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VOL.11. MANNINGI CLXRENDOY COUNTY, S. C WEDNESDYNO. 13. with this little maltlea. wtiose indiffer ence to all his attentions only made her more charming and desirable in his eyes. So it was not strange that one day while on one of their numerous excur sions,and while Teddy had gone farther down the river to fish, he should take this most excellent onportunity of wak ing Llew acquainted'with his great love for her, and offer her his heart and hand. Llew, taken by burprise, replies, in the usual wav, that She is sorry, but does not care enough for him to marry him, etc. Only one consolation does she give him, and that is that she loves no one else. So Phil is comforted in a degree, thinking that some day he may be able to win her love. He leaves her there and wanders down the banks of the river, for in his great disappointment he can hardly bear to see her. Suddenly he hears a sharp cry and his heart almost stands still, for it is Llew's voice. Can she have fallen into the wa ter? Blaming himself for leaving her there alone and so near the water, he rushes back and sees Llew standing on the bank wringing her hands while in the water he discovered Teddy. Without hesitation lie throws off his coat and leaps into the river. He is a good swimmer, but Teddy has become unconscious and is very heavy, and it is not without difficulty he gets him to the bank. Uew is standing perfectly motionless. but this moment has brought her to the knowledge that she loves Phil Delmarre with all her heart, and that without him her future life would be a dreary blank. When Phil reaches the bank with the unconscious boy in his arms he carries him to his uncle's house, which is not far away. Llew follows, silent and unremon strating, and they soon reach the place where Mr. Delmarre is enjoying his morning cigar on the porch, and as the procession neared the Ateos he called out to Phil in a F offc ce: "Hello! What s up now? Looks as if you'd been near the river!" "Yes. We've had an accident," re plied Phil, still holding the boy in his Iarms. Here the old housekeeper made her appearance, much to the relief of Phil, who beo'an to give orders for her to pre pare a Fed for his little charge, and for once she did not -wait for her master's bidding, because the distressed looks on Llew's face., who was standing by, touched the heart of the old woman. When Llew was left alone with the old gentleman she summoned all her courage and walked up to his chair and stood fore him, much to his surprise, for all the neighbors had looked upon him as an ocre, and no one had ever before been inown to speak to him un less it was absolutely necessary. "Mr. Delmarre, I am very sorry that we have been obliged to intrude upon your quiet household, but it was quite unavoidable, and I can only hope our stay will be as short as possible." 9he stood waiting for an answer, but received none save a deep grunt, which ver nearly made her jump. Just then Phil came out, his drippin& garments being changed for a dar suit that was very beeoming to him. "You had best' go to your brother," he said in polite tone. leading the way. "Yes, but let me first endeavor to thank you for the great service you have --" but here she was interrupted by Phil. -*Let us not discuss that. I am now going for a physician. There is the room," and he hurried away. Llew and Mrs. Smith made Teddy as conifortable as possible, but when he recovered from his sleep he was delirious. WVhen Phil and the doctor came he was in a restless sleep. The good old doctor pronounced hin too ill to be moved for a week or two, to Llew's great horror. To stay a week with that horrid old man! None knew what the old man thought, for he kept his thoughts to himself, and sat most of the day on the porch with either a cigar or paper. Phil next went to Teddy's aunt, but Teddy would have no one near him but Llew, so her aunt packed a few things in a valise and sent them to her. It was not long until the whole town had heard of the accident, and one and all declared that "it was the strangest thing they had ever heard of that old John Delmiarre would allow them folks at his home." Mr. Chesleigh, Aunt Mary, and the doctor paid regular visits at the farm, and Teddy improved slowly under Lew's tender care. She seldom left his bedside, and her newly-discovered love grew stronger as she learned more of Phil's noble nature. He was the hgoht of the house, kind to everybody, butihis great kindness to Teddy would have won Llew's heart alone. At last the day has come