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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-11-25
5DIEDTO SAVE HER FATHER.
MIR. Bess,s Daughter Springs In Front of
the I'm that was Levcled ut Him.

ST.LoIIs, November 16.-Fcur miles
East ofsBonne Terre, in st. Francis
Conn : -s is4 is State, at Big Mills, little
hamlet, was the scene to-day of a
deplorable tragedy, the victim being
Miss Minnie Bess. Robert Stocliwell is
a big landowner and farmer residing
with his family at Big Mills. Jonathan
Bess, also farmer, is tenant of Stock
well. The families have been neigh
bors and good friends for years, and Il
son of StockWell was generally COnsid-
cred to be lover of Miss Minnie. He
went away to college a year ago, and it
seems, though he never wrongcd the
girl in word or deed, that she OF her
family thought the young man had not
done just the right thing. Out of this
matter bad feeling grew up, and last
Spring there was a bitter quarrel, re-
Sulting in Stockwell ordering Bess to
vacate his land. Bess had lease, and
refused to be diSpossessed. The bitter
feeling grew until it eliminated to-day
in Il tragedy. About 7 o'clock this
morning old man Bess and his son,
about 16 years old, went into the timber
for the purpose of cutting wood. \
younger son of Stockwell saw them, and
called his father. Then the two Stock
wells started after the Bess couple, and
on overtaking them forbade them cut
ting any wood Oh the land. \ quarrel
followed, and words led to blows. See
ing the Stockwells were getting the
best of it, young Bess ran to the house,
Il hundred yards away, and got dou-
ble-barreled shotgun. When he return
cd he was followed by his sister Min
ME- The two fathers were fighting.
and young Stockwell met young Bess
and undertook to take the gun. a light
for possession of the weapon resulted
in favor Of young StOckwell. On get
ting the gun away from BeSs he raised
it and fired both barrels ut old man
Bess. The girl noted his action rs he
lcvelcd the gun 1T her father, and
sprang between her father and the
weapon just as the trigger was pulled.
The contents Of both barrels took effect
in her breast and stomach, killing her
instantly. This stopped t:lc fight. The
dead girl WAS carried to the house and
young Stockwcll WIS taken into GUS
tO0y.
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Orangeburgc, November IS.
Fatal Logging Accident.

MONTGOMERY. ALA., November 15.--
At Martins Bridge, a party of ten
men were rafting logs III i creek and
had Il number of other logs fastened
with stakes some distance up an en-
bankmcnt. While all were busy ut
work the stakes holding the logs up on
the cnbankmcnt gave way and the logs
came crushing down the embanknIrnt
with terrible force, running over. ter
ribly mangling and instantly killing :.
l.. Penney Of Greenyille, who was
experimenting the rafting Of the logs.
Thomas Jones was terribly mangled
and has since died. The others escaped
unhlrt.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-11-25
Somebody's Lost jaw.

A>ErEN PARK, u. j.. November IT,
\ sensation WAS created on the after
noon train from New York to-day
by one Of the brakcnen picking up Il
package in the car which contained the
lower jaw of human being. The
brakeman hastily threw il from him
and soon imagined he saw ghosts float
ing through the car. The conductor
had to he summoned into the car to pick
up the worn-out jaw before quiet was
restored. The jaw is now in the rail-
way office at Long Branch, where the
owner can claim it. 1t is supposed to
have been left by some medical student.
who probably procured it i'll New York.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-11-25
Oyrrn prpciDicp.

DENVER, Col.., Nov. II. 7.-Latc last
evening Il stage containing nine pas
scngcrS that left Lcalville yesterday
morning for Aspen. WAS caught in Il
snow-slile on top of Il mountain fifteen
miles from Aspen, ami the entire outfit
carried over precipice two hundred
feet high. \ relief party from the
Home Stage Station sncccrlcd in dig
ging the passengers out Of the avail
anrhc. -Four We're unin.nrcd, but
Robert Dwyrr, Chris. Conn, Duncan G..
Robertson, |. \. Bcrkwall and Lille
Mcpherson are expected to die. AS
the telegraph wires IL .lapen are down
on account Of the severe storm last
night. further particulars cannot be
had for some time.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-11-25
SrNnu Nirn DrDMnrl.

