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The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-05-30
Virgins On StOrms... He Makes som,
Predictions that Will be Watched
With Interest.

l have now to announce that I
have discovered the. periodic time
Of the great Saxeby gale of Octo-
Der Z, 1869-the storm which al
most annihilated the forests of
New England and the maritime
provinces, running their timber in
tcrests. This period I find to be
5,46I days, SO that it will be here
on September 10, 1887, and will
be the greatest storm that will take
place before the year 1000. Its
greatest force will be on the after
noon of September 20, when the
forests Of the eastern coast will in
all probability go down before it.
1t will be accompanied by earth
Quakes, and these will recur with
great violence the middle of Oct. in
California and Western Europe.
Let no tisherman's bark then cast
its shadow into the looking glass Of
(what Horace calls him) the pow
erful god Of the sea. Between that
period and the present the heaviest
which will occur are as follows
September 20, %, 1884.
October 20, %, 1884.
March 18, 20, 1885.
September 20, 80, 1886, very
heavy.
March 2G, 20, 1887.
AS never paid cent for adver-
tising storms, and for my storm
predictions never received one-the
generosity of the press being q re-
ward for my efforts in the public
interests-I trust you will he good
enough to keep these storms before
seamen and thus save millions Of
dollars and many lives. / shall
not myself refer to them. l am
constantly in receipt Of letters from
persons in the United States offer
ing me money, and in some cases
large rewards, tor reading their fu-
ture from the planets and their
destiny from the stars. TO these
deluded people / have neither time
nor inclination to reply, other than
to say that they are not yet out of
the superstition and ignorance Of
dark ages. K. S. W1GG1Ns.
Ottaway, April %, 1884.
CURE For IOCKJAW.-Dr. T. G.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-08-09

as Shcarman? lie has preached at
this individual for great many
years. H, then, with all his "elo-
qucnce," lie has failed to reach the
heart or convince the Judgment of a
near friend, what success could poor
printers or poor iron mouIders, or
others Of like trades, hope for in
laying down the claw of love" to
their employers?
Imhgiue committee frcm Typ
0graphlcal Union waiting upon a
rich newspaper proprietor wi,h a
form,.ia reading: Thou shalt love
thy neit.a6or as thyself'
P:c.uie detachment from poorly
paId teirgia3 hers presenting a doc
uneht to Mr.. Jay Gouid. containing
only the short ru; comprehensive
reminder CT lis morhing prayer!
That personage, although Il praying
individual, would have strong sus>
picions that the quotation fIom the
Scripturai commands was written by
the operators in somo place where
lnebr;ating liquids were freely dis
penscd.
Try ib-''the law of love"-on the
money power, . ye toilersl and # it
works in somewhat the fashion OF
water running up Hill, be ye not
therefore weary II lovIng, but, with
thY sweet utIeran :e of the passion
possessed maiden i'll Shakespeare $
.'AlPs Well cry
Il know love in vain, strife against hope;
Yet, III tlsi> captiaus ana nntcn'bIc sieve,
scili pour IL, the waters of my hove
John SwlnLohs Paper.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-08-09
DAISY DAEN.

3cecler Finds that the Printers
L ATOMS; - os s''I-avv OIL ave-.
Henry Ward Bcccher was sad
the other day. W hy2 Because
''Oh all theories OF organized society
the handspring is wanting" The ab~
sent handspring is "the law Of love
1t goes to Becchcr's heart that
ihc malDspr ng is not found among
the various Labor Unions through
out the country Hear h,m:
''GeneraIly, the p Inters leagues
the labor lea gucs-a!l the lcaIpes
ii each one OF the mechanical rl.,
sul;s-they ale ri! canservative ct
their own selfish selves. AMI all OF
them applying the law of force to
tAose outside Of themselves. The
radical vice OF the organization OF
sociology as it is today is selfish.
ness. ] he law of love is un-
lnown."
Now, considering how widely and
thickly the law OF love is dlstrbut>
ed through bankers leagues, spec
ulators' leagues. commercial lea CUES
and the business world generally,
the wicket printers AMI all ether
'mechanicai' leagues are deserving
the severest condemnation.
You perceive, don't yon, that it is
the leagues formed 'in the mecbaa
ioal pursuits" whose want of
the law of love weighs upon Beech
er's soul?
How about the leagues formed in
Wall street? We know the claw of
love to be closely strewn all over
thai, thorougnfare.
Mr.. Jay Gould never leaves his
pillow lease without u praver invok.
ing the law Of love, that the public
may suck closer than brother to
him throughout the day.
As 10 the legislatures of the sew :
cral States and the National Cons
grc:s why the law Oi' love hovers
over these halls like aI-embracing q
angelic wings. On looking at the
pnIpits, we find the law of love
dealt out TO The mIiionares, and
other comfortable persons, in dcx>
tcrously gentle way that never IN
terfcres with their pursuits of prof>
its or pocketing Of dividends. What
q striking illustration OF the force
of pulpit oratory on this Christian
law is Thomas G.. Shearmans recent t
"shamcless confession" of rapacious
greed.
Now, 1t is the Plymouth pastors
business to preacn the law OF love,
and an extremely fat salary does he
get doing it. How does it happen
that he turns out on the community
so poor specimen OF the above law
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-08-09
Every Description
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

