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' / > . ' . V f r V I " * j V< ' ' '* | i mi 1 mid . 1 Short Items of Interest Gathered S'' From All Parts of the State. I ADDITION LICENSE FEES. ?.? Tillman Will Stand By What He Said At Abbeville ? No Injunction* In t l>ry Towns. r . . , Sk There is still a division 01 opinion among the lawyers of Columbia as to the jitwer of magistrates in instituting criminal action for non-pavmeut of poll taxes. Tne comptroller geneval says that magistrates had no jurisdiction in such matters. He holds that the magistrates in attempting to collect delinquent poll tuxes are only acting as deputies of sheriffs, who are charged with the collection of delinquent taxes, and that they enjoy only as much ipoA-er in this matter as is legally vested in the sheriffs for whom they act Executions, said the comptroller general, could be issued against either tne real or personal property of those who failed or refused to pay their pel! "taxes and enough of said property exu be sold to liquidate their in lebteduess. Neither homestead exemption nor any debts could protect property from executions levied to secure the collection of delinquent taxes. Senator Tillman was in Colombia last r\n nrivntp hnsineSS. He Was asked about the removal of the metropolitan police from Charleston by a fff- representative of the News and Courier,, aod said he had nothing to say " about anything that was going on now U in State affairs. When a^ked whether ie had reaffirmed his dec . r tionatA> byTllle, that he would ruu for Uo\erIgor next year, if necessary in his opinion, he said that he stood by what b~ bad said at Abbeville. He said: "Yoi just go on and let them do their tooting and put out their ticket, and then we ill see." Senator Tillman went on to any that in the five meetings that he attended that he had more people than ere at all the campaign meetings. He aaid he was not talking politics, but that the cotton crop was a little short, and he was as happy as could be. He spoke about the municipal fight now in progress in New York, and seemed va think there would be a quadranglai contest " It hae been learned that Judge Simon ton has issued rules in the cases , of the Greenwood and Woodruft "origisat package" establishments, but he deelined to issue temporary injunctions, and refused to let the establishments continue business, as he did the general "original package" places. This it, oi coarse, taken by the State to mean that Judge Simonton is inclined to be against the "original package" establishments in"dry" towns, aod thai the State will win in its fight in these particular cases. At all events it is a most interesting phase of the question that has been presented. Blutbeu tfhe temporary injunction granted in 4m Union ease, which was of an omnibm character. The State baa refused to raise ao the liquor seized there. It has been definitely deoided that there will be no increase of freight rates on the railroads of this State in the near latnre. Some time ago the roads pretested to the State Railroad Commis?ion a request for an increase of rates and there was a big hearing over the matter. Recently the Florida Central and Peninsular system presented a separate additional request for en increase -on their tinea. The Georgia and North Carolina Commissioners some time ago were asked for reductions by certain orfcea, last week the entire matter was Wm up by the local Commission snd aU requests were refused, commissioner Thomas, however, advocating very ^mhbIb ? in r\ma inctnn?c ! The State Sinking Fund Commission held a meeting last week. A great many matter* of no pnblic interest were disposed of, numerous discharges of property taken for delinquent taxes being granted upon the liquidation of the claims of the State. The board considered at some length the application of Mr. L. C. Lachicotte for a twenty-year lease of the State's oyster beds, located in a branch of Murrtll's giving him the exclusive right to plant'ana gather oysters therefrom. ' For the quarter ending August 31st the State Treasurer oollected $3,282.42 as additional fees from the various insolence companies doing business in this State. One-half of 1 per cent, on jk . all premiums oollected by the companice goes as license fees to the State. All the collections nave practically been made, and the Treasurer is posting his W. books for the last quarter. At a special meeting of Charleston oity conncil the ma;* or nominated the 4/ ? following police officers: Chief, Wil? '< liam A. Boyle; first lieutenant, M. J. iMoManus; second lieutenant, E. A. Molleubaner; third lieutenant, John P. Dunn. It is said that the dispensary law will be enforced better now than it has ever been. Gen. Hugh L. Farley died at his home, in the suburbs of Spartanburg, * of kidney trouble. He has been in deolining health for some time and his death was not