in the last twei ty. Before that, medicines were nil o wi to make their own way. But now thc have got tho advertising of them down a science. "About tho effect of them on coneut ere, it is somewhat difficult to give a ge eral opinion. People now-a-days ha given up. the simples our fathers, rather mothers, were so fond of, and thi ?lace is filled by the patent medicim suppose these can be divided into ti classes-those /or external use and thc you swallow. The former are general good. They consist of liniments, pal killers, oils, salves and things like the which, if iuey do not do any good, w rarely do any barm. But, aa I enid, th generally do good. I have patent mei eines in this store which I believe to just as good liniments for cuts and brui as any doctor contd get np. I uso th< myself, and I recommend" them to othc But when you begin to look at the otl class-those which aro to be swallowed it's a horse of another color ; some them are good, too. You take some the sarsaparillas, for example, and I < get no better extracts from the manuf turing druggists. Then there oro otl things which I find the physicians ci Btantly order and give their patter They aro what might ba called propi tary medicines-medicines which ni been discovered by physicians or cbc lats, and patented in order to keep a \ uabl'3 property in the possession of person who first fouud U out. They ?ood, and it io well that we have thi Icrely because tb^ey have been paten or copyrighted, is no argument agni them. "r at among these medicines which ; ec Advertised aro some which in opinion are nothing more than slow j sons ; aye, I might say, woreo than j eons. 1 don't supposo any ono., oxcep man in my business, would seo a titln the barm they do ; that ip, others mi ?see it, but not recognize tty cause. L at it for a moment. I aux a duly qa Qed druggist under the laws of the fit By thoao laws I am forbidden to sell i tain drugs without a prescription ii a physician. More than that. I am peeled to know enough to bo nblo to whether a. physician, in writing a ] scriplion, has combined drugs in dan, ous quantities; and, if be Eas, my b ness ia to notify him, in order tba may correct the mistake. In additio ?' , drugs mention cal in the law, wi are chiefly poisons, by the way, there othevs which I would, in com- .on 1 all druggists of my standing, refusi sell, except upon order of a physic But in these patent medicines, mai these very drugs, and I know noil about them.. I may suspect their \ ence niter noticing the effect tho n cines bavo; hut the mischief , ia i then. ' The position held by druggist thc r omrnunlty io a little peculiar, are retail traders, dealing in drug articles which people buy ; bat. in i tion to that, we baye to guard tho pc and provont'them buying things w we have to seit, but which may do 1 bai?i. There is not a-day passes what I ern naked for droga which vt be dangerous unless used intelligei that is, with a clear idea of thedaiif. well aa the benefit of them. Vfb sell such thing?, ? toil the pure! about them, and In this way g against evil consequences. The gre danger in connection with patent t cines is that the men who sell theta druggist*--do oc? know what is in I By that lack of Knowledge tho co: nity is deprived of the safeguard t it insista on having In other branch I my business. Unless I ba vd pass examination and shown myself qua' I am not allowed to sell drugs. _\ Sccsssc t?ii peop??, tu rough iuo Le turo, require me to know enough to? the community in which I tiro, caa I do this -wiling patootmedi when I know nothing at ail about composition ? I have heard it sal the Patent Office will refuse to pal hurtful compound. Eve? if it does, ia no euch check on copyrighted li arni half of tho medicines are pro by these. But suppose tho Patent should so refuse to patent a medic , dangerous, thr-^Hy obliging tho pa ' to scud to the odco a medicino wh , safo: what ia there to show that i medicines ara made. according. I ' tormu?a sent in? Nobody ext j them; the only analyst who tries t ; tho siowach, and itt report is neve llsbed, unless lt be la the death-rate. It j is not mere supposition on my part-this i idea of medicines not coming up to formulas. I remember a case where it was proved tiiat a patent medicine-ocr: largely sold, mind you-had not one grain of the drug which it was supposed to be an extract of in it. Cheaper and stronger remedies had been substituted ; I yet the formula in the Patent Office was I all right. Where was tho check on that manufacturer? "What aro the most dangerous renie dies? Those for women and children. I do not know why it is, but women seem to have a mania for dosing themselves. I bolievo they like medicine; at least, they take enough to make one think so. Now. os