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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

Baby Carriages, Wagons and Velos-
ipedes at Jos. Eros; the best medicine
to give to baby's and children is fresh
air, baby carriage or Velocipede will
save you perhaps a doctors bill.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

FOR Brooms, Baskets, Brushes,
Bowls, Bath Bricks, Basins, &C., go to
?. w. CantWell.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-04-30

this time the banderillas we're
brought out. These are short,
barbed spears about two feet long
around the middle of which there
is a net work of wire, in which
there is interviewer many pendant
ribbons and a large variety of
colored paper trimmings. When
all were ready a fresh animal was
driven in. AS he passed under
the arched gateway his back was
pierced by a banderilla, which
hung by its barbed point and set
him wild and frantic in the ex-
treme. He lunged, beloved and
paved the ground, and in his aw-
full agony rushed forward and
made a very desperate leap in an
attempt to jump the stone wall.
This of course he struck with ter
rife force only to fall back in
bruised and mangled mass upon
the ground. Every horse and man
in his way during this mad excite
ment Jared about as those in the
first attack. When the bull began
to show signs Of exhaustion from
loss of blood or other causes he
was pierced with more barbed
banderillas. These are inserted
by active foot men or a
man on horse back while passing
in a gallop. We have seen this
continued until the animal had a
dozen barbed spears dangling from
his forehead, back and sides. 1t
was indeed a barbarous scene to
look upon. The ribbons were
waving in the breeze while the tor
tured beast rushed madly two and
fro, and all this only to furnish the
assembled multitude with a long
scene of barbarous amusement.
The performance lasted about
three hours. during which time
four animals breathed their last,
to the low tones of slow music,
after which these modern gladia-
tors advanced to the carpeted steps
in front of the seats of honor,
where ON bended knees they knelt
before the fair madrinas and
received from them their tributes
of ribbons and festoons of flowers
as partial reward for the inhu-
man cruelties which had been in
fiicted on a number of dumb brutes
during this beautiful Sabbath
afternoon. RAMBLER.
p. S. While [ write this street
procession is passing my door adj
vertising to-morrow's bull fight.
These Sunday performances are
about asregular as church services
and far better advertised and at
tended. r.
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MARKET REVIEW.
CHICAGO. April 20 1856.

The visible supply of grain in q S. shows
decrease during last week of 1.2f4 232 bu. of
wheat and ,646, 1884 bu. of corn.
Crop advices from all sections are very
favorable for spring wheat The winter
wheat average is lighter than last year but
fair crop is expected.
Wheat market to-day is frmer with good
export movement and light receipts which has
a tendency to raise prices.
Corn is easier under light receipts and
moderate shipments. Provisions are frmer
and shade Fighter. Oats steady. Dairy
products are quiet with little demand. Veg
etabls are in ample supply and meet with less
demand than usual this time of year owing
to the poor quality.
At the stock yards business is slow with the
exception of cattle which are active and
prices on the ordinary run of fat steers are
higher. Shippers and dressed beef dealers
give the best prices. Veal calves are coming
in in great numbers and prices are weak.
There was 465 barrels of pork exported last
week. Hogs are slow and prices &c lower on
nearly all classes, heavy lots bring the best
prices Since the first of this month prices
have declined sec on sheep. receipts are light
and in very poor condition.
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California Letter.
San Francisco Apr. Is 1886.

