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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1886-10-06
A Dangerous Man.

murray County, OeoESia' ho 10
kind-hearted, good-tempered, never
had quarrel in his life. wouldn't
hurt fly, and everybody is afraid OF
him. About year ago he was cut
ting wood when the axe flew off the
handle and killed man who had
had come to pay him $50. he never
got cent of the money.
The next week, while ferrying q
friend across river, he ran the boat
against snag and his friend was
drowned. About month later be
felled tree on q stranger who was
lying asleep in the woods, killing him
instantly. Not long after he shot at
a wild turkey and killed neighbor
whom be didn't see at all.
Three weeks later he lighted ker-
osene lamp, when it suddenly e1'
ploded, burned to death colporteur
to whom the inofensive Georgian had
courteously extended the hospitalities
of his home. All this mans friends
run when they see him coming. He
is himself afraid to extend any kind
ness save to his enemies, of whom he
has none.
His last public act was to cross the
street with ladder on his shoulder
last 4th of July, while procession
was passing, and when somebody
shouted to him to hurry on he
obligingly turned around and started
back. The procession was laid out
and the day was spoiled.
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Virgins Predictions.
He Issues an Address to the People
Of the United States.

To the People Of the Cn1ted States:
The prediction published in the
New York press, and asserted to be
mine, that great earthquake will
devastate New Orleans, Galveston and
other Southern cities along the south
of the thirtieth parallel on Wednes-
day, the 29th instant, is q falsehood.
It was originated here by their own
correspondents and for their own
purposes. I never received any re-
ward except unstinted abuse for
weather or other predictions. my sole
object being to protect public prop
erty and save human life, and in this
I have treated the United States, the
home Of hay ancestors, the same ss
my own country. Two years ago l
foresaw that a great storm would oc-
cur in the North and South Atlantic
from September % to October l.
1886, and that an earthquake period
would occur in America from August
25 to October Is, the greatest strain
being on September 20. south OF the
thirtieth parallel OF north latitude,
and 80 made my report to the Cana
dian government. This is the sum
and substance of my prediction and
of my knowledge on the subject, and
the newspaper talk Of devastation OF
States. swallowing up of cities. and
sof ruin generally has originated With
the New York press, for their own
advantage and to frighten religious
and other lunatics throughout the
United States, at the same time
sbusing me personally. After having
! saved the lives and vessels OF the
Gloucester fishing feet in March,
1885, when the Hull fishing feet
ahjsh laughed at my prediction, vas
6ssf think yon will Say I am de.
serving Of better treatment. Ba'
this will not again oocut. Only one
nau,s-.--... ss---sI.-u uassl. mil
f-seiect, will in future publish my pre-
dictions, and then only over my owr
signature. The New York Herald
gibes at my name. but it should re
member that it was q Governor o
Massachusetts, a Wiggins, and my
own ancestor, who first raised tht
standard of american freedom.
E. STONE W1Ge1Ns.
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| have got to be fixed. The winters
wood must be cu5 and hauled. A
few loads of pinsfmast be brought
from the mountains. Some rye must
be sown for the mich COWS. The
corn crib must be cleaned out for the
new crop and sill mast be put un-
der the barn 9h5Fe Is always room
for some repairs and the sooner they
| are made the better. The boys, are
| gathering the pop corn now and put
| ting it away for winter night frolics.
The msypops are getting ripe and
the black haws are turning, Wal
nut time and chestnut time will soon
be here and then comes squirrels and
'possums and partridges. The sweet
potatoes have cracked open and
|sbeavod OF tho ground, and if there is
any better food for the table in win
ter I don't know it. There used TO
be picture in the old school books
OF General Marion and his soldiers
eating potatoes by the camp fire
That wasent 30 bad after all. They
may not be good fighting food, but
they are good enough for peace.
When they are candied with sugar
it makes q dish ft for . king. Then
there are the irish potstoes that keep
good in the ground all winter. 1 let
the grass aud weeds grow o7sr them
and shade the ground from the sum-
mer's sun. This land is full Of good
things that the poorest can have if
they viii work for them. Nobody
need suffer. II q man viii work half
his time be can support Q wife and
two or three little children in comfort.
The trouble is not with the neces-
saries Of life, but it is the Injuries
that play the mischief. Il is fine
clothes and too many. Of them that
keeps the poorman's head bowed
down. It is the strain to keep mp
With che nabors. It is the going and
coming and frolicking and visiting.
II is the sitting up half the night and
sleeping half the day. I: is breakfast
st,nine O'Clock. Il is the habit OF
novel reading that is as demoraliziDg I
as base ball or gambling. Rich folks
can indulge in these things, but poor
folks cannot. Where is the young
man who has the moral courage and
selfdsnial to be stingy and save his
I am going to live on
strain and send our, crippled boy to
Dahloaega to college, bnt lido it
With great reluctance, ior,fear he viii
lose his habits Of industry and have
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1886-10-06

