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The Evening critic., 1884-03-27
The Virginia Midland Railway.

THE TRUNK LINE TO THE SOUTh
SOUTHWEST AND WEST.
Schedule in effect NOVEMBER IS, 1883.
s:35 A. M.--NEW ORLEANS MAIL daily, max
ing close connections to all points south ane
Southwest. (Daily except Sunday with Q. " D
Railway, Pullman Sleeping Buffet cars from
New York and Washington to Atlanta. Pull
man Sleeping Cars from Washington and At
lanta tC New Orleans.
$40 j. M.-LoUISVILLE FAST LINE Daily
via Charlottesville to Cincinnati, Louisville
and all Western points, Pullman Sleeping Cars
from washington to Louisville.
1910 p, M.-SOUTHERN MAIL AND EXPRESS,
Daily to all points South and Southwest via
DanVile and Charlotte. DAILY except sunday
with q. q o. Railway. Pullman Sleeping Cars
from Washington via Danyille, Charlotte and
Atlanta TO New Orleans, also from Washing
ton via Charlotte and Columbia TO Augusta.
Manassas Division train leaves Washington at
S;35 a. m. daily except Sunday.
Warrenton trains leave Washington at &35 a. m.
and $40 y, m, daily.
For tickets and Information inquire At C0-l-
panys ONCE, col Penna. ave. or at Union Depot
Nj. SLAUGHTER, N. MACDANIBL,
Gen. Pass. Agent, Agent.
SOL HASs, Traffic Manager.
The Evening critic., 1884-03-27
slruck hx Lighlning.

On returning from funeral In the county
yesterday afternoon two horses belonging 70
MIR. Dorsey, OF Uniontown, were struck by
lightning and Instantly killed, The carriage
contained six persons, but nobody was injured.
Mr.. Brinkley and daughter, In carriage
thirty feet in the rear, received also slight
shock, knocking tho horse down.
The Evening critic., 1884-03-27
The Fund for the Overflow.

Tho officials Of the War Department are pre-
pairing TO take prompt and effective measures
the mississippi flood sufferers as soon as the
bill has been approved by tho President
The fund Will be distributed by similar
methods TO those used In 1883 and In the ohio
! rood.
The Evening critic., 1884-03-27
nrrs. Aognn ns a Dnrk IIorse.

MtMpnW 6CImIIur,
1t Is said that Mrs. Logan IS interesting her.
seiI In General Johns Presidential boom, aud
those who don't glyo the lady credit for nor
value as factor In the Presidential struggle
will BIO badly fooled. -
The Evening critic., 1884-03-27
HEATED r9 WEALTH.

DR.. e. O. Vests Nerve and Brain Treatment, o
guaranteed specific tor Hysteria Dizziness, Con-
vnlAlonB. Fits, Nervous Neuralgia Headache.
Nervous Prostration caused by the use OF
alcohol or tobacco, .Wakefnlness, Mental Do
Insanity and leading to misery decay and
csAih, Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss OF
n.atsfThosa caused By over-exertion of the brain,
setfabrss or oyer-indulgencs. Each box con-
tAiE1 he months treatment. u box, or SIX
rgice. VIZ GUARANTEE SIX BOXES to cure
hny ease With each order received by US for six
etaasr our written guarantee 70 refund the money
q ine treatment coes not effect cure. guaran-
t6n. Iu7
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-17

over his head finds that he Inns got TO bow
every six months 10 Old Shylock when he
comes around to collect his money. He'll
moi only have to bow but lie will have
10 s'bow" low enough to get his hand away
down into the bottom 81 his pocket and
fish O,it the last nickel
And II Old Shylock takes mn active In
tcrcst in politics. which thing he usually
does, the chances arc that Mr.. Farmcr,lon'i
dare say his soul Is his own. He will he
able 10 m,isirr,i mp just about courage enough
to throw up his old cap and give three
cheers for the old party.
II Il true that lie Inns mo gitt OF place 10
seek lie knows mighty well he wouldn',
get II II he did. therefore lie keeps quiet.
Although the farmers number more than
half Of our entire population they can,
even get cabinet position in The executive
department Of the government
lie sees &27. 0OO. 900 appropriated to >us.
tain worse than useless war department"
and less than half million for The Mnc
fit Of the Agricultural Bureau.
OF course, there Is no gift or 'place'
| for the poor devil Of a farmer.
Ahyes, we are mistaken. there ia 'placc
for him-and the poet who Inscribed the
above lines tells ia where il is--its be
hind the pillow"
lie has the glorious privilege Of rising At
daylight. feeding histeam, starting out DE
hind his plow' and staying there until II i
too dark to see the furrow, and then he can
20 to the house and do chores till bedtime
And by this cheerful and delightful pro
cess he can raise corn for % cents per bush
Il. or wheat for 90 cents, with which TO
feed not only kings and beggars" but all
the thieves. drones. spectators, robbers.
vampires. prostitutes nsurcrs. deadbeats
sharpers and official pap-suckers in The
whole country.
| These comments are in prose they
don't sound quite rs pretty rs the poetry"
but they are mighty sight nearer the ma,
ked facts in the case.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-17

