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THE DARLINGTON NEWS, PUBUSHU bvbbtthumdat mormnq 13. 33. EV-AJSTS, proprietor. TBRK9-4* P « r lB A4t*b®b. n.. Sauare, twt inwrlion $1.60 Sn.8q«^ • w# ? d i “r rti0 “ g"«rT .ubwqent in**rUom 60 Co B trMtAdT«rtUe»«nU i«Mrt«4 apom the m o.treMOB»b»eteme. Marriece Notice* end ObituRrle*, net exceeding «l* U»~. frM - DARLINGTON NEWS. •FOR US PRINCIPLE IS PRINCIPLE—RIGHT IS RIGHT—YESTERDAY, TO-DAY. TO-MORROW, FOREVER.•' VOL m NO 24. DARLIN3T0N, S. 0.. THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1886. WHOLE NO 597. FOUND The Place to Buy Goods At Liying Prices! T. IT 0-A.X.3J AJT EARLY’S —AND SEE HIS— ES'W’ si^ninxrcsr —AND— Before Purchasing Elsewhere- —OF- Everything Usually Kept in a First-class Country Store. SPECIAL ATTENTION IB OA&LED TO THE LABGB STOCK OF FINE LACES, HAMBURG EMBROIDERIES, WHITE GOODS, LAWNS, ETC. ALWAYS ON HAND A FULL LINE OF TBE CELEBRATED BAY STATE SHOE, CLOTHING, HATS, HARDWARE, CROCKERY, &C. jeffw Hr l ' . l * i / * fI GROCERIES IN LARGE (jCANTITIES! J, H. EARLY, At pur Hardware Store is agent for Steam Engines, Cotton Gins/Feeders. Condensers, Cotton Presses—repairs for same. Engineer’s supplies, such as fielting, Packing, kiuqs of Steam Fittings, in Iron and Brass. Repairs ilers, Ac. ines: White, Weed, Household, Hartford, Amer- c&n and Howe : Needles, Oils and Attachments; Repairs all kinks of Sewing Machines. Stowes, all the best makes. Furnish repairs for all Stoves us. • ‘ Pumps, Farr patent Sand-box for Buggies, Wa- nas Smoothing Harrow, Deering Cultivators. m l i Th«* Eifsrs that Never Hatch. There’s a young mao on the corner, Filled with life and strength and hope, Locki ig far beyond the present, With the whole world in hie scope; He is grasping at lo-morrew. That phantom noae can catch ; To-day is lost. He’s waiting For the eggs that never hatch. There’s an old man over yonder. With a worn and weary face. With earoning, anxious features, \nd weak uncertain pace. He is living iu the future, With no desire to catch The golden now. He’s waiting For the eggs that ueier hatch. There’* a world of men and women. With their life'* work yet undone, Who are sitting, standing, moving, Beneath the same great sun ; Ever eager for the future, But not content to match The Present Thev are waiting For the eggs that never hatch. 4|J| Htunj. The Surgeon’s Story. I opened the window of my office and looked out upon the distant lightning, at its awful, red rehear sal iu the inky west. Neither rum bling thunder nor furious dash of wind nor volleys of bail proclaimed the advance of the marvelous mid summer tempest. It came on si lently, and the lightning blades were doing their deadly work with the Hash and silence of steel. The area of the storm covered less than a mile, and the altitude of the cloud could uot have been more than half of that distance Once overhead the mighty cloqd came to an ominous pause before pouring torth its varied forms of vengeance. Then the bolts began to rush through tbe air with the sibilant noise of sky-rockets, and the at tendant peals seem'd to paralyze the very p Ise and Wrever silence the heart of the listener. One bolt descended close by r plowing in its vivid progress oblong gulfs in an apple orchard, as it digging graves tor its prospective victims; and during all (his glare and din uiy night bell rang fuiiousiy. “What!” thought 1. “A sum mons on such a night as this! Surely it must be an urgent case that could uot wait until this most phenomenal of thunder tempests had passed over.” As 1 left the rear office I could but observe the play of the blue light niugs under the thresholds of the doors, like a viper writhing iu flames ot blue vitriol. So deafening were the wild de mon-trations oi nature that the messenger could hardlv make him self understood, but I learned at length that the house of Judge Huugerford had been struck and that Miss Blanche liuugertord bad been dangerously prostrated by the shock. I remembered Miss Blanche Uun- gerford, whom 1 had met at several social uatheriugs, as being very beautiful aud amiable and a beam- star iu society. I found her unconscious, witb tbe family ground about her iu tears. My first thought was disfigurement. But she seemed too superlatively lovely for tbe blasting touch of lightning ; but she was safe from this dread physical evil The blind ing flash aud terrific thunder i>eal had overpowered her to uuconscious ness. Id bis excitement the messenger had made an erroneous statement. Not tbe bouse but a stately elm bad been struck aud cleft iu twaiu. Miss Blanche had just opened the door to observe tbe direful aspect of the hour when the bolt descended aud she fell senseless in the hallway. Tbe scene at the bedside was a strange aud sadly impressive one. At its foot sat tbe venerable Judge Haugerford. Extreme