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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-07-22
AssGSGInatiOnOf the Duke OF Buckingham

The duke now prepared TO go out to his
carriage, which was waiting at the door,
and as he went through the hall, still fol-
lowed by the French gentlemen, Colonel
Friar whispered something in his ear. He
turned to listen, and at the same moment q
knife was plunged into his heart and left
there sticking. Plucking IL out with the
word "Villain!" he fell covered with blood.
His servants, who caught him as he was
falling, thought 1t was a stroke of appo-
plexy, but the blood, both from the wound
and from his mouth, quickly undeceived
them. Then an alarm was raised; some
ran TO close the gates, and others rushed
forth to spread the news. The Duchess of
buckingham and her sister, the Countess of
-Anglesses, heard the noise In their chamber
and ran into the gallery of the lobby, where
they saw the duke lying in his gore. He
was only in his six-and-thirtieth year. The
first suspicion fell upon the French, and
they We're in great danger from the dukes
people; but when number of officers came
rushing In, crying out. "Where is the vii
lainf Where is the butcher ?" a man
stepped calmly forward, saying, ~ am the
man-here ami" He had quietly with
drawn into the kitchen as soon as he had
done the deed, and might have escaped had
he so willed. On hearing him avow the
murder the officers drew their swords. and
would have dispatched MIN, but were pre-
vented by the secretary Carleton, SIR Tho
mas Morton, and others, who stood guard
over him to the Governors house. The
assassin turned out TO be John FELTON,. q
gentleman by birth and education, who
had been lieutenant in the army during
the expedition to the Isle of Rhe. He had
thrown up his commission because he could
not obtain the arrears of his pay, and had
seen another at the same time promoted |
over his head. He had, therefore, most |
likely, personal grudge against the duke.
but had also been led ON by religious fa-
natlcism. be was stout, dark, military
looking man, from Suffolk; but, according
10 his own account was first excited 10 the
deed by reading the remonstrarce of the
Parliament against the duke, when It
seemed to him that that remonstrance was
sufficient warrant for the act, and that by
ridding the country of him he should render
real service TO it. He described himself
Is walking in London on Tower Hill. when
ne saw broad hunting knife on a cut
er's stall, and that it was suggested to him
instantly to buy it for this purpose. At
Portsmouth one of the royal chaplains was
'ent to him in his dungeon, where he lay
heavily ironed; but FELTON,, supposing the
chaplain sent TO draw something from him
ather than for his consolation, said: 'sSlr.
shall be brief with you; l killed him for
he cause of God and my country" The
chaplain, to mislead him, told him what
vas not true, that the surgeons gave hope
If his life; but FELTON, promptly replied.
That is impossible | had the power of
DVUpIe CTUwuDu V0S Sec MN, snOwefIIIg DIeSS-
ngs upon him as the deliverer of his coun-
ry, and one old woman at Kingston said:
Now God bless thee, little David!" mean
ng that he had killed Goliah.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-07-22
Good Preacher.

He was brand new Office boy, young,
pretty faced, with golden ringlets and blue
eyes. Just such a boy as one would
imagine would be taken out of bis trundle-
bed in the middle of the night and trans
ported beyond the stars. The first day he
glanced over the library in the editorial
room, became acquainted with every
body, knew all the printers, and
went home in the evening as happy and as
CHEEKY as a sunbeam. The next day he
appeared, leaned out of the back window,
expectorated on a bald-headed printers
pate, tied the cat up by the tail in the hall
way, had four fights with another boy,
borrowed two dollars from an occupant of
the building, saying his mother was dead,
collected his two days pay from the cash
ier, hit the janitor with the broomstlck,
pawned a coat belonging to a mem
ber of the editorial staff, wrench
ed the knobs off the doors, upset
the ice-cooler, pied three galleys of
type, and mashed his finger in the small
press. On the third day a note was
received saying: mi Mother do not want
to work in such dull place. She says
Would make Good preacher, so Do i, my
finger is Better; gone fishin.' Yours Till
Deth do Yank us. F"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-07-22

