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BRILLIANTS. Stan's greatest strength is shown in standing still; The first sore symptom: of a mind in health Is rest of heart and pleasure felt at home ?Young. Sweet woman is like the fair Sower in it? lustre, Which in the garden enamels the ground; 2Iear it the bees, in play, flutter and cluster, And gaudy butterflies frolic around. ?Gay. _ "There is a constant feverfn my breast, A something hoped which dies when hope is giren; _A sweet delight, and yet a strange unrest; A thought that trembles betwixt earth and heaven. Would I loved less I or would the power were here To own my love, and triumph over fear. ?Kate L Robertson 5HOUSES OF WASHINGTON CITY. Without the Darkness of New York Koa ldenees?The Apartment House. Washington houses nave not the costly {features of those in New York, but they 3iave not also the darkness of New York Stouses. The New York residence in gen eral has only a front and a back, its sides being hermetically closed up by other "mouses; consequently In the middle of the bouse there is always a dark place. In -what are called English basement houses this is lighted by a skylight, the stairs being thrown into the center of the bouse, and houses of that class are com ing more and more into request. The problem in New York is how to ?get the ashes and garbage out of the -housbecause there are no alleys in that ?ity, neither through the houses nor back of them. Therefore tho houses are made high-stooped, the owner having to ;go up ten or twelve steps, while the eer "vants come out under this stoop with the ash-barrel. In the English basement houses the servant's base ?nent is reached by stairs in Ihe middle of the house front; in Wash ington, however the obliquity of many of the streets permits the houses to over lap each other, and exposes their sides as well as the front. These houses are like stairs which are turned upon their side. The city in general being right angled, ?while the alleys are oblique to these streets, you can either have Bide win dows to your house or large bays. Washington is also going into the ?apartment house business, having been inspired thereto by the success of the first apartment house built here, the Portland, which was supposed originally 4o be a foolish experiment; but I under ?stand that every apartment in it is taken and that there is a demand for more. These apartments are adapted to house ieeping, are all on one floor, and the building is situated where two broad ?streets come to a point, so that it has light and air everywhere. They retain the absurd names of English baronial ^famines for these houses. One is called ?the Portland, another is the Riehmond And another the Woodmont. There is no need of excellent names of our own region to put upon those, houses, and it seems' very preposterous in the capital of <the United States to know no other ^nomenclature than the leavings- of Brit ish feudalism. ? "Gath's " Washington Xetter. The Headers of Book Manuscript. A large publishing-house states that it .-generally employs as readers men and* -women of culture, who themselves have ?done licerary work; sometimes a lawyer who finds time from his professional du ties, or a doctor similarly situated, and .sometimes a woman of refined education ?qualified to do the work. When any manuscript on a scientific, medical, or special subject is handed in some recog nized professional man in that particular 'is engaged. Nearly all writers bear a part of the expense of the first edition? aU new writers do. It is a fact not gen erally known that Longfellow paid within ?a small amount of the total cost of pro duction of his first volume of poems, and .James Russell Lowell paid all the ex pense of his first work.-^-Chicago Times. The Multiplication of Aphides. Perhaps no more striking illustration nof the wonderful reproductive powers of ?certain insects could be given than that ?contained ir. a new work by Theodore Wood, an English entomologist. It is ?assumed first that 100 aphides weigh no more collectively than a single grain; =and secondly, that only a very stout man -can weigh as much as 2,000,000 grains. Then it is found that if multiplication ?were entirely unchecked, the tenth brood v?one of the descendants of a single ;aphis would be equivalent in point of ?actual matter to more than 500,000,000 ?of very stout men, or one-third of the bumar. population of the globe, suppos ing e{.ch person to weigh 280 pounds. ?Bostm Budget. Beauty and tho-. King Milan's queen is said to be the most beautiful woman in Servia, and by '?ihis charm, together with her decision of ?character, she has completely established ?dominion, not only over her husband's beart, but over his actions likewise. If ?