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The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-07-17
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lue, though you enjoy that honor, bow :.

!"e' though you enjoy that honor, bow
ing.
And yet said Tic stntue, .swith all
ITS faults, this era was perhaps no WORSE
than any we have discussed vet. Nee.
er mind. 1t was drcary. cant-riddeif
one, and if you don't think those
ltngland's palmy days. neither do +.
heres the previous reign, them Du~
ring the first part oft, there was the
king cntleavoring 10 assert arbitrary
power. During the latter, the Parlia- =
ment were fighting against him in the
open field. What ultimately became or
him need moi say. Al what stage Of
King Charles the Firsi's career didsil,c
good old times exist. Mr.. Alderman?
need barely mention the Star Cirnn,ber
and poor Prynne; and merely aIlulcto
the fate Of Straflcrd and Of Lnnu. On
consideration, should you fix the good
old times anywhere thereabou,s2"
81 am afraid not, indeed, SIR Mr.
l'lcnkinsoP responded, tapping his fore
head.
"What is your opinion Of James ,fte
First's reign? Are you enamored OF
The good old times of the Gpapowder
Plot? or when Sir Walter Raleigh was,
behcadeJ2 or when, hundreds ofpeess&
miserable old women were buFnt aliye-,
for witchcraff, md the royal Wise-aere
on the throne wrote as wise booitgifr
defence of the excrable supesstitiois /.
through which they sufsredi' =
Mr., Blefkfnsop confessed himself
aoIiged TO give up. the times OF James.
- fI,zt: i-ssr r,res,, continued Tie statucs
"we come TO Elizubeih.
"Tbere I've got you!, interrnp pied hlrt /.
iBlenkinsop, exul.:ngl 81 beg your
pardon, sir, lie nddef, with Il serIs OF
the freedom he had takens ssiitnt every
body tafks of the tina sol, Good tsiieeIf
sBfss yeti know. 81; -
lassgI:ed tic statue, =;
..nHiel OF sessasls ss
y scaliy no
gsqs s8r Us
81 SOD
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The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-07-17