any doctor will tell you, there are drugs which, in certain cases, do women a great deal of good, and in others act on them like slow poisons. The very strength which makes them valuable, makes them daugerons. I am an old man now, and I recollect easily the wo? mon of forty years ago. I tell yon they were stranger and healthier Sn every way than those I see now. Why waa it? Tho women of to-day do tbe same kind of work, although not us much as their grandmothers and mothera did ; they est the same kind of food; they live in the same climate. I see constantly in. the newspapers artieles lamenting tue physi cal degeneracy of tho American women ; but I baie never seen, except in medi cal journals, any reference to what I be lieve is tho cause-patent medicines. Any druggist will tell you that be sells B?X bottles to women where he sells one tomen. Now, what are the drugs these womon are putting into themselves in such quantities? What is tho effect of them upon the mothers of tho American race? The question is a serious one. You know how tbe temperance move* ment is sweeping over tho country ; you have read tho articles and heard the speeches which provo that liquor is a poison which is ruining the men. I em a thorough believer ia temperance, and I think tho movement a good one. But I have thought sometimes that an 'Anti- ' Patent Medicine Association' would dc? os much good to the race. If the men are poisoning themselves with rum, what are the women doing with drugs? Phy sicians will say that the child of a drunk en man inherits a tendency or desire fer drink. What sort of a constitution do you suppose tho child of a man who drinks, and a woman who has dosed her self on the Btrength of the medical knowledge contained in the patent medi cine advertisement, until she has-no ' Btamina left, starts out in tbo world with? "Yes, there is a remedy for this, and it is a very simple one. Let the druggist know what there is in the medicine they sell. The druggists of this country can be safely trusted with the caro of their fellow-oititeas ; they are accountable to the law for what they sell, provided they 1 know what it in. Home of the States have publio or official analysts. It's a : pity that all have not got them ; but 1 that's neither here nor there. Let some State with such an official pass a law re quiring any man who wishes.to monu tocturo a patent medicine within its bor ders to deposit with the public analyst the formula of its composition, and obligo that official to analyze the modi- ' cine once a year, purchasing the same in open market. If the sample does not come up to the formula, let the Attcmsy General prosecute the caso. The penalty may be merely nominal, for the public, on hearing of the prosecution, would punish the manufacturer sufficiently by refusing to buy what ho had to sell. In the caso I alluded to, where it was proved that a medicine was being dishonestly manufactured, tho demand for it ceased in six months, and what was a good property became worthless. Then let the analyst furnish a copy of the formula to any druggist upon application. There would bo no danger to the owner of the medicine, because the United States pat ent and copy wright laws are quite suffi cient to protect bim in the ownership of bis property. Nor would tho makers of houesi meaicincs be injured ; on the con- j trary, their trade would bo increased, i But such a law would come down pretty heavily upon tho men who think and act as if having to pay an advertising bill constitute a diploma to prescribe aud a license to dispense drugs, both in ono. Yes, sir, a knowledge of what" ts in the Satent medicines, communicated to tho rugglsta of this country, would do moro than any other one thing to limit tho Bale of those that are Injurious, to protect purchasers against the evil effects of in discrimlriate dosing, and to put an end to what I believe to be a great evil. Such a law would, put a stop entirely to the manufacture of a class of remedies which sr? sold by the manufacturers and sent by express. What these remedies are, you will find out by reading in the papers tho records of the hospitals and criminal courts." Machine Made Fowls, A gentleman of this, city has erected here & patent incubator capable of batch? ing out seven hundred and twenty chick- I cns in tho usual time-twenty-one days. Tho contrivance is about four, feet high, "eix long and three'wide. The interior is arranged with ledges for > Ire egg trays, lo which the eggs are I ""jed by covering with similar trays every day, the top troy becoming in turu the receptacle for a day. Pipes for heating ran through the inside, and the temperature is kept uni form automatically by meana of an elec tric battery and a'clock on top of tho in cubator. Two