for Teddy's departure, and preparatory to this Llew 1has persuaded him to take a nap. She is sitting near the lounge, her deft fin rs busily employed in putting the fishing touches to a smoking-cap bor Mr. Delmarre, Sr., whose heart she has won by making herself necessary to his comfort in a thousand little ways, such as reading his newspapers to him and making dainty dishes for his lunch. eon. In the meantime her thoughts are with Mr. Delmarre, Jr., whose heart she had won long ago. Suddenly the dioor 'opens and the ob 1ject of her thoughts conies into the -room. With a pretty gesture she places one finger on her lips for silence. Thinking himself unwelcome, he is tip. toeing his way out of the room when he Shears his name, "Phil," pronounced in soft, low tones. Turning with a surpried glance he retraces his steps and comes to her side, and is still more astonished to see her Spiquant face bent low over her work, and covered with blushes. "Phil," she repeats. with one swift. shy, upward glance, "do you remember that o-nce I said I could never repay you for sa~ving Teddy's life" her voice trembling slightly. "I beseech of you not to allude to thai day," for he remembers another inci det of that very day-one that brings pnflthouhts to him. "BtI have changed iny mind. and wilgv on a very worthless gift. but one hatyouonce asked for, and-and,' hen breaking down and covering hei lace awith nvr t :. - . rIhi Dun't I you understaund: Muit I propli to vou?" "-Ob. _n:y1ng' But ji' i -I- i rinu-tinii T d'iv raise-s upou on. elboV.and is;1 w.ping the interestin:: p '-i ling n1 :i: i'x' large fl ed. -Well, l.hw I. i -- thought, vou had tof e--:._ but ' I di(Int th1ink ou'd haeth l tI,-- t f rl lows "O0h. Teddv: cri* Lit-w re~proachiful lv wh 1,.-,.rpin "hek<-z. while Phil breaX.- into ;iln iudignifivai roar. at which Lh-w's fa-'- grown rst'r still, as she be:ts :1 hai v re-:r:t!, hwt rushe, in to th nrmni of old Mr. ihm:irre. who, holding hr. :ii marches into the roomu. "What's m, now?" he exelaims with a smile tiat h:-. beicom' quite common to him d::rin Lw's . When Phifs Lxplana:tion is giveU lie says to L-ew. "So I'm niot to lose you after all? I had quite decidi-d to aik you to remain here. if thris scani didn't." nodding toward Pi:il. "ufor you have becone quite indispensable to --the f, mily. Then, tin- ha d of the con fused gor!, h-- acd it in Phil's and gently u,hed tieim ifroi thr.e roon From there thy gro into the little garden. Here V.. w ill r..:'s fr lack of space and leave our - 'rs to imagine what took phlce in the garden. A Story of Storrs. "Yes, the late Emery A. Storrs was a character, sure enoizh," remarked an attorney who had grovfn gray in the service.' 11an :!Tcdautcs have been told of hi.s wtierfi talent for word painting and gift of rmp:artr, but noth ing I have ever heard quite equaled the effect on mie of a little speech he made the first time I saw him, a full score of years ago. He renresented the plaintiff in some commonplace action. and the lawyer for the defendant was a young mani just branching out. 1he suit, i think, was for breach of contract, or something similar. The budding attor ney. who shall be nameless here, was well aware of Storrs' ibility. and ac cordingly prepared1 his case with the greatest care. After the evidence had all been heard he stood before the jury and delivered a memorized speech, .which was about 200 degrees higher than the subject. Storrs followed him and said: - -If the court pleases, gentleman of the jury: I am sure that I voice the com mon sentiment of us all-Judge, jurors, spectators-when I say that the address of the gentleman who has just spoken has been to us a great delight. I have likened it in my own mind to some great edifiee-stie magnificent work of architecture. But I am nuzzled to de termine the partibular school to which it belongs. It is not Doric; it is too ornate for that. It is not Corinthian; it is not ornate enough for that. It is not Ionic; it is too strong and massive to be Ionic. At this very moment, gentle men, a story comes to my memory that solves the problem. You all remember the old gray church-the Second Pres byterian, Dr. Patterson's-which used to stand on the corner of Wabash avenue and Washington street. It was a beautiful edifice, with its masonry of gray, its great decorated windows, its castellated towers. One day an old man and his wife came for the first time from their country home to see this great city; they walked up and down and marveled -as they saw the busy streets, the Court-House, the stores, the