Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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. m ^gyyARITlES CF M Min*** , u mgni/cst that then is aot oae 1 *. ajy, bat msny memories, in and that one kind of memory ’ n tly developed in one person, in another. “Memory” .KhotT* 1 ™*? b* reeo»»«l hito mem- tot as the life of an organism may Ji^ved into the Uvea of the organa, f. nisuea, the anatomical dements u^ompoee it.” Referring exclu- a. to the perceptive faculties, we need ^mention a few thoroughly recognised i in proof of this statement Persona lK a strongly developed organ of the phrenologiata call “Individu- JUt" receive peculiarly distinct imprea- IT^of external objects, and, therefore, Irfwreons; beuoe they immediately re- i^toe them on seeing them again, and ily picture them to tlremselvea from "pLoDs abundantly endowed with the —m of ■•locality” exhibit an aatonish- S’wpower of finding their way in regions j-MSTini* 1 : 7 unknown ro them, and of re- iSnbering tl»e diameter of those they |k« visited. Peraoiib thus endowed, when * dy impressed by the contents of a [imagein a book tlwy have read, nv Seober exactly the part of the page in [ vfaicb the passage occurs,and whether the iage itself be a left hand or a right hand f pjge. The numbei erf degreea of capa- | Kof perception and recollection of col it scarcely less remarkable—-the | poser of recollection of them be 'Sssjs proportionate to the power eiving tiiem and signalising their fences. Similarly, he who possesses At musical faculty in an eminent degree s in a like degree the power of j and remembering the pieces of mac to which his attention is directed. A atriking proof of the distinctively individualized character of our various Amities and memories is presented in tfca often observed fact that the peroep- tion of musical sounds and the per- ception of time, though both alike essen tial in the mental constitution of a good Bwician, differ greatly in their relative strength in different individuals—so that while one may be a skillful musician he may be an indifferent timist, and vice vena. In the former case the orderly mcoesion of notes of a musical passage k easily remembered, but the time in tervals, which are a distinctive feature of it, are remembered less easily; whereas In the latter coso the rqemory of time is ■troeger than is that of tune. Equally notable is the fact that persons who are especially able as calculators recollect numbers with iwculiar facility. Moreover, persons especially gifted with the faculty of language liave a propor- tionate facility of recalling words, and of quoting from memory Tong passages which they have previously heard or read: "Cardinal Mezzofanti, who is mid to Imre known more than 100 different languages, used to declare that henever forgot a word that he had once ksrot."—Westminster Review. Bsffglns at tho Kneea. The subject of trousers bagging at the knees Ls one of general and widespread interest. More widespread and general than is commonly supposed, for the rea- »n that a great many who have given tiine and thought to the consideration of it will not frankly acknowledge that tliey have done so. But, all the same, there •re rich I ankers, inerclmnts, poets and teatesmen, who will to-night, before they retire, carefully fold up their trousers, lay Them on a cliair and place a heavy Bible or a file of patent office reports on them, so that in the morning they will not be compelled to walk abroad with two bay windows located prominently at their knees. There are politicians who •top thinking of tlw tariff several times • week to give a little thought to this detail of dress, and attempt for the hun dredth time to solve the harassing prob lem involved. There are poets who will pMne in the midst of making rhymes to take this almorbing theme into considera tion. The same thing b true through all lha ranks and proieobionsuf life.—Boston Herald. ▼alae «f Imltr-trlBl Drawing. Interest in tho manufactured products of manual training schools and the inci dental courses of instruction in tho use of tools seems to have taken attention •way from industrial drawing as an Indispensable factor to their success; but its groat importance in de- Wloping the skill of the hand and fbe eye in obtaining and express ing knowledge should not be lost sight of. In every manual scliool the thoughts t*> be expressed *ln wood, metai, etc., are ■ret expressed by drawing. If, there fore, manual exercises are to be intro duced into schools, the first thing as a preparation for them is to introduce in- du«trial drawing. This should be so l*uglit that pupils may be led to express their thought not only by drawing but by making it—that is, by constructing the object of the thought. The extent to which this method may be carried can- ■ot lie determined at this time, when our experience with it is still in the first That it b possible to do some- “ling. however, lias already been fully demonstrated bv the excellent results