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|6 lia ' SUrfffcrl WATCHMAN, K?t?bll*hed April. 850. "Be Just and Fear not -Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's Consolidated Auz. 2, 1881.1 STTMTER, S. 0?, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1886. THE TRUE SOUTHRON,. KeteUifthe* Jvu*+ 18 ? ?. New Series?To). TL No. 20. IN. Gk OSTEEN, SUMTBR, S. 0. . . tkrns: Two?BeHar* per innem?in advance. ?dvxsti8imijt8. Oae Square, Brsr : sertion..................^1 00 Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. - All cx>nrmnnication3 which snbserre private aterests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. C0TT0S BATTSSfiSATTRi TTTHERE WE SPEND ALMOST HALF Vt of our life should be made as comfort able as possible, and for tbe parp?se of aiding this good work, and making some wjoney.fr> sow offer the best COTTON BAT TING If ?TTRRSS ever pat opon this market Three gradeaao w made?$5.00, $6.00, $7.00. Sanip^-aini fatt information at Store of Treasurer, A. Moses. Satisfaction guaranteed in every case, or saoaey rcfaadcd. SUMTER COTTON MILLS. WELCH ft EASON. Family Grocers. 185 aad 187 Meeting, and 117 Market Sts. - GffARLKSTON S. C. Invite attention to the following bargains. CUT LOAF SUGAR, 14J lbs. for $1. GRANULATED SUGAR, 15$ lbs. for $1. CONFECTIONER'S SUGAR, 15* lbs. for $1. WH ITS ?E2CUC- SUGAR, 17 lbs.for $1. LIGHT BROWN SUGAR, 19 lbs. for Si - GOOD BROWN SUGAR, 20 lbs. for $1. 2 lb. TOMATOES 30 cts. a doxen. 3 lb. TOMATOES, $1.10 a doxen. GOOD SEGARS, $1 for a box of 50. These are only a few of the many attrac tions we are constantly opening, and house keepers wSl ind it ?r?atly to their advantage to send for ? copy of our monthly Price List and coBsoi't it always. No charge for packing or dray age. C. BART ft CO., Importers and Wholesale Dealers in ?BALLESTON, S. CL, Are receiving by steamer and rail from the North aad West fait supplies each week of CHOICE APPLES, PEARS, LEMONS, PO TATOES, CABBAGES, ONIONS, NUTS 0?&?L XINDS, Etc., Etc. >^"Orders"toricrted ?nd promptly filled. Nov 9 IMPORTANT TO HOUSEKEEPERS! J' 1 *,I HATE OPENED A GREEN* GROCERY ON LIBERTY STREET, NEAR MAIN. I will keep constantly on band Fr<eah Teitiiessee Beel> poxk; veal, Mutton, and sausages. Gire me a call and save time and money. Goods delivered free. I. O. WESTON, Not. 9 ?fi ' Sum ter, S. C. Fffi AND WINTER MILLINERY. In .IfflH ait Miss UHLER Are prepared to furnish their friends and patrons with Trimmed and U o trimmed . hats \ and bonnets FEATHERS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, *c., in great variety. ZEPHYRS AND CANVAS. Goods shown with pleasure. Call and examine our stock before pur chasing elsewhere. October 36._ JCD. CRAIG, ... ESTABLISHED 1856. FURNITURE DEALER AJTD undertaker, Manr Street, . C TTCQOLt* THANK HIS FRIENDS and ff the public generally for tbeir liberal patro?ag?ia th? past, and hopes by low prices and fair dealing to merit a continuance of tbe same. ^ IK feas ;reeeiTed already a large and varied assortment of HOUSEHOLD 3F1 IX XX1XIX 3T ? for the Fall Trade, to wbieb weekly additions are being made, and there can be found IN HIS WELL STOCKED ROOMS as great a^ispfay of FURNITURE OF ALL GRADES asinAbefirst-class city booses. has bought bis goods DIRECT FROM THE FACTORIES, at lowest prices to be had and proposes to give bis customers tbe full benefit of his bargains. parlor suites, Wood and Marble-Top Bed Room Suites, Bedsteads, Mattresses, Spring Beds, Chairs, Sideboards, Sofas, Lounges, Bafts, Bureaos, Wasbstands, Pictures, Picture Frames, Window Shades, and all other articles supplied by the furniture trade.' ? ?amo, WINDOW GLASS AND PUTTY. _GaII at bis store and be convinced by a per- I sonai examination of goods and prices that j these assertions are true. He takes pleasure in showing customers around. THE UNDERTAKING DEPARTMENT, la complete with a large number of styles of Coffins and Caskets, from tbe smallest to the largest sizes made, and at as reasonable prices as the same can be bought anywhere. Calls promptly attended to, day or night. J. D. CRAIG. ;Oct5 _ FOR SALE. MILK COWS ALWAYS ON HAND . B. Thomas, Wedgeueld, S. C. ^aaaMP'^b^PB^a^'SA^a ? othw*,wbo with te marnine MfEHIl9Cfrd *?? W.C*?bt?* ?st.rnatM oaatfceiBifag spaca wa?? in Chicago, win find it on file at LORD & THOMAS. j the Maeclce? . - 8 tenait* the Nerven? Esik ben tac Bland, Ctree New Ticer* ^ferown^ IrcnBitt? is ti? beetlron medicine I asm known in mr SO jresn* practice. Iharefnmdit spsdsfly bwacal in narr?os or parafas! exhaustion, sad in?n ^ ^?~r aihaenU but bear so be?riiy on tbe ?retexn. Uae xt finely in wj own family-" M*. F. Bawmr ss7 Hab 8t, Oc-rir-too > >: T wmsccn?pkAely broken down in?