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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS.

a North East jMd.) citizen has had coffin
made similar to the one in which Gen. Grant
was buried, and has requested his family to
inter him in it after his decease.
A party of New York Bohemians propose
to establish large cigar factory at Sag
Harbor, which will give employment to
about 1000 men and girls.
San Francisco boys stole the roof Of the
new city hall. which is of lead, taking it
away piece by piece.
Iowa towns are loaded up with oleomar-
garine sold by honest old Wisconsin farmers
as genuine dairy butter.
A vessel secured S4,50O worth Of sponge
in one weeks trip along the Florida coast
recently.
A statue of Guautimoc, now being erected
Of Paseo, Mexico, will cost the Mexicans
100000.
A Kansas baby has all eye in the back Of
its head.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
AMONG THE WARR!NG BIRDS.
BIueiays Who Acted tho Part of Peace
nakSrs-A Curious Story.

BIueiays Who Acted tho Part of Peace
makcrs-A Curious Story.
A resident of Memphis erected on his
lawn O. large bird house, intended as the sum-
rner house of flock Of martins 1t was
three story affair, and three varieties of birds
inhabited it-martins. bluebirds and spar
rows. The numbers were about equal. The
mixture Of breads did not appear to cause
discomfort for long time. Each bird nation
gathered sticks and straw and other material
for nests, and harmony prevailed for weeks.
One day, however, the gentlemans family
discovered that there was something wrong
with the inhabitants of the airy house on the
lawn. There was unusual commotion, o
squealing, pecking and nuttering which de-
noted trouble in the hitherto happy family.
A close watch brought tue further discovery
that the martins and blucbirtls had joined
forces and were making IL mighty effort to
drive the sparrows Off the premises. The
sparrows buttlcd pluckily for their home, but
were in the end doomed to defeat and an lg-
nominious flight.
Opposite the lawn in q neighbours yard
stood several large oaks. A small colony OF
bluejays had pre-empted bones there lhe
sparrows on being forced from homes and
nests took refuge in the oaks. Their advent
was followed by bird chatter, and chirp and
squall, participated in by both sparrows and
jays. The noise attracted the family, and
now two households were watching with IN
tercst tho actions of tho winged tribes.
Shortly the sparrows, seemingly escorted
by a number Of the jays, returned to the
lawn and house. This was followed by
convention of bird music, m which the jays
took tho prominent part By and by the bed
lam of voices ceased. and the jays did the
talking or chirping. They soon returned to
the oaks, leaving quiet and peace on the
lawn. Tho three bird colonies worked all
summer without further jur or disagreement
Did the jays act the part of peacemakers!-
KeoNuk Cor. Globe-Domocrat.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
THE GOOSE BONES PROPHECY.
Farmer Says 1t Promises an Open
Winter and a Good Wheat Year.

A Farmer Says 1t Promises an Open
Winter and Good Wheat Year.
You may depend upon it," said n Rock
land county farmer to a reporter last week,
''we will have an open winter and good
wheat year; the goose bone says Sc" The
goose hone is accepted by many Rockland
county people as better authority than Wig
gins. or their Hackensack friend, De Voc.
In many farm houses it will soon be found
hanging in the hall, end upon its predictions
some men place the fullest reliance.
The real prophetic bone, it is claimed, can
only be obtained from a goose that was
hatched out in the spring, and the goose must
not he killed until the Indian summer has
passed away. A bone taken from goose
Matched in May last year has row of dots
around the keel of it,. indicating the tenn
pcreture; and the darker the spots the
colder the weather. It is claimed that
tho marks dividing the bone in
dirate tho three winter months. De-
cember beginning at the front. Those
who have read this years bone carefully say
it indicates More regular weather thar that
of last year, and not SO severe. There will
will not be many days during which running
water will freeze The coldest weather will
occur during the first half Of January, and
in that time there will be several days Of
freezing. 1t will be the severest part Of the
whols season Near the point Of the bone the
discolorution is littlo heavy, thus showing
that the first day of winter will give proof of
the seasons change. This will be followed
by rising temperature and falling weather
for Christmas.
January will be ushered in with cold and
the cold will strengthen as the days lengthen,
tho coolest day of the winter being jan. S.
The severc weather will be brief, followed by
rising temperatures anu Acavy thnws, and
tho last half of the :, ..Ln will SEQ many rains
and SHOWS. During February there will not
be any very cold weather, but it will be
rather disagreeable month, with SHOWS and
rains. A few cold days will be all that Feb
ruary will contribute to winter. An carly
and decided thaw is among the promises Of
the bone. The February thaw will overflow
the mountain streams, and disastrous floods
may be looked for-New York Tribune.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
A Noted French Writer.

