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iiAt % mP VOL XVIII. NO 19. DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1891. WHOLE NO 850 LOCAL ITEMS. New bridges are being built over Swift Creek at the “two bridges.” Rev. J. G. Law will preach at Back Swamp on Sun,lav afternoon next at 4,30 o'clock. ’ Tkack laying on the C S. & N. Railroad in the direction of the Pee Dee River, has reached Black Creek. The Darlington Oil Mill pub lishes an important notice in this issue in regard to the pur chase of cotton seed. The warehouse at the canning factory has been completed. The factory has commenced op erations for this season. The union services will be held i t the Baptist Church on Sunday night and will be con ducted by Rev. J. A. Rice. As informal gathering at the residence of Hon. George W. Dargan, last evening, was great ly enjoyed by a party of young people. Mk. J. L. Colvin caught a sturgeon in the Pee Dee River last week that measured eight feet in length and weighed 180 pounds. The Darlington Guards are ordered to assemble at their Armory for parade to-morrow (Friday) afternoon, May 8, at 3.30 o’clock. Mr. J. J. Lucas, Jr., formerly of Society Hill but who now holds a position in a railroad office at Brunswick Georgia, is in Darlington on a brief visit. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Cole, of Florence, visited Messrs. J. K. Carter and J. E. Rhodes in Swift Creek township last week and returned home on Saturday. The young ladies and little girls who desire to participate in the exercises of Memorial Day are requested to assemble at the Baptist Church promptly at four o'clock to-morrow after noon. Hon. Ben Terrell, of Texas, national lecturer of the Far mers’ Alliance, will deliver an i he committee having in | charge the revival services of Dr. Pearson will hold an impor tant meeting on Monday after noon next. The Darlington Base Ball dub has been organized and the park will be located in East Darlington on Dr. \V. J. Gar ner s lot opposite the residence of Dr. \V. p. McGirt. Mr. A. Ames Hewlett, Vice President of the C., S. & N. Railroad, was called suddenly to his home in Syracuse last 1 Friday on account of the death of his father-in-law. “Creole and Puritan”, the charming novel the opening chapter of which appears in this issue, is probably the most in teresting serial story it has ever been our good fortune to publish and our readers are sure to be delighted with it. ^ Messrs Joye & Sanders on Tuesday last commenced clos ing the.r store at seven o’clock in the afternoon and will con tinue to do so until the fall. Several other merchants have signified their intention of adopting this hour for closing and will commence about May 20. A meeting of the County Board of Medical Examiners will be held in Dr. \V. J. Garner’s office on Monday, the 11th inst., at 11 o’clock a. m. All appli cants not heretofore registered, who desire to practice medicine in the County, are notified to appear before the Board at that time. The second editions of the Xetrs and Courier and Charles ton World are now received in Darlington, over the C. S. & N. Railroad every morning at 11.30 o’clock and are on sale at the bookstore. This is a great con venience as the second editions of these papers are much to be preferred. We hope that the town au thorities will not forget how badly the small boys usually behave during the exercises at tendant upon Memorial Day, address to the Darlington f nd . that ^7 Wl11 have a , « ood - County Alliance, at this place, Ishow of the municipal con- on the 23rd. of the present stabular - y on hand to-morrow evening to overawe them. The Southern Baptist Conven tion meets in Birmingham to day. The delegates from the Welch Neck Association are: Revs. G. B. Moore, John Stout, E. J. Forrester and Messrs. J. E. horment and J. J. Lawton. Mr. Moore will be in attendance on the Convention and inconse quence there will be no services Now that summer is so near in the Baptist Church on Sunday th' 1 streets are becoming very next, dry and dusty and the town is ,, . sorely in need of water works. Some time ago the Columbia The gentlemen having the mat- Phosphate Company offered pre- in Charge however, are (1 o- nnums for the argest and sec ond largest yields of cotton on one acre of land manured with fertilizer manufactured by The Pee Dee Index says:j “There will be special services, in the Marion Methodist church, beginning the 2nd Sunday in ! May and continuing during the succeeding week. Rev. J. A. Rice, of Darlington, will assist the pastor. Rev\ J. S. Beasley in conducting the services.” ter in charge, however, are do ing all that can be done and we trust that the works will be ready for operations in a very short time. Ti:s regular freight trains on the Cheraw & Darlington Rail road now bring express to Dar lington, hence we can receive express four times a day on that ville. road. Some express has been received over the Charleston, Sumter & Northern but the reg ular