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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1886-08-04
Some Rules For Women.

]. VGman's power In the world IL
measured by her power TO please.
Whatever she may wish to accomplish,
she will best manage It 10y pleasing.
y wOmaE'A grand social aim should
DO tn please.
.. Modesty Ia the ground on whIcI,
all woman's charms arresr to the
greatest advantage In manners, dress
conversation remember always that
modesty must not hc Forgotten.
8. 30 tho woman's aim " to please
and modeaty IL tile frat principal In
the art Of pleasing.
I. Always dress up TO yorr age or n
little beyond II. Let your person be
tie youngest thing about you, not the
oldest.
3. Remember that what women ad-
mire IN themselves II seldom what
men admire in them.
6. WOmen's beauties are seldom
mems beauties.
7. Gayety tempered by seriousness
is the happiest manner In society.
8. Always speak low.
y. A plain women can never he
pretty She can always be fascinating II
she takes pains.
10. Every year woman lives tho
mole palms she should take with her
dress.
II. In all things lot woman ask
what will please the men of sense
before she asks what will please the
men Of fashion.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1886-08-04
Earliest Methods Of Measuring
Time.

The story is that King Alfred had
no better way to tell the time than by
burning twelve candles, each Of which
lasted two hours; and when all the
twelve were gone, another day had
passed. Long before the time Of
Christ, the shadow Of the sun told the
hour Of the day, by means of a sun
dial. The old Chaidcsns go placed a
hollow hemisphere, with bead in the
center, that the shadow of the bead
on the inner surface told the hour of
the day.. Other kinds Of Gials were
a:terward made with tablet OF wood
or straight piece of metal. On the
tablets were marked the different
hours. When the shadow came 10
the mark TX. it was nine o clock in
the morning. The dial was sometimes
placed near the ground, or in towers
OF buildings. You see. in the picture.
two Gun dials that are in the Gray and
Black Nunuery i'll Ottawa. the capital
of Canada. The old clock on the
eastern end Of Faneuil Hall in Bos-
ton was formerly dial of this kind;
and on some Of the old church towers
In England you may see tnem to-dGy.
Aside from the kinds mentioned, the
dinls now in existence are intended
more for ornament than for use In
the days when dials were used, each
ono contained motto of some kind,
like these: Time flies like the shad-
ow," or. tell no hours but those
that are happy
But the dial could be use only in
the daytime; and, even then, it was
worthless when the sun was covered
with clouds. In order to measure the
hours of the night as well as the hours
Of the day, the Greeks and Romans
u'ed the clepsydra, which means:--
The water steals away" A large jar
WAS filled with water, end hole was
made IN the bottom through wbich the
water could run. The glass, in those
days, WAS not transpa rent. No one
could see from the outside how much
water had escaped So there was
made, on the inside, certain marks that
told the hOu.3 as Tie water ran out; or
else n stick with rotchcs in the edge
was dipped into the water, and the
depth Of what was left showed the
hour. Sometimes tho water dropped
luto another jar In which a block Of
wcod was floating, the block rising as
the hours Tent on. Once in q wnile
some very rich man had a clepsydra
that souudci musical note at every
hour.- Popular Science MonthN.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1886-08-04
POETRY.
THE WORLD FROM THE SIDE-
WALK.

ana you ever stand IN the crowded
street,
4 n the glare % the city lnmr.
And list to the tread ofthe million feet
In their quantity musical tramp"
~ the Burging crowd go y aud fro
Tia a pleasant sight, ] ween,
go mark the figures that come and go
In the ever.c!lRnging scene.
HeEs the publican walks with the sim
ner proud.
And the priest In his gloomy cowi,
Ard Dives walks IN the motley crowd
With Lazarus. cheek by jowl:
And the daughter OF toll, with her
fresh young heart
As pure M her spotless fame.
Keeps step with the woman who
makes her mart
IN the hnunts OF sin and shs;ae.
How Lightly trips the country las
In the midst OF the city's Ills,
as freshly pure IA the dslsied grass
That grows on her native hili4:
And the beggar. too. with his Auugry
eye,
And his lean, wan faco ana crutch.
hv "
AZ he gives hliN little oil much.
When time hns beaten the world's tat
too.
And In dusky armour digit
- treading with echolcss Footsteps
through
Inc gloom OF the Silent night,
si"w many Ti these shali be ds!nti.y
ted
while many will go 10 a seepless bed
And mover "A crumu to eat,
~ WIG" '"e "ourS 4" )"F'u'
'S.
'''S "e o'ooR I" hee'
S"' "'"'"ef' ""o S's'rfS uespa'flhH
CRY
'n ''e'' WOE hto tte'r !o't'fr aeta
e. '"'h "of.o IN the bEReis sought
INN "o,,' Va 'u'S "S 'n''
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1886-08-04

