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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13
THE SLANG EPIDEMIC.
n Worse Nncmy to the Queens Eng
liSl. Than BAD Grammar.

Slang is breaking down social con-
ventionalties by it's free and indscrmi-
nate use. 1t is lesscning maidenly dig
nifty, which should always be intrcnchcd
behind soft and gentle speech. 1t is
deteriorating the standard that VIC once
held for our young men, and is unqucs-
tionably vice making its irroads as
insidiously as drink or gambling. Our
children are allowed to interlard their
conversation with the catch words Of
low comedies, without rcmonstranccS,
which must in the end produce its ef-
feet upon character and conduct.
Slang is reflection upon the pro-
gress of our civilization, and if not re-
pressed will soon become prevailing
feature Of our popular literature. Our
schools should be rcformatorics for it's
cure. The principles Of correct speak
ing are simple enough to he conveyed
intclligently to the youngest children,
and it should be impressed upon them
that the use of pure diction is one Of
tn: stepping stones toward building up
pure character.
1t is pitiabc to listen to the CONVEX
Sation Of the average school girl of to-
day, whose lips should be as unsulled
rs the bloom upon her cheeks will
leave it to the initiated to interpret the
meaning of the following phrases, Sc
lected at random, but actually uttered
by some of the representatives Of our
first-claSs schools and Scminaries.
"Oidn't we have Jim dandy fun to-
day at school p
Yes but the old dragon got on her
car because we didn't know our Latn.'
"Gcc viii don't care"
"Ah. there Stay there =
"Jimeny, cracky! Shes tlaiSy"
"Did you catch OH ?''
"Ycs; tumblcl to the racket
did you know that Jack Smith had
blown out most Of his fortune ~
"You bet; he intends to fly high
The governor has to she'll out the
shekels.''
"Well, it is comfort to have as much
dough as n person wants"
81 saw him making break along the
stcet OH blue streak"
lawfully jolly!' lawfully funny
Take the cake ~ 81 should smile y
"What gillie t.
But it is needless to multiply the cx-
pressions ad infinitum. Do not such
examples Of slang confront us rs hor-
riblc nightmare ? Does it not plainly
show that the tendency is increasing to
an alarming degree 1t is bringing the
conversation of our sons and daughters
down to the level Of thieves jargen. and
is fast obliterating all delicacy Of the
sentiment in the minds Of both, estab-
fishing freemasonry OF coarse and cor
rupt language as means Of social in
tcrcoursc. The descent is easy which
leads to vulgarity in thought, and it is q
wise parent who can foresee the ehd.--
Columbia Register.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13
A MODEL PETITION.
Buck 1towlett's Application for n
Consulate and His Business Ways.
From the Louisville Timcs.l

From the Louisville Timcs.]
Squire Buck Powlett, editor OF the
Oldham, Era, has forwarded tothe Pres.
ident the following uniqne application
fora place at Tahiti
OFFICE OF The OLDHAM ERA (THE oNLYl
sECOSD-cLAas PAPER IN THE UNITED}
SrATEs) LAGRANGE, KY, April 4. 1857
Hon. Gr0rer Cierelana, President
DEAR SIn--I herewith apply for the
appointment Of Consul 10 Tahiti, Socic-
ty Islands. In making my application,
| prefer 10 .fofeso the usual method OF
seeking an Endorsement 10 my petition
from Tom, Dick and Harry they come
cheap. and are in my Judgment, worth
less. | do not even ask ourEaugust
Senators, nor our less sedate members
aof the House, to says word in my be
half. I could, I suppose, receive the
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13

