VOL. IV. DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEFTEMRKU 15, 1893. NO. 3. CURRENT TOPICS. • ¥ iLmmi. WpiT ¥011 KNOW AND WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW. Personals aid Short Items of In terest to the Local and General Header. . Mr. T. S. Joyu left on Monday for New York. Mr. J. E. Normeut is iu Xew 1 York buying goods. Dr. Wilcox had returned from his trip to Washington. » Miss (Jodfruy, of Oheraw, is visit ing the Misses Mclver. Miss lauira Ellerbe, of Marion is •"'Yiilflititf Miss' Laurie Law. bn*»L -W. Boucher, of Bennetts- yflte, spent Tuesday in town, • c Mr, and Mrs. C. A. Woods, of ■ MWW^'spMCBinday and Monday In' town. . Mr. and Mra. C. W. Hewitt and .their son Carl left yesterday for ths ' World’s Fair. v Mrs. Manne entertained her friends on Mohday night with a very pleas- „ . ant reception. Rev. Marion Dargan, the financial agent of the Columbia Female Col lege, is in town. The regular morning service will be resumed at the Episcopal church on Sunday morning. Capt. T. S. Lucas, a former resi dent of the county, spent Wednes day with friends iu town. Mrs. Howell, of Richmond, V'a., and Miss hjie Davis, of Charleston, are visiting their sister, Mrs. L\ E. Sorment. '• • Owing to the wot wrothK the cot- ton receipts have been small for this ■ week. I’rice up to going to press is from 7 to 71 cents. Rev. J. G. Law and family have returned from Sullivan’s Island, and he will hold service at the Presby terian Church on Sunday. Our readers may depend on getting .he latest reports from the cotton market which reports will be made up just before we go to press, Miss Annie Burnette, of Balti more, who is so well known to tiie people of Darlington, has accepted a, position with Messrs. Moment S, Co. Dr. W. It Atkinson, cf Colum- bia. preached at the Presbyterian church on Sunday morning and at night conducted the services at the Baptist church. The heavy rains on Monday and Monday night washed up several hundred feet of the road bed of the C. A D. Road, near Doves. It was repaired as rapidly as possible. Don’t forget the bicycle tournament that takes place to-day week at the Race Track. There will be some of the best riders in the State present, and the races will be very exciting. Unless somebody else makes a bet ter showing Editor Hammond, of the Floeeiice Messenger, will enjoy the „ l >notion of being the richest hewipaper man in the State. There are very few folks, whether editors or not, that can lose sixty dollars in those hard timep. The people from all sections of the country are contributing to the relief of Die destitute people of the Sea Islands. Gov. Tillman has ac cepted the services of the Red Cross Society, and this will be the means of bringing very large contributions to the aid of the storm sufferers. Cotton is being brought in and sold, but the receipts are far behind what they were last year. This is owyig in some measure to the exces sively wet weather which has made picking the crop an impossibility. The rain not only retards picking, but injures the plant very much. The fire engine has been completely overhauled and the parts that were worn replaced with new ones, mak ing it, so far as efficiency is concerned » new machine. In this connection tee again call the attention of the ooftbcil to the two old bhildings that we mentioneed some time ago, And to insist that they be removed. On Monday the Hebrews of Dar lington celebrated their “Bosh Kashano,” which, in their calendar, is the new year, it being 5,054 since 'the creation. On Wednesday of next week “Yom Kipper,” their day cf atonement, will be observed by all who hold to the history and traditions of their race, and no press of business or considerations of any other character ate sufficient to make them neglect its observance. The recent storm has done consid erable damage to the crops in our State, but this is a small matter when compared with the losses sus tained by some portions of the West, in consequence of the long drought that has prevailed iu some of the states. The corn crops in Indianua aud Ilinois have been nearly ruined by the lack of rain, end in some place* theie has been no rainfall for ninety days. The grass along side the railroads is so parched that it takes Are from the spark* thrown A Southern Drama at House ou iVInudity the Opera Night. That delightful and moat success ful play “Alabama” written by Au gustus Thomas, will