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LAI KENS C. LIM S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1886.
big job of Clothing
_Baltimore Fir?.
EDISON'S imiOIlT IDEA.
wiiA inu. |*IIO.\O<JHAI*II OK nu: FIT.
i i KI; W K.I. III; MUK.
lt >VIII Talk ivith I|IO Voliru ol a Ful j (?rowii
Maii-?ifcetrtc l'r?|itilM<>u<
(From thc Nov Yent S',.11 )
Aitor an extended honoymoon in
Florida, Mr. F<lison lins rcturucd to tho,
SCOUOSof lit? electrical labors and tri
umphs and now alvidcs Iiis tune bi tween
Iiis laboratory on Sovoutcontli stree! and
bis palatial JV: id?neo al Llewellyn '.'arl
on tko Orango Mountain, paying an oc
casional visit to hie private ol) co in Wall
streot. He bas not been Bpoiled by sue
cess, being still tho genial, approachable,
common sense, hard-working "Tom"
Edison ho wai wjien UII]::MW!I . t<. l une
and fortune. Ito lias not startled the
world of lato by any new nin?vcl, bal bis
brain is busy Ofi over, bis laboratory lias
not lost its fascination', and it is a dull
day indeed win n ho bus not a half dozpn
experiment* tn progrossi A few years
ago ho said: "That which is known, to
that which is uni.nown, blands, wo will
say, as ono to 10,000,0 10," and ho se,-ms
to feel that his mission is to chango that
proportion by a few ligures.
An intimate friend and huai ness asso
eiuto of Mr. Edison, in conversation
with a Star roportor of electrical tenden
cies, said:
"It would bo prematuro just ai presold
to malic public mention of what is now
being done by Mr. Edison in tile lino of
original investigation. There is much
to bo learned yet in thu Held of electrici
ty, both as to nuans of pr idliction and
methods of utilization. Si tar as the
conversion of steam power into electric
energy is concerned there is little loft to
bc desired, as our present dj riamos give
an efficiency of 05 per cent on! of a pos
sible ruo and win n the real is within 5
per i-eiit. of tho ideal tin iv is not much
to bo gained in Hint direction, Could
innkors of steam generators and engines
approach anywhere m ur such perfection
in the construction of apparatus for con
verting heat into power thc mechanical
millennium would beal hand.
"What Mr. Edison i^ doing in this
direction," he added, "1 am not at liber
ty to say, though il is generally known
that ho has given Ibo subject much
thought. 1 believe it >\<. uki bo no
broach of confidence, liowovor, to nun
tion thc fact that tho long-distance tele
phono occupies a great d? al ol' ni.s time;
and some day, before long, ho may bo
so far advanced with his experiments as
to give something for publication that
will intorcst tho leaders of Ibo Star."
"About tho phonograph?"
"About tho phonograph there is noth
ing to say, except that it is at present
taking a nap. When it awakes, ns it
doubtless will some day, it will not bo
with tho cry of au infant, Edison says,
but with thc voici of a lull-grown man,
ready to take its place in tho ranks ol'
commercial necessities, Hoeordiug tele
phones? Vis, I have heard of thom, but
1 really know no more about them than
what has been pi .rited in tho technical
journals, lt i j an admitted fact that a
telephone which will preserve a legible
record of every sound transmitted
through it is a necessity, and that thc
l>orfeeting ol such a telephone ia only a
question of time I have not tho slightest
doubt. Several inventors aro at work I
upon the problem, and two or three have
already produced results suflloiont to
?how that they sri oh thc right track."
"Is Mr. Edison amor.'/ the fortunate
few?"
"On that 11< ?int, My friend? 1 fear your
very laudable thirst for information will
have to go unslaked, for tho pr?
least. But, lo answer your question by
unotr*?*', don't you think a perfi et auto
matic phonograph in combination with
S goon receiver or transmitter would
mnioMin instrument Closely resembling
your cououptiuu ot a recording tele
phone? Train telegraphy is rapidly ap
proaching perfection. Hs feasibility has
licen fully demonstrated by mt mero us
experiments, public lia well as private,
A company has b en ic'nat d to di'. clop
tho system on I put it upon n commercial
hinds, and as soon as expedient many of
our leading railroads ;. di ! . fully
(Vjnipped with train telegraphs, HO that
pawiongcrs, while traveling at full speed,
may communicate with their friends at
home or recelri. messages from them
without leaving their scats in the ear."
MWill it bo possible lo do od much for
steamship travelers'."
"Tiwi question requires consid?r?t ion.
Perhaps ai soma ? arly Hay l maybe able
to give you soma information on that
.that point. Meanwhile you plat depend
Upon it thal aspect of the subject luis not
l>ecn overlooked."
At frequent inter vals during tho past
two or three yenr* Ibo oublie has been
: regaled by accounts of marvelous pro
gress mndo in the application of elec
tricity to railways as a motive power.
