The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 21, 1887, Image 1

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SITSCTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1SS0. ^Consolidated Aug. 2, 1881.] "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at. be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's ? THE Tit UK SOUTKKON, Established June, 1866^ SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1887. Xeir Series-Yoi. TIL Ko. 19. _?_ ^r^^^^T?jEN^ ...... TERMS I ^3Nra Dollars per.anmnr:-in advance. A D VS S Ti S S ICE JK TS - (. .. SqaajPa fitst insertion-~-..$1 00 ?^5o?atracts foe ihree moa As, or longer will p^e^yde atrrefoced rates. P??Sffi commaracations wbich subserve private .Interests will becharge? for as advertisements. " Obituaries, and tributes of respect will be " for. -. Se^ ^ir $8.00. and $10.00 >aks, reduced to $5.00. 54 ??gre?% reduced, j >rices. Trimmings'fer suit. AU our^ best ' ?aH??es, form? erly at f^Q^^^4^to|^^ ?these not onlyin-Faneies, but in ?best l^(?^?nd'M?uni?ng styles. (^Ladies7 Linen Collars at 60c. a dozen . Do jioi forget, to see our Clasps, lpe. to 25c, worth and 75. v Edgings, 5. and 10, . worth ?tf "a?df l5c. Breakfast Shawls at 15 cts. t Dc*^t^??^4o- look afc-eur ?Remnant Basket. 0kDo you wan7t a Bustle ? ' All ; styles tc be had here. Jerseys from 50c. to $3.00. I ? FunLii*Tf ry fe Will close out our "all Wool !%ean Suits" at $9.00 ; price at beginning offseason was $12.00. "^outhS7 of same at $7.00. Big redaction in Overcoats? them on. " All CLOTHING ing at greatly reduced prices, ice Hats, and oh, how Low ? SHOE DEPARTMENT Is full of Bargains. We have Shoes~4i^^w?i~do ?yo? -sesae^ ^service. p^These ^?&?n?^??e ?o?d, so - we havetinark?tf them down JffAJg|ELOW VAIUR W Ju?^arkeo^d^wn; inr T??e womit lot of Ladies ^hoes, from %.50 to $1.99. This is not a chestnut We have lots of other Bar? gains in ALL Departments, in deluding m GROCERY, tut our s?a?ee5 fi^^/f?ct?ieg details. Before you buy be sure and [get the prices from RITAM8NT MOSES. ?> N. E. Cor. Main aod Liberty Sis. W ?OT. 16_ I NOTICE. iRk SUMTER, S. C., Nov. 15, 1887. * ^ffS ACCORDANCE WITS THE RRv ouirementsof Sectioo 5170, Revised Stat? u?tes of the United States, tbe following Char? ter of "The Simoods National Bank of Sum^ r," is published for the information of all i cerned. R. M. WALLACE, Vice President. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, O?TICE OP COMPTROLLER OF THE CCRREXCY, WASHINGTON, November Sth, 1887. Whereas, by satisfactory evidence presented e undersigned it bas bees made to.appear "Tbe Si monds National Bank of Suna? lia the To wo of Sumter, in the County of jev^aad Stete of Sera tb. Carolina; has _plied with all the provisions of the Stat? utes of tbe United States, required to be com Fplied with before au association sball be au .tborized to commence the business of Bank W Note therefore, I, Jesse D. Abrahams, Depnfy ^ptd ajptuog^omptroller of tbe Currency, do Hewb^F-'certify^ tbat?"Tbe Simon da-Nat i onafc r?aok ?? Sumter," in the Town of Sumter, in tbe County of Sumter, and State of South Carolina, is authorized to commence the bus / iness O? Banking as provided in Section fifty ^ne birndredand sixty-nine of the Revised Pstatnte?^>f the United States. In testimony whereof witness my band ^and- Seal of office this 8th day of fL.S.1 November, 1887. J. D. ABRAHAMS, Deputy and Acting Comptroller of the Currency. No. 3809. . Nov. lg_ y. H. Folsom. I? W. folsom. F. H. FOLSOM & BRO., Established ia 1868. CO a co ?JBSSG?X CLO CSS, STERLING SILVER and PLATED WARE, Jewelry, Optical Goods. Gold Pera, Pencils, Machine Needles, &c. -ing promptly doae and warranted by ticaLworkmeo. from tbe country will receive onr iatteas?on? Try us, io' AT Palace Dry Goods Emporium. New Silks! ??-?...****.: ?(W??if?>,>.,-. - -:-- .... New Dress Goods! JUST RECEIVED FOR THE GHRISTHAS HOL li 1 ? ^3 We cordially invite the ladies to call in and see our Grand Line of ?ilfc and Dress Goods, which we have just received and will sell at: exceedingly Low Prices, also a new line Trimmings to Match. Any- one desiring to purchase any kind OT Dry Goods will be considerably benefitted -by palling on ns and see our nice assortment and close prices. We have reduced some lines of our Dress Goods Stock to very low prices. We still offer : ? case more Solid Black Calico at 5c.-sold everywhere at Trents. jr. ss : 15 pieces Dress Silesias at 7?c.-sold elsewhere at 10 cts. ' ' ?~'Crinoline in all eolors at 7^c.