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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-12

regular citizens are obliged to pay the
same taxes as the others, although they
are no entitled to vote on commercial
affairs. Regular citizens, in cases of ex-
treme poverty, are entitled to liberal pc
cuniary assistance.
The employees of a Chicago commits
sion house u few days ago were greatly
surprised at hearing the chirping of
chicks proceeding from a case of newly
received eggs they were handling. Upon
investigation a novel Matching was de-
vcloped. Snugly located in half q dozen
spaces where should nave been eggs
were young chickens. AS the eggs had
been in transit by the railroad longer
than a day it is evident that the chicks
were Matched while en- route to the
market. This is the first time such an
incident has been reported in the egg
trade of Chicago, and is a new departure
in finding supplies for poultry custo-
mers or contirmatory of the report that
the weather has been warm.
In the northern part of Nebraska on
Irish colony, called Jackson, has been
settled for twenty nine years, six Of the
c%olOnlsts of which arc worth from $40
600 to 800, 600 each. They were very
poor when they arrived there, and were
so discouraged by the desolatc ap-
pearance of the prairie and the loneliness
and desolation, which affected the Irish
so much that if they had the money they
would have left. Fortunately they had
not. They had come up by the steamers
from the Southern States, where they
had been digging bitches.
A FARMER near Middlctown, N. Y,
who was losing his potatoes by parties
digging them up at night, resolved to
watched his patch. He and a friend
armed with guns, took a position near
the patch, but both fell asleep, and upon
awakening, found thattwo row of pota.
toes had been dug and their guns were
ole
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-12
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WHAT MY LOVER SAID.

BY the merest chance, in the twilight gloom,
In the orchard path he met me,
In the tall wet grass, with its faint perfume,
And I tried to pass, but he made no room,
Oh!.I tried, but he wouldn't let me.
: 30 Istood and blushed till the grass grew red,
With my face bent down above it,
While he took my hand, as he whispering
said
How the clover lifted each pink sweet head
To listen to all that my lover said!
Oh! the clover in bloom Il love it'll
I'm the high wet grass went the path to hide,
And the low wet leaves hung over,
For I could not pass on either side,
: For I found mys elf when I vainly trieA
In the arms of my steadfast lover.
And he held me there and he raised my head,
While closed the path before me,
And he looked down into my eyes and said
How tho leaves bent down from the boughs
DER head
To listen to all that my lover said!
OH! the leaves hanging lowly DER me-!
Had he moved aside but o little way
Icould surely then have passed him.
And he knew I could never wish to stay,
And would not have heard what he had to say
Gould I only aside have cast him.
1T was almost dark and the moments sped
And the searching night wind found us;
But he drew me nearer and softly said
How the pure sweet wind grew still instead
To listen to all that my lover said:
Oh! the whispering wind around us!
II am sure he kncw when he held me fast,
That I must be all unwilling;
For I tried to go and I would have passed,
@As the night WAS come with its dews ut last
And the sky with its stars was filing;
But he clasped me close when I would have
fed
And he made me hear his story,
And his sou! came out from his lips and said
How the stars crept out when the white
moon led
To listen to all that my lover said!
OIL the moon and the stars in glory!
e know that the grass and the leaves will not
I. tell,
And I'm sure that the wind, precious rover,
Will carry his secret 80 safely and well
That no being shall ever discover.
One word of the many that rapidly fell
FROM the eager lips of my lover.
And the moon and the stars that looked over
Shall never reveal what a ~fsiry-like spell
They wove round about us that night in the
dell,
IN the path through the dew-laden clover;
Nor echo the whispers that made my heart
swell
as they fell from the lips Of my lover.
HOMER GREENE.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-12

