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tro~ A41 E4;ITABMSHEuD 1865.* NEWBERRY-v" S. C., WED-NESDAY, SEPTr.EMBR1*83 RQ 15 ER> AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. A FamotGUmpse of- the Magnicence and Wonders of the White Cty. When I turned my face homeward from Chicago and the Exposition, it was with a feeling of relief from ,the labor of sight-seeing. I bad sarcely set foot on my native heath, however, before an inmost desire to transpl4nt myself again in the White City took possession of me-like one who, once drinking-at the fountain of knowledge, desires to climb the heights of fame. -I never looked Into a guide-book at the Exposition until my fourth day in Chicago. I took no notes of what I -saw, although there were thousands of men and women going around with note-book and pencil in hand. It is eetotome (as thj Romans say) to ito mind some of the wonderful 1ingsb at the Exposition, and so in jr4i -ng are the .impressions received that, like unbidden, though not un weleome guests, they come trooping tbough the ha4s ofemory. his attempt to interest the reader nwillnot follow the order in which I dthe alings. My*ppcial fond ness for paintings and sculpture led ma into the Fine Arts building two IF indutes after I first entered the grounds. One building, TABGET IN THE WORLD --theanUnactures and Liberal Arts Ne~Ue'fina of a great feast, I left for thiast 'course. This buliding Is of enendousJsize. Ifitwas set up here in. Newberryit would extendfrom the Courthfouse to the Episcopal church, a dth would be five times the - of Mollohon Bow.. Six hun dredb4dings the slse of the old Her - -MRd-ewsoffice could,be placed in -~ tnteror. Its first Aoor,1neleding ys fo~rty-for aeres. The n themrstfiooto the top:of A. t"e6g3aroof is 245- feet. It wil seat 200,000people, and if con lepIng -apartments lk man car,it would accom -th e hittaa .(1500,0001 4UA ~'.1r -1tsI~~& codbw,Vas ago -tbe f9gbt.Its costwas ~ $1,1O2u000 according to the official abook.and the materials used in - onst,uction were: 3 feet of uiuiberand five carloads for the qr o20G,00Opounds of steel in the utraitrsses (span 354 feet); 2,000,000 "P.idsof:lroniritheroof 50 tons of paij 0pares of glass in the roof. exhtbited breaan the Msme grand a u ild ing. TheFrehch see ons aa s nexhibit that captivates the Meui They'to4 me about it beore th big Auiding. Itis the RobitheaBride," in a large ii4o&plategless with a group of life 'n w arrayed in costly -9 Ai:dhet bde In the nest /f v ~ flF4 e~ handsomest that a d ho lddesign-and the cosumes1 ~ ~~bg erfetlythe gifferent.figur ~Q' ad-bimon4zng 'with 'each comn' - Teeseother things in -paintings 4aur urniture, pottery, from 'the e 1rent nations, just as beautful( Th'Ze8wisssection'with its myriads of' s atfdhessome 1000 years old, and the l~9eztlmeseepers diminuitive,and coty ngland makes. a great dis ~4 pla'y ef the products of her looms. ~ pon inquiring- the English price of S somegentleman's clothing, its splendid ~, quality and remarkable cheapriess was - at onie 'apparent-one-third less for qthe samreigoods than-on this side of the tIntic Germany Rnusa Italy, Aidtria, and Japan have very notable exhibits. The:6,000 vase in the curl SobisIy made Japanese pavilion is only oteo the rare things'to be seen there. 'Eifo apanese carpenters, with their -tools aoit the size of American toys, .ere openingacaae for exhibits on the day Ivisited-the building. The United States has a splendid exhibit of all ~,-inds-fully as- good as any foreign '~ ntiQn Atogether there are fifty for eznexhibits, and I believe it would take 1,000r skilled men two hundred yearstoSinakeand prepare the articles in silk, wool (blankets which water can be carried in), cotton, clay, wood, iron, seel, brass (bedsteads at $5,000), gold, silver, aluminum, coral, wax, bone, 2 lory, paper, hair, leaves, vines, fur, grass, grain-all in A RvELOUS FORMS OF BEAUTY, exhibited in the Manufactures build o lg alone. Only a day or two before I visited the building was the great Yerkes stelescope-the largest in the world-set up in Columbian avenue (fifty feet wide) that extends the whole length of the building, which though a world's fair in itself, I must hasten on Sand give -a hasty glance also in the othier buildings. Ina the FOBEIGN GROUP, I visited the buildings of France, Ger many, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Cey Ion,,Japan and Canada. The Swedish and German buildings have the best exhibits of this group, and the former Is heprettiett of all. In it is a statuze of the Swedish patriot Gust-avus Adol phijs: Some manufactured articles there (notabJy a band saw 2,400-feet long) have