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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
Dickens Genius for Diligence.

A friend of the great novelist, a man
who had given promise of a noble career
as an author, but who through Incidence
had failed in doing any permanent work,
called upon him one morning and after
bewailing his ill success, ended by sigh
ing: "Ah, if only I were gifted with gen
Jus" Dickens, who had listened patient
ly to the compliant, exclaimed at once in
answer: "Genius, sirl I do not know
what you mean. I had no genius save
the genius for hard workp However
his enthusiastic admirers may dispute
this, certain it is that Dickens trusted to
no such uncertain light as the fire of gen.
JUS. Day in and day out, by hard work.
he elaborated the plot, character and dia-
logue OF his imperishable stories. Whole
days he would spend to discover suitable
localities, and then be able to give vivid.
ness to his description of them, while.
sentence by sentence his work, after ap-
parent completion, was re-touched and
revised. The great law of labor makes
no exception of the gifted or ignorant.
Whatever the work may be, there can be
no success in it without diligent, unceas-
ing, p~ersevering labor.-Baptist Weekly.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Remember this: However small you
consider your possessions, there is some
one who envies you them.
Let us begin our heaven on earth, and
being ourselves tempted, let US be pitiful
and considerate and generous in judging
others.
There is no luck, but there is such o
thing as hard work and the knowing
how to make it answer for what others
call 'luck."
The only talent that man under all cir
cumstances has succeeded in handing
down to his son is the ability to judge
prime whisky.
Look not mournfully into the past-it
comes not back again; wisely improve
the present-it is thine; go forth to meet
the future without fear and with a manly
heart.
When the man listening to his con-
science wills and does the right, irrespec-
tive of inclination as of consequence,
then is the man free, the universe open
before him. He is born from above.
We pass through this world but once.
Any good thing, therefore, that we can
do, or any Kindness we can show to any
human being, let US do it now. Let us
not defer or neglect it, for we shall not
pass this way again.
Such are the vicissitudes of the
world, through all its parts, that day
and night, labor and rest, hurry and re-
tirement, endear each other. Such are
the changes that keep the mindin action;
we desire, we pursue, we obtain, VIC are
satisfed;. we desire something else, and
begin q new pursuit.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
A Chinese Orchestra.

For discordancy the music of a Chinese
orchestra puts Wagner quite in the shade.
First n hears wild shrieks, then the
trimmings and throbbings Us of thous-
and negro minstrels, changing to IN army
of bagpipes, the squealing of maltreated
babies, the whistling of locomotives, the
fog horns of a steamer, the clashing of
cymbals, the beating of drums. There
is a vast assortment of Chinese musical
instruments, from the two-stringed fiddle
to the great horn. There are three sorts
Of guitars--the hepa-balloon shaped, three
feet in length and much used for festal
rites of q religious character; then m
the sanheen or three-stringed guitar, and
the full moon guitar, que kich. There are
drums, cymbols, etc., and the organ, the
embryo of our own, with several tubes of
varying length inserted in its bowl.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
The Doctors Bill.

In my early married days the doctor was
a frequent visitor; in consequence, we
lived beyond our income, and could not
help it, l then thought. But gradually I
learned to do without the doctor. When
baby was cross and fcverish q warm bath
was much better than powders and pills.
l learned that eating graham bread, oat-
meal porridge, vegetables and fruits we'll
cooked, kept that sociable, affable but
seldom welcome visitor away. BY study
ing, but mostly by experience, we have
learned to use the water cure for simple
disorders. Have cured the ague and bill
ious fever with it, and we feel very indie.
pendent of the doctor. Of course there
are times when he is needed, but not
often, and when that no small item of ex-
pense is shut off, we may feel sure that
better days are dawning.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
PrecOcious Prattlers.