ARE your domestic relations agree,
ablc2" was the question put to an un-
hnppy-looking specimen of humanity.
t"oh, my domestic relations aro all
right" was the reply; 'it's my wifc's re-
lations that are causing tho trouble"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-12

work Mike will send O bullet into that
sorrel top of his before you could wink.
He will meet us at the old oak ten min
utes after the train is due, and we'll be
off. Now let's go up to the cut and get
them rocks down onto the track mighty
lively. There amt much time to spare"
AS they noiselessly moved away the
mans last whisper rang In Milly's ears
''much time to sparew Of course, they
knew nothing of Jim's train, that would,
within a few minutes, come rushing into
the death-trap they were to set. And
she could give no alarm. The express
never did more than slightly slack its
speed to drop some package on the plat
form; no one was at the station except
the sleepy agent, all unconscious of the
terrible guard that stood beside him;
long before she could get the nearest
neighbor there it would be too late-all
these thoughts rushed like lightning
through Milly's distracted brain. There
was nc one to know or to aid but God
and herself. She lifted her eyes to the
s~tarless sky in mute appeal, then turned
and sped like a deer through The dark
ness toward the spot chosen for this
dreadful deed. Well was it that she
knew, as by instinct, every step of this
ground, even the very rocks piled on the
edge of the rocky gorge, that now were
meant for the crushing out of human
life. Only at Jim's last visit she had
walked with him here to this very spot.
New, as she approached, she heard a
heavy, grinding sound and the subdued,
painting excfamations Of the men as
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-12

his residence there is q large and COM
Portable cellar. If his family desires to.
go away he interposes no objections, but
he says that, as far as he is concerned,
he is not going to pay $3 or 81 a day
for being cooped up i'll II summer resort
hotel room when he. has right at hand so
many facilities for comfort. So, when
his holiday comes, he has the cellar
thoroughly cleaned and fitted up with
sofa, easy chairs, ~hammocks, etc. He
collects the best things in literature, lays
in a stock Of provisions and plenty of
cigars and tobacco, and for two weeks
he enjoys the luxuries of life like q
king, exiled in his own cellar.
The village of Emsworth, in England,
was recently visited by a remarkable
plague of flies, which simultaneously
covered DE area of one mile. At some
places IL was impossible to move without
closing the eyes and mouth. Around
every lamp in the town the spectacle was
most curious. Attracted by the light
thick swarms %aboundcd, and their buzz
resembled that of a hive of bees. At the
Post Office, where the upper portion of
the door is open for ventilation, and
where necessarily the light is kept burn
ing till the early morning, the insects
covered the sorting boards, letters and
bags, and had to be continually swept
off with brushes. At one lamp they
simply hung down in clusters.
THE Cologne Gazette points out the
Curious fact that Munich has pa 900 in
habitants, and only 1000 citizens. To
become a regular citizen it is necessary
to pay 100 to $50 marks ($25-$S7), and
this only q small portion Of the inhab-
| itants have done. Those who are not
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-15
Anoma,ous Pension cases.

Washington, Nov. IA specimen OF
the perple1ing questions which arse to
bother the pension authorities Is fur
nished to-day in. the case of the widow
and minor heirs Of David ii. Smith,
lately deceased. Smith served as an
artificer in the Twenty-fourth Indiana
hight artillery during the war, and in
1881, was granted q pension from July
3rd, 1864, Of S4 per month for rheuma-
tIsm. Later in the year the pension was
increased to $6 per month. Jan. 4th,
1882, Smith was found dead, and an
investigation proved that his wife had
killed him. She was tried, convicted
and sentenced to the penitentiary for.
life. Smith left four minor children
| under sixteen years of age,
and the question arose as to the DISPOSE
ton of the pension. The law, without
making ar exception, directs that the
pension on the death of the husband
shall go to the wife. Gen. Black, after
considering the matter, determined, in
| view Of the bad character OF the mother,
to give the pension to the children. Tho
i csss WIGS appeaied Il the secretary OF
the interior, who to-day decided that
the law allowed no other couIse xftSSai1
that laid down, and reversed aae3R&
action. of the commissioner, thus
giving tho pension to tie
mother. In the same connection sHas
decided o case involving the clailnFUfa
father and mother in q sons pension.
The latter died, and the law demaaaing.
that when a dependent fatheEks. and
mother are left the pension of the b
shall go to the mother. Tue course
seemed plainly marked OFT. The mother
however, had left her husband twice,
and is l.3w living In open
adultery With another man.
She is partially supported,
while the old father, her husband,
has nothing. The commissioner, oonl
siderlng amy the equities of the case,
gave the pension to the father. The
secretary decided that the inexoyable
rule OF law must bs obeyed, and
overruled the commissioners decision
He says that moral considerations,
however. upheld the Commissioners in
every way. The secretary is preparing
o recommendation for congress chang
ing the Law 80 as to give the department.
some latitude in cases of this kind.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-15
INDIAN SCHOOLS.
Method for SECURING Efficient
Employees.
Washington, Nov. IAN official

