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m I;,-*:. ‘ ./ \ \ K r\ \ r y — i ‘0 VOL. III. > * DAllLINGTOl ILINA, Fill LAY, JUNE i), 1893. NO. 41. CURRENT WHAT YOU KNHWJ DON’T KNOW. .v.** Personals and Short .Itemst«f In terest to the Locoi tui Uencral Render. the - to-day’s Read races.' The grass ou the GonrtHouOs park needs inowing. . Misses Annie and MdtaAYilliaoi- IBlyengt. / W. E. Jaiti.o8 ntti-ded int in C6lumbS(. ie Starr, of Charleston, rother, Mr. K. C. Stay v nht, of the (y'olninbM Journal, was in Darlington Wednes day. Mr. I. L. Withers, of Columbia, spent several days in the city this week. Mrs. A. J. Briggs, of Clarendon county, is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. J. Milling. Miss May McCnU reached home on Wednesday night from the Columbia Female College. Master Herbert 1’arrott entertained bis friends Tuesday evening with a delightful sociable. Misses Emmie James and Carrie Molver returned home last night from the College for Women. Messrs. C. It. and Albert Woods left on Monday for Virginia and will be absent for a mouth or two. The Coker Cornet land will give an ice cream festival to-night, at their stand in front of the mill. Miss Donna Spain returned on. last Wednesday night from Atlauta where she has been attending school. A pretty liberal addition of cream and sugar might make the Columbia water pass for some kind of pud ding. Mr. L. C. Glenn the principal of Bt John’s School will leave this morning for his home in North Car olina. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Woods left on Wednfcsday to spend a part of the summer on the sea coast near Murrells Inlet Miuet Parks, McLean, Falls, Wat- EOU and Withers, who taught in the graded school jche past session, have for their homes to spend the summer. Mt. and Mrs. J. C. Wilson have lost their only child, Helen, who passed away on Sunday. She was fourteen mouths old at tho time of her death. The young folks gave tin informal dance ih the hall of the Hewitt building on Friday night, and several hours was spent tripping the light fantastic. Mr. P. J. Boatwright will leave Monday for a visit to his formei home in edgefleld. After spending some weeks there he will visit the Chicago exposition. Mrs. M. E. Player and her niece, Miss Elma Wilds, left yesterday for California, where they will spend the summer. They will stop at Chicago and visit the exposition. We hope that everybody will keep the proposed carnival in view, so that when waited on by the committee they will be able to say how much they are willing to give for the pur pose. It is just as well to say that It will cost a good deal co have some thing attractive, but the money will be well spent ana will be a good ad vertisement for the town. Round trip tickets on the C. S. & N. Railroad can ba procured from Sumfer and Darlington to Sullivan Islaud, at the exceedingly low rate of $3.00 for the trip. Tickets will be on sale Tilt COLLEGE.FOR. WOMEN. , TAE “FINE ROOTERS.” Two of DarlingtoaVYoung Ladies Graduate'. 7 Accepting the IftvUutiou of some of the young ladies of the College for Womeu, we spent Wednesday morn ing in looking at the .line exhibit giveivby the pupils in th^ art class of this popular institutfep. There not only excellence were .all trip. Tickets will be on Saturday afternoons good for return trip nntil the following Monday, thus enabling parties who may so desire to spend a pleasant day at the sea shore and return to their business Monday morning. On Tuesday night there was a big dance given at the residence of Major Bacot, in Bpringville, which was Very largely attended. The dancing WOf kept up until a late hour. The night Was cloudy and some of the young folks got lost in trying to get hack to town. This was not very surprising when rhe fact is con- eidered that no one, who has not lived in Springville, can travel the roads in the day time without getting lost. Good water is the sheet anchor of Awaltb, and, if the council would re- J uire everybody to put their premises i good order and keep thbip so, with our splendid artesian water Darling ton would, be the healthiest place in the State. We can hardly appreci ate what a blessing this water is un less deprived of it for a few days. A visit to almost any other town will make one long to get back home in order to slake his thirst with water that he knows is entirely free from any poisonous germs. While we en joy this tine water, our friends in tho beautiful capital of the State are compelled to eut, for it is