sfi'S tHiss
Iiorture9 q bod
liked 10 SEQ bis Roman Ce,asljjoIiis aistE
Dissenting fciiow.suitjact
fined, and Imprisoned for tiIeir opinions,
and charitable ladies bu,chered, roo, foe
giving them shelter in the sweet con,A-
passion Of their hearisl What woeld
everybody have thought ofthe murder,
Of Mary Queen Of Scots2 Vould
everybody, would anybody, would yon.
wish to live in days, whose embiems
are cropped ears, pillory, stocks,
thnmb.scrcws, gibbet, axe, chopPing-
block, and scavenger''s daughter2 win
you take your stand upon this stage
Of history for tho good old times, Mr.
enknsop2'
81 should rather prefer firmer and
safer ground, 10 be sure, upon the
WHOLE answered the worshipper OF.
antiquity, obviously.
"Well,' now said the statue, s.'tis
getting late, and, unaccustomcd us am
TO conversational speaking, must be-
brief. Were those the good old times;
when sanguinary Mary roasted bishops,
and lighted the fires of .Smithfieid2
When Henry the Eighth, the British
Bluebcard, cut his wives heads off, and
burnt Catholics and Proiestants nt The
same stake? When Richard the Third
smothered his ncphews in The Tower?
| When the Wars Of tho Roses dclugeb
the land with blood9 IFhen Jack Cade-
marched upon London? When we
were disgracefnlly driven out Of France
under Henry the Sixth, OF, as disgrace
fully, went marauding there under
Henry the Fifth? We're The good old
times those of Northumberland rebel.
lion2 or Richardilie Seconds assassin
alton? Of,he battles, burnings, mas.
sacress cruel tormcntings, and atrocities
which form the sum OF the Plantnganet
rcigns9 OF Johns declaring himself
tho Pope's vassal, and performing dem
tai operations on the Jews? Of the
forest laws md curfew underline Nor
man king? At what point oflhis series
Of bloody and cruel annals will you
praise2 Or do your good old times ex-
tend over all tha. period when some
body or olher was constantly commit
ting high treason, and there was 81
perpetual exhibitions OF heads on Lon
don Bridge and Temple Bar?'
| II was allowed by Mr.. BlenkinsoP
| that either alternative presented consid-
erablc difficulty.
] "Was it in The good old times Harola
fell at Hastings, and William the Con- 7
i queror enslaved Eneland2 Were those
blissful years the ages Of faoRkers: Of
/ Odo and Danstan--- beardinE fitoaarchs
4 and branding queens? OF Danish ray.
] ogo and slaughicr2 OrMaro they those
1 OF the Saxon Hcptarchy and the wor-
ship Of Thor and 0din? OF The advent
/ Of fIengis, and florsa2 OF British sub
1 tjugatien by the Romans2 Or, lastly,
/ must VIC go buck TO the aneient Britons,
Drufdism, nnd human sacrifices, and
| say that those were the real, unadnl,er-
n,ed, genuine, good old,imes, when The
4 (Concludcd on Fourth Pdge.l
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chal is with NJ. dc Itcims; hc is tho frs
Surgeon in the Kingdom, without doubt
but he has heavy hand, and as ytur ma
jesty, has only need Of d little bleeding,
do not think NJ. Marechai would be usein
OH this occasion. Chance brought 10 81,
house this morning a Surgeon of the c,ty
who blccds with wonderful skill Wonlt
you wish to have him called! He istsli
in Versailles, without doubt"
"Send for him." said the King.
Master Du Tarte was not far; he arriy.
cd in a few minutes, and he bled tie King
at Madame dc Montcspan's. Daq,rin held
the basin; they allowed the blood to flow
for some moments, and stopped it nme.
dia,e'y.
You arc right said Louis XIV to Ia
G::in, "Monsieur blccds with more dcGca-
cy than Marccl,al"
"Whcn we reflect, - SAID Daausi hyao-
critically, that yesterday noihius hAre
would have been requisite to have taJrf.
Monseigncur the Archbishop OF Rcims !t'
Louis NV went out of the MarchioucsE
with his arm in 4 scarf, and said 10 scr.
want, "Countcrmand the hunt, have the
dogs put back in their kennel; let them in.
form NJ. de Louvois that he may bring bis
daily business"
"What a great king!" said DaglSn,
loud enough TO be heard, his majeaty S
indcfatigablc
Louis cast con,cn,ed look upon lis
physician, and regancd his apartment. !,
"Aly dear Daquin," said Madame 10
NJ ontcspan, "arrangc matters so tl,at the
Queen may know nothing Of all this
81 engage to do SO, Madame Ia Mp
quisc; but do you yourself appoase N. Mr.
cchal, who will he furious
81 take charge of that" ~
The next day appeared on a hanlsSsl1
sign in the strcet des Bo,trdoaaais 4! ys ~. q
lowing words: Maine al Fare, ssst2sl
in ordinary 10 the hing. The crowd iseS
-puntgidfep, and du Tarte idttssssSssatiii af.;S
death, and Cripple commissioners Of excise
Thus Daquin sold for twenty thousand
Iivres tho blood Of that King who mad said
TO the Parliament: "1'hc Siate, thdt is r.
1t was not this affair that destroyed Da.
quin, creature Of Madame de Montcspan.
he did not understand that at the accession
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-10-24

FEARFUL FALL FROM East ROCK This
forenoon, the sun of Mr. John Ritter. aged
IA years, and son of Mr.. N. c, Hall. OF
about the same age, made visit 10 the sum
nit Of East Rock, and while there they an,
preached the brow of the mountain for The
purpose Of taking a view of the surrounding
landscape. Young Ritter, who had on n
pair OF rubber shoes, advanced near In The
edge OF The preciPice, when he was cautions
ed by his companion as 10 his danger. and
while in the act of turning back, his feet
slipped, or the stones gave way, and he was
PrecipIlated over the fearful, lodge, and fell
some lou feet striking the iutting rocks as
he descended. aud landing upon the bed of
loose and broken stones at the base.
His young play fellow, almost paralyzed
by his feelings, threw himself upon the
ground in such position as to witness the
transit OF his unfortunate comrade from the
height above to the appalling landing he
low! Soon, however, recovering in some
measure his self possession, he fastened TO
the Rock House, where he procured some
spirits of camphor, towel, and bucket If
water, and then proceeded TO the base Of The
mountain. By what route he descended
he is unable 10 say--he only knows that he
arrived there in season 70 see young Ritter
apparently lifeless. brought down the decliv,
ivy by one of the quarrymen at work there.
Finding that his companion was in good
hands, he FASTENED to the city to inform the
parents of the unfortunate lad of what had
occurred. Physicians and other assistants
repaired Immediately to the scene Of the az
cidenl, and the lad was placed upon bed
and brought to his fathers house where
Drs. Knight and Daggett examined and
dressed his wounds.
His head and lace are very severely
bruised and GU, as are also his hands,
caused as is supposed by his clulching the
Jagged rocks in his descent; but SO far as
the surgeons we're able to ascertain, no
bones were broken, and it is believed that
his skull is not seriously injured. 1t was
fearful fall, and the great wonder is tina;
i. did not prove instantly fatal.
Al Two O'Clock, he was in quiet sleep,
and there are strong hopes that his life may
be preserved, though il is now impossible 10
tell what The result will be. He was
bright, intelligent boy and an only SON.
We hope this terrible incident, whether it
proves fatal or not, will be u caution 10 all
persons to beware of such exposures.
| IN. H: Palladium Oct. 10.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-10-24
SCooHL soCtETY,s MEETING.

