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Hhe Darlington Deo. PCBLISHKD EVKRT THURSDAY UORBINO. fiENRV J, JHOMPSOR, PROPRIETOR. TERMS—$1 Per Annum in Advance; SO cents for # months; 25 cents for 3 months. Advertising Rates: One Square first insertion.. One Squai^sdri^dd Every subsequent insertion Contract advertisements inserted upon the most reasonable terms. NIGHTINGAU9. ' AN AUTOMATIC LIGHTHOUSE. i There Is No 1 A remark) i which shsdl tuary ofJ^ stands upon ai er, bat tb* Bright Light rrpstMUjr. Jc lighthouse is the one ]Nf|frtdng rgy* from an es- Je.Tn France, where It rhek lift he midst ItoaolKul must be Hie mounlalnt whence ye a naac* oa tv% m vam i And bright In ilreame whfrefroui Vo learn your pong. Where ere llioee elerry woudst Oh, might I , e-wklHtSV there — 1 ..((rtV* 11 Among ihA'kowgts, wltkjU.hh.thst.Sieaveiib' air. Bloom theteir "Nsth hariten »n- tleae.yiouatalns yt<; tlxvg the strtsamH. Oiiri»!i|f iattlfcj vWc «f itanJriillM l»*«iii»our Ureams- . . » .. , . ®* o o. iAWmeWAe*HMC , ‘‘ oo.^ i Whew pli^iig dlm.LqSi(i^>'i* lioiit^iiro-, No diiHgatdi'WW ner.lqngslgl <»n muMA. »o ■ For all our art , * T\*j, . ._ rot tr Wo )ioun aarldtfink Uie»> Aunlght i»j»Ulitlrawn Frr»» HWMliWlMflfcirH DiVsrti'whfhftheInthhii.-iilMli. tidfr>ofVlsy' \t) »>s ’Trrrrrr—ptTrrrrH^^ril »vl * ( A Blir leoWpr,round. T&H*T* a Towf/r I’Aniiy Or V»oafn1, aait l« t'alU'tlv ltt«cr#n iu< ®(jSiin%hfMii4 f “ 1 Me. nu the coast, whence 1,000,000 lohsteys are sliippAd each 1 'tVilfi ThW< potihd'i^ Joysaeil by lmil(Ujig a^HAflam,atros-v*. tidewater cove. This'qam doegjmt quite risd to hlfeh tVaWr’tnifrlt.' md 'iUToss ni'e topis placed a fence -of liron! wm1s( psi>- ' miUimra du^ychjwmj.ol waArc pro-, venting the lobsters from esc'^pm^. ( m a uiujyciunqjc > c w au-c pre-, itina the lobsters fro.n esc^piu(a ) spring ami full business is most brisk. Wlietitfid fisherilit'n'bi'in'K the Itftfiiten to. the ixmirtr the" ,i fi8h‘ , «* tHeynfcfe called, are hoisted tethe daiu.'ineisnred. iuclms liingl the legal liitnt.are lbroHij.in. If a lobster is clever, IbA life yi |l|cpHVml may taking junl full of Lv-Jltijr tttipid,he will 1hi finned, ant with a dr^ir scioOsinfl pa<*ky(lTil al>Arr'c1,'wltdrd'mec'e of ice fbr a piiitiit.intff‘seht''tA , HWt<lA , .' The admits made' of MAut kAdite ahll hi weighted at the botU.mkviUi wticavy < liain. Along the Lop is a rovysrflcorks, which spstailt itiig.wiUHlvll btfUte seino while the clutii^ |og, bottom of the potiiwl, , ,, ; ( A stogie cast or'this 'seine will bring np lobsters enMigti t6'f!Tl 1V barrels. The chain ns it sweeps alorw the liottom stirs np the lobster*, whidhiimmeiliately shoot backward..into tlikslack twine. In tak ing tbtim ontr Uhi' iiicn wear heavy mit- tegs, tbuugh .eytfi then they are often nipped, fu ^he ponml the lobsters are fe<l on salt herring, men rowing about in skiff* Atid' pitching the herring over board. Ibis is called “feeding tile chick- eue,” and it takes about six barrels to inaloe.a light luncheon for the flock.— UoHtou Globe. of a treacherous reef. The peculiarity of this lighthouse is that it is unoccupied, and yet its lamp is burning perjieMially. The famous Eddystone light on the coast of .England, rishig from a rock that is only large enough to afford a foundation f,f the struct pi", is remarkable because tifeiigAi bawrigst in charge are able to leave their confined quarters only once in three months, when a veaael comes to them with aappliea, letters, papers and a new .detachment of watchers. It WM to do away with this exacting and iopesume life that the French engi- iteers'set’ VlieifVielyes about the task of ilevistog a fnethdd by which the useful- iteSa: bf' the' Ifgiithonse could be main tained without so much personal atten- ItthiM happened that a lamp was vented that would burn coutmoonsly fpr two months wij'uont being trimmed oj: replenished. 