scarcely lluid enough to drink, Coognrce river mud and at times (Wt g«tunuu<’h of tlm., was a-great deal in the variety, - b> .of the work, arranged wi there wi" them.i then the all stnu takin, W6 giW? ited by Misses Mary Lucas and Emmie James. Miss Mary Lucas—Study of Roses, “Through Meadow’s Green,” Study of. Oranges, Still Life Study, Fast Asleep, Com and Apples, Down by the River. Water Colors—Venitian By-way, A Street Scene, Study of Water Lilies, Blue Beard’s Wives (from nature), Sweet Peas. ‘Miss Emmie Janies—Horses in a Storm, Study of.Pomegranates, Study of Fruit, Corn and A]>ples, Yellow Hoses, Alumundcrs, The Spinner, “In the Woods at Warehum,” Basket of Grapes, Screen. On Wednesday night the annual concert took place, and as is always the case at this college, was a success in every way. The audience was very large and appreciative, and some of the fair musicians were literally bur dened with floral offerings. The music, both vocal and instrumental, was of very high order, and the ad mirable manner with which the pieces were rendered furnish the best evi dence of the thorough manner with which the music is taught. Professor Abell, the musical director and Miss Fulkerson, the vocal teacher, are both very accomplished musicians, and there are few institutions that have instructors that are thoroughly capable. Miss Bessie Williamson is the star singer of the college and her exquisite singing on Wednesday night added to the reputation she hud already acquired, tT. The commencement was on Tues day night, at which time Miss Carrie Mclver graduated in the full college course nod Miss Emmie James m the English course. Miss James.^as one of the singers on Tuesday night and her singing was very highly com plimented. The college is gaining in popularity and patronage, and how Dr. Atkinson manages to carry on such a line institution without an endowment is a puzale to his friends. Bicycle Notes, Mr. Eugene Vaughn has invested in a handsome No. ‘A Rambler. Mr. Sam Munuc’has received his | full nickeled No. i Rambler, and it; 7 i A ierrespondent Gives a, tioB of tbc Animal. Mu. Eotrcu: A guitlemai New York, who wont on' aj 11 idling frolic to Little Fee Due aonfe weeks ago, fonud a never failing-Source of amusement in watching'the exploits and rapid luWveiucntaof t&d ordinary owamp hog, often known as the " ■pike, uudtiie gentleman could h; mi#* to believe that lie" different species of animal •rt legged, stub nosed ivtije porkers that ’ tciMtymied to v£meuU lasiness rht eu ;e Hudson’s LAND JURY. the Court lira lid Jury’s of Sessions for w in session, >«' and the uv. In J udge tion - to along Pghi. tldoeu of the h is the handsomest wheel ever brought uu . 0 l , l ,, . n ' to Darlington. The ladies’ Rambler was the cen tre of attraction at Normeut Hi Co.’s store this week. Mr. N. L. Harrell will run against time this afternoon. Rambler wheels will arrive to-day for Messrs. C. S. McCullough, L. S. Welling, H. F. Andrews and J. F. Normeut. The Rambler ag<: f will form another club to-day Those wishing machines will find it to their advan tage to call on him. Mr. Caesar Alexander will try his fortune on a No. 2 Rambler. The beauty of the Rambler wheel is its corrugated tire. No cement or glue used in removing it. In May the Rambler, Nos. 1 and 2, sold for $150. You can buy them now for $110. Get the agent to ex plain. Does your old machine run heavy and give you trouble by dropping stitches? Trade it for a Standard, New Home or No. 9, fornd only at Blackwell Bros. This Afternoon’s Program, The following interesting program, to take place at the track this after noon, was prepared Mr. J. F. White, jionager of the stables. Other horses in training will be started to com plete the sport, if our friends owning good roadsters or fast steppers will enter their horses. It is likely there will bo several races on j^ioycles, by our wheelmen. In any event the cycles will be out in goodly numbers. First race, half-mile heats, best two in three. W. F. Dargan s bay colt, Rob Roy; J. N. Kirveu’e brown filly, Mit’s colt. Owners to drive. Second race, (match), half-mile heats, best two jn three. W. F. Dar- gan’s bay lilly, Alice; J. N. Kirvcu’s buy filly’ Kate’c colt. Owners to drive. Third race, half-mile heats, best two in three. J. H. Blackwell’s buy gelding, Rcb Chief; Company’s chest-1 nutsonei, Highland Red. ability to take care of himself in one cf our swamps for ho would most un questionably fall an early victim to either a four or two footed enemy. liis