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Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-10
JOYFUL CONDITION.

JOYFUL CONDITION.
How little ID this life enjoyed
By those unhappy ones
Who must their creditors avoid,
Who have to hide from dunsl
sHope, like the cleaning taper's light
Adorns and cheers the way
OF those whom creditors ne'er fright,
VINO have no debts to pay.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-10
INHAPPYDAYS GONE BY.
A True Story.

BIZ JErFTE FoRBUsH HANAFoRD.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
a BRAVE CONFEDERATE.
How He Kept His Word at the Risk Of
His Life

Lieutenant G. A. Coryell, formerly Of
the One Numbered and Forty-frst New
York Volunteers, Twentieth Army
Corps, was with Sherman on the famous
march to the sea. One bright Sunday
in December, 1864, the Lieutenant was
detailed to take charge of the picket line
in front of Savannah, on the edge of a
rice swamp. There was truce between
the pickets, and everything wore Sab
bath-ike stiffness.
Coryell had nothing to do and was
out of tobacco. How to get chew was
the question. Finally handsome yolpg
officer from the Confederate side strolled
out between the lines. Coryell hailed
him at once:
81 say, Johnny, if / come over to you
my lines?'
"Come along, III treat you right"
Chow do | know that I'll not be taken
prisoner?"
"You have the word of a gentleman
and a Confederate officer"
Coryell thought moment and then
decided to make the venture. He LAID
aside his sword and belt and started
across the high and narrow dixie leading
to the Confederate.lin On either side
of the dixie the water in the rice fields
was five feet deep.
The Lieutenant reached the opposite
shore without any misgivings. The
Confederate produced some tobacco and
trade was made in no time. Then the
two fell into a pleasant conversation.
Suddenly Coryell saw signal futter
from some distance in the rear of the
Confederate line.
"What does that mean2' he asked
sharply.
81 don't know" replied the Confede-
rate.
Just then an orderly dashed up on
horseback and with dignifed salute
said to the Confederate officer:
Lieutenant, the General orders you
to take the Yankee officer to headquar,
ters"
Coryell was dumfounded. Then he
looked at the Confederate Lieutenant
and noted his honest eyes and his manly
face
cam I your prisoner?" asked Corycll.
The Confederate extended his right
hand.
81 offered you my protection" he
said. go to your lines. I will follow
you over the dixie, and if my body can
shield you from Confederate lead, you
shall reach your command in safety.
Good bye, and God bless you!'
The Federal started on his return
trip. He was half way across when the
first shot came. There was another,
and another, until the whole brigade
seemed to be firing at him.
The fugitive walked rapidly onward
until he reached the Federal lines and
vaulted over the breastwork. Then he
looked back and saw his protector stand
ing on the dixie. The Confederate
waved his hand, turned about and
marched back to his own side. He had
kept his promise like true soldier
AtlaaatU Constitution.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
japanese Bathers.

The Japanese take to water as natu
rally as young ducks and with the same
Indifference touching the feelings of the
spectators. The sensation which we
will call shame has no existence in the
minds of these people. They are per,
fectly innocent of any impropriety OF
conduct upon these occasions. Every
one goes to the lighthouses three OF
four times day to perform their ablu-
tions. Men and women, young men
and young sirls-all in a state of ma,
ure-meet together in numbers of fifty
or sixty to each bath-house. Crouching
or springing upon IN inclined plane,
surrounded by pyramids of little tubs
covered with leather and filled with hot
water, these human frogs sprinkle
themselves from head to foot till they
gradually become as red as Holsters.
They rub and scrub themselves unmer-
cifully, then walk about and gayly beg a
cigarette from the foreigners looking
on. The splendid tattooing of the men
shines amid the soft rose color of tie
sprightly nymphs, who are soaped and
dried by professional rubbers with the
utmost sangfroid. as though it was the
most natural thing in the world.-De.
tron Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
Great Rejoicing.
o. Great Rejoicing.
In times past many remarkable events must

In times past many remarkable events must
have escaped general attention; but In these
days the newspaper reporter Is everywhere
at once, as it were. One Of these busy and
useful public servants, connected with The
New York Dispatch, recently rescued from
oblivion scene, "a thrilling incident" be
calls it, Of which, but for his timely appear
ance, the world might never have heard
A brawny man, clad In q blue shirt and
overalls, and with a dinner pail in his hand,
walked slowly down an east side street one
evening last week. BE seemed to be thinking
Of something pleasant, for, as he walked, he
smiled and muttered to himself
Near the middle Of the block be paused, for
right before him was a group OF children
standing in front of tenement house. The
children were evidently waiting for him, for
they broke out at once. Here he comes!" and
began to dance and caper like mad
A broad grin broke over the face OF the
workman, but when he tried to move on the
children focked around him so that he was
compelled to stop. The door Of the house
opened, and a young woman came out, lead
ing a little boy by the hand. The children
with one voice exclaimed, "Ahi" and the
boy ran to the man and was quickly seized IN
his arms and repeatedly kissed
The crowd had by this time grown very
large, and women and children, in u babel OF
voices, shouted themselves hoarSe.
Finally the man and the boy went into the
house and the crowd began to scatter. Still
lingering the scribe essayed again to learn
what the matter was. Seeing little girl
come out Of the door, he went to her and In
quired:
Sissy, what is the matter here!"
"Oh,n she said, don't you know Johnny
Green has just got on his first pair Of pantsF
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
Toe Joint.

