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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-05-31
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Medical query-Was the eye-lash
designed for brow-beating9
Flattery is called "taffy'' because it
makes man feel awfully 'stuck up"
There is marked difference between
getting up with the lark and staying
up to have one.
When the hen with chickens at
tackled the small boy in his mothers
yard, the hen informed him she had
been laying for him for some time.
A note made on Sunday is void;
which may account for men sleeping
all through church service, and maxi
ing no note of what the preacher says.
A'young child in Oregon died from
the effects of swallowing.the leaves Of
an almanac. We always held that
dates should be eaten in small quanti-
ties.
When a certain bachelor was mar
ried in Philadelphia, members of the
Bachelor club broke him up by sending
him as a wedding present copy OF
Paradise Lost"
1t is a glorious thing to have been
born man. One doesn't have to
bother himself for month over the
plans and specifications of a new
spring bonnet. He simply has to foot
the bill when the thing is bought.
A little bright-eyed boy, upon hear
ing his father read the story of Joan
of Arc, was greatly moved bN,ead. .
trials; but when the part was reached
where she was about to be burned to
death at the stake, the poor little fel-
low could not contain himself any
longer, but sobbingly clutched his pa
rents arm, and, with big tears running
down his plump little cheeks, cried,
"But,-papa, wh-e--re were the po'
1;oo
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Henry Clay Quoting Shakespeare.

Henry Clay, who left a seat in the
Senate for one in the House, but after
many years service at the other end of
the capitol returned to the Senate
chamber, exercised powerful control
over the politics of the republic. Idol
lied by the Whig party, his wonderful
powers of personal magnetism, and
his rich, manly voice, would enable him
to hold an audience for hours. He
made but little preparation, and used
but few notes in speaking; but when
he wrote out his remarks for the press,
his manuscript was remarkably neat,
without interlineations or blots. He
seldom INDUCED in classical illusions,
and his occasional attempts to make
quotations of English poetry were
generally failures. On one occasion,
he used the well-known phrase from
Hamlet, LET the CALLED jade vince,
our withers are unwrung," but mis-
quoted the last syllable, calling it "un-
strung" The gentlemen who sat on
either side of linn noticed the error,
and simultaneously whispered "un-
wrung." This double prompting con-
fused "Young Harry of the West
who Strengthened himself, and with
stronger emphasis repeated "unhung.'
This raised a general laugh, at the
close of which Clay, who had mean
while ascertained his mistake, shook
his head, and said with one of his in
imitable smiles: "Ah! murder will out!
Unwrung's the word" The fascina-
ton which he exercised over all with
whom he had personal intercourse,
even his political adversaries, was re-
markable; but he was imperious and
domineering, exacting unconditional
and unqualified support as the price OF
his friendship.-Ben Perley Poore IN
the Century.
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Longevity of Wild Animals.

Two appropriateness have recently
died in the London Geological garden.
One was twenty-seven years in con-
finement, the other thirty, but of
course their actual age can never be
known. Indeed it is difficult to tell
whether the wild animal lives as long
as the domestic one. At one time the
test was the length of tine required
to reach maturity, which, it was
assumed, bore certain proportion to
the life of the creature. But this
does not hold good with even the
larger mammalia; for horse, assum-
ing it to be mature at four years, will
live to five or six "maturities," while
man, presuming him to be mature at
twenty, rarely reaches four. Dogs
enjoy greater proportional longevity
than mankind, and a cats life is pro
verbally tenacious.->L-Gannot be
.uraxeGtc tctiaC even wild animals have
their lives shortened by confinement.
Indeed, it is reasonable to suppose that
the care given to animals in menage-
ries prolongs their existence. The
civilized man certainly lives longer
than the savage, who is exposed to the
hardships and vicissitudes of rough
outdoor existence.
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Still Even.