<2ueen Nathalie may lay claim to be tho 'handsomest women in Servia, King Mi dan is far from being the handsomest nnan there or anywhere else. His head is around and large?too large for his body ?his cheeks fiat and wide, with a small .nose and a little mouth. When at school -3t Paris be was thought to resemble Prince Napoleon, and always considered ?mseif flattered by being complimented .the likeness.?Chicago Herald. "Where tho Daughter Missed It. Anxious Mother?Well, darling, did you ha ve a pleasant time? Charming Daughter?Oh! so nice. Georg-e was all attention, and we had oysters twice and terrapin and canvas back duck. He is so liberal. Anxious Mother (hoarsely)?Wretched girl, you have ruined your chances for nife. Rather would I have heard a tale of a walk home to save car fare.?Phila Selphit Call. As many as 14,000 tints are used in Gobelin tapestry work, a great inereaso in numbers and fineness due mainly to chemistry. An Indian Performance In Berlin. An exciting incident occurred st place of amusement in Berlin. A com pany of Indians were engaged there in charge of a European well acquainted with Indian life. After the perform ances of the evening wore over the In dians began to execute together one of their tribal dances?the eagle or winter dance?on the occasion of religious festi val. It is the custom among the tribe to which they belong that if any one par ticipating in this dance stumble or fall he shall be put to death by the ordinary mode of tomahawking. During the dance the youngest member of the party ?by name Pook-Pook?made an unlucky slip and fell. Instantly the chief rushed upon him, seized him firmly as hs lay prostrate, and, raising his tomahawk, prepared to give the blow which would soon have sent the unfortunate man scalpless into the happy hunting-ground. The Euro pean who is with the company, and who was watching the ceremonies, speed?y interposed, and under threat of penal consequences compelled the Indian to forego . his sanguinary purpose. The fallen man was released, but his deliver ance did not appear to be greatly valued by him, since he remarked to his rescuer that sooner or later he would have to pay for his false step with death, his fel low-dancers being bound to take his life either here in Europe or in their own land.?Chicago.Tribune. Value of the Warm Water Bath. The Sanitary World considers cleanli ness not only essential to good health, but it is a mark of good breeding. The laborer, by the clinging of dust to his perspiring person, becomes a fit subject for the bath tub very frequently. Too frequent bathing is weakening. It may not be advisable to take a bath morning and evening, as some medical journals advise, but a good washing frequently enough to keep the person clean. Warm baths will often prevent the most viru lent diseases. A person who mf*y be in fear of having received infection of any kind should take a warm bath, suffer per spiration to ensue, and then rub dry. Dress warmly to guard against taking cold. If the system has imbibed any in fectious matter, it will be removed by re sorting to this process, if done before the infection has time to spread over the system; and even if some time has elapsed, the drenching perspiration that may be induced by hot water will be very certain to remove it. In cases ef congestion, bilio'is colic, inflammation, etc., there is no remedy more certain to give relief. In cases of obstinate constipation also, wonderful cures have been wrought. For sore throat, diphtheria, and inflammation of the lungs, a hot compress is ono of the most potent remedies.?Scientific Amer ican. The L?w of Survival Asserted. Every invention of artificial light in our day has been obstinately opposed as per nicious to life, and I have no doubt the first tallow candle encountered persist ent enemies, fearful of that crowning achievement of the dark ages. . '.Che acci dents which ushered in the invention of gas for a time retarded its general adop tion. Explosions were numerous, and deaths from suffocation every-dny occur rences, but in the course of time people