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The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1885-08-24
DAILY EDITION.
INTERESTING READING MATTER
ON THE FoURTH PAGE.

ARRIVAL and Departure Of The Trains.
SAL1sBURY--MaiI train arrives 8:37 A. M.
g Z" Departs BAT p M.
!" Day train arrives at 2;14 P. NJ.
I" 4" departs at 1890 A. NJ.
Tennessee--Arrives 5:S7 P. NJ.
6. Departs S:47 A. NJ.
WAYNEsyILLE-Arrives $3.50 P. M.
a. Departs 900 A. M.
The Waynesyille train reaches that point at
11:30 returning, leaves Waynesyille at SO.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1885-08-24

LONDON MONEY MARKET.
LONDON noon, August "a.
Consols zoos.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1885-08-24
Exhibit E.
AsHEvILLE, N. C., July 2s, 1885.

Gen, Johnstone Jones, Adj't Gen1,
Dear Sir Please grant leave of alb
sence and furnish transportation for
Companies A, Z and K of Sd Regiment,
and also for the Colonel, Major and staff
of Sd Reg't. regret very much to have
to ask this before the review, but my
men are tobacconists, and their employ
ers have written for them, as great deal
of tobacco is on the market, and it is inn
possible for them to stay longer
Very respeetfnllY.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1885-08-24

w. T. Weaver, Sole Agent for Hess
Hand Made Shoes for men. If
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1885-08-24
AS. % OLhNNI
Col. Sd Reg't q. &C. S. G


III. The powers of the Commander-in
Chief in all cases of this kind are clearly
defined. The CODE section 3,2eS says. !:
s.The Cominander-in-Chi hief shall have full
power and authority to revoke any COM
mission or to disband any company, or
companies, whenever In his Judgment it
shall be necessary or expedient for the
public good or for the good of the service
Acting under this law, General Order No.
= was written by my direction, and as
sumo all the responsibility growing out
of it.
w. After such consideration of this
case as its Importance to all concerned
demands, find the facts to be as follows:
/. That Companies a, E & K of the sd
Regiment left their camp in Asheville,
where they had been ordered by the Com
mandef-in- Chief, without competent all-
thority.
4. That said Companies had no authori-
ty from any source for their action on that
day, except from their Colonel.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1885-08-24

Aug. 10th, 1886.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1885-08-24
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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-24
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

The sea is salt because Of the great
quantities of chloride of sodium
washed into it from the mountains.
"A our-hundred-wcight lead" sent
down from the Challenger in the
abysses of New Guinea struck bottom
at the tremendous depth of 1850
fathoms, or 26,700 feet, which is the
deepest sea sounding yet effected.
The French government has had
constructed a machine which, with
the engine operating it, weighs some
thlrty-ive tons, which will cut steel
plates an incl in thickness. It is used
in cutting plates for swift cruisers.
"The Monk" a well known land
mark of the Farce Isles, five miles
south of Sumbo, has disappeared. It.
was nearly 100 feet high. and it bore
on its top several large boulders. Part
of this curious rock had fallen last.
year, but IL was not until recently
that its entire disappearance was an
nounced.
The retina of the living eye has
been photographed by two English
operators. Owing to the non actinic
color of the retina, IN exposure Of
twenty minutes by gaslight was re-
qulred with an extra sensitive gelatine
plate. Although small, the negative.
shows the bifurcation of the blood
vessels, and also the edge Of the blind
spot.
While only 225 miles long and s.
wide, the Island of Formosa, lust.
conquered by the French, is very val
liable for it's richness lin animal and
vegetable life. One of its products is.
camphor, of which it is the worlds.
chief source of supply, although the.
tree (Laurus camphora) also grows in
Borneo, Sumatra, Japan and China.
The camphor is distilled from the,
finely cut wood in gently heated cruel
bles, the vapors being condensed upon.
a network OF rice stem.
Mar is not the only animal that sui.
cides. Herrings and other fishes have.
sought death by rushing ashore in.
myriads; regiments Of ants. by delib-
erately marching into streams; swarms,
OF rats, by migrating in the face of,
their deadly foes; and even butterflies.
by flying in immense clouds straight,
out to sea. 1t would be interesting to.
learn the causes of such cases of ap-
parent wholesale and deliberate self.
destruction. Is the act a purely con-.
sclous one, or are the creatures vic
tins of disease-mentaI or physical?
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-24
Dogs In False Skins.

