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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10

have got to play new role now. When
the fifteen applications for the Carriers
vile post office are sent up to the Post
mastcr-Gcncral he will do like that Of
ticcr always does. Ic will refer the
whole lot to Mr.. Clements, and Mr..
Clements will look over the names to the
petitions, and after considering who is
the best man for the Office and for the
people, and for Mr.. Clements too, he
will recommend one, and thereby make
one friend and fourteen enemies. So,
there is going to be tho dickens to play
IN the district and all over the State, and
lots of disappointed patriots are going
to got fighting mad. But hope they
will have sense enough to spell the word
"acquiescc," and not 60 to gnawing a
file. Pm sorry for our members Of Con-
grcss. A man told me in Atlanta that
Governor Browns mail was now about
a bushcl a day, and it took two clerks to
read them and file them and make out q
tally sheet, so that the Governor could
get an idea without reading them Gov
ernor Colquitt got AZ letters in one mail,
and As of them were applications for Of
flee. 1t is very encouraging to think
that we have got 80 many who arc fittcn,
for | know they arc all fittcn; their
friends say they are.
Sometimes think would like to get
q good fat Office like Mr.. Cleveland has
always got his. That is, have it showed
on me. ] was ruminatins over his Won
dcrful career. There is nothing like it
since old Father Cincinnatus was called
from the plow to govern the Roman En-
pirc. But they don't call. them from the
plow now. have been docking up the
road for seven years for committee to
come after me and take inc from the
plow, but they don't come, and so have
quit plowing. The showing process
seems to be unpopular, as general
thing, and now the fcller who works the
hardest and has the longest pole gener-
ally knocks down the persimmon.
So, wade in, boys, and cortify your
selves. Combined confederate, make
promises. 1t is no sin to hold office. 1t
is honorable, but if you can do anything
else and make living you had better do
it, for fear you may be disappointed and
have to gnaw file. BILL Arr.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10
The Limit Of the Magnetic Girl.

One Of the most inteiysking problems
of the day is the discovery of the limits
Of magnetism as exhibited in the health
ful American girl. Up to very recent
period magnetic manifcstations-cxcc
on the part of politicians-have been
purely physical in their nature. The
Georgia "wondcr," so-called, was a
chair-raiser and man shaker. The pow-
cr Of magnetism over matter, and cspe-
cially over weight and laws Of gravita-
tion, she demonstrated very satisfactory
ly. Ecyond that she did not 20. Into
the cmpyrcan regions Of mind her mag
nctism never scared. She could move q
man from or in chair; she could move
him with billiard cue, an umbrella or a
cane. But she could not move him to
tears or to laughter. Over his finer feel
ings she had no control. So far as her
magnetism was concerned she was essen
TALLY of the Garth earthly. And, as it
was with the Georgia wonder, so was it
with the magnetic girls of her time.
But as the star Of the Georgia girl
pales new one has arisen in the West,
and we have Wisconsin "wonder" with
style of magnetism entirely different
from that hitherto prevailing. The
Wisconsin girl, who halls from Milwau
kec. is not physical wonder. She
doesn't raise chairs or washtubs or flat
irons. What she raises chiefly is-con-
stcrnation. Her magnetism takes the
form of mysterious hands in mirrors
and strange beings in dark corners look
ing stcrnly and thrcnteningly. Worst
Of all, her magnetism unlooses her
tongue, SO that she can disclose all the
secrets Of the bystandcrs, causing many
Of them to blush and stop their ears and
run away. It's in this latter manifesto
ton that the Milwaukee magnetism is
most terrible; and it is this that lends
point to the inquiry as to the probable
limits Of magnetism in the hands Of the
feminine youth Of the country.
- si''o t"''S Ao w So hHy IaTtlCT we
have no hesitation in saying that the
young woman Of the period is not only
more dangerous than she has been re-
puted but far more dangerous than the
young woman Of my antccedent period.
If people arc to have all their secrets
disclosed, upon the slightest prov vocation
or no provocation at all. as if they were
candidates for Office, there is an end to
social peace and good order and neigh
borly communion. The opening of a
young woman's mouth in any gathering
will be the signal for prompt dispersal
and seclus;on. 1t twould be bad enough
if Milwaukee magnetism could be relied
upon to disclose only the truth out in
the absence Of any assurance on that
point it must be frownei down. Unless
it's manifestation cease at once there can
be but one answer to the vexcd uues-
ton, "What shall we do with our Mil
waukec girls ?' That answer will be :
We must suppress them.-Detroit Free
Press. s. ....
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10