On Montcalm street recently boy
was leading goat around by a rope,
when a pedestrian asked if he wanted
to sell the animal.
Course not, we just got him." wa:
the reply.
"What did you want of goat ?sssSE- ?sssS.E--
N Nothing much. We bought hin
to get ahead of the Browns, who have
a fox, but they've gone and got even
again"
"How?"
"Why, three of the family have been
mesme-izcd, and Johnny has had two
teeth filled. ."-Detri0t Free Press.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-05-31

The apostle John did not believe in
divorces for religions sake. When he
baptized Chrysippa, the wife of the
governor of Patmos (says Prochorus), J,
she would have forsaken her unbeliev-
ing husband at once; but the aged
apostle told her it must not be. He
had a commission, he said, to join her
to Christ, but none to separate her
from her husband, and he commanded
her to return to Aer house again.
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Life is of worth only as we men and
women witness for something. Proto-
plasm is high type of life compared
to the man who lives only for self.
Smaller than an atom is the man who
finds center and circumference in self.
Less than a cipher in value is the soul
that stands alone, and finds no great
principle or truth as a unit alongside
which to place itself. The coil of wire
stretched across state becomes the
highway of thought when it yields to
electricity; man becomes the medium
of Gods thought when insulated from
the world, and witnessing for Christ
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-05-31
"A Desperate Character"
AN ADVENTURE IN LONDON.

l went to Covent Garden theater
one night last season. We were let
out at y, and set off to my lodgings.
l knocked; there was no answer. l
knocked again; a window was thrown
up and my landlady's head appeared.
"Who are you?" she screamed.
Lets in, please; it's mel" I an
swered.
"Then, Mr.. Me, if you don't come
home before 10 you may still out till
mornin'. I never wait up for my
lodgers-my door is closed at 10!' and
then the window closed with a bang.
mo go!" thinks I. Il have no
money, I'll 60 to a railway-station and
wait in the waiting-room till morning"
which resolution proceeded to carry
out by walking briskly for the bank.
l turned into Moorgate street, and
was just thinking whether l should go
to London, Brighton and South Coast
ore-tha-+>-1,.s-RTidge station. !
stopped to think. There was con-
fectioner's shop just in front of me.
Oh. that it were open! I had three
pence left.
Just at this moment a tall, broad
shouldered man came up to me and
viewed me from top to toe I looked
at him. He was dressed in dark
clothes; pea jacket and clap-trap
cloth hat, with peak lying level on
the forehead, gave me feeling of
awe. The thought forced itself upon
me that he was garotter. He spoke
first.
you're Mr.. Sam?" and he laid his
finger on his nose.
you've guessed it" said I, thinking
it best to agree with him, although my
name was Tom.
"Then come alongl" and away we
went.
"Did Butler give ye e'er pistol?'
he asked.
NO." said I, beginning to tremble.
"He said he wanted them himself"
Just like him. He told I'd find
you standing at Moorgate street, be-
tween II and l, opposite the confec-
toners, with your right hand in your
pocket"
"I'm in for it," thinks I, "but must
90 through with it. But whatever
will it come to at all, at all?"
He led me through a labyrinth'of
streets, walking rather fast, till we
emerged upon the city road. Then
he made straight for the Angel, and
from thence took cab for Fleet street.
What object he had in doing this
cannot say. He did not offer to ex-
plain; in fact, not word passed be-
tween us till we got out at the top of
Ludgate hill.
From thence we went into back
street, and out of that into another,
no matter which, and suddenly stop
ping opposite a shop, he exclaimed:
"That's our cribv'
as it," says I.
Whereupon he produced from his
pocket rule. The shop was evident
" tailor's, as it had bars standing
out like the rungs of Jacobs ladder,
from each side of the door, to exhibit
stock upon. My friend stepped on the
first of these, which was three feet
from the ground, and speedily measured
the hight of a large glass fanlight over
the door; then, stepping down again,
he measured the breadth of the door,
and as the fanlight was square he NUT
tered to me by way of giving me its
dimensions:
"Three and half bytwo high.'' and
chuektaG.sasts@S-S
Then he crossed the road, and fol
lowed, he explaining that we must
wait till the policeman passed. He
hove in sight about ten minutes after
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-05-31

BE as a little child. Children have
no cares; all is managed for them, and
they rest safe and happy in their faith
ar's care.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-05-31

a contented spirit is the sweetness
of existence.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-05-31

Then he crossed the road, and l fol-
lowed, he explaining that we must
wait till the policeman passed. He
hove in sight about ten minutes after
wards, while we walked past him.
Then we waited till he returned. This
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-27
WIVES OF THE PRESIDENTS.
Who They Were and How They Shone as the
First Ladies Of the Eand.


