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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-03
Alone.
Since she went homa-

Since she went home
The evening shadows linger longer here,
The Winter days fill SO much Of the year,
And even Summer winds are chill and drear,
Since she went home.
Since she went homo
Inc robins note has touched a minor strain.
The old glad songs breathe but a sad refrain,
And laughter sobs with hidden, bitter pain,
Since she went home.
Since she went home
how still the empty rooms her presence
blessed;.
Untouched the pillow that her dear head
pressed;
NY lonely heart hath nowhere for its rest,
Since she went home.
Since she went home
The long, long days have crept away like
years,
Ihe sunlight has been dimmed with doubts
and fears,
And the dark nights lave rained in lonely
tears,
Since she vent home.
Robert j. Burdette.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-03
Compensation.

This is a compromising world" say.
the optlmist, and the following anecdote
illustrates the fact. Bcrnal Osborne, TO,
many years che humorlst of the House oil
Commons, was noted, when a young man,
Tor his saucy tongue and his propensity TO,
rldiculing his friends. One of them, 8
MIR. Stanley, was a massive but slowly.
speaking man, who at last lost his tenn.
per, and said to Osborne's banter:
"Tll tell you what it is Osborne, the
Almighty has been very equal in the dis.
tribution of His gifts. He has given you
a tongue, and He has given me a leg.
Now the next time you use the tongue,
I'll use the leg"
Osborne was an officer of the 21st req.
iment. One day, when his colonel, his
wife, and the officers were lunchine al
Lord C's beautiful place, it fell to
Osborne's lot to carve a pigeon-pie. He
had a grudge against the colonel, whose
name was Pigeon. Turning to Mrs.
Pigeon, and offering to help her, he i'm.
pudently said:
800 you like Pigeon2 Idon't."
The audacious subaltern shortly axe,
found it convenient to exchange into an.
other regiment. Later in life he enter.
ed the Hous, of Commons, and became
its ''free lance" the terror of all and the
trusted of mono He failed, because
Englishmen thought that q man of 50
much humor, and with such a saucy
tongue could not be a good legisla.
tor.
go s." said he one day, to an in.
innate friend, eff you only knew how
much my jokes cost mep
They cost him his reelection to parlia.
ment, and illustrated the compensatinp
nature of the world. Mr.. Rolfe, who
became Lord Chancellor Cramworth. wa,
in court one day when the leader of the
circuit was keeping his audience in a roa,
of laughter.
"How glad I am" said Mr.. Rolfe,
''that 1 am not as clever as that"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-03

the strong tea, as I had been advised,
and went home with all nv nerves in {
state of protest.
Dating from that time, I INDUCED in
the pipe for three months, and I felt the
habit was gradually binding me in
chains. One night, however, not feel
ing we'll, I retired earlier than usual and
missed my regular hour for smoking,
which was about ten o'clock. Then
came the tug of wal. I was seized with
cramps rs if all my intestines were in a
wise, had hot and cold flashes, while a
cold, clammy pcrspiration strcamcd from
every pore. After two hours of this
agony D. happened to come in.
"'What's the matter, old fcllowY
".Don't know. Pm dying, I Think
"Did you have a pipe this EVENING"
"No; turned in early and missed my
smoke
""That's it, said he, it's the opium.
You have been treating the drug with
ingratitude and it is taking it's revenge
"'Oh, for Gods sake, D., bring
me something hot to drink. I shall die
else. I am like Stcphano, nothing but
a cramp.'
"Putting his hand in his pocket he
took out an opium pill, saying: Here,
take this. The pills the thing you
want
"But my resolution seemed to
strengthen in proportion as my pain was
severe.
"No more opium for me, D.. If
the agony I am suffering now be caused
by the drug after the short experience l
have had with it, what must the victims
feel after a year or two? I'll never touch
1t again. 1 am in pain now, but I will
get over it without your pill. or die
~ did get over my illness, but it was
three days before I could leave the bed.
Neither by pipe, potion nor pill have l
renewed acquaintance with the drug
since. Perhaps some constitutions are
more sensitive to the effect of opium
than others, but if any one has suffered
from it more than I did during the time
being 1 pity him.-San Francisco Call.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-03
Chocolate.

