The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 03, 1885, Image 1

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SUMTEK WATCHMAN, .Established April, 1850 "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's C?usolidated Aug. 2, 1881.1 % * SUMTER. S. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1885. -froHisXisd awry Tuesday, - . ?BY THS? t^'lfatchnan' SoutJaroa Publishing Vompany, SUMTER, S. C. ' TERMS : - ?'. - Two Dollars, per annusi?in advance. - ? : advertis ?hkx ts . Q?e Square, first insertion^,??-$1 00 Svery subsequent insertion....*.. 50 * Contracts for three months, or longer will % ;\tw"made at reduced rates. AI1 communications which subserve private interests will be charged for as advertisements.* . Obituaries and tributes of respect will be . .?harged for. V>>^?3IaTriage notices and "notices of deaths pub . tv/*rohed tree. ' For job work or contracts for advertising ? address Watchman and Southron, or apply at ^?e Office, to N. G. OSTE EN, .. - :r" Business Manager. < ?:* ??'.?? .-'?- -? '? "'-V?::.: POWDER Absolutely Pure. ^ '^"Tbis: powder never varies. A marvel of "proty." strength and wholesomeness. More > V-?^"*^"*3^* than the ordinary kinds, and can 'V-- ?otbe>?b?d itf competition with the multitude ofJow test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. ROYAL BAK ; 1H6 POWDER CO., 106 Wall-st., . Y. ? y > - ; i TAX NOTICE. .-?' -0*?> ;atc*.s r .?.?... -O TjpHE TREASURER OF SUM TER COUN ?" " 'jL'-'TY gives notice that his books will be opettfrom the FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER, 885; to the THIRTIETH DAY OF NOVEM BER, 1885, for the collection of Taxes for the Fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1884, in Su m ter County, together with the penalty of five per centum on the first installment of * ^' one-half which wa3 payable in May, but -which was not then paid. The following are the rates per centum of the levy : 1. For State purposes?Uve and one-half mills on every" dollar of the value of all tara- j Me property. 2. .For County purposes?two and one half mills on every dollar of such value. 3. For support of public schools?two mills ,<oo every dollar of such value. 4. One dollar on each taxable poll, (to wit, between the ages of 21 and 60 years.) " The Treasurer will in person or by deputy attend at the following places and times for the collection of the said taxes : Manchester, Thursday, October I. "Wedgefield, Friday, October 2. Privateer, Saturday, October 3. * - ?&ems Chapel, Tuesday, October 6. Shi?oh, Wednesday, October 7. -IgoebJ?orrg, ih Lynchburg. Township, Thursday, October 8. " Beid's Mill, Friday, October 9. Mayesville, Saturday, October 10. ?* Stateborg, "Monday, October 2S. , *M. Sanders* former Office, in Rafting Creek Township, Tuesday, October 27. Smithville, Wednesday, October 28. . S?rborough*8_ Store, near Tirzah Church, Thursday, October 29. Mechan ics vil le, Monday, November 2. . Bishop ville, Tuesday, November 3. ' ' ?annvi?le*, 'Wednesday, November 4. On the other days* from October 1st to "November 30th at h*s office at the Countv ' Seat. * ' W:F. B. HAYNS WORTH, Sep 1 Treasurer Surater County. "A?? ORDINANCE'* Entitled "An Ordinance" to Raise \ ?i'? ^Supplies for the Fiscal Tear Com mencing June 1st, 1885, and ending May Bist, 1886." 6 k Berit.Ordained by the Intendant and War dens of Town of Sumter, in Council assembled, and by authority of the same, ^ fSec. I:?That the following 'Annual Taxes" * air provided for and authorized by and under Section YI of an Act of General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, entitled 'An Act ? to Recharter the Town of Sumter,' approved **4th day of December, A. D., 1883, be and the same are hereby levied for the uses and pur poses of said Town for the year commencing 1st daj of June, A. D., 1885, to wit: Forty j (40) cents on the value of each One Hundred j Dollars of Real Estate, aod forty (40) cents on ?'the-vaine of each One Hundred Dollars of Personal Property within the corporate limits said Town ; excepting such property as may ' h??xempt from taxation under tbe Consti ' tnti?o of this State, and the taxes paid and collected under this Ordinance shall not exempt an J" property upon which such taxes ; are paid, frotP taxation after 30th day of Sep tember, A. D., 1886. Sec.* II.?T?e phrase 'Real Estate,' as used in mis Ordinance isco-extensive with all land?, tenements and hereditaments; and the phrase 'Personal- Property,' is intended to mean , and include all money, goods, cliattels choses in action and all evidences of debt. Ssc. III.?That persons liable to taxation . under this Ordinance shall make payment to ' tbe Clerk aod Treasurer of'Town of Sumter,' doting the month November, 1885, and upon c fai?are ta make such payment, tbe person or j I persons so in default, shall be subject to a f penalty of twenty per ceutum upon tbeamount of taxes due by him, her or them, and It shall ! be tbe duty of the said Clerk and Treasurer ? to enforce the collection of all taxes and pen- j alties da?f said Town of Sumter, and for this i . purpose, he is hereby authorized and empow- j ered to issue executions under the Corporate i Seal of said Town, directed to the Sheriff | ' of Sumter County, S. C, requiring him to :? levy And sell of the property, real or personal j " ?fsuch person or persons so in default, suffi- ? ; c?ent to pay all such taxes, penalties, charges ! > and costf. " Sec. IT.?That this Ordinance shall 20 into effect 00 the 1st day of October, ?885, and ^alI Ord?nances connecting therewith are hereby Tttjpe??ed. ' Doue and Rat??ed in Town Council assem blzd, and under the Corporate Seal of the Town of Samter, this 15th day of SeDtember, A. D. 1885. MARION MOISE, [L. S-l Intendant. C. M. HURST, Clerk & Treasurer._ mm class job mm CABEISTOFS GIFT. By HUGH CONWAY. Author of "Called Back," "Darle Days* "A Family Affair," etc. {TOLD BY PHTT.T? BRAND, M. D., LOSDOS*.