Ma, haven't been a real good boy
since I've been going to Sunday
School p said little Johnnie.
"Yes, my lamb" answered his mother
fondly.
"And you trust me now, don't you,
MAJ"
"Yes darling" she replied.
"Then," spoke up the little innocent,
what makes you keep the preserves
locked uP in the pantry, the same as
eyer -
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1886-08-04
"Rise and Explain. -
jietcs Of Governor j. c. Sheppard on
the ImSort0nt Issues Of tie Day.

the Important Issues Of tie Day.
To the Editor of tie NeseS cnd Cour
rier Your editorial IN the Ne,rs and
Courier of July Is, in reference TO
."The nextGovernor-No Leaps in the
Dark" meets with favorable comment
in this community, and lie you, we
desire the candidates for Governor, or
gentlemen whose names will probabIy
be brought before the convention for
that position, to "tslS 10up aud let
their views DO known ON The important
issues of the day. Yoy well sav, aud
we agree with yon " ipts that:
There is no good leason Why the
Governor Of South Carolina should be
taken on credit. There Is no good
reason why it should bc taken for
granted that candidate for q no.nine
ton Id in accord With the people ou all
important quesrionS. There is no good
reason why the principles and opinions
of the next Govern: Of South ca.
DINA shall be hidden, or remain un-
revealed, until the nomination has
been made, and, for better or for
worse, the candidate Of The Democracy
has been chosen"
True, Our County Convention has
! recommended that our distinguished
fellow citizen Governor j. G.. Shep,
pard, De Nominated by the State Con-
vention for Governor for the ensuing
term, but il doilg go we we're aware
Of his views on many ot tie most I'M
p2rtaat matters before the people.
We knew that 10 was opposed to
any Interference with the South Car
"lina University, although he thinks
that it would probably be weI. to have
reasonable tuition fee for thuse able
to pay.
That he favors keeping up and
n'ni"taining the Citadel Academy as
| heretofore.
That whilst he is utterly opposed to
tearing down" these TWO popular in
stitutions of learning, yet he is in full
accord with the "Earmers movement"
IL the establishment of an agricultural
or farmers college, and y,ould support
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1886-08-04

In advance OF the sickly season
render yourself Impregnable;
malarial atmosphere or sudden change
OF temperature Ia fraught with danger;
use DR.. J. u. McLean's strengthening
'TIiu ahi Bpl PIriha. SInI
per bottle
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1886-08-04

Far better than the harsh treatment
OF medicines which horribly gripe the
patient and destroy the coating OF the
stomach. DIR. j. X. McLean's Chills
and Fever Cure, by mild yet effective
action will cure Sold NJ so cents a
bottle
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1886-08-04

Thousands Of people suffer with back
ache, not knowing that in most cases,
II is symptom of diseased kidneys
aud liver, which plasters and lotions
cannot heal. The heat aud safest
remedy Is DR.. J ri. McLean's Liver
and Kidney Balm. $i0) pr oo.tl..
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1886-08-04

If you suffer pricking pulse on
moving the eyes. or cannot bear bright
light. aud nnd your sigbt weak aud
failing. you shoula promptly Use DR..
! H. Mcfesn's Strengthening Eye
Salve. = repl~ box.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-01-28
"HUSTLING."

\ Western paper says that there
is room in the West for the young
man who viii 90 out there and "hus-
tie. Undoubtedly, and there is
room at home for the same young
man.-Atlanta Constitution.
1t is the necessity Of "hustling"
here in Georgia, that causes 50 many
to 60 West, but sad to contemplate
the conditions Of life in the West re-
quire the same amount Of "hustling"
there as it does here, and in many in
stances they have to redouble their
efforts to make money enough to pay
for quinine and doctor bills, and f.
nally have to write back to Georgia to
the old folks to send money to come
home on. llustling is another name
for hard work, rs the common fate Of
all except the wealthy, and they have
to ''hustle" constantly to keep their
wealth. Stay at home and work
here as you will have to do in the
West, and you will, under our genial
climate and on our fertile soil, sue
coed as well as it is reasonable fol
mortals who till the soil. There is a.
much in the man, as there is in the
land.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-01-28
City MarShal'S Sales.