The "Children's Chitchat" in the Neao
Moon contains some amusing sayings by
the little ones. A faw samples are given:
well, my young gentleman, and how
would you like your hair cut9" ooh,
like papa's pleasc-with a little round
hole at the top"
Grandpa: "Tell me, Ethel, why do
you have six buttons on your gloves7"
Ethel: eyes, grandpa, dear, T will tell
you. The reason is if T had seven but.
tons, or five, they would not match the
six buttonholes. f
He was a persistent little boy who told
his mother, who thought he was too young
to wear trousers, that che would be will
ing to go without pockets if he only could
wear something that had legs"
A small boy, the son of agifted clergy
man in this state, was heard one night
addressing the following petition to his
Maker: 80 God, please bless mamma,
and please bless papa; but tho less you
have to do with Aunt Marie the better.
Amen" :,
mamma, what does it mean when it
says, The shades of night were falling
fast !" "You should try and figure out
those things for yourself, Johnny" I
know now. It means when sister Jane
pulls down the parlor blinds, then Gus
Smith comes in to spend the evenings,
eh?"
Mrs. Jones-"Did you take Johnny to
school, Jeremiah7" Mr.. Jones-eT did.
An excellent school it is, Matilda. The
scholars are models of department; the
curriculum is first-class, and the professor
a man of ability. At least, that is the
way he struck me-" Johnny with n
groan)-"You ought to have stayed
about an hour, and seen how he struck
me-"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
Extracting Teeth With a Pistol.

Old DR.. Monsey extracted teeth by
fastening a strong piece of catgut secure
ly to the tooth, to the opposite end of
which he affixed a bullet. With this
bullet and a full measure of powder, a
pistol was charged, and when the trigger
was pulled, the operation was performed
effectually and speedily. Once a gentle
man who had agreed to try the novelty,
and had even allowed the apparatus o
be adjusted, at the last moment ex-
claimed, "stop, stop, I've changed my
.mindp 'sBut I haven't, and you're a fool
and a coward for your palms," answered
the Doctor, pulling the trigger. In an
other instant the tooth waa extracted.
much to the timid patients delight and
american.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
Why RObby Went to Bed.

"Pa," said Bobby, who had been allow.
ed to sit up q while after dinner, with the
distinct understanding that he was to ask
no foolish questions, "can God do every
thing2"
eyes" "
"Can he make a two-foot rule with only
one end to it?"
"One more question like that and you'll
be sent to bed"
Bobby nodded sleepily for ten minutes
and then asked,-
"Pa, can a camel go seven days with.
out any waters"
eyes"
"Well, how many days could he 60 if
he had water2"
The old man rose up in his wrath and
the mex thing Bobby knew he was in bed.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
A Talk with u surxeon.

- from nc Churchman'S 1tn1SS-Stdf.
Talking a few days ago with one Of our most
aistinguished surgeons, ono of our writers said
doctor, what's the matter, with our people
pie j meet have their livers out Of order"
haye iivers which are not doing their WORT
seif! on various degrees Of signs on the skin or
In the eyes. Notice it, all the way from the
oughly %taundiced victim Of liver complaint to
whose whose, waist list f toe I'll, tightly laced: and WIZ is
that it has not half a chance to work."
cal aiY Yives is sns %Gst general cause of what wo
THE causes" responded our eminent medi-
cal friend, are as many as the Universities OF
and ventilation. and irregularity in eating.
can reach it Willie in the living BODY, eXHiif f shse
SleSa %G of ,% Rsss ffsipidlfT b Through s4s rr it to tDb DO
ingly small. that they cannot be seen except
clogged. there are at once some imperfections
In the grand system Of filtration. When tho
wanders into the circulation. and tells its tale
skin. The healthy skin is rosy and life alike.
The skin which has lost its rosy hue, and looks
tells lts story Of disordered liver and corrupted
b1ooos
But, doctor, you say that no surgical opera
ton can reach the liver. What is to be done
s Sisn tss % l.vers out of 100 which you say arc
MY deaf sir, happily we do not need sur;
easier way Of reaching the difficulty. You
want to enrich the enfcebled and corrupted
blood, and for that you need iron. You want
to administer q tonic to the system and invig-
crate the liver, SO to renew its diligence in the
work Of sitting the Impurities out Of the blood.
or course, you know that there are all sorts of
presentations which claim tn do fhiS wNrl
But be careful what you use. There is q CAPT
tai Iron preparation which is made in Balti-
more, and is the bestI know of, for it docs its
work without producing constipation or head
ache. The trouble with most Of the iron pre-
parations is that they do mischief in these di.
r%ections. My position as a professional man
makes me careful in speaking Of any proprie.
tary article: But I may mention that this ar
why, that's the great popular tonic that
the people are all talking about"
And well may they talk about it, for it is q
good thing said the doctor.
He that swears tells us that his bare word /
not to be credited.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
A Good Sign.