Htntements have been given of wonder
ful results achieved on two or three short
linea of electric road in Enro?o, and
Ijrodi?tioiis made that tho steam looomo
ives would soon bo dispensed with on
thoolovntod roads in this city. Edison
hnrmw. .1 his eleeni.; steed to n passen
ger car and exhibited its paces Of) au OX?
perimcnhil track nt Menlo Park, but
soon turned his thoughts t<> lighter
themes. Daft raced his motor up and
down a half-mile road at Groenvillo, on
Newark Hay. Others worked away at
the sam? problem, but still the smoky,
gas-generating, lumboriug locomotives
continue to do tho hauling en lb.. "Fl."
Tho Field-Edison company fitted un a
section of the Second avenue road bu
experimental purposes, and Daft did thc
Htmu on Ninth fWpnuo. The latter gen
tleman gave au exhihitii.ii of l;is motor
several months ago, only to timi its
power deficient. Xolhing bas yet been
heard of experiments on the- Second
avenue lino.
On the Thirty fourth street branch of
tho Third avenue elevated road an el
perimental track has been laid, upon
which Rioutonant Hpragno haaliecn tent
ing his system of electric propulsion for
several weeks psst. A Star reporter ws i
reoontly permitted t.. wit ness some 01
Lieutenant Hpragno's experiments. In
? brief conversation thc Lieutenant said:
MMv 'system of propulsion,' w yo?
terni it, resembles thc Fiold-Edisoii Sys
tem in thiit cadi <*ar is furnished with ils
own motor, so that tho length of the
train may he varied to suit circumstances
without affecting the 'propulsive power.
Hut it is ontircly distinct from any other
system, and is covered by my patent',
'fhough tho system, as a whole, is tie <>
retieally perfect, thero aro some details
which may require modification; and
tito purpose of tho experiments now in
progress is to ascertain what modifica
tions or improvements uro necessary to
insure completo success. Only by actual
work with ordinary cars and under ordi
nary conditions can all defects be discov
ered. Po* that reason wo are making
ihos? trial trips; and when confident that
everything is in thorough working order
WO shall bo ready to make a public
demonstration."
"Have we any electric road now in
SUCCOSSful operation?" said one of tho
officers of tho Daft Electric Company to
A representative of tho Star. "Certainly
wo have. Tho'Baltimore and Hampden
Electric road, about two miles in length,
ono of tho crookedest roads in the Dinted
??tate3, with Several very steep grades,
was titled up by us last September, and
has been m constant operation ever
since. Dp to May 20 it had carried near
ly 200,000 passengers without accident,
and at a cost of hut little more than half
that of horse power. Yes, electric roads
are a complete commercial success, and
their introduction in all parts of the
world is only a question of time."
A O U.M.
A Voting Lady'* Contribution to ii.r .. lin 11
Lttoratiirv.
One. of the finest bits of baso ball
literature that has come to bat this sea
son is furnished by Miss Dannie Stearns,
the accomplished daughter of Postmas
ter Stearns, of Adrian, Mich. lt came
to the plate at a class social of the Adrian
High School in response to tho toast,
"The High School Nine," and it made a
hit for all the bases and he entire gate
receipts, lt is as follows:
"Anion/; all tho sports of our country
thero are none in which is centered moro
interest than our national game of bane
ball; no well-regulated college or high
school is complote without a base ball
club; and milong all the organizations it
is diilloult to find one w hich has a niuo
greatly superior to ours. Indeed, the
only reason why the Adrian High School
Base Ball Club is not a member of tho
National League is because so much of
their time is occupied in gaines with
bootblacks. On account of their far
fnincd battery, tho government is seri
ously considering tho advisability o?
adding them to the military force of thc
United States. The nine are better
posted than any similar organization in
tho country, and they know so much
about tho game that they have, very fre
quently, to correct the umpire, although,
of course, they always do so in a courte
ous and gentlemanly manner. Our nhu
vining athletes hilve by hard work won
glory and renown for themselves and tin
edueat ional institution w ith which theyan
connected,?and they ment the thanks ol
not only tho High School, but the pub
lie at large who support the schools, am
who can look witl pardonable pridi
upon our High School nine. May youl
'pitchers' UOVOr become full of beer, HOI
your catcher ever wear a muff. li
all your pursuits of lifo may you neve:
get first on errors, bo compelled to slid?
for second, or try to .steal third. A
Thanksgiving it is safe to make a 'fow
fly,' and easy enough to see that yoi
know it. In wrong doing it is best ti
be a good 'short stop.' In study mic
you always have tho best 'score' and tl
ways be nine. In business I trust yoi
will make a good 'pick-up' and a ?af
hit to right.' In society may you eve
bo regarded us a'good catch.' In poli
tics I bespeak for you a safe 'run:' tva
in love-ah, blush not, yo brawny wiol?
