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Mr. Birchmore brought out his invariable cigars, expecting me to join him in a smoke; but I was not in the mood for it, neither did I feel at ease ir. bis company until things should have begun to look a little more comprehenst hie. I left him, therefore, and wandered aimlessly about outside the bouse, ex plonng the farmyard and buildings and then coming around to the road, and pacing np and down on a beat about a quarter of a mile in <ength It was « clear, moonlight night, and so warm as to be almost oppressive. At length I return ed to the house, it being then after nine oclock Mr Birchmore had apparently retired. Christina was nowhere to lie seen, so I got a lamp from my surly landlord and found my way without much difflcnlty to my own chamber The warmth within doors was still more oppressive than outside I o|iened both the windows, drew np my bed he tween them and placed the table with the lamp on it near the tied's head I Had previously thrown off my coat and waistcoat and laid thenvacross one end of the table The diamonds were still in the pocket of the coat, I intended taking them ont before going to sleep and putting them nnder my pillow or in some equally secure place My revolver i also placed beside the lamp Then having provided myself wi-lh a bonk out of my trunk and drawn the Isilt of the door. I reclined on the outside of the bed and began to read i could not. however, fix my mind apon the page Eirst my attention and then my eyes would wander. I took a futile and absurd interest in scrutinizing ail the details of the room I recollect them distinctly now The walls were not |m|iered but the plaster was washed over with a dark gray tint, which rnbbed oft on the fingers, and the uniformity of which was relieved by vertical bamU of dull red painted at intervals of abont five feet from door to ceiling The ceiling was low-about eight feet from the floor —and whitewashed In one corner stood the china stove, s glistening pallid st.nc ture of plain tiles, hnilt np four square nearly to the top of the room. / roe* from my bed ami laid my baml gently on her wnu On the side of the room opposite the two windows and the bed was fastened a lull looking glass formed of three plates set one stove the other, edge to edge, in such a manner as painfully to cut np and distort whatever was reflected in them In front of the looking glass was a lillipntian washstand and beside it a straight legged chair withont rungs—in a word a room more ntterly devoid of every kind of pictnresqne or ornamental attraction conid not be imagined, yet I could not keep my eyes from vacantly traversing and retraversing its vacancy The dixir was behind me. as I lay turned toward the little table on which the lamp •tood but I could see the free edge of it brokenly reflected in the mirror, with the cracked black porcelain latch handle and the iron bolt which I bad shot into iu place. I was anything but sleepy; the beat and the peet of midgee and lieetles which the light attracted in through the win dows would have sufficed to keep me twake even had my mind been at ease in order to disperse the insects 1 filially extinguished the lamp; the moonlight in t£e room was se bright that I could al most bare seen to read by it 1 cloeed the book, however and clasping my sands nnder my head I gave myself np to meditation Not a sound of any kind was audible except the muffled ticking of the watch in my waistcoat pocket and the faint rtutle of the pillow as I breath ed The white moonlight seemed toang nient the stillness, the whole great night end the boose with it seemed silently end intently listening, and at length I found myself listening intently too! For whatf I could not tell, hot I listened nevertheless. By and by 1 fancied a sound came—a •ound from somewhere within the bouse, it was a very faint eonnd and did not come again bat it was inch as might have been caused by the light pressure of a foot in one of the passages ontside. Instinctively I reached forth my hand and laid hold of my revolver, bnt I did not rise from the tied nor otherwise alter my position I still lay as if asleep, with the revolver in one hand, the other beneath my head and my eyee fixed upon the edge of the door, .vhich waa obscure ly visible in the mirror Several minutes passed thus, and there was no return of