service will not be put on this road until Monday. a the company. The following Darliugtonians have entered the contest: E. R. Mclver, Pal metto; W. E. Dargan, River- dale: H. P. McMillan, Society Hill; E. M. Williamson, Doves- Rev. G. B. Moore resigned the pastorate of the Baptist Church on Sunday morning last to ac cept the professorship of English in Furman University. The I resignation is to take effect on August 23. It was known for trie lights was tested and found some time that Mr. Moore would to work satisfactorily. So on resign hence the church was Monday night the lights were; prepared, though reluctantly, turned on in the stores and our to accept his resignation, which business houses are now lighted was done. Messrs W. C. Coker, by electricity. There has been c. B. Edwards and Rev. G B. some delay about the arc dyna- Moore were appointed a com- On Monday afternoon the in-, candescent dynamo of the elec- mo, but as soon as it is received the street lights will be turned on. Marion Jackson, the former driver for Messrs. Haynsworth mittee to take into consideration the matter of selecting another pastor. At a meeting of the Young Men’s Christian Associalim & Boyd, was put in jail Monday field on Wednesday night of night on a charge of larceny by last week at the Presbyterian breach of trust. Jackson hauled Church a permanent organiza- freight for Messrs. Haynsworth & Boyd and it was the custom of his employees to entrust him with money to pay the freight. On making a settlement recent- tiou was affected. A constitu tion and by-laws were adopted and the following permanent officers were elected: President, C. B. Edwards; First Vice Pres- ly Jackson was about $80 short, jdent, W. A. Parrott; Second He was brought back from vice President, M. Bonnoitt; North Carolina where he had|Secretary, L. W. Dick; Treasu- gone. rer, M. T. Lide. These officers A few days ago Fred McNeil, i compose the executive commit- a very small colored boy who tec. was recently placed in jail for, a grand ball will be given by stealing from the house of Mr. ^fi e young men of Darlington in Isaac T. Hill, of Philadelphia com pliment to the young people township, attempted to make 0 f Sumter on or about the 20th "3, by some means, | j nst The ball will be given to celebrate the closer union be tween Darlington and Sumter which is afforded bv the Charles ton, Sumter & Northern Rail road and the officers of the road have tendered a special train Darlington at the Centennial. Darlington can’t have anarch but she will be represented at the Centennial next week by a military company of thirty-two men. The Guards will have a special car attached to the reg ular passenger train going to Columbia on Wednesday morn ing next (May 13), and they will leave that city on the re turn trip the follow ing afternoon (Thursday). There will be a- bout twenty extra seats in the special car which will be as signed on application to the Captain to any of the contribut ing members of the Company who may desire to escape the annoyances of an excursion train. The fare for the round trip will be $1.85 for the military and $3 10 for civilians. Another line of straw hats just received at Edwards, Nor- ment & Co’s. Accident at Florence. On Thursday night last the up passenger train on the Che raw (k Darlington Railroad, while backing out of the yard at Florence on its way to Dar lington, collided with a freight j train. The first class passenger coach was struck by the freight and the coach was very badly damaged. Nearly every pain of glass in the car was broken. The shock of the collision was so great that many of the pas sengers were thrown out of their seats. They were badly fright ened and for a time there was great confusion in the car. Sev-' eral Darliugtonians were among the passengers and they report that they had quite an expe rience. Another coach had to ■be attached to the train in place of the damaged one and the train arrived in Darlington about an hour late in conse- quence of the accident. A Business Change. Mr. R. L. Dargan, who has been conducting a book and stationery business in Darling ton for about a year, has sold his establishment to Mr. B. O. Bristow, who has for some time been in the insurance business. Mr. Bristow has already as sumed control of the book store and will continue to conduct the insurance business in conjunc tion with it. He has the best wishes of The News fora suc cessful issue of his new business. The book store will remain for a while at the present stand, but as soon as the Nachman store is completed it will be removed to that building. Mr. Dargan will go into the life in surance business and his many friends trust that he will meet with success. plaint was made to me, and my explanations were directed sole ly to matters as to which the committee chose to interrogate me. From those questions I was authorized to infer that charges were contemplated a- gainst my administration ot the to what might be institution; and I