-regular price 10c. Only 20 dozen Doileys left at 35c. a dozen-good value for 50 cts. 10 dozen Coutil Corsets at 75 cts.-better than any dollar corset in town. 20 doz. Gent's Neck Ties reduced from 75c to 48c. And lots of other bargains we have not space to mention. We invite the public to cali and see Our Premium Black Silk which is now draped up on exhibition. As the day appointed for drawing falls on Sunday we will have it the following day, MONDAY, JANUARY 2d. Remember the dates and be sure to get a ticket to give you a chance at winning same. j DRMAM& AND. LADIES' UNDERWEAR ? SPECIALTY. SCHWARTZ B PALACE DRY GOODS EMPORIUM. Dec. \\ SUMTER* j S. <J, GOODS -AT WE- ARE NOW OFFERING A LARGE LINE OF Fancy. Groceries, And Nick Nacks for the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. In buying you will SAVE MONEY By calling on us before placing your orders. We have the Largest Assortment of FANCY CRACKERS Ever offered in this City. These are Goods of the very best make. OUR CANNED GOODS Are of the most celebrated Brands, and tbey are all Guaranteed. WE ARE SELLING 21b. Cans Tomatoes, ?1.05 per Doz. 31b. Caos Tomatoes, very fine, ?1.40 per Doz. Salmon, 15 and 20 cts. per can. Best imported Sardines, ?2.10 per Dz. OUR Point Lace Flour Which is the best on the market, ?6.10 per bbl., or 90 cts. for 25 lbs. RAISINS, CURRANTS CITRON, MACE. We are handling very largely. You will do well to call on us and get Our Prices before buying. In connection with our Grocery Stock, we handle a full line of DJRY GOODS, NOTIONS, Shoes and Hats, Which we are Selling at ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Whips. Whips. Whips. A job lot of Whips at 65 cts., worth any time ?1 50. Come and See Us Now. fi. li C. W. KIMM Next to C. E. Stubbs' Office. Dec. 14 TAX RETURNS FOI* 1S87-8. RETURNS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY and Poll? will bp recieved at the follow ng times and places : Tindales Store, Tuesday, January 3. Bloom Hill, Wednesday, January 4. WedgeSeld, Thursday, January 5. Stateburg, Friday, January 6. Gordon's Mill. Friday, January 6. Magnolia, Monday, January 9. Mayesville, Tuesday, January 10. Johnson's Store, Wednesday, Jan? uary ll. Shiloh, Thursday, January 12. Lynchburg, Friday, January 13. Reid's Mill, Monday, January 16. Bisbopville, Tuesday and Wednes? day, January 17 and 18. Mann vii le, Thursday, January, 19. Smithville, Friday, January 20. Mechanicsville, Saturday, January 21. Providence, Wednesday. January ll. Sanders* Dspot, Wednesday, Janu? ary 18. Rembergs Store, RaftiDg Creek Township, January 19. AND At the Auditor's office in Sumter, from the 23d of January to the 20th of February in? clusive. Parties ranking Returns by mail or by another person will please give full first name of Taxpayer and the Township the jfl^erty is in. W. R. DELGAR, Nov. 30 Auditor Sumter Countv. MAKES ! ^<^v0-!< ?o ?ail ! ^ sarnia* R-g SbouM bc used a few months before confinement. Send for book " To MOTCEI?S," mailed free. 1?BA?>FI?:LJD KEOTXATOC CO., Atlanta; Ga. ! HORSE. BUGGY MD HAEM FOR SALE. A FIRST CLASS BUGGY HORSE WITH j j[\ I>iiLrtrv anil Harness complete, to be sold j cheap, and if riot sold before Sale^day in Jan? uary will bc sold at public auction on tbut day. For further information ?pply to T. M. MONAGHAN, Sumter, 8. C. Dec. 7. By T7TLXIE COLLIES. TIIE FII?ST PAKT. ICONTINUED. 1 THE FOUKTH PART. CHAPTER XVI. It was only tho 20th of September when ?gnes an? the children reached Paris. Sirs, horbury and ber brother Francis had then ilready started on their journey to Italy-at east three weeks before tho date at "which ;he new hotel was to open for the reception )f travelers. The person answerable for this premature leparture was Francis "West wick. Like his younger brother Henry, ho had ncreased his pecuniary resources by his own mterprise and ingenuity; with this differ ?nee, that his speculations were connected vith the arts. He had made money in the irst instance by a weekrr newspaper, and he :ad then invested his profits in a London ;heacer. This latter enterprise, admirably jonducted, had been rewarded by the public tvith steady and liberal encouragement. Pondering over a new form of theatrical at xaction for the coming winter season, Francis aad determined to revive the languid public ;aste for the "ballet" by means of an enter i&inment of his own invention, combining iramatic interest with dancing. He was aow, accordingly, in search of the best lancer (possessed of the indispensable per? sonal attractions) who was to be found in the theaters of the