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The Clifton clarion., 1886-04-21
\ ROMANCE ovTnE wAR.


 A pretty little romance growing out of Sherman's march to the sea has just culminated at Forsythe, Ga, in the marriage of David T. Rogers, of Logan, Kansas, to Miss Connie Goodman, belle of For sythe. The third night out of Gen Sherman's army from Atlanta on its famous march to Savannah, Il camped on the plantation of J. T. Goodman, a citizen. The family watched through closed shutter all night the camp fires surrounding the place. Daylight found the column on the march again and as the last man disappeared the child red sallied forth to examine the deserted camps. Among the arti- cles found was a knapsack, in which was a diary which showed that its owner had served in a Kan sas regiment from the first year of the war, and that his name was David T. Rogers, of Logan, Kans. Five years ago Miss Donnie, the youngest sister of Mr. Goodman, born since the war, paid him wis it and became deeply interested in the diary which told the periIous story of a soldiers life. She wrote to the address, expressing her read mess to return the memento if its owner should be alive. A grateful answer was received both from Alr. Rogers and his wife, Mrs. Ma " Rogers. The two ladies there after kept up pleasant corespon- dence. One year ago a letter bor- d9red in black came from Mir. Rog- CTS, in which he stated that his wife was dead; that at the urgent solicitation of his children he wrote hls Southern friend the fact. Two weeks ago Miss Goodman received a second letter stating that he was about to make business trip to North Carolina and that he would take occasion to call upon Ter. It was a case of love at first sight The visit heightened out until a few days ago, when the couple were married.
The Clifton clarion., 1886-04-21

", Lassitude, Nocturnal Omissions, evasion to society, dimness of vision, noises in the head, the vital fluid passing away unobserved in the urine. and many other diseases that lead to insanity and death.
 ,Dr: Mintie;, who is a rrgulaI graduated physician, will agree to forfeit $500 for a case of this kind, the Vital Restorative (under his special advice and treatment) will not cure, or for anything impure or injurious found in it. Dr. Mintie. treats all Private Diseases successfully, without mercury. Consultation free. A thorough examination and advice. including analysis of the urine, s. Price of Vital Restorative $1.50 per bottle, or four bottles, S5: sent to any address on receipt of price, or C. o. D., secure from observa- ton. and in private name, if desired, by A. F.. Mintie, N. D., No. Il Kearney street, San Francisco, Cal.
 Sample Bottle Free will be sent to any one applying by letter, stating symptoms, sex and age. Strict secrecy in regard to business transactions.
 pr. Mintie's Kidney Remedy Nephreticum cures all kinds of Kidney and Bladder com plaints. Gonorrhoa, Gleet, Loucorrhoe. For sale by all druggists: S1 bottle. six bottles forS5.
 Dr. Mintie's Dandelion Pills are the best and cheapest Dyspepsia and Bill ous cure in the market. For sale by all druggists.
The Clifton clarion., 1886-04-21

Lo iiichnu's Golden Baisan 10. I Sufes Cnancres, first and second s-a:es; sores on the Legs and Body; Sore Ea- Eyes, Nose, etc, Copper-cnlored BIotcbes Syphilitic Catarrh, diseased Scalp and ali primary forms of the disease known o- Syphilis. Price, s5 co Der BottIe- Le Rtehau's Golden Balsam No. 2 Curcs-Tertiary, Mercurial Syphilitic Rheu- matlsm, Pains in the Bones. Pains in tbe Head, back of the Neck, Liberated Sorc Throat, Syph;lit;c Rash, Lumps and con traeted Cords, Stiffness of the Limbs and eradicates all disease from the system. whether caused by indircrction or abuso CT Mercury, leaving the blood pure and healshy Price 2 5 co per Eoffla, Lc RtchRu's Golden ssL;snish An:;- dOte for the cure of Gonorrbca Cio.. irritation Gravel, and all Urinary or Geni' tal disarranyemcnts. Price 92 5o nav Bottle. 'S Po' Le Richau's Colder. Spanish Iu- lection, for severe cases of Gonorrh,na lnfAmmato,y Glect, Stricturl Price, Sl ID per Bottle.
 Le ficha,s's GoliIen O-ntmeut for the CT ct;vc healins, of Sv,,tilitic Sorrs and eruptions. Price $i co Op.r Rex Le Eichau's GoIder, Pii s-Neryo and Brain treatment; less 0: Physical DOW err excess or ovc--woril, rrostration etc. prtcs s3 co per Box.
 T1nic aL.d Nervire,
 Sent everywhere, c. c. D., securely packed per express. C. r. RICHARDS X CO. Agents. 45I e- 70 Sansnme street, ( Cor!ier C!av.
 Sun Francisco, Cal.
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The Clifton clarion., 1886-04-21
THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY

Is a never failing cure for Nervous Debility, Exhausted Vitality, s eminal IWeakness, Spurma- ltorrhoe. Lost Man
 hood. Impetency, Paralysis. and all |the terrible efectsof |self-abuse, youthful |follies and excesses lin mature years loss of mo-
The Clifton clarion., 1886-04-21

A Boston organ deyotes whole column to the definition of '.The Mugwump Attitude" when the subject might have been satisfac- torlly disposed of by simply say ing that said attitude corresponds to that of monkey climbing a tree-and with the Mugwunps as with the monkey, the higher he climbs the plainer he displays his most salient points. Globe Dem ocrat.
The Clifton clarion., 1886-04-21

The above reward will be paid for the de-, lection and conviction of any person or per- sons caught stealing or killing any cattleef the above brand. H.. R. BARRY, Parties having stock cattle for sale wily find purchaser by applying to
 H. R BARRY NAXEr, 4. T.. July 20, Isss,
The Clifton clarion., 1886-04-21
THE CHAMPION DOG sTORY.1

A lad was crossing the fields in the country, some distance from any dwelling, when he was pur- sued by a large fierce dog belong ing to the gentleman whose land he was crossing. The lad was a. larmed, and ran for his life. He struck into a piece of woods and the dog gained on him, when he looked around to see how near the ,exepture was, and stumbling over : etone, he pitched over a preci-
 egzand broke his leg. Unable to nose, and pt the my of the. 5 s||''I|l|l|||!!l! '|| , < !!!' K x || and perc5. z6e boy was hurt, instapfI1 pd about and went for Which he could not render hi{nself There was no one within the Teach of the child's voice and he must have perished there, or have dragged his broken limb along and destroyed it so as to ren- der amputation necessary, if the dog dld not bring him help. He held up his leg and it hung at a right angle, showing him plainly the nature of his misfortune and the necessity of lying still. The dog went to the nearest house and parked for help. Not receiving at tention, he made another visit of sympathy to the boy, and then to the house. there making such dem onstrations of anxiety that the fam fly followed him to the place where the child lay. Connecticut West ern News.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
Teaching Deaf Mutes To Read.

Instruction is conveyed to leaf mutes
In most instances by the use of sign lam
guage, or the manual alphabet. The
foundation maxim of the methods used
is 'tirst ideas, then words" The mind
must be reused to activity, and, as the
foundation of knowledge which other
children acquire by the aid of hearing
are here wanting, progress is, of course,
very slow at first. Usually, instruction
is begun by the word method, words be-
ing connected with the object they rep
resent. For instance, the child is shown
some common object, or a picture of an
animal, and the printed name of the OBJ
ject or animal is shown him at the same
time. He is thus taught to connect
names with their objects and to recog-
nlze printed words. When a few words
have been learned, sentences are framed,
and the child is taught to recognize
these as units %embodying a complete
idea. The printed and the sign alpha
bets arc taught together, and, when
those are mastered, instruction in spell
ing is not difficult. After names of OBJ
jects, their obvious properties, with nu-
merals and verbs of action, are next
taught. The adjectivcs first brought
forward arc those of size and color, hen
propositions of locality. The simple
lenses are exempliied by calling atten-
ton tc a series of actions. Much use is
made of contrast of ideas. A child of
10 or 10 years of age, if possessed of Or
binary intelligence, can usually, at the
end of a year, construct for himself sim
pie sentences about everyday affairs.
During the first two or three years text
books prepared especially for dcaf-mutes
are used, after that any textbooks will
serve.-Lnter Ocean.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
Place to PRAY.