Freight trains on this road all carry passcn-
gers; passenger trains run through 10 Dam
VILE and connect with Virginia Midland rail-
Way to oil eastern cities, and at tlunta with
all lines diverging. No. 80 leaves Richmond
at M and No. 81 arrives there at y ~: So
leaves Richmond at 2 2S IN, SO arrives there
at Al m
BMVct Sleeping Cars withont
changc: On trains Nos. SO and 81, New
York and Atlanta, via Washir 1ton and
Danvillc, Greensboro and Asheyile; on
trains Nos. 81 and SO, Richmond and
Danvillc, Washington, Augusta and New
Orleans. Through tickets on sale at
Charlotte, Grecnvile, Seneca, Spartan
burg and Gainesville to all points south.
north and east. 4 connects
with y. T.. railroad to and from Athens;
with y. l.. to and from Tallulah Falls;
c with FL. Air Line to and Fl ON Elbcrton
and BOwersvillc; Il with Blue Ridge to
and from Walhalla; e with G.. and G. to
and from Greenwood, Ncwbcrry, Alston
and Columbia; f with A. & S. and S..
U: Il G. to and from Hcndersonville,
Aston, &C.; q with Chester and Lcnoir
to and from Chester, Yorkvillc and Dal-
las; h with y. G.. division and c.. c.. &
a. to and from Greensboro, Raleigh, &c
EDMUND BEHKLEY, Supt.
N. Slaughter, Gen. Pass. Agt.
"A. IL Hivcs. I'd V. =. and Gen. Man.
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COUTU CAROLINA
~ RAILWAY COMPANY.
Commencing Sunday, Sept. 7th, 1884, at
IS a III, Passenger Trains will run as follows
until further notice, eastern tmc:"

COnHCctiORS
Made at Columbia with Columbia and Green
Vile railroad by train arriving at II 90 a. m.
and departing at 3 81 p. M; at Columbia
Junction w0h Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
gusta railroad by same train to and from all
points on both roads.
At Charleston with steamers FOR New York
on Saturday; and OH Tuesday and Saturday
with steamer for Jacksonville and points on
st. Johns river: also, with Charleston aud
Savannah Railroad to and from Savannah
and all points in Florida.
roads TO aud from all points West and South:
at E1ackvillc to and from all points on Barn
well railroad. Through tickets can be pur-
chased to all points South and West by apply
ing to
ID. McQuEES. Agent, Columbia, S. C.
JOHN B. PECK, General Manager.
ID. G. ALLEN, Gen. Pass and Ticket ct
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10
'TNIxT THE CUP AND THEL1p
How Frank Simpson OF New York
Lost His Lady Love.

How Frank Simpson OF New York
Lost His Lady Love.
WAsHINdToN, December 3.-For some
time past Washington society has been
on the qui Uire over the announcement
of the marriage of Miss Mary f.. Will
lard to Frank Simpson, Of New York.
They met in London while Miss Will
lard was abroad with her father, c.. d.
Willard, one Of Washington's proudest
and wcalthiest citizens. Simpson is the
son Of George Simpson, of the firm Of
Donncll, Lawson e. Simpson of New
York.
Most elaborate preparations were
made for the wedding. Over fifteen
hundred invitations were sent out, and
only a few days ago the cxpectant Simp-
son sent five hundred additional to such
of his relatives and friends as had been
omitted in the first list. There were
hundreds of presents, Of the costlicst
description, and in variety comprising
almost everything usually given to
brides. The wedding was announc-
ed for December II and the brides
father is even now on his way from
Europe, having sailed from Liverpool
last Saturday to attend the ceremony.
He has sent his daughter numerous
dresses made by Worth Of Paris, which
are the talk and envy Of social circles in
this city. The garments are models Of
the man lniliners art. The favored few
who have seen them have spread glow
ing reports Of the magnifccnce of the
BRIDES trousscau.
Beneath these grand preparations,
however, there lurked dissatisfaction
with tho nuptials. The brides parents
wore heartily in favor Of the alliance,
but the bride was avcrSc to the match
She frankly went to Simpson and in
formed him that she did not and could
never love him, and requested that she
be released from the engagement. Ow-
ing to the pressure Of family influence
she could not insist that her decision
should be final, and so allowed it to be
announced that the wedding would take
place OH the lite instant.
This morning Miss Willard left her
home and met William Paxton, n clever
and rising young patent attorney Of this
city, who awaited her coming'with i'm
patience. They proceeded to the resi-
dencc Of the Rev. DR.. Addison, rector Of
Trinity Church, and married in the pres
cncc Of the groom's brother and a few Of
his intimate friends,
The happy couple took the II a. NJ.
train for the South. The bride is very
handsome brunette, with large, dark,
lustrous eyes and plump figure. She
wore plum colorcd dress and hat with
fur, seal sacque and muff. She is
twenty-five years OF age.
The elopcmcnt, owing to the promi-
nence Of the parties, will be the sensa-
ton Of the town rs soon as the facts are
generally known. The union OF Miss
Willard and Mr.. Paxton is simply the
elimination Of genuine love match.
Rather than risk unhappiness with
man whom she could not love she adopt
ed the heroine remedy as given above.
The minister who performed the cere-
mony said to your correspondent to-
night that he was ignorant Of the fact
that he had united an eloping couple.
The parties were strangers to him. and
MS they presented to him the regular
legal document necessary on such occa-
sions he felt Authorized to marry them.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10

