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THE DARLINGTON NEWS, rUBUtHXC ItY KBTTEXTllSOAT MOftKIH 0 HENRY T7TH0MPS0N. FBOPRIETOR. TERMS—$2 Per Aaaeei leAdruee. One Squire, fint insertion $1.00 One Square, second insertion 50 Srsry snbseqent insertion 60 Contract advertisements inserted upon the most reasonable terms. Marriage Notices and Obituaries, not exceeding six lines, inserted free. LOO-A-X. ITEMS. WAODY THOMPSOV, Local Editor. “SONOS of Joy and Gladnesn” for sale at tbu Book Store. Mr. P. J. Duffy has Reeared the contract tor erecting a jail at Tbomasvillc, Georgia. Capt. K. G. 'Matbeson, of Ohe* raw, was in town last week on a brief visit to friends. MB. John B. McCall, of Society Bill, has secored a position in Dr. Gamer’s drag store. Tex County Commissioners In spected the progress of tbe work upon the new jail on Monday. Methodist Hymn Books, latest edition^ bound in a variety of sty les, for sale at the Book Store. Rogers Division, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, will give a nine o'clock tea at their armory te-morrow night. THE Wades boro Base Ball club will play s game ot ball with tbe Darlington team at this place to morrow afternoon. Thb machinery for the cotton seed oil mill is being placed in posi tion and tbe Regular work of the mill will oowmenoe very shortly. THE report of tbe Charleston cot ton market, on Tuesday night, sbowa that good middling*is bring ing 10} cents. ^ Memorandum an.I account books of all styles, just what tbe tanners need in cotton-picking season, for sale at the Book Store. Ter home team crossed bats with the Palmetto nine at this place yesterday- The game resulted in a victory for Darlington by a score of 17 to 8 Ter neighbors of Mr. W. L. Flowers, who lives near Dovesville, say that he has the finest crop of both cotton and com to be seen in many a mile. CAPT. F. O. Spain left yestsiday for Millsdgeville, Georgia, where be Till shortly resume his duties as commandant of cadets at the Mid dle Georgia Agricnltoia! U liege. Before the* completion of thb building, to be used jointly as a lodge by tbe several local secret societies, the corner stone will be laid with Masonic honors. Thk September communication of Hi. Dm* id’* Lodge of Free Masons will be held on Wednesday eveningth<* 4 h pruximo.atjSo’clock. All Masons are cordially invited to at end. Messrs. E. K. Dargan and J. J. Ward are erecting a residence on Grove Street, adjoining on tbe liortli the new residence of Mr. J. L. Michie This will be occupied jointly by M«ssr*. Sanders and Jot. Thr Chesterfield Advertiser says that Mr*. Commander, the recently appoint'd colored postmistress at Ctifsterfie d, C U., does not remem ber tbe ti.!ii'e8 of her bondsmen but she thinks that they live in Darting- ton. The Hat tsville Railroad was of* flcially inspected by the Railroad Comuiissu n on Friday and report ed ready for work. Transportation is now had over tbe road and a passenger coach will arrive in a few days. Henry Lowry, colored, for whom a warrant was issued by Judge Bandera in 1886, for larceny of live stock, was captured recently in Kershaw County. Sheriff Cole conveyed him te the Marion jail, on Saturday. We learn with mneb pleasure that Rev. J. G. Law has sufficient ly recovered from his recent in- juries to enable him to return home this week and that he will condnct services in the Presbyterian Chnrcb on Sunday next. Wx call the attention of onr readers to tbe advertisement of Messrs. W. A. Austin k Co., of Co lombia, which appears in this is- soe. They offer a splendid indnoe- ment to any one wishing to handle the new book of tbe famous Dr fTalmage. Col. W. H. Evans, tbe School Commissioner^ will hold a competi tive examination of the applicants from Darlington County for the two beneficiary scholarships in tbe Booth Carolina University, at tnis place, on September 10. All appli- cants should make a note of this. Tax bridge over the railroad cat at Centre Hall, on the Society Hill road, is reported to be in a bad con dition. We believe that it is in cumbent npon the railroad author •ties to repair tbe bridge and we mvite their attention to tbe matter, hoping that they will give tbe ■oany persons, who have occasion t'» use ihe btidge, apeedy relief. The Normal School. th>» Normal School for white to ch. rs baa not bsen a success by any means. This is doe entirely DARLINGTON “FOR US PRINCIPLE IS PRINCIPLE—RIGHT IS RIGHT—YESTERDAY, TO-DAY, TO MORROW, FOREVER. VOL. XV. NC 35. DARLINGTON, S. 0, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1889. WHOLE NO 763. mb nmiK Our job ,u|-pti«it wnh ( fal'ilry lli-'-rsnut y lu cttnblr ns <u ioDi|.rlr both ax toprlcr an at work, wub twrr thoxo ot the cilit'M, an<l we ptmr..bi«« kalii faction in every partic-olnrarekwr*- 'lolltiap for our work. W>. atv always prepnewA t 0 Sll or-lerx at xhort notice for Ulsnkx, Dll Hea<lx, Letter IIemit. Canid, Hand btlla Poxlerx. Circular*, Pamphlet*, Ae. All job nork must b« paid for Oash on Delivers y to tbe lack of interest of tbe teach er* and theii nonssttemUnce is severely reprehensible. Professor Leigh has done all in human power to make the school a success,but be has not been aided by the teachers. He deserves every credit for his assiduous labors and the teachers cannot be too severely criticised for their dereliction in this connection. That Basting Alarm-Bell. Scene, site of the Town of Dar lington ; year, 1890; Dramatis Per sonae, a drummer just arrived and a citizen of the Town. Drummer : “Why what has become of the beautiful Town of Darlington f” Citizen: “Totally destroyed ny Are last night before tbe citizens could be aroused to save it.” Drummer: “Why, didn’t yon have a Town Bell 7” Citizen : “Yes, bat it was on the floor of Bonnoitt’a store, and it was too heavy for any one to lift it up in order to reach the clapper P Opening a New Street Some of the property owners in tbe sonthwestern part of the town have under advisement a project to open a new street which, com mencing on Florence street at Mr. G. A. Mnldrow’s blacksmith shop, will cross Grove street at right angles and will further extend in a westerly direction, to a point in the rear of Mr. G. A. Bland’s residence where it will meet Syoamore street, otherwise known as McCall avenne, which will be extended fron Pearle street to that point. Grove street will also be widened on the east side to an extent of about live feet. An Instractive Address Promised. Tbe 19th of September will be a red letter day (or tbe farmers of Darlington, for on that d iy tbe Hon. Benjamin Terrell, of Texas, the President of tbe National Far men’ Alliance, will deliver an ad dress at St. John’s Academy Grove at this place. Mr. Terrell h ts de livered many lectures id this and other States and on every occas on has made a marked impression. The farmers of this County have indeed been fortunate in securing the services of snob an able speak er.' The address will be public and All especially ladies,are cordially in vited to he present. The Mayo School. In recognition of the courteous deportment ot the congregatiou of the Macedonia Baptist Church, colored, which characterized their negotiations for tbe sale of the lot on which the Graded School baild ing for the colored pupils, is to be erected, the board of trustee* gave them the privilege of suggesting a name for the school. Acting npon this, they seggested “Mayo School’’ aa the name, in compliment to the distinguished friend of higher edu cation in the South, Rev. A. D. Mayo, D. D., of Boston. The board immediately accepted the snggestion and that name was adopted. Farnitare Manufactured in Darling ton There are not many people in town aware of the fact that among onr various enterprises we have an establishment which is daily turning ont substantial bome^made furniture. Tbe enterprise, though a small one, is in thorough working order, and its prodnets are equal in qnality and finish to those of any other cheap farnitare factory in the country. In this way Mr. O. Mooney, the proprietor, is enabled to supply the demand for that class ofgc.ds at the lowest possible prices, and if those who wish any thing in bis line would inspect his stock, they would possibly save themselves money while, at the same time, tbey'wontd be fostering an important local industry. An Accidental Sell Killing. On Monday morning at 7 o’clock, Tom Gandy, a colored lad about seventeen years of age, left his borne near tbe Blauey Parnell place, about five miles from town, and about 9 o’clock was found mortally wounded and in an ancon scions condition near the public road close by Mr. Erasmas G. Kirven’s place. A pistol wound had entered the head directly un der the right eye and had lodged in the sknll. Tbe nnfortunite boy lived bat a short time after he was found. Every circnmstance point ed to tbe theory that be had acci dently come to his death at his own band and tbo coroner’s inquest, which was held on Monday after noon, brought a verdict to «.hat ef fect. An Interesting Suit- Tbe railroad ruthorities and the Ginniog, Milling, Fertilizer and Warehouse Company are at logger heads at present. It seems that the local agent ot the railroad re fused, recently toldeliver, on