, elf] of tho but-in love, when years sha
j Strenglin*?? e>)v;uro judgment, if you b,:
your 'daisy' in tho 'right fiehi,' the
'catcher' ut once und ask some linnisti
for un 'assisi.' But remember in th
meantime when you go to SCO her, an
her hither ut 10 o'clock wants to 'call til
game' on account of darkness, don't di
puto the Umpire or Wait to 'go out 0
strikes,' but proceed to make a 'liom
run' before you ure 'bellied out' on
'double play.'"
Learning io b|?ell,
Frederick A. Fcmald hos a very inte
csting paper on the eccentricities <
i.i. i' h snelling, iu u lute issuo of tl
Popular Science Monthly, from wlih
we take the following paragraph, wha
gives a fair illustration of tho uunecess
ry burden which the acquisition of tl
art of English spelling imposes on tl
youthful mind;
"Learning to read the English, la
guage is one of the w orst mind stuntii
processes that hus formed a part of tl
general education of any people. I
. -vd influences arises from the part
phonetic, partly lawless character
English spelliii^. Although euell lett
represents some sound oftener than ai
other, there is hardly a letter in tl
alphabet that does not represent mo
than one sound, and hardly a sound
tho la una..jv. that is pot represented
several wuys, while many words u
written with as many silent letters
significant ones. There is nothing
any word to indicate In which of tuc
ways its component sounds are repi
setited-nothing in tho written group
letters to show which sounds they shu
for, and which of them, if any, ti
silent, sp that tho lonelier oan novel*
sure of pronouncing rightly an Kngli
word that ho has never seen writU:
The spoiling of euell word must
learned by sheer force of memory,
this work tho pupil's reasoning pow?
cannot be utilized, but must bo lubdut
while his memory is sadly overworkt
In (he i, dui rs of tho child's doily li
tho logical ft bowing out of rules is
warded; in learning to spell, it briu
him only discomfiture anti bewildormoi
Tho i ii ll uenec of the spelling class qui?
ly titi.? -? him to represa any moupoti
to reason, and he gives himself up to
blind following of authority. No oh
learns Duglisli spelling without gel t i
tho pernicious notion that omni is b
ter than thinking, and that comm
senso is a treacherous guido."
A young lody In Ohaniliorsburg sh?
her loudness for p?'ts by bringing iq
young i>ct pig. Hbo feeds tho bl
porker candy, und offen when ho lyi
asleep tho young lady fans bim to soo
his slumbers,
OSE ?K TUB V OHHT.
Kkctcli ur lilt' lui.i ol lim Alnliaiiiii Jenst*
?lainey
(From thc Dlnnlnghmt A.c )
Stove Renfroo, the notorious outlaw
und thief, who waa lynched nt Living
ston lust Tuesday evening, hos u history
worthy tho basis of u yellow-backed
novel.
He was lunn in tho mountains of
Georgia, whore Iiis father wns a highly
respected citizen, und ono ?nanoially
well-to-do. Very little caa bo ascertained
as to his son's character, habits ami dis
position during Ins boyhood, except that
UO was foremost in a!! Ix yish sports, und
was always a good one in a light.
When about twenty-ono years of age
Ito married tho daughter of a prosperous
farmer of north Georgia, who proved to
be ft most estimable little lady, and did
much to restrain her husband's reckless
disposition.
In 1HHS Stove arrived in Suinter comi
ty, Ala., and lived for a good niau y
months in almost hidden seclusion with
an uncle, an ox-probate judge of Sumter.
It was reported, and circumstantial evi
dence was stroll!'; against, him, that ho
was fleeing from justice in Georgia thal
ho hud killed u man in his native section
and was hiding to ? scape the el?delo :> of
the law.
.'I shall never forget tho first time that
saw him," said tho reporter's informant.
.'It was just about three months after he
arrived at his uncle's, and having been
confined, for secrecy, ho was as fair and
delicate looking as a girl. Ho was just
about twenty-three years old, and wns
dressed in what I thought at tho time
was the prettiest suit of clothes I had
over seen-n homemade cheek, hand
somely worked and bound with silk ?
braid. Ho was a handsome, tidy young
fellow, and his delicate features, fair j
face and neat attire contrasted strikingly
with tho tawny, coarsely dressed ox-sol
diers of tho dark days of the war. After
ho had remained with his uncle several
months, his wife joined him, and they
lived in Sumter, apparently happily, un
til her death, which occurred in a short
time after her arrival. Her remains wore
interred in tho burial ground of tho
Baptist church of thal pince.
About a year after the death of his
wife Honfroo became marked in his at
tentions to a daughter of Dr. Sledge, a
highly respectable citizen of that county,
and gaining her affection, married her.
They lived together live or six years, at
the end of which time she died and was
buried in the Methodist churchyard. A
year or two afterwards Ronfroo had her
remains removed and placed beside those
of his first wife, in the Primitivo Baptist
cemetery, and erected a handsome mar
ble monument to the memory of the two.
