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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15
The Arabian Horse.

Arabian horses are being imported into
America to n slight extent of recent years.
Messenger, the famous old stallion from
whom our American trotting stock is all
descended, had a large strain of Arabian
blood in him.
Arabian stations have been brought to
this country from time to time as pres
ents to public men and others. But it ia
doubtful if a ull-blooded Arabian mare
was ever in the United States. They
are valued more highly than the stations,
and not allowed to leave the country.
There are six distinct families of horses
in Arabia, and the pedigree of some Of
them runs back Enthusiastically for five
hundred years. They come of old families.
These are the horses for swiftness and
endurance. They are not draught horses,
but in the two qualities named they excel
all other breeds in the world. They
have delicate nccks md fine, small,
straight limbs, flashing eyes and a strong,
flowing name and tail. They are not
large, fifteen and a half hands being an
unusual height. The back is not arched
much, the tail is high set, and the hoofs
are always small, black and very tough.
Centuries of pounding over the sands OF
the desert have made them so. They
have small ears and powerful chest, from
which they get their great endurance.
They are distinguished for soundness of
wind and limb, though their high-bred,
far-of cousin, the Kentucky horse, of
late years seems to be developing a lack
of hardness.
The Arabian horse is noted, too, for .ita
gentle temper and intelligence. It's mas
ter, the Arab, says the horse is Allahl
best gift to man.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15
A Good Position.

"What pay do you get" asked a mar
who had just arrived in a western Dako.
ia town, of the marshal.
TWENTY-FIVE dollars a month"
sIsn't that pretty small wagesT
ooh, yes, it would be If I had to work
all the time. You see, whenever tht
cowboys come in and get drunk and tn
air begins to get sort,o thick and sultry
like with bullets I 60 home and craw
into the cellar. They are here pretty
frequent SO I have an easy time ofit."-
Eztslins CDok.) BsN
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15
Timidity-A Mlndoo Fable.


A silly mouse, thinking each thing a cat,
Fell into helpless worriment thereat;
But, noticed by a Wizard living near,
Was turned into q cat to end it's fear.
No sooner was the Transformation done
Than dreadful terror Of q dog begun.
Now, when the Wizard saw this last throe,
4'Here, be a dog" he said, land end your
Woe"
But, though a dog, its soul had no release,
For fear some tiger might disturb its peace.
Into q tiger next the beast was made,
And still twas pitiful and sore afraid;
Because the huntsman might, some illstarred
day,
Happen along and take his life away.
1'Then," said the Wizard, turning to his
Louise,
<You have q mouse's heart-nowb be q mouse"
'Tiss so with men; no earthly help or dover
Can add one atom to their native power;
Them from their smallness nothing can
No art can make a lion from a mouse.
Joel Benton.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15
At Home aud Abroad.

Hostess Ito Bobby, who is dining out
with his mother)-Will you have another
piece of pie, Bobby9
Bobby-Yes'm.
Hostess (smilingly)-And so you are
n of the fortunate little boys whose
m let them have the second piece
of pie7
Bobby-Yes'm; she does when we're
out visitin', but at home I never get but
one piece.-Harper's Basar.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15
Another Match Spoiled,

They were looking yer her family al.
bum, Birdie and her Harold, when they
came to a portrait of al aged gentleman.
"Who is that old baboon9'' asked Har.
old.
"Why, replied Birdie. shutting IN
the book angrily, "You don't thinE
grandpa looks like a balloon, do yop.
Haroldi"-MeD York GrapAie.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15
He Caught Something.

'Been fishing this seasonW
teYes.n
"FWhereW
Sup above Georgetown"
"Catch anythingw
eyes; caught a street car and came
home. ~ Waahington Critic.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27

under the influence of liquor, to minosr
or to any one by the bottle. Yet men
and boys make night hideous, and ON
Sabbath mornings can be found breath.
ing the fumes of the fiery fluid, the re-
suits of drunkenness and disorder"
This is about what our "high license"
advocates propose to do, with their
Writ Bill that is to be offered this fall
as choice for the amended Prohibition
law of this county. A project that has
been tried $50 times with every con-
ceiyable alteration, ought to satisfy
any sensible person of the utter i'm
practicability of the method. This Ii
cense business is drink clear through
as the woman told her husband when
he turned his face toward the wall en-.
deavoring TO conceal the fact from her.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27
Has Failed After $50 Trials.