Umps in front fed With kerosene oil supply tbo necessary heat. When tbe temperature exceeds the rc quiredjdegree a lever ot the electric bat Uu^B^Mlaced, setting the clock in oporationso as to raise the ventilator and lower the lights, in which condition they remain until the heat diminishes Mow what is needed, when another movement of the lever closes tho ventilator and raises the light?, tbe process being re peated mechanically and unerringly, when the chicks ore hatched they aro kept a day. on the bottom floor, whore they ase dried ready to be turned over to the steam 'mothar/ which is capable of laking care of th reo bundred chickens. In this a flannel arrangement affords a nestling place for the brood, filling to the satisfaction of tho orphan fcatherlings the place bf tbe old hen's wings. This new industry will have its abiding place in Lexington county, within easy distance of this market. The basinets is io be conducted on a large scale. It bas proved a paying occupation elsewhere, and we feel confident that the experi ment at present going on will more than realize tho expectations of the parties In terested.- . Cr tumb?a Bcghter. - Thc syllable "leo", ia oleomargarine means that it is strong ra a lion. - "Now, Sammy, have you read the ?tory of Joseph ?" "Oh, yes, uncle." "Well, then, what wrong did they do when they sold their brother?" "They sold him too cheap." - "Why am dat ar thermometer like . de callad Mason?" asked undo Mose of Jim Webster. "Dunno, Uncle Mose." "Dekose it rises by degrees." "Whew 1 I ole man, hit am too hot for sich jokes." WHO INVENTED TBE COTTON OIN ? A IUTBJI C Latia Willoh Disrobes th? ita ra? of Whitney of 1?> Glory. Editor Oolv.iuiiu Xegisier : I bave been spending some time of late ia a community eight orten toiles South west of Winnsboro in Fairfield County, and in one of the families which I have visited a story bas been told mo which I think should be given to tho public Since hearing this story I have been gathering facts to prove Ita authenticity, s?nd can assure the reader that, as it ie here given, it has, at least, the virtue ol being true. It i* a surprise to many that it has not been given publicity through the press long boforo thia. Tc Eli Whitney hats indisputably beet) accorded the honor of inventing the cot ton gin. So far as I can learn this elate has never been publicly disputed. Thc whole world bas unhesitatingly luker, part in doing honor to the once pcnnitcai student who bas ever enjoyed the credii of having given to it one of the mos' useful pieces of machinery in modern in vention. A glittering nr -iment per petuates his fame, and if * have beet correctly informed the Whitney familj still enjoys a royalty on their progenitor! Yankee rhrowdnera. Tho world wi! doubtless not stop to listen to an accoun which will detract anything from tb? fame of thc great inventor, and Heavei forbid that I should tingo its brightnesi if it has been honestly woo, but in thesi days of research and inquiry things wit turn up which demand and gain our at tention. During my stay in Fairfield I havi spent Bevern! weeks in the houao of Cap tain Thomas Anderson, who now owm the old ancestral homo of tho Kiucnit family, ono of the most prominent not wealthy families of tho State in ante bel lum days, and of which family Captait Anderson is a member. His mother, i daughter of Mr. Kincaid, is one of thi two surviving children, now over 70 year of age. and from her lips I have the ac count here given, which she in turn ha< received from her parents. Mr. Kincait was a Scotchman by birth, and in hi frequent visita to Hamburg, oppoait Augusta, Ga., on business, he met a Mi Hoi mes, a mechanic by trade and ono o bis same country-a Scotcbmun. A mu tual attachmentaprung up between thou being of the same nationality, and Iii Holmes taking Mr. Kincaid into his con fidence showed bim a machine which h bad constructed somewhat on the prin ciple of a wool burrer, which be believe would separate cotton seed from the lin) Mr. Kincaid was well pleased with th appearance of the new machine, and lol his friend as there was no way of teatin it in Hamburg without detection h would take it with bim fo Fairfielt where he had water power at bis com maud, and where a satisfactory trie could be made. To this proposition Mi Holmes agreed, and accompanied hi friend to bis home in Fairfield Count) near Little Elver. Atter a short while tho two Seite1 friends put np tho rudely-constructed gi in the mill bouse of Mr. Kincaid, wbTc was on Mill Creek, about ten miles froi Winnsboro. To their groat eattafactio lt worked v;e?l, an i a thought of futui competence accruing lrom the salo < rights of so useful a machine rushed ovi the mind of the poor Scotch mechani It was tried