Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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w • •; -*- 1 * ■ iHHi aifei m ANNIE’S AWA’. ItaM 1 * bean* for Annie; but IMttatrfMfti Am ^u>t that we never maj wo her *ga(a; fhMdMhama o'herokltdbood. kind neighbor* •ad*'. And tbo trai tieafta that lo*ed bar. ■bo * tar, tar •US' Ah! Anala'i •«•*, Und Annie'*•«•'; W«'ll ne'er eee •ntther Ilka Annie •«•’. IhatenUnM wee Uunmte* now tojrte o'er the lea WT a waeeome like face and a pltyfu’ e'«; ran Collie *een>* ln«t Uka, “hie book to the w*'," Any‘re a' lent a Men' In young Annie awa*. Qweet Annie awa', kind Annie awa'; WeU ne'er nee aalther Hke Annie awa*. The poor little binliee, *ae wont to be gay. Raw ait 'mang the branehea, a* aanglee* and wae; Mae molr their «aft warbling* are heard r the •haw, TMr wee heart* are buntin' for Annie awa'. Young Annie awa', kind Annie awa'; Well ne'er *ee aalther like Annie awa'. Ad kirk, band or bridala, nao nialr can we we the light and the lore o* her boonie black e'e; But the tear may be aeon o' bearu broken In twa. And the calm o' deep Borrow for Annie awa*. Toung Annie awa', kind Annie awa'; We’U ne'er eee aalther like Annie awa'. Ah! life** blytheat morning may darken ere noon. And the am o' It'* *imtner gang wearily doon; the fairest o' flow'rete be mantled In anaw; Ot Fortune [ deal kindly wi’ Annie awa'. Toung Annie awa', kind Annie awa*; We'll ne’er eee aalther like Annie awa*. -Or. John Mauie THE GOBLIN FROG. Peter O’Rrilly was a pioneer miner of Nevada and one of the discoverers of the neat Comstock direr lode—one of the two men wIkj turned to the light of day that glittering ore which wae the flrat of Over $.SOO,0<Ki.OOO since taken from the wonderful vein then lit upon. For yt-ar* before lie made the great discovery O'Reilly had been working Among the gold placers of Gold canyon, 0 wet weather tributary of the Carson creek, in which gold was discovered as sariy os 1852. In this canyon he wrought with pan and rocker, and at times with BOch success, sometimes taking out sev- •ral hundred dollars in a few days, for tha ground was very rich in spots. “Pete” was fond of rambling array Alone along the meandering of the can yon in search of the rich spots that were lo bo found by those who diligently ■ought for them. He liked to be by him self aad to mine in his own way. Pro vided he coaid find a few "colors’* (small part idee of gold) ho would dig and pan ■•ray for days, quite confident that his lack would at last lead him into the right ad his labors bo richly rewarded. Peter O’Reilly was not only a splrit- lalM, bat also a firm believer in all —nnsr of signs and omega. He beard ♦ateea, a# did the heroes of OBrian. in the dgbing farsaae and extracted a meaning froaaU the sounds of hOl and vale that WAohsil his ears. The end of this waa (a A»w year* after the discovery of tha Oom- «teek lode) that ha hen—is Insane, and finally dieu in a private asylum at Wood- bridge, CaL It appears that the last mining O'Reilly •vsr did In OoW canyon waa when he ■tatted In to prospect a bar on which he Ibaad a provioua locator far the person of • frog, wfifeh hold a "squatters’’ right 1 which frog almost im- bagaa to give him trouble, his mining operations by —A*m to turn the rill in ths canyon into a little ditch I la hie “penning hole” at the after this had ootioeof the n of the frog. He i a pit in the gravel of & bar •laMSt down to the bed rock, and washed tat two or three pens of dirt that yielded Wtfi. He wae down in tide proepeot hole hie pan with some particularly svel, when be beard a email, i sing out: "Struck ItT Pete waa at the moment deeply ab sorbed In the work in which he was en gaged, end the ehrilL shrieking voice ringing oat so near at bend and A fUMtion that eo exactly chimed in £ train of thought runping through his lao startled him that his pick almost iggrav voice i I eo startled him that his pick flan from hie handn He pricked i all direct and looked about in all directions to proceeded the cheery little again piped out: Struck ItT* Turning hh expected to ed fairy peering out at neighboring clump of tall tuft of grass. As taring about In open nent the little voice “Struck it? Struck &f ve In the direction . the inquiring