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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-17

DUDE" Ba Jove, you know, if I should
see burglar should be scared out of my
wits" Ingenious maiden (dreamily)-
"Have you seen one ?''-Rochester Union.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-17
CATAR " II

Aparticle isapplied into each nostril tsagreeabetO
Price 80 cents by natl Druggists. Send for
circular. ELY BROTHERS. Druggists, Owego, N. Y
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-10
Brain Power on the Farm.

About the best use a farmer can
make of himself during the long win
ter evenings is to increase his mental
activity. Farms differ in their pro-
ductiveness mainly according to the
amount of intelligence that is brought
to their cultivation. Brain power
may be increased by a thorough
knowledge of the present condition
of the farm and its worth as a means
of making money, what crops have
paid, and what have been raised and
sold at loss, what per cent has it
paid on the capital invested; in the
case of the gain what secured twas
it the manure applied or the unusu-
ally good rainfall in the case of loss,
was it the want of fertilizers, was the
crop choked by weeds, or was the
seed poor, and the crop damaged by
planting. Accounting for failures is
as profitable as Boosting over big
profits without making any record
of the process of obtaining them.
Brain power may be increased by
planning improvements. There may
be several acres of peatswamp or bog
meadow, producing only brush and
bog hay, hardly worth cutting. There
is a good outlet, and it can be drained
three feet or more in depth. Figure
up the cost of drainage, and of max
ing it produce three tons of clover OF
timothy to the acre. Would not the
sight Of the waving heads of grass be
more pleasing than the cat-tails, flags
and skunk cabbages that now waste
their sweetness upon the desert air
There may be an acre of shale, under
laid with hard pan, over which ferns
weeds, and aquatic grasses run rio
during the whole summer; is it no
time the bottom was knocked out O
it, by tiles laid three or four feet il
the ground, and the superfuous waite
compelled to 60 through these, in
stead of creeping lazily over the sur
face. 1t can be made the best gras
land on the farm ; why not make i
so, and handle the dollars that conn
from maximum crops? Brain powe
can be increased by reading and di
costing the instructive contents O
agricultural papers. S.P.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-10

To most children the bare sugges-
ton of a dose of castor Oil is nausea
ting. Why not, then, when physic
is necessary for the little ones, use
Ayers Cathartic Pills? They COM
bine every essential and valuable
principle of a cathartic medicine, and
being sugar-coated, are easily taken,
1t is claimed that a free use of pars-
nips as feed for milch cows has con.
tributed largely to making the supe.
rior milk and butter qualities of the
Channel Island cows.
Almost every person has some form
of scrofulous poison latent in his
veins. When this develops in scrofu
lous sores, sores, or eruptions, or take:
the form of rheumatism, or organic
diseases, the suffering that ensues is
beyond description. Hence the graft
tude of those who discover, as thou
sands yearly do, that Ayers Sarsapa
rilla will thoroughly eradicate this
evil from the system.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-10
An Unjust Decision.

GAINESVILLE Chronicle.
Chancellor Merritt, of Nashville,
rendered decision last Wednesday
which justly causes much alarm and
indignation among the druggists of
the State. The decision was in re-
gard to the statute of 1882, requiring
druggists who sell liquors, or prepare
tons of which alcohol is an ingredi-
ent, to take out retail liquor license.
= AS Chancellor Merritt CONSTITUTES this
statute, all druggists are liable to the
tax imposed on bar rooms and saloons,
which is 5000 for State license and a
large amount for county and munich
pal license, and for back taxes which
will amount up into the thousands of
dollars.
This may be the letter of the law,
but the legislature that passed it could
not have intended such construc-
ton. In that light it is manifestly
unjust and its enforcement will prove
a gross oppression.
The law was evidently intended tC
apply to sham saloons run under the
name of drugstcres, and not to bona
tide establishments for the sale O.
medicines.
The enforcement of the law as con
strued, would have the effect of bank
rupting large number of small drug
gists and forcing all but the whole
salers out of business. 1t would bt
nothing short of tyranny and would
work against the interests of tn,
State and its people,
Drugstores are a necessity in every
locality and should not be made Il
bear more than their proper proper
ton Ofthe tax burden.
If the Supreme Court does not re
verse Chancellor Merritt, we hope
the next legislature will repeal tn
law and make proper restitution t,
druggists who have suffered from it
operation.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-10

Farmers should keep a vigilant
lookout for smut in corn, and as fast
as it makes its appearance, cut out
every infected stalk that they may
find, and see that it is all burned. Il
this is done before the smut natures
or the black, or rather brown, pow
der, escapes, the remedy will be
much more effective. Smut is a poi
son to cattle, and causes disease anC
gangrene of the bones and tissues
but it may he wholly eradicated from
the fields if precautions are taken.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-10
A Boy On a Farm.