unexpected. His remains j?? were sent to Laurens for bnrial. He "was unmarried, but leaves relatives and many friends to mourn his loss. Although Governor Ellerbe has discharged all the regular and special liquor constables, he has retained Detectives Newbold and Eichelberger and \ "they will move from point to point about the State and look after the enforcement of the dispensary law. The O. R. & C. R. R. has reached Gaffney, and with ite advent the oitizens of this hustling jewel of the Piedmont will look forward to the dawning of an era of prosperity that-will eclipse anything which she has done heretofore. fFOPSZT. ' "y. WJt V jp*v ' ' ? * A TEXTILE SCHOOL. Mr. Tompkins* Suggestion to Establish One at Clemson. The Colombia Register says that at a recent meeting of the board of trustees of t leuison, .Mr. D. A. Tompkins, the well known manufacturer of Charlotte, wrote a communication to the board suggesting that a textile school be establish at Clemson, and the matter is now being considered by a committee of the trustees. It is to he hoped that favorable action will be taken,as Mr. Tompkins pointed out that the establishment of such a department would not cost more than ten or lifteen thousand dollars and some of the machine men would willingly loan much of the necessary equipment. ->jr. lompKins says timuiie two immiv tries iu the State which have expanded more rapidly than any others in the past few years are the manufacture of cotton oil ami of cotton, i he oil industry furuishe.-> lucrative employment to many young men, hut there are possibilities in the b.is.tiess yet which can be uia le profitable, if our young men only knew how to uulize them. Speaking further of the advantages of a textile school, he says: "iu the manufacture of cotton, the field is i robahly still greater and tiio importance of extending, among the youth of the State, kuowledge of the textile art, could hardly be properly est timatc l lip to the present time the rod net of the factories of your State has been chiefly p ain wh:te cloth. Simple as the manufacture of this cloth is, it has been necessary to employ many men from other sections of the couutrv to conduct these operations in South Carolina, while in many cases the 3*ouug graduates of our State institutions, being untaught and unskilled in the textile art have I e.-n compelled to go North or West to Jind employment in lines where their educatiou .and training in your schools is more applicable It is notable also that those j young men wno warn, 10 go iuio wu? hue of textilo manufacture do not consider any Southern school, but go North, either to a school or into the shops, or in some engineer's office." Undoubtedly such a department would tend to siimulate the resources of the State along the lines mentioned, aud the trustees could not do better than establish it as soon as j>o8H)ble,and at the same time furnish students with technical kuowledge which will be \ rotable to them. The college has a large income and could easily devote the amount named by Mr. Tompkins to the purpose without materially diminishing the efficiency of any other department. SENATOR M'.-AI/BIN. I He Talks of His Sojourn at Mt. A'ry aui Commends the Removal of the 'Constabulary. l Senator John L. McLaorin s;peut a day in .Florence last week. The Seua1 tor locks remarkably well and strong after his recent illness, and was in ex1 cellent spirits when spoken to by a representative of the Daily Times. He gave a glowing account of his atay at Mt Airv. N. C.. where he owns? beau tiful Hammer home, stating that he and I itovernor Ellerbe, who was with him, had a delightful, quiet time. Ho spent twenty-four days at Mt. Airy and said that while there he Grained twenty-six pounds. Speaking of the Governor he said that he had improved wonderfully in health; that, although when he first went there he could eat very little of auything, when he left chickens had increased in price from 5$ to 7$ cents a pound. Parenthetically the Senator said that he himself may have had something to do with this increase in price. Going to matters of greater import, Senator McLuurin said that Governor Ellerbe was doing one of the mcst sen1 siblo things of his life in abolish .ng the dispensary constabulary and that such a step would meet with the approval of 90 per cent, of the people of the State. Then, said he, the enforcement of the law wonld be entirely in the hands of the town, which is as it should be. Senator McLaurin went on so say that Governor Ellerbe was subject to a great deal of unjust criticism, that he bad not been given time to show what he could do, that he was beset with difficulties when he entered upon his administration and that he would yet prove himself ablh to solve satisfactorily the difficult problems which now confronted him and others which might arise. SPARE THE BIRDS. Extracts From the . C. Game