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1 l. 4a vrttiaf to tfefc oflot on •Ivay* |<T« year oam* and Pott c flo* 1 BodsMi Uitara and ocunainDlca- tbaa to ba pub!lab«d ahould be written ca »eparati aheet*. and the obj -et oteach dearly indicated by neerwary note when required. 1. Articlea for publication ahould b* ritUu in a e'ear, legible hand, and oo nly one aide of the page. 4 All ebargea in adeeili* mo!i a niuit reach Ui o i Foday. VOL. V. NO. 6. BARNWELL C. H.. S. C., THURSDAY. OCTOBER 13. 1881 Ojrxr TECHNICAL TfifiJIS. - “ Did^yon, get my article on the * Re- viral of Orthodoxy ? ’ ” nuked a Brooklyn'' clergyman, approaching the managing editor of the Eagle. ‘ 1 1 did,” replied the editor, “ and it’a in type. Be out in to morrow’* paper.” • 4 Some conversation with the brethren has materially modified my views, and 1 wish to withdraw the thesis temporar ily.” explained the clergyman. “All right,” said the editor, “I’ll attend to it ” “But," remonstrated the minister, with a smile, “you journalists are sub- j*et to aberration or reoottection. and you may forget it. Would ywu object to making it a certainty now ? " “Of ooune not Here, Swipe#. Tell the foreman to hunt through the God gttteys and kill the Rev. Postledrum.” “They had an accident pot there a bit ago, and I guess the Orthodoxy was pied, sir.” “Ah 1 That’s ell right I Then your stuff has gone into the hell-box, Mr. Poetledram, and you needn’t trouble shout it Be glad to hear from you It’s rather clever aluah.” reverend gentleman retired, H orthodoxy had received or whether he wa# U* HOHAVE OKEEI.Krs JtEBUENOEH. The stock market," said Uucle Ru fus Hatch to a New York reporter, " re minds me of a story told me by a Judge of this city some years since ou the train to Washington.^ I am not much of a hand for repeating stories, but I never think of this one without a good hearty laugh, even if I’m all alone, which^goes to show that sunshine in thought makes us live longer. “ Many years ago, when thousands of children now living were yet unborn, Horsed Greeley was in the zenith of his power as editor of tho Tribune, and was morn or less mixed up or Aowft in poli tics. “ A gentleman by the name of Cum mings was acting as night or day editor, it matters little which, and was tb ar range the political columns all right. “Greeley was asked to givesplscotoa newly-arrived emigrant who could neith er read nor write—said emigrant being about six feet two inches tall. “ Greeley requested Cummings to make a plaee for him. and the wicked Mr. Cummings appointed him aa mea- neuger or waiW-r at the door of Mr. OnwJ tqy’s room, cauttomag him to obey im- I'licWy his ordan. “ Wei, oos day Mr. Orwalar told bis -*x-lse4-two boy not to let say one into ids foots, sa be was goang to write hia 'slitavtok; and it earn# to pam that tlu* FLEA SAJTTRIE8, THE CAMP-MEETINO. Tlie “woiship of tbo groves ” was identified in Hebrew history with the service of Baalim and Aetaioth. Abra- BOMM HEMAHKABLE ItOGM. * , Yes,” the old man said, with a con- Cdbb for felons—arrest them. identified in Hebrew history with the finnstory sigh. Then he added: “You WokaS’s province—the Isle of Man. service of Baalim and Asbuoth. Abra- know that shaggy, rough haired Scotch Peksons of extended views-panorsma l ,laQte f * h \ BeersheU around [-Terrier of ken Matin’s ? • Well, sir, Ben painters. ’ Teetotaleb’s motto—don’t let spirits go down. - ' his altar, that h,e might worship God r | with more privacy. Ii^ after times the ^ r0Ur ; Aryan and autochthonous heathen, who- ( were found in the countries traversed by A black eye is now fashionably termed ^ poeterity, very generally erected “ I>olka dot” j , >'; ! their altars and worshiped their idols The favorite mountains of b&ae-ladl players—’Appy-nines. The Boston Globe says that among our leading murderers the pen-knifo is gradually superseding the pistol. A St. Louis cat has died of sun-stroke. What this country wants is more sun and less bootjack.