In the window of a downtown ami.
NAL and bird store is a piece of paste
board On which is painted, "No dogs
in wigs here"
"Tll tell you what it MEANS" said
the proprietor. zone of those un-
principled street peddlers had the i'm
pudence to stand on the corner down
below here and sell an ecru poodle to-
a customer Of mine for So. She took
it home, and next day she came here
with it. What do you thinkp 1t was.
a nasty, little short-haired yellow dog.
with the skin Of an ecru poodle sewed.
over 1t. The fellow had probably lost.
a poodle, and took that way to save
the price Of 1t. I have read that in
London, before dog fanciers were IL
censed, all sorts of dogs were put into
the skins Of those that died, and that.
rats, even, were sewed up in dogs
skins and sold."-Nep York Sun.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-24
His Feet We're Not Adapted to It.

Many and curious are the means.
devised to accomplish our ends. The
following is said to have been the.
way actually used by a mother to re-.
move from the mind of her son an
idea OF which he was strongly pos
sessed William Y. was an awkward
country hoy, with immensely large.
feet and with less than the average.
amount of mental ability. He had
in some way got it into his head that.
he was intended by Providence for },
clergymen, and no amount of reason.
Ing by his mother and friends could.
persuade him to abandon the idea,
until this happy thought struck the
mother. Opening her Bible at the.
SID chapter of Isaiah she read to her.
son the verse commencing, "How
beautiful upon the mountains are the4
feet of him that bringeth good
tidings, that publisheth peace" Then
turning to her son, she said aNow,.
William, your know your feet are not.
beautiful; they are too large to be-
beautiful" This argument was con-
vincing and William has never since
mentioned the idea of studying for the,
ministry.-Bostoa Journal.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-24
The Minds Activity During Sleep.

In connection with the present &C.
tivity in psychical research, the follow
ing extract from the recently publish
cd Life of Agassiz" is of interest.
"He (Agassiz) had been for two
weeks striving to decipher the some
what obscure Impressions Of a fossil
fish on u stone slab in which it was
preserved. Weary and perplexed he
put his work aside at last, and tried to
dismiss it from his mind. Shortly
after, he walked che night persuaded
that while asleep he had seen his fish
with all the missing features perfectly
restored. But when he tried to hold
and make fast the image, it escaped
him. Nevertheless, he went early to
the Jardin DIES P1a7tes, thinking that
on looking anew at the imp ession he
should see something which would put
him on the track Of his vision. In vain
the blurred record was as blank rs
ever. The next night he saw the fish
again. but with no more satisfactory
result. When he awoke it disappear
ed from his memory as before. Hop
ing that the same experience might
be repeated on the third night, he
placed a pencil and paper beside his
bed before going to sleep. According
ly. toward morning; the fish reappear-
ed in his dream; confusedly at first,
but, at last, with such distinctness
that he had no longer any doubt as to
its geological characters. Still half
dreaming, in perfect darkness, he
traced these characters on the sheet of
paper at the bedside. In the morning
he was surprised to see in his noctur-
MAJ sketch features which he thought
it impossible the fossil itself should
reveal. He fastened to the Jardin
des PlGntes, and, with his drawing for
a guide. succeeded in chiseling away
the surface Of the stone under which
portions of the fish proved to be hid
den. When wholly exposed. it CORES
ponded with his dream and his draw
ing, and he succeeded in classifying It
with ease. He often spoke of this as
q good illustration Of the wei-known
fact, that when the body is at rest the
tired'brain will do the work It refused
before"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-24
Tile Wolf d


