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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-03
A Decided Novelty.


under the sun, but that bold statement
was made long ago, and must be taken
with some discreet qualifications.
Every day, in glancing over our ex-
changes, we find starting novelties or, at
any rate, novel combinations Of ancient
forms. One Of the oldest transactions
in the matrimonial line was that of
Tarrytown clergyman, young and DASH
ing, "who carried fire arms and had shot
4 fellow student while at college in
Virginia" 1t was natural enough that
this brother should meet with hero
inc rs peculiar as himself. The charm
er, III this case, was n girl Of humble
station, but pretty and intelligent. know
ing little OF society except that which
palpitates in books Of fiction, which, in
discriminatory read, are presumed to be
a curse to only too many women.
The minister visited the girl. quoted
poetry to her, read his sermons for criti-
cs,n, etc, etc. OF course, proposal
Of marriage came in due season. The
girl. in jest, promised to have him.
With remarkable ingenuity he repeated
to her portion of the marriage service
of the Episcopal Church, getting her
to make the responses. telling ner that
it was nercly form Of engagement.
Then he told her that th.y were mar
ried hard and fast. The girl declined to
regard the ceremony as binding and
stunned the man, refusing even to go
to picnics or absorb ice cream with
him. In variety Of forms he kept re-
pcating to her that they were married,
but the young woman, who had not
been made complete fool by romance.
would not believe in the legality Of
such nuptials. The record proceeds to
state that then the clergyman filled
out one Of his marriage certificate
blanks, signed it himself and got a
firm Of New York lawyers to certify to
the correctness Of the document and
the legality of the marriage. By alter
natcly threatening to kill him and her,
he tried to make the girl sign it also
She would not, however. One day in a
/ fit Of anger he destroyed it before her
eyes. Then he filled out another and
got brother clergyman to sign it, or
else forged the name, and had still
another law firm put the imprint Of
their approval upon its legality. He
was again unsuccessful in making her
sign this one, and it, too, was finally de-
stroyed. After failing in three repeated
attempts to make the girl acknowle dge
! the marriage. the clergyman gave up
the contest and left the town.
When the minister absquatulated,
the girl sought legal AZ ice and has
been almost crazed by the contradictory
testimony Of legal luminaries. Too
wise to become the dupe Of cleri-
cal scamp, she is too modest to ap-
peal to the courts to settle her status.
Really. the case appears plain enough.
She was never married at all. < But
fathers with attractive daughters may
we'll be on the watch for minister
who thinks he can marry himsely to; an
affinity of the female persuasion. Lucki-
ly, the specimen is rare and possibly
isolated. But church authorities may
as we'll discipline their eccentric broth
er and curb his mad career-A AUGUSTA
! Chronicle.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-03
NO. g.
Two Stories of TOOmbs.
From the PHILADELPHIA Times.J

speaking OF the differences in the
Confederate Cabinet Gen. Toombs said
to me: "rhere was one very serious
one. Twas Secretary of State, and as
such was endeavoring to secure recog-
from foreign powers. l sent Yancy to
Europe for that purpose. Both France
and England were ready to recognize
US, but they objected to slavery. re-
Piled that slavery should not stand in
the way of our recognition. then de-
manded the right to issue proclama-
ton of emancipation freeing every
slave by stroke Of the pen, as it was
finally done. Davis and the Cabinet
had neither sense nor the nerve to take
such a course. 1t would have secured
the success Of our cause as certain as
the sun will rise on another day. But
Davis did not have the courage. The
proclamation could have been for grad
ual emancipation, and then repudiated,
as Washington rcpudiatcd the neutral
ity treaty. We had plenty Of prcce-
taken the responsibility, and ought, as
Secretary Of State, to have been allow
ed to do so, but Davis was not diplo-
mat. Neither was he statesman nor
soldier. There are many queer things
about the Confedcracy which have new
er been told. These so-called histories
do not touch the bone.
I'm 1885 had talked over the aues-
ton of the abolition of slavery with
Napoleon III, and with Gladstone and
Palmcrston. | fOreSaw the war then,
and was prepared for it. Both Napo-
and the English Government would
have recognized us immediately but for
slavery, and knew it. But Davis
stood in the way of meeting the objec-
ton of the foreign powers as expressed
to me, and therefore resigned. When
| went to Europe after the war was
more than ever confirmed in the wis
dom Of the policy which had advo-
Gated" DR.. Davis, shortly after Gener-
al Toombs made this statement to me,
laughingly said that this was the first
time he had ever heard Of Toomb's
emancipation proclamation.
"We had queer government. I re-
member that one day secret agent of
the English authorities stepped up to
me on the street and said:
''Mr. Secretary, where will find the
State Department p
''In my hat SIR replied, and the
archives are in my coat pocket"
He was in the Senate during the bit
ter slavery debates, when Seward was
wont to deliver his conciliatory speeches.
These generally called out vehement
and insulting reply from the Southern
members. which was peculiarly exas-
perating to the Sc ,ators from the North
One day, after an incident Of this kind,
in which Toombs had made vitupera-
tive answer to Seward, Senator Zach
Chandler said to Senator Simon Came
| ron:
This is going too far. Let us put
stop to it. Some of US should insult
him."
"All right. replied Cameron; 81 sit
| nearest to Toombs. III do it,"
AS soon as the Georgian had finished,
Cameron walked over to him, ran his
arm through his AMI said:
''Toombs looked, why don't you talk
| to me as you do to Seward 2"
Toombs looked ut him for moment,
and then, with a laugh, replied
swell, Cameron, to tell the truth
about it, 1 believe you'd fight"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-03

