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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-03-25
COUNTRY LIFE AND WORK,
Malarial Sleeping Rooms

NA0Ao1A1A 0l0oFAu8 1SOOAO
A physician of note says, 1--WE hear
great talk about malaria nowadays,
but there is more malaria to be found
in most modern bed-chambers than
anywhere else.'' Persons who are
moderately intelligent on other topics
appear to have small thought, or that
very perverted, on the subject of by
giene in their sleeping rooms, and es-
pecially those occupied by children.
The ventilation of a bed-chamber can
not be too carefully attended to: and,
as says Horace Mann "seeing the at
mosphere is forty miles deep all around
the g.obe, it is useless piece of econ
omy to breathe it more than once
Yet nine mothers out of ten carefully
close all the windows, ''for fear Of
colds and night air. aud leave two or
three children to sleep in a sitting at
mosphere, and see no connection be-
tween the Gods and throat troubles
they have and the vitiated air she COM
pels them to breath night after night.
Let the morning air and sunshine into
the bedrooms soon as possible after the
occupants have risen; and if there is
sunshine and it is not raining, let in
air. DO not make up beds too soon
after they are vacated. You may get
your house tidied sooner, but it is nei-
Their clearly nor hcalthful to snugly
pack up bed clothing until the exha-
lations Of the sleepers' bodies have
been removed by exposure to the air.
Look carefully after the wash-stand,
and the various utensils belonging
thereto. The soap-dishes and tooth
brush mugs cannot be kept too scrup-
ulously clean. All slops and foul wa
ter should be emptied very promptly.
Wash out and sun all pitchers, glasses,
and whatever vessels are used in the
slecping-rOom.
Never allow water or stale bouquets
of flowers to stand for days in the spare
chamber after the departure of guest.
Towels that have been used should be
promptly removed, and no soiled cloth
ing allowed to hang or accumulate
about the room. Closets opening into
sleeping apartment are often
the receptacles of soiled clothes,
shoes ETC., and become fruitful source
of bad air, particularly where there
are small children. After such places
the housewife should look with keen
eye for Objectionable articles, and re-
move them with an unsparing hand. l
have encountered such closets, in which
ono might find all the odors tradition
ally belonging to the city of Cologne
any one of which was enough to sug-
gest ideas of disease germs.
Even so innocent piece of furniture
as the bureau may by carelessness be-
come the recipient of articles which
may faint the air of your bed-chamber.
Damp and soiled combs and brushes
are not only unsightly and disgusting,
but |, ing soiled and unaired from day
to day will certainly contribute to evil
air and odors as will also greasy and
highly scented hair ribbons, etc. New
er lay freshly laundried clothes upon
the bed: nor air the same in your bed
room, if possible to do so elswhere. Do
not hesitate to light a fire on cool morn
ings and evenings: and if so fortunate
as to have an open fireplace, you pos
sess grand means of comfort and VEN
tilation in the bed-chamber.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-03-25
Silver at Valley Springs.

Rich deposits Of silver quartz have been
discovered, underlying thousands of acres,
nine miles from Valley Springs. A speci.
men assayed, yielded $50 per ton.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-03-25
FOroStrv AsaOclatiOn.

The Minnesota Forestry association will
meet at st. Paul, March 80.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-03-25

O0""1y ouPoE1utouuent Roh0V6d, ~
Gov. Hubbard has removed from Office
D. c. Cameron county Superintendent of
Houston county, for alleged drunkenness.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-03-25
Telephone Suit:

The government suit against the Bell
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-03-25
CURRENT COMMENT.

Two additioned branch postoffices
will be established at Cincinnati April
1st
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-03-25
Tree Planting,

Mr.. F.. P. Roe, who is very succcss-
fll as horticulturist as well as q
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-03-25

GEN. B. +. BUTLER will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the tiiftieth anniversary
of the incorporation of the city of
Lowell, Mass, April l.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-03-25

The grandmother of j.. E. Cambcll,
member of congress from Ohio, was
one hundred years old March Goth.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-03-25
Arb0r Day.
THE MAkkE TS.