*Hh&nd trabled wtth pan? in mj beck. .Brawn's Iran --?? entirely restored me to health." G?n?tes has abeveTiads MsA sad swayd sfdgasi on wrapper. Take ne etner. Madeooh*by M?O WS CHEMICAL CO, BALTIMORE, J A FINE Florida Tonici Mr. FOSTER S. CHAPMAN, One of the landmarks of tbe Georgia Drog trade, now of Orlando, Florida, writes: . "I can hardly select a single case of the many others to whom I bave GUINICS PIONEER BLOOD RE NEWER, bot what have been satis fied; and I find it tbe best remedy for all Skin Diseases I have ever sold, and a Fine Florida Tooic. "FOSTERS. CHAPMAN, ?Wando, Fla." A CERTAIN CURE FOR CATARRH ! A S?PERB Flesh Producer and Tonic! GUINVS PIONEER BLOOD RENEV?ER Cares all Blood and Skin Diseases, Rheuma U*m, Scrofula, Old Sores. * A perfect Spring Medicine. .If not in your market it will be forwarded on receipt of price. Small bottles $1.00: large bottles $1.75. Essay on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. MACON MEDICINE COMPANY. Macon. Georgia. l? For Sale by Da. A. J. CHINA. July 13. Snmter, S. C. TAX RETURNS FOB 1886-7. RETURNS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND POLLS will be received at the I following times and places : Privateer, Tuesday, January 4th. Bloom Hill, in Manchester Town ship. Wednesday, January 5th. Wedgefield, Thursday. January (>th. Statebarg, Friday, January 7tb. Gordon's Mill, Friday, January 7th. Mayesrille, Monday, January lOtb. Magnolia. Tuesday, January 11th. Lynchburg, Wednesday, January 12th. Sbiloh, Thursday, January 13th. Johnson's Store, Friday, January 14th. Scarborough's Store, Saturday, Jan uary 15th. Re id s Mill, Monday, January 17th. Bishopyille, Tuesday and Wednes day, January 18th and 19th. Mannri?e. Thursday, January 20th. Smitbville, Friday, January 2lst. " Mecbanicsville, Saturday January 22nd. Sanders' Depot, Wednesday, Janu ary 19th. M. Sanders* former office, Thursday, January 20th. A9D At the Auditor's office in S a m ter on all other days from 1st of January to 20th Feb ruary, .inclusive. Parties making Returns by mail or by an other person will please give full first name of Tax-payer, and the Township the property is in. W. R. DELGAR, Nov. 30. Auditor Sumter County. THE SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS, Affording superior advantages in ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, and the CLASSICS, will reopen MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1886. L. W. DICK, iocipals. A. C. McINTOSH, " Iprii TUITION?From $2 to $5 per month. BOARD?with tbe principals, $12 per mo. For further information apply to PRINCIPALS SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL, Lock Box No. 49. Aug 3-v Sumter, S- C. THE TEMPERANCE WORKER, Removed from Columbia, S. C. A Live, Temperance Paper, Published Semi-montbly in SUMTER, S. C. Under the Editorial management of Kbv. H. F. Chreitzberg, g.w.c.t. or i.o.g.t. or s. c. Assisted by an able corps of Editors. The patronage and influence of all friends of Temperance is solicited. Terms only 60 cesta a year. To advertisers desiring a wide circulation, it offers an excellent medium. On business, address N. G. OSTEEN, Publieber. SOMEHOW OB OTHER WE GET ALONG. The good wife bristled abont the boose, Ber face still bright with a pleasant smile, As broken snatches of happy song Strengthened her heart and hand the while, The good man sat in the chimney nook, His little clay pipe within his Hps, And all he'd made and all he'd lost: Ready and clear on his finger tips. "Good wife, Pre just been thinking a bit. Nothing has done very well this year ; Money is bonnd to be bard to get? Everything's boand to be very dear : How the cattle are going to be fed, How we're to keep the boys at school, Is kind of a debit and credit sum I can't make balance by ray rule/' She turned her round from the baking bread, And she,faced him with a cheerful laugh ; Why, husband, dear one, wonld think That the good, rich wheat was only chaff. And what if the wheat was only chaff, As long as we. bo th are well and strong ? I'm nota woman to worry a bit, Somehow or other we get along. "Into some lires some rain must fall1, Over all lands the storm must beat, But when the rain and storm are o'er, The after suosbiae is twice as sweet. Through every strait we have found a road, In every grief we've found a song ; We've bad to bear and had to wait, But somehow or other we get along. For thirty years we have loved each other, Stood by each other whatever befell, Six boys have called us father and mother, And all of them living and doing well. We owe no man a penny, my dear, We're both of us lovinrr well and strong, Good man, I wish you would smoke again, And think bow well we've got along." He filled his pipe with a pleasant laugh ; He kissed his wife with a tender pride ; He said : "I'll do as you tell me, love ; I'll just count up on the other side." She left him then with his better thought, And lifted her work with a low, sweet song? A song that followed me many a year, Somehow or other we get along. ?Philadelphia Timez. Written for the Watchman and Southron. Recollections of Potter's Raid* NUMBER XXIII. Perhaps tbc most cruel end revolting acts were committed at this point, (Man chester) at the borne of Mrs. E. S. Campbell, relict of the late Alexander Campbell. She was then 76 years old. Her son and daughter composed the family. She lived to be 83 years old, and bnt for her uncommon force of character she most hare sunk under the accumulation of distress aod trouble, caused by this murderous, vandal crowd. The son was a non-combatant, being an invalid for years. Immediately upon the entrance of these black troops into tbe place he was met by them. Some order from them which he did oot under stand, and for which he asked an ex planation, caused him to be immediate ly shot down. He died instantly. They passed on, leaving his body in the dust for a day and night, and all the while they, in insulting language boast ed of what they had done. Tbey took possession of the house and everything in it, bearing off everything ; leaving not so much as