Laws Which All Should Read. For the information of the many who are said to be using their shotguns already with deadly effect upon young partridges, the following game laws of the State are given: Section 432. It shall not be lawful for any person in this State, between the first day of April and the first day of November, in any year hereafter, to catch, kill or injure, or to pursue w.th such intent, or to sell or expose for sale any wild turkey, partridge, quail, aropdcock, or pheasant, or between the first day of March and the first day of August any dove, or at any time during ii.. i. u:11 A. lue your if vaicu, am or lujure, or 10 pursue with such intent, by firelight, anv of the birds named jn this section. And any person so doing shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upou conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $20 or be imprisoned not more than 30 days. Sec. 1, Act 13J3. That it shall not be lawful after the pa* sage of this act to sell or ex]>ose for sale any partridge, quail, woodcock or pneasant, deer or wild turkey, within the State, for the sj>ace of five (3) years. Any person so doing shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviotiou thereof shall be fined not more than ten ($10) dollars, or be imprisoned not more than ten (10) days for each offense. The city of Lelpsic. for many years the residence of Hubert Schumann, is soon to have a monument to the great musician. The model has been mad.; by Werner Stein, who received the order for it from a wealthy woman oi that city, an amateur of music, whose name !?* not revealed. f ''7 '-r. -4 : v ' liToniniM" The Whitecappers of Fairfield Found Not Guilty. REWARD FOR A MURDERER. I I . A Girl Scalped?New Enterprises. Can't Sell Liquor in Dry Towns. Norton Sustained. ?? I Since the publication of Comptroller Geueral Norton's opinion to the effect ! that failure to pay a poll tax was not a ! misdemeanor and was onl3' punishable ' by disfranchisement, there has been | much discussion of the question. It has I beeu held by several lawyers of theCoI lumbia bar that section 377 of the gen| eral statutes did make non-payment a | misdemeanor. Code Commissioner Ureazenle sides with Comptroller Norton. He writes to *he latter: "I write to say that [ agree with j'ou as to your construction of the law reia- j tiug to the poll tax, but as some may | think the code commissioner inserted I section 3T7 of the criminal statutes with- j ont knowing better, ? ask to refer you : to my report made when f submitted my I work, which vou will tind on page 342 j of reports ami resolutions, 1333. I re- 1 commended the enactment of section 1 377 to make it law Please refer to the report, and I would be glad that you quote what I sa d, which is a contirma- | j tion of your opinion, as the general asj sembly did not re-euact the section as I ' recommended." I The extract from Mr. Breazeale's re- | I port referred to is as follows: i "Non-payment of poll tax should be I made a permanent offense, and thereby ! save the necessity of inserting a j>eualty < therefor in every supply bi>l. 1 have ! inserted it in the criminal law as section J S? J, but if the legislature agrees with I me it will be necessary to enact that j section." j The publishing committee of the Cotton Plant decided to award the contract for the publication of that paper to Col. J. A. tloyt, of tireeuville. The committee had a number of flattering offers ! to take charge of the publication, but 1 thought that of Col. Hoyt the best, and (to this was added the fact that the Cotton Plant saw its palmiest days under the management of Hoyt and tCeys, and tbat when they had charge of the paper it had a circulation of over f even thousand. The publishing committee of the Cotton Plant is to retain nomiual con iroi 01 me poncy ui iu? pa|>ci, ouu ? i? select some one to take charge of the Alliance department of the paper. Col. Hovt will have charge of the editorial department, which is to be in the agricultural iuterestof the State. One of the purines of the Cotton .Plant will be to revive the Alliance for business reasons. Some days ago it was mentioned that the policy the State had determined to pursue in regard to the dispensary litigation was to use every means to advance the Vandercook case on the docket aud endeavor to get a decision from the United Estates (supreme Court on the mam issue?the right of dealers outside the (state to sell liquor in original packages in this State?by Nov. 15. It has been ascertained that the attorney general's office hasoommunicated with Mr. Bryan of the other side and at present preparations are being made to get the case ready for tiling. ?The State. The Secretary of State has granted the following charters: Grange Keal Estate Investment Company, of Bishopville, the capital stock of which is $3,000; the Charleston Edison Light and Power