Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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>;Wy^ DOWN IN A COAL MINE. :,v K V WANOCRINQ THROUGH UNDERGROONO. PASSAGES PaaMSM «•<’ Warvow Tunnel* - Muir* mn • HiitHe l*«wrr—Tlir Mlwrr and Ilia DHII-Tbe Blaat. # * " r Tt» eutnuico to uearly all ituuob dleap- potnte precoceetred aotloua Ouo cannot My exactly what he expected, but he oer talnly expected something different from the reality Here, for instance, there was no Indication of the existence of the mine ease In 4 he presence of the brea.’iera and the huge pile of calm At a short die tance from the breaker was a llttlo shed If I were a good Buddhist I would sat a prayer or two to thcChiotn bell, the largest In Japan, but a monster breathing sweet music that thrills one from bead to foot, and ringing so seldom that the dates are kept In mind carefully, le-1 one miss the great treat The bell hangs In a shady little plaos at the top of a stone staircase by itself, and Is struck from the outside by a swinging beam that gives the soft reverberations that do not Jar on the ear, no matter how powerful they ore. When the* huge beam Is unci mined and swung it is generally at the time of the 0 o'clock mass in the morning, and heavy sleepers have been unconscious of the imuVal booming and missed It all. Others are wukeuod by tho strung* vibration and th • soft music ringing and pulsating on tho air, and in the half consciousness of waking it seems like part of some beauti- about ten foet square, and yawning In this i “• t m was the mouth of tho passenger shaft. The other shaft, up which arc hoisted the tho cars loaded with coal, opens directly Into the breaker. As wo gathered about the passenger shaft the car was hoisted several times, bringing up a number of miners and laborers, and all. looked Like Imps from the infernal regions. Tbcir bodies and with such a magnificent bell the temple does not see fit to ring it oftener The Chioin is a rich templo, and its altar ono of tho most gorgeous in Kioto, a mass of carved and glMed ornaments surrounding a massive gilded shrine. Oc casional worshipers come and kneel on tho mats and mutter their prayers, but most often one finds tho only occupant clothing were black as Jet from smoko of . tl * fc B P ac ® before the altar U a lone old and cool dust, and the only white one could see about them was the whites of their eyes. In thnir caps were extin guished torches, which still gave oat a black and sullen smoke. Men wc found them, talking freely of their lives and rather envying the curiosity they in priest Industriously hammering sway at a modern drum shaped like a huge round sleigh belL Prom 5 o'clock in the morn ing until the temple closes at 4 in the afternoon the thanR, thunk keeps up. A ulco old woman, who must bo a profes sional mender, frem the incessant patch- spired. Their appearance, and tho month i J?* , ’ artlln « of M 0 * garments of that blank shaft leading down a sheer I ^ keeps up, takes care of tho shoes 800 feet Into the bowels o? tho earth, led | ? h “ e , °P'\ 1116 ^‘P 1 ® stocking some of tho party to conclude that they 1 i 00 ^* bat «® d °®» not offer to mend the oy a bird's oye view of Provl- foreign stockings one wears out ou matted are would enjoy deuce on the surface rather than tempt Providence under ground. Bo less than forty made the descent. Each of us was given a little torch, and then we gathered about the shaft, Tho elevator i) simply a platform like a freight elevator, with no railing at cither side. A bore it la a hood to keep off the water constantly dripping down the shaft from tho seams in tho rock. Tun at a time we crowded upon tho elevator, the torches flaring up around us and fill ing our lungs with smoko. The algnal was given, and every heart sank a little as tho car rushed swiftly down. I Jerbapa I reveal a woeful when I say that I expected to see as soon as I stepped from the car a vast rugged chamber, glittering with distant lights and alive with eager workers. I had road descriptions of nunoa and boon pictures of them, and yet this delusion clings to me- But In ono Instant vanished tdl these chimeras, and I behold a narrow tunnel, so low that 1 Involuntarily stooped my head, whether such a proceeding were necessary or not, and darker than mid night On either side were walls of coal, glittering strangely as the rays of Ugbt fell upon them, and hewn into all sorts of irregular snapen and narrow recesses. But the roof or celling sec mod as smooth and polished as marble. Tho vein of coal runs of almost uniform thickness, and the slate