then protested keep penitentiary that “if any charges are to be made. I would like to have the specifications” To this the Governor replied in these words, quoted from the stenographer’s report. “The committee would say here that as soon as the 'testi- pense* as well as increased vigi lance on the part of the attend ants.] The reply of the Superintend ent then proceeds as follows: That this system of treatment requires a considerable addition requisite to convicts at work and in their cells will not be denied. If this be objection able the alternative is to unde the humane progress of sixty years to substitute perpetual j imprisonment for a happy cure, now and then at least, and a re eral of the brigade inevitably been rare, while to my know- bear the blame? And for a ledge such objectionable stoies stronger reason; if the system have often been rejected and of non-restraint is to be permit ted to the insane, is it just, es. pecally where the beneficiary is always wayward and fitful—is it right to impeach the superin tendent for the killingof one pa tient by another, under the very eye. at elbow touch of an atten- lant trained to and charged with thednty of preventing the trage dy? Can the superintendent rightly be answerable beyond a thrown back upon the dealers. It has been my r habit to inspect these departments with espec ial care, looking not only to the general cuisine but to those dishes of special and delicate sort prepared in great variety upon prescription. I here deny that “objectionable meats have often been served,” and am ready to prove, if the opportu nity were offered, that these Sweet Florida oranges at Ed wards, Norment & Go’s. his escape. He, by some means, obtained a piece of iron and was cutting a hole into the wall of the corridor when discovered by the Sheriff. The boy has since been kept closely confined in the cage. Th, Univenitv.of Sou.h ZnZa ohna was reorganized last week, , home. The com- by the Board of Trustees, m ac- l ^ ^ , matter in cordance with the provisions of * f w F E the Act of the recent Legisla-! ^ harg 7 C f ° n g n w^L T ' F ture. The number of chairs Norment E O, Woods, J. E was reduced and among those j p° j T > who were not given professor- K - ^ ^aigan. ^ ships on the reorganization are, 7T T, Dr. W. J. Alexander, formerly; The celebrated Wheeler (t of this place, and Dr. James Wilson No. 9 in walnut or an- Woodrow, of Columbia. It is tique oak for sale on easy terms rumored that Dr. Alexander in- at Blackwell Bros . s making his future home; “ WMliamson and lington and 8 at this place the report is tr»»e- his many trust that Another beautiful line of glass ware just in at Edwards, Nor ment & Co’s. The ladies all find a friend in the light running New Home, or the Wheeler & Wilson No. 9; found onlv at Blackwell Bros’. The Charleston, Sumter Railroad. The track of the Charleston, Sumter & Northern Railroad has reached Darlington. The last section was laid on Thurs day morning. At about a quar ter past eleven o’clock. Mr. A Ames Hewlett, Vice President of the road, drove the last spike and shortly afterwards a train rolled into town from Sumter, bearing several officials of the road, among whom was General Manager J. H. Averill. As the train approached the town the whistles of all the factories and mills sounded, giving a salute to the train and informing the people of the town that this long wished for connection with the outside world was a thing ac complished. t^uite a number of citizens were'present to witness the arrival of the train. Shortly afterwards another train rolled in. The first train returned to Sumter early in the afternoon carrying the officials back. The other train is the construction train and it passes through Dar lington every day. plying be tween Lamar, where it remains at night, and the point, a short distance East of the town, where the hands are busy at work lay ing rails in the direction of the Pee Dee River. The completion of the Charles ton, Sumter& Northern Railroad to this point is a great boon for the town. Darlington with all her spirit of enterprise has been handicapped these many years for want of good railroad facili ties. Side-tracked the town has been for a long time, but no longer so, for Darlington now has two outlets, competing lines, to the South and as soon as the road is completed to Bennetts- ville, which \yill be at an early day, the town will have com peting lines to the North. It is useless to dwell on the advanta ges of having these competing lines and it will suffice to say that nothing now remains to retard the onward and upward growth of Darlington. The mixed passenger and freight which is run from here to Sumter leaves Darlington at 7:38 a. m. and arrives in Sumter at 10:20 A. M. The train from Sumter to Darlington leaves Sumter at 8:30 a. M. and arrives here 11 :$) a. m. On Monday the regular through passenger train to run between Charleston and Dar lington will be put upon the road with the following sched ule: