t?? 8?MT1R WATCHMAN, .Established April, IS50.
"Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at. be thy Country's thy God's, and Truth's."
C?oiisoliaated Aug. 2, 1881.1
SUMTER, S. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1884.
TUE TUCE SOUTHRON, Established Jun*, 1866.
New Series-Vol. III. No. 39.
frgfrllflned erory Tuesday,
-BY.TBS
?tatt and Southron Publishing
Garnpang,
? SUMTER, S. C.
TERMS:
Two Dollars per aa cum-in advance.
ADVERTISEMENTS .
tia? Square, first insertion.$1 00
Brery subsequent insertion. 50
Contract? for three months, or longer will
be. mage ?ired need rates.
Alf communications which subserve private
interests wiM be charged for as advertisements.
Obituaries and tributes of respect will be
charged for.
Marriage notices and notices of deaths pub?
lished free. v
For job-work or contracts for advertising
address Watdu&cat and Soulliron, or apply at
*?K$Sce?to . S. Gi OSTEEN,
Business Manager.
POWDER
I Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A marvel of
purity, strength and wholesomeness. More
f- eccoomic&I than the ordinary kinds, and can?
not be sold in competition with the multitude
- ?Mow test, short weight, alum or phosphate
powder*. Sold only in cans. ROYAL BAK?
ING POWDER CO., 106 Wall-st., N. Y. '
fy.
Send 25 cents TO THIS
ornea for a copy of a
ne w horse book which
treats of all diseases
of the horse, and is
thoroughly illustra?
te! with 65 fine engravings, showing the posi
" by sick horses better than can
be taught in any other
way. It has a le ?
number of valnabu?
recipes, most of which
were originated by
the author, ?ad never
before pot in print. It is pronounced the best
-book ?ver published for the price, and some
prominent horsemen
have said they prefer?
red it to books which
cost So and $10.
25 CTS.
AGENTS WANTED.
This valuable book will be presented free
to all new subscribers to tbe Watchman and
S?dkrm who pay far one year in advance,
and ateo io old subscribers who pay all arrears
and a rear ia advance.
KENDALL'S
"SPAVIN CUBE!
rc
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL REMEDY ever
' discovered as it is certain in its effects and
doe? not blister. Read Proof Below.
from ike "Spirit o/tke Times," bee. 22,;S3.
It is admitted there is a great advance in
veterinary science within the past decade, yet
marjy will scarcely believe that a spavin cure
is possible. Fortunate indeed, however, is it
for tbe poor horse suffering from lameness of
this kind thai Kendall's Spavin Cure bas
been discovered, as it is certain in its effects
and bas worked wonders io thousands of such
eases. Send for illustrated catalogue, giviug
positiveproof, also for sample copy of Ken?
dall's Treatise on the B?rse and his Diseases ;
both free. Price of the Spavin Cure, Si. Ad?
dress Dr. B. J. Kendall Co., Proprietor,
Soofborgb Falls, Vt.
#rost the "Spirit of Oe Timex," Nov. IV, 83.
The successful treatment of ringbones,
- apavios, aad joint lameness has not been
prevalent in the veterinary profession, but
we find that Dr. Kendall has discovered a
remedy for such troubles that is doing noble
work everywhere. Th is remedy is certain in
its effects, and does not blister, but it basa
magical effect in reducing the enlargement
aod driving ont tbe lameness, as hundreds of
testimonials prove. Price $1. For sale by
dragjrists every where, and bv Dr. B. J. Ken?
dal! Co., Enosborgh Falls, Vt
ALL'S SPAYHT CTOS.
ON HUMAN FLESH.
NORTHVILLE, DAKOTA, NOV. 20, 18S3.
I>r. B. J Kendall k Co., Dear Sirs :-En?
closed please find 25 cts. for your book enti?
tled *A Treatise on tbe Horse and his Dis?
eases.' Yon may look for more orders in
fotcre if it is as advertised. Your Spavin
Core works wonderful with rheumatism, re
' Kef is immediate, and its action permanent.
Every person ought to have a bottle of it.
Have bad no occasion to nse it on my horses
jet, but too much can not be said of its re?
markable effects oo human flt sh I used that
put up for horses, and its effects were truly
remarkable. Please send the books as soon
as possible and oblige. Yours trulv,
A.E.BROWN.
Price $1 per bottle or 6 bottles for $5. All
dreggists have it or can get it for you, or
it will be sent to any address on receipt of
pri?e by the proprietors. Dr. B. J. Kendall &
Co., Enosborgh Fall3, Yt.
SOLD BT ALL DBUOCISTS.
& P. SICKER & CO.,
SUMTER, S. C.,
DEALERS IN
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
Liquors, Wines, Tobacco and
Cigars.
We have now the largest and best selected
* stock of
e~er offered in Sumter. Pure N. C.
CORN WHISKEY and pure N. C.
APPLE BRANDY a speciality.
Try oar JOHN MCCULLOUGH CIGAR and
BLUE JEANS TOBACCO.
Partier in need of any goods in our linc
trill lave money by giving ns a call.
REMEMBER THAT WE
GUARANTEE SATISFACTION
as to quality and price.
MAIN STREET, one door North
of Market Building-Sign of the Bed
THE PRESCRIPTION.
They "were parting at the gate
Man and maid
Still he tarried, although late,
Longing much to bear his late,
Yet to ask it half afraid.
'If I only knew,' said he
'Only knew,'
'Let me give advice,' said she,
'Make a confidant of me ;
I caa be of help to you.'
'Ah ! I know that,' answered he,
With a sigh,
'Now I guess it all,' cried she;
'You are in love, I plainly see,
And afraid to tell her-fie !'
