Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE PASSING OF LETTERS. The mail from the east, and the mail from tha west? A thunder of wheels?a rushing blast; But the sleeping travelers never guessed What voices arose as the two trains passed. "Tell Mai you met me, tell bim I fly!" "That will I?tell her I stay not nor rest!" Thus greeted love's messengers speeding by, One Crom tho east, and one from tho west Edith M. Thomas. SCHOOLING OF SAILOR BOYS. Aboard tlie Training Ships?Queer Penal* ties Inflicted for Misbehavior. The real schooling of the sailor boys does not begin until they are transferred to the training ship at Newport. While abroad the Minnesota they are piped out of their hammocks every morning by a shrill note from the boatswain's whistle followed by "the sing-song cry: "All hands?up all hammocks." The cry is taken up and passed along from hammock to hammock by the waking boys until all have tumbled out. Then . there is a great scurrying to see who will be dressed and have his hammock and bedding lashed up first The hammocks are stowed in a netting on the deck above during the day. The boys are forbidden to lay their hammocks on the deck or across the guns, but must hold them from the time they are carried to the spar deck until they are taken by the stower. *Afew hours are spent nearly every morning in washing down the decks and polishing the brass-work about the ship. At noon all hands are piped down to dinner, and at simset the bugler sounds a call for hauling down the colors. Five minutes later comes supper. After supper: hammocks are piped down, at 8 bells tattoo is sounded, and un Lour later' the crew is ordered to turn in and keep silence. Talking after bedtime, swearing, ;ighfc ing and other boyish offenses. are pun ished in several i original ways, the most common of which is to make the of fender "toe a seam" for several .minutes at a time or send him aloft to "keep a mast-head lookout" Boys who are care less about their clothes or their ham mocks are obliged to carry them on their ?shoulders for an'hour of fcwo every morning until they'are cured. Solitary confinement on bread and water for five days is the severest punishment awarded by a court-martial. Only boys between the ages of 14 and 18 years are received at the training-ship. From the moment an apprentice enlists Ids pay is $9 pei month and he is placed in a class, where he acquires the nidiments of a prospect ive profession as a sailor. In addition to studying arithmetic, ge ography and United States history while on the'training-ship, the boys are given regular practice in boxing, fencing, row' ing, and sailing boats. When qualified for sea they are drafted to a cruising practice ship and visit Europe or the West Indies. After returning to the United States and visiting homo for ter days or two weeks, boys are transferrec to naval vessels in aU parts of the world This is usually about fifteen months aftei enlistment, and he is not apt to be ?chanced again until he is p i , age._ Then he may receive Ids discharge or be re-en listed at will.?Cor. New York World. Summer Drinks Taken in Winter. Summer drinks are taken largely in winter also. We keep our soda fountain in operation the year round. Vichy and other mineral waters are called for by regular customers, and quite a trade ? done in them. Besides, special summer concoctions are sold in bottles and cases. Invalids purchase them, and many strict believers in hygienic matters drink these beverages at home. They taste as well in winter as in summer, and of cqurse are just as efficacious. They are a much nicer thing to. take than beer, and leave " one feeling better and clearer.-rDr, Addington in Globe-Democrat. Haan at a Bo*ton Boarding-Ho use. First. laneUa/iy~I don't give my board ers' hAsh "no waday g. Second lady?Indeed! What do you do with your odds' and ends of cold meat? You don't surely throw them away? First landlady?Ok, no; I make them up into croquettes. Second landlady?Ah, I see; your hash is idealized.?Boston Budget How to Mark Tools Indelibly. To mark tools, first cover the articles to be marked with a thin coating of tal low or bejeswax, then with a sharp in strument write the name in the tallow. Clear with a leather; fill the place writ ten, the letters, with nitric acid; let it remain from one to ten minutes, then dip in water and rub off, and the marke will be etched into the steel or iron.? Chicago Times. How Holland's Horseshoes Ar? Hade. In Holland the horseshoes are so made that the toe does not touch the ground when on the horse, the height being sup ported by the middle and heel of the shoe. The shoe is nailed perfectly flat to the hoof, and has no