Company; the capital stock is to be $1(X,000, divided into shares of $100 each; the Hotel Calhoun Company, Charleston; the Pine Hill Agricultural, : Mechanic:.1 and Stock Show Association. of Dunklin, Greenville county, a colored fair association which proroses to s ive fair. eto.. all on a capital i StOCK Of $1 (X). At Winsboro the jury in the Mormon whitecap case rendered a verdict of not { guilty after a deliberation of thirty-one | hoars. It is said the jary stood eleven foracqaitt&l and one for conviction when thev came in the oonrt room and notified Judge 13enet they could not agree. The Judge sent them back, telling them to try again, and if a verdict could not be reached be would have to order a mistrial. In about fifteen minutes I they came out with a verdict of not guilty. _ | A serious accident occurred at the ; Manchester mill, in Pock Hill. A young girl named Outlaw, one of the | operatives in the mill, in some way beI came entangled in the machinery and had her hand broken up and her entire scalp torn away from her head. Not I only the scalp proper, but the peras- i teum was taken, leaving the skull perfectly destitute. The physician says ! that there is only a very slight chance I for | #: ...? The State authorities are going right ahead with their policy in regard to closing original package stores in dry towns. Governor Ellerbe has ordered I O. P. stores at Williamston, Elko and j Cowpens closed up, the stock seized j and tue proprietors arrested. He in-| tends to have every Ruch store in the ; | State proceeded against in the same i I manner. A reward of SI50 has beeu oftered by ! the Governor for the arrest, with proof ; to convict, of Charles Walton, who murdered Willian McDaniel, in Aiken j county, on September lath. The State Board of Health met in Columbia and decided that they would take no chance3 in yellow jack being ; brought into the State, ana prepared a set of rules for the several municipal | boards of health throughout the State, instructing them to fumigate all refugees, effects and baggasre, also saying that the germs would live anywhere. On request of Gov. Atkinson, of Georgia, Got. Ellerbe has granted permission to the Augusta riflemen to hare a range in North Augusta, S. C. -v I . ' v. . < . >v 4 v . : ' *f&Wt 3 EXTRA FIN B CORN CROP. Much Open Cotton Was Blown to the Ground on the 21st and 22ti. The following is the last crop bulletin for the season of 1897, as issued by Observer Bauer, showing the condition ol the crop for the past week: Cotton reports are featureless for the week, except that much open cotton was blown to the ground on the 21st and 22d, aua beat into the dirt and stained by the heavy rains. Cotton picking wa? delayed from one to three days by the uutavorable weather aud the heretofore rapid opening of immature bolls was largely checked. Otherwise the rain w as of no benefit to cotton, which is now so far advanced as tube beyond liability of injury by frost, there being practically no "top crop " Cotton in many places is nearly all open and over hall <?t liie rroi> has been leathered. '1 lie yield is report*.(1 to be smaller than expected and generally disappointing. lhere are many actions which will no doubt make a full crop but such reports of yields falling below an average. >ea Island cotton was nut injured by the storm, on the contraiy, the rain will materially help the "top crop" oi which there is a fair promise. Corn is being gathered and the croj is generally reported to be a full one and in places an extra tine one. Jn the extreme no* thwestern counties where corn was planted late, fodder is still being pulled, but even there tho ears are matured and 110 longer subject to weather conditions. lt>ce harvest w;<s somewhat delayed early in the week but was resumed during the latter i>ortion and is now practically completed. There are a few reports indicating poor yields of rice, but generally tl is crop is a full average one or better, and has beeu secured in ex cedent condition, it having been not all damaged by the storm. Threshing is well underway. Peas were helped bv the rain and are generally fruiting well, with exceptions over limited areas where peas are complete failures. Sweet potatoes show improvement since the rams and look more promising. In the truck raising districts, plowj ing and plauting winter vegetables is ! now under way, trith the ground in exee'leut condit on l'or tbi< work. Pastures which were parched and biown have started a new growth. Stock water is again plentiful. ? - . nniVTCDB rALJir>l l u r vsin i Dr. Leof the famous medicine man, died in Greenville. | S. t>. Godfrey, agent of the Seaboard ' Air Line railroad at Cheraw, is dead. Burglars broke into the dispensary at 1 Greenville and took a quantity of liquor. Chester's "O. P." store has been closed, and all the liquor hauled away and stored iu the court house. Wofford