—Boston Post. A Buffalo girl never has her wedding dross made in that oity, for fear some body will say she was married in a buf falo robe. “Dow’t ahow my letter#, ’ wrote a young man to a young lady he adored. “ Don't be afraid,” waa the reply, M I’m juat aa much ashamed of them aa you are.” “ Abb you going to the ocean f" “No, I am not going to the ocean. I detest the motKxi. But my awter has a a<*ioo of going to the ocean, by Um way of Co in groves. God, therefore, prohibited the Hebrews from ’planting any trees near his altar, and bade them cut down all the groves* of the Caiman ites. In their repeated relapses into idolatry the Israelites worshipped in groves, as the neighboring pagans did—in this antici pating the maxim, when in Rome to do as the Romans do. The trouble with them was not wholly a lack of love and reverenoe for the groat Jehovah, of whom they were the chosen jieople, bat 'a desire to curry favor with other tribes of men and with their deities. It waa the same spirit which leads Christians nowadays to oonfbnn themselves to the world, and to find amosement and ex citement in religious exercise#. The He- brew branch of the ancient Semitic race fought the Aryan Oeotilea savagely enough when it waa neeaaaery, but be sent to Philadelphy and got a oouple o’ doien silk worms and fed 'em to the dog, an’—ye hain’t seen the terrier since Inat Saturday, have ye?” , . ' No, the editor hadn’t seen the dog nor Martin himself since April. “Well, sir, I hope I may die some time, if that dog’s hair hain’t come out of the softest, finest silk fringe yc ever saw in your life 1 Silk fringe, with a Iwoiai ijtuy fififin in</ IlL# liiu-k. ava maw# arwvr S #S- *aa wMawvas^ ^ " t an’ a ball of chenille bangin’ from the end of each ear. Ben’a going to buy a couple o’ hundred cheap long-haired dogs, feed ’em silk worm*, and shear ’em every spring.” * The editor thought he would like to see tho dog some time, when Ben had time to bring him in.* And he plunged hia pen into tha ink two nr three tin*-*, as though be would write something. “Yea,'' the old man aighed again. And, once mote brightening up, be re turned : “ I ■ay," he exclaimed, “yon The financial affairs of the Sitate of Ncvadi are gving from bad to" worse. The valuation of taxable property for State purposes was $24,000,OtX) in 1878 200,000 in 1879, and 827,500,000 in 1M0. The rate of taxation for State 55 cent# on purposos alone in the $100, and in 1880 it waa 90 oenta Only two other States in the Union have aa high a rate as 70 cents. The levy yielded only $218,980, which fell short of meeting the requirements of the State. The debt is about half e million, and lioars 9J per cent, interest. Re ceipts from all sources for the year ended Juno 30, 1880, were $386,221. The Government is conducted on a most ex travagant scale. Tho Governor is paid $6,000 a year, three Supreme Judges $7,000 each, the Lieutenant Governor $3,600, and five other State officers the sam*. Nevada has the smalleat popula tion, and by the new census shows the lowest rate of increase, of any State in the Union. Her mines are lieing rap idly exhausted; ahe has no agricult ural resource*, and no future of any kind. Politically, the State is a rotten bon mgh. Rauidlr anpruaching bank- mvmt UYW HMrUHM "-A On# day a Lobe ter, who baa been beaten *! OU Sledge, wont ovet to Mb# the Shark about inland the two poor aohla talked it over, wiped their end finally decided to call a r atom'con- ▼entice. A call waa written out, signed "Many Citizen*,” and duly ported so that all might read. When the hour 'arrived it brought the Shark, the Jjob- ■tor, the Dvvil FLh, the Wd!£ the Tiger, the Eagle, the flfirpftoi aibd fltB Alligator, mad it waBUwnUfruBfiWtMMli* 0 nee their tears as they shook hands and ■poke of the painful neeesdty that had brought them together. *’—- The Shark took the chair and Ba- nounoed that he waa a strong advocate of reform. He had heard of the Wolf eating sheep, and he felt that atfb. i things most be stopped, or the country would be lost ' “ If it'seay worse to eat sheep sailors, then I want to know H f* i ed the Well “ Besides that, it la the Tiger who mines all ibis uaxtery bf hia I mom yep, «r, that ha be aaleiy la that it be to A Neva* l A Never A Do aut read mi $. The general liealtb ahould be mam- bp a good diet, air, exereiae, amusement end s proper restnetinu of the hours of hard work. 7. Take plenty of sleep. Retire early (thia advice wa auppone is intended fur old persona with very weak eyes), and avoid the painful evening lights. Ten houre’ sleep for delicate eyes is far bet- ler than eight.—Christian at Work. , A WHOPPER. A Eastern tourist iu Nevada had been ■pinning some incredible flah yarns, when one of the party, turning to an old mountaineer, said: 44 Bill, that pete away with fishing in this country, don’t it?” “ Wal, I don’t know about that.” 44 Do you mean to say that you have caught more Bad larger fish ?” “ No; but I have caught some party big fellers.” “Come, now, tell us the weight of the largest trout you ever caught.” 