The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, February 01, 1894, Image 2
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from a Greek '.-ora wmcn stgnmes "is-
dcstnictible by fire." The ancient* were
familiar with its uses and the modes of
obtaining it, yet strange to say always
alluded to it as a vegetable production.
It was nsed in all their funeral rites, but
particularly where cremation was prac
ticed, the corpse being wrapped in an
a*bestns cloth so as to keep the ashes of
the dead pers u from mingling with
those of the wood or other combustible*
used in incineration of the remains. The
people of Egypt and many other coun
tries of the ancients, especially the royal
and wealthy classes, made towels, nap
kins, tablecloths, etc., of asbestus and
cleaned them by throwing them into the
fire.—St. Louis Republic.
AMERICAN CHILDREN.
WHEREIN THEIR EDUCATIONAL TRAIN
ING 13 DEFECTIVE.
Vhe Subtle Dlfttfnctton Between “Inutrnc*
tlon” and '‘Education'* Made by the Clev
er and Farseeing French—The Need of
American Youth.
A subtle distinction between “instruc
tion” and “education" Is admirably
drawn by that people most highly en
dowed with a strong analytical faculty,
the French, with the habit of keen scru
tiny, thorough investigation and just de
duction usnal with them. The difference
existing between acquired knowledge on
the one hand and inculcated virtues on
the other has been embodied in these
separate appellations, which carry with
them two distinct meanings. Both may
be largely possessed apart from the oth
er.
Bnt when both are combined In one
individuality the highest degree of ex
cellence has been obtained of which the
human race is capable.
With us in America it is fair to state
that instruction from books, In school and
college, where the aim must of necessity
be only the development of the mind and
intellect, in conjunction with religious
teachings from the pulpit and at the
fireside, sums up the education generally
given to the youth of the country, even
among the prosperous and the wealthy.
Bnt between these two lines of educa
tion, both admirable and necessary,
stands a more snbtle and intangible form
of mental and moral training which
embraces the development of the finer
chorda of both the intellect and the
sentiments having for effect not only
to instilf a desire for knowledge am]
virtue and a reproval of vice, but to ed
ucate as to the desirability of that su
perior excellence which enables the pos
sessor to strive for the ideal graces and
beauties, which, when understood and
practiced, produce a perfect civiliza
tion.
That religion alone cannot give this
result is shown by the fact that the ex
treme and beautiful polish to character
and the broad (esthetics it evolves have
been possessed by men and women who
have acknowledged no attachment to re
ligious creeds and again by members of
Christianity and paganism alike, while
the bookworm and the savant, whose
mind is the crowded receptacle of a mar
velous agglomeration of knowledge, may
bo absolutely lacking In this particular
phase of culture.
It is this education, which does not ap
ply exclusively to the intellectuality nor
to tbo moral sense, but envelops the
whole being through a cultivation of the
receptive faculties and finer instincts,
which is denominated "education” by
the French, and which shonld be applied
with greater care in America to the
training of yonth, for as a factor in en
lightenment and progress its value is
enormous. With the many splendid
qualifications given by nature to the
American citizen, and which the polit
ical institutioni under which he lives
has fostered, his sturdy self dependence,
spirit of Inquiry, his energy and natural
intelligence, if aided by a strong de
velopment in this direction, would pro
duce remarkable results both in the in
dividual and for the masses.
For it is evident that from a cultiva
tion of this phase of the human mind
springs the conception and execution of
all that pertains to the arts, fine aud in
dustrial, they being the tangible ex
pressions of the aspirations and genius
of those from whom they have emanated.
Unless the trend of a people be toward
an ideal existence, stretching beyond the
absorption of effort merely to-supply
the wants o'f man's physical life, neither
poet, sculptor nor painter nor the artis
tic and accomplished artisan will emerge
to adorn and testify to their civilization
and their superiority. Indeed expan
sion In this direction proves the condi
tion of national life with a sure and
true precision.
