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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-04

allow events to take their course without assistance or intervention from me. To de- bate this with myself must be alone. In my state of indecision might by chance be- tray myself; once resolved, I should be on my guard. I entered my bedchamber and locked tho door. It was my usual habit when was mentally troubled to walk slowly this way and that; the physical action as- sisted thought; but on this occasion recog- nized the necessity of keeping still. My bed- room was directly over the apartment in which the members of my establishment. with the Clanronalds, and perhaps MT. Mort lock, were sitting. They might hear my footsteps, and conclude that I was disturbed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-04
ANTS FOR EATING.

According to a Maine Lumberman They
 ArU Excellent as Pickles:
 Should Maine lumberman find a stump or rotten log with thousands of big black ants in 1t, says the Pittsburgh Dispatch, he scoops the torpid insects from their winter domicile and fills his dinner pail with them When he gets back to his camp at night he sets the pail in cool place until his supper Is ready, then brings it forth and, while helping himself to pork and beans, helps himself also to ants. There is no account ing for tastes, and he esteems handful oi ants very choice morsel.
 Ants are said by those who have tasted them to have apeculiariy agreeable, strong. ly acid flavor. The woodsmen, whose food consists largely of salted meat, baked beans and similar hearty victuals naturally have a craving for something sour. "Ants are the very best of piclzles," said an old "logger,n who confessed to having devoured thou. sands of them. "They are cleanly insects, and there is no reason why they should not be eaten, if one can get over little squeamishness caused by the thought ot taking such crawling things into his ston.. ach. There is nothing repulsive about them, and when man has once learned tc eat the creatures as pickles he prefers them to any other kind"
 Ants have at various times and in differ ent countries been quite extensively used tn medicine. and formic acid, which was first obtained by distilling the bodies ot these insects, but is now artiticially pre- pared, is 8 we'll kn own chemical product
 Herodotus tells of ants that live in the deserts of India which are in size .ssome- what less than dogs, but larger than foxes." These creatures, in heaping up the earth after the manner of common ants, were very efficient aid to the Indian gold. hunters. The sand which they threw ur being largely mixed with gold, the Indians were accustomed to go to the desert in the hest of the day, when the ants were under ground, load the sand into sacks, pile the sacks upon their camels and hasten from the spot az rapidly as possible. The ants, ac- cording to the historian, were not only the swiftest of animals, but were gifted with such sense of smell that they immediately became aware of the presence of men in their territory, and unless the Indians got away while the ants were assembling to at, tack them not man could escape.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-04
NOTICE

r HAVE opened suite of dress making rooms in HOlOhan's Block, No. 101 South Main street, and would be pleased to see all my friends and all who are desirous of obtaining good satisfac- tion in the dress making line.
 MRS. w. F. DELANEY,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-04
CHAPTER XI.

T was not rest that I required, but solitude ; and sorely did I feel the need for it. It twas
 vitally necessary that I should immediately decide whether to re- veal everything or pre-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-04
WASHINGTON ExpRESC

WASHINGTON EXPRESS,
 For Newburgh. Philadelphia Baltimore and Washingt' n with Pullman Sleeping Cars, 10 4e pm. Boston, 310 m. Worcester, 3I8 m Putnam, 3:10 a m Willimantic, 31O am Hartford a:10 m; return, 9:so a. m. New Britain, BIO m; return, 9:4S n. m Danbury, 1042 p m; return, 200 a m. Ffshkill on Hudson 1O:4a D m: return 1s.eo o n,
 A. c. KENDALL. GenI Pass Agent. Boston. c II. PLATT, Surt., Hartford,
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4 Grand Hop at Pamela.