Jean Richepin, who has just had play
brought out at the Theatre Francois, once be-
longed to band of gypsies. The chiefs Sis
ter fell in love with him and asked him to
marry her, the penalty for refusing being
death He coyly asked for time to think the
matter over, and then fed from the camp and
went to Paris. There he led the maddest
kind OF q Bohemian existence, played OH the
stage with Sarah Bernhardt, whose most
favored lover he was, and when he became
weary of her too demonstrating devotion he
fed to the Sahara to escape her. Now he
seems in the way to become al altogether
proper and conventional member Of society.
Chicago Times.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
Doctor and Lawyer.

st. Louis has physician who guarantees
to cure almost any disease for good round
sum, which must always be paid in advance.
OF course lie often fails, and then the patient
wants his money back. The doctor employs
a lawyer for just such emergencies, and pays
him $500 yesr salary. The lawyer Is SO
skillful in pacifying ungry patients and COM
promising with implaca5le ones that the
doctor is able to make about $4,000 year
above all expenses.-New York Sun
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
An Explanation.

If any readers have received postal cards
mailed ct Atlanta, Ga, and written any time
between 1888 and last week, they may hero
read all explanation of the delay. The post
master the other day found over fifty postal
cards that had fallen under board of the
letter box. Some of them were three years
old. There was nothing to do but to mail
them, as it would be a violation Of the law to
destroy them.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
Supcrstitious Negroes.

Several years ago young girl near Aiken,
S. c., was in tho act OF placing pitcher on a
fence post when she was struck dead by light
ming. Since then the pitcher has remained on
the post, safe by superstition from the touch
of negroes, who believe that the arm which
touches it will be paralyzed. Storms and cy-
clones and earthquakes have not displaced it,
although the post which holds it is fast crum-
bling with decay.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
pestitution in the NIountaias.

There is said to be much destitution among
the whites in the mountain region of Giles
county, Va. Many people live in open
cabins, which afford less shelter in winter for
their occupants than do the barns and other
buildings in the north used for the shelter of
live stock. In winter the women and chill
dren ere without shoes and stockings, and
have scarcely sufficient clothing to cover
the1n.-Chicago Times.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
TIE BOUTONNlERE.

u
4 boutonniere! a dainty thing
Were I poet would sing
Ii flowing verse thy beauties rare,
O boutonniere!
The steel clad knight wore on his crest
A. ribbon from bis lady's breast;
The modern lover stu doth wear
Her boutonniere.
4 bud from her corsage bouquet,
Some heliotrope in volute spray,
J. tendril, too, Of maiden's hair
All boutonnierel
Those tendrils wind around my heart,
The rosebud's thorns have made me smart;
Would could think thou vert no snare,
o boutonniew.
The Argonaut.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
An Odd Silver Dollar.

Milkman David Whitney is the possessor OF
O. silver dollar on which the head Of the god
dess of liberty stands ut right angles with the
"buzza-d" on the other side, as if the old lady
had been knocked down and the bird was
about to commence banquet upon her flesh.
At the Birmingham bank tue specimen was
pronounced genuine, but entirely unique and
unexplaincble.-An Comm Sentinel.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
Want to Know the Time.