warehouses on the river, and finally they stood before the old gray church Arms akimbo they gazed upon it in si lent awe; but then the old gentleman, turning one eve on his wife and holding the edifice fas't by the other, said: "Nan cy, what asplndid specimen of cathartic architecture!'" "The jury was convulsed, the effect of the other speeech utterly destroyed, and Storrs won his case." A MercifulI Man. "The merciful man is merciful to his beast." Yet how many farmers,. and especially farmers' boys, after heating a team in driving to the village, think no thing of letting them stand' about the streets for hours at a time, perhaps with not even a blanket, while they are gos siping near a warm stove or taking ex ercise about their ordinary business. A citizen of Kalamazoo, Mich., got a happy thought and, being a humane man, acted on it. N oticing the exposure of teams coming to the city, especially in cold and stormy weather, he deter mined to give farmers an opportunity to make their horses comfortable during their stay. He purchased land just .off the principal street and proceeded with his undertaking. He was made the sub ject of many joles from all quarters for is "foolish enterprise," but he went on and carried out his plan, and to-day there is nothing in Kalamazoo so popu lar with country people coming to the city on business as the farmers' sheds. They are described as follows: On the right is a waiting-room, well-fur nished and comfortably warmed, supplied with hooks for overcoats and hats and ward robes, and apartments for ladies' wraps; in another room are tables and a restaurant; as you pass into thre yard is a tank of water for horses. You drive up to the platform of the waiting-room, you and -our ladies alight by simply stepping on the platform; you hand a dime to an attendant hostler and he takes your horse and buggy, to an empty stall to stand until you call,gtving him all needed attention. Give two dim es, and your horse is not only attended to but fed. .n either case you are entitled to thegv leres of the waithig-r-om, which inc~udes tables where you may partake of your own lunch, free, or for a low rate you have as ample a bill of fare to choose from as you may desire. When you choose you and yours go out on the street, transact your business, do all your errands, and return to the shed waiting-room. Sundays these sheds are filled. Ladies arrange their toilets, leave their extra wraps, and on their return from church they take a w;arm soapstone, get thor oughly warm, and find it much pleas anter than formerly, before these sheds were offered. A portion of these sheds have doors and locks, so if a man conmes in and desires perfect safety from thieves he can have it. Why should not all principal villages have those humane helps to the comfort of farmers' horses? Dr. Oliver Wendell H~olmes is still a The aver-green Pine. a Vabant tree is the ever-green pine, Tbat rows on the bleak mountain side; Not a fear does it feel of the win# or the storm, As it stands like a king in its pride. The lightnings may flash 'round its tall wav Ad e wind 'mid its branches may rave: But It stands In Its strength like a 1ion at bay, Ora hero, who'l ne'er be a slave sorrowful tree is the ever-green pine That grows in the sweet smiling vale, It murmurs forever a low, plaintive song That resembles a 'lorn lover's wall. it stretches its strong. shady branches abroad And it sighs to the flowers below. And it tells of the sorrow corroding its heart To the breezes that merrily blow. Oh. a beautiful tree is the ever-green pine That grows on the hllrs sloping side; it shelters the woodbird, gives shade to the deer, And makes cheerful our house. far and wido. Then honored and loved be the ever-green Tet fears neither Ughtnin nor gale. And cherished still more be e sorrowful tree That sighs in the sweet smlb3i vale. SUMMERVILLE. -"Oh, Teddy, can't you get any more apples uan this? I'm sure I could if I -were only up there," cried the girl standn' with up-turned face under an old ale tree, from which a small boy was trying in vain to gather a few ap PIM "Iknow you could. Do come up, Llew. There is no one here to see, and I won't tell." "Why, Teddy Chesleigh! I am eigh teen years old." with indignant em phasis. "Well, I didn't suppose you'd do it. But there is a bough of daisy apples right near the fence. You might reach that" "I will," she replies, after a moment's hesitation. "Here goes." and looking around to assure herself that no one was within sight, she tossed down her hat and mounts with nimble steps the