spring. This leaves the hold of the nails undisturbed.?Chi cago Herald. Transplantation of Muscular Tissue. Dr. Salvia, an Italian surgeon, says it is always possible to transplant a portion of muscular tissue from one animal to another, differences of species having no effect upon the definitive result of the operation. A Species of Vegetable Sand-Paper. In Zanzibar the leaves of a species of fig are used for polishing woodt, just as we employ sand paper, and are said to give a finish which sand paper can not impart.?Arkansaw Traveler. Worklngwomen in England und Wales. According to the latest official figures the number of workingwomen in Eng land and Wales is 7,700,545. They are employed in 2S0 different branches of work. In Arizona the cotton woods are with out foliage for about six weeks in tha Tho Sizes of Boots and Shoea> Nominally there is now one-third d an inch in length and one-twelfth of a*j inch in width between contiguous sizes of shoes. Thus: In women's shoes th< width B is supposed to be l-12th of ai broader than the width A. C is 1-? inch wider than B, and so on, F beinj usually the extreme width of womeni shoes in general use. But the sensitiveness of a portion o1 the fair sex on the subject of wide feei has induced many manufacturers tx label their wide goods EE. This widtl is really 1-12 broader than E. Upon th< notion of getting a close fit, also, manj ladies have got into tho habit of calling for C and 1-2, or D and 1-2. If such exactness of measurement were obtaina ble it would signify that Cl-2 was 1-24 inch wider than C. But as a matter ol fact, no manufacturer splits Iiis sizes at fine as that. Lengths of shoes are almost as mucl demoralized as widths. The beginning of the scale in. lengths of shoes is e cldld's 0, which should be just foui inches in length, and each additiona. size should add one-third of an inch. A child's 0 being four baches in length, a child's 9 would consequently be five inches long, and a 18 would be six and one-third inches in length. The numbers then begin at 1 again, which is six and two-thirds inches long. A man's 8 should be nine inches long But it has become so customary tc abridge half a size, that when a manu facturer receives orders for men's shoeg 6s to 10s, or women's 3s to 73, he knows very well that his customer expects 5 l-2s to 9 l-2s in oue case and 2 1-2 to 6 l-2s in the other.?Boston Commercial Bulletin. Enjoyment of Apt Similitudes. There is nothing the mind enjoys, after all, like getting an idea, and get ting it quick?which is only giving in a nutshell the gist of Herbert Spencer's ad mirable essay on "Style." A friend wat telling me the other day that he had a new cook. He said (he is a small man), "I am afraid of her. She is as big as i bonded warehouse." I saw in the papei lately that somebody expressed himseL as being '"dry as a covered bridge." Anc how can we declare the fineness of any thing so well as by saving it is "fine as a fiddle?" The alliteration, no doubt, helps, bul it does not count for very much. You could not substitute fish, or feather, oi fife, or flamingo, though each is fim after a. fashion. ? Notl?ng wiU serve bui a "fiddle," with its preternatural shine ol varnish, its perky angles and curves pointed like a saucy nose?with perhaps (but this is venturing into deep psycho logical water) a suggestion subconscious 1 of the jaunty fiddler with his airs and graces, dressed as if just out of a band ' box. "Lively as a flea" seems good and lively, but an old sea captain of mine ! used to say, "he flew around like a flea in a hot skillet." "Like a bumble bee in a ! bass drum" describes the activity of a 1 different sort of temperament.?The At I lantic. Gold To Be found in the Ocean. In a recent lecture, delivered by th? Rev. R. A. Cross of Denver, Col., he said: "Scientists tell us that the water of the ocean contains gold at the rate ol one grain, or about 4 Gents' worth, tc every ton. At this rate 1,000 cubic feel of ocean water contains about ?1 worth of gold. If the ocean has an average depth of one mile (though it is probably greater), it contains enough gold to fur nish ?15,000,000 to every man, woman and child in aU the world, or more than $100,000,000 to every family of seven. At this rate, if figtfres do not lie, a cubic mile of ocean water contaiins about $140,000,000 worth of gold.?Boston Transcript. Kacaalay and the Doll Question. Dining at Holland house one day, Ma caulay quite vro^e out his hostess' pa tience by giritt&tnb most ex^tinXorma tiori^a-'att soxWof mteres^hg subjects, void Lady Holland a^ctf him with de iWteBttfl av%w-t^jt^z?Ki^Krhi^ "ft-ay, Macaulay. what was the origin of a doll? wh'e? we're dolls first mentioned m hie tbryf As if dolls were his favorite topic and had been HfiTchief study, Ma caulay grappled with ftie qUeJtion, quieted Latin writers; ato<L*ernarks Gre vilJte, :Mif he had bieeii allowed1 tO'proceed, would have told the name of the first baby that ever handled a doll."