continent. Hearing from his foreign correspondente of two women who had made successful first appearances, one at Milan and one at Florence, he had arranged to visit those cities, and to judge of the merits Df the dancers for himself before he joined fcbe bride and -bridegroom. His widowed sister, having friends at Florence whom she was anxious to see, readily accompanied him. The Montbarrys remained at Paris until it was time to present themselves at tbe family meeting in Venice. Henry found them still in the French capital, where he arrived from London on his way to the opening of the new hoteL Against Lady Montbarry's advice, he took the opportunity of renewing his addresses to Agnes. He could hardly have chosen*a more unpropitious time for pleading his cause with her. The gayeties of Paris-quite incompre? hensible to herself as well as to every ono about her-had a depressing effect on her spirits. She had no illness to complain cf. She shared willingly in the ever varying suc? cession of amusements offered to strangers by the ingenuity of the liveliest people in the world-but nothing roused her; 6he remained persistently dull and weary through . it alL In this frame of mind and body she was in no humor to receive Henry's ill timed ad? dresses with favor, or oven with patience. She plainly and positively refused to listen to him. "Why do you remind me of what I have suffered.r7 che asked petulantly. "Don1t you sea that it has kit it? mark on me for life?9 . "I thought I knew something of women by this time.75 Henry said, appealing privately to Lady S?onibarry for consolation; "but Ag? nes completely pozzies me. It is a year since Mon ?barry ?s death; and she remains as de? voted to his memory as if ho had died faith? ful to her-she still feels thc loss of him as none of us feel it!" "She is the truest woman that ever breathed the breath of life," Lady Montbarry answered. "Remember tbat, and you will understand her. Can such a woman aa Agnes give her love or refuse it according ta circumstances? Becausa the man was un? worthy of her was he less the mau of her choice? The truest and best friend to bim little as he deserved-in his lifetime, she nat? urally remains the truest and best friend tc his memory now. If you really love her, wait; and trust to your two best friends-tc time and to me. There is my advice; let your own experience decide whether it is not the best advice that I lean offer. Presume your journey to Venice to-raorrow, and when you take leave of Agnes speak to her as cor? dially as if nothing had happened.'* Henry wisely followed this advice. Thor? oughly understanding him. Agnes made tte leavo taking friendly aid pleasant on her side. Whew he stopped af thc door for a last look at her she hurriedly turned her head so that her face was hidden from him. Was that a good sign? Lady Montbarry, accom? panying Henry down the stairs, said: "Yes, decidedly. Write when you get to Venice. We shall wait herc to receive letters from Arthur and his wife, and we shall time our departuro for Italy accordingly/' . A week passed and no letter came from Henry. Some days later a telegram was re? ceived from bim. It was dispatched from Milan instead of from Venice, and it brought this strange message: "I have laft the hotel. Will return on the arrival of Arthur and his wife. Address, meanwhile, Albergo Renie, Milan." Preferring Venice before all other cities of Europe, and having arranged to remain there until the family meeting took place, what un? expected event had lcd Henry to alter his plans? and why did he state the bare fact, without adding a word of explanation? Let the narrative follow him and lind the answer to those questions at Venice. CHAPTER XVII. Thc Palace hotel, appealing for encourage? ment mainly to English and American travel? ers, celebrated the openin*; of its doors, as a matter of course, by the giving of a grand banquet and tho delivery of a long succession of speeches. y i -mw?! ' I The Palace Hotel. Delayed on his journey, Henry Wcstwie!; only readied Venice in Lime to join the guests over J heir coffee and cigars. Observing the splendor of thc reception rooms and taking note especially of the artful mixture of com? fort and luxury urthe I ?ed chambers, he be? gan to share the old nursed views of Mic future, and to contemplai-. seriously tho co:n ing'dividend of T> per cent. The lietel: was Ij?gjiii??hg v.--.