They say pay us discount, and then whcrp
these notes are made legal tender
zoe aciN be ngain IN he clutches Of He@ harp
ses do not want to use hard Names
suppose these men act from instinct. II
were now to answer the question Of the gen
tleman from Kentucky, would not give
that answer. | do not expect one dollar Of
the $3.50. DOC. 900 of legal-tender notes ever
to be invested IN the twenty year bonds l
infer from the amendment that before we
adjourn $3.50. 200. 900 will be asked for.
which will never be funded in those bonds,
and 30 on, rs they are needed. rs no bonds
will be funded until our circulation will be-
come frightfully inflated
But now comes the main clause. All
classes Of people shall take these legal-ten-
der notes at par for every article Of trade or
contract, unless they have money enough
to buy United States bonds, and then they
shall be paid in gold Who is that favored
class? The banks and brokers, md nolnly
elxe. They have already $3.50, 900, 900 Of
state debt, and their commissioners would
soon take all the rest that might he issued.
But ho,r IL this gold 10 be r0isedP The dr.
ties and public lands are 10 be paid for IN
United States notes, and they or bonds IRE %
be put up At auction 10 get coin for these ry,y
brokers'. uAo uould .furnish The coin 70 pay
Themselves, By getting t,nenty per rent discount
on the notes thus bought
have proposed an amendment to the
Senate amendment upon the principle OF
legitimate parliamentary rules, that you
may make as palatable rs you can an amend
mcnt which you do not like, before the
vote is taken upon it. Ny amendment is
offered for the purpose Of curing a little the
evils and hardships Of the original amend.
ment of the Senate And though il may
be adopted, | shall vote against the whole
as amended My amendment is to except
from the operation Of the legal-tendcr clause
the officers and soldiers Of the army and
navy. and those who supply them with pro
visions, and thus put them upon the same
footing with the government creditors whh
hold their bonds. hope they will not be
thought less meritorious than the money,
changers trust IL will be adopted as an
amendment to the Senate amendment, sc
that If this pcrnicious system is to be
adopted if the beauty of the original bill Is
to be entirely impaired. those who are
| fighting our battles, and the widows and
children of those who are lying in thcil
graves in every part Of the country, killed
in defense Of the government. may be plac.
ed upon no worse footing than those who
hold the bonds Of the government and the
coin OF the country
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-17
A LOAD OF CORN EVERY TWO
MINUTES.