} PART THE FIRST. CHAPTER VL .The advantage to one who writes, not a tale of imagination, but s simple record of events, is this: Ee need not bo bound by the recognized canons of the story-telling art?need not exercise his ingenuity to mis lead his reader?need not suppress some t?bdsgs and lay undue stress on others to creato mysteries to be cleared up at the end of the tale. Therefore, using the privilege of a plain narrator, I shall here gire some account of what became of Miss Rowan,, as, so far as I can remember, I heard it some time afterward from ber own lips. The Old Scotch woman's funeral over, and those friends who had been present deuarted, Madeline was left in the little farm-house alone, save for the presence of the two servants. Several kind bodies had offered to come and stay with her, but she had declined the offers: She was in no mood for company, and perhaps, being of such a different race and breed, would not have found much comfort in the rough, homely sympathy r/hich was offered to her. Sue preferred being alone with her grief-?grief which, after all, was bound to be much lightened by the thought of her own ap proaching happiness, for the day was draw ing near when her lover would cross the border and bear his bonni? bride away. She felt sure that she would not be long alone? that the moment Carriston heard of her aunt's'death he would como to her assistance. In such a peaceful God-fearing neighbor hood she had no fear of being left wich out protection. Moreover, her position in the house was well defined. The old woman, who was childless, had left her niece ail of which she died possessed. So Madeline de cided to wait quietly until she heard from her lover. St?h there were business matters to be at tended to, and at the funeral, Mr. Douglas, of Cailcndar, the executor under the will, had suggested that an eariy interview would be desirable. He offered to drive out to the little farm the next day. but Mis3 Rowan, who had to see to some feminine necessaries which could only be supplied by shoos, decided that sho would come to th3 town instead of troubling Mr. Dcuglas to drive so far out. Madeline, in spite of the superstitions ele ment in her character, was a brave girl, and in spite of her refined style of beauty, strong and heaithy. Early hours were the rule in that humble home, so before 7 o'clock in the morning she was ready to start on her drive to the little town. At first she thought of taking with her the boy who did the rough, cat-door work; but he was busy about something or other, and beddes, was a garrulous lad, who would be certain to chatter the whole way, and this .morning J Miss Rowan wanted no companions save I her own mingled tnoughts of sadness and j joy. She knew every inch of the road?she feared no e vil?she would be home again j before nightfall?the pony was quiet and j sure-footed?so away went Madeline'in the j streng, primitive vehicle on her lonely twelve-mile drive through the fair scenery. She passed few people on the read. In deed, she re?r embered meeting no cue ex cept one or two pedestrian tourists, who, like sensible men, were doing a portion of their day's -task in the early morning. I have no doubt tut Miss Rowan seemed to them a passing vision of lovlinsss. a when she was a mile or two from Cal- j lendar she saw a boy en a pony. The boy, who muss have known ber by sight, stopped and handed her a telegram. She had to pay I several shillings for the delivery, or intend- ! ed delivery, of the message, so far from the station. The boy galloped away, congrata lating himself on having been spared a long ride, and Miss Rowan tore open the envelope left In her hands. i4The message was brief: "Mr. Carr is seriously ill. Como at once. You will be met in London.'' Model me did not scream or faint She gave one low moan of pain, set her teeth, and with the face of one in a dream drove as quickly as she could to Callendar. straight to the railway station. Fortunately, or rather unfortunately, she ! had money with her, so she did not waste time in going to Mr. Douglas. In spite of the crushing blow she had received, the girl had all her wits about her. A train would start in ten minutes' time. She took her ticket, then found an idler outside the sta tion, and paid him to take the pony and car riage back to the farm, with tito mees aga os repeated to Carriston. The journey passed ?ke a long dream. The girl could think of nothing but her lover, dying, dying?perhaps dead before she could reach him. The miles flew by un noticed; t^iiight crept on; the carriage grew dark; at last?London at last! Mies Rowan stepped out on the broad platform, not knowing what to do or where to turn. Presently a tall, well-dressed man came up to her, and removing his hat, addressed her by name. Tbe premise as to her being met had been kept. She clasped her hands. "Tell -eh, tell me, ho is nor dead!" she cried. "Mr. Carr is no: dead. He is ?l, very ill? delirious, and calling for you." "Where is he? Oh, take me to h?m!" "f?e is miles and miies from here?at a friend's house. I by.ve been deputed to meet | you and to accompany you, if you feel strong enough to continue the journey a? once." ikCome," said Madeline. "Take ma to ! kirn." "Your luggage?" asked the gentleman. "I bave none. Come !" "You must taie some refreshment" "I need nothing. Come!" The gentleman* glanced at his watch. "There is just time," he said He ca!Jeda cab, told the driver to go at top speed. They reachei PadJiegtoa just in time to catch tbe mail * During tbe drivo across London Madeline atked many questions, and learned from her I companion that Mr. Carr had been staying j for a day or two at a friend's house in the i west of England. That yesterday he had fallen from his borse and sustained tuen in juries that his life was despaired of. He La/1 leen continually calling for Madeline. They had found her address on a letter, and had telegraphed as soon as possible?for which act Miss Rowan, thanked her com panion with tears in her' eyes. Ker conductor did nor say much of his own accord, but in replying to her questions ? be was politely sympathetic. She thought of little outside the feariul picture wlrch ?iied every cerner of her brain, but from her conductor's manner received th? impres sion that he was a medical adviser, -who had seen the sufferer and assisted in the treat ment of tbe case. She did not ask his name, i nor did he reveal it At Paddington he placed her in a ladies' j carriage and left her. He was a smoker, he j said. She wondered somewhat at this descr- ; tion. Then the train sped down west At j the large stations the gentleman came to her and offered lier refreshments. Hunger seemed ; to have left her, but she accepted a cup o? ! tea once or twice. At last sorrow, fatigue, J and the weakness produced by such a wo- j longed fast had their natural effect. Wjtb j the tears still on her lashes the girl fell I asleep, and must have sJept for many miles; ? a sleep unbroken by stoppages at stations. j Her conductor at last aroused her. He \ stood at the door cf the carriage. "We ! must get out here," kesaid. AU the momen- ! tarily forgotten anguish came back to her as she stood beside him on the almost unoccu pied platform. "Aro we there at last?" she asked. "J am sorry to say we have still a long j drive. Would you like to rest first?" "2<o, no. Come on, if you please. She j spoke with feverish eagerness. ' The F>gTi bowed. "A carriage waits," he ; said. Outside the station was a carriage of some j sort, drawn by one horse, and driven by a j man muffled up to the eyes. It was still j night, but Madeline fancied dawn could not be far off. Hjr conductor opened the door I ? cf the carriage and w aited for her to eurer. She paused. "Ask him?that man must know i?