again. The cotton wi cleaned from the seed-it was a succesi -and the greatest care now was to pr toct the Invention or discovery from b ing stolen. Mr. Holmes remarked th a young man from Georgia, Whitney i name, had visited his chops in Haoiim and repeatedly endeavored to ses Ma m chine-bad oven bribed a colored wor man employed in Hamburg to tell hi something about it. But so far up in tl unsettled backwoods of South Carol ii they considered the little rude cotton g safe. Soon after testing tho machine JU Kincaid -went on a trip to Cb arl esto which, of course, at that day, was mai by private conveyance. During hin n sauce a young man rode up to his gate Fairfield and asked Mrs, Kincaid vc -i -?ly to allow him the pleasure of st .tiu Ar. Kincaid's new piece of machio ry. The request was made in such courteous manner that it wat grant? aud going down to the mill the yon man spent nearly a whole day in exai iuiug the gin and tabing a model ~f This dono he returned the roil! key a Bet out for homo. ' When Mr. Kincaid returned from t city, among other things, bis wife tc him a very polite young man had be there to look at his gin. "You did allow him to ace it, dla you?" he sa "Yes;" replied his ?edy. Raising I bands and almost sinking in despair, oxclaimed S "My wife, you have ruic me and my mend." Ho knew tl Whitney had endeavored in every way gain access to the new machino of I Holmes, and. as ho justly euspicior and afterwards found out, had talton i vantage of his absence from ho?ie a thus gained bis end. As a consequence of Mr. Wbitne visit, he soon took out his patent for i celebrated cotton gin. Mr. Holmes once resolved to enter suit against h but being poor, was unable to emp counsel without some money in ad va ti For a long time he still hoped to reg hia right-to the valuable patent,, i from poverty and other cares; ha.\ finally forced to abandon his claim what waa justly his. Now a story like tho aiv>wA. somiEg after so many years, may seem too tra parent to receivo much credit, but reader will please remember that story ia by no means a new one. It been carefully handed down through members of Mr. Kincaid's family, tw whom still survive ; but it has never. fore, aa I can iearn, been given to public through the press. Tho sin iact that the members bf the Kim family and estate remember the story welt from the lips of their father, ! considered bis psMspetrta of a hogs tuna, together wiUT Mr. Holmes', ou tho now machine, greatly blighted, Ic to it & strong shade of authenticity. 1 old original gin was purchased by Kincaid from his friend and run many years at bis place in Fairfield ; I dara say that many old citizens of county cao tes ti ry that it was the known In the Sute. It waa kept relic, but was destroyed by fire in an barn when Sherman passed. Dr. Aiken, of Winnsboro. who mai ? descendant of Mr. Holmes, faa heard of Whitney's dishonest act, having examined the accounts tolda it, and having &H*nd them to be i made preparation a fear years alni enter ftdt against the Whitney bein on examining the law found that tin c?rrenos tock place too far back I admitted into the Coarta. Thus the was again dropped, and Mr,'Hod? Holmes, the real inventor of tho o K'c, sleeps io an unmarked grava, ? e name of Whitney ls linke? Witt laurels of glory which evidently bi to another. Tho press-the free an dependent prees or o^. country-is t able to Uko v?ag?aes* ?pc~ ?>^u i tice And to giveheaor to whom hon due. HENRY E. BAB??J FLUEltWS LAMS) BOOM, De'.?ll? Md o tweets of th? Recent I'nrrhaae of (sternal Improvement ?and?. Savannah Nevi. A Jacksonville special to the Neun announced the purchase of 4,000,000 acres of internal improvement lands in Florida by the Okeechobee Cornpauy. ol which Mr. iir.milton Disston. of Phila delphia, is one of tho werHmcst mom here. Tho Philadelphia P> est announces that Mr. Disston made tho purchase per sonally. But whether tho title reBts in him alone or la toe company is of little moment. The purchase has been made, and the Eta?e is profited to the extent of $1,000,000 available capital. With ref erence to the details and objects of the purchase tbe Press says : "This huge transaction bas beon in negotiation for soma months, and its success was owing to some very shrewd tactics on the part of the agents of Mr. Dikton. The land acquired-a tract ni-?