1 Tpc burping fluid used in this lamp is aii ordinary mineral oil. The tube in the infStlbi'bf'tl|e lamp is furnished with a Wii’V having a thickness three times as an'those employed generally iu rhtbotwes. Around the burning sur face of the wick:it a cake made of a pat- »<< ><I1 tfeiilediprepsratioii ronsiatiag largely of ••Alone aloud In.the rapt.j».l ear of men f ThU protection assures ‘ le duratipn and the uniformity of the me.. A chimney made of mica is f aiplitid the flame, and this in- 'Aii llicri’ase in the power of the The supply of oil is assured by insau* <of a reservoir containing 100 qiuurts, Alia lamp consuming 50 grams each hour. To provide always for the H'Wyoir furnished with sufficient fned q gangs is.fixed at its side that gov erns tbe supply flowing in from another reservoir At a distance, and this gauge Jiertofts just ne grams per hour to perco late throngh tlm little supply pipe into ihe i *ujppVyrewrvoir. 1 1 : The diameter of the lantern is 56 inches •iid R ('rtgt $1,400. The intensity of the (iglft keeps editable nntil the expiration .pf ,(wp W.pnths, when it is necessary to yiqik t|m Tight house and replenish the 'mgkn. The light can be seen more than Tt miles at sea. The wick is cleansed and UioSe whnth . are. more than Iff)"Anddrawn np gradually by the action bt 'the -ter cake at its month. The French ’‘government U arranging to put upothers of these houses, and It is also perfecting pn Invention by which a perpetual elec tric light can be controlled by wires run ning through a submarine cable to tue the land.—Excliange. The Cut In AnHent Timed. The cat waa so very highly regarded to England at one time, both as a rat and mouse catcher, and as au ornament to society, that we find the following sain tary law passed by one of the princes of Wales: “If any one steal or kill a Cat that guards tho Prince’s Granary, he is to forfeit a milch Ewe, its Fleece and Lamb. Or, as much Wheat as, when poured npoij tho cat suspended from its tail, with the head tonrhing the floor, would forma heap highenouglit touover the tip of the former." Though the Welsh hud a high opinion of the cat, the ancient Egyptians hail a still higher. Tliese intelligent aqd civ- ilixed ivtuple treated cats with great dis tinction. It was a crimp io kill them, and when they filed they reieive^n pub lic burial, at which the people mourned, having first shaved off their eyebrows as a token of sorrow. The most prominent cats were upou death embalmed in drugs and spices, and cat mummies hare been found Hide by side with thoae of kiugs. Wlien Cambyses, the Parian, attacked the Egyptian city of Pelusia, be cunning ly provided his soldiers with cats in stead of shields. When the host ad vanced, the-Egyptians retired in confu sion upon discovering that they would be nuable to do damage to their enemy without seriously iniperiMng the live* of vast numbers of cats. And so the city was taken easily and without tho loss of blood or of a cat. It cannot lie disputed that the ancient Egyptian cats intikt liave enjoyed life very unioh.'*-8t. tonis Poet- Dispatch. “Yanks* lloudle.” The tune of “Yankee Doodle" has had seven or eight treatises written npon it in't he last Bo years, ascribing it to vari ous dates and origins, even back to The Netherlands and the days of Cromwell and the Charleses. Dr. Georgs Grove of London, author of the "Dictionary of Music and Musicians,” has investigated thoroughly the various (nnsical libraries Hurd Depoalta In Stettin Hoi ten A very simple method of preventing hard deposits m steam boilers is men tioned by M. Schmidt, a French en gineer. There are two boilers in nse at the same time, one being at rest, and the water in use is very bad, being very calcareous and magnesic, with organic matter, chlorides and a little sulphate of of lime. Each boiler is allowed to go on working for about 500 hours before tieing cleaned, when it is stopped, with the water in it, and allowed to cool down for about a week. The masonry is allowed to become cold, and then the tap is opened, also the safety valve, so that the water runs naturally out of the boiler, the latter, when empty, being en tered and simply swept. The deposit, being in the form of damp mud, is easily swept away, leaving the boil-ir as clean Inside as if it were new. This method has been in nse some five years and seems to show that the ordi nary hardening of deposits in boilers is duo to the absence of water in them while the mnd and the iron are being heated by the brickwork when the boiler has been emptied by the ordinary meth od under pressure. It is necessary, how ever, under this system, to be able to do without the particular boilei for some eight days.