-V ' am most remiss," said the gentleman. He exchanged a few wcrd3 with the driver, and coming back, told Madeline that Sir. Carr was still alive, sensible, and expecting her eagerly. "Ob, please, please drive fast," said the poor girl, springing into the carriage. The gentleman seated himself beside her, and for a long time they drove on in silence. At last they stopped. The dawn was ju=t glimmering. They alighted in front of a house. The door was open. Magdin3 en tered swiftly. ""Which way?which way?" sho asked. She was too agitated to notice any surroundings; her one wish was to reach her lover. "Allow me," said the conductor, passing her. "This way; please follow me." Ha went up a short flight of stairs, then paused, and opened a door quietly. He stood aside for the girl to enter. The room was dimly lit, and contained a bed with drawn curtains, JJaael?i? flew pase her traveling companion, ?id as she threw herself on her knees beside Hs stood aside for the girl to enter. ! the bed upon which she expected to see the ! helpless and shattered form of the man she loved, beard, or fancied she heard, the door ? locked behind her. CHAPTER VIL Carrision slept on late into the next day. Kin owing that every moment of bodily and I mental rest was a precious boon to him, I left him undisturbed. He was still fasb asleep when, about midday, a gentleman called upon me. He sent up no card, and I j supposed ho came to consult me proies- j sionally. . The moment he entered my room I recog- ! niaed bini. Ho was the thin-lipped, genrlo- j manly person whom I had met on my jour ney to Bournemouth lest spring?the rna-n who had soomod so much impressed by my views on insanity, and had manifested such interest in the description I hai given?with out mentioning any name?of Carriston*3 peculiar mind, j I should have ut once claimed acquaint I enccship with my visitor, but before I could speak bo advanced and apologized gracefully I for bis intrusion. "You will forgive it," he added, "when I tell you my name is Ralph Carriston." j. Remembering our chance conversation, ? the thought that, after all, Charles Carris toa's wild suspicion was wail founded fashed through mo like lightning, My great hope was that my vi-d'-cr might not remember my face as I rcniombored his. I bowod coidly, but caid nolhiag. "I believe, Dr. Brand," be continued, "you have a young relative of mini at present j staying with you "Yes, Mr. Carrision is my guest," I an swered, oro eld friends." "Ah, I did not know that. I do not re member having heard him mention ycur name as a friend. But, as it is so, no one knows better than you do the unfortunate state of his health. How do you find hi:n j to-day?violent V I pretended to ignore the man's meaning, j and answered smilingly: "Violence is the last thing I should look for. He is tired out j and exhausted by travel, and is in great dis- ! tress. That, I believe, is the whole of his coranlaint." "Yes, yes, to bo sure, poor boy. His sweetheart bas left him, or something. But as a doctor you must know that his mental condition is not quite what it should bo. His friends are very anxious about him. Thoy fear that a little restraint?temporary, I hopa?must be put upon his actions. I called to ask your advice and aid." "In what, Mr. Carristcn?'* "In this. A young man can't be left free to go about threatening his friends* lives. 1 have brought Dr. Baiey with me?you know him, of course. He is below in my carriage. I will call him up, with your permission. He could then soe poor Charles, and the needful certificato could bo signed by you two doctors." "Mr. Carrision," I said, decidedly, "let me tell you in the plainest words that your j cousin is at present as fully in possession of his wits as you are. Dr. Daley?whoever he may be?could sign no certificate, and in our day no asylum would dare to keep Mr. Car ri:;con within its walls." An unpleasant, sinister look crossed my listeners frvr ^ut bis voice s??l remained bland aar ?yiiave. "I am sorry to differ from you, "Dr. Brand," he said, "but I know him better than y cu do. I have seen him as you have never yet seen him. Only last night be camo to me in a frantic state. I expected every moment be would make a murderous attack on me." "Perhaps lie fancied he had some reasons for anger," I ?aid. Ralph Carrision looked at me with those cold eyes of which his cousin bad spoken. Ra?iih Carrision looked of me with those j cold ey?s of his. "If the boy has succeeded in converting you j to any of his delusions. I can only say tint j doctors aro more crodiUous than I fancied. But the question is not worth arguing. You declino to assist rue, so 1 must do without you. Good morning, Dr. Brand." He left the room a.s gracefully as he had ; entered it. Irem/iinel ;n astato of doubt, j It was curious that Ralph Carrist?n turned out to be the man v. horn I had met in tho train; but the evidence offered by the co incideucc was not enough to convict him of the crimo of endeavoring to drive his cousin ? mad by such a far-fetched strategem as tha inveigling away of Madeline Rowan. Be sides, even In wishing to provo Charles Car ret?n med he had much to say on bis side. Supposing hirn to be innocent of having abducted" Madeline, Carriston's violent be- j havior ou the preceding evening must have j seemed very murh li;:e insanity. In spite of \ tho aversion with which ?la'ph Carrision in- j spired me, I scarcely know which side to be- I lieve. Cnrriston still slept; so wrhen went out ; on my afternoon rounds I left 3 note bogging ! him to remain in the house until my return. ! Then I found bim up, dressed and looking ! much more like hiinseif. "When I entered j dinner was on the table, so not until that | meal was over could we tc?'c unrestrainedly j upon the subject which was uppermost in j both our minds. ... j wwM ?wm^m^^ ?,.?,^...- . . - .?-.. --?" ?. '^V .?'. ? ? ;?-?;; : ? - '.