an old garment, shoe or piece of ribbon, sock or stocking which plantation negro laborer could appropri ate to their owo use Tbey made re peated attempts to fi-e the adjoining store house, aiming evidently to set the family residence oo fire, and preferring to do it in an indirect way, than to go at it more openly and wantonly. They were however frustrated in all their at tempts by a trusty servant girl, about IS years old. She was on the alert. She followed them up in all their move ments, and would put out tbe fires as fast as tbey were set. Toe action of this girl was to these troops very con fusi og and troublesome. An old house servant, who had been for a lifetime in the family aod always a great run-a-way and untrustworthy, did all she could to poison the minds of officers and troops against Mrs. Campbell and her manage ments, hoping to secure the burning of the family residence, and do other dam age ; but this house-girl pleaded like an affectionate child for her old mistress, and denounced this old servant as dis honest and untrue. Strange as it may appear, the officers believed everything tbe girl said of Mrs. Campbells' kindness to all on the place, aod after this, tbey placed a guard around the house to protect Mrs. Camp bell and ber daughter from further in sult and injury. This was not done however *.ntil everything?literally everything was destroyed or taken away, it is not attempted io this paper to de scribe three nights of terror to this fami ly and to all the others who bad to en dure the presence of these creatures. Mrs. Campbell, her daughter, aod the wife of a Confederate Army officer re mained there unprotected, surrounded by these heartless negro troops, and but for tbe fact that Mrs. C. pleaded with the officers for protection they would realise their worst fears?the lose of home aod all tbey possessed. Mrs. Campbell lies buried in the Sam ter Cemetery. The beautifully bound bible which had been taken from the pulpit of tbe Methodist Church in Manning was found at Manchester after the army left, and it was returned, to the great plea sure of tbe pastor and coDgregation. It is not our intention to follow General Potter's army in all its move ments until be returned to bis starting point?Georgetown; but to follow him hurriedly on, as these papers have been extended far beyond tbeir original in tent. General Potter's next objective point was the large planting interests of Mr. Dick Singleton's place. At Manchester they had takeD as prisoners Mr. John Tindall, the rail road agent at Manchester, aod his son John. They kept them under strong guard to this point and then they re leased them. Here they came across a man supposed to be a Keotuckian. They commanded him to take the oath of allegiance to the U. S. Government. This be refused to do. Then they threatened him, and he positively re fusing under any conditions to meet their orders and they put him to death. He lies buried at the corner of tbe old Singleton Honse. His march was now continued on towards Camden. His road took him directly by Spring Hill abont 12 miles from Camden. What nis purpose was in moving on Camden does not appear. It had not many weeks before been visited by Sherman and he had destroyed all the railroad material and everything else of any value, nevertheless he moved steadi ly on towards the town. As Spring Hill, Col. Jas. T. Press ley, Capt. Aleck Colcloogh and others with what men they could muster, de termined to make a stand on the top of tbe hill at the Davis House, then owned and occupied by M Bar field. This was 12 miles from Camden, in a broken roll ing conntry. The house was a fine residence?a wooden building, upon a brick foundation, thus containing a brick basement. It presented a beauti ful appearance, surrounded with large cedar trees and elegant shrubbery. Col. Pressley utilized the outbuildings and fences, making a baricade across the road, and had it extended some dis tance to the right and left of the dwell ing. The house was occupied by Mrs. Barfield's mother, who was old and ill at the time. She was in care of her grand-daughters- For their better pro tection Col. Pressley advised that she be borne down stairs to the first floor, so that the brick walls would prove a place of safety, if he did not use his artillery upon the house. For several hours a spirited fire was kept up from both sides. The leaden bullets and bullet holes, tbe scars and marks now upon the house will always be shown as tbe marks of the fight at Spring Hill, in Potter's Raid, as was shown to the writer, when he was a boy, the marks of a cannon ball upon a certain house on Hazel street, Charleston, made by the British cannon during tbe Revolutionary war. General Potter was stubbornly resist ed, but seeding a strong flanking force to the left from the feet of tbe Hill they made a detour through a deep ravine and thick undergrowth and had made considerable progress before they were discovered. The Confederates were forced to retire before them, and their way was undisputed to Camden. As the Confederate fojee retired, the negro troops reached the house with yells and borried denunciations upon the inmates. They crowded in upon these defenceless ladies. It was not long be fore Gen. Potter rode up. His ear was greeted with disturbing cries and lam entations He dismounted and asked the cause of the cries and distress ? He was told that