messenger to carry the electoral votes to
Washington. There were fourteen ap-
pllcations. On the fourth ballot, Mr.. B.
II. Rutledge, Jr., Of Charleston, was
elected messenger.
recess was taken at $50 p. M. to
continue until 9.45 this morning.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10
CARPETS.

CARPETS and House Furnishing
Goods, the Largest Stock South Of Balti-
moro, hoquet Brussels, 3-Ply and In
grain Carpets. Rugs, Mats and Crumb
Cloths. Window Shades, Wall Papers,
Borders, Laco Curtains, Corniccs and
Poles, Cocoa and Canton Mattings, Up-
holstery, Engravings. Cromos, Picture
Frames. Write for samples and prices
BAILIE & COSKERY,
Augusta, Ga.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10
For Mans DclusiOn Given.

Those girls are all n wicked show,
For mans dclusion given
Their smiles of JOY and tears Of voc
Dcccitful shine, deccitful flow;
Not one is true in seven.
They love you for little while,
And tell you naught shall sundcr
Two loving hearts, then full of guile
Bait others with their 'witchng smile,
And you may 20 to thunder.
Chicago Sun.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10

CONNFCIIONS.
"A: with South Carolina railroad d tn mud from,
Charleston; with Wilmington, Columbia md
Augusta railroad from Wilmington and aii
points north thereof with Charlotte, CuIum.
b,a and Augusta railrnnd from Charlotte and
al! penis north thereof. Is. With Ashoviile
ana Spartanbnrg railroad from and for point :
IN western n. Carolina. G. With Atlanta md
Chnriotte div Richmond and Danvillc railway
ior Atlanta and all points south and west.
STANDARD Ea*ttrx Time. "''''
q. Z. TALC0TT, Superintendent.
~ SLAUGHTER, GenT Passenger Act.
ID. CARDwELL, Asst GenT Pass. tei.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10

Tickets on sale at Greenwood To all point:
nt through rates-bagga.o checked to dcsti
nation.
*Duily. tDaily. cxccut Sunday.
W. r. SnELLMAN. Traffic Manager.
j. Mass, Superintendent.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10
A TLANTIC COAST LINE,

PASSENGER DEPARTMENT..
WtlM'ngton. ". e., July IGth, 1881;
NEW LINE between Charleston and
Columbia and Upper South Carolina
COSpENSHD SCHEDULE
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10

A LII the new shapes in Hats and Bonnets
- with Ribbons, Birds, Flowers, Satins
and Velvets to match.
r. N. HADDON g. co.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10

Examine our Stock before buying
your wedding and Christmas presents
elsewhere. Speed e. Lowry.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10

J TSICIIMOND AND DANEILLE
~ RAILROAD
P"s&fn9rr Nrpar'mr nt.-On and after Aug
Sd, 1881. passenger train service OH The A :.
and e.. Division will be as follows:
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10

DIR. Curry's address lasted an hour and a
half. Only few Of it's points arc here
given. 1t made profound impression.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10
COLUMBIA AND AU-
w GUSTA RAILROAD.

