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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-10-04
John MORGAN,S LAST RAID.

In a statement recently made to an In
dianapolis newspaper, Andrew j. Campbell,
the Union soldier who killed the COnteder-
ate General, John a. Morgan, of Greenville,
Tennessee, narrated all the circumstances
of N1organ's attempt to escape and the pan-
ner in which he shot him down, but he said
he knew nothing Of the means by which
his commander learned that Morgan was
at Greenvlle. The missing information is
supplied by Edward S. Richards, a grain
merchant in Chicago, who was Adjutant-
General of Tennessee while Andrew john
son was Military Governor of that State.
John Williams was Tennesseean, but a
Union sympathiZer. He was a man OF
wealth and education, and had very beau
tiful and accomplished wife, twenty years
his junior. Mrs. Williams was Il strong
Union woman, and lost no opportunity to
give aid or information to the Union SOL
diers. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams residence
was at Greenville, about fifty-siX miles from
Bristol, where the Confederate army was
encamped. Williams, with others of his
townsmen, had been compelled to leave
home on account of the strong feeling against
there was no one at home but Mrs. Will
liams herself.
On the night before NIorgan's death, about
9 o'clock, the quiet Of the Williams house
was disturbed by a loud knock at the door.
Mrs. Williams went to the door and asked {:
"Who is there?"
'- 'tJohn Morgan's men," was the reply.
knowing Morgan very well, Nj ). Will
liams had no hesitation in admitting those
outside, particularly as a sudden thought
flashed through her mind, which subse-
qucntly bore good fruit. Throwing the
door open, she babe them enter and vel
come, and Morgan crossed the threshold
with three or four Of his staff.
Mrs. Williams prepared a supper TOR
them. At the earliest opportunity to get
outside of the house, she went to a twelve
year old boy, whom she knew, and gave
him some instructions and 4 note. The
boy disappeared, and fifteen minutes later
he rode cautiously out of town on bay
horse. When half a mile away he laShed
his animal into a run.
Unsuspicious and confding, Morgan
and his staff supped, and about II O'Clock
retired to bed. They slept soundly, and
day was just beginning to break when was
heard the tramp Of feet, Il cry, 4 shot, and
then all was still.
About eighteen miles from Greenville,
Gen. G. Gillem, of the Union army, was en-
camped with brigade of $500 soldiers:
Gen. Gillem was sleeping in his tent at II
O'Clock, when picket awaked him and
called him outside. He found the picket
holding by the bride q bay horse whose
fianks were bathed in foam and on whose
back was Il small boy. The General asked
the lad what he wanted, and for an answer
the boy handed Gillem a note. 1t read:
Gen. Morgan and his staff, with small force
of men, are stopping at my house, and will re-
main all night If you send detachment of
men before sunrise You may capture them.
Yours truly, Mrs JOHN WILLIAMS.
The boy was taken into Gillem's tent and
fed, and Immediately boots and saddles was
sounded, and six companies of cavalry,
under Col. Ingerton, were ordered to Green
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-10-04

Then she went hurriedly to the house.
The three men were were still sitting at the
table, and Sacramento felt rather than saw
that one Of them still regarded her suspi-
ciously as she came in. She did not speak
to them at all, but went directly through the
kitchen to her own room, and in moment
more came out, went about her work in the
kitchen, and took up Il pail apparently to go
to the spring for water.
Ten minutes later, standing in the shade
of the cottonwood, young Somers heard a
step, and then Sacramento, leading BuenO,
all saddled and bridled, appeared. He
started forward.
"Hush," she said; "they may come out
at any moment. Listen to what | say.
Your life depends upon it. You must ride
straight down the trail for Il quarter of a
mile. Then, close bya big cottonwood, just
like this, you will strike path to the left.
Bueno will know it, once you get him to it.
1t will bring you out, half mile on, at a
corduroy road that crosses the swamp. This
end of the corduroy has got out Of order and
there are some logs laid. Lead Bueno across
and then pull the logs away. If you can do
that, it will make trouble for those who fol-
low you. Beyond the swamp is a big plain.
Strike straight across it, keeping the moon
square on your right-the moon will be up
by that time-and three hours riding will
bring you to the railroad. After that--God
help you to get safe aWayW
Sacramento paused and put out her hand.
"Can you remember" she demanded.
81 can, but can never forget"
"Never mind that. Here, take this. 1t
is little money. You will need it. Now
mount and ride-slowly little way, and
then for your life"
The young man still had hold of her hand.
The tears came into his eyes. The next mo-
ment he was gone.
The next morning Sacramento told her
father the story and coaxed him into for
giving her. And the following afternoon
man brought Bueno over from the railroad
town; and then she knew the fugitive was
safe.
Six weeks later lawyer from Santa Bar
bara appeared with letter from Walter
Somers. He was with his friends at New
York. He begged Sacramento to accept, as
a gift of gratitude, at least the amount OF
the reward that had been offered.
And so it was she went down to San Fran
cisco to school, that winter, after all.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-10-04