~ arrangements with reioblr land m
torneys Ia Oiyn pia and Washington ID
T., my cI>tnmers Can have their land
busin S. attended u fhe sun, NJ il per
sonh'iv present mt elfhcr plaoe.
Parties wishing to purchase or locate
land Scrip, would do well To consult
me-
.g All latest Land LHws. Roles anil
Decisions kept on file. Land Warrant,
bonght anA sold.
C"nveyanclng, taxes pad, pureha ses
and sales made. Collections made and
proceeds Nromntlv rpNi'tei IL
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-08-09

bE N~T business now before the pub lie
Fl r. ~ fuu Cali make nIoAcS igsItr at
- S-s ~ U work Tor MS thaa atany thing Else
Capital not needed. W. " II
,.!on. SO day and up@ ards matc at home by
~ ~ ilu1siriVas. NyE, women, boys and girls want
vs'eFyN htre To Work tor us. Now is the time.
eau wsrk III spare time only or give your whole
a ~s 10 the business. You can live at home and
/ VI, sle work. No other business will pay you hear
shs4Slng Ut nee. Costly Outfits and tcrlns free.
9.! 9ns! hade fast, easy and honor. biy. Address
N'A Co., Augusta, n alAe.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-08-09

iiccciler Finds that the Printers
C4siOn il; - Os 9"I1avv 0iI.Vve.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06
The New Nominee.

After the nomination Of Butler and
st. John for the Presidency, nothing is
more in accord with the eternal fitness o.
things than that Mrs. Belya A. Lockwood
should be put in the field as a Presiden-
tia candidate. In California, il not else
where, the woman's Fighters, have the
courage Of their convictions, and have
boldly stepped into the political areps
and placed one OF their representa-
tive wOmen's rights women at their head.
&c appears that Mrs. lockwood was the
most proper woman that could be found
to take the lead in the important cam
paign. Each OF the other ''leaderesses" in
the w1mcu's rights movement were TOO
something, and taking them alto-
gether they were too "tOO-too' to size up
as Presidential candidates.
II is gratifying to know that before tnls
nomination was made the irreslstlDls Oh
eve Of Gen. Butler did not charm her
fellow women Of the Pacific slope and
enable her to grasp another nomination
To her palpitating bosom. OF course suct
a nomination would not have brought
with IL millions of actual voters, but IL
would have given occasion to add post
script to the former letter OF acceptance,
which might have been a ''monopolistic'
burden to the telegraph offices and news
papers Of the country.
Mrs. LOckwOod's letter is an eminently
fitting and proper document. Her WE'VE
are broad ana comprehensive enough TO
authorize her to allow all who will do so
TO vote for her, and she will not prevent
them from doing so whether they be In
dams, Americans, Irish, Germans, Ike
publicans, Democrats, MOnopOlists, Anti
Monopolists, or whatever be their color,
race, political opinions, prejudices, pre-
viOus condition, or future hopes; pro-
yided. nevertheless, that she can ma
enough ardent adherents to constitute an
electoral ticket in each Of the States oil
the Union.
Now that there is a woman in the arena
let politics be at once purified, and all
corrupt and insidiOus measures cease
Let such creatures and instruments as
the Rev. Balls, the indianapolis SeRtlHet
and other mud singers be at once gagged
and bound. Why should her character
be assaiIed who has made no threats as 10
what she will do as President or "fresl-
dentess., as the case may be, without
modestly and constantly qualifying them
by the appropriate phrase Iii elected"
That Miss Lockwood is no ordinary
woman will not be denied. Her familiar
itv with the details of our form of govern
ment. aud her courage to correct her
party for a failure to perform its iull
duty, are fully proven by her reminder
that it had forgotten the important TACT
that there Is a second place on the ticket
which should be supplied with a name
And with all her almost masculine intel
| Iectuality and courage, the ar.ful artless-
ness apparent throughout the whole letter
| reaches its climax in the fragile teminini-
~ that cannot enjoy even the highest
I station in the gift of the people without
having some one Of her sex in sight who
| will hate and envy her.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06
EURoPEs IRONCLAD NAVIEs.
The Kind of Boats the Nations Would
Go to War In.
German MiLitaru Gazette.