Afterwards Bon fr 00 married a Miss
Stone, of Livingston, and lived with her
until uftor ho was first charged with em
bezzlement, after which she loft him,
and is now living in Meridian, Miss.
Roufroo was always looked on as a
leader in all kuklu.K or other desperate
or daring undertakings, and there is no
doubt as to his having had a great
amount of reckless courage and being a
quick man on tho trigger.
In 1874, when the Boptlblicans came
into power in that county, ho was ar
rested on tho charge of tho murder of a
mau named Billings, ami lay in prison
livo months. He proved an alibi, how
over, and was discharged.
Ho was elected sherill' in about the
year 18.S0, developed into quite a politi
cian, and it is said that he aided much
toward relieving that county from Re
publican domination.
Later on lie was accused of embezzle
ment and put in jail, but broke out and
went out west. After "painting the
Western countries nd" he again re
turned utid lived around Livingston, oc
casionally stealing in and off a
horse with him. At last lie was caught'
and jailed, but ft Mr. Little went his
bond and the next day the rascal stole
Mr. Little's horse and loft again. He
was recaptured after a while, and jailed,
but tried to break out again, and was
tn'.-en to tito Tuscaloosa jail for safe
keeping. Here ho bored a hole through
tho lloor of his cell and escaped through
it. Ho was recaptured, tried for grand
larceny I sont during last October to
Pratt mmes for five years. 1 le remained
there five weeks and escaped by climb
ing tho side of the shaft. Blood hounds
wore put on his track, but ho put them
off his track by Mading in a creek for
five ?ir six miles.
Near Kutaw he mel ft tramp mid
chummed with him; but one day the
tramp gave him away, and a large crowd'
of citizens carno up with and one hun
dred shots were fired at him, but ho
dodged away in the swamps unhurt.
A tow days since a mule was stolen in
Lauderdale eonnty, Mississippi, and tho
next day three farmers saw a man riding
on the lost mule. They demanded that
ho yield to them but ho resisted and
attempted to shoot, when one of his
pursuers unhorsed him with a load, e.f
??miirrel idiot. When the latter was asked
way ho didn't use buckshot, ho replied:
"That was a skecr gan; 1 was gefn' to
git him next tim? with buckshot."
When tho Sumter county posso at
tempted to handcuff Renfroo a( Eni ,
prise hp fought dpsporatoly. and throw
his captors from lura tts ii thoy were so
many children.
A Family Trouble.
Nine a. m. Hbo-My dear little Imbi
by, I really need a now honnet very
nluch. Ho-How much will it cost?
She-Oh, only about 0>2~>. Ho -Only
$'2f>, oh? Well, my dear little wifey,
business is very bad and you can't have
one. Bbc-I can't 1 Well, wo filialis?e.
Six p. m. Ho Isn't dinner rather I ;
to-night? S' e. Iw?faunolt ls, He
How soon do you think it will bo ready,
my dear? Hbo-I don't think it will bo
featly at all, my darling. Ho-Why?
What do you mean? Hbo-1 np? on a
strike; no bonnot, no dinner. Ten p, m.
Ho-Mv dear, is tho striko ?tili on?
8ho-My pet, it is still on. He -Aro
iou not getting hungry? Hbo Nos I
ad my dinner at mother's before you
carno homo. He-Will tho strike last
until breakfast, think you?" Hbo
'l here is but ono way to end it at all.
Ile H'n.l Well, my pot, if you will go
and get me a bowl or bread and milk or
a eat) of coffee, 1 think wo might adjust
tho differences between lal?or and capital
by means of arbitration. P, H.- Com
promise was finally mndo on tho basis of
a $10 bonnet.-Chicago Rambler,
ol T IN THU MINUS.
Karly Dayii In Colorado n? Remembered by o
Pioneer.
(From the Denier Tribune )
"That only leaves two of us," and with
ii sigh u mun of medium height, bronzed
features and a general appearance of
having had a hard experience, limped to
to a chair and laid on u table a newspa
per, pointing to un item concerning the
death of William Lovell, known in tho
mines of Colorado OS "Chicken Bill."
After heaving a few sighs thc visitor an
nounced that ho was Thomas Gillespie,
or "MountainTom."
"There used to be six of us," lie con
tinued, "who prospected before Lead
ville was founded. There wae 'Chicken
Bill,'he's dead from too mitch booze;
.Arizona Bill,' who was shot dead in
Shoshone, Arizona; 'Buckskin Joe,' I
found his pony, but Iiis body and bis
rifle had been taken by Greasers; 'Col
orado Bill,' who was laing at Fort Smith
for shooting a man; 'Broken Nose Scotty'
and myself who are still living. Wo
were always together and knew every
pa?s and peak of the mountains from
Montana to Texas. Joe lived as much
to kill Indians as anything else, for when
he was only seven years old the redskins
killed his hither, motlier, two sisters and
one brother, and he only escaped by be
ing hid away. Ile had seventy-two
notches cut on tho breech of bis long
rille when 1 saw it Inst ?ind every one
meant an Indian. [ gaV0'Chicken Bill'
his miine when he waa a tenderfoot. I
persuaded him there wus a fortune in a
hennery and he sent us far Fast as Bos
ton for eggs, but ha never could get one
that would hatch. It cost him lots of
drinks.