*i ly as large os the Slato of New Jer sey-was a part of the public domain of tho State of Florida, and under control of tho Board of Internal Improvement of the State. Owing to the recent im proved value of the land of Florida this property bas been anxiously looked after by capitalists of New York and Boston. For years, through agents, these gentle men have endeavored to purchase tho land. Tbe State had no disposition to sell until rece; Uly, when it became nec essary to do so *o? rjlieve tho State from certain obligations which had become burdensome. When these- facts becamo known there was renewed efforts on the Eart of the New York people, who were acked by a well known German bank ing bouae of that city and a syndicate from London, headed by ex-United Stetes Minister to Belgium, Sanford, and the Boston capitalists to buy the lund. "Meantime, Mr. Disston had become well acquainted with the value of the land through his already interests in the State from Iiis connection with the Ever glades rcheme. He entered the field and Bet to work with energy, keeping in the background, as ho usually does in his largo projects. He put to work ngeats in Boston, Philadelphia, New York and Tallahassee in whom he had f: ll confi dence, and suggested the plans which have been so successful. Tho other par ties left no stone unturned to get posses sion of the property, but they were out f;eneraled at every point by Mr. Disaton'a ieutenants. The ught was a most inter eating ono, as many ns four agents of the New xork syndicate being kept in Flor ida, New York pnd th's city. "During tho recent visit of Governor Bloxhara to Phi'ndel.-Ma the details of the purchase wore arranged, the Governor having full power to act for the Board of I Internal Improvement, of which he is President. But stilt tbe unsuccessful parties were unwilling to givo up tho prizo, aud during the present week used strenuous efforts lo defeat Mr. Diesten, visiting Tallahassee with a very large sum of money for that purpose: The contract, however, has been fully execu ted and tbe young Philadelphia manu facturer ls now the possessorof tho largest landed domain in the world. The tract is situated North of Lake Okeechobee, and is nearly all below the frost line. "It is Mr. Disston's intention to at once ; begin en emigration scheme which'will ! result in a yery large addition to tbe population of Florida. To this end be nos already established agencies in sev eral places in this country, and will at once organize emigration bureaux In England, Scotland, France, Germany, Holland and Italy. Comp?tent sgents will be stationed in the propel cities in these countries to induce emigration and will convey the emigrants direct to Florida in steamers cr irtered for the purpose. A broad and liberal policy will be pursued, tho object being to pop ulate the country as soon.os possible, ; and unusual opportunities will ne affor ded settlers and emigrants. The lands in question are very rich, having been selected from araoug toe roost valuable in the State. Bice, ?ugar, jute, indigo cotton, tobacco, ned ail tropical. ana semi-lrordcal fruits can bo raited on them with very little expense end in grea profusion." WIIAT BROUGHT HIM.-I was sitting one Sabbath morning, with a newspaper in one har.d, feeling really mUeraoie. My wife and my eldest boy bcd .r^ne to church. I heard tbe other children talkiog,and the question fell upon my ear, "Horace, when you arc a man, which will you do-go to church like mamma does, or nt ny nt borne always and read the newspaper?" "I," said Horace, eight years old, with great emphasis on the I, "abai! do neither. I shall not co to i church, and I shall not sit about at homo. I snail have a big horse; and Jamio Lincoln and I will go a ride, and go rlgbt away and have lots of fun." That child's words set mo thinking. I saw roy own boy in company with others of the looaest and most unprincipled of men, and perhaps women, spending hts time in a way-which would break bis mother's heart, I thought of my white-haired old father and my placid, amiable mother both gone; saw them quietly walking Bide by side to church in the old country town, and us children following. I could not sit another five min?tes. Up I rose, and, putting on hat and coat, went to the chu.ch, and slipped Into a pew in the rear, and heard the sermon, or tried to hear lt, for that boy's speech ii ad taken possession of my soul, and und filled it. My wife wes astonished to see me walting for her at tho church door. "I thought I would contd and meet you," was all I ?aid.-Oongregationaliti. CONSTANT EMPLOYMENT.