'You are a witch to guess so well,'
Auswered he,
'I would like to have you tell
How to make a sick heart well ;
Kindly now prescribe for me.'
'Every heart will cure a heart,'
Now laughed she ;
'You must find another heart,
Then your own will lose its smart
Try this olden remedy.'
'Let me have your heart,' be plead ;
'Nay she said ;
'I have none.' 'No heart !' he said ;
'Then I go uncomforted
Mine a broken heart mast be?'
'It is yours F and she laughed low ;
* Don't you see?
I prescribed it long ?go,
Seeing that you suffered so,
What so blind as men can be?'
'Bad I only known before,'
Whispered he,
?What a cure you had in store !'
'You'd have suffered all the more ;
Men are foolish things,' said she.
[Contributed to Watchman and Southron.]
INTRODUCTION
' TO T?IE
?ANNALS OF SUMTER."
Not many years ago. the late John
Belton O'Neal who led the distinguish?
ed roll of Chief Justices io South Caro?
lina, cootrihuted much to the general
entertainment and to the instruction of
the people of this State by a literary
treasure in the 'Annals of Newberry '
Something later, the lamented Bishop
"Gregg gave us his delightful history of
'The Cheraws;' why has no such
effort been made within the bouuds of
'Sumter' so replete as it is, with names
of distinction both ic thc past and in
the present, following in the footsteps
of t&cir proud progenitors? Not so
much as a matter of pride, although
eminently worthy in itself, but of spe?
cial importance as mattersof genealogy.
I have been impressed with this con?
clusion, since I have accidentally stum?
bled upon some ancient documents with
reference to one of the families of Sum?
ter County, which I shall venture to
offer as an introductory chapter to the
supposed 'Annals, of Sumter County,'
hoping, that some skilful writer with
antiquarian taste, may present some
moro valuable contributions. From
the Neves and Observer, 'published at
Raleigh, N. C., February 19th, 1834 -
in connection with the settlement of
Roanoke Island, three centuries ago, I
quote thc following passage. It was
upon the loth of July, 1584, that
Amidas and Barlow, took possession of
the unknown lands discovered by them
pursuant to the patent granted by
Queen Elizabeth to Walter Raleigh
plain Walter Raleigh-for he had uot
been knighted then. The account
given of the new land on the return of
Amidas was so glowing that Elizabeth
named the country in her own honor
'Virginia' and rewarded Raleigh by
conferring knighthood upon him, &c,
* * * As speedily as possible an?
other expedition was organized. It
consisted of seven sails, and 108
colonists, among them Hariot, a man
of rare learning. * * * Many ex?
plorations were made, and on the
17th of August, 1585, the colony was
formally established on Roanoke Island,
under the command of 'Ralph Lane.'
Now, the ultimate fate of this colony
has never been ascertained so far as to
indicate to what point its individual
members may have drifted. Is it un?
reasonable to suppose that the Hariot
with whom we have to do, may have
settled somewhere in Lower Carolina,
and that the name Hariot, may be none
other than Heriot, one of the very
oldest names in Sumter County, the
very slight difference in thc spelling
being by no means unusual at the
present day. However that may be,
so long the Works of Sir Walter Scott
shall be remembered, and that will be
until Shakspeare's fame shall begin to
dwindle-'Jingle Georgie' (George
Heriot of Edinburg, A. I). 1008) will
never be forgotten. He whose shrewd?
ness, ability, and integrity of character,
coupled with his immeuse possessions
helped to support a throne like the
Rothschilds of a very recent day. Thc
earliest Heriot of whom we have relia?
ble account within this State, settled at
Georgetown, S. C., many years ante?
rior io the American Revolution, and
bore the name of Robert. Sometime
afterwards, his brother William, aod
cousin George (sou of John Heriot of
Haddington) came over from Scotland
and rejoined Robert at Georgetown
Robert was married in 17G1 to Miss
Mary Oulfield, a promiucnt heiress;
William was married to Miss Thomas ;
and George to Miss Sallie Tucker in
1775. These trio, laid the foundation
of the several families at Charleston,
Columbia. Georgetown, and Sumter,
marked respectively for their courtesy,
ability, and external force. We shall
in this Preface, confiuc our attention to
Robert, the great Fore-runner of Sum?
ter's respected citizens. Robert, left
in Scotland, a father and mother, au
elder brother John, then married, a
brother James, who was married to a
31 i ss Bryce, and a married sister, Mrs.
John Cunningham. In writing to
Robert, anterior to the war of thc Revo?
lution in America, Mr. John Cunning?
ham renders frequent account to him,
of the welfare of his kin. In referring
to musty letters, interesting to one even
in no way related, I find. Mr. C. writ?
ing from Greenoch, the following par?
ticulars. 'Your younger brother is
under the charge of your Uncle, Mr
Wm. Hogg, (I wonder whether he
was a relative of James, the sweet Scot?
tish poet.) 'a fine latin scholar.' Your
Uncle, Sir Hugh Dalrymple is well, j
and your school companiou, Hugh, (of
the same name) bas become a member j
of Parliament for East Lothian ' Robert j
Heriot has two friends, Messrs. Charles |
Mill and John Deas who set out on a j
Continental tour, leaving the Province |
of Carolina io 1770. Mr. Deas writes '
from Paris in the same year, to his
relative. Mr. Robert FTeriot, as follows:
'Mills and myself, before leaving Scot?
land for tbe French capitol of course
visited your father Mr. James Heriot
of Castle Mains. Dirleton. I could not
fail to think of you, as we drove through
the Barnicle-Yet. Your mother ac?
companied us to Edinburg. I saw j
your sister's sweet rcsideuee on the i
Clyde-herc we have met our mutual
friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Middle- ?
ton, &c.' Robert, (whose descendants j
have been, for nearly a century, resi- j
dents of Sumter County,) lived to be a j
most conspicuous figure. lu addition
to his most excellent means brought
with him from Scotia, ho acquired fine
possessions, as has been before men?
tioned. These, together with his ad?
mirable abilities, high personal charac?
ter, aod splendid physique, created for
tim a commanding position at George?
town, S. C., and elsewhere, both an?
tecedent to, and during the war with
England; as witness, the following
proofs of his activity in the service of
the colonists :
Commission, dated July 1st, 1773, j
Capt. Robert Heriot, as Capt. of Light
Infantry, in a Regiment of Foot, Col. j
Job Rothmahler, Commanding.