"Bill was a great prospector and
located Hu; Deadwood claim, which after
ward was know n as tho Little Pittsburg
mine. The greatest sell hu eve made
was when lie located tho Chrysolite
mine, in the earlier days of Leadville.
He did not think much of the claim and
decided to salt it anil sell it. Ho did
that, and Lieutenant Qovortior (after
ward Senator) Tabor bit and paid $2,000
for the shaft. Tabor stocked the mine
! ut ?10,000,000, and lifter going down
fifteen feet further found the richest
mine ol' the lot.
"Bill was horribly beat over that and
it ce.4 two or thl'CQ laen their lives to
call him 'Chrysolite.' We were in 'Pap'
Il ilium's, in Leadville, one night, and
some fellow called him 'Chrys.' Bil]
didn't say anything, but, while we were
up at the bar, jostled bim. The fellow
struck him and Hill pulled bis gun and
bon d him. There was a jury in five
minutes, but when one witness said the
other fellow struck lum tin y were all
twelve for acquittal, He came pretty
near getting my neck in a noose one
time. A horse-thief had escaped from
Leadville jail by downing the sherill',
and in tho scrimmage there had been
two shots fired, one ot which went into
tho coiling. Tho bolo showed it was a
32 pistol, 1 was the univ man in camp
who carried a 82 and Hill knew it and
started the gang after nie. I had gone
up Musquito ( 'mich to go over the moun
tain. I stopped to help the old man get
his goods nut of the water, for the water
was up, win n I folt agrip from behind
and the nippers wore on my wrists. 1
couldn't say a word, and was hauled
into tow n and chucked into tho cooler.
I could hear them talking ol' lynching
me, when suddenly the sherill' appeared
and la- let me out ami vouched for me to
the boy... Von see some fellow had left
his valise near the cooler ?md that thief
drew it in, and, breaking it open, got out
the gun.
"We ull mude big fortunes there.
'Broken Nose Scotty' went to Paris,
France, and sold a claim for $200,000.
Ile spent some of it before he got back
and then ran away with another fellow's
I wife and gave her a nice house in Dell
I vcr and $100,000. He's working in the
mountains yet and when he goes to Don
vcr and rings tho bell Al that house the wo
man looks out of thc window and when
she sees him she whistles for t'iV police
und next morning sends him a dollar i"
gi t out id' town on.
"There used lo la? lots of fun out there
for the boys, but, they keep us moving
HOW, for when a good mine is struck the
tenderfoots come in anil run it.
"Wo had lots of big visitors, too. I
helped to show 'Too-Do-It'Talmogo, the
great preacher, around Leadville once.
He wanted to see the town and the cup:
knew they couldn't bike him unless there
was a miner along, and they got mo and
several other fellows. We steeled him
through si voml places and into the Mil
waukee beer house. I put one of the
girls up to claiming tho preacher for a
dune", She didn't know he was a gos
pcl-slingcr, but when the dance was
ready she ran up anil grabbed TaUnngO
und said, 'This is my partner.' Tho po
lice tried to drive heruwny, but she hung
on until she said I put her up to it.
Then they fired me und got S. otty to go
around With them, but he got them ih as
bftd i, snap as I did. When Tulmagc got
buck to New York ho sent about 500 pa
I TS with his speech in it te us, and his
health was never drunk heartier or deep
er than it was when that speech wivs lirst
read."
T $ tallie Of ION.?%in.- How.
Whilo Judge Tracy was on tho circuit,
going from court, his trace broke. Tho
Judge spent over a hulf l>,o;.r trying to
lix it, but to j,;, purpose. His patience
Wus exhausted, and ho expressed his
vexation in words. A negro carno along,
and the Judge told him of his difficulty.
The negro let out tho trace, cut a bolo in
it, and tho job was done.
"Why," said the Judge, "could 1 not
have thought of thatr '
"Well, mnrster," stud the old negro,
"don't you know that some folks is jest
smarter than some other folks'"
"That's so," said, tho Judge. "What
shall I pf.y you for fixing my tracey"
"Well, mar8tor, fifty cents will do,"
replied tho negro.
"Fifty cents!" sn id tho Judge. "You
were not flvo minutes at it!"