-ll, at all evenits. So ?auch hiter cst in the enterprise had 1'{'en aroused nthomo and abroad by profuse njdvortismg that the whole accommodation ot1 the building had been secured by travelers of adi nations for tho opening night, i fenry only obtained one of the small rooms on the 'up poi floor liva lucky accident, the al>seno.?";of liv gentle mein who had written to engage/it. He was (jt:>" satisfied, and was on his Way to lcd when another accident altered h\?< prospects f->r thc night and moved him into another and a better room. Ascending on his way toi tho higher regions as far asthe first ?loor of -the houd, Henry's attention was attracted by- an angry v.-iee protesting, in strong Se\y England accent, ag?jns? ono of the greatest ?uu-iishi:>s i hat cari be inflicted on a citizen of i'.ic Unitc<l Slates -t ?io hardship of sen-ling him to bed without ?a-; in his room. j The Americans are not oijly tho most hos? pitable people to be found oji tiro face of thc earth-lin y are (under certain conditions) thc most patient and good tejmj>erc! people as well. But they are human ; and the limit of American endurance is fontal in th.> obsolete institution of a bedroom capdle. 'J.\:C Ameri? can traveler, in tho preseujt ca.-;o, declined to ?eiievo tnac ms ?caroom was lu a comp] Gnished stato without a gas bumer, manager pointed to tho ?ine antique do tions-renewed and regilt-on th? walli ceiling, and explained tliat the emanatic burning gas light would certainly spoil in the course of a few months. To tai traveler replied that it was possible, but bc did not understand decoratio?is. A room with gas Li it was what he was use was what he wanted a nd was what he determined to have. Thc compliant mar volunteered to ask some other gentle: housed on the inferior upper story-v was lit throughout with gas-to ch rooms.' Hearing this, and being quice wi to exchange a small bed chamber for a '. one, Henry volunteered to bc the other tlemaa. The excellent American s hands with him on the spot. "You ; cultured person, sir," he said, "and .you ! no doubt understand the decorations." Henry looked at the number cf the i on the door as ho opened it. The numbei Fourteen. Tired and sleepy, he naturally anticir. a good night's rest. In the thorou healthy state of his nervous system, he as well in a bed abroad as in a bed at h Without the slightest assignable reason, ] ever, his just expectations were disap?>c?i The luxurious )>c-d, the well ventilated r< the delicious tranquillity of Venice by ni all were in favor of" his sleeping welL never slept at alt Au indescribable sens depression and discomfort kept bini wa through darkness aud daylight alike, went down to thc coffee room as coon ai hotel was astir, and ordered some break Another unaccountable change in hin appeared with the appearance of the n He was absolutely without appetite. Ai ccllent omelet and cutlets cooked to pei lion he sent away untasted-be, whose a tito never failed him, whose digestion still equal to any demands on it! The day was bright and nne. He-sent a gondola, and was rowed to the Lido. Out on thc airy lagoon he felt like a man. He had not left the hotel ten min before he was fast asleep in the gondola. Tl ing on reaching the landing place, he ero the Lido and enjoyed a morning's swii the Adriatic. There was only a poor taurant on the island, in those days, but appetite was now ready for anything; he whatever was offered to him, like a ?ami? man. He could hardly believe, when he reile on it, that he had sent away untasted his ccllent breakfast at the hotel. Returning to Venice, he spent the rest the day in the picture galleries and churches. Toward 6 o'clock his gon< took him back, with another fine appetite meet some traveling acquaintances v whom he had engaged to dine at the t d'hote. The dinner was deservedly rewarded v the highest approval by every guest in hotel but one. To Henry's astonisha the appetite with which he had entered house mysteriously and completely left ! when he sat down to table. He could di some wine, but he could literally eat n< ing. "What- in. the world is the matter v you?" his traveling acquaintances asl He could honestly answer, "I know no rr than you do." When night came ho gave his comf orti and beautiful bedroom another trial. ' result of tho second experiment was a rep tion of the result of the first. Again he tho all pervading sense of depression : discomfort. Again he passed a sleepless ni{ And once more when he tried to eat breakfast his appetite completely failed bin This personal experience of the new h< was too extraordinary to bc passed over silence. Henry mentioned it to his frie in the public room, ia the hearing of