viii be sold before the Court House door
in the city of Marietta, Cobb county. Ga
during the legal hours OF sale on the first
Tuesday in March next, the following props
erty, to>wit
One house and lotin the city of Marietta,
Ga, bounded on the north by cemetery
street East by property of w + Granting
and W, }. Scott, South by Roswell street,
and West by property of Geo. +. Gober and
Miss n. E. Massey. Levied on as The
property Off p. Wallis or his city taxes
for the year 1884 Notice given Mrs. J. p.
Wallis, tenent in possession
Also at the same time and place, one
house and lot in the city of Marietta Ga
bounded as follows North by property OF
DIR. A. Reynolds Sr., East by Powder
Springs street, South by Henderson street
West by the Western 81 Atlantic Railroad.
Levied on as the property of II. w. Gable
for his city taxes for the year1SSj. Notice
given r W. Gable.
Also, at the same time and place. one
house and lot in the city Of Marietta GA
bounded as follows: North by property un,
known; east by property of Mrs. J. G. Wa.
tiers; south by Roswell street. and west Inv
property of w. II. Wallis. Levied on &c
the property of Mrs Matte Young for her
city taxes for the years 1888 1891 and 1881.
Notice given Mrs. Matte Young.
Also, at the same time and place one
house and lot in the city of Marietta, Ga
bounded as follows: North by property d
J. B. Sullivan; east by properly of Jane.
G. Hughes; south by Roswell street and
west by Atkinson street Levied on as Tho
property OF Henry Small wood for his CITY
taxes for the year 1885 Notice given Mi,
randa Smallwood, tenant in possession.
WILL T. BANKS, City Marshal
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-01-28
DYNAMITE AT CARTERSyILLE.

Between 10 and II o'clock on the
evening of the Odd, inst, at Carriers
vile, Ga, dynamite was exploded on
the front veranda Of the residence
of United States Commissioner Aaron
Collins. The flooring and roof of the
yeranda and all the windows in the
front part Of the house were shatter-
ed, and Mr.. and Mrs. Collins, who
occupied a bed within about three
feet Of where the explosion occurred,
were severely shocked. The terrific
noise aroused quite number of citi-
zenss who, with police, hurried to the
scene in very short time. The
mayor soon had armed men in search
Of the miscreants. Suspicion pointed
to lobe and Sam Jackson, brothers,
and special warrants were issued foI
their arrest by Judge Fain, who is
holding court there. lobe jackson
was found at his fathers house be-
tween l and ? o'clock that morning.
but escaped amid shower OF bullets
Sam Jackson was arrested about
daylight, near the railroad Etowah
bridge, two miles from town, and
lodged in Jail. Blood hounds were
procured from Atlanta and possee
went in pursuit Of lobe. Warrants
were out againt Jackson for violating
the revenue laws and intimidating
United States witnesses. lie made
his escape from u United States Mar
shall last Tuesday week and is said t.
have made threats against Collins anC
others. lobe was in town that night
Mr.. Collins lives in the centre of tn,
city, near the railroad, and the explo
sion occurred while freight trains
passing. Hundreds have visited til,
scene Of explosion and much sympa
thy is expressed for Mr.. and Mrs
Collins. Great excitement prevail
the city.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-01-28
ROUTED BY WISE.

Mr.. Boutelle, Of Maine, viciously
charged that at the Navy yards at
Norfolk that disabled Union soldier
had been dismissed and an cx-confed
crate put in his place and that the in
scrlptlons on cannon, commcmora-
tive Of Union victories, had been cilac-
ed and he further poured out his in
vectives on the South and the demo-
cratic administration generally. Mr.
George Wise, of Virginia, replied in
a scathing speech, in which he said
he was glad of the opportunity to in
form the gentleman from Maine that
the dry dock at Portsmouth had new
er been destroyed, and that no can
mons with such an inscriptions had
ever been in the Portsmouth navy
yards, and that the man discharged
had never been in the Union army.
never heard minnie ball whistle,
but was in bomb proof position
while brave men fought the battles !;
and as to the Confederate, or the one
alleged to have been appointed on
account Of his service in the Confed-
crate army, was appointed after a
competitive examination, and the
other man was removed for beastly
intoxication. On the other hand.
during Arthur's administration the
post master at Portsmouth, who was
"A Union soldier, twice wounded and
twice promoted for gallanty, was re-
moved at the dictation Of Ex-Confed-
crate General Billy Malone. During
Grants, Hayes and Arthur's admin
istrations, the captain Of confederate
gucrillas, John s. Mosby, was sent to
represent the government Of the Uni
ted States in a foreign country. Long
street, a confederate lieutenant-G Gen
eral, was elected for the most impor-
tant Federal position in Georgia, and
Mr.. Wise could have added
that Grant put confederate, Acker-
man, in Ills cabinet. Mr.. Wise fur
Their said while we sit here and vote
pensions to Union soldiers, we are in
the house Of our fathers and have
come to stay, and we will not consent,
that while Grant dying thanked God
that peace had been restored to this
distracted country, for it to be main
tanned by backbiters of Boutelles
stripe, that those who were in the
service Of the Confederate army
should forever be dcbarrcd from the
service OF his country, Wise was
congratulated upon his speech, which
is considered one Of the best fifteen
minute talks ever delivered in the
House. 1t bristles with good points
throughout and the above is only
running synopsis fit.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-01-28
THE MEANING OF THE WORD ZERO