voice, ftee presently descried a small green BOX mounted upon a stick that projected ■u boh or two above the surface of the water la his reservoir. The frog wm hut a rod or two away, and aeemed, aa jjrie thought, to be looking inquiringly ^^bSwoFL Struck ttf Struck itT Again oaid the frog. “Are ye echpakin’ to me, sort” said Hux •Struck hr says the frog. “Ii’b a good omen," eaki Pete. “The ante feller says I’ve struck it. Tborwh he's no oonntrymau of mine, Ibriiovein me aowl he means weB by me, and that 1 have sthrwck it in thie very hole.’’ fio saying Pete carried the pan of dirt t hud dug to hie panning place, panned mt, and did not get a ‘‘color.''’ He was not a little astonished at this remit, •nd was much inclined to call the frog a 6 , but on turning to look for him the n fellow was gone. He went to his yfc and dog another pan of dirt, listening tiino to hear what tha frog would about it. Not a word did the > mar about l Yt i washed out tbo pan of dirt and 1 to the value of nearly a dollar, y* Uttle devil!" criad he; “where Ta fiUnt have a word to ft with his luck, Pete began of gravel from the fc^ another rich remit. He had been at wmk only half a minute before the little rotes rang out sharp and clear: "Struck ttf Struck it? Struck it?’ had got the last, expect- ' rich result “ * what I've got fat my pan. “fltnaok HI Struck it) Struck ItP’ cried te wfaat seemed to Pete a tri ms bye!” cheerily assented hie bead toward the little —I winking and blinking on ww end of the stick. "All fight, me hfOJ av oooree I’ve struck if Fate Am picked up Us pan of gravel, eatried it to the water bote, washed it mfi and did not find a speck of gold. “YouVb the worst liar I ever saw I" g up from his work and in the direction of tha io( the frog did he eee, te faDour having very to the bottom of Urn *ete grumbled for a time, then went I A.... mmwI Aa ke “Oh, yua, you little fool!” cried Pete: 1t*e aisy for you to say ‘Sthrack it I ick Itt Sthrack ttf after ye’ve seen was carrying tM dirt to his panning place the frog stuck his head above the water and called out. “Struck itf” and again no gold was found. Thus It went When the frog said nothing he got a 1 good yield of gold, but when he made his usual inquiry—sneering inquiry, Pete j now considered it to be—no gold waa ! found. I At last Pete had washed so many pans of dirt oat of which the frog hod charmed nil the gold that he began to l grow very angry. He was also not a little discouraged. Finally, just os be | began to scru|ie the gravel out of a very promising crevice, and just as he was beginning to think the frog would this ! time hold his tongue, out came the little follow with bis "Struck it? Struck it?” Pete quietly laid down his crevicing spoon, slyly gathered two or three big rocks, tlien softly, on tiptoe, began steal ing toward his little persecutor, and just as the frog cried out, "Struck it? Struck it?” the irate O'Reilly let drive at him with a ruck so huge that it could have been hurled by no lesser Ajax. The rock missed its mark, but raised a great commotion in the little pond. Thinking he had given his bad angel a fright tliat would last him a fortnight, Pete returned to his work. He had almost filled his pan with very rich look ing dirt, when up popped the frog’s head and out came hie tantalizing "Struck it? Struck it?" Pete threw the pan of gravel as far as bo could send it and made for the frog, determined on its destruction. He would stand no more of its infernal deviltry. Shovel in hand, he waded out into the middle of the little reservoir and scooped and tore about in it with a vigor and venom of a mad bull Once or twice he saw, or imagined he saw, the frog dart through the discolored water, and brought down the back of the shovel on the spot with such a "spat” that the blow might hare been heard a mile away. At last, not seeing anything more of the frog, Pete concluded that he had killed him. He cave the little animal a parting curse, and being wrought up to such a pitch of excitement and nervous- neas that he could work no more that afternoon, strode away, put on hie coat and went home. The next morning he returned to his claim and bis work. He washed out several pons of dirt, and was getting good pay out of all he washed, when sud denly there fell upon his car the shrill cry of "Struck it?’’ The first note sent a thrill through Pete’e stalwart frame like the sharp shock of an electrical battery; then a dull fell upon hi* heart, and hi* hair almost rose on end. His evil genius, aa he now firmly believed the little green frog to be, wae still there, alive and at his old tricks. “May the cone of bowly St. Patrick light on yet” cned Pete. Then ha kicked over the pan of dirt he dug and mad* a amah for the reservoir, tha frog "plump ing” under the water with a Uttle chirp at hie approach. Again Pete went into the reservoir with hie long handled shovel He charged about, but could eee nothing of the frog nor anything that looked like It. Being determined to do his enemy this time, Pete went for his pan and bwan trying to ball out the reservoir. Finding thi* too great a task, he got hia pick, dug down tha embank ment of rocke and earth forming the little dam, and eagerly watched, with uplifted •hovel, for the frog aa the water ran off. The water all ran out of the reservoir, but his Uttle nowhere to be aean. to waded oat into the eonybed of dockL diutaff and Dtowinff Aimi Lahov^hefriKteTLrtth. gobUn frog. He than arrived at tha very reneonahte conclusion that the Uttle a t had gone down the stream with the y of water that rushed out of the res ervoir when it wae opened. He cruised about the snot for an hour or more, going down the channel of the canyon, turning over rock* and beating tufts of graae with his ehoval, but saw nothing of the frag. Thinking his evil genius had been waahed.<k>wn through the canyon into the Canon river, Pete rebuilt his dam in order that he might hare water ready for nae in the morning. This job done, ha went home, feeling quite sure that ha had either kilted or permanently ousted hia Uttle /nemy. * The next day he returned to hie work. Before starting in, however, he walked around the weervoir several times, peer ing keenly into the water and kicking •very bunch of grass about its margin. The frog wae nowhere to be seen or started. Pete then went to his prospect hole and began digging, stopping occasionally, however, to cook an eye toward tho pond and listen for the frog. Thera was no rign of the little imp, and Pete’s heart grew lighter. He hod dug a pan of dirt without the usual hated interrup tion, and was on hie way to wash it out when—"Struck it? Struck it?” was squeaked from the pood by the goblin with This was too much for Pete, dropped from his hands, hie fell and ho sank down upon the nearest bowlders. Aa ho was wondering If it was possible for him ever in any way to rid liiinsrlf of the evil tiling that de stroyed hi* luck tho frog again called out ae cheerily ns over: "Struck it? Struck it?" "May tho devil burn ye!” cried Pete. "No, I haven't struck it, and, what's more, I never will strike it wid ye there, jo dirty Uttle blackguard! Must I be cornin' afther yo again, ye unclean baste o’ the devil?” "Struck UP said tha frog. “Ye think eo?” cried Pete, sarcastic ally, and catching up a pick he ran to the reservoir and began digging down tho Soon, however, he paused in this work, and, throwing down his pick, said: "No, it'* of no use. Haven’t I thried to get him hr all manner o' waysl No, when I get the wather «.IT he’U be gone. He’s no human frog. I'll jist let him bow Id possession and I’ll hunt me another place. Divii a lick will I ever sthrike here again; It’s the divii'* own child he la. I've heard birds talk and bastes talk, but niver wan o’ thim all that could schpake so plain a* this Uttle green divii that’s wid- out either feathers or hair—bet not human.” Pete began gathering up his took and clothes with the intention of vacating the place, when he stopped and gazed wistfully at his prospect bole. “A prom ising place it was, too, In the main,” mid he. "Howly Mother! ShaU l a Christian and a good Catholic, be tor mented away by a dirty Httie heretic baeto like you? Ma I’ll give him a warmin’ ytt, and all the Ukee of him. I’ll pepper him to-morrow 1” So saying, Pete put on hie coat and at ruck out for home, turning to shake hie flat toward the pond as lie departed The next morning Pete went up to ward Johntown, a little trading poet about a