THROW Up Your CIIIN.-The whole Sc
cret of standing and walking erect consists
in keeping the chin well away from your
breast. This throws the head upward and
backward and the shoulders will naturally
settle backward and in their true position.
Those who stoop in walking generally look
downward. The proper way is to look
straight ahead, upon the same level with
your eyes, or if you are inclined to stoop,
until that tendency is overcome, look rather
above than below the level. MOuntaineers
are said to be "as straight as an arrow"
and the reason is because they are obliged
to look upward so much. 1t is simply i'm
possible to stoop in walking if you will heed
and practice this rule. You will notice
that all round-shouldercd persons carry the
chin near the breast and pointed downward.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-10-04

INJUSTICE OF WOMEN TO THEIR OWN
SEX-A young woman who served out a
sentence of five years in Maine State prison,
found means of education, and becoming
thoroughly reformed, left the prison in ap-
pearance Il lady. She was employed by q
firm in Portland as salesWoman, and gave
perfect satisfaction to her employers, till one
day a wealthy lady of the place entered the
store and recognized her. Calling the pro-
prietor aside, she told him that the girl had
been in State prison. He replied that he
knew it, but that she did her duty faithful
ly and that they were well satisfied with
her. "Well," said the lady, eff you keep
her in the store | will neither trade with
you myself, nor suffer any of my friends to-
if l can help it," So the proprietor, rather
than lose his customer, called in the poor
girl and dischared her. \ merchant who
would do an act of this kind ought to be
sent to the penitcntiary himself People,
and especially those who imagine them
selves ut the top of society, are ready to cast
stone ut those who are compelled to work
for Il living, and there are few cases on
record where fallen women has been aided
in their attempt to rise, while the annals of
the world are filled with the slander of in
nocent girls who, in nine cases out OF ten,
are purer and more charitable than their
S1n
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-10-04

gzss- 1t is better to endeavor to accomplish
good object and fail, than not to try at all.
The effort put forth strengthens, even if it
be Intellectual, and the very act Of trying to
do good blesses, though the plan prove Il
failure. Such efforts give strength for en-
deavors which may prove glorious successes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-10-04
M(istellaueun5 &eadiug.
FEDERAL AID In EDUCATION.

THE ER-STATE CONTENTION 1T LOUIS
TILLE, KY
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-26
He Knew Him as q Liar.

Uncle Hank Allen was perhaps the
smoothest and most accomplished liar in
central New York. Why, the old mans
stories were so smooth, so artistic, thar,
while listening to them, you imagined you
werelistening to Elder Cleve]and's bible
stories. One day we were all talking about
potato-bugs in Uncle Hanks grocery,
which was sort of village farmers club.
Old Hank scratched his head thought
fully and remarked: Gentlemen, you
don't any of you appear to know any
thing about the: rayenous nature ofthem
potater-bugs. You may call me a liar,
but Eve had potater-bugs walk right in
to my kitchen and yank red-hot pOta-
ters out Of the oven. Waiting around
the potater patch for the second cropw
exclaimed Old Hank with sheer.
t'Walting? Why, confound your eyes,
was up at Townsend's store Yesterday,
and saw potater-bugs up there looking
over Townsend's books to zee who had
bought seed potatoes for next year, /
did. by. gosh!', The whole grocery was
still when Uncle Hank. finished. You
could have heard pin drop. Finally a
long, lean man from Woodman's Pond
raised himself up :, 'ar the door, He
,c.as evidently q newcomer, and was not
acquainted with Mr.. Allen. Pointing
bis long finger at Uncle Hank he ex-
claimed: f"You are a1iarw Uncle Hank
looked over hisgiasses at the stranger
long and earnestly. Then holding out
his :hand be inquired with a puzzled
look: When did you get acquainted
with me?" H. s gs =. .. ss:.i d
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-26
Money IN Heavy Horses.