above and below forma a com paratively level floor and roof. Along this narrow passage we wand ered. the light from our flickering lamps making the darkness ahead the more Up. penetrable. At abort intervals were cham- Dera where tho coal had been mined more lively, but between all chambers Jars at least thirty feet in thickness left to support the tremendous ght of the superincumbent rock. And tn the chambers themselves were Joists And beams of wood erected for the same purpose. One could scarcely realise that all those naaeageways and cb ambers were Mrefully laid out by engineers and tur- fors, aad that plans were urawn* man* [ tQ Iho tuna and oivergenoes aa ace* aa the map of a city. I. such waa the case, and not a blow the pickax is struck that is not hre- ». And so twq passageways approach sh other from opposite directions, and finally united m one. At intervals are heavy, air tight doors of wood, which flerre the purpose of breaking thy cur rents ad air, give a perfect circulation, and auaw the steam fans to exhauot the fire damp that may have occnmnlifod tna&y chamber, no matter how far distant. Aa there ware closed behind as they gave a crash like thunder, every sound being augottad Irt thd rocky walla, Fiaall* Vmm «• had fooe hundreds of fleet hum , w* b»- t >u tooaea dim and lights In the distance, and to erica, the crash of loaded f along the rail, and the clang the sullen rocks. Mules furn- I the only motive power, and porLape it Is reranae of their well known rtunbonp are that thoy uoeded such vociferous dl- ystfam that for minutes we would hear ihocte and mtes that were echoed upti) they seemed tq come from a hundred longs. Then we would range ourselves close along tba walls and tip would rum ble and clatter and clash a loaded car, drawn by several straining mules and driven (or rather directed, for no reins were used), by a boy as black as the coal Itself, his eyes glittering strangely In tho light from the smoking lamp stuck tn his bat band. And finally we reached tho miners them- selves, for all the men we had previously seen were merely tho labou rs. LatU Dinar had a chamber to himself, and into the walls be was viciously digging his drill Of course his eyes ge t accustomed to tha seni gloom, but to us It see mod as If be must work solely by the seaso of feeling. Tho miner we surrounded told Cs that be was almost ready for a blast While wq waited a car rolled noisily up to Spile of broken coal, end a black and grimy laborer caught up a ehotel and rent the lumps tbunderijvj into the car. Before it waa filled the miner told us that bis stnifgs waa ready and ix Jo us go Around tno nearest corner. Fifty feet away we were halted, and then came as anxious pause, each ote agitated some what, if the truth must be told- Then pamo a loud and reverberating roar* fol lowed by the crash of tumbliig rock. The earth shook beneath our feet, and from the slate roof, a foot above our hoods, liters of rock seemed to tall around » no ono reaBy expected the 4 nush us, but there was a when the blast was over. f* hurried beak to the chamber with the •swll of powdsr la our nostrils. A Jigged hole was Meroad In the coal, and M we looked through the smoko and dust , • blackened and demoniac face appeared at ns from Its depths. The blest had opened a passage directly through into tue adjoining chamber, and the face waa that of the good natured miner on the other aide. The coal that the blast had loosened lay heaped in confusion by the opening. So shattered had it been by the explosion that It could easily be broken by a pickaxe into size oonvculeut for handling Nothing then remained but tor the laborer to anovcl it all. large and •mail Inmpa and even the dust, latoacar, that was hoisted Into the btv-aker.—“F W. H." in Albany Argue and polished wood Globe- Democrat. floors —Kioto Cor. Shallow Inf a Suspected Man. Tho work of shadowing a man is easier . then a person who has never been In tho j business would think. You must first ; study your man thoroughly, so you would know him If you omy saw one of I his boots, and you must do this without i attracting his attention, which is not ; always a simple thing to do. A man who 1 is to bo shadowed 'Is always a man who lias reason to suspect that ho will be | shadowed, and consequently ho will bo on ignorance Ll * IPiord and very watchful If ths man is not an experienced criminal ono detect Ive ought to be able to follow him day and night as long as there is any necessity, but if he is an old hand one man cannot do the work, and can only queer It by trying it There should be tnree