mite above hi* claim, ami bor rowed a eliot gun; then he bought a quantity of powder and shot, and re turned toward hie mine in a vengeful Again and again he said aa he “I’D kSl ti On Yeaohbghie claim Pete a big rock near tha pond, a himeelF itnnn i*: wrslph**) * over an inatr. out tne trag was neitner to be eeen nor heard. "He has run away,” said Pete, "but I’U kill him if he'* anywhere on the face of the green carthl" He then moved cautiously along down the canyon. Although frogs were quite common on the Carson river, they were seldom scon in Gold canyon. At last, however. I’eto saw what be thought might be hi* tormentor. He blazed away with hi* gun and stretched the creature lifeless on tlie margin of the rail. He was beginning to rejoice over the victory he hod gained when np from the spot leaped another frog, the very picture of tliat he had killed. Pete looked at this new appariation, tiieu turned and gazed on the slaughtered animal, to be sure he was dead. Finding it still stretched on the ground, he went after the second frog, wlifch be finally succeeded in kill ing. All that, day ho hunted up and down the canyon, blazing away at every thing that moved. Ho slaughtered many toads and lizards, but only one other frog. The next day he was again out with his gun, aud every day for about a week, extending hi* hunt a* far os the Carson river, and firing away many pounds of shot to little effect. He talked of little but frogs, and the miners along the canyon, who always found great s]*ort in his eccentricities and in hi* superstitious notions, "stuffed” him with many stories of the baleful influences of frogs and truula. One morning to the surprise the joc ular miners of tho camp, for whom his insane warfare on the frogs had afforded great sport, instead of starting out with his gun, Pete took his pan and crevicing moon and departed down the canyon in the direction of his claim. An hour later Poto came tearing up the canyon to the camp wild eyed. "I’ll niver sthrike pick intil this canyon again!” cried he. That imp o’ the devil la still there on me claim I I waa hut list listin’ me second pan of dirt whin he raised Ids head from the water and says: ‘Pate, have ye struck it?’ ■ays he. ‘May the divii bless me, ’ says I, ‘if ye can’t hare the whole bloody canyon; ITl niver strike pick intil it again.’ No more I will Tliat frog is no human frog—It’e a child o’ hell. ” Pete O’Reillv kept his word; he at once "polled up stakes” In Gold canyon. He struck for Six Mile canyon, five miles to the northward. Taking Pat McLaughlin for a partner, the two began mining at tho head of the canyon, where Virginia City now stands, and there the pair presently "strqpk it”—struck the great Comstock silver lode, the hidden treasure house of the gnomes and wonder of the whole mining world. But for the "goblin frog” O’Reilly would probably have con tinued mining in Gold canyon, and to this day the Comstock and “Big Bonanza” might have remained undiscovered. But for that frog the names of Mackay, Fair aad a aeon of other mining millionaires would not now be known throughout the the world.—Saa Francisco Examiner. young lady him a i ‘ The pan under jaw frog if h’a pried to larilan Rattan* la A wring There are today in the United States less than 300,000 Indians, inclnding all the partially civilized and the wild tribes. In Central America and Mexico tliere are about 0,500,004). In South America they are estimated at 7,000,000. The philolo gist*, whose works in studying and clas sifying native languages of the New World are of great value, have recog nized about 7G0 separate and distinct tongues, of which 430 belong to North America and 830 to South America. The language* represent as many aeiurato nation* or tribes which once existed here. Many of the nations are extinct, par ticularly those which inhabited the At lantic states of the Union, but fragments at least of their speech have been pre served by writers who were contemporary with them. These languages were not mere dialect* of the same tongue, but are complete each in itself and distinct the one from the other, all conforming to do- minds that enable the philologist* to clas sify them In their ethnological os well as linguistic relations. The