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The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-29

people to get chance to plumber
them. u But there, q al'ea some ,politi-
clans who are so, honest and, so
clever and kind hearted that we
forgive them for playing the dem
agogue. / like Zeb Vance and
sunset Cox and Blount and Phil
Cook and Hardcman and all their
sort, for they are amiable and un-
selfish. I heard Zeb Vance tell
ing about how he captured the
votes Of backwoods settlement in
North Carolina when he first ran
for Congress. He said he had nev-
er been in that settlement and did
ent know the boys. He dident
know their politics nor their habits
nor their religion. But he. sent
them word he would be there to
see them on certain day, and so
he rode over the mountain anal got
there and found about sixty
Of the sovereigns at a cross-road
grocery, and be got down and
hitched his horse and began to
make their acquaintance and crack
his jokes around, and thought he
was getting along pretty we'll with
them, but he noticed an old man
with shaggy eyebrows and big
brass spectacles sitting on big
chunck and marking in the sand
with a stick. The old man dldent
seem to pay any attention to
Vance, and after awhile Vance con
cludcd that the old man was the
bel weather Of the flock and that
ut was necessary to capture him,
so he sidled up close to him, and
the Old man got up and shook him
self and leaned forward on his
stick and said solcmnly, This is
Mr.. Vance, | believe Yes, SIR
said Vance. And you have come
over here to see my boys about
their votes, l believe Yes, sir
said Vance, that is my business
We'll, sir said the old man,
'afore YOU proceed with that busi-
ness | would like to ak you Il few
questions.
Certainly, sir, certainly, said
| Vance.
What church mout you belong
to- said the old man. g..
That was a sock dolger-Vance
dident belong to any church. He
knew that religion and meeting
was y big thing in the back woe as,
and controlled their politics, but
he dident know what their religion
was, for North Carolina was pow
erfully spotted and had a nest Of
Episcopalians in one place and
Presbyterians in another and Bap-
fists here and Methodist over yon
der, and they never mixed, but
were all one way in a settlement,
and SO he was in a dilemma.
But he squared himself for the
responsibility, and says he:
'Well now, my friend, will tell
you about that, for its q fair ques
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-29

Scotland, everybody is. Presbyte-
rian.' Here he paused to note the
effect, but saw no sympathy with
his grandpa. =. = . - ',1..
But my grandmother came from
England, and there everybody be-
longs to the Episcopal church,
He paused again and the old man
marked another mark in the sand
and spit his tobacco away off.
But my father was born in this
country ina Methodist settlement.
and so he grew up a Methodist.
Still no sign Of approval from the
old man, and SO Vance took his
last shot and said: But my good
old mother was q Baptist, and it's
my opinion that a man has got to
60 under the water to get to heav-
en- ...< -
The old man walked up and tax
ing him by the hand said, well
you are all right, Vance, and theh
turning to the crowd said, Sboys
he'll do and you may vote for him
| thought he looked like a Baptist
And the old man slowly drew u
flask from his coat tail and hand
ed it to Vance to seal his faith.
Speaking about slander, I heard
the other day that Governor Col-
quit stopped over at Raleigh to
see Governor Jarvis, and Mrs.
Jarvis told him how the ncwspa-
pers slandered her husband when
he was candidatc-and they ac-
cused him Of swindling and lying,
and every mean thing.
We'll, madam, did you believe
any of it., said Colquitt, very car
ncstly.
no, indeed, I dident,' said she.
We'll, madam, Governor Jarvis
is a fortunate man, for my enimies
abused and slandered me-, and he
whispered, 'and I'm afraid they
made my wife believe it,
Well, we are getting along very
wen IN our country ABOUT pOlltlcS.
We have all buried the hatchet on
Mr.. FELTON,, and are going to send
him to the legislature 'noiens vo-
lens. We wanted to send Gener-
al Young too, for as Lawyer Ora
ham said, old Barter wants to
make her representatives serve six
years in Congress as an apprentice
ship before she sends them to the
legislature. But there were so
many others hankering to go that
the general modestly declined:
nevertheless / reckon we will be
represented all right, and no harm
done. This is one office the doc
tor has not sought, and | am glad
to see our good people united ON
so able and SO good man.
BILL ARP.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-29