ob tained by the pioneers in this movement “> such cities as St. Louis, Chicago, St. “uul, Columbus, Worcester and Quincy. —Charles M. Outer in The Century. Xew Material tar Paper Pulp. The discovery of a new uae of the cot ton stalk, for paper pulp, b followed by tho discovery of a method of utilizing the tops of pine and spruce trees for tho ••tuo purpose. This at once makes mar ketable s vast mass of hitherto waste JuvteriaL It is a sort of waste that has led to untold mischief in lumbering regions, because, having become dry, it has been tho originating place of nearly *u forest fires in lumber districts. Hero- “ter the tons and branches of all ever- Ereens will be gathered, and being steamed to extract the resinous matter, will be ground into dry pulp. This is P°rtable to any distance, when it oan he ■red in paper manufacture. The effect of the two discoveries on paper produc tion will be enormous, and for the ad vantage of the press and people. It b impossible to avoid the conviction that in due time we shall discover that noth ing need be wasted, but that all things •re useful when properly understood.- Olobe-Democrat. Stolen Silver In Dtagulse. Silver stolen in a large dty rarely to- tenia to its rightful owner, for the melt- teg pot stands in the way. In Russia, mom yean ago, a large amount of silver wsa stolen from an imperial palace. The silver w*.« not only of value for its weight of metal, bat was plate of the teneof Catherine. The police followed tee plunder closely, but were not quite 80 test ss they should have been. As it was, thsaflver, converted into the chlor- Idocf surer, escaped their notice, for the tentian detective could not understand now a mortar-like looking substance, without matalHo appearance, was silver. I £t»teg our war wtttiliMdoat the Uexb ara eaid to heve saved a by rneane of the yellow fever. ”*• tewreiiw Of “Siam ping Onf—T« rt Contagious*—fu Course. Iwes in New Orleans during the de- ▼“totteg epidemic of 1878, which wnwgnt such horrible havoc not only in ij n C ^ r ’. k* 1 * te Memphis, Grenada, Holly Springs and s number of other towns. Nowhere in the world b yeUow fever so well understood and so scientific ally handled as in New Orleans. There was proof of this in the fact that the death rate during the year was scarcely 12 per cent of the cases, while at Mem phis it was at least 60 cent and in Gren ada 70 or 80. When it was known that the disease had obtained a foothold and that the conditions were favorable to its spread the beard of health bravely eamo out with a public announcement that yellow fever was epidemic in the city, and the railroads made preparations for the outward rush of the frightened. For a week the stampede kept the town in an uproar, and then New Orleans settled down into grim silence, closed her shops, stilled her church bells, reorganized tho benevolent Howard association to help the needy, and without fuss or fret closed in combat with her invisible foe. Now as to the question of . "stamping out. ” Whenever a disease begins spread ing in a city there is always a loud med ical howl about stamping out. The stamping out process, however, seems generally to get a screw loose and post pone working as long as does Keely’s wonderful motor. Smallpox, measles, scarlet fever or any other of the major exanthemata may be stamped out by vig ilance, fumigation, the isolation of pa- . tients and the prompt destruction by fire of all bedding and other fomites exposed to the infection, but in the case of cholera, yellow fever, bilious remittent, dangue or other of the great zymotics, the case is different. Contagion is the means of spread with the former— that is, the germs are engendered within the human body and are communicated by contact Tho latter diseases are spread by infection—that b, the source of the poison b the soil, the air, drinking water or other externals. It b much to be doubted if fellow fever b contagious at all. Bring a pa tient to a hospital in New York, burn hb clothing and baggage, and he will be found to be os harmless as a sufferer from a gunshot wound to hb physician and attendants. That which poisoned him b an external, the germs of which can only be sown in an atmosphere and in a soil possessing the still unknown condi tions favorable to their increase. Ex treme humidity and long continued beat are regarded in New Orleans us concom itants essential to yellow fever, but the epidemic which ravaged Mobile fifteen or sixteen years ago struck that town after tho first froet and became a per nicious partisan of death with fearful activity. An epidemic of yellow fever runs a ninety day course. This rule has its exception in cases where tho infection occurred late in the season. Heavy block frosts then checked it, but in nearly all these Instances It hibernated and on the following spring broke out afresh and completed Its course. The death rate usually reaches its climax in thirty days, keeps even until the seventieth and then begins to wane. The dbeaso itself Lt not as dangerous os typhoid when properly handled. It b a “single paroxysm.” or continuous fever, bating about seventy- two hours.