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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
A Study of the Hotel Register.

The Almighty loves those who keep his
commandments, but he despises a bad
penman. Yet it seems to be an affectation
on the part of some to be as obscure in
their writing as they are in their intellect.
Study the hotel register of a large caravan
sary for one day and you will only be able
to decipher one-third of the names cor
rectly. Bill Jones, the farmer, and Snobs,
the millionaire, each dash down crooked
line and 60 off complacently supposing
that the world will be able to read at
once that they are in town. To conclude
this essay, word of advice is necessary.
Go practice with Roman spear or Jew
ish javelin and buckets of ink, until you
can take up a common red-handled pen
and write down plainly that you are John
Smith of Doeville Then you have started
On the road to success.-Pioneer Press.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
Making Trouble In

Making Trouble In q Boarding House.
II want to give you quiet talking to-"
said the manager of leading boarding
house to wealthy guest. II had to dis
charge good waiter to-day on your ac-
count"
"What do you mean, sir?" asked the
gentleman, with some show Of indigna-
ton.
"You have spoiled three good walters
for me already replied the manager
firmly and respectfully. "You gave the
man have just sent away IS month.
Now, sir, that was intended either ms
generous gift or meant as a bribe to the
man to give you more food and better ser
vice than you pay for. No matter what
the motive, the effect was the same. am
always in the kitchen at meal times and
see to it that every guest has. what he IS
entitled to and no more; so you got no ad-
vantage in that way, but you did receive
q great deal more attention than you were
entitled to. Mr.. Jones, who sits at your
table, pays me just as much as you do, and
is lust as good a customer to me. But ne
can not afford to pay q waiter S5 month
as YOU do, and the consequence is the man
nerlects him to fuss with you. II he
could afford to pay as much fees as your
self, neither Of you would get any advant-
age, but he can not, and himself and fam
ily have been so neglected that l expect
thew will leave the house, and all your
generosity does is to deprive me of good
customer"
never looked at it in that light be-
fore" said the wealthy guest, "aud guess
hereafter Ill get along without subsidiz-
ing the waiter, or content myself with
present that is not eXpected.-San Fran
cisco Post
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
An African, Canine Prodigy.

The Hamburg Geological garden has re-
ceived full-grown specimen OF the CAMS
pictus, or spotted wild dog, OF central
Africa. The creature is native Of the
western Transvaal, and in appearance an
astonishing hybrid between hound and
half dozen other animals. He has the
size and general form of deerhound, the
tail of fox, the black snout of hyena,
and the spots and stripes of a leopard His
voice is sort OF coughing howl, and he
PAGES his cage all day long with the rest
&ssness OF captured wolf.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
Nrn,her of Electrical Inventions.

The number cf inventions on electricity
during 1855, was 1865 or us per cent. OF
the whole number of inventions of all
kinds. The number Of the last patent, is
sued in 1885, was 333, ,s93. OF these, about
2;5.G,2 are now in force.-Frank Leslie's.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
>ynter.Color Portrait OF Washington.

What is claimed to be an original water
color portrait Of Washington, painted or
ivory in 1916 By J. Lacon, owned I!
Springfield, Mass, is offered to the govern
ment for the modest little sum OF $780,
0O0
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
ASTRONOMERS AND ELECTRICIANS.

ASTRONOMERS AND ELECTRICIANS.
In the cupola astronomers will be es-
tablished with their telescopes, plurio-
metres, etc. This observatory, fitted up
with metallic armature, destined to re-
ceive all the atmospheric electricity, Will
be surrounded by paratonerre. Ex-
periments heretofore impossible can be
made here; atmospheric electricity, speed
Of the wind, Foneault's experiment to
demonstrate that the earth revolyesi-an
can be studied. Spectroscopes, destined
to analyze the light of the sun an6 stars,
and an enormous telescope, to follow stars
which could hardly be perceived from the
other observatories, will be placed in this
cupola. Another interesting study Will
be that of the variation of Temperature,
with altitude. The tower will form an I'M
mense pafatonnegre, and when there is a
storm everyuvd,; ~ tne lV7s- be
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
Insurance.

