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Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27
Pretty Railway Stations.


 I know of one or two tunnels that are eX- formally positively picturesque. Travellers from the North to London, via Trent, must have noticed when entering Redhill tunnel the wealth of woodland at the portals, with grey baronial battiements at either side and the telegraph masts with their web of wires carried far away up among the trees. Point mems boxes even can with their ''levers" and "repeaters," and tinkling bells, eloquent of the ''block system" of signalling, be made ''things of beauty" if not Ca joy for ever" How many passengers each summer, for instance, admire the handsome station signal-bo1 at Cheltenham! It is during the summer months perfect "basket of flow ers," and more resembles radiant green house than prosaic receptacle for switch es" and ''three-throws." Creeping plants climb up the sides of this cabin. Ornamen- tai baskets are suspended from the caves, from which droop festoons of flowers. The signalmen look out of windows bright with fuchsias and geraniums. Wire stands filled with flowers are placed on either side the box, while behind is q fernery where bright towering plants mingle their colors with the cool greys and greens. Wild birds build in the station roof and become almost tame, de- spite the rush and roar of the passing trains with their vibration and smoke.
 On the lines of the West of England pret- ty railway stations are numerous. In the opening summer time, when the orchards of the beloved western country are in flower, the stations appear to nestle amid the red and white blossom of apple and pear trees. I do not intend to convey that these stations are models of ornate architecture. Railway shareholders, eager for their dividends, would scarcely approve of that. But still there are quaint designs of gable, delicate suggestions of pretty windows and artistic points about many of these wayside stations, picturesque enough for all painting purposes.
 The cultivation of flowers is pleasing characteristic of English railway stations. There are some stations--such as Duutries on the Glasgow and Southwestern main line | and Diisbury on the Manchester South Dis | trict-that owe their prodigsl show of shrubs l and flowers on the platforms to the protes- sional nurseryman displaying his hortieul- | ture as an advertisements. It is not to these | elaborate instances that allusion is here made ! so much as to the country side stations, where the station-mast and his man and | lad spend their spare time, from the booking | their platforms with borderings, plants and | flowers.
 And how charming is the result of their ! recreative efforts to travellers in passing | trains-what visions of beauty alternate be- tween bridge and tunnel and cutting-what pleasant glimpses of colorl 'sThe speech of flowers excels all flowers of speech" and it is heard above the screech of the engine whistle and the noisy rattle of wheels. Railway directors, supposed by most people to be the most case-hardened of
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heaven than 8 non-partisan Methodist. The Democratic parties to-day is on the tariff. and that is differentiated. We want to get
 down from this Republican tree. The Dow law is in league with hell and the devil, and the Methodist who will follow it hasn't got any sense. That Dow law virtually sells out the Sabbath. The Germans are trying to take this country, but this is America. The question for you people to settle is, shall we turn this country over to the devil, the Dutch, and the drunkards hope the day will come when we preachers will take hold of these things and thunder them from the pulpit like hell fire.
 From investigations made by Professor Ewart and Mir. Matthews of London, it seems that whitebait consists almost entirely, and at all seasons, of young sprats and young herr1ngs, which vary in size and in the rela- tive proportions according to the season of the year and the place of capture. From the samples examined it appears that during the winter and spring months sprats largely pre- dominate. In the Firth and Forth white oalt Ghere aro very Ao" SooLS heliAhS' "hiio in the winter whitebait found in the London markets herring only form about per cent, the remainder being sprats. As the season advances the London whitebait contains a larger number of herrings, there being dur ing June and the latter part of May nearly 30 per cent. In July the number of herrings slightly diminish, and in August whitebait is composed of about one-half herrings and one-half sprats
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The delegates from New Haven county who favor the nomination of Mayor Bulke- ley will not be lonesome when they get to the convention. They will find plenty of company there,
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27

The Hartford Courant correctly observes that "the postal service of the country in it's detail is worse than it has been for years" and adds that ''letters nowadays go by luck as much as by mails
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27

If our esteemed contemporary the Palla- dium will take another look we are confident that it will now discover more than "a t1ace'' of Bulkeley sentiment in this region. The truth is there is great deal of it, and it is rapidly increasing.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27

The idea of restoring the State bank sys- tenn has not few supporters in the South, but the Richmond Whig 'ftalks sense" to the voters when it says: No State currency, how ever we'll secured, can begin to compare with our present national bank currency. No banking system that has ever been devised is superior to that now in vogue in the United States; and any change from it to a local banking system would be a step back ward. The national banks have been too long established in the good will and conf dence of the people to ever be supplanted by any local monetary system, no matter how plausible it's alleged advantages may be made to appear.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27
The Connecticut Oyster i'm Peril.


