Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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■ >■ VWW' MARI SERINITATW. ThdN *11 <* *“1 W UA and dark U4 drear, Th* deepest •llenoe-etlll In deathi Vo flrio* « ln »< no Ending call—Um ear Hears not the slightest breath. All, all is wild; no sunshine falls. Hons, Tbe very mountains seem to sleep. No pine trees rook In wary breeze. No moan Comes from that silence of the deep. from Tycho’s broad chaotic waste to where Gassendi's crater spreads. There lurid, darksome mountains catch the glare Eternal o’er their heads Where are the souls that once those Tales did 1111- Tbat poured thslr hearts above Once gushing stream, now dried np, wasted rill. Once music soft as love? Oh, that deserted world above! who knows What band hath made it so? What epic strain could sweep in song Its woes Divine what cause hath laid It low? Oh. nay, His not for human art to soar That vast chaotic deep! When time and place and art shall be no more, Twill roue* from mystic slesp. • E. T. O'LoughUn In Qodey's Lady’s Book TOO SPLENDID TO LAST. now Japan’s Leading Actor Had His IIrad Turned by Success. For several years the Japanese have been pointing with pride to their great Thespian, one Kawakami Otojiro. This distinguished actor was the favorite of the Soshi. He made innovations In dra matic art. He was nothing if not real istic. When the war came last year he realised that hia harvest time had ar rived. He wrote and pnt upon th* stage a war drama of the most gory and terrifying character. He introduced European effects, with battles, ship wrecks, rescues, etc. The heroics were never better presented. He coined money. Then, says the New York Herald, to give himself greater leeway, he rushed, off to the seat of war and returned gorged with carnage and fresh realisms. HU popularity Increased tenfold, for here wss an actor who had seen battle fields and smelled the gaseous product of gunpowder. His new play brought him fresh laurels, as he perched for awhile upon the perilous crest of fame. Imagine the surprise of everybody when it was learned the other day that the great Kawakami had been laid by the heels by a bailiff in Osaka and all his effects, movables, belongings and available assets sold under the ham mer to satisfy remorseless creditors. It then became known that this child of genius, like others of his guild, had been totally unable to withstand pros perity. He had been living a life so fast and furious that he practic ally threw Into realms oscuro the vol canic expression of Japan. He carried in hU train not less than half a hun dred of the most graceful, gorgeous and genuflections of the gtesha girls of the empire. His dinners were the delight of the epicures. In a word, he cut a tremendous swath. And now the stablel — JAPANESE MUSIC. Recognised as One or the Frefeseleae *> the Blind. Berlioz once wrote a sort of criticism of Chinese music, intimating that it was beneath notice. Chinese music is anterior to Japanse music, says the Boston Transcript. The people of Japan took their music from China, and have Improved upon it. A good many Intelligent westerners argue that there Is no music at all among the Mongol races. But that is a mistake, certainly as regards the Japanese. Modern Japanese mnsic Is composed al most exclusively for the thirteen stringed koto. For the kokyn, or fiddle, there appears to be no Inde pendent music) but for the samisen— irreverently called by some the banjo of Japan, an instrument with which it has no affinities—there exists a small repertory of songs. For the sakuhaehi —a lipped bamboo pipe—there is also a quantity of Independent music, which seems to have come down to the pres ent time from quite different aourcee than thoee from which the koto music has been derived. STie music for the biwa has not altered for over six hun dred years. Koto music Is written. It has been many times stated that there is no notation; but the ihusio is so complicated that it would pass the wit of man to do without some form of musical writing. The books are never used except for reference. By the majority of professional musicians, in deed, they could not be used, for they are blind, music being one of the recognized professions of the blind. And, second, the written musio is the exclusive possession of the profession als of the highest rank. Except by very special dispensation no pupil Is ever allowed to learn In any other way than hy listening, watching and com mitting to memory. A DOCTOR’S YARN. Of Two Sisters Who Killed Their Orend- fsther to Bess His Fata. This Is a bit of a true story a physi cian told