the noise Then i saw the handle of the door move and torn 1 he latch clicked slightly, the door holted though it waa opened aa if on oiled hingea admitting an iudietinct "gore in a long robe of eoft gray. 80 mnch I sew in the mirror. Then the «oo» wee cloeed «gala and the figure, ed.Tenciag toward the bed. *- »~ .vueewMianogiMi It advancedcloee 10 the bed and paused there a moment: I could hear iu deep regular breathing All this time I had not moved bnt lay «Uh my back turned feigning slnmber iWmtly Ule figure passed around the foie of the tied and came up the other side The mil white light of the m<»n fell upon It It was Kste. ss | bad known it was from the first moment she entered the room She was Wail in a dressing gown o| soft flowing materinl which was fastened at the throat and trailed on the ground It bnd wide Sleeves one of which fell buck from the bare, smooth ami and hand that earned a lamp The lamp waa not lighted Her black hair hung down on her shoulders and on each side of her pate face. Her eyes were wide open but fixed and vacant Her breathing was long and measured, aa of one sound asleep, She pnt the lamp down on the table beside mine, and then stood quite still in the moonlight, her face wholly expres sionless and withont motion. It was an appalling thing to see her thus. 1. too. remained motionless, but it was became I knew not what to do. To awaken her might bring on the worst consequences. If she were not disturbed, she might possibly retire as quietly and uncon sciously as she had come But the mys tery of her lieing there at all appeared utterly inexplicable. What had led her, in her trance, to visit my room? How had she ever known where it was? What had site dreamed of doing hore, and above all how had she contrived to enter through a bolted door with as mnch ease as though she had been a spirit? Perhaps this was hut a spirit— 1 or a phantom of my own brain! Was I awake? She stretched out her hand, not fol- i lowing its motion with her eyes, hut mochauically and as it were, iuvolun tartly She laid it on my coat—on the pocket which contained the diam inds Then slowly and deliberately, and still with averted face and eyes and that long drawn slumberous breathing, she un buttoned the fastenings one after one and her soft, tapering fingers closed u[>on the case. Meanwhile my mind had been rapidly canvassing all the pros and cons of ac tion, and I had I’oiue to the conclusion that it would he better for her that I should interfere Of my personal inter est in the matter I tielieve that I did not think, indeed knowing that the dia monds would not lie lost, there was no reason why I should But it would not do to risk compromising Kate It was dangerous enough th.it she should tie here at all but that she should carry away the diamonds with her was mad ■mssihle I rose from my bed aud laid my hand gently os her wrist She was no spirit but warm flesh and blood For a few moments the restraint in which I held her seemed to baffle and distress her, I fancied I could feel her pulse beat under my lingers, a kind of spasm crossed her face, her eyelids quiv sred and the eye* moved in their sockets. Then her breathing became irregular and caught in her throat in a kind of job The moment of awakening was svidently at hand and I dreaded its coming lest she should scream out and ronse the house. But fortunately she ottered no sound Slowly H|ieciilation grew within her eyes, she fixed them on me first with au expression of strange pleasure, soon changing to bewilder merit and fear Then with a cry that was none the less thrilling beennse it was a whisper she drooped forward into my anus It was a delicious moment for all its fieril. "You are perfectly safe.” I whispered In her ear. "only make no noise.” "Tom,” she said, suddenly freeing her •elf from my amis and putting a hand on either shoulder, while her wild, black eyes searched my face, "yon understand -you don't think" "Of course I understand, my poor darling!' “What shall 1 do—what shall 1 do'' Let me kill myself!" With a motion swift as the glide of a serpent she reached toward the revolver which I had left on the tied I was bare ly in tune to catch her ann. The look In the girl's face at that moment was terrible. "Let mel—I will!” •Hush. Kate! Yon never shall.” •Oh what shall I dof she murmured again slipping down on her knees and running