Leave Charleston 7 a. m.. leave Sumter 10:35 a. m., leave Lamar 11:44 a. m., arrive at Darlington 12:30 p. m. Return ing the train will leave Dar lington 2 p. m., leave Lamar 2:40 P. m., arrive at Sumter 3:55 p. m., leave Sumter 4:08 p. m., arrive at Charleston 8:10 p. m. The schedule of the freight will remain the same after the pas senger is put on until further orders. It is expected that the telegraph line will reach Dar lington by Monday. Use Arbuckle’s roasted coffee; Edwards, Norment & Co. . Buy the improved light run ning New Home of Blackwell Bros. ROBBIN S NECK. —The oat crop is greatly in need of rain. —We have a plenty of buffalo gnats, in fact, too many, for they are inflicting great injury upon the stock. —The railroad bed at this place has been finished. It was a very difficult job, but it was done nicely. —The public road in this neighborhood is being worked under the supervision of Mr. J. C. Lampley. —The thanks of those who travel the lower Darlington road are certainly due Messrs. E. M. Williamson and S. B. Gandy for the splendid condi tion in which they have put the road. The Reynolds shoes are the best; found only at Blackwell Bros. MT. ELON. —Several of the members of Mr. T. L. Northcutt’s family are quite sick. —Mr. Parrott Bell and family & Northern have recently been visiting rel atives and friends here. turn to home and family and mony has been taken you can I friends, and to resort to the cross examine the witnesses on brutal method which must be any points you desire. We do | used to lash the convict to his not care to nave any feelingdis- cell, ns the wild beast is driven played in the investigation. We to his cage in the gardens, are here simply to inquire into To attain a gentle nurture and the condition of the institution, ministry of “the mind diseased,” and we shall give you or any- the State has been generous, one else an opportunity to show even lavish of expendiiure. that the witnesses have or have Is her magnificent charity not been telling the truth.” misplaced? Can her munifi- To this most satisfactory as-j cence here be “cribbed, cabined surance I answered that “I and confined” to the demands could not possibly’ask for any-1 of what is popularly reckoned thing more.” The investigation eluded without notice careful selection and discipline tables were constantly’ supplied of the attendant and a general with abundant and wholesome any- I economy? Or shall the family was con-j and friends all through the to me, State, from whose homes these and without opportunity either sad patients have come, contin- to cross-examine the witnesses, ue to know that their loved ones or to show by countervailing are kept in an equally tender testimony whether “the wit- home, furnished by the bounty nesses have or have not been i of the State—a hospital for the telling the truth.” The testi- ailments of the mind not a re- mony taken during the examina- fformatory for the wilfully de- tion was not submitted to me, praved; not a darkened prison nor was any information given to hide away* the unhappy,! me of any’ matter of censure j bereft of God? developed during the investiga- Recurring to Dr. Hammond, | tion. Instead of this, upon a permit me to repeat this quota- purely ex parte inquisition, I am 1 tion in reference to the rule of arraigned by the committee in I absolute non-restraint: report to the Governor, “Restraint is never necessary- most serious charges of to secure the lives or the —Wanted, one left-handed moustache cup for an old gentleman past the three score years and ten. —A small barn adjacent to a tenant house on Mr. E. A. An drews’ place was destroyed by fire one day* last week. —Some of our farmers have commenced chopping cotton, although the majority have not good stands as yet and some have even had to plant over. —Miss Lucy Napier, the teach er in charge of the school at Mr. J. D. Howie's, left for her home in Marion County’ last Monday on account of t h e death of her grandfather. We ex tend to her and the entire family our deepest sympathies in the hour of trouble. Miss Napier was loved by both pupils and patrons and we all hope to secure her services again next year. — - • -• • Get the best yield from your corn by using fish scrap guano; Edwards, Norment & Co. See the handsome line of em broidery and other white goods at Blackwell Bros’. •-«*»—-» • • - Dr. Griffin's Reply. South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, Columbia, S. C., April 28, 1891 To the Board of Pe^enl.s of lh< South Carolina Lunatic Asylum: Gentlemen:—I have the hon or to acknowledge receipt of a copy of the reply of the Board of Regents, dated 21st April, inst., to the charges submitted to his Excellency, the Governor, by the Legislative Committee of Investigation, in their report of date 31st March, last; in which reply the board say: “In referring to the charges more directly affecting the superintendent and officers immediately in charge of the institution, we have placed the