Suddenly appears on the wall a dark
gray fly or perhaps a beetle. 1t mov,s
with wonderful quickness, but always
by fits and starts, sometimes one way
and then another. All at once it
darts a few inches from the wall and
then flies back again to the same spot
This action is several times repeated,
and is SO quick that the creatures
wings cannot be seen. I approach the
wall moro closely, and find that the
creature is neither fly mol beetle, nor
even an insect. 1t is a hunting spider,
and of course has no wings. How,
then, did it fly from the wall and back
again2 I have long been familiar
with these pretty and active spiders.
L have often seen them. sidle cautious
ly coward a fly, leap u,'~: t, and have
a sharp tussle with 81 before it sue
cumbed to the venomed fangs. Win
dow stills, especially when facing
southwark are happy hunting grounds
for this spider. 1 had often seen spi-
der and fly tumble together off the
window sill, and presently the spider
return still clasping its prey. 1t had
saved itself from falling to the ground
by spinning a thread as it rolled off
the sill, and was able to regain its po-
sition by climbing up the thread. But
until lately I had never seer it leap
from a perpendicular wall, and to
all appearances fly back again. The
thread affords the means whereby this
remarkable feat is performed. It is
extremely elastic, and when the spider
has reached the end Of its leap the
thread contracts and jerks it back
again, just as a child throws a ball
away from him, and draws it back to
his hand by an india-rubber thread
which is attached to it. How l had
failed t } notice this action for so many
years 1 cannot imagine. Even the
common wolf spider will act in the
same way: ] caught a glimpse of the
creature crouching in the wall under
the shadow of q vine leaf, so that I
could not identify it. Suddenly it
darted from the wall and alighted on
the ground at some little distance, the
elastic thread causing it to describe a
slow and graceful curve, just as if it
had wings. As it darted from the
wall I put the net over it, and, much
to my surprise, found hat it was no in
sect, but a wolf spider.-Longman's
Magazine.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-24

as does the gas post a few feet away,
which was almost cut away by the
furious shell.
The bomb proofs remained long az
ter the seige. they were objects of
great curiosity to the captors of the
city. When Sherman drove the peo-
pie out of Atlanta and burned their
houses, the bomb proofs escaped his
vengeance. Many of them remained
until the new city began to rise. and
there are still in many gardens of this
city traces of these Impoverished de-
fences of the women and chi1eren of
Atlanta,
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-24
Proud DeacOnS.

Human nature is much the same
the world over, and if the following
anecdotes have Scotchmen for their
heroes, the same thing might have
happened anywhere else than in the
highlands. 1t should be said that in
Scotland a deacon is the chairman OF a
corporation Of tradesmen. and not a
church officer.
Two worthy incumbents, who fretted
their little hour upon a stage not far
from the banks of the Ayr. happened
to be chosen deacons on the same day.
The more youthful of the two flew
home to tell his young wife what an
Important prop Of the civic ediHce he
had been allowed to become: and
searching the "but and ben" in vain,
ran out to the byre. where. meeting
the cow. he could no longer contain
his joy, but. in the fullncss Of his
heart, clasped her round the neck, ex.
claiming:
"Oh, crummie, crummie, ye're nae
LANCER a common cow-ye're a dea.
cons cow!"
The elder civic dignitary was a Sc.
date, pious person, and felt rather
"blate" in showing to his wife that he
was uplifted above this worlds honors.
AS he thought. however, it was toe
good a piece of news to allow her tc
remain any time ignorant of, he lifted
the latch of his W door, and stretch.
ing his head inward
"Nelly" said he, in a voice that
made Nelly all ears and eyes, "gif ony.
body comes spierin' for the deacon, I'm
just owre the gate at John Tamson' 81"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-24