Employees.
Washington, Nov. 13-An official of
the interior department. says:
With the view o~f.improving the person.
nei OF. the Indian schools Tor Gil, agents
and superintendent OF training schools
were some time since instructed to send
definite information regarding all EN-.
plDyes, and 10 state specifically whether
the persons named for position were or
were not relatives of the agent or any OF
his bondsmen. In q short time after
these instructions a circular letter was
issued in which positive rules were laid
down to be followed in eli cases where
changes in employees were contemplated.
These rules require that q full statement
must be made Of the case which actuates
the agent in proposing the
change and the good expected to
be accomplished; that when dis
charges are proposed good reasons must
be given and full particulars as to
proposed nominations must be furnish
ed, stating qualifications and character
oil the persons to be nominated, and
that no removal must be made or
nominee proposed without the previous
consent of the commissioner of Indian
affairs. The agent was informed that
he would be held strlctly responsible
for the correctness OF ell statements as to
qualifications, and if the person appoint.
ed upon his recommendation proved
unfit for the piacs he would be RESPONSE
bic for the injury done to the school.
The correspondence in the Indian office
will show that every oafs has been taken
to purge the Service OF inoompetents
and to procure the services OF competent
employees. The rules regarding the m
ployment of relatives have been strictly
enforced. In most cases the instruo-
tions have been strictly obeyed, but in
. few Instances the disposition was
shown 70 question the right OF the
Indian Office to brsak mp the custom OF
leaving the appointments entirely ia the
hands d the agents In such cases the
pRrtieE were. informed that the rules
were made for the good Of the service,
and they must be complied with, or the
person refusing to obey them must be
prepared to step down and out. AS q
consequence, the efficiency OF the
schools mas been greatly improved;
interest in educational matters has been
awakened, the attendance has been
increased from 25 to 80 per cent, and
the school service has now an excellent
corps oil employs.
rs sL EHs -.VE
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-15
Nurnerous J.and I,ecIalons.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE secretary
Of tile interior has affirmed the decision
Of the commissioner Of the general land
Office Diminishing the contest OF David
sIownsend against Philip Allen T, over
the latter's timber. culture entry OF the
northeast quarter section IL, township
los, range "a, Mitchell {Dak.) land dis
tFict. Townsend contested, but the
contest not being in proper form was
dismissed. A. man named Teasdale
immediately flied contest, and when
Townsend later offered his amended
contest il was refused. An appeal to the
commissioner resulted In q dismissal
and to-day the secretary dashed Town
sends hopes to the ground. There was
intimation that Allen ought perhaps TO
have the land. The commissioner was
again overruled to-day in q
decision that single woman lost their
rights to their land entries when
they married. The case Of Mira Goode-
nee Wilcox, Of Kansas was dscAHvd q
couple OF weeks since, in which the com.
missioner was fret overrnlad. Dolly
Davidson, nee Newcombe, Wac to-day
allowed this land which Sparks took
away from her by the ruling above
quoted. The secr etary has ordered q
hearing in the case of the entry Of Her
man d. Stager OF the northwest quarter,
section 50, township IL, range Do. Water.
town, Dakota land district, which Sparks
had held for cancellation on the report
OF n of his agents. The secretary o y
That Stager having proved up and re-
ceived his final receipt, 6na1ks should
have in. any event given the case hear
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-15
An Eastern BnExard.

Watsrtown, N. Y. Nov. l3, 10a. m.-
There was 8 heavy fall Of snow here las,
night. and it Is reported that it is twelve
10 twenty inches deep At Auburn and
Geneva and still showing.
Poughkesper, II. T., Nov. I3.-It has
been raining. showing and blowing foa
the past tyanty-iour hours. Consider.
Able snoy hHs fallen, hnt it melted very
yapidiyz Last night the wind tore down
ferges and stripped trees. The Hudson
y 1nusually high. 1t is growing colder
All western trains are delayau. I
Cleveland Nov. B-Norshern Ohio
dispatches from various tcwns within
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-15

The Ast0r Lime.