testimony in their hands and have given them a week to pre pare their answer and report to the board.” Early in March last the com mittee made an investigation into the affairsof the institution, at which I attended and made as full and ample explanation as was required of me, and as was usual on such occasions: and I was then assured by the committee of their approval of the conduct and condition of the asylum. On the 2tith March, the committee resumed their investigations, his Excellency, the Governor, attending with them and conducting the ex amination. Their meetings were exten led until the 31st of March. The committee sat with closed doors, in the rooms of the board, at the asylum. Of their pro ceedings t had no knowledge at the time, except from the fact that most, if not all, of the officers and attendants, some of the patients and a few former employees, were examined on oath. During the examination 1 was I called before the committee. No ! statement of any matter of com- thei r upon negligence, misfeasance and in capacity in the conduct of my office, affecting me personally, as well as professionally and officially. These charges bear the date of the day when the examination of witnesses was concluded. The board does need to be in formed that a copy of the testi mony taken before the com mittee has not been given tome, but that I have from the board, through their courtesy, access to some eighty pages of manu script containing portions of the testimony of some of those com fort of others, and when used, it should be with all the safe guards against abuse which sound policy and humanity dic tate.” The protection to others must come from the constant vigi lance of the officers, attendants and watchmen, and nothing is exacted of the patient, which the most elaborate and careful system of administration can avoid. To this end two addi tional physicians, Drs. Thomp son and Corbett, are employed, one for the male, the other for the female wards. These make supervision of the operations of the establishment? The Legislative committee, iu the sixth subdivision of their charges, say: “After a most thorough examination we find that the inmates or patients so far as we can learn are treated humanely by the attendants and with a sympathetic considera tion for their unfortunate con dition. We have investightad several cases of cruelties from patient to patient and several cases of violent deplorable deaths but these misfortunes are not in our judgment charga- ble to dereliction of duty on the part of attendants.” And in the eighth paragraph the committee say: “We find that reprehensible latitude of conduct and absolute freedom from restraint have been per mitted to patients considered by their keepers and attendants as violent, dangerous and murder ously inclined, which condition of things has resulted directly in the death of patients and the unnecessary maltreatment of others, the tragedies we find were precipitated by the remiss ness or lack of judgment after due notice to the proper author- ities.” So far as the evidence goes to which I have had access this sweeping indictment for “sever al cases of cruelty and several deaths,” refers to only one kil- food, well prepared for the table, and of as excellent quality as might be expected consider ing the liberal appropriation made by the Legislature for the proper maintenance and support of the asylum. Several topics suggested by the report of the Legislative committee have not been con sidered. The length of this paper admonishes me that I have already exceeded the limit which 1 had prescribed both of time and scope of discussion. It was not my intention to refer to these charges except in the most general way; and so far as I have overstepped the prescribed bounds I will be pardoned only because these references to the charges served most aptly to illustrate the general argument. In the annual reports of the superintendent there will be found, I believe, without ex ception some reference to the fact that there are many patients in the asylum whose con dition does not warrant their retention here, and who ought to be at home at the expense and under the care of family and friends. To this abuse of the public charity, the super intendent and the Board of Re gents have thus regularly asked the attention of the Legislature. | Under the laws the evil is be- i yond our power to remedy. The doors of the asylum are opened ling and to a single instance of to all who are brought here un- witnesses, such as the Legis-'the daily rounds of all the wards, lative committee chose to select; visiting every inmate who may while, as I am informed, the need special treatment: and arger portion of the testimony their reports in writing are sjb- taken during the investigation has not been furnished to the board, including whatever evi dence may have been given by any of the witnesses tending to exculpate me from those charg es. This meagre amount of in formation was not available to