(Signed) WM. BULL,
Thirteenth year of his Majesty's reign.
Order, dated Dec. 2d, 1775, Capt. j
Robert Heriot ordered to impress a j
vessel to bear arms in defence of George j
Town :
(Signed) HENRY LAURENS.
Presdfc. of the Council of Safety.
Commission, dated April 29th, 1776,
as Capt. of Light lufantry in Regiment
commanded by Col. Daniel Horry.
(Signed) JOHN RUTLEDGE.
I would mentioned here incidentally,
that in an order now before me, ad?
dressed to Capt. Heriot, and in the
hand-writing of the great Rawlins, '
dated, at Chas. Town, 4th February, j
1779-Heriot is spelled Harriotte. a ;
modification far exceediug tbe supposed j
change mentioned, at the outset of this
article.
Commission, dated April 28th, 1779,
Robert Heriot, Lieut. Col. of the lower
Craven County Regiment commanded
by Col. Archibald McDonald.
(Signed) JOHN RUTLEDGE.
The remaining papers, in the mouldy !
package are interesting specimens of
the penmanship of Gen. Natu Green,
Col. Wm. Washington (iuteliigeutly
expressed and perfectly legible,-Tarle?
ton to the contrary !) and of Gov.
Mathews, and others-of which, that of
Gov. Mathews, is perhaps the most
valuable, for which Geo. Green, in ?
writing from Philadelphia, Oct. 19th, j
1783, 'recommends to Col. Heriot's j
civilities, Count dal Varnc, a nobleman
of Milan ;' Gov. Mathews expresses, i
'thanks and compliment, to Col. Heriot
for his indefatigable zeal and efficiency,
as a soldier.' Such is something of the
purport of the Commissions and of some '
of tuc letters addressed to Col. Heriot. !
In many cases, the signatures alone are ;
brimful of interest, and yet, there still
lies open before me, a very old pocket-1
book, made of fine parchment, the cou- ?
tents of which, have still withstood the ?
stealthy wear and tear of over a hun- j
died years, would that I could re-pro- i
duce a fae simile I
GUARD SULLIVAN'S ISLAND.
1st July, 1775. j
Capt. Heriot's Volunteer Comp, of !
Light Infantry having been ia the j
service of this colony for a month, and j
a relief ordered for them, they are j
therefore to return to their owu homes, j
and will in their turn march again in j
defence of Liberty, and the noble cause I
iu which we are engaged.
WM. MOULTRIE 1). IIORRY, Col. ?
Upon this is the following endurse- j
ment.
N. B. The relief afforded this day.
The next paper is addressed to 'Mr. \
R. Heriot/ and is expressed in these j
words.
'Major Wemyss's Compliments to j
Mr. R. Heriot, is now writing a letter |
to Lord Cornwallis requesting an addi- !
tion to his leave, which Mr. W. hopes i
will be granted, is exceedingly sorry j
for the distress of his family. The let- i
ter will be ready in half an hour, if Mr. ;
Heriot will send for it.
Weduesday morning.
Then follows this document in writ- j
?og- I
'Lord Cornwallis has been pleased to \
permit Lt. Colonel Heriot to visit his !
family at George Town, and to be ab- j
sent from thc Island fourteen days j
from the date hereof, (adhering strictly
to his parole during that time) at the !
expiration of which he is to comply !
with all the terms of his present parole. |
A. Ross, Aide dc Camp. !
Headquarters, 18th July, 1780.
The next paper is thus worded.
Lt Col. Heriot having permission
from the Commandant of Charles Town,
is commissioned to remain at George |
Town until further orders, adhering ;
strictly in thc meantime to his parole. ?
1 hereby give him my permission to :
visit his plantation on Waccamaw, :
with the approbation of thc commanding :
officer of the Militia at George Town, j
JOHN SANDERS,
Capt. Comm'g G. Town.
George Town, Fcbry. 19th, 1781.
Th eu follows.
'Col. Robert ciiot is exempted from
bearing arms.
HUGH HORRY, Lt. Col.
Aug. 4th, 1781.
And beneath this thc following :
'I certify that Col. Heriot sub?
scribid to my regiment of Cavalry, and !
was allowed by Gen. Marion an ex- ,
emption from duty.
PKTER HORRY, Lt. Got
Comm'g Ecg 7 Cra. Cou Cav'y.
(George Town, March 29th, 1782.)
The last paper contained in this
venerable pocket-book, is thus ex
pressed :
'By order of Brigadier Gen. Marion, ;
Lieut. Colonel Heriot Commanding thc j
lute Sea Coast. Regiment formed out of, ;
and again incorporated with tho lower j
Cravin County Regiment of Militia, is
considered a Supernumerary officer of ?
of said Regiment, and is to act accord- j
ingly.
HUGH HORRY, Lt. Col.
Comm'g R. C. Co. Regiment. j
1st February. 1782.