be presented at the Darlington Opera House ou Mon day evening next September the Ibth. “Alabama is an idyll of the bayou borders. It has the subtle charm of of 1'oesy. It brings with it the soft airs aud the dreamy quietude of the somnolent South. It appeals to the eye with a series of pictures breath ing chivalry and sentiment, io the car with the musical dialect whose spell is potent, and to the mind with a harmouious blendiug of all these mellowing influences. There is, moreover, a significance iu the suc cess of “Alabama” which may neither be overlooked nor misunderstood by those who observe the stage with the eyes of earnest well-wishers. M r. Thomas’ play is a bold step in the direction of the ideal. Other au thors have kept to beateu paths, Mr. Thomas has thrown aside theatrical- ism and all the clap-trap that the term embraces, aud has written a drama upon simple unconventional lines, lie has demonstrated that art need not be artificial, that truth is not trumpery, aud that love—the mainspring of life—if not even iu these times divested of idyllic thought or sweet soul quality. “Al abama” is a story of the South. It is domestic in character and is said to be so true to nature that it seems as if the author had carved out a slice of Alabama and set it on the stage. It is a love story with some of the incidenti dating back to the War, Briefly told the plot of “Alabama” is; Colony! Preston, uu old plan ter, is tiie father of Harry Piwton, $ railroad projector, who come? to the place, under the name of Captui Davenport, lie chose the side of the set of gold studs. TEE RACES. GRIND TKOGUMIME OF THE COMING EVENT. Over Two Hundred Dollars in I'ri/es—A Great Day lor (he Wheelmen. The following program" has been arranged for the grand bicycle tour nament to be held next Friday: First—One mile novice race: First prize, white pearl opera glasses; se cond prize, travelling satchel. Second—Quarter mile open nice: First prize, buudaome bronze clock ; second prize, gold pen. Third—One mile handicap race First prize, three ounce silver Wal tham watch ; second prize, gold lock et. * Fourth—Boy’s half mile race, limited to boys under 15 -..First prize, parlor rille, Springfield action ; sec ond prize, silver button box. Fifth—Ladies’ quarter mile race; First prize, reed rocking-chair; sec ond prize, manicure sot, oxodized sil ver. Sixth-Special half mile race, limited to members of the Duriiug- tou bicycle club: First prize, Swiss rosewood music box ; second prize, gold scarf pin. Seventh—Girl’a eighth mile race: First prize, choice engraving; second prize, work box. Eighth—One mile lap race, First prize, leather-covered Saratoga trunk; second prize, handsome stand-lamp: Third prize, cigar-holder, Ninth—Boy’s* eighth mils race, limited to boys under 1<. First prise, small solid silver watch; a*c<': end prize, gold deevo buttons. Tenth—-Special half mile race, limited to inemlcrs of the Daviing. ton Bicycle (Jir.b over 30: First prize, costly silk .umbrella5 second prize, North durtng the war, and so became estranged from his father, and is supposed to have been killed in battle, lie returns to his old home to find that his vyife, who had died in his early absence, had left him a da ugh- race: first pnae tor who is now IS years of age. Car- valise j second pr« rie Preston falls in love with Mr. Armstrong, a Northerner ami Cup- tain Davenport’s assistant, • The grandfather with the old war j but two in thee, let bitterness still rankling iu his kifttst, j lied, and K V C. Mac. objects to the muou of ihe two young • ‘ ~ people ou schttocul grounds. They plan to elope, but Captain Davenport interferes and prevents it The old planter, however,* iu made to beleive that his little granddaughter has run away with the young North- isiuventh—Two mile handicap race! First prize, double-barrel breech-loading shut gun; second prize, bicycle lantern. Twelfth—Half mile obstruction race: First prias, genuine alligator prize, valuable pocket knife The day’s sport will lo concluded with a trotting match, mile heats, between Highland The above prizes will bs displayed fura week prececoing the races in the j young folks show-window of Bristows Book ■ - ^ Store, Darlington, S. C. In any race where there are but two entries, only one prize will be awarded. ernor. Upon this foundation Mr. Thomas has built a play which has been pro nounced by critics all over the coun try the best