One Of the features Of q thanksgiving
service in Minneapolis church was strik-
ingly beautiful cornct solo. After the service
reporter asked the organist the name OF the
piece ut is beautiful, as you say, said the
musician. cautiously, but it is so particularly
secular that the good Presbyterians here
would be shocked it they knew what it was. p"
This answer was printed, and now all Mime
spolis is trying to find out just what TINT
cornet player played.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
Hires q Substitute.

When wealthy Chnaman is sentenced to
death he repays the judge with bland smile
and low bow, and then yawns and stretches
and goes home He can in most cases hire
substitute for $50 in American money to suf-
fer in his stead, and is only troubled because
the trial intvrteres with his routine daily life.
Detroit Free Press.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
A White Negro.

Isaac Simonds, a negro, of Boston, Mass, is
turning white every day. He is over 60 years
old, and was once slave. Nine years ngo,
while visiting in Louisville, KY, he took
sick, and after three weeks illness recov-
cred. But ever since then his skin has been
gradually losing its ebony color, until now he
would readily pass for white man.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
LocuSts in Mexico.

Large swarms of locusts are again spread
ing devastation i'll various parts OF Mexico:
The inhabitants arc engaged in combined
effort to extinguish the pests, and thousands
are killed daily. Chicago Times.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
Cure for Snake Bite.

Ida Newman, of Quihl, Tex, was bitten
by snake and died, and Maj. Henry Brown
writes thus to The Pearsall News: II read in
YOUR last issue Of the death from snake bite Of
little Ida Newman, Of Quihl, and my heart
almost blcd for her parents, under the belief
that if they had Immediately applied warm,
wet poultice of tobacco the little innocent
would have survived. Two just such bites
were overcome in just that way near me Of
Bolton in 1852
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
Wanted Moral SuaSion.

A lad in South Boston having handed his
teacher note reading, Licking don't do this
boy no good talk to him." provoked an III
quiry that led to the discovery that he lad
himself written the note.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
Gold Lands In Africa.

The St Louis Globe Democrat, referring to
O contract recently nlade between London
mining company and an American manu-
featuring firm, saysi it is one of the most re-
rnarknble on record The company proposes
to work extensive gold lands iu Africa, and
needing a large lot Of machinery, inquired In
all the large cities of Europe and America
and finally placed its order with an American
firm. There are to be six stamp mills, COM
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
.Irsficc Miller.

Justice Miller, of III" United States supreme
bench, is the John L. Sullivan Of that learned
body. It is said that his skill with Indian
clubs and boxing gloves has Won him as
much respect as his knowledge of musty
laws-Chicago Times
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
Went All the Way Down.

A negro well digger in Leesburg, Ga, was
alarmed at the disappearance of his crowbar,
which he wss us.ng III the bottom Of well.
Investigation shovel that thin crust OF
stone wns between him and pool OF cold
water twenty feet III diameter.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
Ratlly Scared.

Joe Demones, IS years old, and black, went
down to the landing at Je!fersonville, Ind,
to SEQ a steamboat 20 out. AS lie stood look
ing she blew her whistle viciously, and imme-
diately the boy lost the power of speech and
hasn't spoken since.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
An Expired Treaty.

The treaty with Mexico which permitted
troops to cross from either country into the
other in pursuit of hostile Indians expired re-
Gently. United States troops now crossing
the line must go rs citizens instead OF as
military force.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
Died in Disgrace.

Several Russian engineers were recently
tried Oh q charge of having defrauded the
government. Among those who were found
guilty was the chief of the department, Col
Bernard. When he was put into the prison
suit and his decorations We're removed from
his breast, he was struck with apoplexy and
died on the spot
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
A Wooden Ler.ged Cow.

Some eighteen months ago an English
farmer successfully amputated one Of the
hind legs Of valuable and we'll bred short
horn cow, the object being to retain the COW
for breeding purposes, while wooden leg
was affixed to the stump The cow is now
mother, and has a fine bull calf running by
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
Wages in Germany.