College opened with about 12-5 students appearing in the college chapel. The attendance may reach 150 or mot e. Frederick M. Murphy, of the University ot Virginia, has been secured by the South Carolina College football team as trainer. At Walterboro C. C. Stephens was found not guilty, by reason of insanity, for the killing of his brother-in-law, i and sent to the asylnm. The Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical College opened on the 29th, at urangeourg, lor its second year's work. Governor Ellerbe has granted a pardon to Derry Gallard, who was convicted at the Jnne 1396 term of the court for Anderson conntv, before Jndge Tovnsend, of manslaughter, and sentenced fb two years and one month in the penitentiary. The petition for pardon was numerously signed by the citizens of Anderson conntv. While under the influence of liqnor, Theodore MoKenzie, a deaf mate, 30 ! years old, and a member of a respeota1 ble family at Kingstree, shot his brother, Walker, in the face with a gnu loaded with powder. Both eyes were blown out and the flesh lacerated. Shonld the wounds not prove fatal, the man's face will be permanently disfigured. Official news has been received from Jndge Xewmrn of the United States Court for the district of Georgia to the eflect that he had refused to grant the temporary restraining order in the Bluethenm.l A Bickart original package case as prayed for and will take no further action in the case until the bearing upon the rule to show cause, returnable on October 9th in Atlanta. VANDKKBILT'S CATTLE. They Will Be Shown at the State Fair at Columbia. The State Fair of 1897 is rapidly approaching and on all sides preparation* are being made far in advance of the usual period. In just about live weeks the ;air will be at band. Every indicanon points to the most successful fair ever held iu the State. Columbia's citi zens are waking all necessary arrangements for outside attractions und accommodations. Secretary llolloway furnishes the following information : tlemson College will have a working airy on the fair grounds during the fair managed by Trof. J. YV. Hart. An ..xhibition in the arena in milking by the students of the college would draw well, showing the ; ^uug misses that when one of these boys is secured as a partner for life a milker would also be obtained. The agricultural exhibit will be under the supervision of i'rof J. 8. Newmail, and the mechanical will be controlled by Crof. Wortbington. From the interest manifested by tho college professors, and members of the board, as well, it can be confidently expected that the exhibits will exceed by far any hitherto seen on tho grounds. Secretary Holloway also writes that Mr. Geo. F. Weston, of the Vanderbilt farms it Biltmore, N. (J., expects to bring dcwn a tine lot of Jersey cattle for exhibition only, and subsequently off jr them in the annual sate of stock. 'I his, Col. Holloways says, will afiforu \ fine opportunity to purchase Jerbi vs of fancy strains. Mr. Weston will also bring a few choicely bred Berkshire boars, . r 't " .* ' . it OF I DI8PM. Mr. T. I, Rogers Proposes Private Ones for Those NOW RUN BY THE STATE. He Would Not Operate It In the Name of the State or Through State Officials. The following is one of the letters from members of the General Assembly relative to the dispensary problem, which were published in the News and Courier some weeks ago: Bennettsvilio, S. C.: Your question concerning the liquor question is a veritable probe, going straight, I dare pa}-, to the very heart of every member's most earnest thoughts. This eternal conflict between State law and Federal court can but engage the attention of every patriot and compel earnest study by every faithful representative of the people. How can peace, quiet and contentment be made to take the place of strife, turmoil and agitation? That the dispensary has worked well and done good ' in communities where it has received the apprc-al of the people or even beeu respected because it w as law. I can s?.e no room to doubt I believe it bas in such communities greatly reduced, if it has not minimized the evils ot the liquor tramc. m oiuer quarters it has proved less efficient and salutary by reason of the violent opposition ami obstruction of many good citizens of high standing in church and Bociety, controlled by blind prejudice, eueeuderad rather by obnoxious provisions for the conduct and enforcement of the system than by the principles involved in the system itself. I have no reference now to the opi>osition or violations of the law by ex liquor dealers ?such opposition as that is to be expected to every statute. I refer to the opposition of good citizens who have no personal interest atlected, but who for one cause or another have either violated the law themselves or encouraged others to do so. It appears to be an anomaly, but nevertheless a fact, that