both hands through her thick black hair •Tom. if you love pie you will kill me!” "Kate, every one In the honse is asleep Yon can go liack to your room, and no one know .Only be calm.” "And no one know? You think that?' "I am sure of it.” "I know better. Some one knows it now-he made it happen!” “Don't kneel there, dear You're not youraelf yet. Yon don’t know what you're saying.” I said this reassuringly, bnt her words had inspire*I me with a vague alarm that I ventured not to define. I brought a chair and made tier sit upon it, and ■at down beside her "Not heref she whispered drawing back ont of the moonlight into the shadow "Come here. Tom He may he looking." "Why. Kate, who can see ns here v The door is shut" “Oh—why was not the door bolted?” “It was. I can't conceive how you opened it.” . “Oh, the villain! how I hate him!” •Kate, I love yon. and whoever you hate mnst have to do with me." “Yon can do nothing—no one can do anything—unless yon'll help me to kill him!" "Whom? Do you mean Slnrk? Tell me that!” “Yea!" she answered, with a shiver not looking me in the face, but with her hands clasped tight between her knees “I do mean—himP “Now tell me all that he has done dear." said I qnietly "I must know everything and then I promise yon that you shall be freed from him.” “He is my master!' she said In a frightened whisper “He has been eo ever so long! He makes me do what he wills, he sent me here tonight. He shames me and destroys me—he loves to do itl He makes me sleep and then I cannot help myself I wake and find it ione, and be has no mercy." “Why does he do this?" “It was when I was only a little girl that he first got that power over me. He knew my father was rich and he wanted me to be promise*! to him for his—yon know what, Tom. Then my father put me in the convent, and 1 staid there seven years, till we thought he had lost the power, or was dead, perhaps. But be found me in America and made me come back, and now it’s worse than ever." “Why arrested done.” •*Oh, my poor, fatherl He cannot Tom. do not ask me that!” "I most ask it. Kate. Remember, i love you! Why is itl'’ "My lather is afraid of him too,” she said, chafing one hand with the other with a piteous expression of pain. “If he did anything against him he would be ruined. My father cannot help m: Tom." "But I do not understand. What has your father done that be should be afraid 0# such a •ooacdsel ac SlurkT I demand in'! your father have id imprisoned? It cai biro 1 be Hh® beeltated long before answering, moving her hands and head restlessly ^ fetching many trembled sighs At laat she laid her hand shrinkingly on min* and I gra*|>ed it firmly. “I will tell you, Tom." she said in a faltering voice; •dint you know I would tell no one in the world but you. My dear |utp,i did not do wrong himself, but there were people connected with him who did, and made the blame seem to be bis Aud then; were some |upers of my papa’s which—which—oh” — "Y’es, yen, I understand, darling, and Slnrk stole the iiapers?” “Yes—that is—no. it was worse than that, for he didn't know where the pa per* were kept—no one knew that hut L Tom, he made me sleep, ami in my sleep he male me go to the place where they were and take them out and give them to him He made me rob tuy o.vu father—put my own dear papa in his hatefnl power. I would rather have diedl And papa forgave me—think of that!” “Then Slurk has the papers in his pos session, aud he uses them for blackmail? But have yon never thought of trying to—it sounds badly, bnt it would be per fectly justifiable to steal them back again?” “I can do nothing. He can make me helpless by a look, and he always carriee them with him Bnt. Tom, if it conid he done withont being found ont i would tell pai>a to kill him But I cannot let my dear papa lie hanged for that wretch and yon see we have no evidence." “Good God! What a fearful thing it is!” | muttered What help what con solation could I offer? A refined and sen sitive girl nnder the mesmeric control of » mfKan. her father subject to his ex tortious and insults, and the only escape i worse misery even than this—Kate to yield herself to him in marriage! Fangh! the thought sickened me, but it enraged me tool Kate was right—death, sudden and merciless, was the proper measure to be meted ont to Slurk. If he had ap peared at that moment I believe I would have shot him