chocolate is a kind of hard paste, the
principle part of which is the pulp of the
cocoa or chocolate nuts. The cocoa,
from which it comes, is a tree that has
been brought into great prominence only
IN comparatively recent years, although
Tor many generations it has been excr-
clslng beneficient influences upon mil
lions OF the human race. The Spanish
word is COCO, signifying nut. The cocoa
nut palm grows in warm climates, and at
talns the height of from 60 to 90 feet.
Inc stem IS similar to an apothecary's
mortar, being of equal diameter at each
end, but tapering somewhat in the mid
lie. The bark is smooth, Of a pale
brown, and the tree generally i%ncllnes on
one side. The fruit is shaped like a
cucumber, green while growing, then
changing to a blush red color with pink
veins, and contains from 20 to 80 nuts.
Ihe calyX of the cocoa nut palm is COM
posed OF five scpals; the petals arc five,
lcngthcncd into a strap like form at tho
apex. Tho stamcns are five each with
double anthers, and a horn
like ~appcndage between each fila.
mcnt; the style is iliform with a five part
cd stigma, the fruit Il five cellcd capsule
without valves, the seeds embedded in a
soft pulp, and thick, oily, wrinklcd
cotylcdons. The species chiefly used in
the manufacture of cocoa and chocol ate
are cacao, and the fruits are collected
from both wild and cultivated plants,
the size and form of which vary with the
species. The cacao tree is carefully Gull
tlvated in many of the settlements OF
Spanish America, and particularly in
Mexico, where, we learn from Humboldt,
it was extensively reared so long ago as
the time of Montczuma, and, whence,
indeed, it was tr~ansplantcd into other de-
Tendencies of the Spanish Monarchy.
The names by which the plant and the
food prepared from its seed are recor-
nized In the present time are derived
from the Mexican language. The Mcxi.
SLAoSOlaCC ~ ucTlVCu from the
sound of the stones as they crash to-
gcther in the primitive method adopted
by them for brulsing the bean and in.
cooperating the sugar and vanilla, and
from this comes the English word choco-
late. The seeds of the cacao were made
use of rs money in Mexico in the time of
the Aztec kings, and this use of them is
still partially continued. But the Cacao
tree Is not confined to Mexico. 1t is ex-
tensivcly grown in Central America, Bra.
I'll, Peru, Venezuela, Caracas, Ecuador, !
Demerara, Guayaquil and Surinam; il
Is also extensively cultivated in Trinidad.
Grenada, and is found in some of tho
other West Indian Islands, but tina,
coming from Caracas being considered
best.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-03
The Red Flag.

eyes" said a husband sadly, "my
wife is a devotee of the red flag. The
very sight of n arouses her to a hiph
pitch of excitement"
"surely she cannot have any sympathy
in common with such cutthroats.n
eyes she has"
"What, Anarchists and socialists7"
mo, auctioneen ."-Ne York Sun.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-03
The Goat and the Fawn.

A Goat which had Fallen off a Ledge
was loudly Complaining of his Ml-luck,
when the Fawn came along and OBJ
served:
although you met with a Fall it has
saved you from the Wolf lying in wait
beside the Path you would have Tray.
He'd"
Moral-H we didn't have corns We
might break our legs.-Fres Rrsss.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-03
Stating a Problem with Exactness.

"Bessie, if there were three apples on
the plate, and you took one, how many
would be left2"
eff Fred was here, mammal"
''That wouldn't matter"
eyes it would, mamma"
"Well, with Fred here. then"
"Mamma there wouldn't be any apples
left"
"Why not, BcssieW
s'Cause Fred wonld take the other
two."-PAnadelphia can.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-03
Better Things.

Better to smell the violet cool tina sip the
glowing wine;
Better to bark a hidden brook than watch a
amo shine.
Better the love of n gentle heart than beauty's
favor proud;
Better the roses living seed than roses in a
crowd.
Better to love in loneliness than to- bask in
love all day;
Better the fountain in the heart than the
fountain by the way.
Better be fed by a mothers hand than cat
alone at will;
Better to trust in God than say: envy goods
my storehouse fill"
Better to be a little wise than in knowledge
to abound;
Better to teach a child than toll to fill per-
f~ection's round.
Better to sit ut a masters feet than thrill q
listening state;
Better suspect that thou art proud than be
sure that thou art great.
Better to walk the real unseen than watch
the hours event;
Better the "Well done!" at the last than the
air with shouting rent.
Better to have a quiet grief than a hurrying
delight;
Better the twilight of the dawn than the noon
day burning bright.
Better a death when work is done than earth's
most favored birth;
Better a child in Gods great house than the
king Of all the earth.
George Macdonald, LID.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05
A Long Time Between Drinks.