PASo1A, Aug. 1.-When the game be-
tween the Sumter and Panola base
ball clubs ended in favor Of the for
mer, the crowd gradually dispersed to
their respective homes in orderto pre-
pare for a grand hop gotten up by the
people of Pamela at their beautiful and
spacious Academy.
The goth day Of -JulS will long be
remembered as a busy day for Pamela.
At the Academy men were at work
preparing the hall for the dance:
Desks were moved and seats placed
artistically around the hall and on the
porch, so that those who did not wish
to dance could sit comfortably and
look on. About half-past niue in the
evening the building was filled with
Sumter's and Clarendon's most beau
tiful dancers, and all ears were eager
ly listening for the music to COM
mence. Music was furnished by a few
members of the Clarendon band. The
dance was so suddenly gotten up that
the committee could do no better.
Twas splendid all the same.
The hall was beautiful, and the
lamps which had been hung around
the walls looked down upon the grace
full dancers as they glided over the
smooth floor. Silk dresses and dia-
monds, grey coats and brass buttons,
and black coats made beautiful ap-
pearance as they mingled together IN
the dance OF in the promenade around
the room.
At half-past eleven the German
commenced, which was kept up until
the close of the Hop, when every one
went away with light hearts to think
and dream about the pleasures OF the
past evening.
Among the dancers were Misses
Mamie Richardson, Calo Belser, Ed
na Weeks, Annie Brailsford, Caroline
and Noddie Richardson, from Claren-
don; Misses Moran and Annie Epper-
son, from Sumter. Some of the gentle
men present were Messrs. Bultman,
Ellis Green, and Flowers, from Sum-
ter Cadet Brailsford, from the Cita-
del Cadets Richbourg, Harvin, and
Mathis, from the P. NJ. l.; Messrs. ".
B. Bonbam, E. P. Briggs R. G. Rich
ardson, Jr., H. B. Richardson, J. NJ.
Richardson, Jr., Charlie Coullette, F.
Chewing, and Lucien Brailsford:
SIG.
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Another Cutting ARraY.

A serious cutting afray occurred
near Manning yesterday morning, be-
tween Pedro Meyers and Bland Hayes,
both colored. As well as we can learn
the particulars, Pedro and Bland were
riding out into the woods, (they are
working at the mills of Harvin Bros }
when Pedro charged Bland with des-
troying a part of his mules bride.
Bland admitted the charge, a few
words and curses passed between
them, when Bland with the butt end
of whip struck Pedro three times, on
his head, neck, and arm, the last time
knocking him off his mule. Pedro says
he then ran, Bland still following and
striking him. One blow partially par
alyzed his left arm, but getting out his
knife, he opened the blade with his
teeth, and wheeling on Bland, cut him.
One cut is just above the heart and
into the left lung, the cash being about
three inches long. Another cut was IL
the forearm. The wound into the lung
is dangerous one, though ne may
survive. If be dies, however, it will be
an exception, for Clarendon people
seldom die from such causes. Pedro
Immediately came into town and sur
rendered to the sheriff. He talks free
ly on the subject and says he did it in
self-defence.
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The Manning Academy,

The Manning Academy will begin
its twenty-second session Monday,
Sep. 2, 1889, with Rev. 7. J. Rookie
and Mrs. E. C. Alsbrook as principals.
MI. Rookie is well-Enown in this
county, and is teacher of fine parts,
being thorough and systematic in his
methods. He has had considerable ex-
perience in teaching, and we are con-
hdent will give satisfaction to the pat
rons of the Academy.
Mrs. Alsbrook has taught In the
Academy for six years, and has the
reputation Of being an excellent teach
er.
Miss Graves comes with the high
est recommendations and certificates
of proficiency. She will be quite an ac-
QUESTION to the Academy and to the
town.
The editor of this paper has for sew
en- years been principal of the Acad-
emy, but newspaper work has so en-
croached on his time, that he has
thought it best to resign that position.
He will hereafter devote his time en-
tirely to newspaper work. He feels a
peculiar satisfaction, however, in leav-
ing the welfare of the Manning Acad-
emy in such good hands, feeling as
sured it will continue to maintain the
fine reputation it has won.
TIE Academy has bright prospect
for prosperous year.
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Picnic at Pan0ia.