me until Tuesday last, the 21st inst. This statement is submitted without comment. I have no fault to find, and I wish to ex- mitted daily to me, with such oral consultation as the occasion may require. For the female wards two matrons are on duty by day; and for the male wards one supervisor: all charged with the corresponding duty of over seeing the patients’and their at tendants. An average of two attendants for each of the wards keep close and careful guardian ship and watch at all hours by day and by night; making the press through the board to the rounds by night every hour, not ing in writing the condition of each patient at each hour, and upon being relieved from duty every morning submitting to me their reports. The matrons and supervisor also render daily reports. Thus I have before me, each day, a statement of the conduct, condition, treatment and needs of every inmate of committee of investigation and to the Governor all due def erence. But 1 have an inher- ent right to say that justice ; has been denied me. I am con demned without the opportu nity of plea and of defense; without the semblance of trial, without knowledge of the j charges and specifications pre ferred against me; without place i the asylum; and through -these | for confronting the accusing regulated agencies minister to witnesses, and without t h e their wants and ailments, and right of testimony in my be- even to their caprices, as the ; half. peculiarities of the’several cases Under such singular and unto- and the tribute of an enlightened ward conditions I can have no charity shall require. I do not adequate answer to submit to \ hesitate to say that 1 havestud- the board, save that of a gener-; ied and know the case of each al denial and my demand for a and every patient in the asylum, fair and impartial investigation but it would be folly to attempt of these charges, according to to give daily attention to each, the approved forms of trial. in my own person. In the very But while I must, in justice i nature and reason of the thing, assault by one patient upon an other. The board may be sure that if other instances could have been detected they would have been added to justify the wholesale character of the charges. The killing of Dr. Kershaw by another patient named Denaro, was deplorable. Denaro was permitted by his attendant, contrary to orders, to wonder from his own ward to another,and while the attendant of the other ward was in the presence and within touch of Dr. Kershaw, Denaro suddenly struck his victim. Perhaps the utmost vigilance of Dr. Ker shaw's attendant could not have averted the tragedy. Certainly the superintendent could not provide against it unless the rules and regulations prescribed by the board had been abrogated and the method of treatment changed to that of close and oven mechanical custody of all patients liable to fitful and dan gerous moods. I have only to add that in the history of insti tutions for the insane in this country, and in Europe of the like number of patients the South Carolina Asylum will exhibit the highest and most commend able comparison of the number of such tragedies within the walls of the institution. To this I have to add that the attendant in fault, although generously exonerated by the committee, was instantly discharged from employment. to myself, under these circum stances decline to enter upon an elaborate defense of my ad ministration as superintendent: of the asylum, it is due to the my duties are in a large measure purely administrative; while under my general supervision, the executive duties devolve upon the assistants, the matrons, Board of Regents, by whom my the supervisor and the attend- administration has been uni- ants. It need not be said that forinly sustained for the thirteen much must be left to the intelli- I years during which I have held gence and faithfulness of these : this office, that I should submit ; some comments by way of vin dication of the principles and methods upon which my ad- i ministration has been conduct ed. And, at the outset, permit me to say that for all j years of my office these employees. What especially devolves upon the superinten dent is to perfect the system and enforce the rules of organ ization; to exercise every possible pre caution in the selection of em- these | ployees, and subject them to prin-! constant instruction and dis ciples and methods have been cipdne; and to make inspections subjected annually to the criti- properly and necessarily irregu- cism of a Legislative committee far of all the departments and of investigation, and that uni- all the machinery of the institu- formly, they have been approv- tion. ed and commended. Reference While far more exacting, may be made to these reports these duties are not unlike those and the action of the General of the commander of a brigade Assembly thereon in the records i of soldiers in the field. The il- of the State. I lustration does not need to be The cardinal principle of