Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1, 1893? A NEW SCHOOL OF THOUGHT. An Odd Little Philosopher's Mixture of Ideal and Material Things. Few Philadelphians are perhaps aware that the founder of the new School of Vital Science and Theonomy, the invent? or of the all tongue alphabet and cos xnican, digifcypy and the courageous pro pounder of cosmican pacification is dwelling quietly and modestly in their midst. But the School of Vital Science is certainly to be found by any of the curious lodged in a little two story frame house on Parrish street, below Sixth, and therein Founder Victor B. Hall is valiantly holding the fort "Scientific men drop in on me here once in awhile," declares the short, lean philosopher with a platonic brow, "and they say, * Why, you're like a little David getting ready your stone for the giants.' ** This thought seems to console him for his hard journey over the anything bnt primrose path that all pioneers of new? born truth must tread. "We are alive to the newest phrases of oratory," states the circular, "and the necessary word coining that the extraordinary progres? sive measures of the times now demand. " Certainly that proud claim is amply up? held in the mysterious and cabalistic titles with which he has christened his school and its methods. The Cosmican church is denned as "the church of all churches by and for all people." Its motto expressed in tri? ads is, "Purity, Peace, Plenty; Life, Love, Liberty; Harmony, Health, Hap? piness." Bat its foundations are laid deep in practical or vital science. The disciple learns to use tools. He also learns the "vital culinic" recipes - among them being 40 kinds of unfer men ted bread and cakes, an d he must mas? ter the "vital comfort" hot water oven, in which the cooking goes on just as well while the disciple is away at meeting. He is also expected to buy the "vital comfort* vest and troosers, which are a "sure preventive for weak back." A vegetarian diet is recommended, and he is initiated as a fruit eater into the monthly fruit feasts. The initiate passes through three de? grees. In the first he is known as p, "vi? tal friend." After he has mastered 'wi? ta! physics" he can learn the all tongue alphabet, arranged ou a chromatic scale, and the digitype, or typewriting with rubber thimbles. Then he is prepared for the fuH reception into the Cosmican church. There are 603 families belong? ing to the school, among them being Germans, French, Swedes, Hebrews and Spaniards.-Philadelphia Record Died to Save Ita ties on Their Tobacco, A correspondent writes from Zermatt, Sept. 7: "Early this morning were buried the two unfortunate Italian workmen, Nero and Peretto, whose bodies were discovered on the Lyspass at the foot of Monte Rosa. They had for some time been employed in the electrical, installa? tion that lights up Zermatt. They left here on the 17th of August and were last seen making for the Lysjoch by a Swiss guide, and as a snowstorm soon set in it is supposed they perished from exhaustion in the glaciers. "On the 4th inst., three weeks after, the bodies were discovered, and being on Swiss territory the Italian authori? ties telegraphed to the municipality of Zermatt to recover them for burial. Ac? cordingly two days ago a strong detach? ment of guides proceeded to the spot and with some difficulty transported the bodies of the unfortunate men to Zer? matt. One had on him the sum of 150 francs, and the other 30 to 30 francs, and the object of their choosing this unfre? quented and dangerous pass was that they had a quantity of tobacco, which pays a heavy duty in Italy. Their faces, when found, were unchanged and peace? ful, and they looked as though in a deep sleep."-London News. One Secret of a Woman's Success. Some one who knows her well has said that the reason Mrs. Potter Palmer al? ways carries herself so serenely through the tumultuous meetings of the woman commissioners is that she is always con? scious of being perfectly dressed. It is one of the ways of women. Many a woman has made her toilet, like Marie Antoinette, to go bravely through the supreme hour of her life and triumphed. Many a woman has fortified herself for a disagreeable duty or an embarrassing position with a bunch of roses in her Vit. Life is never altogether a failure .