William H. Vanderbilt owns $41 $50, 900
in United States registered 4 per cent bonds,
a draft for the interest ON which il mailed
to him quarterly from the Treasury. The
interest on these bonds amounts ~ follows:
Per annnni, 81 .SSa 900: per quarter. $40.
500; per month. $156. 1888 3SR: per day. $5.-
156. is, per hour sell. 81; per minute. &3.
Chicago Tribune
Corn il worth to the farmer this year %
cents per hushcl when delivered at the
station.
II would take therefore Il bushels of
corn per minute To pay Nanderbilt's inter.
est.
Suppose that wagons We're 50 constructed
that they could be driven up to an elevator
and emptied in ttco minates Then load
each wagon with 90 bushels Of corn.
Drive them up and unload them-one
every two minutes,
Work lively. for Vanderbilt must have
his interest
Keep it up every minute and hour in the
day. night and day. and every day in the
year. for Vanderbilt must have his interest
Don't stop to rest even Snndavs--for
Vanderbilt must have his interest
Thirty wagon loads Of corn dumped in,
TO the elevator every hour
A handsome tribute this. to one man,
Talk about making bricks without straw
Why, it was holiday compared with the
modern science Of skinning people by a
system of government bonds.
| II Is no wonder that Vanderbilt il laying
ont a nine-acre burial lot. 1t will be 4
greater wonder II many Of the taxpayers
don't sleep in the Potter's field.
However Vanderbilt is not TO blame.
He is doing precisely what nine hundred
and ninely-nine men in \ thousand would
do ii they could.
/ II Is the fault Of the very men who have
TO pay taxes to make up this interest
OF their own free will and accord they
have voted the saddle upon their own
backs II is not the fault Of the man who
rides: il is the fault of the men who let
him ride,
i IhlS = GLORIOUS country Lana III
liberty
There is nothing in the laws Of the con.
stitution to deprive men ot the glorious
privilege of yelling themselves black in
the face in behalf Of some political pirate
who will 20 To Congress and vote for a
system Of interest bearing bonds
Ii men. for the sake of being Demo,
crat" or Republican. will rob tivir
own families of bread. shelter and clothing
for the purpose Of paying interest on an
untaxed bonded debt-why. let them do it
This is the land of the free and the hom,
of the brave.
Hurrah for Vanderbilt. and his wagon
load Of corn every two minutes
damn the public
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-17

The mortgage is the great harvester
which takes the crop while the farmer does
the work
II we had twice a. much currency as
we now have it would enable farmers TO
pay of their mortgages and get out Of debt,
and they could then set the price on their
own products.
If workingmen would read more and
wisely apply their knowledge they would
have TO work less
Fewer luxuries for the drones and more
comforts for the honey-makers. should be
the motto of nation where fonr-fifths Of
the people are farmers. mechanics and Ia
borers.
A cyclone may blow down the farm
house and a flood may sweep away the
crops. but they never destroy the mort.
cages
A graduated income tax is the only
thing that helps the poor man and holds
back the rich man: il is like giving the
long end Of the yoke to the small OK.
The national debt is Il blood sucker that
is sapping the life Of the Republic.
/ The trraanhaaE ia fha star of R.fhl.Al,a,,,
directing the footsteps of the commercial
world to higher plane of existence.
The national bank note is the legiti.
mate offspring Of greed and nsnry.
/
/ If the bread -raiscrs and bread winners
would combine and kill Off the blood suck.
ers and the drones they would find thei,
hours of labor cut down one-half and
their surplus products increased Il hundred
fold.
There is no money except fiat money
not even gold and silver
Pay of the bonds and stop the interest.
Corporations Of all kinds should b,
knocked on the head; they have neither
bodies To kick nor souls todamn,
There are thousands of palatial resi-
dences in Chicago that have been bull
with money made on buying and sellin!
in Chicago the farmers hard crops 0
grain
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-17

Grecnbackism means national. equi,
table and practical solution of the mos,
important questions which affect society.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-17

Money WAS wise continuance to raise
fools somewhat to level with men Ut
common SENSE.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-17
FARTHER on.

hear ii singing, sweetly singing.
Singing In an undertone.
Singing rs II God had taught
II Is better farther on.
Night and day |. sings the sonnet.
Sings it while il sits alone:
Sings 50 that the heart may hear tt
II il better farther on,
Sits upon the grave and singsit.
Sings il while the hear, would groaA.
Sings il when the shadows darken--
1t is better farther on.
Farther on--ah. how much farthery--
Count the mile stones one by one,
No. no counting. only trusting
II is better farther on.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-17
THE DRY HOMES nkrrLE. =.