manager. The manager, naturally zeal in defense of the hotel, was a little hurt the implied reflection cast on Number Fe teen. He invited tho travelers present judge for themselves whether Slr. Westwi< bedroom was to blame for Mr. Westwh sleepless night: and he especially appealed a gray headed gentleman, a guest at j breakfast tobie of an English traveler, take the lead in the investigation. ;tThi Doctor Bruno, our first physician in Venic he explained. "I appeal to him to saj there are any unhealthy influences in 2 Westwick's room." Introdued to Number Fourteen, the doc looked round him with a certain appears of interest which was noticed by every < present. "The last time I was in this rooi he said, "was on a melancholy occasion, was before the palace was changed into lietel. I was in professi-nal attendance an English nobleman who died here." ( of the persons present inquired the name the nobleman. Dr. Bruno answered-wi out the slightest suspicion that ho was spe; ing before a brother of the dead man-''IK Montbarry." Henry quietly left the room, withont a ing a word to anybody. He was not, in any sense of the term, a perstitious man. But ho felt, neverthek an insurmountable reluctance to reonaini in the hotel. He decided on leaving Veui To ask for another room would be, as he coi plainly see, an offense in the eyes of the m; ager. To remove to another hotel would to openly abandon an establishment iu 1 success of which he had a pecuniary interc Leaving a note for Arthur Burville, on arrival iii Venice, in which lie nieatioi that lie had gone to look at tho Italian lah and that a line addressed tobi's hotel at Mil would bring him back again, he took the teriioou train to Padua-and dined with usual appetite* and slept as weil as ever tl night. Thc r.ext day a gentleman arv i his wife, i t;irt:h)? to England, by way of Venice. : j rived az the hotel and occupied Ntunl Fourteen. Still mindful of thc slur that bad boon c: on one of his best bcd chambers, the mann:: took occasion to ask the travelers the iu morning bow tuey liked their room. Ti: left him to iudge for himself how weil th j were satisfied, by remaining a any-longer j Venice than they had originally pkunied toe j solely; for 'the punieseof enjoying tue exe J lent accommodation offered to them by t . new hotel. "We have met with nothing hice m Italy," they said: "you may rely < :i our : commending you to ail nur friends.* On the day when Number Fourteen w again- vacant au English: indy, travel!; alono with her maid, arrived nt tho hot saw the room, and at once engaged it. The lady was Od rs. Norbury. She badi?. Francis West" ici; a? Olil?n, occupied in m gotiating for thu appearance at his theatre i thc new dancer at the Scala. Not buvii j heard to tho contrary, Mrs. Norbury su ! posed that Arthur JSarvilL- and his wife h: j arrive;! ut Venice, oho was more interest, j in meeting the young married couple than j waiting the result ot tho hard bargamii j which delayed the engagement 0? the ne ' dancer; and she volunteered to make h : brothers apologies if bi*theatrical hnsiae caused bini to be late in keeping his uppoiti ment at the honeymoon b ~;..vaL ? Mrs. Norburv'.s experience of Numb, j Fourteen diifered entirely.from her broth; Henry's experience of the room, i Falling asleep as lva.Iiiy as usual, her r . pose was disturbed Ly e. vision <>i ii igh lui dream?; ti: . centra: iigmv in t very ..::.... them l?-tn;c .the f: .ure her dead brbllK tho iirst L?rd Ho:i;b::rry. oho saw his starving in a loathsome prison: sile saw i.ii ?roreucd by assa-s:nskaiid dy mg under tr.?.; knives; she-saw him drowning hi hiuneasu; alie depths ">i das k '.vale:'-; ; j sn v.' him in bodof ?ire, burning lodcau? in the flame: she saw mm tempted by u>:: ulcwy cr? alu: to drink, and dying of the poisonous druugii The reiterated horror of these dreams j. ; such aritdlccton h -r th;::, she re^e * ?th dawn of day. afraid :" truss herself again, i . b: d. In the old times sh. ; i nu . been >? uted i the family ns tito one merni r > ; it who live ch a If oct iona te terms with Monsbarry. il other sister and Ids brothers were constant! quarreling with him. Even Ids mother owiie that; her eldest sou was, ot :di her chi?drci tho chiid whom sh-% least like?*. Sensible an resolute woman ns she u.