me the other day, says a writer In the Washington Post, and it struck me as being the text for a fasci nating story of the Sherlock Holmes sort. We were talking of the advisabil ity of putting hopelessly-ill persons out of their misery as soon as possible. Dr. B. didn’t believe in it. “I was asked to do it once,” he said. "Two sisters asked me to kill their |Tandfather, whom I was attending. He was old and coHld not recover. They seemed simply to pity ills pain. I re fused. Next morning when | called the wan was dead. The nurse told me the sisters had sent her out on an errand. When she returned the windows of the sick room were open. There was a strong odor of chloroform In the room snd the mun was dead.” “And what did you do?" was asked. “Nothing. The eldest sister Is now under the care of a specialist in nervous diseases. She cannot sleep. She will not allow herself to be left alone a mo ment and she keeps the gas burning In her room all night I think she will end In a madhouse.” Isn’t that a priceless bit for some au thor's notebook? The Language of Signs. A young provincial, newly arrived in Paris, got into a dispute with a boule- ▼ardler, who prided himself on his fine manners. The Parisian, wishing to carry off the thing with a high hand, Pulled a glove from his pocket and threw it at the stranger. The latter, Astonished, inquired the meaning of the action. When it was explained to him that throwing a glove was equiva- hmt to a slap In the face, the young provincial sat down, gravely drew off one of hia boats, and threw It at the hack of hia OBnonanL w Hit HIAD WAf #0FT. AaA S* th* Beantifnl OtrFs Life Wat ■tlraeatoaslx Sav*^ Far above th* excited crowd a young woman dung, trembling, to a window- atlL Beantifnl she was, even In the habiliments of jnidnlght, saya th* New York World. The flame* rolled on. Ominous vol umes of smoke belched from the win dows about and, eUmbing up the walls of the doomed structure, darkened the heaven* above. Still the young woman maintained her grasp snd hung suspended five hun dred feet in midair. “Helpt Help!" she cried at last But, though the street below was thronged with Bremen who wore med als for bravery, not one moved towards the girl. Such an act would have been suicidal. "What shall I do?” again shrieked the girl, as the forked flames licked the coping just above her head. “Holdont Don't jump! Wait awhile!* cried a thousand voices from the street. It wee then that a young men was seen pushing hia way throqgh th* crowd. He wore a small, dark mus tache snd seemed scarcely more than a stripling. In hia teeth he oUncbed a cigarette. When he had reached a position di rectly under the young woman he ex claimed: “Let go your hold and drop!" She obeyed his command and the crowd stood awestricken. Like a comet ■he shot earthward. Landing directly upon the young man’s head, she rebounded several feet into the crowd and was caught by a policeman. “Are you hurt?” inquired th* young man, anxiously. “Not one bit,” she replied. "Ha, hat” he ejaculated; “I was al ways famous for having anything but a hard head.” And the crowd cheered him to the echo. A GIANT FIREFLY. Csed hy th* Natives or the Wee* ladles as aa Illaaklaator. The great firefly—elater noctllneu*— is an inhabitant of the savannahs of most of the wanner parts of America and the West India Ulands. It is said to attain a length of eleven and a half Inches. In the gloom of night, saya All the Year Round, these flies are ex tremely luminous, and the effect is brilliant. The light chiefly proceeds from four parts, namely, from two glandular spots behind the eyes, and one under each wing. They have th* power to cut off the light at will, in which case the glandular spots become perfectly opaque. The light of this wonderful insect by itself is such that if the creature be held in the palm of the hand, print or manuscript Is as easily read as by a candle. The abo riginal natives cage these creatures and make use of them. It is alleged, as lan terns. Ladles adorn themselves with this electric-like luminary. It is related of Don Domingo Conde, of Colombia, that he would appear on the evening promenade with a large firefly ornamenting the buckle of hia broad hat, while a band of smaller luminous insects surrounded 1L The same Spaniard lighted his palace with fireflies in silver cages. The display must have been enchanting, for at on* time the light is ruddy, then there is a change to golden yellow. It is stated that when the Spaniards were about to land one of their expeditions against Mexico, a panic waa caused by these luminaries. The host of flitting lights on land waa