age bad impaired bis ouce orilliant faculties, and he was now nearly an imbecile. At his side stood Mrs. Haugerford, a tall, severe-faced woman, wearing somber, green goggles, while from her neck hung an ostentatious medal, indicating her membership of some reform association. The impression this remarkable woman made anon m«v is lifelong and unfading The combination of artificial green eyes, a perfectly erect acd in lexible attitude, a nar row bead, with aquiline nose, and a certain indescribable air of eager watchfulness called to my mind a hen eagle, erect on a crag, aud I could compare her to nothing else. I was astonished to see in tbe mother of the beautiful Blanche such an anstere and unattractive person, bat my astonishment sub sided wbeu I learned that she was my fair,patient’s stepmother, tbe judge’s second wife. After performing other duties of my profession I raised tbe suffering young lady’s head and proceeded te the use of restoratives. 8oou the beautiful patieot open ed her eyes woi deriugly, murmured “Thank you!” and then I suffered . JOB DEPARTMENT. Ourjob department Usnpplied with •very facility necessary to enable u» to compete botb *« to price and quality of work, with even tbose of the cities, and we guarantee Util- faction in every parUcularorobargo nothing for our work. We are always prepared te fill order* at short notice for Blanks, Bil Head*, Letter Headr, Cards, hand bille Posters, Circulars, Pamphlets, Ac. All job work must be paid for Cash on Delivery- her noble htad to return to the pillow. . “Do you feel paiu anywhere V’ was whispered. She turned her eyes in the direc tion of her left shoulder. I raised the sleeve of her robe, and lo! there on that alabaster arm. near the shoulder, was the perfect imprint of a tree The lightning flash had photo graphed upon her fair skin the stricken elm in miniature! 1 lelt further instructions as to the oare of the charming young patient, and then, in the face of tbe feeble remonstrance ot Judge Hun- gerford, 1 took my departure. In due time I heard of Blanche Hutigertord’s complete convales cence, and I m^st confess the agreeable tidings gave me pleasure that was not altogether of a pro fessional character. She was such a sweet patient, and I had never forgotten the look of gratitude she gave me when she whispered “Thank you !” And wliat is more delight ing to a man’s heart than a grate ful expression from a beautiful woman f An increase of reputation opened up a way for me to what I had so long and ardently desired—a city 1 tract ice. I became associated with tbe distinguished aud beloved Dr. Bartholomew, and upon his decease I succeeded to his large and lucra tive medical clientage Upon several occasions I had con ferred with ray esteemed profes sional brethren upon the subject of lightning photography, and, men tioning no names, out of delicate motives, 1 cited the case of a hand some young woman who was pros trated by the electric fluid. The bolt blasted a contiguous elm tree, and the tree was perfectly and artistically photographed upon her arm. I found that cases were not unfrequent where inanimate objects bad been photographed by light ning upon animate ones. One sur geon vouched for a case where a blackoak, thunder riveu, was photo graphed upon the flank of a white horse. Musing upon this suject one cold winter evening, 1 was summoned to the door by the captain ot the police precinct. His business was thrill ing and altoge'her too sorrowful. The last express,' Behind time ami running a mile a minute, had beeu derailed by a displaced switch on the outskirts of the city. The destruction aud mutilation had been frightful The St. Mary’s hospital was filled with the wound ed, and tin officers of the police were expeditiously summoning a corps of city surgeons. The scene at tbe hospital was indescribable—aud, indeed, it de- scribable, there would be but little profit iu the portrayal of such mis ery. An eager crowd, many of whom bad frieuds in the ill-fated train, had assembled. Prudence compelled the closing of the doors against them, but their anxious, tragic faces were visible at the windows, looking as if the catastro phe had imparted a common ex pression to them all. Nurses and stewards were hurrying here aud there with subdued foothills. Now, there is no preference among sur geons at such a time. Go to work at once and render ast-istunce to tbe nearest case at hand is tbe rule. 1 heard a low moan at my feet. It came from the lips ol a woman. 