no repetition In the main~ v buildings of the Exposition, as I found often the case with both domestic and foreIga exhibits. It was interesting to talk with the 'Singalese manager of the Ceylon build ing. He was apparently a man of ed ucation and spoke English quite fiu ently, because of association with the English tea planters in Ceylon. He took pride in telling me that his coun S try had sent fifty people to Chicago, Sand that both in their own building and the-exhibit in Agricultural build ing they had tea at $175 a pound. In the building of :Agriculture the pavilions of 1owa, Kansas, Missouri, and Dakote were notable for their ag ricultural look-constructed entirely out of cereals, and displaying archi tecture of great skill and beauty. Miss Dakota, arrayed in adress of-wheat, tall and stately, in her pavilion (with the latest puffs in her sleeves) was as good looking as the French figures in the big building. FINE FEATEE from the ostrich farms of Cape of Good Hope were in great profusion near the furs and fish in the Canadian exhibits and its big cheese weighing 2,200 pounds. All the leading nations of the world have.exhibits here, mostly cereals and food products, and some of the pavilions cost as much as the New berry Opera House. I must confess that I had never seen good4oftee until the-splendid exhibit of Brasil (mostly of this bean) met my gaze. Machinery Hall and Its. Annex was very interesting tome. ThereIsaw.a paper mill In full operation, type-set ting machines at work on the Daily Columbian, which is printed on the spoton a,press of lightning capacity, the.whole process accomplished in just sixty-three minutes from- the time the pulp was put in the mill-lke magic there was the offcial newspaper! On Bsnoi day every machine in. the buiding was In operation, from the monster travelling crane, on an over head track as wide as Pratt street, to the, automati--t cigarette machine, an instrument for subtle, slow destrue -tion ofthe youth of the land. SoUVNMB' IN MK, Colhmbus and Washington being the design, w,ere Woven on Connecticut Ionny; and scenes from MIdwayplais ance were being printed on lithograph presses before-your-eyes for so much apiece, and:priced too high Indeed. All kNi.s - of machines frm .all the countries in the world which.mann facture anything at all In- this-line were Imakin a terribly combined whirr but each alone. m"e.. at re markably smooth and accu;ate speed. The power,that-drives the machinery Isteleectricity, 20,000 horse power, some of the engines whieh help to generate theflulid being 1,000 horse power each. These enginesandbollersare a grand sight.j .In the Transportation building, whether you so desired or not, you were JUST CARPIED-AWAY by all manner of transportation ofan dient and- modern-use.and probably the last _thing to be carried m would gdie gold. Ie oserest lng part of the Transporta tonbuild ing is the ralrp,d exhibits. There I saw the engine "BestFriend," about which there,has been so much contro versy, and which was run on the South Carolina Railiway. It was built In 1830. The Baltimore and Ohio road showed the evolution- of .the locomotive from the time of Watts down to the present time. The only four-track road In the world, the N. Y. Centraljhas on exhi ~bition Engine 999,. capable -of making -a speedeuf 112 miles an hour. THE-PONDEBOUS LoOO)MOTIVM1 of England; FraneaniGernany have the appearance of greater.-powerthan American manufactures because Bald win, Bogers. and other. makers give their locomotive a,zreater finish. "The Lord -of 'the Isle,"Iocomotive with a guage of seven feet, -Isa notable-exblbit from England. All means of itrans portatlon of land and-sea is to be seen here. The Mining Buldinig Is interesting to the average. visitor beeanse in the Montana exhibit is to be seen the SILVER STATUE, modeled after Ada Behan, the New York actress. It took $17,500 worth of silver to make the statue,-but,as a work of art its valua is.much,greater. It is 16} feet high. The endlessdisplay of minerals in the building is as vast as the illimIgable space of the universe. The meana and implements of itnining all the preoTous and-baser minerals are fully displayed. Next to and north of this building is the-Electric building. It is beyond my comprehension to say anything about the exhibits of this. science, jwhich has bpeen so fully developed even since I arrived- at manhood's estate. I wil say, bowever, that the working of the Bennet Mackey cable was interesting to me, and the electriccookingstovewodld adorn a parlor, as there is not a particle of smoke, soot, or dirt-just as nicely as any of the numerous electric pianos. The strange exhibition 