American Flay yet writ ten. The scene of “Alabama” is laid iu that which tl try. The Company that will present “Alabama” is a particularly strong one, and is headed by Frank C. Bungs. The other members of die Company are Clement Bainbridge, L. P. Hicks, William Calhoun, W. J. Dean, F. B. Galloway, W. J. Cum mings, Edward Ma-ss, Belle Barron, Louise Inglesoll, Ethel Irving and Gertrude •McGill. “Alabama” will be produced with special scenery and new effects which are carried by the Company, the Quartette is one of the features of the performance. Reserved seats on sale at the Book Store. “Zeb,” The funniest of all e imestic com- edidies will be produced at the Dar lington Opera House, on Saturday, evening, September 215. If only one-fourth of the newspaper clip pings that W2 have seen can be relied on, this will be a fitting attraction for all the lovers of comedy in Dar lington to turn out en masse. The mechanical aud scenic effects introduced »r.e neA au I original—in one act alone is introduced 16,280 feet of scenery representing “Zeb” at the World’s Fair, riding on the moveable side-walk. Among the artists iu the com pany welind the name of “Katkeryn Evans.” This lady is one of the three surviving members of Laura Keene’s company, which played at Ford’s Theatre, Washington City, on the night that President Lincoln was assassinated. Further particu lars will be found in these columns next week. Frank C. Bangs is a leading mem ber of the “Alabama” company, ami no actor is better known, letter liked, or more esteemed than he is all through the South. Mr. Bangs is a native of kirgima, and for four years of the wur in active service, following the fortunes of his nutise •State, since thut time he has been in constant active service upon the stage. Mr. Bangs was associated with Booth and Barrett for many seasons aud they were kuotvn 1* “the Three B s.” Mr. Bangs will be inure Cypress Items. Miss Isabella McCowu, a charm ing young lady of Florence, is spend ing some time at this place with Miss Jennie Parham. Miss Belle Newsome, of Clide, S art of our country around 1 spent a few'days at this place last ere is an atmosphere of pot , „ eek with Misti Ida DnBose. (lame up on the Wings of the Wind. Bineu the terribie storm the mus- •jHitoeS have been worse in Darling ton than ever known within the ree- olection of our oldest citizens, aud good many have suggestod'thut they were brought up, from the coast, by the heavy wind. This is a very plausible supposition, unecially when the fact i» considered tuat the sen coast of our State could,easily supply the World with these musical little sleep murderers, and then, have a plenty to glue the home market. There is no snob things as these blood thirsty little demons beodmiftg satis fied and the quantity of blood the) can manage to hold, when' lljeir size is considered, is simply marvelous. The editor spent thivo sliBurnet's, du ring the War, on the. su| coast and knows from painful expifnency; how exasperating they can 1># when t turn out in full "force, a3M~they rare ly do otherwise, and sev themselves to the task of torturiiig*tlieir helpless Victims. Perhaps when his size, or rather her size, as it is said that the female musqmto is the one that does the biting business, this pestiferous insect is better armed than almost any other, and if it be granted that it is not, it will make up in adroitness what it lacks in the way af offensive weapons. The first move, after treating the victim to a vocal concert, is to select a tender place, a tough one will do iu an emergency, run out ins lance and plunge it through the skin. The lance is then withdrawn and -in its place is inserted a very finely temper ed saw, This is worked up and down, like an old fashioned udU saw, until the opening is large enough to suit the purpose a’id when it is thought to nave inflicted os much pain as possible. The s^w is thru pat hack iu its sheath aud a double acting fore? pump takes its pb'ce I'-ud the pugnacious liitJn vi!