w GUSTA RAILROAD.
Going Sou h So4S 40 40
Leave Wilmington ......9 3opm II Opm
Arrive at Florence .......l so a nj 20 H M
Arrive at columbia .......6 10 am
Going North No 43 No Al
Leave columbia ......... 10 40 p m
Leave Florence. ........4 1 SO pm l So III
Arrive at Wilmington I 40 pm 6 10 "a III
Train NO. 43 stops at all stations. NnS. As
aud Al stop only ut Brinklcy's, Whitcvillc,
Flcmington, Fair Bluff, Marion, Florence,
Timmorsviilc, Sumter, camden junction ard
Eastcver. Passengers for columbia and all
points on & n X, e, c A r X, Aiken june
tion and all points beyond, should take NO. 4S,
night express. Separate Palman slccpcrs
47. All trains run solid between charleston
and Wilmington.
SpARTANHuRG ANn
On and after May IL, 1884, passenger
trains will be run daily, except Sunday, be-
tween Spartanburg and lIcndcrsonvilc as
follows:
Up TRAIN
Leave r. 4 D. Depot at Spartanbnrg 00 p N
Leave Spartanhurg, A. l.. depot... 10 p m
Leave Suluda .......................S s so y M
Leave Flat Rock. ck....................9 Is p IN
Arrive Hcndcrsonvilie .....,...... $50 = IN
DOWN MR4IN.
Leave Hendcrsonvillc ............ 90 4 III
Leave Flat Rock ck..................,.S = Is III
Leave Salula ................. . 90 a NJ
Arrive 4. & u Depot s'partanburg ii 30 IN
Trains on this road run by Airline time.
Both trains make connections for Columbia
and Charleston via Spartanburg. Union and
Columbia: Atlanta and Cha rlut.c by Air Line
JAMES ANDERSON, Superintendent.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10

Paints, Oils and Varnishes at Speed
& Lowry's.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10

TOLTMBIA A ND
~ GREENVILLE RAILROAD.
On and after October S, 1884, PASSENGER
TEAMS will run as herewith indicated upon
this road and its branches.
VaIfV, erctpf .SUn1Gys
No. 50. UP Pa SSES(;ER
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-10
The Georgia Pacific
R-AILw Az,

RA-ILWA A Y
New Short Line, via, Atlanta. Ga, and
Birmingham, Ala, to Points in
.tlabom", mississippi, Louisiana,
-1rhnn$0s, Texas and lie Vest and
Northeast.
The favoritc route TO TIE WORLDS
FAIR, NEW ORLEANS, LA.
COMMENCING December 1st 1884.
" Double Daily Trains. with elegant
Sleeping Cars attached, for which the
low rate Of 81 for each section is
charGcd-thc lowest sleeping car rates in
the United States. Bcrths secured ten
days in advance.
GAS SEE that your Tickets -saa
n<b" Read FROM-E1a
ATLANTA, VIA TIE
GEORGIA PACIFIC RAILWAY AND
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
For further information write to or
call on
l.. S. BROWN, Gen. Pass. Agent, 81.
BI#MI MINGHAM, Ala.
a. S. lWEATT, Tray. Pass. Agt.,
ATLANTA. GA.
!. y. SAGE, Gen. Superintendent,
B1HMINtiIIAM ALA
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Hnlid Trains between Charleston and Column
bia. S. G.
d. f. DIVINE, T. NJ. EMERSON,
fcnl Supt. Gen'l Pas. Agent.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-09-20
A New Branding System.

DR.. Moore, chancellor of the Den
yer University, thinks there should
be some improvement on the brand
ing system now in use. He has
Just returned from his cattle ranch
in Wyoming brown and rugged as
a typical cowboysand has assisted in
branding $500 head of cattle. He
knows it is hard work for the men
and cruelty to the cattle. He says:
II am going to turn the chemistry
department of this institution loose
to find out what can take the place
of branding" It will be strange if
the result will not be the discovery
of something that will remove the
hair from the hide of an animal, in
some desired shape and spot, which
will answer every purpose fully as
well as the branding iron now does,
and perhaps be an improvement, as
a mark by which to recognize stock.
Some such thing would be not only
a convenience to cattle men, but a
profit as well. It is estimated-at
least an item is passing around
through the papers to that effect
that the damage to hides from
brands amounts to not less than
100000 per year. The use OF
some chemical in the place of the
branding iron, which is altogether
practicable, may be a saving of inn
portance in the way of improved
hides and consequently profits
Denver Tribune Republican.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-09-20