or four shadows, each one ready to toko up the work when for any reason the person who Is following the man deems It prudent to ijuit. k ou see an old criminal boa many de vices for finding out if ho is being watched. He will Jump on a car, ride a block and get off. Weil, If you have not got another man ready to tak'o up tho trail then, you will flush your bird. Or ho will got into a cab and ride a block or two anti get out. Wo must be prepared for all that sort of thing. Usually tho shadow will keep oa tho other sldo of the street from his man, from a half to a whole block behind him, and pay as much at tention to keeping himself from being noticed as to watching the other fellow. It is work that not one detective in twenty (■an do scientifically, although some men are very expert. I know a man that saw a criminal make out an improper voucher, weut with him and saw him get | s check for it, then walked with him to ; tho bank, saw him cash the check, and : arrested hta while he was counting the l money.—Detective in Chicago Newt. of steal UP Fixing Cp the Pastes. When the iuterstole commerce Ml went Into ofTect, by the way, It was supposed that free pusses would be everywhere abolished. The railroad passenger agents and managers so announced with a flour ish of trumpets But where a railroad man wills Le still finds a way. Aa an Il lustration. I may mention the case of a friend who applied recently for a puss over a trunk line 'to a wee tern city, scarcely expecting to get It. yet being rompcUfd by his circumstances, and fern- lug that for Indirect services long ago rendered he wua entitled to transporta tion. Ho was told that Iv) could only get a K ss within tho linos of the state In which o main line of the system is Incorpo rated, or between any two points within tho boundaries of a single state. ‘ Can't you flx me up for alFtko states tn that way,” ho asked, “except between ths sta tions when you ctom i oe state lines, and let moj*ay tor that distance to the con- ductorf' The man of passes smiled good naturedly as he sold: ‘'Yea, I might, bat I'll tell you what I’ll do. I know yon are entitled to tho consideration, and I’ll Just engage you in my traveling advertising corps for a couple of days. You shall have your traveling expenses for your services H.T8 are tho pB'vMXt” A wink and a pleasant nod accompanied tho de livery of the bits of paper, which had meanwhile been filled up, and my friend c&nio away wiser and happy —New York Tribune. The cott«n mMI •t « ■mlrr it tending sot circulars ttsMog thift cotton will be bought there fsr the eaio* price so else where and that the plan'er* will (but avoid tha gviading (rusts A noniber of tbs ikrtners in ibat section intend bagging thsir cotton in brown h tr espitn and send ing it to ths nearest mil! inetsal of ‘etting it go Is thsscttsa exchanges and miyts of the eeunlry.l The recant freshet* on which flooded Angnsie will million dollars. 8u washed si For two Sr the The Newsboys of Mexico. Our contemporaries are making many suggestions as to tho material of which the clothes of tho nowsbuys abould be made. Some think leather suits would be advisable In view of tho short time tho striped suits presented by tho city gov ernment lastea, while others urge tin us tho best material Tfds discussion en ables newspaper men to air their wit, but it really seems unnecessary. The city government presented a given number of newsboys with uniforms, with the under standing that the boys would replace them at their own expense when worn out. Those suits have long since served their time and been discorded, and not a single one has been replaced by its owner. Unless the city government Intends to clothe outright the urchins who sell {tapers In the streeta, our contemporaries are wasting their time in discussing the kind of material that should be used for their uniforms, for there Is no legal way of compelling the boys to buy tho clothes that may be designated as proper for them. by the authorities. To deprive a boy of the right to earn an honest living because he cannot or will not dress In a prescribed maimer is not practicable In a free coun try.