—Henry Guy Carlotou In New York World. Sheridan's Grave la Arttnetoo. In their evening drives those who take in the shaded solitudes of Arlington ob serve a change in the appearance of the rave of Sheridan, although ft was lbs. heridan's wish that tho treasured relics of mortality of her husband should be laid in their mother earth in tiio simple grave of a soldier. Since tlio martial ceremony and manner of burial were compassed in accordance with her wishes, a few weeks ago, the military authorities of the grounds have added some im provements of their own. Without opening the grave they have dug around the casket and have enveloped it in a casing of brick and cement. On the top they Yiave sunk in the earth an immense stone of cubic form weighing about three tons, which originally was the base of a column of tho old war department. Tho sacred spot of Sheridan's final rest b now marked by the appearance of the dressed surface erf this immense bowlder about one inch above the fresh green of the surrounding turf. It beam no in- scriirfiou, but wreaths of immortelle's mark it to the gay drivers by that it is a grave. Until a suitable monument rears its in scribed form of granite or bronze the stranger must be told that tliero rest on that peaceful liilbiJo tho ashes erf tho hereof Wincliester and Five Forks.— Washington Cor. Philadelphia Times. The Cooeaw Indians' Burnt Offbring. Every autumn, if they are allowed to do so, the Concows liave a “burning’' or burnt offering to their deoil. They erect a brush house in the graveyard, and upon a night selected by tlio "medi cine'' men all repair thither laden with baskets, beans, pinoln and acorn soup. Tho baskets and beads are bung on poles, the pinola and acorn soup being set at the bottom in the big baskets, that are fashioned so closely as to hold water. Again wo see what they have gained from the white man. After the white people, who come to see tlw “burning," have bought the finest and the beet of the boskets, the rest are thrown into the largo fire in front of the brush house and each one seeks the graves of his dead relations and there they sit and ery till morning. The noise can be heard for miles distant.—San Francisco Alta. Incloalvoncaa of Moral Relation*. The chemical relations of matter ore bat imperfect types of the delicacy, the multiplicity and the inclusiveneaa of moral relations. All things which men touch through any sense, by any thought, in any act, distill aomo moral quality and react' either for good or ill. We are played upon by influences too many for our comprehension, too delicate for our observation, too far reaching for our foresight When we seem to be sacri Being things most precious to us wo are often receiving them bark hi some finer and imperishable form; when we seem to be working solely fi,r others, we iitv often serving ourselves in i!ic liighi*! and noblest way.—Boston Budget. For tho Workmen'* Information. In order that no antiquarian treasures unearthed in the digging of the Man chester Ship canal may oe lost through ignorance of their nature or value, the local Antiquarian society has had printed and distributed among the workmen rep resentations of arrowheads, stone imple ments, coins and pottery, with urgent requests that anything found of this na ture may be transmitted to them with full details respecting the place of tiudiog it, the depth, soil and surroundings.— Home Journal. “Never | has been one of Ad- m Tho Conramptioa of Quinine. Some writers have claimed that the use of quinine establishes what it termed a quinine habit, or a morbid desire for the drug, tlw gratification of which is raseirtinl to the normal well being of the victim. When the large consumption of quinine is considered, however, and the fact that no well authenticated cases ap pear in the voluminous literature de scriptive of the nature and action of this drug, tlio absurdity of the claim will be apparent, and tlie following case which is reported by a correspondent of The Druggists’ Circular will bo regarded rather a» an interesting anomaly than as proof that the quinine liabit practically has any existence in fact: “A few yers ago, while clerking in a small town in North Missouri, there was a young drygoods merchant located next door to the store in which I was cm- f 'toyed. This young man would come into lie store from four to six times daily, walk hack to where the quinine bottle was kei* (it was pur]>osely placed in a con venient position), and with the point of a spatula would put probably two or three grains ujtcn his tongue, liand us a nickel and walk out, without taking any thing to allay its bitter taste. This was a daily occurrence during the time that I remained there (nearly three years). In reply to a query from me be said that he took the quinine because he liked the effects of it, and unless he did so his mind became confused, ami he was scarcely able to properly attend to his business duties." Though many ill considered articles have appeared in print since cocaine has been so widely employed, claiming that the use of this drug established a physi cally and mentally demoralizing habit, the testimony of the most competent observers and the investigation of so called cases of cocaine habit have clearly shown that a cocaine habit in tho sense that we speak of the opium or alcohol habit does not exist. With tho excep tion of a few drugs, among which we may mention opium, alcohol, chloral and hasheesh, no adequate proof exists that the use of drugs creates a morbid craving for them uncontrollable by the will.