The prices of the larger breeds of farm
horses, those for city cart and truck
work keep we'll up in our markets, and
the supply is said to be not nearly equal
to the demand. It's also noted that the
price of this class OF horses has advanced
in England, and few, particularly fan
cied for breeding purposes, have risen
beyond all former prices. It is report
ed that $50 guineas g, 25O) has been re-
fused for black filly, while two three
year colts were sold at 500 guineas each
($2, 500 and 500 guineas ($2, 500 has been
refused for this seasons hire of famous
stallion. These are extraordinary prices.
but even mares and stations of more
common rank are selling at from $3.50 to
s., 500 In both Great Britain and the
United States. We hope that the ex-
tensive horse-breeding establishments
now forming on the great Western
plains will, in few years, be so success
full as to sell horses of superior quality.
at lower figures than those prevailing at
present. Our population is now grow
ing so rapidly that even this increase in
horse breeding will not keep pace with
its wants. This business our farmers
may rely upon, as being safe and pro-
ftable one for years to come.-American
Agriculturist.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-26
Colorado and wisconsin Air
COMPARED.

OO1n OWs
A person feels, after breathing Colora-
do air az though couple ofmouthfuls of
Lake Michigan breeze would make him
intoxicated with JOY, and his weak body
would feel like calling somebody liar,
lust for exercise. The air here is good
for those with weak lungs, because it
does not 90 into the Jumps and search
around for something to blow up, the
way Eastern air does. The Colorado air
goes into the lungs in mild, apologize
sort of way, as if it wanted to ask the
pardon of a tubericle, or a hemorrhage
scar, for coming in, and it sort of ]oats
around in the lungs. blushing and bash
full, and backs out noiselessly, and hopes
it has not Inconvenience the breather,
and goes off down an alley as though
ashamed of having intruded: The Wis
consin air goes into ones lungs as
though it was policeman going into
saloon to break up row, and seems to
say to the lungs; "What is going on
here" 1t hustles around, attends to
business, braces up the man who owns
the lungs, and goes out like cow crowd
ing through a garden gate, and leaves
the gate open. Everything is laid to the
air here. fla man goes wrong by rob-
bling stranger, somebody says it was
the rare atmosphere that cansed it. #
a person tells lie that would cause old
star spangled American liars of the
Eastern States to bow their heads with
envy, the apologizers of the liar will say
it is the air he breathes that causes it.
And perhaps it is 80, for find that it is
easier for me to lie here than it is at
home.-[Peck's Sun
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-26
Paint for Floors.

An economical paint for floors is made
by soaking 2 1-S ounces of good, clear
joiner's glue over night in cold water.
It ia dissolved and then added (stirring
constantly to thickish milk of lime,
heated to the boiling point and prepared
from one pound of quicklime. Into the
boiling lime is poured (the stirring still
continued as much lindsee d oil as be-
comes united with the lime. and when
the oil no longer mixes there is no more
poured in. If there happens TO be too
much oil added, it must be combined by
the addition of some fresh lime paste.
For the quantity above indicated about
half pound of oil is required. After
this white, thickish foundation paint has
cooled, color is added which is not al
fected by lime, and in case of need the
paint is diluted by water. For yellowish-
brown or brownisll-red shades about a
fourth part of the entire bulk is added
Of brown solution obtained by boiling
shellac and borax with water. This
mixture ESPECIALLY adaptel for painting
floors, where there is rug in the CEN
ter. For durable paint is that composed
of lindseed oil varnish, which penetrates
into the wood anu mades it water resist
ing, its properties being thus of nature
to compensate for its higher cost.-Ex-
change.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-26