unhesitatingly and re joiced in the deed. Murder would be • righteous work when wrought on such as be, and if the murder were brought home to me, could I suffer in a better cause? Kate had risen slowly from her chair and was now fronting me, scanning my face and hearing with curious eagerness She held her hands across her bosom, alternately interlacing the ti[>s of the fingers and pnlling them free again Her lips moved as if iu s|ieech. hut no sound came from them. I got up presently, looking I dare say very solemn, as indeed I felt. Her eyes followed mine as I rose, and now we gazed straight at each other fnr some moments. "I promised yon that you should be freed,” I said, "and yon shall lie I shall be sorry to have any man's blood on m> hands; bnt if yon can he saved in no other way, it must he so.” “Y'on do love me indeed!” she mnr mnped. with a sort of sad exultation in her tone. Bnt she added: “I cannot let yon do it. I cannot lose yon, even to he freed from him. It is my father's fault after all. Bosidee" "I take it npon myself,” interrupted I with a dignity which may have been absurd, bnt which did not seem so to me at the time “But it would lie murder—at any rate the law would call it so No. yon must not be called a murderer. Tom But I — they would not hang a woman—let me do itl I should love to do itl” And she spoke with a look that con firmed the words. Before I conid reply, however, her ex pression changed again She apiieared to think intensely for a few moments then her face lighted up Suddenly she canght my hand anil kissed it "And kiss me, Tom!” she cried, ex citedly “Kiss me, for I deserve it! I have thought of a way that will save ns all!” Much startled, and half fearing that the girl’s mind had given way under the pressure of trouble, 1 was attempting to quiet her. bnt she silenced me by an im petuous gesture and went on speaking eagerly and rapidly "Tomorrow we had planned to go to Kohlstein for a picnic. It's a great, ini mense rock, where robbers lived linn dreds of year ago. Hardly any one ever goes there now I have lieen there and I remember that on the top it is full of deep clefts and holes, ami I thought how, if any one were to fall into one they might tie there for months without being fonnd. and they could never get ont of themselves So now—listen! We will go up there—you and i and—he and I will lead him near the brink ol one of those clefts and then you must rush forwanl and take him and drop him down—down to the bottom! So we shall get what we want and yet there need lie no murder.” "Not he murder, Kate?” "it need not be, for when he is safe down there, rather than be left to starve he wonld give np those papers Don't you think he would?” She was trembling with excitement and her state communicated itself in •omu degree to me, so that I was scarce ly able to think coherently. Bnt there certainly seemed to he plausibility in her scheme: at the worst it would be better than shooting the man outright Bnt wonld the recovery of the papers pnt an end to Slurk's persecution of Kate as well :is of her father? Would not his power over her remain? “But we can have him imprisoned then, you see.” was her answer to my objection; "and for fear of that he wonld never dure to tronble me again He wonld have been in prison long ago but for the papers." “It certainly seems a good plan." 1 said, after a confuse*! attempt to turn the matter over in my mind “Well ask yonr father's opinion tomorrow.” "Oh, he must know nothing of it!’ •he exclaimed, with a gesture of vehe ment dissent. “He would betray it Yoa don't know how—what a power that villain has over him Shirk treats him like a child when they are alone No. Tom, we mnst doit all ourselves, 01 it will fail Only when it is done will dear papa get hack his courage.” i knew more about how Mr Birch more was treated by his valet in private than Kate was aware: but I made no allnsion to this The more I reflected upon the enterprise, the more inclined I was to assent to it. It was wild, fan tastic, nnconventional, but it had im portant practical merits nevertheless. Moreover, it possessed the powerful recommendation (as I deemed it) of al towing for a fair man to man struggle bet week Slnrk and myself I was to overpower him by main strength, and from what 1 had observed of the fellow I fancied be would he able to make just resistance enough to