learned how to use gas. To-day all this is changed. When water-gas was introduced the same spirit of opposition was manifested, but it rap idly died out. Now the electric light is exciting the apprehension of timid peo whose hypercaution blinds them to its But a very few people have been killod by electric light wires, and during the past two or three years such fatalities have been very few and far between. The law of the survival of the fittest as serts itself in the scientific walks of life, and tho result will be a race of men whose instincts will protect them from coming in contact with two currents of electricity at the some time.?Col. Flad. One Peculiarity of tho Bedvood. A striking peculiarity of the redwood is the surprising facility with which it imitates all other forms of coniferous growth and branching. Some of the tops of the younger trees have all the wave, swing, and grace of feather palms, others are stiffer in line and resemble more the sugar pine. The fir, the great Sequoia, the Ponderosa or yellow pine, and also the solid dome top, noticed so sharply by Muir in the virgin arrovea of Sequoia on the Kaweah, are all typified by this versatile tree. It also has a peculiar feature of its own, a thick branching of long, extended, and pendulous arms, leafless, except a alight furriness all over. The branches have a delicate and graceful fle.ability of line and beautiful swing, without the slightest woodiness or stiffness; and yet this fonn of growth is the most repul sive of all the redwood's freaks, and is best described as spidery, and that on a giant scale. The branches, or, more properly, arms, appear to have the power of locomotives and to be able to seize and hold.?San Francisco Chronicle. Selling Clothing by Half-Sample. Clothing drummers are always making an effort to reduce the size of their sample ti unks, and to prevent the losses that occur at hotels by reason of the ac cess which porters and housemaids have to their rooms. The loss from this latter source is not so largo now as it formerly was, because some manufacturers, have hit upon the plan of making only one half of each article of clothing for a sample. A sample coat is only a half coat; a sample vest only a half vest, and SO on. The porter who runs into a drum mer's room and out again will not get a full garment, as he formerly did, and girls do not have the same temptations in the matter of providing for their be.nux. The plan, too, reduces tho weight of the drummer's samples, but I understand the manufacturers lose some thing in the end. as pieces are now and then mislaid, and the loss of one-half a garment nuns its value. Cor. Globe Democrat. Theebaw's queen dresses very plainly in yellow, but constantly wears a 60,000 pounds sterling diamond necklace. THE SHADY SIDE OF PARIS. Its Climate Not Agreeable, Xta Healtftral* new a Hambng, Its Comforts Fe-e. Sunny France is not often sunny. Rain falls there, on the average, one-tiiird of all the days in the year. And the na tives are particularly sensitive to weather. A shower or a flurry of snow will empty the boulevards. A cloudy sky or a raw wind will metamorphose the city, turning it from radiance and gayety to gloom and dullness. Its vaunted fas cination depend? on the barometer and thermometer. Its climate will not com pare with that of New York. It is very healthful, too, we are perpet ually told. But it is not, nor is there any reason why it should be. Any num ber of diseases prevail there, particularly consumption, rheumatism, neuralgia, fevers, every kind of affection of the liver kidneys, and bladder, all ascribable to local causes. Consumption slays thousands annually, and the sufferers from rheumatism and neuralgia may not be enumerated. These, partially due to climate, are also engendered by the pov erty or parsimony of the people. They are willing to spend for show but not for comfort. Fires indoors-are not seen, therefore they who might afford them go without, and they pay the penalty in disordered lungs, muscles, and nerves. Fevers, especially typhoid, come from bad air, lack of ventilation, want of drainage. Many of the best streets reek with odors; most of the apartments ache for oxygen. The Parisian is a natural enemy of fresh air and cold water; he fear? tho one and avoids the other. A complete bath is a solemnity, an ordeal he seldom braves. The city has magnificent sewers, but they seem to be kept