MILWAUKEE,. Nov. IA special
from Green Bay says two bargcS NAM
cd Dixon and Emerald. il tow Of the
steamer Justice Fields, broke loose and
foundcrcl OF kcwanncC this morning.
Two men of the Dixon and five Of the
Emerald were drowned and the mate of
the breakers is unconscious and has
remained so: he will probably die. y
third barge Of the same tow is riding in
the breakers, dying signals Of distress,
and will probably go to pieces. Two
schooncrs are ashore on Graham's
Point, four miles from Detroit, with
slender chances for the vessels or those
on board.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-11-25
4 Terrible Fall.

DETROIT, Nov. 22-This morning. in
the new Cyclorama building. OH Lar
ned street, about twenty feet of scat
folding gave way, precipitating four
carpenters to the ground, fifty feet be-
low. Two others saved themselves
by catching the broken scatTolding.
Michael Geegler was killed Instantly.
J. Austin's head struck piece of scat
folding, crushing in his face so that he
died while on the way to the hospital.
William Reader had a leg broken, and
was Injured internally. His recovery
is doubtful. George Phillips sustained
internal injuries. besides having a
broken leg and mashed arm. 1t is
thought he will recover. The accident
was caused by the men crowding in
one SPOT
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-11-25
Most I'oully Murdered.

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. IA special
to the picayunr from Mrndcn says
About midnight last Saturday Charles
Simmons. Il law abiding and pcarcahlc
negro, was most foully murdered in his
own home, two miles from Mcndcn. y
party of masked men broke open his
door and shot him to death while he
was sleeping in his bed. The whole
affair is wrapped in mystery. The
coroner's jury was impanelled Sunday
morning and is still in session. No ar
rests have yet been made.
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Boycotting Il Pagan Governor.

CONCORD, y. H., November 19.-Gov-
ernor Currie's Thanksgiving prOclama-
tion is to be boycotted by the ministers
throughout the State because it makes
no reference to the Supreme Being. His
proclamation last year was also boy
cutted because it was not sufficiently
religious in tone and made no reference
to the churches. The majority OF the
ministers have decided to read Presl-
dent Cleveland's proclamation on
Thanksgiving Day instead of the Gov
ernOr'S.
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4 Lady Drowned at sea.

New YORK, November Do Mrs. FL
rose l.. Christian. fifty years old. OF
Richmond. Va, was a passenger on the
steamer Wyanoke, Of the Old Domill-
ion Line. that came in this morning.
When the steamer was off Atlantic city
yesterday she fell overheard and was
drowned. Officers of the vessel report
that, despite all efforts to save or recoV-
er her body, she was carried away ny
the swiftly flowing tide.
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An Attempted Poisoning.

CHICAGO, November 17.--An attempt
has been discovered to poison the fam
ily of Phillip ID. Armour by means OF
what appeared to be a sample package
of buckwheat flour, heavily charged
with strychninc. The attempt failed
because the family make it Il point not
to use sample packages left for adver-
tising purposes. Philip Armour today
confirmed the correctness of the report
but refused to talk of the matter.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-11-25
\ story of Brutality.

SAVANNAH, GA, Nov. 2n.-Georgia
Baker, a coloreh woman. living few
miles out Of the city, walked into the
Court House this morning with her
hands tied. and told the sheriff story
which excited the sympathy and ind!g-
nation of every one. Her husband
after beating her with club until her
back and shoulders wcr" torn almost
in shre,ls. tied her to Il tree and left
her all night without TODD and nearly
dead from wounds. During the night
she gnawed the cords with which she
had been tied until they broke. and
then escaped into the woods. reaching
this city early this morning. The cords
were still Oh her wrists and cut into
the flesh nearly to the bone. Warrants
have been issued and search is being
made for Baker.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-11-25
SmalIs to Contest Elliott's Seat.