supposed to be sn mdW cstion of the enemy arousing their camp to resist the attack. When the English were attacking the West India islands the fireflies were taken to be a Spanish army advancing with burning matches against them, and the upshot was a hasty retreat to the ships. YANKEES FULL OF CURIOSITY. Visitors I* War Ships Show th* Urea* ■ liiSiami Whenever a ship of the United States Is anchored in an American harbor, says the Washington Star, th* officers are sure that they will have to serve the purpose of the curiosity seekers. “The great American public," said on* of Uncle Sam’s noble seamen the other day, "la folly aware that it owns ita •hare of a battle ship or a gunboat, and it intends to have tbe worth of it* money when an opportunity offers." It is claimed by the officers that they do not object to allowing persons who do- sire to see a man-of-war to wander over the ship and see what it is like, but they do object to the curiosity of some persona who insist in coming into the wardroom and going through their cab ins and all their private effects, as if they owned thoee articles as well aa the ship. San Diego, Cal., ia said to bo the place most abhorred by offloera on ac count of curiosity seekers. One of them said that a man could not He down In his cabin and get the sleep necessary to stand watch without being roused out with the exclamation: “Why, here's one of 'em, and he's asleep. Come and iook, girls." At other times the crowd would gather around the akylight over the wardroom and watch the officer* at meals, making such comment* aa they choseon the appearance of the men and what they were eating, aa if they had been a part of a menagerie that had Just been fed. "Save us from riding at anchor at San Diego,” aay the officers who have been there. The Teller'* Apotoxy. A tailor living in Swinemunde-etraea, after receiving a “sound cudgeling” has had likewise to apologize in th* “agony” column of a Berlin newspaper. The advertisement is as follows: "I herewith declare that the journeyman blacksmith. Herr Karl X., 1* very honorable man—most honorable; and I take this opportunity of withdrawing the most defamatory charges I made against him. Herr Karl X. has already given me a good thrashing for the said slanderous words. But Herr Schieda- man (the Interoeder) Informs me that Herr Karl X. will not do eo Again If I state In a public newspaper that he is an honorable man, and put a thaler .in the poor box.”—London Dally Newa Tims aa* Step “Sometime*," said an old "one aeea the captain of a apmpany marching proudly along, in time with the music but put of step; the company right, the captain wrong. bWtreaaing. But then I have seen a muslqian marching out of atep to Dm mwafe hie own band, and there Is now and then a soldier whp neyer really loams to keep step, fhe familiar older Id ’keft, left, left, left; th* left foot down at tbs heavy tap of th* drum.’ 1 ’ e\ A MARTYR INDIGESTION Cared by Ceing Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Werds el Comfort to All wb* Sutter from Dyspepel*. “For years, I was a martyr to indigestion, and had about given up all hope of ever finding relief, as the complaint only seemed to grow worse instead of better, under ordinary treatment. At last, 1 was induced to try Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, and I hereby testify that after using only three bot tles, I was curedT I can, therefore, confidently recommend this med icine to all similarly afflicted.”— Franklin Beck, Avoca, la. “I am personally acquainted with Mr. Beck and believe any statement he may make to be true.”—W. J. Maxwell, Drug gist and Pharmacist, Avoca, la. "I have used Ayer’s Sarsapa rilla for general debility and, as a blood-purifier, find it does ex actly as fs claimed for it.”—S. J. Adams, Ezzell, Texas. The I Only Admitted for XxUbition AT THE WORLD’S FA IR £ oooooooooooooooooooooooc Ayer’sr,Sarsaparilla So Simple. jlj Nine timet out of ten whenweare out of sorts our trou bles can be removed by that re liable old medicine, Brown’s Iron Bitters, which for more than 20 years has been curing many people of Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Ma laria, Impure Blood, Neural gia, Headache, Liver and Kid ney troubles. It’s the peculiar combination of iron, the great strength-giver, with selected S retable remedies of true ue that makes Brown’s Iron Bitters so good for strengthen ing and purifying the system. It is specially good for women and children—it makes them strong and rosy. Brown's Iron Bitten it pleeeaot to take, Bad it will not stain th* teeth nor cauee couatjpaiion See the crossed red liaes OS tbe