trouble" said Mr.. Palmer, vindictive.
ly, sis that there is nothing to it. 1t
is negative from beginning to end.
Tell the artist we can find no sale for
such trashr'
But Paul Palmer carried back no
such message. He went and came
often. He spoke words of kindly
encouragement to the poor young girl,
and paid, out Of his own pocket, liber-
al prices for her efforts.
And n day he asked her to be his
wife, and Minna promised that she
would.
Heretofore" said she, II have al
ways dreamed of devoting myself to
art; but of late I am not so hopeful.
1t seems as if my poor pinions are not
strong enough to soar. Yes, Paul, if
you care for a helpless lame girl like
me-"
II love you, Minna," he said, simply.
IF you will trust yourself to me, i
will never give you cause to repent it,"
1t was not until they had been mar
ried some years, and old Mr.. Palmer,
the picture dealer, was dead and bur-
led. that Minna, wandering through
the deserted rooms of the old ware
house, with Il rosy checked child cling
ing to ,:c skirts of her gown, came
across some Iust-powdered canvasses.
with their faces turned to the wall.
"Oh, l"":s, mammal" cried little
Paul. "What are these?"
"Let us examine them, dear,"' said
she.
They were her own long-forgotten
efforts! She stood looking at them.
through a mist OF tears and smiles.
"Dear, noble PAUL" she murmured
to herself. This only adds to the
debt Of gratitude that I already owe
him. But he need not have been so
tender of my feelings. 1 know now
that art, so far as I am concerned,
was a delusion and a snare. I know
that my truest happiness, my greatest
felicity, has been in cherishing him
and the children"
And she never told Paul that she
had discovered his long-guarded secret.
Helen Forrest G7dces.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-24
Human EIectrOtypes.

M. Kergovatz, q chemist of Brest
has proposed a new method Of dispos.
ing of the human body after death,
which he considers preferable in every
way to either burial or cremation.
His system is an antiseptic one, much
simpler and less expensive than the
old process of e%mbalming. and is moth.
ing more than a new galvanoplastit
application. The body is coated with
a conducting substance, such as plum.
bago, or is bathed with a solution OF
nitrate of silver, the after decomposi.
ton Of which, under the influence OF
sunlight, leaves a finely divided depos
it Of metallic silver. It is then placed
in a bath of copper sulphate, and con.
nected for electrolysis with several
cells Of gravity or other battery OF
constant current. The result is that
the body is incased In a skin of copper
which prevents further change OF
chemical action. If desired, this may
be again plated with gold or silver
according to the taste or wealth OF
the friends of the dead. M. Kergov.
atz has employed the process eleven
times on human subjects, and on many
animals, and states that In all cases II
was perfectly satisfactory. In spite
however, OF his warm recommends
tion, the iGea 10 repulsive. 1t seems
mockery to give permanence to the
temple, when all that once made Il
valuable - rona.-Scfentifc Asnertcan
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-24
Tired.
J.. Heart and feet

I am tired. Heart and'feet
Turn from busy mart and street:
l am tired-Rest ia sweet.
I am tired. I have played
In tie sun and in tho shade,
Ihave seen the flowers fade.
] am tired. I have had
What has made my spirit glad
What has made my spirit sad.
] am tired. Loss and gain
Golden shenvcs and scatter'd grain!
Day has not been spent in vain.
! am tired. Eventide
Bids me lay cares aside,
Bids me in my hopes abide.
] am tired. God is near.
Let me sleep without a fear,
Let me die without a tear.
] am tired. I would rest
AS the bird within its nestI
I am tired. Home is best.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-24
He Objected.

Remember Rem those chickenssy ou sold
me Saturday."
Certainly"
"Spring chickens, weren't theyP"
"Of course. What was the matter
with them?"
sob, nothing. The springs were
ALI there. only I wanted 70 tell You that
the next time I want a pair with rub;
Der springs. Wire springs are too rich
Tor my ood."-Phtladaphsa can.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-03
BROWNSDALE.
Its hot.
Fred Hecht is in Iowa.