'every night Is all ablaze with electric lights, from the novel Columbus egg dancing on its end to the marvelous electric theater. It z*st not, be thought that the -buildings of the Exposition are crowded together like a business block In a great city. -There is a abundant space for promenade all over the grounds. The rectangle in front of the Administra-. tion and the Grand Basin, surrounded on the north by the Mining, Electricity and one\end of the Manufactures, south by the buildings of Machinery and Agriculture, is called the "COUET OF HONOR." These buildings have the most im posing sites. The dome of the Admin istratron building ls a reproduction of the dome ofthbeCapitol at Washington, except that itia glded with gold leaf that cost $60,000. It glitters brightly by day- and is surpassingly beautiful at night with rows of electric lights run up on.each transeept. At the eastern end of the basin stands the gilded statue of "The Republic," six4y-five feeti high, facing the Admin istration building. Tbe majestic and bauntiful proportions of the Peristyle tower aloft one hundred and fifty feet. 1 In the centre of this classic style of I arehitecture,is the triumphal arch < rising twenty feet higher, surmounted by .statuary representing Columbus I riding in triumph after the return from his first voyage. Twenty-four columns on each side of the arch sup port balustrades upon which is a line of eighty-five heroic statues, fobrteen feet high, representing Virtue, Poetry, Eloquence, Music, etc. The forty-eight columns symbolize the States and Territories-the names of the States appearing on the cornice just below the statues. I think it is the grandest yet most beautiful style of architecture at the Exposition. I sat upon the pedestal of one of the columns on the evening of Illinois day, and watched the illumination of the buildings around the Court of Honor, and then gazed in wonder at the mar velous display of the electric fountains -one on either side of the Columbian Fountain in frontofithe Administration building.. Each fountain has about a dozen opejings from which as many jets spout, one tall and slender, others tapering down until the last are mere bubbles. The sprays are constantly changing from one color to another of the brightest and most brilliant hue. Then all the sprays seem merged into one. It leaps blood-red one hundred and fifty feet, and dropping down there Is left a more delicately colored spray. The fountains go on an incessant and wonderful display, varying in its beauty in all the-colors of the rainbow -like sparkling white diamonds, and subdued amethysts and emeralds. There is nothing like - It elsewhere in the universe. To help out the grand illumination there are search lights on top of the, Casino and Music Hall-at each of the the Peristyle-and four on the Manu facturers building, stretching out their comet-like lights miles and miles away, or bathing the buildings and specta tors in red, blue and kreen, at the pleasure of the operator. Just thipk of the startling effect a brilliant red light makes when it is thrown upon the.statary on the -buildings, or the dongregated visitors looking on at the display. I was whiking up State street one night befor6I had seen the searchlights. All at once I thought a comet had 4 struck Chicago. On second thought, I said to my companion "It. is te GREAT GEB3fAN 1SEARCHLIGHT, ten m1les away over there at the,Expo sition." The next night Isaw it flash tsji ponthed..erris wheel, tWo miles'of and at ofher times how far I do not know. But I know I could have read a newspaper up in the city-' by its light..Obje 1orty miles away canbedistinguisbed--by the operator, and persons in Milwaukee, eighty-nine 4 miles from Chidago, have seen its light, as the'country between ;the two places lavery level. ' This great light is one4 hundred and ninety four million candle power, and is worked by that marvel ous light-givinjkagency,; electricity, and, as the reader knows, is for use on ships at sea. - The battle ship fllnois (which, by the way is model made out of brick) also flashed a searchlight around in many twistifications and far-reaching visions. In' the A dministration building is a model of the U. S. Treasury, made out . of souvenIr half-dollars. The Govern ment building Is an Interesting part of the Expc tion, with Its, display from the Smithsosi.an InstituteAhe section1 of the big California tree, and many things in agriculture, geology, zoology, and the exhibit inade to show the characteristicis of the principal races of the globej the latter being more exten iively displaged i the Anthropological, bil4ng, ,wherefromn.the earlies t times' is shown.