Carp's Washington letter in the
Cleveland Leader says The Fillmore
will case, in which Mrs. Fillmore's san
ity is in dispute, recalls the fact that
Mrs President Lincoln became insane
before she died. and that Martha Wash
ing herself acted very queerly, shutting
herself up in room at Mount Vernon
without a fire for eighteen months and
letting no one see her except The cat,
which came through hole which she
cut in the door for this purpose. They
have not been a wonderful set of women
these presidents wives. Dolly M. Mad
ison. and Abigail Adams, the vile Of
John Adams, were perhaps the best OF
them. President Madison's wife wa,
much younger than her husband, and
she bossed the white house when sh
was its mistress. She knew how 20 Ell
terrain, and the days OF her admiast4-
ton were its gayest. AT or aer nus
band died, she lived here on the cornef
of goth street and the avenue amt kept
an open house. Mrs. Adams was j
preachers daughter. and was well edu-
Gated President Monroe's wife was a
wealthy New York lady. Thomas JET
fersons wife died before he was elected
president, as did also those of YanBpren
Andrew Jackson's wife, who was a
plain, pious methodist, died of JOY over
his election, and John Tyler's died whelt
he was in the white house tyler u as
the only president who married while
in the presidential chair, aud his wife
married in 1914, is still living, and IS n
Washington to-day. Presidents PoIk's
wife was Presbyterian, while Polk was
a Methodist. Buchanan was an old bach
elor, having been disappointed in love
in early life. President Johnson's wife
was an invalid, as was also the wife OF
Frank Pierce. Mrs. Johnson was not a
finely educated woman, and it is said
one reason why she did not come out
more was that her husband was
ashamed of her. Mrs. Hayes was Wei
educated and quite religious. She at
tended the Foundry Methodist church,
and had psalm-singing at the white
house on Sunday evenings. - Chicago
News.
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PROTECT HOME INDUSTRY.
y. w. LOWE,
County Clerk


It is the easiest thing in the world to
write column article of twaddle on the
.'tariff for revenue question, and say
nothing
These fellows always harp against
thigh tariff when the fact is that
there are not i've per cent, no! not
one per cent, OF the people VINO favor a
high tariff. consequently all argument
basedon the proposition that there
is a high tariffs party is fallacious.
Republicans favor reduction of the
tariff, and in the last Congress, when
both houses were Republican, the
tariff was materially reduced. They
now favor q further reduction, but
simply propose to do so without haste,
and ia manner not to disturb the
business interests of the country.
Mr., Carlisle, in thanking members for
his election. said as much, proving
that free traden as he is, he dared not
say as speaker OF. the house of Repre-
sentatives, that he was for any radical
change.
There is no country on this earth as
prosperous and happy no country
SYlsere labor is 50 well paid, no coun-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-27


EEEsp tAs Aug 8 g. ) cbsenlele sud ceussi
A valuable contribution to the htera-
tne Of the spsakership campaln has
been written to this Office by 3 gestle-
Enan who possesses cool. clear Judgment
and is eminent for practical salesman
ship. 1t is pjthy and characteristic,
and the Chronicle comnends il to its
readers:
WAsHERGToN, D. g., Dec. S.-s'Iiere
we 90, damn our fool souls, somebody
head us, That is the SITUATION OF our
Southern Democrats. We have here
to-day repetition Of the folly OF 1860,
when our Representatives insisted upon
the right TO carry their slaves to the
Territories, although there was not a
single man who had any idea of ever
going to the Territories with his No
groes. Ne not only lost tie right to
carry them to the Territories by our
folly then, but lost them in the States.
And now, IN the face of that foolishness
we repeat it in trying to reform the
tariff when we only have the House and
Senate, with the President dead against
US. The Carlisle men say: .Oh, damn
it, we had no chance nohow to elect our
President. We better get what we can
Four out of five of the officers elected
are native Kentuckians. I think we are
sure to carry Kentucky for the Demoe-
racy in the next Presidential race, but
not single doubtful State. The Dem
ocrats from New Jersey, New York and
Connecticut voted solidly against Car
isle. and he only got two votes from
Ohio. The South did the work
When we get George Barnes and
other sensible IRen from Georgiadp the
House, think we can checkmate sach
failure as occurred here Saturday. Our
delegation voted solidly for Carlisle,
except Nichols. They stuck together
like leeches. Blount and Hammond
controlled the delegates. They will get
good places on committees. -
4nCL0 HAO many AIOkA4S " AAOOADSO ~
this letter, some telling truths are ex-
pressed with point How long the vote
of solid South, CAST for Southern
man, may stand against the declared
sentiment of every doubtful State, can
only be conjecturcd. The Democracy
has staked its victory and existence
upon Carlisle and the Kentucky idea of
the tariff. They present to the country
to-day the spectacle of the man who in
a desperate and disastrous game of draw
poker lost his own and his friends mon
ey, and after sinking his clothes in the
spot, /" pulled the bed covers over his
head and thanked God he had ''saYed
himself y We have hazarded the bus
mess confidence of the country; we
have ridden rough shod over every
doubtful State-but we have saved Car
Isle and Kentucky. Gentlemen of the
Democratic party, prepare your ballots
Tor '84.
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NOTICE.
y.o2a9 a.. 81 Of k-irgoi1a F4aas