III not.
Fred Hecht is in Iowa
Our village council has voted no license.
Just the kind of weather we need for corn.
r. Rollins returned from England Satur-
day.
Live pork is worth only 50 per hundred in
the market here
Henry Minar and wife Of Austin are visit
ing friends here
The creamery is in full blast, and is max
ing some excellent butter.
Farmers, it is for your interest and hene-
ft to patrOniZe the creamery.
H. A. Browns brick block will be nice
one, and will add to the beauty of our grow
ing town.
Paul Hinze has added to the good looks Of
his boot and shoe store coat of pea green
paint on the front.
u. 8. Gillett starts this week on trip to
the beautiful city of Owatonna. He goes to
see his girl. of course.
Ole Hanson, our popular blacksmith, was
lucky enough to catch nine pound plckerel
at Warmers Touring mill Saturday last.
Our road-master is repairing and making
idea to repair the walks north of the hotel, as
they arc in deplOrable condition.
Monday morning bright and early the
smiling cOuntenance of Frank Ticknor of Aus
tin was seen passing through the city on top of
big load of bees and their respective hives.
Brownsville will celebrate the coming 4th
of July in great style. Full program next
week, and a list of what the business men of
this burg will give toward paying the neces-
sary expenses.
Decoration Day passed away very pleas
antly here. The G. A. r. were out in full uni
form, and procession of 30 teams went out
to the cemetery, one and a half miles south of
here. On their return the veteran soldiers
and wives RECALLED themselves with q magnifi-
cent dinner gotten up by the ladies.
After brief memorial exercises at the ceme-
terry, and decoration of soldiers graves, the
g. A. II. Post and visitors repaired to the Bap-
fist church, where the main exercises took
place. Co. Supt Belden delivered a 3O-min-
utes' address, which was listened to with the
closest attention. Prof. Perrin read very eff
them over with beautiful flowers" The SOL
diers had their dinner and camp fire on the
lawn.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-03

The opening sermon, last Tuesday
morning, was preached by Rev. w. A..
Spinney of Owatonna. Organization was
next effected by the election of Rev. A..
n. Torbet of Waseca, moderator, and Rev.
F. E. Britten secretary. The remainder
of the morning and the entire afternoon
sessions were devoted to the reading of
the letters from the churches, and the
routine Work. The evening session was
set apart for Home Missions. Mrs. e. NJ
Phelps, state secretary, of Faribault, pre-
sented the cause of woman's work, and
Rev. j. Sunderland state superintendent
of Missions, made an address on state
missions. Wednesday morning was en-
ployed in hearing and discussing the re-
ports of the various committees. The
afternoon was occupied by the woman's
meeting in the interest of Foreign Mis-
sions. A very interesting program was
carried out. The chief feature Of interest
was the address by Mrs. J. N. Cushing, a
returned lady missionary from Rangoon,
Burma, who gave very interesting ac-
count of her experiences among the
Shans, whose language her husband and
herself reduced to writing. being the first
white people who ever learned it. She
is at present studying Greek and Hebrew
al the lneOlOglca! seminary IN newton,
Mass. so as to assist her husband in trans
lating the scriptures into the Shan Ian
language. During the address, the
church was crowded with eager listeners
Addresses were made by Mrs. S. F. Hance
of Minneapolis, and Rev. P. Moore of
Albert Lea. In the evening a sermon
was preached by Rev. F. E. Britten of
Faribault, after which the Association ad-
journed to meet at Waterville, the last
Tuesday IN May, 1886. The weather was
propitious, the delegations large, the re-
ports from the churches unusually favor
able, and all things combined to make the
services cheerful and interesting.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-03
THE OLD SETTLERS

At an informal meeting of the officers
and members of the Mower County Old
Settlers Association last Saturday, it was
agreed to hold the second annual meeting
of the Association in Austin, on SATUR-
DAY, JUNE 10Th.
All members. or old settlers desiring to
become members, are requested to pay
their annual dues of 81, as soon as pos
sible
This will entitle the member to ticket
to the dinner Tor himself and one person.
providing that person be member of his
family: This fee goes to paying expenses
of the banquet. printing, &c. 1t is ex.
pected that the exercises and banquet will
be held in the Roller Rink, where there
will be abundance of room for all who
may attend.
An interesting program is beng ar
ranged which will be announced next
week.
All those who settled in the county in
aud prior to the year 1858, are eligible to
membership, and all who settled in the
state within the time mentioned, are cor
daily invited to participate in the enter
tainment and banquet. We expect a
good time, and we want every old settler
in the county TO be present.
Additional tickets for the dinner will
be issued to such members of families
and friends of the old settlers as may be
invited. at so cents each. Send your
money to G. II. DAVIDSON, Austin, Sec
rotary and Treasurer. We must know.
WITHOUT DELAY, how many plates to en-
gage for the banquet.
A statement of receipts and expendi
lures of last year will be presented at an
nual meeting. Cash in Treasury, $40. IS.
Every old settler who sees this notice
should accept it as special invitation to
be present.
Signed, THOMAS GIBSON, President,
G.. H. DAVIDSON, Secretary.