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A LATENT STREAK OF INSANITY. Peculiarities of People Wfca Are Not &&? actly Compos Mentis?** A Fired Idee." Some one has said thai in every one of us there is a latent streak of insanity, and I guess he wasn't far in the wrong. The only thing is to keep our streak from be-, ing discovered. There was an old lady in Michigan who kept a boarding-house for students. She kept a good boarding house. She made royal pies, and she brought the juciest roasts upon the table that the hollowest student ever con sumed. She had the peculiarity of not being able to write her name. The stu dents, although they liked her pies, re garded her with great contempt. She was the last person to whom they thought of applying when they began to miss their Greek and Hebrew books, and great was their astonishment when one of them, who happened to go into her room for h fire-shovel, found them hidden in crannies about the fireplace. They re covered possession . only.-to-have them #?len again, ar.d itrb>>pfn>ie.^e.f9giuar tbjnr., when one or these books were misring, to search the old lady's room til?tfl it was found. . . Her ? peculiarity is equaled by that of another old lady' over seas who had a mania for watches, and never .a peddler came to the door with' them but she made a considerable purchase of rh'enfc' jpfc poor was she that she, must .have denied-' l^^[h&^t^L allowance of porridge to m^nlge inVthe ?mgnia^!?luc]rnry,. When she died her friends found -an immense oaken "kist," as high as a fable, and half as long as her ill-covered bed, filled with them. There is an old gentleman of re spectability and comparative wealth who never loses an opportunity to possess himself of a paper of pins.. If he goes into a dry goods store to make a pur chase, which he does once a week, he never rests until he catches sight of the pin basket, and he is apt to carry these pointed reminders of his visit away with him. But after all is ho any more of a mad man than we who collect more books than we can read, or pay a great sum for a black-letter volume whose pages are seeded to us? What under the sun does . a man want with sixty different editions of Shakespeare ? He might just as well have sixty different pairs of spectacles. A physician of an insane asylum would denominate this as a species of compara tive aberration known as "a fixed idea." For instance, I know a man who never pays ids fare on the street cars without afterward holding an imaginary alterna tion with tlie conductor?the latter de manding the fare a second time, and he imlignantly insisting tliat he paid it, and that the conductor's carelessness is inex cusable. He fights against this feeling whenever he feels it coining on, but it is too strong for him. I have recom mended him to procure a.free pass as a as a relief from his "fixed idea. An estimable lady of my acquaintance has an exasperating trouble of this nat ure. Some powerful mental influence compels her every few minutes to regard her left thumb with the most intense in terest. Now Jhere is nothing remarka ble about this usef ul portion of her anat omy, either in size, shape, or feeling, yqt her eyes are riveted upon it at stated in tervals, to the great annoyance of herself and family. She is mentally strong, and comes of. a family of good mental and physical condition, but somewhere in her make-up there was un influence working at cross-purposes with the surrounding forces. I have heard of a gentleman who was similarly Impelled to count everything he saw. In this way he finds himself - counting passengers in street' cars, windows in houses, all the horses in sight, the buttons on people's clothes, etc., till he is almost out of ids senses. He is under medical treatment for the trouble, which seems to be undermining his mental powers.?Chicago News "Rambler." A Host Mischievous Practice "Picking the ears" is a most mischiev ous practice; in attempting to do this with hard substances an unlucky mo tion has many a time pierced the drum and mado it as useless as a burstod rub ber life-preserver; nothing sharper or harder than the end of the little finger, ttfth the nail pared, ought; ever to be in troduced into the ear, unless by a phy sician. Persons are often seen endeavoring to remove the "wax" of the ear with the head of a pin; this ought never to bo done; first, because it nofc onjy endangers die rupture of the