Chas. Dudley Warner.
Say what you will about the gener-
al usefulness of boys. 1t is my i'm
preston that farm without a boy
would very soon come togrief. What
a boy does is the life of a farm. He
is the factotum, always in demand,
and always expected to do the thou
sand and one things that nobody else
will do. Upon him falls the odds
and ends, the most difficult things.
After everybody else is through, he
is to finish up. His work is like
woman's-perpetually waiting on
others. Everybody knows how much
easier it is to cook good dinner than
to wash the dishes afterwards. Con-
slider what a boy on a farm is requir-
ed to do-things that must be done,
or life would actually stop. 1t is I'M
derstood, in the first place, that he is
to do all the errands, to 60 to the
store, to the postoffice, and to carry
all sorts of messages. If he had as
many legs as the centipede, they
would tire before night. His two
short limbs seem to him entirely in
adequate to the task. He would like
to have as many legs as wheel has
spokes, and rotate in about the same
way. This he tries to do, and when
the people who have seen him "turn-
ing cart wheels" along the side of the
road supposed that he was amusing
himself and idling his time, he was
only trying to invent a new mode Of
locomotion, so that he could econo-
mize his legs and do his errands with
greater dispatch. Hepractices stand.
ing on his head, in order to accustom
himself to any position. Leap-frog is
one of his methods of getting over
the ground quickly. He would will.
ingly go on an errand any distance i
he could leap-frog it with a few boys
He has a natural genius for combin
ing pleasure with business; this is the
reason why, when he is sent to the
spring for a pitcher of water, he il
absent so long; for he stops to poke
the frog that sits on the stone, or i
there is pen spout, to put his hant
over the spout and squirt the water
little while. He is the one whC
spreads the grass as they cut it; hi
slows it away in the barn; he rides
the horse to cultivate the corn, VI
and down the hot, weary rows; HI
picks up the potatoes when they ar
dug; he brings wood and water ant
splits kindling; he gets up the hors
and turns out the horse. Whethe
he is in the house or out of the house
there is always something to dc
Just before school in the winter, h
shovels paths; in the summer h
turns the grindstone. He know
where there are lots of wintergreen
and sweetflags, but instead of goin
for them, he is to stay in doors, an
pare opples and stone raisins, an
pound something in mortar. An
vet, with his mind full of schemes {
what he would like to do, an
his hands full of occupation, h
is an idle boy who has nothing t
busy himself with but school an
chores. He would gladly do all tn
work if somebody else would do a
the chores, he thinks; and yet,
doubt if any boy ever amounted
anythingin theworld, or wasof niue
use as a man, who did not enjoy I'll
advantages of a liberal education
the way of chores.
Il 1OoS,,'t oOS+ ,,,,,oI, 70 ro,,,op, II,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-10
WIFE AND /.

Come and drain cup of joy,
Now with me, good wife,
And bring the girl and boy
Now with thee, good wife.
Let all hearts be blithe and gay,
1t is fourteen years today
Since you spake the little "aye"
That to me was life.
When in wedding white arrayed
/ beheld you stand,
Why, almost felt afraid
Fen to touch your hand.
And when with love intent
Your gaze on me you bent,
You seemed being sent
From the "Better Land"
And an angel you have proved
Since that good glad hour,
Aye, wherever we have rOved
In sunshine and in shower.
In all goodness you transcend,
And all excellences blend
In the mother, wife, and friend,
AS a sacred dover.
You have made my years more pure
Than they might have been;
You have taught me to endure,
And to strive and win.
With your simple song of praise
You sanctify our days,
And our thoughts to heaven you raise
From q world of sin.
Come, let's quit the dusty town
With its noise and strife,
And seek the breezy down
That with health is rife.
Work is good and SO is play,
Let us keep our wedding day
Der the hills and far away,
Happy man and wife.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-10

1t doesn't cost much to remember
the poor, but if you want the poor to
remember you it costs something.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-22
A CARD.
S,-,r,-rrroS. S. c., Sent. u, 1886.