Col. NJ. p. Tribble has sold his pair
of Red Chief colts to Mr.. w. Joel.
Smith, Of Abbevillc, s. c., for $4,000.
- Anderson Intelligeacey. H;
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
Good Disinfectants.

The followiu. list of disiufectants
and deodoIizcr~. taken from IA printed
circnlar issued 10y the Maine board of
health, will be of value both To indi-
vidials aud town and village authOri-
ties:
One of the best dcodOrizcrs for priv
les and stables Is dry earth, aud that
is within the reach of every one. Dust
from the highway, finely cOmminuted
10y constant travel upon it, when thor
oughly dry. has immense absorbing
capacity. aud small quantity thrown
occasionally into privy vaults will de-
strny all offensive odors. la eases of
contagious sickness. and for other dis 10
injecting purposes there are several
chemical Substances which can always
be found at the druggists, and are
cheap and effective. The more com
mou are, carholic acid, chloride of zinc,
chloride of lime, pcrchlnride of iron
and sulphate of non. Grade carboiic
acid in liquid form will bc found con
veuient; "a Tablespoonful of this occa-
sionally thrown into the privy vault or
down the sink pipe, will be found eff
fective. -Four ounces of carbolic acid
to a gallon of water; one quart Of chic
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
Use it with Caution.

1t may be interesting tn note that
the young cOdling insect, when hatch
ed from the egg laid in the blossom
end of a fruit bud, weighs less than ii
two-bundred- thousaudth part of man ,
and is therefore killed by quantity of
poison So small as to have no effect
whatever on human beings. Even this
minute portion is all washed off 10y the
rains before the fruit Is grown. Many
successful Orchardi~tS are now spread
lug their fruit trees with IA solution of
London purple OF Paris green in water.
- Exchange.
To this the Mirror and Farmer adds ::
at might also 'be interesting to
note that in order to get that small
amount in just the right place the
whole top of the tree must be covered
and IL large amount must he used: and
the washing off depends on whether
we have any rain or not. Familiarity
breeds contempt but Paris green is
just as poison as it ever WAS
True. ''Paris green is just as poison
as it ever was ;" so poison that few
grains produce death and there are
1000 grains in pound. Enough to
kill 800 persons might easily be used
in spraying ii single tree, and because
no one happens to he killed outright,
50 that the cause can he traced direct
ly to the Paris green, it is called safe
yet it is probable that Il hundred may
he injured 10y it, perhaps without sus-
pectlng the cause, to one that is fatally
poisoned. - Phoenix.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18

paper was read, or if read, believed
this latter not surprising.
A builder of death-traps for the poor
walks the streets of New York to-day,
through the power given him by law
to purchase temporary liberty with
bonds.
And yet onr lawyers tell US that law
and Justice are synonymous. A pecu-
liarly American idea.
Such a condition of affairs makes it
almost IL disgrace TO u man to be con-
sidered "A aw-abiding citizen.-[ New
York Life.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18