If you want to know a man for what he
Is take him in hot day. Most everybody
has way of standing cold weather. but
when the sun jumps the mercury above
eighty-ive degrees human nature becomes
reckless. A citizen who waited In the
shade of the postofflce for quarter of an
hour yesterday had plenty of proofs of this.
The first one who approached was a solid
business man, his hat on one side and his
coat half of. The other day he was crazy
on the subject of politics, but yesterday
when asked how he liked the nomination,
he belched out
''What in Texas have / got to do with
politics2 There's too much politics in this
country too blasted muchI wonder what
IN blazes such weather as this was sent to
us for"
The next man is generally looked upon
as meek and humble-minded citizen. He
has been known to buy dog rather than
see it killed, and he refuses to fish because
he believes the hook hurts 'em. He came
along mopplng his brow and trying to get
away from a sticky undershirt, and was
pleasantly asked if the weather suited him.
See here, sir /" he began, as he bristled
up like a fighting dog, 81 mind my own
business and desire other people to mind
theirs never did strike man yet but
want no impudence from YOU or anyone
else |"
The next man was a lawyer He was
asked if he could manage to keep cool, and
he turned into the shade, pulled out his
handkerchief, and replied:
Attorney Black insulted me in open
court about month ago, and though did
think wouldn't pay any attention to it,
yet this hot wave has convinced me that it
IS my duty TO slap his mouth ON sight
Have you seen him pass here 7"
The next man has local reputation as a
jolly, good-hearted fellow, and men have
known him for years without hearing him
speak cross word. He toiled along in
the hot sun with the perspiration running
down his cheeks, and as he reached the
shade he was accosted by bootblack. He
took of his hat, wiped his face and then
said:
II believe you are the boy who cut my
horses tail off, one night last week, and If
you don't go away from me I'll do you a
mortal iniury!"
There were several other instances going
to show that while cold brings out the |
CHEEKY in mans nature, heat parboils his
sentiment and hardens his better feelings.
In cold weather men will hunt for friend |
to drink with them. In summer they will |
sneak off alone and 60 into a saloon by the
alley door. Not one man in hundred will |
refuse to sign petition in the winter, but |
when approached in the red-hot season they
won't even listen to two of the twenty
four reasons why they should sign. This
mysterious change must have been forcibly |
felt by leading citizen. who the other day
wrote postal card saying Nome NOW 7 will
''In May subscribe, IN -"" .,I,n- = W..
PSsy A. 80 Ill alteE not "edlnSI
sets in I'll repudiate the subscription and
give you a chance to lick the subscriber"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-07-22
The Chinese Wall.

Mr.. Unthank, an American engineer, has
been engaged lately making a survey for
Chinese railway, during which he took
measurements in many places Of toe great
wall of China. He gives the height at
eighteen teet, ana the width on top fifteen,
Every few hundred yards there ID a tower
twenty -four feet square and from twenty TO
forty five feet high. The foundation of
this immense wall Is solid granite. The
wall goes for |, 800 miles over the noun
tains, chasms and valleys. It was built to
keep out the TaytaEs. Mr.. Unthank
brought back with him a brick from this
wall, which is supposed to have been made
200 years before Christ, In some places
the wall is built smooth up against the
canyons or precipices, where there is a
sheer descent of one thousand feet. Small
streams are arched over, but in the larger
streams the wall is built to the waters edge,
and tower is built on each Hde. To cal
culate the time of building, OF cost of this
wall, is beyond human skill. On the top
of the wall are breastworks or defenses,
facing in and out, 80 that the defending
force can pass from one tower to the other
without being exposed to any enemy from
either side. So far as the magnitude of the
wall is concerned, it surpasses everything
in ancient or modern times, of which there
is any trace. 1t is said that the Pyramids
of Egypt are nothing compared to it.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-07-22
A Walrus III unit.