—Mexico Two Republics. The Lick Telescope* The great Lick telescope in California promises wonderful discoveries in the skies. Professor Holden is very enthusi astic over its revelations, and says that he has had views of the planets, the stars, the milky way and the nebula that no other astronomer ever before had. The telescope resolves the nebula In Lyra Into wreaths of “sun stuff’’ which are in the process of developing into solid bodies, and the observation of Jupiter promises to solve some of the curious questions about that planet —Chicago Herald. In the recent primary election in Ailna- la the -wet ticket" was victorious. The Democratia Sute Convention of New York met at Buffalo cu depteiuber 12, and unetiimounly re-nominated Governor David B Hill, for the Gubernatorial chair , Oe the plantation be^v Columbia on theCoagnree. groat lore hie b.en sustain ed by the freshets and the »Uy iteelf wae cut off from railroad commuatoatisae with almost etery point. Prof. Richard A Procter, tee 'letie- t'utek'd iatroaomer. wire owr.ed an .b»«r- vstory at Oak Lawn, Fls’ida. stopped ia New York oa hie way te Europe aa Mob- ofjlaet week, whea he wae attoeked fever and died the following now Chlneee History la Written. Chinese history is compiled by a per maneut commission of accomplished literary men, wlto are always at work tmon It. In 1737 an imperial edict stated that history ought not to be written for the emperor's use only, and remain shut up In golden caskets and marMe chain hers, ft ought to U< made accessible to all oflkfale. that they may know the mind of the i ruperors and the laws of tho land- From tho Chinese standpoint, history la divided Into two parte—ono an exact nar- rulivo of events, the other a record of what the emperor has &aid and dons. This division originates two seta.of pufl licatioua, one in which the officers sneak, the other In which the oraperor is the spokesman min the first, the Industry of the burton of history ia run in the eolleo- tkm of facts, bnt there Is always a dan ger that the recorder may be under a strong court influence. Historical can dor can scarcely find a place in reference to nations or persons who have been in conflict with the court. With this ex ception, the array of foots thus recorded is most valuable. The edicts published in the second series express the mind of the emperor He is always a man who has the advantage of good training, and if his style is toler able and he happens to be fond of writing his edicts himself, they will all be trand- mitted to future times in full. The scribes, who stand writing when * he speaks, translate his spoken words Into official phrases, and his opinions and de risions will then pass Into official history, written partly by himself and partly by tho Bcrlboe of tho cabinet. Besides these there are rnrious series of historical works—the first having been prepared in the El even th century—to popularize the snbjeet and place the chief facts of the Chinese anuald within tho roach of com mon readers, who have not tho oppor tunity to study them in full. The lost of theto has Just been published It deals with the reign of Kienhtng, from 1738 to to 1799, and is in sixty volumes. Every important public matter is recorded tinder the day on which it occurred. The em peror bos, os usual, the lion's share of the calking, and there Is room for him to soy a good deal tn 120 chapters. — North China Herald CRYSTALLIZATION OP FRUITS. The Climate of Jamaica. The Method ee Explained to California’* ! The climate of Jamaica surprise**^ Board of Horticulture. I for, though very hot In the sun. it to* M The process of preserving fruits tn A 1 tempered by the land and sea breeze that crystallized or glared form ia attracting In the bouses the thermometer raasly rises eoUsiderabls attention at thepreecni time. ; above 95 degs.. sometimes in the winter Thia process, though comparatively new season sinking as low as 65. It'muoh re tn Cah.fbmla, has been extensively ops- j sembloe the summer climate of Virginia, rated In Southwestern France for yeaM* ' though much damper, to which fact is the United States having been heavy tot- , due a great deal of tho malaria and the porters, paying fancy prices for the pro- terrible rheumatic fever which prevails, duct Tnc process L quite simple. Tit# In the rainy season the dampness pours theory la to extract the Juice from ths (n through the "Jalousies,’’ of which the fruit and replace It with sugar syrup, : sides of the rooms are principally built, which, upon Lardenkig, preserves ths and wldch rarely doe® tightly The books fruit from decay and at the same time on the tables mold, one’s shoes become retains the natural shape of the fruit, covered with mildew and kid gloves are All kinds of fruit are capable of being soon too spotted to wear, unless kept in a preserved under this prooe/s Though doeely stoppered bottle Tho houses are the method is very simple, there is a cor- without means of being warmed tn any tain skill required that is only acquired . by practice. The