Gov. Pierce has designated April 24th, a,
Arbor Day for Dakota.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-03-25
Poultry Keeping.


has had large experience in poultry
raising and poultry keeping. He
thinks it possible for every farm to
keep 100 or more fowls, at an annual
profit of 50 each. Two dozen fowls is
enough for one family, group, or CON-
partment, and each fowl ought to have
about eight square feet. One hundred
fowls will not give four times the profit
of rs unless they have similar room
and treatment. He began breeding
fowls 10 years ago, and now has about
1900 fowls on four acres. He raised
$500 chicks last year solely with hens.
From 1900 laying hens he now gets
about Is dozen eggs day, which
average him 81 cents. He sells at the
Windsor and other hotels in New York.
His tavorites are Plymouths AMI
Wyandottes, which he considers rivals.
The latter is smaller bird, but 80
pullets of this breed have each averaged
203 eggs in one year. Any good hen
should lay nine dozen eggs in year.
He feeds in the morning warm mix
ture of about one-third corn meal and
oats, one-third wheat middlings, one
sixth boiled potatoes. He gives fine
cut rowed hay moistened with hot
water in winter, and dry grain at night.
He thinks eggs will hatch better when
the breeding hens have limited range,
and advocates for them the largest
liberty.
Thirteen eggs are enough for one
setter, and eight to ten is about the
number that may be expected to hatch.
The nests should be of fine hay,
sprinkled on the inside with tobacco
dust. The chicks may safely remain
in the nests without food for "a hours
after they are Matched. After this
they should be fed freely and often till
two weeks old. Milk is good for them
Mr.. Hawkins relies on April pullets for
his winter eggs, and does not think it
desirable to raise chicks for market
after June LIST. He thinks chickens
can be raised for market for six cents
pound. Has found that poultry will
benefit fruit trees. They eat worms,
He has 1900 p lum trees in bearing in
the vicinity of his poultry-yards. He
saves about 400 barrels of hen manure
in year, some of which goes to the
tanneries of New York at So barrel.
He considers it worth $1.25 barrel as
fertilizer. When his chicks are six
weeks old he puts them out on half
acre ranges, in tlocxs of 40. Their
houses are placed near clumps of
bushes or fields of corn. When rain
threatens, he houses the chickens be-
fore he does the hay. He keeps one
man in winter and three in summer,
kills the inferior fowls for market, has
500 or more ROSTERS on hand for sale.
He uses cayenne pepper in the food of
his fowls every cold morning, mixes in
a little sulphur once a week. Crude
petroleum is used upon tho roosts once
q week in summer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-01-21

yandalia is likely to furnish to the
country some of the candidates for
office during the ensuing campaign.
And why not? Our city is the sec
end in Importance, and Cuivre is the
second township in the county, and
as such is entitled to representation
on the ticket, and will certainly
demand it as q right. Failing to
secure this recognition, the Democ-
racy of Cuivre township and Of
Vandalia will certainly want to know
Why she is ignored. 1t has been
quite a while since the Vandalia
Democracy have been honored with
official position. We have always
supported The ticket nominated, and
will continue to do so, but the I'M
wavering, unfaltering adherence OF
Democrats here to party principles
and party nominees, deserves some
recompense at the hands of the Dem.
ocracy Of the county, and it will
surprise us very much if we are ig'
nored as in times past.-Vandslia
Leader.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-01-21
SLANDERING FREEMAsONRY.
Jefferson Davis Singing r. ply TO an
Anonymous Correspondent.

New ORLEANS, La, January s.
Some one recently mailed to Jeffer-
SOL Davis, at his home Behaviour,
Miss, a paper headed, "A Summa-
ry," containing the following para
graph:
benedict Arnold, first traitor to
American liberty, learned his patri-
otism in Hiram Masonic Lodge, Ne.
/, New Haven, Conn, and died a
Free Mason in good and regular
standing; Aaron Burr, another
traitor to the Government, plotted
his treason in Royal Arch ciphel and
also died q free and accepted Mason
in good, regular standing; Jefferson
Davis, a free and accepted Mason,
led the great rebellion, and the fact
did not ever faint his Masonic stand
ing. but did have much to do in Sc
curing his pardon
Nr. Davis inclOsed the sheet to his
friend, Col. j L. Powers, of Jack
son, Miss, Secretary of the Grand
Lodge of Mississippi Masons, with
the following letter:
DEAR SRI have received, with
others Of a similar character, the in
closed sheet, having a paragraph I'M
derlined to secure my attention, and
Isend it to you to attract your no
tice. Under the head Summary" is
a concentrated distillatisn of malice
and mendacity. The main attack
seems TO be against the fraternity OF
Free and Accepted Afasons, and as
many slanderers have heretofore
done, the writer avails himself of a
sectional prejudice existing against
Inc to point his attack against Free
masonry, and in less than three IN
de:scored lines perpetrates at least
as many falsehoods.
/. |, Jefferson DAVIS, am not and
never have been a Free and Accepted
Mason.
2. As a citizen of the sovereign
State of Mississippi, l obeyed her
commands, and as sovereigns cannot
''rebel," neither led nor followed a
rebellion, great or small.
3. AS / had no Masonic standing,
the assertion that it vas not tainted
by the imputed act of mine, rests not
upon a fact, but upon a misrepresen-
tation.
4. Masonry could not have had
much to do with securing my pardon,
as 1 have never been pardoned, or
applied for a pardon, OF appealed to
Masonry to secure to me the benefit
of the writ of habeas corpus, that |
might have the Constitutional right
of every American citizen to be con-
fronted with my accusers.
To exclude q possible inference,
will add that my father was a Mason
and l was reared to regard the fra.
ternity with respect and have never
felt any disapproval Of it other than
that which pertains to every secret
society. Viewing Freemasonry from
a distance, and judging the tree by
its fruits, l lave believed it to he il
itself good.
Respectfully and truly yours.
(Signed) JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-01-21
THROUGH SLEEPING CAR lines