for exhibition; they are of small benefit to the close, noxious dwellings, where typhus lurks to aeize its predestined victims. Paris is the home of typhoid fever; few persons stay there any length of t?ne without contracting it. The water of the city, coming from the Seine, is very unwholesome on ac count of its limestone properties, which produce any number of Berious disorders, mostly of a nephritic character, and from which Parisians are great sufferers. For this reasons cheap wine?vin ordinaire? is almost universally drank; but it does not serve, because the wine usually con tains a large proportion of water. The French capital does not deserve its rep utation for health!ulncss. Almost the only disease not common there is dys pepsia, which French cooking claims par ticularly to prevent. The French Bvo out of doors. They have few of the home comforts we de mand; nor would they have them, for they cost money and make no outside show. The cooking is exceptionahy good, of course, but not equal to its rep utation. True, no ono knows wliat he is eating, particularly at the cheaper restaurants; but, if he likea it, perhaps he should not bo too curious. Good food, nicely propared, is nearly as dear as at home, and often not better than ours.? Junius Henri Browne in Chicago Times. The Intelllg-enoo of the Elophnnt. The author of "Two Years in the" Jungle," Mr. H?rnaday, defends the ele phant from the charge that ita sagacity is of a very mediocre description, and its reasoning faculties are far below those of tho dog and possibly other animals. Ho declares it to be the most intelligent of all animals. "A horse," he remarks, "whioh will promptly back at the word of command or a dog that will back or stand on its hind legs when told to do so, is consid ered quite accomplished; but in India any well-trained elephant, at a word or touch from his driver, who sits astrido his neck, will 'hand-up,' 'kneel,' 'speak,' (trumpet), 'salaam' (salute with his trunk), stop, back, he down, pull down an obstructing branch, gather fodder and 'hand-up' to his attendant, turn or lift a log, or drag it by taking its drag rope between his teeth. He w?l also protect his attendants or attack a com mon enemy with fury. * * * Con trast with this the performances of our most intelligent breed of dogs, tho pointer. Even when young and trained under the most favorable circumstances, they are at best but capable of being taught a few things, as to 'go on,' to 'charge,' to go in a given direction, and retrieve."?ArkanBaw Travoler. People Who Stool Edison's Elootriclty. EdiBon has encountered a novel form of theft in conducting his electric light business in New York. It was found that numerous unprincipled person? had availed themselves of the oportunity to steal electricity, and used it for operat ing motors and for induction coils. The method of filching the electricity was by boring through the iron pipe surround ing the insulating compound, and then further into one of the copper loads; a set screw' fixed in the orifice formed one connection the earth the other. Of course this connection was made beyond the electric meter. It was hardly worth while to maintain the continued espionage necessary to de tect and punish these pilferers, but the superintendent of the station, Mr. Cham berlain, coupled in extra dynamos and threw as great an incroase of current over the aystom as the safety catches would permit, at various times for about one second; while this current was pass ing, the incandescence lamps would give an unwonted glow, and every induction coil and motor surreptitiously attached to the system would receive an extra cur rent designed to burn it. In this man ner the system is occasionally cleared of all trespassers.?Boston Budget. .-. A Bij; Spring; of Cold Water. It has recently been discovered that Lake Dias, near DeLeon springs, Volusia county, Fla., is fed by an enormous spring, which boils up about 200 yards off the south shore of the lake. "When j the surface is perfectly still the boiling j can be seen over an area of about five j acres. It is proposed to anchor a buoy I over the center'of the spring, since the best of cool water can be obtained there at am' time. Chicago Herald. Recent London fogs are said to have been pinkish, but from what cause or probable cause is not stated. SomJIi Carolina Ifnilwnr Commenclngon Jan. 3d, 1886, Passcngei Trains will run a- follows until fur ther notice : GhEENVILLE EXPHESS Going West. Daily Through Train. Depart Charleston. 