$h sa1Ilts otqnan and his im-' p1smen(s -jan&.indeistry, peace and war, In soclaL chreligio'us life. The composite skatus'.fo American wo man, thie dimenions being drawn from the measuren ent of six thousand col- ' lege girls, is somewhat disappointing. Tfe'artists ought to have consulted six thousand Chicago girls. They are splendid types of the femnale figure, but not as divinely fair as the women of our Southland. THE FINE AETs , in the building of this name would take a year's study to fully appreciate< the 85,000 exhibits of paintings, sculp-. ture, bronzes, etc., to be seen, if one had. the endurance. The French section is< the largest. but the paintings are onC the style from which many visitors hasten to the home-like scenes of forest,I seashore and-country life so splendidly< numerous in thwe German and Scandi navian sectibns. The American sec tion commands the appreciation of the visitor, and the display is very large. I It is the Russiagn section where there ji is the flashing of,grilliant coloring, but on looking closely It-3 perceived that the subjects are esirly all of the terri ble and dread(u1tcharacter. Tapering'offin tny rambles through the labyrinth of art, the"animation ini the Fisheries, building relieved my c weary eyesight. Tlhe-display of live fish by the United States Fish Comi missioner is the most inteitsting part 3 here, and several profitable hours was- i spent walking around the circular I pools, with running water in rock2 lef's, swarming with fish, ef a thou sand species.. There are the many State buildings, which deserved a visit, but Pennsyl- a vanis, Illinois, California'.Washing- e ton and Cdlorado clmed my atten- z tion. Illinpis is appropriately the larg - ~ est and has a fine display-notably the1 arrangement of a model farm. Cali-t fm-nis frmits '1nAk magnificent and -E ,lie globe made out of 6,280 oranges and he horse of prunes are unique displays >f art and fruit. I want po say right iere that although California fruit is )retty, the taste of it cannot excel 'the lavor of a peach ripening in August in ;he orchards of Newberry County, 5outh Carolina. This should be a well known fact. The Woman's building contains ex .lusively the HANDIWORK OF THE FAIR SEX n needleworh, in art decoratiou and ndless displays of her deft fingers in .he home. The style of the Woman's Duilding is beautiful and statuary of angels appropriately surmountthe roof like the guardians of home and happi aess. This building is woman's sphere, mnd the managers of the Exposition nust have so intended it, for no com petitive exhibits are there displayed, ?nd she rules, supremely fair in own lomain. In, the other buildings no regard is paid to sex and all compete together, but her work to be'admired nust be seen in the Woman's palace. However, without regard to the ternal fitness of things, this building, ith its beautiful interior, stands very iear the entrance to noisy Midway Plaisance. The Children's building is Llso adjoining. It contains the work )f children, and their Jittle voices can ye heard there in concert of song at dtated times, but in the nursery where nothers leave their babies checked ike so iituch animated baggage, the )achelor members of the Press Asso dation found an insight into some of the cpmforts of home without concert >f'desire uttered or unexpressed. The >abies were well taken care of and beyj were one of the lively sights. A 1lance at the printing of Puck for he coming Christmas, in the Pack uilding, and I pass out the exit gates )n my farewell day, but some insights nte Chicago life and the confusion )f tongues and fakes on Midway Plais mnee I will attempt to describe in my inal letter. W. P. H. HISTORY AS IT REPEALS ITSELF. Wlamitous Periods in Charleston's His -a tory. [Charlotte Observer.1 Not saying anything of the earth uake that demolished so much of -harleston, S. C., a few years ago, it 3as been an illfated city. In 1699 a hurricane raised the sea Ls high as the second stories of the louses. LThe summer of 1752 was very hot, md in the fall at hurricane from the iorth~etaie le water' -i1eet bove high-water mark. The city was )verfowed and filled with wrecks of ihips and houses. In May,. 1757, a whirlwind laid the !hannel of Ashley river bare, swept he loftiest trees before it'like chaff unk five vessels anchored there, and ismasted eleven others. We ge4 these facts from the fourth dition of "A Modern Geography of the ~nown World," by Benjamin Davies, Lud published in 1815, in Philadelphia md by five other publishing houses. Coddle Creek, N, C. After Breakfast 0 l'o purify, vitalize and enrich the blood, ad give nerve, bodily a'n'd digestive trength, 'take'- Hood's Sarsaparilla. jontitue the medicine after every meal or a month 'or tw'o and you will feel 'like a new man." The merit of Hoods arsaparilla is proven by its thousands >f wonderful cares. Why don't you ,ry it? HooD's PILLs care constipation. ['hey are the best after-dinner pill an d amily eathartic. A Newspaper Change. GREENVILLE, September 8.