those elaborated except to say that to which I refer is based upon the work of the military officer what is known as “the doctrine I is to exact the performance of i of non-restraint,” with reference ' duty of sane and responsible to which I take leave to copy persons; while upon the officer from Dr. Hammond’s recent in charge of the insane is the "Treatise on Insanity,” first duty of supplying intelligence edition, pages 724 to 72(i: as well as enforcing discipline [Dr. Griffin here makes an and order, elaborate and conclusive argu-; Now’ whatever may be the ment, based upon the highest system—in whatever organiza- authorities of the age, to show tion for the control and govern- that the method of non-re- ment of human beings, a certain straiut is not only the most hu- amount of risk must be assumed, mane but is the most, efficacious If, after the exercise of all pos- system of managing patients; jsible diligence and the enforce- and that this method which is ment of the most rigid discipline now more or less in vogue in all and supervision, one soldier in jof the asylums of the world, en- the camp shall unhappily mur- I tails, at course, traditional ex- der his comrade, shall the gen der the prescribed warrant, and with reference to them the officers of the asylum are not authorized to exercise discre tion. True, the superintendent does exercise authority to dis charge patients who, under treatment, have been restored to health. But this authority does not affect those who, while subject to mental disease, are not of dangerous tendency and do not require other attentions than those which are given to the invalid at home. Under the present regulations, prescribed by statute, it is idle to discharge these patients. They return to the asylum with almost unfail ing regularity and promptness, at great public expense, so that until the laws are amended I have deemed it to be the best economy to retain such subjects in the institution and utilize their service to the best possible advantage. This gross abuse of a most munificent charity is not referred to by the legislative committee, although,eviduently under the impression that the fault is with the officers of the asylum, the attendants w’ho were examined before the com mittee made frequent reference to it. 1 am sure that the legislative committee will pardon me if I should be too bold, in the inter est of economy and fair dealing with the public, in commending this grievous evil to their most earnest and patriotic consider ation. Inspections have also been With an earnestexpression of made at frequent intervals of my profound obligation to the the conduct of the office of the; Board of Regents for their cour- steward and of the culinary tesy and kindly consideration— department, as to which the not displayed here more signal- committee find among the at- ly than in all the years of my tendants and employees “a official life in this institution, I , great diversity of opinion.” The am, gentlemen, your most obedi- iluty of purchasing food supplies j ent servant. P. E. Griffin. land of preparing them for! the table is devolved upon the Little Dot—((Papa, I mus’ office of the steward, until re-1 have a new dwess to play in.” ' cently most efficiently perform-1 Papa—“What is the matter ed by Mr. Halcott P. Green,]with that one?” Little Dot— ; now deceased. This has been a topic of fre- | quent discussion from time to ; time, stimulated in most in- I stances by the revengeful criti- j cism of discharged attendants \ and laborers; and has therefore 1 repeatedly received attention I from the several Legislative j committees in their investiga-1 tions from year to year. In 1 11889 a special resolution on this j i subject was passed by the Gener- j al Assembly and a special com-1 mittee of investigation was ap- i pointed, of which Senator Hemphill, of Abbeville, was) chairman. Thiscommittee then [ made a most thorough and. searching investigation. There- port is on record, pronouncing the charges unfounded, and ex-, onoratingtheofficersupon whom, the duties of this department devolved. The charges now I made and seriously entertained ! by the committee are of similar import and are founded upon i testimany of no greater reliabil-, ' ity. In this department, as in ■ every other, supplies of object ionable character haveoccasion- j ally been furnished by the con-' tractors, and now and then, possibly, they have been allow- j i ed to come to the table. But | under the careful supervision of j | Mr. Green these instances have [ „..e?” It’s all worn out, ’cept th’ i button-holes.”—Good Xeics. It won’t break -that’s why Kabo is the only thing for corset “bones”. If one of them breaks or kinks or shifts, within a year, you’ll have your money back. More than thatl Wear a Kabo corset for two or three weeks and see if you like it. If you don't you can return it to us and get your money. t It's a hundred to one you' won’t do it, but you have the* privilege. Edward*, Norment k Co.