Upon a mourning brooch, the care- j
fully guarded treasure of Col. Heriot's i
grcat-grand-daugbter, stands thcsuppos
ed figure of bis son-John Oulfield
Heriot-in a dejected attitude, near
i his father's tomb. Above the manso
j leum is the inscription, 'Heu ! decesset
dux juvente.' Upon thc reverse, is
j written, Col. ll. H. ?bt. July 22d, 1702,'
-it must be both grateful and pleasing
to be able to look back for three gene?
rations to this gallant 'Dux Juvente
and it should bc a stimulus to deeds of
heroism both in the Field and at the
Fire-side. G.
????1 ?II-anjoii.nii i-*??'??lim rmHM
An Island of Horrors.
"How did you like tho country ?"
asked a Cincinnati Enquirer reporter
of a sailor just from Madagascar.
"Like it ! Why, there isn't a re?
deeming feature about it. Why it
was enough to sicken one to see what
the people eat there. In the market
at Tamatava I have seen great heaps
of small locusts dried and exposed
for sale. They were about half roast?
ed, made me sick to look at them.
There are no roads-barely bridle?
paths-th tough the woods, and travel
is accomplished on foot or in palin
quins-long bamboo poles borne on
the shoulders of natives. The interi?
or of the country is filled with dense
forests, and during tho rainy season
great quantities of decaying vegeta?
ble matter are brought down. There
is a great deal of lake and marsh on
the coast and plains bordering on the
sea, and these give risc to the Mala?
gasy fever. The only remedies the
natives use are hot baths and herbs,
winch induce perspiration. Quinine
is also used in large quantities. Why,
you can judge of the unhealthful nessi
of the country, for the French, who
for years have tried to establish colo?
nies there, called it 'the churchyard/
and the Dutch, who were equally un?
successful, nick-named it 'the dead is
land'."
"Many wild animals about there?"
"The woods are full of them ; vi?
cious, venomous' serpents of the ex?
traordinary size. Not snakes, but
huge serpents-bodies as big as a
man's and thirty or forty feet long;
powerful enough to kill a horse or
swallow an ox. They hang down
from thc limbs in the forests and snatch
up thc natives going along, and mak?
ing a breakfast of one with as much
unconcern as a fly taps a sugar cork.
Near Andavaka Mcnarana is a deep
cave called "The Serpents' Hole,"
and it is so full of them that they fre?
quently drive the villagers all in doors.
Then they have a sort of monkey
there called the, 'aye-aye.' It has
teeth like a chisel and a claw with
a prong or hook on it. It lives on
bugs that it digs out of the trees, anti
then the rivers swarm with croco?
diles, the biggest 1 ever saw. These
the natives worship as water gods,
and arc superstitious about killing
them. They try to propitiate the
creatures by prayers and throwing in |
charms of odys, but their virtue is j
owing to the noise and shouting and j
beating the water with which the of?
fering of the ody is always accom?
panied. Why, these animals eat up
all the sheep and hogs, and even lar?
ger cattle that come anywhere near
the banks ; and they don't refuse wo?
men and children, who venture near.
At Itasay, which is a fine lake, sixty
miles west of the capital, the people
believe that if a crocodile bc killed a
human life will within a vcr}* short
time be exacted by the monster's
brother relatives as an atonement for
the death. When I was there some
Frenchmen shot several, and they had
to leave the country at once, or the
people would have murdered them
The earth has wild cats, the air wild
bees, sand-flies and mosquitos, as big
as beetles, and whose sting hurts like
a dog's bite. The ants arc the great?
est pests 1 ever saw. They eat every
article of provision or apparel ; scarce
any precaution can elude their vigi?
lance and cunning. They raise a
hollow cylinder of earth perpendicu?
larly toward their object, and through
it, as by a ladder, they ascend by
thousands. They are terrible pet sc?
outers of the sick ; they will reach a
bed in a night time, though hung at
a distance from the ground, when
their bite, like scalding water poured
upon the skin, was more intolerable
than the disease itself. The sand-flies
and mosquitos wen; terrible plagues, j
but nothing to compare with the wild
bees, who would swarm in the bed?
rooms and sting every intruder. Lo?
custs come two or three times in the
summer and eat up evciwthing green.
But nature is so prolific here that in
eight days the verdure will be all out
again. There were baboons as big
as good sized boys. There are two
kinds of spiders whose bite is deadly.
Une, a small black fellow, is called
menarody. Those who are bitten fall
into a swoon, and the bodies become
as cold as ice. The other on?; is call?
ed the loka, or crab-spider. The bite
is followed by swelling, winch begins
at thc part wounded and spreads
through thc whole body. The ani?
mal is maroon-colored, ano death en?
sues in five hours. Tho women are
dirty, burly headed creatures, blacker
than coal, and wear simply a cloth,
only the higher class wearing shoos.
Some of their punishments are barba?
rous in the extreme. Death is a com?
mon punishment. Christians are
thrown down the scraggy, rocky ?
mountain, and their bones broken on
the granite rocks beneath, while the
dogs eat up their flesh. lu the reign
of Ilanavalona the missionaries and j
christians had a tough time of it.
Why, 1 have seen them throw a priso?
ner <?n the ground and spear him to
death, just as a boy .at school sticks
flies. Sometimes they flog them to
death, crucify them, burn them alive,
and stone them to dentil K"ig
llodoma was strangled by a fine silk
cord, a? they are superstitious about!
shedding the blood of royalty."
"Does flu; country have any com- j
merdai relations with the rest of thc i
world ?"
"They ship horned cattle (Vom thc J
interior of the Island ol' Mauritius if
the crocodiles don't eat them up in .
fording lise rivers before they reach ;
the coast. They raise coffee and rice, |
Ebony is found and gum copal Some '
trade is carried on in India-rubber, .
and a few years since, an English j
company tried raising colton, but I
cannot say how successful they arc.
