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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-12-01

aul COSto lltllS VI IOtullS. lio III"
terial is not obtainablc everywhere, nor
is it the best substitute for the win
dow strips. BY pasting strips ofpaper
around the sashes the current of air
can be kept out quite as completely as
by any other method. Brown paper
will answer as well as any, and if the
job be neatly done, it will not be un-
slightly. When no longer needed, the
paper may be pulled off after it has
been wetted with warm water One
sash in each room should be left for
ventilation, and some movable strip,
such as lath, covered with cloth, pro-
vided to close its cracks if necessary.
A strip of board or plank, covered
with some fabric, to be used to close
the crack at the bottom Of each door,
will be found very useful.
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Stockholders Meeting.

The special train which left here yes.
terday morning for Piedmont had on
board number of the Stockholders and
Directors of the Piedmont Manufactu
ring Company, including Messrs. r. L..
HcCaughrin, Hamlin Beattie, T. O..
Donaldson and other prominent gentle.
men. The train arrived at Piedmont
about half-past ten o'clock. At twelve
o'clock the meeting was called promptly
and the report of President H. p. Ham
NETT was read. 1t is an exceedingly sat
isfactory document, and gives a most
gratifying exhibit of the condition of
the factory. 1t is very concise and com.
prehens;ve, and begins by announcing
the completion of the extension of the
mill with all it's appointments, it being
now in full operation.
The operations for the year ending
March 81, chow the total gross profits to
be S119,799.G5, total expenditures S2S..
1880; total net profits for the wear
S96,06915. The factory has paid semi.
annual dividends of five per cent. on the
total capital of 10000, or over 10 per
cent. profit, despite the fact that the mills
lost six weeks time in putting in new
water wheels and making nece asary
changes. The mill rs at present ar.
ranged has %, ,496 spindles and 5O4 looms.
with room TO add 704 spindles and "a
looms. There are 129 tenant bouees.
containing 740 rooms, 11S having been
added during the year. A number of
cottages. house, outbuilding, stables and
eheds have been constructed. A new
brick warehouse, with capacity of s, 900
Gales, is now being built. Since the first
of September 5000 bales of cotton have
been purchased from wagons. The total
cost of the property has been about
100000, of which the Stockholders only
paid $500, 900, the balance being paid by
100000 of the earnings. The stock Is
actually worth lao on the books without
any consideration for future prospects,
The mill, with 22,496 spindles, has cost
the Stockholders but S22.222 pur spindle.
The school, which is most excellent
private institution, and which is sup.
ported by the Company, 10 in q very sat-
istactory condition, and has made much
progress. The total number of scholars
during the year was 1856, the sYc.sSe aE.
tendance being &C. The circulating
library, under the charge of Mr.. Miller,
is also an excellent idea, and Mr.. Ham.
NETT thinks that it has done a great deal
of good. as it is eagerly sought for and
generally read. The Church has been
open every Sunday, and the continuation
Of the appropriations for the school,
library and minister'e fund is recon.
mended. There are 504 operatives EN-.
ployed, their children exclusively attend.
ing the school. The report vas unani.
mously adopted.
The President and Directors were then
elected, as follows:
Presidential. P. Hammctt.
DirectOrs-Hamlin Beattie, T. @. Don.
aldson, J. P. Kennedy, R. l.. McCaugh.
rim, j. N. Martin, VIM. Lobby, Francis
j. Pelzer, Smile A. Gregg, w. H. Bald.
win, jr., VIM. Woodward and Josiah
LaSell.- GreenpiM News.
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SUPPLIES.
The Republican Game.