ExprcSS. A8h.
Freight trains on this road all carry passen-
gers; passenger trains run through to Dan
willie aud connect with Virginia Midland rail-
way to all eastern cities, and at 4 tlanta with
all lines diverging. No. 30 leaves Richmond
Is n m and no. 81 arrives there 4 90 y III: So
caves Richmond at 2 90 a III, 53 arrives there
at 90 am
Buffet Sleeping Cars wHho"t
change: On trains Nos. 50 and 81, New
York and Atlanta, via Washii ston and
Danville, Greensboro and AShcville: on
trains Nos. SO and So, Richmond and
Danvilic, Washington, Augusta and New
Orleans. Through tickets on sale at
Charlotte, Greenville, Seneca, Spartan
burg and Gainesville to all points south.
southwest, north and east. 4 connects
with n. F.. railroad to and from Athens;
with Y. T. to and from Tallulah Falls;
& with I'll. Air Line to and {, ,om Elhcrton
and Bowcrsvillc; Il with Blue Ridge to
and from Walhalla; with C.. and &. to
and from Greenwood, Ncwbcrry, Alst"n
and Columbia; + with a. &, S. and S..
U. & G. to and from Hcndcrsonville,
Alston, &c.;.g with Chester and Lcnoir
to and from Chester, Yorkvillc and Dal-
las; h with y. G. division and c., G. &
A. to and from Greensboro, Raleigh, &c
EpMUSD BERHLEY, Supt.
". Slaughter Gen. Pass. Agt.
A. l. Ieives. Cd V. p. and Gen. Man.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13

signature Of every official in the State.
from Governor down to our county
jailcr, to my petition, but as before
stated such things are cheap. =
[ base by claims to your favorable
consideration Of my application to this
Consulship on the following grounds ::
am forty years Of ag". entered the
Federal army at the age OF sixteen, and
was intrustcd by my superior officers
with office from the date of my enlist
mcnt, August 18th, 'Gl, until the great
leaders arranged the terms Of capituln-
ton Mt Appomattox, at which time, be-
fore | had attained my majority, | was
company commander. After tho war
fitted myself for life hy learning thor
oughly two trades, That Of carpcn .cr
and that Of printer; laborcd at the
former until 1876, when the bad health
of my wife compelled me to take mp the
latter, which did by establishing here
and maintaining the only sccond-cass
newspaper in the United States. A
strictly Democratic sheet and lime adj
vcrtising columns.
beg to state for your information
that am the happy father ofsix healthy
bright children. without blotch or
blemi$h, and am pleasantly situated, and
am making more money, perhaps, than
the Consulate would pay mo. but havo
an ambition GALL thoroughbred Krntuck-
ians do) to serve my country in Office
My ambition in that direction he's not
been satisfied with six years service as
City Clerk.
confess that was not an ardent sup
porter OF yours at Chicago, but row
see my mistake, recognize in you MI the
elements of a wise. discreet Chief Mag
iStrate.
The fact Of my being a carpenter and
printer, and likewise the father Of
large family Of children, may not in
your opinion fit me for Consulate to
these South Pacific Islands. but beg
to inform you. my dear sir, that at times
when | needed recreation from the du-
ties Of editor, composition, prcssu,an. re-
porter and mailing clerk in my Office,
have taken care to inform myself of
the relations existing between tl;;$ great
republic and the ISLANDS of the tropical
Pacific. and have come to the conclu-
sion tl,at | can by an honest cndcavor,
turn the mind Of the reformed canni-
balls still further from baked BRAZILIAN.
fried Frcnchmcu, soupcd Scotchmcn,
sca!loped German, boiled American and
salad Frenchman to sur .wn delicious
and more nutritious hos. ami the cereals
from which our country suffers by over
production.
am of the opiron the dignity Of my
country and respect for the star
spangled Iannrr would not suffer if
entrusted to my care in those beautiful,
far away islands.
respectfully ask your favorable con-
sid"ratinn Of this, my first. and it may
be my last, application for executive ia
vor. Respectfully yours,
W. W. R"wLErr.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13
Southern Women.
CHARLESTON, S. c., April 20, 1885.

