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The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-05-16
DON'T SLAM THE CAT +.

Now, Harry, pray, don't laugh 1T me,
But when yon go so late
| wish YOU would be careful. dear,
TO never slam that gate.
For Bessie listens every night,
And so does teasing Kate.
TO tell me next day what o'clock
They heard you slam the gate.
Twas nearly 70 last night, you l>now'
But now its Very late
(We've talked about many ,hing-J
O, do not slam the gate
For all the ncighbors hrarinG il
will say our future fate
We've been discussing; SO | beg
You will not slam the gate
Ior though it is al very true.
wish that they would wait,
70 canvass our affairs-until---
Well-pray don slam that gate
At least not now. But bv ana by,
When in ''Our homes | wait
Your coming, should always like
70 hear you slam the gate
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-05-16
from Atlanta Constitution.
BETSY HAMILTON'S LETTER.
betsy Sick. -Old Miss Green Again

HILLABEE, TALLADEGA Co., ALA.
DEAR Cousin: | was SO upsot in
my mine about Nav and tainted
around so in the wind endurin' Of
her spell that quick as she riz |
was tuck down with the in ard fe-
yer and sore thote, and mizry in
my head, and what should Nav
do unbeknOwnst to me but send
after ole Miss Green.
She come putlln' and a blowin'
and her yaller brogan shoes a
screakin' every step like q new
side saddle and / thought my
head would shorely bust. She
weighs up'ards Of two hundred
and shakes the house asshe moves.
Nav had stepped to the kitchen
to fix a bite to eat. Taxed Miss
Green to set down, and she taken
the wrong cheer and it fell thu
with her, and she hollercd so loud
you could have hcarn her spang
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-05-16
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The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-05-16

never seed no more soup. told
Flurridy to dash it out, l didn't
want it. The ole oman lowed:
"Do pray, don't fling out nothin'
that's to cat; fetch it here, and I'll
drink it, Thatwas the feather
that broke the cows back. layed
thar and prayed to die if had to
go thu with much more. She
flung back her head and drunk it
all down, and turned to Flurridv
and lowed: ''Git one OF your Pap's
ole socks to tie round Betsy's neck |
hits the best thing in the world .
for the intluanzy Of the tunsils.
Eve had information in my thote
fore now and tied q stockin on it
the over night, and by mornin' hit
was we'll. alters tie on one or
me own, kase his'n is too full of
grit after he plows all day. Now, /
gimme a couple cr yarn strings to
tie round her wrists. Hits the.
best thing in the world to keep up
the vibration OF the blOOh.'
Jis then ole Miss Freshours
slept in with her mouth all stick /
in full Of snuff, barred the door
wide open right fcrncnt my head,
and hollercd like she was in a
mill, "Why, what on yeth ails Bet
sy?' Then ole Miss Green layeu
herself out to tell her what was the
matter with me, and upon my
word if all SHE said had cr been SO
Idcr died fore night. "I'lI tell you,
sister Frrshours,' says she putting
her pipe, "Betsy thar is monstcr-
Gus bad off; she has got a implica-
ton OF ailments; you see she tuck
cold in the tunsils of her thote and
hits flew to her head and fetched !,
about all that information. You
can see for yourself how red her
jaws is. Wal, that's all the occa-
sion Of in ard fever that's flew to
her face, and hits all riz from the
influanzy Of the tunsils and allegO-
ry Of her thotc, and hits fetched
on the newralIigy and mineral jc-
tus in the spine of her back, and
hits fast a wOrkin' Of its way to-
ards the immatcrial fever; and if
it should happen to turn into the
oldfashioncd tyforward fever that's
a raidin' now, why hit would kill
her shore. l .iis tole her Nav hit
was a tarnaital blessin' she sont
after me in time
Then ole Miss Freshours spit
out her snuff and lowed: II tole
'cm all l knowcd Betsy or some Of,
EN- over here was gwine to be sick,
for no longer'n night afore las I
dreamp Of seem Flnrridy Tenny-
sy marry, and | seed her as plain
as / see my hand afore me- I
WAS a gittin' sicker and sickcr cy-
cry minute, and when she let in to
tell about how sick ole man Wig
gins was with the white swcllin'
and couldn't git nothin' to lay on
l., l, l
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-05-16