7.20 a n DepartBranchville. 8.51 an; Depart Orangeburg. 9.14 am Depart Kingville.10.03 a in Due at Columbia.10.40 a in Going East, Daily Through Train. Depart Columbia.5.1!7 p m Depart Kingville.6.07 p ni DepartSt. Matthews.6.30 p in Depart Orangelmrg.6.55 p m Depart Branchville.7.30 p m Due at Charleston.9.05 p m ACCOMMODATION LOCAL TltAIN. Going West, Dally. Depart Charleston.."..3.10 p m Depart Branchville.....7.30 p in Depart Orangeburg.8.04 p m DepartSt. Matthews.8.40 p m ' Depart Kingville .0.09 p in Due at Columbia.10.00 p m Going East, Daily. Depart Columbia.7.45 a in Depart Kingville.:.8.35 am Depart St. Matthews.9.05 a ? I Depart Orangelmrg.9.43 a m ; Depart Branchville.10.20 a ni Due at Charleston.12.32 p ir .CAMDEN TBAIN. West, Daily, Except Sunday. Depart Kingville.10.15 a n: 6.12 p m Due at Camden.12.47 p m 7.42 p m East, Daily, Except Sunday. Depart Camden.7.00 am 3.15 pm Due at KinsRVillc.8.30 a m 3.47 p m . AUGUSTA DIVISION. West, Daily. Depart Branchville? 2.35 a m 8.50 a m 7.35 p m Depart Blackville? 4.18 a m 9.47 a in 8.33 p m Due at Augusta? 7.30 a.m 11.40 am 10.30 pm East, Daily. Depart Augusta? 7.U0 a m 4.45 p m 10.35 p m Depart Blackville? 9.12 a m 6.34 p m 1.41 a m Due at Branchville? 10.12 a ni 7.32 p m 3.15 a ni BARNWELL K. It. West, Daily except Sunday. Depart Blackville.9.55 a m 8.40 p m DueBarnwell.10.40 pm 9.10 pm . East. Depart Barnwell.8.24 a m 3.15 p m Due Blackville.8.49 a m 6.00 p in WAY EKEIGHT AND PASSENOER TKAIN. Daily, except Sundays. Stops at all stations. Depart Branchville"..6.20 a m Due Columbia.9.25 am Depart Columbia.5.05 p m Due Branchville.'..9.23 p m Passengers to and from stations on Cam den Branch change cars at Kingville. " Passengers to or from stations on Augus ta Division change cars at Branchville, also at Blackville for Barnwell. Connections made at Columbia with Co lumbia and Greenville Railroad by train ar riving at Columbia at 10.40 A. M. and de parting at S.27 P. M. Connections made at Columbia Junction with Charlotte, Colum bia ana Augusta Railroad, also 1>\ these trains to and from all points on both roads. Connection made at Charles ton with steamers for New York on Wednes days and Saturdays; also, with Savannah and Charleston Railroad to all points South. Connections are made at Augusta witl: Georgia Railroad and Central Railroad to and from all points West and South Connections made at Blackville with Barn well Railroad to and from Barnwell by evening trains. Through Tickets can be purchased to al points South and West by applying to D. C. Allen, ; General Passenger and Ticket Agent , John B. Peck, General Manager. "T?T GTPobtell. Agftit at Orangeburg, EARPIN RIGGS Dealer In CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, WAG ONS, &c. Baying bought the right for Orangeburg County in the Celebrated Nun & Epps Patent Non Washer Axle Nut, 1 am prepared to put them on axles at ?1 per set. The use of this Nut does away with leather wash ers altogether. Vehichles of every description repaired and repainted on the shp'-test notice. All kinds of Blacksmith Work and . Borseshoeing done promptly. My Plaining and Moulding Machine Is stiL m operation and I am prepared to fur nish Moulding or Plain Lumber on the most Liberal Cash Terms. My Grist Mill runs every Saturday. READ THE ABOVE CAREFULLY IANTED IN ORANGEBURG An energetic business woman to solicit and take orders for The MADAME GR1SWOLD Patent Skirt Supporting Cor sets. These corsets have been extensively advertised and sold by lady canvassers the past ten years, which, with their superiority, has created a largo demand for them throughout the United States, and any lady who gives her time and energy to canvassing for them can soon build up a permanent and pro fitable business. They are not sold by merchants, and we give exclusive territory, thereby giving the agent entire control of these superior corsets in the territory as signed her. We have a large number of agents who are making a grand success .stilling these goods, and we desire such in every town. Addicss, MME. GRISWOLD & CO., iii'lt B'way, New York. March 25-1 m. I.nnd for S:il?'