Three of these large animals were OBJ
served on piece of ice, their large, ungain
" forms stretched out, lazily enjoying their
siesta. Volunteers were not wanting for
the purpose of attempting their capture;
but, as an indiscriminate attack would only
lead to failure, il was determined to dis
patch one of the whale boats, specially fit
ted with harpoon, gun and all the necessary
implements and gear for securing these ami
mails, in order to effect in a more organized
and skilful manner the object we had in
view. Great difficulty was experienced in
approaching our prey, as the boat had to
be hauled over loose fragments of ice, and
pushed through sludgy consistency of soft
ice, snow and water, in which the oars
were useless; so that il was feared the un-
avoidable noise would disturb and frighten
them away. At length, after much trouble
and no little exertion, we succeeded in get
ting within about eight yards, so sound
was their repose, without exciting the least
suspicion in their minds that danger was
lurking in their vicinity. At that distance,
however, they evlnoed degree of restless
ness, by lifting their shaggy heads and ut
tering jerky spasmOdic snorts, that showed
us only too plainly retreat was meditat-
ed. Selecting the largest of the three of
his victims our harpooner carefully laid his
gun. A moment of breathless suspense
followed, to be relieved by the report Cf a
gun, roar of pain and rage, and the
disappearance in the water of the three
walrusses, while the piece of ice, on which
o moment before they had been reposlng,
was covered with blood, convincing us that
our shaft had taken effect. If any further
proof was required in corroboration of this
fact, tugging at the line and the sudden
moving of the boat was sufficient. Lances
and rifles were quickly seized; for these
animals, when wounded and mSddened by
pain, are ugly and dangerous customers,
and have frequently been known to rip the
planks out OF boat with their formidable
tusks, and thus seriously endanger the lives
of the crew. We had not long to wait; a
disturbance in the water close alongside
denoted that our victim was coming to the
surface. An instant after, his bearded
face, with every expression of infuriated
rage and demOniacal hate, his fiery eyes
glaring with vengeance, appeared, and was
Immediately saluted with two or three ritz
bullets. This warm reception served only
to incense and irritate hum, and he trieC
hard to wreak his vengeance on the boat
but his enemies were too powerful, anC
with the united aid of bullets and lance
thrusts, the unwielded beast was forced t.
Succumb to the superior power of his human
antagonists. Towing the great carcas
back to the ship, it was hauled on the flo
and quickly fiinched. The blubber ant
flesh were packed In barrels, making yer,
welcome addition to the small amount O
food that we had on board for our dogs.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-07-22
Mary's Little Lamb.

The veritable ''Mary (who) had little
lamb whose fleece was white as snow" visit
ed the Old South Spinning Bee, Mass, re-
Gently and told the ladies present the story
of the lamb. When she was nine years old
and was living on a farm, one morning she
went out into the barn where she found two
little lambs, one of them nearly dead. So
she took 1t into the house and sat up all
night nursing it. The next morning the
lamb could stand on its feet, and grew
stronger every day. Owing to her loving
care the lamb became 80 attached to Mary
that it followed her about and one day to
school, where she hid it under her desk, so
that the teacher did not know it was in
school until Mary was called up to recite.
Then the lamb came out from its hiding
place, and made the children laugh and
shout so that the teacher was obliged to
turn it out. The poem was written by a
friend of Mary's (the venerable Mrs. Sarah
Josepha Hale soon after the lambs visit
to the school room. Mary was married
many years since, and lives near Boston.
She brought in some of the first fleece OF
her famous little pet.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-07-22
Texas cattle.


The number OF these seem to be increas-
ing astonishingly. The drive into the
bordering States this year, was not less
than 100000, The largest percentage of
these were one and two, year-old past steers,
WHICH are already contracted for in advance,
at good prices, with the more northern
ranch. men. The animals are said to be ip
extra-fne condition, and the drive began
much earlier this spring than usual, as The
mild past winter has been extra-favorsble
for the growth of pasturage. Yearling
steers commanded $6 on the average; two
year-olds and COWS SO; three-year-olds $40;
beeves, $19. The average worth when
market is reached, is estimated at $11 per
head, making So, 800, 900 for the lot-a
goodly round sum for the Texas ranch-men
to realize in a single year for their cattle.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-07-22
VIOLET.

Violet delicate, sweet
Down in the deep Of the wood.
Hid in thy still retreat,
Far from the sound of the street,
Man and his merciless mood -
Safe from the storm and the heat,
Breathing of beauty and good
Fragrantly under thy hood,
Violet
Beautiful maid discreet
Where is the mate that is meet,
Meet for thee-strive as he could
Yet viii I kneel ut thy feet
Fearing another one should.
Violet.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-07-22

A MAN was Boosting that he had an
elevator In his house. $50 he has, -
chimed his wife; ''and he keeps it IN
the cupboard, In . bottle"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-29