The dwelling house of Mr.. Joseph
Edwards in Edge6eld county, was
burned down on Monday night by
accidental fire The house was a
new and valuable one, and was
partially insured.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1886-10-06

Half a century ago in Turkey it
was considered shame for woman
to read. To-day two schools for girls
in Copstantinople have been estab.
lished by the Sultan himself.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1886-10-06

life in The destruction OF lite and
property And now, as the reading
and sciesti6c people are discussing
the great disaster that has overtaken
Charleston, and expressing their
wonder and surprise why a so-called
earthquake should have occurred at
that point. where. as they say, there is
noNyolcano near, I, as an engineer and
lover OF science, as well as a believer
ofgand IL natural law, cannot see
anything in this occurrence but the
natural results that sooner or later
would inevitably follow the conditie ms
named-ei.her the breaking of this
formation, or its sudden sinking to a
much greater depth. 10 either case,
the results would be the same. l am
now Of the opinion that it has
broken, and at more than one point,
as farther bending would have
hardly produced suchj q widespread
devastation, while a break would tilt
up the west side of the mass, which
I am inclined to believe reached as
far back as the French Broad River,
bending thence southwest and ending
with the west line at the base OF the
mountains that form the boundary
line between the Carolinss, Tennessee
ard Georgia. From the weight OF
the body resting upon it, 1 am In
clined to believe that. at the junction
OF the Ashley and Cooper Rivers
(Which is the site of Chsrleston) an
other break or crack occurred on &C.
count of the thinness Of the coral, as
the phosphate rock came through it
at several points. If this should be
so, it would account for the destruc-
ton of the city and consequent loss
of life. Let it be borne in mind that
this coral deposit, and the islands
that compose part of it, are COM
posed chiefly of carbonate of lime,
and have all been formed from lime
once contained in solution in the wa
ters of the ocean, and which was long
since precipitated and deposited
where We find it. I see nothing to
prevent us from believing that the
action of the ocean water could dis
solve this lime deposit; when it could
no longer bear the weight placed
upon it, it must perforce be sundered
in twain, and the natural result would
be just what We see. hlstormatlon,
reaching farther south after reaching
Port Royal Island, is less cupped or
ssgged. The west side, terminating
just at the city of Augusta, was
Tapped on the sandy, hillocky portion
of the city where the elite OF the city
had their elegant suburban homes
These sand deposits simply indicate
that there bad been an oceans shore
in the days when the earth was
young. If the edge OF the coral tilted
up at this point, many of the billy
undulations of this part Of the city
would disappear, as they are formed
like wrinkles from being pushed by
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1886-10-06

1t is said by experienced farmers
that l bushel of oat seed per acre
is sufficient if sown in September
and October; II bushels in Aovena-
Der and u bushels in December.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1886-10-06
Anothfaztasuake Theory.
Observation-Disclosures Of a Scientist
Furmej Connected With the
tcodurvey Department.

Touch the Charleston earth
Quake, Current of last week
prints following interesting COM
munical from Prof. Herbert Bart
lett, of titon, Iowa: "Just after
the closd our civil war, and when
the Soubad tacitly consented to
accept tjituation, I, with number
of othd was detailed from the
Coast aey Department for the
pu, hsakipg a thorough in
spect6H the Atlantic coast from
the mot Of the James River to
Pepsaebf Fla. we found, after
leaving / reefs of Hatteras, that
there w9coral deposits tapping on
the grad in the shape of a mitre
joint anpon further Investigation,
that ned the entire States of North
Carolipsf South Carolina, the State
o. .'eof - "a, 49, 20 a'sus's' 90 a.: :ne
enslls - i ~ s".o, I aS;ah s mas
- : !. fa,'0n =. so;~a $3.50 ,oa.
= :. ..' '.uG - ~ :,
& .nsa - = .aa =. isI sa,.h So ha,o1 :.
.ae a a. a na..;pssn 49, G.. Tb;.
s:as : sss's :. .,'h.s = ;mmsnsa aao
.he 49, .,an,,b ,.s;.h vsa a.ont two
: =. 49, ..sI.hs q -, Tb;. .o, was
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s 'sls ~, - ..s, s, -, savannah
4 Kss u. saa & ss.s a poris q along
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Philip BPS'TIN,
14S Main Street,
COLUMBIA, S. c..