several successive steps la tno proce Ths Cat and the Dog. The mastery of herself which a cat shows when, having bwn caught In a po sition from which there is no escape, she calmly sits down to fico out the threats of a dog, Is o marvelous thing. Every body has aeon a kitten on a street door step attacked by a dog ton times her size, as apparently self poa.s<-ttst>d os if she were In her mhilress’lap. if she turns tail and runs down the street she is lost; the dog will have a sure advantage of her. Even aa it is, if he could got up courageenough to seize her on the spot ho would be able to make short work of her. It is. a cam of life and death; but the whole air and attitude of the cat is ono of pure and con fident bravado "You dare not touch me, and you know It,” is what her position tells the dog. Bat she ts intensely on her guard, in spite of her air of perfect content. Her legs, concealed under lior fur, are ready for a spring, her claws ore unsheathed; her eyes never move for an Instant from tho dog; as he bounds wildly from side to side, barking with comical fury, those gllttoring eyes of hers follow him with the keenest scrutiny. If ho plucks up kla courage to grab hor, she la ready; she will sell her life dearly. 8ho is watching her chance, r.nd she coca not miss it The dog triea FalAan tactics, and withdraws a few feet, settling down upon his forepaws, growing f-Tocioualy us he does so. Just then tho sound of a dog’s bark in the next street attracts his eyes and ears for a moment; and when ho looks back the ktt- tontsgonef He looks down the street and starts wildly in that direction, and reaches a high board fence just as a cat's tall—a monstrous toil for such a little oat—la vanishing over tho top of it Ho la beaten, the cat allowed not only more courage than he bafi. but a great deal more generalship. — Boston Transcript “ Listener " ^ ^Msea of Expired Atr. Recently two distinguished French physicians. Brown-Bequard and D’Arson- vul, have been experimenting, *nd have obtained results which are thought to prove that expired air contains another poison, additional to those of carbonic acid and ammonia, to which mainly the danger ous nature of expired atr must be re ferred. Tho exact nature of this poison has not yet been ascertained, but tho ex periments cannot be duo either to carbonic add or to ammonia. Ity passing expired air, whether of human brings or of animals, through water, a solution waa obtained which. In jected into the veins of animals, invar!- ably gavo rise to the same symptoms—a slower breath, a rapid lowering of the temperature, a considerable [oralytto weakness, especially of tho binder ilmbe, and, after three or four days, a morbid activity of the heart. Larger Injections induced excessive con traction of the pupils, increased paralysis, and a diarrhoea, something like that of cholera. Tho eminent surgeons who con ducted these experlmento are disposed to regard pulmonary consumption as largely duo to this poison. If future experiments ■ should establish this view, it must greatly j emphasize tho snprenw importance of thorough ventilation In our homes and I churches and all places for public gather ings.—Youth’s Companion. The American "Tough.“ The tough is a product peculiar to American dty life. In other countries, of oou; k\ you will find tho rough and the cad and the brutal coster, but It Is only In an American city that you will find the tough. In other lands the man who oomee nearest to the tough ia but a sub- t ect, and a very poor ono at that, and ho s constantly more or less in dread of a superior governing power. In America the tough is a citizen, or at least claims to be cae, and he feels not only the equal of everybody else, but the superior of everybody else, an<^ he has a profound scorn and contempt for all processes of law. The tough is a terror, and there Is no reason why he should escape whipping. Arrest or Imprisonment he fears not, but a good dose of the oat-o' nine-tails might bring him to reflect on the error of his ways.—Boston Home Journal Their Bearskin Hats. The London Foot guards ore troubled over tho t'.createusd abolishment of their showy bearskin hats, which are worn at present by three of their brigades. The supply of bearskin has diminished ex ceedingly of late, so that now each hat Is worth about $83. These bearskins are practically useless, except for the pur poses of display, and are even then only | suited for cold climates But they are ! highly cherished by tho soldiers on ac count of their imposing appearance.