- liu.ii then begins to fill itself with blood, with all tiie capacity of a hungry tiger. For awhile at least musquito netting will be ut a prem ium, as we cannot hope to get rid of the pests until cool weather comes and kills them, as they .certainty will not leave while they have sueh good materia! to feast upon, as they find here. ■ A riernnt Daace. Tiiere was h very pleasant germn ft the Hewitt hull on Friday night test, which was attended by tin ug yo _ ” “ If. Wilde with Miss Muv Ervin. T. J. Boatwright with Miss Nonie Williamsoa. • •- R. F. Woods with.Alia# Bessie Lu cas. THE EXPOSITION . TIIE MINING BUILDING iGH»ND ATTRAt TION. Great Display 01 BiiH'r.ft-j -i' a* MarMc to he foun:! iu ibis tountry as Wei! as the Smui) t llucs of Maly and Mexico. Iu our last art: h- wo attempted to give the reader , of the- llmumi some idea of the -. volution in tl matter of trar..-;poitutiji), and this will be given to the Minin,r Build ing- ’ ' To the thoughtful anil intelligent mind this building is one ot the most interesting at the* Fair, aud once in side it is extremely difficult for one to leave such an array of mineral -, v T". ■Wffi'dertt Vrtuiycf ■fWiich are hides- pensable adjuncts of civilization and 41 of which are worthy of careful study and inspection. However con- tea'. man may be, in a state of savag- ♦/, with the objects that are visibie on the face of the globe, it is very .certain that as he advances in know l edge he becomes more restless and delves into the bowels of the Earth and brings forth its hidden riches, convening them into numberless ai ticks of utility and beauty. By what mysterious processes all these wonders exhibited in this great building, wav. formed, or the countless ages that may have elapsed during the trans formation of original elements into such an endless variety of minerals, precious stones and beautiful marble must be a matter for the geoJigists to settle, our purpose being simply to describe some of the many wonders that have been taken from the bosom of the Earth. Of course everyone knows that iron i.> the most useful and widely disse minated of nil the minerals, and as the many uses to which it is put arose familiar to everyone, it w deemed useless to speak iu detail of it. One of the finest, if not the best, exhibits ta froil*Mexico, which is perhaps richer iu mineral resources than any ether country iu the World, and it takes a good while to make anything like a careful survey of its almost endless collection." The ere from nee tiv-ii’i deal'll', s ut T11 the many jects 10 Through private or Carolina hue a very I!. lie 1 i bring up tne coal from :/ a -vi ol the earth. Nearly all the Siuter’wita miners.] ivsQurcos have t’chitete, but 1 j 00 do lad is simply iniyiue- vvonio inky a whole l'-<‘g>- K.'i.n to even mention) rious-and beuiuifui 00- seon in this building, lerprise So nth creditable dis play of granite, mid pho-'phate rock and North Carolina a well managed exhibit of her mineral resource.?, including some beautiful precious stones that are found within her bor ders. Under the soaring glass dome of the Horticultural Ralidiug there is an immense mound, fuiiy sixty feet high covered with shrubbery and flowers, and underneath thir’ is a •representation of the famous-crystal cave of tiouth Dakota, entirely tilled with the many wonders of this beautiful grotto. It”is illuminated by electric lights and ihe reflection from the sparkling minerals is a sight not soon to be forgotten. Fine marbles are not by any means confined to warm countries like- Mexico aud Italy, but abound also m the semi-polar regions of Nor way and Russia, both of which co ntries show some very fine \ nie- lies ranging m cotorfiou; pure n !uu to solid black, in the IiuW,ia:i bihit, which, by the wav, is in. Liberal Ana building, some fine specimens of T£tS WORLD’S FAIR THE H. & D. AND KONON RAIL ROAD TH6 FINEST ROUTE. CA* • ii the} t are ! Malachite,! bln v.ei green marble, Lupiz Luzuli, and jade which is also green. The readers of Tut Hekald must bear iu mind that this, like almost every otlier department of the Fair, is a matter cl sight, and that no! description, no mutter how elaborate j dr caref ully prepared, can give more j than a faint idea cf the many ute- j fn) nnd beautiful tliiogs that have, I for sauh counties.