rick ety old fence, catching the branch, heavily laden with delicious fruit. *Oh, Teddy, they are elegant!" she exclaimed. with a gay little laugh, .disclosing a row of white, even little ote She makes a perfect picture there, her -uplifted arms forming a frame for the bright, laughing face with its crown of ;bonnie brown hair, which the wind .blows recklessly about, and her slender in a close-fitting dress of soft, gi gray, standing out in bold re ow aganst the blue sk, while the wind throwming the dress aside, shows a pretty little foot and a slender little ankle. Clutehing the branch lightly in both little brown hands, she gave a vigorous shake, when looking down to note the "Sult of her shaking, she sees. much so her horror, a young gentleman, equipped for hunting, standing not far of, whom she immediately recognizes as one whom she had met during the past winter at Albany. With a little gasp she turns her crim on fae up to her brother with a re roachfu glance, but, undaunted by ,er indignant looks, the shameless youngster sits grinning in the tree apparently enjoying the situation im mensely. The gentleman turns toward the more friendly face and addresses a few re marks to him about the apples, thus giving Llew an opportunity for descend from her exalted position. en she is again on the ground, she tries in vain to smooth her hair, which is blowing in dire confusion all over her 'face. The gentleman now raises his hunting-cap, and smilingly offers his hband, saying, "Miss Chesleigh, 1 be' "Yes," she answers, her face bright 'with bhus'hes, as she hesitatingly holds <out a little, tanned hand. "Am I not :speaking to Mr. Deinmarre?" -"At your service. I must beg pardon, 3Miss Clhesleigh, for my untimely intru ion," with a smile still Jurking in his dark eyes as he looks at the still-con (used maiden. "I grant it, but I wish to assure you hat I do not do such undignified things aften, but the fruit did look so tempt. m'tte congratulate you on your saooes," glancing at the goodly number which lay on the ground. "I used to be quite an expert in such matters, and have come into this country to renew mysk ill, and as a beginning have start. edotto hunt, but awkwardly broke my gnat the first attempt to use it.' ehnLlew calls to Teddy, who is ~teigup the apples, and adjusts hxer "Come. Teddy, it is eretting' late, and auntie will be worrie<T about us. Be sides it is tea time." Then she says tc Mr. Delmnarre: "I must say owood-by foi to-day, but if you spend &e summei .here we will be such near neighbori that we shall probably see each othea -eften." "Allow me to walk with you, as I g< "this way and am begning to think il is supper time, also. Then, .as silence 'ives consent, he walks on with them 'epnK Teddy carry the fruit. The eon 'versatron Is carried on chiefly by Tedd: and Philip during their short .walk, foi ILlew has not yet quite regained hei composure. When they reach home and Mr. Del smarre has left them Teddy receives err scolding, but, as usual, prove invunerable. But Llew succeeds ui etrnga promise that he will never never t 'l.For she knows her Aun Mary, a sedate spinster of uncertair age, who has presided over the house hold since the death of their mother would be utterly shocked. Her father is a middle-aged gentle man, almost too indulgent at times ta his motherless children. He seldor goes away from his farm, but Lle~ spends several months of each winte with h''- fashionable cousins in Albany where she had met Mr. Delmarre. Adjoining the Chesleigh farm is th land of "old John Delmarre," as he i generally called, a crutsy old bachelor whom none of his neighbors know ex .cept by sight. He is the uncle of Phi Delmarre, who is the old man's favor ite, and as we have said he had comn to ed the summer months with hi The summer months passed quickl by, and Phil, in spite of all the beauta ful women he had seen, and womez em. who had bestowed on him thei FASHION-S HOROSCOPE. A Blow at Stripes--.Some Esthetic Gowns Taken from Old Picture%. (From the New York Star.) The season has reached a point that is not productive of novelties in the world of fashion, which whirls on in a repetition of its toilets, scarcely paus ing to breathe a sigh or drop a tear for the dead General, whose magnifi cent presence so recently graced the festive board, carrying sunshine in his smile, while his heart was darken ed by blighted hope and unrealized dreams. On:y personal association with the latest of the dead heroes re vealed the unselfish eonsideration of his nature, which was as punctillious in matters