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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09

but the sombrc view was not blacke
face in her hands and turned from thu
desolate scene just in time TO hear tn,
clatter of hoofs on the roadway, ano
looking up the girl saw the fellow from
Illinois whom she had left in dcspai:
eighteen months ago. He rode up t.
her, jumped from his horse, and al,
dressed her quietly. She had little te
say, and there was not much that he
could say, rs his appearance caused :
fresh flood of tears to flow. He tolC
her that he had lead of her mothers
death and Of their losses by fire, an6
had come by the first train in the hope
that he could be of service to her. He
would do anything that she said. He ha6
money and time. If she wanted to re,
build he would stay and boss the job.
III she wanted to go back to Illinois he
would go with her, and they could set.
tie the matters up here ut their leisure.
If she disli'Scd him and wanted him tc
clear out he would do that, too, but to
tell the truth, he said, he wanted her,
and he believed and hoped she wanted
him now. He looked around on the
waste, and the girl raised her eyes, and
swept the blackcned earth with them tc
the point where the lead of the clouds
touched the tlamc-swcpt earth. 1t was
pride against hclplcssncss. and love and
the latter won. She left with the young
man that afternoon, and to a friend Of
hers here she said that she would never
return as q farmer.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09
Queer People They Were.

Z The bau4herIs shop was tsaext door to
the baker's shop, and the baker had
just gotten "a ton of coal. The coal
had been &Aemped con the sidewalk, and,
after the fashion eof ,conlmen, much
nearer to the iharher's 'door'than to that
of the baker, ITO whom it belonged.
The barber had just gotten the lather
on-a customer when one of sEhc genus
tramp came in
"Put In yer GOAL. mister2"
mo-" said the barber pleasantly
'tno, my friend, that's mot my coal, you
know,
The tramp had hardly disappeared
round the conner when another opened
the door.
'Put yer coal in fur ye, mfister2"
"No," said the barber a little sharply:
t'the GOALS not mine, I say"
they kept coming, and seven of them
appeared in twenty minutes; and to the
eighth man the barber is alleged to haze
said:
"Gitt The coal aint mine.-
"Now, see here,'' said the shavec.
there amt no use in gittin' mad over it..
Just put up q sign sayin', This coal
amt mine.' That's all ye need"
"'Say, you've got q great head, - said
the barber; and in q few mc~rents he
had the sign stuck IN the top Of the
heap of coal.
Reckon that'l fix it." he remarked.
The door opened and a tall man with
q shovel looked in.
'.say, mister, did you put that ERE
sign up, or did the other teller2"
Then the barber closed his shop and
went out and got drunk-with malice
a~forethought.
He had only n remark. to make
when Justice Mech fined him $5.
ltMr. Judge" he said, cant I make
that baker pay me ffne2"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09

AT the American Forestry Congress-
one of the speakers illustrated the i'm
mense consumption of timber by giving
facts about railroad ties. Supposing,
that the ties want to be renewed once
in six years, and that 10, 900 miles of.
new road are built annually, if TWENTY
five years be allowed as the time neces-
sary for trees to attain a size suitable for
making ties, then it would require 49,,
600, 600 acres of standing timber to sun
ply the annual demand for ties, or an
area almost exactly equal to that of
Vermont. New Hampshire, Connecticut
and Rhode Island.saR ut with the in
crease Of railrondSi it is to be considered
that the annual demand for ties is all
the while increasing.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09

from tho raid In Projecting their pas
lures and farmy~fds overbaiahSsd ten
fold all other profit there was in the
hunt. The November raid proved also
very successful, and the destructive
providers of the woods viewer regained
the foothold in the region they had so
long enjoyed"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09

THE dnllcst and moral spirit must at
times gropc rcstlcssly and expectantly
in the outer darkness5for something be-
yond, and Thu something must exist, in
q true poem.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09
elbow so, sir ~

Glow SO, sir 2"
.Well, if ,oa size him up alongside
of Judas Iscsafot he looms up middlin'
fair; but VIXEN you come to get him
down between such fellcrs as ,.lou and
me. Judge, he does dwindle terrible sur
prisin'-he does, for a fact. Chicago
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27
How Booksellers are Robbed.