For day of ten hours n woman in Ger
many working in the fields gets 10 to SO
cents, man go to 80 cents, seamstrcsscs 20 to
so cents, machinists and carpenters % cents
to 81, and masonS 81.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
In Chicago, of Course.

Bridget-Mu'am, Olive TUX tho Grape offn
the dure. Phat will Oi do with it?
Chicago Widow-Put it away carefully,
Bridget 1t has already served on two OF
these melancholy occasions, and we cannot
tell what may happen n.--Rambler.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
CRndidates' New Scheme.

During the last canvass in ST. Louis the
candidates instituted new scheme They
kept record known s.s "black book" in
which they wrote the names Of the "bleeders'
and "no goods" who are in the habit OF work
ing candidates ut election tine.-New York
Tribune.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
Tho Great Froudc Myth.

In speaking of Professor Nortons recent
work on Carlyle The st. James Gazette
says: 1.-THE Carlyle fnblc--the great Froude
myth of the dyspeitic literary monster and
tho martyred wife-was never thoroughly
believed in by large number OF persons"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
A NeM Trick.

A New York sharper, who only had desk
room himself in an office, "rented" the rest OF
the place to un Englishman for $500 year.
The money was paid in advance, and tho
sharper is now some distance in advance of
Tho ofiScn,s
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
4 Big Nugget.

A gold nugget weighing thirty-ilve pounds
and valued at $4,000, is on exhibition Ill San
Francisco 1t was found in the northeastern
part of the state, and is the largest and finest
one ever unearthc,.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
The Noted Confederate.

John S. Mosby is slight, bent, blonde man,
with cold gray eye containing no moro ex-
preston than boys marble. He talks
slowly, never gets excited and does not know
what fear is.-Detroit Free Press.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
Answered Every Purpose.

The Virginia Free Rress was bound to Illus
trate its report of the election returns, and as
it had no rooster, flag, cannon or eagle cut it
used the remainder of probably unpaid cir
Gus bill in the shape Of q flno giraffe.
This paper only 81 so perAlnum.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-23
A Strange Disease.

John Snyder, the hoosier whose only RELIEF
from the effects of q strange disease is in al
most continual walking shaves as he walks
and takes his meals on the 60.
Don't borrow YQur neighbOr's paper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-02-04
Senator Spooner's Eulogy OF Thomas A..
Hendricks.

Mr.. President / do not affect to be-
lieve that | can worthily add to the elo-
quent and impressive eulogies which
have been pronounced in the hearing of
the senate, but / desire nevertheless to
speak word of tribute to the memory
of MIR. Hendricks. On the day he be-
came vice-president / came stranger
into the senate, and as | stood before
him to take from his lips the oath of
Office he gave to me, as native OF
Indiana and the son of one whom in
years long gone he had known in pro-
fessional life, n warm and friendly
greeting, and later, during the execu-
tive session, he supplemented that greet
ing by courtesy so considerate and kind
ly that have felt in his death some
thing of the sense of personal loss.
The occasion on which | remember
last to have seen him in the discharge
of his official duty in this chamber |
shall never forget. Standing in his
place there with ill-concealed emotion,
and in tones which were low and
trembling, he invited our attention to a
dispatch just received, and there came
to us from the secretary's desk the
words (happily then not quite true),
'Gen. Grant is dying" which hushed
every sound here, bowed every head,
and made the senate in its sorrow that
afternoon representative body of all
the people. How little we thought that
before the autumn should have come
and gone the familiar face then before
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-02-04
Articles