England stands first with % modern
line-Of-battle ships, fulfilling all require
ments of the present time, and ii obsolete
men-of-war, modern and obsolete IRON
cads for coast defense, and irOnclad
cruisers.
France follows with 16 modern and 8
obsolete line-Of-battle ships, and 7 mod
ern and obsolete irOn-clads for coast de-
tense.
Next to these two most important naval
powers ranks Germany, with modern {
ironclad frigates, 4 ironclad corvettes)
llne-of-battle ships, fulfilling all require
ments of the present day, and 3 obsolete
irOnclad ships the iTOnclad frigates krOn-
prinz and Frederick Karl and the iron
clad corvette Hansa), II modern ironclad
vessels for coast defense II irOnclad gun
boats al! completely, and one obsolete
vessel, the ironclad Arminius.
Austria takes fourth place, with mod
ern and obsolete line-oi-battle ships.
Italy has ? modern and IL obsolete IRON
clad ships at her disposal.
Russia has only 1 single tirst-class line
of-battle ship and obsolete irOnclads, 2
modern and Is obsolete ironclad vessels
for coast defense and irOnclad cruisers.
Denmark possesses , modern and 2 OBJ
soIete line-of-battle ships, and , modern
and , obsolete ironclad vessels for coast
defense.
Holland, / modern battle ship and II
modern ironclad vessels for coast de-
tense.
This shows that Great Britain still holds
first place with her ironclad fleet; France,
second; Germany, third; Italy, fourth;
Russia, fifth; and Austria sixth place.
France, however, is building at present,
Il vessels of the most powerful descrip-
ton, and similarly powerful ironclad
vessels for coast defense against line-of-
battle ships and 5irOnclad cruisers build
ing in Great Britain. In few years,
therefore, France will be able to dispose
of 80 battle ships, of which II are of first
class fighting power, and Great Britain
50 battle ships, numbering, how.
ever, only single vessel Of
about equal strength to the u
French ships. Italy is constructing .
battle ships of first-class power; Russia,
3 battle ships and irOnclad cruisers;
Germany, l irOnclad cruiser and 2 IRON
clad gunbOats; Austria, 1 battle ship;
Denmark, 1 ironclad for coast defense.
Great Britain's pre-eminence on the seas
is, therefore, most decidedly menaced by
France, with the completion of the
vessels building by both States, AS Great
Britain is obliged to employ great por.
ton of her fleet in the Mediterranean and
at many distant stations, 1t may be pre-
sumed that from 1887 or 1888 French
fleet of AZ irOnclads would be opposed to
an English fleet of, at most, 80 ir0nclads,
including in the latter the vessels re-
served for coast defense.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06
They Drove Him In

The owner of a place on Sibley stree
appeared IN front of the house yesterday
morning with a step-ladder and saw anC
began the work of trimming up his shade
trees. While he was at the first limb 8
pedestrian halted and queried:
''Going to trim your trees, chr"
eyes"
"Um. l see. First-rate time to trim
trees. I'm. Exactly"
He hadn't got two blocks away before
number two came along and called Out:'
''GOing to trim your trees, ehS"
eyes,"
"Ah! L see. Ought to have waited ;
month later"
The limb was off when No. halted
stood for a minute with his hands in hi
| pocket and then asked;
"GOing to trim your trees, ehV
eyes"
fought to have done that last month";
No. said that April was the proper
month. No. wouldn't trim tree eXcep
| in Nav. No. thought November the
best time OF year, and so it went unit
every month in the year had been named
and there were five or six individuals t.
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, ehY
The man hung his saw to limb, go
down off the ladder, and splitting on hi
hands, he walked close up to the inquirer
and said:
"Supposing l am! What are you going
| to do about it?"
''Oh, nothing" answered the other, al
he lodged around pile of brick; 81 wai
simply going to ask you if you used tai
or porous plasters to cover the scarsW
The citizen got his saw and ladder anC
disappeared in the house, and the re
mainder of the work will be done a
niohtv
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06
PERSONAL.