 The State of Maryland is contemplating nothing less than the larceny of Connecti- cut industry y-oystering-and all under the form of law too. The recent journey of several owners of Maryland oyster property to Connecticut is but one step in the con- spiracy to secure for Chesapeake bay more complete monopoly of that trade. It is found impracticable to adopt the Connecti- cut method of oyster-raising, which is based upon private proprietorship, and so the next best thing to do is to draw the oyster right away from the Connecticut shores. The oyster industry is built up on the seed oys- ter secured each year in Chesapeake waters. Hundreds of men make living by gather ing the half-grown oyster of the South for the Connecticut oystermen. The Baltimore Sun, which takes great interest in this sub ject, only expresses the local sentiment when it advocates the breaking up of this seed trade. It says:
 The prohibition of the sale of oysters be- low certain size would accomplish this re- suit, and would have the effect not only of protecting our oysters and immensely in- creasing the revenue derived from their sale, but by cutting off their main source of sup ply would hold out the strongest induce ments to the capitalists now engaged in planting in Connecticut waters to transfer their operations to the Chesapeake. North ern capital and thrift have done wonders for the packing trade of Baltimore, and their aid might be enlisted with the best results in developing the natural wealth of the Chesa- peske waters. Opposition to any restriction of the seed export trade may be expected from the tongmen now engaged in taking oysters to supply the Connecticut demand, but when they come to study the question they can scarcely fail to realize the very great benefits which would undoubtedly result to them from the transfer of Connecticut plant ing operations to Chesapeake Bay in the greater local demand for oysters, the diffu sion of capital and the increased yield which would be brought about by improved meth ods of oyster cultivation.
 And yet after all that has been said about the Maryland and Virginia love of oysters, it is a fact that the local market does not dispose of oysters on the scale seen in New England. This leads the writer in the Balti- more American to enter upon a line of pos tulate and conclusion which bristles with in genuity and heroism. The argument in short is that the South must eat more oys- ters in order to make the business pay. In New England the factory people eat oysters. The South has been nearly incapacitated for manufacturing by slavery. "It is as natural for the Yankee children to grow up manu- lecturers as it is for the Morgan colts here to grow up trotters." Therefore let Maryland cultivate the manufacturing spirit, eat oys- ters and be happy!
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27

back to the restaurant at Saint Mande M Pezon requested the gentlemen to give their arms to the ladies and escort them to the dining room. I offered mine at hazard and captured prize and no mistake about it. For the most part those seated at the long table were all celebrities. There were some fifteen or sixteen Pezons, half dozen Bi- dels, two or three of some other family fa- nous in their present generation present, not to mention widows whose husbands had been "killed with their boots on" behind the iron bars. My pretty young neighbor broke the ice by pointing out the man Veil, who was nearly eaten up by lions at Nantes last spring, and then we fell into conversation. She told me that her name was Mile. Zelia, and that she was the principal performer at the Auni menagerie Then in strict confi- dence she proceeded to tell me about new act with which she is going to paralyze all her rivals. She is going to "create" this act at the Batignolles fete next fall, and as she does not take the Times don't mind giving the thing away. She calls it the Alsace-Lor- raine group, and in it she appears in tradi- tionai Alsatian costume between two lions standing on their hind feet, their fore paws resting her shoulders.
 l found myself very much taken with my fair neighbor. Here was woman not more than twenty-six years of age, good looking and with waist made for anything but struggle with ferocious beasts-an exquisite
 