SUMNERToN, 5. g., Sept. IL, looo.
TO nay friends Of Clarendon Co'o'tg
thereby express my grateful acknowl-
edgr1ents for your liberal support
in the late Primary election, given IN
the face of rumors that were circulat-
ed purposely to defeat my election.
Some of the rumors were known to
me. but was iby my pledge male
TO all the candidates for House Of
Representatives before the first Pr
mary, and renewed to Mr.. Plowden
alter lst Primary, and which was mr-
tual on the part OF each, not to can
yass nor electioneer after first Prlma-
ry) as efectually prevented from GO
mo abroad TO correct them as If l had
been chained to my door post. It is
true that some of my friends, without
my instigation, tried in the eleventh
hour to correct the false reports and
counteract their influence; but new
and absurd reports were sprung IN
the Salem section oftLe county, which
had the effect to cast the almost en-
tire vote of that section against me.
For the originators a:-l authors OF
these falsehoods / have . contempt,
and charge them to produce the e7i-
dence to prove ): single one OF them
None Of the above has any reser-
ence 10 Mr.. E r. Plowden. I know
Mr. Plowden to be a gentleman IN ev,
erv respect, and one who holds bis
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-22
SUMMERTON SiFTINGS.

OtMMEtION, ,. ", 'Cep1. 1o, Co.
Since the terrible earthquake
SummertoI has been remarkably qui
ct. At this writiNg We are all com,
posed and settled down to hard, hon
est wol'k! again. Up to this date
about $50 have been collected at this
place for the relief of the sufferers il
Charleston. Thus the great work ot
sympathy and love for our dear old
CITY by the Sea" goes on
The High School opened, with very
Aattering prospects, on last Monday.
The principal is assisted By Miss Re
na Allen, OF Spartauburg, who has
charge ftho Music department, and
who, doubtless, will give entire salts
faction.
Misses Salie and Mamie Bargess
have returned from their visit to rela:
tives at Nayesville.
We now have chance to get a
railroad if we Will avail ourselves OF
the opportunity. Wilson'S read can
be had for S., coo. We feel confident
that it will not take over twice that
amount to bring US the Eutawville
road. What do st. Pauls, st. James,
Concord, Friendship, and Sammy
Swamp townships say as to raising the
necessary amount for one or both of
these roads by taxation? FRIDAY.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-22
OBITUARY.

Died Aug 2S, 1856, after Il short NtneSs
of conjestive chill, at her home nea: Packs
vile, Mrs. Sarah A. Andrews, the beloved
F: wife of Mr.. J. B. Andrews. She WAS horn
the 24tll OF September, 1926, Eer parents be,
ing INm y. and Henrietta ". Stukes, the
latter q niece OF lie0'l Francis Marion. Ea:.
! ly in life she united w;:& the Methodist
Church, and ever after the influence OF the
Holy Spirit Was manifested in her patience,
gentleness, kindness, and christian walk
and conversation She was ever en- affect
ionate wife, 8 tender mother, and Thought
ful friend She took delight IN meeting
with Gods people N His sanctuary, to wor-
ship and praise Him In her last work on
earth size minissercl 70 q sick daughter, and
il was while thus engaged tha: the messon-
ger came and touched her-touched her
with his cold hand, and without fear, full
of hope, she received the summons, the call
to go through the dark valley-to part from
the dear. dear husband and loved children !.
TO part! Yes,
but not forever the silent tomb.
Where she is laid, her kindred shall fnd
room.
"a little while-a few short years Of pain,
and, one by one, they'll go 70 thee again.
''The fond. loving husband-bent with
age and grief,
Shall lay his head by thine, in sweet re-
lief:
Sister and brother. children and friend,
True from the first and tender to the
end:
AL all. in His good ti0e, who placed
them here
:'To live, to love, to die and disappear
'.Shall come and make their quiet bed
with thee,
Beneath the shadow of the living tree
With thee to sleep through deaths long,
dreainless night,
with thee to rise up and bless the morn
ing's light.
4 FRIEND.
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N''N ~ 'tII't ~ "sVIN 'Et III "0 VIVIIS eACePV
Register, Ebenezer, Cane Savannah, Water
ee and Sinus
Passengers for Columbia and al point
OF c. Il g. T. R., c. c. IL 4. r. r. stations
Aiken junction, and all points beyond
should take No 40 Pullman Sleeper for
Augusta on this train.
J. y. DIVINE, General Supt.
J. r. KEHLr, Supt. Trans.
I. NJ. EMERSON, Gen. Pass. Agt
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SuMNERroN, S. c., Sept. 8, 1886.