-ts. Mrs. Norbur shuddered with terror ns .?he sat at the wi: db w of her room watching the sunrise au thinking of her dreams. '. : She inado the first-excuse timi occurred t her when her maid cunio i.i al tho nsufD hon au? ?; noticed how iil she looked. The wons; W'ijs cf i>o superstitious a temperament that i : wcauu UH ve own m ins u*auA.tK?ixK u KEUSCH j to trust lier with the truth. Mrs. Norba : merely remarked that she had not found t ! bcd mute to her liking on account of t j large size of it. She was accustomed at hon ! as her maid knew, to sleep in a small b*. ! Informed of this objection later ia the dc j tho manager regretted that he could or i offer the lady the choice ot' one other b< j chamber, mmibered Thirty-eight, and sil \ ated immediately over the bedchaicl i which she desired to leave. Mrs. Norba ! accepted the proposed change of C'uarte: } She was now about to pass her secendnig ; in thc room occupied in the old days of t palace by Baron Ki var. Once more she fell asleep as usual. A once more the frightful dreams of the ff night terrified her, fellowing each other the same succession. This time hernerv already shaken, were not equal to the 3 newed torture of terror inflicted on the She threw on her dressing gown and rush out of her room in the middle of the nigl The porter, alarmed by the banging of t door, met her hurrying headlong down-1 stairs in search of the first human being s could find to keep her company. Consid* J ably surprised at this last manifestation the famous ''English eccentricity," the rh looked at the hotel register and led the la upstairs again to the room occupied by Ii maid. The maid was not asleep, and mc wonderful still, was not even unstressed. S received her mistress quietly. When th were alone, and when Mrs. Norbury had, a matter of necessity, taken her attends into her confidence, the woman made a ve . strange reply. *? have been asking about tho hotel at t servants' supper to-night," she raid. i:T valet of one of the gentlemen staying he has heard that the late Lord Montbarry w the last person who-lived in the palace bc-fo it was made into a hoted. The room he di in, ma'am, was the roora you slept in k night. Your room to-night is the room ye above it. I said nothing for fear of frig! j cuing you. For my own part, I have passi the night as you see, keeping ray-light in ai reading my Bible. In my opinion, no mei ber of your family can hope to be happy I comfortable in this house." "What do you mean?" "Please to let me explain myself, ma'ai When Mr. Henry Westwick was here-I ha this from the valet, too-he occupied the roo his brother died in-without knowing it-lil you. For two nights he never closed his eye Without any reason for it-the valet hcai him tell the gentlemen in the coffee room-1 could not sleep : he felt so low and so wretch in himself. And, what is more, when da time came, he couldmt even eat while he w; under this roof. You may laugh at m ma'am-but even a servant may draw h< own conclusions. It's my conclusion tb something happened to my lord, which v none of us know about, when he died in th house. His ghost walks in torment until 1 can tell it! The living persons related to hi are tho persons who feel he is near them-tl persons who may yet see him in the time come. Don't, pray don't stay any longer : this dreadful place! I wouldn't stay anotb night here myself-no, not for anythh that could be offered me!" Mrs. Norbury at once set her servan; mind at ease on this last point. "I don't think about it as you do," she sai< gravely. "But I should like to speak to rr brother of what has happened. We will j back to Milan." Some hours necessarily elapsed before thc could leave the hotel by tho first train in tl forenoon. In that interval Mrs. Norbury's ma: found ait opportunity of confidentially ii forming* the valet of what had passed b tween her mistress and herself. The val had other friends, to whom he related tl circumstances in his tram. In due course < timo tho narrative, passing from mcuth 1 mouth, reached the ears of the manager. E instantly saw the credit of the hotel was i danger unless something was done to retrier the character of the room numbered Fourteei English travelers, weil acquainted with tx T>cerage of their native country, informed hu that Henry Westwick and Mrs. Norbury wei by no means the only members of the Mon barry family. Curiosity might bring .moi of them to tao hotel after hearing what he happened. The manager's ingenuity easil hit on the obvious means of misleading thei in this case. Tho numbers of all thc reen were enameled in blue on whito china plate screwed to the doors. He ordered a ne plate to be prepared, bearing the numb< "ISA," and he kept the room empty, after i tenant for the lime teing had gone awa; until the plate