distant relative, however, is at home and practically safe in the most hidden recesses of our swamps, and the rille bullet is the only foe he dreads. Generutious of experience has made him self reliant, courageous and swift of foot uud where the Ches ter or Essex would starve he finds food in the greatest variety and abundance, for he knows what nature has provided for his enjoyment aud has perfect confidence in his ability to gather it. He is swift of foot and keen of hearing with the endurance of a fox hound, and when assailed by foes too strong or tooiiumcrons to contend with, he raises his head, and with his familiar Woof, woof, is oil like a whirlwind and is soon safe from pursuit. Because he deems prudence tho better part of valor and oftentimes seeks safety in flight, it must not be presumed that he is de- ficicient in weapons of defence for it is almost certain death to the dog or other animal that gets in reach of his formidable tusks. For tbe ailments and the diseases of his domestic cousin he has a sublime contempt aud needs no medicine but what is furnished in the variety and wholesomeness of his food, lie revels in mast and sweet acorn, to say nothing of tbe roots and herbs that are dug up by his long and powerful snout, when ho wishes to vary hia food he has only to take a position on the banks of the stream and watch his chance. Woe to the unwary fish that copies too near the surface, for with the swift ness and silence of mink or otter this denizen of the swamp plunges in and rarely fails to secure game. Great us is the difference in his habits and that of his lubberly do mestic relative, there is still greater difference in the taste of their flesh; for while one is a mass of iutipnl fat the other furnishes a dish to set be fore a king. It is only in an evil hour when be yields to the temptation of a long trail of corn, and finds him-! If securely caged, . to do. us your duties enable “In this endeavor all law-abiding, liberty-loving peoplc^shpuljl co-oper- ate. If we cease to be Jlaw-abiding and despise uud defy Sis' mandates and sanctions we resolve the com munity into a state of barbarism, where might makes right and each man Incomes his own judge and avenger. Destroy the confidence of man in his fellows and .teach him to despise the law and the Courts uud you break the bonds which hold society together and upon .which all government rests for soenrity. The rule of the mob is anarchy in its most alarming aspect There is nothing so calculated to spread terror among a people as the cry of the infuriated mob. It is more to be dreaded than the war whoop of the savage, (he bugle blast of the robber baud, tin- roar of. the tornado, or the sileut ap proach of the deadly pestilence. These, at most, are temporary, ami may be resisted and checked. They bind man closer to his fellows and sustain him in'his increased reliance upon tho laws of Godandman. They o£ the noblest call forth the exercise qualities of the soul and 'the display of the highest attributes of manhood and patriotism in the effort at resist ance and relief. From the devasta tions of the savage and the bandit, the storm, pestilence and famine so ciety soon recovers, uttd Ahe law and government arc as stro#^ as before, if not stronger. Not so with the howl of the frenzied mob more alarming and fai their effects upon soci mens, 4t is vain in a tianity, enlightenment and good gov- ernmeut to apologize for the excesses of the mob, because the crime of its victim is atrocious. The most hein ous aud revolting crimes can be ef fectually punished by the law of the land. A done by the enforcement of the law through our Courts of justice or by the maddened mob? Here .is the vital question, and upon it there is a wide difference of opinion, a s i all portion ofonr jicople thoughtlessly advocat ing swift execution by the mob, but the gnat body of law-abiding'Citizens preferring to have the death penalty executed bv the Courts and the officers of tbc law. Can the peace, happiness and pros perity of society be promoted bv turniug loose mm with their un bridled passions to set law at defiance and take into their own hands the execution of the death penalty agaipst one charged with or guilty of this frightful crime? Is the Iftwfttl brute more deterred from perpetrating ihi- crime by.the howls of the infuriated than by the solemn sentence of it the. mob i an need “But a slrort time ago a highly re spected young white lady, in the county of Marlboro, was ravished by a negro man. 