SOUTH CAROLINA BRANCH OF
- THE VALLEY MUTUAL LIFE AS
ISOLATION OF VIRGINIA, COLUM-
BIA, S. g., JANUARY q, 1861 have
been appointed State Agent of the Valley
Mutual Life Association of Virginia and
Col. LEE HAGOOD has been appointed
manager. The Office Of the South Carolina
Department is at Columbia, No. Main
street, (under City Hall.)
l will make all aetive canvass OF the
State, and want the assistance of'a number
of live men to canvass every county in the
State. <o>
Thi Company was organized eight (S)
years ago by some Of the leading business
men of Virginia, with the view of furnish
ing our people with good sound insurance
at the lowest possible cost. Its success has
been unprecedented, and far exceeding
that of any company organized In the
South. Its liabilities from its organization
to this date have been fully met, its Reserve
Fund of S1OS.00O securely invested, with an
actual membership of about 5000, aggre-
eating over $Ij, 100000 of insurance.
Any communications addressed to me or
the manager at Columbia will receive
prompt attention.
Jan 2s-1mo State Agent.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-07-01

-s-.c1-ze---TSssFsffff1g -s-.1-ze--s-TSsssFsffff1g and not feei&S11fTot-
feet To produce this result the conduc-
tor will be interrupted for distance of
two yards and the lightning will jump
from one section to the other, with con-
tinual explosions.
The iron used in the construction of this
gigantic monument will weigh about
1000 tons. Of course the critics are very
busy prophesying the failure of the work
"The tower will never be fininished it
cannot be scientifically utilized, for at the
slightest wind there will be an oscillation
preventing all observations" NJ. Eiftel
answers by saying that with an impetu-
GUS wind of seventy feet a second and
pressure of 100 pounds to every
square yard, the tower will not sway more
than four inches With tempest-the
wind 100 feet a second and a pres
sure of $50 pounds yard--the oscillation
will not be more than six inches. The
oscillations will be very slow because OF
the great length of the part which Vi
brates, and it is certain that it will be
much less than in columns of masonry,
where the elasticity of the mortar is the
chief cause of marked oscillations.-Paris
Cor. Philadelphia Times.
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THE TOWER OF BABEL.
THE STRUCTURE PLANNED FOR THE
PARIS EXPOSITION.

Twice the Height of Egypt's Pyramids
/ Construction of the Elevators-An OBJ
servatory for Astronomers and Elcctri-
cians-yiew from the Cupola.
No feature of the plans for the greatex-
position of 1889 is so much talked about as
the gigantic tower, 1000 feet high, or
twice the height Of the pyramids of Egypt,
designed by NJ. Eiffel, the engineer Of the
department of arts and manufactures, to
decorate the Champs de Mars. Nothing
like it has been attempted since the Tower
of Bable, and scientific progress may per
NIT the descendants of those whom God
dispersed because Of their impiety to
carry out similar design.
AS the workmen Will soon begin digging
the foundation of the tower, description
Of the plan will be of interest. The base OF
iron is composed of four pyramids, each
one square, fifty feet side, and diminish
ing towards the top, which is twenty feet
side These four pyramids are sepa-
rated from each other by space Of 800
feet, and for stability they are anchored in
solid masonry. Two hundred and thirty
feet above the ground these pyramids are
united by gallery fifty feet wide. This
gallery, which is covered with glass, will
be used for restaurants, soirees, etc. The
next story has a room, covered with glass,
100 feet square. At the summit is glass
dome, with terrace, and from this terrace
the exposition will be lighted by cleo
tricity.
Visitors will reach the dome by means
of elevators Four of these elevators,
constructed like the Swiss railways, will
be placed in the four pyramids and we
can 90 seven times as high as the Column
Vendomeand stand GOO feet higher than
the top of Mont Valerien. The eyes can
sweep the horizon for 100 miles, and Com
piegne, Rheims, Fontaineblau, Chartres,
Dojou, with the little villages lost in the
woods, and the rivers, wandering through
the valleys, will all seem a continuation
of Paris. Ten departments of France will
be at our feet. There have been no ac-
cidents with this system of railway, be-
cause the car is drawn by cable and the
axle attached to a steel hook, so Il the
cable breaks the car remains fastened to
this hook. That is the system for the
elevators, and in addition to the four
placed in the pyramids fifth will take
visitors from the center directly to the
sr1mmit ..
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THE DAILY STAR,