-:--:.? ;5 ' g item. As soon as we wore alone I tumel toward my guest. "And now," I said, "we must setde what to do. There seems to me to b > out one course open. You have plenty of money, so your best plan is to engage skilled police assistance. Young ladies cant ba spirited away lika this without leaving a trace." To my surprise Carriston flatly objected to this course. "No." he said, "I shall not go to the police. The man who took her away has placai her where no police can find her. 1 must 2nd her myself." "Find her yourself 1 "Why, it may be months?yoars?before you do that! Good heavens, Carriston! She may be murdered, or worse-:" "I shall know if any further evil happens to her?then 1 shall kill Rslph Carriston." "But you tell mo you have no ciew what ever to trace her by. Do talk plainly. Tell me all or nothing." Carriston smiled very faintly. "No clew that you, at any rate, will believe in," he said. "Eut I know this much, she is a pris oner somewhere. She is unhappy, but not, as yet, ill-treated. Heavens! Do you think if I did not know this I should keep my senses for an hour?1 "How can you possibly know itf "Ey that gif t?that extra sens?, or what ever it is?which you deride. I knew it would come to me soms day, but I little thought how I should welcome it. I k*iow that in some way I shall find her by it I tell you I have already seen her three times. I may see her again at any moment when tho strange fit comes over me." Ail this fantastic nonsense was spoken so simply aud with such an air of conviction that once more my suspicions as to the state of his mind were aroused. In spite of the brave answers which I bad given Mr. Ralph Carriston I felt that common-sens a was un deniably cn his side. "Tail me whac you mean by your strange fit," I said, resolved to find out tho nature of Carristcu's fancies or hallucinations. "Ii it a kind of trance you fali into?' He seemed loath to give any information on tha subject, but I pressed him for an an swer. "Yes," he said at last. "It must be a kind of trance. An indescribable faeling comes over me. I know that my eyes are fixed on seme object?presently that object vanishes, and I see Madeline." "How do you see herr "She seems to stand in a blurred circle of light as cast by a magic lantern. That is the only way that I can describe it Bat her figare is plain and clear?she might be close to me. The carpet on which she stands I can see, the chair on which ahc sits, the table on which she leans her hand, anything she touches I can see; but no more. I have seen her talking. I knew she was entreating some one, but that some one waa invisiolo. Yet, if she touched that person, the virtue of her touch would ea-ible ms to seo hita." So far as 1 could ??e, Carriston's case ap peared to be one of overwrought or undulv stimulated imagination. Hi? I bad always considered to be a n?nd of the most peculiar construction. In his present state of love, grief, ani saspsnso these hallucinations might come in the same way in which dreams come. For a little whiie I satin silence considering how I could best combat with and dispel his remarkable delusions. Before I had arrived at any decision I was called away to see a patient. I was - but a short time engaged. Thai I returned to Carriston, mtending to continue my in quiries Upon re-entering tho room I found him sit ting as I j-ad left him?directly opposite to the door. His fece wu; turned fully toward me, and I tremb^d as I caught sight of it. He was leaning forv.-ard, his hands on the table clotb, his whole frame rigid, his eyes staring in one direction, ye:, I knew, capa ble of semina; nothiug that I could see. Ho seemed even oblivious to sound, for I entered the room and closei the door behind me without cau -ir-g him to chung? look or posi tion. Tho moment I saw the man I knew thac he had been overtaken by what he called tis, strange fit My first Impulse?a natural one?was to arouse him, but second thoughts told me that this was an opportunity for studying his dis ea:;? which should not be 3o3fc?X felt that 1 ce?id cali it by no other name than disoaie so I proceeded to make a systematic examin ation e * his symptoms. I leaned across the table, and, with ray face about a foot from bis, looked straight imo his eyes. They betrayed no sign of rec ognition? no knowledge of my presence. I s ra ashamed to say I could not divest my self cf the impression ihat they were looking through me. The pupil-; were greatly di lated. The lids were wide apart I lighted a taper and held it before thorn, but could see no expansion of the iris. It was a cas?. 1 confess, entirely beyond my compre hendon. I had no experience which might serve as a guide as to what was the bee!; course to adopt AU I could do was to stand and watch carefully for any change. Save for hhj regatar breathing and a sort of convulsive twitching of his fingers, Car riston might have been a corpse or a 3:aiue. Bis face could scarcely grow paler than it had been before tha attack. Altogether, It was an uncomfortable sight?a creepy sight?this motionless man, utterly regard less of all that went on arouni him, and seeing, or giving one the idea, that he saw, something far away. 1 sighed as I looked at the strange spectacle, and foresaw what the end must tureiy be. But although I long*! for him to awake, I determined on this oc casion to let the trance, or fit, ra? it-? full course, that I might notice in what manner and tow soon consciousness roliuned. J must huve waited ani watched some ten rainures?minute* which seemed to me inter minable. At last I saw tho lips quiver, chi lids nicker once or twice, and eventually dose wearily over the eye?. The unnatural tension of every muscle seemed to relax, and sighing deeply, a:id apparenti/ quite ex hausted, Carriston sani back into his chair, with beads of perspiration forming on hi* white brow. The ht was over. In a moment ? was at his sido and forcing a glass of wine dorrn his throat He looked up at me and spoke. His voice was faint, but bis words were quite collected. "1 have seen bor again," ho said. "She is well, but so unhappy. I saw her kneel down and pray. She stretched her beautiful arms out to me. And yet I know not where to lock for her?my poor love! my poor love i waited until I thought he had sufficiently recovered from his exhaustion to talk with out injurious consequences. "Carriston," I said, "let me a<=k you one question: aro these trances or visions voluntary, or r.ot?" He reflected for a few moments. "I can't quiio tell you,:' be said; "or, rather, I xvou d put it in this way. I co not think I can ex orcise ray power at will; but I can feel when the fit is coming on me, and, I believe, can, if I choose, stop myself from yielding to it.:' "Very well. Kcw lisien. Promis? mo you will fight a^ainsL these seizures as much as you can. If you don't, you will be raving mad in a month." "I can't promise that," said Carriston. quietly. "So h-.>r at time; I must, or I >hall d.O. But I promise to yield as seldom as may be. 1 know, as well as you d<?, tha? ti.e very exhaustion 1 now feel must be in jurious to any one." In truth k-i locked ut terly worn out Very much dissatis?led with his concession, tbi best I could get from him, I seni bini to bed, kno wing that natural res', if h:> could get it would d? more than anything eis? toward restoring a healthy tone to his mind. CHAPTER VIII. Although Carriston stated that, he eam?