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L~USAPPELT. EtDi-ort . MNNING, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7, 1890. - PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. THE CORN. A song of the corn, the sturdy corn, which brightens this land of ours! its tender-green, in the early spring, is fairer than blossoming flowers; Its amber silk, with its glossy sheen, is fit for a fairy's loom, And dearer its dimpled. golden cars than the rose or lily's bloom. Forthey bear the promiise of happy hours to the man who teils for bread. l nsms When he needn ot fear that his little ones must go to their sleep unaed. There are lovely 2owers in this land of ours, whervcr the foot May fall, The tongue and the ear alike would tire should 1 try to tel them all, From the arbutra on Atlantic shores to the golden poppy's gleams, As bright as the meal which lies at its roots by Californain strea:s, But never a flower sch gifts has gained from the sun and decas of morn, Or stands more fair in the summer air than the blessed, golden corn! - --Ninette X. Lowater. PEARLS FOUND IN SCOTIA. Cno From Aberdeenshire Said to Form One of the Queen's Jewels. - One is so much accustomed to associ ate pearls with' the eastern and gold with the southwestern countries of the world that the discovery of pearls in Scotland and gold in Wales seems some what opposed to the order of things. That gold exists in Wales is of course quite a recent discovery, and the small and unprofitable quantities found have now resulted in the abandonment of the mining operations commenced by Rich ard Morgan. But the pearls of Scotland have quite a different history. For centuries pearls have been found in the river Ythan, in Aberdeenshire, _and only last year an Aberdeen man made some notable hauls, which he disposed of to jewelers of the northern towns. It was recently stated in a London paper that a pearl taken from the river' Ythan is believed to form one of the queen's crown jewels. It is to be hoped that the belief is well founded, for in that case it may be reasonably claimed that the precious stone in question is the only one con tributed by. the British islands, a thought calculated to gratify our na tional pride, for Scotland might be worse represented than by a pearl in the national regalia. A story is told of an Aberdeenshire farmer who found a very large and perfect pearl in the shell of a mussel taken from the Ythan. Happening to visit London some time afterward, he displayed his treasure to a west end jeweler, who, struck with the size and beauty of the gem, asked-the price. The farmer demanded what possibly he re garded as a big price-viz, 0100. Now, this was in.the days when Scotland had -her owity coinage, and a pound (Scots) was equivalent to 1s. 6d., so that the .j1Q0 he aske'd wou'ld only have repre seh'eMX8 6e. Sd. English money. His surprise and delight may be im agined, therefore, when he received for his pearl ?100. It is doubtful, however, whether t'he English jeweler would have shared these feelings had he known the exact meaning of the "hun ner pun,"~ demanded by the owner of the pearl. However, he had no occasion to complain, for he is said to have sold the entlyat-a large profit. ~~.cttish American. A Pauper Who Owned Johananesburg. Few people are aware of the fact that the site of Johannesburg and a large tract of the surrounding land were once bought for ?350. But such was the case, and the purchaser now lies a confirmed invalid in the workhouse infirmary at Guildford. The old man seems to have had a most remarkable career, having been in the service of the old East India company, fought in the Crimea, being seriously wounded at the siege of Sevas topol, and afterward passed through the Indian mutiny. He then went to South Africa, where he fought against the Zulus and the Beers. Before the Trans vaal was made over to the Beers he pur chased for ?350 some 15,000 acres of land near the source of the Crocodile, *better known as the Limpopo, where he made up his mind ultimately to settle. But war broke out, and he took up arms against the Boers and formed one of the party which held Pretoria. In 1880, when the republic was declared, he re fused to accept service under President Kruger, the result being that his land, now estimated to be worth many mil lions sterling, was forfeited.