save my self re spect On the other hand, he might lie able to do more than this; and if the worst came to the worst of course i Aight be compelled to maim him with my revolver. Bat altogether the pros pect kindled my imagination; I was ■timnlated by the thought of distin gnishirg myself by my personal prowess before my mistress' eyes, in conflict with her dastardly oppressor. Ami as I looked at her standing there before me. so love ly and full of courageous fire, 1 said to myself that no knight of yore ever did battle in the lists for a worthier lady love. However, 1 realized that this wae neither the place nor the hoar to enter anon ^detailed diecueMoo of oar planA every moment mat rvate mnainea wiui me increased her peril, especially If, as she seemed to think was the case, Slnrk liud dispatched her hither. As to his uu> live in so doing I had no difficulty in , forming an opinion There was littls doubt that ho meant to use her as an un 1 conscious cat’s paw to steal the dia moods, as Iwfore to purloin the pafiers compromising her father. Had 1 been asleep the device could hardly have failed of snccoss But as Kate seemed herself not to suspect the real nature of her involuntary errand I wonld not ad litiounlly distress her by alluding to it. it was enough that it furnished me with i sufficient pretext, had others been wanting, for inflicting chastisement on the valet. Kate said in answer to my inquiry as to the proposed time of onr starting on the picnic expedition the next day that it wonld proliably he abont eleven in the forenoon: we would, therefore, have imple time to settle the particulars of )ur scheme liefore the hour of action ar rived. At parting she clung to me with pecnliar tenderness; nor had 1 ever loved her so well as at that moment, when I looked forward to liberating her forever from the evil spell that had been blight ing her young Ufa After she had gone I had the cariosity to examine the bolt on the door. The explanation of its mysterious opening proved simple enough The screws whereby the socket of the bolt had been fastened to the door frame hail been re- moved, and the holes so enlarged that they could be slipped in and out without difficulty Socket and screws hail then been replaced, so that the bolt conid be shot aa readily as before. But the secure ty was only an ilinsion, for, the latch being tnrned, a slight push would bring away the socket and screws attached to the holt, and thus the suppxised means of safety be ingeniously used to disguise the real absence thereof. [TO be continced.] Danger in Crowding the Toes. It is well known that the connection between the nerves in the feet, and espe cially those in the great toe, and the brain and general nervous organization is strong. Dr. Brown-Sequani mentions a patient who, whenever he bore the weight of his body on the toes of his right foot, became violently insane. He also speaks of another case win re pres sure on the toe caused severe nervous paroxysms. These cases simply show the impor tance of a pro|>er care of the feet, a por tion of the body that many people neg lect. They think that they can crowd their feet into tight shoes and abuse them without serious results. They can’t do it, however. This crowding of five toes into a space not large enough for three, results in pressing the joints ont of shape and sometimes making them inactive and powerless. No man with his toes half luiralyzed can walk properly. The control of the toes is necessary for a springy step. Broad soles and low heels give room for all the toes and allow perfect freedom of action to every muscle. People who have false standards of beauty for the feet, however, insist on wearing a shoe that is not natural in shape, and the result is great discomfort, and in some cases death. As a consequence of these abuses wo are forgetting how to walk properly. Perhaps you don’t believe it, but just watch the parade on Broadway some fine afternoon and see how few men and women walk on the street as if they were not conscious of tight shoes and deformed feet.