In an uptown book store an ingen-
ious continuance for robbing booksel-
lers can be seen. 1t is a box large
enough to hold an unabridged die
~tionary. 1t is covered with ordinary
brown wrapping paper. Strings pass
over the top and sides and appear to
encompass the package. In reality
they stop short at the bottom, and the
box can be opened readily and closed
with a sharp fastening. A handle is
attached to the strings on the top of
the box, with which to carry il. \
man entered Dutton x Co.'s store with
one of these innocent looking packages
in each hand. He stopped to look at
books and the boxes were deposited on
the floor. Other customers passing by
kicked against them, and in the most
ordinary way the man picked them up
and set them behind the counter to be
out of the way. lie was careful, how
ever, to set them behind the counter
on which the dictionaries were dis
played. Ten minutes later II of the
clerks observed the a STOPPING owe
the boxes, which were still behind the
counter. The clerk had nc suspicion
that anything was wrong, but the ras-
cal. on seeing himself observed, took
alarm and walked hastily out OF the
store. This caused an examination to
be made of the packages, which were
found each TO contain a big dictionary.
The man had meanwhile disappeared.
The trade papers have been warned.
and the smart sneak thieves will be
obliged to invent some new method
for carrying on their business. One
of the boxes would cost about $l.50.-
Neu York Tribune.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27
He Invested In Dakota.

Mahlon Chance, the Consul at Mas
sau under Presidents Grant and Hayes,
who has been engaged for over n year
with the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, has gone to Dakota to admin
lister the estate of his brother, Capt,
Josiah Chance. Of the Seventeenth
United States Infantry, who died sud
denly last month while on a visit to
Fremont, Ohio. l am told that the
Captain, who was a bachelor, left a
fortune of nearly 500 1000. lie was
about 35 years old when he invested in
a lottery ticket. He drew a 10000
prize. have heard Mahlon Chance
tell with particularly the exact amount
that the Captain received from the
prize. 1t was 800 OF so less than the
amount drawn, the difference being the
express charge for sending him the
money. The Captain, like many army
officers stationed in the West, thought
he saw in the cheap land of the Terri
tories a good investment. He bought
large tracts in Dakota, some Of which
have since become quite valuable
Nep York Tribute.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27
THE MONTANA ADMISSION BILL,
Synopsis of Senator Voorhees, Bill for the
Admission Of Montana.

synopsis of Senator Voorhees, Bill for the
Admission of Montana.
Mr.. Voorhees, bill, introduced in the Sen.
ate for the admission of Montana, provides
that five hundred thousand acres Of unap.
propriated lands shall be reserved for sch
purposes, and se~venty-two sections of la.
for the support of an agricultural college
seventy-two sections for the use and sup.
port of a school Of mining; seventy-twc
sections for a deaf and dumb institution
fifty sections for the erection and mainte.
nance of executive buildings; fifty sections
for an insane asylum; fifty sections for {
State penitentiary, and that all the no,
springs within the state are granted for sucl
purposes, 10 per cent. of the net proceeds Of
the sale Of public lands after Jan. 80, 1880
shall be paid TO the State for school pur'
poses. All the laws now in force shall b.
continued. Provision is made for the ap.
pointment of judges and other federal Off.
GERS by the President, and for the govern.
ment Of the court.
Senator Voorhees, expects, in return to
his support of the bill to admit Dakota, tn
Republicans will vote for the admission o
Montana and Washington Territories q
States, for which he has introduced bills
Both of these Territories have Democratic
delegates in Congress, and he assumes tina
they will continue to give a Democratic ma
jority after being admitted to statehood. ]
is also said that the Texas Senators viii
support the Dakota bill with the expectation
that the Republicans will vote for the divi
sion of Texas into three States. A bill 70
this purpose has not yet been introduced
but the proposition is being advocated, an,
is increasing in popularity.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27
Anna Dickinson in Need.