ride of zinc in three quarts of water /;
a solution of two pounds of sulphate of
iron common copperhs) TO a gallon OF
water; or solution of one quart OF
strong solution of percbloride of iron
in IA gallon of water, Is about the pro-
portion of These disinfectants to he
used \ pound or two of sulphate of
iron thrown into the sink and allowed
to dissolve gradually, is of great bene-
fit. Privy wells and cesspools, may be
disinfected by the use of large quaint
ties of sulphate of iron. Sewers and
sink spouts may be treated in the same
manner. Where there are offensive
odors which eaI not Immediately be
removed, chloride of lime mOistened
and placed in open dishes around ihe
premises will Ice found beneficial.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
Justice as She is Administered.

Mr.. Short, who recently carved a
brother dyuamiter in a most artistic
fashion, walks the streets in freedom,
having been acquitted 10y jury al his
peers.
Mrs. Yseult Dudley, whose tastes for
researches led her to try the powers of
leaden bullets in contact with brazem
mass, still languishes in tire Tombs
awaiting trial.
James D. Fish, found gnilty of most
INSCRIPTIONS conduct in the manage
ment of Il banking institution, lives II
life of comfort, along with his chosen
partner, Ferdinand Ward, awaiting Il
sentence, which should amount to three
centuries aud a half and which will
probably equal that number of years.
A gentleman who considered himself
libeled by prominent newspaper in
this city was unable to bring his case
before the proper tribunal because he
could not prove To the satisfaction of
the court that the newspaper in queS-
ton was published in the city of New
York, although the fact that il is here
published Is notorious nor that the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
MALARIA.
as an anti-malarizl medicine
DIR. DAVID KENSEDY'S
EAvORITE REMEDY

has won golden Opini0Ds Nc traveler shOuId con
slider his outfit complete unless il includes bottle
OF this medicine II yOn are exposed o frequent
changes of climate food and water. Favorite Rem
edy should always be within your reach 1t expels
malariai poisOns. and is the best preventative OF
ehils and malarial fever in the world 1t is espec-
tally offered a. trustworthy specific for tie ours
of Kidney and Liver complaints, Constipation and
all disorders arising from an impure state of the
bleOd. To women who suffer from any OF the Ills
peculiar To their sex Favorite Remedy is constant
" proving itself an unfsiing fiend-a real bless.
ing Address the proprietor, DIR. u. Kennedy
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House For Sale.
HE FELL IN THE STREET

Kennedy = FavOrite Remedy cures a terrible
of Gravel when all other help failed.
What is Gravel what causes il, and who are
most liable to iti 1t is frequently attended with
acnte pain and unless relief can be found produces
Inflammation and death. Both sexes and all
liable Ia it, although who have reached
passed middle age are its most common victims
Nothing is urgently needed than a reliable
medicine for Gravel, the disease the
increase and glad to say that such a spec life
is now before the public III the form of DIR. David
kennedys FavOrite Remedy, of ROndOut, N. Y.
We put in evidence the following letter, selected
from many similar communications:
Pittsfeld, Mass, March, 1884.
DIR. David Kennedy.
Dear Sir.-YOu have a right to know and desire
the public IL know my experience with Gravel and
my remarkable recovery through the Of your
''FavOrite Remedy / a carpenter living in
this place and there plenty of witnesses tn the
truth of what say. NJ first comparatively slight
away and had little trouble until last JuIy
1853. One day when at work in my shop l
suddenly sliced with keen and terrible pain in
my left side / consulted two phy scians at once.
ineurable!" l was fri ghtened aud went to the
ond who said little, but gave a prescription. 1t
did no good
Then began a series of experiences the agony and
horror of which words cannot depict. Think OF il!
| was sometimes taken in the street and would fall
writhing in agony upon The sidewalk. 1t was
death in life. Thank Heaven. / then heard of
Kenpedy's Fav0rite Remedy. through Mr.. p F.
Cooley. i bad not used halt a bottle when l. passed
three stones in succession. OF hch was nearly
cine the symptoms gradually abated and l have
had more trouble since. i am we'll thanks to
you and FavOrite Remedy. Yours most gratefully
JAMES ID. KENNEDY.
What FavOrite Remedy did in this case il has
done in many others If you desire to do 80 ad-
dress-Dr David Kennedy ROndout n Y go
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-18
TO HORSE BREEDERS