— Philadelphia Times. There waa a lively (ill between -Scnatou But er, of South Carolina, and Spooner, of i Wisconsin, in the Senate on September 12, i in which the Wikcoiimu Senator. « > bad I provoked the attack, wae worsted. At an open air oisss meeting of the Dm- ocrate of the District of Colombia, held in W (shington on the o<gbt of September 12. Congressman Hemphill, of ibie State, wae one of ths ep oak or*. Major M. G. Zeigier who baa Hied ac ceptably the oflice of Clerk of Court fsr Abbsrills)CoaBiysiBee 1878, was run over by a train on Thursday last, (near AbbsviUe C. H„ aad instantly killed, hts head being fre« hi* body * process are about as follows; First, the same care in selecting and grading tho fruit should bo taken os for canning; that ts, tho fruit ehould be all of ouo size and os near the same riponoss as possible. Tho exact degree of riponoss is of groat Importance, wakh is at that stagen when fruit is best for conning Poaches, pears, etc., are pared r..ui c.u in halves as for canning; plums, cherries, etc., are pitted. Tho frail having thus teen carefully prepared ts then put in a basket or bucket witn a perforated bottom and immersed in telling water. 'ray. as they are built without cklmnoya or nreptaes. This is a general rule, though ! believe In the pariah of 8t AnneV on the north side of the Island, where there is a good deal of rainfall, some new houses are built with a chim ney, and one room has a fireplace.—De troit Free Press. JJ.EARO Begs to remind the public that he is better prepared than ever before to meet the demands of the present season, which promises to be the most active that Darlington has seen for years. His stock, which embraces every line, almost, one can think of, taken as a whole, is probably the largest ever carried bv any single firm in Darlington ; has been carefully selected with a view to meeting the wants of the multitude who favor him with their patronage. A Child In tho Country. The child in the country grows up a hoalthy animal. Freeh air blowing over soil covered with graua, aud not with flags and houses, It breathes. It can The object of this ia to play on tho sward around its homo. Its dilute aud extract tho joico of the fruit The length of time the fruit is immersed is tho meet important part of the process. If left too long it is overcooked and be comes soft; if not immersed long enough, tho Idee Is not sufficiently extracted, widen prevents a perfect absorption of j the sugar. After tne fruit has been thus scalded and allowed to cool. It can again be assorted as to softness. The next step is tho sirup, which is mode of white sugar and water*. The softer tho fruit, tho heavier the sirup requiud. Ordinar ily, about TOdegs. Balling’s sacchorometer 1 is about the prongr weight for the sirup. The fruit is thdnplaoca In earthen pans ; and covered with sirup, where it is left to remain about a week. Tho sugar enters ■ tho.fruit and displaces what juice re- ■ mained after the scalding process. The fruit now requires careful watch- ; ing, os fermentation will soon take place, j and when this has reached a certain ‘age tho fniit and sirup U heated to a boiling Honrs of romp and play are spent under the most favorable circumstances. Its appetite is keen and it can digest its food; it sleeps and grows leisurely Into a stol wart adult The balance of nutrition is well maintained qnd there Is no d is pro portion It is developing thews and sin ews. and a stable nerqpns system Bock ward, as compared with life acute young town dweller, the count/y child possesses greater potentialities. Slow to develop, its ultimate development Is grander and more complete than that of the town dweller. In the battle of life the coun tryman In time overtakes the city man and ultimately leaves him far behind in the race. —Good Housekeeping Delicately Technical. Customer—I seem to give yon a great deal of trouble in measure customer, when sir. 3 ipktns. a dlffic ou see (confidentially) rag- Tailor—Well, you ore rather a difficult Here are a few of the many B A. H Car J\. I RJ £1! HI§ STORE IS FILLED WITH 36 inch Wool Cashmere at 25 cents per yard, worth 35 cte- 36 inch Henrietta Cloth at 50 centa per yard, worth 65 cents- A full line ol Black Cashmeres from 15 cent* to $1 per jard. A full line of Braided Sets and Velvets at various prices and shades to match the large line of DRESS GOODS. A. FULL LUTE OE GENTS’, LADIES', AND CdlLDREN’S SHOES. inches higher khan the other, but he may bo placed; but when a gentleman’s forty- nlno inches round tho waist, you can’t put him awayl—Oooe a Week. degree, which checks the fermentation % v° ,T y as often as necessary for about elx weeks. Tho fruit la then taken out of the sirup and washed in clean water, and is then ready to be either glaced or crystallized, as the operator may wish. If glared, tho fruit is dipped In thick sugar sirup and left to harden quickly ia open air. If it is to be crystallised, dip in the eame kind of sirup, but is mode to cool and harden slowly, thus causing the sugar which covers the fruit to crystallise The fruit Is now ready for boxing and shipping. Fruit thus prepared will keep In any climate and stand transportation.