The groat trouble with the country is i
that it is so extremely unhealthy for i
Europeans. It would take years to ;
clean out the underbrush and drain j
tho marshes. The missionaries claim j
to have made gi eat headway here, ;
both Roman Catholic and Protestant, j
but a now king or queen ascends to j
the throne every now and then, who I
doesn't take much stock in them, and j
they ore stoned to death by the doz- j
en, fired alive, tied up to stakes, and j
in other cruel ways murdered."
Durability of Bank of Eng-!
land Notes.
Thc album in which specimens of the j
various counterfeits discovered are j
preserved, also contains some interest- j
ing proofs of the extraordinary durabil- :
hy of the notes. There are three notes !
for twenty-five pounds which passed j
through the Chicago lire, and were sent j
in for redemption by Mr. ll. H. Nortin, j
Paymaster of the Chicago and Altou j
Railway. Though they arc burnt to a j
crisp black ash, thc paper is scarcely j
broken, and the engraviog is as clear j
as in a new note. There arc also five j
five-pound notes which went to the bot- j
tom of thc sea iu the unfortunate j
training-ship Eurydice, and were re- j
covered after six months1 immersion. !
They are nor. even frayed. Thc paper i
is stained a light brown, and that is flic i
only effect their long exposure to salt- i
water has had. Wc arc shown in a j
small case covered with a magnifying- :
glass a few charred fragments of paper j
for which the Dank paid ?C1400. They I
are the remains of several notes destroy- j
ed in a fire, and were redeemed at their ?
full value, thc holders being able to j
give their numbers and dates, and to j
satisfy the Dank that they had actually ;
been destroyed. There is another nore \
in the album which was in circulation j
125 years before it was returned to the '
Bank for payment. Nu note ts issued j
twice. As soon as a note is returned, ;
even thougii it has beeu out bur. a few ;
hours, it is cancelled Very often a ?
note issued in the morning is brought
back to the Bank in thc afternoon of
the same day, but on an average a five- ;
pound note is out about eighty days, j
The notes have maj))' strange adven- ;
tures. One of a large denomination I
was found keeping the wind away in ;
the broken pane of a cottage window, i
neither the cottager nor his wife having :
any idea of its value. Another, also j
for a large sum, thc disappearance of ;
which had lcd to many wrongful suspi?
cions and accusations, was discovered. ;
after many years, inclosed in thc wall ;
of the house from which it had mys- '
teriously disappeared. One thing the .
notes will not endure. Tliev will hold
J ;
together at the bottom of the sea, and
come out of a furnace intact, but they
will not outlast thc scrubbing, the
bleaching, and thc mangling of thc
laundry. That trial, to which they arc
sometimes subjected through the inad?
vertence of ladies who send them ? o the ,
wash in their dress pockets, usually de?
faces them, though even after it their :
genuineness is still recognizable.- :
Harper's Magazine for May.
The Northernmost Garden in
the United States. i
- i
In thc summer of 1S33, a small !
exploring party, under command of !
Lieut. Scwatka, of the U. S. Army. \
crossed the coast range of thc Alakas- j
kan Mouutians from Chilkat, and ?
reached the head of the great Yukon :
River, over two thousand miles long, j
there built a raft and floated down this :
stream over one thousand three hun- ?
dred miles, exploring and surveying it;
as they went along. At Nuklakayet, !
some seven hundred odd miles from its !
mouth, the first white trading station !
was encountered, although a few aban- j
doned ones had been met before-and 1
the raft exchanged for a civilized boat. |
Nuklakayet is near the junction of the j
Yukon and Taaana, in latitude 05? j
08' North, and therefore eighty-five j
geogr?fica!, or ninety-eight common ;
miles from the Artic Circle. The sta- !
tiou was kept by Mr. A. Harper, j
and here he had raised a garden of \
vegetables, it is the most northern I
one in the United States, within a day j
or two's journey of the Arlie Circle i
itself. Thc predominating vegetables \
were turnips, thc largest of which j
raised last year weighed a trifle over j
six pounds. A few other hardy plants j
make up the small, but interesting gar- j
den. Thc greatest obstacle in garden- j
ing in this valley, is the dense swarms !
of mosquitoes that abound from the time j
the snows disappear in the spring, J
until frost comes in the fall, and makes j
life a burden for all kinds of animal i
existence. Another almost equal is :
thc character of the ground. In winter \
with thc thermometer at from 50? to !
60? below zero, the soil freezes to six j
or seven feet in depth and in the short j
hot summer it thaws but two or three
feet, leaving a substratum of icc that |
holds the water, and makes even thc j
sides, of the hills marshy, and more I
like a b'.'g than tillable soil. This :
marshy character gi ves rise toa luxuriant j
superficial moss, that grows every- j
where and makes walking toilsome, j
a'id cultivation almost out of the qucs- |
tion. Mr. Harper has elms- u a south- j
eastern slope on thc river bank, and ;
herc the immediate drainage has helped I
him to raise this phenomenal garden ;
Thc northernmost spot on thc globe ;
where rye, and oats ripen, is at Kengis, :
in the Swedish Province at Norrbottcn, j
forty-nine mile;? to thc north <'i" thc I
Artic Circle Tho northernmost place
where corn matures is at Muoniovara,
ninety-eight miles north of the Circle, j
and is located just thc same distance )
above, that. Mr. Harper's garden is bc- j
low it.-American Agriculturist for \
May._ % _
Sho was in the dimly-lighted rcccp- J
t ion room of a city dry goods store j
and, walking np to a tall mirror placed j
against the wall, remarked : "Why j
how came you here V1 Then, observ- i
ing; some surprise, not. to say amaze- ,
mont., on Hie faces of thc other :
occupants of the room, she saw her
mistake, and exclaimed in groat con- j
fusion: 1 thought it was my sister ; !
we're twins." '
What Our Editors Say.