— Medical Classics. What Coal Smoke Caste Ctitcafo. The smoke nuisance has become so great here that Chicago is by long odds the dirtiest city in the country, and prominent business men are urging the prohibition of tho use of soft coal within the city limits. There are the most rigid prohibitive smoke ordinances hero and endless so called “smoke consumers,’’ but neitlier seem to have tho slightest effect It is claimed that while tlie abolition of soft coal would greatly increase the ex penses of railways and manufacturers generally, yet, even from a financial standpoint alone, the city would benefit from It The head at a leading dry goods firm says merchants are absolutely prohibited from carrying many lines of delicate fabrics for which there is a demand here, os in every largo dty. Goods which can bo handled iu New York, and for which there should bo a liberal market in Chi cago, are simply inadmissible here for reason that exposure would mean ruin to them. The city is so dirty that the use of Illinois marble, great quarries of which are within a few miles of Chicago, has been almost entirely abandoned, and thousands of dollars are spent every year in tlio transportation < rf building material from various parts of the country whete tlio product la of a color that will not show dirt so readily.—Chicago Cor. New York Tribune. Dr. Kaasea'a Eaptortac Expedition. News has come of the Greenland ex pedition under Dr. Nansen. It appears that ho and his six companions landed on tlie east coast of Greenland on the 18th ultimo, in latitude 05 degs. 80 min. This is nearly two degrees south of the Arctic circle, and will imply a journey of some 800 miles across to the west coast. The two Laplanders who accom panied Xordenskjold in his second unsuc cessful attempt to cross Greenland (in a higher latitude and from the west side) managed to advance eastward some 140 miles and attained a height of over 5,500 feet, whence they got a view of what ap peared to be on endless snow field. Should Dr. Nansen's party reach this snow field, their chances of success will be great, as tliey are all famous snowshoe walkers, and have frequently crossed tho Norwegian mountains in the depth of whiter. They could not have landed in Greenland at abetter time; for they escape tho short and thoroughly dis agreeable sub-arctic summer. Wliat has been described as an endless snow field is no doubt the water shed of the innum- emhle Greenland glacier streams, tho terminations of which form such a strik ing feature of tho Greenland coast Should this prove to bo tlie case, the ultimate discovery of a vast inland sea or series of great lakes is not improbable.— St. James’ Gazette. Prarar Care of Woodlands. A German farmer would os soon allow his cattle to range in his wheat fields as in bis forests, which often prove tlie most nrufitobi* part of a European estate. In this country tlie wooded part of the farm is not cured for nor protected in a way to maintain and increase its value; it is always used as a pasture, in spite of a well known fact that cattle are fatal to a forest; the trees are either all cleared off at once, w ithout reference to their re production, or are so carelessly selected for cutting that the character and com position of the woods are ruined. More care is taken now than formerly to pre vent and check fires in the woods, but tho damage done to forest property in this country by fire is stQl an alarming .item in the national waste account No system of agriculture can be king success ful and profitable which ignores the ne cessity of cultivating trees, and which does not recognize the fact that much land in every country oan only be made profitable by means of trees. The precepts which should be often repeated to farmers are not that trees E *uco rain, or that trees are sacred ob- , which cannot be cut without of- i to man and nature. The lessons they must learn, if they hope to com pete with the farmers trained under more enlightened systems of agriculture, are that sterile, rooky, hilly ground can not long be tilled profitably; and that such land can only be wisely used to pro duce trees; that the pasturage of do mestic animals in woods or on land only suitable for the growth at trees, is an expensive and wasteful system, as un satisfactory from a pastoral point of view as it is fatal to the forest; that trees are as much out of place in the strong level lands really suitable to per manent tillage as cattle an out of ) loco In the woods. And they must loam, Ico that woodlands can only be node profitable when the same care Is given to the selection of trees with reference to the roil and climate as Is bestmvpd upon the seiectiou of grain and oilier crops, and that tlw rules which nature bos astablishad for tlie perpetuation of studied and obeyed.