Between St. Louis, New York and Boston. via
Niagara Falls; Chicago and New York. via Detroit
and Niagara Falls; st. Louis and St. Paul and
ME 7eapolis; ST. Louis and Chicago; st. Louis and
Kansas City; St Louis and st. Joseph; St. Louis
and Council Bluffs and Omaha; st. Louis and Des
Moines: st Louis and Toledo; St Louis and De-
troit; Chicago and Kansas City; Kansas City and
Des Moines; Detroit and Indianapolis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-01-21
Bond Suit.

A new bond suit has been institu'
ed against Rails county, on fourteen
bonds held by r. r. Arnold, of Mex.
leo, No, who refuses to accept tbs
compromise. The suit is brought in
the u. S. Court at st. Louis, in the
name of the Ninth National Bank,
of New York. 1t will take Mr.. Arm.
old a long time to get a judgment
All who had judgment accepted the
compromise.--.Rall County Guide.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-01-21
Vice Versa.

The Columbia Statesman has at
last come out for Cockrell. Nothing
so finally fetches a slow man as a
three thousand dollar office.-St. Joe
Gazette.
And nothing appears to drive off
50 slow man" as quick as the loss Of a
8 5000 . year office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-01-21
Answer TO CORRESPONDENTS,

u. G. McC."-Gen. Hayes did
not defeat ~''Stonewall" Jackson at
any time. We did not think he at
any time commanded 10000 men,
although he commended a division at
South Mountain and Cedar Creek.
The assassin of President Lincoln
was j. Wilkes Booth, but connected
with him were eight c~onspirators, of
whom Harold, Payne, Atzerodt and
Mrs. Surratt were hanged Arnold,
Mudd and Mclaughlin sentenced to
Imprisonment for life, and Spangler
to imprisonment for six years.
sc. II. Jr."-The government does
not pay q premium on any coins.
Old and rare coins are bought as
curiosities by private individuals, for
instance by j. +. Llewellyn, Of Mex.
leo, but not by the government.
The fight in behalf Of Cockreil has
become very interesting. A few
weeks ago the st. Joseph Gazette I'm.
dertook to shell the woods with the
idea Of seeing what was hidden away
1t is reasonable to believe that the
Gazette is now perfectly satisfied and
that 1t has discovered that the men
of newspapers hoping to vanquish the
senior senator are an exceedingly
small element in the population. We
give another dose from the country
exchanges this morning. What {
SHOWER" this has been!-Kansas
CITY Times.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-02
L~Owndesville Locals.

Days dry and dusty. Nights cool,
and fires quite comfortable.
Planters, are having a fine time for
gathering their crops, and they are
making good use OF it.
Cotton is rolling into town, and bread
stuffs and other goods are rolling out.
DR.. j. T. Baskin is having his store
repaired and it is to be occupied as soon
as finished by a gentleman from Hart
well, Ca, as a store and tin shop.
DR. Mosely returned from Mt. Carmel,
last night, where he had been for two or
three days, on q professional visit.
Misses. Jennie and Matte Harper Of
Harper's Ferry spent last Tuesday at
Mr.. d. s. Barnes.
Col. Jas. 4. Barnes Of Anderson C. II.
was in town a day or two since.
Mr.. H. Britt, his daughter Miss
Matte, and Miss Jones, Of Mccormick.
were in town last night. en- route to
Midway, baptist Church.) an delegates.
to q Union Meeting to commence there
this morning.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-02
THE ELECTION.