The DAILY STAR contains all the news OF the day
in an attractive form. Its special correspondence
by cable from: London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna aud
Dublin is q commendable feature.
At washington, Albany, and other news eenters,
the ables corr espondents, specially retained oy the
TuE STAR, furnish the latest news by Telegraph.
Its literary features are unsurpassed.
The Financial and Market Reviews arc unusually
full and complete.
Special terms and extraordinary induce-
,nents to agents and canvassers.
Send for circulars.
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Must Mcmorize the Constitution.

phe girls in the public schools Of Brook
iyn aro compelled to commit to memory
the Constitution of the United States.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-07-01

The darkest hour in the history OF a
Young man is when he sits down to study
how to get money without honestly earn
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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-07-01

In nine years oaken piles at Mieres,
Spain, have taken on the appearance OF
stone-coal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-18

MONMOUTH ReJieac: DR.. Baker, who
halls from the sand>hills about keiths~
burg, addressed Bakers dozen" of
hearers in Monmouth last week in the in
terest of Mr. Gest. The doctor is an in
ventive genius and can adapt his politics
to all times, all circumstances and all par
ties. Two years ago he was hot for
Neece, and some years before that was
Just as hot for Holloway. This year he
Is for Gest and revenue only" Who he
will be for two years hence depends upon
the man who puts up the most swag. II
Gest expects to land in congress through
the aid of such advcnturers as Baker,
whose support may be bought for song,
he mistakes the culture and intelligence
of the voters of this district.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-18

The Eighth Missouri were good fighters"
said Theodore R. Davis, as he stopped max
ing the smoke of war with his brush long
enough to Whit the smoke of peace out of an
attenuated cigarette, "and what they wouldn't
steal, except my colors and pipe, was not
down in the articles of war. Why, once at
Vicksburg they stole grave. There was
really no good place there to bury body,
except on the levee, and the ground there
was so hard that the grave diggers had a
tough time of it. Well, it happened one day
that one of the Eighth died a natural death,
and while the boys were wondering what
they should with him detail from an Ohio
regiment filed out TO dig grave for one of
their number that had passed over. The
Eighth looked on to some purpose and when
the Ohio boys came out next day with their
dead they found the grave filed up and q
cracker box lid at the head with Sacred to
the memory of - of the Eighth Mo- But
they were good fighters. Minneapolis
Journal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-18
ACTING Secretary of the Treasury Fair.

ACTING Secretary of the Treasury Fair
child says: when the administration
of President Cleveland began, some very
wise prophecies, prompted of course by
partisan motives, were INDUCED in to the
effect that the reduction in the public
debt which had been maintained for So
many years would abate, il it did not
stop The fact is, notwithstandi
enormous outlays for pensions, river and
EGrbor improvements and other extTaor~
binary disbursements, the net decrease of
the debt for the eighteenth months since
President Cleveland was inaugurated has
been S135. 900 900, or about 81 500, 900
e month From March 81 to September
30 Of the present year the debt, less each
in the treasury, has been reduced $50
$50 900. Tue decrease during September
was SO 627,Of3. The average during
the six months have been acting has
been about $780, 900. During the last
two months we have paid $6000,000 on
account of the Alabama CLAIMS That
reduced the monthly average about ST.
0O3 900, not counting other heavy ex-
penses Had it not been for these ex-
ceptional disbursements We would have
crossed the $40 600, 600 line for a monthly
average. ! do not think our pessimistic
opponents could have done better than
that"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-18
someness. There is no danger of bitter
bread or biscuit where it alone is used.
THE FIRE AT EAsTPoRT, ME.