testimony of three languages seems to declare that the temperate regions of North America were the corresponding regions of the southern continent, which once supported a dense population and still maintains many mill ions of tlie aboriginal races. Hie Spanish conquerors had always two great objects in view. One was to secure gold, the other to propagate their religion. They liad no desire to destroy the natives. They killed when it ap peared necessary in order to carry out their objects, but otherwise their policy was to interfere as little as possible with with tliem, and having conquered, to protect and preserve the original inhab itants. Civilization penetrated those countries by slow degrees and tlie simple Indiana were not much exposed to its withering touch. As a consequence there are in South and Central America and Mexico today more than 12,000,000 of the aboriginal races. In the vast region of the United States where there were people who constituted tribes or nations enough to represent several hundred lan guages there are today about 250,000 only of the people who represent the an cient inhabitants.—New Orleans Pica yune. Oaovtaar at Kmlaent Men. The coorteay of men of actual and well earned eminence is remarkable. It Is the acrube, pretenders, and parasites wl. j are insolent and caddish. A Bis marck will step aside with a bow to allow you to pass, where the mud brained son of a soap trust king walks pompously across tout toes. I once aaw the heavy browed and thoughtful young emperor of Germane—the "Lord of War,” as he oalk himself—wake from hia abstraction and twist about in hi* sAddle with swift ■Aferaeaeto acknowledge the oourtasy of a ragged old peasant woman by the roadside^ Hie hand flew to hie hat, and hia salutation to the lonely beggar was as profound and respectful as though she had been n docheaa. I looked at her after the emperor had ridden around A bend of the road. The blood flushed her withered face, for the first time, per haps, In many years, and her eyes glis tened brightly. She looked as though ten years had been taken from her al ready liberal score. It liad cost the em peror an effort, but ho made it with the cheerfulness, alacrity and polish of a man to whom courtesy is inbred and natural.—Blakely Hall'a Letter. Tha Caaadtaa Olri’s Way. Canadian girls, it is said, allow their lovers six months to make a decision. If the youth is particularly bashful and the ' Is Indulgent she may give place on tho sofa cmd accept con tributions of the sap of the maple with which he comes laden to her fresh from the forest for another three mouths. But unless somewhere in that time he asks her to bo his own ho must seek other firesides. Sho doesn’t weep at the parting or make any time over it. There arc os good fish in tho sea as ever were caught, she argues, and in tliat reason she finds consolation for tho misspent Uno. Canadian girl* arc not only pretty, but they are all trained to make good housekeepers.—Chicago Ileruld. Taaetlas tar Old Bindings. T. J. Fumivall writes to “Notes and i”: "Some time ago an ‘N. and . man (I think Dr. Chance) advised owners of old bound book* to dress them with vaseline, to supple the leather and mvs cracks. I have just tried the plan, am delighted with the result, and con sider Dr. Chance a benefactor to the hu man race. Az I noticed how eagerly and gratefully the dried and crumbling calf drank in the vaseline, a long forgot ten scene of my boyhood revived. On the hot summer afternoons, some fifty years ago, when my mother’s carriage came in, one of the horse* always dipped his nose to the very bottom of hia pail, so as to drive the water nearly up to hie eyes, and used almost to wink at ua, ‘Isn't It jollvf Bo said my old books to Dr. Chance's dose of vaseline. If any old book lover wants to give himself a real treat, let him buy a bottle or tin of vaseline, and set to wprk at hi* coven. It Is a positive pleasure to see how they revive under it ”—New York Tribune. r*aesB‘« Rational Debt. The French national debt is the largest in the world -|"».000,000,(K)0; annual in terest. fStVI.000,000. Thus the interest alone U marly $00,000,000 more than the total wants of the United States gov ernment with double population, very near. The per capita tax of the French people is $15, tlie largest of any people, yet borne patiently and to all external appearance willingly. The president re eeives a salary of $158,000 a year.