ear by being pushed too far in, but if not so for, it may grate against the drum, excite inflammation, produce an ulcer which may finally eat all the parts away; second, hard sub stances have often slipped in, and caused the necessity of painful, dangerous, and expensive operationsj third, the wax is manufactured by nature to guard the entrance from dust, insects, and unmod ified cold air, and when it has sub served its purpose it becomes dry, scaly, and fight, and in this condition is easily pushed outside , by new formations of wax within,?Boston Transcript. The Discovery of a Now Grain, Specimens of a peculiar grain grown by a Machias, Me., man from five kernels received by him from a friend, who said they had been taken from the crop of a wild goose, have been sent to several ex perts, including members of the marine board of agriculture, all of whom say that the grain is whoily unlike any American cereal. It is understood a sample will be tried in the agricultural department at Washington. The gentle man referred to has succeeded in raising about five bushols of the nondescript grain.?Chicago Herald. Peculiarities of a Georgia Spider. Georgia's latest oddity is a spider as big as a hickory-nut, the long, curved back whereof shows the human face in pro?le. The face is like that of a man of the Malay type, the brow, the eyes, the nose, the mouth, and the chin being imitated with a.precision quite startling in its way.?Chicago Tribune. Silence is vocal if we listen weBv? Hofland. Vb.o Eleotro-Mapnellc Ix>eomotlve In 1851 Professor Page made a trial trip -with his electric-magnetic locomotive on Tuesday, April 20, 1851, starting from Washington. ;The progress of the loco motive was at first so slow that a boy was enabled to keep pace with it for several hundred feet. But the speed was soon increased, and Blandensburg, a dis tance of, I behove, about five miles and a quarter, was' reached in thirty-nine minutes. When within two miles of that place, the power of the battery be ing fully up, the locomotive began to run, on nearly a level plane, at the rate of nineteen miles*an hour, or seven miles faster thanj&e greatest speed heretofore attained. This velocity was continued for a mite,: when one of the cells cracked entirely open, which caused the acids to notermix, and, as a consequence, the pro pemng.-poiwer 'was: partially weakened. Two ^^^tiW^^s,isui?equenti.y met The professor proceeded cautiously, f ssar^og^eb!?tr?ctions on Che .way-, such as ?tl^coja|ngI of jcirs in the opposite direo ?jfil onttfre (roair 6e?ten halts ,-'^occupying: ??' ? m all. forty minuses;-. But* notwithstanding these h&diranoes an&-delays; the- trip to and from Bladessburg was accomplished in onVminute;le^ than: two hours. The cells'; were-:made of light earthenware, for the purple; WJ^i^^M^^Vt :,withiont tetec^?'.: tfi^tife ..Hjhis part of the apparatus oc^dr ithereCoroj easily be gnarded'.against mishap. The great point established was, that a loco motive on .the principle of Prof. Page c^nl^be^meide to.tsavsl JJ??ateen miles an hour. But it was found on subse quent trials that the least jolt, such as that caused by the end of a rail a little above the level, threw the batteries out of working order, and the result was a halt. This defect could not be over come, and Prof. Page reluctantly aban doned his discovery.?Ben: Perley Poore. When Bill-Boards First Came Into Uso. Bill-boards came into use as articles upon which announcements and procla mations were pasted in London about the year 1740. A man by the name of Loomis, who had been a street crier, ob tained permission from the authorities to erect on vacant lots a number of boards, upon which he placed the official adver-1 tisements of the city and received a | small Btipend from the municipal author ities for the service. The erection of | these boards and the matter placed upon them of course attracted the attention of the populace, and they were constantly surrounded by crowds reading the an nouncements. This fact struck the fancy of a Jew clothier as being an ad mirable plan to get an advertisement of his goods and place of business before; the people, and he applied to Loomis for permission to have his proclamation pasted on the same board with the of ficial announcements. Loom's being un der the direction and in the pay of the city authorities could not agree to this proposition without consulting his supe