-Charles . Henry, soliciting agentof the G3re'en rle News, has bought a half interest n the Spartanburg Herald. Mr. Henry 'ill take charge of the business depart nent of the paper. He is a competent icountant and is also a good writer, javing done some excellent correspon lence for the News. Economy In Fashionable Dressmaking. Though passing through a commer. ial crisis of unusual intensity, we may afely count on a natural re-action at a ot far distant day, for the unlimitless esources of this great country are >ound to bring good times back again. a.s long, however, as the financial un ertainty lasts, many a woman 'will eel that she must curtail, in some de ree, the expenses of her wardrobe. ow is the time to subscribe to a first lass fashion magazine, which will not ny illustrate the current styles, l,nt t the same time, teach how to make hem by mes;ns of a series of practical essons. This is a most judicious econ my which can be accomplished with sugny perceptible change in one's node of dressing, and without conse tuently attracting the criticel notice of ne's neighbors. The McDowell Fash a Journals are calculated to fill this eed. They are the finest publications if their kind in either Paris or New cork, and contains, precisely, a series >f lessons teaching practical dressmak og. Ladies as well as dressmakers vi find a still further advantage in hem; for Messrs. A. McDowell & Co. eproduce any of their illustraL'ons (or odeed, for that matter, an -design liped from any other fashion journal) the form of made up paper models ith fiat patterns besides, exactly rep esenting every detail of the original. 'bis reduces artistic dressmaking to be easiest and simplest method. The ost popular ot these Fashion Maga ies are "La Mode de Paris," "Paris lbum ff Fashion," ."The French )res-nager," and "La Mode." The armer two cost only $3.50 each per an um, or 35cents a copy. "The French )ressmaker" is 300 a year, while "La lode" costs only $1.50 a year, or 15 ents a copy, and is the best as well. as be cheapest fashion journal for the ome. If-you are unable to procure ny of these magazines at your news ealer, do 'niot accept any substittite; ut apply directly to Mess. A. McDow 1 & Co. 4 West:l4thtreet, New York. THE DESOLATE SEA ISLANDS. The Cry of Distress from Our Stricken Coasts-20,OO Mouths to be Fed Governor Tillman Again Asks for Aid. [Columbia Registe, 8th.1 The immensity of the disaster which has devastated the sea islands is just beginning to be understood in South Carolina. The following report from Dr. Babcock and the appeal of Gov ernor Tillman give a clear idea of th'e horrible suffering caused by the dread cyclone of August 27. A generous and adequatestream of contributions should speedily follow their publication. Governor Tillman yesterday issued the following appeal, which the press associations will lay before all the peo ple of the Union: To the People of the United States: ' The hutricane which swept the South Atlantic coast on the 27th of August was unparalleled in its severity. It spread desolation and ruin throughout the entire State of South Carolina, but the seA islands, spreading northward along the coast of South Carolina from the Savannah to North Edisto Inlet, were the greatest sufferers by reason of the severity of the wind and the una precedented height of the tide. The sea invaded the land, hundreds of houses have been swept away by the waves or blown down by the wind, while the exact number of deaths will never be known, it cannot be less than a, thousand, and vegetation has been as completely blasted by the salt water as though it were the breath of the simoon. What was a prosperous and blooming expanse of rice fields, gardens and farms is to-day a desert, with the very landmarks destroyed, leaving the peo ple withoutshelter, without food, with out the possibility of getting work (ex cept for a limited number) to confront the terrors of starvation until another crop can be grown. Owing to the fact that nineteen-twentieths of them are negroes and that the means of commun ication with the remote islands have been destroyed, I have only within a day arrived at a clear understanding of the,situation and the horrors it un folds. Dr. J. W. Babcock, superinten dent of the State Lunatic Asylum, an &complished physician and sanitarian, who went to the scene of the disaster ',n the first of September as my official representative, returned to-day and his report accompanies this appeal. I do not deem it necessary to dwell upon the picture he draws. I have not felt justified heretofore In asking for help except fromiour.own people. The peo pleo-t iie b 6ssby the storm will. ri "into the millions, have respoXiddn..,-y'and immediate Puffering W':be nga"viated, but star vation or pestfIence will claii many thoqsands of victin* before the winter is over if-our eforts are not supple mented by the -charitable ini other States. I pledge my official word that contri 'butions shall reach the people for whom they are intended, that the charity which may be given shall not be mis applied,' that laziness and Idleness will not be encouraged, but the money and provisions'which may be donatelshall be applied to the support of these peo ple so as to enable them to rebuild their thomes and take a new start in life with the New Year. There are not less than 20,000 thus destitute. Bread alone for the storm sufferers will cost not less than $75,000 between now and March, while practically eleven months will elapse before they can grow any. Cbntributions of food, clothing, medi cine, bed clothing, anything that can be nsed ina house-because everything Is gone-will be thankfully received. U~e can buy these things with money, but If money js not to be had, don't hesitate to contribute. Send all con-' tributions in money to me. They will be acknowledged through the press and put in.bank to be checked against as needed. Send other contributions to the Central Relief Committee, Charleston, S. C. My efroits to relieve these unfortunates are stimulated by the feeling that being negroes, Ignorant and helpless, they are peculiarly the wards of the Executive. A common humanity pleads with those who are able to help these poor wretches in their destitution. B. B. TIrr.MAN., Governor. DR. BABCOCK'S'-BEPORT. His Excellency, B. R. Tillman, Gov ernor South Carolina. Sir-As a result of the investigations made at your request, I submit the fol lowing report: Three days were spent in making personal visits to the islands around Beaufort and I there found the situa tion so serious as to demand immedi ate attention. The facilities for com munication between the tier of islands and country between Charleston and Savannah at best are poor, and just at tbis time especially so. In addition to visiting numbers of the islands inquiry was made through reliable sources of the existing conditionsq in parts not personally inspected. It is with regret that after a careful inquiry I must con firm the reliability of the published accounts of the number of deaths, loss of crops and devastation of that -sec tion. All that section of South Carolina known as the sea islands and those parts of Colleton, Berkeley, Beaufort and Charleston Counties subjected to tide water influences were more or less seriously damaged by the cyclone and high tide of Sunday, August 27th. The destruction of crops and homes was more especially noticeable on the ex posed islands':which include, John's, Wadmalaw, Port Royal, Coosaw, St. Helena and other adjacent islands. The territory adjoining Combahee, Ashepoo and the neighboring rivers was found to have suffered serious losses. At the lowest estimates fully 1,000 lives were lost. The coroner places the number at 800. Tne storm swept away at least one. half of the homes on the islands facing the ocean, such as Coosaw, Corn, St. Helena, Edisto. I may state that on Land's End, Polly, Wana and Hope Plantation, survivors are crowded into the few homes that withstood the storm. These islands are inhabited by a population of about 45,000 people, mos of whom are dependent upon their crops for support. Some revenue is derived from work in the phosphate mines. The tide covered most of the islands, and the low lands %on the mainland, and had* a most disastrous effect upon the crops. The salt water entirely killed such of the cotton, potato and pea crop as it covered and the wind storm blew down the corn crop. The high tide and long sub mersion of the rice crop has ruined it. In short, the planters of that section have no right to expect more than an eighth of the ordinary crop. With their homes destroye4 their crops ruined, and the phosphate Indus try'paralyzed by the loss of its equip ments, there is very little for these people to do. They have no resources, all of it was in the destroyed crops. They are willing enough t6 work, but there Is nothing for them to do. The people are to-day living on salted po tatoes they. have