—Interview iu New York Snn. The Age of Coal llurnlng. I have heard that when King Hudson, in the zenith of'his fame, was asked as to what his railways were to do when all the coal was burned out, he replied, that by that time we should have learned how to burn water. Those who are asked the same question now will often reply that they will use electricity, and doubt less think that they have thus dispose*! of the question. The fallacy of such answers is obvious. A so called “water gas" may no doubt be used for developing heat, hut it is not the water which supplies the energy. Trains may be run by electricity, but all that the electricity does is to convey the energy from the point where it is generated to the train which is in mo tion. Electricity is itself no more a source of power than is the rope with which a horse drags a boat along the canal. The fact is that a very large part of the boasted advance of civilization is merely the acquisition of an increased capability of squandering. For what ate we doing every day but devising fresh appliances to exhaust with ever greater rapidity the hoard of coal.— Roliert Bull iu Fortnightly Review. 8TATS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF P ARLINGTON. Court of Common Ploas. Summons for Relief. (Com plaint not served.) Mary E. Byrd, plaintiff, against Henry A. Mims, Evans Nor ris, R. W. Boyd and J. E. Net tles, partners under the firm name of Boyd & Nettles, Ira Rials, Maggie Rials, Willie Rials, Scott Rials, Ix-o Rials, John Rials, Agnes Rials anil Leland Rials and also Sarah L. Rials with whom the infant defendants reside, defendants. To the defendants Henry A. Mims, Evans Norris, R. W. Boyd and J. E. Nettles, partners under the firm name of Boyd & Nettles, Ira Rials, Maggie Rials, Willie Ri als, Scott Rials, Lee Rials, John Rials, Agnes Rials and Leland Rials, and also Sarah L. Rials with whom the infant de fendants reside: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the com plaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas, for the said County, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said com plaint on the subscriber at his office at Darlington C. H., S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will ap ply to the court for the rein, f de manded in the complaint. GEO. W. BROWN, Plaintiff's Atty. Dated Feb. 12, A. D. 1892. WlirD KlnMitd. Busy jiorsons. forced to defend them- selveu from interminable talkers, who have little to say, can appreciate a hint to which Henry IV of France once re sorted. A juirliamentary deputy called npon him and made a long speech. The king listened patiently for a time, then he decided that his visitor wonld do well to condense his remarks. He took him by the hand and led him to where they could see the gallery of the Louvre. “What do yon think of that building? When it is finished it will bo a gobd thing, will it not?" "Yes,” replied the man of many words, not guessing what was coming next. “Well, monsieur, that is jnst Hie way with yonr discourse," was the king’s mild observation.—Youth's Companion. *‘Tlie ISegat*.” The late Mr. Conington, professor of Latin in the University of Oxford, was noted for his prodigious memory. At a very early age it Vegan to show it self. When he was a child of four or thereabouts he was sleeping one night in the same room with a relative, when, at the dead of night, ills voice was to be heard crying out in the darkness from bis little cot in the corner: “Uncle! Uncle! 1 know the Begats. Uncle—The what? Go to sleep, my boy, yon are dreaming. Child—I know the Begats. Listen I And he began: "Abraham liegat Isaac and Isaac begat Jacob and Jacob iiegat Judah," and so on to the end, some forty-two generations, without a mis take.—London Tit-Bits. To the defendants: Ira Rials, Maggie Rials, Willie Rials, Scott Rials, Lee Rials, John Rials, Agnes Rials, and Le land Rials and also Sarah L. Rials, with whom the infant defendants reside: Take notice that unless? you procure the appointment of a guardian ad litem to appear and defend this action on your be half within twenty days from the service of the summons herein upon you the plaintiff will apply to the Honorable Thomas H. Spain, J udge of Pro hate for Darlington county, for an order appointing Henry T. Thompson, Esq., or some other suitai le and competent person, guardian ad litem for you anil authorizing and directing him to appear and defend the above entitled action in your behalf. GEO. W. BROWN. Plaintiff's Atty. To the above named defendants: Take notice that the complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said county of Darlington on the 20th dav of July, A. D. 