all her yarb truck out'n her ridi-
culc. She rammicked around
thar pickin' Of it up, and upset
another cheer, and knocked over
the churn er milk q turnin by the
fire, broke the jar all to filters.
and split all the milk Nav had
been a savin' for week. axed
her to set down and be seated on
that ar three-legged stool. know
ed it was the onlyest thing in the
house that would hold her bekase
our cheers was all a gittin' ricketv.
| had to yell to make her hear me:
she had her years tied up with a
homespun rag; lowed she had tuck
cold endurin' Of that snow and
hadn't hcarn good out'n her left
year sense. Our yallcr dog sot
up sich bark at he ridin' crittcr.
and drug his block and KEEP sich
a racket Nav she went out and
fastened him up in the smoke
hOus., and he howled wusser'n n
ever, and the chickins and geese
let in to cacklin' and the turkey S
gobhled, and the guincas pot
rackcd, and | thought in my soul
my po' head would split wide open
atore she'd ever git back.
! never seed sich a time in all
my life. And to head it all
Flurridv Tcnnysy come from the
spring with a bucket of water,
and didn' more'n land in the
door tel clown she fell, bucket
water, gourd and all, and she
fetched a yell, and ole Miss Green
hollercd, and here come Nav a
runnin' to see what was the mat
ter, and when she seed her bran
new milk jar broke all to hatter
rattcrs she fetched a scream like
the house was atirc, and they all
stood there and mirated les like I
never had no head. Nav she
mighty quick wiped that greasy
milk off II her clean secured floor.
and Ole Miss Green drawed the
stool up fore the fire and gin
grunt and sot down. | was thank
ful she never tuck nairy mother
cheer. for if she'd fell again |
think [ should er died. She on
tied her ridiculc and tuck out her
old pocket knife she cuts her ter
backer with, and let in to cuttin'
up roots and YARDS to make me
some tea. She had a power of
one truck and another-white war
nut bark, SIMPSONS snake root,
the devils shoe string, life ever
lastin', wild cherry bark, calamus
root, and pine rosum and sight
more. | layed thar and let her fix
it, but knowed nary drap Of it
wasn't 81 gwine down my neck.
She sot it a drawin' bv the fire
then turned in and filed her ole
cob pipe, run it in the ashes and
sot in to smokin' then she up and
spit on the hath whar wy bowl er
chicken soup was q warmin'.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-05-16

tother house, sister Green, yon All
sister Freshours, and git a bite to
eat; we'ers all so ailytied to-day
never fixed much, but sich as it is
it's clean, and you're welcome to
it," And the minute they landed
out riz and buttoned the dool,
and jerkcd Off Pap's ole sock and
them strings and flung on u piece
,of light ood, and hustled into my
.duds in q hurry, skecrcd if / 60,
any wusser she'd dost me to death,
and | had no notion Of dyin' by
her hands. tolc 'cm all if They
Icouldn't send after the dock no:
to send after nobody.
''riS sweet t" love. but ON, how bitter
TO love \ gal and then not git her.
That's the poetry sam Dave
Thompson writ me. IOur'n,
BETSY HAMILTON.
The Cartcrsville (Ga.) Free
Press suggests that it is the duty
Of every railroad to stop its trains
at night, when such foods as we
have had recently are failing. The
events OF the past two weeks not
onl V show the wisdom Of the suy
gcstion but the absolute criminal
Iity in not adopting them. 1t i~
altogether useless for enterprise to
buck directly against the elements.
a tram Of cars cannot be made to
leap q chasm twice it's length, swim
81 river, wrestle successfully with
lightning or a cyclone, and any cX
pertinent Of the kiud is very likely
to eMu in great dicomfture and
loss Of property to the companies
and life and limb to the public.
There is hardly anybody who
starts upon a journey, no matter
how fast they may be in their
views, but that would rather be 80
minutes late at their destination
than go back home Il corpse.
Therefore, we heartily join the
Free Press, in saying that all
trains ought to be stopped in case
of severe storms at night, especial
", and that it should be done BY
law, if no other way will be effect
ual.
CURIOUS FoLKs.---"W hat that
you've got in your apron;' asked
a lady Of her colorcd cook, who
was in the act of going home.
"Who, me?" yes, you "Whut's
| got in dis yeah ap'uny' eyes in
that there apron "Vidduls.'
''Let me see?' She opened her
apron, which was nearly large
enough for Il wagon cover. "You
ought to be ashamed Of yourself,
for you have taken nearly every
thing in the house. l thought you
were n church mcmbcr.' Hold on
right whar YER is, lady Oar wuz
two pies in the safe, and ! tuck
one. | tuck ha'fo' de meat and
ha'f o. de udder stuff. Ef | want
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31
The Chances OF Success.

