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CHAPTER VII.
But at supper there was 00 Rate. Mr
Birchmore and I were served by Chris
tina, while the voices of Slurk and onr
landlord cduld he heard in the kitchen
My conversation was naturally some-
what constrained. Mr. Birchmore had
a good deal to say about some excursion
which he had in view for the morrow
hut I failed te pay very close attention
to his remarks. Once, however, I caught
Christina's eyes Hxod upon me, and
smiled as I remembered her warnings
respecting the supposed danger of soli
tary rambles.
After supper 1 felt more restless than
ever. 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.
No efforts will be spared to
make the course of instruction
complete and thorough in every
department. The dormitories
and class rooms are being re
furnished and repaired, and
every care will be taken to pro
mote the welfare and comfort of
the young ladies attending the
Institute.
Board, including rooms, fuel
and lights, and tuition in all
regular studies for the entire
scholastic year :
Collegiate course ♦175.00
Academic course 140.00.
The only extras are Music,
Drawing and Painting, French,
German and Elocution, and for
these a moderate additional
charge is made. For further in
formation applv to
H. FRANK WILSON,
President Sumter Institute,
Sumter S. C.
Desirable Lot For Sale.
\VK off.-r for »aK‘ tlffl lot of the late
Mn*. A. A. Baker in the Town of Dar
lington. PAUL WHIPPLE,
J. GHEGG McCALL,
J. E. NETTLES,
Executors.
Ap 21—tf _
Lumber! Lumber!!
J UST arrived and for sale cheap
for cash, six car loads of rough
1 ind dressed lumber, such as Frain-
! ng. 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