The Chicago Ne,cs' correspondent
writing from New York says: Anna
Dickinson is in need. / don't say that
she is wretchedly poor, but she soon
will he unless her friends come speed
lily to her. relief. The other day a mem
Der of the SOroSiS Society said to me:
"Our folks are thinking of getting up
a benefit for Anna Dickinson; she's
poor now, you know" But / didn't
know it. ''Oh, yes" continued the
dear little sister, anna is in need of
ready money, and she is SO proud. you
know, that the task of meeting her ne
cessities without giving offense is
something mor than delicate. Anna
Dickinson never learned the value of a
dollar, and V seemed to think that
the %proverbial penny would come to
her, but it has. People with memories
long enough to reach back to the Lin
coln-McClellan campaign of 1864 will
bear witness to the fact that Anna
Dickinson did more for the safety of
the Union with her tongue than an
army corps would have done with
rifles. Perhaps the Democratic party
will question this statement. but there
are certainly enough Republicans left
who will join in the opinion that Anna
Dickinson should be enjoying a war
pension to this very day.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27
III DAKOTA l l.
senator Harrison's Am for the Re-
relief Of Grow Creek Settlers.

- - ~ At koT tIlC ne
relief Of Grow Creek Settlers.
Mr.. Harrison has offered in the Senate an
amendment to his Dakota bill. The
amendment provides that all persons who
eetweenF Feb. n and April II, 1885, in good
faith entered upon any part of the great
Sioux Reservation lying west of the Mis-
souri, River, and known as the Crow Greek
and Winnebago Reservation, which by the
Presidents proclamation Of Feb. II. 1885,
was declared to be open to settlement. and
not included in the new reservation estab-
lished by section 6 of this act. and who To-
Gated there on homestead, prescription or
TOWNSHIP claims, shall for a period of ninety
days after the proclamation of the President,
required to be made by section % of this
act, have ~ right to re-enter upon said
claims and complete the same as require,
by law. and their said claims shall for such
time have a preference over later entries;
and when they shall in other respects COM
ply with the law regulating such entries,
ETC., as homesteaders, with the specific pro-
visions of this act, they shall be entitled to
have such lands, and patents therefor shall
be issued in like cases. The money paid
for presumption and TOWNSHIP entries shall
be such as required by law in other cases,
and shall be paid into the general fund pro-
vided for by this act. The President shall
appoint IA special agent under the direction
of the Secretary of the Interior, who shall,
as soon as practicable, make inquiry and
report to the Secretary Of the Interior upon
the claims for losses of persons, who, in
in good faith, between Feb. "a and April
II, 1885, settled upon any land in the
Grow Creek and Winnebago Reservation.
The agent shall have power to cause wit
nesses to come before him at some point
convenient to the reservation, and to adj
minister oaths. He shall report the I'M
proyements made by such persons, the value
of the same, and losses sustained by reason
of the executive order, opening these lands
to settlement, giving the particulars of any
such losses, and all other facts connected
Herewith, and in case the consent of the
Indians is not obtained, as required by this
act, then the same inquiry and report shall
be made as to all persons who made claims
rs aforesaid upon that part of the reserva-
ton which is not included in the new res
e~ryation this act established. The report
of the special agent shall be transmitted by
the Secretary of the Interior to Congress.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27
A Mystery.

How the human system ever RECEIVERS from
tho bad effects Of the nauseous medicines often
literally poured into it for the suppositive relief
Of dyspepsia, liver complaint, constipation,
rheumatism. aud other ailments, is a mystery.
The mischief done by bad medicine Is scarcely
lcss than that caused by disease. II thoy who
nre weak, bilious, dyspeptic, constipated, or
rheumatic would oitener be guided by the ex-
perience Of invalids who have thoroughly tested
Hcstetter's Stomach Bitters, they would in
every instance obtain the speediest aid deriva-
bic from rational medication. This medicine ia
a searching and at the same time q thoroughly
safe remedy, derived from vegetable sources.
and possessing, in consequence OF its basis of
pure spirits, properties as q medicinal stimuli
liant not to be found in the fiery local bitters
and stimulants often resorted to by the debili-
tatsd, dyspeptic, and languid,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27
AngOra Goats.

