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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-07-15
CHANGE OF GOVERNORS.
Hugh s. Thompson Resigns and j. c. Shep-
pnrd Takes his Place.

pnrd Takes his Place.
COLUMBIA, July 10.-The following
are the official papers connected with
the transfer of the Gorernors's Office.
The resignation of Governor Thompson
was filed with the secretary ofState at
quarter to II O'Clock to-day:
THE RESIGNATION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, }
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, :
COLUMBIA. $. c., July 10, 1886. }
Having been appointed by the Presl-
dent Of the United States an assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, and having
accepted said office, l do hereby resign
the office OF 1.-THE Governor Of the
State Of South Carolina"
HUGH S. THOMPSON.
THE FAREWELL LETTER.
COLUMBIA, s. c., July l0.-My
Dear Sir: 1t becomes my duty to inform
you that I have this day resigned as
Governor Of South Carolina.
Permit me to express the hope that
your administration of the office of Gov
ernor, which thus devolVes upon you,
will meet fully your desires and the eX-
pectations Of the people of the State.
In severing the official relations which
for nearly fonr years have brought me
into constant intercourse with the other
State officers, 1 desire to express my
high appreciation Of their uniform cour-
tesy to me, and of the zeal, intelligence
and fidelity with which they have dis
charged their duties. TO them is largely
due what ever measure Of success has
been attained in the effort to secure a
wise, just and efficient administration of
the State Government.
With profound gratitude to the peo-
pie of South Carolina for the confidence
they have rcposed in me, and for the
honors they have conferred upon me;
with the earnest hope that harmony may
prevail in all the councils of the State,
and that peace, prosperity and happiness
may abound throughout this Common
wealth,
have the honor to be, very respect
fully your obedient servant,
HUGH S. THOMPSON.
10 his EXcellencY, John G. Sheppard,
Governor of South Carolina.
Governor Sheppard upou assuming
office, issued the following
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Whereas. the Honorable Hugh S.
Thompson has vacated and resigned the
office of 1.-The Governor of the State Of
South Carolina" rs appears by his
resignation now on file in the office OF
secretary of State.
Now, therefore, l. John &. Sheppard,
do proclaim. that, by virtue Of the
provisions of Article III. Section 9, of
the Constitution of the State, | have
this day taken the oath of office as ''the
Governor of the State of South Cornll-
na." and have cnteredupon the discharge
of the duties thereof.
In testimony whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and caused the great
seal of the State to be aXfiied. at Column
bia, this tenth day of July, \. D. 1886,
and in the one hundred and eleventh
year of the independence Of the United
States Of America.
J. G.. SHEPPARD.
BY the Governor:
JAS. y. LIPSCOMB.
Secretary Of State.
In addition to taking the oath verbal
ly. Governor Sheppard subscribed to it
in printed form, and it was attestcd
by the Chief Justice.
Big Cave-in Near Wilkesbarre.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-07-15
BY the Governor:

Secretary Of State.
In addition to taking the oath verbal
ly. Governor Sheppard subscribed to it
in a printed form, and it was attestcd
bY the Chief Justice.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07

the two lives of the pair about to be
joined together; and the tray bearing
the three little cups was then handed to
the bride, whose veil had Just been
raised, and the upper cup filled from the
large bottle. Miss TOkiwa, blushed
through her thick coat of paint, and her
lips which were entirely covered with
gold foil, parted in a pretty smile be-
slowed upon her future lord and master
who returned the smile with interest
She then raised the tray and slipped
three times from the cup, handed it to
Yoritomo, who. with three more sips,
emptied it and placed the top cup under
the other two. The other bridesmaid
then filed the cup now on top, and, six
more sips having emptied it, the last Of
the three was similarly treated in its turn,
and the knot was legally tied.
''In order to do the thing in the most
approved fashion and leave no room for
doubt, the donble-spOuted teapot was
then filed with saki, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Sanjo each took pull at its contents at
the same time, and, that over, the parents
went through a somewhat similar per
formance with the three cups, and then
everyone congratulated the happy pair
and the chattering recommended more
vigorously than before, and great feast
was served below in the public rooms,
which had been closed since an hour be.
fore the wedding.
ga party of singing girls then came in
and did their level best, which was very,
very bad, and, in the jolliest, most child.
like and generslly hilarious manner, the
entire company, old, young and middle
aged, thoroughly enjoyed themselve:
until about 10 o'clock. when the happy
yonng couple went off to the new house
he had prepared for her, in gorgeousll
decorated jinricksha, drawn by three
men, with a dozen others running before,
singing and swinging paper lanterns, ano
then everyone else went home"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07
The Town Cow Discussed.