A great many years ago the governor
of North Carolina received friendly
visit from the governor of South Caro-
lima. After q real North Carolina dim
ner OF bacon and yams, the two govern
ors lit pipes and sat in the shade of the
back verssnda with q denijohn of real
North Carolina corn whisky, copper dis
titled, within easy reach. There was
nothing stuck up about those govern
ors,' says a. North Carolina state his
ttorian, in the honlely but vigorous Ian
guage of his section. There they sot
and smoked. and sot and smoked, every
once and awhile taking a mutual pull
at the demijohn with the aid of the
gourd, which they used as democratic
/ goblet. The conversation between the
j two governors was on the subject Of tur-:
/ pentine and rice, the staples of their re-
spective states, and the further they got
Z into the subject the lower down they
cot into the iitu;g;, and the lower down
they gut into The ing the dryer the gov
ernor 81 South Carolina got, who was q
/ s. square 5drinker and d warm man, with
Eout million pores "a every square
4 n his hill, hich ems lied him q
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

histe in q likely share Of corn juice or
other beverage, aud keep his carcass at
the same time well ventilated, and gem
orally always ready for more, while the
governor of North Carolina was more
cautious drinker, but was mighty sure
to strike bottom at about the twelfth
drink, like as if nature had measured
him by the gourdful. Well, they sot
and smoked and argued, and the gov
ernor of North Carolina was as hospit-
able as any real southern gentleman
could be, for he ladled out the whisky
in the most liberal manner, being par
ticular to give his distinguished guest
three drinks to his one and gauging his
own drinks with great care, for fear that
it he didn't he might lose the thread Of
his argument aud the demijohn might
rum dry before the governor of South
Carolina should be ready to dust out for
home, in which case it would look like
he had not properly observed the laws
OF hospitality, which would have been a
self-int1icted thorn in his side for years
to come, and no amount of apology
could ease his mind or enable him to
feel warranted in showing his counte-
nance ito his fellow men, especially in
his home district, where for generations
it had been a main point with every
gentleman to keep his visitor we'll sup
piled with creature comforts and to
hand him q good gourdful as ~ stirrup-
cup when about to make his departure
for the bosom of his family Singular
to relate, the cautiousness manifested
by the governor of North Carolina was
of no avail, for at one and the same
time the jug went dry, and the governor
of North Carolina, much to his SUISSE
quent modification, when he learned
the fact afterward, dropped off into a
quiet sleep, while the governor of South
Carolina continued to keep on with his
argument, keeping the empty gourd in
his hand in close contiguousness to the
demijohn, and wondering at the appar-
emit Observation-Disclosures of his hitherto
attentive host to whom, after a minute
and half of painful silence, he made
use of but one remark: ''Governor,
don't you think it's long time between
drinks'' The remark was overheard
by George, body servant of the governor
of North Carolina, who, knowing that
there Was something wrong, took to
the woods, where he remained in seclu.
sion for three days; but the governor OF
South Carolina, receiving no reply from
the governor of North Carolina, mount
ed his horse and rode sadly homcward
with an irrepressible feeling at his heart
that there was coming to be hollow.
ness in friendship. and that human ma
ture was in danger Of drifting into a
condition of chaotic mockery. '-Rich'
maond Reformer.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05
The Love-Sick Florida Statesman,

The senators who have returned from
Detroit say that they saw Senator Jones
OF Florida, and that he seems to be in good
health and spirits. He boards at the
principal hotel, spends most OF his time
about the lobby and in the street, and his
face and business in Detroit are known to al
most every child in the city. Jones is point
ed out to strangers as the |ovesick senator.
Some OF the senators urged him to return to
Washington, but he said that he would
not do so. He was indignant about. the
publication OF his affair."" but said that
he might have expected it from papers that
had always been unfriendly. When warned
that he would lose the respect Of the public
ii he remained away much longer, he replied
that after ten years ofconstant and assidu-
Gus labor he thought himself entitled to
lew weeks rest, and preferred to take it in
Detroit instead OF Florida. He spoke OF
other senators who had been absent from
their seats for weeks at a time, and did
not see why he should be selected by tine
newspapers as target, or be complained
OF for his absence. The senators say he
looks, talks and acts like himself and do
got believe that he is crazy.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05
MARKET REPORTs.