From the Democratic standpoint no one
will dispute that Cleveland and Hen
drieks will receive the 153 votes of the
South. The majority of the electoral
college is POI. Thus there are within IS
votes Of having the necessary number.
New York 36 and Indiana Is would give
81, or three more than necessary. New
York 3G and Ohio % would give 80 or i
more than needed. New York SO Cali
fornia and Michigan would give -.
or three more than needed. CALIFORNIA; S
New York &c, and New jersey 8, would
give is or five mere than needed. New
York &c, Michigan Z. and New Jersey 0,
would give 81. or four more than needed.
New York So New Jersey 8, and Wiscon-
Sin IL, would give SO, or eight more than
needed. If the Democrats should lose
both New York and Ohio, Indiana Is,
California s, New Jersey 3. Michigan Z.
and Wisconsin IL, would give 30, or two
more than needed.
On the other hand, the Republican total
of certain States is 1870, or IL less than a
majority. They mus, carry. therefore. al
out of the lis doubtful electoral votes. If
they get all of them but New York SO.
and Indiana. Is, total 81, they viii have
lis, less 81. or 67, four less than needed.
Ii they carry all but New York sc, Cali
fornia s, New Jersey 8. total 50, they will
have lis, less o3, or 60. 6 less than need
ed. If they carry all but New York, SO,
and Michigan -. total 40, they will have
lis less 10, or 60, or two less than needed.
Ii they carry New York. Ohio, California
and Nevada and lose Indiana, ID, Michi-
gan, i3. New Jersey. o, and Wisconsin IL
total is. they will have lis less IS, or 20,
] less than needed.
From these figures it is evident that the
Democratic chances of success are very
encouraging. They start for the doubt
full States with certain electoral vote of
twenty-three more than their opponents.
They have only to gain orty-eight votes
to win, while the Republicans must have
seyenty-one. The figures are all in favor
Of the Democrats. The calculation is bas-
ed on the theory that the certain Repub-
lican States are: Connecticut, 6; Colora-
do, 3; Illinois, y; Iowa, l3; Kansas, o;
Maine, 6; Massachusetts, lfs Minnesota,
q; Nebraska, 8; New Hampshire, A.; Or
egon. 5; Pennsylvania, 30; Rhode Island
4; Vermont, 4. OF these Connecticut,
Colorado, Illinois. Kansas and Oregon are
claimed to be doubtfulby sanguine DEM
ocrats, and Massachusetts,, but for But
ler's candidacy, would probably be DEM
ocratic, but all is down as Republican,
Udshingtoa Cor. Ciacinaaii Elsqnirer.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31
Eaitol. Southern sentinel.