good citizens have frequently been found openly obstructing this law, forgetting for the time the first duty of all citizens, namely, obedience to law so long as it is law. I have never been able to understand how they could hope py such conduct to accomplish beneficent results. I believe the obnoxious I.ii ?. ?.! > ?lifl KnnrlnM lind I re^uiatiuuo manj iw kUu ?? enforcement of the dispensary system would have been repealed ere now but for this very bitterness of those on posed to the system, and the reflex influence upon its supporters, making them stubborn and more determined, and less competent to see or recognize their errors, much less acknowledge them. liad I the power to mould public sentiment, to a! lay passion and- oliberate prejudice, 1 have no hesitation in saying that I would lop off" the constabulary and enforce liquor laws through the ususual channels. I would abolish government by injunction, and try offenders in the usual manner, and continue the dispensary system, but would not operate it in the name of the State or through ftta'e officials, I believe in total abstinence as the best rule of conduct for every individual and practice it myself, but I do not favor the enactment of a prohibitory law. I am satisfied that it would not operate as satisfactory as the dispensary has done in its effects uj>on the question of temperance. Liquor would still be consumed by the barrel and would pay no revenue. The General Assembly cannot mould sentiment by statute. We must take human nature it is, and deal with it, mindful of its numerous frailties, I have given this subject much studj and the following is the outline of a bill I purpose introducing at the next session: At the next genera) election the question of dispensary or no dispensary shall be submitted to the qualified voters of each county in the State. II a majority in a count v vote against it, then no liquor shall oe sold iu that county for four years. If a majority in any county vote in favor, then the same question shail be submitted to the qualified voters of each incorporated town or city in the county which keep* at least two policemen regularly employed. If a majority in the town vote iu favor, then the mayor of the town thall let the dispensary for one year tc the highest bidder, provided the bid does not fall below a figure to be stipulated for each town. The revenue thus raised shall be apportioned, one-third each, to the town, countj and State. The purchaser shall be allowed tc open a stipulated number of dispensaries in the towr, and shall be required to operate them under the same rulei and regulations now governing dis,,/jnact-u ourl aneh further nrovisions ai from time to time may be required bj law. The question to be voted on it the same manner at the expiration of four years (two if preferred). If this kind of law is enacted tli? Htate goes out of the business; each and every community has local option, each and every office necessary now t< run the despensary will be abolished; i large revenue will be derived front liquor, as there should be when it it so.d in any manner, under any system. The law will be self enforcing, becausi backed by the approval of the commun ity and watched over by the self-interest of the holder of the franchise. Every provision of the present law which can in any sense be termed "s police regulation" will be thrown around the liquor traffic, and tht cause of temperance and good ordei promoted. In addition to the above I would re quire the dispenser to give a heavy bond and provide heavy penalties for violations by him, making him liable to criminal indictment and for damages for breach of con tract, bat allow him and all other offenders fall and fait trial, by jnryof his countrymen, before punishment. T. L Rogers. N. B. ?The purchaser of the franchise to be allowed to bny his goods when and where he sees lit, but required to warrant them, and liable to damages when found to fall'below guarantee. ' T. L B. NO MORE ROBBINC NESTS. i The Government Puts a Stop to ? Very j%a Profitable Industry. After having been despoiled of their i I eggs for forty-five years, as regularly . *|jjg as the laying season came round, the. vSf! sea birds that inhabit the Farallones : jL have been taken under the protecting , wing of the United States. No more will the pretty spotted and :'j&8 mottled eggs grace the tables of those who are fond of them, or enable the cheap restaurant to advertise "four fresh ranch eggs, scrambled, for ten , Sa cents." The edict has gone forth that the birds must be protected, and protected they will be, for Uncle Sam has a habit of doing such thiugs thoroughly when ' he starts to do them at all, and there i is no reason to suppose that he will > ! make this case an exception. A year or more ago a rumor reached *'f the ears of the powers that be at Wash- # ington that the great natural aviary on ; the island was being destroyed, be- . . /.'