?Ex change. A Small Variation in Temperature. Temperature is mainly the secret of success or failure in making butter, and the difference of a degree or two in the cream When it goes into the churn is suf ficient to produce a vast amount of trouble in the way of foaming cream, butter not coming, and butter not gath ering. It should not be a' matter for sur prise that this small variation in temper ature should produce such results when we think that at 33 degrees all the water in the world is fluid, but at 82 degress it become as hard as a rock, and if this were continued it would make the whole earth uninhabitable.? Henry Stewurt. Model Dairy .School in Austria. At Budapesth, Hungary, the Austrian government has a model dairy school, where from 10,000 to 15,000 quarts of milk are daily manipulated. It has alx> opened an official wine cellar wber^ farmers can store their vintages if of a saleable quality; have it prepared, classi fied, and sold under the guarantee of the state seal, as of a certain quality, and at a proportionate pricu.?Exchange. Traces of Brick "Without Straw. Excavations made by the English at Tel-el-Kebir, in Egypt, since tho battle fought there, have brought to light the remains of a city and traces of the bricks without straw with which tlio Israelites were obliged to build during their bond age in Egypt.?Frank Leslie's. New Feat of Electric Mghtlng. A new feat in the way of electric lighting is tho application of cell storage to pianos. The case of the instrument conceals the materials fnr an illumina tion lasting over ten hours. College professors in the United States jot an average salary of $L380. THE FALL OF A KLEPTOMANIAC. Tempting Counter Arrays That Deaden Virtue?Drooping and Despairing There are generally but two classes of shop-lifters?the regular criminal pro fessional and the kleptomaniac. The very poor classes seldom take a hand in it. Poverty is held by the world to bt the badge of crime, and the poor slattern or trollop who enters a store is sure to be so carefully watched that larceny is next to impossible. The shoplifter is always a person of fair apparel, and she gener ally has a pleasant home. If she be n professional she may be one of a criminal community and her home may be shared by some other engaged in equally evil ways. If she be a kleptomaniac?and in shop-lifting the word has peculiar sig nificance?she is possibly a woman whose life in other respects is exemplary. It does seem strange that a wife and mother whose home is an honest one, who attends religious services regularly, and who seems far removed from the world of crime, should be so carried away by her admiration of some trinket or knickknack as to risk home, honor, even-thing to secure it. But the annals of metropolitan of fenses are full of instances of just this kind. It is the sex's fondness for finery that nine times out of tex gets them into trouble. A woman who bAs left a home happy and well provided fov goes shop ping. She buys the necessary articles she first started to procure after a good deal of selecting and chaffering. Then she has time to look about her, and goes counter gazing. That is the fatal mo ment. Some taking article?it may only be a trifle?catches her eye and ab sorbs her. She has alrendy spent^the contents of her purse, and she can not [ honestly possess it. But the object every . moment gains new fascination. She must have it. Then comes the tempta . tion. It is so exposed. There is no one I about. It would be such a simple thing to take it and conceal it. Conscience I stifled'by cupidity is dormant, and the , lust of possession is all that possesses [ her. I A moment more and the article is un der her cloak, and all of a tremble she is . edging away, half frightened, half re gretful, yet wholly swayed by the.secur ^ ing of the moment's idol. Then comes , detection. Everything about her rises . to betray her?her frightened glance, her I sneaking attitude, the closer clutch she l has upon her cloak. She is accosted, t questioned, and then every thought of , home, family and the disgrace that , threatens rises before her, and she sum mons all the pluck there is in her poor, , fluttering heart and denies. I Fatuou3 soul! She forgets that the sanctity which a moment since sur I rounded her as an honest woman is now . stripped from her. She is searched. The . stolen articles ' are found upon her, and sho