" I do not chargo you fifty cents for
doing it," said tho negro. "I charge
von twonty-flvo cents for doing it, and
twenty-five cents for knowing now to do
it."-Exchange
Two hen ?,willows were taken from
their broods in Pavia, Italy, and released
in Milan. It took them just thirteen
minutes to get lmck to their nests again,
so that their average rato of flight must
havo boen 87; mile? at hour,
WHO Ht l?\ I COLUMBIA !
A Statement Which Fixen Ane? Ihc It?'H|?o?sI
lillliy ?II TecuiiiMh Sherman.
EDITOR COIIUMUIA REGISTER: Aa tho
Northern panoro havo again revived tho
question as to who blunt Columbia, it
may not be out of place to state a tow
facts which came to in v own knowledge,
and which have never been published,
although it is pretty well known and
even conceded by Iii?' North that Sher
man was the di st rover. My falla r, who
remained in Columbia during its occu
pancy by Sherman, ami whilst standing
on the front porch <>u thc evening of tho
17th, with Major Whitener, of Mount
Pleasant, Iowa, whose headquarters were
ut our residence, obsorved some signals
over tho river an I asked what was tho
meaning of those signals. The Major
said:
"Mr. Niorasco, your city h doomed.
That is tho signal for tho 17th corps to
enter tho city and commence tho work ul
destruction, and I would advise you ira?
mediately to lake your family to a place
of safety, for it ia not safe for thom to
remain in tho city.
Besides tins, myself, my brother
George and Flynn Davis were the last of
Hampton's cavalry who b lt tho city.
When we left we saw Mayor Goodwyn
ami the late .lohn Aginw ina barouche
riding out Main street to meet Sherman's
advance guard, and win n we turned into
Elmwood avenue, by .Jud.;.' Pearson's
house, Sherman's advance was CUtoring
thc city. [ distinctly remember that at
that time there waa no sign of lire
in tho streets or olsowhoro, and wo had
passed through tho principal streets, in
which bides of cotton were piled, and
noticed that very few bales were broken
or scattered.
1 was taken prisoner in a fight be
tween Liberty Mill end I .ancaster Court
House, South Carolina, and confined in
[lancaster joil with some seventy-five or
one hundred other Confederates. Whilst
in jail, we were compelled to draw lots as to
the number ol'some ten or twelve who
wore to bo shot in retaliation for some
of Sherman's men who weir said to have
been murdered by Hampton's men. Wo
all drew, and those wie? got tho ill-fated
numbers were detailed out, but tho
shooting was never carried out. After
wards 1 learned that Ch neild Ham pion's
letter was tho causo of tho ordor being
rescinded. I was recaptured by Geilend
Hampton in a light at Hock I ish Cn i k,
mar Fayetteville, N. C. Wo were all
confined in n pen built of mils, contain
ing about IU0 Confederates. The guard
on seeing Hampton charge in our direc
tion, and seeing that wo Were about to
bo released, d?lib?r?t civ, at point-blank
range, emptied their rides into US and
then took to their Iuds. During my
captivity I repeatedly heard the men
say that they had license to do HS they
pleased whilst in South Carolina, and
time and nguiu J saw them tiro dwell
ings, barns, etc., and, in fact, anything
that would binn was set on Uro. Hut
their fIcrCOllOSa seemed to subside as
soon as North Carolina was entered, al
though they did ll great deal of destruc
tion in that State.
FRANK NIEIINSEK.
Columbia. S. C., July 21, 1880.
ni ?I\I>* MI: i non* i.\ i UI.MIM;.
It is not possible for any one, writes
W. .J. Burton, of Kome, Tenn., lo thc
Nashville American, to handle money
.successfully in any business who is luck
ing in tho art of creating capital. Nn.e
teon-twonticths of tho young nun, in
otu* knowlcdgo, who first ventured into
business on borrowed capitol came to
grief. They lucked knowledge of thc
principles ol their lae ines w Idell c< il
of experience and close, hard thinking.
Wm. H. Vanderbilt mortgaged his little
island farm for 85,000 and spent tho
greater part of tho money on it, and
caine out successful. He wa ; trained in
thc house of his fulle r, an I know Ibo art
of turning the penny. Wbcro wo lind
one come out so successful a he did,
fifty others will go to tho Wall under a
mortgage. lu our opinion nothing
would result so disastrously to our agri
cultural interest as that of allowing
farmer! n free run on tho banks limier
thc mortgage system. A temporary
show of prosperity might bo made in
erecting new buildings and dre- ?ni? up
tho farms; but tho inevitablt result in
the majority of tho ;.;. ll I would bil fore
closures and a transfer of property to
thc banks. The money-lender, whether
ho bo funner or other business mau, is
usually a financial pucccss, while a con
stant borrower is certainly a financial
failure. So we would say to the farmer,
look to your business for money lo run
it. ('rente ymir ow ii capital out of your
surplus products. Keep what is not
actually needed to run you invested,
loaned or in bank. Spend sparingly and
judiciously. Economize closely ill every
thiiie;. Keep alive to your busini BS, ?nd
keep your business alive. Shun debt a.s
you would a viper. Comparo your own
methods of business with that of V01U
successful neighbor. Keep VOW dib rt.s
within the bounds of y.air mental grasp,
for, to overreach it, is simply to commit
financial suicide. Save your Diu1,, by
careful tillage and imprOYO them by rest
and fertilizing.