good conduct in his domestic rela-
tions. If it wasent for Mr.. Blaine's S
family. I wouldent care q cent how,
many bad things they brought out
on him, if they were true, for the
southern people never had worse
slanderer than he has been. His
Andersonville speech was web of
lies, monstrous cruel slander, a
bloody shirt dipped in slime, and
it was delivered by him, not for a
principle, or to illustrate truth, but
to make political capital for him
self. He deliberately sought to
play upon the base passions, Of
mankind; to excite their hate and
revenge, and thereby promote him
self And now since his own in
iquities have been brought to light,
| wouldent care one cent if it was
not for his family. David was in
a power Of trouble when he pray
Jed: oh, Lord, visit not upon me
the iniquities of my YOUTH Mr..
Blaine had better kept dark. He
could have suppressed the charges
against Cleveland if h, had tried
or wanted to. He ought to have
telegraphed every republican edi-
torin the nation and begged them,
for his own sake, to publish no
charges against Cleveland with a
woman in the case. Let not tho
pot call the kettle black.
And there is Black Jack Logan.
lnjun Logan, eathercoch Logan
splurging around and abusing us
like we were passcl of devils and
had just broke out in new place.
Before the war he was hollcrinc
hurrah for Dixie and was sending
back our runaway niggars, and
when the war broke out he raised
a confederate regiment and was
sending the Indian boys down in
to Kentucky where he was 10 or
ganzc his regiment, and about
that time he was brought up with
commission as brigadier-g general
and Topped over on the other side,
and has been waving the bloody
shirt ever since. Tie is national
fraud. ,'
But it is all right [ reckon.
When a man is candidate the
people arc bound to know the best
Of him and the worst, too. If he
is an angel on one side he will be
made devil on the otherr; and
considcrate people will split the
difference between the two. A can
didate ought to be fair and pure
and spotless, for that is the mean
ing of the word. But we can't cx-
pect to get that sort. The best
men don't seek office, and they
rarely get it. 1t is a hopeful sign
when the office seeks the man, and
that is what | like about Mr.. Clcyo-
land. He has never hunted for
office or intrigued for it, and 7 be-
lieye the time has come when the
American people honor man of
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"Um. see First-rate time TO trim
trees. Um. Exactly"
He hadn't got two blocks away before
number two came along called out:
Going to trim your trees, eh?"
"Yes."
"Ahl see. Ough; to have waited a
month later.
The limb was of when No. 3 halted
stood for a minute with his hands in his
pockets and then asked:
Going to trim your trees, eh?"
"Yes."
Ought TO have done that last month";
No. said that April was the proper
month. No. 5 wouldn't trim tree ex-
cept in May. No. o thought November
the best time of year, and so it went un-
Ill every month in the year had been
named and there were five or six in
dividuals TO spare. Before the first tree
was finished the seventeenth pedestrian
halted, threw away the stub of his cigar
and loudly demanded
Going to trim your trees, eh?"
The man hung his saw TO limb, got
down off the ladder, and splitting on bis
hands he walked close up to the inquir-
er and said:
'Oh, nothing" answered the other, as
he lodged around pile Of bricn; "i was
simply going TO ask you if YOU used tar
or porous plasteIs to cover the scars"
The citizen got his saw and ladder and
disappeared in the he Use, and the re-
mainder of the work will be done at
night.
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4 Copgre-,ionsi tu.cdu