their was an ill lady in the house and that tbe room of the bouse was crowded with negro troops. The Grand daughters now made their appearance and implored the General to protect them from these black ruf fians, their insults and abuse. His orders were immediate and they were driven out in haste. The General now entered the bouse, though very cau tiously. He carefully looked at tbe ceiling and at ths floor at every step be took. He evidently was afraid of some trap door, or some one hidden which might injure bis person. One of the rooms not being ceiled, he entered this more cautiously than tbe others. He soon became assured that there was no dan ger and be asked the ladies of their Grand father, how old he was ? Where be was ? and said, he should have re mained at his home. He should not have been injured. Learning of Mrs. Lowder's illness in the basement story ; he had her borne to the upper story and sent for tbe surgeon. He examined her and prescribed, but she positively refused to take the medicine prepared, though she did take some nourishment he had prepared for her. While there the surgeon performed &u operation, amputating a leg from one of their wounded men. A door was taken from tbe hinges of one of tbe outhouses. The amputated limb was wrapped in a very beautiful white window curtain they had io their possession and it was buried in the garden. Augustus Capel was made prisoner near the Methodist Church, not far from tbe bouse. It was a wonder be was not shot being found io the grave yard. He narrowly escaped. Gen. Potter remained the night at Mr. Barfield's ; and before riding off the' next day, made particular inquiry as to tbe condition of Mrs. Lowder, and kindly offered to furnish the family with any nourishment she might need. The wounded soldiers had been placed upon their beds and their bed clothing was used liberally. They carried it all away with them and stripped the house of everything they wanted and departed. There was no serious opposition made and he reached tbe house unmolested. He packed his guns in tbe public square. It was casually remarked to tbe writer by one who had just gotten home from the Virginia army, that he 'drew a head' upon one of his men, but reflecting a moment be lowered his gun and the army remained a night without any excitement or disturbance. The night before Potter reached Camden, Mr. Wm. Wallace of the town received orders while at Boykin's Depot, from Gen. Kershaw. to proceed at once to DuBose's Bridge, across Lynche? Creek, with orders for Capt. Furgerson, who was there in command of an artillery Company to report at once to him in his attempt to intercept Potter at Boy kins Mill, or to meet him with his Bat tery in Camden. After some delay in procuring a horse, and even more in obtaining a saddle he got off late in the night, and reached at sunrise the hos pitable home of John 0. Durant. He kindly loaned him a fresh horse and soon met Capt. Furgerson with his Bat tery at DuBose's Bridge. He at once delivered Gen. Kershaw's orders, and returned to Mr. Durant's, who had breakfast prepared for him. Resting awhile he reached Camden about 4 P. M. On his route he could distinctly mark the course Potter was taking from the columns of smoke seen, lie left a trackless waste behind him. Potter reached Camden about 5.30 Wallace, sitting on the side walk watch ing their movements, a vast host of struggling negroes followed the army into Cnrndeo. In one wing of the house occupied by Mrs. Wallace there was a printing press. Over this a guard wa? placed who told Wallace that the General in tended issuing a proclamation to the people. (This was not done ) The next morning he retired from the town moving southward taking the River Roard towards Boykin's Mill. The latest pronunciation of matrimo ny is 'matter o'money.' ? ? . ? ? . ? ? ? When a ?orirl talks about 'two strings to her beau/ docs she mean hie suspen dere ? Chatauquan Literary and Scientific Circle. I. What is the C. L. S. C ? II. What are its aioi and method ? III. What are its requirements ? 1st. The C. L. S. C.t planned by the Rev. J. H. Vincent, D. D. for the pro motion of culture and intelligence among the people, was inaugurated at Lake Cbautauqua N. ?. in 1878, and has since gained such an increase that its . enrolled students number nearly thirty thousand, and are found, not only in every State and Territory of the Union, but in every quarter of the Globe thus deservedly earning the title of the World's Reading Club. Besides the regular course of reading to be pursued at home, there is an an nual Summer meeting at Lake Cbau tauqua, where those members, who have the time, means, and inclination, may spend profitably as well as pleasantly, a few weeks in attendance on the varied courses of lectures and different schools, which are among tbe great features of this truely inspired plan. 2od. 'It proposes to encourage indi vidual study in lines aod by text books, which shall be indicated ; by local cir cles for mutual help and encour agement in such studies, and by written reports and examinations.' Tbe studies, which cover a period of four years, are so apportioned among the months and days, that each year's may be completed in ten months by read ing an hour a day. Tbe written reports and examinations above referred to are Outline Memo randa" on the current topics of study, sent to every member both as a guide and an examination, and containing questions for answers, bints on best method of study, and a catechism of important facts to be memorized. 