The sudden disposition to stoop low
while seeking to avoid a shower of bull
lets is. we'll understood by those who
have experienced the sensation. A West.
ern Colonel, whose regiment at the time
mentioned was we'll to the front acting
as reserve and support to the picket line,
found one evening upon returning to his
tent his new Chaplain, just come down
from the North. It being night, and nc
other place at hand, the Colonel offered
his guest such Inequalities us his limited
quarters afforded, at the same time in.
forming him that the position was not
without danger. The Chaplain accepted.
At early dawn the picket line was driven
in with a rush, the first notice being 8
tornado of bullets crashing through and
splintcring up things generally in the
tent. The Colonel involuntarily crawled
out, and as he did so shouted back to his
reverend officer, "Gct down on your
knees, Chaplain" That gentleman, not
understanding the protection intended
by this suggestion, answered, "My God,
Colonel, you don't expect me to pray
here, do you2"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
Agriculture In Mexico.

Although the main business of the
country is agriculture, this branch of in
dustry is carried on under exceptionally
disadvantageous circumstances One of
its greatest drawbacks is that the whole
country is divided up into c:nmense ha-
cieulas, or landed estates; small farms
being rarely known; and out of u popu!a-
ton of ten million or more, the title to
the soil is said to vest in not more than
six thousand persons. Some of these cs-
tatcs comprise square leagues instead of
square acres in extent, and arc said to
havc irrigating bitches from forty to fifty
miles in length. Mos.s of the land of
such estates are uncultivatcd, and the
water is WASTED upon tho remainder in
the most reckless manner The titles by
which such properties arc held arc OK
cccdingly varied, and probably to a con-
siderable extent uncertain. Some came
from the old Spanish Government,
through its viceroys; some from Mexico,
through its governors or political chiefs;
While over a not inconsidcrablc part of
all the good land of the country, the IT,
ties of the Church, although not rccog-
nizcd by the Government, are still, to a
certain extent, respected. Added to all
this, there is n marked ~indisposition on
the part Of the large owners of real estate
in Mexico to divcst themselves of such
property; and this for various reasons.
Thus, in the heretofore almost pcrma-
nently revolutionary condition of the
country, the tcnure of movable or personal
property was the subject to cmbarrass-
mcnts from which real estate, or immoral
Me property, was exempt. Under the
system OF taxation which has long pre-
vailed in Mexico, land also is very light
ly burdcncd. And, finally, from what is
probably an inherited tradition from Old
Spain, the wealthy Mexican seems to be
p~rejudiced against investing in
tive (stock) or financial entcrpriscs-thc
railways, banks, a7d mines, in both Old
Spain and Mexico, for example, being to-
day mainly owned and controlled by
English or other foreign capitalists
Popular Science M0nth1y.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
The Evolution Of Nations.

The following eloquent passage is from
an article by DR.. Felix l.. Oswald in
Popular Science Monthly: The doctrine
of evolution recognizes the fact hat the
development of social and physical Or
ganisms is not an unbroken march of pro-
grcss. Advancement alternates with
pauses, as day with night, or life with
death; the phenomena of progressive life
roll through the cycles of termination,
maturity, and decay. In the household
of Nature every grave is a cradle; the
mold of every fallen tree furthcrs the
growth of new trees. Grccian colonies
flourished on the ruins of Troy, Persian
provinces on the ruins of Babylon, Mace
DOMAIN kingdoms on the grave of the
Persian Empire; Roman DICTIONARIES in
herited the wealth and the culture of
conquered Greece. The conquerors of
Rome we're the noblest, stoutest, and
manifest races of the Caucasian world;
freemen, in love with health and Nature,
yet withal with poetry, glory, honor,
justice, and honest thrift. They planted
their banners in the garden-lands of the
West; and their empires, gilt by the
morning light of a new era, were found
ed under auspices far happier than those
of the Arabian satrapies in the worn-out
soil of the East. In less than five hun
dred years after the establishment of
their political independence, the civiliza-
ton of the Greeks, the Romans, and the
Arabs, had developed its fairest flowers
industry, commercial activity, art, lib
eral education, furnishing schools of
philosophy, poetry, and natural science.
Five hundred years after the triumph of
the Gothic conquerors we find their en-
pires grooming under a concentration of
oil scourges. The day-star of c~ivillza-
ton had set in utter night; the proud
nations of the West had sunk in poverty,
bigotry, general ignorance, cruel abase-
ment of the lower classes, squalid misery
of domestic life, systematic suppression
of political, personal, and intellectual
liberty.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
FOR THE FARM AND o
Blaok Tooth In swine.