-West minster Gazette. APPreciation. An anecdote, illustrating the urbanity of Dr. Max Nordan's character, as well as his keen sense of humor, is told in connection with a story of I. Zangwill. Dr. Nordau had never met Zangwill, but was a great admirer of "The Chil dren of the Ghetto" and its author's lit erary causeries. One day a friend, know ing this, came to him and said: "~Mr. Zangwill has been writing about you in The Pall MalL" - "Indeed," said Dr. Nordau, with an air of great interest. "He gives a perfect appreciation of you, " the friend continued. "Do tell me what he said," said the author, relaxing into an attitude of pleasurable anticipation. "He says you're an idiot." The funny part of the story is that during a recent visit to England Dr. Nordau met Mr. Zangwill and told him the incident. Next to Ice. Mr. Hankerson-John, did you ice two dozen bottles of champagne, as I told you? The Balter-No, sorr. The icebox wasn't big enough for more than 20. Hankerson-What have you done with the rest? -The Butler-I set the cook and maids a-tannin 'em, sorr.-Illustrated Bits. I; is my opinion that a man's soul may be buried and pezrish under a dung heap or in a furrow of the field just as well as under a pile of money.-HEaw thorse. Not Either as Yet. "Er--I wan t somne sort of a present for a young lady." "Sweetheart or sister?" "Er-why-she hasn't said which she will be yet. "-Cincinnati Enquirer. Again the New Woman. "Are you doing anythg with your can~era nowhag? hi'Ygs, inc ea. 'A burglar.got int9our rooni tde other night, and 7dant helbhim mjta-ati4s hotogaph. byfish BIr FALLS NOT FATAL THAT IS, HERE IS A LONG RECORD OF JUST SUCH CASES. Remarkable "High and Lofty Tumbling" by Men, Women and Children-From What Height May a Person Fall and Not Be Killed Thereby? From how great a height may a per son fall and live? This question was suggested by the experience of Dr. Heim, the Zurich professor, who told how he fell a great distance down a glatier in Switzerland and lived to re late his sensations. His aim was to prove that suddeu death was not painful The other phase of the question-how far may we fall unhurt-is just as interest ing, however. The well known Alps wanderer, Si grist, fell backward off the crown of the Korpfstork Alp, Switzerland, and land ed on the rocks at thefoot of the glacier. Of course his fall was somewhat broken as he bounded from spur to spur, but the fall was a great one nevertheless. Of the persons who have fallen from balloons no record has been kept, but the accidents have been sufficiently dan gerous to prove that a great fall does not always end human life. In July last The Post-Dispatch recorded the feat of a negro who, to escape punishment for stealing a ride, jumped over the Dela ware bridge on the Erie railroad at Port Jervis, N. Y. He fell a distance of 80 feet, and though striking on his head in a bed of gravel covered only by six inches of water, he escaped serious in ury. George Petorski, a young Polish boy aged 11, went out for huckleberries on the Honeypot mountain, near Port Jer vis, N. Y. He ventured too near the edge of a cliff known as Eagle Nest, and, slipping on a stone, was hurled over. The descent is nearly perpendicu lar and the lad rolled and bounded over the jagged rocks a distance of 400 feet to the railroad tracks below. He was picked up torn and bleeding from a hun dred wounds and unconscious, but still alive. That case had youth in its favor. Here is a case of age. Mary Cerma, aged 79 years, recently fell 30 feet from a win dow of 257 Camden street, Newark, N. j., and escaped with only a badly bruised hip. She lost her balance while shaking a dusting cloth from the win dow and fell upon hard ground-in the back yard. Here is a case of an infant: At Rock away Beach, N. Y., George MeVey, 2 years old, tumbled -out of a third story window without receiving any injuries except a bruised eye and a skinned nose. He crept to the window while his moth er was asleep. His fall was broken by an awning. Women seem especially abje to drop from any height and receive little or no injury. In France recently a woman tried to commit suicide by jumping from a high bridge. She was hardly in jured. Near