Nh. EDlToR:-It is as calm, hot and
sultry as the Asiatic regions. It gets
the better of NE, especially when YOU
hear | stand six feet with flesh, and
$50 avoirdupois. Ii you interpose no
objection just give me half-column
space along side your fair correspond
ents, SO I can write You occasionally.
7 promise you not to get in Toms
way, neither to bother that Fulton
feliow-he is too sharp for me. I
think Tom is a true friend to the
TnIEs-as strong a friend as you have
had from these parts; we all know
him personally, and the Panolaites,
every Wednesday, grab for the TINES
to look up his dots. Some had great
apprehension that if he was elected to
a county Office he would forsake US,
but we are glad to say his defeat has
wrought no change-he is the same
Tom, with more cheerfulness and good
wishes than ever He is still our Sub
Commissioner and We challenge Full
ton, and wager Black River to beat
him. But it looks as If there is trou-
bic ahead-he IS strongly urged for a
Trial Justice. A strong effort will be
made TO have him appointed. We are
totally deficient IN this respect.
While the new deal idea floats, the
people must knock the last prop from
the tottering fabric Clarendon has
never been more fortunate il the Sc
lection OF officers With the Hon. J.
F. Rbame, James Z. Tindal, and Z.
r. Plowden, Jr., the county can boast
proudly OF the high place which Clar
eudon claims among other citizens of
the State.
We have heard many hard sayings
to injure candidates. We voice the
sentiment OF Indignation and watch
the character of him who 50 foully
vents his spleen to damage innocent
men. It is generally believed this
campaign has produced fruits Of sad
results. Vide gaps have been made
between friends, i'll feeling caused
from self motives, the terrible shock
of the earth quake was soon forgotten,
religion lost sight Of, and some who
hold high positions il the church Of
Christ were heard to use words dam
aging to his brothers good name. Is
this not a sad omen Of American
character? Does politics tend to this?
Then We hope the plan of nominating
candidates may be changed altogeth-
er-and the time extended from two
| to ten years. We have been more
than grievcd that self-interest con-
trols more than the love Of country
and we are not free from evil results
OF this modern dogma Of primary
elections A prospective pilgrimage
enabled me to take in the whole OF
Panoia and Summerton, over travel
of FIVE miles, viewing objects no little
attractive-tine farms and county as
level as mari bed, well worked pub
lie roads, other improvements equally
commensurate, with the spirit and
vim Of the people.
Summerton is a small country vii
ilage, as you know, with rapid strides
Of improvement. The handsome and
commodious academy resting OF a
slope adds beauty and taste to the
place. The building is not yet finish
ed, but Professor Lanham is to be
found inside, with an assistant, bat
ting against circumstances, planning
ard working to elevate the minds OF
his pupils, and store them with knowl,
edge.
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word o. =, or dearer than his life,
l gave him my vote in the two late
Primaries and Will take great pleas
ure in supporting linn in the future.
I congratulate the Democracy Of
Clarendon, that they will have one in
the House Of Representatives who
has proper regard for his word Of
honor. JNO. c. INGRAM
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-22

TIE attention Of teachers IS direct
ed to the School Commissioner no
tice of the time for holding public ex-
a,ninatiOnS.
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NO I ICE.

The next examination of teachers to teach
in the free common schools of the County
will be held in the Court House at Manning
on Friday and Saturday, the first and sec
ond days Of October next. Friday will be
given to the examination Of white teachers
and Saturday to the colored.
In this connection and for the benefit o.
applicants, would call attention to the fol-
lowing resolution of the State Board Of Ez-
iners:
"Resol,ed, That the State Superintendent
of Education be required 70 prepare. in fu-
ture, only one set Of questions for all three
grades for use by the County Board Of E1-
alniners, and that applicants for Comfy
Certificates of Qualification be required to
make general average Of not less than 80
per cent for first grade certificate, 10 per
cent for ? second grade. and GO per cent. for
third grade; and not less than 80 per cent.
on any one branch.
The School Trustees will please extend
this notice.
j. CONY2hS,
School Com'r Clarendon Co.
Sept. 20, 1886.
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RORTHEATE2N R. R. COMPANY
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.