PAxoLA, Aug. Last Thursday,
the 25th inst, few of the neighbors
from this place gave picnic at SCOTS
Lake, which was enjoyed very much
by all present Boat riding, croeuet,
card playing, and target shooting were
the chief pleasures of the day. About
two o'clock dinner was announced,
which was partaken of with great avid
ity by ths. hungry spectators. Every
body seemed to have had plenty, as
full Justice was done to the refresh
ments provided for the occasion: Not,
withstanding the cloudy and dismal
aspect OF the weather all seemed 10th
to depart. Before taking their depart
ure several persons visited Fort Wat
son. At this place a large snake was
killed by Messrs. ". S. Fairey and S.
A. Harvin. When the hour for bid
ding farewell to this lovely spot arriv.
ed the happy party, midst smiles and
regrets, wended their way homeward.
Altogether, the day was very pleas
ant one, and but for the rain, which
fell heavily towards niehtfall, nothing
occurred to mar the happiness of any
one.
Misses Julia and Mary Nettles, who
have been spending some time with
Mr.. ". ". Brailsford's family, ex-
pect to leave to-day for their home at
Privateer. fSlIOh.
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To Gnre the Taste for liquor.

Ycu published to-day letter Of an anony-
nous correspondent asking: "Can any one
give me q cure for drunkenness? will IN
the same way give your correspondent a
cure, through you, if yoYswill publish it.
Indulgence in spirits after while
which is longer or shorter according to the
constitution of the person-produces irrita-
ton, Inflammation and fever Of the stomach,
hence the craving for drink; and the great
er the fever the greater the craving. AS
spirits act also on the nervous system and
on the brain, the nervous system becomes
impaired and the brain weakened. Who
can deny that person ailing in these sew
eral ways is laboring under serious dis
ease? He has then no will power to exer-
else. because the seat Of his will is ia the
nervous centres, and when these are i'm
paired or destroyed SO is also the will pow
er
Here is the cure: Let the person have
within his rench small vial of the best
klQQ OF VI I eb>'
when the craving for liquor comes on him
let him take teaspoonful Of the tincture
every two hours. In o few days the taste
for liquor is destroyed, and destroyed while
indulging in it, for tincture of Peruvian
bark is spirits into which has been drawn
Ill the substance of Peruvian bark. 1t is
to be found in every drug store, but 1t
should be of the very best.
Peruvian bark is n tonic. 1t is also the
best, if not the only, cure known for fever.
1t is from Peruvian bark that quinine is ex-
tracted, and, moreover, it is an anti-perlod-
lc. 1t is by these three agencies that 1t
destroys the craving for liquor. Any one
wishing to be cured of that ailment can be
in the way have described, but there are
few drunkards who wish to be cured.-9 IN
\ = S,fD
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Bits from Bonanza.

BONANZA, Aug 5.-We have no news
of interest this week.
Mrs. w. T. Sprott continues very
i'll. They have the sympathy of the en-
tire community. No other sickness in
the neighborhood that we have heard
of.
Through tie farmers that we have
seen we learn that the cotton crop
prospect has fallen off very much in
the past two OF three weeks. Corn
crops will be good Z; also peas and po-
tatoes. Our own little crop at Bonan-
"a is very encouraging so far, though
we are afraid to tell it above whis-
per, surrounded as we are by so many
good farmers and we only an amateur,
at least as far as cotton is concerned,
it being our second years experience
with the King We used the following
as a fertilizer, per acre: Cotton seed
meal, 100 lbs. per acre; kainit, so lbs;
Acid Phosphate, so lbs. We will, if we
realize our hopes, give the readers Of
the TINES the result later.
Road work is the program now. We
have had plenty Of rain.
We were at Foreston last week, and
noticed some fine crops of corn and
cotton and some improvements going
on, notably Dr.. Nettles. He now has
very desirable place His success
shows what energy will do. We found
merchants and people in good spirits
and hopeful. j.
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Don't Take Her Arm Young Man.

The question is often put Whether 1t Is
ever permissible to take young ladys arm
in acting rs her escort on a promenade after
nightfall:" Unhesitatingly and peremptorily,
no. Not after nightfall, nor by daylight, nor
at any other time. An invalid may lean
upon young woman's arm; = grandfather,
if he is infrm, may avail himself Of SIM
liar support, and a muscular policeman
seems to have acquired the right to propel
his charges in petticoats across the tLor-
oughfares by grasp upon the arm, but
these are the only male persons so privileged.
For an acquaintance, or friend, or one
who aspires to 2 still nearer place, to take
the arm of young woman when walking
with her on the public highway is inexcus-
able. Won may be sure nothing will so
quickly offend her good taste, although she
may lack the social skill to resent and
avoid it. And the spectacle in itself
is almost unpleasing. To see a young
woman pushed along little in
front of her escort. by his clutch upon her
arm, is neither suitable nor picturesque. 1t
reverses all preconceived ideas of gallantry.
The fair should lean upon the brave. Virile
strength ought ever to support feminine
frailness. Offer her your arm, young man,
every time and never under ~ circum-
stances commit the familiarity and offense
Of taking hers.
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Another Prize Drawing.

