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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31
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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31
Whatever you lave to say, my friend,


Whatever you lave to say, my friend,
Whether witty OF grave or gay,
Condense as much as ever you can,
And say in the readiest way;
And whether yOn write OH rural affairs
Or particular things III town;
Just Il word Of friendly advice
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For if you go spluttering over a page
When Il couple OF lines would do,
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That the bread shows plainly
through
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And would like Il little renown,
To make quite sure Of your wish, my
friend,
Boil it down.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31

right Of exercising private Judgment
on all palitical questions upon which
I am called to lesislate, and if upon
examination I fud 1 differ in my
views with those with whom I am in
accord politically, I propose to vote
as my Judgment dictates. If called
to account, l will be prepared to show
both for my faith and my
works. Very truly,
D. WYATT AIKEN.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31

A weekly paper called the New Era
has Just been started in Charleston,
in the interests OF the colored people.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31

WASHINGTON, March Is, 1880.
To the Editors Of the Ne,rs and Courier:
In your issue of the 18th inst, ap-
peared the following:
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-14

Askiag the rssson for the barring ont
OF these men, vss told that they
licked when they lost. sod made
things disagressbls. Hangisg over all
Of these tables. ] thought could see =
cloud of dread iest . rov ,uight be
started. n once b~gun in half
crowded room. with courzs eous men
veil armed. no one coold foretsll the
cad Of the dght. All were anxious to
avoid il.
Leaving the gambling halls at about
le o'clock, I vent TO q rather fa.nou.
theatre. OF free and easy. that .ll strsn
gers Who wish 20 be disgusied should
sse. l have seen mshy vile shows III
the mining camrs Of the Northwest. In
the Auah times Of the var she CaDter-
bsfy at Warrington was the resort Of
the vilsst Of both sexes. Bot never be-
fore did hsar such vulgar i.nguage
- heard in this low Leadville den.
Liquor wss sold By women who xalke.i
about importuning men To- drink IN q
town eleven thousand feet above the
level Of the sea.
Ths dance hsils vere crowded by
dsunksn minsre end deprased women.
Ase and women danced. smok,d and
svoss in perfect harmony. Long Ia .ired
Pixies. with revoivers beltsd ON them,
The bslts full Of cartridges. the pistols
fscpisg up end down - they dauced.
yood-nssursdly vent through the in
tricate figures OF fancy dancers. AMI ex-
cussd the blundess snd missteps made
BY dsuuksn mining eou.rades.
Dsnss with the smoke Of poor tnbac-
CO, scented With the strong fumes Of
alcohoi. and besviiy charged with the
siekening smell Of unc!eanly mso aud
weaen. the sir vas not pleasant T.,
brsstbe. aud the Gas burnt low aud
din. The sceue in these places, 10
whisksy and 90 called brandy we're
psursi down psrched. feverish thraats.
grew intsnsi6ed 10 good .humored mp
roar and iuds cency.
IIsft the dance halls Going 10 tiny
hotel. / saw many dozen drunken men,
sous staggering along the side walks;
others. entirely overcome. sleeping on
doosstsps. Stepping .,n'o ssloan to
have . lest gimps' ~ ganbiins
tablc, counted tin1y seven men desd
drunk. lying on the Hoor or sitting in
chairs. I turned and went to my hotel.
There ssw she drst amusing iacident
Of the night. A blind man had been
put 20 bed With . drunken miner. At
about three O'Clock in the morning. the
sightlsss ono woke up very thirsty. So
be awoks the miner and asked him to
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-14
! Demucratic County Convention.