Inc mlghtiest effort of the Republican
managers ia to make gains on both
branches of Congress by campaigning at
the Sonth. The present Senate stands
u Democrats, 81 Republicans and two
independents. Practically, Mahone 10 a
dyed-in'the-wool Republican of the worst
stripe. He is only kept from being ut
terly dominant by David Davis, who
holds the balance Of power, much to the
virginia Senator's disgust. After Che
4th of March next, the Democrats can
count with something like certainty upon
% Senators. If New Jersey aud OREGON
go Democratic, they will have 81. Mis-
would give Malone and Riddleberger
still control of the Senate. This would
Dc preferable to the Republicans rather
thsn Democratic ascendancy; but they
infinitely prefer to have authority outside
oi Malone and his partner. So New
Jersey will he fought for desperately.
ana possibly the Senatorship of some
Southern State other than Virginia.
Death or change may upset the cafcnla.
tloD OF the Republicans 65 we'll as the
Democrats. But, from all appearancea
the Republicans have the best chance OF
working majority Of one or two next
year.
The House is in great doubt. Unless
there be many Republican gains In the
South, the next House will be controlled
by the Democracy. No stone will re.
main unturned to secure such advantages
here, and nothing but vigilance and the
hardest work can prevent that kind OF
consummation. It 10 reported that n
member of the Republican Committee
said to VIM. =. Chandler: "We've got
TO cross the Potomac to get recruiis.n
Chandler. as he scribbled ali over an en-.
vslope, and made hieroglyphics, replied,
.! think We shall at once move on to
Richmond and further South"
This little anecdote speaks volumes for
Republican intentions, and should DO
met with corresponding vigor on the part
OF the Democrats. All dissensious in
the South are fomented for Republican
purposes, and should be met by Demo.
cratic unity and enthusiasm. We can
defeat the Republican programme in the
South by superior management, and the
sooner we set TO work to do 80 tho better
for the Democracy.-Augnsta Chronicle
and C0nstifuttonalist.
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Took tho Chance.

Travelling into tcwn about dusk. mfr
Hendricks had occasion to call af tha
mansion Of an esteemed friend, who had.
among other worldly POSSESSIONS. two or
three very hhe assgsSSHassSSssss daughters. He lad
scarcely knocked Of tho door when it Vas
opened by one Of those blooming maid
ems, who, as. quick as thought, threw her
arms around his neck, and before he had
time to say, "Oh don't i". pressed her
warm, delicate lips to his, aud gave him
Gs sweet kiss as ever swein desired or
deserved. In utter Advertisements. the
worthy gentleman was epdeayorinr To
stammer out something, when the danisel
exclaimed: i1Fi TT71 ~
"Oh, mercy, mercyi Mr. Henarfcks.
Charley" 49,. .s5...-,'...
"Pshaw !" thought the gentleman to
himself ."You didn't think any such
thing" But, taking her hand, he said.
in forgiving tone: There's no harm
oope; don't give yonraelf any uneasiness.
though you ought to be a little more
After this gentle reproof, he was ubh.
cred in the parlor by the maiden. who,
as she came to the light. could not con.
ceai the deep blush that glowed upon her
cnSeAst WHlIe tne bouquet that wae
pinned upon her bosom shook like a
flower garden in an earthquake. When
he rose to depart 1t fell TO her to wait
upon. him to the door; and it may be
added that they there held discourse to.
gether for some minutes. AS the warm
hearted youth plodded homeward, he
argued with himself in this wise
"Miss Allen knew 1t was who
knocked at the door, or bow did she re.
cognize mo before I spoken And is IL
probable that her brother would knock
before entering? She must be desperate-
~ in--pshaw! Why, if she loves
prother at that rate, how must she love
husband? For, by the great squash, /
mover felt such a kiss in my life.''
Three weeks after the incident above
described, Mr.. Hendricks was married 10
Miss Allen. Did che ever confess that
tho kissing was not mistake.
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Why 1900 IS NOT LEAP Year.
The year 1900, although it is diyiEible
by four without remainder, is not a
leap year, and it comes about ir this
WY: "Under the 'Julian period" the
solar year was considered to consist Of
1856 days and quarter of day but as
the actual or civil year. could not be made
to include quarter of day, an addi.
tional day was inserted in the calendar
every fourth year to make up fer four
last quarters, and this is the 29th of Feb.
ruary. But the Julian method of inter.
calculation made he year too long by
eleven minutes and ten and one-third
seconds. This put the calend ,r ahead Of
solar time one day in 129 years 30 to
balance this, In the adjustment OF the
calendar known as the "Gregorian, ;" after
Pope Gregory XIII, now universally
adopted in Christian countries except
Russia. one of the leap years is dropped
at the close of every century, except
when the figures of the centurial year
leaving out the two ciphers at the end,
can be divided by four without a re-.
maindeT. Thus, 1900 was leap year,
and 2O00 will be, but 1900 and 1900 are
not.
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at High Bridge. Major Generals were
scarce. was instructed, ia paroling
Pieketts division, to give the instructions
70 Gen. Geo. Stuart. / met Gen. Pick
cit frat and gave them to him.
found Gen. Malone Ia q very COM
Portable bedroom In the second story of
o house. He was being sorely bored Mt
the moment of my entrance in his room
with visit from two or three Fe,era!
officers. They left very soon and Gen.
Mahone broke out in yolley of curses
upon them for their impertinence in
calling on him when, perhaps, they were
fresh from burning his house or the
house of some good and innocent South
ern man. But men and manners change.
Upon leaving Gen. Field remarked.
in shaking hands with him, I hope we
may meet again, General, after the war.
| hope so, Major, but fear it will be at
the hat store-the remark of hare upon
separating from Ber rabbit, slluding to
their ekins meeting there.
Trnly we have been akinned. Neither
wealth, nor learning nor intelligence. nor
virtue in sny shape has been q barrier to
THE CURSED, cowARDLY OPPRESSION
that has followed Car defeat and has
Ao"A ASH SNoiy otcF VI bGe QOmlQQQt par
ty. have never seen one bright stfeak
IN this black cloud that has hovered over
ds from 1866 to this day, aud that has
meant nothing but plunder, our robbery
and humiliation. have seen no respite
from their petty tyrannics from 1865
when ! had to ask the Federal command.
ant at Charlotte, North Carolina. not TO
cut the buttons off my coat, to the moro
miserable spectacle I witnessed q few
weeks ago in Charleston, of o United
States District Attorney and a United
States Circuit Judge combining TO pack
o jury of ignorant aud vicious colored
men to try the lives, 1 may almost saw.
OF our citizens. I have seen no respiie
nor have hope of any, save by own
manly and conservative action. We
need not appeal to them for Justice and
fair dealing it has to be wrung from
them by the combined and united effort
OF every patriotic man and woman in the
country, demanding il and fighting for
it, within the lines and within the Dem.
ocratic party.
If this sketch should come TO the at.
tention Of Mej. Brown, of Gordon's staff
or Of the Federal officer who came back
with me from Custer, would like to
know what became of the towel which
was used as Flag Of Truce.
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- Wealthy Mormons have an average
of twelve wives each.