of etiquette as in aflairs of more serious import. A striking characteristic of men who are kindly Tavored by nature is the desire to have themselves photograph ed, but this was an onerons and rarely accomplished duty which the man who used to be known at the handsomest in the army paid to his friends and the public; hence I treasure the pho tograph of him at his brightest and best which hangs before me, as so few are extant. If the striped goods that are piled upon the shop counters are to consti tute the whole or a portion of our costumes for the coming seo.son our streets will look as though the convicts from all of the penitentiaries in tho land were let loose upon their.. No mazic of the modiste can convert striped material into anything stylish, even though it be used for the under skirt alone, as I noticed in a Redre-rn costume. To my objection, the reply was that stripes seemed to obtain. The costly goods in stripes are quite reduced in price and the fashion will not extend into the late spring. Many gowns with sleeves of differ ent material are seen in imitation of a costume that Sarah Bernhardt wore in "Marion Delorme." Sometimes the skirt is slashed at the side over a plush petticoat, in which case the sleeves are also of plush. The front breadth may be of this material laced across witm cords or tied in three places with rib bon about two inches of width; this may be picot edged or plain satin, ganze or velvet. The charming gown which was worn by a lady during a morning call that I recently made upon her tempted ine to compliment her regarding its pic turesque effect. It was composed of two shades of olive in camel's hair and plush, the lower half of the sleeves and the front being of the latter, while the straight, full back was of soft, fine camel's hair, in that rich shade which catchesand seems to imprison the sun beams. The sleeves had a large butl at the top, and were finished at the wrist like the neck, with ruffles of old lace. A silk purse worked with anher beads and having a deep fringe ot them at the ends, was carelessly caught in a buttonhole of the corsage, turnishinm the delightful bit of contrazt, that with an amber comb tucked in her hair gave completeness to tie picture that she made in this successful copy of a style more than a century ago, that was obtained from an old painting. The lady showed me a gown of white camel's hair and plush made in the same fashion. These gwns sire quite light in weight, being made on a thin foundation of crinoline. Many women could obtain picturesqueness by study ing and copying portraits of ancient dames. The chatelain is again in demand, more for the fan than for the watch. A magnificent one that is in a show case at a jeweler's on Broadway is in crustea with diamonds atnd has two large solitaires pendant together with a heart, the size of which will favora bly compare with that of the fashiona ble woman whose waist it will adorn. A chain of platina with diamonds sunken in it is attached to the chete lain, and also to a fan of exquisitely painted white satsn with sticks of pearl inlaid with gold. The newest fanms are small and medium size; most ot them have pearl sticks that are plain, carved or inlaid, the latter being very costly. A handsome fan may be oh taied for $30, having pearl sticks with a tiny bunch of violets in enamel near the top of the outside stick. A rose bud is enameled on other fans that are painted with roses, but the modest little violet makes far the prect tier decoration. Short skirts or petticoats of Jersey silk, with rufiles of lace, are preterred to surah, because the gown does not stick to the smooth surfacee. They are sometimes worn in place of a flannel petticoat. The beautiful embroided robes in cashmere and albatross cloth make graceful summer gowns, and are worn at home from $15 to $40, the latter having the nlowers worked an chenille. here is sufficient of the wide 1.1.rioidery to form the entire skirt, or it may introduced as panels and draped in a short tunic, nsing the narrow for the corsage trimming. Lace combined with embroidery re lieves the stiffniess that these pattern gowns are likely to have. Quautities of ribbon must be faistened around them. Some of the reduced stock ini elegant designs of pompedour effect will be founid very elfective to use in this way. These color-s also come in the new ribbons representing vines, stripes or sprigs. A great deal of drawn work will be seen on thin materials like batiste. If done at home the expense of this wvork is much reduced. The canvass or etamine