see in the published proceedings of
our Police jury, that they have passed an
act not TO allow witness claims in cases
undecided in the District Court. / sup
| pose their reason for this is. that the ac-
c'ised might be convicted, and adjudgcd
to pay all costs. aud therefore would have
witness claims to pay, which is all good
and well so far. Now, suppose that the
parish should have all costs to pay, in the
event the accused should be released,
what would be the result? For instance /:
NE may take any ease on our criminal
docke; fer Illustration. Any case now
pending, may not be tried finally for two
years. Now suppose that in 1856 that one
OF these eases now pending, should be
tried and the accused released; the Police
Jury will then allow claims to witnesses
for the years 1884, 50 and SO; or claim
Tor attendance at each term of the court
in each year. Now in 1856 the revenues
for 1881 and 1885 viii have been appro-
priated and consumed; then what value
will a claim be for 1854 or 1885, when
there are no funds to pay the same. Such
result as this will be. unless a reserve
fund should be held in each year for that
purpose.
The better plan. think, would be for
the Police jury to allow all Just claims
as the Service is performed, and require
the Parish Treasurer to keep IA separate
register for this class of claims. and let
the witness have the benefit of his claim.
Then when such eases are finally decided,
If the accused should be released. the cost
FOR witnesses will be already paid, and if
the accused is adjudged to pay the cost.
the amount which the Police Jury has
allowed will be a part of the cost; make
1t the duty of the collector, to collect the
same, and pay over to the Parish Treas
urer to the credit of the years i'm which
said claims may have been allowed.
l have been more lengthy than l
thought. would like to hear from some
one on this subject; would like to know
how it is proposed to make witness
claims in such ca1a6 valuable, when in all
probability there Will ho nothing to pay
good portion Of them:
WITNESS.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31
A Dakota Girl.

broad-sh5uldered, compactly built
young woman, with brown face and hard
hands, sat in the Lake Shore depot last
evening waiting for the departure of 4
train for the East. She had Just arrived
ii town from Dakota.
I'VE don't waste any time in foolish
ness ont our way" she said to young
man who seemed to be acquainted with
her. ''There is no love making on nv
half section. Its nothing but No wheat
from May to August. That's what we
are there for. Now, own and manage
a farm of SEQ acres, and this year 1 took
ont crop of eighteen bushels to the acre
and sold it. got the cash, put it in the
bank, discharged all my men but one,
who will look after things this winter,
and I'm off for little fun down east.
''Marriage?n said she, in response to a
remark by her companion; that's what all
the good for nothing cranks of men that
| see from plonghing to harvest can talk
about. What do want to get married
for? There are more than three hundred
girl farmers in Dakota, and we will hold
convention some time. l never saw
man yet that | would have around. I
intend TO farm il until get money enough
to live on comfortably, and then I'll see.
I'm in the habit of doing as please.
There was a nice young fellow in my
neighborhood last July, who tried to be
very gallant and wanted to help me when-
ever did any work. Ii chopped little
wood he wanted to do it. If went af-
terra pail of water he wanted to carry it.
If | put bag of grain on my shoulder he
insisted on giving me lift. He was
pretty nice fellow, but he made me tired
One dayI wanted the hay-rick on the
wagon, and took hold of one end and
clapped it up on the wheel so quick that
it made him dizzy
.'Let me, says he, but he only threw
the whole thing down in trying to get the
other end up. He didn't have the
strength
Says I. ''Oh, go away. You don't eat
enough No. ? wheat,'' then put the rick
up in good style.
1--WE meet lots of such fellows out there.
They are good enough, suppose. bat
when want one I will send for him. -
Chicago Herald.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

Mr.. William III. Vanderbilt's treasure
vault, in which he recently slowed away
some sl00, ,000, 900 in securities, is one of
the most redoubtable works of defense on
the American continent, though you may
not be entirely certain of that by survey
ing his mansion from the outside. Its
foundations were blasted out of the rock.
The front wall is five feet in thickness,
and the side and rear walls are three feet.
the materials used being pressed brick
with brown stone trimmings. The beams,
giriers and main pillars are Of iron in
cased in fireproof material. The doors,
window frames and minor petitions are
of iron. marble and glass. No wood is
to be found in the structure. The great
vault Is sex42 feet, of wrought iron, steel
and Franklinite iron. 1t is imposing in
strength and proportions. and is situated
on the ground floor. Its four outer doors
weigh $500 pounds each, and have every
effective and known improvement In de-
fensive devices. 4 massive wall of ma
sonry surrounds the ironwork. The vault.
which is fire, burglar and water proof,
constitutes distinct building i'm it itself.
-Picaguae.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31
Cut This Out.