A young man called upon a Paris doc
tor and asked him whether his uncle,
whom the doctor had attended for many
years, was not failing very fast: "for," he
said, eve notice that, whenever he plays
picquet, he will insist upon making ten
points too many, and that nothing we can
say will persuade him that he is mistaken.
Is not this a very bad sign9" The doctor,
smiling assured him that he had nothing
to fear Cor hope) upon that head; "but,"
he added, eff your uncle should begin
making ten points too few send for me at
Once.m
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
IiNEaAR Buffers

II the great Blood Purifier and Life7Rfvipx
Principle; q Gentle Purgative and Tonic; q ported
Renovation and Invigorator of the system.
I'm Vinegar Bitters there Is vitality Am1
no alcoholic or mineral poison.
Diseases OF the Skin, of whatever naans
thesystem In a short time by the use of tho BittersL
Vinegar Bittcrs alleys feverishness. IRE
Heves, and in time cures Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Gout, and similar painful diseases.
Vinegar Bitters cures Constipation and
prevents Diarrh9a.
pounded possessing the power of VINEGAR Rrr-
TIERS to heal the sick.
Send for either Of our valuable referees
books for ladies, for farmers, for merchants, our
Medical Treatise on Diseases, or our Catechtxn
on I~ntemperanco and Tobacco, which last should
be read by every child and youth in the land.
sAny two Of the above books mailed fres O.
receipt Of four cents for registration fees. .
Ri. Mcdonald Drug Co., bs2 Washington St. ny.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

The harmful and fatal results attend
ing the use of cough mixtures containing
morphia, opium and other poisons, are
daily becoming more frequent. It is for
this reason that Red Star Cough Cure has
received the unqualified endorsement of
physicians, and Boards of Health every
where, as a purely vegetable compound,
entirely free from all Rnrcotics. Price,
TWENTY-FIVE cents.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

DIR. WALKERS VINEGAR B1TrERs-a
medicine 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 shattered nerves.
regulates the bowels and the liver, and
imparts to the constitution new strength
and elasticity. Let the sick rejoicel
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
Didn't RetalIate.

'sWhat is the trouble between you and
Johnny Green, JamieW
HE struck me in the face and called
me q baby"
"Weh, hope you didn't retaliate, did
youT'
s.No, air; I didn't. I just hit him
back. n-DrakS's Magazine.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

There are moments when by some
strange impulse we contradict our past
selves fatal moments, when a fit of pas.
sion, like a lava stream, lays low the work
of half our lives.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
Rescued from Death.

VIM. J. Loughlin, Of Somerville, Mass, says.
I'm the fall Of 1876 I was taken with BLEEDING
W LUNGS followed by a severe cough. LOST
Wy appetite and flesh, and was confined to Lily
bed. In 1877 I was admitted to the Hospital
The doctors said I had q hole in my lung as
big as q half dollar. At ono time a report went
around that I was dead. I gave up hope, but
q friend told ne Of DR.. WIN. HALLS BALsAM
ron H LUNGS. got a bottle, wh~n to nv
ourprise, I commenced to get we'll, and to-day
feel better than for three years."
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

Gold ink produces pretty effects in or
namental work, but it is to be hoped that
the English freak of using it to write
notes will never be adopted here. Such
missives look like cheap advertisements.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
Tho Richest Man in tb. wsrla

THO HCIchest NUN IN tho "CrI0
you'd be poor without health. The dying MIL
worth for q new lease of life. He could have
had It for q song had he used DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery before the dis
t9l preparation is a positive cure for consump-
Ton II taken in time. For all diseases of the
throat and lungs it is unequaled. All druggists
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

