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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-10-23
rle Got the Change.

Speaking Of the disappearance Of CON
jnrers' confederates, the Saturday Rse5eae
says: The last instance we heard Of their
use was by a wandering magician who was
performing in the smaller towns OF Texas,
and who was very properly punished for
his lack Of art. In the course Of hts en-
tertainment he made u mafk1,t dollar dis
appear from Il handkerchief held by a
lady. Coming down into the audience he
picked out a negro, and said: Pine dollar
will be found in the pocket d tals colored
gentleman" All EYES we're turned toward
the colored gentleman. who rose and ex-
tended his broad brown hand, Oh Which
were half a dozen small coins. When the
magician came csosa to him the negro
said: BOSS, heah is your change. I has
had two beers and a ci@ah outen dat dollar
you told me to keep III my pocket til you
called foah it."
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-10-23
Dear SIeeuing,

Chicago Herald: People who submit
to the extortion Of S. for a ride in a Pull
man car to New York are fools,' said a
drummer the other day on the Pennsyl-
vania road. When the old-time schedule
was 36 hours to New York, and you had
to spend two nights on the sleepers, the
charge perhaps was not eXhorbitant.
Now the best trains go through in less
than 80 hours, aad their time Of departure
is so arranged that YOU have tospend only
one night on the road. Yet Pullman goes
on charging SIS the same as Of old. 1t is
a gross overcharge-an extortion. | don't
pay it any more. | buy a berth to Pitts
burg, and pay $3.50 for it, and at the lat
ter place | go into the day coaches, and
ride just as comfortably the remainder of
the journey as | would in the sleeper.
Indeed, the seats in the best cars of the
Pennsylvania company are superior for
day use to those in the Pullman cars.
They are wider and their backs are high
er. So | not only have just as pleasant a
ride, but | have So. so, and Inotice a good
many people IN these days regard that as
worth saving. The truth is that people
who travel a good deal don't rush into
the Pullman cars as they used to. Few
people use them any more in the daytime,
unless they are going to be on the road
two nights. The charges are too high,
and the public is tired Of being imposed
upon. I went the other night to Spring
field, and was charged Sc for a berth on
a Pullman car which left Chjcagoa at Il 80
and arrived at 6. For about six hours
occupancy Of a close and stuafT shelf Mr.,
Pullman exacted Of me the price, Of a first
class room in q first class hotel for a
whole twenty-four hours
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-10-23
The Master.

Inever heard List but once. | was a
young man then, younger than | am now,
but | can never forget. and no one whose
soul has not bowed in humble worship at
the Feet Of the II. Master can ever know.
the Complete Conservation | made of my
self while [ listened to Him. He wore
that Weary and Naughty expression which
was habitual to him, and as He crossed
the room to the piano He received our
Humble Homage with Majestic yet awful
condescension. The very Atmosphere Of
the room was imbued with the II. Masters
presence. As He took Of His coat and
rolled up his Sleeves [ held my breath
with both hands. He played. The NJ.
Master played. Under the Magic Touch
Of His Hands the heavens Bent to Listen
the hoarse chords mrsttered like the Re
treating Storm, or the electrified keys
sang all the twlttering songs Of all the
Birds of Spring at once-the Sun burst
through the Riyen Clouds-t1e Moonlight
Sleep upon the Bank Of Niolets, and sing
ing Brooks ran Mur1auring 70 the Sea
grim-visaged War changed On his Brazen
Shield with mimic Thunder Of tina Skies,
and ali the ClaIner Of the raging Battle
shook the ground beneath our feet-the
room swan with the brilliant perfection
of ever Marvellous Gonceit that sprang in
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-10-23

to living being under This marvellous Elk
e%cution, and when He raised Both Feet
higher than His Head and brought them
down upon the keyboard in the Final
Grand Hoopla, I knew no more, fer / had
Swooned at the NJ NJ Masters feet. |
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-09-16
PenItentiary Poet.

The following lines were composed sine
nc earthquake by colorcd convict work
lg at tho pcnttcntiary brick yard:
judgement must be comm,
The earth is on shake;
All the boys arc scrcamin',
And to their heels do take.
The hens begin TO 1acklc,
And rails II mighty fuss;
The convict shakes his Shacklc
And den says pray mus.
Dc cart hab got de agcr,
An tryin' to shake it of;
Den it'll take dc fever,
And I'll git in dc loft.
GwinC to hc awful hot
When dis big world git sick,
All dc buckra faces
Bc rcd rs any brick.
De cart am cabin somcwhar,
| know dis for Il fac;
III git ObCr in my armchair
And peep through youdcr crack.
Is lOokin' obcr yondcr
Whar dat old church do stau',
An den begin to wonder
Will dat Stccplc strike the san.
People mighty spicious,
DER eyes are turnin' white;
For ii shook der guilty conscience,
An'l now dCy S all polite.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-09-16
Why |oinr People Marry.