CH1cAeo.-Wheat, No. 9 spring, s1k@
size; No. 8 spring, $4,000. Corn, 36Kc.
Oats, 2s@2sbc. Rye, No. 9, $50. Barley,
No. 2, 63@64c; Flax seed, No. I, s1.l1AH
Mess pork, cash, $10.25. Lard, $6.O5@
COSY. Butter, creamery, 20@32c; dairy;
11@24c. Eggs, 19h@20c. Shipments
Flour, 1000 bbls. rs
Observation-Disclosures No. lizard, S6Xc.;
No. 1 Northern, size. Corn, s3o@31h1c.
Bran, $4,000. Shorts, $S.50@9.. Oats,
No. 2white, 2S@29c. Rye, 49@51c. Bar.
ley, 45@75c. Corn Meal, $l4. Mixed
Feed, $14.25@14.5O. Hay, $7@7.5O.
Seeds. Timothy, 81 500 1.6O; No. l fax
seed, 81 :O5; clover, f$5@5.40. Oat Meal
$2.35@3. ,@&1
.DuLurH.-No. / Northern. s4x@s4Xc..
MILwAuKEE.-Wheat, SIG. Corn No. 2,
36Hc. Oats, No. 2, 28Ac. Rye, No. /, SIC.
Barley, No. 2, 53c. Mess pork, $1O.25.
Lard, $6.O5. Butter, dairy, 15@17r
Cheese. sA@1okc. Eggs, 1920.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05
Lieutenant Governor Blacks
First Lesson in Writing for

Newspapers.
Washington Correspondence Chicago News.
, | met Lieutenant-Governor Chaun-
cey Black OF Pennsylvania, in town
few days ago. He is g. son Of Judge
Jere Black, the celebrated iurist and
Acknowledgement OF Buchanan's ad-
ministration. Governor Black was
for some years q contributor to the
New York Sun before his active pur-
suit OF politics caused him to retire
from the journalistic field. When
Chauncey was about to write his first
article for the press he consulted his
father about the subject he had in
mind. "lhat will do very WE'LL" said
the Judge. "You understand that
subject thoroughly. Let me see what
you write when youget through: Imay
be able to make some suggestions to
you" The young man went off and
buckled down to his task. He knew
his father would be q severe critic, and
he resolved to leave himself as little
open to criticism as possible. So he
spent q week at it.
When he had about reached perfec-
ton, as he thought, he took it to his
father. The Judge read it carefully
through. "Well," asked Chauncev, as
his heart sank within him. "Very we'll
done. Chauncey; very well done. But
l think it can be improved. Suppose
you cut it down one half and see wher
the effect will be- Every we'll, sir"
said Chauncey, taking the manuscript
back to his room. When he had taken
out q little more than half his fine
sentences he returned to his father.
The Judge read it through again. @You
can't imagine how much you've i'm
proved it; it really reads very we'll;
but, Chauncey, if you cut it down one
half again it will read still BETTER"
"All right, lather," said Chauncey,
bravely putting the knife to- his pro-
duction again. By the time this was
done the article was not more than
half a column long.
Every good, indeed; very good, in
deed said the judge, approvingly,
'but [ say, Chauncey, don't you think
it will read still better if YOU cut it
down to quarter OF q column"
mo, l don't, and, what's more, I
wont, " exclaimed Chauncey, snatching
the manuscript and darting indig-
nantly out Of the room.
1t is quite probable, however, that
his fathers method of teaching the
young man a useful lesson was not
lost upon him, for there are few writer's
for the public press of to-day who ex-
press their ideas with more vigor and
terseness than Chauncey Black.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

Consumption carries of it's thousands Of
victims every year. Yes, thousands of
human lives are being wasted that might
be saved, for the fact is now established
that consumption. in it's early stages, is
durable. Dr.. Prices Golden Medical
Discovery" will, if used in time, effect a
permanent cure. 1t has no equal a. q
remedy for bronchitis, cough and colds
Its efficacy has been proved in thousands
Of cases. All druggists.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05
At Minneapolis, George B. Hush il mar
ried to Miss Alice NJ. REYNOLDS.