—New York Sun. The Seuee of Sight. Like every other sense, that of sight improves by nse under healthy condi tions, and therefore the people who have the greatest exercise of their vision in the open air under the light of the snn have the best eyesight. Generally speak ing, savage tribes possess the keenest eye sight, acquired through hunting. Natives of the Solomon islands are very quick at perceiving distant objects, such as ships at sea, and will pick out birds concealed in dense foliage some 00 or 70 feet high. Shepherds and sailors are blessed with good sight. Eskimos will detect a white fox in the snow a great distance away, while the Aral* of the deserts of Arabia have such extreme powers of vision that on the vast plains of the desert they will pick out objects invisible to the ordinary eye, at ranges from one to ten miles distant. Among civilised peoplee the Norwegians have better eyesight than most if not all others, as they more generally fnlfill the necessary conditions. The reason why defective eyes are so mnch on the in crease in this country, and in Europe lies, in too mnch study of books in early life and in badly lighted rooms.—Brook lyn Eagle. InprOYleg an Opportunity. A man who was somewhat the worse for frequent libations boarded a Market street car the other day, and while he and the 'British innkefimla BngUndL ro, ' e he ke l >t the other <*>“• finding no traces of it whatever, thus ex vuU " d - Aftw he 1 ‘*' 1 comfortably seat- ploding all the mystical, traditional and I* 3 biuM ® lf two y onn * ladi "* K°‘ on - apochryphal accounts tliereof. ’ rhere was n0 room for theul 40 <lown . But “Yankee Doodle” had an origin | »o the inebriated man remarked to two and has a 1’story. It was written by ■ T 0UI1 * ,u,-n m * t him ' " wh y yon Dr. Richard Sclmciibnrg. whose c<m ;. : fcUoshsgesh up and givesh ladies sheatf” Seeing that they did not move, the I man addressed himself to the two young ! ladies in about this style, “Girlsh, 'f I j conld shtand, yon could have my sheat.” Here the conductor thought it time to interfere and admonished the well mean ing fellow to be quiet under pain of be ing put off. This seemed to have the de- | sired effect, for he kept still after he had ‘ said: “Conductor, I’m married man. Have to talk n >w. for after I get home my wife won’t give me a chance. ”—Phil- A LI* Told In School. rt has always been father’s purpui? to give bis children a fair education, but aa the family increased to size and numbers and father's salary would not grow in tbs same proportion, he found it necessary to cut down Dome of the aVenndl of ex penditure One of his first thoughts was that of the shoe bill for the family. Bald he, “I'll be the cobbler when any shoes need repairing after this.” Unfortunate ly my shoes gave out first, and tho next day was set for repair day. Father brought from the shop where he w-as working soma of the old belting that liad been laid by. This leather was thorough ly saturated with oil, and as I entered the schoolroom next day with new ta|» on my shoes the oil would form a mark on the floor, just like a footprint on the newly fallen snow, and what good ex- ense to tell I couldn't think of. It liecame an eyesore to the whole school, and I was wishing soumhow I might take a vacation. Finally the teacher noticed it I was called np to the desk, leaving my track all the way, and asked to explain. .Shaking like a leaf, I told the story. My-hrother Jack and I bad got to fighting the other day in the cellar, and he threw me in a pan of grease that was aear by cooling. That lie settled the teacher, but the other element of the school were not satisfied nntil ttiey stood me on my head and looked at idy shoes.