One Hundred Families Rendered Home
less-The Property Loss.
PORTLAND, Me-, Oct 1s-The terrible fire
which devastated Eastport Thursday has
been entirely extinguished by heavy rain.
All the insurance agents records were
burned. Nearly all the safes were also de
stroyed, with their contents, and many in
surance policies Probably not three safes
protected tn cir contents from fire, The ag-
gregate kss is estimated by the chief engin-
eer Of the fire department and the Insurance.
agents at $500,0O0 The Passamaquoddy
hotel, the Island house, the Frontier house,
and the American house were burned. The
Savings bank, the Frontier National bank,
and the custom house-all brick buildings
were totally destroyed. The Frontier bank
building was supposed to be fireproof. The
custom house, postotice and United States
signal-service records and books were burned.
Sixty-two dwellings, eight factories, seven
teen wharves, two hotels, five boarding
houses, 40 stores offic es, and business places
were destroyed, and 100 families rendered
home'ess. Many fla Glory hands who lived in
boarding houses were burned out Every
tenement-house in town was crowded before
the fire, but they are packed to overfiowing
now. Friday night many persons had TO
sleep out doors on mattresses Very little
provisions or clothing were saved, and many
families are in sore distress The mayor of
Calais has telegraphed an offer of aid, and
the ladies of that town are cooking, and col
Letting clothing.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-18

house of Armour & Co The remaining pork
and beef packers announce, in card to the
public, that they are equally responsible
The packers say:
All statements and ruuors that Armour IL
Co, are standing in the way of or in any
manner opposing an amicable solution of the
question at issue are entirely without fOunda-
ton The discrimination against Armour IS
Co. S dressed beef business by the ordering
out of their beef butchers is equally unjust
and mreas enable, as their competitors,
Messrs. Swift & Co. and Morris s. Co, are
fully in accord and sympathy with he ten
hour system.
The precautions for guarding the property
of the packers have been greatly increased.
In the town hall are a score of cots On which
the regular police sleep. Telegraph wires
lead to each of the packing houses, and night
and day an operator is on duty. The watch
men at the packing-hous.s report BY signal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-18
What is IT. And What it Is.

Papilliou (Clarke's extract of llax) Skin
Cure, like many other inestimable beno'
fits to mankind, was discovered by accid
ent. The proprietor, engaged in the pre-.
paration of certain plants, from time to
time noticed the effect of working in the
pulp watts on the skin. If there was pres
ent any cutaneous eruptionS, warts, Dlem-
ishes or scrofulous symptoms. all disap>
peared as if by magic After experiments
ing ten years. it has become scientific
fact and a priceless boon to the human
race. From giving away few bottles,
the demand has increased until the sale
for the past two wears amounts In .G52,'
COO bottles Large bottles Only 81. For
sale by II. II. DeSanto.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-18


A surgeon of this city, who makes bust
ueSs of Strengthening crooked spines and
handy legs. and oiling rusty joints in the old
and young, received the other day day two
visitors from the country. They were father
and son. The boy, some IA years old, limpcd
ts,infully, dragging his right leg like stick
across the room, and when he sat down
arranging it like prop in front of him.
white swelling" queried the surgeon.
"Yaas,n said the father. dick WIS
throwcd down stairs by his nurse when he
was baby, and he hasn't got over it yet.
seems to be getting worse every day. What
ran Won do for him, doctor"
The surgeon picked up the boys useless
foot. and let it drop with an exclamation of
surprise
"What makes it so hoavyr'
"Hcavyr' echoed the father. "Why that
amt heavy Only four pounds of lead. y
-Four pounds Of lead!n An expression Of
pain and pity settled on the surgeons face as
he looked from father TO son and back again
TO the father The latter hastened TO ex-
plain;
"Why, doctor" he began, "the boys been
wearing that on his foot ever since he could
get about, and it hasn't ever done him one bit
Of good. That leg amt quarter of an inch
longer than it was year-two years agp.
And Dicks getting weaker all tie time,
and -"
a should say so--weaker-yes. Wonder
he isn't dead. What put that into yoar
heau!~
"The leadH'
Eyes, the lead"
"Why, don't they all wear it,"
"Theyi 1t? What do you meant"
"The cripples-people with white swelling
don't they carry lead weights in their thick
soled shoes to stretch the leg back to its right
iengthm
The surgeon was too angry to make reply.
He turned his attention to the boy, examined
his deformity, cut the lead from the shriyeled
foot, and, sending for shoemaker, ordered
Crispin to take the cripple's measure for the
lightest of cork soles. Dick sat in the Office
ill the shoe was ready, and then hobbled out
with light heart and lighter foot.
THAT man ought TO be made to carry
milestone for ten years." muttered the sur
geon, as be turned to his next patient
York Tribune.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-18
A WALKING SKELETON.