—Pub lic Opinion. Makla* a Bollrea* Mm. Hie railroad man is made, not born, and It is quite a feat to make him. Only years of honest work and study can produce a general freight agent. All tbo heads at the foreign depart ments of railroads today were ten to twenty years ago billing, cheek ing, or trucking freight, or carrying Hdwaivis A Vaeeinstion Mstlaee la-‘ I watched my friend the doafeof ooe morning a* he held a vaccination mati nee. Tiic law requires tho registrar of birtli* to furnish each Mother with a blank form, and that tlie parents shall present tbo child to a public viccinator within six months thereafter under A small penalty. Notice Is given of day and hour when he will be at hie office to vaccinate, and a large attendance is cer tain.' I had been wondering all break fast time at the amount of stylo In the way of bright colors and brown babies In the garden, and when we went down to the office rooms there were about a dozen women, as many babies and two or three men waiting for the perform ance. Some spoke Hindooetani, and “Salaam, sahib,” greeted us from them; some Spanish, and “Buenoe dias” was their salute; but what the rest said I could not make out Every mother was dressed In all the finery she owned, with neck, arms and ankles decorated with strings of coins, having solid silver collars and bracelets of the same metal bangles they call them, up to the elbows. And the babies were small copies of their mothers, lack ing a few bangles and collars. As they were presented and deftly scratched, the doctor handed each her certificate, with an injunction in her own language to keep it carefully. One must be polyglot in Trinidad, unless of very tenaer age. when we all talk the same language, ana these little tots, neat and spotless of attire _ as if they were rich men’s heirs, cried in our IM.it fonu. lustily in the same perfectly intelligible tongue. * Every one waited patiently her turn, and tlie bright, interested faces were anything but servile in expression, while all were perfectly respectful Evl- 1 dently, the good doctor was their friend. —American Magazine. Nornnem. We anuounce oarseheji o n lidntes for the pHirounge of the Public, on the following platfoim : PROTECTION of our customers from high prides. FREE TRADE where you can do best with your m«ney PROHIBITION of inflated values and high profits. REDUCTION of the Tariff—our specialty. • ■■••••A«As*s*8eBd«5 EXAMINATION WILL 8UOW THAT OUR STOCK IS E8PKOIALLY 8TKONO 1ST Style, a id Quality. • A • • ••«•••••# As cxndidatc* for your pnlronage wa call sjm cuI imentii u to OUK NKW WAKKUOUSR MAKES OUR Rind of Fruit Indigestible. That the rind or akin of all fruit is more or lees Indigestible, is a fact that should not be forgotten. We say all fruit, and the statement must be under stood to include the pellicle of kernels and nuts of all kinds. The odibio part of fruit is peculiarly delicate, and liable to rapid decomposition if exposed to the atmosphere; it is, therefore, a wise pro vision of nature to place a strong and im pervious coating over it, as a protection against accident, and to prevent insect enemies from the seed within. The akin of plums is wonderfully strong compared with its thickness, and resists the action of water and many solvents in a remark able manner. If not thoroughly masti cated before taken into the stomach tho skin is rarely, if ever, dissolved by the gastric juice. In some cases pieces of it adliero to tlie coats of tlie stomach as wet E per clings to bodies, causing more or * disturbance or inconvcnienca Raisins und dried currants ore particu larly troublesome in this way, and, if not chojiped up before cooking, sliould be thoroughly chewed before swallowing. If a dried currant passes into the stom ach whole it is never digested at all In the feeding of domestic animals this fact should be kept in mind. If grain and leguminous seeds are not crushed or mound, much of the food Is often swal lowed whole and the husk or pellicle resist* tho solvents of the stomach, caus ing a considerable loss of nutriment. Buds, being destitute of teeth, are pro vided with a special apparatus for grind ing their seed, namely, tho gixzard. Tho indigestibility of certain nuts is partiaQv due to the brown skins. Blanched al monds, on this account, are moro digest ible than those which have not been so treated.