SOlnG people mnrry for the fun of the
thing, and noycr see whcrc it comes in.
This is discouraGinG.
Some marry for The sake Of a good
companion, and never discover their
mistake. This is lucky.
Aiau il & Nclllc "crittcr." Even ADAM
who had his vii. naIo to order, found
moro or less fault with hnf,
Don't marry man for his reputation
1t is liable to be only second hand
affair borrowed from his ancestors.
Many "olRcp have married men for
their fiuC exterior. But that's oil there
is to an ancient egg worth mentioning.
Marriage resulting from love at first
sight is generally wedding bliss on par
with sour milk. One or tho other gets
swim lied Ql3l often both.
Many maa Ias mQrricd for beauty
only to learn that he paid %2Q !Gr what
can be purchased for % cents at all
druggists This IS hard.
P:;5 iow EQopia marry for pure love,
and they in GItcT years suspicion that
what we're at the time pronlF,iDG8 Of the
tender Passions were, in Ill probability,
but the first symptoms of cholera NOR
bus.
The man WHO mqryics Il woman SIM
ply because sho is dandy arrangement
to have about Tho house docs so from 6
pure business standpoint, and III the
end, il not compelled to support him,
she has done better th2n many women
one knows of.
.
Towns simply have tho right .of-wHy
and the power to remove earth to OF
from any part of the road for tho pur--
pose of repairs or improvements; but
the title to the soil and all that grows
thereon remains with the adjoining pro-
prietoFs,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-09-16
Good for the Child.

Tho ailments Of childhood need careful
attention and wise treatment. Some
people think "anything is good enough
for child, and there isn't much the
matter with it anyhow" But iudicious
mothers know better, and do as Mrs. If.
w. Perry, of Richmond, Va, does. She
says: 81 take Browns Iron Bittcrs and
give it to my children with the most snt
factory results" Sold everywhere.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-09-16
".Ml,!r0T,Is1H;3L!EI2Rs' .Ml,!r0 7 r E
GplE EzfsSSsE SEsEEE61
F!RIL1EE1NDY


Not only shortchs
the time of labor 8ld
lessons the intensity
iOf pain, but, it
igrcat!y dimilliShcS gle
danger to life of both
mother and child, dld
leaves the mother ID q
colttiti0n highly Ia
IvofNErsNo speedy re-
.royriy, and far lsss
liable TO flooding, ca.
ivulsi0hS, and Otkcy
alarming Sy mptoR
incident to slow or
ipainful labor. It's
truly wonderful cnfa-
lcy III this respect en-
titles it to he cal led
TIE NJ O II Ill T. RS
FRIEND and to be
ranked as one of the
life. saving remedies
Iot the ninctCcEth tn-
jtury.
From the nature of
the case il will of
course be understood
that we cannot puS.
liSh certificates con
'rcrnin% this REMEDY
without wsllmding tho
drlicacy of the writcrs.
Vet we have hundreds
of such tcStinolialsun ON
'llr, and no mother
who has once used it
will ever again be
without it in her time
Of trouble
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-09-16
TIE BUSINESS MEN on EAST BAY SPEAR
OUT
All Look with Confidence md Courage TO ,hr
Future.
From the News and Con1i.r.l

An October atmosphere of cheerful
hustle pcrvaded East Bay yesterday. IIcav,
lily laden trucks rImblcd through The busi.
ness thoroughfarc, street cars iing!cd TO
and fro. and an active, pushing throng
JoStled along the sidewalks and the lately
popular middle Of the road" The Bay
Threw OIL It's lcthargy and went to work.
inc accumulated business Of The earth
quake week was in process Of transaction.
ness in the way of repairs. ~
From the post Office to the custom house
q large force of hands were at work, and
during the day number Of buildings were
cleared of their topping bricks, shored up
and temporarily rooted, All this made
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-09-16
CHARLOTTEI
FEMALE INSTITUTE