> the woman who knows her bonnet is oecoming, and- there is no consolation even in the hope of heaven to the one who knows that her bang is straighten? ing out in the midst of trying circum? stances. The Pianophone. The "pianophone" is the latest. It con? sists of a keyboard with keys of the same size and description as the ordina? ry piauo, a simple but effective striking action, and the substitution of metallic plates for the ordinary strings. These, being tuned to the ordinary scale, yield sufficient sound to make the playing on the instrument distinctly audible to the player, but inaudible at any distance. The instrument never gets out of tune. -Yankee Blade. Lucy Stone and Keform. Th? report of the serious illness of Mrs. Lucy Stone Blackwell at the age of 75 years recalls a long term of service in reformatory service marked by unwa? vering steadfastness and at the same time by moderation and common sense. She is best known as Lucy Stone and by do? mestic agreement uses that name. The specialty which commanded her atten? tion, woman's rights, appealed with very slow success as to its most salient points-voting and officeholdinjr. Sven to this day it has made but little ad? vance, though they hold the general suf? frage i:a one state and in others cast a ballot for school officers. It is not an unfair assumption that what Lucy Stone cared most for was r?t the mere priv? ilege of goiug to the pvils, but rather for a more general equality of rights which she believed would be promoted by the suffrage. As to this there has been great gain in recent years. The chief impulse to this has been the concession of equal and separate property rights, which has been accomplished almost throughout the country. With the chance of preserving the fruits of their industry for themselves, women were naturally more inclined to work. The reform of separatism hav? ing prevailed, there was a disjx>siti(?n to let women look out for self, ami coming to look out for herself she slowly but surely constrained the concession of uni? formity and equality of privilege as to work. The truth is there never was very great objection to mere working on the part of woman. She might toil at the washtub or the range from sunrise to sundown without incurring rebuke for lack of femininity. It was only when some other employment, perhaps more suitable physically, was suggested that the appropriate sphere rose into view.-Brooklyn Eagle. His "Wife Had Nerve. About a month ago a business man's wife got the idea that she ought to have a revolver in the house. The husband protested in vain. She was dead set on having one, and she got it. The following : night, after teasing his wife about hav? ing something that she would never use if it were required, he left the house say? ing he would return in a few hours. Shortly after the door closed behind him his wife was attracted by the sound of footsteps up stairs. Her first impulse was to scream, her second to ran next door and ask assistance. Then she thought of the revolver and of her hus? band's laughing taunts that she was afraid to handle it. Going to the drawer she secured it, as the sound of the stealthy footsteps were close to the top landing of the stairs. Flinging open the parlor door, she peered into. the darkness and in a trembling voice demanded to know who was there. She fancied she heard a low laugh and then saw the dim outline of a man starting to descend. "Stay back, or I will shoot," she said as she pointed in the direction of the fig? ure. There was one more step, a report, and the man fell down stairs with a thundering crash and lay unconscious almost at her feet. One look showed hiT to be her husband. Then there was a piercing scream, and when some neigh? bors forced their way in the two were lying senseless in a pool of blood. The husband has just recovered, but will be lame for life, ond it is safe to say that he will never try to frighten his wife again.-Toronto World. Two Girl Farmers. Two Massachusetts girls, the Misses Clara and Lottie Temple, own and carry on successfully one of Heath's best farms. The father of the young women died a few years ago, and the farm was bought by them. Since that time they have assumed the entire responsibility of the place, and by hard work and close calculation the large indebtedness incurred at the time the girls took possession has been paid in full. N^w and improved farm ma? chinery ha?> been purchased from time to time, and a herd of fine milk cows has been secured. As a result of their enterprising en? deavors the girls have not only made a home for themselves, but are able to pro? vide a comfortable home for their wid? owed mother. They paid $300 last year for field work. The farm embraces 100 acres. Massachusetts has 80S women farmers, exclusive of a number engaged in rais ing fruit, flowers, seeds, cattle and poul? try.-Exchange. Mohawk Indians Looking For a Home. Chief Green of the Mohawk tribe of Indians at Deseronto, Ont., accompanied by two councilors of the band, has been visiting in the city and left for his home in the east last night. The trio have been on a tour of inspection along the Rainy river looking fora desirable location for a colony of the younger members of their band, and the young men are anxious to be settled. The del? egation was not favorably impressed with the district and therefore contin? ued their journey westward. They held a conference with the Dominion lands officials in the city. They were given all infonnation and furnished with liter? ature and will return in the spring to in? spect the several districts in the north? west, with a view to the selection of a site for the colony.