Land on &c at K5ra0i7s, Koan8,
1886 Nov. I'D, 1888.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
Iowing-named settler has filed notice Of
his Intention to make final proof in SUPP
port of his clam, and that said proof
viii be made before Clerk of District
Court or Probate Judge at Phillipsbarg,
Kansas, on January 10, 1884, viz:
FAswELf. G. HACKLEY,
He 1864 for the shf Of the NV or of
section 8, and the ehf ofthe ne or of sec.
s town south of range 8 west.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon,
end cultivation Of, said land, VIZ. J.
". Duncan. Henry Duncan, Fl Il.
Nash and Thomas Ray all of Philips
burg, Kansas
JOHN BIsSELL, Register,
VIM. Bissell att n29j3
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NoTIGE.
in Kansas.

Land Office at Kirwin Kansas.
1885, Nov. p, 1888
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice
of his Intention 10 make final proof in
sUpp9rt Of his claim and that said
proof will be made before the Clerk
District Court or Proabte Judge. at
PhiIlipsburg, Kansas, on January 4th
1881. viz:
WILLIAM q. PAGE,
ID IS No. 1920 for the siaf ne or and
eIlf Sc or section 8 town i 3, rari.e Is W.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon.
and cultivation OF, said land, viz.
JosepllJ Gipc, i. =. Kellogg, annes
r. Drake and " j.. Drake. all Of ~ /,
ma Neb-
JOHN BTsSELL. Register,
VIM. Bissell atty. n22d27
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NOTICR.
Land Office at R5ra0i1, Kansas.

Land lttce at h8T9pdll, KQ3lSdS
(6370) Dec. 1st 1888.
ing-named settler has fled notice of his
of his claim and that said proof viii be
made before the Register or Receiver at.
kirwin, Kansas, on Jan. 10, 1884, viz;
DoBDs F. SLICK,
HE No. I4148 for the nhf sW or section
8, town 4 s. range 17w.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation of, said land, viz j. G.
McAlister, II. III. Love, NJ. H. Gardner
and Michael Heinrich, all of Kirwin,
Kansas.
JOHN BISSELL, Register.
DonCarlos & Helm. attys d6jI0
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FRRD BheK.
NOTICE.
Land Office at EiTflgiD. Kans,

Land Office at Airwi9, Kansas.
[63ISl Nov. 10th 1888
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing-named settlers have fled notice Of
their intention to make final proof IN
support of their claims, and that said
proofs will be made before the Reaiste
or Receiver at kirwin, Kansas, on i. c !
28th 1683, vize
c. II. SCOTT,
81 E No 44s5 TOR the shf ne or and whf
Sc or section Is, town 5, range 208 /;
and
MISS 4. n. SCOTT,
Ii q No. 9108 Tor the NV or section IL,
Town / $, range 20 W. They name the
following witnesses to prove Their CON
tinuous residence upon, and cultivation
of. said land, viz G. Il Young, Smith
Mccall i, X. Cafnahan and John ar
nahan, ali Of Long Island, Kansas,
JONI BISsELL, Register
Dodge & Chaplin n22d27
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try where the laboring classes are 50
comfortable. 50 happy and 50 prosper
Gus, as IN these United States. he
who wonld, with these facts staring
him in the face, propose radical chan.
ges III the tariff. or IN the laws resa
lating our finances IS a wiser man
than al the rest of the world or 9 stu
pid ass Times.
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Purify the BIoOd now
It Is not Claimed