avans at long distances from India.
This was the wear of the Russo u rkis1
war, and if the disease had broken out
in Asia minor or the Balkans its ravages
would have been terrible its progress
was stayed in 1878, and it did not reach
tie Mediterranean ports.
1t is not easy to determine whether
the present appearance OF cholera in
Egypt is directly connected with the
outbreak five years ago in Arabia, or is
to be attributed to more recent infection
from India. Whatever may be it's
marching pace, and wherever may
have been it's original point Of depart
ure. it is visitor whose approach ha &
not ceased to be all awful warming. Its
presence in the south Mediterranean
ports ought not, however, to cause the
same degree of apprehension as ferme r
ly. The overland routes of communica-
ton between Asia Minor and Egypt on
the one hand and the hives of Indian
population on the other are no longer
SO densely thronged as to open an easy
passage for contagion. The railroad sys-
tenn in India, the Suez Canal and the
Egyptian trunk line have broken up
the business of the caravan routes and
and thereby diminished the danger of
contagion. At the same time, a quaran-
tine system has been established by
Various nations in the Mediterranean,
by which the progress Of plague may be
retarded and possibly blocked altogeth-
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-26
Treatment Of Jersey Calves. ::

! J. H. Walker, in an article in the
Country Gentleman on the above topic,
condemns in strong terms the high feed
ing Of calves designed for dairy stock or
any feeding beyond what will keep them
in fair thrifty condition. He says:
"The younger the animal is when this
bad habit of making flesh and fat begins,
the more controlling it will BE-, and the
more likely the animal will be to trans
NIT the habit to its offspring. Nothing
should be fed to bulls more stimulating
than good hay, and at times few oats,
shorts, or both, with coarser food.
Plenty of coarse hay, straw and flat grass
even should be given at times. The d.
gestive organs of a butte:-buH, especially
when young, should be taxed and dis
tended precisely as those of a female
designed to produce butter. Heifers
should be fed nothing but
skinned milk. grass, rowen, good
hay, coarse hay, fiat grass, straw,
corn stubble. In fact everything to dis.
tend. and tax their digestive organs.
and with nothing more stimulating, be-
fore they drop their first, cali, than oats.
or shorts, or similar food. The rule for
keeping heiters TO make good cows i
rather extraYaeant expressed BY say
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-26
ASLATIC CHOLERA.

Ravages Of the Plague on the Nile.
From the PHILADELPHIA Bulletin.
It is apparent that the most malignant
of plaques has suddenly appeared on the
highway between east and west. Dam
ietta lies ON the east branch of the Nile,
about quarter Of the distance from
Port Said to Alexandria by sea. Man
surah, where additional cases are re-
ported, lies short distance up the Dam
ietta branch an6 Rosetta and Port Said
where the disease is also said to have
broken out, On the east to the west
and east. Damietta itself which is the
centre of contagion is separated from
Port Said only by the shallow salt mere,
Lake Menzaleh, through M. de Lesseps
hollowedIout his great ditch. The scourge
has appeared in quarter where it is d.
rectly communicated to Greek, Italian,
French and English ports, where it will
be capable Of reproducing itself.
Hippocrates and Galen, for they de-
scribe it in detail. although each has
his own name for it. For q century and
quarter it's periodical movement has
been attributed to the dense masses of
population gathered together every
twelfth year at the great Hlndoo fes-
rivals. From the shrines in the inte-
rior, to which pilgrimages are made, the
disease has boon carried te the coast at
Bombay or Calcutta. Mauritius and
China, or along the caravan roads to the
Persian Gulf, the Caspian and the Med
iterranean, and even across Central Asia
into European Russia. The most ter
rible visitations of this plague which
have occurred since 1855 have followed
this periodic law. The disease broke
out in India in 1917, and ran its course
in four years. In 1929 cholera reached
Orenburg, spread to Poland and
Eastern Europe, and was
carried by emigrant ships to America in
1882. In 1841 there was fresh out
break in Bengal, the effects of which
were traced year after year in one coun-
try after another until the pestilence
again spent it's force in America. In
1865 the injection was communicated
more rapidly, steamships carrying it to
Marseilles and England, and finally to
New York. The next visitation was due
under the periodical law in 1877, and in
Decembe of thatiyear there was great
mortality from the disease ID Jedda,
Mecca. and throughout Arabia, and
sporadic cases were reDoxted IN land car
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-26
Preserving Meat.