—Popular Science News. DUpoalng of Boom Waste. City sewage should be burned to bo got rid of. There Is no other sale method, shall startle country people by addin that they, too, must come to the same method. Ordinary kitchen slope should be caught in pails and carried out at once, to be poured into gardens or about trees, and not repeatedly in or about one place or tree. But the garbage that ani mals will not eat should be promptly cremated. Burn all decaying substances, even old weed heaps, unless tliey can be used in small quantities as mulching about trees. A house drain to carry off impure water and slops is unnecessary and dangerous in the country. A certain amount of house waste may safely be composted with the ashes, and frequently either plowed under or other wise used '« the crops. Privy waste is safe nowhere, except when thoroughly and daily mingled with dry dirt—verv dry—and then either use as land fertil izer to be plowed in or else cremated, burned to a roast. The danger from sewage when run into brooks and streams is imminent We have above all to guard against polluting the water supply of our families or our neighbors. Most of the large streams that seem too large to seriously be affected with the waste from above aro found to bo alive with bacteria, that even do not die with freezing. The water In summer, and the ice in winter, of our largo riven is unsafe. ^But it must even be borne In mind tmt our soils uro underneath ns, out of sight, full of small water courses running everywhere, and carrying what is allowed to saturate the soil.—M. Mat rice, M. D., in Globe-Democrat. Invention of the Fnan Apropos of tho season Is tho pretty legend which tells of the Invention of the fan. "Tho Chinese annalists relate that long, long and long ago, when tbo Em peror Hoong-Ti reigned, bis empress, the beautiful Su-ling-sbi, held a grand court festival ono sultry summer day. Tho sun just blazed down from an unclouded sky; the air was so still that even when tlie empress and her ladies wandered into the gardens, not a zephyr moved to re fresh them by a cooling breeze. ‘If I could only make the air move!’ sighed the despairing princess, and she dis missed her attendants and took a bath in a secluded fountain. As she Lay re clining in indolent languor beneath tho shade, a queer little old woman np- proaclied her, and bowing to the ground S laced in hor hands tho prettiest, tiniest ttie fan, all ivory and silk and gold and lacquer work, and said: ‘O gracious queen! consort of the Son of Heaven, be hold what will moke the air cool when tlie sun burns the earth!’ She then re tired a* mysteriously a* she came. Tlie heart of Su-liug-shi was filled with de light, and the next day she showed the miniature fan to a cunning artisan and bade him make her a dozen such toys of large size, which ho accordingly did. So tho Empress Su-ling-shi suffered no more from the lieat when the west winds were still, and ever since fans have beer, prized objects of comfort aud elegance.” —Kansas City Journal Seal* for the Mnaeum*. Oapt. Tborold, of San Francisco, shipped eleven seals captured at the Fur- alloucs to various museums east. They will make the trip in tanks of sen water. Fourteen sea lions in all were captured by the sailors under the captain, but two escaped at the wharf by diving off tho schooner when released, and another was killed in a fight with a fellow seal in the bold. Tlie animals were captured by Bailors, who creep up on them when asleep, throw a sack over their head and tie their flippers. Karl Hansen, one of the men, attempted to capture an aged, gray bearded brute, and failed to get tlie sack securely over his head. The ani mals shook liim off, attacked him and bit half of one of his hands off before another sailor could come to the rescue. Tlie lion was shot in the neck, but man- to escape into tho water.