Rex Patchen a Sil G,IIoRs the season of 1855
Leave Newport every Monday morning, pass
thTo Igb Coventry Falls Barton Landing to Barton
village to the Foster Hotel, where he will stand
Monday night until Tuesday mornings pass through
Glover, Sheffield, WheelOck to LyndOnvile, lie
there by - o'clock Tuesday, stay until o'clock
and then 90 to st. Johnsbury where he will stand
at the old Prescott stable Tuesday night, Wednes-
day, Thursday and until 10 o'clOck Friday when
he will be put the through freight and taken to
Newport, where he will arrive at o'clock. p. IN.
He will stand at Jerry Drews Stable III Newport
Friday night, Saturday, Sunday, until Monday
morning.
Rex Patchen sired by Geo NJ. Patehen Jr.,
tGOdfrey's Patchenl dan. by Harris Hambetonian.
Is halt brother to Hopeful, Genet, Lady Smell and
Wellesley Boy He is a beautiful bay with blac k
points. stands 15t hands high. is perfectly sound
and healthy. and of fine disposition is a natural
trotter and has superior trntting stock
horse. He has record of $50 and has trOtted on
Mystic Park mile in 1:26 and repeat in 224t max
in9 the last quarter in 334 seconds His colts are
all very fine, resembliu. him closely ia form and
action and We know of no yearling selling less than
$500 and his first, when fourteei months old, sold
for $40.
TERMS SO to warrant.
Colts will be holden for service of horse unless
promptly paid within the year.
93tf JERRY DREW.
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&As ~ ~ AtN - - I - .
St JObnsbury, Vt.
NOTICE.

Having sold out my grocery business and wish
ing close up my business, all parties owing me
requested To call at the store of n NJ. Scott &
son and settle the same before June 20 as all
bill settled that time will be left for collection
GEO. W. BONETT
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PATENTS.
r. II r ID u Y

No. 10 State Street, opposite Kilhy Street Bostn.
secures patents in the United States; also i
Great Britain, France and other foreign countries
Copies of the claims of any Patent furnished by
one dollar. Assignments recorded al
WashingtO No agency IN tie Uttited States pos
sesSes superior facilities for obtaining Patents
the pdtentGbiti;y Of intentions. K. Fl.
EDDY Solicitor of Patents.
TESTIM ONIALS.
Il regard Mr.. Eddy one Of the most successful
and capable practitioners with whom | have had
official intercourse. CHAS. MASON.
Commissioner of Patents
Inventors cannot employ person none trust
worthy more capable of securing for them
early aud favorable consideration at the Patent OF
ice ft-EDMUND BURKE, late Commissioner Of
Patents
Boston, October 70, 1876.
r. II. EDDY Esq.-Dear Sir You procured fol
me in 1870 my first patent. Since then You have
acted for and advised in hundreds OF eases. and
procured many patents reissues and extensions
| have occasionally employed the best agencies III
New York, Philadelphia and Washington, but
still give y0u almost the whole OF my business in
vour line and advise others to employ you.
Yours truly GEORG f.. DRAPER.
Boston. Jan. I. ISS5.-1Y
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H. C. DAVENPORT,
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER,

House repairing and shop work done to order
Am agent for the sale Of Freeman o Neil III
dsn's Stair work CIareInOnt y. H.. will furnish
Black walnut Cherry, Oak, Ash or Birch stan
work. Will show yOn All the different styles OF
stair work, take my own measures ana " nrant
lowest cash price for the work; or viii contract
for the work put mp in & neat ~orkmABlIke man
ner Shop over William On's blacksmith shop.
Eastern venue [e1t1 II. Z. DAVENPORT.
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c.. r. GIBBS,
GROWER OF AND DEALER N
Fiowering and Vegetable Plants,
SEEDS BULBS, SHRUBS.
Cut Flowers and Floral Designs

have a good assortment of towering and vege-
table plants such as usually sold by florists IL
il my intentiOn send out a good plants and
flowers a. can be obtained slsew here for the money
Please give a call before purchasing.
West End Of Webster St. st. JohLsbury VI
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HambIetOnian Stallion,
DUK ALEXIS.