gathered, together with the corn saved. This cannot last long. There are from 20,000 to 25,000 people who will have to be supported almost wholly until another crop can be planted, about April, when they can secure advances. There is no other solution. - The history of this section shows that after the less severe storms of 1817,1854 and I871 an epidemic of ma. larialIser of a malignant type, fol lowed. There is now a serious possi bility of such an epidemic.. In addition to the great loss of human life there have been a great many animal drowned and there has been extreme carelessness in the burial of the bodies. The water supply Is braekish. The people are forced to live in crowded houses In many localities, and withthe short supply of provisions the condra tions. are far too favorable for the spread of the fever. Good food and clothing, which are sorely needed, will do a great deal to minimize the possi bilities-of-a. .spreadot anyttrouble.n. number of cases of feverand darrhea have been reported already. The'central relief committeeat Beau fort has for the last few days been dis tributed ra'ions among tfie nieedyon a careful basis. It is realized that the food stuffs contributed will havetolast very many montha and on that ae count limited supplies are given those known to be deserving of help. From what I could see there Is no encourage ment of idleness, norms there any dis position to abuse the charity by assist ing those who are able to find work. The superintendents of the phosphate works advise me that they have daily .to turn away hundreds of men wbo seek work. The seriousnessof the situation can hardly be overdrawn. The distress and impending dangers of starvation appeal for prompt assistance. Competent relief committees have been organized with colored represen tation, and the distribution of the sup plies :Is being systematically and cau tiously managed. -- In addition to the supply of food there is a necessity for clothing. Most of those who survive saved only the clothing on their backs and are with out proper raiment for the winter season. Additional medical assistance, larger supplies of medicines, and disinfec tants I regard as prime necessities. Respectfully submitted, J. W. BAscocit. Easy to take-Dr. Pierce's Plaant Pellets. Smallest, easiest, cheapest, best. They're tiny, sugarcoated, anti bilious granules, a compound 'of re fined and concentrated vegetable ex tracts. Without disturbance or trouble, Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious At tacks, Sick and bilious Headaches, and all derangements of the liver, stomach and bowels, and prevented, recieved and cured. Permanently cured, too. By their mild and natural action, these little Pellets lead the system-Into natu ral was again. Their influence lasts. Every thing catarrhal in its nature, catarrh itself, and all.the troubles that come from catarrh, are perfectly and permanently cured by Dr. sage's Catarrh Remedy. No matter how bad your case or of how long standing, you can be cured. 2,000,000 Words and $280,000 Got Sinver 'Bepeal Through the House. WASHINGTON, August 28.-The sil ver purchase repeal act has goce to the Senate after 2,000;000 words were spoken on it in the House at a cost to the country of $280,000. As several Democratic Senators have prepp.red from four to ten hour speeches on it In the hope of talking the meastre to death, it will probably cost half a mil lion dollars and 19,000,000 words to get it through the Senate. People who live in new countries are liable to be prostra d by malarial fevers. Inhabitants of cities, by reason of bad drainage and unwholesome odors, suffer from similar diseases. Ayer's Ague Cure is warranted a spe cific for all malarial poisons. For The Herald and News. The Legend of Stony Batter. Newberry County, S. C. Who'ver heard of Stony Batter! Few, I dare say, thought for that mat ter It shares alike with thousand others Whose name and fameoblivion smoth era. And so, to wrest It from Its fate, I'm free this legned-to,relate; A graveyard, full of wooden crosses And ancient oak-trees, hung with mosses, Our Stony Batter was-of olden, With supentitiousawe beholden By all tle German Pulatines Who dwelt about Its dread,owfnes. For ghosts In'long white cloakattired And by most savage traits Insped 'Twas said-were stalking here and roaming, E'en from the early hour of gloaming Till late at night, so that from fear None of the neighbors ventured near. Among these plain andpeaceful people Paul- Sutter dwelt, itraigbtasa steeple Strong as a bear, bold.a.a lion And like him.was hislveryseon Of whom in all henumbered six, Each fond of boyIshpranksandtrlcs. For 'twas these