Niagara falls a woman fell over a precipice and landed some hun dred feet below, alive and able to tell of it. Mrs. Annie Keeney leaped out of a fifth story window of 125 East One Hun dred and Eighth street, NewYork, and sustained only a few slight brises on the face. The woman was half asleep at the time and walked over the roof of her own house to that of her neighbor's. She swung off the roof to a fire escape and asked th'e occupants of 125 for brandy. On being refused she leaped to the ground. Clotheslines stretched across the yard between the tenement windows, and the woman rebounded from one of these to another in her fall, until she finally landed, badly shaken up, b otherwise unhurt. August Johnson, a joiner' g in Middleown, Conn., f.rmthe fodrth story of a building on which he wvas worygdrh-n'ga complete somer Msault and striking with his head on some boards which projected from the first story. He managed to catch hold of the boards, to which he clung until he was rescued. He fell 40 feet. He was not injured in any way. Edward Christie fell from a scaffold which gave way at the fourth floor of a new building at Madison avenue and Seventy-second street, New York. Al though he fell four stories, he sustained *no more than a fracture of the thigh and right arm. Christian Jensen, a painter, of White Plains, N. Y., fell from a ladder to the ground, a distance of 40 feet, and is alive to tell it. George Falley, 14 years old, fell through the fire escape ofa 772 Tenth avenue; New York, from the fourth to the first floor, and received not the slightest injury. Such is the elasticity of youth. Express Messenger Edward Stevens of Water Valley, Miss., was dozing and fell from his car door. He was not missed until 25 miles had been passed. A mes sage was sent back to the effect that he must have fallen from his car. A hand car was rigged up and several men started dowvn the track to look for him. They found him three miles away, lying within two feet of the track, sleeping. He awoke as soon as they touched him and asked what was wanted. He said e had no recollection of falling, and imagined himself asleep in his'bed'at home. The train was running 40 miles an hour when he fell off. He was not hurt.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Expansion of Ice. Ice never bursts from freezing. As soon as the liquid of which it is com posed is frozen solid expansion ceases. The cracking or bursting of ice is brought about in this way: When water is subjected to extreme cold, ice crystals will gradually form on its surface until the same are covered with a thin coat of what appears to be wet snow. From this outer coating of ice crystals all sub sequent freezing goes downward, the ice thickening according to the degree of cold. The water which is being con verted into ice now begins to expand, creating a pressure upon the unfrozen water below. This pressure is both downward and outward, and in ease the water under observation is in a vessel the sides and bottom'of the receptacle supply the resistance. As the freezing process continues the pressure upon the confined water and air in the interior of thle bulk increases un il something yields. If the vessel be stronger than the ice stratum that has formed over the surface, the layer of ice will be bent upward at the center, that being the weakest point, on account of the fact that the outer edges of the con gealed mass are frozen fast to the sides of the vessel in which the experiment is being made. In this condition the center of the ice continues to rise or "bulge" tntil it burst's from the resistance of the water below-. Could the vessel be tap nedfro beowand the water drawn off, no amount of freezing would be sufficient to crack or bulge the ice layer: on the surface.