The liquor license laws of Pennsyl-
Vania have been changed, altered and
amended $50 times, and, have proved
an utter failure. A correspondent en-
deavoring to persuade the Cecil Democrat
of the folly of trying longer to "regu-
late" or ''restrict' the rum traffic by
licence' produces the following facts:
ga private letter just received by the
writer from a gentleman of that State,
(Pennsylvania) one who has served sey-
eral terms in her Legislature and who
is thoroughly posted on the question,
says
"You cannot enforce license law.
Our law requires that in order to sell,
the dealer must be man of temperate
habits and good character. 1t prohibits
sales 10 men of incorporate habits, men
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27
Prepare for the Fair.

The Lancaster Examiner in urging
farmers to assist in making the coun
ty fair of Lancaster county attractive
and successful, uses arguments of
general application to farmers, some
of which we extract for the benefit of
our own people.
1--WE may well be proud Of our re.
sourses-the fruit of long years of
careful and intelligent tillage. But
for all this as class our agricultural
population is exclusive, lacks the
spirit of CO operation and is somewhat
shy of innovation. We have plenty
of citizens who never get out of their
own county, many who never get to
our county seat and thousands who
have never seen county fair, show
ing the progress of the age in mechan-
ical ingenuity, and in the develop
ment of the domestic animals. The
lives of such men are bound by the
burrows of their own farms, ana so
they lack the spirit which makes &C
tive citizens and intelligent co-work-
ers in the advancement of the times.
This fair is no money making scheme.
The gentlemen at the head of the
enterprise, who heretofore have TAX
en- the risk of all losses, are still will
ling to take the chances because they
are proud OF the county and more
willing to aid our prosperity than
make few paltry dollars. The fair
is not for private gain. Let every
farmer for a few days lay down the
shovel and hoe. Take a necessary
rest. Be public spirited for week
at least. Let us show the world that
we are not only rich, but we have the
best and are willing to show it."
If even one-fourth of our leading
farmers would lend a helping hand
to advance the interest of the fair,
they could make our fair one of the
grandest county displays in the land.
10 this end we again suggest the wis
dom OF offering special premiums to
be competed for with only county
products, especially for stock. This
would give renewed impulse to en-
terprise in the county.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27
Destroying Faith.

eff it is sin for man to drink
wine today in Cincinnati, or New
York, or Richmond, or Atlanta, or
Raleigh, it was sin for Christ and
His disciples to drink it at the Last
Supper in the holy city of Jerusalem
eighteen hundred and eighty-six
years ago. And you know this, every
one of you. you hyprocrltical swarm
Of unfrocked Cor frocked) preachers,
who are insisting to the contrary in
your pulpits and on the rostrum.
Owe give you warning, all and
singular of the pulpit, the press, and
of the Woman's Christian Temper.
ance Union that if you succeed in
this prohibition craze. as it is pos
sible you may, you will succeed al
the same time in destroying faith in
the religion of Christ, respect for the
i calcations of the Bible and the
reign of reason and common sense OF
this continent '-Southacest, Oiquol
paper.
The corn whlskey party in thai
quarter are getting hard up for argu
ment when they resort to such twad
die in their desperate straits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27
MARRIED..

On Tuesday afternoon oath inst. at
the residence of the bride, Thomas
Kirk to Miss Annie NJ. Brown both
of this county, by the Rev. I. Jewell.
A large company of friends witnessed
the ceremony. The happy couple
started the next morning on trip to
visit friends in Burlington Iowa, and
will take in Niagara Falls and other
"sights" returning about Sept. 1st by
way OF Virginia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27
An Explanation that Needs to be
Explained.

Rev. John Squire, the secy. of the School
Board of Cecil Co., has published letter in
which he gives an explanation of his course
in regard to the law, requiring temperance
instruction in all schools receiving aid from
the state. We are glad he has spoken as in
the letter he assumed the responsibility for
all the adverse action of the commissioners
for our county. His letter contains so many
points that are incorrect or calculated to give
false idea that it has been submitted to the
Prest of the w. G. u. U. of Maryland for
an answer and when she can find time to
prepare it the other side of this matter will
be offered tic the public through the press in
Which, the Examiners letter has appeared.
He is either entirely ignorant of the work
and existence ofthe w. c. T. U. or he I'M
dertakes to snub and insult them by calling
them "This Temperance Committee" and
charges them with being in collision with a
publisher of Baltimore to make fat thing
out of the sale of one certain book. We
would like the public to know the whole
truth. A FRIEND OF THE WOMEN.
We would like very much to have
the "whole truth" and would publish
Mr.. Squire's letter in connection with
it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27
Friday. Aug. ~. 1856.
Farmers Letters.