44 Wal, I can’t exactly tell aa to the weight, but you folks can figger on it Now, you know it is over 200 miles around this yer lake. Put that down. Aa I said before, I don’t know the weight of the biggeat flah I ever yanked out, but I did haul one upon tha beach, and after I landed him the lake fell three feet and too can see by the water mark over vender it hasn’t rix since. ” * by his anal teasing a fly. “Johnny,” dCd ana, “aappoaiBf aom e greet heart a Ihomaad times biggs t thee yowieelf *onld taw yen, and perhaps eat you •Uapf M I hope.”. idjohnev. 44 he’d tael as bed m 1 to w bee 1 .wallow a aasaaaj* a (to it- Mk «f 2 taxsis XV wen mtovsag ba* Vasvatlkw, s atewl yueuff men Uwvmgh the ttewa (toerda sad i Kmg with s pnrket kmV. •as alight, bat ail roavulanl. Tb* J lu aetie without ralmual mutiva. la his poekst wus f and a aaetly bound New TiwUiaent and hia purpose was to promote the orthodox faith. From the hour of his errual to the mo- aasut of his death, a period of t 'mouths end tweoty-three days, he waa in torture whenever he waa aWakc, an cruelly Waa he bound, chained and con fined. When at last the day of execu tion came, he waa taken to the torture chamber and subjected to the grenteet amount of anguish which tho human frame is capable of enduring, aorgoons standing by to give timely notice of in sensibility. Then ha was driven by a circuitous ronte through the streets of Paris to the place of execution. This took an hour and a hall Another half hour he waa kept waiting in full view of tho preparations, the apparatus not being ready. Then, in view of the assembled multitude, many of whom were women, he was placed on a lofty platform and the hellish work began. First, bis right hand was burned off; next, masses of flesh Were torn from him by red-hot pincers, and melted lead and resin poured into the Wounds; lastly, a strong horse was attached to each of his four limbs, and an attempt was made to tear him to pieces. After a considerable period it was found impossible to do this, and a mes sage was sent for permission to cut the muscles of the joints. It was refused, and again an attempt was mads to tear the limbs apart, but without success. A second time word was sent that the 'nonce could not tear the dying wretch asunder. Permission waa then gives, and the miweiea wars severed, hut not until both lags sad one U*u a* did the prwotwf expire. mow ocmmms sum mj The pan seas of aaakiag a Tha reugh large bag coals ia, by drawing through a bole asaallor than itealf, amda tha aiaa Bead ed. Then it gore into a raaolnne that at cue moment cut* it in proper lengths and makes a head on it Then it ia put into aawdust and “ rattled,” and thus brightened. Thun the heed ia shaped down smoothly to the proper atse and the niok put in at the aame time. After 44 rattling ” again ia aawdust the thread ia cut by another machine, and, alter an other “rattling” and thorough drying, the screw* are assorted by hand (tha fingers of those who do thia move al most literally like lightning), grossed by weight and packed for shipping. That which renders it possible for machines to do all this is a Jittle thing that looks like and opens and shuts like a goose’s bill, which picks up a single screw at a time, carries it where it is needed, holds it till grasped by something else, and returns for another. That is about the most wonderful piece of automatic skill and usefulness ever seen, and it has done its distinctive work at the rate of thirty-one screws a minute, although this rate was only experimental as yet; ninety-three gross per day, however, has been the regular work for one machine. T m c- H. N. Y. Houses, of Salem, Ore., is authority for the following: Not long since he shot s crow and broke its wing The next day he saw some other erowa feeding the disabled obsl In a few days mors the orow oould fly into a tree After a white it ao vfar recovered that it wm able to fly quite a distance. Think ing that its reoovw fvwwm kilted, it waa of the Vktli public suoocea. aed 1 aay tetaaefeu as* up. by a net of me who will do all ia their that ahe will be morally destroyed. Even if ahe has a good, but not great, voice, the oan probably obtain