-The man who is obliged io be constantly employed to earn the necessaries of lifo and support his family, knows not the unhappiness Ifc prays for when he desires wealth and idleness. ' To be constantly busy is to be i alway? happy. Persons who nave sud denly acquired wealth, braked up their active pursuits, and begun to live at their ease, waste away and die in a very short time. Thousands would have been bless ings to the world, and added to the com mon stock of happiness, if they had been content to remain in .aa humble sphere, and earned every mouthful of food that nourished their bodies. But no ; fashion and wealth took possession of them, and they were completely ruined. They ran away from peace and pleasure, and em hraPPA ? Una a ri nt* ilaatji^ -J?S S7S sighing the pomp and splendor oi lite, beware I Ye know not what ye wish. No situation, however exalted ; no wealth, however magnificent: no honors, however glorious,-can yield you wild enjoyment while discontent lurks in your bosom. The secret of happiness lies in this-to be always contented with your lot, and never sigh for the eplendoi of richea, or tho magnificence of fashion and power. Perrons who are always busy, and go cheerfully to their daily tasks, aro tho least disturbed by the nae tuations of business, and ali night sleep with perfect composure. - What is the greatest of all conun drums? Life-because wo moat a'.l give It up. KEENE'S CUFFS. Bow Ke <?ev?s Himself CISAO Away to a Washer Woman. "The fact la," said Jim Keene, the t;reat New York rival to Jay Goold, aa ie relaxed his usual taciturnity under tho genial influenc? of one' of Sam Ward's dinners tho other day, "the fact ie, that no mattor how clever apd thor ough a man's system of stock operating may be, there is always occurring tome Hui o unforeseen and apparently insig nificant circumstance that is forever knocking the best laid plans into a cocked hat." "As how ?" "Well, for instance, about a year ago : I was doing a good deal in Lase Shore, and counted on making a big clean-up.' I discovered, however, that there was some hidden influence in the market that wan nlwaya against ?ne. It didn't exaet ly defeat my plans, but it lessened the profits. I soon saw that there was some operator who was kept informed as to my movements in lime to make mc. pay for his knowledge." "Broker gave you away?" said Bav erai. "Not at all. I nevor gave an order in advance, and besides I used ns now half a dozen brokera, and also gave 'cross' and 'dummy' orders in plenty. One day wbilo I was standing at the window of my uptown pince, cogitating over this 6tato of affairs, an elegant private coupe drove poet, and stopped just arouud toe corner from my office. It contained a richly dressed lady and a ragged looking girl. The latter got out, rang roy base ment bell and was admitted. I Bent for my man sorvant and inquired who the girl might bb. "She comes for tho wash, air," he said. "Does abo generally como in a coupe?" I inquired. "Why. no, sir,' said my man, very much surprised; 'her mother, tho washerwo man is very poor.' "Just then my own carriago drove round for mo, and just as it passed the other I could see the lady eagerly sort* iug tho soiled clothes ia tho coupe in her lap. Thia excited my curiosity, ao I had my driver lo follow along behind. Pretty aoon tho coupe stooped, and tho dirty littlo girl got out with the bundle and went into a brown atone front on Twenty-ninth street. Tho coupe then kept atraight on down to Wall street and stopped in front of a broker's office, whoro the Indy alighted with my entire lot of Boiled shirt cuffe in her hand." "Shirt cuffs?" cried the entiro com piny. "Exactly ; shirt cuffs. I saw through it in a moment. You see. I um-or rather waa-a great hand whilo at din ner, or at the theatre in the evening, to think over my pians for tho next dey, and to moko memorandums on my cuff? to consult before starting ds.vn town in tho morning. My washerwoman had found thia out, and had been qi'ietly 'copper ing* my game by means of my cuffs for overa year." "Well, hy Jove I" said Sam Ward, pausing for a single instant in the sacr?n mystery of salad dressing. "It's the cold fact," continued ??eene. "In lea* than eight months abe cleaned up Over $000,000, and was washing my clothes -at least the cuff?-in an ?80.000 house. Sho had diamonds and horses' until you couldn't rest." "You didn't make . any more cuff mema, after that?" laughed several. "Well, not many-just a few," said the great operator, holding his Burgundy up to the light. "I bolievo I kept it up about a month longer, at the end of which limo I had raked in the washar womau'a bank account, and even had a mortgage on the brown stone house. It was a queer co?ncidence, wasn't it ? Bat perhaps tho information abe found on the cuffs after that wasn't as oxnet as it bad been, somehow, nor as reliable." . And the "King of the Street" emptied his glass with an indescribable wink that made Beach, who waa short on Harlem, shiver like a cat who had just awallowo. a live mouse.-San Francisco Pott. To GET Rip OF COCKROACHES.