tbe bill of lading,.a consignment of freight to the Ginning Company, alleging that the freight weighed more than the bill of lading called for. Two suits thave therefore been entered, one against Mr. B. K. DeLorme, agent, which will bo tried before Trial Justice Sanders on Sep’ember 6tb aud the other against tho Che- raw and Darlington Railroad, which will be tried at tbe next term of tbe Court of Comm >n Pleas. Tbe damage claimed in the latter soil is $500. The sheriff' now has charge of the freight. J. T. Bar ron, Esq., the attorney for the railroad, was in town on Tuesday and said that the railroad author ities would contest the question to the end. In tbe Trial Justice Court On Monday morning three col ored persons, two boys and a man, were up before Trial Justie - H E P. Sanders for breaking into tbe residence of Mr. J. M. Adams, near Dovesville. on August 11. The case against the younger parties was cismissed and tbe man Lewis Williams, was committed to prison to await trial at the next term of court. Ou Monday night a large crowd gathered at the Town Hall to bear the case of N. D. Gaudy vs. E. E. McGill in a sail for damages. Trial Justice G. P. Dargan presided. The case grew ont of the killing of Mr. Gandy’s dog on the night of the 22nd instant, for which be sued Mr. McGill, whom he charged with the killing, for $25 damages. Tbe case was tried by a jury, who after hearing abundant testimony and argument on both sides, rendered a verdict of $1 damage for Mr. Gandy. Messrs. Ward & Woods represented the defendant and Messrs. Nettles k Nettles the plaintiff. An Imposing Ceremony. Ou Thursday afternoon last, at five o’clock, the corner stone of the Florence Court House was laid with Masonic honors. Visitiug Masons were in attendance from a number of the neighboring towns. St.D.ivid’* Lodge, of Darlington was well represented. There were in all at least a hundred and fifty members of the Order in line, which was formed ou Evans street by Capt. J. S. Beck, tbe chief marshal of the occasion, tbe Masons occupy ing tbe extreme left. Immediately m trout of them were tbe members of Harmony Lodge No. 8, Knights of P\ thias, who in (writ were pre ceded by the Hope Fire Engine Company. Ou arriving at the Court House square, Capt. E. W. Lloyd presided at the impres-dve Masonic ceremoi ies, and a short but admirable address a us deliver ed by Uev. B. G. Covington. A lar„'e crowd was present, and great interest was taken in the celebra non. The Court House is a very neat structure, and when completed will be an ornament to our ( -boom~ ing” sister town. k Negro Shot by Mr. Ezekiel Carter. Ou Sunday morning Mr. Ezekiel Carter shot and dingerously w uuded a colored rnun named William rjwitron. near- tie lest- deuce of Mr. Ev.<uder W hite, who lives below Timinousville. Swintou is well K own in those p irts and is considered a man of very bad character. As tar as can l>e learned the circumstances ot the shooting are as follows: For some time past systematic rohberit-s have been commirtedin that neighborhood and it is saidthat ou last Friday niuht ISwintou broke into the residence of Mr. Henry Mcllveen, taking there from about filty dollars worth of clothing. A search warrant was issued tor tbe thief and placed in tbe bunds of Mr. Ezekiel Carter. Tbe latter wLile on the search dis covered Swinton in some wood* with the stolen goods in his posses sion', Tbe negro immediately ad, vauced upon him, armed with a clab and refusing to comply with tho orders to halt. Mr. Carter then fired and tbe whole load of the shot giln entered Swintou’s breast, inflicMug a dangerous wound. At this writing the wounded man is still alive and there is a chance for bis recovery. It is rumored that Swiutoo has made a confession con cerning the robberies and has given the names of his confederates in the work. Unclaimed Letters Tbe following is the list of un claimed letters remaining in the postoflice at Darlington for the week ending Saturday, Ang. 24, 1889, Persons calling for then: will please mention the fact that they were advertised: MEN’S LIST. R. H. Hartz,C. L. Hagnce, John Young. women’s list. M. A. Atkinson, Delia Benjamin P. A. Boswell, Caroline Garner, Mamie Hart, Pauline Myers, Mrs. Tiler Shavers. DOVESVILLE. —Next Saturday will be Childrens Day at Sardis Charch. —Miss Rosa Traylor, of Virginia, is on a visit to Mends in town. —Ophtbolmia in ita severest form is prevsiling to so almost blinding extent in town and vicinity. —Rev. F. M. Satterwbitepreach ed a mo-G excellent sermon at Antioch Church Sunday afternoon, ou the occa ion of hi* installation