The Japanese method consists in
placing the raw flesh in porcelain YES
sells and pouring on it boiling water,
whereby the albumen on the surface is
quickly coagulated and forms protec-
ton against the further action of the
water. Oil is then poured on the sur
face of the water so as to prevent the ac-
cess of air and consequent putrefaction
of the meat. The system Of protecting
animal substances by securing the coag-
ulation of their albumen and the exclu-
sion of air is of course no novelty, and it
can hardly be supposed that we are in
debted to the Japanese for its original
adoption. But undoubtedly their meth.
cd of applying it is far preferable to that
practiced by ourselves in the process OF
preserving timed meats, which appears
to consist in boiling them for such q
length of time that almost all their flavor
is destroyed, and the ultimate result is
a mass of tasteless result and muscular
fiber. '~-:' -
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-26
Fear the Dentist.


Ten thousand dentists, whose thriving
business attests the badness of Ameri-
can teeth, meet with amusing advent
ures when they encounter those who
are suffering from what Burns calls the
grim, misunderstanding chier' that
makes "mankinl aft dance reel" A
Chicago reporter describes some of
these experiences, as they were report
ed to him by several dentists of that
city:
1--WE encounter more that is ridiculous
in the extraction Of teeth than in any
other branch of the profession" said a
dentist.
"Why, 1 have had great strong men
come into my Office with the intention
of having a tooth extracted. and at the
the sight of the instruments actually
turn and run,-yes, run, as If the angel
of death had suddenly appeared before
them.
Son the other hand, have seen frail-
looking little women come in, and
without a word or look That would indi-
| cate any timidity, take seat and I'M
dergo the operation with scarcely sign
of fear.
"Men and women of large stature, as
a general rule, make more fuss than
smaller men and women, aud women
exhibit less fear than men.
"Some very amusing incidents occur
during the practice of dentist. For
instance, not long since prominent
lawyer, being greatly annoyed by an
aching tooth, decided to have it out; 80
mastering up courage, he went to a
we'll dentist and told him he re-
quired his services.
"The lawyer took the chair and the
dentist got everything in readiness.
when the lawyer spoke up and said, 4
am going to faint and he did.
Nevertheless, the tooth was extract
ed, and the loss of blood bringing him to
consciousness, the dentist asked him il
it was a common thing 'or him to faint,
and receiving an affirmative answer,
said that the fact of his fainting had re
moved the necessity of his administer
J iug gas"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-26
Winnings Of Great Trotters.

Goldsmith Maid captured l2l races,
and won for her owner $264,2O0 during
her trotting career. The actual profit
she brought to her owner is said to foot
up $246, $50; American Girl won forty
nine races, gathering $l1S,100 for her
owners. Rarus won sixty-three races
winning $ll4, $3.50. Judge Fullerton won
thirty-two races before his winnings
amounted to $102,085. Flora Temple
won $4,000 in eighty-six races. Hope
full, 900 in forty nine races; and Lady
Thorne, $40 ,575 in forty-one races. But
the millions of dollars lost on horses not
quite as fast as the above is seldom
thought of or considered by those who
imagine that there is a great deal of
money to be made in raising fast trot-
ters.s The prizes are few, the blanks
very numerous.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-26
James Fenn1lnOre CoOper

The father of James Fennimore Coop
er owned tract of land about Cooper
town more than equalling the largest
dukedom in extent, and the son con-
sidered that he had fallen heir to the
title of lord of the manor. "In no way
could he have made himself more Of
fensive to his townsmen," says histor-
ian. They had contempt for any such
pretensions, an his literary ability was
us little appreciated by them. From the
year 1887 until his death he was involved
in lawsuits. He began by defending a
point of land which they took for picnics
upon the lake. They would have been
made welcome to its use had they asked
for it; but g they claimed It by right,
Cooper successfully appealed to the
courts, and then 6ok fuit her vengeance
upon them by writing the novel Home
@ Found. With no ofhAr euperent II Ns
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ing: "A heifer should have a paupch

ing: "A heifer should have paunch
large enough to turn itself around in: .
Unsightly. as they are in such a condi-
ton, such heifers make the best COWS.
The rule is to feed just enough of such
things as are found necessary to keep
the animal in a thrifty growing condi-
ton, and no more-the less, the better
and never allow milk or butter ami
NAL to lay on fat. Experienced dairy
men never 20 into herds thatare fat and
sleek for GO IS. They know that the
feeding necessary to produce such condi-
tons in milk and butter ,;a animals nm impair
which they are to be kept, namely, the
making of milk and butter. Meat, not
milk and butter, is what they will ever
after make. They will ''take better
care of themselves than of their own
ers."