heard an anecdote of BlscBn and
Mr.. Conger, of Michigan, thai have
never seen in print. When Ken
tuck an first went TO WasIingt a; a
member of the Forty.third cofess, he
was placed on one of the numms in-
vestigating committees, with Il Mich
igander as a colleague.
One morning Conger was sittln tie
committee room looking like Ste said
of Foote, - basket of chips goiro he'll
to be burned" and venting his he'd Of
the Southern people in vigorol las
and mass of invective that wapt fit
for ears polite or ears feminine3lack-
burn was restve but said moth. FL
nallv Conger delivered himself phil.
lippic that was more than ordinly Sc
we're and denunciatory of the pie o!
the south.
Blac burn sprang to his feetialked
in fl ont of the speaker, aud sac
"Conger. | was told before hd you
omen your mouth that you W even
meaner than YOU looked, a ement
that seemed incredible, but ! fl it is
true. have sat here one lr and
heard YOU abuse and villify mpeople
but shall endure it no longer, must
stop, and at once. ,
Conper, not at all disconcertedroked
his grizzly beard and said:
"Blackburn, as little as you til of it,
the ladies of Michigan regard ms an
exceptionally handsome man, awhen
among them am great beauld In
much request" :,
blackburn was completely frated
He turned on his heels, left com
m;t,ee RON and di6 not return fol
several weeks, but he ana Congecane
friends afterwards, and anotheri isod'
in which the two were actors ha'noie
, nleasant termination Mrs. Con is 8
, pery large woman, and whatt she
= may have been in her youth she moi
, now Venus in personal appear.
, On one occasion Blackburn's k il
: the house was decorated with artgan
hoouet of beautiful flowers, in npli
!. ment of a splendid speech he hhad'
The day previous. He saw Mrsneel
In the members gallery and haspen
4 ming a note he sent 1t by page thu
wife of the Michigander. He woveI
! to Conger's seat, told him what ha'
v done. anJ remarked that he wal n n'
IS nistols and coffee over the al IL
4 winch the latter replied:
blackburn, if your political rple
were half way equal to your tas'' te
W. ioveliness. ' ou would be a ndit
sailoxn % Globe-Democrat Lettei
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month. if the owner will but see to it
that they are well washed in warm wa
ter every night, and rubbed with which
ever OF the simple preparations mention.
cd agrees with the skin one or two ap-
! plications will discover that-and then
encased within pair of gloves. from
which the ends of the fingers have been
cut.
Now that We have the hands shapely,
soft, and white let us turn our attention
TO The nails. The modus operandi of
the professional manicure is as follows
The finger tips are put 10 soak in deli
catcly colored finger bowls half full oi
tepid wafer. slightly scented with per.
tune. After twenty minutes Of patient
waiting the operator takes one hand,
and with an ivory blade, or ipll pointed
steel one, loosens and pushe5 back the
cuticle from the half moon, which in
most cases is nearly or quite covered.
This is often attended with considerable
pain, or at least discomfort in stubborn
cases some manicures use acid, but this
is not desirable, as il makes the fingers
sensitive for DAYS. When the flesh is
well loosened all the superfluous part rs
cut away with tiny pair OF curved scis-
sors, made expressly Cor the purpose.
The nails are then trimmed to the prop.
er shape. Pointed French ones are con-
sidered the latest, but people OF the best
taste find that an oval-shapod nail lit
tie longer and about the shape of the
finger, gives better taper TO the finger
than the pointed ones. However, that
is matter of individual taste; but no
matter what the shape, they must be
left to grow quite long
After a filing, chamois polisher and
powder aIe used until they shine beaut:-
fully then comes thorough washing
and brushing in tepid water and again
they are polished with the attendants
bare hand, the oil from the human hand
giving higher degree of polish on fin
eer-naiis as we'll as on wood. This pro-
cess consumes about an hour, and is en-
joyablc. Many people pay stated sum
quarterly aud go TO a manicure twice a
week, bn. this is not at all necessary.
Every time the hands are washed the
flesh should be carefully pushed back
with the towel I; this will keep it loose
and in good shape, and tsominutes' rub
bing will give them good polish. DIR.
Dio Lewis.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-15
To- Make The Hands BeauiIful.

The first great requisite toward beau
ty is absolute cleanliness. This can
never he attained without the plentiful
Use of pure, soft water and good soap.
Nothing keeps the hands in such good
condition as rain water or distilled wa
ter but as these are often unattainable,
the next best must be made use Of A
bottle of ammonia and box of powder
ed borax are reindispensahle toilet articles.
A few drops of one or a tiny bit of the
other in e hardest water will make il
soft and pleasant to the touch. Neither
very hot nor very cold water should be
used tepid water softcns and cleanses
better than either Extremes and sud
den changes in temperature should be
avoided also. Fine white sandwich
NAV be dried and used again and again
poured into the basin and used with
the water will be found efficacous in
smoothing rough places and in remov-
ing certain stain. which have not become
too deeply settled into the pores.
For whitening the hands there are va.
rious preparations which may be used
without harm. Glycerine, vasaline, cold
cream, or mutton tallow, well rubbed in
With a pair ofold gloves worn over night
will do much to soften and whiten. The
white of an egg with grain of alum
dissolved in it, spread on the hands and
wrapped in old linen over night, will, SC
the chroniclers of Queen Anne's time
say, make even soft and habby flesh
firm and clear looking. Oatmeal ans
cornmeal, both dry and moist, may be
used with good effect. The roughes
aud ueliest pair Of hands may be made
smooth and soft. il not white, in one
The Osceola times., 1884-11-15
Mr.. KELLY EXPLAINS.
The Method by Which His Inter- Atomic
Ether Is produced.