riors, and this was done. The council debated long and seriously over the matter, and at last gave their consent on the condition that the Jew pay the city so muoh a year for. the priv ih'ge. This was agreed to, ami the bill board and its covering , was brought into J existence as one of tho necessities of com merce. The Jew's example .w^s followed by other merchants, and as Loomis re ceived a commission on all the new con tracts made for bill-board work, he soon did a flourishing and profitable business, and his boards could be found in every quarter of the city. The idea being new and novel, spread as such things do, and it was not long until the bill-board was found in every civilized country. "Columbus (Ohio) Capital. " I Sent My Boy to College." "I sent 1dm off to college." "I sent him off to college." That, is the epitome of damnation of thousands of boys. "I sent him off to college." Now, sir, you strike me at a point where I am ready to say this: It is a. question in my mind whether I will ever send one of mine to a college or not. "yes," you say, "you are opposed to education." No, I ain't; but I'd rather .my boy would sit down in heaven to learn his A B C's than sitting down in hell reading Greek. I tell you my congregation, if I had a good boy who was loyal to God and the right, I might trust him at college; but if I have got a wayward, dissipated boy I will never send him to college tc get shut of him. You have mode a mistake as long as eternity to do so. There is many a man who has sent his boy to college because he did not know what else to do with him. You had better lure that boy to steal something and send him to the penitentiary. That is my judgment. If he is no account the penitentiary is about as safe a place as a college, because he will not only dissipate but ruin every other decent boy he meets there. Let him practice on convicts if you want him to ruin somebody. Boys, let us be a comfort, and consolation to mother.? Rev. riam Jones. Famous Mr. Ends as a Bit of a Boy. When about 10 years old his father fitted for Mm a small workshop, and there he constructed models of sawmills, fire-engines, steamboats, steam-engines, electrical and other machines. One of the pastimes of his childhood was to take in pieces and put together again the fam ily clock, and at 12 years he was able to do the same with a patent lover watch, with no tools but his pocket-knife. When 18 misfortune overtook his father, and he liad to withdraw from school and work his own way.?Popular Science Monthly. Transmission of an Electric Current. Recent experiments in France show j that the transmission of an electric cur- ] rent over a distance of fifty miles was 1 effected with a loss of only 50 per cent. I of the force with which it started on the journey. The current was a tremendous one, but no difficulty ensued from heat ing of the wire or the dynamo.?Chicago Herald. Three or four newjjaotora have been ] Introduced on the msjrket, to be operated j by water, compressed air and gas. In Exlsle. Cart ashore on a lone, barron isle In the sea Into which flows the Nlsle. With no clothes but a battered old ttsle? Prom a fall suit a rather scant pislo-r I of course could not dress with much btills, While I dwelt in that residence visle; But as thoro was no one to smisle, I managed the years to begisle? That had else been a long weary whisle? With many a stroll in my tisle, And many an innocent wisle, That kept hi good order my bisle; Till a ship that sailed many a misle Brought mo home from my dreary exisle, And I this way the tale place ou flsle, With the trust that it no one will riflle, ?Norristown Herald. "Only a Dime for a Crust of Bread." Rude was the man in speech, and njde In raiment, and bowed.with docropifcude. With crutch and cane at either side, Like a figure by Bore typified? A green shade over his bulging eyes, Ever astaro, in their ghastly guise, Repulsively, yet appealihgly, As he begged the dole of a dime from me. I paused as the great crowd surged ahead? "Had ho sapper last night?nor bod? Her a cup o' coffee at breakfast time? Ner a rusk at nocol And the fact is Tm A-starrW. here m the dry street ? . For a dimo to buy me a crust to eatf And I -flushed, as I thought of the shame less wrong? " Is he thus so srrannod by the soulless throngr The hundreds and thousands that pass hiffl here? But, e'en as I feel the rising tear, I felt in my pocket's