The annual meeting of the First School
Society in Litchfeld was held at the
Court House on Monday. the 2lst inst,
pursuant to notice legally given. o. A.
G. Tom, Esq, was called to the chair,
and DR.. A. s. LEWIS appointed Clerk.
The following officers Of the Society
for the year ensuing, were then elected !:
iSociety's COMMITTEE. A. s. Lewis,
P. K. Kilbourne, Charles Adams.
Treasurer F. Davis.
CIerk.-Algernon s. Lewis.
School Visitors.-Rev. B. w. Stone,
Rev. VIM. B. Hoyt, J.. L. Hendrick, Cy>
rus Catlin, P. X. Kilbourne, o. A. g..
Todd, Leonard Kenney. DIR. J. G.. Beck
with.
Sertons. - George Adds, Sheldon
Munger, Philemon Pond.
Rev. Mr.. Hoyt, Chairman Of the Board
of Visitors, made Report, which was
accepted and ordered to be kept on file.
Hon. Seth P. Beers, Chairman of the
Committee on the East Burying'ground,
(appointed at the last annual meeting
reported that no enlargement Of said
Ground was at present necessary. Re-
port accepted and Committee discharged.
The matter relating TO new hearse,
repairs on the hearse- house, &C., was
laid over to the next meeting--which is
called on the Monday, Nov. 4th.
Meeting adjourned.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-10-24
For the Enquirer.
A Word % Land OKnerN.

The growing scarcity of timber for fu-
Ell and other purposes, is beginning to
excite the attention of thinking men, and
the inquiry begins to be made, "What
will be the consequence to coming gene
rations ?" l propose to consider this sub
ject somewhat in detail; but as the sea-
son will be too far advanced before shall
reach the practical part of it, will en-
deavor to awaken the attention of those
with whom the remedy lies, by the fol-
lowing considerations $50 " ~
1t is well known that in many parts
of the country, wild or timbered land is
more valuable than that under cultiva~
ton. Hence the owners of land have it
in their power to increase its value, by
making provision for the wants of coming
generations. 1t consists in two things
In avoiding all unnecessary waste and
destruction in the use and management
of growing timber; and in cuitiyating
new growth, by sowing, or planting, the
seeds Of those kind of trees that are most
useful for fuel and other economical pur-
poses. Wherever tree will grow with-
out absolute detriment, there set tree
or plant d seed. Trees will grow while
you are at sleep, and will be like money
at interest. Plant them, your children
will thank you for it; and later genera
tons will bless your memory. Com
mence this very season. If you haven
young trees that you can save by trans>
planting, gather the seeds and plant them
in a nursery, that you may have sup
ply hereafter. H.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-10-24
The cold Summer of 1916.

! Persons are in the habit of speaking OF
the Summer of 1916 as the cUldest ever
known, throughout America and Europe
Possessing some facts relative 10 this SUBJ
lect. we propose ~ give them, in order 10
revive the recoHectiOns of such among US
as remember the year without summer
also 20 furnish correct information for Such
| as feel any interesti in matters OF this KIND.
| We shall. therefore, give summary OF each
| of the months of the year 1916 extracted in
part from Pierce ON the Weather..
January was mild-so much so as TO
| render fires almost needless in sitting rooms.
December, the month Immediately Preced-
ing this, was very cold.
February was not very cold-wi.h the
exception of few days, 1t was mid, ike
its predecessor.
March was cold and boisterons, the first
half of it, the remainder was mild. A great
freshet on the Ohio and Kentucky rivers
caused great loss of property.
I April began warm, and grew colder as
the month advanced, and ended with sno"
and ice, with temperature more like winter
than Spring.
Nav was more remarkable for frowns .han
smiles. Buds and fruits were frozen-ice
formed half an inch inthickneSs-coin kill
ed, and the 6e Ids again and again replanteG,
unul deemed too late.
: June the coolest ever known in this latl-
tude. Frost and ice and snow were COM
Q mon--almcst every green herb killed-fruii
1 nearly all destroyed. Snow fell 10 the
;, depth of len inches in Vermont, several
!. inches in Maine, and il fell 10 the depth Of
" three inches in the interior OF New YORK
q II fell also in Massachusetts.
July was accompanied by frost and ice. a.
9 On the morning after the fourth ice tormet
of the thickness OF common window glass
, throughout. New England, New York an'
|, some parts Of Pennsylvania. Indian corr
! nearly all killed some iavorably situated
fields escaped. This was true OF some
: the hill farms in Massachusetts.
August was more cheerless, II possible
!. than the summer months already passed.
Q Ice was formed half an inch IN thickness.
o Indian corn was so frozen that create
"A part Of /, was cut down and dried 4 fodder
le Almost every green thing was destroyed
|. both in this country aud in Europe. Pa
a. pers received from England said, . II viii
N ever be remembered by the present genera
" zion that the year 1916 was u year in whicl
there was no Summer" Very little corr
in the New England and Middle State
:. 'PSASus Tt"iW StS SuPPhSu themselves ttou
y, the corn produced in 1915 for seed in III
ne Spring OF 1917, IL sold from four 10 nv
y dollars bushel. haa
a, September furnished about two weeks {
m the mildest weather Of the season. 500
a after the middle, it became very cold an
al frosty. Ice forming a quarter OF an inch i
thickness.
October produced more than Its usu;
ale share of Cool weather; frost and ice wei
. common,
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-10-24