The time has come when an education
tending toward similar results shonld
occupy public thought in this country,
heretofore too exclusively engrossed in
solving the problem of national exist
ence. It is just to say, however, that
there has been an advance, noticeable in
large centers, which has been brought
about by friction and competition and
the contact with our nationalities, vary-
ing opinions and antagonistic creeds
But the general improvement has not
been in accord with the capabilitiee in
that direction of the American people,
nor proportionate with the increased
wealth, for outside of our largo cities, in
the interior portions of the country, fife
is still unjustifiably primitive, aud
those living on plain and frontier, in
mountain and forest, are uncultured be
yond what their isolation would justify
Again it is uoticeable that the educa
tion of the children of thoee classes pos
sessed of ample means Is in these Unit
ed States generally superficial. The
American early youth among the edu
cated classes, which are those exerting
the most influence on the destinies of a
people, is not subjlcted to that sober
discipline deemed necessary by the older
nations of Europeas being a protection
to them, against their own irrepletive
impulses, through mental habits thus en
forced,, and as constituting a desirable
tutelage in preparation for the later se
vere struggles of life. The overindul
gence generally accorded the American
child and youth is the cause of a general
disregard of authority and careless atti
tude toward obligations, a distinctive
feature of the American youth. On the
part of those in authority the effort
wonld seem to be to gloss over the un
sound basis of a scanty learning by some
few gaudy accomplishments, equally su
perficially possessed. — New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
Tin Will Nut lu.truy It.
Asbestus is a mineral filler of the horn-
hleuut. varietv. It derives its name
rr -*
HOW CATS OFTEN SPREAD DISEASE.
Mothers Shonld Teach Children Not to
if audio Strange Animals.
Since I have spoken in defense of the
dog, let mo say something more with
relation to that other favorite household
companion of man—the cat. I would
call your attention to the fact that the
cat is a beast far more useful to mankind
than the dog. Without the latter we
could get along, but If we had no cats
we should have a continual plague of
rats and mice, which would overrun the
cities and devour the crops and small
live stock of th i farmers.
At the same ime you may set it down
an indisputable truth that the domestic
cat is a prolific source of a great variety
of diseases. It breeds them and dis
seminates them—skin troubles partic
ularly. It carries about with it the con
tagion of diphtheria, one of the most fa
tal of humau complaints, and it is seri
ously suspected of helping to sow the
germs of consumption. A trouble akin
to ringworm which attacks the scalp and
causes the hair to (all out is (requentiy
conveyed by cats. Likewise it is with
scarlet (ever, which, when it is in a
house, is always likely to be scattered
abroad by the pet pussies ot the estab
lishment.
The way of it is this: When there is
sickness in a house, old cloths .ire apt to
be used for various pnrjioses. These are
commonly thrown afterward into some
out of the way place, like the corner of
a closet. Suppose that there is a tabby
about that is on the point of bringing
into the world a litter of kittens. Fe
male cats are constantly having kittens,
as you know, being among the most pro
lific of animals. She searches for a se
questered nook for her accouchement
and U likely to make her bed of just
such a lot of old rags as I have described.
As a natural consequence, not only is
the mother cat infected as to her fur
with the con ugious disease, but all of
her kittens ar ■ likewise. The latter are
fondled by the children. Pathogenic
germs seem to find a most favorable
breeding ground in the hair of cats. As
a result the complaint is spread. Un
fortunately tie infection is not limited
to the house, it is spread abroad by the
cats, which ure notorious stragglers.
Thus before many days have passed
there is an epidemic of scarlet fever or
what not in tie neighborhood. Nobody
can imagine how it got about. Little
Jobuny dies of diphtheria, and nobody
dreams that lie contracted it by picking
up a strange cat.
Children have a way of picking up
cats and holding them to their faces to
caress them. That accounts for many
cases of that very disagreeable disease
called ringworm. It is the same way
with other skin troubles that are con
tagious. Cats as well as dogs are lia
ble to tuberculosis of the lungs, other
wise known as consumption. That they
communicate it to human beings is more
than euspecte l.—Washington Star.