'He was arrested, in carcerated, tried and convicted iu the Court of General Sessions and exe cuted. The father of the lady aided in restraining the indignation of the people, and in securing the triumph of law and order. This Christian man deserves praise, and no one of the neighbors has any remorse of eon- science or any cause of regret that tlie lav was thus vindicated and the wrong redressed. In no community arc men more brave, cbivalric and loyal to woman, being ready to make the greatest sacrifices to defend her, but they recognize the fact that true loyalty to woman is best shown by loyalty to the law. “If lynch law for rape is right and the most efficacious, ‘hen why not have it hg.dized by the Legislature? Can a nnm in a land of law and Christianity be found who would in troduce in your Legislature u bill to take from the Courts of justice juris diction of the crimeof rape and turn tiiose charged with it over to the mob? Would he not be regarded as demented? Away, then, with the boasted doctrine of a “higher law.” It is a delusion and a snare, aud the plea of those who would plunge ecu at the presmmg: . --The Gftmd Jttr# baring passed a highly re- Upon all the bills preseiiteifto thefla' serve three years in penitentiary at hard labor. Thc-continned cases were: James 1. Scaffe, Cornelius Smoot, L. II. Gilmore and Irene Brisbon, indicted for assault and battery; Willie J. Howie, Solomon Borough, Flandy Ixigan, Ofan Lide, indicted for dis posing of property mi ler a lien; Willie J. Howie and Solomon Bor ough, obtaining goods by false pre tences. ’The cases against Robert Drake, for assault and battery, and Silas B. Bass, for housebreaking aud larceny, were transferred to the con tingent docket. The Court was engaged Wednes day and Thursday in hearing the Moody case. The grand jury made their report on Tuesday as follows: To His Honor, Judge J. H. Hudson, presiding: ON THE HILL. niioti all the bills prese by your Honor’ beg leave to submit herewith their fiual report for this term: Since the March term of Court we have thoroughly examined the offices of Clerk of Court, Treasurer, Auditor, Probate Judge aud School Commis sioner and find that the records in these offices are properly and neatly kept. The offices not mentioned, in cluding the books of the Trial Justices, will be examined aud report, made at fall term. We have examined the bonds of t he county officials and find them ample and sufficient. Wu recommend that a suitable tire- proof vault be made in the Clerk’s office, for the protection and safe keeping of tho county records. Thanking your Honor for courtesies extended, the above is respectfullv submitted, J. W. Fekgcsok, Foreman. to unavoidable circum stances the Woman’s Mission Society did not hold its regular monthly meeting last Sunday afternoon. Notice will be given of tho next meeting. Mr. Levi Pope lost his infant child last Tuesday morning. It had only been sick a day or so. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the entire commnnii y. The band wili give their ice cream festival this evening at their hand llland. A- bag race will be one of the leading features of the evening. Don’t miss it. Mr. II. W. II. Smith has purchased bicycle. Others of our boys are The Sweet Potato. Col. T. W. Woodward, of Fairfield county, is known as a very practical and successful farmer, and whatever he says in regard to agricultural matters, should receive attention from all who believe in keeping up with the improvements in farmin w society into anarchy under the vain He has for several years been trying pretence of punishing crime sum marily. “Then why should anyone advocate or participate iu these lawless cxecti- IIAPI’ENINGS AT THE FACTORY THIS R EEK. Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to Visiting People-Improvements and Other News. Owing talking of providing themselves with wheels, and the next thing will be a cycle club. It. W. Wingate who had his store destroyed by fire last winter, lias re-opened at the Cheraw & I farlingtou depot in the old Gilmore gin house. Mr. S. Monroe Bust honored his many friends on last Friday night with a grand reception. The following are those who attended: Messrs. M. Slaughter, Lloyd Wadford, P. White, Jim Foreman, Henry Scar borough, Bob Scarborough, Robert Ilarllee and Mr. Gray, of Darlington; J. B. Meachavv, Wade Smith, W. II. Duttou, George M. Pearce, Robert Cook, J. E. Hicks, Charles II. Butler and John Lambert, of the Factory Hill. Misses Pauline and Maggie Rollins, of