To-day the male citizens of this county
ana State are to cast their votes for
State and Congressional officers. The
election Of the Democratic nominees is
conceded. but this fact ought not to keep
any one from the polls. Let US show to
the world that our faith in Democratic
administration is still mistaken. Let us
show to our political enemies that we
can still present a solid phalanx. and
this will deter them from making a fight
in 1888, when q President will be elect
cd. 1t is not only the right Of every
citizen, but it is his duty to cast his vote
to-day, and we confidently hope that a
full vote will be polled.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-02
A Wife's Separate Property.
From the News and Courier

SrARTANDURG, October 27.-In 1884
A. j. Gwynn and his wife entered into
a mercantile partnership here, and in
1885, becoming embarrassed, executed n
deed Of assignment to the partnership
assets, and about $4,000 worth of the
separate property of Mrs. Gwynn. all
she owned, for the benefit Of the part.
nership creditors. Since that assign.
ment was executed the Supreme Coort
has decided that n married woman il in.
competent to contract and be contracted
with. save MS to her separate propertv.
So Mrs. Gwynn, by her a]ttornevs;ip onc
& Shand, Of Columbia, instituted an NO.
ton to set aside the deed Of assignment.
in $ o far as it affects her separate estate
upon the ground that she had no legal
authority to enter into a partnership
with any person, and more especially
her husband. and consequently her sep
arate property was not liable Tor the So.
called partnership debts, andthey. there.
fore, claim that the deed of assignment
was executed by her under mistake Of
her legal rights. These positions arc
stontiy contested by the creditors, who
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-02
POstnaSters Convention.
To the Ihiid and FouM Glass Post
masters Of the State Of South Car.

To the Ihird and F'ouM Glass Post
masters Of the State Of South Car.
0lina:
Believing that a permanent organiza-
ton will be beneficial to the Postal
Service and to the interest Of the Post
masters, we the undersigned, have
agreed to call 4 Convention Of the Third
and Fourth Glass Postmasters Of this
State, to meet in Columbia, on Wednes-
day night. November 10, 1856 in Stan
lcy,s Hall, opposite Grand Central
Hotel.
gu Will notice that the time fixed is
during the week OF the State Fair, and
since ut that time the rates or all the
railroads are very low we hope that a
large number may find it convenient to
attend.
The Postmaster General writes tha.
there is no objection to such n Cony -
ton aud an invitation has been ext. lied
to him to be present. Mr.. Johr .. Pat
lcrSon editor Of The United Size MuI
Gu paper published in the interest of
Third and Fouth Class Post"asters) has
also been invited to attend the Conven-
ton.
All arrangements have been made and
the Convention will be held. 1t is
proposed to effect a permanent, organ
ization. ana business Of Importance 20 all
postmasters and for the good Of the
service will come before the Cunvcn-
ton. Come and help to make the meet
ing both pleasant and profitable.
organization is the order Of the day.
and the Postmasters Of South Carolina
must not be left behind. We have the
National Convention organized last year..
The Portinasters Of Nebraska formed a
State Convention on the 9th Of Sep
ember last; and an Association was
formed in the Fifth Congressional
District Of Missouri on the End Of Sep
tc,nber.
You will be expected to be present at
the Convention. If you cannot come
send us your name. ". A. %ScH1FrLEy
Postmaster, Oranseburg, S. c., and
others.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-02

are represented by Duncan and Sanders
and Colonel j. S. r. Thompson, of this
place.
In" whole matter was referred to
David johnson, Jr., of Union, as referee.
who d~""i'ic'. in favor of the plaintiffs,
i"i'v sustaining the contention of Pope
~ SEi""d. The matter came up OH ex-
c"pi"ns t" the report Of the referee,
and was deliberately argued before Judge
Fraser at the present term Of the Circuit
Court, which is in session here, by the
lion. Joseph Daniel Pope for tho plant
1T, and Col. j. S. R. Thompson, for the
defence. Tn cause being one involving
important legal principles and consider
able pecuniary interests, the Court re-
served its decision. The general opin-
ion is, however, that the report Of the
referee will be sustained. The case will
doubtless 60 to the Supreme Court.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-02
ENTERPR1sE.