1t has long been our purpose to IN
terest farmers.more in their lmmeila
business. in place of making tia side is
sue oe their thought, while the news
and gossip OF the neighborhood, and the
political office hunting of the county
and State occupy most of their spare
time and almost wholly furnish matter
for conversation.
Farmers as an industrial class give
their main business less thought, dis
cussion and inquiry than persons
in any other kind of business. Ev-
ery sect IN Of country has branch OF
farming to which it is best adapt
ed. This arises from several
causes Facilities for market one,
character of the soil aud climate is
arother. The kind of help that can be
procured often plays an important part
in determining the proper line of farm
ing to pursue These thing, although
of the utmost Importance in the prob
lem of success or failure are but casual
IL considered. and never discussed and
a comparison OF thoughts hal, which
would naturally lead to investigation
and inquiry.
There is no means Of securing these
results so accessible Inexpensive While
affording every facility needed, as the
agricultural department of newspap-
err, or the agricultural paper.
Who of our farmers will inaugurate
this spirit of inquiry, by furnishing the
first article for the MIDLAND JOURNAL
on any subject relating to the business
which every farmer must necessarily
look to for his bread and butter? The
incidents that pass under his Observa-
ton from year to year are numerous.
The experience of every observing far
mer is voluminuous which, if related
would be very often most valuable to
his brother farmers.
We invite farmers to write short arti
cles On any and every branch of farm
ing, stock raising, poultry, fruit grow
ing, ETC. for the MIDLAND. They can
sign their proper name or Il nome de
plume, as they choose. In agricultural
papers it is customary for farmers to
write over their proper signature. Let
us have a Farmers Club which will
hold weekly meetings in the MIDLAND
JOURNAL. We will be glad to accom-
modate the Club with convenient room
for their discussions. The ladies, too,
are invited. Their presence would
brighten and add interest to the meet
ings, and they might form house
keepers Club if they choose.
Soon the long evenings will CON.
mence when plenty of leisure will af-
ford farmers an opportunity to study
and commit their thoughts to paper.
Such articles are read with avidity by
the public. The short essay of Mr..
Kitchener furnished for the last session
of the Cecil Farmers Club, and pub
lished in the MIDLAND JOURAL was
eagerly copied by other papers. Who
will be the first to join our new Club,
by sending in a contribution on Cecil
county farming?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27
The Horse Thief Industry.

There seems to be no business so
furnishing as horse thieving at present
especially in Cecil. Every week almost
chronicles theft or two. Last week a
horse thief was arrested in Lancaster
county charged with stealing horse
belonging to Mrs. VIM. Gillespie, Of the
Sth district, residing near lakewood.
The thief Amos Dill stole the horse
from the pasture field, and traded him
to party in Providence township.
Lancaster co. Mrs. Gillespie son get
ting wind of the thieves, followed them
up and came up with the horse, at O..
f. GrOff's in the above named towns
hip. A person named George Miller
was in company with Dill, but was
not arrested. Constable Martin of Prov
idence Township placed Dill in Ian
caster Jail to await the requisition to de-
liver him up to Maryland authorities,
aud he will await trial in Elkton Jail.
On Wednesday of last week another
horse thief with horse and buggy was
arrested in Elkt>n by Deputy Sheriff
Mackey.
The horse and buggy had been hired
at livery stable in Alexandria Va. A
postal was received at North East de-
scribing the stolen propertr, and short
ly after the identical horse and buggy
drove up. The horse was watered and
pushed on for Elkton. A telephone
message was sent to Elkton for the au-
thorities to look out and arrest the
driver which was done. On Thursday
the manager of the livery from which
the horse and buggy We're stolen came
on to Elkton, paid Deputy Sheriff
Mackey the reward, $50. and the thief
and stolen property were taken back to
Va. In remarking on the above the
Democrat says:
This is the fourth case of horse
stealing which has come before the au-
thorities of this county in about two
weeks. Judging from the sentiments
expressed by the farmers of the county
HClJ Ildily vi WHO'LL nave suffered
from the depredations of horse thieves
for years past, they will not hesitate to
take the law in their own hands and
hang the first scoundel who is caught
with stolen horse in his possession.
Indeed, we have been informed by one
of our most reliable citizens that the
Deputy Sheriff's arrest of the thief on
Wednesday and hustlng him into Jail
before the indignant farmers of the
became acquainted with
the facts in the case, is all that prevent
ed them from taking summary ven
geance upon him."
This we believe is little premature.
We hardly think the farmers of Cecil
are ready just yet to adopt the South
Western mode of disposing of horse
thieves, although some of them talk a
little loosely that way when excited oy
er these depredations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27