~ meeting Of tbs King county Deasocrsaic
Committse. held In Hesttle July 23d. 1850, ID was
resolved that the primaries for tho next County
Conveutiou be held in the respective precincts on
sATCRDAY. August 9sth. 1850. ct the usual vot-
ing places. and that the County Convention be
st ociock p M. Ter the pufpOse OF no.nins- ting
county ofncers and menAbarn OF the Legtslature
and Getting delegates TO the Democratic Terrto
rial Convention. and thaS the representation be
one dsie5ate for esch ten votes cast for Cation st
tlss Lass general election, one for each fraction
thereof, and one for each organized precinct, -
follOvs:
seattle ...............3SI Duvamish. .......... q
white River ......... Slaughter ............4
Portse's Pruisis ...... . Green River ..........1
squak. 80. ......... 81 Toit oit..................1 a
Mox Ia Push ......... Newcastle ......,...6
esmamish ........s. enoqualmie ..........2
Milton ........... Juasisa. -. ..........3
Duvals ...... .......2 Cedar Rivsr ......... q
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-14

All Democratic. conservative and other citissns
of King county. irrespective OF party OF political
asDsststions dtGsfenoea. vho cen unite With ~
In sn Ebert for Durs. eoep0mical government aEe
cordially invited TO tote In sending dsletstss 70
70 The oRvsotloo.
JuAess Of klecfton for 6eaAtls-ist ward, n. &c
Apdrsvs; "a ward. ~. b. MadAeeks; "a ward,
Moses keiser
The ssscssoa for dssssHsss in seattle WIN b By
ALBEIT 4. sNYDHR. chslrnsa.
d y. QoUnBs. 0scrgtAry. tySA4tdkltv
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-18
Our NeighbOrs in Canada.

Our neighbors on the other side of the
Canadian line are in trouble. The
United States make up a problem over
which they puzzle with all the ardor of
ID, Is, IA. That we should trade with
them is necessary to Canadian prosperity,
yet that trade continually assumes forms
and manifeSts influences that excite the
Canadian gall and arouse every inch of
his proverbial pride. Now the States are
a rich nelghbor whom it is well to be on
good terms with; then they are an
enemy whose presence cannot be escaped,
but against whose Vaccinations every
precautlon must be taken. The last
Canadian precaution was the adoption of
an ironc1ad system of protection by which
the Americans were to be made to feel
what am important thing it was to lose
Cananian trade, and Canada was to be
made independent by having high duties
on goods that paid only low duties be-
fore. But still Canada is not happy.
Adopt what policy they may, it seems to
be Just the policy that helps the United
States to flourish, and Canada to en-
counter additional difficulties. Since the
Canadian protection tariff came into
operation, Canadian trade has got worse;
Toronto droops and Montreal hangs its
head. In the meantime Canadian resi-
dents cross the line by hundreds and be-
come good American Cit u ond this is
the bitterest grievance OF ali. We feel
nossatisfaetion from Canada's woes. The
country is fine one and ought to pros
per, and we believe it will do SO from
the time it adopts cordial, friendly feel
ings toward the States; lays aside petty
jealousy, and allaying itself with them
in devotion to human liberty and human
progress, marches SIZE by sis with it
on the way to prosperity and solid sue
cess.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-18

got away with me if he had persisted. I
was out the other day for a walk, when
couple of ladies approached me, asking
for aims. As if to cogitate upon the all
ments of the world, 1 took out my knife
and unconsciously picked on the glass
optic this way Iillustrating). They left
their baskets on the ground, and, though
I offered to put up for their cause, moth
ing could head them off. But it is in
the street-car that I have the most fun.
Taking my 6-o'clock car at the starting
point, of course I secure a seat. Very
soon the seats are crowded with men,
and ladies come in. Ishut my good eye,
so Gllustrating), and level the dead eye
on the man [ want to have raised to
make room for the lady. In time it will
bring a man to his feet. There's some
thing in the stare of dead eye that will
make mans blood like it was put on
ice. have cleaned whole car out this
way, and had the thanks of the ladies
voted"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-18
Bringing a Dead Man to Life.