and union with that Church and congregation. Revs R. W. Lide, of Ch trlestou, E. J. Forrester,Jof Uarttvill * and C. L. Dowell, of DoveaviUe were present, and con ducted the installation ceremonies in due form. Rev. R. W. Lide, after the sermon, made some very forcible and pertinent remarks as to the duty ot the brethren to the pastor. Rev. E. J. Forrester, among other very appropriate remarks, said “The congregation being large ly composed of good Christian peo ple with no crank* nor short horns among them, we predict for the pastor a good time.” Notwith standing the brevity of tbe notice tbe chnrcb was filled almost to suffocation. FLORENCE. —Mrs. L E. Hunter has retaru* ed home from Lancaster where she has been spending the summer. —The Southern Express Coin pany has put a messenger on the Florence Shortcut Road. Mr. Jas. Swails has the honor of being the first messenger to go over this ro ad. —Mr. Ed. W. Wood, who has been employed in the Atlantic Coast Line machine shops for several years, has accep’ed a simil r posi tion in the shops at Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. Wood was the first Chan cel lor Commander of Harmony Lodge, Knights of Pythias. CARTERSV1LLK. —A protracted meeting will com meuce a' tbe Baptist Charch next Saturday. —Dr, Palmer has gone to Mid way, 8. C, to see Dr. Lockwood who is quite ill. —The Young Men’s Christian Association Hall is rapidly ap proaebiug completion. —Malarial fever is raging in the u< ighborhoood of tbe mill-ponds. The Lockhart mill-dam gave away a few nights ago and the water running off appears Ao have caused the fever. —Rev. J. E. Beard, pastor of Tim mommUa Ciicuit, kac^beeu con ducting revival services at tbe dif ferent churches on his Circuit. He commenced on the 7th of July at St. Paul’s Church and is now carryiug ou one nt Zion. These meetings hare all been well attend ed and good results have followed. ' CLYDE- —We are sorry to learn ttiat Mr. G. E. Watkins has three children sick with chids and fever. — Mr. J. T G KHlson, of Lydia, spen* a lew days with friends and relatives here last week. —Some of our farmers have near ly finirtbed pulling fodder and theii cotton is opening so rapidly that there will be no more rest for the poor farmers until it is al! gathered. —Their was a protracted meet ing at New Market Charch last week. We had the Rev. J. E. Rtish- ton, our pas'or, with us, and also his sister, Miss Hattie, who is a good worker iu the church. —Dr. J. E. McLure and wife, of Bishopville, accompanied by Miss Kate McKinnon, of Sumter, passed thiougn our community a few days ago on their way to North Carolina. We wish them an enjoyable trip. LAMAR. —Miss Benlah Cole, of Florence, is visiting relatives iu and around Lamar. —King cotton Is opening his flee cy locks and onr merchants are opening their fall stock. —Miss M. V. Sherman, of Cnl peper, Virginia, arrived ou the 22d lust., and opeoHl the school at this place ou the 26th. —Mr. A. P. Gray, the oldest man of High Hill Township and one among tbe oldest iu the county, is visiting relatives at this place. —Your correspondent has ob served the cotton crop very closely, and gives as bis opinion, that the plant is very thinly fruited. —On the 21«t inat, the angel that rideth on tbe white horse entered the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Cole and carried from their loving arms little Allen, aged 10 months. The sorrowing parents have tbe s mpa thy of thefr friends in this tbe loss ot their first born and only child. —Mr. P. B. Kirven, photographs er, has pitched his tent on Mims’s Corner. Don’t forget to atop and have yourself “struck ap* in yonr own likeness. He requests ns to say that he will serve the people in bis line, at this place,every day ex> cept Mondays sod Tossdsys for three or four weeks. OATS. —Mr. -L. E. Watford loft on the 27tb lost., for Cleveland Springe, where be will remain a few weeks. —There will be a protracted meet ing at Andrews’ Mill next week. —Messrs. R, M. and H. A. Josey paid a short visit to their brother at Mars Bluff' last week. —Mrs. T. A Clark is spending some time at this place with rela tives. —Mr. O. M. Best arrived home on Saturday from bis bosi iess trip to New York. —T :e crop prospect is surely good, from the fact that our co :n try merchants are investing in a larger stock than nsnal. —It will be remembered that the most interesting meeting of the Reading Club at thia place will be on tbe evening of the 30th inst. —Messrs. J. C. Register and Ira Clements have erected an engine at the gin house of J. C. Clements, for tbe purpose of ginning