CHARLESTON, S. c., April 20, 1885.
TO The Editor Of The Ne,os and
Courier: In your Sunday issue ap-
pears al editorial which has won you
the grateful thanks Of every true man
in our Southern land. The women. who
from from 1860 to 1876 suffered and en-
durcd so much, worked so hard, have ut
last found their champion, and wish
your loving and true words could be
republishcd year by year, until the last
weary head shall have been laid forrest,
to wake, let us hope, in the arms Of some
loved one freely given to his country.
Their number is growing smaller day.
by day, and cannot we, the men Of those
dnys, do something to signalizc our pro-
found love and respect, to testify to all
time what our women were, and what
when the need arises, they will again be.
have always said that the day would
come when we would do this thing, and
think, Mr.. Editor. you may take to
yourself the proud satisfaction Of hav-
ing on Sunday laid the corners stone of
our monument to the "Women Of the
War"
We raise costly shafts to our dead
heroes, or rather our women do, and, in
words more or less. classic and nppropri-
ate, we tell Of all their glorious dceds,
but not one word is said Of the mothers
who gave them to us. Shame on us Mr..
Editor! From this time forth let ono
face on every shaft be the mothor's, and
on it let her name be placed
"rhc knights are dust,
The good sword rust,
Their souls are with the saints
truSt.'
! few Of their mothers still lingcr with
us. Can we be too tender with them,
or do them too much honor Ask this
question Of your readers and see what
the response will be. do not say ask
it in my poor words; put the idea in
your own. SON.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13

The University Of the South, at Sew
anee. Tenn, has recently received q
magnificent collection Of books from
England, including In rail- nearly $50 To-
lilo volumes Of the best Benedictihe edi-
.tions Of the Fathers Of the Christian
Church. Many Of tho sets are very y'rafo
and beautiful, bound in yellnm and full
calf gilt, with exquisite cnsravipgs, por-
traits and numerous plates Of Coins.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13

EOHEECTION.S.
a. With South Carolina railroad to and from
Charleston; with Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta railroad from Wilmington and ali
points north thereof; with Charlotte, Column
bia and Augusta railroad from Charlotte and
all points north thereof. B. With AshcvilIe
and Spartanburg railroad from and for point =
In WA4tsrn n. Carolina. G. With Atlanta and
a6yASetettSs div Richmond and Dan Vile railway
Yeg1tIents and all points south and west.
te4&SFd Eastern Time.
~ ALCOTT,S Superintendent
A4eHrRRi Gen'i Passenger Agt.
NJ sNAKeF Asst Genl Pass. Agt.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13

The Illinois Legislature has not elect
ed successor to United States Senator
Logan yet. Logan and Morrison are
still the candidates.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13
In effect March 10, 1885.

#Daily tDaily except Sunday.
Tickets on sale at Greenwood to all points
at Through ratcs-bSggagc checked to dcsti-
nation. Connections made at Greenwood
with &. 4 q. Il. Il. +. 7. CHARLTON, &. =. a.
Augusta, Ga.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13

+. l.. Cardozo, of South Carolina, has
resigned from the Treasury department
at Washington.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13
A TLANTIC COAST LINE,

PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.,
WUminUion. ". e., JuIy IOfh, 1881.
NEW LINE between Charleston and
Columbia and Upper South Carolina.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13
COLUMBIA AND AU,
wv GCSCN RAILROAD.

ITnln No. 43 Stops nt All stations, NOS. 4S
and Al stop only at Brinkley's, Whitcville
Flemington, Fair Bluff, Marion, Florence,
Timmorsvillc, Sumter, camden junction ar d
Enstovcr. Passengers for columbia and all
points on C &GnR,c, & A II, Aiken juno
tion and all points beyond, should take No. As,
night express. Separate Palman slecpers
for charleston and Augusta on trains IS and
II. All traias run solid between charleston
and Wilmington.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13
THE STREET CARS

here arc superior to any in America, far
more convenient than the elevated roads
of Now Yerk. For the most part, the y
are cable roads. Moved rapidly, the
rate being about seven miles an hour.
without horses or engines, caught by
clamps to endless wire ropes, which run
in and under the middle Of the tracks,
these spledid cars, two at time, run
with even pace up and down the numor-
GUS and steep hills on which this city is
built, without accidents, without SIN oke
and without horses. Powerful stationa-
ry engines move the wire cables, and
from dawn to half-past twelve at night a
constant stream Of people fill the cars
and the pockets Of their owners.
This population
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13

snNN4 toRGET., !, we have modern
- 1jf yppni4g power press, new
type, nd blank paper, envelopes
and ca ~ Bring in your printing.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13