Neuralgia and kindred diseases,
promptly yield to the immediate action
of st. Jacobs Oil, the pain conqueror.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

A Positive Gentleman.
Which 1s the most positive gentleman Ger
tain. Teylor's Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet
Gum and Mullen is certain to cure coughs,
colds and Group. 1t is pleasant and effective.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

, Tt eradicate dandrun, and keep the scalp
moist and clean use HALLS Hair Remover.
The lives OF many children have been saved
by the timely use Of Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

The best Ankle Boot and Collar Pads art
made Of zinc and leather.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

Delicate diseases. of either sex, however In
cured. Send 10 cents in stamps for large illus
trated treatise, suggesting sure means of cure.
Address, Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa.
ton. 66n Main street. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is agreeable to use
1t is not a liquid or a snuff. 5Oc.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

It is by copying after nature that man gets
best results. DR.. Jones' Red Glover Tonic il
natures own remedy, is purely vegetable, can
ach, kidney and liver troubles. 80 cents.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
"a Word to the Wise 4. sumc,.u..n

The spring-time of Gfe-When you discover
q bent pin under you.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

In the Peabody museum, New Haven, are live
frogs weighing over two pounds.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

pleasant to the sufferer and disgusting to
others-it is an advanced outpost Of approach
Ing disease Of worse type. Do not neglect its
Before 1t is too late. use DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy. It reaches the seat Of the ailment,
yourself with quack medicines till it is too late
till the streamlet becomes q resistless tor
rent. 1t is the matured invention of q scien-
tthc phsictan. "a word to the wise Ia Sufaciant0
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

A factory in Seymour, Conn.,, has just
sent $140, 600 worth of plush to NeWYork.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

An artists chance for drawing q turkey in a
rafle is no better than anybody elsc's.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

STOP that Cough, that tickling in the throatl
STOP that Consumptlve Condftioni
You can be curedI You can't afford to waitl
Pr. Killmer's. Cough Cure lConsunnpfton OH
Will do It quickly and permanently. Is cents.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

Think Ely's Cream Balm is the finest reme-
dy for catarrh I ever saw. never took any
thing that relieved me SO quickly, and I have
not felt as well for q long time. l used to be
times a week, but since using the Balm have
only had one and that was very lightcompared
with former ones..J. A. Alcorn, Agent U. F.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

Wooden telegraph poles in Canada are being
replaced by poles of metal.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

Tho disagreeable operation Of forcing liquids
into the head and the use Of exciting snuffs,
are being supers eded by Ely's Cream Balm, a
pure for Cetarrh, Colds in the Head and Hay
Ing easily applied with the finger. It is curing
cases which have deded the doctors. Price so
gents. AT druggists. 60 cents by mail. Ely
Bros. OWepo. NY.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

.Thfrty-seven theatrical companies have got
stuck on the road since T~hanksgiyinR.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11

He that swears tells us that his bare word is
lot to be credited.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-05-13
JUST GCvERNMENT.


The author OF the Declaration OF
American Independence believed In
and ever advocated "j1st government" )"
III his Inaugural address, delivered
March d'b, 1901. on becoming PreSl-
dent, he lays down his mastery Views
on honeot and just governments and
sums the whole up In what he calls
"the essential principles OF govern
ment."
The lrst Of 'the essential principles"
IL az follows: Equal and exact Jus
''tlce TO all men Of whatever state or
'persuaslon, religious or political"
Religious liberty aud individual rights
are laid down full and complete. The
Idea Ia that the government IN only the
agent OF the people, to manage public
affairs aud make lawb or rules within
the limits prescribed by the COnstitu'
tl0n,
A very important "prlnciple" Ia the
one that reads; absolute acQuescence
"ln the decisions Of the majority tho
"only safe rule In q Republic, from
"whlch Ia no appeal but 10 force, the
"0nly rule In lespotlGm."
II IL no wonder that Mr.. JEFF llrson was
offensive, and Ia yet offensive, to those
designing sclemers who aim 10 use the
government to plunder the people for
their own and their friends omolument,
Under Republican party rule we have
wandered away from just principles Of
government, running into The old Brit
ish line Of class fay rltlsm, building up
a moneyed monopoly arlstOcracy At the
expense OF honest labor, In shori, the
Republican IL the Alexander Hamilton,
old, British class policy,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-05-13
A FRAUDULnSr QUORUM.