depths, alackl >y My own lone fortune of oue greenback? And' I sfoyed my'hand In its Upward range Sighing to say that I had rib change. "Ef I could work like I ust to do, I wouldn't be beggin' to-day of youl See what a hackin' cough I got? Lungs jes1 sluffin1 off, like as not! And old?and my eyes a'most clean gone? And I oan'fc stay hero, and I can't go ohl But it won't be long till I sit n-.y crutcn On the shores where a dime haint worth so muchl" Grotesque pathos! I smiled through tears, Calming tho old man's doubts and fears With tho crumpled note which I said should be Changed at once as he waited ma But ho stopped mo short, as I tumod to go? "Oh, you'll not come backugiu! No, no! What's the size o* yer bill?" said ho, As I unfolded it dazedly. I "Only a one! Wy snkes alive! Feared I was rurinin' against a five? Pm bluffed bo much by yon high-toned gents!" And bock in my palm dropped ninety conta. ?James Whitcotab Biley. Inconvenient Accomplishments. An old circus horse,!? sold to a street cat company. ' On hearing the crack of a whip he does hot fail to show the result of bit early training. When a passer-by salutes a passenger, tho horse, mistaking tho compliment to bo in? tended for him, feels called upon to re turn it On hearing the command: "Gqt from a gentleman to hla dog, the promptly obeys. ? Fliegende Bla?tter. A Lyric of Boston Culture. One of the latest songs la, "Oj^ hng mo closer, closer still f*' This is a song wtfa like torhear a maiden sing.?Exchange. 1' 01 sing a song to-night for ma," The youth exclaimed; "sing me, I pray, Some sweet and tender melody Ere homeward, love, I take--ray way.*1 He gazed upon her lovely face, In which the blushes camo and wont; And-took her hand with stately grace And led her to tho instrument Swift o*or the keys her fingers flogho Her silvery voice rose ci?ar antj $ And, while his tender heart she mas She song for him the latest song Aye, sung It, ming it with a wjtU, Ana emphasized the sweet refrain? ** Oh, hug me closer, closor still! I guass that I can stand the strain," She ceased, she sighed, she hung her head, He stooped and drew her to au? And hugged ber'.cl&se, and wttfsTjWUgsoldi "Thai I respond to your request" Oh, youthful love I Oh, happy hourt Life few oases has nko this; Oh, who for wealth, or fajm'e. pr power, Buch sweet experience Woolo/fmuT ?Bocf^ CoTtrlor. A Modern Fable, A sick former had on obstina be wished to got to niarket ( his neighbors ho roceivod tap foUowiflgi vicet The carpenter said he'd have a tCtGif driver; the furniture man said let a bureau drawer; a small boy offered to boiler; the newspaper man said let an editorial leader; tho postmaster suggested having a letter carrier; tho village topsr wanted to do his part, and offered to take a horn. Meantime tho fanner expired of exhaustion and the cow died of grief. This fable teaches that tho possibilities of the English language are great ? Lifo, Answers to Correspondents. A correspondent wants to know how to keep cidor from working. Imbue it with Socialistic ideas. Nothing works that has them.? Binghamton Republican. Gen. Sherman's advlco to a young letter writer: My dear young Friend?I remomber your father well Cross your i's, dot your f s, mind your facts, sift your dates, noTei write in a hurry. Yours in haste, ? W. T. & P. R?On seeon* thought, whtfttaa bars **** \ Removed TO OUR NEWLY FITTED UP STORE OPPOSITE THE TENT. notice. We do not propose to undersell everyone else, but'we are ready to meet fair competition. Our Stock is now complete: give us a call Mr. L S. CUMMINGS is with us, and will be glad to see his old friends l and customers. ?We sell the. ROYAL 1ST. JOHN SEWING MACHINES. Machines of all makes repaired. Large Wogen Yard in rear of Store. VOSE & SALLEY. Dress and business suits for Men, Youths and Boys. This is the largest stock ever brought to this city. I particularly ask an inspection of these goods now, in order that 1 may have your verdict of approval. And after you havo seen this display of Tailor Made Clothing, Gents' Furnishing Goods, Fine Shoes, Hats and Neckw <5ar, I feel as sured that you will be pleased not only with the goods but the low prices 1 urn selling them at. I desire you to handle them, to bring all your experience to bear in judging them; critically examine their make, fabric and trimmings, test the sewing, try them on; in fact make a study of them as well as ' the prices, then go to other houses and make the comparison. I am satisfied that you will return and make your selection out ef this beautiful stock and to find tlio goods as I represent them to be, and give you full satisfaction in every instance, as my goods are made by first-class workmen. All or ders sent to my care will receive prompt attention. RespcctfulIy.Bfl^fcr, JU? L. KIMRD, Colnmbia, S. C. Dec. 17-ly ESTABLISHED 1877. (Twenty-five Years Experience. T. DeChiavette, Watch Maker and Jeweler, And dealer In Watches, Clocks, Jewelry Spectacles, Silver and Plated Ware and Musieal Instruments. All work warranted for one year. Orangeburg.'