That Browns Sarsaparilla and Dan.
Slelion, with Iodide Of Potassium wiz
cure every disease, but it has been prov
en- in 2 thousand cases that no osher
remedy can compare with it IN curing
Scrofala. Tuners Kidney Diseases y +
GERS. Rheumatism, Cancers ilysfep slas
Fever Sores, Syphilitic Disesess kolls.
6soRst pation, ErYsipelas, sick Head-
ache. salt Rhenm. why IS Brown SaT-
sapari1Is best for euring th6se Diseases
Because It paTifies the blood. eoTreets
fnactzen Of the Liver ard kidneys and
cures constig patton and DYSPEPSIA By CIV
mo tone 10 the stomach 50 that al 1000
IS readily digested. Use only tie best
medicines.
b. c. Spragne and I. F. 1lallett sell
BROWNS SARSAT.1A fitl-i.A
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NOTICE .
Land Office at Kirwin Kansas,

Land Office at Kirwin Kansas,
1882 Nov. 22th, 1883.
Notice is hereby biYen that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice Of MS
intention TO make final proof in support
OF his claim, and that said proof viii be
made before the Register or Receiver a
Kirwin. Kansas, on January 9Th, 1884,
viz:
FRED Bb OK,
Ill No. 1854, for the NH NV or and nhf
n az section 8, town . $, range Is W.
He NAMES the following witnesses TO
prove mis- continuous residence Qpom
and cultivation u, said and. il
Kansas.
JOHN BISsELL, Register.
May & Mcbride, attys. n29js
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The German-Ameriean Advocate
lets itself loose again this week and
gives aver column. to the trial of
Goubleman. The Advocate aelSnowl-
edges that the jury in the case was
made up of the best men in the county
but says that it was packed. 1t says:
aMr Goubleman may be guilty of the
crimes charged, and the jury no doubt
found according TO the evidence, and
he was deserving Of some punishment
but we think these ways should be so
foreibly condemned that it will never
be fepaated.n What ways, pray! DO
you mean to say, in palmer language,
1--WE hope that if in the future any man
is tried forviolating this law, the sher-
if viii see that no menare summarized
but who will vote not guilty no mat
ter what the. evidence is in the case?'
The jury was obtained after a great
deal Of trouble, and after large NUM-
Der of jurors from other places tDan
Ellis had been summoned After q
fair and impartial tria3 they found nlnl
guilty. Judge Pratt sentenced hIfn 10
sixty days in jail on each OF cue first
three counts, AND two hundred delkrs
fine On each OF the remaining seven
counts And now for the writer o. tlie
article in the Advocate 10 kick ABOUT
any part OF the trial simply That he de-
sires TO make an ass OF himself Ea5t&s
Headli9ht.
1t now seems from she above extract
and like ones that might be clipped
from other exchanges that the viola
ers of the prohibition law are not hay
ing all smooth sailing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-27


We give below the report of County
Clerk Lowe 70 ths Auditor of State.
1t will be found of interest to those liv-
ing in, OF contemplating obtaining an
interest in this county.
Office of County Clerk, Phillips Co.
December IA, 1858.
10 THE AUDITOR OF STATE, TOPEKA,
KAs.
SIR: In compliance with Sec. 81,
page 81, Laws of 1875, I respectfully
submit the following report of the
amount of taxes levied, and statement
Of the financial condition of this couh-
ty, Tor the year 1883, viz:
Amount of State Taxes, ......... S47O2. 90
{" - County A" ......-$I6, 786. SO
+" City " .......S1, 059. SO
- TIP .........$8, O59. 90
y School DIT. ......Sl6, 4Sl, so
II r Com salary ...............$ -. 20
Total levy for all purposes SAC, 2l2.6S
Rate percent on each 500, .O42.
Amt of warrants outstandin $44, 266. AZ
Amt of bonded Indebtedness Sl0, 10000
Total Indebtedness of Co.......$54, 266.47
Total amount OF Taxable
Property III the County Isl ,09S, 55S.SS
1 hereby certify that the above is a
correct statement as shown by the re-
cords in this Office.
Witness my hand and official seal,
this "A. day OF Dec, 1888.
]. w. LOWE,
County Clerk.