3rd. The course is open to all, tbe only requirement being an annual fee of fifty cents, which is used toward de fraying tbe expenses of the central office, and in paying for printing and postage ; for it may be said in passing, this is no financial enterprise, but the work of true Christian men, prompted by a feeling of deep interest in tbe moral and mental progress of others. Tbe Cbautauquan a monthly maga zine of the form of tbe Seaside and other libraries, besides articles of value selected from standard and current lit erature, contains many of the required books as serials, thus greatly reducing the cost of the circle ; the annual ex penses of which, including membership fee, subscription for magazine ($150, or in clubs of five or more $1.35, per annum,) and cost of books, may be covered by eight dollars. And this amount may be so appor tioned during tbe year, as to make the payment thereof almost inappreciable, it being necessary to pay only the mem bership fee and magazine subscription ; the remainder being required for books, which need be bought only when their study is directed. The plan is so arranged as to admit either individual or associated study; but it is more advantageous for two or more to unite in organizing a'Local Cir cle,' to meet as frequently as possible for tbe discussion and comparison of ques tions and though tssuggested in the books being read, a plan for the organization and government of which circle is con tained in tbe Magazine. Further particulars may be obtained by addressing, with stamp enclosed, Miss K. F. Kimdall, Plainfield, N. J. Such a system must prove a blessing to those who adopt it, and through them to their associates, to the middle-aged it furnishes the means whereby they can supply the deficiencies of their early education ; to graduates of Colleges or Academies, it may prove of great aod lasting service by helping tbem to pre serve habits of study already formed, and to keep alive an intellectual inter est and curiosity, without which, aided by continual and systematic study, tbey may not expect to reap the full benefit of past advantages; to those whose educational advantages are limited, it offers an opportunity of obtaining at borne, without neglect of daily work, and at a slight pecuniary sacrifice, that intellectual training of which they are so much in need to aid them in attain ing the vantage-ground held by their more favored contemporaries. Another advantage, and possibly not the least of many to those who unite themselves with the C. L. S C. is, that the books contained in the prescribed course will form tbe nucleus of a home library which, in this age of cheap books may grow until it becomes a veritable blessing te its owner's family and des cendants. To parents especially should this fea ture commend itself, for the influence of a home library upon all the members of a family and especially upon the younger one cannot be over estimated "Nothing is more important to young people than an early love for good books,' says the editor of a literary journal, 'and in no way can love be bet ter fostered than by the formation of home libraries. Children learn to read by being in the presence of books, and with read ing come, the love and growth of knowledge, which in a young mind is almost a surety against the iuferior ex citement of passions and vices. Happy arc those whose early surround ings thus permit them unconsciously to form a habit, that will in after years, serve as a protection against those temp tations to which the idle mind is espe cially subject; whove early intellectual growth i.s never tired and sustained by the pure and elevating thoughts of the good and great ; in s!u>rt., whose parents felt in duty bound to provide food as well for their mental, as for their moral and physical natures. Rkaoeks. 'Ah,' he exclaimed, as he pressed her tenderly to him at parting, 'shall hold you in these arms again to-morrow, and paint our future with the bright pigments of the imagination ?* *No.' she said, calmly, 'not to morrow, to morrow's washing day.'? 7. i\ Herald. Young Tellitall (continuing story) ?'And just as was stopping off the porch?'Landlady (touching bell for servant)?Ting. Young Tellitall (in- j juredj?'Perhaps some of the others I have not heard it, ?uadaui.'? Tid-Jiita\ Scientific Miscellany. Volapuk.?The plea for a 'univer sal commercial language* originated about five years ago by Herr Schleyer, of 8w i ti land, seemed to be meeting w'rtb greater favor than bas been accord ed other projects of tbe kind. It is re ported that Volapuk 19 already spoken with facility by thousands of Europeans ; knowledge of it is being disseminated by more than fifty societies scattered over England, - Germany, Austria, Sweden, Holland, Asia Minor, and other countries; Volapuk grammars for the use of Hottentots and Chinese, besides all the Europeans nations, are either in tbe market or in course of preparations ; and two reviews, one entirely in Volapuk and the other with a translation on alternate pages, are reg ularly published. The special advan tage of the new language is the ease with which it can be learned, eight lessoDs having enabled a Parisian class to correspond readily with- students io foreign countries. The