-Toronto MaiL Eugenie's Generosity. Apropos of the generosity of ex-Em? press Eugenie, the following story is told: One morning at breakfast a gener? al related to the emperor the misfortune of a brother officer, who "because he had not 15,000 francs must be dishon? ored." The empress flew to her rocm and returning with a package of bank notes said: "Take them, general, and never tell me his name." Even now she does not know the name of the man she befriended.-London Tit Bits. _ Not In His line. Mamma-Harry, I want you to como in now and amuse the baby. Harry (aged 5)-You'll have to excuse me, mother. Fm not in the low comedy line.-Boston Transcript. Aluminium Railway Tickets. The latest use for aluminium is for street car tickets, and it must be admit? ted that the metal is singulnrly adapted for the purpose. A street railway has just made its first issue of these light and ornament:-'. tokens, which are ?bout the size of ? silver quarter dollar. One is round, for ordinary fare; the other octagonal, for children. The adults' ticket is sold by the railroad company tc the public at the rate of six for 25 cents and the chi?d's ticket at the rate of 10 for 25 cents. The company does not allow its em? ployees, either conductors or motormen, to sell the tickets to the public, but dis? poses of them in $10 lots to the several storekeepers, who handle them exclu? sively. This method of distributing the tickets overcomes to a certain extent the difficulties which have always attended the sale of tickets by employees in con? nection with the receipt of cash fares. The aluminium ticket has also the great advantage of requiring no cancellation. As soon as the tickets are turned in by the public to the railroad company they are done up in packages and sold again. It is said that the tickets are much iu fa? vor in Kalamazoo.-Chicago Tribune. General Shelby's Robbery. A good story is told by Colonel Sam Stanton of Ste. Genevieve on General Joe Shelby, veteran of many battles dur? ing the late war. "During the Demo? cratic state convention in Jefferson City," said Colonel Stanton, "General Shelby was on hand, a most thoroughly interested spectator. While the excite? ment was high and the weather was ex? tremely warm, the general was meeting old friends and making new ones in one of the hotels. While holding a rece?> tion, he was introduced to a gentleman named Trigg of Boonville. The general heard the name and repeated it several times before lie spoke. " 'Are you related to the Mr. Trigg who kept a big store in Boonville in 1862?' he asked. The Boonville man an? swered that the Mr. Trigg in question was his father. Then, to his surprise, General Shelby said, \I robbed your father's store in 1862.' When the Boon? ville man recovered from his surprise, General Shelby explained that his army had cleaned out the store when it in? vaded that town about the middle of the war."-St. Louis Republic. Babies at the TVorBct'* Fair. No one who visits the fair can afford to go away without seeing the. creche for babies in the Children's building. This establishment is a literal haven of refuge i<>r mothers. They can bring their little one to the fair, if they have no one at home in whose care to leave it, and the exposition will take care of it. The youngsters, when left, are all checked, just as if they were trunks. The mother receives a check, and so the children are kept from being mixed up, and each fond parent at the day's close receives her own. The place is in charge of experienced matrons and nurses, j There are little chairs without number and large quantities of playthings dear ? to the childish heart. The little ones j when I saw them looked as happy as they could be. There were between 50 and 00 of them, and not one was crying ; or whining, and there were so man)' of each kind of plaything that there was no chance for strife upon the question of j ownership.- Corv Boston Transcript. Concerning Wrinkles. There are several kinds of wrinkles Some women whose lives are compara? tively free from care have their faces furrowed with Hoes that do not indicate age or trouble. Such are the wrinkles that might be called constitutional or hereditary. A young society woman in New York well known to have had a singularly care-free life, has a forehead seamed with horizontal lines that result entirely from a. trick she has of raising her eye brows when she is talking earnestly or emphatically. It is a family pecularity that was po>sessrd by her mother, her grandmother, and doubtless her great grandmother before her. As the wrinkles do not impart to her face an expression of ill temper or irritability, they are not objectionable, except io so far as they mar the smoothness of the skin. Such wrinkles are readily distin? guishable from the traces of petulance or ill health-the perpendicular creases between the brows that indicate a fre? quent frown, the drooping lines at the corner of the mouth that suggest dis? content or distress, the crow's-feet about the eyes that herald approaching age From all these a woman may well wish to be free. Many wi inkles may be avoided by the woman who will lake some pains with her expression when she is by herself. She who bends over her book, her desk, or her sewing with knitted brow and compressed or working lips need not. be surprised if her face re? fuses to smooth itself when she turns to other employments, it would cost her very little trouble to avoid such tricks of feature.