A young officer of the English line,
while passing through native village,
was annoyed by the importantly Of a
Hindoo beggar, whom no rebuff seemed
to discomfort.
At length, when the filthy vagrant
seconded his petition by laying his grimy
hand upon the Englishman's arm, the
latter, foolishly giving way to anger, re-
paid the freedom with straightforward
blow from the shoulder, delivered with
such hearty goodwill that the poor Hin
doc fell like log, to all appearance
dead.
Before the assailant could recover from
his bewilderment at this unlooked-for
catastrophe, a bowling SWARM of natives
came rushing to the spot, and with fran
tic cries for vengeance upon the MUIR
derer of their countryman, dragged him
off to the local magistrate, carrying with
them as evidence the body of the slain
man.
Matters might well look gloomy for
the prisoner, for the body showed not
the slightest sign of life, while the Gull
prit himself, overwhelmed with horror at
the fatal consequences of his momentary
passion, faltered and trembled in a way
that would have made any ordinary judge
convicted him on the spot.
But, happily for him, the magistrate
was a veteran, whom no co'atreteneps,
however unexpected, could find unpre-
pared.
He heard the story to an end without
word of comment, and then quietly re-
marked that before passing sentence, he
wished to be quite certain that the man
was really dead. The Hindoos broke in
with terrible outcry at the idea Of the
sacred remains being touched by an I'M
believer.
"Oh, I don't need to touch him, :"
quoted the Judge, coolly; 81 have a
surer way than that
Without appearing to notice the look
of uneasiness that began to cloud the
surrounding faces, he drew forth a stick
of sealing-wax, lighted it, and let fall
the burning drops upon the bare breast
of the corpse.
Instantly the murdered man started up
with an ear-piereing yell, and tossing his
arms frantically, rushed out and plunged
headlong into the river, while his incOn-
solable mourners vanished almost as
quickly in the opposite direction.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-18
I'm the Great Tunnel.

A Vienna correspondent, writing aboat
the st. Gothard tunnel, says: "Those
who went into the tunnel before it was
entirely pierced, all tell of their delight
in having got out of it again unscathed.
1t seems That the heat, the bad smell, the
mud, and the noise of the machines are
simply unbearable. Of the work-people
one-third were always on the sick-bed,
and great numbers of the horses fell a
sacrifice to the difficulties that had to be
contended with. A great deal, it is true,
still remains to be done, but from the
moment the opening was made by dyna-
mite, air began to pass through the tun-
mel, and although it may not yet be the
most healthy place, still it will be sup
portable. The calculations of the en-
ginoers were right to two metres, the
length OF the tunnel being IA, 918 metres
instead of 1890, as they calculated.
When the opening was made every one
stood awe-struck, and an italian. Angelo
Chiesa, was the first who passed to the
other size. The trains will take little
more than half an hour to pass through
the tunnel"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-18
The Man with a Glass Eve.

A one-eyed man in st. Louis has a
glass eye. This is the way he uses it.
He says: CA man came into my Office
once to give me a thrashing about a lit
tie difference we had in regard to the
settlement OF o small estate. / listened
to him coolly and deliberately. Then,
when I saw lie was about to strike, /
p-alled out my eye and laid it on the
cable, as if it were disposed-of motion.
That man went down stairs on the out
side Of the building. Still ne could have
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-18
PITH AND POINT.

IT was the Irish householder that sent
in bill, g For curing your Honor's horse
that died, 6 shillings."
The New Orleans PicGa,eae SAYS:
"Never marry woman without sense,
unless you are fool yourself"
SHE may dress in silk, or dress in satin,
May know the languages, Greek and Latin,
May know fine art, may love and sigh
But she amt no good if she can't make pie.
We are told "the evening wore on"
but we are never told what the evening
wore on that occasion. Was it the close
of a summers day?
JONES says it isn't the color of her hair
that troubles him in choosing help
mate. The color Of her money is what
interests him vastly more.
AS SOON as the color-blind pilots are
all discharged man with a red nose
can walk on the Mississippi river banks
without having the steamboats, whistling
at him.
That was clever remark of young
Spilkins (who was embracing his sweet
heart) when he said he liked that posi-
ton better than the one he held on the
railroad
ONE swallow makes no summer; but
one day with the thermometer 90 deg.
in the shade exercises more influence in
that direction than a square acre of
swallows.
THE Danbury NeaOs, in long article,
tells Chow Hat is Made" The SIM
plest, cheapest and quickest way to make
hat is to bet on the winning candi-
date at the election. -No9T5stoaU,a Her.
aid.
THERE is no indignation more terrible
than that Of an elderly man in horse
car offered a seat by a sympathizing lady,
when he snorts, "Kup your seat, NOM;
they hain't a stronger man in this earn
me
SIX medical experts examined man
as to his sanity and were overly di-
vided. After they had wrangled about
it for week it was discovered that they
had examined the wrong person alto
gether.
New YORK Graphic: When old Mr..
Lamb, the confectioneF, found his
daughter Jerusha sampling his sweet
meats, he exclaimed in anguish go,
Jerusha Lamb, Jerusha Lamb, thou that
killest the profits"
"LADIEs and gentlemen" said an
Irish manager to an audience of three,
" as there is nobody here, I'll dismiss
you ALL The performance of this
night will not be performed, but viii be
repeated tomorrow evening"
"AH my darling wife," said George,
the week after his marriage, eff your
husband were to die, what would you
do?" 81 don't know, I'm sure, George"
said the wife, refeetively. 81 never
thought of that. [ must look in my
Book of Etiquette and read the rules
for young widows p
EYES," said witness, "I remember
the defendants mother crying on the oc-
casion referred to. She was weeping
with her left eye-the only one she has
and the tears were. running down her
right cheek" "What," exclaimed the
Judge. show could that be?" "Please
your Honor" said the witness, 'she was
awfully cross-eyed-"
A BALTIMORE paper suggests that, in
asmuch as the sight Of a horse-car in
cites all pedestrians to tremendous exer-
tons, it might be a good plan to utilize
the vehicle in walking matches, infusing
new life into the contestants now and
then by bringing a car into sight at the
other end of the track.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-18
A WASTED LIFE.