- Wealthy Mormons have an average
of twelve wives each.
Mr.. W. P. Clyde and the members
of his syndicate, who have been travelling
over the Richmond and Danville and
Airline roads, are accompanied by a
party of rich New York 6ankers Who
have an eye to making an investment in
the stock of the syndicate. Tho party
travel 10 two palace cars and have al.
ready made q trip from Richmond to
Atlanta, going over the Greenville and
Columbia railroad in the meantime.
Sunday evening their special car passed
by Charlotte just after the departure of
the 430 Northern mail. Az Salisbury
their train was switched off to the IVES
tern North Carolina railroad track and
the party proceeded on their wav to
Asheville. 1t is expected that they Will
como to Charlotte on "Wednesday. and
from here resume sheir journey homo.
The New Yorkers are Represented to be
thoroughly delighted with the system Of
roads and the country through which
they pass, and will no doubt chip In ana
make the Clyde backbone stronger vel
than ever it has been.- Charlotte Ob:er-
Ger.
81 have fon..d st. Jacobs Oil to be q
most excellent remedyi.fof rEsumatiC
pains," says Mr.iF LathABl, s Hafrisor
street, Providence, l.. I,--tBoSson 'Heyajd
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A man in New York who had spent
fifteen years studying out flying ma.
chine, and had just perfected" it, blew
his brains out few days ago because he
could not get capital to put his theories
into practice. His secre. dies with him.
Just as he lay on his bed stiff and cold
the needed capital came, too lete by sew.
eral hours. The inventor of the Keeley
motor, however, will not blow out his
brains. He has had good enough thing
without reaorting 10 that desperate meas
ure.. The secret of the Kelley motor has
not been sufficiently alive, however, to
die with Kelley or any other man.
= Cadet Whitaker is in Chicago, look.
ing for employment. Speaking Of him
the Times says: A careless observer might
lake Whitaker to be an Irishman, rather
than o negro. He is slight in build, with
q face so irregular as to be almost deform.
ed, though the features give hardly 0
suggestion of his descent. His complex.
ion is forid and very much freckeled. his
eyes, which have the peculiar swarthy
blackuess of the negro, being about the
only race characteristic visible. His ear.
show nc signs of having been treated with
violence.
- Over seventy thousand Immigrant.
arrived at the port of New York in th,
month of April, nearly all of whom wer,
sturdy well-to-do people. About fort,
per cent. of them were Ge.nans. In ont
ship load which arr. we'd, containing 67:
Germans, each had a good supply O
household goods and money ranging frog
go to $1,000. nf
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= From concurrent reports from ye.
rious sections Of The State, should no
frost or rust prevail N Tennessee, the
farmers will have an unprecedented
wheat crop. Commissioner Hawkins has
received o lsEge nrmbar of reports shich
indicated that sbe average acreage wiz 30
ITO, while tue average Of the cFop yin
be l26. In the Southern portions OF
Tennessee harsestiig viii commence
about the 10th Of May.
= 4 young lady in Rhods Island ens
and sold her luxuriant brown hair 60 q
lady in Providence for $500, TO procure
comforts for her aick mother. SHE Is en-.
titled, according to o contemporary, to
the best husband ie that StataS but iill
p.obahly ge5 the worst, one
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= Malone had the honor of casting
the decisive vote yesterday against the
eligibility Of ex-Confederates to hold
Offices in the regular army. Malone Is
a bird of foul associations and fading
plumage.
A remedY resting ON the basis Of in
trinSic worth ,demands the confidence of
al; DIR; Bulls Cough Syrup Is known
apd used most satisfactorily throughout
Yepr druggists kseps Is
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TWO YANKEE SCOUTS.