BE wise to-day; tits madness to defer"
Don't neglect your cough: Hyou do your
late may be that Of the countless thous-
.nds who have done,likewise, and who to-
lay fill consumptives' graves. Night
sweats, splitting OF blood, weak lungs, and
irself II taken in time can be
cured by the use OF DR.. Price'f Golden
Medical Discovery" This wonderful pre-
paration has 40 equal as a remedy Tor lung
and throat diseases. All druggists. =
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

The house committee on postofices and
post roads has completed the postoffice
appropriation bill, and it will be promptly
reported to the house. The bill appropri-
ates for the postal service during the next
fiscal year $54,326,5Ss-an increase Of
1921, 500 over the appropriation OF the
present fiscal year and a decrease of$659,.
$40 as compared with the departments
estimates. The estimated revenue for the
next fiscal year is SAT ,142, 25a and The
estimated deficiency (indefinite) is $7,443,.
914.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

: My wife was seriously afflicted with rheu-
matism in her arms. She has now used two
bottles Of Athlophoros and is we'll and free
from pain. I cheerfully recommend it to
my friends and the public. T. R. Lutzow,
121 North Butler street, Madison, Wis. !,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

Miss Bertha A. Baxter, Montevideo, Mimi,
says she tried every known tonic for weak
ness out experienced no relief until after she
had taken Browns Iron Bitters, this cured
her. For overworked or weak women it is
specially valuable.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

TRY ALIENS LUNG BALsAM for coughs
and Group. It contains no opium in any
form. Recommended by physicians, min
listers ard nurses. In fact by everybody
who hat given it a good trial. 1t never
fails to bring relief. Sold at druggists.
25c., SIC. and 81 a bottle.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

. PURE Con LIVER On made from seiectedlvers,
on the sea-shore, by CAswELL, HAZARD 4 Co.
New York. It is absolutely pure and sweet
Patients who have once taken # prefer it to all
others, Physicians have decided it superior to
any Of the other oils In market.
CHAPPED HANDS, FACE P1AIPLEs, and rough
Skin cured by using JUNIPER TAR SOAR, made by
CAsWELL, lizard & co.. New York.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

Mrs. DR.. Goucher OF Cleveland was chloro.
formed by a robber. who got away with
some money and jewelry before her husband
came in. %f ~
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

Six gold medals have been given to St.
Jacobs Oil at Worlds fairs and exposi-
tons, for being the best pain-cure. It is, it.
self, better than gold. It cures rheumatism
and every other painful trouble. It never
foil
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

Without health life has 10 sunshine. Who
could be happy with dyspepsia, piles, low
spirits, headache, agile or diseases OF the
stomach, liver or kidneys? DR.. Jones Red
Clover Tonic quickly cures the above dis
eases. Price SO cents.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

More substantial befiefit can be obtained
from SO cent bottle of DR.. Bigelow's Pos
tive Cure than dollar bottle of any other
cough remedy. It is prompt, safe and
pleasant cure for all throat and lung
troubles.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

The huge, drastic, gripping, sickening pills
are fast being superseded by DR.. Pierce
"Purgative Pellets"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05
DR.. WHITTIER.

6l7 St. Charles st. Lous Regularly graduated and
legally sualined longer esssE.e ia CAezc Skin and
beos Diseases than physicians Medicines
:sat b. mail or express n Irai.creoa Excess
rendering marriage inprapsr Safely privately =pesdy
Ne change efbusi1ss fanPh.t lad lists friend
Elegant cloth and gilt finding Sealed 80 cars money
Or pss'axe Over sy wcHderfal pictures it health
Har'ake, de-e rcatne Saaa, rs cts
by nail sealed. State and get time ana cost Of cur
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

The postoffice appropriation bill is ready.
to be reported to the house. It calls fo1
S54 3265S8.,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

If you grow CAUL1FLowERs or CABBAGEs
send 20 CENTS in stamps to FRANCIS BRILL:
RlvERHEAD, LONG ISLAND, N. Y, for the
treatise containing complete practical in
formation in minute detail.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

Mrs. Thomas A. Hendricks was recently
chosen q member OF the board of directors
OF the Hecla Mining company, to fill the
place OF her deceased husband.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

+ Loyal Farragut, formerly of the United
States army, son OF the late Amiral Farra.
gut, has sent to Mrs. Franklin Buchanan
the sword surrendered by her late husband
at Mobile
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

The president has withdrawn the nominal
ton OF Thomas Ryan to be postmaster at
Sault Ste. Marie Mich.