c,.n a poe,. and Il, ana,OrnisI. beside, |, be-
ing one Of the greatest painters :. nS ~ :.
Me angelo V: SSaisy Sf EsS' %oSa 81
, S~,, Thought worthy Of iranslating) and
~, %or s,;saS 81 Dante. Salvador was luten>
me Ia sslirist. Titan was an elegant
ies,e, writer, and finished gentleman. Sir
Joshua Reynolds discourscs are more
classical aud polished than any Of his pic
,ures Let a man do all he can in any one
branch of study, he must either exhaust
himself and dozen over it, OF vary his Pur-
suits, or else lie idle. All our real IaooT
lies In a nut shell. The mind makes. at
como ncrioa or other, one Herculeon effort
and the rest is mechanical. We have 10
climb steep and narrow precipice al first
but after that the way is broad and easy,
where we drive sevefa! accomPlis hmen!
abreast. Men should have one principal
nursui,. which may both agreeably and adj
van tageously be diversified with lighter
ones.-T Hazlitt.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-10-24
Fenton's Patent Flint Enamel Ware.

We made visit the other day to Mr..
Goodell's Room, in the Mansion House,
for the purpose Of examining various
specimens of this new and beautiful ware,
and we're highly glati6ed with our visit. I
Citizens generally are invited to call and
examine it for themselves. One Agent
only j. wanted for this County, and any
person DESTROYS of engaging In profita>
BILE business, isreferred to bis advertise
ment in another column.
We have not room this week, to dwell
upon the benefits arising from the use of
this new and beautiful ware, but wilt
place before our readers the following.
which we copy from Lancaster pa
paper =
"One of the most beautiful, and at the
same time most wonderful discoveries
and improvements of the age, we have
examined with great pleasure. It is a
new species of ware, called &c Fenton's.
Patent Flint Enamel Ware, out of which
are produced great variety of articles,
more durable. cheaper and much hands
somer than any others which they iesem-s
BILE, either imported or domestic. It's
made into water. coffee and stove urns,
coffee-pots, scroll and ornamental work.
lamps and candlesticks, table tops. block
letters for signs, daguerreotype frames
door plates, door knobs, inkstands, pitch
ers, wash bowls, preserve jars, spittoons,
&C., of innumerable colors and designs
all Of which wear a rich and brilliant
gloss unsurpassed by anything of the.
kind ever manufactured. The ware is
composed Of three articles Flint, Quartz
and Feldspar, which being ground to-
gether and bolted like -four, is worked.
into anything desired, no matter what
style, color or finish. While examining
the ware we saw small piece of it used
in driving nail into piece of hard
wood, without producing the slightest
indentation. We saw also piece of the
polished ware thrown into a hot coal fire,
and taken out without the enamel being
in the least injured by the heat. The
very great Superiority of this new ware,
both. as regards strength and beauty,
over every other kind now in use, must
bring it into very general favor. It is
not only prettier and more lasting, but it
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-10-24
THE MISSIONARY SOCIETIES.