Solid Trains between Charleston and Column
bia. s. Z.
J.:F. DIVINE. T.. NJ. EMERSON.
Gcn'l Sup't. Gen'l Pas. Agent.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13
SUNSHINE PHOTOGRAPHED

on living, moving, agile, active Aphro-
dites. But few manufacturing enter
priScs have been inaugurated here. But
now they must soon be developed.
This city has three hundred thousand
inhabitants, and immigration continues.
AS commerce trends eastward and the
back country which has hitherto sup
ported this coast gets its supple. more
and more from Eastern cities, and over
Railroads crossing the continent, San
Francisco must supply its place with
new lines Of industrial development,
and tho first cotton mill is even now in
course Of construction.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13
AND DANVILIE

n RAILROAD.
Passenger Experimentation and after Apr.
5th. 1855, passenger train service on the A.
and G.. Division will be us follows:
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13

TOLUABIA Nd
" GREENVILLE RAILROAD.
On and after October 5, 1894, PASSENGER
TRAINS will run as herewith indicated upon
this road and it's branches.
Daily, ercfpt Snadaus.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13
LIVES OUT OF DOORS,

The climate permits it. At this date
there are ripe cherries and oranges in
the markets: all sorts of summer yege-
tables are in season. The late globe
artichoke is found on the stalls. besides
the early asparagus. Strawberries and
snap-bcans, tomatoes and apples, celery
and spinach Of winter with turnips and
lettuce. of spring anl cau.iflowers and
cabbagcs of summer all lying on tho
stalls side by side. Whilst to such mar
kcts come in an endless procession, ma
tivcs Of almost every country, the fewest
of all are Africans. One does not meet
one negro here in one thousand passers-
by. Nor is bacon seen except very rare
~. The food Of the poor is mostly NUT
ton with fresh beef, and sometimes,
though rarely, pork. No part Of the
population live on bacon. Sugar comes
from the Wawaiian Islands, and is quite
a monopoly here, controlled by one
Clans Sprecklss, who is regarded as the
sugar king Of the Pacific.
have seen the oce, at the Golden
Gate, and it is So calm, so peaceful, so
utterly rested and serene that am adj
monishei that your readers also need re-
spite from this long letter.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13

SOUTH CAROLINA
- RAILWAY COMPANY.
Commencing Sunday. Sept. 7th, 1884, at
2 IS IN, Passenger Trains will run as follows
until further notice, ..Ea tern tinlc:'
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-13
again. When the East stretced forth
her iron arms California


'Sought her yielded hand to clasp,
And cold gauntlet met her grasp
The union OF the Atlantic and Pacific
was had, but the wedding bells also toll
ed the death kncll- of San Francisco's
wholesale trade. Now merchant princes
find it hard to realize even an interest
upon their large investments
The agriculturalist has to meet the
same condition of affairs. Land which
is arabic commands very high prices,
often reaching
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS FER ACRE,
whilst farm labor is very dear and sea
sons uncertain. Irrigation, always cx-
pensivc, is not always attainable. Hence
the successful farmer, or ranchman, as
he is here called, must be also a capital
ist, satisfied with small return upon
his large outlay. Some Of the wheat
ranches are Of immense size and cost;
such. as return an annual net income
equal to ten pc. cent. ON the value Of the
property arc deemed satisfactory as in
vestments.
The people generally are Industrious,
their motions quick, active and sinuous,
Wages Of all kinds arc high. A COM
mon laborcr commands $3.50 per day,
whilst skilled mechanic, if carpenter,
can obtain from $3 to "a per day, and
competent brick mason $5 to &c.
Ninety per cent. Of all the dwelling
houses are Of wood, highly ornamcnted,
whilst the business houses. hotels and
public cdificcs arc Of brick ccmented.
succeed, and sometimes faced with
stone. The compilations Of the ladies
are superb, like
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-06
A Democratic Confession.