robes worked with colors arec very undesirable this season, although the shop counters arec flooded with them. Fur trimming on wraps and gowns will be worn very late in the season and are par-ticularly used for evening gowns. Chincilla forms a stylish trimming rose color velvet or plush. Feather tr-imming and fur- will be seen on indoor toilets even inmid summer. The new wraps will be quite short in the visite shape. Plusli will be extensively used, and some o1 the new beaded nmaterial is particular ly elegant. The corsage is not to be pointed, but made round, witl' the front some. times cut in deep points filled in wiul DRIVE-WMIST. & Game that L-9 Taking the Piaoe of Pro gressive Euchre. Drive-whist is raging in the East as progmssive euchre raged in the West last season. It has been introduced in a limited number of Detroit homes by ladies and gentlemen, who practiced it while visiting Boston. New York. and Philadelphia friends. Drive-whist is not very unlike progressive euchre in its general form. Any number of tables may be brought into the game; one hand is played, and then the couple change tables, advancing in rotation, as in progressive euchre; only in drive. whist the same partner is kept through out the evening. Then, again, it is more social, because each couple must in the course of the evening meet with and play ever; other couple in the room. unless, of course, there are more couples than there are hands played; but, as it is possible to play from thirty to thirty five hands between the hours of 8 and 10:30 o'clock, the last contingency is not likely to arise. Players assert that the game is very fascinating. To play drive-whist, the host or hostess must procure score cards in sufficient number so as to provide each couple with one. These score cards are made like dancing programmes to be fastened by a cord, and give a space at the top for the lady's name and address, and opposite, the gentleman's name whose partner she is. Below the card is ruled in spaces so that there is one column for points won, another for points lost, and a third for the names of your opponents. The manner of choos ing partners for the evening is left to the ingenuity of the hostess, and differ ent ways are adopted. One is to write the gentlemen's names on the score cards (one name on each card) and then let the ladies draw one card each. When partners are once selected they are kept throughout the evening. The cards are dealt and one hand is played. At the end one couple at each table has won a number of points and the other couple has lost. The gentlemen then make a record, each on his own card, of the points won or lost, with the names of the other couple. The losing couple at the table then change p laces, each goinoe to the next table, and the losing coupiTe at the head table going to the vacant place at the foot. Another hand is dealt and played, another record made, another change of positions fol lows, and the game goes on. At the close of the game, when the nnmber of hands previously decided upon have been played, each couple adds together all the points wori and all lost, and this determines the difference. The couple that has won the greatest number of points is entitled to the head prize, and the couple that has lost the greatest number of points gets the foot prize. The prizes are provided by the host or hostess, or if a club meets to play it pro cures prizes from its club fund for that purpose. The score cards are given to the ladies at the completion of the game. -. Y. World. He Had Consulted His Director. A large proportion of the cotton-mill property in Spindleville is, as everybody knows, in the hands of the Haughton family, who got it through the marriage of one of the daughters of the family to the man who started the mill business there. When he died the property, through - a series of perfectly natural steps, passed into the control of the Haughtons. Daniel Haughton. the head of the family, was a man of great na tural shrewhlness and strength of char acter. His two brothers, Jacob and Jehiel, were always associated with hini: but, while his business proceed ins were understood to be with their adice and consent, Daniel always held a sort of veto power over his brothers, and nothing was ever passed over his veto. He is dead now, but the story of the way in which he used to "consult his directors" is still told in Spindle ville. One day a cotton-broker called at the office of ~ the mill of which Haughton was treasurer, and offered him a big lot of cotton at a certain price. "This is so large a contract," said Haughton, "that I really ought to con sult my directors about it. They're in side, and I'll just step in and consult then." Jacob and Jehiel were in the inner office. Daniel wvent in and explained the proposition to them and said: "Well, Brother Jacob, do you think we had better buy that cotton?" "No, I don't thlink we had Brother Drniel; not at that price." "Well. Brother 'Hiel, what do you think we had better do about it?" "I shouldn't buy it, Brother Daniel; not by any means.'