Neuves of Taste.?Tbe dis covery that heat influences one eet of nerve-points in the skin while sensa tions of cold are received by another set, has been fol'owed by some interest ing experiments, by two Italian physi ologists, which indicate that the va rious tastes result from the exciting of quite distinct sets of nerve-fibres in the tongue. The prolonged application of ice removed the sensibility for all tastes ?sweet, sour, salt and bitter. Cocaine destroyed?temporarily, of course? sensibility for bitter only. Other sub stances, such as caffeine and morphia, reduced the power of discriminating between different degrees of bitter. Dilute sulphuric acid bad a peculiar effect, causing distilled water and even quinine to taste sweet at the tip of the tongue, although tbe bitter of tbe qui nine was elsewhere tasted as usual. Speech Recording.?A promising method of recording and reproducing speech is that of M. Leon Esquille, by a modification of tbe photophone. The speaking is done before a diaphragm having a highly polished surface from which a ray of light is reflected, and the record of this speech is obtained by simply photographing tbe ray of light upon a traveling band of sensitized paper. After having been developed, tbe articulation may be reproduced by projecting the image of tbe trace by means of a strong light upon a selenium receiver, the well-known apparatus for transforming light-impulses into sound vibrations, and the speech is then heard through the telephone connected. Spanish Geography.?The field for geograpLical exploration is not yet ex hausted even in Europe. Schr?der states that in tbe North of Spain several ranges of mountains exist, some reaching a height of 10,000 feet, which have no place on any geographi cal map. In tbe Aran valley another discovery has recently been made Triangulation showed a gap unfilled between two ranges of peaks which, approached from different sides, had been supposed to form a single range j and further exploration proved that tbe gap contained a large and hitherto un known lake. The Camera in Medicine.?A new suggestion is that photography may become a useful agent in medical diagnosis, disclosing symptons of dis ease before they are otherwise percep tible. In a recent negative of a child the face was shown as thickly covered with an eruption, no trace of which could be seen on the child itself until three days afterwards, when its skin became covered with spots due to prickly heat. Iu another recorded case, in visible spots were brought out on a photograph taken a fortinight before an attack of small-pox. The Stuff Dreams.?Most dream representations, according to the inves tigations of wunde, emanate from actual, though weak, impressions on the nerves during sleep. Thus, an ? inconvenient position exictes visions of laborious or painful experiences, diffi cult respiration produces tbe agony of nightmare, flying is suggested by tbe rhythmic movements of breathing, nudity by a fall of clothes from the bed, crawling things by skin irritations, etc. Tbe reproduction of past memo* ries is associated with events which have left a profound mental impression. Europeans Altitudes?A German estimate places tbe average height of Europe above the sea at 974 feet. Switzerland shows the greatest mean height, 4,624 feet, and the Netherlands the least, 31 feet. Intermediate arc Spain and Portugal, 2.298 feet; Austria, 1,608; Ita?y, 1,696; France, 1,292 ; British Wands, 714 ; Germany. 701; Russia, 548; Denmark, 115. "Grass is Money. Capt. L D. Childs, of Columbia, was in Rock Hill recently. In conversa tion with us lie stated that he will make 10,000 bales of hay on bis plantation in Richland county the present year. He is an enthusiast on the subject of the cultivation of the grasses, and practices what he preaches. The plantation, ly ing along the Congarce river, embraces 4,000 acres, and on this vast tract uot a stalk of cotton is grown. It is given up entirely to the grasses and grain. Of the latter, he will make a poor crop this year, owiog to the great freshet in May, which destroyed 300 acres of pro mising corn. Usually the grain pays the running expense of tbc farm, the hay being a surplus, but owing to the drouth, that will not be the case this year. His hay crop is about 2.000 bales short of an average, but still it will pay him well. He sells a great d'^al of it in California at $1 per 100 lbs. at retail, but the bulk Is sold at wholesale at 90 cents per 100 lbs. His bales average about lOO lbs. ; hence it is plain that there must be a large pro fit in that kind of fanning. Capt. Childs thinks that cotton has had its day, and believes that the salva tion of the country lies in the cultiva tion of other crops The farmers, no doubt, agree with him, though but few have the nerve to follow his example. He is making money by 6aving a crop that the great majority of planters spurn, and pay 50 cents per day to have dug up and destroyed. Capt. Childs' suc cess ought to give some of our farmers an 'idea.' Cotton, they say, won't pay at. 8 cents. What then ? Ask Captain Childs ?Rock H I /braid. What Oar Editors Say. Spartanburg Herald. Got. Sbeppard bas laid aside hh official robes, and returned to his home at Edgefield. He became Lieutenant Governor the second time at the hands of a convention which was not called to make nominations. This conven tion assumed tbe power to nominate