-From Harper's Bazar. Our Colonial Records. The colonia" and provincial history of South Carolina being prepared in Lon? don, is worth more for the mouey being paid to secure it than any investment ever made by the State In fact, the documents will be priceless. If will be remembered, that the year before last, the Legislature voted an ap? propriation of $4,000 to secure this his? tory from the famous London Record office, which contains more of the un? written history of this country than is even conjectured. Secretary of State Tindall, the Hon. W. A Courtney, of Charleston; Chief Justice Mciver, the Hon. W. C Benet, of Abbeville, and Prof. ft. Means Davis were constituted a commission knowu as thc ' Public Record Commission," to have charge of thc work They began by employing W. Noe! Sainsbury, of the London Record office, to transcribe the history. He employs some of the finest scriveners in England to do the copying, and now there ate in the Secretary of State's office twenty-two volumes full of the most valuable unpub lished history of South Carolina. They are not printed volumes, but written by master hands, whose penmanship will make the art preservative jealous. These twenty-two volumes contain the story of South Carolina from the year 1660 to 1747, the time of George III, and now the work must stop until another appro? priation is made. Mr Sainsbury notifies the commission that he thinks ?500. or ?2,500, will complete the work to 1776 The manuscript is sent over in parcels, in the dispatch bag of the United States embassy at London. The parcels are then sent to Walker, Evans & Cogswell and bound. The Legislature will, undoubtedly, make the additional appropriation asked for. The New York Press, a Republican newspaper, says that when President Cleveland was inaugurated he was worth something like ?500.000, not more. When he was iuagorated the Press pays, "In order to avoid even the appearance of evil, ihe President-elect bad all his Securities disposed and the proceeds invested in such a manner that no official policies of his could either increase or decrease their value " Owing to the fact that Mr Cleveland has given all his time and attention to public business, his private invest? ments have been neglected and he has received nothing from his property, and to-day it is not worth more than 8250.000 Some weeks ago a dispensary con? stable seized a stray barrel of liquor in the depet of the South Carolina rail? road at Charleston. The constable was taken before Judge Simon ton and com? mitted for contempt in interfering with property in the hands of a receiver Shortly afterward constables again discovered contraband liquor in the depot. In obedience to the order of Judge Simonton, they applied to him for permission to seize it. Judge Simonton issued the following order : .it is order ?ri that the re? ceiver of the South Carolina Railway company, at Charleston or his authoriz? ed agent, do give notice to the consignees of said packages, respectively, that they are ready fur delivery, and that they will be delivered to such consignes* OD the 24th day of October. 1893; and that the receiver, or his agent, give notice to the said chief constable nf the time and place of said delivery, and that such delivery take placo in thc presence of said chief constable and not otherwise." Backleu'? Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the worl.i for Cut?, Brutst* Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fevor Sores. Tetrer Chapped Hands Chilblains. Corns an?! all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, ot no pay required. It is guara ntee<i to give j er feet satisfaction, or money refurnle-t. "rire 25cents per box. For ?ale by' Dr J. F. W. De Lorine L0ST-A LARGE "AMOUNT OF MONEY Is lost annually by parties purchasing worth? less fruit trees, roses, &c. (Jet them from H firm that grows their own trees, sends out nothing but good stock and sells at reason? able prices. We want the address of every funner or gardener in your section and ?ill make you a iiberal offer, write for particulars and prices at once, send stamp for descriptive Catalogue. Agents wanted everywhere Address, GHBROKER NURSERY GO., WaycTOSr-, (ii (Mention this Paper. ) _ _ A. M. MANIG-UALT, 21, BROAD ST., CHARLESTON. SC, STOCK AND BOND BE0KER, Liberal ml vanees nu Securities d<-p<?it<d for sale. LOA KS .VEGO TL 1 Ti:I) Oct 25.