cotton. —There is talk among the farm ers of having a new public road from this place to Darlington. We wish them success os this is a thing “devoutly to be wished for.” —Mr. Basset Sims, who is eighty- four years old, has been very sick for several days, bat under the treatment of Dr. Wallace is im proving. —Quarterly Conference was held at Wesley Chapel on Saturday and Sunday last. The sermon preach ed by the Presiding Elder, W. C. Power, on Sunday was remarkably fine. —Misses Rosa and Settle Beas ley, wbo have been visiting in this neighborhood, will leave tor their home in Sumter on the 27th inst. They are tavoiites with all tbe la* dies of their acquaintance, who will monrn their loss,and they will doubt less leave throbbing hearts among many of the male sex. SOCIETY HILL. —Mr. J. T. Wright seems to be captivated with Society Hill. —Miss Minnie Cannon has res turned home after a pleasure trip of several days to Chesterfield C. H. —Mrs. Hattie Powell, with four of her children, are visiting friends here. —Miss Ella Samner, of Doves ville, is spending a few days very happily at Maj. Winters. —The.services at Union Chnrcb, colored, have closed with 17 candi dates for baptism. —Mrs. Ellen Edwards and daugh ter, of Chetaw, are attending the meeting here. —Prof. Bowles has sold bis house and lot to the Welsh Neck Baptist Church. —Mr. Bullock, of Oxford, N. C. t has been superintending the con struction of a splendid tob.cco house, and will alxo attend to the drying of a fine crop ot tobacco (or Mr. J. T. Rogers. —The protracted meeting at Be- thesda Church, colored, will con tinue through the week. Several ministers are in attendance, among whom is Rev. Streeter, of Wades- borongh, N C. A large number of additions to the charch are ex pected. —Services continue at the Welsh Neck Baptist Church twice a day, at 11 A. M. and at night. The attendance has been generally good. On Sunday there was a large con* gregation. Tbe night services are very generally attended and consid erable interest is manifested. —Rev. Mr, Satterwhite preached his introductory sermon at Antioch Chnrcb ou Snuday evening to a very large congregation. Revs. C. L.Dowell, of Black Crrek, E.J. For rester, of Hartsville, and R. W. Lide, of Charleston, with qnite a number of people from Society Hill wire in attendance. The discourse made a fine impression on the an- diet ce. —Mrs. Thomas McDonald, of Chesterfield, a sister of Mrs. Caleb Coker, of this place, was bitten sev eral weeks ago on tbe shoulder and neck by a dog which had gone into the fowl boose at night. The wounds healed ap and nothing more was feared antil last week when Mrs. McDonald began to teel strange sensations, which increased in force until severe spasms came on. Dr. James, of Cberaw, being sent for on Sunday the 25tb inst., pronounc ed it a case of hydrophobia. At the sight of water she became raving, aeizing hold of persons au<! all on- jects within her reach. At other times she has to be held down on the bed bv several men. She t* very reasonable between the spasm* and explains how the sensations affect her. It is not expected that she will live many days as she is in a very critical state, all of which cironmstancea render it a moat de plorable occurrence, not only to tbe immediate friends, but to every feeling heart. —Rev. E. J. Forrester preached a very thoughtful and impressive sermon at tbe Harts ville Baptist Church on Sunday morning from Ecclcsiastc* 12 h chapter and 13tb verse: “Fe.ir Gih! and keep his commandments for this is the whole duty of mm.” After a patient and exhaustive eximiuatiou and trial. K ug Solomm with all the resour cat* of wisdom, royalty and powei n* hi* command, found that trii<‘ religion—geunir.e pioty, was t jt> only true and perfect i-'eal tor niuu’a development and tiappiue**. It wurtGod’a ideal snd nothing el-e would satiety the cravings o' inauY nature. The cultivation and de velopment of the lutelleciunl pow era alone would not eattefy the heart, snd the d *v. lopmeut of the sensual ideal wan eondneive to de- stiuction. Aa t ne pi ty la de velopeii the wrong intellectual and sensual desires die out. aud the imsye sor of real pie y ujil be hap py—and happy always. It is the soul’s gu irdian tint keeps it from being .Hattsfied with earthly gratifi cation. Like theocem rocktd upon its own d>ep waters, so the soul rocked upon its own deep longing*, could not rest save iu Jesus, the tiue ideal and model for all. ENGLISH VISITING CADS. A North Carolina ('loud Burst ClIABLOTTX, August 26. — A Sne cial to-night from Wadesboro says that g eat damage has been done iu Riuliu.ond Connty by a very heavy cloud hurst last night. Cab ius have been washed away and it i* feared many people are drowned. Tbe cloud burst about half a mile above the town of Rockingham, jnst over Pee Dee River, aud the waters came dashing down upon the town. Four cotton inille were flooded and one was washed almost entirely away. Five miles of the Carolina Central Railroad is washed away and telegraphic communica tion with Rocki gham is cut off.