no pub lic appearance except on two ooadituxu —ahe moat buy her way in of ahe must submit to the demand* of those influen tial friends of the management whose word ia law at the theaters. This te plain a peaking, but I toll you my inves tigations, the stories and tears of poor girls who came to mo in Italy and told mo their aad tales, made me vow that I would open my month and speak of this through the lend when I came home.” - --m Am Austrian chemist is said to hare devised a soporific, of which a few drops sprinkled on the head and face will stupefy a man in a few aeoonda. He gave it the name of “ Tamer,” and of fered to sell the secret of its prepara tion to the Austrian Government. Bnt the Government has not only refused to purchase it, but has ordered the po lice authorities to formally order the in ventor to discontinue bis experiments, and to abstain from using m any way his invention or oommunioating it to otheia, - Aa iron casket was recently op from one cl the okteet cemeteries in Washington city, from which all the bodies are being removed. It wae very old-faehioned in shape. Noone claimed it end no marks at ideutifleation oould be diaoovered. Finally H wae opened, and the fenturee of the (tend the the impudent He disappeared down was absent so long that hares ffrucy called out: “Hello! your 44 Hello youraqjf I” wae reply. “ Are yon down there F’ “ You bet I am I” “ Have you decided the case ?” “Long ago. My decision is that when two hares are foolish enough to quarrel over the possession of a burrow large enough for a whole family, the fox is entitled to take possession 1” Moral—Two neighbors who ean’t set tle a question of equity should call in a lawyer. I, MILK ISO. It bee been proven by numerous.ex periments that the shorter the time between milkings tha richer the milk In ooe case, when a cow was milked twice a day, twelve boon apart, the milk gave 12} per cent of cream, and when milked Are times a day 17} p« sent If, therefore, the time between the milkings varies, as commonly, the milking following closest to the previous ooe will give the richest milk. Cow* milked at half-past 6 in thq evening and half-pant 4 in the morning will be pretty sure to give the richer aA in th* that * _ Favrt wtfl yoaAh at Tha* little resort ia is credited with wonderful rejuvenating powers. One enthusiastic writer tells of s wealthy Caiifoniiaa who visits the place regularly every lew year*. Oo ar riving he is twisted end maimed with gout and rheumatism, carried to hia lodgings by hie valet, and never teen to move about until hia third or fourth week, when lo I he appears as lusty as in youth, with eyes bright, complexion clarified, aad all hie joints and sinews as vigorous as in toe early mining day* when he did his ten end twelve hours’ work with the brawniest miner of the gulches. There are a hundred springs, and the local physicians gravely pre scribe a particular one for every patient, cautioning him to drink exactly whan and as xn ich as ordered. The De Leuepe canal does not aeem to be so muck a thing of beauty and a joy forever aa it did in the holey ea days when all the digging, and planting, and dividing of profits waa being dons oh paper. The latest news from the cans' chiefly of mortuary atatistioa. a sub-contractor at Asp.u wall, has died of softening of the brain; M. Bertrand, hia secretary, passed peace fully away under the influence of fourth port of aeaekm of large weals. It from this gantlaman’a investigation that Europe, with only about 7f per eenh of the area of the entire globe, controls about 75 per cent ofAhe mercantile ma rine of the world. After fiuibpe comae America, with about 20 per cent,, leav ing only $ per cent. t» al the other continents. He peediote, however, that the time ia not far distant wbpp China will become a formidable compositor far a part of the carrying trade no j doae ia European ami American bottom* Amer* icons will also be glad to learn from owe who has evidently given mooli study to this subject that he believes the United States will soon dispute with Ragland a portion of the carrying trade aow dona by tha Utter. % Cakl MOHtmz has soma Interesting reminiaoenoee uf Spotted Tai), When yews ago a Government oommission visiting the Sioux nation seat for him to maal Iheax at a oertain poinClw replied: “If I had anything to aaff to you I you are. But if you have something to Ii ■'i % r y&j -•■A ■