One of the most annoying things that
the country people have to contend with
is the ordinary town COW. When the far
mer leaves home he puts in the bottom OF
his sleigh or sled a bountiful armful OF
hay. This answers the twOfold purpose
of a seat and to keep the feet of himself
and the good wife warm. He arrives at
town, unloads his wife in front of some
store, and proceeds to hitch his team at
some point about the public square. No
sooner is his back turned than dozen
starved cows Immediately surround his
sled, and before he can say Jack Robin
son, with his own mouth open, every
straw in his sled has gone through the
gastric orifces of the aforesaid cows. We
noticed one particularly careful fellow
the other day. After hitching his team
he took his hay and carried it into the
courthouse yard. He was going to have
the dead-wood on that bunch
of hay, and departed for saloon with a
grin on his face. We watched the pro-
ceeding with considerable interest. He
was not out of sight until three or four
long-horns opened the gate and pro-
ceeded to the pile and chewed it up.
Clubbing these lean kline does no good.
In fact, they rather enjoy the fun. You
can take an ordinary stick of cordwood
and bounce it from off their cascasses
fifty feet high and they will turn around
and smile at you. They don't even grunt
when you have hit them hard enough to
stave in their ribs. Such punishment
seems only to act as tonic; 1t whets
their appetites and makes them enjoy the
repast which the farmer has hauled to
them from his home many miles distant.
And after it is all over, just notice the
PECULIAR look they give the man who
came to town sitting on pile of hay, as
he departs for home sitting on the bare
boards! The town COW is a nuisance,
but at the same time a necessity in all
rural villages. A ''home without
mother" would not be a more lonesome
spectacle than a rural village without its
herd of lean, long horned, stump-tailed
cows West Union (Ohio) Peoples De-
fender.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07
RArEa OF ADVERTISING.


As Islam's Prophet, when his last day drew
Nigh to its close, besought all men to say
Whom he had wronged, to whom he then
should pay
A debt forgotten, OF for pardon sue,
And, through the silence Of his weeping
friends,
A strange voice cried: "Thou owest me a
debt,
"Allah be praisedr' he answered. Even
yet
He gives me power to make to thee amends.
on. friendl 1 thank thee for thy timely
word -
So runs the tale. Its lesson all may heed,
For all have sinned in thought or word or
deed.
Or, like the prophet through neglect have
erred.
All need forgiveness, all have debts TO pay
Ere the night cometh, while it still is day
John G. Whittier.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07
DO Flying Fish Fly!