A Louisville Dog That Swears.
A Louisville railroad man has a dog
that distinguishes the days of the week
and different railroad trains. On days
when Midget’s owner makes his regular
tripe the dog accompanies him to the
station, but never attempts to board the
train—just stays on the platform, an in
teres ted spectator, and wags his tail
cheerfully as the train move* out On
other days ami other trains—suburban
trains to Parkland or Pewee Valley—
be bops aboard without hesitation, evi
dently aware .hat the ride in prospect U
one that he n ay share. Midget swears,
too; swears like a pirate.
The family understand him, but they
report that his language Is too terrible
to be repeated. When things don’t go
to suit him. he retiree under a bed or
sofa and lies there rolling off oaths of
fearful description for hours. A young
man who was attentive to Midget's
young mistress unintentionally offended
him, but the dog got even. He actually
broke off the match. He knew the regu
lar nights on which the youth appeared,
and at an early hour would ensconce
himself under the parlor sofa, from
which coign of vantage he would growl
forth such volleys of personal and pro
fane remarke that the prospective lover
became intimidated and ceased his at
tentions lu recognition of these serv
ices Midget's master gave him a beauti
ful silver collar.—Louisville Courier-
Journal.
A Dsacrtsr’a Good Fortune.
A deserter is not always a deserter,
even though branded with a great big
“D,” according to the laws of Queen
Victoria's realm. Some time ago a well
known English resident of Wilmington,
Del., applied to the British consul here
for a pension, claiming t? have served
his country in an Australian regiment.
He admitted having had his breast
branded with a red iron, with the letter
"D," which marked him forever is a de
serter, but claimed to have rejoined his
regiment after his punishment and
served out the term of enlistment. The
British home office found that he was
right, and the pension has come to him
after s long wait.—Philadelphia Rec
ard.
The JaftH'Jerusalem Railway.
Rather & striking illustration of how
trade and money getting make strange
bed fellows is furnished by the Jaffa-
Jeru»alem railway. The concession for
the railway vas obtained by a native of
Jerusalem, It was built by a French
company, while the englnee and car
riages, manufatnred In the United
States, ran over rails made in Belgium,
and most of the remunerative part of
the passenger traffic is drawn from
British tourisU.—London Tit-Bits.
Keeping the Congregation Awnko.
Lapenius, chaplain to the Danish
court (1892), noticing that a Urge part
of the congr- gation fell asleep during
the sennou, >uddenly stopped, and pull
ing from his pocket a shuttlecock com
menced to play with it. This strange
device, we are assured, had the effect da-
sired.—Temple Bar.
NICE YOUNG MAN, BUT A FOOL.
BTe It Utterly Too Good* and HI# Wife If
Sick of Her Bargain.
One of the best girls any fellow ever
knew and the pride of a village not a
thousand miles from Pitteburg made a
fatal mistake when she married. Being
such a happy girl, so sensible and so
much sought after by the beet young
men in the neighborhood, every one con
fidently exiiected her to make a great
catch. But she didn't, and now her
neighbors are wondering how it all hap
pened. She married a fool. That ex
plains it all. No need to go into details.
The fact that he dressed welland tl.at
he moved in good society and was known
as a “very nice yonng man" will not
make the case any plainer. He is a fool,
and that is all there is about it.
His foolishness consisted largely In
believing that the world was not made
right, that the people are wrong hearted
as well as wrong headed, and that it is
the duty of every one to array himself
against everything as it exists and keep
up a constant grumbling, growling and
complaining. This young man was very
religious in a sense. He honestly and
faithfully endeavored to keep himself
unspotted from the world by avoiding
contact with it. He went not into bad
company, nor did he patronize picnics
and evening parties, but staid at home
reading good books and thinking how he
could spin for himself a cocoon that
would keep the outside world away
from him. He did not realize the fact
that he who has himself for companion
and friend is in very poor company.