-; ages-, lay hidtieo in the lm>in of tbs earth. The very gi'-.a 1 . c v ter ! . nnd almost mi rid variety of beaurifnl objects, is ot itself a serion;'lifllco.ity in the way of anything like an adequate or sat isfactory description of the contents of tifis one building. The very magnitude of it is bewildering, but at the same time elevating, furnish ing to the thtughU’ul,serious mind, Gri din with with witji with Mies Mary Miss Fannie Miss Dcmnu Miss Emmie Uou iu the Mexico;- Exhibit was tin display of variegated marble, the beauty of which no word .] tan de scribe. fi««;i>y Ultaato Re-toittUoH:-. T;:e fellow iog resuiuLkAio were lu the strange markings and vein- i ,aeac leading [from the Hour. That matchless marbles of Italy. Probab ly the most attractive state display is that of California, with Utah as a close second, both of which have their mineral resources arrauged so as toshowtotlie* greatest ad van tags, aud it is almost needless to say that* they attract very marked attention from allivisitors* California, like Mexico, bus a magnificent unplay of mar bles, being somewhat similar in ap pearance to those from our neighbor ing Republic. In this exhibit there are also some beautiful specimens of onyx and agate, which are found in but few countries and are Cam pari lively rare and pretty costly, u small slab of either being worth from fifty to one hundred dollars. Of course au exhibit from this state would not be complete without a dis play of its gold bearing ore, of which there were a good many speci mens. No one however except a ge- oligist or a mining expert would, however, suspect this ore of having hidden iu its rough exterior so much of the precious metal. lathe Utah exhibit there were three cabinets containing 11 complete collection of tho minerals frsm the home of the Mormons, all e'lassified and arranged to show to the best advantage. One of the most notable exhibits was that of Li on tan a, containing the famous silver statute of .Miss Ada Behan, the actress. This is said by experts to be valuable as a work of art, aside from the fact that it contains $75,000 worth of pure silver. The silver does not, from an artistic standpoint, show to the same advan tage as would marble, but of course attracts more attention. If the visi tor is surprised when he hears the value of the statue itscif, he will open his eyes with wonder when he is told that the pedestal ou which it rests contains two hundred aud forty five thousand dollars of pure gold. " One of the wouders of this fascinating ex hibit is the beautifully colored speci mens of petrified wood from Arizona, as smooth and hard as the finest mar ble and with the colors as yaried as thutol u Kaliedoskupo. I'etrified wood is not uncommon, but the beau ty of this is in its rare coloring, caus- King.” It is said that his portrayal 1 stutid in one the of catMtunt.. of Fen of of Col. Preston in “Alabama” ex- Moultrie for about six hours, without ■ cels that of his “Silver King.” , A pan -an of nice ladies fboet for even a chair to sit on. lu conse quence of thisexporsure he is suffer* teg «omt with iheumatisui, hut Pth- rrmii l» fwtUwMi. y. ‘j,. ■ •■v flight of ..top lea -n-M to t-n- second Lading from the third floor is easy it. Tne room? in th-.-luild- good sized and very comfor- ! by the action # of the water on the minerals in the so: the colors into the slowly forcing rain cf the wood, 7th instant. Whereas, Eyidence from all sources, agricultural, mechanical, and profes sional is abundant and the practical needs, wants and demands of our producing classes declare in unmis takable tones that the volume of money is not sufficient to do me busi ness of our county, State and na tion, and Whereas, Our produeing .-lasses, and especially the Farmers' Alban", organization stand a unit in demand ing Congress to give relief by enact ing into law the sub-treasury plan, ' therefore be it • Resolved, Innt we, the Darling ton county I. A. aud n piy Irdiamqiolir, the Jiuw u uotid (v? its sunic beauty. A stopover nt ImlrincpeJi*, .;ia spectacle ever attempted by any people, aud a day’s risit will afford more delight and instruction than cun be possibly obtained in smy other way or by the same expenditure oi money. For further particulars, descriptive pamphlets, rates, etc., address E. A. Hoover, General Advertising Agent C, II. & D. R. R-, No. ‘700 W. Fourth Sir, Cincinnati, Ohio, Borne of the citizeas of LtfnftUS were so arcious to establish a dis- pmsary Lu tinv- town. thntyWley made oii; titk-3 for small toj^T lots 1 Ougbu* 0 ■ to s care; n 11. i-.l -i Ouga te ■ • >.•> -ylllV. , .. . Ui,-.ty,ui:'t^f.iri , . i et tuc- irciLoidt-ra. mot^ board . ic - a lit m j Lor tii d vY try ou tl stroagtl j of thi:, bu-tbe Gt-vto'-iioi bur intcr- j fered ami declares, th-it there must be no Qisnensary in Lam-ens, 011 Urn ground yiat the spirit of tho law was violated W the method adopted to secure % najoiity c< UMv boldvTfi •'? i * * » A A -A t- '.ji r