Tom HUGHES is once more on Visit 10 Ills
pet Tennessee colony, Rugby.
NINE. THEo will reappear in French comic
opera in New York on Monday evening.
POSTMASTER GENERAL GRESHAM and his
family nave returned to Washington from
Newport.
Mrs. JULIA WARD HOWE will preach in
Whitridge Hall, near the Stone Bridge, Nv
ertOn, T.. L., on Sunday afternoon.
MISS BANKs, the daughter of Gen. n. p.
Banks, who is soon TO appear ON the stage, Is
according TO the Boston Post, mot blonde
quite good looking, and is over 2O'
DANIEL FRoHMAN, VINO has been associated
with Mr.. Mallory in the management OF lhe
Madison square Theatre, New \ ork, since the
opening OF that mousse In 1851, IS ABOUT 10 re-
tire from that establishment.
REV. JOHN MARC, an old colored preacher
and author of the familiar hymn, Were
Travelling Home to Heaven Above" Is very
i'll at his home in AthOl, Mass. lie Is the only
colored resident in the place.
NINE. TAGLIoNI's diary reveals the fact
that. as Prince Albert was forbidden to see
the dauseuse bv his crafty jealous wife, he
had to take peep at the forbidden slght IN
cOgnitO, but TagtiOnl says that queen Nlc-
toria had not the smallest grounds for her
suspicious.
PRINCE BISMARCK receives even another
honor On Monday. upon the occasion OF The
anniversary of the Battle of Sedan, Emperor
William sent Bismarck the order Pour lie
Merite," surrounded by oak leaves, together
with an autograph letter expressing the deep
est appreciation OF bis services.
THERE was a charming personality amount
ing almost TO magnetism that especially en-
deared the late senator Anthony to his i'm
mediate friends, and his private life was
quite irreproachable, but as public man nc
was of no special Importance and in no sense
could he be called or considered states
man."
GEN. GEORGE CROOK, U. S. A, speaking at
the veterans reunion at Cumberland. Md, on
Monday, thus scored a point: "Whlle we
must not surrender our own convictions let
us not fail into the error of perpetuating the
animOsities of the late war. Let it be our
effort to smooth ont the wrlnkled surface OF
the battle field and replace the trench by the
furrow, the cannon rut by the COW path" OF
Mr. Hayes, formerly of the White House, who
also addressed the veterans, correspondent
says that "he is quite gray now and much
stouter" Mrs. Hayes" ads the Cumber-
land writer, 'had smile for everybody"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06
ADVERTISING.


FuE WEEKLY NEWs. one year. 49,. 90
rms NI0RyTyg NEWS IS served in the city by
newsdealers at g cents per week. Single
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06
Think of the Poor Animal,


Mark Twain tells this story of Mr..
Bergh: A lady was talking with Mr..
Bergh one day, and CHANGED to speak of a
friend Of hers who had lately been travel
ing out West. In crossing the frontier it
became necessary that the father, mother
and three children should cross a some
what swollen ford. Their only beast of
burden was mule, so the father placed
two of the children on its back, then
plunged in and led the beast in with him.
1t swan obediently behind him, and all
reached the other shore in safety, At the
mans bidding the intelligent mule re-
turned to where the mother and child were
waiting to cross. The mother, fearing to
put too heavy a burden on the already
tired animal, put only the child upon its
back, babe him hold fast, and, with a
prayer, led the animal to the waters edge.
They plunged in, swan bravely for a
time, then were seen to struggle and go
down. sob, think, Mr.. Bergh," said the
excited and plying lady, ".just think
what must have been the feelings of that
mother as she saw her darling child lost
in the depths of that black water"
''True, oh, too true" sighed Mr.. Bergh,
''but did you ever think, my dear lady,
what must have been the feelings of the
mule?'
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06
We're They Bribed?

New York is in a fever Of excitement
over the passage OF the Broadway surfece
Railroad franchise over the veto OF TIE
Mayor, notwithstanding SL,0OO.OCo could
have been had at the time from the sale OF
the privilege. 1t was not many min
utes after the bill was passed before the
rumor that eighteen OF the Aldermen bad
been bought. was flashing over the wires
The charge has been openly and repeatedly
made that these Aldermen were actually
bribed 10 aid in the passage Of this great
measure. The price mentioned as having
been paid for these votes was $4,000
$4,000 cash and $4,000 Of bonds Of the
proposed road.
1t is TO be hoped that on full inyestiga
ton the charges will be found untrue
but if true the guilty parties should re-
ceive adequate punishment, no mattel
who thew arc.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06