The Tariff Issue.
Lancaster Ledger.
The Republicans claim according to
a Washington telegram, one Democrat?
ic vote from South Carolina against
the consideration of Mr. Morrison's
tariff bill, which was set for yesterday
in the House of Representatives. As
there are two of the Democratic mem?
bers from South Carolina who are op?
posed to making the tariff question a
special issue in thc ensuing National
election, Mr. Dibble and Mr. Tillman,
we were at a loss to say which of the
two the Republicans count upon. It
will be remembered by our readers, ?
for reasons then expressed, that wc
opposed the agitation of the question in j
the ensuing campaign. We endorsed j
to a certaiu extent the views of Mr. i
Dibble, and we believe now that he was
right, as we fear a sad experience will
convince those this Fall who hold oppo?
site views. But that it will be made
the leading issue in the campaign en?
suing, there is strong grounds of belief, j
The iVe?cs and Courier, with its accus?
tomed ability and that vigor which
characterizes its editorials upon impor?
tant matters, left no stone unturned to
carry its points. And cither for good
or for evil, it remains yet to be seen,
our cotomporary is responsible to a
large extent. Wc hope for the best,
in any event ?
Butas for Mr. Dibble and the Mor?
rison bill ! Under the present circum?
stances he should stand with the party
and give the bill his support. Thc
Honorable Samuel Dibble is worth too
much to the State of South Carolina
to be thus early consigued to private
life. Yet, though a warm admirer of
his ability, his patriotism and pluck,
his immediate constituents could not
endorse his course should he vote as in?
dicated above.
"Work for tho State Press.
Greenville Sews.
Wc propose to all our esteemed
cotemporaries of the State an active
participation iu local politics this year.
All ot' us are ardent reformers and
professors of statesmanship, but very
few of us hr.ve yet succeeded in pro?
ducing any very astounding eG'ect. It
is not improbable that this failure is at?
tributable to the exceedingly long taw
at which we have used our respective
weapons of reason, wit. pointed sarcasm
and solid argument. We have iked at
Columbia and Washington with persis?
tent energy, but it is not likely that
many shots have reached the mark.
We confess to distracting doubts
whether President Arthur and his cabi?
net prowl around the newspaj-er offices
every evening endeavoring to borrow
Ti.e News, nor we have ever heard that
even the Abbeville Frets and Banner
editorials are read regularly from the
Clerk's desks of the Senate and House
of Representatives. It is not at all cer?
tain that Governor Thompson summons
the entire working force of thc Slate
House to listen to the wisdom of the
press and wo have misgivings that, thc
ruler- of Europe fail to soc thc nume?
rous critie^uis on their conduct that
appear from time to time in our highly
esteemed and eminently patriotic local
newspapers.
Let us concentrate our ammunition
whore it will reach, dearly beloved
brothern. Let us take ail the chances
on candidates' cards and the county
almshouses and devote ourselves to
sending good men to the ^rate Senate
and Legislature and haviug our county
offices well filled. The display of
Encylopccdic erudition will be less
vast and the rhetorical grandeur more
subdued, but we will be doing more
practical good and giving better proof
of courage and conscientious devotion
to the public interests. Tho Legisla?
ture would not have half the number
of ninnies and blockheads who have
made it ridiculous iu the past if the
local newspapers would pick out the
best men offered and support them
with vigor. We are all bold enough in
Federal and State politics, but few
of us handle county affairs as wc should.
-!? i I") ..?o? -cru?
Planting Peanuts.
Peanut planting is done any time in
May. Thc ground should be ridged
and otherwise broken by plowing seve?
ral weeks beforehand. Soil suitable for
the peanut dees not harden or pack
much under rain and sun. The best
soil for this crop is a white or choco?
late-colored sand. Some prefer a red?
dish sand, but that is more likely to
color the peas and make them less sala?
ble. Any dry open soil, having plenty
of lime in its composition, will produce
good peanuts. It should bo clear of
weeds and oilier coarse rubbish ; hence
ground io corn, potatoes, or some cul ti- j
vated crop last year, is preferred. In
planting, the ground is marked in
rows about throe and a half feet apart,
and if any fertilizer is used it. i> applied
iu thc drill before ridging. The ridge
is formed by running a light furrow on |
each side of thc drill, lapping the dirt !
in the middle. These ridges are after- j
wards knocked down nearly fiat, by draw- ?
ing over thom from end to cud a toler?
ably heavy pole, or board or piece of
scantling, attached to shafts or small j
polos for thc horse. Th ii is long !
enough to reach across two, three; some- I
times over four ridges, and they arc j
flattened so as to leave only a little j
elevation to keep the seed out of water j
ii: ease of a heavy rainfall before it J
conies up. Sume dispense with ridges, I
and lay the seeds fiat on tho surface, 1
only pressing them slightly with the I
foot. This saves labor, hut as a rule j
the rid??njr is best.. i\-r this the same !
plow is used for the furrows as for corn ;
or other crops. Thc distance apart j
varies considerably, ranging from ten I
to twenty inches. Sixteen inches is a 1
fair distance for thc lou; in weeding. ?
and for spread of vines on land of
medium quality. An implement with j
a wheel is pushed along the ridge, ?
points or pins at given distances mark
ing I he place on top of thc ridge for |
the peas. Gare is taken not to have the I
holes more than two inches deep. The ;
pea, a single kernel in a place, is then
dropped by hand and covered by car'.- j
fully pressing a little soil upon it. The j
land is left iu a smooth state for the
first plowiug. Being a tropical plant,
j the peanut requires warm sun all thc j
j time. We have known it planted al! I
I through the month of June, but it ?