yobn W. Keely, the inventor of the
Keeiy motor, who Las denied himself to
all interyiewers for four yeats, has ex-
planned at length the wonderful expert
ments with his new motor gun which
were made a. Sandy Hook Il the ex.
pense of the Government.
stripping the process of al technical
terms," said the inventor, "he motor
gun is simply this; | take water and
air, two mediums of difiereit spec Sc
gravity, and produce from then, by gen
eration,a effect, unIer vibrations. that
lberates from the air and watG an inter
atomic ether. The enormit of this
ether is boundless and can lardly be
comprehended. The specific yravity of
the ether is about four time lighter
than that of hydrogen gas, til, lightest
gas SO far discovered. The guI | used
at Sandy Hook was a breeo-loading
rifle weighing 800 pounds. II vas spe.
cially constructed tor me. II 1as four
feet long ana had four-inch bre. On
Wednesday last | charged IN, tube. a
five gallon reservoir of wrouehtron and
| II inches thick, with etheri vapor.
Then boxed il up, and did Mt even
test it, so certain was | of Ia power.
For three hours before the expiments
it remained untouched in my sho. The
process OF charging At consumd less
than four seconds of tiue. lo, could
not CUES; how much material WI used
| in making the vapor land the iventor
smiied) to project twenty leaden ullets,
each we Ching nearly five ounce, at
velocity of oven 500 feet second. There
was required six drops of wat and
about a pint of air. From this mbin-
alton derived sufficient force fire
| 250 bullets of the weight of thOs used,
and ihe most curious thing aboutit ali
i, that found at the end of my Xperi
ments that had increased the pver in
my tube, instead of diminishing just
as a race-horse needs to be warrd ~
before he can do himself justic, t.
initial velocity Of the las built was
more than that OF the first one can
take the same tube and operate an
other day.
Have you ever estimated the Dower
OF your inter-atomic etherp' was ked.
"i have produced frequently Us the
answer, "a pressure OF 10000 pods 10
the sqIare inch in quarter OF cond.
Tue process, IN reality. is instanbeous.
have succeeded in making vac N of
thirty.one pounds pressure. Tn steel
coil attached to the gun lncreaseae IN
tensity oil the vibrations tiiteenlol Al
ter the ether is introduced in the
weapon to hold the projectile, thlibra-
tions liberate it, it expands, and bnl-
let is propelled out with great rec
four Ii mes as great, as told yous hat
of gunpowder. i have succeed in
generating pressure of $4,000 pad, 10
the inch, and | have torn Shagu1ge
to pieces under tue imm nse preise. !
have propelled lead outlet tbu1li a
four inch plank Of wood, In is IN
stance, after passing through Il wood,
so great was the force o. its press IL
flattencd itself out the size of at.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-15
SECRETS OF THE STAGE.
How Hsniers Sire May be Made Like what
u Ghost is Fanoied.

The phenomena Of optical Illusion have
been made use of to considerable ex-
tent upon the stage within the last few
years. One of the most curious exhi.
bitions of this sort is known as Peppers
Chest" which takes its name from Mr..
Pepper, an English physicist, VIII first
coniured up the spcok and to whom the
original invention and manufacture of
real specter must be attributed. The
ghost in question is no "materialized"
spirit; but, although one sees it walk up
on the stage and act its part, is of so im-
material a constitution that the indlvid-
ual W Iom it comes to haunt, ceaves it
with his sword, as ii it were so much
empty air, and actually walks through
the specter When this marvel was first
exhibited in London the public fl ckod
TO see It and great was the wonder there
at. The mystery il however, easily ex-
planned.
!. Every one has observed that a pane of
window glass, though transparent. re-
fleets the rays Of light TO certain extent
so ihat while admitting the light from
the street it returns a faint image of OBJ
jects in the room. If it is dark outside
the reflection is more distinct. When
this is understood the explanation of the
trick is very simple. The actors on the
stage are seen through large plate of
transparent glass, placed il. an inclined
position and leaning towards the audi
ence at an angle of forty-fve degrees.
The transparency of the glass prevents
the spectators in the dim light from per-
ceiving it. Beneath the stage, out of
sight, and facing !, rye mirror inclined
parallel with the plGte glass above, is the
real figure of which the ghost is the
"eldolon," or image. Upon this figure,
out of sight of the audience, is thrown
the vivid glare of an oxy-hydrogen lime
light. When this lights turned on the
illuminated figure is reflected in the mir
ror, and from the mirror bright object
is cast Upon the glass plate facing the
audience.
To the audience, however, this image
does not appear as if thrown on the glass
but as if standing some distance back ON
the stage. lust as the reflection of the
objects seen in window pane out into
the street. Thus the reiiec ion of a
sheet clad figure below the Stage may be
made TO walk the boards, very realistic
speCter.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-15
Like aa old Creaky wiadcw shutter.