San Francisco Apr. Is 1886.
Ed. GRAPHIC: As we have a few
leisure moments, will tell you of
our trip west. We left Kirksville
the night of Apr. I'd, and came to
Kansas City, where we stayed till
near noon of the 4th inst. when we
started for Sacramento, Cal. The
ground was covered with snow, a
cold wind was blowing, and as we
had two hundred and fifty through
passengers, we were very badly
crowded. In crossing Southern
Kansas and Colorado, in winter,
the scenery is too monotonous to be
interesting. There are some pros
porous looking towns and fine
country along the line of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fee
r. r, in Southern Kansas. We
crossed the Trinidad mountains on
the 9TH. As the grade here is very
steep, 100 #. to the mile, the train
was divided and a large engine
called "Uncle Dick" was put in
the lead. These mountains are
in new Mexico, and the scenery is
magnificent. At Albuquerque we
found the peach and cherry trees
in bloom. Here we changed cars
and took the A. &. P. r. r. to
Mojave. Between Albuquerque and
Mojave there is some very dreary
looking country, but there are
also jsome grand sights, that
must be seen by lovers of nature
to be appreciated. In crossing
the Sierra mountains we passed
through seventeen tunnels. Here
the scenery is too grand for de-
cription. From the Sierra noun
stains to Sacramento is a beautiful
valley, and the wheat and barley
are heading out at this time. We
arrived at Sacramento on the 9th
inst. and after looking about the
city and vicinity till the 14th, we
took steamer for this city where
we will remain for a few days.
The Brooklyn Hotel where we are
stopping, is a pleasant place and
prices are reasonable. Times are
much duller here than they are
in Missouri. The weather is very
rainy for the season, and the low
lands are flooded.
Hastily yours.
JIM. CRAWFORD.
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A Knox county writer says:
"Hatch will not be a candidate
subject to the Democratic conven-
ton, it is thought by many here,
in view of the solid revolt against
him in Lewis, Macon, Knox and
other counties, and it is thought
in all probability he will run on a
kind of mugwump opposition tick
ct, if he thinks his personal fol-
lowing and the Republicans can
pull him through"
If he hangs fire much longer
and keeps on dilly-dallying on
post Office appointments in this dis
trict, he will need somebody out
side the Democratic party to pull
him through. Why does he not
boldly and fearlesrly do what he
now knows he will do in the end,
and not profess to be working in
the interest OF each aspirant? By
so doing even the defeated and dis
appointed ones would think a
great deal more of him. Profess
ed friendship is worse than a man.
ly, outspoken opposition. This
thing of trying to carry water on
both shoulders never did and nev-
er will win in the long run. Hon
est peonle love an honest outspo-
ken man, and detest a cringing
sycophant t-Shelbin Torchlight.
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St. Nicholas for May, 1886.

May is the month of buds and
blossoms, in the almanac least;
and the May ST.. NICHOLAS comes
like nosegay of spring flowers.
Rose Kingsley opensathe num-
ber with an account of the spring
time of poet-"When Shakes
pere was a Boy" in which she has
gathered from external sources and
from the internal evidences of his
writing all the facts and fancies
that bear upon his boy
hood, and has woven them
into a delightful sketch, beautiful
ly illustrated by Aired Parsons,
and by Leon Moran's frontis-
piece.
Spring poetry, too, finds its
place in the magazine, as good
spring poetry should; and there
could qe scarcely anything fresh
er and daintier than Helen Gray
Cones Spring Beauties" Will
liam E, Ashmalrs easter Carol"
and the "May Song by Laura E.
Richards, with Laura G. Hills
illustrations.
Talks about. flowers are certainly
timely, and doubly interesting
when they deal with adventure, as
well, and such exotics as the curl
Gus "lace leaf" the amusing Gar
feature plant" and the tree that
bears Vegetable Clothing;;' all
which are cleverly depicted by the
brothers Beard. And the practi-
cal side of life Is not neglected.
Readers with a mechanical turn
will be especially interested in
''The Handiwork of Some Clever
School boy" which was exhibited
at the American Institute Fair,
New York.
In the matter of fiction, "The
Girls Tricycle. Club" by E. Vim
ton Blake, will be enjoyed by boys
and girls alike who delight in out
door life and exercise.
The dogs are now having their
day in st. Nicholas, and this
months batch of Dog Stories
contains anecdotes by E. P. Roe.
John R. Coryell, and Charlotte NJ,
Vale. Then the Brownies try
roller skating; Mrs. Burnett tells
how "Little Lord Fauntleroy''
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-04-30

Crawford, at Brashear, is selling
Lumber at river prices. If.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-04-30
Texas Letter.

ED GRAPHIC: Twill give you a
few items in regard to this coun-
try. l am in Armstrong county,
Panhandle, Texas. The surface is
rather broken but the land affords
excellent pasture, and cattle rails
ing is the principal industry.
When the grass fails, as it must
do in time, the Cream" of this
part of Texas will be gone. A few
settlers are coming into this part
of the country as there is some
good farming land along the water
courses. The spring here is very
late and the weather extremely
dry up to the eleventh of this
month, when we had a heavy rain
and hail storm. The grass is now
growing rapidly and stock men
will go to work. The country is
remarkably healthy, though il
places we have alkali water. Tim,
ber lis scarce; wood is worth
SO to So per cord, fence posts
25c to 30c each. Dry goods and
groceries are very high.
J. p. ToWLEs.
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Permanent.