; should generally be up and growing !
j by the first of that mouth. Cold, rainy ?
j weather about tho timo cf planting is '
j very detrimental. Tho crop can be j
? and is already grown successfully much j
further North thau Virginia.-Amcri- ;
can A'j ri od turi.4 for May.
Chinese Gordon.
This remarkable man has once more j
attracted to himself the eyes of the ?
world, and everywhere people a?-e aux- i
iously waiting to see the result of bis j
operations in the Sjoudon. Of won-1
derful energy, greatability andundauot- j
ed pluck, he has undertaken the task !
of quelliug tlie erneute of El Mahdi, the
false prophet of the wild tribes of that i
immense country. Having tried pacific I
measures, he has been compelled at [1
last to resort to loree ; and, by the last
accounts, was defeated by the insur?
gen*?, owing to the treachery of two
native Pashas, and is no.? cooped upi
in Khartoum.
Wc have great faith in his resources
and imperturbable coolness, and if the
Ministry will send te his assistance a
few regiments of british troop?, he will
teach the natives a lesson they will not
soon forget. Chcsuey, tn his Miiitary
Annals, gives us a vivid portraiture of
the life, character and achievements of
this extraordinary man. A soldier by j 1
instinct and training, his career in sub- j(
duing (ho great Chiuese rebellion at
fhe early agc of twentv-eight reads
like a romance. From that time to a
recent date he has been employed in
military and diplomatic work by the
English Government, and was selected
oe account of his peculiar fitness for
the diffiault task which he is DOW en?
gaged in.
The cause of the trouble in the Sou?
dan is fully appreciated by him, and
his advice to the Euglish government
is to withdraw its protectorate aid. and
leave the tribes to form their own gov?
ernment, keeping only such forces
there as will protect and secure the
full advantage of the Suez Canal and
the Ked Sea. From present appear?
ances the government seems induced
to follow his advice. Extortion, pil?
lage, the slave trade and Egyptian
treachery have caused the trouble and
Gordon has no sympathy with or faith
in thc Egyptians ns a people and has
evidently a profound contempt for their
government and their principles of gov?
ernment.
Betty's Prison Experience
A Virginia correspondent scods the
folio wit; g 'true* story :
About five years ago Mrs. il-, of
Amelia county, Virginia, had in her
employment in thc capacity of nurse a
colored girl named Betty. Betty was
a delightful. frolicsome creature,
abounding in anecdote, utterly irrespon?
sible. ano1 entirely self-satisfied. Un?
fortunately these excellent qualities
were marred by a habit of thciviug.
which was overlooked by her soft-heart?
ed employer, who was. sad to relate,
rather given to excusing any luck of
morality which did not interfere with
the bappiucss of thc denizens of the
nursery.
But, alas I ono fine morniDg poor
Betty took twenty or thirty dollars
from the pocket of a drunken Irishman.
Through some law quibble, satisfactory
to the jury and commonwealth's attor?
ney, as thc man was asleep on the
public highway, giggling, light-headed
Betty was transferred from the Bcdmour
nursery to the penitentiary at llich
mond.
There sue remained two years. One
bright day in June the family was
startled with screams of joy from the
play-ground, and a shout of welcome
from the back yard. Mrs. II-has?
tened to the kitchen to find Betty sit
tiug on thc table surrounded by an
admiring colored throng, and holding
two of her former charges in her
arms. We have, high authority for re?
ceiving thc prodigal, but to welcome a
penitentiary con vict as though she were
the hcroitie cf a romantic adventure
was putting too high a premium on
vice even for gentle Mrs. Il-.
in as dignified a tone as the general
hilarity permitted, she said. '1 hope
now you've come from that dreadful
place. Betty, you will try to be a bet?
ter girl.'
'Miss Anua, honey, replied the utter?
ly unsubdued unabashed culprit.,' pen?
itentiary ain't so bad ez folks think ;
you gits vittles thar, an* fire au' close
ef you 'have yourself : but den, Miss
Anua, cf you was togo thar, you must
'member to'haveyourself, an' den when
y o u com e ' w ay d ey ge es y o u d o 1 la r an ' d ey
o-ces you coat. No. Miss Anna, 'tain't
bad whar I come from.' So the effort
to improve the occasion by a moral
drawn from past experience foll to the
ground.
'Oh, Betty.' said John, a ten-year
old scion of the house of li-, who
gloated over adventures, and in his in?
most heart envied Betty's superior ad?
vantages, 'did they put you in a cell :?11
by yourself 'i and did yen have on
chains- 'ob, Betty you did have on
chains ?'
'Chains, indeed !' with a toss of her
head. 'I slop' in a nice room, wid a
nice colored lady, an' I ain't taste
corn-bread se nco I iel' dis here house.'
But what did the lady do to be put
in tho neuitentiarv, Betty-did she i !
steal too:
'Now, honey, you mustn't crowd j ?
mc : I don't know, but 1 hear folks say ! (
she "wine stay thar some tune, bbc j
ear' her head mighty high, au' I ask j 1
no questions : but dey tell me she j
burnt up her chilli:n-yes. Miss Anna, j ,
she burnt up tho of her ch i'll uti/ I *
*Aud you st:iid ;:i tho cell with such i .
a monster, and eau call her anice lady '.
Oh. Betty !'
'Hi. Miss Anna, dey icaa h r cha?
in,' she cud burn um up i f she choose' I ,
- Kui tor's Drawer, iu Harper s Moja- ?
zinc J or May.