It was just after the conquest of Brit
ain by William the Conqueror, when one
morning strange sight was to be seen
upon the Thames at the point where
now stand the Houses of Parliament.
A vast crowd was congregating on the
northern bank-so vast that the Norman
Guards on sentry on the spot where now
stands Westminster Hall became doubt
full of what was happening, and gave the
alarm.
A company of Normans was at once
marched to the palace.
They were but few men, yet quite ca
pable of contending with larger crowd
of the Londoners, for the latter had
been deprived of all arms, and had been
forbidden, under pain Of death, to as
.semble in numbers.
The Captain of the guard saw, how
ever that the greater portion of the
crowd was composed of women and
children, and at once was treasured.
"What is the cause of the crowding ?"
he asked of d-tongued woman, who
was haranguing those standing about
her.
cit is Albra, the wife of Vindor, who
wishes to prove that she is an honest
woman"
Chow SOP"
N'By the test of the shield"
The Captain turned to his men.
"Disband," he said, "and go among
the people. At the least sign of rising
come to me with the news. Again, if
We hear the Castle bell, at once fall back
and join me in the courtyard. Me
thinks the excitement has little to do
with us or the King"
Near the water stooda man and woman,
both of whom were young-the man
handsome, the woman very beautiful.
Between them they carried shield
upon which was stretched an infant.
whose age could not have been many
days.
The man was evidently troubled and
gloomy, while the woman, though pale,
was perfectly calm.
Where they stood, the rive ran at a
rapid pace.
Around them the people stood eager
and excited, for they knew what was
about to happen.
-"Who is he ?" asked one.
~ He is Vindor," was the reply land
once master of the men -at-arms to the
'Thane Of Buckingham. Now he is SER
want to his old master, who lives here in
London. All he possesses of his old
arms is the shield upon which the child
lies"
"Whose child is it ?"
Gay, there is the point upon which
Vindor is doubtful p
"How SOP"
won SEQ that he is fair, like most
Saxons while his wife is fairer still.
Now look at the little child cooling in its
strange cot, and you will remark that
his hair is black, and that his skin is
dark
''That's so"
s'Vindor, troubled in his mind by q
suggestion of an old friend, doubts his
wife, has told her so, and she is appeal
ing to the old gods Of Anglo-Saxonia te
pc her innocence. But mark, they
~ eg!'
A-elq,p on Vindor, growing still
gloomier, approached his wife, and sale
to her, "Behold, the moment has ar
rived p
s'Thou wilt have it 2" asked Albra
lis it still thy wish ?"
EYES," replied the gloomy man
S'Let the old gods of the land decide
whether OF not this child is NINE"
"Ihen let it be as thou wilt" sait
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-18
Geology is Only DeserintiHa.