We are going to have another
GRAND GIFT DISTRIBUTION in
October. We shall offer not less than
twenty-five valuable prizes, among
which will be q seactng machine and a
COOKING store. Our chief idea is to get
our subscription list paid up in adj
vance. A ticket will be given every
subscriber whose subscription Is paid
to or beyond Sep. l, 1890. There will
be FOUR GOLD PRIZES $40 in
gold; s5 in gold; $3.50 in gold, and
81 in gold. We mean business. Full
particulars will be published later,
But in the meantime pay up, and be
sure to have ticket for the Distribr-
tion
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Summerton News.

We are having more rain than We
like to have, but not as much as IN
some other parts of the State. !
don't think that crops have suffered
from the rains as yet.
The petition for charter for the
Summerton cotton seed oil mill has
been granted, and the books of sub,
scription will be opened at once. The
lumber for the building is being haul
ed to the place, and work will be
commenced this week. We expect tc
be ready for business by the first oi
September. The building committee
is DR.. B. NJ. Badger, S. r. Cole, and
R. H. Belser. The incorporators are
Thomas Wilson, J. D. Rutledge, r
H. Belser, and J. j. Ragin. Some
lots in the village have been sold and
others are being treated for. Would
say just here it has been reported thai
land could not be bought in this place
Such is not the case I know severa!
parties that are anxious to sell, and
any parties that want to invest car
buy lots as cheap here as in any other
village with advantageous surround
ings.
Streets ale being laid out and open
ed up. We intend to build the place
up, let croakers say what they may
We want live men and business mel
to come, and we will give them 6
hearty welcome.
The donkey party and sunhowel
tea at Dr.. T. L. Burgess las1
Wednesday evening was quite a pleas
ant affair. 1t was given for the bene
fit of Carlisle literary society. About
s12 was realized by the entertainment
Miss Maria Pearson, OF Sumter, Is
:xs;si;ttiing4friieaas- iiii-s shptea sshptea-Zillaee
Miss Margaret Bagnal, OF F'oreston'
is visiting at DR.. Burgess's.
Lieut. Cabaniss is here summerlns
it with his family.
capt. FetefKln speuI LlSn' neie
last week. He is treating for lumber
in the Santee. The Captain is a live
man and an interesting talker.
Mr.. John R. Dingle gave us quite a
surprise on last Tuesday by introduc-
ing US to Mis-. Dingle, at Wilson's.
He was on his way from Charleston
where he and Miss Agatha Dingle
had been married that morning. tie
has our most hearty congratulatln.
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Failures in Advertising.

Some one VINO ll.ts been considering b's-
mess management in connection with ad-
vertising has chronicled a list of thirteen
failures as follows:
Advertising fictitious bargainsis failure
4 small business and large expenses is a
failure
Poor clothing and big advertising is a
failure.
Night trade is failure
Two prices is q failure
A low price in the window and q high
price in the store is failure.
Old styles and condemned fabrics (no
matter how cheap are 4 failure.
Shodly clothing advertised and sold rs
wool is failure.
Cheap and inattentive statesmen thired
on commission) are q failure.
Bargains in the newspapers and apollo
gies in the store are failure.
Large profits and small sales are a failure.
Running down your competitors is a
failure
Advertising goods "at less than cost" all
the year round is failurs.
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S6NTEE SWAMP SOLD.