 appearance, who smiled on me very nicely indeed, and who spoke of making the king of beasts crouch at her feet in tone of voice that showed she thought no more of it than any American girl would of munehing box of bon-bons. She goes into lions cage without any other defence than her personal courage; she keeps her eyes fixed without hinching on their g1aring eyeballs, puts her white jewelled fingers through their tawny names, pulls them around leases them, calls them by name in her soft voice; they rub themselves caressingly against her shapely legs, roll at her feet like kittens, and when she stoops her pretty face towards them and says, "Kiss me quick" they lovingly touch their fierce nostrils to her rosy cheeks. At her command they jump through ropes, stand on their hind legs, lay their great heads on her knees, and stand motionless as she stretches herself out at fuli length on their backs. All this she told me she did ten or a dozen times in the course of single even- ing, and then when there were no more spec tators the gas was turned off, the lions stretched out their tired limbs on the straw and she took off her tights and tinselled bodice. But before she goes home she gives 8 last look at her pets to see they are proper ly cared for and that their cages are securely  s'Have you never been bitten or scratched by your lions4' I asked Mile. Zelia after she had told me all this. "Oh, yes, several times. You ought to see my body. I have scars all over it." she answered. Then she told me about cub, born only ten days ago, son of Brutus, and not any bigger than puppy dog.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27
4 PRICELESS DISCOVERY.

And show, prove and demonstrate to any reasonable, sensible, intelligent person that the most difficult, long-standing and obscure CHRON 10 DISEASES will yield as if by magic to my NEW RATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC TREATMENT, and have no hestancy in saying that in the large majority of such cases not only give RELIEF, but can CURE them, My treatment, touching the foundation and removing absolutely the cause of disturbance, rap idly builds anew, invigorates with healthy growth ar,dr. arirrr nal daSio
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27

The American syndicate which was recent ly formed for the purpose of establishing in Honduras national bank seems to have Ia good thing" The charter which has been granted is an extraordinary one. In the first place the syndicate Is to have the exclusive control of the banking business of that coun- try. It is to become the depository of the public funds and will act as the fiscal agent of that government in collecting it's revenues. It will have the free use of the government telegraphs and other like privileges. The government can borrow of the bank to the amount of s1OO, 600 at the rate of ten per cent and pays to the bank as security it's customs receipts. The banks notes are to be receivable at par for all classes of duties and taxes.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27

Sam Jones is said to have used the follow
 ing elegant language in q recent sermon at the urbana (Ohio) camp meeting: I would rather take the chance of prohibitionist for
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27

One case Grey Blankets in Red and Blue Borders for $I.5o a pair. Just the right article for camp use.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27

One case 36-inch Bleached Cotton for 7c yard. Would be good value at Sc.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27

M. De Lesseps is not pleased by the discov- cry that the subscriptions to the Panama bonds fell short of the amount required. of subscriptions that more than the entire amount had been covered by applications in letters, and therefore many persons who did subscribe, expecting that only part of the amount subscribed would be allotted, sent in applications for more than they wanted. They greatly disgusted at finding that they were obliged to take the entire amount for which they had bid, and the immediate result was that bonds were offered and sold actually issued. This subscription provides De Lesseps with less than one-third of the 600, ,000, ,O00 francs he wanted.
 An important discovery in glass manufac- ture is reported by Friedrich Siemens, of Dresden. He has succeeded in casting glass in the same way as metal is cast and obtsin- ing an article corresponding to cast metal This cast glass is hard, not dearer in produc- tion than cast iron, and has the advantage of transparency, so that all flaws can be detect ed before it is applied to practical use. It will be much less exposed to injury from atmospheric influences than iron. The process of production is not difficult, the chief feature being rapid cooling. The hardness and resisting power of this cast glass are so great that experiments are being just now carried out at the Siemens glass foundry at Dresden with the purpose of aseertaining whether the material could be employed for rails on railroads.
 Sam Jones is said to have used the follow ing elegant language in a recent sermon at
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27

One lot good quality Corset Covers for 12Hc each. Usual price 200.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27
CONTINUED BARGAIN SALE
WHITE BLANKETS

At $1, $1.5o, $2.5o, $3 and $4 a pair. It will pay all house. keepers to examine our Blank cts before purchasing elsewhere.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27

lust received another lot La dies Chemises and Drawers at 23c garment.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27

Superior quality JerseyWaists for $1. 50 each. Regular price is $2.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27

All-wool Black Jersey Waists (coat back) for 85c. Would be bargain at $I.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-27
Bargains on Every Counter !