. THE WHOLE OK A PART OF my rann, two miles below the town of Orangeburg, on the South Carolina Kail way and the public roads leading to Char leston, containing about 800 acres, a,part cleared, balance finely timbered. Some splendid swamp land. acres heavily pine timbered, adjoining and lying East and West of roads to Charleston. To be! subdivided in lots of :tn to so acres and sold, unless sold in entire. These lols will bei line lots for residences. ?Ian L's-.-t_A. D. FREDERICK. \ .HKS. U. IHAK'H'tfO?,; WILL ON THE 15THGFMARCH * i resume business, and invites the at tention of the Ladies to her Stock of new and attractive Millinery and Fancy Goods, embracing all the Novelties of the season. Next door to Dr. S. A. Beeves' Drug Store, Orangeburg, S, C. Feb. 20-3mos XT E W ' "\T 0 R K Q TjO R E X\ EW 1 ORK DT ORE ALWAYS AHEAD! Upward and Onward, MY MOTTO! I Defy Competition Always the Leafler of Low Prices! Having Eulargetl My Store it is Now the Largest iu the City and Fill et! With Even* Desirable Goods Imaginable at the Very Lowest PRICES! * 0 To See is to Believe! What We Say, We Do, or Money Refunded. It would take this entire paper to cnumerr.te everything we keep t? sell, Our Stock embraces $50,000 worth of DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, LOOT AND SHOES HATS AND CAPS. OIL PAINTINGS, SHIRTS, TRUNKS, DOMESTICS, CARPETS. RUGS, WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, i&C, &c. &c. CALL AND SEK US! AND SAVIi MONEY! CARPETS, WINDOW SHADES and LACE CURTAINS big specialties. CALIFORNIA BLANKETS at a great sacrifice. GUNS to suit any price. Come and See. Don't fail to Come and See Us. Once dealing will bring yon again. D. EPSTIN, New York Store. TJRIC GUANO. TO THE MANY ENQUIRERS I WOULD state that one car has arrived. The de mand for this MANURE will he larger than supposed. To CASH BUYERS the price will he re markably low. Orders filled as rapidly as possible. TO OWNERS OF STEAM MILLS, &c, &c. 1 have just received a lot of WROUGHT IRON M, X and 1 inch, PIPING, COUP LINGS, ELBOWS, B. G. BRASS VALVES, CHECK VALVES and PACKING STUFF AN INVOICE OF FRESH FLOUR. GOOD at $5.00. BEST AT ?6.00. ALSO, BRICK, CEMENT, PLASTER PARIS, LIME, HAIR. Stock Food and Hay ON HAND. John A: Hamilton. C. MAYHKW. J. M. MAYHEW. C. Mayliew & Son, COLUMBIA, S. C, MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS, COLUMBIA MARBEL WORKS. Manufacturers of and Dealers in AJI Kinds of AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARBLE WORK. Mantels, Monuments aud Tablets furnished to any design at Lowest Prices. Polished Granite Work, either Na tive or Foreign, to order. Building Stone of all kind furnished. Correspondence solicited with those in want of any work in the above line. Jan 7-lyr. Mrs. L. ffl. SMOAK Wishes to inform hor friends and the public that she has REMOYED her Millinery Establishment next door to B. B. Owen, where will be found constantly in Stock all the Latest Novelties in LADIES' HATS AND BOISNETS, NECK WEAR, GLOVES, HOSIERY, LACES, embroidery:, &C. Agent f?r the Genuine fSINGER SEWING MACHINES. NEEDLES, oil and attachments. Orangebnrg c. SI., S. C. April 16._ FRUIT! FRUIT!! FRUIT!!! Finest variety of Tropical Fruits in Mar ket. Fresh cargoes every week. MALAGA GRAPES. ~* BANANAS, ORANGES, COCOANUTS, Northern Fruits. APPLES, PEANUTS, NUTS, CITRON, RAISINS, FIGS. ESTOrders filled with dispatch. C. BART & CO., 53, 55 and 57, Market Street, oct 22-6ms ' CHARLESTON, S. C. Van Orsflell's Photoffrapli Gallery OVER B. B. OWEN'S, Russell Street, Orangeburg, S. C. To the Fukmc : I have opened a first chiss Photo Gallery. I would be pleased to have samples of work examined at Gallery. All werk strickly first-class. Photos of Groups and Babies a speciality by instant method. All Vewing Exteriors, Dwellings, Horses, Dogs and Animals taken at short notice by instant method. Old pictures coplcd|and enlarged. Special attention given to this branch of work. Pictures finished in water colors, India Ink and Crayon. Also Photo taken from tht size of smallest pocket to inil life 3x5feet All work done with neatness and dispatch. Vewing any where iu the State. Special discounts on all orders over$10.00. Give nie a call, I will assure satisfaction. All work CASH ON DELIVERV. Eostively no credit. VAN ORSDELL, Artist, ?July 17 Russell Street, Orangebnrg, S. C. T1S O.IB A.V EE COST A IJICA^'T Is constantly supplied with the very best Oysters and Fish that the Charleston Market affords, which is sold at a reasona ble price. Meals can be had at the Restau - rant at any hour and cooked in a way thai will please the most fastidious. nov 5-5m