The question "Do Flying fish Fly2"
seems to me should have long since been
settled in the affirmative. Many years ago
the writer was engaged in trading vOy-
ages in the South Pacific ocean, where
the flying ish were TO be seen daily. They
would generally rise in shoals, which hut-
tered from wave 10 wave from fifty to one
hundred wards before settling in the sea.
Again individual fish would rise, flying
comparatively higher. their flights some
times being from one hundred and fifty
TO probably two hundred yards long. The
school fish were the smallest in size, and
would bury in the crests of the waves IN
crossing them, while the individual fish
would, at the most, simply touch the
spray Of some of the waves in passing.
These last fish seemed 10 range from IF
teen 70 twenty inches in length, were
Qlite thick, had a reddish color about
The head and shoulders, and in flying
often made curves from a straight line,
as if avoiding the vessel or some danger
in the sea.
There could be no spring or jump in
the matter, except to emerge from the
waite when starting, the flight being
caus q by the wings which vibrated as
quickly and like those of the humming
bird Further than all this, it is only
necessary 10 examine the wings Of hy-
ing fish and it will be seen they are too
long, yielding and fragile 10 admit OF
using in so dense "A fluid As sea water. My
theory is that the hying-tish used their
tails and small fms 10 raise themselves
out Of the. water, and made their flight
by the large fin wings while in the air;
further, that they touch the waves simply
IN passing as "A rest, the larger fish being
stronger making longer flights, toward
the end of which they seemed 70 sail with
wings extended until they dropped into
the sea. -AmericaH Angler.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Waist of time-The middle of the
hour-glass.
A young lady wrapped up in herself is
delicate parcel
It's a wise goose that knows its own
feather.-LOoeU Citizen.
IF you cannot lick man, be lenient
with his faults Picayune.
A curtain lecture: "Why don't you
roll that shade up straight"
Advertisement of church--Singers
wanted. In choir of the organist.
It's the little things that tell-especial-
ly the little brothers and sisters.-BIr-
hngt0n Free Press.
The Irish question is rapidly assuming
this shape ''What shall we do with
England Y'-P PHILADELPHIA Press.
From triHas our pleasures often spring,
The smallest thing happiness renders,
And many man feels as proud as king
In a pair Of embroidered suspenders.
Boston Courier.
''Shroudsl" exclaimed an old lady who
was listening to an old sea captains
story. what do you have them at sea
forl'' ''To bury dead calms in, madame. "
-SVtings.
The town of Glenelg, Md, is remark
able for the fact that its name spells the
same backward or forward. That's
what's the matter with Hannah. = Wash
ington Critic.
I'm my opinion all men are liars, said
Mrs. Blister to her husband. Permit
me to remark, my dear, in that con-
nection, he responded, gallantly, "that
YOU are an angel. Merchant TraUeLer.
IAN flesh is grass the prophet said;
If this be true, ween,
The grass of which the dude was made,
Was very, very green.
- clergyman who married four couples
in one hour the other evening remarked
to a friend that it was ''pretty fast work.
''NOt very, responded his friend; ''only
four knots an hour. "-NeSo York Ne1os.
Harkins TO traveler)-''Oh, yes we
have some very wealthy people here, and
several mOnOpohsts. OF the latter, L
think Richards, the four-mill man, IS
about the wealthiest" Richards-'I do
detest these grinding monopolists. -
,Jlldge.
''The coming man is an object of much
solicitude out West" That shows how
changed conditions are in different parts
of the country Here there is often more
solicitude on account of the going man,
especially on the part Of his creditors
Neto York Graphic.
He asked: ''Why is this look of pain
Upon thy lovely face;
Why ON that brow hath agony
Set its corroding tracei
OH tell me, dear, why misery
Thy sinless soul doth blightf'
sob, darling she replies, because
| Ny new boots are 50 tight
Boston Gazette.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07
An Able Indian Chief.

Speaking of Geronimo, - said an off
Ger, she is no doubt a brave and skillful
leader. but we haven't had such an In
dian in this country since the days Of
Tecumseh as old Chief Joseph, who gave
Howard such tussle and came near get
ting John Gibbons scalp at the Big Hole.
Joseph was not only brave fighter, but
he had military genius. After his sur
render l escorted him to Washington to
see the Great Father, and got well ac-
duainted with him. I tell you, l was
surprised TO find how much that man
knew. He could not read, of course, but
he could speak little English and his
description of his campaign against
Howard was very interesting, for it
showed that the fellow had true mill
tary instinct and was naturally a tacti-
clan. l tell you if l had that fellow in
command of a regiment of scouts
would not be afraid Of anything. eyes,
and how old Joseph could fight, said
another officer. "His tribe, the Nez
Perces, did not know what fear was.
Look at John Gibbons fight with them
at Big Hole. Gobbons went in with the
whole Seventh infantry. He struck JO-
seph's camp in the Big Hole basin just
at daybreak. The Indians, men, women
and children. were all asleep. Not a
soul wakened until the first volley.
Every soldier picked his Indian aud had
a bead on him before the camp was
aroused And yet, after as complete a
surprise as that, blamed if Joseph didn't
rally his band and drive Gibbons out.
And, what is worse, he came near max
ing another Custer affair Of it. have
heard 2 IONS say that it was the hard
est d. ever had, and that the only
thing lesta, laved "A massacre was that
Josepl - milton gave out and he had
to refresh Gasicqg0 Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07