. "Oom!" said Daniel. Haughton went back to the outer office, where the cotton-broker was waitin"e. "Wel, sir," said he to the man, "I've consulted myv directors, and I'll take that cotton at the price you named!" There is a story. of a similar touch of nature in the case of the senior partner of the cotton-null at, call it Bootby, Con. After his death one of the exe cutors found it necessary to consult some of the directors. He accordingly asked Mr. Parks what action the board of directors were accustomed to take uin der certain circumstances. "I do not know," said the director. "Why, yes," said the p)uzzled lawyer, "you must be a ble to tell me something. A director for many years, you of course attended the meetings and aissisted in the proceedings." Growing momentarily more embar rassed, the director leaned forward at last and frankly explained: "All true; 1 ought to know, but the fact is I usually got notice of a directors' leting the 'day after it had taken plae!" Bagk-v (contiai.r.tialiy to piekpocket on the baek platfo.rm)--M good.' rQ5 fel low. I wish you wouldn't try that." Pickpocket (in greai trepidain)-"IL, Isir? Why, I--- Bagey (soothingly) ,'Ther'.there- dlr.'t aplo0giz. You've been trying to piek my pioct, and I think it my duty to tell you that the wallet vouare 'tingering is tilkwl with bills w'hich I've beeni tryin,.. to collect for six nionths, and I don't believe yo oany hottr. '- L'hiadelphia M. CLETELAND'S HZALTJ1. Afternoons of Receptions and Evenings of Labor, with Little Exercise. Reports that the President is in bad health have been circulated in Wash ington recently. These rumors are without foundation. Mr. Cleveland has been under tremendous pressure, but lie enjoys his usual good health. When he entered the White House he was overwhelmed with work, as he naturally expected to be, and he de voted the days to the reception of vis itors and the long hours of the aight to labor, without complaint. But a year has now elpsed and Mr. Cleve land finds himself unable to shorten his long days. This is not due so much to the actual amount of work he is called upon to accomplish as to the fact that his time is frittered away by thoughtless and inconsiderate callers. He awoke to the fact some time ago that he must call a halt in this matter, and formulated a series of rules which were intended to be cast iron. With the opening of Congress, however, the rules proved themselves to be as plia ble as wax, Senators and Congressmnu having called during the morning and retired rather than speak to the Presi dent before a gathering of thirty or forty people in the library, returning a!.ain during the afternoon, sometimes with office-seekers, sometimes with relatives, sometimes with constituents, and rarely with a good reason. They are to a certain extent a privileged cIass, and the occasional visit of a Senator or Congressinan would inot be an annoyance. When. iowever, out of the 300 or more Cong. -ssmen and the sevemy-odd Senators some thirty or forty call at. the White House every afternoon the President finds that 4 or 5 o'clock arrives before a single matter of public business has received atten tion. An hour's ride in the afternoon and an hour for dinner are followed by five or six hours of as hard work as any man could well be asked to under take when refreshell in the morning. much less at the close of a long and fatiguing day. Shoiril the present custom continue the President tnay be compelled, as President Grant did before him, to say once for all that after 2 o'clock or 3 o'clock no person shall be admitted to his presence, no matter who it is, or what the object of his visit. He be lieves that it is wrong for him to risk his health in the future. He takes now but little exercise, although oc casionally, when out riding, he de scends from his carriage and enjoys a short walk alon some unfrequented country road. This is absolutely the only out-of-door exercise or recreation that the Pre-ident enjoys. A DREADFUL TRAGEDY. Mysterious Wife-Murder and Suicide by a Stranger--Nine