ASAocA 1CCLh HI III .
It may be considered Us somewhat fool
ish to refer to the popular errors in re-
gard to black teeth in swine were it not
that some fraudulent people, to be class
ed among the prevalent humbugs, arc go
ing about inducing farmers to let them
pull out the black teeth from their pigs
jaws as a specific against cholera o. all
other diseases of swine for a fee o. 25
cents per head. Black teeth are no indi-
cation of any greater or worse disease
than a our stomach, caused by overfecd-
ing and consequent indigestion, and due
to the very prevalent habit of gorging
pigs upon sour swill. Along with the
black teeth there is o fetid breath pro-
duced by the same disorder of the stom-
ach, and the teeth are no more the cause
of this trouble han the moon is of the
crawling on the ground of lima beans.
Humbugs and frauds of all kinds flourish
and thrive upon the Ignorance and super
s~tition, not to mention the dishonesty, of
their victims, and this class of parasites
will probably always find abundant prey.
New York Times.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
The Apples Enemy.


This, it need hardly be said, is the
codling moth or apple worm. The only
nice thing about it is its chronological
name, carpocapsa ~polnonella. This moth
makes its appearance in latter May Or
early June, and it is we'll to be prepared
to meet it when it comes. Traps have
been invented for this insect, and vari-
Gus means suggested for staying its ad-
vances and preventing its ravages. Pro-
lessor Cook asserts, in q late number of
the Rural Neso Yorker, that Paris Green
and London Purple if mixed with water
and sponged on the trees is sure to kill
this arch enemy of u most valued fruit.
He has found that a pound of the poison
mixed with 100 gallons of water, and
kept we'll mixed, is still effective to kill
the Larvae as they attempt to enter the
apple. One or two applications of the
poison to the trees, made soon after
blossoms fall, will thin almost to extinc-
ton not only the codling larvae but all
9th r insects present, as the canker worm,
leaf roller, and various caterpillars. The
probabilities are that in those localities
where apples were so abundant last sea-
son, there will be few enough at best this
year, and we can't afford to give many
to the worms.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN.

A physician says that if arnica with
which bruised limbs are bathcd is
heated its good effects arc ~pcrceptible
much sooner than if applied while cold.
A standing antidotc for poison by poi
son oak, ivy, etc., is to take a handful of
quicklime, dissolve in water, let it stand
half an hour, then paint the poisoned
part with it. Three or four applica-
tiens, it is said, will cure the most ag-
gravatcd cases.
A retired physician living in Ohio, and
suffering with diabetes, claims to find
great relief in a diet consisting wholly
OF buckwhcat. He states that when he
confines himself to n buckwhcat dict cx-
cluslvcly, the disturbance in the stomach
IS relieved, as is also the pain in the
eyes, due to the disease from which he
has so long suffered. This remedy is q
very simple one, and well worth trying.
For ordinary nervous system being out
OF order or by excessive fatigue, u hot
bath will so soothc the nerves that slcep
will naturally follow, and upon getting
up the patient will feel very much re.
frcshed and the toothachc gone. For
what is known as dumping" toothache,
hot, dry flannel applied to the face and
neck is very effective. For common
toothachc, which is caused by indiges-
ton, or by strong, sweet acid or any.
thing very hot or cold in a dccaycd tooth,
a little piece of cotton stepped in strong
camphor or oil of cloves is Il good remedy.
Care in the diet, especially when the
bowels arc d]isordcrcd, is helpful t. miti-
gate toothachc. If the tooth Is much dc.
c:aycd, nothing is better than it's extrac-
ton.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
Learning Farming in Dakota.

The past week an 1S-year-old young
man, heir to a large English estate, ar
rived in the Red river valley, consigned
to a large farmer by his guardian, who
pays the farmer $50 besides his services
for instruction in Dakota farming for
one year. There are thorough, 1irst-class
farmers in Dakota, but it has not been
supposed that England was without ex-
perts in that line. It is probable that
the considered healthfulness of the eli
mate was one Of the reasons for the CON,
signment.-& Ross GMins) Gz96s.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
The Grizzly Bear.