'EhlE runner That the Principal will re.
4 novc to Columbia, :. G., il Il misLrkc
ne has purchased the controlling interest
IN tl!r CHARLOTTE FEMALE INSTI-
.IVTE; has spent 1900 in rcnorating and
Improving the buildings, and is now max
lHE more yaMahn improvements than
ever. iho .hlidmg is lighted with gas,
warmed with the best o. wrOughi-iron
innar"S, has hot and cold water baths,
nhd hiSt-ciaSS appointments as Il Boarding
School IN every respect.
40 more Experienced and accomplished
corps OF Teachers is to be found in thc
South, and th" Music and Art Department
AT" tH:,urpa&SrN.
!Etui! session begins Scp&WLrr /, 1886.
For Catalogue apply Co u; PRINCIPAL
REV. WM. Il. ATKINSON.
AugllL2m Charlotte. n G.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-09-16

n W'minrnt physician lately remarked
:" the Fr"prirtor thatii il were admissible
g. m,,E" public the letters we receive, the
Oh the market.
EENTLEMEN: :-Dnrin" my career in tho
praGt!rH OF mr"irimc u&r;, your "MOTll.
Elk y klEND@ in Il great number of
cases, WITH th" rappirst results in every
INSTANCE. 1t makes labor easy hastcns dc.
livery ana recovery, and iNSUREs SAFETY
TO BOTH MOTHER AND CHILD, No wnman
can Pc induced to go through the ordeal
without it after once using it.
Yours truly,
II, L. PENNINGTON, MD.
Ialmctto, Ga, June 10, 1881.
Happiness of Woman" mailed free.
BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-09-16

-,,,,., -, e.. -, ii
tnrnor of the week.
< roportcr of the Ncscs ana C0urie, !
| Yesterday visited most of the large business |
| houses on the Bay and inquired as to their
readiness for business and Judgment of the
seasons prospects, All the firms were
found busy aud all spoke with confidence
and courage Of the future,
,,,,,,,, AVN
,,, ',,.,., W. "ir's r,t-,.,-- ', w
- @ nG uSr'"t Mtchly piii pl nlot!a'ity SHOWS
'o't. vi n'iic'S ci?i' 'c"t.S III 'hc cLS
,I'i ,Ti |ilc NtcN cn'I',iS 'otPt!Gin1cl T. VI
if, ticSt lM,e,'I -A'T were Mi'ltc a''I siN'y
oiS,IV r"irl'ua' ~ m uc"'iiH 'l"Hcu py tIC
inet,,,t rIrvrn ~ thrsI L,iI,r ,,iiL;Io ,,,o,,l |
and twenty seven ColOrcd ncoplc. Since |
then there have been several additional
deaths caused hy the carthmiallc.
Since Monday four additional certificates
of burial have bccu issued bv the hrnlih
department for persons who hnyc died from
the result Of injuries received ON Tucsdav
night or from cNposurc or rrirht
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,hc miiicn ~ n'o hn,i,i ico",''c:' 1T
Tn,', r. ". 'nr i,U''it ', i uei,i'.lG',1 S'eS
nrrI rE;lIr',r '''I wv w,i,iE n"'i 'Mo Hol'
,,,, ,,,',.' NV, 10 P,o''N'Ic, however,
~ N0 VII ''"'o 'C|'' "'''''
tue QUINrESSENCE or MEANNESs
| Furniture c,rte and cv,,r.,o ,,,.,,,,,,,. .,,
in mrcot drmnnJ nnL ,I,r ,,r;cr. Ir l'nI
nave risen from - cents to from $3.50 to
jcsrsnn who n,na ,Y,n, i''';,, - r'c"'?
Curni,urr ,rr, rnnrI ih1, liz 80 :,
would no, yIIhmit tn q ,.l,.,rrn ,,r - =, I,,l
SO he rclurrd hi; nrirr in E:I G~r ,r hi,
rI,,i,nn.v r,,,,,,I nin, ,,, w. g., i' W. ''I
Off from the ,n;l end Of his rn,t ~ lr,>t Irn
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-09-16
PEACE INSTITUTE
FOR YOUNG LADIES',
As.AEEEGHF, NOHsTBH q,AEedbW,QNA

f{llE FALL TERM COMMENCES ON
Il thc first Wednesday Of September,
1856, and closes cUrrrBpondin.timr in ,junr
lolloWlng. Advantages for instruction in
an the branches, usually taught i'm first
class SemtuIrirS for Young Ladies', unsur
passed. Building heated by steam, and i'm
every way as to equipment, etc., equal to
any III the South. a full corps of First
mcncing in Srptcmbcr Terms as reason
able as amy other institution Offering same
advantages. Correspondence solicited.
f"r catalogue, containing fun particulars
as TO terms, etc, address
REV. Il. BURWELL & son,
Au%l Linn Principals, Raleigh, n. G.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-17
The Best Breeds.