A Big Western Land Syndicate Have
Bought 20, 900 acres of Santee Swamp
Lands-The Timber 10 be Cut ant
Shipped North.
Messrs Joseph Rathbone and Fran
els Beidler, the two Western lumber,
men who visited Charleston last week
with a view to investing in timbe,
lands, have returned to Chicago, car
rying with them, it is said, the titles
to twenty thousand acres Of land on
the Santee River. The land purchased
by these gentlemen embraces several
contiguous tracts, notably the Rich
ardson tract, all lying along the San
tee River, near the confluence of the
Congaree and Wateree rivers. They
are wooded lands and contain some OF
the finest cypress timber in the coun-
try.
The gentleman who was principally
instrumental in inducing Messrs Rath-
bone and Beidler to visit Charleston,
said yesterday that he anticipated big
things from their investment.
sThey have a big lumber business
in the West" he said, "and ship annu-
ally 10000 carloads of lumber out Of
Chicago. But the vast forests of the
North and West are fast yielding to
the mill and the axman, and the fact
that they will ultimately soon disap,
pear altogether has induced them to
look elsewhere for their supplies
Their attention was attracted to South
Carolina by clipping from the News
and Courier, which sent them, CIV
ing some idea of our vast virgin for
ests and splendid resources in timber
They came to Charleston and as the
result of that visit have bought 10000
acres of land which they propose to
work as soon as the proper time ar,
rivcs. They may work the timber at
first in connection with their Chicago
business, but I am in hopes that they
will ultimately move their entire plah'
to South Carolina.
''It was their original intention tc
cut the timber, carry it down the San
tee and ship it North from the mouth
of that river. But, after consultation
with Capt. Abbot, the United States
engineer, they found that the rive,
was not sufficiently opened up or nav
igab!e for this purpose and will move
it by rail. They will probably also
build an independent line from thei,
lands to connect them with the rail.
road and do great deal of pioneer
ing"
Speaking OF the timber resources
of the State, the gentleman said that
land was remarkably cheap. Large
tracts, with virgin forests on them
| could be bought now for so cents an
acre. True, they were far removed
from any Of the mills and their own
ers had done nothing but pay taxes
on them. But it would not be so al
| ways. The disappearance Of the North
ern forests would 5000 drive other pi.
oneers South, and these lands will
then he valuable ii only for the timber
that is on them.-Meus and Courier
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How TO be Happy, Though Married.

American girls would hardly relish the
advice given at the time of marriage to
maidens in some parts of the East. Wien
an Arab damsel gets married her mother
gives her the following advice for securing
her future happiness: You are leaving
your nest to live with man with whose
ways and Eabits you are unfamiliar. 1 ad-
wise you to be his slave if you wish to be-
come the absolute mistress Of your husband.
Be satisfied with little, endeavor to feed
him well and watch over his sleep, for hun
ger begets anger, and slecplessness makes a
man cross grained. Be dumb as to mis- Sc
crets, do not appear gloomy when he is
merry, nor merry when he is sad, and Allah
shall bless you. y Voice.
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Policeman Clark Hindicated.

The Town Council met last Friday
for the alleged purpose of investigat-
ing the charges against Policeman
Harry Clark. A full council was pres
ent. Joseph F. Rhame, Esq, appeared
as counsel for Mn. Clark. The charges
were read and the names Of the wit
nesses called. Council directed their
clerk, John S. Wilson, Esq, to con-
duct the examination of the witnesses.
Mr.. Wilson stated that he knew moth
ing about the case, nor what the wit
nesses would prove. Mr.. Galluchat,
who had preferred the charges, then
asked permission to assist, by ques-
tioning the witnesses. The Council
decided that Nh. Wilson was fully able
to conduct the examination without
assistance, and declined to let AIr.
Galluchat have anything to do with
the case. All the witnesses were exam
ined, but their testimony developed
= sSshS'aa,or nothing of the charges, and
PoliceSz Clark was Co. s,,a;Es! aand
exonerated of blame in 80 5er: '1'
The TINES, in it's published account,
placed the blame for this affair on the
policeman. The above verdict says we
were wrong, and that the policeman
was net to blame. We were consclen-
tious in what we wrote. and had the
three members of the Town Council to
whom we spoke on the subject to tel
us that ace acre right in what we had
said. The Council is composed OF Ece
members. But, if we were right, 1t
would have been impossible for them
to have found the verdict they did
therefore, we must have been wrong,
and the Council must have since dis
covered that not the policeman, but
themselves are the ones to blame. Ii
such be the case we then have done
an injustice to Policeman Clark, and
are sorry for it.
But then the charges we made were
not fippantly made, and, as somebody
Is to blame, it seems natural to con-
clude that the Town Council is at
fault. Are they?