fear have lost my credit as man Of
science among my Acadian neighbors for
ever. spent the day, not long since, at the
house of one Of them, and, during the fore
noon. one Of the tribe Of small boys killed q
Joint snake in front of the veranda on which
we were sitting. This led, Of course, to the
remark from one of the company that thu
pieces would reunite before sundown and tht
snake be whole again ought to have held
nv tongue but no: must needs demur t.
the statement and the controversy was final
ly settled by both parties agreeing to the cru
cial test of letting the remains lie undisturbeo
and allowing Ssccts IL decide. ssdojee1
was forgotten by all Of us until We broke "
to go home after supper, when some one re.
membered it, and we all went to see which
disputant was right. Alas for mel every
joint but one had disappeared, and there, but
a few feet from where they had been, lay
coiled-a jointed snake! On my attempting
feebly to hold my own by evidence Of the one
joint that was left, arguing that this was
consequently another snake, and not the
''original Jacobs" at all, was met with the
triumphant statement that this snake wa
just that one joint shorter, and that, in the
hurry and agitation Of his reconstruction
movement, be had overlooked this one mem
Der, and thus failed to incorporate it into the
new body polite Logic is logic" and re
tired defeated from the feld-Forest and
Stream.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
a New Industry.

There is big Chinese colony in New
Orleans which makes a good deal of
money the year through catching shrimp
and fish, mainly for the Chinese trade.
They get them from the river and Lake
Pouchartrain The river shrimps are
the most sought after by the people of
New Orleans, though not as large or fat
as the lake sbrimps. The latter the Chi
nese boil, then remove the shells and dry
over the smoke of a slow hickory fire.
When prepared this way the shrimp
flesh can be preserved for three or four
years. They are sent to New York, San
Francisco and other cities with large
Chinese populations, and to the West
Indies. The industry is a growing one.
The leading dealer, Moy All, commenced
business with less than $500, and now is
worth $50, 900 and made itentirely from
shrimps and fish.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
sunerst,tious Remedies.

For sore ewes touch from an old gold wed
ding ring is q popular remedy, and many an
old woman's ring has earned for itself great
name as an eye healer Apparently reliable
people can be found who assert that they
have been cured by a touch Of this descrip
ton. Borlase asserts as fact that halter
with which. any one has been hanged will
cure headache instantly if tied around the
head, and he adds: Moss growing upon q
human skull if dried and powdered and
taken as snuff, is no less ef1cacious.
Brand tells of several superstitious rem
edies or charms: Hollow stones are hung
up in stables at night to prevent nightmare
or ephialtes They are usually called in the
north of England holy stones The chips
of gallows and places of execution are used
as amulets against agues. l saw lately some
sawdust in which blood was absorbed taken
for some such purpose from OFF the scaffold
on the beheading Of one Of the rebel lords
l146. For warts we rub our hands before the
NOON and commit any maculated part to the
touch of the dead The Rev. Mr.. Shaw, in
his history Of the Province Of Moray,
says that in hectic or consumptive diseases
they pare the nails Of the fingers and toes OF
the patients, put these parings into rag
cut from his clothes, then wave the hand
with the rag thrice round the hand, crying
'Deas Soil After this they bury the rag II
some unknown place. He tells US be ha,
seen this done, and Pliny, in his 'Natura
History mentions it as practiced by tht
magicians or Druids Of his time."-St Loul
Globe-Democrat-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
Colonel Echols and the waternclons

The following is an extract from an
Interview with Colonel Echols, counsel
for Yeldell, which appeared in the Pitts
burg Erening Leader of the 18th inst:
Gas Flemon's trial progressed, he be-
came so subject to nervous strain that
his eyelids twitched spasmodically. On
Saturday he was so badly broken down
that he waived his right to be present
and was sent back to jail, where he re-
mljned until the verdict of the jury was
in. He did not appear again in the
court house. When we got started on
our way home, the reaction set in, and
he became very quiet and uncommunica-
tive. Why, he hardly spoke to me. On
the way we came to the watermelon
patch, and the boys dared me to raid it.
did so, and secured couple Of the
finest melons l could lay my hands on.
l gave Yeldell a large piece of the heart
OF one OF them, and as he put his teeth
into it !. smile frightened his face-the
first smile he had given expression to in
a week. When we got to Columbia |
was told that Ieldeli was not thankful
for what had been done for him. |
begged the correspondents not to give
currency to that suspicion, .as it might
hurt his prospects, at the same time say
ing that if I found upon my arrival in
Pittsburg that ne was not grateful, L,
myself, would denounce him as an in
crate. I find that he is most grateful
for the interest that has been taken in
his behalf, and that there is no necessity
for any Genunciation of him."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
A Celebrated Case.