There are medicines which give
only temporary relief and then
leave the sufferer worse eff than
before, especially in cases of dys-
pepsia. Remember that this is not
the way with Browns Iron Bitters.
See what Mr.. J. M. Gaines, of
Gaines, S. c., says about this
prince of tonics, "My wife has
been greatly benefited by it; she
had been troubled with dyspepsia
for years, and now l believe she is
permanently cured" 1t also cures
liver and kidney complaints.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-04-30

horse bounds blindly On, only to
add to the fc rec with which he is
received on the wide expanding
horns of the enraged beast. Then
we hear a loud snort and a sub
dued below from the bull, and a
sickning, choking groan of pain
from the horse. AT times he utters
a piercing neigh of distress, which
is enough to curdle the very blood
of any human observer. Yet this
is all received by the Grcaser with
a high degree OF fiendish delight.
In the excitement the multitudes
raise to their feet, while the slums
of the semi civilized society cess
pools cry "bueno, bueno;s' as a
means of manifesting their savage
glee. All the while the band plays
merry music; the assembled
madrinas, maids and matrons firt
their fans, wave their handker-
chiefs and by their smiles urge
the fighters on to further acts of
cruelty. The first attack was now
over, the spear wounds in the bull
were sending forth streams of
blood; the horse hobbled
away, while his vitals were pro-
truding through CORY wounds.
In many cases he is gored
to death on the spot. After
this attack in which one horse was
disabled, two men unhorsed and
one bull killed by the swordsman,
There was a short rest. During
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-04-30
Light Brahmas.

c. S. Hart, the noted poultry
fancier, Greencastle, Mo-, has just
received a breeding pen of fine
Light Brahmas. He will furnish
only a few sittings of eggs from
this pen at $3.50 per sitting. To
be sure of getting your order filed,
address him at once.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-04-30

went to church; Horace E. Scud-
der tells how George Washing
ton" went to the first Continental
Congress, and Henry Eckford tells
more "Wonders of the Alphabet.
There are the usual departments
and many other bright articles and
pictures.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-04-30

If you are going to paper your
house, don't fail to see the elegant
line of wall paper, ceiling paper
and decorations at w. G. Fout's
west side of the square
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-04-30
LIVE STOCK.
PRICE PER 100 LBS.

Willard & Evans do not magni-
fly, but in the quality of goods and
low prices, they get there just the
same. Try them.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-04-30

Schuyler county has been ignor-
ed for years by 10th parties in
Congressional, Judicial and Sena-
torial nominations, and it is, to
our way of thinking, about time
our people were recognized by
either one or the other Of the do
minant parties. We are entitled
to the Office of Circuit Judge and
Ed. Higbee should be the nomi-
nee.-Glenwood Criterion.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-28
How Every Farmer Can Have
Fruit All Summer.

Every family who owns a small
spot Of land can have fruit all sum
mer with very little labor, yet there
fruit. a spot Of ground forty or
fifty feet square in an ordinary gar
den, will produce all the fruit that
any family will need. Strawbcr-
ries, raspberries and grapes seldom
fail to bear in this country because
the fruit is not killed in the bloom
by frost. Strawberries will yield
two hundred bushels per acre, and
three or four square rods will pro-
duce as much as one family will
need; they begin to ripcn the last
of April in this country, and con-
tinue through May. R]asphcrrics
come IN about the time Strawbcr-
ries disappear, and a few vines
will supply Il family. Five or six
grape vines will bear Il greater
quantity than n family will need
for eating, these will be in season
from the first of August until frost
if different varieties are planted.
No family will be without fruit if
they will take care q small plat
of ground set apart for those three
kinds Of vines. Where land is an
object a grape vine may be trained
to grow over The kitchen window
or door, against the side Of a stable
or barn, as ii may find support on II
shade tree, in any of which places
it will be ornamental as well as u~c-
full. Raspbcrrics will grow in The
r ~ ... -. 49,.
garden wall, and Strawberries Will
grow and bear spontaneously if
started in an old field, but all these
do best when property cultivated.
Give a little attention to these and
you will never rai! to have an abun-
dance of fruit 70" your children.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-28
Farming Out Inlbeciles.