—Chieagp Value the friendship o( him who atAade by you in asterm; ewarmeef t—iete will I you In the i tiw J.K.McIvtr — DF.ALSR IN — IF TJ H INF I T XT Pt E AND HOU8E FURNISHING GOODS, STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES. Tallow, Engine and Machine Oil*. BUCKEYE CORN SBELLERS. Sep. 6, ’88—lj. WHOLKSALK AND KUTAIL mv rawr comm And we »re now |He|mri'd to give the very lie*? term* ami price* on every. thing tu this line, including BACON, FLOUR, LARD, MOLASSES, TOBACCO, SUGAR, And a oM line of Fancy Grocei h 8, MG HD TIES, SALT. Lime, Nails, and Plastering Hair, Always on hand at Cliarlcat'iii prim' . Als’i a full line of (Lirdwiire a d Building Mini rial*. Special priova in large qaantitie*. Rightly Crwltex of U*» Earth, During the day. when tho sun is shin ing, it communicate* Its heat to the earth and the latter becomes warm. ; When night comas, however, the earth 1 gives off tin, heat which it hai t>;orod up ! during the day. and consequently be comes colder. This coding commences at sundown, and increases every minute until tlie sun rises again, when tho low est degree of cold is reached. That is tlie time when meet of us feel even In bed. after the hottest night, a clulliuees which causes us to cover ourselves more closely with tho blankets, which were rejected at tlie beginning of tho night This fact will also explain tlie cause of "taking ookl" in midsummer, which ■ has seemed such a mystery to many. Going to btd on a hot evening, tho win dows are left opgp and all covering is thrown off. Now, when from neglect or through failure to waken, the body fa not covered os morning approaches, it fa exposed to tho some conditions ns in the depth of winter—a sudden lowering of temperature—and a “cold” is the nat ural result This nightly cooling of the earth fa not so much noticed in cities as It fa in the countiy. In the former the many large buildings of brick, stone and iron have become reservoirs of heat during the day, and at night they add so much moro of the amount of heat to be given off. As a consequence, the air fa not cooled to such a degree as it fa in the country, and very frequently In the hottest weather the whole night fa intensely op pressive. —Boston Herald. Chicago'* Banding Association*. "I suppose there must be a constantly rolling and moving capital of $50,000,- 000, engaged in the 800 building and loan associations in this city,” said the manager of a big sewing mm-hlnn con cern on State street “And it is this fact which interferes more and more with collections in our business. For a year I could not Imagine what the growing dif ficulty In collecting moneys due arose from. Then at last I found it was be- cause the spare cosh of many thooeandte : in this town goes into these building as sociations. And their number is con stantly increasing. Safe? Well so far as I can see the money invested in th— concerns fa perfectly safe unless there Is reckless management But there fa less chance of that tlum in slnwi^t any other concern.”—Chicago Herald. Ua* Waited Long Enough. Tho representatives of tho negus of Abyssinia, at the celebration of the 000th anniversary of tho introduction of Christi anity in Russia, have been commissioned to ascertain whether the gold cross sent by the negus to Alexander II ten yean ago bad been received by that monarch. The negus asserts that he lias received no answer from tho Russian government to his repeated inquiries, and it fa reported that ho has threatened to kill his emio- sarke should tliey return without the de sired information.—Boston Transcript. UuitV?ilui k Ai the old stand on PEARLS STREET. Msaue has ja*t returned from the North, where be was appointed epeoial agent for THE NEW YORK .STOCK EXCHANGE'S .PRIVATE STOCK PURI RYE WHISKEY, As fine a brand as has ever been brought to Darlington. He fa aloe agent for REDMOND’S CORN WHISKEY. Sep W, ’87. Reap** t'uily, Octn'.er 4. 1888 Edwards & Moment. Thank the people of the Town and County o] FOR THEIR LIBERAL PATRONAGE IN THE PAST, AND ASK ! OR AN INSPECTION OF THEIR WHICH IS NOW COMPLETE IN EVERY LI THE FIR <1 INTENDS TO MAKE SFECI^LTIE THIS SEASON OF AN 3D IDE.-Z- <3- O O ID S, IN WHICH DEPARTMENTS THEY DO NOT PROPOSE TO BE Excelled 1 ETHER AS REGARDS Prices or Quaiity* By any Betail Souse in the State. Soptcmbsr 6 f 1868—3b