Isl sious, III John sMnion's raper.1
Hn, Capital II word with thee,
And spoken with decision,
Too low my tariff il for nlt,
II quickly needs myision
And don't forget II Gully
You've had the wheat. and the tAres
Since when cant remember
With you It's June anil lalmy airS.
With me c'cr bleak December;
The truth expressed and fully
nm thy master. Capital
Master Is honest Labor
And yet you're A tynnnical
And most legrudying rcighbor;
Nor fair when comes dividing.
For you the turkey. me the crow.
For you the fatted cattle
Al good things seem for YOU To grow.
While | the dry homes rattle.
With grace far Too ahiiingi
Upon the fat Of All the land
You ever live In clover:
While Labor, Of the horny hand
Is head and heels, NIL over.
lnpoverty distressing
Yet the lordly cities rear
On sites Of desolation:
And the arid deserts cheer.
And make 10 blush carnation.
In richest floral ,lressing'
Who builds the fleets that fret the main.
And bridges rivers rushingy
Who tunnels deep the mountain chain.
Gnciss rock and boulder crushing,
Az. who but brawny Labor
II delves. il builds. il spins.
No sloth II Is or waiter.
In times Of peace il ever wins
More victories. and greater.
Thap Ger the bloody sahre'
Metals 1t mines Of every class;
II trans the earth with iron:
The screaming steeds Of steel and braas.
That like the lightning fly on.
Are by It's hands created!
II has embossed this whirling ball
With works the gods might chcEiaA;
Nor will these crumble to their fall
Till time itself shall perish;
Yet It's much nndernted!
But, Capital. the time has come.
When you and | together.
Must walk and gather plum for plum
In halmy. June like weather.
In mine no more December!
Ho. Capital! pray list to me.
For I'm the home AND MUSCLE:
Fair play now must have with thss.
Else comes deadly tussle-
REMEMBER THIS. REMKAn4Rl
---~-~----7~e
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-17
A LITTLE POETRY" AND CONSlD.
ERABIE prose.

:. The farmer darcs his mind to speak
He has no gift or place to seek.
To no man living need he bow;
The man who walks behind the piow
Is his own master. whate'er hefall.
And king or beggar he feeds us nil. :
The above, found in the columns OF At.
kinson's Farm Journal, may tickle the
vanity Of many farmers. but the farmer
that has ten-per-cent mortgage hanging
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-17
THE ETERNAL. LAW.


Mid costly ,onlhs. where lie the dead
Forever In their calm repose.
On sculpiured stone, these words appeared;
Beloved by NIL he had no foes,
We wondered what he must have been.
For foes have purest men distressed.
Yea. he whom Byron called the best
The Cincinnatus OF the West
The vullure strikes his harmless prey.
And revels while his victims bleed.
A pack Of craven. hungry wolves,
VIII hunt To death the noble steed.
Yet. though injustice smites the good.
Still lives the eternal law divine:
That time shall vindicatc the wronged.
Gods mills grind slow. but very iine. :
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-17

ASLEEP AMONG THE FLOWERS,
He stole into the silent room,
Soft.footed. with hnshed breath,
And dropped his weary head beside
The pallid face Of death.
He kissed the still. unsmiling lips.
Caressed the silken hair.
And marveled III the wealth Of bloom
That made her bed so fair
No tears. no means. He knew We not.
O sad. mysterious Powers.
He only lisped. Dood night. mamma,
Asleep among the flowers"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-17
PICKET SHOTS.

The mortgage is the great haryeste
which takes the crop while the farmer doe
the work.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-17

If we had twice AZ much currency IA
we now have it would enable farmers {,
pay of their mortgages and get out Of debt
and they could then set the price on theil
own products.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-29

AN ENTHUSIASTIC EAEL.-Tbe
Earl Of Aylesford. whUwas in New
York few days ago, being asked
what he thought Of America, re
piled, Why. it is the greatest coun-
try in the world, the greatest Of all
lands. It's, indeed, the land Of the
free anl the home Of the brave.
Look at Texas. Yes, look at Texas.
Ten months ago ] first landed in
that State, and started q farm and
cattle raising. I've got big place
down there now. It's on the Tex
as and Pacific Railroad. sixteen
miles from Big Springs. It's q alove-
ly country. It's nice climate, and
on my tract Of twelve thousand
acres ! have at present about ten
Thousand head Of cattle. l slaugh-
ter them there and ship to st. Louis.
1t pays better than shipping them
alive. I'm going over to England
in q few days, and shall try to bring
over my wife and child. I know
they will like the country. I AIN
anxious to have my mother, the
Countess. of Aylesford, come along,
but I atn afraid she won't, she
has such Il terror Of the ocean
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-29
PROSPERITY TWINkLINGS.
uEALTH-SHowERs AND FINE CROPs
-CLUE MEETING-MILITARY IN
SpECrIHN-A LECTURE--&C.
by AlTCH.