-St. Louis Republic. The Perspective. She waved her hand imperiously. "Be very careful," she commanded her maid, "of the ~perspective. You made me look dreadfully shallow last: eening." After that the making of her toilet proceeded without further interruption. - Detroit Tribune. To Our Clarendon Friends: We are now prepared to oiler lower prices than ever. Call or write or what you want. Our Stock is complete. We have added to our im nense stock of-hardware: a large hne of P AIN TBS, OILS, ETC., ait low igrs Harunes, Saddles, ube and Beltiug-, Leather, etc. Great bar" uPis in G ins, Pistels, etc. Headquarter for Towl.er, Shot and Shells (Ieaded an emipiy.) Engine Supplies, Be'ig, etc. HEADQUARTERS fiOR g AiN3 AN E E11AiM. Si'VES (NARRANTEDU) 16 Sixteen to One. This is what is agitating the minds of the people of the country, but whether this wins or the gold banner floats on the breeze You are Compelled to Shoe Yourself; Wife and Children, and cher- e n place in the State where yon can be better suitea U .hlos than in Sumter. and No place in Suiter oan compete with WALSH & SHAW. Now if yon h C eiildren or I it will pay you to call and se- us. We make it a study, SHOES EXCLSIVELY. WALSH & SHAW, The Sumter Shoe Store, Sumter, S. C. CENTRAL V WAREHOUSE, -DAN VILLE? 5-VAN One of the Leading Ware houses on. th-e Largest Loose Leaf Marke in ie World. Has ample means and every facility for handling and selling tobacco to the best advantage. geWe desired-share f vNui~ iatronag. Correspoudence solicitedl. .Letters ofxinquiry promptly answered.. .J. Hi. WILSON, Manager. ;EFERiENCE--"korder Grange Bank," Danville, Va. Bargms Bargamns. WAGONS, BUGGIE& AND HARNESS' MowerIS fak98, Bri ck, Ii meSH ai|[ Hor~ ANDI ALL KID OFMACHINERY. WVe will receive in a few days a car cf the Auburn wagons, one and two horse,wide and narrow tires. Rhehe wrgons are beught for cash and at prices tht we cau under sell any wagon of like value. We have on hawl a i' white biekory wvagons, oel anal t wo horse, whieh are worth the-mon'ey. . We have lnilt a coureut iU huse for :-t'ring' buggies~ ausi we wul carry a full line of all kinds of bugg ies and hareLss, whieh we will sell eeap for ast. Be sure and give us acne to show ' ou Low cheap we do sell for the spot easbi. th ~~~S&'l''iCi iYUam~.aitig w ant frt .1 bre' oasw ml THOMAS & BRADHAM, Manning, S.C. Ou is Oar~j Load will be here Znth?1 t inst. Hi.HiARBY. ,~f~rlntC' 1IA ANIT~flWill accept notes for tuition, or can PdepositNmaGeAiANTEEk.until posation tion. Enter at any time. Cl Ceap 'ecard. Send for free illustrated catalogue. (Mention this paper) Daughon'sc7.7 *- /p Nashville, Tenn., Pacical ' -efTExakaa Tex. Bookkeeping, Penmanship, - Shorthand, Typwriting, Telegraphy, etc. .The most thorough, atical atd progrressiv'e schools of the kiin the world, and the best patronired ones in the South. tele es by th od plan. Ter i residen J. t . Draughon is autho of Draughons s~e System of Bookkeeping." which cannot he tauigh im any other school.fobokd QUUU tenogrphers rec i i thekss Cla'' ,no s than ayoerfive Business Colleges inthe South, all' com n d" cn show oha e ciedt inthe past f 'e years-C We ed or ild nd wii the fture full, ou ur a contracs 1M TD W hv- prped "Paorc J . - I3tGH. N h vihc- have a position as bookkeeper and stenogrape on booeping a n aaai i~e~rfr hoe u~d~r~,Zkf Pn o Ble, Arko.u R. .L. -FRAN(IEIG;*:, O SLE I swi-hing to pu1rchase. for cash MANNN;, . C ~ *~1l a new and first-class engine and OFFIE IN M.\N I~f !ftITL. 1boler, 15-horse power. with gin and press, __________ .- a s' lirt-class grist mill, will find it to their ines o apply to Ripas Tbule: p~asat lxat.e.. B. A. F. RICHARDSON; Ripas Tbule asist igc~iot. ~Near Pinewood Depot, So. Ca. SHEPX-IER3D STTPP.TL5T CQ. 232 MEETING STREET, CHARLESTON S. C. State Agents for the S:e of Who'esalp dealers in Stoves , Tinwares. House Furnishing Goods, Tin Plate, Sheet iron, Tinners' Supplies. Galivanized Gutter and Rainwater Pipe in ten teet lengths. We Manufactare TOBACCO BARN FLUES and Deliver Them Freight Prepaid to Any Sta tion. Sendl for ouir Circular andI sizes of all the SOiT a pl( i ans Tobaccig Barn le s wi of bet .tvle .............. Percival Manufacturing Co. . Doors, Sash and Blinds. 478 to 486 MEETING ST., CHARLESTON, S. C. ESTA:>LISHED 18G8. ..|- W. ]FOLSOM, Sign of the "ig Watch, TM TER. : 2: S. C. --A UIG LINE OF Birthday, eddig and Christmas Presents WATCHES, DIAMONDS - Pire Strhing Silver CIocks, Optical Goods, Finii Knive,. Scs;srs an% ITzors, Machine Need'es and ... repairingi guar:.teed. T H) . W ILV;N. 1A. E. JAQUE, JOHN WIi.8ON. 1. I Manager. Seuret:ry and Trewsurer. The Carlilla (roCery Compaly SUCCESSORS OF BOYD BROTHERS, 10.Slloesil W1ler's 6(ild 00mnsiSi Aerchmi8s, No. 19.5 EAST BAY. TO CON0UMERS OF LAGER BEER: Thue .Papeto Iki ronpany of Chiarlesam. S. C., have nldt eneet with tha Sonth Caro!ira Sta: anthi'ri t'es, byv which they Mr -r n.bied to flil orde~rs from con.nwers for shipments f bar in a;.y unn it i he following priers Pints Cpah.