The anniversary of the Litchield Co.
Foreign Mission Society was held in the
afternoon of Wednesday, Oct l6. A very
eloquent Sermon was preached by Rev.
DR.. Pomroy, Of Boston, one Of the Sec~
retaries Of the American Board.
Amount of subscriptions. &C., received
on that day, $2,179 81. ~.
The following officers were elected for
the year ensuing
NATH'L B. Smith, Esq, President.
Rev. Messrs. Joseph Eldridge and D..
L. Parmelec, Vice Presidents. -.
Rev. J. A. McKinstry, secretary.
George G. Woodruff, Esq. Treasurer.
Deac Cyrus Catlin, Auditor.
Ephraim Lyman, D. L. Parmelee, Jo-
seph Eldridge, William Beebe, Charles
Adams, J A McKinstry, Executive Com
mittee. .....-
The Home Missionary Society held its
anniversary on the forenoon of the same
day. An able and appropriate sermon
was preached by Rev. R. s. Storrs Dick
inson, Of New York. las the Secreta-
ry Of this Society resides out of town,
we have not been able to obtain list
of officers. &C., in season for this weeks
paper.l
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-10-24

%A distressing accident occurred in
the Button factory OF VIM. r. Hitchcock &
Co, W aterlury, on Tuesday noon as we
learn from the American, by which worthy
and industrious lad named James Donelly,
was badly hurt. He got his arms entan-
gled in the shaft belt, and was drawn up to
the ceiling His left arm. was broken in
two places. and The right in one. He was
also otherwise injured, but it is thought he
will recover He was removed tothe house
of his mother.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-10-24

EE Hon. Joshua r. Giddings, in a
speech in Cleveland, said that "the poll
cy of Gen. Taylor would have consecra-
ted to freedom, with the certainty of fate,
every rod of territory acquired by the
Mexican war;" Why did he, protested
Free Soiler, then, oppose that adminis>
tration, and the carrying out that policy,
by his refusal to elect an Administration
speaker Courant Ian RVS
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-10-24

AUTHOR OF THE MORMON RIBLE.-The
New England Puritan states that at pub
lie meeting held lately in Cherry Valley,
Judge Campbell said -
Rev. Solomon Spaulding, one Of the earli'
est preceptors of the academy at Cherry
Valley, was the actual composer of most OF
what is known as the Mormon Bible. He
wrote it during period IF delicate health
to beguile some Of his weary hours, and
also with design to offer it for publication
as a romance. Doc,or Robert Campbell,
late of Cherry Valley, and foster father of
the frst Mrs. Grant Of the HISTORIAN mis-
sion, calling some years since upon Mr..
Spaulding, had the manuscript Of this no,
table book shown 10 him, and was also in-
formed by Mr.. Spauljing that he had hopes
Of rearing some peculiarly advantage from
it for himself and family. Mr.. Spaulding
has been dead some years, though it is be-
lieved that his wifeis still living in The
United States. How it passed fTom the
possession of his family into the hands o
ice Smith, 1t is probable that Mrs. 5 could
tell. %
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-10-24

under such regulations as may be prescribed By
the SecretuFy OF the Interior 70 cause to be los
Gated, free Of expense, any warrant which the
holder may transmit 10 the General Land Office
for that purpose. in such State and land district
as The said holder OF warFantee may designate
and upon good farming land, 60 far as the same
c an be ascertained from the maps, plats, and
field notes of the surveyor, or from any other in
formation IN the possession OF the local once I;
and npon the location being made, as aforesaid,
the Secretary shall cause patent to be trans
miited TO such warrantee And provided fur:
ther, That no patent issued nnder this act shall
be delivered upon any power Of attorney or ag-
reement dated before the passage of this act !;
and that all such powers Of attorney or agree !.
void. tstt Is.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-10-24
T1e honor Of K1niqRthood declined. L

The honor Of Knighthood declined. -
The Queen OF England, after viewing the
gigantic Tweed Viaducl at Berwick, TO be
called henceforth. by her majesly's COM
mand, The Royal Border Bridge" was
pleased TO testify her sense of the eminent
scieatific skill Of the engineer, Mr. Stephen
son, by offering him, through Sir George
Grey, the honor Of Kuighlhood. Mr.. Ste
phcnson. however, respectfully declined ii.
Was such an honor ever before declined
We think il is the FIRST instance Of. the kind
on record. In our own country, the only
ease which ever run on the same parallel
with il, is that of the Rev. Albert Barnes
who successfully declined the degrees Of
d. D., and LII. d,
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-10-24

November was cold and blustering-
snow fell so as to make sleighing.
December was mild and Comfortable,
We have thus given n brief summary Of
hle cold Summer of 1876" as was CALI
ed In order to distinguish il from the cold
season. The winter was mild. Frost and
ice were common IN every month of the
year Very little vegetation matured in
the Eastern and Middle States. The SUMS
rays seemed TO be destitute of heat through
out the summer, all nature was clad in a
sable hue. and men exhibited no little ankle
~ concerning the future oflhis life.-I Roch
ester Americana