Mr.. f, Springer, of Mechanicsburg.
Pa. writes; Il was afflicted with lung
fever and abscess on lungs, and reduced
TO ScdlSiHg Skeleton, Got free trial
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, which did me so much
good that bought dollar bottle After
using three bottles, found myself once
more man, completely restored ts
health, with hearty appetite. and gair
in flesh of As lbs" Call at Hartz &
Bahnsen's drug store and get free trial
bottle of this certain cure for all Lung
Diseases. Large bottles 81 90
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-18

Complaint is frequently made BY those
who use baking powders that they leave
IN bread, biscuit or cake raised by them
i disagreeable, bitter taste. This taste
follows the use of all impure baking pow>
dcrs, and is caused either by them con-
tuning alum introduced to make a cheap
article), by the impure and adulterated
character of other ingredients used, or
from the ignorance of their manufacture
ers of the proper methods of combining
them. These baking powders leave in
the bread u residuum formed of lime,
cnrth, alum. or other deleterious matters,
not always. though frequently, tastable
in the food, and by all physicians classed
as injurious to the health. The Royal
baking powder is free from this serious
defect. In its use no residuum is left,
and the loaf raised by it is always sweet,
light and wholesome, and noticeably free
from the peculiar taste complained
Of. The reason of this is because it is
composed of nothing but absolutely pure
materials. scientifically combined in ex-
actlY the proper proportions of acid and
alkali to act upon and destroy each other,
while producing the largest amount of
rising powder. We are justified in this
assertion from the unqualified statements
made by the government chemists, who
after thorough and exhaustive tests re-
commended the Royal" for goFernmen.
tai use because Of its superiority ever all
others In ruri.s #ad strength! shd tfhole-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-18

Fnss was discovered shortly before 70
o'clock Friday night on the main floor Of the
Armory hall, where the general assembly o.
tho knights of Labor sits 1t had already
made It's way between the beams below the
flooring, and the firemen had difficulty in
getting at it. The damage was about
0,000.
Delegate Deweys scheme to- establish q
grand central labor organ was laid on the
table Saturday morning. The most serious
objection to it was that it would create
monopoly, since its support would be com
pulsory, and there are already In existence
number of labor newspapers which depend
upon their merits for support. The report OF
the committee on revision of the laws was
then taken up, and the remainder OF the
morning session given TO 1t.
Mr. Powierly was illin the forenoon and did
not attend the convention. Grand Worthy
Foreman Grifiiths presided Grand Secre-
tary Litchnlan says the convention will
likely adjourn sine die on Tuesday even
ing.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-18
For sale by 7 II. Thomas.

The Grand Old man seems to have q
great admiration for Caesar, for | recollect
in 1866 he announced that he had cross
ed the Rubicon and burnt his boats and
bridges" A non classical reporter On
this occasion made serious mistake.
for he announced TO wondering wurl1
that Mr. Gladstone had mot only passed
the Rubicon, but he had burnt his coat
and breeches| This astounding infor-
nation caused great misgivings among
Mr.. Gladstones friends, for the weather
was very chilly when he performed this
desperate feat London Temple Bar.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-18
Persisted IN THE FLAMES.
A Husband Makes No Attempt to Rescue
His Wife from a Turning House

Husband Makes No Attempt to Rescue
His Wife from a Burning House.
EARLvnLE, Iowa, Oct. 1S-The house of
Otto Westemeyer, living eight miles south
east, was burned Thursday night and Mrs.
Westemeyer, who was beiridden, burned to
death. The inquest showed that Otto Weste-
meyer wilfully and maliciously neglected to
rescue his wife from the flames. He has been
held for murder The evidence tended to
show that he had fired the building and saved
all the furniture, but never went to his wife's
room. Westemeyer admitted that he was
the father of his hired girls child. His init
macy with her has been going on for three
years. The girl left two weeks ago Weste
never is under arrest, and preliminary
examination was set for Saturday before
Magistrate Fuller. There was strong talk of
tynChinr