Low priced goods are not always the cheap
est in The end. Inferior animals that cost
originally, but little money seldom bring good
returns IOr the investment, but they consume
their regular rations nevertheless Farmers
who have stock should see that 1t is good and
Serriceable, and then give 1t good care and
regular attention: 1t is not necessary that
farm stock should all be thoroughbred, and
then made delicate and dainty from excessive
care and attention, On the farms we want
stock for service, and we should handle only
such as will pay the best in their use.
If the farmer does not breed his own stock
he should buy such as has been well bred for
his purposes, and always be sure to buy the
best breeds. Poor stock, We repeat, Is always
expensive al any cost. IN as low and dull an
animal as the mule, we need not despair us to
the effect of breeding. It is true that we can
not expect much from the stupid ass, but the
cleanly bred mare may give vigor and spirit
that will enlivcn her offspring. In rearing
mule colts, too little regard is paid to the
qualiries Of the dam. With many farmers
amy mare is considered good enough to be
served by jack. We question the wisdom OF
this policy. Cattle and hogs should be bred
up by crossing thoroughbred males upon the
native stock. Grades, possibly, more hardy
and vigorous, will give about as good practi-
cal results as thUrouy hbrcdS; certainly so
when they are several times crossed the
male used should always be thoroughbred.
In stock breeding. as in farming, the intensive
plan will be the most pro1itab Get good
qualities concentrated into small compass
by having good stock and only a s;Gall lot !;
get the best breeds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-17
Is Popular Education n Eailure.
Nelcbcr7,y Observer.

We have free school system; but have we
any free schools? The 2-lniil constitutional
tax and the poll tax are beth applied TO the
free schools $50 culled). These taxes amount
TO nearly half a million Il yea". The 1rcr
schools are kept open an average of three and
Il half months in the year. With all th!S eN:
penditurc OF money, in addition to improved
text books and other school appliances, pfl-
mary education is not hS good Ms II was before
The Wharf.-The boys and girls are not as wei
taught, taking the whole state over. We seri-
ously doubt whether the free school system
slas been an advantage to the state. II the
population of the state were all white or
mostly white. it night be different. In that
the benefit OF it. But the proportion oi pupils
is in about the ratio of colorcd to- white.
Oac bad effect of the free school system has
been to lessen individual interest IN schools.
Mai. Hammond. in that portion of speech
which is quoted on our first page, gives Il sirik.
ing proof of this, where he states that. IN iSD
private individuals paid Sa.4) to every dollar
paid by he state for popular education. whefC-
as now private individuals give only - cent;
20 every dollar the State gives And the evil
is still more strikingiy shown in the state
1uent that in lS5D the expenditure Estate ana
individually for education WAS 10 cents per
head, whereas now it is only 63. And AL this
in the face OF the fact that as he saws, we are
richer now than we were in lS5n The truth is,
state interference has btunted the sense of pa
rental responsibility and crippled private en-
1erprise. More than that: 1t has driven OF
many who would make teaching u pro. .esslon
and life. work. and in their stead raised up Il
class of teachers who, in large part, are SIM
ply birds OF passage, teaching only fora time.
while they have nothing else to do, to make Il
little money. with no intention to make teach
ing profession, and therefore not fully de-
voted to the work-their hearts are not III
their work. There are exceptions OF course
but that is the rule. The teachers are not to
be blamed. 1t is the fault OF the system.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-17
Borrowing Money.
l. -.... n.