Zero on the common thermometer.
like the tanciful names on the CON
stellations, is an instance of the way
wise mems errors are made immortal
| by becoming popular. Zero comes to
us through Spanish from the Arabic
and means empty, hence nothing. In
an expression like sixty degrees
Fair" the abbreyation "Fahr. ="
stands for Fahrenheit, Prussial.
merchant OF Dantzic, on the shores
Of the Baltic sea. Ills full name was
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit. From a
boy he was a close observer of nature,
and when only nineteen years of age,
in the remarkably cold winter of
lIO9, he experimental with snow
and salt together, and noticed that it
produced a degree Of cold equal to
the coolest day Of that year. AS tlar
day was the coolest the oldest inhab-
ltant could remember, Gabriel was
the more struck with the coincidence
Of his little scientific discovery, and
hastily concluded he had discovered
the lowest degree OF temperature
known in the world, either natural
or scientific. He called the degree
zero, and constructed thermome-
ter, or ruled weather glass, with a
scale graduated up from zero 10 the
boiling point, which he numbered
PIP, and the freezing point %, be-
cause as he thought, mercury con
tracted the thirty-second Of it's vol
ume on being cooled down from the
temperature of freezing water to zero
and expanded the one hundred and
eightieth on being heated from the
freezing to the boiling point.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-01-28
Sherifl'S Sale for March.

viii be sold before the Court House door
in the city OF Marietta, Cobb county, Ga
during the legal hours of sale, on the first
Tuesday in March, 1886, the following
property to-wit:
Lot of land No Az and 20 acres of lot OF
land No 44G i'll ali 60 acres more or less, in
the 10th district an} End section of Cobb
county G&. Levied on as the property OF
Mrs. NJ. l.. Walker to satisfy three Justice
Court ii ia S issued from the sos Dist G. NJ.
OF said county. Two of said fl fa's in favor
| of John X. Winters vs. Mrs NJ. L. Walker,
and one in favor OF Winters & Lerg VS..
said NJ. l. Walker Notice given to Mrs.
NJ. l.. Walker and John b. Mathews.
Also, at the same time and place, one
house and lot in the city of Marietta, Ga
situated on Lawrence street and bounded as
follows: North by the property of Mrs.
Haynes; eas; by the property OF Thomas IL.
Shockley south by Lawrence street and
west by property of w. S. n. Neal. Lev
led on as the property OF Mrs Nav +.
Fowler TO satisfy tax fl ia issued against
her for her State and county taxes for the
year 1850.
Also, at the same lime and place. lot OF
land No. 712 in the 18th district and Pad
section OF Cobb county, Ga, containing 40
acres more or less Levied on as the prom
erty Of l.. NJ. Simpson, to satisfy fl ia is.
sued from Cobb Superior Court in favor OF
John G. Campbell for use Of J. b. Camp,
bell VS.. said l. NJ Simpson.
Also, at the same time and place, lots OF
land Nos. 43G, 745 and 700 all in the nth
district and End section of Cobb county.
"a Levied on as the property of f. NJ.
King to satisfy Fl ia issued from Cobb Su
perior curt in favor of Thomas NJ. Acton
VS.. said f. NJ King
Also, ct the same time and place, lots of
land Nos. sos and 500 in the nth district
and End section of Cobb county, Ca. Lev>
led on as the property OF Isaac p, Sewell to
satisfy mortgage fl Ia issued from Cobb
Superior Jourt in favor of G. b. Sewell vs.
said Isaac F. Sewell.
A. 4. CORYELL. Sheriff
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-01-28
SATISFIED WITH TEXAS.