-nt op.r)................ ................ 70e per dozen. Four dozenu t o en..............................2.80 per erute Eighth-.. .. .... ....... -..-.------------..... ........ ...$1.25 Q~~urter.g.... ....... .................................. ......$2.25 Ha~~~~f-.. ...rre . .......................- - ....------ .-----.....$.50 Expot1,O ponts, teno azon it barre! ......................... ..$. It will be nece-sary~ *.- conTmunet- er partivs ordering to s~e that the'beer is foi rinte ec-t~ moen We .tr- e~~ raLly for :W e sip~uents. This~ beer is guar a pse, n;:e o X: e5-e *;- a i aA, :al is recoumn-rd by the medie. the Palmrtto Brwing Compan~y, Charleston, S.. C. THOS .ROGAN, -. -DE:ALER .IN WAoodenware, Brooms. and Tinware. Oil and Gasoline Stores, Fly Fans, Fly Traps, Icc Cream Churns, Fruit Jars and Jelly Glasses. AGENT FOR i HHWME PRNlE LBOKiNG STOVES AND RANGES. Big Bargains Always on the 5c. and 10c. Counters. Opera H-ou~s. Opposite Court House, Sunster, S. C. On the American and European Plan. A DELIGHTFUL AND COMFORTABLE PLACE FOR9 COUTNTRY VISITORS. BOWNIAN & LEVyIN, POPIEO4 King Stre'et (Business Centre of City), Rates $2 and $3 Per Day. Subscribe t0 he ~tnning Times, $1.50 per Year. JoSPH . i1IA1. C. Dov. JOHN S. WILSON, .I7TVlRAEF .1 L /t., MANNING S. C. - MiANNIot; S. C. LEVI BROTHERS! . HERE WE ARE To tell the people of Clarendon that glib-tongued orators may keep the country in a state of agitation about the financial problem, but what is more of interest to them now is to find the best place to buy goods cheap. Levi Brothers have a good reason to feel proud of their success in business and to no people are they more indebted than to their old home folks in Clarendon: Goods are cheap and this season affords our farmers an opportunity of obtain ing a fair price for cotton and a chance to buy goods at a low cotton basis price. We have for years been acknowledged as leaders in the re spective lines that we handle any it is our purpose to contin ue leading. Dress Goods. This department has been selected with unusual care and our stock is not only'varied and large, but a lady can find the very latest fabrics with the necessary trimmings to match. Wash Goods. There is no store in the city of Sumter that can excell us in this line, and we defy any house in eastern Carolina to show up a prettier line of prints. Cassineres and Jeans. This line we carry in large quantities and can say with safety that no where south of Baltimore can you get a better value for your money. NTotions, Iosiery, &c. Every buyer is invited to examine our line of Ladies', Misses' and Children's Hose. Handkerchiefs, Buttons, Tow els. Doilies and other articles too numerous to meItion. Plaids and Brown - Goods, Lorng Cloths, and Sheetings. This stock was bought when cotton was at its lowest price and we took advantage of the depression. 0lothing I-Iats, and 0 ent's Furnishings. We can say without fear of successful contradiction that we have the most complete line that can be fbund anywhere. Trunks by the car load. Shoes, Shoes, Shoes.. Every kind and style that is manufactured by Arst-class factories is handled by us and we take a special interest in this line. Groceries, Groceries. Our stock is up to date and our farmers can save money by buying from us. Ijemember, we pay highest prices for cotton. Yours, &c., LEVI BROTHERS, Suiter, S. C. NEW STORE! - NEWGOODS I LOWEST PRICES!. In opening our branch store we a.ppeal to the Clarendon people for a liberal share of their patronage. Our appeal is based on the fact of our giving you the Below we quote you a few prices, and a call will con vince you that We Sell Goods as Advertised. 10 doz. Suspenders, worth 25c, our price 10c. 10 doz. sample Undervests, 50c, 75c, and $1 50; just one-half of their real value. 250 sample Hats and Caps sold at less than 50c on the dollar. All-Wool Suits at $5.00. A handsome Cutaway Suit for $8.50. Boy Suits from 35c up. In fact every thing in our store is~ a genuineo bargain. LEADING CLOTHIERS OF MANNING AND SUMTER, . 0