THE REV. GEO. H. TAYLER, of
Burbon, Ind, says: Both myself and
wife owe our lives to SHILO'S CON
SUMPTION CURE" Sold by DIR. l..
r. Kirk. +
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-06-18
GACETILLAs.

Himeneo.- Sc han undo ante
los AItares, en- San Lorenzo, ell
apreciable farmac6utico, nuestro
amigo ell sefior don Antonio Casal,
y la virtuosa y bella seflorita dofia
Ulpiana Valdes, hJa de nuestro
distinguido amigo el Excmo. Sr.
>. Ulpiano Valdes y Pena.
Eterna luna de mie1 deseamos
en- su nuevo estado a los estima-
bles c6nyuges.
COnato de incendio. Dice con
este epigrafe El Impartial de Ma
yagiez, correspondence al Is:
Esta madrngada hubo gran
alarma Ell la ciudad, con motive
de la voz de fuego dada por el We
cindario. Habia empezado q ar
der la casa de don Salom6n AFRO
yo, Gale de San Jose, barrio dc la
Carcel, sin que SO sepa ell origen
del fuego, aunque no faltan quie-
mes cream que fuk puesto por ma
nos criminales, circunstancia que
no podemos garantizar. 81 ell tue-
60 hubiera tornado cuerpo, que no
10 tomo, graciaa Al esfuerzo de al.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-06-18
otros tiempOs era mas altivO que tran
sigente.

/
La polftica interior, en- tempo de va.
caciones parlamentariss, ha sido, gene
ralmente habIando, de POGO interes.
Los Consoles generates de los depar-
tamentos diputaciones provinciales)
concluyeron sus sesiones pacfficamente
y dejaron las cosas como estaban, Sin
haber producido reforma algnna en- las
administraciones departamentales. II
que importa es Ell pago de los impuestos
pdblicos, sean cuales fuesen las crisis
que ell pats snfrs.
Ell scontecimiento mas interesante
ha sido ell de ID snscrici6n del empires.
tito de los 500 milIones de frances
acordados por las Camaras, y decimos
500 millones, porque aunque ell en-
prestito ha sido de 900, los 400 milo
nes en- tftulos del 8 por 100 han tent
do por objeto Ell canje, en- renta perpe-
tua, de obligaciones contraidas plazos
mas menos largos.
La suscrici6n de los 500 millones,
del emprestito ofrecido al pdblico, hs
dado un resultado fabuloso, 81 Sc lie
considera de un modo exclusivamente
matemAtico, puesto que ell emprestito
ha sido cubierto en- una cantidad equi-
valente d veinte y una veces ell capital
pedido.
Hay que observar, sin embargo, que
estas operaciones Sc hacen de un modo
que deslumbra q los que no conoceD
las combinaciones previss que Sc hacen
con los grandes banqueros. Estos,
por 81 solos, hacen una espscie de aca-
psraci6n de valores de acnerdo con ell
gobierno, de modo que parezca suscrita
una cantidad enorme para que ell publ.
CO Sc anime 4 tomar parte en- ell en-
prestito.
De todcs modos, Ia operaci6n ha 81
do bien hechs y demuestra que en-
Francis hay mucho dinero disponible,
y que los ahorros son muy considera-
bles. Sc nota, sin embargo, que 81 ell
dinero bnsca Ia renta que da ell Estado,
aunque no es grande ell interes que
dan los titulos del 3p.S, los cspitales
no Sc prodigan para favorecer d Ia in
iustris, q 10 agriculture, nj al conner
,io.
POGO despues de suscrito el empress
ito public6 I'M peri6d:co de Paris mn
artfculo editorial con ell t.tulo de "Uu
,lvido involuntario." Las manifesto
Zones hechas en- tai articulo produce
on sensaci6n.
j. G. Sdes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-06-18
TICECONSILADO De PORTUGAL
/ INTEREsANTE AL cOMRRCI0.