lliey Und Traveled,
"I am sorry you two ladies are going
all that distance alone," J : aid to .some
friends going east some time ago; "if wc
see anybody on the train 1 Know 1 11 put
you in his charge." "Don't; TM rather
not," ono of them nnswiivd. "WI;;, '.' '
"Because you always get raero attention
from strangers. Wo ure all right. If
wo have liny chaperon he'll bc bored to
death, and ho will bo disagreeable i H Ute
way. If wc have none every mun on tho
train will bo at our service, and he'll
only bo too glad to attend to US."
"That's queer; I never thought of that."
"'dy dear boy, men are alway., m search
of adventure, and ?<. formal introduction
of an itytu.iuiu acquaintance makes it
duty, and duty ia always disagreeable."
"Well, 1 suppose you are right "TOo
you seo that gentleman then ? He s
been quietly looking around lo see what
pretty women aro on the train. Botero
wo get to Port Costa he'll lie asking raj
sister if bc can do anything for her.
She's prettier than I am'. Hut what he
is willing to do for her he'll do for mo to
keep mo sweet. " "I don't think you'll
getieft yourself." ..Between you ami
me n,nd ?he window I don't thins I will
And I left them with their anim-, neats
all modo ns to how they are going to
troat ovcry man on tho car.-San i ran
ci seo Chronicle'.
A SOUTHERN HERMIT.
TUB lumwi H bTOBV OF A KOHTII
CAROLINA HBVLU8B.
Jilted ?m ii. Wedding Day-llli Murderoiu
Iteveilga I pun Hie Mun Who Won IIIH
Urldo.
(Ne?lorne latter ta Uns Philadelphia Time;".)
In 1S15, just seventy-ono years ago,
John Armstrong waa bom near Wilming
ton, North Carolina. Ho waa the only
son of a well-to-do tanner and received
un ordinary eoiniuon school education.
At twenty years of ago ho became enam
ored of a young woman named Carrie
Scott, daughter of a farmer who came
from Virginia and who purchased tho
lund adjoining the farm of Armstrong's
father. John's love .seemed to bo re
ciprocated and ho lived on iu blissful
anticipation of u happy future.
For two years be was assiduous in Ins
attention, and tho wedding day was
dually decided upon. There was uo
happier mun in tho State of North Caro
lina than ./olin Armstrong. The event
ful day arrived. John arose early,
arrayed himself in his wedding suit, and,
in company with a few invited guests,
iel out for tho home of his expected
bride. On tin; way lie was met by a
colored .sei vant, who, in few words, told
Ililli that Miss Carrie hud been married
at ioven o'clock that morning to a North
ern gentleman by tho name of Samuel
Opdyko and had started on a wedding
join ney North iu a carriage.
For moment Armstrong was para
lyzed with astonishment, but presently
rccovi ring his soil'-possession, he looked
about lum upon bis wondering group of
sympathetic spectators. Thou, without
uttering a word, he put spurs to bis
boree, and, leaving bis guests still in tho
road, soon disappeared in the distance.
Ho was never seen agaiu in the neigh
borhood, and although every effort was
made to discover his whereabouts, they
invariably proved futile, and Anally the
community settled down to the belief
that ho had committed suicide.
A MURDEROUS REVENGE,
V?ais passed away and the circum
stauec waa forgotten. His father and
mother had died, and, although John
was tho legitimate heir to the estate, au
uncle took chargo of tho farm until ho
should l>e lound. One day during the
war u Federal ollicor, to escapo capture
! ;? .t scouting party of Confederate caval
ry, took refuge in a swamp. En wandor
ing about ho became bewildered and
penetrated still dooper into the gloomy
r< ci cs of tho great forest, lie sudden
ly came lace to face with a man armed
with au ordinary shotgun.
"Hullo, stranger, who be you?"
. \ oldier who bas lost his way," re
plied the ollicor, seeing that conceal
ment of his position was impossible.
. Not om: o' us, I guessV queried the
mau.
'?No, I'm an ofliccr in tho Federal
army."
"Wall, stranger, Lin no killer, though
I'm mighty strong agin thar Yankees.
What alight yor name ho?"
"Samuel Opdyko."
Tho mau started back and cocked his
gun. "I >pdyko- < Ipdyko-tho scoundrel
who married Carrie Scott and destroyed
my happiness."
"j dill marry ('anio Scott-married
her because I loved her. Hut who are
cou, that you should get so excited over
the matter'.'"