was ready. He then renun bered the room, placing the removed Numb* Fourteen on the door of his own room (on tl second Goor) which, not being to let, had c< previously been numbered atoll By this d vice Number Fourteen disappeared at ont and forever from the books of the hotel c the number cf a bedroom to let. Having warned the servants to beware < gossiping with travelers on the subject of th changed numbers, under penalty of bein dismissed, the manager composed his min with the reflection that he had done his dut to his employers. "Now," bethought to hir. self, with an excusable sense cf triumph, ~i< the whole family come here, if they like! Th ! hotel is a match for them." fro BE COXTI::UEO.~ ?.mi,,,.' .i.. -iLjuajjLJuimiJuiacei? Our State Contemporaries, i --- yeicberry Uercld. ! The bill to establish a Conf?d?ral Homo Las been rejected by thc Senat* - We are inclined to thia!: that thia i vrise, and that it win be better not ? ' establish a Home, but if ike old so: diers nre to be provided for, let it I u. done by a pension." If any are rea;! : ia need they should have provisto ' made for them by the State ; and by pension they could be helped witbou leaving the ties and ssscciatioss c their home. Very few. if any, weal ; be willing to leave their homes a::: 1 family to go tn n Home established b; ' the State. While the same amoun ; giveu to them by r. pension, would ; Herbaj?, be gladly accepted and bc 0 ' great benefit to them if they could bru? it and enjoy it ai their homes with thei " fan:i lie." Wc have great adiniratioi I and rcsnect fer the o?d soldiers, an; ; wouid regret to see thc Slate refuse t< : ciro the needy, if lhere are any, bein ! i bur. let it be given where ii will do mci * j good. - \ .: Abbeville ''Sftaivzti. Some of oar legislators seem to bi ; of thc opinion thai they must alwaj * 1 be harping on expenses and reform I If these wise-acres would only confide : j for a moment, they would soon eoe rhu .' . the time they consume in ad vocal:?. ; visionary measures of reform, costs titi State thro, folds :*s much as thc propose; i j reform. Fer instance, we see tint : ? ; Senator has introduced a bil) to abolis! 1 thc office ol' Master and devolve th ! duties of said Master on thc Judge 0 . Probate We would he very ms:cl ? . obliged if thc advocate of this tn eas ur. : j would point oat to as eeo single ?roe, ? shat would bs aeeomj lislvcd hy saved : j ! (diar-ire. lt wcui i -rake the office c ? j Probate .Ind?rc a very fat one. hu 1 I wherein is the economy? When a ci21 cdtTf i'.es to ! ai. bc Sh? atti u:- . . ! what re forro realty means, J ti cn aga:; ', there are 01 her matters to be considere ? j besides the saving a few dollars, 'i hi ] j combination of these two itlwcs won:. * : create a manned-woman's contract law '. j We hope to see all such measures a 1 ; the ono referred to killed as soon as pos ! sib'c and the people's money saved 0 : Some politicians seem to think tba \ ' their popularity rests with the crv,c 1 ' rcfOrui uud tue introduction QI U?C1^? Oil's purporting to oe reronn measures, but Irnich really are mere catch pen? nies to blind the public. We do net say ibis of the Sentaor. who introduced the Probate-Judge Master bill, but we are writing generally to show how time' is uselessly wasted in Columbia on vi? sionary reform bills that cost * money* and accomplish co good. The man who keeps ou crying out7 Wolf! Wolf! when there is no wolf in* sight cr near about will perish when he does really discover the presence of one, from the fact that he has raised the? ory so often and co wolf being found,, no one will hearken to his cry.. - Silence. Marion- Star. Tho?big gun nor the little gnn oftfiV Marion delegation has not exploded tbiff* ; session, cor are there any prospectar of j an explosion. Mr. Norton did intra-* j duce a bid making it a misdemeanor: for any person in the State to sell, or: j oner for sale, or have in stock, any pis* ! toi or pistol cartridges after the first o? 1 March, but the committee on commerce 1 snowed it under with a Ur^e number of just such bills of aboat as much impor? tance. This is about the sum of wort of the delegation except to vote, or else* the Neics ard Courier does not furnish - a correct report, which is not at all pro? bable. For years past the Star hiss* a!trays had the pleasure of ackowl edging the journals of the house and1 senate, as well as reports of the varions oSces, but this session 3s well as theT last, they have failed to ?nd the way to this office. There was tess'baby'leg? islation, and