-1 mo. WRIGHTS HOTEL (JO LUM Iii A, S. O rpHIS NEW AND ELEGANT htoU?h J with all modern improvements,is nov open lot the reception of guests. S ii WRIGHT A :SON, Proorietoj? HATS, Furnishings, SHOES* I am now back at the old Winn stand, in a New Store, and haye just open? ed up a complete line of the aboye Goods for Hen, Boys and Children* All of my Goods are NEW and of the latest and most popular styles, and you will certainly have no objection to the prices. Even if you do not wish to buy any goods, come in and see me, anyway, and I will show you something that will make you laugh, whether you feel like it or not. Don't fail to see the wonderful curio? sity. Hundreds have been in to see it al? ready. Respectfully, D. J. CHANDLER, Successor to Chandler & Shaw, SIGN OF THE BIG- HAT, MAIN ST., SUMTER, S. C. Messrs. Joe Mayes and David Cunningham are with me and will be pleased to have their friends call. Aug. 30._. -THE- ? m FALL SEASON / Q?h I opens with m rn 191 Elegant Goods m m and B B SPLENDID ATTRACTIONS. / / WE B B simply Investigate the golden m ? ?^J^ y OU opportunity our m m I Ck I < ? New Stock / W / ? 4j>,gi| fi Come ? fi and See s. B lt' W m will find the highest fm I m m grades and uniform / fff / M S^t^J B prices. Our new goods M Att&Bto M must he seen to be ap i ^ I m m Samples sent upon B M application. 9 w 9 J. Ryttenberg & Sons. in Anon Aiiii a uu j INVITE BUYERS TO CALL AND GET THEIR PRICES. Full Stock in all lines now in, AND BEING Added to daily by Fresh Arrivals. Further information next week. -SIGN OF THE BIG HAND Cor. Main and Republican Sts. Sumter, S. ?. HEADQUARTERS S. E. Cor. Main and Liberty Sts., SUMTER, S. C. We beg to remind our numerous customers of the fact, that last Spring we disposed of almost our entire stock of Mer? chandise at cost, and now we have received and opened up a handsome stock of General Merchandise. We suggest that at no time in the history of the Dry Goods business has the purchasing power of a dollar been so conspicuously great as at present. Our Store is the MIDWAY PLAISANCE -OF High Class Novelties in Dress Goods. Styles this season show some rare productions in Silk and Wool, and ali-Wool. The interweav? ing of bright and colored yarns in neat designs upon the rough and smooth material, producing a combination of iridescent effects. We desire to show you many exclusive designs well worthy of inspection-in fact we offer AN ARRAY OF BARGAINS Dwarfing everything heretofore presented. We are also handling an unusually large stock of Shoes of the Very Best Make, To which we ask your attention. Our stock of Gents', Ladies' and Misses Shoes, are unsur? passed in durability, finish and style. Our Grocery Department Is, as usual, fully equipped to meet all demands upon it, both as to shelf goods and Plantation Supplies at Rook Bottom Prices. I SELL R AZORS And if they do not give you satisfaction, I will not hesitate to take them back. I deal with you in the same way on Pocket Knives, Scissors, Tools, &c, PAINTS. If the paints I sell you do not stand on your house, I will furnish paint to repaint it, Free of Cost. A Aili line of Hardware ALWAYS ON HAND. Respectfully, W. B. BURNS. Oct ll. LOW FOR CASH NATIVE R. R. P. SEED OATS. NATIVE HAY. A Full Lino of OLD HICKORY WAG-ONS, BUGGIES. CARRIAGES,HARNESS, WHIPS, ETC. ALL TOR SALK LOW FOR FASH. W. M. GRAHAM. Oct. ll. YOUR PROPERTY IN Tbe Farmers' Mitnal Fire laurance Association. By the FARMERS and for the FARMERS. SO LOSS-NO PAY. Applv te W. J. HERRON, June 21 -3m SUMTER, S. C. RICE MILLS, CORN MILLS, SAW MILLS. RICE PLANTERS and RICK MILLERS can buy M single machine, that will clean, hull and polish rice ready for market for $350. Com millers can buj. best FRENCH BURR MILL, io iron frame, fully guaranteed-ca pacity ten bushels meal per hour for $115. Saw millers can bur best variable friction FRED MILL from $190 op to the largest size, ?iso Gang Rip Saws, Edgers* Swing Saws, Planing Machines and all other Wood Working Machinery. Also Talbott's Engines and Boilers, Special discounts amie to cash purchasers Can meet any competition, quality considered V. ?. BADHAM, Apr 19-0 COLUMBIA, S. C. W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE nom. Do you wear them? Wheo next In need try a Bflibj ?e?t in th? world. If yea want afine DRESS SHOE; mads ta fte Mest styles, don't pay $6 to $8, try my $3, ?3.50, $4.00 or $5 Shoe. They fit equal to custom made aaa took ind wear as well. I f yoe wish to ecoaombe lo yow footwear, do so by purchasing W. L Douglas Shoes. Mame aaa* price stamped on the bottom, look for It whee yea dey* W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, If aaa. Sold by J, Y'fTENBEBG & SONS