From Turin, Italy, comes the news of
the acquittal of Ginvra Dina, the young
and beautiful wife of the banker Dina,
of that city, whose sensational trial on
charge of murder has kept the whole
city III fever of excitement for week.
The husband of the accused is well
known as one of the boldest SPECTATORS
on the Italian bourSeS, and until recently,
when misfortune overlook him, he was
counted among the wealthiest bankers
of Turin. Not long since be met with a
severe loss on change and attempted
suicide by poison, but through the eff
forts of the doctors his life was saved,
though for many weeks he fingered be
tween life and death. While in this con-
dition two of his creditors made persist
ent efforts to get access to him, which
the bankers devoted wife, watching at
his bedside, denied them, but they, be-
lieving the bankers illness feigned, one
day called at his house and threatened
to break into his room by force if pre-
vented. The brave wife seized
revolver and fired it in the air, but
this did not frighten her assailants, who
quickly wrenched the weapon from her
grasp and proceeded toward the apart
ment where the banker lay at the point
of death. Crazed by fear for her hus-
bands life, she armed herself with a
sharp dagger and followed the two men,
one of whom, note broker named
Coen Cagli, attempted to wreSt the
dagger from her hands. A desperate
struggle ensued, in the course of which
both fell to the floor together, and in
the fall, as is claimed by the defense,
the dagger entered Coen Cagli's side,
causing his death in few minutes.
Before dying, however, the unfortunate
broker stated to the officer who arrived
on the spot that the fault was entirely
his own and that the lady was blame
less. Notwithstanding this the young
woman was arrested on the charge of
murder. She was ably defended, and
the trial, which attracted attention all
over Europe, finally resulted in her be-
ing set free. Signora Dina was SEN
fenced to two months Imprisonment,
but the sentence was RENTED by the
Judge in view of her long imprison-
ment awaiting trial. This decision gives
general satisfaction in Turin, where the
accused moved in the best society.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
OUT OF CIVILIZATIONS WAY.
A Man Who Lives 1900 Miles from
q Railroad Station.

4 gentleman, accompanied by his
wife, called the other day at Portland
(Me.) ticket Office and asked for a ticket
to his home, which he stated was Fort
Vermillion. He was not surprised when
told that the Office did not have such a
ticket, and contented himself with a
ticket to Montreal, remarking, incl
dentally, that he hardly expected to be
ticketed through, since his home is l 200
miles from any railroad station. Such
a remarkable distance from a railroad
in these days of quick transportation
was surprising. nor was his next state
ment any less so 1t is 700 miles from his
home to a postofice. A newspaper pub
lished more than two months before is
great rarity in their far-away Northern
home. In reply to questions by the Port
land Express, the gentleman said that
he leaves the Canadian Pacific road at
Calgary and travels by stage $50 miles
to the post called Edmundton. This is
the end of the stage route, and travellers
have to secure their own conveyances
for the rest of the distance. They take
along IN the journey regular commits
sary department, camping wherever
nightfall overtakes them. 1t requires
six weeks to make this trip. The jour
ney takes..him down the Athalasca River,
across Little Slave Lake and through
The wilderness to the junction of the
Peace and Smoky Rivers, and down the
valley of the former river to Fort Yer
million. The gentleman is trader of
furs, and this is his first visit into the
civilized world for ten years. His trade
has been prosperous one, and after a
few years more of,trade he proposes to re-
turn to Montreal and pass his last days
in luxury.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
AFAMoUs coUNTERFE1TER.
Nelson briggs and His Wife Known K
All Officers.