The following colored men have paid the
amounts following their names for the pur-
pose of repairingthe Greeley Institute build
ing, the total sum of which has been depos-
eited in the National Bank of Anderson /:
Jonas Miller ST., Henry MCGOWAN $1.5o,
Ben Guyton ST., Rev. D. 81. Hagood Csc,
Julius Thomas $1.50, Moses Rutledge SOC,
H. A. Reed SOC, Lewis Edwards 25c, Gilbert
Rutledge SOC, Julius Thomas, Jr., 81, John
Warren SOC, Frank Coleman 81, II. W.
Reed SOC, Rev. Benz. Collins SOC, Elias Ter
rel Csc, John Williams'$1, g. Chancellor$ 81,
VIM. Green soc, Pink Williams 81, Harrison
Minis SOC, Joe Lee ST, Rev. S. Morris 81,
Andrew White SOC, Hiram Wardlaw 25c,
VIM. Frazier 25c, Stewart Span 75c, Julius
Thompson 81, Wesley Jenkins 25c, burrel
Edwards ST., Robt. Terrell SOC, Henry Pick
ems SOC, Henderson Williams SOC, w. H.
Burt SOC, Moses Lee $l.5o, Elias Fisher SOC,
Moses Cherry 25c, Samuel Rutledge SOC,
Sam Green 25c, John Harris (boy) Sc, ]. R.
Martin 81, G. D. Williams 81. Isaac Jenk-
ins 81, Boney Cummings 25c, Pinkney Wal
lace SOC, Lewis Sims 25c, Abe Benson 81,
Randall Hampton 81, Wesley Jenkins 25c,
A. B. Johnson ST., Sam Johnson 81, Joseph
Cochran 25c, John r. Simms SOC, Adam
Wardlaw 25c, David Dooley SOC, Colored
Good Templars $40, for rent of building
from Good Templars $3.50. Total S59.O5.
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The Farmers Meeting.

Mr.. EDITOR: The meeting which was to
have taken place on the third Friday in
January was so slimly attended that it was
decided to hold another meeting on Saleday
in April next. A subject was chosen for
discussion, to-wit, the advantages for settle
ment by emigrants in the Piedmont region
contrasted with the great West. The Prcsi-
dent was appointed to prepare lecture on
the question. A committee was appointed,
consisting of E. M. Rucker, j. w. Norris
and P. r. Brown, to examine and report
upon the practicability of forming Far
mers' Alliance, for Anderson County, for
self.protection and the advancement of agri-
culture. 1t is designed to interest the far
mers, as mass, in this organization, with
annual or semi-annual meetings. In States
where the farmers are fully aroused as to
the necessity for cooperation, New York
for instance), they have several different
kinds of organizations, such as Patrons of
Husbandry, EFarmers' Alliance and Far.
mers' Clubs, all in sympathy, and all doing
their appropriate work in arousing the far
mers to an intelligent sense of their great
wrongs, and the necessity for combi-
nation to correct these evils. T. II. R.
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Honea Path.

Prof. Reeds school at this place opened
with forty-six pupils, and the number has
now increased to sixty. Mr.. Reed is hav-
ing his school room fitted up with maps,
charts, &C., and is expecting himself to give
his pupils thorough knowledge of their
studies. Parents will find no better place
to educate their children than Honea Path.
.....T The Honea Path Torpedo is the name of
semi-periodical paper edited by Mr.. G. E.
Taylor of this place. The first copy came
out yesterday. We hope it won't explode.
1--WE would suggest that some one be
appointed to assist Mr.. Thos. A. Sullivan as
Mail Agent on the G. G. G. R. R. 1t seems
that he is never able to get the mail ar
ranged by the time he reaches this place.
On his days we get the Anderson mail on
the up train and the Due West mail on the
down train. We would also suggest that
he be little more careful and not drop
papers out of the car......One of our young
men has been acting in rather suspicious
manner lately, and has a great deal of bus
iness about Anderson. He always carries
boquet on such visits. Wecan beat any
of your partridge reports. Mr.. c. Bigby's
little son caught in traps last winter four
hundred and fifty, and sold them at eight
cents piece. Who can beat it?
January %. MEMO.
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Townvule.