'What :s thc price of this axle j
grease V asked a new clerk of a groee- j
rv dealer ; 'there is no mark on it.1 j
'lt. depends on your cus'.omer. If he j
asks ter axle grease charge him lo cents ,
a pound, but if he wants butter make it ;
? ?S cents. - Philadelphia Call.
Pretty Girl and Masher.
A very pretty giri, atHred in along
seal dolman and carrying an alligator
skin bag with initials in silver on the
outside, stood at Vesey street and
Broad way yesterday afternoon waiting
for a Sixth avenue car. A youth' of
about 21 or 22 years was also await?
ing thc car, and he occasionally
glanced at the pretty girl, who turtl?
ed indignantly away from him.
W hen the car stopped the youth stood
at the back stop to assist the maiden
to outer, but she wheeled about when
she noticed his gallant intention and
went in by the front door. The youth
smiled languidly, entered car, and sat
down opposite thc pretty girl, at the
front window, whereupon she angrily
turned and looked out at the horses.
The conductor observed this panto?
mime, and regarded the youth with a
scowl. When 110 began to collect
fares at the front end the young lady
got out her purse, while the youth
was feeling in his pocket, and paid
her transportation fee. The youth
handed the conductor a dime, with?
out noticing that the pretty girl had
paid, and said : "Two." The con?
ductor handed him back 5 cents, with
in ugly giar.ee, and the girl looked
?ardor at the horses than ever, where
it the youth smiled with a great deal
>f amusement. An old gentleman
jot into the car and sat down near
lie girl, and the conductor kept his
>yes upon the youth. Other
jassongeis entered and a policeman
stood on the platform with the con?
ductor.
Presently the old man noticed that
he youth kept bis eyes upon the
netty girl, and smiled whenever she
lared to turn her glance away from
the window, and that her eyes fairly
dazed with auger as she turned from
lim. The conductor spoke to the
policeman, and policeman, conduc?
tor, old gentleman and dil the rest of
ho passengers began to glare at the
routh. The old gentleman was the
irst to interfere.
"What do you mean sir," he said,
'by annoying this young lady in that
outrageous manner?"
The you?h stopped smiling and
?aid softly : "If it isn't too much
trouble, I'd be very much obliged if
rou'd mind your own business."
"You young puppy !" roared the
old gentleman. "PH see to 3'on !
['il see to you ! I'll see ii 3Toung la
iies are to be publicly insulted by
men ruffians os you arc ' Pl! make
in example of you !"
"Oh, don't ; please dotrt do anv?
iling !" said the pretty girl, implor
ngiy. "Please don't make a scene !"
"My dear young lady," said the
dd gentleman, gallantly, "you shall
lot be embarrassed, I assure you, but
[ have daughters myself, and it is a
Juty I owe to tl ie public to make an
jxample of this scamp. Conductor !"
Thc conductor advanced very will
ugly into the car, followed by the
Doliccman, and all the passengers
;azcd at the youth, who only smiled
nore broadly than ever.
"Put this little puppy off the car,"
?aid the old gentleman io the con
Juctor.
Thc conductor rang the bell, and
said to the youth : "Come, now I get
ifflhekyar."
"What for?" asked the youth.
"For mashinV7 replied the conduc?
ir. "Come, now, start, or PH t'row"
vcr off!"
"If you touch mc," said the youth
rery quietly. PH break your thick
iea*d."
Tho policeman had been anxious^
twaiting his opportunity, and now
>aw his chance.
"Well, you won't break my head,"
ie remarked, taking out his club, and
??bowing the conductor, the old gen
.lernan, and the excited passengers
?side, while a crowd collected in thc
?treet ano looked in the car windows'.
"?top, stop," screamed the pretty
jill, throwing herself between the
routh and tho officer. "Please don't
mit him. He's my brother!"
"What!" shouted thc policeman
n a tone of intense disgust.
"What!" echoed the conductor,
.he old gentleman, thc driver, and the
.cst of tiie passengers.
"Yes, she's my sister," asserted
he youth, sealing himself beside her.
'And you're all a pack of iufernal
diots," he added.
"I don't believe it," the old gen
leman said' after a breathless pause.
' What were yon treating each other
n that manner for if you were broth
;r and sister ?"
"Alic's a little mad because I
vouldn't take her to the circus this
iftcrnoon, that's all," replied the
.(.nth.
"And Pm-Pm awfully ashamed
if it, too," said the pretty girl, be
rinning to cry. "And I think you're
m awfully stupid old thing to make
inch a fuss," she added, passionately,
o the old gentleman.
"Perhaps," suggested the youth to
ho conductor, who, with the police
nan, si ill gazing speechlessly upon
hem ; "perhaps," as you've stopped
ibout a dozen cars behind you, if you
?lionld ring that bell and start thc
procession, the funeral may get up to
Eleventh street in thc course of the
iftcrnoon."
The conductor, utterly crushed,
.mg the boll. The policeman looked
oolish. The old gentleman seemed
lOpelessly cast down, and the other
>asscngers have not ceased yet to
congratulate themselves that they did
lot get an opportunity to take part in
he controversy.-Ar. P. Times.
In the case of Hallet Kilbourn
t gainst Sergeant-at-A rm s Thompson
he jury rendered a verdict in favor of
iiilbouVn et ?:>7.ooU
"What a comical looking pup your
black-and-tan is since you bobbed his
tail," remarked Oldboy. "Yes," said
Young Hy son, patting the dog's head,
"he's a good deal of a wag." And it
was so.
"Do yen think that I would make a
very attractive angeri'' said a 6?m
Young man, with very large ears, to a
young lady- "Well, no," she replied,
pointing to his i m mose years ; "I think
jour wiu?? are a little too h??h up."