4 tea made of peach leaves is sure
cure for kidney affections.
a tea made of chestnut leaves and drank
in the place Of water, will cure the most
obstinate cases Of dropsy in few days.
"A tea made ofripe or dried whortleber-
ries, and drank in the place of water, ia =
sure and speedy cure for serofulous Diff
ficulty, however bad.
A plaster made of fresh slack lime and
fresh tar, is Il sure cure for cancer, which,
with all its roots will come out.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

A minister of the gospel who once Jour-
neyed on horseback through Virginia, in
the ante beiiatm days, tells this story:
Overtaking an old negro in the road.
and feeling in the mood for a chat with
the old man, he slowed his horse to keep
pace with him, when the following dia-
logue ensued:
do you live about here:r
..Yes. massa. belong to Col. ii. lie
lilo bout two miles from yer.'
1T is a beautiful country. Are the
people religious about here?,
..Yez. massa: dey is powerful lot Of
ligion bout yer. Dere is Baptisiisses,
Mefodessess Prcsbyterinms. and sonle
Quakers-' -
swell, what religion do You choose?-
..Oh, laws. nlassa, l amt no .iigion at
:ll-fs jes ole 'Piscopel. .'-Ee.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31
An Editors Work.

Some people estimate the ability OF a
periodical and the talent of its editor by
IT, quantity of its original matter. 1t is
cymparatisely anseasy task for frothy
Wv(ter to string out d .eoiuinnF Of words
upon any and all subjects. His ideas may
now in one weak, washv, everlasting
fi0pd, and the command OF his language
m enable him to string them together
LII punches of onicns. and yet his paper
iu5 be but meagre and poor concern.
Iuleed, the mere writing part. Of editing
afper is bur d small portion of the
3hc care. the time employed in select
inss is far more Important. and the fact
tha. good editor is far better shown By
his selections than anything else: and
ths<. we know, is half the battle. But.
W kave said, an editor ought to be esti-l
nd su, his labor understood and app,e-
CID I'd, by the general coldnet Of his pa
pc Its tones its uniform, consistent
cessyse, aims, inanliness. IFS diglity, aud
its fropriaw. 10 preserve these as they
shzs;id be preserved IS enough TO occupy
fuI the time and attention Of any one
maps II to this be added fire general ss,-
pei sfon Of the details Of publication
vi w most editors have to encounter, the
~ der is how they Ind time 70 write at
= Il - Ifrsv.st W<sfksre6,,, =. y
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31
Transplanting Trees.

Until within the past few years it wa:
generally thought that quite young tree.
could be successfully transplanted, and
horticGlturists and arborcultirists imvari-
ably recommended that young trees be
selected for transplanting. Horticultu-
rists asserted that two-year-old apple
trees transplanted would become fruit
bearing sooner than tree transplanted
atfour years old. and aboriculturists in
sisted that it was next to impossible to
transplant successfully, any but quite
young forest trees. The experience OF
the past few years has demonstrated that
old trees of any kind may be transpIanted
as successfully as young trees. Full
grown forest trees, such us oaks, naples
and hickories, are now removed for miles
without injuring them in the least. The
method of moving old trees is not as well
understood rs that of removing young
trees. and hence even now in the majori-
ty Of cases the work Is not successful. and
young trees are generally chosen for
trinsplanting, thus compelling those de-
string the luxury of fine shade-trees to
walt a number of years for the trees to
grow. The season for trans hting old
trees is in the latter part of winter, the
frozen earth surrounding the roots being
elevated carefully With them so as not to
disturb the roots, and all placed in the
excavation made at the new location. The
circle of earth around the roots should be
large enough to secure as many of TIE
long roots as possible. After the tree. is
securely placed in the ground strong
stakes or posts should be placed around it.
and ropes or wire fastened i'm the tree top
and ut the other end to the posts, to pre-
vent the wind moving the tree about and
disturbing the roots. This latter require
ment being often neglected is the reason
for so mnch failure In transpl;lnting old
trees, If the branches Of the tree are
barge and spreading, portion of them
onght to be cut out. confning the cut as
much as possible to the last years growth.
1t Is considered good plan to trim a
tree intended to be moved, year before
the work of removal is done. II is not
necessary TO fasten trees in the manner
mentioned transplanted at the age of two
or three years, but trees older than that
should be so fasfened.-Ex.