Still another man sick of Texas.
He passed through Atlanta recently
en- route for North Carolina, his
former home. He left that State
some time ago and settled in Texas.
lie left good farm and a years pro-
visions behind him.
lie settled near Fort Worth and
spent just one month in Texas. In
that time he buried two children, his
wife became helpless from sickness.
indeed, all Of his family got sick.
He spent 500 for doctors bills. He
couldn' t stand the weather. lie got
thoroughly sick of Texas-and had
hardly enough money to bring him
home. He says that he intends to
advise the Carolians and everybody
else to keep away from the Lone Star
State.
Mr.. h. d. Pennington has also
been to Texas. He has returned.
He spent two months and all his
money in the vicinity of Fit, Worth.
He is more than satisfied. He lived
on 10 cents between Fl. Worth and
Atlanta, after buying his ticket to
Atlanta. When he arrived he was
dead broke. Officer Porter, at the
Union Depot, in the Kindness Of his
heart, gave him 50. with which to
get something to eat and pay his fare
to Social Circle, where he is now safe
at home among his friends.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-01-28
EXECUTORS SALE.
GEORGIA-COBB COUNTY:

Agreeably to an order of the court of Or
binary of Cobb county, will be sod at auc-
ton al the Court house door of said county
on the first Tuesday in February next with.
in the legal hours Of sale, the following
property tO-wit: ten acres off of the north
side of lot of land No. 2GG in goth district
and 2nd section of Cobb county Ga. also
lots of land Nos 80 and 3jG in the 10Th
district and 2nd section of Cobb county
containing forty acres each more or less:
also vacant lot in the city of Marietta.
fronting on Cherokee street and bounded
on south by property of George johnson.
west by Cherokee street, north by Judge
Knight and east by w, p. Stephens: also
ware house in city of Marietta fronting side
entrance of j Spilmans stable bounded
north by alley, east by Wade White. south
by alley and west by property of Il. Hirsch.
Sold as the property Of John w. Hill, late
OF said county deceased Terms cash, This
2nd day of January 1886
4 Y. HILL, Executor.
d. $. HILL Executrix,
Of John w Hill deceased
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-01-28
CAMP GROUND.

- 49,,
" =" i, ., Au'en' Oh Atlanta recently
Sp''' Se'er", urys Wl'h ms Ola irlehd ana
Schoolmate' WIN - pshaw, who has been
poul"eo 10 ms oed h'e months from the
'"'' ie'e,'eu i''SC ! eoFu"fy'
or ''uc'u9 = psha" le'' last week to
attend the southern Normal School at Bowl
ing ureen Ky Mr. Patrick hopkins ac-
com l'"'eo MI" 10 attend the BUSINESS cor
ieso al 'he same place
49, MISSES Jun" Florence ana MagSie
I, ''o,"'' "''I"' p pa, 'y "eSSrS' 'Dh" me-
. i-"N''''" anu ""'''e camp oi ro~uer
}P''"S' we're '"' guests Oh MISS A"die Up
'''"" =" ,'U'u'S i"a,
we learn mat w. NJ. hemp has hne
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-01-28

Mr.. John Walker, of IIabersham,
brother of Mrs. J. r. Temples, and
who was once a citizen of Hartwell,
killed himself Saturday 9th, accident
ally. lie was examining a gun which
he did not know was loaded, and the
gun discharged, shooting him in the
region of the heart. He exclaimed.
"Lord have mercy upon Inc" and
dropped dead.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-01-28
ANOTHER BLIZZARD.

The coolest weather that ever
struck the Northwest prevailed there
last Thursday and Friday, while down
in Georgia we walked the streets,
under gentle warmth of sunny skies,
without oyercoats. At st. Paul,
Minnesota, last Friday it was IS de-
grees below zero at Dubuque, Iowa,
it was 10 below; at Sioux City, near
Remson, passenger train was caught
in a snow drift 1900 feet long and
20 feet deep. 1t was the coolest
weather ever experienced in Dakota.
At Minneapolis, Mimi, it was 50 de-
grees below, and 81 below at Fort
Vincent. At Medicine Fort Mantle
ba, it was forty degrees below zero,
and at Fort Assinaiboine 10 below
At Chicago l. degrees below. Trains
We're blockadcd with snow and ice
throughout the Northwest.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-01-28
A Maryland Fisherman who hook

a Maryland Fisherman who hook
ed a sturgeon in the Pocomoke, call
ed upon a friend to assist him in get
ting the fish in the boat, but the
friend, being afraid of it, left him to
manage as best he could. Being
afraid Of losing his prize he sprang
upon the back Of the fish, caught it
by the gills to keep its head out Of the
water and with kicks and yells rood
it ashore.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-01-28

The Savannah News Of Tuesday
says There does not appear to be
any reason to doubt the correctness
Of our reports respecting the damage
done to Florida orange interests from
the recent very cold weather. About
all hanging oranges were frozen, and
all nursery trees and young trees IN
the groves were killed. The older
trees escaped destruction, and in
most cases were only slightly injured