$! cause during tbe nesting season thou- . 1 m sands of eggs were taken from the rocks and sent to San Francisco and w 1 interior towns to be sold. Indue time a representative of the -Ag ! Smitbsoniau Institution, deeply learned : in bird lore, went to Ine Farallones i and made an exhaustive study of the / iM i Ruhipft. ' .'JnH | His report wa3 evidently against this ^1 continuance of the industry, for after c j the customary red tape had been un- ! 1 wound Head Keeper Beemau of the A ! island lighthouse received a curt oom- Jfrl j raunication from the Lighthouse DeI partment stating that in future no egg- Jjfl | collecting, except for the use of those , who made their homes on the desolate 'jj pile of rocks, would be allowed. Thus perished one of the most pio- '.vSB turesque industries of the Pacific Slope and one that furnished the peo- * ^ plo of Sa? Francisco with an article of " * '. jjW food not enjoyed by any other seaport in the country. | The stopping of the egg-picking brings to mind the experience of the 7x1 first man who embarked in the bnsi- J I ness?none other than John A. Rnssell, the veteran and widely known clerk of the local board of supervisor* J It was in the latter part of 1830 that Mr. Russell, then a lad of eighteen, '3 came down from the mines with a ' goodly sack of gold dust and nuggets J that he had accumulated by delving in the earth. He was looking for a profitable in- h vestment, and not long after his arrival ; here fell in with the cook of the pilot boat that at that time sj^p^^I|j i guaru at tuo euuuutc ui iuc i Gate. i 4 | ( The man had seen lions of ; ; sea birds nesting on the rocks, and ' drew such alluring pictures of the M ! money to be made by landing the big ' Ml I eggs in this chy, wh n-e at tiiat time fl ! chicken fruit was not over-plentiful, that young Russell at last consented ' iB to furnish the sinews of war for th^ v?4 enterprise, the cook's contribution to the assets of the firm to be his labor and experience in gathering the eggs, getting them to this city and finding a JflH market. A stout sloop was purchased aud an outfit made ready at a total coBt of about $3000. When the egg season arrived the expectations of the partners were . I more than realized. The first cargo v 'ag 1 that arrived sold like the proverbial ,, 9 I hot cakes at the prices of early days, y ' ????? arrrta finblinff > I tut) uitj, qucci-iwaiug ?v?>u.0 ?-?? the fancy as well as the palates of the pioneers. Within a few days contracts with a number of hptels had been made at *"^9B lucrative rates, and the sloop made all haste back across the twenty-three miles of water that intervened between the gate and the lonely rocks, at that time inhabited only by seal hunters. '-^9 Several cargoes of eggs wore landed at an average profit of $1500 a trip, i and the vessel and her fitting oat were soon paid for.?San Francisco Folion Ivy. Should yon chance to come across children with their little faces puffed out and spotted, do not flee from them while laboring under the impression 'm that they are victims of measles, scar- ' 'J | let fever or scarlatina. It's aa odds- fg j on chance, as horsemeu say, that ' they've only been out to one of the* *3 I mauy local parks enjoying themselves 4 and that they had come into contact with ivy poison. Notwithstanding the fact that park gardeners aud laborera are always on the qui vive for this Iueiesiauiti vtuo auu ucouuj i? "X"-i8 ever met with, it is constantly spring: ing up in unexpected p'aees, and is j disagreeable, though not daugeroas, j in its effects. While many persons are impervious j /? to the effects of poison ivy, and many TPjjg* ' handle it freely, it is a well known fact I among scientists that others are affected by it even though they do not ? touch it, and are blotched a id swollen, j$j 1 even if only the wind from the direcj tion of its lair blows upon exposed i parts of their body. Tae poison is ' _ .:aj| exceedingly painful, but it is quickly ; J?|? I cured by the applicatioa of another ! poison?a deadly one?sugar of lead, dissolved iu water.?New York Commercial Advertiser. A Fortune in Sea Otters. The schooners that have been out A J after sea otters have struck a second Klondike. The season is only half over, bat according to reports from Captain Smalries of the schooner ; <#9 Theresa four schooners have netted about 863,000 in the aggregate for three months' work. Sea-otter skins are worth in the English market about $1000 each. According to private ad- ' vices, on July 8 the Herman had eighteen skins, the Rattler twenty, the Eppinger seven and the Kate and Ann i eighteen. Every hunter ou e^toh of . ? >2x1 I these vessels will have as much money coming to him when his schooner - 'l reaches port as though he had made a successful trip to the Klondike.?San J Francisco Call _ '' *2