y6pngters who en acted The-part of spectres that distracted Their neighbors' minds and set them frantic By many a masquerade and antic 'Twas wrong, no doubt; still anyway Boys-will be boys tilljudgementday One eve in Seventeen Hundred Eighty When British power pressed har.ai Asmy so on these.egons And Th anthelandilIons, Pauln 616i,;Mt inheye, e Came,o bsAomestad ith this ery; now Toryband obured Came- to. my house which they ave plundered Of every food, e'en to splatter I had prepared of home batter!r" Asked Paul: "Where are they?" Sh .replied "They amp biose to the grave-ard s side . "Here;boys!" said hbeIs an cdaon To Plyyourghostyavoitonsi Doi,uick.your yoes FiL to ,the brbin. withsonesyour gevery n platand'; prompty onm faces- ' - Apbroaehed the camamwith staithy paces AO graie-ya whosie They formed thelirun ~attl-e'. Here lying dwn, close 6 the foe, They coul obsre ahmoebo. 'Mid a ravine, enclosed iy ledges. And running 'long ,the' grateyr' edges, A fire was een with fgures sittlnt Around its glare nd.othsitting About the camp,grovn unenUn Were summoned there by-whIstl' This was the time-by Panl awaited; For while around-their.malbelatedi They gathere&giwtijstfbl4 Discussed that savory dish of batter Then with unearthlynohses round A rowofghosts ngfroterod And from;thelrmidst aglant towerikg 'Boy. all called out with tones o'ers powering: "Now, boys, nowglve.them'Stony Bat. AndTdownward' cames putter-clatter Of massive stones by weR-.almedthrow Upon the Tories' heads below. "What does this mean?" these asked astounded When from their midst a voice re sounded: "Why! See you not' thegrvyd' spectres With skulls and shronds? Atosn Hectors Avail here not nlora word nor gun! ,Flee for your lfes! Bun, comrads, run!" Up to their feet the Tories darted And leaving everything.departed With utmost hurry, helteraeter To seek the distant forest's shelter. On their return next 'morn they found Their victuals gone, all else left sound. But on a ledge with char-coal written They read this notice: "Serfs o(Britainl Depart from here and leave tids region, Or dread the spectres'wrathful legion!o Tbe Fories, overcome with fear, Were wise enough to disappear. But when abroad the fight was brulted And Sutter's feat became reputed, So to perpetuate the matter, The place was iaptized "Stony Batter"; And to this day It bears that name, Though few, but few know, whence It came *F. MUENCH. Charleston, S. C., Sept. 4,1893. Our Public Schools Are the main-stay of our republic. In them are being cultivated the minds which are to be our future law-makers and leaders in everywaik inilife. How essential it is that these minds should be united to strong healthy bodies. So many c.hildren suffer from iprte andpos isnthe blood that Itis a wonder that they ever grow up to be men and women. Many parents can not find words strong enuhto ex press their gratitude to H sBarsa parila for its go ffect upon their children. coula, salt rheum and other diseases of the blood are eilboto ally and permanently cured by this excellent medicinre, and the -whole being is given atTength to resisftttacks swaZm -cr 're7. SW N OZIC TO QWIL. :~ Judge Immtin Didonri the S.ate- s stable Gdt7,r NU"aCant ntn-e August stG. B. Swann. nr 1 ernor Tillman's diaswy seized a barrel of whiskey n of the South Carolina raIwaf city.. When the seizdre was Swann showed- no authority either the consignee oreons*or goods, nordidhe produoea by virtue of which the Ure was made. When queM his authority were asked, he his commission as constable O State. Swamn was then takn i Judge Simonton In the .,afad. In his delefs a tT1 Simonton holds -of an-'Outrapus-vo~o~ and declares that no seseh dresofprojes ane that heb' *' -': the re irids. Whi. further .imprisnnent In~P jafrthree months godnn~e costslbzle U ALEG OTE thi - -- bhee at n Sothd!-fn 7 a he imee fntn Tdilnsagras ofh e* fit~dupt cetesI ti eiio; as um at in* .otaw~~~ une h ipensary . Alilangl ao .n.a Thee mabor in e ads of want.G - *,.,be 4nte . eftises fthoermtoneat H no&a hse.ortolyt Sta4tenrm coart wrong. eo ayfa, s e eSothe seroin ut in sider ether h oto h eu Anadga o eSaxon mow . roe an eottheWorhlds ecord tool o K,o Septer5.-A -le heoe trayk beste reaythe wld's sla iton orhas betenowi byise a weintahe itmcn2I.Pslteenuw arme ien 1245 InThe events of edbhoever, Diretum'anperformaee. WI 4 wiairrnt Ifofi l bte tnad eth ort in isory.eteIe Thealezeitoo traseckn was cetu perene seods alowe thea atl Tei 2.0,ich ofk the great <aBki equovtat wos te odrtur pit~bgea Weottill carnry,th can y Wankagoj~'6 onndruess orpts an enfeebled stat caof the si.han'sk,b i Bonenever eldcen etheh ctorte rctosetthe DIEIUS Gn reAT Rnt