—Cor. New York Recorder. In m City Restaurant. A trifling incident noted not long ago to a city restaurant tells its own story and needs no spoken moral. Two girls, possibly attendants in a shop, were sit ting together eating their luncheon, and one was holding forth io her companion on an experience which had just befallen her. “I came in here,” said she, “and got this seat, but wan't long before an old lady came in and sat next to me. She took off one pair of glasses and put on another. Then she stared and stared at the hill of fare and laid it down. 1 thought first she couldn't read a word Then she turned around to me. “ 'Will yon let me sit next to the win dow? says she. “I didn't take any notice, and in a min ute she said it again. Then I answered her: “ ‘No,’ says I, ‘this is my seat, and Pm going to keep it.' “She turned 'way round iu her chair then and looked me all over. Then she looked away. But I guess she knew I'd got the best of her, for she did have the manners to say: •„ ,j your pardon.’ “She spoke real low, and I noticed she looked kind of surprised.”—Youth’s Com panion. Sticks In Mercantile Life. Many young men choose a mercantile position for the present only without thought or intention of making it a per manent business. The result is that of tentimes we find these men at.80 years receiving' no more pay than they did when only 18. There is an army of til.' class of young men behind counters today. They are an aimless, pitiable class. They stand listlessly iu their departments and areas unobservant of what’s going on around them as are the inanimate figures which one sees at the entrance of clothing estab lishments. Many of them let slip grand opportu nities of becoming great business fac'.ors in the commercial world and have doomed themselves to the treadmill of common drudgery. Singleness of pur pose implies self reliance, without which a young business man is not thoronghh furnished for a successful business career. —Dry Goods Economist. mission dates 1737, in the French and Indian war of 1755 under General Jef frey Amherst and was intended as a “take off” on the “rag, tag and bobtail” recruits of the colonies that came into the army. It “took" so well, however, that tho Americans liave ever adopted it and would not part with it for anything. The first words, . Father and I went down to camp, were in the Boston Journal in 1768, and the first record of the tnne is in Arnold’s , , ,, « „ “Two to One,” 1780, so tbal “Yankee a ' M pbia Call Doodle,” although written by a British surgeon, is really American.—Boston Transcript. Pleasure In the Heavens. There is a satisfaction in learning the names and positions of the stars that does not belong to the study of the planets. The stars apparently never change so fsr as their position relative to each other is concerned. The planets are always moving, and to those who do not watch the heavens with particular attention it is a cause of surprise very often to find a "new star” adorning a certain section of the heavens. If, how ever, this newcomer be carefully ob served from night to night, it will he found to change its distance from the fixed stars, and the observer will discover that it is a planet and at liberty to wan der about from place to place under the sole condition that it obeys certain rules of motion. When the bright stars that grace the lieavens become familiar to ob servers, they will know just what to ex pect on each, succeeding season.—New York Times. Maerlsc* Prop,.*.! Rrfurm. A suggestion is made for a legal re form which, while retaining breach of The of Hotel Keeping. j promise action*, would deprive them of Borne idea of the enormous proportions ' all their ornamental trimmings in the of the business of hotel keeping has as- shape of love Liters aiffl tbeother nsnal sumed in this country may he gained : incidents of courtship. It is proposed from the fuel that there are in the 1 that no promise of marriage should be United Sti.tcs upward cf 50,000 hotels, held valid uni ss it is made in writing exclusive of what may properly be npon properly stamped paper. Young termed inns and tavern* and what are , ladles might -ffix a sixpenny stamp to commonly known as apartment bowes, ’ the letter in which the swain declares although the latter are in many instances , his »(lections and ask him to be so good conducted as hotels in that they have a as to cancel it with his antograph.