stands there drooping and despairing , ?a proven thief. Every year, repeated over and over again, is this sad scene produced. Klep tomania is a byword applied to heaven knows how many forms of crime. But , among the shoppers of New York there , nro more women who have had a passion . for larceny bred in them than perhaps i anywhere else in the world.?New York i Herald. L The Poison of the Pineapple, i A writer in The Britisli Medical Journal - advises people to be careful not to slice . up a pineapple with the same knife they use in pealing it, as the rind contains an l acrid organic substance which is likely to cause a swollen mouth and sore lips. . In Cuba salt is used as an antidote for ; poison of pineapple peel, 1 During Black Walnut Fence Ratio. Canadian; rumbeV^dyklers are how felod to buy the bl&yii w$riufc' fence fails which t?ja?im'9^irMii>^^ a^ tn^y would any * other' timber twenty of thirty years' ago. The long exposure has seasoned? the wood thoroughly,' and it is valuable as material for ch?f iess,"cpindies, and other email articles.?Cmcago Times. Rising to a Point of Order. Nurse (to Johnny, vt-ho has been 1 brought in to see Ids uncle)?Why don't ? you speak, Johnny ? Can't you tell your uncle you're glad to 6ee him ? Johnny (whimpering)?It blongs to him first to tell me Fm a fine fellow, and big for my size.?Harper's Bazar. The Weight of Passenger Cars. Railway men complain of the weight of the passenger cars now built, and show by figures that an engine hauls be tween five and 6ix pounds of dead weight for every one pound of paying passenger weight, reckoned when all the 6eats are filled.?Chicago Herald. The Ilarmlessucss of Rolic-Hnntcrs. Relic-hunters are a kind of lunatics, sometimes harmless, but often otherwise, and generally foolish, their particular vanity being allied to that of people who inscribe their insignificant names upon public edifices and monuments.?New buryport Herald. Development of a New Industry. American stone jewelry, although a new industry, is already represented in n variety of designs. The minerals em ployed in its manufacture are agate, moss agate, jasper of all hues, pyrite, moonstone, rhodonite, etc.?Chicago Herald. Steel Sleepers for a Railroad. Thirty-seven miles of a Belgian railroad have been laid with steel sleepers in order that their utility may be fully tested. Similar experiments are being made in this country.?The Current. The Mun Who Keeps Up Rest. A man up in the world keeps up best if lie stands on a pedestal reared by him self. The man who climbs up where lie does not belong is apt to take a tumble. ?New Orleans Picayune. Fatality from Diphtheria In England, j Diphtheria is shown by official reports I to have increased almost double in fa j tality during the past four or five year; 1 in England.?Chicago Journal. Acceding to Professor Langley, tho i inherent temperature of the moon is be j low that of melting ice THE OVERLAND EXPRESS. No Stop? From Maine to Cnlirornlo? Flf? teen Hours Saved. In these luxurious days nearly all tho re quisites for comfortable living can bo found on ?wheels. Wo havo boudoir cars, buffet cars, parlor cnrs, drawing room cars and sleoping cars. A man can board a train gn tho Atlantic coast, and not havo occasion to get off until he has reached tho Pacific coast But, with all our present, advantages, further improvements aro contemplated, and tho proposed now overland train?to be called the World-on-Wheels special?will be another stop toward tho ? comfort of trav elers. This train, besides tho usual well known special cars, will havo new ones, which will ropresont the latest swelling of tbe railroad bump on man's cranium. First there will bis THE GARDEN SASS CAR, under tho chargo of gardeners from tho hotbeds of Europe. This car will bo kopt in a high state of cultivation, insuring to pas sengers fresh vegetables at each meal, in cluding com in tho ear, corn on tho cob, and mushrooms raised whllo tho car Is in the tunnels. Next will be THE BABXYABD CAB, stocked with prfzo cows, prizo pigs, and hon orary mention poultry. Thus, although the train wiU not stop'fcwixt tho Atlantic and tho Pacific, warm morning and . evening milk, spore-ribs, and fresh eggs can always be had This system of ffe3h farm pro ducts will insuro tho most wholesomo food, and-tourists, as thoy whiz past tho home of tho railroad sandwich, can placo thoir thumbs at their noses, and wave their fin gers aloft in accordance) with a well-lcnown combination of contemporary life. Running directly behind those cars, and abundantly supplied in all seasons with necoss ary adjuncts for its proper uso by travolers, will bo found THE LYCEUM CAtt, which will bo used for