*<0 me for aiti, and, it may be, protection, he manifested ibe greatest reluctance in follow big any advice I offered him. The obsti nacy cf his refusal to obtain the assistance of..'the p^iico placed me in a predicament That Madeline Rowan had really disap peared : was of course, compelled f o believe, it might even bo poss'.We that she was kept rainst her will in some place cf conceal ment In such a CR3C it behooved ns to take proper steps to trace her. Her welfare should n<>t depend upon tho hallucinations and eccentric ideasof a man half out of his scrces with love and grief. I cl.1 but re solved, even at the risk of forfeiting Carris ton's friendship, to put the whole matter in the hands of the police, unless, in the course of a day or two, we heard from tho girl her self or Carriston suggested some better plan. Curiously enough, although refusing to be guided by me, he made no suggestion on his j ovrn account. He wa> racked by fear and j suspense, yet bis only idea of solving his I difficulties seemed to be that of waiting. , j He did nothing. He simply waited, as if he j I expected that chance would bring what he ; j should have been searching for high and I low. j Some days passed before I could get a j tardy consent that aid should be sought J Even then bo would not go to the proper ! quarter; but be allowed me to summon to j our councils a man who advertised himself as being a privato detective. This man. or oue I of his men, came at our call, and heard what was wanted, of him. Carriston reluctantly {rave him cue of Madeline's photographs. He also told him that only by watching and j spying on Ralph Carriston's every action j coula be hope to obtain the clew. I did not ? much like the course adopted, nor did I like the look of the man to whom the inquiry was intrusted; but, at any rate, something was being done. A week passed without news from our agent. Carriston, in truth, did not seem to expect acy. I believe he only employed the man in deference to my wishes He moved about the house in a disconsolate fashion. I had not told him of my interview with his cousin, but had cautioned him on tho raro occasions upon which ho wont out-of-doors j to avoid speaking to strangers, and my servants had strict instructions to prevent ! any one coming in and taking my guest by j surprise. For I had, during those cays, opened a confidential inquiry on my own account. I wanted to learn something about this Mr. Ralph Carriston. So I asked a man who knew everybody to find out ail about him-. He reported that Ralph Carriston was a man well known about London. He was married, and had a bous9 in Dorsetshire; but the greater part of his time was spent in town. Once he was supposed to be well off;, but now it was the general opinion that every acre he owned was mortgaged, and that ha was much pressed for money. "But," my informant seid, "there is but one life between him and tho reversion to large estates, and that life is a poor ene. I believe even now there 13 a talk about the man who stands in his way being mai. If so, Ralph Carriston will get tho manage mont of everything." After this news I felt it mere than ever needful to keep a watchful eye on my friend. So far as I knew there had been no recur rence of the trance, and I oegan to hope that proper treatment would effect a complete cure, when, to my great alarm and annoy ance, Carriston, while sitting with me, sud denly and without warning fell into the same strange state of body and mind as previously described. This time he was sit ting in another part of the room. After watching him for a minute or two, and just as I was making up my mind to s rouse him and scold him thoroughly for his felly, ho sprang to his feet, and shouting, "Let h-r gol Loose her, I say I" rushed violently across the room?so violently that I had barely time to interpose and prevent Lim I from coming into contaco with the opposite wall Upon returning to his senses he told me, with great excitement, that be had again seen Madeline; moroover, this timo be had seen a man with her?a man who had placed his hand upon her wrist and kept it there; ! and so, according to Carristoh's wild rea soning, bacamo, on account of the contact, visible to him. . He told mo he had watched them for soma moments, until the man, tightening his grip on the girl's arm, endeavored, he thought, to lead her or induce her to follow him some where. At this juncture, unaware that he was gazing at a vision, he had rushed to her assistance in the frantic way I hare de scribed; then be awoke. He also told mo be had studied the man's features and general appearance most care I fully with a view to future recognition. All 1 theso ridiculous statements were made as he j made the former ones, with the air t? one I relating slmrle, undeniable facts?one speak ing the plain unvarnished truth, and ex I pecting fall credence to be given to bis words. It was too absurd ! too sad ! It was evident to me that tie barrier between his hallucina tions, dreams, visions, or whatever he chose to call them, and pure in?unity, was now a very slight and frag?e one. Eut before I gave his case up as hopeless I determined to make another strong appeal to bis common sense. 1 told him o? his cousin's visit to me ?of his intentions and proposition. I beg ged him to consider what consequences bis extraordinary beb?is and extravagant ac tions must evenlually entail. He listened attentively and calmly. "You see now," he said, "how right f was in attributing all this to Ralph Carriston? how right I was to come to you, a doctor of standing, who con vouch for my sanity." "Vouch for your sanity 1 How can I when you sit here and talk such ar; ant nonsense, and expect me to believe it? When you jump fron your chair and rush madly at some visionary foe? Sane as you may be in all else, any evidence I could give in your favor must break down in cross-examination if an inkling of these things got about. Come, Carriston, be reasonable, and prove your sanity by setting about this search for Miss Rowan in a proper way." He made no roply, but walked up and down the room apparently in deep thought. My words seemed to havo bad no effect upon him. Presently he sec ted himself; and, as if to avoid returning to the argument, drew a book at hazard from my shelves and began to read. He oponed the volume at random, but after reading a few linos seemed struck by something that met his eyes, and in a few minutes was deeply immersed in the contents of the book. 1 glanced at it to see what had so awakened his interest. By a curious fatality he had chosen a book the very worst for him in his present frame of mind?Gilchrist's recently published Life of William Blake, that ma-.teriy memoir of a man who was on certa pointa as mad as Carriston himself. I was ab-./iit to remon strate, when he laid do~n the volume and turned to me. "Varloy, the painter," he said, "was a firm believer in Blake's visions." "Varley was a bigger fool than Blake,*' I retorted. "Fancy his hitting down and watching his clever but mad friend draw bpectral heads and believing th: m to be gen uino portraits of dead icings whose fora ? condescended to appear to B.rJo;!" A sudden thought soemvi to strike Cants ton. 