p. S.-Mr. John NJ. Staart. your
former citizen of Lexington, will oe
pleased to have all Of his Lexington
friends cali on him for good bar
gains which he has in store for them.
Spt. i1tf
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1886-10-06

IMPORTANT TO AL FENALES--H sat-
fering from any disease peculiar to
yonr SEX, Bradfeld's Female Rega-
la.or w;Il cure you. II
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1886-10-06
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,
at lowest prices.

AT iOWeSS pIlceS.
As for my better classes OF goods
I win defy. any merchant North,
South, East or West, to show a bet
ter line than I can.
In addition to the above, I have
bought
500 BEAUTIFUL NICKEL CLOCKS
Which is guaranteed as perfect time
pieces by the factory to give full sat-
isfscion. All these Clocks will be
distributed to every purchaser OF q
suit of Clothes of $500 or upwards.
At The same time, I will guarantee
you the goods shall be cheaper, at
beast Is per cent. lower than any
merchants prices 10 this city or else
where All you can do is to give me
a trial.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1886-10-06

Alter weeks conside defation he cooss o
and writes ss follows:
Brethren let us be contented
Ne who cast the die and lost -
While We are by friends lamanted,
Let rs bravely foot the cost.
Pay the printer for his trouble;
BE did for us all he might;
And on him 'twere base to double.
Now that we have lest the fight.
If your elf-pride has been humblsd,
And your head feels uery sore,
Think of others who have tumbled
From pride's pedestal. before.
Thank friends, and never pine that
Foes have forced you to retreat,
'Tis the man of noblest mind that -
Z Can the better bear defeat.
Nail your colors to the mast-head
Stand, like Nelson. by the ship !!
BE Democrat !! The past q dead
. Ksepa SITTER npper-lip 5.
And should harm, my county, esach thee
.ss ssssssi|s 3 silEss q m als i ~ ss3ssa
Adseded candidate!
AssULA.
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first insertion, and SOC per square for each
subsequent insertion.
Liberal contracts made with those wish
ing to advertise for three, six or twelve
months.
Notices in local column l0c. per line
each insertion.
Marriage notices inserted free.
Obituaries oUer ten lines charged for at
regular advertising rates.
Address, U. NJ. dAhMAN,
Editor and Proprietor.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1886-10-06

Who told me that the people said
They'd dig me up if were dead
To vote for me-yes every hesd?.
- The liar!
Who told me that t1ould jnst be fun
For ne to go in on the run
I'd beat Byrd or Brockington?
FL i1 him!
VINO told me Sutton's longed for me
Like 'rossum for q s'simmon tree,
And that I'd LEAD at old Mngssree2
Goat butt him.
Who told me Johnsonviiie was sound,
That Seraptou was my stamping ground
And I'd play h at Indisntown?
o, Noses!
Who told me that II I would run,
I'd beat the balance, two. to QUE
The blasted. bow-legsed son-of-a-gunf
hes spotted!
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WHO WAS HE9

A disappointed and defeated candidate
IN Williamsburg gets of the following:
Who was he did persuade me out,
With ..I KNOW what I speak about"
Then help to poke me up the spout?
\ Confound him!
Who was he praised me DER his cup,
Till I-poor fool !-just 'set 'en up,
Then went back ON me like q pup?
The craw-ash! -
Who told me that the babies cried
To vote for me; and far and wide
The very gals were on my side2
know him
Who borrowed from me all my ''rocks, :"
Thsn sneaked up to the ballot box
And helped to lick me out my socks
y q
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-26