thc Marion delegation gen? erally let it be known that they were on the Soor. We neglected to mention that a rcemller rn the House did send' the Star a teles-ram stating that the Florence county bill had passod its second reading, and for which the oper ator collected 43 cents. A Good Law; Orangeburg Times. The Legislature passed-a very impar tact and eouitable bill when the act' to exempt certain products of the farm from taxation became a law. It changes* the time for the listing of agricultural products from January 1 to August 1,. and amounts in effect to the exemption' from taxation of cotton, corn, oats, wheat and other farm products. When the bill was under discussion on Saturday tne plain statement was made by Mr. Ready, of Edge?eld,that its object was to encourv age the growing of corn and provision crops. Under the law as it now stands farmers have to return for taxation the cotton, corn, wheat and other products* on hand on January 1 of each year. As is well known farmers, as a gene? ral thing have a good deal of their crops* 'on hand* at that time, while on the first of August they have very little 'Ott baud.' The bill, therefore, may be regarded as direct legislation in the l?s? terest of the agricultural portion of the commonwealth. Mr. Ready in his ar? gument, made this so plain and advo? cated the bill so earnestly that it was* passed by a vote of 92 to 9. This law will meet a general demand, aud proves* conclusively to the farmers that there' is co disposition on the part of the pre? sent legislature to unnecessarily burden them with more than their just share of" taxation. - Pass lt. WinrJboTO lierai^. A bill has been inirodnced in the' Legislature by Col. McKiss?ck, of / Union, to make the transcript of the - stenographer's notes final as to the tes ticQOCY, rulings and cnaT?e of the'" Jud^e in ail cases tried iu the Courts* of Common Pleas and General Sessions of this State The bill has been report- . ed unfavorably, butjt ought re pass notwithstanding. The stenographer ought to Be fall/ competent, or the office shoald be per? mitted, to remain vacant. Bat when -? the office is filled by ene thoroughly ca pable of attending to its duties, then his . . cotes may assuredly be trusted farther' than the memory of the Judge. Any one may see on a moment's re- ' Qecrion that the practice of permitting a Judge to settle a *case' embodying .' his own errors must be very Onsatisfac- - tory. And of course r.ny Judge of re? fined moral perceptions would only be too iris:: to be relieved of such a task. I The Judge, under sneh circumstances, must have sT-netLing of thc same feel ling of uneasiness that makes it unc?m- ,. j fortal*:e for him to try his own case. I ann then, too, thc Judges are men, and all men are more or less touched with j the ir-^rmitics of human nature, lt is j only now and then a: best that one may ! be fenn;* high enough to bo above the" weakness of doctoring his own blunders. Thc Judge has the appointing of the' stenographer. This is a pretty good guaran:ce that he will be competent. SftturaHy he will be in-partial and free' frc m 'i'-.-putctions which are certain to j bc lev-led at the Judge, even when he j docs his "nest. Therefore, wc say. let bim settle the j 'case.' Ho may not be able to do it j vri:h absolute perfection, hut he is at all [?events better Sited frr 'it than the Stick to tho Farm. Press end Reporter. \ While a mnjority of the farmers.of ['Newberry County. we believe, made, i ?**o J crans danns the r.r*>t season, some' ! '.rent hoy- thc averse and made ex ; tra: rdinary crops. Some such cases j have been noticed by us, and at this I tim? we will call a:tension to tho sac ! ces'sfui c?Tiirts cf Mr. Jehu H. Wicker, i an enerire'tic and progressive young j farmer of X v S Township. On an 8 r: . farm he mr.de ?-0 bales of cotton 15 bales to thc horse-and a plenty - of corn to make another crop, besides; oats and other products. While we have h;jard of a number cf small farms turn out weil, the above result heats any wc have hoard cf on as large a v: I \ >.\'t'.vi-h"-randing such practical" illustrations of what can be accomplish- * ed on the farm, some people contend that them is not a living in farming, We know that thc greatest yield does not always indicate thc most surplus* money-the outlay heir* great-but we venture the assertion '.ha?. Mr. Wicker' has mule a ge?! round sum ahorcar [iring. There are other year g men that could do as well if they would stick rn the fen ins+cad of engaging in , oilier business.