?Me me why, I'm John Armstrong,
who courted that 'ar gal, and she vowed
-he loved lue better than anything else
in Hui world. Hut she deceived me; her
heart was hollow; she was false to me
and I have my revenge." And lu; raised
his o?m and pulled the trigger. Captain
Samuel Opdyko fell dead at his feet.
In relating this the old man-for he
him. ell'told tho story became terribly
agitated and rubbed ins hands in appar
ent fiendish exultation, "Ah!" said ho,
"thal were n momont of sweet revenge."
r.ivixo Tin: M PE ot' A HERMIT,
For m arly fifty years he has lived
alone in tho North Carolina forests. He
determined, when tho servant on that
fatal morning brought him thu startling
ai,,1, bitter intelligence that his would-be
liridi had violated hor promise, to for
ever tun '.ii' back on humanity. Tho
cabin in wh'.oh be lives ho built himself,
ll is in tho gloi."uiest and remotest, soli
tude of the forest, l?'.d were it not for
the little farden he oiiltiVfttes, thus evi
dencing tho oxistenee of civilization,
would lie ll d.i.-,nial illunie indee*.. He
endeavors to avoid the society of men as
much as possible and is exceedingly an
noyed that his hiding place has become
known, lie was accidentally discovered
by a i ?arty of bunters. Ile is still vigor
ous fi >r his age and although his hair and
long ilowing beard are white as snow,
he walks erect and with an elastic, buoy
ant step. When be docs condescend to
talk he is choorful and entertaining in
his conversation, but studiously avoids
any reference lo thc female sex. He
avers that he bas not seen or spoken to
a woman for the past thirty years, and
has never seen a railroad oar or steam
boat, flo knows comparatively little of
the incidents of every day life going on
in tho oulsido world. He is a constant
rcfvdo] ol' religious and scientific works
and an ardent student of natural history.
He has a magnificent collection of speci
mens In tho entomological world, em
bracing bugs, beetles and butterflies.
11 can tell correctly the name and habits
of every insect unlive to thc neighbor
hood. Ile also au expert with tho
peivUnifo. Since his abode has become
Knoun tho boys bring him tobacco,
knick-knacks, etc., ia oxchango for
which be gives them crosses, hearts,
whi&ties, etc., which he roakos from beef
bones. These bo carves v. ith an ordina
ry knife and tUo, though tho work is
dow and tedious. Ho is contemplating
moving to more secluded quarters, and
it will not be suvprUing if, somo fine
morning, tie boys will soaroh for John
AriiH-vvUig iu vain.
A nob d FuglisJU clergyman now trav
elling in th.. Bast i? said to liavo reward
ed lug dragoman so liberally that that
?rori ; was enabled on the strength ol it
to purchase an additional wifo. Mter
Ward the ecclesiastic discovered that ho
had aided and abetted his etrvant in
polygamy.
Don't riso from tho .-ea
meal is finished. ?*??
Don't break an egg into a oap or gloss,
but eat it always from thc shelf.
Don't smear a slice of bread with but
ter; break it into small pieces, and thou
butter.
Don't spread out your elbows when
you are cutting your meat. Keep your
elbows close to your side.
Don't carry your spoon in your tea or
coffee eup; this habit is the causo fre
quently of one upsetting tho cup. Lot
the spoon lie in tho saucer.
Don't cat vegetables with a spoon.
Eat them with a fork. The rulo is uot
to eat anything with a spoon that eau bo
eaten with a fork. Even ices aro now
often eaten with a fork.
Don't devour the last mouthful of
soup, the last fragment of bread, tho
last morsel of food, lt is not expected
that your plate should bo sent away
cleansed by your gastronomic exertions.
Don't, when you (brink, elevate your
glass as if you were going to stand it
inverted on your nose, as some do. Bring
tho glass perpendicularly to tho lips
and tuen lift it to a slight angle. Do thia
easily.
Thu Haling I'HHKIOII.
Dr. .Swan relates a very sad case of tho
ruling passion strong in death. I al
ways believe a doctor's story except iu a
case of cure. If tho patient dies you
never hear anything but tho truth. If
he lives, the doctor has {<> lind some ex
planation of tho phenomenon. Doctors,
of course, see a vast variety of human
nature, and especially its weak sides.
This is a touching story of a young and
fair girl h aving the bright world while
the dew of lifo was still laying ou its
morning glories. You can imagine tho
sadness ol' the scene-the growing cer
tainty of the end, the passing beauty of
tho world, the bright vision of all tho
happiness and tho joy, tho heavy
shadow hanging over all. "It is hope
less," said tlie gentle doctor, "you can
not live." "And must I die?" she asked.
"Youcan not live." "Tell me, doctor,
ono thing before I go." "What is it?"
"Docs tlie hair change color after
death?" "No." "Then I die happy.
I'll look as well as those Smith girls on
tho day of judgment, anyway."-Han
Francisco Chronicle.
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Columbia, S. C. Laurens, S. C.
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