remain With another person ln the same
room without being affected In some way
Nv hls unspoken thought. II In any way
hostile 70 YOU Il will injure you physi-
cally unless, aware OF the same, you throw
II on"
"IIo1 should throw 1t OFT"
"By opposing II In mind. II you feel
uuplenssnt with a person be sure there Is
son,ethiug IN that persons thought op-
poged 10 you. You may destroy the evil
h ma Thought by opposing TO It silent
conciljatory thought. You should say 70
bl,n In thought: Il refuse 70 be your en-
envy. don't want 10 think unpleasant
az you.' The most stubborn nature Will
In time soften under the influence OF TINS
silent mental treatment
"But is 1t one's duty 10 remain con-
stantly With such stubborn nature2p
mo. There Is a limit TO all resistance.
The best-dispOsed nature must Ia time
suffer II compelled TO remain and md
peace on no other terms than the constant
sending out Of concillatory thought. Such
interviews should be short"
"Can 9ne person influence another in
any way by what you call client
thought"
- on may IN tuls way hucSs nlOlt WIN
another in two minutes than II you argue
with him for an hour. II you argue you
arouse his combatiyeness. That throws
of your thought. He does not hear you.
lie hears only himself. II you are silent
and have a persistent purpose in view,
and keep up thinking on that purpose,
and IN thought present the reasons for 1t
as you would In conversation, and your
thought Is in its character persuasive and
conciliatory it will pass from your mind
to his and effect lodgment within him
without his knowing IL. In effect IL will
graftitself onand become part Of his mind.
He may be totally aware Of 1t at the time.
Yet on leaving you after certain period
OF time he will unconscionsly find himself
your way-thinking the matter
over as you in mind presented 1t TO him
being entirely ignorant that he may be
your thought; that, in effect,
you are then arguing with him, he will be
to entertain fayorably the views
which he supposes to be his own. Thou
sands are unconsciously exercising this
power, or having it exercised on them,
without being aware Of It,"
"Don't forget" said the theosophist on
parting with me, "that thoughts are
things, and represent force, and that they
are at work for good or Ill, as sent from
mind to mind, all the time"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-26

would see worse times next fall, and con-
tinue TO get worse until we had retraced
our steps tc the good old time when we
had 1856 per capita" instead Of sl2 as
we now have.
lie admonished the people In the "name
OF Godn 70 study "politIcal economy"
and see where evils are aud learn how TO
vote, and vote for principles, not men.
He said he WAS aware that be would be
accused OF running the order into poll
tics, but II 90, $50 be g." he would adj
wise, admonish and lmplore the order 70
vote for and put into Office only such
men as would study and further the In
terests aud better Tie condition OF the
workingmen; also TO teach the political
tricksters that our votes are not for sale
and can't be bought for anything. 70 say
nothing Of cigar or drink Of whisky. lie
said we should begin now and teach the
people how 10 vote, and rote as we teach.
Teach 1t to our children iustlll In their
tender minds the duty 70 vote Tor such
men as had our interest at heart.
He said that he knew the Fort Worth
GAZETTE and Dallas News would cry
"Politicsln hut these were his convictions
aud he was bound to express them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-26
L0nGyIEW.

Unpremeditated Attempts mt soIf.Destruc.
tion-Aggressiyc vs.. Conservative.
Special TO the Gazette.
LoNGYIEw, TEX, April 25.-From the
number OF unprecedented attempts at
suicide by jumping on and off trains
here It is thought necessary TO ask that
branch OF the government life. saving
department be located IN Longvlew. The
last OF these foolish attempts to board a
moving train was made last
night, No. 4 was very late by
reason of a broken engine, and
NO. 9 brought In her passengers. The
train stopped asulllcient time TO allow
everybody to get on, but a number came
rushing up after the train had pulled
out, all OF whom succeeded In jumping
on except Miss Annie Munger, who, OBJ
tanning hold Of the hand rail- with but
one hand, which was grasped by the
colored porter-who was In turn held by
those on the platform--was dragged first
on one side and then upon the other for
haif block, the porter afraid to let 80
her hand Tor fear she would be caught by
me wheels No one thought OF pulling
the bell cord, Finally, minus her hat and
shawl, one shoe and part OF her dress, she
fN' HseNANN RSNdihs MUD
gravel having learned lesson she
VIII remember as well as those who were
with her.
The Address on the Labor Question:
last night az the opera. house by Mr.. A.
Z, Coughlan, member OF the general ex.
ecutlye board OF the knights OF Labor,
was well received by the knights OF LABOR
here, The gentloman's remarks were
simply rciteratlon OF what has been
read Ia the dailles Ia regard
70 SSe grievances, and what officials had
been requested TO investigate them The
speech did not offer many suggestions
other than to follow up the strike by
"htieking 10 IL like heroes.n In contra.
distinction 10 the speeches Of Mcssrs.
Sargent and Debs, the two highest grand
officers Of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive |
tlremen, the night before, his remarks az !
a whole outside the knights ofIabor)
are not well received. They are con.
setvativei his are aggressive
Four colored Knights OF Labor went
out by request Of their brothers yester
day. The roun0-house force has four
white men 20 take their places ip conse-
quenee.
At the festival held by the Cumberland
Presbyterian church Friday aud Saturday
nights, for the purpose OF raising funds
20 sssist 10 ssQung their otherwise beauti. |
inl church, the net sum Of Sos 90 was
III.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-26
Try Ivory soap at J II. Roulhao's.
JACKsoS,s TALR.
The Views OF Knight OF Labor jackson as
illuminated at Decatur.
Hpscial "a Tho t{axettc