This horse toaled Aug. ), 1874 bred by The
OdOre f. Mapes of Monroe, Orange Co.. n Y, and
was purchased by H. NJ. Bacon of New York city.
when two years old since which time he has been
in the of b. +. HaVand. of Danville. who has
also been half owner since he four years old
Alexis has proved to be extra stock horse, his
colts having taken premiums at both State and
County fairs, and found ready market at good
prices. ALEXIS, with his stock took second pre-
MUM at State tair at Burlington in So and the
first premium at Caledonia fair the same year and
and also took first premium at County fair in 81
as best stallion This, together with bis pedigree,
size, style and action, makes him "A very desirable
horse for breeding purposes
ALEXIS is beautiful golden bay with black
points, heavy name and tail stands l5a hands high
weight from 1850 to 1900 lbs.
PEDIGREE.
DUKE ALEXIS was sired by Iron Duke; he by
Rysdyks HambletOnian. Dam by Miller Sir Henry
Bird
MiIler's Sir Henry by Coles Sir Henry by Sir
Henry Duroc OF Sir Henry by Sir Archy.
Young Red Jacket by Old Red Jacket, by Duroc,
son of imported Dinmeed, sire of American Eclipse.
Red Bird by Bishops Hambetonlan, sou of i'm
ported Messenger.
Champion he by Grinnell's Champion ; he by AL
mack; he by Membrno; he by imported Mes
senger
Kings Champion is the sire of the celebrated AL
burn horse, who trotted in Is; also Geo. b. Dan
iels who trotted in "a and other fast
DUKE ALEXIS viii remain at my stable during
the of 1885. and Will be kept for the of
mares. Persons interested are requested To call
and examine the horse. Terms SO to warrant.
All mares at owners risk.
b. f. HAVILAND s. Co
Danville Vt, April - 1855. tJuy.
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TO RENT.

Small sized Square Piano, also Stool aud Cover
Possession May 10 CHAS. ;. HASTINGS
93tf 90 Spring Street
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FIRsT-cIAss ICE CREAM

Is 70 De made this season usual at j. X. LIP
PiII Fruit Store and Dining Rooms and sold
by Tue quart or gallon at the usual prices. te0inS
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w. j. BRAY,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER,

And dealer 10 all kinds Of building materials. /
viii d" all kinds of work building ADD repairing by
the day contract and furnish all th.. materiaiS
or not as desired by parties having work done
Plans specifications and estimates given short
notice seep workmen for all kiUds of work
VIII sell materials as low as a man can and live
And DO work at prices t0 suit the times. Thank
Ing the people of St. Johnsbury and surrounding
towns Tor taE"rs the past u years hope by fair
dealing and hard work tO merit share of the pub
he patronage Office and lumber yard ~ Railroad
street st JOhDsbury, Vt
~ Oct rs W. j. BRAY.
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Wire Staples and Punches.

Just the thing for fastening together legal dOcu-
ments. manuscripts, pamphlets etc. For sale at
the CALEDONIAN OFFICE
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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-03-28

The busiest time in an African village
is when the long laboring wains drawn
by spans of sixteen or twenty oxen are
outspanhed on the village commonage,
and the UrouW makes her three months
purchase of tea, sugar, and the inevita-
BILE coffee. This latter beverage
is the beverage par excellence OF
South Africa. Coffee ceniente die,
coffee decedente die is the rule,
The stores themselves in small South
African village are not the least re.
markable feature about it. Almost
everything that the wit of man can de-
wise for the need of an agricultural pop
ulation is there. There is silk dress
for the newly married wife, an Aperi-
can pillow for the young and enterpris-
ing farmer, there is Remington rifle
for the sportsman, and box of pepper
mints for the young kindern. The
'amorOus swain can purchase a bright
saddle cloth to go upon his counting
expeditions and German ring for his
inamorata. The village is astir from
one end to another, and the excitement
spreads even to the Civil Commissioner
or resident magistrate. Amid all the
gossip of the village have rarely heard
political matters discussed. If the
Civil Commissioner is comforting cheek
by jowl with worthy burgher it is
generally on the subject of disputed
water ''furrow," or about the misde-
meanors of the native servants, or
oftener still about buck and a guinea
fowl expedition. Mdcnsillidn's Maya
Ss.1D