We regard geology IS a descriptive
science-lt can describe mine, or a
assure, or a rock, or a stream, after the
pick and shovel have tunneled it up or
laid it open. What did geology ever dis
cover? Not mines In the Ural; they
were found by accident. Not silver in
the Andes; goatherd found the mines
of South America. Not quicksilver at
New Almader; Indians painted their
faces with its ores. Not gold in Califor-
MIA; Marshall struck it In the tailrace of
sawmill. Not gold in Australia; Cali
fornia miner hunted for it and was sue
cessful. Not diamonds In Brazil or the
Cape Of Good Hope. What geologist
ever found coal, or iron, or quicksilver,
or silver or gold, or precious stones? We
have forgotten his name San Fran
cisco Argonout.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-18
MEMORY DREAMS.
BY DIR. ROBERT F. porY

Low down uponm my couch fell,
Fatigued by travelling far;
dreamed, in one sweet magic spell
dream of things which are.
Low in the western sky of blue
saw the sun sink down,
ana throw tnge of reddish hue
upon the country town.
L saw the herds upon the lea
walking as in unrest
Inelr SOFT eyes looking up TO me-
Deno6ng love-the best
saw below the aged mir
Which for many years had run
The waters from the little rill
Commingle into one
saw the weary traveller walk
Along his thorny way;
he OF his many woes did talk,
And for good times did pray
saw the sun its rays reflect
Upon the great church spire,
And saw philosophy inspect
Its truths which never tire.
saw the races here below
Walk in their earthly sphere:
some were dark, and some as snow,
And some were young-some sereI
saw the poets faces fair
All round a table great,
And one did say, 'Beware, beware
VI woman who viii pirate n*
saw the cataract, and its flow,
AS swift as that old bird
Which took off Ganymede in woe
To that of the unheard
Of all this did dream that night.
When the sun had sunk to rest
Did give to me grander sight
Than the beauties of the West.
OF the beauties of the North and South,
And the beauties of the East;
OF rivers from source to mouth
All the beauties never ceased
This did dream in one sweet dream,
AS the hours sped along.
All ! memory dreams, they do seem
AS Natures grandest song.
And pensive from my couch stand,
AS foolish as clown;
The woods with one welkin rang
Around the country town.
See Longfellow's "Household Beware" edition,
90 %, 1876.-R. d.
BENTON, Ill.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-18

"WHAr do you most like next to your
self?" asks an exchange. A gauze-silk
undershirt, if the weather is very hot.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-18

*See Longfellow's "Household Beware" edition,
page %, 1876.-R. D.
BENTON, ILL.,
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-23
New York City.
NEW YoRK. Sept. 2s

NEW YORK, Sept. p.
 The overseeing committee of the Stock Ex- change have placed on the regular list the stock and bonds of the American Union Tel egraph company. The stock is $1O, 1000, 900 and the bonded indebtedness $5, 100000.
 The failure was announced to-day of Isaac Elkins, wholesale dealer in clothing, 538 Broadway, with liabilities amountingto to $1OO,- GOO, caused heavy depreciation in goods. No reliable estimate of assets could be ob- tained.
 It is now decided that there will be no change among the representative coal corpo- rations in regard to October prices. It was understood that the raise in price of different coals would be made next month, but in con- sequence of the raise in freights from 25 to 30 cents per ton, there has been Hull in the coal market as this raise is objected to. All the mines are being worked full time. The supply exceeds the demand and dealers are holding of from purchasing their winter supply, expecting a reduction in place of a raise. It is understood the companies will not make any changes in present prices.
 The firm of Hartley & Graham, dealers in military supplies, Maiden Lane, have been robbed for some time past of costly articles. On Saturday last MT. Hartley noticed six bundles of wood and fragments of packing boxes being carried out of the store by Por- ter Burns and Trackman Hartley. He stop ped the men and had the package opened and found sixteen guns and other articles worth $20OO Burns escaped by the rear entrance and disappeared from the city. Detectives were put on the case. They suspected that George Wheeler, a clerk in the store, was an accomplice of Porter. They visited Wheel CTS house in Brooklyn and there found property worth $1, ,00O belonging to his em- ployers Wheeler was arrested and locked up, and this evening made full confession of the crime