—J. J. Pratt Patti and the Rarglar. It Is said that shortly before Mmc. Patti left Wales for her douth American tour ehe had a thrilling experience with a burglar The songstress wua alone in her chamber preparing to retire for tho night, when she heard a sonnd in an adjoining room, as if some one were moving about. Patti hastily dinned a wrapper ana walked boldly into the room from which the Bounds came, and stood face to face with a gigantic burglar. He wore a mask to conceal his features, and In Lis hand ho carried a heavy club. The plucky woman asked him what be was doing there. “Don’t you see ” he replied in a bread Welsh dialect, "I am stealing your dia mondnT And he held up to her astonished eyes the moat beantlfol bracelet which she possessed Patti did not scream. She simply walked across the room, pressed an electric button tosuiumon the servant. Instead of tho servant, however, Signor Nlcoiiui appeared on the scene The bnrglar attempted to etrike him with his dub, hut hin game was frustrated by Patti, She grasped tlie clab as It was raised in the air. Niooltnt and the bur glar then clinched, and In the struggle tluit ensued the enterprising but cdto- getber too candid thief was pitched outof a second story window IIo descended gracefully ana broke g leg. Ho was (blind to bo a peasant whom Parti had frequently befriended.—London Cor. Now Tha Capital of llrulk Rio l» a etvceeMlou of disappointments. Tho only really pretty place is the Botan ical garden, wnich 'serves to illustrate what the whole city might bo. All varieties of food are peddled about, the Venders attracting attention by clapping pieces of Wood together and uttering peculiar cries. There are plouty'cf street car lines, end tho cars are always eroded. Everybody reads a morning paper going down town, and an evening paper return ing. Humming birds are as numerous aa Aloe, aud at night the air Is full of fire files that look like a nhower of stars Tho women have a bilious look, and are in variably fat, whilo the men are invariably loan. Next te her complexion the ugliest thing about a Brazilian woman is hor voice. She never goes shopping, tho servants doing it for her, or going to tho shops and getting samples, frem which ehe makes her aelectious at home She Is famous for her embroidery, made by her own hands. Sho is generally Intelligent, learns readily and has considerable wit. Sho never goes out alone to call on friends and receives no gentlemen except in the presence of husband or parents —Wil- liam E. Curtis Cauao of Premature Age. "I hove 500 gray hairs in my head and I’m only 08," said a friend to me. and t< -dl.g down in 'a street car another friend took up tho same theme and asked; •'Why is It we get old so quick in this Oyuntryr I could not say, not being old. “Wc live lu such a tmiry," he said, answering his own question “All we think of k getting money In this country. In the old country they think of spending it. I moan that we ore reckless of tew the money goes after wo get it, and so we are extravagant and need more money and strive harder to get It, and get old M f. I believe there are more lunation s state of Now York with its five And a half millions than in all Franco with Us thirty seven millions. In Franc* a man regulates his spending. He has so touch income. Ho makes it go as far as it will, and lives in a regular and method ical fashion ou that basis. Ho doesn’t grieve for more because ho can get com fort out of wtiat ho has But hero we are so anxious to make that we neither spend with economy nor get comfort out of what wo spend. Wo w-wto our strength to get it, and then waato whwj (Jails attention to hislatgo aud care iullv selected stock of FALL AAD WINTER MILLI NER) flOODS. Straw and Felt Notions and Fancy Goods, Ladies’and (Jbildren’s Jersey Jackets. D y Goods, Boo's. Sbaes. Hi's uii.l Caps, Geaix' Fur iiishtug: GoiJ*. sic. All ol which will he fold j> * ro' ; i» liemtiuher 1 will no be umlcrpolil hy any one. Call ac<l t*x un iat before puiuhasiag elsewhere. W.G BVUD Sep 6, ’88—3m BRICK! BRICK! We now have on honj aud ready for sale 1200 yards Plaids, bought below the market, and will be sold* accordingly. 