The Views OF Knight or Labor jackson ns
illuminated at Decatur.
Special 70 tho Gaxette.
DECATUR, Tx, April 25.--J. II. jack
son, the travelling lecturer and organizer
Of the Knights Of Labor OF Texas, smoke
at the courthouse here last night 10 a
large and Intelligent audience, most Of
whom were laboring men and farmers,
lntersporsed with q few M. Dis. aud the
"oslracized professionals, lawyers The
speaker showed that he had given the
matter considerable thought, and as a
whole his speech WAS pronounced hy com
peteDt judges good one, and the speaker
was frequently applauded, especially on
nus denunciation OF the national bank.
ing system. He paid his respects
70 we members OF congress who
voted Tor tic bill In not very compll.
neutAry manner, saying; "Ilc did moi
blame the men who took advantage OF the
chance TO make money out OF the National
banks, but the miserable scoundrels who
cursed Inc lnw should be mathematical
doomsdayn
lie said that assessors OF Texas shonia
assess pasture land much higher than tilI.
- - fANA ~ NJ TIC NhilH Oh Inc
farm was enhanced by labor, snd me
farmer only made per cent on hls IN.
yestment while the pasturemAn mado N
per cent. lie warned the people OF the
siiek-heady tops who made tho practice
81 lsw stepping,stone 10 oGlce. ue
hHll mat congress and the president of
the United States had appointed 4
committee 70 investigate tho ssrikc
trouble, ard that thereby, with the hem.
OF Hon. Gam , Randall, the iahorIne
hen might soon expect some Legislation
IN theis behalf
ne criticised and ccnsured Attorney.
federal Iemplcton very severely. He
sAih tnarc was = law against railtoad
pooling, and II we had an attorney.acne.
rai Win The courage aud backbone ana
stamina % prosecute them and bring
uhem 70 terms We could get some relief.
Dut this had not been done, aud would
likely not be done by tho present attor.
ney'seneral. He said he would b. bar.
lshcd before he would vote Tor such a
man or any OF bis generation. Said he.
TOO, should lay upon the cooling hoard.
"a abudlng 70 the finances Of the country.
DC said We would nol 800 better but I,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-26
WACO.
Easter Marrod by Bain-Tho ConFsderate
Reunion.

Easter MARRIED by Rain-Tho Confsderate
Reunion.
Special 10 the Gazette.
Waco, TEX, April l5.--The heavy rain.
fall of the past twenty-four hours inter-
tered materially with the details of Easter
celebrations to-day. The streets were
filled with mud, slush and water, making
II impossible for many people to reach
the churches. As far as practicable, how
ever, the programmes were carried out.
The Episcopalian and Catholic churches
were the most layishly decorated with
nowers and evergreens, aud the choirs
rendered appropriate musical selections.
On account Of wet weather the children's
Easter service at the Episcopal church in
the afternoon was postponed.
Arrangements for the ex.Confederate
reunion here In August are now fairly un-
der way. All the working committees
have been appointed and an immense re.
ception committee named, which includes
many OF the prominent men OF the state,
among the number Gov. Ireland, LIEUT.
Gov. Gibbs, Senators Maxey and Coke,
Representatives Mills, Stewart, Throck-
morton. Miller, etc, and leading Waco
ties