There is no Institution connected
with the County that has q higher
claim upon the people, than the
County Poor-house, and yet it is
often the most neglected. The
proper support of those whom ma
ture has sighted in the distribu-
ton of gifts, is an imperative duty,
and the manner in which it is done,
shows the moral status of q COM
munity. Alms-hou-es are designed
for those who are not able to work,
and are thereby incapable Of earn
ing Il support. 1t often happens
that worthy persons are reduced to
the necessity of seeking refuge in
such places and it is but right that
they be properly cared for and
beneath the rugged garments which
tickle fortune has placed upon them,
u heart and an immortal soul. 1T
will not do to make such places at
tractive; it is not necessary to sup
ply them with luXurieS; but it is Il
dutv which humanity owes thn M
fortunate, to provide for them de-
Gently. Many of eur Poor houses
are positivcly ~dis1rorcCul. and tbn
mode of treatment which thnir in
motcs rocciyc is - rcGnctinn nnon
orr civilization.
The present systcm nr lno.inm ont
the lands set onorf for tbn mnintn-
nance of pouucrs. to tbn ,cr.on
who will corc for thnu -, tho law
est price. is, we think. wronm Wc
cannot sanction u system thot not
only throws fine waok ana hclrIcss
upon thc thc cold cboritv oc ono
man, but il reduces Them TO thc
most abicc, slavery. yhc of
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-28
Strange Visitors.

There was a heavy fall of a
strange kind of Il bug in Raleigh,
Durham and Wilmington on Friday
night of last week. They came
down by the thousand, and are rep
resented as being ferocious and
poisonous, instantly killing fowls
that ate of them, and their size is
somewhat remarkable, being D in
chcs long and an inch wide, with
six lcgs-or four legs proper and
two ~"feclcrs." Their coming is
thought to have been induced by
the electric light, which has just
been introduced in the places nam
ed. Prof. Atkinson, of Chapel Hill,
has examined one of the strange
creatures, and pronounccs it II spc-
cies of "watcr Scorpion" but he Of
fcrs no explanation of the phcnom-
cnon of their sudden appearance in
such large numbers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-28
The Editors Greatest Trial.

Said Or. Talmagc in the course
Of his excellent sermon on "NcWs-
papers" at The Brooklyn Wabcrna-
Gle on Sunday: "Onc OF the great
est trials Ofa newspaper mans life
arises from The fact that all the
shams of the world make the news
paper Office their customary stamp
ing ground. Cranks Of all shades
and types COngrcgatc there and
harass the weary toiIcr with their
sensC,ess rawlings. Dumb mean
ness is there too, which wants to
get its wares praised in the editO-
rial column, and thus escape pay
ing for an advertisement. Crack
Drained, i%dle-pated philosophers
file i'm, with stories as long as their
hair, and as gloomy us their finger
nails. People wonder that news
paper men are irreligious; but for
my part j wonder that newspaper
man, confronted as he is, day by
day, with the pettiness, the mean
ness, the folly of mankind, believes
in anything! Were it not for his
early training at his mothers knee
out On the farm, lessons which can
never be entirely effaced, he would
cease believing altogether"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-28
Choice of Lifetime Companions
ship.

Statistics show that in Massa-
chusetts and New York States wo-
men have a majority of hundreds
Of thousands. Why this is we
leave others to SurmiSC. 1t would
seem that woman is a fav0ritc
with the Lord, and therefore He
has made more of that kind. From
the order of the creation in para
disc, it is evident that women is an
improved edition of man. But
whatever hc the reason for it, the
fact is certain that she who selects
Il husband has II smaller numbcr
of people to select from than he
who selects Il wife. Therefore Il
woman ought to be especially care
full in her choice Of a lifetime COM
paniOnship. She can not afford to
make Il mistake. If Il man err in
his selection he ear spend his eve
ming at the club and dull his s"nsi-
bihticS by tobacco smoke, but wo-
man has no club-roOm for refuge,
and would find it difficult to habit
uatc herself to cigars. If woman
make Il bad job of marital selection
the probability is that nothing but
4 funeral ear relieve ii. Divorce
cases in court may interest the
public, but the lOVc-lcttcrs of &
married couple are poor reading
except for those who write them.
Pray God that YOU may be dcliv-
cred from an irrcNocablc mistake.
DR.. TUimdgc.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-28
SOUTH CAROLINA RAILWAY
COMPANY.