1892. GEO. W. BROWN, Plaintiff’s Atty. July 28—Ct THE Aniidotea for Snake Poison. The effect of snake bite depends partly on the condition of the snake and partly on that of the person bitten and the part attacked. No effectual antidote has yet been discovered. Ammonia and per manganate of potassium will not suffice, although a solution of the latter will take away the poisonous property of the make’s venom if it be mixed therewith. Immediate amputation of s bitten toe or finger is the best course, as the delay of s few seconds may suffice to convey the poison into the patient's circulation. If from the nature of the part bitten ampntation cannot be performed, a very tight ligature applied after cauterization snd sacking the part is the best conrse, and the administration of stimulants is generally recommended.—Quarterly Re- The25th Collegiate Year of the Sumter Institute begins on Thursday, September 17th, 1892, and closes June 9th, 189.'J. In the reorganization of the Faculty, made necessary by the withdrawal of Mrs Laura A. Browne, H. Frank Wilson, Esq., of the Sumter Bar. has been as sociated with Miss Eliza E. Cooper, at d by the terms of agreement, will assume the en tire control and management of the Institute. He will he in charge of the Boarding Depart ment, and by his constant pres ence and attention, will seek to make it a cheerful and well reg ulated Christian home. A full corps of competent Teachers, including many of those heretofore connected with the Institute, will be employed. 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Flooring, Ceiling and Weather ! CoardfYig, at EARLY’S LUMBER YARD, on line C. 8. & N. R. R. Mch 24—tf. Atiention Mechanics! All persons in need of babbitt metal . can purchase it cheap at THE Da;. ! Li noton N kws office. Jane 12. 'DO—tf Cheap Wrapping Paper. Old newspapers, answering exceed- , ingiy well for the purpose of wrapping paner, for sale at Thk Darli.noton I Na ws office at 20 cents a hundred. Campaign Notice” We handle the ^ ^)l&. Also cTuu c^&jvuLt*. c'janruac^, “jjfcus- crtSorae.” Celebrated 'Reynolds' Shoes al $1.50 to $5. Other Lines Shoes Guaranteed Solid at ♦! to $2. rAKTSVILLE RAILROAD. L In effect May 81. 1892. DAILY MIXED TRAIN See a SPECIAL DItlll IN CLOTHING And HATS under the reliable Elk Brand guaranteed 0. K. Second-hand Sewing Machines, $1 up. A full line of GROCERIES as low down as any reliable house can sell first-class goods. Satisfaction guaranteed. Blackwell Brothers. July 21—Cm Have You Time To Pay? Attention to the fact that your character is read in the style of Stationery that you use in business correspondence? Well, most cer tainly it is. If you use badly printed and infe rior Stationery you are put down as an inferior business man. We furnish you high-class letter paper, note heads, billheads, state ments, padded in our neat and at tractive covers, at lowest living prices. Plain and ornamental—in fact, ev ery kind of printing executed with neatness and despatch. We guarantee satisfaction, first- class work and low prices. Practice what you preach and pat ronize home industry. When you want anyiliing printed come around to see us about it. The Darlington News Job Office, Leave Hartsville 5.55 a”m Jovann Floyd’s 7.10 a m Darlington 9.00 a m Palmetto Arrive Florence 9.50 a m Leave Florence Palmetto .... 2.15pm Darlington Floyd’s 3.25 p in Jovann Arrrive Hartsville J F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt. CHARLESTON, SUMTER AND NORTHERN RAILROAD CHARLES E. KIMBALL Receiver. In Effect March 2, 1892 NORTH. SOUTH. 1 2 P. M. A M. 5.30 Charleston 11.05 7.05 Pregnall’s 9.50 9 20 Sumter 7.85 10.15 launar 6.35 10.30 Syracuse 6.20 10.45 Darlington 6.05 It 01 Mont Clare 5.50 11.11 Robin’s Neck 5.39 11.26 Mandeville 5.24 11.40 Beunettsville 5.10 P. M. A. M. All trains daily except Sunday. J. H. AVERILL, General Manager. & D. and C. & S. RAILROADS. ly. In effect May 31, 1892. Leave Wadesboro . 4.40 a m Bennett’s 5.01 a iu Morven’s McFarland Cheraw 6.05 a m Cash's . 6.17 am Society Hill Dove’s . 6.32 a m Floyd’s 6.58 a m Darlington 7.12 a in Palmetto Arrive Florence Iieave Florence Palmetto . 9.13 p m Darlington - Floyd’s Dove's 9.23 p iu 9.33 p m . 9 40 p w Society Hill 10 00 p m Cash's Cheraw 10.27 p m McFarland 11.01 p m Morven’s 11,16 p m Bennett's.... 11.34 p m Arrive Wadesboro 11.59 a iu Freight Train. Leave Florence . 