The state Labor Convention of ILLINOIS,
which met in Chicago last March, it will
be remembered, appointed a committee 10
secure recognition of the principles ad-
yocated by it by the conventions oil the he
publican and Democratic parties, or in
the event neither party made platform
satisfactory to them the committee was
authorized to place a state ticket in the
field.
The committee has recently perfected
repOrt which gives a detailed account Of
the treatment it received at the hands OF
the Republican and Democratic COnyen-
tions. respectively. The report shows
that the Republican Committee on Reso-
Iutions at first refused to hear the Labor
Convention Committee at all, but finally
conferred with It through sub-commit-
tee. The labor planks submitted were all
either ignored or cast aside by the Re
publicans, and very unsatisfactory reso-
lutions adopted in their stead.
The committee says that at the Demo
cratic Convention the Committee on Res
olutions received them cordially and IN
yited them to take part IN the debates
while their measures were under discus
sion. and while their platform was not
fully adopted at first, the Democratic
platform as finally promulgated con-
tanned all that the labor convention de
sired. The committee closes its report
with an appeal to the laboring men to
support the Democratic State ticket.
This labor convention consists OF repre-
sentatives of the trades-unions, knights
Of Labor and other similar organizations
in Illinois. and it represents several thou
sand voters. There is little doubt that
the bulk Of these votes will be cast for the
Democratic State ticket.
The Republicans have few votes to
spare in that State, and any considerable
detection among these labor organizations
will be fatal to their hopes, nOtwithstand-
ing the popularity Of Gen. Oglesby, their
candidate for Governor. Mayor Carter
Harrison, the Democratic candidate for
Governor, is not only immensely popular
himself in Illinois, but he is acknowledged
to be one of the best political organizers
and workers in the Union. If he carries
the State there is little doubt that it will
90 for Cleveland and Hendricks also, not
withstaRding the frantic efforts of Gen.
Logan TO arouse enthusiasm for the Re
publican ticket by recounting the scenes
OF the war and waving the bloody shirt.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06

The euterprising contractors who pre-
nose to build the suakin and Berber rail-
,osd and put force of 1000 men in the
sol5 armed with the most approved can
non and small arms to guard 1t, are no
.5oubt considerably disconnected by the
,.bsnge Of the plans Of the Gordon relief
s-nedItiou. 1t is suggested, however,
tbat these contractors might do well to
go the railroad construction part OF
thsir business and make a speciality OF
ts-in0 war contracts, that is to carry on
,-ar professionally in the interests Of any
,otion that might choose TO employ them.
We would be in a great measure Invested
- sa,ffment and become more matter oil
:. and business lift was waged alto
..s.,..- ~ contract soldiers. In European
sss'-nty;es most OF the regular soldiers are
...eresnaries anyhow, but In free coun-
- ire this such a system would not pc
80. ..,ora ' As any approach to it'Wouia at
90 I'm sbe military spirit among our
'.. ,,,snf volunteer militiamen.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06

The cannibalism of the members Of the
Greedy party was not so horrible under
the circumstances as the discussions that
have been provoked by the rumors re-
garding the matter. A writer in the
Pal MdH Gazette goes so far as to allege
that the eating the flesh Of dead relatives
and friends is justifable in case Of famine
at home as much as when men are starv-
ing in the Polar regions. 1t is high time
that the veil of charity, if not Of disgust,
should he thrown over the affair.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06
BRIGHT BITS.

SWEET are the uses OF adversely. 1t teaches
man that he doesn't hold the earth by the
slack of the trOusers.-MiddietOt0 Transcript.
SIS KISSING legitimate expression of the
feelings of an audience?" asks a London
newspaper. Well, probably the offending
actors would prefer it to a shower of decayed
hen fruit.-HGrtfOrd Journal.
THE scene Is IN Montreal. The occasion a
receptlon The locality hotel. Irate lady
81 demand precedence, She claims good
blood. but my husband defaulted for S500,O00
and hers came here on paltry shortage Of
S75,000."
A HoNoLrIU exchange, Kd Lao HalDdH
saws: sic ma pepa pal ia ma Honolulu
Kfla me Leila POakahi," ana IN another coi-
umn contradicts the report as follows: "hee
'IIi wabine Ka mea kieie Poomalkeane ha-
uooloku ma Hawaie." Probably Napepa came
around with q club.-EcchdHge.
PRINCESS OF WALEs-"Dear, dearl Where
have Won been nowgv The Prince-''No-
where M dear: only Inspecting M royal
mothers present." "What present, pray.