The health OF Our town is good.
Willoughby Reade is billed for
this place 2Sth May.
The ubiquitous Drummer is
scarce in our land now.
C. F. B., of tie OJserrcr, has
been sick, but is out again.
Messrs. Editorsyou are especially
invited to come to our intellectual
feast of June Hip.
lev. Mr.. Williams of the Baptist
church, lectpred in Grace church
Sunday night, on China. 1t was
very instructive.
Mr.. Adam Boland died Saturday
Another land mark gone, another
link broken in the earthly chain in
this family.
Mr.. W. S. Birge and Bro. have
sold several reapels and binders
and are now taking orders and uele-
graphing for threshers. Doc
knows all about a reaper.
The annual inspection of the Pal
netto Volunteers of Prosperity
takes place to day, Capt. W. and
the boys say they are ready for the
Inspector General.
The Prosperity Democratic Club
meets next week to elect delegates
to tie Co. Convention. Our town
is visited every day by candidates,
and our arms are getting tired.
New buildings are going up and
"all are doing ali that in them lies"
to make our town prosperous,
healthy and happy. AL are invited
to come and make one in our midst.
Mr.. Levi Slawson and wife Of Sill
yer Street moved into town last
week.
We are rejoicing in 4 nice rain
and crops are looking fine. The
farmers are beginning to harvest
their grain. They think the yield
will be a full crop. On ride this
q. IN. I saw some Of the finest
wheat that has ever been grown in
this section. Cotton is looking
fine. Corn is not doing so well,
toe heart worm has been killing a
great deal Of it.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-29
DIR. GRTER'S OPINION.

On the 10th of May the Ne1rs
u:m Courier sent q circular letter to
number Of prominent citizens Of
Abbeyille County for the purpose
of ascertaining whether the Press
end Banner was correct in saying
that 4 majority Of the people of that
county are opposed to common
school education at the public ex-
pense. Seventeen men answered
the letter. OF that number, three
are opposed to common school
education at the public expense;
four are in favor Of the repeal of
the two mill school tax; seven are
opposed to national aid to educa-
ton; and seven are opposed to tie
Blair bill.
DR.. W. NJ. Grier, President CT
Erskine College, says: LAS mat
ters are with Us, I favor common
school education at public expense.
| would regard the repeal Of the
two mill school tax as long step
backwards. The highest conside-
rations Of public interest and Of
Christian duty would condemn such
movement.
lam in favor Of National aid to ed
ucation the distribution ofthe fund
is left wholly in the hands Of the
State authorities and can therefore
be made without q complication of
State and Federal relations"
The Blair bill provides that the
money appropriated shall be dis
tributed by the State authorities,
and in our opinion the South would
be foolish not to accept it.
DIR. Grier is right. His opinion
is worth something, and we are
glad he has spoken.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-29

A TRAIN SToPrE? BY CATER
pILLAES.-An incident occurred on
the Georgetown and lanes Rail
road recently which We neglected
to mention, but which is worthy OF
note. The down train, while pass
ing through the swamp near llar-
pers came upon vast army OF
caterpiiars which was moving III 4
solid body down the track. AS
soon rs the driving wheels of the
engine struck the moving mass the
track became SO slippery that the
train c..me to q standstilI. The
passengers and train hands alight
ed and proceeded to sweep the
caterpillars in large heaps from the
track. The rails for a long dis
tance ahead looked rough and fur
~. After a hours detention the
track was cleared and the train pro-
ceeded. The line of caterpiliars is
said to have been nearly half a
mile long -Geoygeto~n E.1q"irer.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-29

1t is becoming serious question
whether Col. Aiken has sufficient
ability and versatility to attend to
his duties in the United States
Congress and, at the same time,
keep a firm hand on the newspa-
paper press Of South Carolina. Two
weeks ago he devoted q bit Of his
time to the showing of our ''misrep-
reservations" The last issue Of the
Anderson Mtriiigcncer contains q
letter from him in answer to some
statements published by the editor.
Maj. Murray, on the subject Of Col.
Aiken's new party. Maj. Murray
replies at length. lie pronounces
our Congressman imprudent, and
says tat his views are destructive
Of party organization, and. there
fore, not to be tolerated.