State officers, and rushed the nomina tions through, despite tbe protest of almost every paper in the State, voicing the wishes of the people. It was re garded as a stroke of tbe 'ring1 politicians to secure their renomination before tbe 'new deal' opposition had time to array its forces. For this action Gov. Sbeppard was held more responsi ble than any other man on the ticket? whether rightly or not, we cannot say ?possibly it was unjust ; but on this account there has been a strong antago nism against him as long as he has enjoyed the benefits of the 'deal.' In his retirement all this will be forgotton and be will have only tbe admiration which his marked abilities merit for him. Fairfield JShcs and Herald. Soon after the great calamity to Charleston we, with others, advocated some relief for the sufferers by the earth quake in the way of their taxes. We are glad to notice that a bill providing for a reassessment of the property in certain portions of the counties of Charleston, Berkeley and Colleton is now before the General Assembly. It is nothing but strict jus tice to the peo ple of Charleston that they should be relieved from paying taxes upon pro perty which in reality they do not possess, and thereby a reassessment' becomes necessary. It also provides for a rebate in certain cases where the mooey has been already paid. The bill should pass, and we hope it will. Spartanburg'e Unjust and Discrimi nating Ordinance. Abbeville Frees and Banner, We think about as foolish and unjust an ordinance as was ever adopted by any city, or other law-making power, is that which discriminates against known drunkards. If barrooms are to be licensed, drunkards, or others who have acquired a taste for liquor, should be allowed to buy to satisfy their thirst. If barrooms are intended only to de velop in sober people the love for whis key, they should not be denied the privilege of buying it after tbey have become a slave to it. We believe any such ordinance to be unconstitutional. At any rate it violates one's sense of j justice and fair-dealing. Another iniquity of the Spartanburg business is the high license, $1,000. By that high price they deprive any but the rich the right to sell whiskey, and by excluding competitors and rivals, a monopoly is formed whereby tbe price of liquor is increased. If the citizens need whiskey, it is wrong to charge such license as to shut off com petition in its sale. Withont' competi tion tbe quality of the whiskey may be lowered, and it is certain that mono polies seldom reduce prices. After all, we think the council has acted worse for the town in raising tbe license and forbidding former customers to buy liquors, than did the voters in authoris ing them to grant license. No poor mea need try to sell liquor in Spartan burg, and no man who loves whiskey need try to buy it. The barrooms must depend on new customers, in whom tbey must develop a love for Intoxicat ing liquors. S.V. Advocate. Some evangelists and preachers seem to take special pleasure in letting tbe public know what awful sinners they were before conversion. Tbey talk so glibly about their lives of profanity, intemperance and impurity, and with so little evidence of shame, that, instead of] magnifying the grace of God displayed in their salvation, we are almost tempted to doubt whether they have been saved at all. The truly converted man cannot think of tbe dark record of bis ungodly and sinful life without ex periencing deep sorrow and contrition. Any reference to it is intensely mortify ing, and fills him with shame. - Life Tenure of Judges. Columbia Record, There are two sides to the question whether it would be wise to establish the life tenure of judges. Much has been said in favor of making the tenure of judges a life tenure, and all the reasons on that side of the question are probably familiar to the public. On the other hand there are some very strong reasons for leaving it as it is, about which very little if anything has been said of late in the public prints. If a judge who holds office for life should become unfit for the position by reason of intemperance, indolence, or any of the other numerous infirmities which flesh is heir to, there would be no way to remove him but by impeach ment, while if he bad been elected for a number of years only he could simply be left out at a recurring election like any other publie servant. The very fact of having a life tenure is calcu lated to spoil some men as judges. It is fruitful of arrogance on the bench and its tendency is to encourage indolence and partiality. On the other hand the consciousness that a continuance in office depends upon retaining the good opinion of the public in general, stimu lates the incumbent to an industrious performance of his duties and to the preservation of a dignified and courteous demeanor on the bench, while it deters him from showing favoritism cither to suitors or advocates. If in any in stance this should not be sufficient, the remedy of electing some 'one to fill his place is easily applied. It would be very difficult to impeach a life tenure judge for not keeping up by study with the progress of jurisprudence, but ocrtainly a failure to do so would unfit him to continue to perform the judicial functions. A judge may be very learned and well posted to-day but he will not be so ten yeara hence, unless he continues to study law. How conld articles of impeachment be formulated to reach such a case? I Abbeville Pre* and Banner. The fee for dieting prisoners is ex cessively high bat the Sheriff ie no more to blame for that than anybody elee. Let ns suppose that a prisoner in jail gets the same fore thai wan given daily to the Confederate soldier, as follows : } !b. Baeon -.