Mapleton Home Advocate, Nov. 12--
The prospects for the early completion
Of the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad are at present very flaitering,
and it is hoped that the present fine
weather will continue a few wesks
longer, when the work will be com
pleted. Engineer Stevens Informs us
that he hopes to have the line connected
by Christmas and ready for through
trains. The grade is practically COM
pleted from Sioux City to Manila, the
junction station, and the outs east n
west Of Mapleton will be ready by the
time the rails reach them. The n
northwest of Mapieton will be COM
pleted by December LIST, and the one
| east OF town will not De much later. The
rails are laid nearly to the Sioux west OF
us, and at the other end they are laying
by machine at the rate of two miles a
day, having begun last Saturday. The
bridge building is ahead of the rails and
there will be ne delay from that source.
The pile-driver is expected to begin
work on the trestle across the bottom
here next Monday, and the piles will all
be driven in fifteen days. Regular trains
will be run from the station near Smith
land to Sioux City in about ten days,
and a regular train will be put on the
other end from Manila about ten days
later. The sale OF lots ct the new town
of Manila occurred last week and be-
tween $4,000 and $15. 900 worth were
disposed Of, the first lot sold bringing
$500. At the junction o large tract OF
Iaad is being reserved for side tracks
shops, round.houses, etc, and twenty
side tracks are already surveyed and
grade stakes set. The new towns viii,
be named as follows, from the south end:
Manila, Buck Grove, Bell, Charter Oak
Ute, Mapleton, station near Smithland
name unknown, Grant Center, Hornick
Luton, Glen Ellen. Sioux City.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-15
To Err is Human,

But 1t is positlvely ~inexcusable to administe
or take narcotics or potent sedatives to relieve
intranqailty of the nerves, the easily discover
able cause of which is simply indigestion. Hos
letters Stomach Bittsrs is the remedy indica-
ted when the nervous system is weak. and con-
sequentiy representative aud %nntraneuil.
and Quilted by this superlatiye tonic,
the system obtains needful repose at night,
dyspeptic analms cease to disturb the stomach
and mental inauietude disappears. The habit
of body becomes regular. the flyer aud kidneys
are beautifully stimulated, and bodily or men
tai e~xertion ceases to be a wearisome and diff
cult task. Neuralgia. Rheumatism and mala-
rial disorders, and kidney troubles, are entire
regulator,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-15
self Praise No Recommendation.

Self-praise 10 no recommendation, but
there are times when one must permit a
person TO tell the truth about himself.
When what he says is supported by the
testimony Of others no reasonable maj
will doubt his word. Now, to say that
Allcock's Porous Plasters are the only
genuine and reliable porous plasters
made is not self praise in the slightest
degree. They have stood the test for
twenty-five years, and in proof OF their
merits it is only necessary to call
attention to the cures they have effected
and to the voluntary testimonials of
these who have used them.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-15
THE VOTE FOR DELEGATE.

~
Figures Showing the Congressional
Vote by Counties in Dakot at the
ElectiOn-The Congressional
Vote Of 1854.
The following table gives the vote for
each candidate for delegate to congress
IN the several counties of Dakota at the
election of November End, 1886, and at
the congressional election of 1884. In
1884 o. s. Clifford was the republican
candidate and j. r. Wilson the demo-
cratic candidate. In 1886 o. s. Clifford
was. the republican candidate and M. Fl,
Day the democratic candidate. The
vote OF 1856 will be completed as a { as
the returns come in:
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-15

City miles of the lake reppft a severe
spowstorm yesterday and last night.
IN many places the snow fell TO o depth
ofa foot. greatly interfering with rail
reading.
Harrisburg. Va, Nov. 13-Parties
coming from West Virginia to-day re-
port eight inches of snow on the Pendle-
ton mountain in the A~llegheneys and
still failing. The mercury stands at
zero. and it has been showing all day.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-15
THE NEWS EpIToMEiZD.