— 1 London Tit-Bits. l?' ‘ Qur customers and friends kjn'ouglfobt $he eOounty C6 know that we ha*e-iti8t opened the Largest Stock of Goods We have ever had the pleasure of offering to the public, and that thesa goods were bought with a view to the present hard times, which means that in order to sell this large stock, wo pro pose TO WORK OK 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. Cu.tomers Too Particular. Some years ago the proprietors of a so called “ulster house” in London placed in their windows a placard setting forth a new rule of their establishment, name ly, that no orders given by Americans would be executed unless the orders were paid for beforehand. The proprie tor on being interviewed declared that American ladies were much too hard to please—infinitely more so than English ones. Tliey insisted upon having their things made to fit or they refused to take them. “I had an ulster sent back to me the other day, for instance,” he re marked, “by an American customer merely liecause it was longer in front than it was at the back.” Only that and nothing more!—Lucy Hoojier in Home Journal. Economy In Foot Wear. The neatest and most economical jios- sible foot wear is a low cut shoe of a special pattern to bo worn with gaiter* to match each dress. This style of foot clothing has many advantages. The low shoe is easily aired, and the inner sole j will retain the odors of the feet with the neatest of persons if not properly aired, : especially when one walks mnch. The gaiter breaks the apparent size of a large i foot and forms a very attractive finish when matched to costumes. Skirts rubbing against the front of high kid boots will wear theeeam, while the lower part remains in perfect condi tion. t Gaiters, npon the other hand, can be changed as soon as defaced and worn with the same boot. Many pretty gaiters are possible for different occasions and styles of dre-s.—Jennets Miller Monthly. ! | The gold mines of Pern vere so rich that Atchnallpa, to buy bis ransom, I filled a room 2> by 17 feet to a height of 9 with golden vessels. When melted j they produced #15,480,710 of gold. j The Yezidees, a peculiar Turkish sect, I cut off the head of any one who inad-1 I vertently speaks the word “devil,” “g*. . tan” or anything with a similar mean ing _ I IF NOT YOU SHOULD! Come in and see the BEST SPRING FOR COMFORT, DURA BILITY AND CLEANLINESS in the world. They have 12Q oil- tempered spiral elliptical springs and each of these is braced in such ji way that they will last a lifetime. We will make a Special Price of 85 On these beds for the next 30 days only and you should not fail to get the width of your bed the next time you come to town and get one. Remember, One-Third of Your Life is Spenf in Bed! and if you buy one of these beds you will never regret it. J.D. BAIRD “The Furniture Man” Jan 4— Eftahli/hed 1S58. Re Established 1880. Insure Your Property -WITH- IF 1 . E. II^OIRIb/EIElNrT, Who represents the ii m mi! Satisfaction Guaranteed. Represents Twelve First- class Companies. September 11,1890 Watches Repaired AND WARRANTED. AT- M1S0N S JEWELRT STORE. Feblfl—tf Is Your Life Worth Anything to others? 'Are there not persons dependent on your earnings for their support? Are they pro vided for in case of your death? The simplest and safest way of assuring their protection is life in surance. Business, pro fessional, and working .men generally, should in sure, for their brains or their muscles, are their capital and income too. ’ Death stops them both. Insure in the Equitable Life and death cannot stop your salary or steal your capi tal, and your loved ones will be safe from want w. j. roddey; O—iral Agsatfertlu Carolina*, ROCK HILL, South Carolina. _CAUTIOX.