One lot 50 dozen Ladies Fancy Pencil Stripe Hose at 25c a dozen. The wholesale price is 62Hc per dozen.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16

and quick to resent an insult, high toned
and honorable.
Her ome are noble, intelligent and
refined, but, however, after deScrib-
ing the men, there is no use in describ-
ing the women, from the fact that the
men only reflect what the women are.
We desire the world to know what
n Of n county this is, so hat when
persons desire to seek Il good home they
will know where to come. We have.
in conmo with the rest Of the South,
u great drawback, and this is onr
colored population. The negro has
always beer a cnrSe to us. and he will
remain so as long ms he is here. They
cannot be depended on as laborcrs, they
nave no morals and the sooner they are
]coloniZed the better it will be for us.
Remove this dark cloud from over our
heads and Abbeville would truly. be a
bright spot, and Il veritablc Paradise.
". Z. G..
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16
A Still Tongue.

An old. experienced Wall Street
banker in course Of conversation with
II reporter on one of our exchanges, u
few days ago, said that n still tongue
was often n fortune" The idea that he
wished to convey was that men who
talk too much often dispose the secrets
Of their business. \ silcrt man is often
the safest adviser; he thinks before he
speaks and weighs we'll his words.
Some men arc rs ready with their opin-
ions as hungry man for dinner all
that is required is an opportunity to air
them. Others are so voluble that they
tell abomt their own business, and their
neigbors' us we'll. Generally, you can
take the measure Of an invrteratc talkcr,
rs it is wind and froth. On the other
hand, the man who holds his topgue is
not easily fnthcmed. "Still water runs
deep" but with little noise and friction,
while the shadows foam and fret with
constant tamult.
AS II rule, the silent man is mcthodi-
cal. painstaking, careful. He weighs
his words and pounds accurately. In
business he makes no fuss or parade ;
he transactS it, however with diligence
and prudence. Brag and vanity are
twins together they were born and to-
gether they will die.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16

Just arrived another car load Of Tex
as rust proof rcd oats at White Broth
ers.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16
]. S. HAMMOND.
Intendant.

JONES F. MILLER, Secretary.
Jan. 10, 1888. St..
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16
An Ordinance
TO Raise Supplies for the
Town. of AbbevIlle, S. C.,
for the Year 1886.

# ord,;pod bv tha T,,-, ro.,r AL.
Is town Of Ahbcv;lIc and hr E thn q. Inc
~ Tim .nm. Ti,o, . tns CIV INV =! Nv authority
the manner b.ro;no g" ~ m ~ suTiS anu IN
and mold INTO ,hn 80 ,S "'nr s"a!i ne raised
oil fT p"t H. m., :. .i.aS".! "i inc " C"un-
wear 1880. pun ''e 're"' 'r the
SEcrIoS ]. On every on. b,,,dr,, a,,,..
If thc cash ,,un ~, S's sjf one hundred dollars
tot. within thn ;ncnrnnra go, "uA H:LS"nhi cs<.
Abhnr;li, thn .nn s fa..h oi sa'o town M
SIC. = On .nrb h;i mi.us' cents; 49,
,or -" ~ lilo , a. oii!ara or pool table ar
Ava G" mnIi,rs ~ M.r H. ~ en- nute ~ sum OF twenty,
T'w,nt w.fro ,in,,,ars FRS ,Mo'e or alley ana
morc tb.n rn,. knnt .h'. ~ h"." = or "ief
,acb bo Cntojlo t,hI.G 60 -" mS owner. w
Fifteen DollnrS >f :" "'e '"c SUM Oh
SIC. ;. For each ,;c.nso =, rot,n .,;.:..
M. i T., !" .cense 10 retail sprltu-
| nf Twn Hv,,Ir,j Nj. nope'I''r the sum
ninu will thn t;r.t DIV of !. .s"1; NC III,
rndinC nm fla frst I S"r ~ IanuarN' 49, ana
said sums avail. i" """"' 90. inc
in ,dv,nco sa;d J,.Im ut"a. Instruments
md srcuritv for ,.,~mant "f i. !" e''c ooha
-" i" 81 &c y. ~. ment OF snld sum OF mon
said dealer mr. dc, i ie i",LnF the year the
ness tbc wb,jc on,o,nt w." IT,. ~ ""t" oHSi-
lars shall immedinteiv hrco,n" a,n "n no.-
lie, and unv n,.r.nn ~ 1917. =" 1"e M" na!a-
the whole or nnv nart NJ Il tj' :'s u","s business
thc whole snm ~ t T'., II 'nS year Shail pay
SIC. 4 Thai .l rm,I t",u.ou n"l,ars.
aces of q; xtean and e., PERSONS between the
nSvs;col 1r nnaht Az na.! years except those
blc to r"ad dma~ I'd earn l,ha = SUPPORT are liza
work nm thc r,.d" ;ian DC required t"
within the incorn"r, ,;nn ~ th anu stree,s
bcyiIie fvc Iovs mnJ.r ~" ~. owl OF Ab-
Town Camel IT," "a ",Iectmh OF me
rond dntv IN bs tho s,n r" ~ T. a'f'h Tor sn,d
mid vt thc tim. NJ tI " W. Nv" n"ltafs 70 De
rs. to wit On nr hafor. Ih sNA OF otnSr tax
All persons refnsino or f.;i;nm uas o. siaren.
81, - - :. o'"si"s or 'ai'ihg I" work hvc
Council or nav tbc aphor" ~ "pRio.te d! INC
h. liable 70 nav svch 49, SumMnu'n.lph snail
Connc;i mn . -" n'e ano penalty as the
SrT TIP iii ;,
neddi.rs ard nth.. m:n"nt auct'oheers
p.nJors IS T| = :" 7" !rumsent persons except
ofEcr;ng at r",n """".c rdisea IN inc county,
snin .e.a.' IN! goods whatsoever for
T,xo,t~"Gr p ha, noense Oh NOT more than
Say: That,
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16