— st&r TU S. USUAL FI NK STOCK OF GROCERIES, WINES, LIQUORS, TO: ACCO AND CIGAR S 18 TO UK FOUND AT nVX. C. A.le>3Cctncioi7 f fir f COUXfctt OF PEARLS AND GROVE STREETS.* thank the people of the Town and County of cling: ioi: ruEiu LIBERAL PATRONAGE IN THE PAST, AND ASK 1 OR AN INSPECTION OF THEIR -u Lirge Q'lniiMte* otGiHat* are b< ing retoiveil daily and the many cua- toiii**is i f tuis well knowuest ililialiiii' lit lbroiigl out DaiUngian County me gu.iiiuitied that u ooutiuun iuo ol tln-.r ii.itrO Mge will mean for them ••The Best Goods for Hie Least Money .” S*'|)tenili r (I. 188S—ly £ WHICH IS NOW COMPLETE IN EVERY LINE. TUB FIRM INTENDS TO MAKE SZPZEOI^XjTIES THIS SEASON OF A3STXD 3D SL O- O O ID S, IN WHCIH DEPARTMENTS THEY DO NOT PROPOSE TO BE Excelled EITHER AS REGARDS Price* er Quality, By any Betail House in the Slate. September G, 1888— 3m BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS and CAPS. A FULL LINE OF EACH. New Goods, LOWEST PRICES! ESLJ^ELlD^rj^ELEl JIT COST! Groceries A Specialty, A-T Enterprise Grocery. A- S WHITE, Manager. September 13, 88 Bring your Cotton FLORENCE, S. C. <»-• mm direct mm for a large ETTR03?353^3)T EXELJJL I AM PREPARED TO PAY THE HIGHEST Market Price, And Can Handle .he Staple in A. n y ul a. n t i t y. SIDNEY JACOBI. Florence, S. C., Sept. 20, 1888 J. ¥. EARLY 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. \/hich embraces every line, almost, one can think of, taken as a whole, is probably the largest ever carried by any single firm in Dari ngton ; has been carefully selected with a view to meeting the wants of the multitude who favor him with their patronage. Here are a few of the many 2FC. Or A I : s HIS STORE IS FILLED WITH 36 inch Wool Cashmere at 25 cents per yard, worth 35 cts; 36 inch Henrietta Cloth at 50 cents per yard, worth 65 cents; A full line ol Black Cashmeres from 15 cents to $1 per yard. A full line of Braided Sets and Velvets at various prices and shades to match the large line of DRESS GOODS. A. FTTLIs 3^,1 >T3E OF GENTS’, LADIES’, AND CtilLDREN’S SHOES. IT. 3±3. ZSTOR^EIsTT, FIRE ^ A.OE3XTT. REPRESENTS TEN OF THE LARGEST AND OLDEST COMPA- NIBS IN THE WORLD. Insores all classes of property, including Gin Houses, iu riiy part of lie County. Office over DARLINGTON NEWS building. September 6,1888. Masen's Jewelry Stere Is the place to get your WATCH US, C MM KS A X » JEWELS REPAIRED »«<i WARRANTED, ykLSO A COMPLETE LINE OP Waltham Watches, Seth Thomas Clocks, CHAINS, CHARMS, KINGS, &a, te. .Vc. Always on hand; Call <u d s e |l.< m 12000 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 Lhirts 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. 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 Load ent’rely, we are pre pared to make figures that defy competition. In Sewing Machines we handle the White, American, House hold and Hartford, all strickly first-class; also machine need les, oils and 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 in iron and brass; Lubricating and Cylinder Oils, Tallow, etc. Machine Bolts in every size. Agricultural machinery, such as Cotton Gins, Feeders and Condensers, Presses, Mowers, Horse Rakes, Grain Drills, etc. Pumps tor driven wells, a sjiecialty. We are agents for several first class Steam Engines and Mills and would be pleased to give bottom figures to those desiring to purchase a ginning or saw mill outfit. September 13, 1888. Final Notice- Ou th* 2#*li in«* . lb* *<l oiini-lr lor of lb** i-elsiv ol E ByiJ, '*«manr 1. will Ai« hi* fin tl *oe-*uni in il<« nffiyr - f l!l«• Probile fo ll.-irlio*l«l» Conn }’. *J*plv l*T l.rilrr* Ui.u.1 m>r)r W l'. BVttb. XJm'r.* Sep «. ’88—4i MASON'S JEWELRY STORE, Public Squarr, Darlington, 8 V. Creditor's Notice AM p* r It«%’ m j rUi n* »H»* Pritlfc 1 * Of W. D* 11*1 tetfUMfl. 'i' wi! prenent i li-ia p«* psriy prove-!, nn>l *1 persons iudrhle-l u "ni l e-tsio will <aak-* pSTmeat forthwith lo O. WALTER LKWI-. A4 .i‘r. Fiaal Not! e. I will file my final a ■count as tul mniiatraror of Hie Es:nt<* ol Geoigo Fl-ke, (oi ;iic 20 b ol Ouiolier ui-xt, unil aj-ply to Hu* Jn<Lt* of Probate for D»rltiiK ! « H t’o inty, for I***Mere Disnii«i*or\ C. I'. DcLOUMB. S**|> 20 - 1m Hilni'r. School Notice. The Annual Kx iml-in'ton <*f Teacher* for Ibe I'ublic 8oii« >1* will a-LI »i l>*r- l Hi.gton os inr fir*' ffnJivr— , ho hi’ih o' October nett. By or*ler *»f th<> Boird of Examiner*. W. H. KVASS. Chairma*. s«p. ID. ’88. Ss® m £$1