The immense quantity OF peanuts
grown in Africa, South America and in
our own Southern States afford not only
an article of food, but a very large source
of oil production. The seed contains
from forty-fve to fifty per cent. of a
nearly colorless, bland, fixed oil, not
unlike olive oil, and used for similar
purposes; it is a non-drying oil, which
changes but little by exposure to the air,
and remains fluid even at several degrees
colder than thirty-two degrees. 4 very
great quantity of soap is manufactured
from this kind of oil indeed, some Of
the finest toilet soaps imported from
France are of this material
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07

One Of the latest notions for preserving
health and beauty is to drink glass of
hot water before breakfast, and it is
largely practiced. A Baltimore physician,
speaking Of this related some curious
methods employed by his female patients
to preserve their good looks. One drinks
glass Of toast water before arising in
the morning; another uses halftea-
spoonful of tincture of cinchona in a COB
letof water; still another takes pinch Of
table salt into her mouth before leaving
bed, and a Philadelphia belle every morn
ing regularly gargles her throat with
soapsuds made of white CASTLE soap.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07

The Alps are pierced by three remark
ably long tunnels, entering Italy from
France, switzerland and the Austrian
Tyrol. They are the Mont Gents, seven
and three-quarters miles long; the ST.
Gothard, nine and one-quarter miles long; ;
and the Arlberg tunnel, only six and one
half miles long The projected Simplon
tunnel, by which the railroad from Gen
eva, to Martigni will be carried through
the mountains to Dunno d'Ossola, will be
twelve and one-half miles long, and the
estimated cost 500 600, 600.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07
WHY HE DISAPPEARED.
A ROMANCE OF THE WAR.

When the war broke out Jim Dutton
was the postmaster at Blue Rock. He
had held the position for a number of
years, and no man in the settlement
stood higher. Jim's strong point was his
honesty. He had very little book learn
ing, and was ignorant Of the ways of the
world. Still, with the assistance of his
wife, a charming little woman, he sue
ceeded in managing the business of the
postofiice in such a manner as TO give
general satisfaction.
While the new Confederate govern
ment was getting its affairs In order. the
old machinery organized under the
United States authorizes continued TO
run on. This was a public necessity, as
the postmasters could not all be changed
in an instant or be recOmmissiOned. As
a clever Georgian, though not a strong
Confederate jim Dutton held on under
the new regime and did his duty. But
it was only for a couple of weeks One
Monday morning the villagers found the
postoffice closed, and investigation dis
closed the fact that Dutton and his wife
had mysteriously disappeared. The
money and accounts of the office turned
out to be all right, and nobody could
understand why Jim and his wife should
have slipped of at night without leaving
q clue. 1t was ascertained that a day OF
two before their departure the postmaster
mOrtgaged his cottage and furniture for
almost their full value as security for a
loan which be had obtained. So the
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07

Sparrows are coming into the New
York market in a way that could never
have been expected. There is great
demand for the skins with plumage) Of
canaries, goldfnches and other small
birds, for the decoration Of gowns, and
the enterprising traders in such goods
have discovered that skins Of sparrows
arc obtainable at cheip rate, and may
l,9Ndyld in various gay colors, and sold
under any name except their own.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07

There is one happy corner of the foot
stool where currency questions are IN
known The inhabitants of the Port
Hamilton group of Islands, recently pur-
chased by England from Corea, are
neither bi-metalists nor mono-metalists
They are strict no-metalists. Silver and
gold have they none, and they are quite
set upon doing without either. They
are equally unfamiliar with paper money.
In short, they know nothing about cur
rency in any form, and so far it has
been impossible TO argue the idea into
their heads. They are willing TO work
making roads and landing places, but not
for money. They insist upon being paid
for their labor in rice An islander who
was offered Mexican dollar, and told
that he could get rice for it, gave back
the coin with the pithy remark that it
was rather small for a farm. When
informed that the grain was 10 be got
not by actual production, bat in the way
of exchange, he replied that he would
take it at once, 50 there would be no need
Of exchanging As it was impossible to
stand up against such remorseless logic,
the native went of with the grain, and
the European was left with the unerowned
dollar.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07

Greenville, Penn, points with pride to
Magdalen Miller, who is ninety years old
and mother of twelve children. When
young, she was as vigorous as a man and
could shoulder three bushels Of wheat
During the graveyard insurance craze
she was insured for over 800, 600, and
has outlived all the companies. She
has smoked tobacco for more than seventy
Years
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07
The Blood nd a Gallon.