The returns from the Seventh Con-
grcssional District having been can
vassed by the State Board of Canvas
scrs and the result announced in favor
of Colonel Elliott, Congressman Smalls
returned Saturday to Beaufort. lie
says he does not propose to give up the
fight, and will wage contest for
Colonel Elliott's seat before Congress.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-01

A correspondent in Notes aad Queries
sayst is really surprising how widely
spread over Euro )c the belief is that
horsehar falling into the water will be.
come living creatures in due coure Of
TIM II have" he slyS, "mct with
the superstition in Germany, AMI a
friend of mno told me that Russian
peasants had shown him, swimming in
a bottle, a lively horschair which they
had taken out OF Lake Lldotl. | have
known educated persons in Germany
who kept horscha rs in bottles filled
with water an | shook them rom time
to time to see whether lie lal not come
to them yet, aud whose hope and faith
and want of all scientific traini,g = was
such that they felt sure the No. chair
was just b ginning to swim with Sponta-
neous motion, and were irrtatcd by my
scepticism. A German cmigrant in
North America assured me so'cmnly that
he had tried the experiment wi Ii perfect
success. The superstition is based OF
the existence of tiiform worm, gordius
aQult Gus, which is found in s.agnant
pools and is not unlike u wrigglng
horschair
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-01
OK, W.T., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER |, 1886.

Only once did he see her shed tears.
This was when, hoping TO give her
pleasure, he brou ,ht in the first wild
roses of the season and held them before
her. Suddenly spasm passed over her
face, she gave gasp, turned asile, and
struggled for composure. Stephen
dropped the flowers as if they burned
his fingers and hurried out of the room.
A hot anger shot through him. ''Ho
has ruined everything for her." he
thought. "Even rose reminds her o!
him. Coward that he is. They hang a
man for poisoning the water springs,
why not hang him9 though
hanging is too gool for such a villain
as he"
! Natures processes of cure ore secret.
1t is in their depths that wounds begin
to heal. Gradually, as months went by,
the renovatlng principle worked in MIlly.
She resumed her place at home, the lit
tic duties and pleasures, and took up
aoain the burden of life. She was pale
still, but the plleness infolded sweet
serenity which was no less lovely than
her glrlish bloom. "Mi ly Graves was
real improved since her disappoint-
ment," certain severe old ladies asserte l.,
and they were not far from
right. Stephen adored her more
than ever. Two years later he told
her so.
To his surprise, she was neither aston
ished or shocked, but looked in his eyes
with smile which was sad and tender
and sweet all at once.
"D.ar Stephen" she said, "this is
Just like you. Do you recollect the
day in Love lane, and the rose you pick
ed up out of the dustl You are dong
the same thin, now, but l am
not worth it, dear,n not worth the picking
up"
"Milly," said Stephen, trembling with
cagerness, 'there never was Il day since
first saw you, AMI that was twcnty-onc
years ago, when didn't love you be-
yond any other living thing. Pick you
up, indeed! You, my Rose of all the
world! Can you not love me little bit
in rcturnl"
ooh, Stephen, do!' and the fair lit
,, tic fingers closed over his. 'Therc's
nobody in the world like you. l always
knew that. It's only-thc others are
so much iresher, you know-ircsher and
brighter, and, they might make you
happier thaa can. You're quite sure
you really want mo3 Then lll do my
best, Why, Stephen, how happy you
look"
"Happy! should think so, when I've
got everything | ever wanted in
my lifc," cried Stephen. .-PAtSJWg
Leader.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-01
Booth, Weapons.

I saw the other day, says writer in
the Washington Herald, two Of the most
curious and interesting relics of the
greatest tragedy in American history.
They are the pistol with which John
Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln
and the dagger he held in his hand when
he lcapcd from the box to the stage OF
the theatre, crying sc semper tyranns. "
These relics are preserved in a bureau OF
one of the great departments of the gov
crnment, and with them is the bu let
that struck Mr.. Lincoln down. The pis-
tol is the most interesting of the lot. 1t
is one OF the kind known as the dcrrin-
ger, made in Philadelphia, which was
very famous all through the South and
Southwest thirty years ago. The one
in question is Of beautiful workmanship.
Its barrel is only two inches in length,
and the bullet weighs about quarter of
an ounce. The entire length Of the
weapon is but four inches. Its mount
ing is of silver. and the lock is one of
the finest and most perfect pieces of
workmanship | have ever seen, even in
these weapons, which are very expensive
and elaborate. The bullet is much bat
tered, and was evident y driven into the
muzz,e Qor the i,toI is a muzz,c-loaleD
by the use of mlllct and iron loading
rod. Considering the heavy charge Of
powder un cr the bullet before it was
fired, tic latter must have been only half
an inch from the muzz t, and could easi-
" have been touched with On.'s little
finger inserted into the barrel. The
m rks Of the rifng in the barrel are
clearly Wis be on the bullet, which was
very much tlattcnel from strk ng the
skull. A together, more interesting
and ghastly curio have never seen.
While handling the pistol looked at
the end of the brcrch. found there a
rcccp acle for percussion caps, which
had evidently been overlooked, and on
opening it found solitary cap, which
B 10Th had evidently put there him,e f,
intending, ii by any chance the one on
the tube of the pistol exploded without
firing it, to have another ready to hi;
hand.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-01