1 looked utmn the cot. Such a lovely, but pain-vexed, counten ance! It w as a case of fractured arm—a compound fracture—aud the attendant fever had already set in. The wounded member of that graceful body must be set at once. I examined the broken arm Stars of fate ! Near tbe shoulder w as a miuiatuie tree M y beautiful patient was a n ain Blanche Hun- gerfoid. I need not tell you with what consummate tenderness I handled that stiapely arm ; bnl I could uot avert tbe delirium that followed the fever. Sad as it was to see her delirious, I could uot suppress a thrill of joy when she more than once pronounced my name. In ten days the fever tide slowly turned and death had spared the beautifnl from the worms of the dust. Her first whispered words, as of old, were “Thank you !” I have before asked this question: “What is more delighting to a man’s heart than a grateful expression from a beautiful woman t” 1 now answer it. A grateful ex pression from • beautiful woman, mingled with a look of love. Aud 1 read— The Human Family. Tbe man family living - to-day on the earth consists of about 1,450,- 000,000 ot individuals; not less, pro bably more. These are dist'ibuted that part Lot* in h*r luminous eyes ! Wbeu Blanche was nearly re covered 1 said to her: “My darling, lightning and ca lamity brought us together. Let love and snushiue prevent our part wig.” Acd she only murmured, in the ear, old way, “Thank you !” and then lielt her fair, white arms twin ing about my oeck. Bbriner’s Indian Vermifuge is strictly s vegetable compound, for mulated particalarlr for destroying expelling worm*. Try it. over the earth’s surface, so now there is no considerable where insin is uot found. In Asia, where he was first plant ed, there are now approximately abont 800,000,000, densely crowded; on an average 120 to the square mile. In Europe there are 320,- 000,000, averaging 100 to the square mile; not so crowded, but every where dense, aud at points over- populated. In Africa there 210,- 000,000. In America, North and South, there are 410,000,000, rela tively thinly scatterad and recent In the islands, large and small, pro bably 10,000,000. The extremes of the white and black are five to three; the re maining 700,000,000 intermediate brown and tawny. Of the race 500,000,000 are well clothed ; that is we ir garments of some kind to cover their nakedness: 70 >,000,000 arc,semi clothed, covering inferior parts of the body ; 250,000,000 are practically naked. Of the race 500,- 000,000 live in houses partly furn ished with appointments of civiliza tion ; 700,000,000 iu huts or caves with no furnishings; 250,000,000 have nothing that can be called a home, are barbarous and savage. The range is from the topmost round—the Anglo-Saxon civiliza tion, wbicli is the highest known- down to naked savagery. The. por tion of the race lying below the line oflinmau condition, is at the very least three filths ot the whole, or 900,000,000. As to religion, the 1,450,000,'000 are divided In the order of numeri cal strength as follows 800,000,000 are pagans, comprising 600,000,000 of Brahmo Buddhists or Brabmius or Buddhists; 160,000,000 of uuclas silled pagans; 150,000,000 Parsees, Gonfucianists, Shintoisis, Jains aud other smaller pagan sects; 410,000,0(K) are Christians, compos ed of 225,000,000 Roman Catholics, 75,000,000 ot the Greek Church, and 110,000.000 Protestants; 180,- 000,000 Mohammedans; 8,000,000 Jews, The 860.000,000 of pagans are found chiefly in Asia and Afri ca, and comprise 99-100ths, of tin- population, with scattering millions in the Americas and islands of the sea. The 410,000,000 Christians con stitute the body of Europe, and nine-tenths of the Americans, with a few millions in Ash, Africa and the Islands. The Mohammedans arc found chiefly in Asia and Afri ca. The Jews are scattered in all lands, without a home or country. This is approximately a correct cast of the religious status of the world to day. It shows two thirds of the whole to be pagan, or, in cluding the Mohammedans and Jews as anti-Christian components of the pagan fraction, three quar ters of the- whole—not less than 1,050,000.000. The remaining frac tion of 410,01K)000—a little more than a quarter, Christians, ol which fraction more than one-hall is Ro man Cat Indie, one-quarter, nearly, Greek, and a trifle over a quarter Protestant.—Bt-s/uyj Fouler, in In dependent. A “IVnslmn Immediately.” Some ol the applications for pen sions are ludicrous enough. The following from the Washington Tribune, is Ben Davis’ application, just as Belt sent it: “In June 1863 I was ordered, in the line of duty to break in a muel to work at the saddle in the wag- gen and bawl wood for the army at Bowlinggreen, Ky., and onuuderta- kin the order given by the waggeti master, 1 called on Ben Despain and Sed Worth to assist me, which they did in bridling tbe muel and put me on the muel, and in attemp- tin to control sea muel, while on the muel, the muel got loose from sed Scaggs and Ward and Despain and run off tqrdsthe stabil aud beiu unabil to manage the muel and to save my life and lira, the muel rap idly approachin the often dore of the barn, the dore net a beiu big enough for both me and the muei, in the attempt to git off the monel was forcibly thrown on the grownd and my bed made a hole in it and my rite shoulder first strikin a sap- lin, then aud tbarin the tine of duty as ordered as stated by sed Scaggs k Ward was-toted to the hospital at that pint. I was so inferneliy dabbled up by the lick I srtuck the saplin and glancing off the grownd 4bar I made the big mucks bole witb my bed, I haven’t been abil to straiten myself out fairly ever sine, and Pm shore, Mr. Penshun Burow man, yon will send tbe penshun money immeji itely, seeing as bow I was knocked out in the liue of duty.’’ Just What They All Say. Hod. D. D. Haynte ot Salem, III. says be uses Dr. Bosanko’s Cough and Lung Lyrnp in bis family with the most satisfactory results, in all of Coughs, Colds aud Croup, it in particular bottle it kOo. ■■■■■ Mfl A Glimpse of Shancrhiii. The conservatism of the Chinese character and the extreroest point of provincialism is instanced in the story told of the residents within the wars of the native city of Shan, ghai, writes the Shanghai corre- spendent of the St. Louis Globe Democrat. The city has three gates —the north, south, and west ones— and many of the people living at the south gate have uever been as far as the north gate and could not understand tbe dialect of the in habitants there if they did go. One nation could not differ more from another than the Chinese from the Japanese if they lived 20,0U0 miles apart insfbad of only 200 miles, aud one is all wrong if he thinks that having seen Japanese cities he can know what a Chinese one will be like. While the Japanese are the cleanest people on the face of the earth aud far ahead ot the Euitlish for eternally bathing and scrubbing themselves, the Chinese ate the very dirtiest. Tbe trim, exquisite little toy houses of the Japanese along wide streets are the greatest contrast to the filthy abodes of the Chinese, with their dirt floors, mud and bamboo woven walls, and streets often less than five feet wide Irom wall to wall. Overhead is a forest of gilt letters, gorgeously colored signs and banners that fair ly hide the sky. The narrow streets, with shop fronts all open above a low counter, seem like passages in some fantastic exhibition hall with booths or “spaces” close together. Mere crevices in the walls horre- spond to alleys, and looking up them or down the tunnel of a street before one it is easy to realize what is meant by “swarms of people” or “masses of human beings.” All through old Shanghai the people packed as if at a mass-meeting, and one has to dodge into shops or flat- ten himself against a wall at the constant cries of the coolies carry ing loads by poles or yokes on Ijieir shoulders. Buckets of water aud garbage, buudles of dried fish, bod ies of dressed hogs, (wfflns of the dead and sedan chairs of the living crowded ns into the wall and rub- bed against us during a progress through the bumlHouest ami most important four-feet-wide street ol the city. The people were all too busy and too stolidly indifferent to gather aud stare at us, or follow us iu a train, as is the happy Japanese fashion of treating a strange for eigner, aud we really felt twinges of wounded vanity at this neglect. Big Hearts in Little Bodies. A blind man sat beside his hand organ at the corner of Robert and Seventh streets. He raised his sightless eves aud appeared to be waiting the arrival of sum* one, as his remaining senses told him that a storm was brewing. A small bootblack came round the corner. His trousers, being too long, were roiled up at tbe bottom. His coat was also made for a boy of a larger frame. He stuck his thumbs under his dilapidated suspenders aud relieved himself of a moutlilul of tobacco. Catching sight of the blind man, whose evident anxiety was pictured on his face, he ceased his swaggering gait aud brought himself to a standstill. “Is that you, Willie t” queried the blind man. “My name ain’t Willie,” replied the street Arab. “Can’t you take me home T I’m ’(raid it’s going to rain aud Willie is late,” continued the organ grin der, getting ready to move at ouce. “Bet your life I kin. Whar do you eat? liain’t you made noth ing to-day?” continued tbe boy as he saw the man take two cent pieces from tbe tin cup on the organ aud deposit them in his (rocket. “Only made them two? Well, just wait a minit, till I oall the ’kid.”’ A shrill whistle brought a still smaller boy. whose visible wardrobe was made for bis compauion. He bad a cigar in his mouth. “What’s de racket, Cully ?” propounded the new comer as soon as be was in speaking distance of bis fellow workman. The latter explained, and iu a jiffy the two boys were out witb caps in hand begging for tbe blind man, who stood as if uncer tain what was going on. Tbe boys took different sides of the street and stopped every pedestrian, man aud woman, and asked for a nickel to help tbe blind man. As the rain began to fall they re turned to their blind charge, aud having escorted him to a neighbor ing store for shelter, turned over to him the money which they had collected. It amounted to 91.65.