The Committee of One Hundred in Gin
cinnati is composed of fifty leading citizens
OF each political party. 1t has devoted con-
siderable time to the investigation of the
frauds in the late election in that city, and
as the result one rascal has been sent to Jail
for thirty days with fine of $50, another for
one year and fine of $1,000, and third with
longer term and a heavier fine. Other ar
rests have been made and other scoundrels
VIII be sent to Jail for committing the regu-
lar crime of the Democratic workers in
cities. Recently the Committee of One
Hundred made a permanent organization
and officers were chosen for the year. Dur
ing the meeting Vim. p. Anderson, one of
the Executive Committee, made the follow
ing remarkable statement:
"Mr Chairman l desire to preface state
menJ am about to make with few personal re-
marks have voted the Democratic ticket for
over twenty years, have always been Democrat
and at the last election voted straight Demo-
cratic ticket, With this record after a thorough
aud impartial investigation extending over the
past three weeks, made as member Of the Exec
tive Committee of this Committee of One Hun
dred, claim to be able to make a fair statement
as far as relates to the part taken by my party in
the frauds against the registration and election
laws, and other outrages preceding and following
the last election. These Investigations shoag that
the only organized fraud against the registration
and election taus at the last election has been
acithia the Democratic party that the only or
gdizdton sItedi1,g and protecting the pespetra-
tors Of these frauds aud endedU0fjlag TO hinder
and persec,ac those engaged in exposing and
bringing their perpetrators to Justice Is also with
IN the Democratic party. Still a Democrat, and
Numerically opposed to the principles of the Re
publican party this committee and the Executive
Committee have my entire sympathy and hearty
support"
This statement was made nearly week
ago, and yet no Democratic paper or active
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-06
The Tramp on National Issues.

A curious document was found in the pos
session of James Bray, tramp, who was
killed at Plymouth, Pa, recently He had a
long roll of paper, and on this paper were
the names of over 400 other tramps with
whom he had come in contact during his
travels. Bray made it a point to interview
all the knights of the road as to their pres
ent condition and what led them to take
the road. Opposite each mans was his an
swer. One hundred and seventy -seven said
that they were out of work because there
was no work to do. Three hundred and
seven were in favor Of free trade and against
a high protective tariff. Thirty-seven said
that high tariff meant protection for Amer
lean workingmen, and that their poverty
was due to overindulgence in strong drink.
Over 100 voted Cleveland's administration a
failure SO far as making the times better,
and 215 put the blame on Congress for not
establishing free trade, and thereby making
markets for the productions of American la
Dor and machinery. For the next Presiden-
cy, sixteen tramp printers predicted the cleo
ton of John Sherman, and 1O4 New York.
tramps believed that Hill would be elected.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-06
The Latest NapoIeonIc Ideas.

Post
An amiable gentleman, who appears to
have enjoyed the confidence of the late en-
peror and of the prince imperial, has recent
ly been publishing his "reminiscences Of con-
versations held with the unlucky son of Ma
poleon Ill. These articles are from an i'm
perialist point of view supposed to be highly
important, but people who scarcely sympa-
| thize with the methods of the second empire
| think them quite absurd The author, in his
report of an interview with the prince impe-
| rial, shortly before the departure of that
| young gentleman for South Africa, states
| the manner in which the prince proposed to
| govern, if he succeeded in getting upon the
! throne of France. He desired to have a
chamber OF peers, composed OF the great
property owners, the magistrates, the chief
dignitaries of the church, and the heads of
the army. He would not, he said, have the
great manufacturers or commercial men in
that chamber, because they were not social
forces, They were generally. he thought,
| ignorant. AS to the literary and artistic
classes, he thought that they could not be eX-
pected to be called into the councils of the
country. AS for the press, he announced
his firm opinion that it could be entirely
bought up, and said that he would not allow,
as his father had allowed, discussion of
he said, would be bought by interest. 'If
did not buy them the foreign powers would
do So" This report of the manner in which
the prince imperial proposed to take France
| back three centuries into absolute monarchy
| has greatly amused the republican journals,
| which have expended no end of irony and
| satire in criticiSinp IT,