SUNDAY NOVEMBER y,
1883, ut 80 ~. NJ, passenger Trans Will
run as follows, "tastcrh tlmc:'
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EAST UA1LY.)
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Duc Charleston 70 lSDm 0O5 . mn
rsrf,,rv
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iNi"'' nnITn,nIi, ,oinH'""
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TO AND FROM CAMDEN.
tE,sT n>IIy ryrrpr srrSpyy.l
r.,, ~, ,nam ~ ,,
KIP oluiii"'n ." am W3 ~ > =, III
" ...
WEST 'N'!h hN'h'' 'NpNHJ
Dept Camden 900 Il III I Il III 3 ID = IN
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-28
Road What the say.

JAS. a.. Burton, merchant Ncwbcrry,
s. Cr says: ~ give my hearty and un-
qualified approval Of Pelham's Chill
Specific, which / have found from ac-
for Chills and Fever"
n. r.. Milan, clinton, s. c., says: at
Will cure every time. / have l2hands
on my place, and ii cured all of them of
Chills and Fever"
article and be cured.
For sale by j. IL. Wilkes; b. f. Posey
d Bro. Laurens; II. Y. Vance, Clinton,
Gray Sullivan d Gray and Sullivan s.
Milan.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-28

"A colorcd girl at Rock Hill re-
Gently gave birth to a child having
four ears, Il double nose, double
cyelashcs, double eyebrows, and
other abnormal features. The cX-
ira ears were smaller than the
natural mes and grew just behind
and attached to those organs. The
extra nose was ON top of the natu-
raj nose, but there were no apcr-
lures, and the extra eyebrows and
~eyclashes g just above the
check bone. At this point there
was n mark on either side of the
face that rcsembled closed eye.
Another strange feature of the
face was a line between the chin
and lower lip which rcscmblcd II
closed mouth, but there was no
opening there either.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-28
Tut CGHtract-brcakcrs to Work

Upon Il statute books is found
an ACT authorizing the County Com
h~''"Nlohcrs and officers of munich
PAL corporations to employ con-
Nict&, sentenced TO hard labor. nm
on the highways or upon the pub
NC street" within the limits of the
corporat" towns or cities.
The first section provides that
II authorities which, under ex-
listing laws have power TO sentence
coAVlctS to confinement in prisons.
may, within their discretion, i'm
pose tn" condition of hard labor
not exceeding ninety days.
In the I'd Section, public high
ways, roads, bridges and other pub
ne works arc mentioned as places
Whrrc they may find employment.
lhey shall be under the direction
Oh the County Commissioners.
This Act took effect Dec. ODD.
1000, Dul as yet we have not heard
or any Trial Justice or other Judi
clal Oficcr exercising the power
conferred.
ferhaps 1t would be we'll, if we
are ever to try the experiment, to
sentence laborers who violate their
contract, so that the County can, if
deemed advisable, get the benefit
of their services.
Without going into the question
as to the constitutionality of pun
fshing men for violations of civil
contracts; if we punish violators
at all, 80 days in Jail is entirely in
adequate. Let the Trial Justices
throughout the County sentence
these offenders to hard labor and
ere long we will have q strong
force at work on our roads, If moth
ing else is accomplished.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-28
What it Costs to Run the Coun-
ties.

Abbcville, $4,000; Aiken, 20,3l3;
Barnwcll, 10000; Beaufort, 1850;
Brekel"y, 10000; Clarendon, 8,l75;
Chesterfield, S,40O; Chester, 1850;
Colleton, 1895; Charleston, $4,000;
Darlington, %12,8000; Fairfield, 49,,
875; Georgetown, 1925; Green
vile, %, $50; Horny, 1880; Hampton,
$500; Kershaw, 1850; Lexington,
$500; Lancaster, 1850; Laurens,
13,48O; Marlboro, 1880; Marion,
12,405; Newberry, 1868; Orange
burg, 1900; Pickens, 1860; Rich
land, 2S,300; Sumpter, 1910; Union,
1879; Williamsburg, 1O,4OO; York,
16,7G3.