— News and Courier. A NORTH CAROLINA GAMA A PUjr la Vary Popular tbo Mountain*. Book In the North Carol la* moan tains the student of customs may still find material for research. The unique are the kissing games, wi still eling to the soil A lot of of oeromooiee. He takes his station in the center of the room, while the rest pair off and parade around him. Sud denly one young woman will throw up her hunds and sayi ‘Tm a pinin’.” The muster of ceremonies takes it up and the following dialogu* aud inter locution takes place; belia Ji she’s a-phiin’. What is Jane Apthorp a-pinin’ fort" I’m a-pinln' fur a sweet I Mias Arabella Jane Apthorp soys Miss Arabella “Mias hi June Ac kiss.’ pthorp says she's a pinin' fur a sweet kiss. Who is Mias Arabella Jane Apthorp a-pin in’ fur a sweet kiss frum t" “I'm u-|>inin’ fur a very sweet kiss from Mr. Hugh Waddle/’ (Blushes, convulsive giggles and confusion on the port of Suss Arabella Jane Ap thorp al this forced confot«iou. Mr. Hugo Waddle walks up manfully ana relieves the fair Arabella’s “pin in' *' by a smack which sounds like a 8-vcar-old steer drawing his hoof out of the mud. Then a young man will bo taken with a sudden and unaccountable “pinin’,’’ which after tbe usual ex change of questions and volunteered information reveals the name of the maiden who causes the “gnawin' ” and “pinin’." She coyly retroata outr door, only to be chased, overtaken, captured and forcibly compelled to re lieve her captor’s distress. At one of these entertainments which it was the narrator's fortune to attend there was a remarkably bcuuti ful young woman, who had been mar riea about a month. Her husband was present, a huge, beetle browed, black eyed young mountaineer, with a fist Tike a ham. Tbe boys fought shy of the bride for fear of incurring the anger of her bulking spouse. The game went on for some time, when symptoms of irritation developed in tne giant. Striding to the middle of the room, he said: “My wife ex pooty V es nice V sweet cz any gyiirl hyar. You uns has known her all her life. This game hex been a-goin’ on half an hour an' nobody has pined for her onoei Ef some one doesn't pine fur her pooty soon thar will be trouble." She was the belle of the ball after that. Everybody pined for her.— Washington Post. Mental Beneflts ot KxerolM. Inquiries extending over a period of forty yeara mode of about three hundred members of the Cambridge and Oxford university crews, insti tuted by Dr. Maciaren, director of the univesity gymnasium at Oxford, have elicited facts which may be accepted as experimental evidence of the value of physical training in a class of c in which the conditions of life most favorable, hence affording a test from which practically every element except the purely muscular one is eliminated The benefits experienced by members of these crews are stated to be an increase of stamina, of en ergy, enterprise and executive power, and of fortitude iu endurance of triala, privations and disappointments—“a goodly list of benefits bearing on the mental and moral as conspicuously as on the physical side of the question, says Dr. Maciaren, “for, in the strug gle for existence, failure is more like ly to rewlt from inability to endure trials and disappointments than from ie bearing out this state • a Wes? -1 •Ntomun L> imitate anything and thin alone would enow a good thing when they see to that tiie ippumitiy uj .©Luted into Th«j tlmwlty 0*1 a Very Cool In Bioton—Their Dad Break*. Die comic nepers have long made nu rry u]m>ii tfie subject of American imitation of English ways so that their jiiel* begin to have at least tbe merit of antiquity, but the troth is timt the anglomaniac fever—if the Idiocy is projierly so to be designated Ima never extended very widely or taken hold very deeply in Boston. In the first place, it is ditllcult to induce till' true Im except liiniHolf have mule red it well nigh hopeless fm the anglomaniac* to attempt a crusade here. Die glided youtii of Hot,ton, like the dome of our ruUe house, is gilded at home, aud after Itome models. Moreover, it a, e»|>ecially hard to make anything a>> liere that has been first taken up