'Wiil yen give me <orre paper anb ' " hi? esked. Hr>on lyi-.o^ furmv'?>'??? with these materials he seated himself at th? table and began to draw. At least a dozsa times be sketched, with his usual rapidity, some object or another, and a dozen times, after a moment's consideration, threw each j sketch a^ide with an air of disappointment, j and bep^n a fresh one. At last one of his I attempts se^nisd to cerne up to bis rcquiro ? lueiiLs. "I have it now, exactly I" he crw-1, ? with joy. even triumph, in his voicft. Ho j spent s<;m<> rime m putting finishing touches ! to the suc-essful sketch, then be handed mo j the pa^-er. "ii'. nt is the man I saw jr.sfc now with j Madeline." he said. "\\ hen I find him, 1 j shall find her." He spoke wilh all sincerity ? and convie;ion. I looked at tho paper with, j j I am bound to say, a great amount of ? j curiosity. jN'o matter from what visionary source Carrision had drawn his inspiration, his I j sketch was vigorous aiui natural raougb. I j j have airea',;,' luention?sl his w??n3er*ut j power of drawing pvrtrait.? ?rom .?::. .rr, so was willing to grant tact ho trdgks L-avo reproduc d ii:o cufclina of sonie face we'eh had somew;;er-? Struck bim. Yyt why should it have been tin's on?i? Ji?3 drawing repre I sent od tir three-quarter face of aman?an j ordinary man?apparently between 4:) and j 50 years of age. It was a coarsc-?earurei. ill-favored face, with a ragged ruff of ha?r j ! round the chia. It was not the face of a j ; gentleman, nor even the face of a trcntly j ! nurtured msn, and the artist, by a few enn- ? ! ring strokes, had made it wear a crafty and ? ; sullen lo "-k. The ske -eh, as I write this, 'Ids | j' before me, so that X am not ?peakiug froto j ; memory. ; Now there aro seme portraits of which, ? : without having seen the original, we say, j ; "What splendid likeni-sse-' thesj must be ! j It was so with Carriston's sketch. Looking ; : at it you felt sure if was exactly liko the ; man whom it was intended to represent. So ; that, with the certain amount of art knowl- j edge which I am at least supposed to pos sess, it was hard for me, arter examining i 1 the drawing and recognizing the true 1 ^^^?^V-l.vC- ./V * --"-'.' * ' ." ' ^ U - , ^.."?*?_ - -'.".-- '-- % _~ ?' . ?' " ? .?;. artist's touch in every lino, to bring mysalf : to accept the fact that it was but the out come of a diseased imagination. As at this very moment I glance at that drawing I scarcely blame myself for the question that faintly frames itself in my innermost heart; "Could it be possiblo?could there 1)? in cer tain organizations powers not yet known, not yet properly investigated?" My thought?supposing such a thought was ever there?was not discouraged by | Carriston, who, speaking as if bis faith ici j the bodily existence of the man whose por- 1 trait lay in my hand was unassailable, said: j "1 noticed that bis gensral appearance ? was that of a countryman, an English peas- j ant, so in the country I shall find my love Moreover, it will be easy to identify the man, j as the top joint ia missing from the middle ? finger of his right hand. As it lay on Mad*- ; line's arm I noticed that" I argued with him no more. I felt that ! words would be bat wasted. [ bk continued.] What Our Editors Say. Another Bonanza for Farmers. Burnicell Sentirai. If the South Carolina farmers were men to take the advice brought to them on every wave, they would be more completely bankrupted in one year than I any Wall Street curb-stone gambler has ever been. Before our great-grand fathers were born our soil, like that of North Carolina and Virginia was made to grow a certain amouut of tobacco, and to this day many of our farmers have their patches, which they watch with care, harvest and cure for home use, such as making weak solutions, poultices, keeping moths from woollen goods, &c. If our forefathers had dis covered that our soil was as well adapt ed to tobacco growing as that of other States, we would be a tobacco producing people to-day, but such was not the case. Tbe weed was of a poor quality gener ally, and something else bad to take its place; food products and cotton were found to do well, and the business of raising these things was banded down to the descendants of tbe people of those times. Our modern enthusiasts would have tbe farmers to believes that tbey have missed tbe profitable crop, and point with a degree of confidence to tbe enormous money value of the tobacco crops of North Carolina and Virginia. They have lost sight of tbe enormous cost of growing aud preparing tobacco for market in those States and really ig nore the hand of tbe National Govern ment laid upon it from tbe time i: en ters tbe box until it mashes between the jaws of tbe consumer. At all seasons of tbe year an abundance of tobacco can be purchased in any market in tbe Union?there is no scarcity of it, but in reality a surplus, and dealers arc so numerous tint few bouses will employ salesmen at a salary, but take theni on commission. For the sake of argument we will suppose that South Carolina/is capable of produ,cin^a_j?iop equar io bulk to that of North Carolina. Would this not be that much more of a surplus, and would it not, wbeo put. oa the market, cause a corresponding decrease in the price? We think it would, and we are quite sure that oar farmers will never work their fortunes oat of tobacco cul ture. A North Carolina tobacco grower once told us that the weed at certain seasons of tbe year required a moisture to perfect its ripening, which the climate of South Carolina did not furnish and for that reason we conld never become a successful tobacco-producing people. The Lynching in Edgefield. Branchville Banner. Without a doubt tbe cause of the con dition of things, of which tbe occurrence above spoken of is a type, is due to the fact that money and other influences is allowed to bridle our courts and juries, and the guilty thereby escape. There is no use denying tbe fact, that even the change of Judges from circuit to circuit and other provisions of like in tent has failed to guarantee a fair and impartial administration of justice. In any "of our courts by enlisting certain influences and uith means sufficient, a conviction for i?ny offense is a thing of impossibility. Newspapers vs. Lawyers. Greenville Nexcs Mr. W. C. Bcn.