Some n in Boston has gone into
the Angora goat question, and THINKS
the best thing somebody can do would
be to raise a flock of 20, 600, 900 Angora
goats on the Rocky Mountains, where
the dryness of the air is so favorable
to the length, strength and lustre of
mohair and where mohair of the best
quality a be obtained at a very small
cost. Vigorous efforts have been
made to transplant the Angora hus-
bandry into several European coun-
tries There are three mills in New
England and Pennsylvania using mo-
hair in various lines of fabrics, each
one of which is using more than all
the Angora fleece raised in this coun,
try. They are the forerunners of a
vast and profitable industry. These
manufacturers say that they prefer the
home tleeces to the best foreign. The
Angora goat owners of the United
States sell mohair at a profit Of 40 pei
cent. 1t can displace wool for car.
pets, rugs, shawls, blankets, carriage
and lap-robes, hangings, diagonals and
dress goods, while as a substitute fol
silk in pushes, hat bands, Innings, etc.
1t has no equal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27
The Sacred Scarlet Color.

Both in Italy and other countries
the archaic images of the dieties were
painted red, and the traditional prac-
tice was intended to please 1.-THE color
sense" by which is meant that these
images were regarded as pretty gew-
gaws.
This is not likely, and the true ex-
PLANTATION is that the color red was
sacred. All pristine creeds can, with
probability, be traced ultimately to
two origins. They are. in different
DISCUSSES, the worship of the sun and
the worship of humanity.
Red became, therefore, an exception
ally odius color when the ascetic tenn
per gained possession of religion.
The author of the Wisdom of Solo,
mon" betrays profound antipathy in
the following: "Or made it like some
wild beast, LAYING it over with YER
million and with paint. coloring it red,
and covering every spot therin." The
coating of vermillion was plainly of
fensive to him, and Inc describes in am
other place the voluplury as crying:
LET us crown ourselves with rose
buds before they are withered." At
terward a fresh association was added,
and scarlet typitied not only the sins of
Babylon, but their punishment.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27
HERE AMI THERE.
railroads are badly blookaded

COLORADO railroads are badly blockaded
by O
THE distress among the Chinese at VIC
torio, B. c., is reported to be appalling.
CANADIAN newspapers demand a High
Commissioner to represent Canada at Wash
ington.
AMERICAN iron ship builders say there
will be a large increase in their business
this year.
yANDALIA, Mo-, has a ~hydrophobia
scare. Thirty seven dogs We're shot the
other day.
The Pennsylvania wool growers are
forming clubs by townships to agitase foi
higher duties on wool.
j. W. BUEL, Of st. Louis, is in Washing
ington trying to organize a company to ex-
plore the Island of New Guinea.
THE Bohemian oats swindle cost Chris
tan HUMAN, Alonzo Bailey and two Other
farmers near Wabash, Ind, $4,000.
A NATIONAL Steel Wire and Nail Asso-
citation has been organized in New Yor1
City. and prices advanced 5 per cent.
The Singer Sewing Machine Company
contemplate moving their immense estab.
lishment FROM New Jersey to Dover, n. II
The members Of the military guard y
Grants tomb feel rather blue because the,
have been ordered to keep watch until Jun.
80.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27
Had a Lively Time.

II understand you had quite a lively
time at your house Saturday night"
said Johnson to young Mr.. Smirel last
Monday morning on his way down
town.
Eyes, rather replied Mr.. Smirel,
with a pleased and happy blush, which
rather disconnected Johnson.
what was the excitement Cele-
brating the Fourth?'
"Oh, no.n hastily answered Mr..
Smirel with a blush, ''it was only the
first
"Why?" exclaimed Johnson, sur
prised, Saturday wasn't the first; ii
was the" then he stopped, made a
little calculation on his fingers. re-
marked "Oh,n with a peculiar signili-
cance, and went in with Smirel to Sc
lect the cigars Merchant Trdreler.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27
High Art Appreciated.

The bride had never been in a pic
ture gallery-probably had never seen
an oil painting in her life. We thought
that opinions from this child of nature
would be unique, doubtless interesting,
but my best efforts to draw her out
were unavailing. just when l was
about to give her credit for knowing
when to keep her mouth shut by not
talking on a topic of which she was ig-
norant, she gave q long sweeping
glance around and rose to the occasion
in a criticism on a par with many pro-
fessional opinions on pictures. She
said: sSome Of these paintings has
got beautiful frames. haint theyP"-
Sacramento UniOn.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27
Wants An Emblem.