TWO YANKEE SCOUTS.
iihey separated and Manning and / Sc.
sscled our man and pursued him. The
ssoass were on foot and were we'll armed
win repeating rifles. I ran my man
until he got ont of breath, he then turned
Upon me and commenced firing 80 rapid
" mat halted for moment to consider
-: Sau 10 look aud see how Manning and
nis man were getting on. sgw Man
ming aboSt quarter of q mile off in
precisely my situation, at bay. Without
ony o concert we each struck spurs and
charged our men, and fortunately for the
Sfnll,ra.ion fnl, of our lives they put off at
iall speed and crossed our line of aban.
uSoueo deienceS before we could overtake
,uem; ana we had nothing but a.sabre each
u n;",a1e tue YANKEE" had repeating rifles and
s p.sssois--their aim was exceedingly good
onu accurate for the distance and the
of ofs'lIement OF their running, but neither
They were doubtless members Of a
so0y rS.sy OF scouts that had gone across the
iHa as far as the river aud were return
TX WITH the information, whilst they
V's = lne greater numbel of their party in
b.sahail shail wood just above Gen. Lees
aaeeaauquarters.. aea The day had now broken,
Gnl s,a as we rode back q second time to
ris;nuA Jn, Lees headquarters the sun was just
~, TIE DEATH OF 4. p. HILL.
p 4S M,y We rode on Gen. Lee and Gen. A.
an 1Ili were standing together in close
froa. u .eaEnsst conference in the yard in
,.Os Oa. OF the house. Gen. Lee, I imagine,
,S1 I giving Gen. Hill instructions to join
tsI I part OF the army, cut off above, or to
a. Ae charge of It aud to reanite with us
+ r. Ss ouf side re tie river if possible, and
h,no not 10 move up theriv on the south
n HsS ntilitheF Qeuld unite above. This
il EeasohaDie Surmise. The forceR
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Crops iE South Carolina.

commissioner Butler furnishes the fol-.
lowing information In advance of the
monthly report of the Department of
Agriculture. The estimates given ara
based upon LII reports, covering every
county In the State, received May /.
COTTON.
The decrease in cotton acreage ia 8 per
cent. below last year. The actual mum.
per OF aces planted 10 l 1,409,923, against
l,4o4,278 in 1874 decrease of M, 1885
acres. Ihe average of the returns ahow
tnat AZ per cent. Of the crop is up. The
general condition II The plant is reported
at per cent better. The amount of
commercial fertilizers used on cotton is
~ per cent. less than last year, and Is
per cent. of the crop is fertlliged with
home made manures.
CORN.
The acreage in corn has been Increased
per cent. over 1881. The number Of
acres planted is 1856 1905, against .29S..
2S6 acres in 188l-an increase of 58. .0Il,
acres. The stand of corn 10 reported ga
a good average and the general Condition
per cent. better than last year. Fifty
per cent: of the crop is fertilized with
commercial fertilizers and 81 per cent.
with home made manures.
RICE.
Ihe acreage in upland rice has been
Increased, while the area in the low conn
t:y has bccu decreased; making de-.
crease Tor the State of 8 per cent. r..
number of acres planted in rice in 1899
Is 1920. The condition is reported at
4 pei. cent. better than for the came
period last year.
soBGHUM.
The acreage in sorghum has been in.
creased 10 per cent. over 1881. The
number of acres planted is S,454. Com
ditlon reported as good as last year.
This shows total for the State In the
principal crops of 3,4l4, ,141 acres, as fol.
lows:
h........'..'s.." ...... 1,409,92
So!u. ''-.'...'..'......... 1866, ,305
Oats ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 362373
w neat.'.. ......................... 201 8t6
delce;. e;......................... "...... 1870
oorgnum......'......"......."... 8,454
IN, totai .................." 3,4l4,14l
This gives ns 2,004,2l3 acres in the
1000 crops. against ,40e,92 acres in cot
ton: 1t will be noticed that this does net
80. S"hoy peuo OT POTATOES,
which will add largely to the acreage os
the State. No estimates have been made
yet OF the acreage in grass lands nor the
products OF orchards. All these will
doubtless show an improvement over last
year. Altogether the showing made Is
very encouraging and present prospects
very promising.
SUPPLIES.
Estimates based upon the reports of
the correspondents and the number of
liens recorded last year show that owing
to tho partial failure of the food crops
last year 25 per cent. moro farm supplies
have been purchased this year than Iast.
This, wonld make the value of supplies
purchased Sl1 ,2S3, ,445, against SO 9,O2i 845
IN 1881. Of this amount $0,218Sll.
worth are bought on time, against g..
1874, 4,O72 i'll 1881. These estimates are not
strictly correct, because the number, and
amount of liens recorded in Newberrv.
Pickens, Richland, Union and Spartan.
burg could not be obtained iest year. but
the statements are close enough for pur.
posese of comparison and are probably
nearly correct
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The Way rlate Glass is Made.