--A correspondent writes as follows : "I beg to forward you an easy, clean and certain method of eradicating these loathsome insects from dwelling houses. A few' yearn ago my house was infested with cockroaches io? as they are called here,) and 1 was recommended to try cucumber peelings as a remedy. ? I ac cordingly Immediately before bed time, strewed tVie floor of those parts bf tho house most infested with tho vermin witt) the green peel cut not very thin from tho cucumber, and. sat up half an bcur later than usual tb watch ibo effect. Before tho expiration of the time, tho floor where the peel lay waa completely covered with cockroaches, so much so that the vegetable could not bo seen, so voraciously wore they engaged in Buck ing tho poisonous moisture frons it. I adopted the same plan tho following night but my visitors wero nbtao numer ous-I should think not moro than a fourth of the previous nighx On tba third u.ght I aid not discover one ; but anxious to ascertain whether the house waa quite clear of them, I examined tho peel after I had laid it down about half an hour, and perceived that it was cov ered with myriads of minute cockroaches, about the size of a flea. I therefore al lowed the peel to lie till morning, and from that moment I have not aeon a cockroach in the house. It is a very old building ; and I can assure you the above remedy only requires to be persevered in for three or four nights to completely eradicate the pest. Of course it should be fresh cucumber peel every night." RICHMOND NEGROES EXCITED.-A apecial dispatch from Sich mond, Va., says: "Tho negroes in this city are greatly excited to-day by the announcement of the possible fatal illness of the Rev. John Jasper, tho negro preacher,- who was made famous two years ago by preach ing a sermon in which ho argued that tho ?un, and not the earth, moves. A large number of the more illiterate ne groes have looked opt Jasper as a sort of prophet, and regarded him with au E?rsUtious awe. Ha is pastor of Meant ion church. In the outskirts of the city, and has the largest congregation of any preacher in the South, and one of the largest in the United States, Jt number ing sbont fo?r mu?us?ii?. xxe bas lie- j ' peated his sermon on the rotation of the sun a hundred times. He is modest and' quiet, and has great influence with the members of bis cf agr?gation. On Sun day last a colored mau named Gerland, in a fit of religious frenzy, termed by the wl?fcd people 'getting religion,* went to the church and Tay down In f ha doorway, Tho building was full. Garland said bo .had corns to get Jobo Jasper to baptize . bim at OB"A The elders told him that Jasper waa sick, "rheo/ahoulcd Gar land, 'I know John Jasper ia the living , God. and if you will let him lay his hands on somebody and let them baptizo me I can be saved.' Jasper is J*x>ui 65 ?cftm of age. The atrefct near his house as been thronged ali day by anxious Inquire!*." ?u Alt of Fruit Causing. Time for canning fruit is close at band. Hints upon this important household operation are therefore seasonable. Good canned fruit is a stranger to tables of thousands of farmers when it might as easily be used. Fruit is often left to waste and spoil, though a slight expen diture would preserve it for winter. If they can be had, berries are among tho nicest'of canned fruits. Peaches, apples, apricots, plums, and, Indeed, all eatable fruits, are worth canning. Dried fruits can never wholly 'take the place of canned fruit for family nee. Glass jars are preferred by moat por sons, andi are cheapest in the end. With caro they can be used many ycaru, though new rubber bands mutt bo procured when needed. Iii canning, sugar should certainly be used, and it should bo of tho ?ranulated white grades, ss poor sugar ' urta the flavor of the fruit: The rule ia to put one-quarter of a pound of sugar with one pound of ft ult, but this quan tity may be doubled if the fruit be unu sually acid. Some persons think that fruit is good when canned without sugar, but lu that case it looses color and firm ness. The fruit used for canning is lo bo of the best quality, and as freshly picked as possiblo. ? Well-ripened fruit, not, how ever, deadripe ana. soft, is in every way preferable. In fact, a cannery should be really located near thc orchards, for there is a manifest deterioration in tho quality of the fruit between the time it is picked and the time it is ready for the cans. Coarse-grained market varieties seldom can so well aa tbe more highly flavored kinds. When tho fYult has been peeled and pitted, place it in the preserving kettle, and properly cook ; wbile it is still boil ing hot the cans nro to bo filled full, to tho very brim, tho elastic put on, the jar wiped, and tho top screwed down at once, . and tightened several times afterwards; , Aa a writer on tho subject said recently : "Good fruit put boiling hot into tho per fect cans, filled full, and sealed up at once, will be fresh and pure when opened, though years later." Simply pouring