There has been q great deal Of good whole.
some advice bestowed on tae Southern 1arntr
on the subject OF too much cotton, and much
surprise expressed because it has not been
needed. Ninely-nine in every hundred lar
merS GliuOWleugc the wisdom OF this ADVICE
know that there is no money In the present
system of cotton raising and each tells the
other to quit raising SO much cotton and raise
more stock and grain. There must he some.
thing radically wrong when all see that they
are going from bad to worse and yet continue
in the same course. Why do they not change?
Is ii on account Of the fascination OF culttvat-
ing King Cotton, or the force of habit in ''fol.
lowing in tho same old rutS of our lathers?'
The farmers OF the South are too intelligent to
allow either of these rc;lsOuS TO lead them on
to inevitable ruin. There is some stronger
In order to change from cotton raising to
stock and grain there must be Il. gradual
change, not all in one ear, but several years
will be required to bring 1t out Time Is re-
Quired to learn new methods.
The one great Ca use Is the manner IN which
we borrow money. IOn may say, don't Dor
row - that advice IS all b0sh. Nine-tenths OF
the farming class are compelled to borrow
money TO some extent or buy some provisions
on ruinous per Gems. secured by iron-cad
mortgages on all they have and sometimes on
that which they have not. The usual manner
Of giving the warehOusemen the aforesaid
dOubleaction, bOOm-prOOf mortgages to OBJ
tain goods at from % to 80 per cent, then sign
ing Il written agreement 10 carry him SO much
cotton, is the cause.
How is it possible for him TO stop planting
largely of cotton, when all his supplies are OBJ
tanned on a promise Of making SO MANY bales
OF cotton?
Farmers! Wall street and It's willing allies,
the provision warchouSenIen," have the
whole cotton question down too fine for the
unOrganized farmers to contend with. Cease
going to the wurchOuSelnGn for supplies and
money; it gives them too many advantages.
If you really desire to change your system
from all cotton and Cutfee to stock, you must
change your plan Of borrowing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-17
Irish Potatoes.

Irish potatoes should be more largely cult
waited at the South than has been our usual
practice. They are very nutritious and palu ts,-
bic, in so many different forms. that they can
make Il part of q must every meal during the
year. Easily cultivated, easily kept and max
ing abundant yields, they become really a
very desirable crop.
AS soon as the ground gets little warm
they should be planted IN. n we'll prepared,
properly enriched soil. An abundance of st:,-
Bile manure will make Il luXuriant growth of
vines at the expense of the tubers; this must
he measured somewhat by the character OF
the soil and its condition.
Ashes and well rutted pine straw we have
found good manure for this crop when put in
to The drill and mixed somewhat with the soil.
We find very great variety In preparation
and cultivation Of potatoes. After the soil is
we'll prepared, the rows should be laid off from
two to three feet apart-tw0 and half we
think about right-and the manure deposited,
as already suggested, the potatoes, cut with
two or more eyes to each piece, should be drop
ped at q distance Of twelve inches apart and
covered by running furrow on either side OF
the row. This leaves them under 4 ridge, to
be levcled OFT with harrow about the time
the potatoes come up; the cultivation should
be shallow. Try the harrow In your gardens
and in your fields and you will be pleased at
the saving Of labor and good results. We
have had very fine success In raising potatoes
that were heavily mulched with pine straw
and leaves soon after planting, and not culti-
waited at all,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-17
WIFI 1t Pay?

The Cotton Plant publishes an article from q
farmer WHO gives his experience in the use OF
commercial fertilizers. In $50 he used Peru
vlan GuanO tU the value of SG 80 per acre, on
sandy land, which had been previously SOWll
in rye. On part of the land lie used no fcrii-
lizer at all. The extra cotton made on the
land where the fertilizer was used was worth
Just $50 per acre-Haif enough to pay for the
gllano, without allowing amy pay for putting
the fertilizer in the ground or for picking the
cotton. III 1851 he used different brands OF
fertilizers with results that barely paid for
in lSS2 perhaps the best year known for max
ing cotton, he made experiments and gave Il
lapuiatru statement OF results. On that year
he used home made fertilizers on all his land,
but on one field he used in addition, CONNER
cul brands. The highest gain in production
where lie employed guannS was "Gi pounds
of seed cotton per aore, and the rrtiiZer used
cos so the lowest gain per acre was 81
pounds OF seed cotton, where he employed
kainit TO the value OF sl.35. The same brand
OF fertilizer gave different results in different
fields, but he estimated his gain, by the use ol
commercial lcTtlllHcrs, III from LWO 10 lottl
dollars Ir'r acre.
I hr>c experiments were made by Il SyS-
lCmalic farmer, i'll one or the best years
known for the growth of cotton. Will it, pay
the average farmer, who is very often GnSy:.
1cmatic in his work, to buy gulnO at the risk
of making, at best, from two to four dollars
per acre? You cannot count on this muc!
gain now, for the price Of cotton IS lower than
It was in ISS2 and III very dry year there l.
no gain ut all in production by the use ct
bought m;tnurrS. Farmers make more cot
ION to the luud now tl!an they did many
years ago, but much Is due To improved
methods Of cultivation. The sooner the far
mer aba1rlOnS the use of commercial icrliii
Zers the better it will be lOr him and the cOun
u.