wreitper. Our book, ' How to Live a Hundred Venn,” tells all about it; free for Be. atamp. brown CssMicai. Co.. & •altimoss, M» TWO m, 11.25. CiM Won ol all 1 undertaken, and satisfaction guaranteed JHHN SISKRON’S SHOPS: j and Undertakers’ supplies always on hand at low prices. T. C. Jeffords, Jr. SOUTH CAROLINA COILIGE. MISSION BEGINS SEPT. 24TH. Ten Regular Courses, with Dip lomas. Special Courses, with Certifl- cates. Board, $8 a month. Total necessary expenses for the year (ex clusive of traveling, clothing and books), from $113. to Women admitted to all Classes. For further information, address the Presioent, JAMES WOODROW, Aug. 1 - Columbia, <}, C ILUCY M. NOBIENT, Ml. DARLINGTON, S- C. — :o: — Mrs. Norment begs hereby to express her sincere thanks and gratitude for the very generous, and highly appreciated, support accorded to her in th* contin- a’i e of the Fire Insurance department of her late husband,s business:—With uiudi satisfaction, she calls attention to the prompt and liberal settlements, which have been experienced by those having sustained loss under policies is sued through her Agency;—and as she represents only first-class, high grade Companies she feels assured of a con tinuance of these valuable business ad vantages, as connected with transactions through her Agency; and therefore take* great pleasure in requesting continuance of like generous support. The lirat of American Newspaper*, CHARLES A. DANA, Editor. The American Constitailon, the American Idea, the American Spirit, These first, last, and all the time, forever. Daily, bv mail, • • - • $6 a year Daily and Sunday, by mail, $8 a year The Weekly, SI a year The Sunday Sun is the greatest Sunday Newspaper in the world. Price J>c. a copy. By mail, ffl a year Address THE SUN, New York* Royal Society of Good FeRows. T HE members of Darlington As sembly, No. 40, will please bear in mind that our next regular meet ing will be held on Thursday, even ing next, 15th. lost., at the usual place and hour. Business of much import ance will be submitted and the officers to be elected will be installed at once. CHAS. K. ROGERS, Aug. 8—2t. D. 8. D. Town Ordinance. Council Chamber, ) Darlington, 8. C., April 26,1895. f B E it ordered and ordained: That, for the purpose of eleoting five members of a Board of Health, as re quired by an Act of the Legislature ot tbe State of South Carolina, En titled, “An Act to Establish Local Boards of Health in the Cities and Incorporate Towns of the State and to Define the Powers Thereof” Ap proved January 5th., A. D. 1895; It is hereby Ordered and Ordained: That the Town of Darlington shall be and hereby is divided into five wards, designated as follows, to wit: Ward 1. Shall compromise all the territory lying to the West of Rail road Street, beginning at the croeeing of the C. 8. and N. railroad , extend ing down Railroad Street to Pearl Street, crossing Pearl Street down throngh Earle’s Avenue to Orange Street, down Orange Street to the East and down the Street dividim the Factory grounds from the real dence of G. W. Dargan to Swift Creek —the same being the Town limits. Ward 2. Shall embrace all the ter ritory lying between the Eastern line of Ward 2 to Ward’s Lane, hi a straight line from Swift Creek, through Ward’s Lane to theTown limits towards the South. Ward 9. Shall embrace all the ter ritory lying between Ward’s Lane and Main Street, the Eastern bound ary of which shall begin at the cross ing of Swift Creek by Main Street, ex tending to the crossing of C. 8. A N. railroad on Main Street, so that the said ward will be bounded on tbe North by Swift Creek, on the South by C. S AN. railroad, East by Main Street, and West by the Eastern line of Ward 2. Ward 4. Shall comprise all territory lying to the Sonth and South-East of C. S. and N. railroad tq a straight line designated by Ward's Lane on tbe West; said W»rd to be bounded North by 0, 8, A N. railroad, on the East by Swift Creek and the corporate limits, and on th* West by Eastern bound ary of Ward 2. fard 5. Shall compromise all the territory lying North of C. S. A N. ■ ailroad and East of Main Street. “WOODS.*. 