The grizzly bear is the most formida.
bic of all the game animals of this coun-
try, and is dreaded by all animals alike,
with, perhaps, the exception of the noun
tain lion. 1t is the largest of the bear
tribe, often attaining the weight of over
e0o pounds, and a length of nine feet.
Its strength is enormous; with a single
blow it can fell a bullock, breaking its
back, and one has been seen walking of
carrying a large buck beneath its arms
Its chief weapons arc it's long, sharp,
chlscl-cdgcd claws, that arc gougc-shaped
also, and terribly effective in tearing or
lacerating a foe. The grizzly is found all
along the range of the Rockies, and, as
VIC have seen, in the Sierra Madrc, and
as far north as latitude Go. In the
north they feed more upon flesh than in
the south; there the deer and bison often
falling victims to its fcrocity, and a large
grizzly has been seen to kill a powerful
bison with n single blow of it's paw. All
the rest of the bear family flee from man,
but the grizzly attacks the hunter un-
challenged and is a dreaded and respect
cd opponent. Old hunters attribute
many strange customs to the grizzl-.
They say it will never touch a dead ami.
NAL, or one that has not fallen by its OVID
prowess; also that it digs pits for its vic
Tins, and covers themup. It is said that
wounded hunters often take advantage
of the former habit and feign death, and
so escape, the bear rarely molesting
them if the ruse is successfully carried
out. The grizzly is dangerous game, for
the reason that it is extremely tenacious
of life. Thus, if the sportsman waits un-
til the animal is directly upon him and
fires into the heart, he cannot always de-
pend, upon the Immediate death of the
beast. 1t may develop energy enough to
do great damage, and many instances
are IN record where the body has been
completely riddled with bullets, yet the
animal has killed several men before it
finally succumbed.-San Francisco Call,
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
Hand Organs.

H~and-organs, writes u correspondent
of the Troy Times, are a modern infic-
ton, and have introduced the monkey,
which is a feature formerly unknown in
mendicant minstrelsy. The monkey, in
deed, is so amusing that one almost for
gets the organ-grinding while watching
his antics. These animals are worth
from $40 to $50, according to their train
ing, and when m Italian owns his organ
and monkey he is really well-to-do in the
world.
The best hand-organs cost from 500
to $3.50, but those which so commonly
torment the public rarely cost more than
$40. The best are the flute organs, and
they play nearly a dozen tunes, and some
have extra cylinders, which add to their
capacity. The principal factory is in
Chatham street, this locality being so
near the Italian quarter Baxter street)
that it is very favorable to. trade. There
are some Italians who own a number Of
organs, which they rent by the season at
a large profit and with but little loss.
The grinder having finished his summer
itinerancy, of course comes back for win.
ter quarters, and thus pays his rent.
Both organ grinders and boy fddlers
have their regular routes, which they re-
peat year after year, and there seems to
be some general arrangement which pre-
vents interference. 1t is said that more
than 800 of these pcripatctic Ministries
have gone from New York this season.
and yet it will be rare if two men visit
the same village. When cold weather
sets in the grinders return to Baxter
street, where they pack together-some-
times nearly a dozen in a small room,
with neither fire mol lights. The .salian
can sustain life under extreme privations,
and he seems content to sleep on the
floor and live on what he can pick up.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
Aereeably Disappointed.

"And are you glad to see me, BobbyT
asked the bishop, on his semi-annual visit
to the parish.
ooh, yes" said Bobby, 'be-
cause we always have a good dinner
when you come. Put I didn't expect
YOU"
"No."
"No. I thought you'd go somewhere
else, cause ma said yesterday that it was
about time some other member of the
church offered to entertain you."-M Y.
Sun.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
Innocent Childhood.

"Tain't So" triumphantly exclaimed
Bobbie from his perch o N top of a chair,
gazing down on Algernon's head.
"What is not true" doubtfully asked
his sister Maud.
Why, you said Algy was so green that
grass was growing from the top of his
head, and (determinedly) there amt any
there"
How Maud explained the situation is
unknown.-Detroit Free Press.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29

The city of Mexico has fifty bakeries
and 1, 508 places for the sale of intoxi-
tants, including s17 shops where the
popular pulque is sold. This beverage
has about the same potency as lager beer,
and is regarded as a tonic and blood
maker.