—If a dealer offers W. L. ttoegle* shoe* at a rad used prior, or •*,* without name slamped on bottom, pnt him down ns n fraud. THE “CALIGRAPH.” +** It is now Thirteen years since the “Caligraph” Typbwritkb jvvas first put upon themar- "ket and in all that time has responded faithfully to what is required of a first-class writing machine. The Caligraph-is recognized everywhere as the most simple and most durable typewriter. It is easily learned, does beautiful work, and will last a decade, if properly cared for. In speed contests it has repeatedly taken first place and in telegraphic work has nevei been excelled. For manifold work it has no superior. With intercbangable parts the Caligraph is well nigh indestructible. The expe rience of business men, ministers, telegraphers, short hand schools and government departments all go to prove that the Caligraph is without a peer. SOI-.XI) OUST E-A.STT TIDIilAS which can be ascertained'by applying at Thk Dar lington News Office. * C. Irvine Walker, Jr.,<fcCo. t GENERAL AGENTS. 6 BROAD STREET, - • CHARLESTON, S. C. What is Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher’s prescription for InCaats and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor OIL It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years’ use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria is the Children’s Panacea —the Mother’s Friend. Castoria. “Castoria Ls so well adapted to children that I recommend it os superior to any prescription known to me.” H. A. Archer, M. D., Ill Bo. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. T. “ Tho uso of ‘ Castoria * is so universal and its merits so well known that it seems a work of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the intelligent families who do not keep Castoria within easy x-each.” Carlos Martyr, D. D., New York City. Castoria. Cas tort* curt* Colic, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Eructation, Ell), Worms, five* deep, and promoto* dt Zrtdion, Without Injurious medication. “For several years I have recommended your * Castoria,’ and shall always continue to do so as it has iavariably produced -e^t.1 results." Envm F. Parukz, K. D, HSLh Street and 7th Ave., New York City. Tbs Ckntach Conp/ vr, 77 MuaaAT Snucwr, New Toax @itt LAW CARDS. R. W. BOYD. GKO. W. BROWN BOYD dt BROWN- Attorneys and Counselors at Law Office in brick building south of the Bank of Darlington. DARLINGTON C. B., & C. Pr.OMPT PERSON A I, ATTENTION TO AL1, BUSINESS d. W. DAROAN. H. T. THOMPSON. DARGAN & THOMPSON, Attorneys at Law, Office in Darlington OuaKis' Armory building, lower floor! Darlin/ftun. S. C • B. o WOODS. T- H. SPAIh WOODS&SP v IN, (Successors to Wai J & Woods,) Attorneys & Counsellors at Law. Offices formerly occupied by Ward & Woods, over B ink of Darlington. Practise in State and Federal Courts.. Prompt personal atten tion to all business. W. L. Douglas S3 SHOE THE E WORLD. W. J*, DOUGLAS Shoes are atvlish, ea^y f t- trig, a id give better aalisfaction st the pricci«J. ▼ortisec than any other make. Try one pair and be coa' iaced. The stamping of W. L. Douglas’ name s-td price on the bottom, which gunr mice* their w-iue, saves thousands of dollnrs annually to those who wear them. Dealers w ho push the "ft ' V * pouelas Shoes gnin customers^ which »ielps to increase the sales on their full lint C^o^ic free upon appHcaU^ AddPt ,^ W* L* DOUGLAS, Brockton, Maas, bold by A- J- BROOIMI, Darlington, S. C. Fcbl—5m I Invited, Darlington Lodge No 7, Knigh< ofPythlJ ns, mwtson 1st ami ;)rd ITuksdaT EvcdIiiks In each month, at I astle Hall, Florence, street, opposite Broad. Visit ing brothers fraternally To Our Customers of the Pee Dee Section: W e have decided h« re after to cenduct 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 you want, and we wiil make an honest effort to serve your best interests. c AN AFFECTIONATE FAREWELL SC WE FROM OUR NEW SERIAL BY GBffiQDfto GDDd&hpOos DXSoogo A Story of Love # % and Adventure ON Th£ PLAINS OF ARIZONA W. H. GIBBES, JR., & COLUMBU, 8, C. Dec28—ly p o., m mm ipotw -H CD Cl CD Pa ’ri CD w CO o 3 •v e •s o &• 2 >—• B •4 o a tr 1 *3 CD C/1 £ cr»- K PD 3 I ?r 3 ^ i s I l > a -i CD S CO ►