The fiat little stlcco bui ding at G and
Fourteenth streets, which i beng pulled
down this week, has history. 1t is
said that Plcsiden- j tf.rson opened n
public school tn ne in 1875, after his Sec
ond election, rclncu shiag s use as a
stable for that purpose. 1t WIS there
that he kept his horse an perhaps his
caniagr, or wheeled vehicle of some sort
no doubt the SINE historic horse on
which he rod from Mont cello to III!
Capita, and hen back again OIL the morn
ing of his Inauguration and rode up to
the Capitol, where, tradition says, he
dismountcd and li,chcd him to the pick
ct fence till after the ceremony.
The reason why Jefferson role on
horseback, by the way, does II appear
to have been his simplicity or IFS econ.
omy, Tor h was both an cX;ravigant and
a ccremonious MIN; but because it was
at thlt time abou' the 0 ly way il viii, III
amm ecu d gct through the mud o. Nr-
ginia to Washjngt II, AMI through the
knec-dCcp mud Of Pcnrsy,vlnin avenue
70 the Cnlitnl - IVnshinnioa P,h
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-01

In the villa &c of Meyril Canton OF
Geneva Switzerland, some dsused
wells, it is sad, have been Theoretically
sea ed to serve as barometers to the
people. An orifcc about an inch in dt-
ameter is made in the cover of the well,
by which the in ernal air is put in COM
municatlon with the external. When
the air pressure outside dimini,hcs on
the approach of storm, the air in the
well escapes and blows whistle in con-
necton with the orfi c, AMI in tn way
notice Of storms approach is given to
the inhabitants. If on the contrary,
the pressure increases, a different sound
is produced by the entry of the air into
the well, and the probability of fine
weather is announced. -Scientyfc Ameri-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-01
WHOLE NO. 2230.
Easy Mathematics.

A farmer sp.nds $l3 per year for to-
bacco, and his wife spcnls - per year
for shoes How much more docs her shoes
cost than his toblcco2
1t is tNenty-eiyht feet from q certain
kitchen door to a wood-pic, and 1858
from the same door to a corner grocery.
How much longer will it take man to
walk to the wool.pic than to the grocery,
estimating that he walks three feet per
sccond2
If it takes boy twenty-five m nutes
to cut three sticks OF wood to get supper
by, how long will it take Hmm morn
ing to walk three niles in tlc country to
meet a circus coming to town?
A cook h,r S out at So per week, and
when Saturday comes she hls broken
$3.50 worth of dishes. How much is
Due her, and how on earth did the mis-
trcss find out that she had broken any
thing?
A young lady who is out with her beau
drinks four gla ses of soda water at five
cents each; two glasses Of ginger ale at
five cents each; eats three dishes of ice
cream at ten cents each; four pieces of
cake valued at thirty cents, and throws
out hint for a box Of canly worth fl ty
cents What does she cost him in all2
\ tramp tack cs a farm. house, and q
dog tackles the tramp. The tramp passes
over thirty-two rods Of ground per IN n
ute, While the dog passes over forty-eight
rods. How long will it take the dog to
overhaul hml
Four boys who are on visit to their
aunt discover a cake of maple sugar
weighing Ave poun Is and eleven ounces.
What will each boys share be if equita-
bly, div d.ll
Ifa 50 Idle horse has caused the death
OF four different la lies who were advcr-
tised by their doctors to try the spddlo
for exercise, how many ladies could have
been dccentIy ki led in half the time by
riding over rail fences il buck boards,
John has an orange, and six boys lick
their chops and want h M to divide. He
cats it by himself, seeds, r.nl and all.
How many pieces would he have hal to
divide the orange into, in case he had
been fiat, to give each boy pieccl
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-01