Uncle Abraham, V e on Chatham
street, was speaking to an acquaint-
nee the other day about putting some
sort of emblem V e the door of his
store.
I'D put a beehive" suggested the
man.
"Vot does dot pee-hife shtand for:''
For industry"
'Oh, dot yhas all nonsense. Dot
doan' show peoples dot | sell ASH suit
for So
81 know, but the bee is a worker"
Eyes. but dot doan do. Eaferybody
vhas IA worker. Industry vhas all
~ight, but if somebody comes back with
a pair of pants dot shrink oop eighteen
inches, dot pee-hive doan' explain dot
dis vhas a singular climate on pants
Val Street Nops.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27

Dumley had been out with a party
OF friends, and they were assisting eacl
other in getting him home.
Aren't you afraid to meet your
wife, old MANI asked one.
"fFraid.7 said Dumley, valiantly,
''whosh fraid? 'Fraid (hicl nuthin,.
Yjess wait an Lhic) see whosh boss,
m wife r L."
They inclined him gently against the
door and rang the bell. Then they
waited to see who was boss.
Dumley suddenly disappeared, the
door slammed shut, and as they moved
away they said:
"She's boss."-Nep York Times.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27

DR.. wAIKER's VINEGAR DlTTERs-a medi-
cine that expels disease without weakening the
patient, exhilarates the spirits without the aid
Of alcoholic ~poison--cures every phase and
consequence OF indigestion, restores the shat
tered nerves, regulates the bowels and the
liver, and imparts TO the constitution new
strength and elasticity. Let tho sick %iejoieol
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27
Free to Ministers, Lawyers, Doctors
and Teachers.

/ will send two bottles of WARMERS
WHITE WINE OF TAR SYRUP-best remedy
in the porM for Coughs, Colds, Throat
and Lung Disedses-if YOU will recommend
it to your friends. and get yorf dealer to or
der n dozen bottles from his Wholesale drug
gist. Sehd name of your druggist. Map of
Holy Land free with medicine. Address DR..
C. ID. WARNER, Reading, Mich. All drug
pists,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27

About thirty years ago a prominent physician eS
the name Of DR.. William Hall discovered, or produced
after long experimental research. a remedy for dis
eases OF the throat. chest and lungs. which was Of
such wonderful efficacy that ii soon gained a wide
reputation In this country. The name of the lnedi
cine is DIR M. HALLS BAISAM F0R THE LUNGS
ard may be safely relied on as q speedy and positive
cure for coughs, colds, sore throat, etc.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27

have been a great sufferer from rheu-
matism for fifteen years. and have re-
ceived more benefit from the use of Ath-
lophoros than from any remedy ! ever
used. Mrs. A. Newton, wife of ex Mayor
Newton, 7o7 West Fifteenth ST., Des
MoineS. la.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27
PreMatnrpIy Aged.

Many a woman is robbed of those charms
which the gentler sex value so highly, and
made old before her time by functional irreg-
u~larities. To such the bloom of youth may be
restored by the use of a remedy which has
stood the test of time and which is to-day
acknowledged to be without an equal az a cure
for for all female woaknosses-Dr. Pierce's
"Fayorite Presentation" BY all druggists.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27

EDWARD SLOCUM, OF New Rich
mond, Mich. who received in pay as a
soldier the first 81 greenback issued.
marked Series A, No. /. and dated
August |, 1862, still has the bill in his
possession.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27
s.Gentle rs The Breeze of Evening"

This line of an old hymn is quite appropriate
when applied to pleasant Purgative Pellets. +"
Il don't like to take pills if | can avoid it" we
often hear persons say, because they consti-
pate me So" Now the "Pellets" never do this.
They are so gentle and mild that their effect is
almost precisely similar to a natural movement
of the bowels, and no unpleasant effects are
left behind
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27

THE grinding of the crown glass
disc of the immense lens for Lick OBJ
s%ervatory, California, is well under
way at Cambridge, Mass, yet a whole
years work remains to be done before
it can be finished.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27

THE Congress elected in 1856 will
be the fiftieth, and as the life of each
body is two years. the next one will
complete a century of Congressional
life under the present Constitution.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27
A Distressed General.

What General causes more distress, is more
prevalent, and spreads more dismay! General
Want II 1t was from the want Of strong lungs
Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and
Mullen would out-general it.