1 * desire to announce to the people of Darlington County in general, and to the ladies in particular, that they are now opening, at their handsome establishment on the east side of the Public Square, a large and varied assortment of SPRING bounded on tbe North by Swift I :reek, on the E*st hy Swift Creek, on the Sonth by the C. S. A N. railroad, and on the West by the eastern boundary of Ward 8. By Order of Council: J. W. EVANS, Mav 23—fit. Clerk. IFIIRIE I1TSTTIR.A.IfcT033. The following CompRuies are represented by the undersigned, and are prepared to transact current business at lowest possible rates which guarantee security of policy holders. LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE, AMERICAN OF PHILABELFHIA, BRITISH AMERICA OF CANADA, NORWICH UNION OF ENGLAND. WESTERN OF CANADA. ^fTNA OF HARTFORD, PHOENIX OF LONDON, ROTAL OF ENGLAND. Mrs. Lucy M. Norment, Agent, DARLINGTON, & 0. Which for STYLE AND PRICES is not to be excelled in this section of South Carolina. Give them a call and examine their beautiful stock before decid ing where you will make your Spring purchases. THE TTARTSV1LLE RAILROAD. June 3, 1894. Leave Hartsville . 4.80 a S Jovann Floyd’s Darlington . 5.25 am Palmetto 5.40 a m Arrive Florence 6.00 a m Leave Florence 9 00 p w Palmetto 9.15 p m Darlington 9.25 p m Floyds 9.45 p m Jovann 10.00 p m Hartsville 10.15 p m J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Supt. A D. and C. & 8. RAILROADS. V^* In effect June 8, 1894. MIXED TRAIN Leave Wadesboro 2.00 p ia Bennett’s 2.25 p m Morven’s M(*Farlund Cheraw 3.45 p m Cash's Society Hill 4.40 p m Dove’s . 5.15 p m Floyd’s 6.30 pm Darlington 6.05 p m Palmetto Arrive Florence Leave Florence . 8.15 a m Palmetto . 8.40 a m Darlington — 9.15 a m Floyd's 9.40 a m Dove's . 9 55 a m Society Hill 10 85 a m Cash's Cheraw 11.40 a m McFarland 12.20 p m Morven’s 12.35 p in Bennett’s 12.50 p m Arrive Wadesboro 1.10 p m Local Freight. Leave Darlington 4 30 p m Palmetto 4.42 p m Arrive Florence 6.00 p m Leave Florence 8.15 a m Palmetto 3.40 a m Arrive Darlington 8 55 a in A. F. RAVENEL, President. N ORTH EASTERN RAILROAD. In effect Nov. 18,1894; SOUTH BOUND. Vo. 85. Leave Florence.... . o.iO a m Lanes 4.20 a in Arrive Charleston G.10 a m No. 23. Leave Florence Kingstree 8.46 p m Lanes 9.07 p m Arrive Charleston No. 53. Leave Lanes 7.05 p m Arrive Charleston NORTH BOUND. 8.40 p m No. 78. Leave Charleston Lanes 6.30 a m Kingstree 6.49 a m Arrive Florence 7.55 a in No. 82. Leave Charleston 4.30 p m Lanes . 6.08 p m Kingstree . 6.28 p in Arrive Florence 7.15 p ia No. 52. Leave Charleston 7.00 a m Arrive Lanes No. 62 runs through to via Central R. R. of S. C. Columbia Train Noe. 78 and 14 runs via Wilson and Fayetteville—Short Line—and makes close connection for all points North. J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Supt. COMPANY, whose place of business is at their new warehouse on Russel Street, near the C. S. & N. Depot, offer to the retail trade, as well as to consumers, in original, unbroken, packages, FOR SPOT CASH, a full line of choice family groce ries, at the very lowest wholesale prices. Housekeepers are now re minded that they need not send off to buy their usual barrel of sugar or barrel of flour, and the like, for they can get them just as cheap at their very doors, and save freight. w ILMINGTON, COLUMBIA * AUGUSTA RALROAD. In effect May 20, 1895. SOUTH BOUND. No. 66. Leave Wilmington *3.30 p m Leave Marlon 8.24 p m Arrive Florence 7.06 u m Leave Florence *7.30 p m Arrive Sumter 8.38 p m Leave Sumter 8.38 p m Arrive Columbia 10.00 p m No. Bl. Leave Florence *3.15 a m Arrive Snmter 4 19 a m No. 62. Leave Sumter *9.48 a m Arrive Columbia 11.06 a m No. 52 runs through from Charles- >n via Central Railroad; leaving Lane* 8.88 a m, Manning 9 15 a m. NORTH BOUND. Leave ColumbU Arrive Snmter.... No. 66. •5.20 am 6.43 a m Leave Sumter 6.43 a m Arrive Florence . 8.00 a m Leave Florence 8.25 a m Leave Marion 9.08 a m Arrive Wilmington 11.50 am No. 58. Leave Columbia *4.25 p m Arrive Sumter 6.43 p m No. 50. Leave Sumter *6.06 p m Arrive Florence 7.16 p m •Dally. tDaiiy except Sunday. No. 63 runs thiougu to cnarleston via central Railroad, arriving Man ning 6.21 p m. Lanes 7.00 p u> charleston8.40 pm. Trains on South and North Caro lina R. R., leave Elliott 7.02 p. m., ar rive Bishopville 7.39 p. m., Lucknow 8.10 p. m. Returning, leave Lnck- now 6.30 a. m., Bithopville 7.00 a. m., arrive Elliott 7.38 a. m. Daily except Sunday. Trains on Wilmington A Conway R. R., leave Chadbourn at 10.20 a m, ar rive at Conway 12.85 p m, returning leave Conway 2 80 pm. arrive Chad- bourn 5.00 p. m., leave Chadbourn 5.35 p m, arrive at Hub 6.20 p m, re turning leave Hub 8.15 a m, arrive at Chadbourn 9.00 a m. Dally exepet Sunday. Trains leave Pregnall* 8.15 p. m., Summerton 4.47 p. m., Sumter 5.60 p. m., Darlington 7.20 p. m., Ben* aettsville 8.19 p. m., arrive Hamlet 9.15 p. m. Returning, leave Hamlet 6.15 a. m., Bennetteville 7.11 a. m., Darlington 8.11 a. m., Sumter 9.45 a. in , Summerton 10.40 a. m., arrive Pregnalls 12.13 p. m. Daily excep Sunday. JOKE r, DI FINE, Gen’l fcv*.