Townville Grange has delegated Mr.. H.
W. McCarley to the meeting of the State
Grange, which convenes in Charleston on
the 3rd prox......W. S. Woolbright, Esq,
recently slaughtered twenty-five months
old porker that uetted 500 pounds......D. P.
Werner, Esq, principal of Townville Acad-
emy has received the appointment Of Trial
Justice for Oconee County by the Governor,
q much needed want being thereby sup
Piled. Newt. Latimer, colored, of this
place was arrested last week on the charge
of selling whiskey unlawfully, and upon a
hearing before q. S. Commissioner Brea-
zeale, at Anderson, he was placed in jail for
trial at the April term of the U. S. Court at
Greenville......T Turner Osborne, jr., one of
the young men charged with the fatal
shooting of Mrs. Compton, near Fair Play,
in December, was caught at his fathers
residence in this township one night last
week. He was secreted in a wheat bin in
the smoke-house, and upon being accident
ally discovered he walked out and gave up.
He is now confined In Walhalla Jail IA
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HIGHLY IMPROVED
FOR SALE.
BY J. B. MCGEE. Auctionecr.

BY j. Is. MCGEE. Auctloneer.
WILL be sold at Anderson C. II. on
w SALEDAY. in FEBRUARY next,
Monday, February 2, 1880, the following
valuable Real Estate, lying within four
miles of and Southwest of Pendlcton Viii
lagc:
NO. 1,
Known as the Clark Place, with settlement,
containing 1861 acres by recent survey, has
several acres of branch bottom and wood
land. and open land in good proportion.
On the Bruce's Ford Road.
NO. Q,
A body OF fine timber land, containing 135
acres, lying between land late of Maj. Geo.
Seaborn and land of Mr.. ]. B. Adger, Jr.,
and on the Bruce's Ford Road.
NO. 3.
Known as the Stone Place, with settlement,
containing 923 acres including 13 acres Of
fine bottom land ON Eighteen Mile Creek
proportion, and on the Bruce's Ford Road.
NO. 4,
Known as Pinckney Tract, containg 230t
acres, all wooded, except about 90 acres of
fine bottom land on Eighteen Mile Creek.
This Tract lies West of said creek.
NO. S,
Known as Ritchie Tract, containing about
23O acres, of which about 90 acres is fine
bottom land. This tract has O settlement,
and lies West of Eighteen Mile Creek. The
tract is we'll divided between open land and
woodland.
NO. G,
Contains 16i acres of fine bottom land I'D.
joining above tract, lying West of Eighteen
Mile Creek.
These lands have been recently surveyed
and plats can be seen at office of Mr.. j. B.
McGee, Auctionecr, Anderson, S. c.
TERMS:
One-third cash-balance in one and two
years, with interest at Z per cent, payable
annually, secured by mortgage of premises,
purchaser to pay me for papers, and have
option of paying all cash.
ELLISON A. SMYTHE, Assignee.
Jan Is, 1856 q 3
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-29

thorough-going and rising young farmer of
this vicinity, whose judgments are worthy
of credit, was in Anderson last week on
business, and as the result of his observa-
tions while there he thus pronounces ::
Anderson is on rising ground-she is
bound to get back all she lost by the Air
Line Railroad, and more. She has capital,
and her business men act upon strict busi-
ness principles. Her future is bright"
This is complimentary of our County town,
and it comes from an Oconeean.
n p n
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Go and see ]. A. Daniels new stock Of
Jewelry and Clocks,
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Delinquent Land Sale.
Wilcox. Estate Melissa. S acres.

Wilcox, Estate Melissa, acres.
NOTICE is hereby given that the whole
of the several parcels, lots and parts of lots
Of real estate described in the preceding list,
or so much thereof rs will be necessary to
pay the taxes penalties and assessments
charged thereon, will be sold by the Treas
urer of Anderson County, South Carolina,
at his office in said County, on the first
Monday of February, A. D. $780, unless
said taxes, assessments and penalties be
paid before that time; and such sale will be
continued, from day to day, until all of
said parcels, lots and parts of lots of real
estate shall be sold or offered for sale.
THOMAS J. WEBB,
Auditor of Anderson County.
Jan. %, 1880 % 9
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-29

Do You WANT TO ENJOY LIFE E?NDeath,
or what is worse, is the inevitable result Of
continued suspension of the menstrual flow:
1t is condition which should not be trifed
with. Immediate relief is the only safe.
guard against constitutional ruin. In all
cases of suppression, suspension or other
fields Female Regulator is the only sure
remedy: 1t acts by giving tone to the ne5v'
termining directly to the organs of men
truation. It is legitimate prescription,
and the most intelligent doctors use it.
Ask your druggist for it.