%\ eeats. 1 lb Floor- - . 2i eeats. Sogar, Rice and Coffee - if cents. Total 7| cents. Now, we think that no man in Abbeville county will deny that the above would be good rations for a prisoner while undergoing sentence, or waitiug for trial, and we believe that no man who lies in jail co?ld consume that amount of food. When it is remembered that there are often many prisoners in-the jail who would be willing to work the garden, wait on his fellow prisoners, and make him self generally useful about th? jail ~: and lot, it will be seen that there is great profit in boarding prisoners. Besides the profit from the fees in boarding prisoners, the jailer is fcr niehed a good home with good gar den, stables, kitchen, etc, free Ac? C08t. , Two Sins. DANCING AND GAMBLING. I ran across a young married friend of mine the other day who, when I saw him last, was nervously fingering a stack of blue chips at the then famous Crockford gambling hell. He was over ?1,000 loser at the time, and was the most desperate-look ing man I ever saw. I asked him if-the fever of gambling still possessed him. No,' he replied. 'I believe myself to be entirely cured. I think God every day of my life that gambling has been crushed, and don't believe any thing could induce me to commence it again/ 'Then you do no believe public gam bling a necessity in large cities Y 'Gambling benefits no elass save the saloons, tbe demimonde and the sporta. I know it made me forget my wife until; her heart nearly broke; it made me neglect my business until I did some thing dishonorable and lost my position ; it made me a drunkard and a lunatic. I was struck mad on the subject, aad. spent most of my time when out of a . gambling house in working out systems ' and theories to beat them. It did all this for me, and I was but one of a large class, and a fair example of tbe lot. The man who first put his pencil, to paper to drive this fearful demon from our midst deserves a monument, and has one in my heart at least.9 The young man who made these re marks is now as steady as a clock. He. : is making money, bas a good home, and is happy in the affection he gives his wife and that she so many-fold re turns him. I guess Louisville can get along without publie gambling. I used to think there was no harm in round dancing, but I happened to be at a daneiog party the other night and and saw the new style of waits mg,-and must confess that I was shocked.. The. old style of hop waltaiog required one's mind to be entirely on tbe step and time, and was innocent and refreshing, ' but now the man has little else te dio than hold his fair partner In his arma . . and slowly turn her round to break the monotony of things. The slower the waltz is now danced the more stylish it is considered, and is nothing more or less than hugging in public. Of course, men can stand this, but can young wo men ? Fashion again compels them to wear the lowest of low-cut gowns, and tbe man most be blind or wear a mask - to prevent him from seeing charms that generally should be hidden from bis - sight. It is not hard to see where all ? this will end, and I repeat that round;' * dancing, as it is now practiced, is de- ? moralising in the extreme.?LomisxilU - Post. Humorous* Crows never kick up a disturbance without caws. A party question : . 'What time do you think they will have sopper?'? Boston Commercial Bulletin. .. . ' >. A teacher in a high school asked a ? little wad of an Irish boy to describe a : lake. 'Sure and it is a hole in the ket- , tie.'?Providence Telegram. Hotel keepers in the mountains, who >;> are growling over unpaid board bills,' should remember that they live th? owe-zone.?Pittsburgh Bulletin. 'What made ton steal that water* proof cloak?' demanded the judge; The culprit whispered, was trying to lay up something for a rainy day.'?Nt Y. Telegram. If you should bint toa man thai ? small game existed on top of his head be would probably be angry, but most , every man bas a part-ridge there for all that?N. Y. GrapUc. George to Celeste?*?onr papa is not : here, dearest Y Celeste=-*No : he is be- ? hind time to-night.' George?'Then come to my arms. As long as be isn't .; behind me, I care not where he is/? Washington Critic. A Boston lawyer in reply to our in quiries whether there is any legal pro cess which can be applied to coffee when it refuses to settle, replies : *I have to say that the grounds of action are in process of liquidation. No fee.'?Bur* lington Free Press. Brooklyn Man?'Talk about pretty store girls?I wish you could see tbe female clerks a Brooklyn druggist has/ Ornaba Man?'No doubt wo could match them/ 'Don't be too sore. Don't be too sure. Those girls have no equals for beauty and sweetness any- ' where/ 'You think so Y 'Think so ? Why man. he doesn't even bave to sugar-coat the pills/?Omaha World. . - <^m < mmm* It is estimated that over 600,000 tons of paper is made in this country every year, and yet the man who shaves himself has to h tint around for over fifteen minutes before he can find a piece that he dare wipe bis lather upon.