Just before mounting our horses (on
the morning Of the second days fight, il
occurred TO me 10 ascertain the pulsations
Of the human system in the excitement
of going into battle | requested my
medical director, DR. Brodie, 10 examine
the pulse Of myself and staff He found
that they varied from ninety 70 130.-
General Bsaursgard
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07

As rule, England's war veterans
reach a greater age than our own. Han
cock died at siXty-two, Grant at sixty
three, and Mcclellan at sixty. Lord
Stradbroke, who served under Wellington
in Spain, died recently at the age Of
ninety-two, and the Iron Duke himself
lived beyond fourscore years
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07

Bull fighting is apparently a lucrative
profession. Lartijo, the favorite toreador
OF Madrid, makes $50, 600 during the
summer season at that capital, and during
the winter he makes about $50. 600 travel
ing through the provinces Last year he
killed 345 bulls and did not receive a
scratch
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07

In addition to being the oldest living
ex-senator Of the United States, Joseph
Cilley, Of Nottingham, ~ H., has be
come by the recent death Of Genera
David Hunter, the oldest ex officer Of the
rcgular army, his commission dating
from March i2, 1912.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-04-07

Buckles of brass of the modern form
are found in the prehistoric mounds os
England
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-20
The Boycott

ST. LOUIS, April 1e.-It has transpired
here that scheme is on foot to boycott
the Gould railroads through Eastern
manufactures by District Assembly 80,
knights of Labor, with about 800 local
assemblies with q membershi Of some
40 900 shoe and cotton workers. Large
quantities of articles made in the ter
ritory GOV. re- by these assemblies, are
shipped 10 points on the Gould
system, and the plan IS 10
notify all manufactures TO sop
their goods over those roaos.
There IS 70 be a meeting OF District
Assembly 30 at Boston this week TO dis
cuss this matter and il the plan is de-
clded upon and the manufactures re-
fuse TO lecede 10 the demands OF the
assembly strike will probably be or
dered OF workers in the territory
named. A representative of this Dis
trict Assembly had been in consulta-
ton with the general executive and
local committees here and will report 70
the Boston meeting what he has learned
Of the situation here and in the south
west. Il Is also said that District
az and IS, which include
shoe and cotton workers in Maine, New
and Massachusetts,, VIII hold
immediately after the Boston
and il Is thongat possible
that they will pursue the same course
decided upon by that body.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-20
killed /. bishop.

MADRID, April 1s.-At 1880 O'Clock
this morning, vhilesthe Bishop of Mad
rid was ascending the. steps leading to
the entrance Of the cathedral, he was
shot with q revolver by priest stand
ing at the toP of the steps, the ball en-
tering his abdomen This was followed
By another. shot, which wounded the
Bishop IN the side, whereupon the
wounded man fell on the steps. The
priest descended the steps and
fired still another shot, which took et-
feet in the Bishops thigh. The Bishop
vas borne in an unconscious condition
TO his private chamber in the cathedral,
where the last sa :raments for the dying
we're administered 20 him. The priest
was arrested Being Palm Sunday the
cathedral was more than usually
crowded by worshipers, and when tie
fearful work Of the priest was realized
. furious mob followed the carriage in
which he was conveyed 10 prison by the
gen d. armes, whose presence alone
prevented his being lynched- The mo-
tive for the crime was revenge.
The man who fired the shots was re-
Gently dismissed from the priesthood,
and had fruitlessly applied to the Bishop
TO be reinstated- Queen Christina has
INQUIRED as 70 the Bishops condition.
The Pope has telegraphed his blessing.
The Bishop. is still alive The priest
made IN attempt to commit suicide.