-t, of Abbeviile, in his speech in defense of Ferguson devot ed much time to denouncing tbe course of the newspapers regardiug his client, aud his associate, Mr. E. Gary, was moved to make a perambulating water ing pot of himself by his uncontrollable sorrow over the wrongs of the innocent victim of petit mal. That may be all right. Tbe two gentlemen are clever lawyers, and, no doubt, had a right to make all the capital tbey could for their client. But this Fergusou case is one of the few we bave known of in which the newspapers have a right to take sides aud demand tho defendant's life iu behalf of the law abiding pcopie of the State. The correctness of tho testimony as priutcd has not been denied. That testimony shows that Ferguson commit ted a Wanton and malicious murder and that his defence was so ridiculously fitmsy that the intellectua! weight and gravity of able counsel is required to prevent it from being a broad joke. If Ferguson goes free, any drunken des perado with means to employ counsel may Oil his. skin with whiskey, kill any man, woman or child in Abbeville and : feel secure. There arc very few men \ anywhere who coni? nor establish a I bettor case of insanity than Ferguson's. ] If that case is to go on record as a { precedent nobody will be safe and the j slander that human life is not regarded or secure in South Carolina will be no more a Zander. It will be a proved fact The newspapers have the right to speak out in this remarkable and pecu- , !i;ir case, ami to urge the solicitor to j disregard precedent, if necessary, and I keep Ferguson in jail the balance of! his life or hang him. Public policy.1 and private safety demands that if we can not punish murderers as they de ferve we cause them as much inconven ience aud discomfort as we legally can. Bad Policy. Florence Times. Some men will not take a newspaper, ' and it is surprising how many of this ' class there arc throughout the country. : But about tax collecting time they will ( send for mites around their neighbor- : hood to borrow a paper which has the notice in it, and if they fail, how soon tbey come to the printing office to gain the information ! Some of these individu als loose more in time seeking this infor mation than the cost of a year's subscrip tion to a newspaper. A Happy Condition of Affairs. Rock ll?l Ha-uld. Excepting the peace officers, we do ? not tbiok there is a white man in Hock j Hill who carries a pistol or an unlawful i knife. The greatest harmony and good ? will prevails among all our people. This happy condition of affaire is mainly j attributable to prohibition. While the bar rooms were open here, Hock Hill j was as wild a town as there was in this i country. There was continual strife, I drunken mobs often ran riot over the j town, and the taking of human life was not at all uncommon. Prohibition brought a change four years ago and to day the people of Rock Hill, of all classes, are as quiet, peaceable, sober, industrious and prosperous as in any town in this section. There is not a loafer' within its bounds, ev?ry man is at work trying to benefit his condi tion in life, and the whole population, white and colored, are living together as happily, agreeably and pleasantly as could be desired. Treatment of Cotton Seed With Sulphuric Acid. S. C. College, Sept, 26, 1885, Editors Cotton Plant : It is claimed by some that treatment of cotton seed with sulphuric acid be fore planting has many advantages, in asmuch as that 1st, it favors an earlier germination of the seed. 2nd, it is an easy and effective way of preparing the seed, and 3rd, it secures a better quality of seed. Our experiments were in tended to test these claims. Prelimi nary trials were made in the laboratory where it was found that the acid rapidly and effectually removed the lint, also that seeds exposed to its action for fully ten minutes remained uninjured, and sprouted in the germinating apparatus within 24 hours, all the conditions (tem perature &c.,) beiog favorable, while seeds not so treated, but subjected to the same conditions, took twice as long (48 hours) to germinate. Alternate rows of seed treated with acid and in the usual manner were next planted. The former sprouted in two days, the latter in four. In later plantings, how ever, but little difference was observa ble in the time required for germina tion. To test the effects of the treat ment on the crop, the experiments set forth in table ^were therjuried. ?LE I. No. of plat. ' How Treated. 87 104 92 95 Seed not treat ed with acid ? (< " treated with Sul. acid ?t (( li {Yield in ibs? Average^ per acre of y'ld in ibs. seed of similar cottoD. [ plats. ~1620 1530 1760 1520 1600 1640 It will be observed that the average yield is practically the same in both tests. The seed treated with acid came up somewhat earlier but there was no other difference noticeable in the growth of the plants on the different plats. The treatment of the seed with the acid is easily effected. One half gallon of acid is enough for a bushel of seed. The acid can be poured into a tub and the seed thrown in and rapidly stirred with a stick until all the lint is dissolved, the seed should then be lifted out and thrown into a tub of water standing near. All the lint will be removed in a few minutes. The seed dry rapidly. They can be fanned and sorted and easily planted by band or by means of any kind of drill?a corn-planter can be used for this purpose. After treat ment with acid and a thorough fanning; the amount of seed per acre can be safely reduced. This is shown by the results of the following experiments : TABLE It. No. of plat How Treated. Yield in lbs' Average per acre of y'ld in lbs. seed of sin?lar cotton. pints. 86 102 111 Seed treated 1760 with Sul. acidi 1420 .} quat'y ofs'd treated Sul. ac 112 1 " " " 1590 1680 M 1630 1700 The average of plats 111 and 112 compared with that of Nos. 8G and 102 shows a difference of 90 lbs. of seed cotton or 27 lbs. of lint in favor of the former. From this it would appear to follow that treatment with acid effects a saving of 50 per cent, of seed. To be valuable the experiments must be con tinued for some years to come. J M. McBryde. Our State Finances. Columbia letter to Augusta Chroni cle : I have several times lately alluded to the sound financial condition of Sooth Carolina and the prices at which her securities have been ruling Recently there was a sale of the Brown consols in New York at 110. and State Treas urer Richardson informs me that this does not represent the value of these bonds as they arc really not in the mar ket at any price. The financial sate-1 ment, furnished by the State treasurer \ for the first ten months of the current j year, shows receipts amounting to ?811, I 098 90, which added to the balance in j the Treasury on the 31st of October, j 1884, ?102.356 98, makes the aggro- j gate ?914.355 88. The disbursements j have been 780,010 24, leaving balance I in the State treasury to date of $128,- ! 