boiling water over fruit does not sud clently expel the air. Partly Siled fruit jars will spoil. Canned berries are to be put in a pre serving kettle, with layers of 8'<gar, and boiled for from five to fifteen minutes. Tho syrup caa be bottled up, sortie of it for other uses. Some persons prefer to cook berries in thc iui? lu which they aro to bo canned. In IUIB case the Jars, filled with fruit, aro set in a wash-boiler, on wooden slats, BO as not to touch the bot tom. Cold water is poured Su until it comes closo to the rim* of the jars and heated until the fruit is well cooked, when the fruit in ono jar is used to fill the others, sod they are scaled and put away. We may add that gloss jars of fruit should bo put in a dry, dark nnd cool place, where- tho temperatute Is equable throughout the season. j AN AMUSING MISTAKE.-A few days ago Senator Conger, of Michigan, called at the house of Mr. Blaine after business hours, -expecting to fiud him at homo; Mr. Blaine, however, had been detained at tho State Department. Mr. Conger requested that tue telephone be used to ascertain when the secretary would get home, The servant, who misunderstood Mr. Conger whoa he gavo his name, went to the telephone, signaled tho State De Sartment, and gravely informed Mr. llalne tha' Mr. Cockling was at his bouse, very desirous to Bee him, and would Uko to know when he would fes home. Mr. Blaine was thunderstruck. He knit his brows, ran bis band through the remnants bf his hair, and requested that the name of tho gentleman who wanted to see him should be repeated. "Conkling," came back again through tho telephone. "Conkling." repeated tho secretary, toto voce, "whal- can he mean?" and still doubting, tho sugges tion was made that there must be some mintaka. Mri Conger was then appealed to to know if ho bad not said bia .Wino was Conkling, and he then proneincod lt intelligibly enough to bo understood by the ablo domestic, . who sent it this time all right through the telephone, and Mr. Blaine.was relieved of.any fears he bad as to tbe presence ?? his arch enemy in bia household. Hr.AI.IKO OP WO?NDH ?N H0H8EB OR COWA.-To produce healing of a wound in of horse or caw. come stimulant is nearly al ways required. This may bo common spirits of turpentine or - the compound tincture of betiEoiu or that of myrrh and aloes. Either of these moy bo applied with a feather once a day, or if the wound is deep, tho stimulant should be injected to tho bottom with a common squirt can, or a syringe1. Wounds always heal from the bottom, and to secure ibis tho opening shonld be kept free, by means of s plug of lint dip*, ped lei the stimulant used. Lint may bo made by scrapping a piece of linen cloth B?ch os'? towel, with a knife and collect ing the loose fibers. Linen only should be used, und never cotton or wool for this parp?se. If pus is cucloscd in ft wound end the opening is permitted to close, aa abscess will bo formed, or the Fins will ba absorbed, with some futuro ll effect. In the ease of deep punctured wounds careful search should bo made for tho possible presence of splinters or other foreign bodies and to enlarge th? opening will often facilitate the search or assist in the ultima!-" bealing. LONG COURTSHIPS.-Beyond a certain point there is no progress in courtship. Whoo the parties to the affair have ar rived at the conviction that they were "made for each othori" end cannot bo happy apart, the sooner they becotao "oneand Inseparable" tho hotter.. An tenuptlal affection isas mobile aa quick silver, and when it has roached its highes* point, the safest policy is to merge it into matrimonial bliss. Otherwise, it. may retrograde. Very long courtships often ond in a bsckoat on one eldo or the other -th? retiring party being in most casca "inconstant man." And we would hint to mat unreliable being that he has uo right to dangle after an estimable wo? man for years without any fixed inten tion of marrying her. The beat thlnfi a lady can do under such circttmatanc^sj* lo bring matters to a focus, by asking tho point-uo-point gentleman t?Aafbe mcAUs, andtc?enf She can either do that or <?i?jtttiu-l?lin allAm?iAf. ParhlDS tko letter plani would Toe the totter one; for a maa who Is slow lo matrimony taigen ?rally alow in all tho concerns of Uro. - i "J-i i --; - One of the speakers at tho Weaver banquet alluded to tho Oreoubaok as a growing r*rty< It cast Ibree-qMSrtors of ?million votes la im ona; ono-quartei-oi a million in 1880. Tils* ls gvowiO? ?rosi by degrees and bean?nilly less. - Another Tichborne elein tu ru od up. Ho appears a? Gao J and tells fco otrntslit. a story in Dalco of R??i?r!*s? ?nd Pr. Russell inclined to think he may bo the- gena! hsl? to the estates Which Arthur Or* tried to soeur?.. Whether he W oi