Timmonsville; Misses Madge Revell, Kate Best, Lilliau Best, Emma Dutton, Lizzie Magee, Lula Best, Mrs. Hattie Lambert aud Mrs. Surah Meachaw, of the Factory Hill. The music was furnished by tioue? It is clear to any reflecting mind - that the punishment for no crime, however atrocious, can bd safely intrusted to the mob. The consequences are too far-reaching when people thus defy the law ahd familiarize themselves with deeds of violence. Society is thus torn loose that old veteran, Mr. J. M. Best. The dance room was brilliantly lighted, and the dance was kept up until the “wee small hours” of the night. This is one among the grandest meiits of the season in the Pee Dee section, and will bo long remembered by those wim were honored with an vppi . prescribed by the experiment of drying and grind ing his sweet potatoes with the view of preserving them and feeding them to stock.- His experiments have been | invitation, very successful, not only iu tlic ; -<►- process of drying but in proving i FARMERS' tyl EEil tR(il’ their great valne ns stock food, of course every one is familiar with the fact that potatoes are good food for hogs? but feeding mules and horses on them is something new. Colonel Woodward estimates that Wild Beasts. Birds and Reptiles Raised for Profit. In this broad land of ours there Hire many queer industries and trades, , , , , , , , , m; | but none more worthy of note than bushels will make one bushel when ,] m t 0 f ,ouie of our so-called farmers, dried and that this is fayy equal to propriute punishment is I from its mootings and has its founda- 1 by statute against all j tions and security destroyed. Law- crimes known among our people, and i lessnesa approved or tolerated by | the same measure of u the Courts are invested by the Con-' public-opinion easily and inevitably: tout "ill make ten or twelve bushels j n ,. n j] ce , atitution and statutes with full power' proceeds from burl to wow. Iroini^coru will ipjakc nt lcn3i one huu-i corn. Land I Theii tabh crops are not fruits aud vege- but wild 1 easts, birds aud to enforce the law. Most people have heard of ostrich farms in California, tbc uu tunity is afforded to feast on hiVde licious flesh; whose flavor lias not been spoiled by confinement and brewery slops, but made delicate and appetiz ing by Ills diet of acorns and mast, with a thin streak of fat to give it flavor uud make it juicy. Merely to look at him brings up tantalizing visions of spare ribs, backbones, sau sage and broiled strips, to say noth ing of baked ham. The above sketch is merely written to do justice to a much abused and persistently unappreciated animal. His disappearance would be one of ie several losses that could come to lie has his faults but these far ‘These reflections are the us. counterbalanced by his many idmi- rablc traits of character, chi >f of which arc the self reliance and cour age he displays iu battling with the problem of existence. X. Friday, Saturday and Monday, June 16,17 and 10, are the days for the grand art exhibit at Blackwell Bros. A Sad Deatb. Mrs. Frank R. Rhodes died on Saturday and was buried the follow ing day, the services being conducted by Rev. J. S. Bethea. She was the daughter of Mr. Jesse W. Parrott, and belonged to one of tbe largest and best known families in the county, and leaves a large number of relatives and friends to mourn her death. She possessed many excellent traits of character aud exercised a great deal of influence on all with whom she came in contact. For a number of years she had been a member of the Methodist church, and in her daily life illustrated the humility and charity of a true Christian life. The doors of her hospitable home were ever open to receive her friends, and the passing stranger was always given food aud shelter for the sake of Him, who in life went about doing gooff. The sympathy of every one will go nut to her stricken husband and friends. at tiie was an the See the art exhibit nu 17th and 19th at Blackwell Bros. ^ It is a dull season iu most lines. Onr well could easily furnish them I hut the popular New Home, Wheeler •11 tbe witter they could possibly I & Wilson aud Btaudunl sewing nia- jjltob, ;. j Chinee »ell at Blwl»wrii Brci. The young folks’ picnic I mineral springs on Tuesday 16th, j enjoyab) affair. If jo. enre to see pictures as nat ural us life, done iu silk embroidery on the improved New Home sewing machine, call on the 16th, 17th uud luth at Bhitklvull Bron, to this place and occasion, and are suggested by