That is the way a mans rheumatic
Joints sometimes are. Hinges cid, rusty.
and worn, and badly need oiline. The
trouble is in the blood. A man who is
of any account is worth repairing. The
repairing can be done by means of
Browns Iron Bitters. That enriches
and puriIies the blood, drives out the
pains and works complete restoration.
Thousands testify TO il from happy ex-
perience. Mr.. c II. Huntley, 9lS North
Sixteenth ST, st. Louis, says Il used
Browns Iron Bitters for rheumatism,
general debility and prostnt On, with
the best results"
The Osceola times., 1884-11-15
WHOSE BOYs
SIDNEY DAYRE.


.'well-whose boy am any way,
fell down cellar yesterday
And gave my head an awful bump
lfy you had only seen the lumpD
And mamma called me when l cried.
And hugged me close up to her side.
And said: I'm kiss and make il well
Mamma's own boy. How hard he fell'
when papa took me out 10 play
Where all the men were raking hay.
lie put me on old Dobbin's back;
And when they gave the whip crack,
And on he threw me, papa said
(When got up and rubbed my head
And shut my lips and winked my eyes y
'Papa's brave ooy. He never cries.
And when go to grandma's-well
You d be surprised II could tell
vi all the pies and ginger cakes
And doughnuts that she always makes.
And all the jam aud tarts and such,
And never says, Don't take tco much
because. she says, 'he must enjoy
His visit, for he's grandma's boyr
And grandpa says. I'll give him soon
a little pony for his own
Hell learn to ride ii well, | know,
because he's Rrandpa's boy Hol Hol
Aud plenty other people say.
Well, how are you, my boy, to-dayr'
NOW, can you tell me, IL you try,
How many little boys am II"
The Osceola times., 1884-11-15
"The slough of Derpond enc,''

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sensations, removes the tendency to
cancerous affections, and corrects ali un-
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The Osceola times., 1884-11-15

The new combination OF Smart Weed
nd Bolladonna. as used in Carter's
}dckache P,asters has proved TO be one
If the best that could be made. Try
me of these popular plasters in any case
weak or lame back, backache, rheu.
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Dr lungs, &c, and you will be surprised
nd pleased by the prompt relief. In
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Price % cents.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-15

"The best is the cheapest. This is an old
adage and the essence of wisdom. The best
medicine, and the only sure cure for diseases
of the liver. kidneys and bladder l. the old
and rellahlc HUNTS Kidney aud Liver REM
EDY. Physicians endorse II highly ana pre-
scribe II in their practice.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-15
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The Osceola times., 1884-11-15

When you visit or lo New York City, vie
Central depot, save .ggaec Exprossagc anc
- Carriage Hire = stop ut the rand Union
Hotel, opposite Ia depot. Six hundred ele
giant rooms = ed up at n cost of one million
dollars; . and upwards per day European
plan, L.evator Restaurant supplied with
tho st. Horse cars. stages and elevated
ra-. Dad to all deDots. Families can live better
n less money at the Grand Union Hotel thar
at any other lrs;-class hoici IN the city
The Osceola times., 1884-11-15
Time Is MOneN,

Time and money will be saved by keeping
kidney-W Wort in the house. II is an invaua.
BILE RENE iy for. .all disorders OF the Kidneys.
Liver and Bowels and for all diseases arising
from obstructions of these organs. II has
cured many obstinate cases after hundreds
of dollars had been paid to physicians without
obtaining relief. lr cures Constipation, Piles.
Biliousness and all kindred disorders Keep
il by you.