345 04. and the second and the largest : installments of State taxes for the year j fast beginning to come into the treasury. I Nearly one-half of the amount expended j has gone to pay interest on State debt, I and this shows how economically the j State government is administered. Slight Fire in Smitnville, ??". C. The residence in Smithville of Mr. E. II. Cramner, pilot, of the revenue cutter Col fax, caught fire betweeu the roof and ceiling Sunday, caused by a defective flue, and the roof and upper storv were considerably damaged. A line of buckets was ran to the rber, an? the fiamos were quickly extin^'^oect by the gallant Smilhvilkian* ^ho wenir to work with a vim rega--;jl0S?.'0f Sunday clothes. There w?^ 0 insurance on the.building. ?' ''' *- : ? A Little Jonah. j Boston, Ala., October 5?About ten days ago a small oegro boy. whose mother lives on tbe Alabama river about two miles from Boston was miss*, ing. Tbe child was in tbe habit of playing near the fiver bank, and, it is supposed, fell into tbe river and wai drowned: and as tbe mother seemed indifferent aboat its loss, very -little* search was made for the body. This morning at an early boar Born? negroes discovered a very large catfisK playing in tbe river near the landing at this place, and, securing som ? small boats and a seine, tbe monster fish wai soon landed on tbe bank, where it wai quickly surrounded by ? groupe of aiton^ i shed spectators. Tbe fish was carried to tbe depot and weighed, tipping itb? beam at 187 pounds. A buteber purchased it from J&S captors, intending to send it to Moot gomery or Selma for sal?. ?n opecing the fish tbe batcher was horriffej^tff find a pair of small shoes, ? hat tad what appeared to bave been ? {?tir of pants and shirt. While an excited group of citizens were discussing tbe" remarkable find, some cue suggested that perhaps the fish bad swallowed th$ missing negro boy. The mother was sent for, and at once identified the shoes and hat as belonging to her boy that was supposed to. have' been drowned, and tbcre is no. doabi that tbe fish bad swallowed the boy and failed to digest the clothing. The mies* ing boy was about 5 years old, b t ' ?t very small stature for that age. ?mii* A Paradise. It is a difficult matter to impr?si, upon tbe mind of the rural man of Arkansas the necessity for paying im mediate attention .to the heathen; During a camp-meeting ih Saline county, a preacher from Little Bock, made an eloquent appeal in favor of tbe poor wretch who eats the harmless missionary instead of eating hurtful pork. ? When the preacher had coti? eluded; an old exhorter arose and said : 'Brethren, I've been mightily ?o ested in this ,lectioneerin, fur heathen an7 I would like jg^know something abo'rit him. ; Then addressing the mm^^wli? had just taken his sca?, the w?orter said : ^ Brother, I wou;d t? ?sk yon ? few questions. The boys all say are^aitin' to see what stand 1 take* so yon won't object to a few ques lions, will yon V' - 'Cartain'y not.' ? ' ^Xhanke?? "Well, now, how's poli* tke.in ikej??athen country V ?:,: 3g 'f?e t?^vv^lrovhTBg, of politicai/" 'Ah. Wall., how's the-qn^^pi of capital an* labor V : 4There is no capital?no labor?NV^ 'No strikes V .-\ 'No.' 'Got ho canderd?tes V 'No candidates.' 'Don't have to wear no clothes, ?f I understand the situation/ 'They have no clothes.' 'No lawyers ihgre', I reckon V 'No lawyers .'> \ 'Wall, parson, that's the country 'I'm lo?'kin for, an' ef a emigration agent was to come here he'd ketch every sensible man in Saline county. Boys, I don't think we ken give 3kfr. Heathen anything. It would b? a? foolish as haulin' water an'pouring it iu the river?' Four Little Girls. There are four little girls living in this county who have five grand-mothers' living. Two grand-mothers, two great grand mothers and one great-great^ grand-mother. They have never seen or known a grand-father; all of their grand-mothers being widows. The great-great-grand-mother can comply with the Prophecy: 'Risedaughter calf your daughter, for your daughter*^ daughter bas a daughter, and let me bless her.' Their great-great grand mother is ?ncw living in Florid*" and the widow of one of our deceased; minister of the Methodist Episcopal" Church, South, and of the So. Ca. Con-* ference. Can any one in th?* State" comply with the old Prophecy ? weehal lenge them to do so. I can add that' One of the great-grand-motbere lives in? Georgia, tbe others are in this county.-* ? WWiamsburg Herald. One of the curiosities of newspaper' literature is the ever increasing sise of its snakes. The rattlesnake has grown with irresistible persistency dar ing the last fifteen years. Last year; in Pike county, Pennsylvania, he led the anaconda by a trifle. This year he* is still considerably largef. A youngs lady in Missouri, Sashed with dancing, stepped upon a vine-covered veranda. A bird cage bang amid the vines. She* tapped lightly upon the wires, wishing' to attract the attention of the inmate. As she did ?0 an enormons rsttlesnake ' encircled her wrist 3nd glided down her arm. She fell in a swoon. The snake* coiled himself upon her bosom', and sounded his rattle: but be did not strike. - Ju*t then the dance music broke forth in the liveliest strains ; ine snake paused/ listened, unwound himself, and glided-' peacefully away in ifs direction. The" young lady was not stung, but she dil not escape serious injury. Three of her' ribs were broke:: by the enormous weight " of the reptile, and she certam?y would have been crushed to death had the ' music not drawn him so speedily away - A mortgage is the easiest thing iff' the world to plant and tbe very hardest^ to raise. The census of ISSO plac?s the' centre* of popularon of the United States abtfmV" eight ,oilcs from Cincinnati, just a?r?ss * ?i? Ohio river, in Kentucky. No d?ubt, - says the Financial Chronicle, this is the' result of an accurate and correct calco-]. lation. The greatest concentration ofL population, however, is far to the north*' east ot" that spot-. The enumeratorswtio hare*' w ntfy completed their work-in Msssaohasettt f?&nd that the women and-girls out numbered the men and boys b j 76:621V There is no other state of 4&e Uoionli little or big* where the femaie surplus-' ace reaches this :^xUa?dmary.: fi?>ttr