the alarming progress of mob law in our State. Until re cently the mob rarely assembled uud then always aimed at secrecy, mani festing thereby a consciousness of the lawlessness of their bloody deeds, but now the lynchers assemble m day light, and, in open defiance* of the law and its officers, slay their victims. More alarming than the lynching it self is the fact that frequent mass meetings are being held in the State at which the lynchers are commended and the advocates of law and order denounced as enemies to woman. It is indeed time that all citizens of the State should strive to check this ap palling progress of lawlessness, and to restoic iq the minds of all the , lynching for rape the step is natural! di'ed and fifty bushels of potalos, j j eec ], f arln j n North Carolina, appropriate i aud easy to lynching for murder, j hence it can readily be seen how | ,.j; u g u ] 0 j ont . s >» pj Sl(1 , arson, burglary and other crimes. “The only safety of a people is | much cheaper the latter would be for t0 j feeding purposes, even when the of in abstain from all lavlessness and to maintain the law and aid in securing its enforcement. Tolerate the rule of the mob and who can arrest i<? Where will it stop? To what ex tremity will it not go? It is fright ful to contemplate. “There is no foundation for any want of confidence in the efficiency of our Courts to punish the crimeof ruie. Jurors have never failed of their duty in trials of this nature and never will. The people can safely rely upon that. ’They will let no guilty man escape when charged with raj e. Erratic and erroneous verdicts may have been rendered in trials for murder, hut no one charged with people a reassuring confidence in the | i>n p e 01 . llr3 oi) p as ever been acquitted lorn otwl lYlalwO llliWlt l M I Ill'll 1 ll law aud the Courts. Ma»s meetings to denounce lynch law have been followed by niaas meetings to endorse nun commend it, and thus bitterness and strife have been engendered aud the public miud inflamed. Weshould all strive to allay excitement mid re store reason. “The idea has taken root iu the minds of some of the citizens of the State that the death penalty for rape must be executed by the mob as the only means of avenging the wrong done to innocent woman, and us the only method of preventing the crime. This sentiment is entertained by some good and patriotic men, and itcannot be eradicated by crimination and re crimination, invective and vitupera tion, but must be done by reason and by a prompt aud 'rigid enforcement of the law against all criminals. “There is no crime so shocking and alarming as rape. The assault njion the sacred person of woman arouses a feeling of indignation in the breast of man and a thirst for vengeance far greater than murder, ursou, burglary or any other crime. The co-existence of the two races intensi fies this feeling of indignation many fold when the negro assaults a white woman. All concur in the opinion that the ravisher should suffer death for his shocking crime, and such is the law. This extreme penalty is prescribed for rape, murder and when he should have been convicted, “All false sentiment in regard to mob law must bo abandoned, and the people must array themselves upon the side of law uud order and do all thot cun be done to maintain the law and strengthen rather than enfeeble the Courts of justice. By this course alone can the peace, h ippiness and prosperity of society he secured.” The following cases have been dis posed of: Allen Thompson, colored trouble and expense of drying is con sidered. About twenty years ago while farming we made a very large crop of slips, from the vines, and finding no sale for them the following spring concluded to try the experiment of feeding them to some milk cows. The poiatos were boiled before being fed. and tho increase iu tho quantity and richness of the milk was im mediately perceptible, and it would have been impossible to give any food that would have produced greater results. The purest blooded Jersey cow could not have given richer milk or that could be made into liner butter. W’c would be glad to hear from some of our friends in refer ence to tins subject, for anything that will, in the slightest degree, tend to save fhe money that we pay out every year for corn and meat deserves our serious attention. charged with assault and battery, Farewell to the Julep. Editor Blackburn of the Atlanta Evening Herald is moved by our dis pensary law to the production of tbe following prose poem: “Impenetrable gloom has settled was found guilty and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment or $10 tine. Messrs. Dargan & Thompson represented the defendant. Robert Stephens, the ten-year-old brother-in-law of rilas Bass, charged with being implicated in the Canning Factory robbery, was found not guilty. Matthew Freeman, indicted for stealing a mule, was found milty aud sentenced to two years iu the penitentiary. The cases thrown out and nol pressed were: Ben Freeman,burglary and larceny; liosa Bass (wife of Silas B. Bass), receiving stolen goods. Ravenel Jones, burglary mid larceny; Nathan Young, receiving stolen goods; J. \V. Outlaw, obtaining goods by false pretences; Murray Warr, i assault with intent to kill (on pay- 1 nient of costs). The following pleaded guilty: Jack over tho State of South Carolina and there is weeping aud wailing and gnashing of teeth. In the Palmetto State you must take your liquor as the crow flies. “The mixologist has been banishei arson, and no greater con Id be enacted | Hines, assault and battery, sentenced against tolerabl any crime. ’That the in- orime of rape should Ih- promptly punished and crushed out no one will deny, aud so, too, with murder aud anon. But how shall thin ho AoeomplUM? Shall it be l. pay $40 tine or serve four mouths in the penitentiary;Jerry W. Wingate, of live stock, sentenced to larceny servo one year iu penitentiary uud 1 fine; Jim Thompson, h lonipson, House- leaking and larceny, sentenced to pay bri and with him goes the mahogany, the mirrors, the cut glass, the glare, the glitter and the fancy drinks that the world has been inventing for thou sands of years. “South Carolina has gone back to first principles. “No more shall the tinkle, tinkle, tinkle of the ice keep company with .the fragrance of the mint, nor the treasures of the brown bees mingle with the dews of the orchard, nor Kansas, and of the nutny ranches devoted to raising wild horses iu tha West. But there are industries of this nature even more curious. Iu Griffin, Ga., there lives a man named William Throckmorton. Tina gentleman has not as yet become famous politically or otherwise, but ins ’possum farm is designed to bring his name prominently at least before the people of the South. The ground within a stout enclosure has been strewn with hollow and decaying logs. It contains many hardy per simmon trees and was, in fact, ori ginally a persimmon orchard. Within this enclosure Mr. Throckmorton keeps on the average 1,500 ’possums, which wax fat aud sleek to grace the tables of Southerner, rich and poor. By way of a joke Col. Phocion Howard, of Illinois, was one time presented with a deed of land near Danville, ill, the land, upon investi gation proving to be nothing but a swamp. Colonel Howard at cnco became a frog faim-r and is now fa.-t making a fortune iioni the frogs’ legs which he sells to the big hotels This is and restaurants of Chicago, by no means tho only frog farm iu the United States, unci there is lots of swamp hind which could be turned to good profit in this way. On farms in Pennsylvania, Nov.’ York and Connecticut skunks tu‘o raised for their skins and oil. A full-grown skunk will yield in skin and oil at least $9.50. The oil is deemed by many a sovereign remedy for coughs, colds, consumption, etc. The skin of course goes to the furrier. In the Orange mountains of New Jersey and among the rocky hills of Penusylvnuta the rattlesnake is. treat ed ns a source of income rather than u deadly reptile. Rattlesnakes oil is said to be good for the rheumatism. Several farmers in Colorado and Idaho have lately begun the rearing of rabbits. The fur has a market value aud the flesh is estceme d by some. It is to be hoped that these animals will not be let to increase j with such coiiEtqncncts us accom panied th e’’r introduction into the gin-fizz, nor the whiskey sours, nor the fherrp cobblers, know or be known by Thomas uud Jeremiah. “The little brown jug rules the roost, and the flask in the hip pocket is the substitute for the old regime.”' 1 , * i Australia. I here are dog fi*i ms, too, ' but the do gs Mined on Hum me of Atteud the fret Blackwell Bros. art exhibit at Mr. A, F. Blizzard, our efficient watchman has gone to Wilmington, XT, C,, to attend the funeral of his father. fancy, sp orting or lighting breads. These ait imals bring high jfriees. Deer, pig tons, foxes and many other animals art alfo raised for profit by some of the inhabitant* of the Unit State#, B j * Jj'.' :-4i •< - ft I