The arrest of Nelson briggs and his
wife-Gertrude.by United States Sc
cret Service officers at Dayton, o., and
the finding of $4,000 in counterfeit
money in their possession, - recalls the
career of~Daddy briggs in Illinois
Away back in 1866 briggs kept a coun-
try store in Southern Illinois, which
was used as headquarters for gang of
MsKoniackers briggs was arrested and
sept to the old Alton prison for ten years,
bufreceived a pardon from the govern
menu on August 10, 1855. He was then
4s wears of age. In 1875, when Elmer
Washsurn was at the head at the secret
service, he4aeated gang of counter
feiters on the MISSES! !p7Pt5ii>Riyer across
from Lyons, Iowa, and captured the
whole gang. Ben Boyd was the en-
graver, Nelse briggs, Gertrude Stadl-
felt, Chas. Stadlfelt and VIM. Lang, alias
Nick Horn. were the showers of the
queer. The woman turned out to be old
man Driggs's wife and was prosecuted.
Boyd got ten years, briggs fifteen years
Lang seven years and!Charley Stadlfelt
two years at Joliet, and they all served
their terms. briggs was released on
November II, 1854. briggs was con-
victed on three separate charges, viz:
Having and keeping in possession coun-
terfeit United States securities, for which
he was given ten years; having in pos7
session counterfeit metallic plates, for
which he received three years, and hav-
ing in possession counterfeit obligations
of the United States, two years more
total, fifteen years. The famous coun-
terfcit S. bill on the Traders National
Bank, Chicago, the plate of which was
engraved by Ben Boyd, was the queer
that was handled by the gang. briggs
is now 50 years old, while his wife is a
nice looking young woman of 35. The
old man was reputed to be worth $780,
900 while he was confined in Joliet, and
his wife spent many thousands in her
endeavors to procure his release, but she
was unable to secure the pardon.-Cha-
cago Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
>~A-Ecw Things to Remember.

Here are few miscellaneous hints, rules
and facts worth remembering:
A cord Of stone, three bushels Of lime and
q cubic yard Of sand will lay 100 cubic feet OF
wall
One thousand shingles, laid four inches to
the weather, will cover 100 square feet of sur
face, and FIVE pounds Of shingle nails will
fasten them on.
A box l6 inches square and 2-5 inches
deep will contain one bushel.
Ono cent saved each day and put out at
per cent. interest will accumulate to $3.50 in
fifty years.
Eight bushels Of good lime, sixteen bushels
of sand and one bushel of hair will make
enough good mortar to plaster 100 square
yards.
A stone, used by grocers, is equal to four
teen pounds.
It takes from ~ to 2 bushels Of wheat to
SOW one acre of ground.
TO find the amount Of hay in NOW allow
sig cubic feet for ton.
a thousand laths will cover seventy yards
Of surface, and eleven pounds OF lath nails
will nail them on. New York Evening
World.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
Loose Divorce Laws,

The New York newspapers have un-
earthed very ugly case against Sheriff
Flack, the Tammany leader, and Incl
dentally against Judge Bockstayer. 1t
appears that Flack has for twenty years
led a double life with two fam lies. De-
string to be rid of his legal wife be had
divorce proceedings instituted in her
name and put through Judge Booksta-
ver's court secretly. Meanwhile his wife
was at New Jersey summer resort under
the charge of her son. She claims that
shegsigned no divorce papers, but did
sign paper which she supposed to be
a1 agreement for separation, and was
much astonisbed upon discovering. that
she was divorced. In consequence of
these disclosures, Sheriff Flack has rel
signed his position IN Tammary.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
a Loue-Lost Ring Found.

Mrs. l.. H. Morton, the widow of
James Morton, late of Stafford County,
Va, lost in 1867 a double gold ring.
This ring had the initials Of herself and
husband engraved on the inside. Mrs.
Morton has been living in Washington
for the past two years. She returned to
Stafford about month ago and visited
her home, Spring HILL" now occupied
by W. P. Payne, two days ago. Last
week she visited Spring Hill again and
found that between her two visits Mrs.
Payne had found her ring, Qost twenty
two years BEFORE in the garden. The
ring was perfectly preserved and bright
as dollar. She values it very highly,
it being gift from her late husband.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
At Last.

When on my day OF life the night is falling,
And, in the winds from unsunned 81 aces
bl wn,
T hear far voices out Of darkness calling
Ny feet to paths unknown.
Thou who hast made my home OF life so
pleasant,
Leave not its tenant when the walls decay;
O Love divine, o Helper ever present,
Be Thou my sire ngth and stay!
Be near me when all else is from me drifting,
Earth, sky, homes pictures, days OF shade
and shine. ..,,
And kindly faces to my own uplifting,
The love which answers mine.
have but Thee, O Father; let Thy Spirit
Be with me then to comfort and uphold;
No gate of pearl, no branch Of palm, merit,
Nor street of shining gold.
Suffice it if-my good and III unreckoned,
And both forgiven through Thy abounding
grace
| find myself by hands familiar beckoned
Unto my fitting place:
Some humble door among Thy many man
sions,
Some sheltering shade where sin and striv-
ing cease,
And flows forever through heavens green
expansions,
The river OF Thy peace.
There, from the music round about me steal
| fam would learn tic new and holy song,
And find, al last, ben, ath Thy tree OF healing,
The life for which l long. Whittier.