Orphans. A horrible tragedy occurred at Pied mont, Greenville county, last Wednes day niortiix. Janies W. King, a resident of Piedmont, after accotmpa n ing to the depot his brother-in-law, Pillips, who took the up freight train, returned to his dwelling in the village, inurdered his wife by stabbing her in the breast and throat with a knife, and after this bloody deed cut his own throat. Parties who suspected something wrong broke open the door of their room and fund Mrs. King lying in a pool of blood, and tier .asband lying across her, both dead, and the knife lying on King's breast. What led to this dreadful event seems to be wrap ped in mystery. Evidently King and his wife did not live happily together. A circumstance creating this belief is that Kmng had recently notified mer chants of'Piedmont not to let his wife have goods on his account. King earned his living by ditching, and some of his children worked as opera tives in the Piedmont fagtory. But little can be learned of the people They camne to Piedmont as strangers fronm North Carolina. It is surmiied that King had some family trouble, aid had become insane when he com mitted the awful tragedy. King was abut forty-tive or tity years ot age. They leave, it is said, nine children several of them very yo ug. -The Burmese Crown Prince's son is dead. His army of 3,000 men has been dispersed, 600 of them following his brother into the dense forests in Mareporie. - A freight train on the Ontario and Western Railroad went througrh a bridge in New York, and four men wre killed and their budies burnt to a cinder. -A fire in the of the docks National Steamship Company, New York., on Thursday destr ov.ed $:35,000 worth or cotton received' from Chiarlestonl. Fully insured. -The New York Star in answer te some complaints that the Democratic administration was not making r~e. .novals fast enough, has figured it out, allowing ten hour? for each wvork (lay, that a removal and app:>intiraent have been made for every nine minutes 01 time since President Cleveland came into ofiict. This shows that lie ha' been making pretty rapid progress. CANWT BE BEAT5 TUlE DREIVEN WELL 3tAKE> IT EASY to gei MoWell Cleaning. ('heap I Durable~ cALL oN SUMTERt, S. C. JACOBI HOUSE, FLURIENCE S. C. MI. JACOBI. AGT-~ P oRiUETo. MANNING, S. C. Wms Shepherd & Cos, 128 MEETING STREET, CHARLESTON, SO. CA. STOVES, STOVES STOVES -AT WHO LESALE AND RETAIL' -0 Tinwares, House Furnishing Goods, Potware, Kitchen and Stove Utemsils. W Send for Price List and Ciren lars. J. Ca H. CLAUSSEN & COs, Stoa18 B8k8f J andy Factory, CHARLESTON, S. C. W. A. Reckling, ARTIST, 110i MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C. Portraits, Photographs, - Ste reoscopes, Etc. OLD PICTURES COPIED AND ENLARGED. Sept 16 EDE L BROS., RICHMOND, VA., mnufactrers of Tobacco & Cigars, And Wholesale Liquor Dealers. GRAND CENTRAL H OT EL, Colm bia, B. C.. V.11. FIShER, Prop'r. ~NOTICE TO FARMERS. I respectfully call to the attention of rih. Farmers or Clarendon the fact that I have secred the Agency for the Corbin 1.c-k Harrow, Planet Jr. Horse Hoe and Cult - vator, Johnson Harvester and the Coi-?! nental Rieaper. I have one of each of the--e. instruments for display at my stables, :'zd wll take pleasure in showing and exla i; ing their utility. No progressive faruer can afford to do without these implements. W. K. BELL, Agt., Apr15 Manning, S. C. Notice I I desire to call to the attention of the Mill Men and Cotton Planters of Clarendon, that I have secured the agency for this County. for the DAN! EL PRATT RE VOLVING HEAD GIN. Having us.:d tis Gin tor several years I can recommend it as thet best Gin now in use. Any infor mation in regard to the Gin will be cheer fully given. I can also supply the people of Clarendon with any other machine-ry which they may need, at the lowest prim. Parties wishing to purchase gins will tiu.. t to their inter. s-to giv teir ordrs ear~y. W. SCOTT HARNIN, May~ 5 M.andi~ig, n. C. . . B. HAYsWoRE, So i, *.C HAYNSWORTHI & DINKINS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. JOHN S. WILSON, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, MANNING, 5. , c. An1 3. E. SCOTT, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, XANNING, S. C. feb-a5 VERI8N~advertiser to cn RtTinSi f esaesaetmae ota cstof adver isng. 'headvetsewh wants to snend one dollar. finds In ihe in ormtion to eqires. wie forh whowli vertising, a scheme is Indicated which will meet his every requirement, or can be stade esndc. 149 edtoshave been Issen Sent, potpd to any address for 10 cens