EE.44fcH9rs4 y. N h
THE NEWS EpIToMEiZD.
Twenty inches of snow fell Saturday
in various portions Of the state OF New
York.
Bartholdi and wife sailed for France
early Saturday morning on the steamer
I1abourgogua.
Tho official returns for mayor OF New
York are: Hewitt, 90. 552; George, 6s.
llU; Roosevelt, 60.435, and Wardweii,
SEQ.
An investigation of the matter has
proven that there is no truth in the
umo that Cutting was collecting re-
oraits for an invasion of Mexico.
The fat stock exhibition now IN
progress lin Chicago, is SO far the most
snccessf1l yet held. The exhibits are
unusually fine and the attendance: un-
usually large.
Dr.. 4. @. Powell, a physician OF high
social and professional standing, shot
and killed q. O, Sharp. son OF State
Representatiye-Elec John j. Sharp, in
d bar-roem in Rocky Mount, North
Daroliaa, Friday evening.
The original letter written by Bene-
dict Arnold to the American people in
yindication OF his character. after the
attempted betrayal Of his country into
the hands Of the British, was found IN
an old loft Saturday afternoon in Kings
ton, New York.
The annual statement OF the minister
OF finance, revanue and expenditures OF
the dominion Of Canada for the fiscal
year ending June Both last will show q
deficit of ST, 800. 900. The revenue during
the year was only $3.50. 200. 000, while the
government expended $50, 900, 200.
The official canvass for the state Of
Nebraska shows that Thayer, for gov
ernor, will have 7 1000 votes; North, ST.
600; Hardy, 5000, and Burrows l,4G0;
General Thayer will lead the ticket
some 1900, and il will be seen that his
plurality will be $4,000 in the state.
Rev. Archibald Alex. Hodge, professor
OF didacties and polemic theology Of
Princeton college, New Jersey, died Fri.
day. He was Che Oldest son Of Prof. DR..
chas. Hodge, who 90 long filled the chair
Of theology in Princeton seminary. BE
was born in Princeton in July, 1928.
Al few weeks ago q gas well was dis.
covered at; Iais; Guthrie county, Iowa.
which sent ont gas very violently from
which . child was burned. Saturday al
HerndoD, the next station beyond Yale
MI. 81. g. Booth, while boring for water
struck . vein Of gas 145 feet beneath
the surface, throwing pebbles and sane
100 feet high. The roaring can be heart
two miles away.
Upon recelving from the king OK Den
mark q telegram refusing hir1 consent t,
Prince Wsldsmar's acceptance Of th'
Bulgarian throne, the rsssLssJ resigned
The SobranJe voted confidence in th,
regents, but they declined to Withdraw
their designations. The sobranje ha
l:e..:ea.-@ going !:
Sofia. A deputation will visit Europeal
courts TO gray the powers to nominate
candidate for the throne.
The Official canvass Of the Cook connt.
l0hicagoi election returns, completed
Saturday, shows that the constitutions
amendment against convict contrac
labor received enough votes to overcom,
the heavy opposition among the rura
communities OF the state. So close wa
the vote that estimates made two day
ago declared the amendment defeated
Only 1884 votes we're cast against it ii
this county,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-15

Aver5 interesting contest has been
commenced in Benson county BY e. s.
Role, q well known banker and attorney
there against Mr.. Campbell. who claims
to have been elected county attorney by
q majority of eighteen votes.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-15
a. GA

To all who are suffering from the error nd
lndlscretions OF youth, nervous weakness, early
decay. losso OF manhood, &c, I Will send a recipe
that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This c-ss.
remedy was discovered by a missionary In South
America send a self-addressed envelope to the
hEV. JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station D, New York Cuu
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-15

EOR SALE-A solid tract of about 500 acres
= of land, some Il miles north of Yankton
ty. Also, lots 10, IL and u, of block i, of W.
and 8. addition to Yankton. being just oppo-
site to Judge Trips residence. Also, lot 8,
block 8, L. Y. Write me at Montgomery, Ala.
3. h. GRUBER.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-15

EOR SALE-Sepenty head of three and four
year old heifers. Some in calf to pedigree
Durham bull. To be sold at from $40. 90 to
$1,000 according to quality. Twenty head ono
year old heifer calves and yoke of five year
old oxen of red color and we'll matched. Ad
dress Box 1872, Yankton, Dakota.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-15

Il tolerabiy good piano for one hundred and
ten dollars, on easy payments. Inquire of
EDITH Il. WAGNER, Fourth S0reet.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-15

FURNISHED rooms to rent, with or without
a board. Rooms very pleasantly situated.
Apply to Mrs. Sarah kitsr, opposite y. 3. land
office, Douglas avenue.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-15

TOR RENT-A dwelling house on the corner
n of Sixth and Pine streets. Good well ana
cistern on premises. Apply to
MRS. Nj. 4. WOOLLEY.