. CJ INSURE YOUR PROPERTY WITH KIRK ROBINSON, AGENT. COMPANIES all FIST-CLASS and RELIABLE. LOSSES PROMPTLY ADJUSTED AND PAID. COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY ATTEND ED TO. I am still selling Brick, Lime, Laths, Hair and other Building Material. ALSO 1 am now prepared to furnish Coal and Wood in any quantity. All orders left with me shall have prompt attention. No dravage charged. Give me a trial. J?ly 23- ' KIRK ROBINSON a iii a l lath koi*. f. m. wajwamaker, Oraiigchnrg, S. C._St Matthews, S. C. jJatiirop &^\\nnam Aia^p, g gg AflTORNEY*SAT LAW,? OnANGEBUKG, S. C. Office Up Stairs Over the Postofflce. SToisro Phosphate Company. CHARLESTON, S. C. ESTABLISHED 1870. ! WE INVITE SCRUTINY OF THE ANALYSES OF OUR SOLUBLE ?UA.W BY THE DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE. THEY WILL Feu 25-6mos BE FOUND ABOVE THEIR GUARANTEE. A BLIZZARD. A BLIZZARD, ANOTHER BLIZZARD IS COMING, BUT FOVILL BE A COLD DAY when PRESCOTT fails to sell you CHOICE GROCERIES, CROCKERY, GLASS and TINWARE cheaper than any other house in the city. I have also just received a choice Stock of FRESH GARDEN SEEDT^EEff TP?TXT?ES,t&c.;.v. -3s FRESH AND CHOICE GROCERIES Received Every Week at the Cheap Cash Store. CHARLES W. PRESCOTT, Proprietor. -o ESTT am prepared to manufacturo TOMBSTONES, ?See, at shortest notice and in the most artistic style. . Jan 28-3m Ja/iiies Van Tassel, DEALER IN CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, Wines, Liguoris and Segars. AT MY" ESTABLISHMENT CAN BE FOUND ALL THE STANDARD arricles of GROCERIES at Rock Bottom Prices, as well as purest and best WINES, LIQUORS, &c., sold anywhere. Also the choicest SEGARS AND TOBACCO to be found in the market. W1IEA LOOKL?? ABOUND GIVE ME A CALL. JAMES VAN TASSEL. OLD YELVET RYE EIGHT YEARS OLD. Giaraateai Pare and Wbolesonie for Miciaal or Otter Uses. FOR SALE ONLY BY W. T. LIGfHTFOOT. Nov 2G-?"mos HAMILTON'S INSURANCE AGENCY LICENSE. Columbia, s. o, April 1. 1883. Icertify that Mr. John A. Hamilton, of Orangeburg, S. C, Agent of the NORTH BRITISH ami MERCANTILE, QUEEN, WESTERN ASSURANCE, ROCHESTER GERMAN. Insurance Companies of North America, HOME INSURANCE of New York, CRESCENT, and FACTOR'S and TRADER'S of New Orleans, has complied with the rcquistitions of the Act of the General Assembly entitled An Act to regu late the Agencies of Insurance Companies not incorporated in the Slate of South Caro lina, and I hereby license the said JOHN A. HAMILTON Agent aforesaid, to take risks and transact all business of insurance in this State in the County of Orangeburg for and in behalf of said Comoanics. Ex pires March ?1st, 1886. W. E. STONEY, Comptroller General. FrjTJTZ'S HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS Nu nnr.sk will dl? of COLIC. BOTH or LfNii KE tek. Ii Kotitz** Powili-rs are n.?e<l In time. Kotitz'? I'owdcrswUlcarcand prevent HoaCnouu. Koiinr? Powder* win prevent Gai'R* in Fowls. I'.ntrz-s Powder* will Increase the quantity or milk an'l crvMii twenty per rent., ami make the butter firm and nwppt. Kotitz*? I'owrtera will cure or prevent almost ettet DiBKAfK to which Horse*, ami Cattle are subject KofT/'h Pnnrncna win um: Satisfaction. Sold everywhere. DAVID E. F0UTZ, Proprietor. SSL 1'ILIOIIE. MD. For sale by DR. J. G. WANNAMAK EH. Feb-4 To I lief Public I T A K E. P L E A S U R E IN A N ? nouncing that I will run the Ice Busi ness from May 1st, 188C. Customers please reserve vour orders and oblige. Yours truly, Jan :? - CHARLES P. BRUNSON. OCH* SON'S Celebrated Faablon Catal offne QCMT CDCC ror ?prtB? and Kum uCrl I rllCCmer. ready Hare* 10th, to any addreaa. Ill uj tr?te? and Uxta ererythlngforLadiea', Qeata', CnUdrena* and Infanta" wear and Housekeeping pood*at prices lower than tboso o?~an? bouaeiU t?a United BSctec Ceroplet*