| Con fecha IL de Mayo 6ltim0 comunica
este Niceconsulado Ell limo. 81. Conenl Gene
raj de Portugal de las AntiIIas esp4noIas en- Ia
Habena, Ia circular siguiente que Ie dirigs q
aobieTno de y. NJ r., respect0 tabaco que
SO enbsrque con destino 4 puertos de Porfu-
| gal do transito por los mismos:
= La gislaci6n VICENTE establece sobre Ia
importaclon del tabaco las siguientes DISPOSE
clones resfrictivas:
10 Esta prohibida Ia Importation del tabac0
en- buques de menes de doscientas toneIadas =
en- voIimen de menos de cuarenta kil6gTa-
mos.
2s Fl tabaco en- rama 8 torcido solo puede
ser importado por las fabricas existente6 On q
pals.
80 Son admitidos tambien al despacho 20.
lGmenes con peso no inferior 4 diez kiI6grz-
mos, siempre que vengan en- cada voIumsn
diferentes clases, justifcandose que son rbues.
tras
40 Los voldmenes de tabaco deben tra
maroado exteriormente 81 peso brute , el peso
neto.
So Ell tabaco traido como carga de trknsito
por buques que hagan escala en- puertos por.
tugueses, debe ser expresado en- una dec1ara-
cion en- el puerto de procedencia, y la forma
de tai declaration debe ser legalizada por el
Consul de Portugal residente en- ese puerto.
So FL tabsco traido como carga destinads I
puertos de Portugal, tisne que ser precisamen-
te mencionado en- el manifesto Consular, des-
cribiendose en- el por extenso la cantjdad de-
volimenee, peso valor.
7,o No es hcito d pasajeros y trpulsntes
de buques destinados puertos Portugueses,
trser consigo, bsjo pretexto de ser para 50
uso, tabaco en- cantidad mayor dc dos kiItgra-
mos por indivfduo.
g. Las infracciones de los preceptos que
quedan mencionados, son castigadas con mul-
IA del quintuplo de los derechos del tahaco
encOntrado prisi6n hasta mn aho.
San Jusn de Puerto Rico, IL de JUNO do
esnte de Vicents Vicents. So
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-06-18

Por fnerza del puesto de Orden Ph
blico de Utuado, han sido detenidos lo-
agresores del gaardia Eduardo Grande.
LIE ha sido robada 4 Ia vecina de
Ponce, dona Teresa Robel, Ia suma de
l62 pesos.
Con tai motive, fue deteDido por
fuerza de Orden Pdblico ell presunto
autor del hecho, Ramon Marquee, el
que fue puesto disposition del Juz
gado competente, junto con la cantidad
robads, Ia que sc hsllaba enterrada
dentro de I'm envase de hojaIata.
En- el rio de Jacaguas, de Ia jurisdic-
ci6n de Jusna- Diaz, ha sido hsllado
ahogado ell paisano Simon Torres, de
cuyo suceso entiende ell Juzgado.
Ha sido captnrado por fuerza de la
guardiA Civil, en- el barrio de Rioprie-
to, y puesto d disposition de Ia autori-
dad cOmpetente, ell paissno Ramon Ve-
ga, Autor del asesinato cometido en- la
persona de Estanislso Martinez.
En- Ia casa del vecino don Eulogio
Noncles, de Manati, declar6se fuego;
pero gracias 4 la actividad desplegada,
fue sofocado inmediatamente.
Por hurto de una camisa 4 Carol
ma Roman, han sido detenido y puesto
q disposition del Juzgado, ell individuo
Bautista Caballero, vecino de GALES.
Por sospechas> de considerArsele
autor del robo cometido en- Ia casa del
vecino de Baysm6n don Lorenzo Ba-
asquide, ha sido detenido y puesto 4
disposition de aquel Juzgado el paisa-
ma Antonio Sac.
El vecino de este mismo pueblo,
Pablo Rosado, hs sido herido, en- rifis,
por Hermenegildo Mater; ell que, q pc
sar de haber emprendido la fuga, ha ST.
do va capturhdo por fuerza de O, P,
, puesto disposition del Juzgado
competente.