To cast, roll, polish, and FURNISH plate
q lass req uires machinery of peculiar con-
struction, and q "plant" that is costly by
reason of its complex nature. The pour
ing of liquid glass from the furnace upon
the cast iron plates, and the subsequent
rolling, are processes comparatively sim
pie. Any housekeeper who has used a
rolling pin on a batch of pie-crust dough
performs an operation very similar to
this stage of plate glass making. 1t is
the succeeding processes Of grinding and
polishing and final furnishing that re-
After leaving the rolls and bed-plate the
glass ia rippled and rough, and only fit
for gratings or skylights. Each plate
must be transferred to machines that re-
semble. the turntables of railway. On
that revolving platform the glass is
cemented into bed Of plaster of
Paris, and the machine started. Bear
irg heavily on the surface of the glass
are blocks of metal, and while in motion
the surfaces are kept supplied with
sharpsand and a constant stream of
water. The next stage of the glass-grind-
ing process is the same as to machinery,
but instead of sand coarse emory is used.
The finer emory is used in another re-
volving table, and so on for half dozen
times. The final polishing is done by
heavy reciprocating devices, fed with
rouge, and maintaining constant back
and forward motion, and also lateral
movement over the surface of the
crystal. All this requires the assistance
of a large force of men, many of them
skilled laborers. After going through
these different grindings and polishing
the plate that measured an inch in thick
ness is only three quarters of an inch
thick, has lost all its roughpess, and is
ready for the show window of the pur-
chaser -Pittsburg Dispatch.
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Advice to Young Ladies'.

Recently the Rev. j. S. Breckenridge,
OF the Sand Street Methodist Episcopal
church, Brooklyn, preached to the ladies'
of his congregation on Being Admired. D
He selected the text from Proverbs xxi,
30-"Favor is deceptful and beauty is
vain; but the woman that feareth the
Lord, she shall be praised" In all the
civilized countries, he said, woman is
entitled to advantages which are accorded
to no other class. She can comfortably
sit while man stands; she is cordially
invited everywhere, and in public vehi-
cles and private doorways man stands
ready to step aside for her accommoda-
ton. This treatment of the female sex
is based upon deep-seated and chival-
rous sentiment which is becoming more
and more pronounced as we advance in
civilization. If woman is beautiful the
favors multiply. If she be handsome she
is we'll cared for. Ii she is the possessor
OF clear complexion, bright eyes, pearly
teeth, handsome hand, luxuriant hair,
or any of these attributes, the averaged
man is prompted to make her comforta-
BILE. He will pick up her handkerchief,
open the door for her entrance or exit,
carry her parcels and do q hundred OF
other little favors to please her. She is
. picture upon which he likes to gaze.
and which affects him as pleasantly as q
beautiful landscape in an art gallery.
Favors are bestowed spontaneously upon
her on the supposition that man is the
stronger and ought to care for her. He
further says that if any young lady who
thinks that she will always be
courteously waited on and be treated
with marked Difference has the wrong
idea Of the question and is building air
castles ON basis of sand.