— 8t. Louis Globe. Liver Pills. Use Dr. Gunn’s Liver Pills for Sallow Complexioo, Pimples ou tbe Face and Billion so es-s. Never sick ens or gripee. Only one for a dose. Samples free at Willoox A Co. The Librarian of Cougrass. Ainsworth R. Spofford i* the greatest librarian of the United States, aud I doubt whether he baa his equal iu the world. He knows to a pamphlet the hundreds of thou sands ot publications contained iu the national library, aud beuuii tell you at a moment’s notice every thing published on any subject of which yoa wish to know. He is invaluable to the Representative or Senator who wishes to get up a great speech embodying many fig ures snd profound reasoning, aud I doubt not many of the brightest effusions ot the Congressional Re cord come from his inspiration. He is also a great friend to tbe student and literatenr, and he has helped many a struggling brain to promi nence. He is a curious looking mau As dark as a Spaniard, be has black hair and whiskers, mixed with grey. Ilis eyes are like jet, aud with his short, lithe, wiry frame, every atom of which is muscle, he is the busi est man in the Capitol building. His work is thoroughly systematis ed, too, aud he utfes the shorthand mau and messenger to help him in his many duties. He can dictate as well ns most men can write, and bis ordinary conversation which is usu ally slow and measured, would not look bad iu print. He is now dO years old, aud is a New Hampshire man by birth. i’ure For Piles. Piles are frequently preceded by a sense of weight in the back, loins and lower part of the abdomen, causing tbe patient to suppose be has some affection of tbe kidneys or neighboring organs. At times, symptoms of indigestion are present ff tuleucy, uneasiness of the stom ach, etc. A inoistute like perspira tion, producing a very disagreeable itching, alter getting warm, is a common atteud.-nt. Blind, Bleed ing and Itching Piles yield at ones to the application of Dr. Bosauko’s Pile Remedy, which acts directly upon the parts affected, alisnrbiog the Tumors, allayiug the intcoM itching, and effecting a permanent cure. Price 50 cents. Addresa The Dr. Bosauko Medicine Co., Piqua, O. Sold by Willcox & Co. A Good Precedent. The following from tbe statute books of Michigan is a good prece dent for other States to follow; “Section 5, Art cle 4, Chapter 91. No person shall be employed as an engineer, train dispatcher, fireman, baggage master, conductor, brake- man or other servant upon any rail road, in any of its operating de partments, who uses intoxicating drinks as a beverage; aud any com pany In whose service any snob per son shall knowingly be employed shall be liable to a penalty of $500 for every such offense, to be sued for in the name of the people of the State of Michigan. Section 6. If any person shall be intoxicated while iu charge of a locomotive en gine running upon tbe road of any such company, or while acting as the condnctor of any train of cars on any such sequence thereof, ho shall be deemed guilty of a misde meanor—provided, that this sbsll not affect or release tbe railroad company from auy such liability. od ays- witbin lughes’ Tonic did mo more good all ‘ttbertouies or quinine to- “Hn than getber. It acted like &91 These are Solid Facts. The liest blood purifier and tern regulator ever placed the reach of suffering bamsuity, truly is Electric Bitters. Inactivity of tbe Liver, BiHousneM, Jaundice, Constipation, Weak Kidooyu, or any disease of tbe urinary organs, or whoever requires an appetiser, tonic or mild stimnlant, will always find Electric Bitters tbe best sod only certain cure known. They act surely and quickly, every bottle guaranteed to give entire satisfise- tion or money refunded. Bold at fifty cents a bottle by Willoox ft Co. Effect of Mind on Neuralgia. Joe Emmet, tbe actor, sa\s; “I have recently become a convert to the Boston science of mind-core. I was converted to it by my wife, who has studied the subject earn estly and is a firm believer In the power of tbe will as a healiuj conquering influence. She self a living illustration of thn effi cacy ot the will not only in oaring bat in preventing ailments. For a long time she bad been subject to neuralgic attacks, and fiKHid no re lief until tbe mind-cure ted to her. She did ix school or professor ot but merely studied si subject nnd evolved a\ consists, I believe, la iugtbe strength of her wiU < the approach of tbe is a woman of great will she makes up her don't wact an) thing neuralgia, near stay away, aud it is said thht a ig i Isl taany :