500 suits Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s ready-made clothing, at Sweeping Bargains. Hats and thirts in proportion. 200 Barrels Flour bought direct from the Mills before ad vance in the market, and being sold at less than tegular prices. All heavy Groceries bought in Car Load quantities, and are sold ia bulk at prices that compare favorably with Charleston. Pu’’y equal te- »- .iae m ’ I*- e'.rewhcra in the Slate. n Cvtu-Hhis or 0;i r priei! in a Th jusand, AT 1 HE KILN, mil. Wt-al nf Ic.ri , a" w** which igsita i'i") 'uif •» lit** Town of liur'in/i-jn Too,.* to piire'ia*.- rtio-.ii l ^ivo m i c.i (Illnr.O! a that cur h-ics w: : ;i» gtri.-d satisfaction A 0. SPAIN & CO. May 3, ’8‘*i—tf •I. K,McIv. r — DKALERTN — E UK, £s! I T u R. E AND HOUSE FURM I III NO GOOOS, SlAlM.K and FA NO Y GROCER TE v , Th11>>w, Engine and-Maidiiite 0>ih. “RUCK EYE CORN F ft ELLERS. S< |>. (5, ’88 - ly. hlne k ,< 2 r wc doa>t S® 4 the good of U? —Buiteo New*. , The Savano-ih gs'tan factir» hav* ot- ganized a pool to light tbs Bagging Trust* by importing Ihe covering of last year's eotton and using it in plaoe of syadicsts bagging. Since ths organization of this pool the ayndicste stuff ha* been offered in that city at j to j lose than the regular market quotations. One of the plars of the new budge of the EsUuviUs hatlrcad, over ike Santee River, we* cmied away by ths freshet ca Friday U*t. Tht »ier gave way eud. denly, preetpila'inf a number of employ*** into the river, one of whom floated down the atrenm oa pie*** of timocr. Five nr* •UH mis* ing. Several loaded ear* plae*d tit* bridge to Weight it down, im* .a, .tr«. At the old stand on PKAHLK SfREKT. Maune li** just r; turned (rom thoN- ril., Where 'te w« appointed gpocitil ,agrnt lor THE NEW YOBK STOCK EXCHANGE’S PKIVATK STOCK PURE RYE WHISKEY, A* fit.e s brsud »« liaucrer bet n bought to Darlington He is also tgeut for REDMOND’S CORN WHISKEY. Sep 29. ’87. ly. Final Notice. Ou the 28*b iu'» , the undersigned ad- tuinistrator of the estate of E.i-ma Byrd, deoeared. will file hi* final account in the office of the Probate Judge, for Darlington County, aud apply for Letter* l>i*n>D*ory. W. C. BYRD, \dm r. v Sep 6, ’88 -41 Creditors Notice- All person* having claims against the estate of W Devid Lewis, deceased, will present them properly proved, and all persous indebted to said estate will make mtvmeut forthwith to ^ G WALTER LEWIS. Adm’r, 10,000 Bushels Rost Proof Oats ! I have bought a choice lot of Bust proof Outs, aud will receive this week 2.000 basbela, and other* to follow. Farmer* will save money by ealliug and *$curing their need before the rise. 0. W. HEWITT. Aag.0,' Uur Hardware Department, in charge of Mr. J. H. Early has in stock the largest, as well as the best, assortment of Stoves and Stove Furniture ever exhabited in Eastern South Carolina. Having bought by Car Loa i-enUrely, we are pre pared to make figures that defy competition. In Sewing Machine* we handle the White, American, House hold and Hartford, all strickly first-class; also machine need les, oils ahd attachments tor all machines. We carry a large line of Engines and Mill supplies, such as Belting, Packing, Lacing, and all kinds of Steam Fittings iu iron aud brass; Lubricating and Cylinder Oils, Tallow, etc. Machine Bolts in every size. Agricultural machinery, such as Cotton Gins, Feeders and Condensers, Presses, Mowers, Horse Hakes, Grain Drills, etc. Pumps for driven wells, a specialty. We are agents for several first class Steam Engines and Mill* and would be pleased to give bottom figures to those desiring to purchase a ginning or saw mill omtfit. September 13, 1888, Bring your to Cotton FLOKENCE, -o—- HER FOR A LARGE ETJK.OFE-A.lsr ZFUR-M: I AM PREPARED TO PAY THE HIGHEST MifPket Price, • And Can Handle ehe Staple in .A-iiy <^> tll cl n. t i t y. SIDNEY JACOBI. Florence, S. C., Sept. 20, 1888 CL H. MINIS Lamar, - S. €• -o- -o- ONEOFTDE LEADING MERCHANTS OF HIS SECTION OF DARLINGTON COUNTY, Desires to inform his many customers and the public generolly that he proposes to carry this season a larger stock of UHliAL MBRCBANDin than he has ever had l)efore. Everything usually sold at 68 tablishmeots of this character are to be had at his store, and on the most favorable terms. A choice lot of FUmsriTUIRE ha# beet) added to his usual stock, and he will continue to con* duct his Blacksmith and Woodshop, which are now so known in that neighborhood. The Highest mm