From this it will be seen that during this
period, covering the whole time since the
coinage of standard silver dollars was re-
sumed in 1873, we have imported sol 025. :
100 in gold and exported S1l3, IA SAB in gold,
showing that during this period we have inn
ported into the country S1S7, 2S0. 81 in gold
more than we have exported from the cotIn-
try. This table also shows that during that
period we have imported SOB, 9l4, 953 in sill
yer, and that during the same time we have
exported Sl72. 145, 200 in silver showing that
in this time we have exported from the coun-
try SOS, 230, 256 in silver more than we have
imported into it. This | submit fully ex-
plodes this stock argument OF the gold mono
malllStS
Another of the bugahoos which these
noney-sharks and their representatives have
used to brighten us into gold recommendation
was that Europe would dump all her depre-
ciated silver into this country and in ex-
change take our gold out of the country.
This table is full answer of fact to that
theoretc ScarecT0w. During the last fiscal
year we imported S2669l Ga6 in gold and ex-
ported S., Al. S92 in gold showing that dur.
ing the last year SIP, S53 more in gold was
brought into the country than was taken
out; and that during the same year S16,550,-
627 in silver was imported and S:s3 553. t33 in
silver was exported, thus showing that Sl7,-
202, $50 more silver was sent out of the coun-
try during that year than was brought into
the country.
Now that the theory that silver coinage
would drive the gold ont of the country has
been so conclusvely exploded. the represen-
tatives of the bOndhoiders and bankers tell
us that our treasury reserve is going to be
changed from gold TO silver. 1t will be OBJ
served that their fears, the dangers they pre-
dict, the evils they say are 10 befall the c0un-
try, are always going to happen on account
of some undeveloped thing which is to occur
hereafter, not because of facts which do
actually exist. They argue as If we were
Obliged to have either gold standard and a
gold treasury reserve or . silver standard
and silver treasury reserve In fact, we
ought to have neither. and instead of either
we ought to have the double standard of
gold and silver, and treasury reserve OF
gold and silver, just as we now have
How are the gold monometallists going
to reconcile these potent official facts with
their theQy that silver is driving or will
drive goldbut of the country? So long as
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-02-04
-. |. BaXterGCo.
Madison Matters.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
Gov. Rusk and the state officers went
to Manitowoc on Thursday to attend the
funeral of Congressman Rankin.
The officers of the Wisconsin National
Guard held their annual meeting at the
capitol on Wednesday. About sixty
commissioned officers were present and
fine programmes were presented. Col.
King and Col. Lomia of the governor
staff presented interesting papers on
military topics. The governors guards
of Madison, gave the boys ball before
their departure from the capital city.
The state farmers and horticultural
meetings opened at the capitol on Mon.
day and will continue till Friday of this
week.
Sheriff Pierstorlf, of Dane county, has
gone to Green Cove Springs, Clay
county, Florida, where he will take into
custody, f. w. Stewart, the desperate
burglar who shot Officer Ed. Lyons, on
the night of October 31st. A reward
of $500 has been standing out for Stew
arts capture and the detectives have
him at last He will appear at Madison
for trial this week.
The children's annual sleigh ride
took place on Saturday afternoon. Over
two thousand children appeared in the
procession.
The annual joint debate between the
Hesperian and Athepean literary So
cieties will take place at the university
one week from next Friday night. An
able contest will undoubtedly be heard
asIboth societies are confident of victory.
The question will be announced early
next week
Several Madisonians went to Chicago
last Thursday to witness the great
wrestling match between EvanLewis the
Madison wrestler, and the celebrated
Japanese wrestler. The boys came
back in high spirits, as Lewis carried
the Madison banner to victory.
The &. A. r. boys made pre-
paration for grand excursion to Mil
waukee to the department encampment
They left on the &. M. & St P. roac
at $3.50 p. NJ. Tuesday. The st. Paul
company granted the boys exceedingly
low rates and good rousing number
went from Madison besides
large delegation who joined them along
the route. The St. Paul company alst
gaved low rates to and from the farm
er's convention.
The Stecher, Weber and Huetten
manufacturing company of Racine,
whose object is to manufacture sash
doors. blinds, etc.. filed articles O
association with the secretary of stat,
Thursday. The incorporators ar,
Messrs. Johu Stecher, Adolph Weber
and Peter Huetten The capital stock
is 100000