Linen collars in at all styles from
0 cents to 20 cents at Bell & Galphin.s
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16

See Bell & Gnlphin's black cashmere
before buying u nice black dress.
Dress fannels in all colors just re-
ceived at Bell & Galphin's,
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16
VNIILMINGTON. COLUMBIA AND AU.
w GUSTA RAILROAD.

Going Sou h NOT NO 40
Leave Wilmington. ..... % 30 p m II 10 p m
Arrive at Florence. .......l so u 20 \ m
Arrive at columbia .......6 40 Jam
Going North No 43 Va Al
Leave columbia ......... 10 90 p m
Leave Florence. ....... a so p So IN
Arrive at Wilmington. - 40 pm 10 m
Train No Az stops at all stations. Nos. 48
and AZ stop only at Brinkley's, Whitevillc,
Bennington. Fair Bluff, Marion. Florence,
Timmorsvillc, Sumter, camden junction nrd
Eastover. Passengers for columbia and all
points on C & q X R, G, C & 4 h r., Aiken juno
ton and all points beyond, Should take M. ~,
night express. Separate Pallman s%lcepers
for charleston and Augusta on trains AZ and
A.. Al! trains run solid between Charleston
aud Wilmington.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16
IECTIO

a. With South Carolina railroad 10 and fr,m
Charleston: with Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta railroad from Wilmington and nil
points north thereof: with Charlotte, Colum-
bia and Augusta railroad from Charlotte and
az POINTS north thereof. B.. With Asheville
and Spartnnburg railroad from ndf0r noints
in Western n. Carolina. c. With Itlanta md
Gharlettc div Richmond and DanviI.s railway
tor Atlanta and all points south and wost.
Standa,2 Ea.trrh Time. 80
g. X. rALC0TT, Snpsriptend.n,
NJ SLArGHrER, Cent Passenpcr Art.A,~
. ~CARpwELL. ASST Gepr Pass. AT.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16

Solid Trains between harlcston and Column
bia. :. G..
J. +. DIVINE. r. n. EMERSON.
Gcnl Snp't. Gen'l Pas. Agent.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16

jersey Jackets, jersey Jackets, in all
sizes. styles and colors, very ct eap at
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16
TLANTIC COAST LINE.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.

l-h'''I'-NNFI'N TT'l Ia I,
Wilmington. ". C., tug. 2d, 1885.
FAST LINE between Charleston and
Columbia and Upper South Carolina
C~UNDENSED HEpUL
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16
W. r.. STONEY, Comptroller Generui.
TOLCMBIA AND
~ GREENYILLE RAILROAD,

On and after October S, 1884. PASSENGER
TEAMS will run rs hcl ew;th indicated uuun
this road and it's branches.
UdifV. eTcept Smnaa Va.