It was this sort of chap that our model
girl married. She ought to have known
better, but she mistook his knowledge of
books for an evidence of brains and of
learning, while the fellow really hadn’t
two ideas of his own about anything.
The Inside history of this case shows that
she did not love him any better than she
had other men, bnt he was such a nice
young fellow that she thought there
would be no risk taking him. In fact,
she took him in the hope of escaping the
very misery she is now suffering. He
doesn’t beat her with a club, nor does he
get drunk snd smash the furniture, but
he tires her life out by lecturing her.
finding fault continually and never com
mending, and trying to make her under
stand that her place is at home and that
her duty is to him. Their home is dreary
ami chilly, and their lives about the same
They are both satisfied that marriage
is a failure, and they cannot be made to
believe otherwise. It isn’t the man who
has the least book knowledge that is the
biggest fool, nor are those who are short
on general information to be classed
with numskulls. Some of the most de
lightful people one .nay meet are those
who are blessed with an abundance of
common sense. They know absolutely
nothing of Darwin nor of Briggs and
not a great deal about electrical science,
and they may even eat with their knives,
pour their coffee into saucers and blow
the soup to cool it, yet with ail these
shortcomings and defects they are the
most delightful people to know. Their
hearts are all right, and they under
stand enough of the science of life to
know how to live comfortably them
selves and to make others happy.—Pitts
burg Commercial Gazette.
Water Started These Two Fires.
No principle of natural philosophy is
more familiar than the power of watei
to extinguish fire. And yet, strange to
wy, water has been known to cause de
structive fires, not by an accident, bnt
by direct chemical action. One case of
the kind was in a large factory. A flood
caused the water to rise to a pile of iron
filings, which oxidized so rapidly that
they developed great heat and set fire
to the nearby woodwork. The building
was entirely destroyed.
Another case is still more remarkable.
Several engines were throwing water
upon a burning building, and the water
found its way to another building,
which contained quicklime. The
slaking of the lime, caused of course
by the contact of the water, generated
intense heat, and the heat set fire to the
building. That was a sarcasm of cir
cumstances, wasn’t it?—Philadelphia
Times.
Caught Napping.
Uncle—Dear me, Carl, what a poor
memory you have!
Nephew—A poor memory, you sayV
Why, I can repeat four pages of the
names in the directory aher reading
them through only once I
Uncle—Til bet you a hamper of chain
pagne that you can't do it
The nephew sends for a directory, at
tentively peruses four pages aud shuts
up the book.
Uncle—Well?
Nephew—Muller. Muller, Muller, eto.
ad infinitum.
All the four pages of the directory be
ing taken up with this familiar patro
nymic, our student won his bet in fine
style.—Seifcnblasen.
Value of Good Cooking.
We masculines have yet to learn that
the kitchen is the most important end of
the household. If that goes wrong, the
whole establishment is wrong. It de
cides the health of the household, and
health settles almost everything. Heavy
bread, too great frequency of plum pud
ding, mingling of lemonade and ens-
tards, nnmasticable beef, have decided
the fate of sermons, legislative bills and
destiny of empires. The kitchen knife
has often ent off the brightest prospects.
The kitchen gridiron has often consumed
a commercial enterprise. The kitchen
kettle has kept many a good man in hot
water. It will never be fully known
how much the history of the world was
affected by good or bad cookery.—Nash
ville Advocate.
Why n. CHom th» War.
When Charles Dudley Warner was
the editor of the Hartford Press, back in
the sixties, arousing the patriotism of
the state by his vigorous appeals, one of
the typesetters came in from the com
posing room, and placing himself before
the editor said, “Well, Mr. Warner, I’ve
decided to enlist in the army.” With
mingled sensations of pride and respon
sibility Mr. Warner replied encourag
ingly that he was glad to see that the
man felt the call of duty. “Oh, it isn’t
that,” said the truthful compositor, “but
Td rather be shot than try to set any
more of your copy.”—San Francisco Ar-
oronaut.