The Senatorial dead lock at Columbus
has been settled In sort OF way, but
whether II stays settled remains 10 bs
seen. The seventeen Republican Sen
tatOrs-hree less than q constitutional
quorum for the transaction OF any busi'
ness--On Saturday admitted tho four
Cincinnati contestants TO their seats by
q viva VOce vote. At the time there were
twenty Senators abssnt, who had b9en
duly sworn In and recognized az c0nali-
tuting the majority OF the Senate by the
Xxx acntlve and the Assembly. The point
relied on 10 maintain their action by
the minority and the Lieutenant Cover
nor 10, that there was no call OF the r0 !,
and the question OF qnO'un DOT be'
Ing raised, the presumption was q
legpl quorum was In attendance. the
Journal OF the Senate, II Ia expected, Will
suppress the fact no quorum was pres
ent, and the journal, II 10 claimed, Ia
conclusive on this point, In case the
question goes 10 the courts, But Senate
Clerk Vallandigham, who Ia Democrat,
may not make up his journal In this
fashion. II is clear the action, disguised
as II may be-, was In contempt OF the
Constitution and of parliamentary pro-
Cedure
As the main purpose In seating tho
Republican contestants 10 10 pass q Con
greaalonal gerrymander. the queesone
involved may come before the next
House OF Representatives, and tho seats
OF the whole Ohio delegation elected
under the proposed gerrymAnder may
be brought in question. Thai Is, In
case OF a Democratic majority In the
House.
At the outset OF the sQuabble In Ohio
last January the opinions OF diatin-
gulahed parliamentarian nj Washing
ton, including President Sherman OF the
Senate, Speaker Carlisle OF the House,
ex-Speaker Randall, and others, were
solicited and given on the point wheth-
or any number less than constitution
al quorum could transact business The
opinions were unanimous that they
could not, and Senator Sherman was
particularly emphatic on the point, az
|. waa rumOred the Lieutenant Govern
or and minority we're then disposed TO
attempt what they claim TO have accom-
pliahed on Saturday.
The action of the Democratic Sena'
tors In Ohio abaentlng themselves and
breaking n quorom, hos been denounced
~ revolutionary, II no II IN species
Of revolution that has the aancilO' Of
both political parties by its adoption In
Congress agd Stat Legislatures. Il IL
by no meana unc0mm0 Poll Cal SIR 70
gy, especially In contested electiOna.
But we question II o precedent can be
found for the minority Of leg sAtlye
body, sweeping tho ConstI'u lon aside,
diaregaTding its plain mandate, and az
serting q power On'y p0s lble con.
silutiOnal mbj)rlty, winch no one has
The impuience 10 claim WAS present In
the 0alo Senate on Saturday, lPus
burg Post,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-05-13
TmEruTunE OF 1nr CoLoRED RACE.

In tho May number Of the North
American Review, Fred Douglass dis.
cussCs this question, and comes TO tho
conclusion, that the negro will not con-
tlnue to bo SEPARATE and dIetlnct race,
but In time no will be ateorbed-asolm.
Hated with the white race,
History informs ue that no two rncee
OF distinct blood, having the same civil
md political rIghte can exist In the
same country, and illustrations aro
given In proof Of the fact,
In TIE formation Of our government,
there were two distlnct and separate
races. They stood NJ opposite extremes
Of chronological class nCeiiOn-all black
on the one side, oil white on the other,
Now, between these two extremes, an
intermediate race has arisen, which Ia
neither white nor black neither
American nor Ethiopian, and this inter.
mediate race Ia col stantly increasing,
This blending Of the two races has con
tlDued until near one.thlrd OF our col.
ored population Ia composed Of persons
Of mixed blood rang ng all the way from
q dark brown 10 point whore there Ia
no visible admlxture.
The subject affords food for reflection.