loctures, storeopti cons, theatricals, ratification meetings, raf fles, dog fights, fairs, roller bleat Lug, and the many other modes of ovomog amuse ment Someone Can always be found to occupy the stage,' even for Wednesday matinees; and ? any ticket speculator presents himself, he can bo transferred to a slow freight train going the ether way. We ' call attention to the sunset gun on the roof. This, fired amid the reverberating Rockiee will make timid travelers thmk that not . only the' cun, but the whole solar system hasset. Sj ii i i i \ v, TBE YANKEE NOTION CAB will remove the ennui of tho lady passoa gors, by enabling them to shop while en route; and purchase remnants ou the prairies, or among tho canyons. A lawn tennis car will enable tho young to while away tho hours, and got tho benefit ol outdoor exercise among the Sierras. Rate per goto?, S15.18. Games played while passing through tunnels, 75 cents each. Snow storm games 13 cents. The bathing car will afford a chance to removo tho soot and cinders that have sifted through to tho bones. A clean sklu will mako the passenger fool so frisky thai ho will bo permitted to jump off and on the rushing train to oxerciBo his renewed vi tality. Finally, wo will havo a divorce drawing room car for the special seclusion and com fort of mis-mated mates, en route to the great divorce belt of tho northwest Thb car will bo dropped at Chicago and switched on to a turntable. It will then be modo to revolvo three timos, which net, ac cording to Black-stono, in "Evory Man His Own Judge," (sec U, pp. 1,317) ?hall eonsti tute a legal separation for all tue passenger* within. A complete law library (on divoro. rulings, ate), will bo found over tho water cooler. A telephono will connect with the ongincer, thus enabling timid dames to fre quently ask if a cow can bo seen on the track. TJukind reader, what does all this meanl It means that, if you aro alive at tho close ol tho next century, you will havo witnessed strango things.' A thousand dio in house; tofcmo that meets death by railroad ucci \>nt Which modo of living is safer?? Wallace Peck in Life. One Way to Wear Out a Man. A constant dropping, it is commonly be^ lieved, will wear away a rock. This is somewhat of a fable, however. It elopend upon the size of tho rock and what it drop on. If a granito bowlder, weighing several tons, should drop on a strong man, it would wear e>ut tho man from hem to selvidgo, ami wouldn't perceptibly abrade tho rock.? Brooklyn Eagle. CLEARING OUT SALE! AS THE SEASON IS NEAR AT HAND FOR PUTTING IN SPRING- GO ODO PRENG GOODkJ And wishing to make iooik, we will make it to the interests of all to call and get Great Bargains As we are determined not to cany over any Fall Stock. We still load in low """^ prices and arc Headquarters for GENT'S, YOUTH'S AND BOY'S CLOTHING. Our trade In Zeigler's Fine Shoes For Ladies was never better. Every pair guaranteed. ?? * * Wo carry the largest and best Stock ol Gent's :hand-sewed shoes In the market. All warranted. IGrr-ocer-ies At CHARLESTON QUOTATIONS. COME ANDfSEE^ORSYOURSELF. GEO. H. COBNELSOS. Special Bargains! TREMENDOUS SACRIFICES AT THEODORE -irOHN'S HEODOKE JA-OHN'S '*' ? FASHIONABLE DRY GOODS EMPORIUM. We are now closing out the balance of our Winter Stock of DRESS GOODS. CLOTHING, CLOAKS, HATS, &c., at less than cost of raw material. Now is4.be time to procure Great Bargains Everything selling off fit, unheard : of low prices. This is a golden opportunity ... ,i for all to SAVE MONEY. THEOBORE KOHK. ESTABLISHED 1838. C. & E. L -Kerrison, 88 HASEL STREET. CHARLESTON, S. C. DRY GOODS, Black and Colored l>ress Good*. LINENS, HOSIERY, &c, &c.. IN LARGE VARIETY. EsTAll Orders will receive prompt and careful attention. , HrCash orders amounting to ?10 oi over will be delivered in any county free of charge. C. Ac E. E. Rorrifsoii, augSOly Charleston. S. C MORE LIGHT ON THE Sribject. I will now devote my entire at tention to LAMPS! LAMPS! With an experience of ten year- 1 am in a position to know what variety of Lamps to keep on hand that will suit any purpose and give entire satisfaction. When in need of a Uumer that will give vfcii a large brilliant li^ht. call for "SORENTitUE'S GUARANTEE". 1 give full directions how lu use it and u guarantee for a year with each liurner. Itcmcmbcr thai "FAIL DEALINGS, LOW PRICES and UEST QUALITY \* rny Motto, and don't forget t! .it whaicveryou maj need m :hc way of or f<>r a Lamp 51 u wifl W ?uiv to gel il at SORENTRUE'S J5A5CGAO STOICS:. Headquarters for Lamps. .Jan -'l-lvr 3!. H. M?*S < '-: '?.\NT7.f.El? ^.Jo? vv. DAXTZLEU. ATTORNEY 5 AT LAW On vNoEiurno,.-. ? ?, I \V. I!(I\V.M.\N, ATTORNEY AT 1 AV.' I lltANOEKUKO, S, C.