months and yields milk bounti-
fully during the warm. If, then,
you wish to produce the best quail
ity of flesh for human food, nor
thern climate is a necessity. Ifyou
want to grow the best meat-eating
animals-tigers. lions, hyenas, ETC..
q hot climate is necessary.
Let us not then find fault with
our winter nor fancy O more sunny
sky preferable, but accepting the
conditions surrounding US. let us
make the best of them, asserting
and claiming the truth that north
ern-grown beef and mutton are the
best, and worth, as a consequence,
more money than southern grown
in the market.
There are probably, scientific
reasons why these conditions are
true which we might 20 on to
relate, but we deem the established
fact sufficient. Either the united
testimony of our best writer's upon
natural history as we'll as of our
best butchers and dealers in cattle
are at fault or our position is unas-
sailable.-[Montana Stock Journal.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-09-20
Geological Surveys.

The importance otgeological sur.
veys of different parts of the coun-
try should be more forcibly pre-.
sented by the representatives Of the
people in Congress. A geological
knowledge of the many different To-
calities, is absolutely necessary :as
basis for permanent mining opera
tions; and as the country already
owes as much to the influence Of
even the fragmentary efforts which
have been made in different sections
and the magnitude of this industry
is so great, and its influence so i'm.
portant in the value of its product,
and assssai vanguard of civilization
around which every other industry
is established, that its establish.
ment should receive larger consid-
Grafton from our national legislators.
A number of important surveys
have been completed, the reports Of
which are now given to the public,
but in almost every instance the
directors have been compelled to
limit not only the sphere of their
observations, but the extent of their
investigation, by lack of necessary
funds to carry out their plans prop
erly and successfully. While We
would not detract from the possible
advantage of many other lines which
demand and receive appropriations
of public moneys, it is certain that
the people and nation will receive
more real and demonstrated benefit
from scientific investigation and
knowledge of the stable and practi-
cal industries upon which the pros-
perity and security of the nation
than upon Arctic expedi-
tions, seaburg excursions and astro-
nomical observations, and in the
line of importance, should first re-
ceive recognition and favor.-[Min-
ing Review.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-09-20
A Nevada Ranch.

Perhaps no man in Nevada is'
doing SO much for the real develop
ment of this state as Andrew Ben
son of Beowawe. He has not only
already brought into cultivation
over 1000 acres of land, but is rum
ming water over 1900 acres of
pasture and hay land, and besides
this he is building a ditch four
miles long, at a cost of 81, 900, that
will carry over 1000 inches of
water. 1t will irrigate 5000 acres
of the best land on the river. His
land is in compact body, sur
rounded by mountains covered
with good feed, and plenty of win
ter range where he can keep 10000
head of cattle very handily. Mr..
Benson's idea is little in advance
of most of the cattle raisers of the
country. He believes he can make
it pay to keep hay enough on hand
to feed all his herds in case of
hard winter. He has hay and feed
enough inside his fences. in stacks
and standing on the ground, to
carry 5000 head of cattle for three
months. He believes that the losses
experienced by cattlemen every.
severe season would more than off
set the expense of putting up hay
sufficient to keep them.-[Reno
Gazette.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-09-20
Angora Goats.

A gentleman who has been breed
ing Angora goats in California and
Texas, and who Is about to remove
about 1000 ewes and a sufficient
number of bucks into Colorado,
gives the following information to
the Colorado Live Stock Record
"The Angora is a native of q noun
famous country. He will live
where the mountain sheep will live,
and flourish where a domestic sheep
would die, and his fleece, or mohair
will only attain its greatest perfec-
tion in cold, mountainous countries.
There are several reasons why We
prefer the Angora to sheep. They will
live in q country where sheep can
not They seldom die except from
old age. They do not come in con-
fict with cattle. Wool growers sel-.
dom figure on more than $3.50 per
head on an average from their flocks
well graded as they may be, and We
are confident that there will be no
difficulty in breeding the goat up
to the standard that will make It
the most profitable Of the two, and
the best for rough mountainous
sections, and for men Of limited
means. There are millions of acres
thu loughout these mountains where
no domestic animal can Craze sue
cessfully except these Angoras."