7.45 a in Arrive Darlington 8.30 a m Leave Darlington Arrive Florence 5.00 p in N 1 The Best is the Cheapest. The •‘Domestic” Sewing Machine Im' provements for 1891. ALL GOODS GUARANTEED. GEO C TOALE HENRY OLIVES Geo. E. Toale & Co, ■WHITE EIJSTE DOORS, SASH, BUNDS, AND M II Two machines in one; chain stitch; lock stitch; **Domcstio’ loo per. Ask the agent to show it to you. You will see its great value at once. Thk Wondkr of thk Agk! First in the field witli m-w ideas; high arm; bent wood woik; convertible stiten sewing machine. The “DOMESTIC" can be seen at the store of McCall & Burch, or at the residence of J. G. McCall. Mrs. J. G. McCall, Agent for Darlington County THE Largest Line OF SPORTING GOODS, Such as Baseballs, Bats, Mits Footballs, Croquet Sets. Hammocks,Stretch- Hooks, &c., k Smjlt to tilt Hit;. Also a ffill line of small Musical Instruments. Darlington Book Store. PETER BOWLES T^OES first-class House and Sign Painting; Kalsomine Work a specialty. In addition to my other work, I am now prepared to do PAPER HANGING, etc. IM He solicits the patronage of Darlington. OFFICE AND SALESROOMS 10 and 12 llnyue Street, CHARLESTON, • -8.0 ^Special Prices Cheerfully Fur nished. Fin km! Now is the time to insure your Gin Houses AND Tobacco Barns. I am prepared to place them in the best companies. B. 0. W. HoY/ard Fleming, 276 East Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C., IMPORTER OF English Portland Cement AND DEALER IN LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, HAIR, &C., and all BUILL 1NG MATERIAL. Lowest Prices. Best Satisfaction. CAR LOAD LOTS A SPECIALTY. Oct. 29—lyr. A. F. RAVEN EL, President. ORTHEASTERN RAILROAD. In effect May 31, 1892. SOUTH BOUND. No. 27. Leave Florence 1.85 a m Kingstree Lanes 2.50 a m Arrive Charleston 5.00 a m No. 23. Leave Florence 8.05 a m Kingstree 9.30a in Lanes 9.55 a m Arrive Charleston 11.59 a m No. 53. Leave Lanes 8.45 p m Arrive Charleston 10.20 p m Train on C. A D. R. R. connects at Florence with No. 23 Train. NORTH BOUND. No. 78. lames Kingstree Arrive Florence No. 14. Leave Charleston Lanes 7.05 p m Kingstree 7.24 p m Arrive Florence 8.30 p m No. 52. Leave Charleston Arrive Lanes No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Central R. R. of 8. C. Nos. 78 aud 14 run solid to Wilming ton, N. C., making close connection with W. A W. R. R. for all point* North. J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Supt. • mriLMINGTON, COLUMBIA & f'Y AUGUSTA RALROAD. In effect March 27, 1892. SOUTH BOUND. No. 23. Leave Wilmington Marion Arrive Florence 10.25 p m No. 50. Leave Florence 3.20 a m Sumter Arrive Columbia No. 27. Leave Wilmington Marion Arrive Florence No. 52. Leave Sumter Arrive Columbia No. 58. I>eave Florence 7.57 a m Sumter 9 20 a m Aarrive Columbia * No. 52 runs through from Charles ton via Central Railroad; leaving Lanes 8.32 a in. Manning 9 09 a m. Train on C. and D. Railroad con nects at Florence with No. S'*. NORTH BOUND. No. 51. Leave Columbia 10.45 p m Sumter 12.04 a m Arrive Florence 1-15 a in No. 78. Leave Florence 5.00 a m Marion 5.44 a iu Arrive Wilmington 8.55 a m No. 59. Leave Columbia Sumter 7.30 p m Arrive Florence 8.40 p in No. 53. Leave Columbia 6.00 p m Arrive Sumter 7.25 p in No. 14. Leave Florence 8.50 p m Marion 9.35 pm Arrive Wilmington 12.20 u m No. 53 runs through to charleston via central Railroad, arriving Man ning 8.00 p m. Lanes 8.40 p in, charleston 10.30 a in. No. 59 connects at Florence with c. A D. train Irom cheraw and Wades boro. Nos. 78 and 14 make close connec tion at Wilmington with W. & W. Railroad for all points North. Trains on Florence Railroad leave Pee Dee daily except Sunday 8 85 a m, arrive Rowland 11.40 a m. Return ing leave Rowland 12.16 pm, arrive Pee Dee 4.00 p m. Trains on Manchester A Augusta Railroad leave Sumter daily except Sunday 10.50 a m, arrive Rimini 11 59 a m. Returning leave Rimini 12 80p. iu, arrive Sumter 1.40 p. m. J. F. DIVINE, Gen Supt KEEP COOL! Good advice for the dog days, which may be followed by patronizing H. J. LaMotte, Agt. Who sells the coldest lee in town 11 50 cents a hundred; pin ked in barrels at 60 cents a hundred; watermellont and all perishable articles frozen at a very small cost. Finest refrigerator beef always on tiand. Sole agent for Armour’s "Gold Brand” hams. High est cosh prices paid for country pro duce. Jane 16—2m