Too many Spider#.
At the age of 5 Ruby made her first
visit to a large dty, and having previ
ously teamed something of neat house
keeping she on observing the large num
ber of telegraph, telephone and electric
light wires exclaimed, “Papa, what
makes them have so many cobwebs in
the streetT—Youth’s Companion.
WHNTEDI
Our customers and friends throughout the county to know
that we have just opened the
Largest Stock of Goods
We have ever had the pleasure of offering to the public, and
that these goods were bought with a view to the present hard
times, which means that in order to sell this large stock, we pro
pose
TO WORK OH SMALLER PROFITS.
We ask the people of Darlington and adjoining counties to
sustain us by giving us their patronage and we will not disap
point them.
Remember, our stock embraces everything in the way of
Dry Goods, Clothing,
Shoes, Hats, Hardware,
And Groceries.
Respectfully,
BRUNSON, LUNN & CO.
THE “CALIGRAPH.”
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“The Furniture Man”
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as, meets on 1st and 8rd
Tuesday Evenings in
each month, at Castie
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opposite Broad. Visit
ing brothers fraternally
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Attorneys tad Counselors at Law
Office in brick building south of,
the Bank of Darlington.
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tt. W. DARGAN. H. T. THOMPSON.
DARGAN & THOMPSON,
Attorneys tt Law,
Office in Darlington Guards’
Armory building, lower floor.
Darlinffton. S. C'
X. o WOODS. T. H. SPAIN
WOODS & SPAIN,
(Successors to Ward ft Woods,)
Attorneys & Counsellors at Law.
Offices formerly occimied by
Ward & Woods, over Bank of
Darlington.
Practise in State and Federal
Courts. Prompt personal atten
tion to all business.
To Our Customers of the Pee
Dee Section:
We have decided here
to after to conduct our
business in your terri
tory direct with buyers.
We can thus better as
sure you of prompt at
tention, low prices, and
clear agreements not
liable to misunderstand
ing and confusion as in
past under a different
system.
To responsible and
honorable buyers we
will make it an object
to correspond with us,
and we want to deal
with no other class.
Write us for prices on
any make or kind of
machinery vou want,
and we will make an
honest effort to serve
your best interests.
W. H. GIBBES, JR., ft CO.,
COLUMBIA, 8. C.
Dec28—ly
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A Story of Love #
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ON THE PLAINS OF ARIZONA
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Mini's unite.
Auditor’s Otpice. I
Darlinston, 8. C., Dec. 1,180S. f
T HIS oSm will be open for the
pttipoee of listing All real and
personal property and poll taxes for
the fiscal year commencing Nov 1,
ISM, and ending Oct. 81, 1894, from
January 1, to February 80. inclusive,
excepting days required In filling the
jury box and days named below.
1 wiU attend In person or by dep-
^hiiadelphta, Monday, Jan. 8.
Lamar, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Jan. 9 and 10.
Stokes Bridge, Saturday, Jan. 18.
onany,’ Jan;
Lydia, Monday, Jan;
HartsviUe, Tuesday
day, Jan.’19 and 17.
i 15.
and Wednes-
ty, Jnn.'isanai7.
Antioch, Thursday. Jan. 18.
Leavensworth, Friday, Jan. 19.
BoeietysHUl, Thursday and Friday,
Jan. ISmnd 19, by deputy;
Jasper, Saturday, Jan. 90,: by.dep-
Hifh Hill, Monday, Jan. 29,>y’dsp-
2feahanlesville, Tuesday, Jan, 18.
If taxpayers will aid thsAuaitor in get
ting all the taxable property, on the
tax books much dissatisfaction now
existing would cease; The school /
fund would be increased if all toxablw
polls could be entered. Male per.on#,
between the ages of 81 andtOyearv
are deemed taxable polls except those
Incapable of corning a support.
W. H. LA WRENCH,
Dec 7—4t Auditor P, Qs