Nos. 10 and e VIII not stop at way Sta
tons
Nos. ~, and Is will stop at all stations.
No. 40 will stop at kingssree, Lanes and
Monks Corner.
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On Sundays train will leave Charleston,
s. c., S.45 \. NJ, arrive Columbia LOO T.
N. Returning leaves Columbia 5.21 P. NJ,
arrives Charleston 9.45 p. VI.
Solid Trains between Charleston and Col
umbia, S. c. Special Parlor Cars attached to
this train between Charleston and Colum-
bia. No extra charge for seat in these
cars to passengers holding First Glass tick
cts.
T. II. EMERSON,
Genl Pass. Agent.
J. T. DIVINE,
Genl Sup't.
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The Methodist and Baptist Church
es are closed The Preshyterians are
blessed in the pastoral services OF the
Rey. AIr. Garris-he IS an ablepreach-
en- and much beloved. The Sunday
School is well conducted, supervised
principally by the Misses Dukes.
I. PH.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-22

Fast Line between CHARLESTON AND
COLUMBIA AND UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA.
Condensed Schedule
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WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND Ay-
gusta Railroad.

GENERAL PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.
April 2G, 1886
rVyIE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE will be
( operated OF ana after this date:
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10 CENd 7 ]

Tin Counter
Give me a call before buying elsewhere,
and I guarantee satisfaction.
J. S. PIOWDEN, Express ASt.,
and Agent NEWS AND COURIER Tor
Clarendon County.
SeDt22
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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-15
A Celebrated Case.

1t is stated that Messrs. Baldwin and
Martin of Pennsylvania, assignees Of the
late First National Bank and attorneys
for d. II. and Charles S. Wallace, have
announced their intention of beginning
suit against the county commissioners for
recovery of money and the interest penal
ty OF 80 per cent, which has been paid to
the county for taxes on Northern Pacific
land, sold by the county when the taxes
we're delinquent. These tax title certifi-
Gates, IN this case, amount to great
many Thousand dollars, and the suit is one
of the utmost Importance, not only to the
owners of Northern Pacific tax certificates
in this county but elsewhere. 1t will no
doubt be regarded as a test case and as
such closely watched. The late decision
of the supreme court has upset the Nor
thern Pacldc's title to unsurveyec lands,
which is the origin of the difficulty. lti
said that other parties are in the city with
the same matter IN view. Messrs. Bald
win and Martin claim that while an ap-
peal will probably be taken in either case,
still it is for the best interests of the
county to know where it stands, and as
early as possible. The suit may come at
the next term of the district court, in
which, of course, District Attorney Glas-
pell, will represent the commissioners,
and in this city, Dodge & Camp the plain
titfs
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-15
Etchings From Esler.

Weather very dry.-The wheat is dam
aged some by hot winds.-We understand
that Mr.. d. Buttcrfeld will be candi-
date for sheriff the coming fall.-Mr. ].
l.. Hoover is spending few days IN
Jamestown.-Theh hail storm that passed
through this part of the county destroyed
considerable amount of grain.-Mr. j.
Fl. Alexander was elected school direc-
tor of the Arrowwood district at the last
electlon.-Qulte number of our young
folks were at Splritwood lake the Third
and Fourth. They report having en-
joyed themselves hugely.--The farmers
are all cutting hay, and there seems to be
plenty of Tive understand that s.
Campthorn has contracted to put up $50
tons of hay for jamestown partles.-What
we need here is a store and blacksmith
shop. Both would do WE'LL We noticed
while passing through the country, 5.
Ferguson's tree claim, it being one Of the
best around here. Sam takes great pride
in tending ,lt.--Mr. Spiller is having a
fine barn built.-A. Foster has very fine
piece of wheat.--Fred Church is talking
of buying threshing machine. Good
for you, Fred-you have the sand to run
one. p. Y. K.