The people Of Abbeville appreciate
very much the enterprise exhibited by
our daily papers both in Charleston and
Augusta. We now receive them three
honrs' earlier than formerly and, in adj
EDITION to this. get them on Sunday,
something that has been heretofore un-
known, We feel now that We are more
in the world than we have ever been.
and we owe it To- our entsrprising dailies.
~ IS remarkable that we Of Abbeville
should reada paper published in Charles
Ten. two hundred and thirty-seven miles
from here, only q few hours after it is
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-02

Mcssrs. Arthur Latimer. and Jno.
Horton have both been quite sick. Am
glad to say that both Of them are i'm
proving rapidly.
MIR. a. Trayior. Of Mccormick, was
here this mor:ing III his way to the
Union Meeting 1t Midway, as u delegate.
MI. WE. Baker <~,uur"l the contract.
rs Messenger between the Post &c
here and the Depot.
Two mails on the s. V. Il. Il. daily,
the one going North, the other South.
This writer is glad to hear that your
able correspondent r. S. q. from Due
west, has secured Il position as cores
pondent for the Augusta Chronicle. lie
will, no doubt fill tlSs position with
much credit to himself, and satisfaction
to all concerned.
Mrs. Annie Bell Lomax nee Watkins
went by rail to her new Augusta home
on last Tuesday, sorry indeed are we to
lose her, but "Thesc things must needs
be-" Our lose is Augustus gain.
Messrs. Sllerard and Leroy are having
additional shelves put up in the rear end
OF their store, that they may have
more room in which to store their large
stock of goods.
We regret to learn that MI. L. Swear
ingen who has for some time past, been
doing OF extensive business saving
lumber near Mt. Carmel had the misfor-
tune to lose a valuable Sawmill and
lumber, by fire, one night this week.
Iuorr.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-02
A Georgia Hermit

HARALsoN, GA, Oct. 29.-There is a
hermit who lives about two miles from
this place who is q genuine curiosity.
lie is about IS years old, walks half
bent and with much difficulty. His
land lies on the public road leading to
Senoia, and instead of building near
the road, he constructed a little log hut
IN the most secluded spot on his place,
near a dismal swamp. A few yeare ago
he built another cabin near the one in
which he lives that he might move into
1t when the other goes into decay: he
now has it proppcd with fcnccrails to
Keep 1t from falling. lie SAYS he will
not leave the one in which he now lives
until he is compelled to. In the spring
and summer he lives chiefly on Il boiled
weed and cornmcal; he will let no one
see him while eating He has no horse
but make over a bale Of cotton each
year. The only tool he uses is the hoe.
During the winter months he does not
cut the wood he burns. but takes poles
ten or twelve leet long into his cabin
and places one end on the fire and
moves it up as it burns. He came from
South Carolina to where he now lives
without any OF his relatives knowing
whittier he had gone. He has heard moth
ing OF them since nor does he wish to.
lie clothes are thin and barely sufficient
to hide his nakcdneSs. They arc of his
own make. He OWNS about one hun
drcr acres Of land here, also a house and
10 in Senoia. A great many people
suppose that he has Il large sum of
money hid abont or his place, but he
positively asserts that he has no money
at all He paid for the place when he
bought it. 1t costs him very little to
live, and consequently he must have
some money. He is liz constant dread
some one will kill or rob him. He owns
three or four old rusty guns, which he
says have not been fired since the war.
These are the only means he has to
protect himself with. He says he will
leave nc will when he dies, but wants
his property to 60 to the State. He is
strictly honest in all his dealings, and
will converse freely on any subject ex-
ccpt his past life. No doubt there is a
mystery connected with his life, which
he will carry with him to his grave
augusta CrOHiclc.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-02

GREENvILLE, October 29.-For some.
time past it has been known to the
congregation OF Christ Church, in this
city, that it was not unlikely that their
rector, the Rev. Ellison Capers, would
be elevated to the high office of B,shop,
Mr.. CaPers is now attending the Tri.
cnnial Convention in Chicago, and infor-
nation has just been received here that
the bishopric of Easton, Maryland, has
oeen rendered him there. 1t is not
known what the %rcctor's decision will
be, but it is certain that he will not
decline or accept the position until after
his return home, which will be in a few
days. This high compliment to Mr..
C.apcrs's ability is recognized with
pleasure by the people Of G~recnville.
but universal regret is expressed at the
probability Of his departure from the
city.-GreenUi!ve News.