In New York. There have been instances where it was neoessarv to receive something at second hand from that city, but as a role tbe at> tempt is hopeless. Die imitation of Englishmen was taken up so strongly in New York that It was felt in Boston that to follow in that track would be simply to acknowledge that Gotham ites kn< _ * _ it, and sooner thun coma Boston dude would aliandon his dude- hood and descend to the level of ordi nary mortals. There have been a few marriages made between Boston girls and British subjeets, but they have not been so numerous as In New York and in any case they have not Intro duced tbo fashion of being English. It is also possible that Bostonian# are less able to endure the clums. roganoc of a certain class of Engl men thnn are New Yorkers, it is will leas induljrenoo that we receive the pranks and oddities of people whoso evidently feel that in coming to Amer ica they iiave come to a DorbarouA land whore it is no longer nrcesMtry to observe the proprieties of life; a fashion which begets a grave susp cion that i-eK|x>cL-tnie manners must at all times uncommonly irksome to tbe avintge Englishman since he so ludly lays them atJJe on tiie slightest lible excuse. The idea of being ite out of consideration for himself one which has never tbe head of an Eng lishman, or if it has lie lias been kept carefully ut home, that foreign na tions should not see iiim and discover the weakness of the land I One of the well known Britishers who Iiave been here on lecturing tours during the last few years was invited with his wife to stay at die house of people lo whom he had brought letters of introduction. The people were of okl Boston families, and of an ex o (Unite courtesy such as England might well envy were tlmr* any ground for suppoamg that slui could appreoinle it. A dinner Was made to honor the English guests, and to It were bidden people of repu tations which sfend ou both sides of the water. When the guests name into the drawing room idler dinner, the disLuguished lecturer, wbo nw* a minute man, looked aontemytaously about and men east himself at full length on the hearth rug, iwuukmg in a tone of much Indignatauu “Three Americans are s-< Uuistiy big. and they never think i-j j.-el a ciuiir any ordinary mortal can sit in f” Thu feelings of the host may be u.»- agined. Ou another nremtion this same gen tleman was nt breakfast ut the horns; of a lady here, when he look occasion to say, in his inont blatant manner: “(Jn, you know there ain’t any com-- poriaon between English manners and yours over here. We don't expect you Lx know any of the refinements of life.”- “But we loam a little from visiting < Englishmen,” smoothly and sweetly observed the daughter of the house, a girl just out of school. Again a cockney wbo would in England never iiave been received at all into the houses of what he was pleased to speak of ns the “gentry,” save for the fact that he hud done some heavy historical work, looked about him in the parlor of a gentleman whose name even bis countrymen know enough to honor, aud observed superciliouslyt “It’s so interesting to mingle with the lower classes. I never do at home, you know.” • “He must be deucedly lonely, then,” was the comment asia* by one who overheard him, but was too polite to say it aloud. On another occasion, however, when this same cad mode a similar speech he did get an answer according to his folly. “I should think it would give you people a queer feeling to go to Eng land and meet your social superiors/* he observed to a couple of ladies who were infinitely above him in every way. ,T It must be a strange sensation,” one of them replied, with the serene air of one wbo comments upon the weather. “Don't you find H oof’ And it has never been known whether the cockney saw tbe point or not The chances are that be did not. —Boston Courier. Bt* Ac The family clergyman was paring A social visit to the household, ana a utr tie boy about 5 years old was brought out, as is customary on such occaskma. the minister rs could do Die minuter said lie guessed he asked that. The minuter said lie gue couldn’t now, but be could when he little boy. “Then you ain't as smart aa my OT. mother," returned, tied young America, “for she can do U just as well as I can.” - Bridgeport Newa A lady on Middle street, on taking off the cover of her store i yesterday a dove that Paw our and about the room. It was Impossible j for the dove to have entered an; other way than down the ohimney ana through the stov< haring fallen into the ci the iitgbl New bury port i ; .i *■ v --, - »'?**»* i ■M tgei m ;|Sg