There are some things familiar enough
to the civilized man which the creduiiy
of cannibal of the Pacific Islands re.
fuses to take in. Evidently the rcllcc'
tion, "What piece of work is MANI
has never been forced upon his mind,
though he may often have dincd, with
much satisfaction, off wcIl-roa,ted
specimen of humlnity. Among the
startling stories told of white men in the
Pac fc, there is one OF an "old hand" in
FIJI, wAo had cork leg and who once
found himself in the hands of the ma.
tiv s, a, a time when they were appar.
entity intent upon the preparation Of q
meal.
He did not like their looks ut all, and
he was very much exercised in his mind
at the sight Of an oven, in an act vc
state Of preparation, outside the house
he was in.
However, his presence of mind did
not desert him. He callcl .or food,
which was br ught him, and, with a
large crowd wat hing him, he began to
eat hear lily. B.twcen every mouthlul
lie struck his clasp-knfc so firmly into
his cork leg that it stood upright. The
natives watched these proceedings with
intense astonishm mt, and were evidently
much bewidered.
When he had finished his meal he very
deliberately unscrcwed his leg, and COM
posed himself to slumber. But this was
too much for them; they rushed out of
the house, and allowed him clear pas
sage to where his horse was.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-01
The Exc ll'nce Of Farm L'fr.

1t is Il common complain. that the farm
and farm life are not appreciated by our
people. We long for the more elegant
pursuits or the ways and fashions of the
town. Bat the farmer has the most sane
and natural occupation, and ought to
find life swectcr, if less highly seasoned,
than any other. lie alone, Stric ly
spcakiny, has home. How can man
take root and 1--we without lnd' He
writes his history upon his field. How
many ties and resources he has; his
friend hips with his cattle, lis team, his
dog, his trees; the satisfaction in his
grow ne crops, il his improved fields;
his intimacy with nature, with bird and
beast, and with the quickcn.ng c'cmen-
tai forces. Cling to the farm make much
of it, bc'toN your heart, your brain
upon it, so that shall savJr of you al d
Nliate your virtues after your days
work is done. Century Mag tziHe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-01
Despair Turned 10 EXulta!iOn.

A life insurance policy may not cover
mu titude of sins, but it seems to con-
done some minor ones in widows
eyes, according to the Chicago Tribune:
"a young widow in Waukesha, whose
husband had been dead for month, and
whom she had always supposed to be
free from small wees, was ovcrhauIing
his clothes the other day. She found a
large plug of tobacco in coat pocket.
ooh, George! Georgc!" she exclaimed
despairngly, "you and l will never meet
in the good world" In another puckct
she found a life insurance policy or So
900, of which she had before known
nothing. and she burst forth exuItantly:
ooh, yes, we will! VIC will! Heaven
will forgive him his one little fault"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-01

There is u place ca led the Chateau
Rouge, near the Pantheon, which |
visited few nights ago with a chiiTonier
to guide me, where the mbtucs may
buy glass of wine or liquor for four
sous which gives them the privi eye Of
staying there until the place is closed at
2 O'clock. Here were m II and woman,
old and young, asleep with their heads
leaning on the tables, whir a, around
them were others half drunk, singing
and cursing and quorrc ling, y Xt to
this WIS an mlightcl ro IN called the
"lcad room," where men only were al
Lowell to sleep on the bync1cs. Then
there is Il place where beds, or rather
shelves without mattresses or other
supcrtlu ties, are swung by ropes from
ths wal s. This Is patronizel by two
cIas>es-those who sleep at night and
those who sleep during the day. When
it i. time to oust one party to make room
for the other the proprietor -ivcs sig
ma, then looscns the rope, and d wn
drops thc shelf, and its occupant has to
"tumble OUT This is called "dormcr
la corIc," sleeping by the rope, s.,
Louis Republican.