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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-06-28
THE MURDER OF SwAYzE.

"Ihe public have read OF the lyncn-
ing oil Geo. a. J. Swayze, in East Fell
ciana parish, last Sunday. This Is
another of those crimes that sends a
thrill of horror from one end of the
land to the other. The circumstan-
ces are slowly coming to light. The
murder was cOld-bloOded and hOrri-
BILE in it's preparation, though one
hardly credits the report, however
well-fOunded il may appear, that his |
person was mutilated before he was |
killed-that he was castrated while |
alive and he himself begged the inhu- |
man fiends tOrturing him to put an
end TO his life, when they strung him
I'D to the limb of tree. Horrible
dictuw
SwaNze was in the peace OF the
State; he had committed no crime
and given no prOvOcation. The lee
| bile attempt to represent that he was
! lvnched because OF an alleged cOnnec-
ton with a killing which occurred 10
or 20 years ago, is abundantly dis
proved by the fact that he had been
arrested and acquitted of the charge
on preliminary trial, and had lived
i'm that parish some time after that.
He had, more over, lived in New Or
leans openly, always taking part in
politics and representing West Fell
ciana i'm all the Republican State
Conventions ever since leaving the
parish. Had there been an accusa-
ton pending against him 1T were the
easiest thing to apprehend him and
bring him back for trial.
The sum total of his offending was
that he went to East Feliciana in the
interest OF the Louisiana State Lot
terry. An election for State Senator
| was to be held last Tuesday. There
; were two Democrats in the tield-an
- Anti-Lottery candidate and a Pro
; candidate East Feliciana was the
5 Anti-Lottery parish, West Feliciana
e the PrO-LOttery. Each intended tC
4 poll its Negro vote according to Its
n prediction, without consulting the
I wishes of the Negro voters. Ii the
Negroes of East Feliciana could b'
:. kept from the polls, and those o
J. West Feliciana were driven to TIN
e polls, the Louisiana State Letter
Il might carry the day. The first par
II Swayze, who was a leader among hi
l. people in the Feliciana parishes
L might do. This was the program
e this the selfish motive that sent tn
unfortunate Swayze to his execution
II ers i'm East Feliciana and to I'M
n grave. This is emphasized by tn
TACT that bundle of the follOwin
4. circulars, which he had for distribl
1t ton among the colOred voters, wa
n found on his person:
le An AdIrfss to the CoIored People of Ec
IL FeitcidnG Parish:
- The contest of the Senatorial ele
NJ zion which is to be held on Tuesda.
- the 18th of June, is of no interest
you On the contrary, the friends
~ the Lottery and Anti-Lottery fa
st tions seem to be agreed only on Oh
,;r point, and that is to eliminate yC
- from the present issue. Now, as tn
or is strictly "A factional fight among
is the Democrats, we advise all color
nor people TO abstain from voting, thel
ed by leaving the settlement to {
Democrats, which will afford the
the chance to arrange their differe
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OWN YOUR HOME ! HS GSS@ .nf fog

sale. Moore street one square from
Street ears, price $55O;-$5O cash
balance 81 per month. Cheap as
rent. Apply at 700 west Broad ST.,
or at 13 n. 18th ST., under Exchange
Hotel.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-06
a GenaaIe Hint.

Henry was bashful lover. He
scarcely dared touch his lady's hand
He loved her we'll aud .-she was
worthy of his affection, for she was
modest, intelligent, sweet and hon.
ofable; but like all good woman she
yearned for the respectable caresses
that are the evidences Of pure af-
fection. She, however, yearned in
vain. Henry worshiped hcr-he
might kiss the hem of her garment,
but to kiss her lips or cheek-the
very audacity of the thought made
him tremble.
They sat together by the sea
looking out on the track of the
moons light which white-winged
yachts we're crossing now and then.
1T was witching hour: a scene
for love and calm delight"
Suddenly she moved slightly
away from him.
PLEASE, Henry, don't DO that"
she said.
"What?" he asked, in genuine
surprise.
"Oh! you needn't tell me-" she
replied, you were just going to put
your arm around my waist-and
you were going to try to kiss me. !"
Dear Lillie-p
''Ohl you needn't tell me differ
ent; you were going to do it. Well,
after all, | suppose yon are not 10
blame. 1t is just what lover
would do to his sweetheart. and l
suppose would not be offended
il you do do it,"
And Henry grasped the situation
and did exactly what Lille sup.
posed be would do, and the moon
grinned and. the stars winked and
the wavetets laughed, and mos
eaito that was about to light on the
maideR's cheek few away and set.
tied on the nose Of grass widow who
was sitting near the band stand
Boston Courier.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-06
Affection ef tIae Frag.

There is vast difference between
the bull frog and what is known as
the common frog. / would not
have one OF tho latter about me.
The species-that | have mate in the
month of May. After they are
mated no amount OF coqneting,
coaxing or flirting on the part Of
any Of other frogs in the pond, no
matterfhow handsome or gorgeous.
ly nature may have altered them,
could induce them to abandon their
partners. They are united for life,
aud remain faithful to each other
until separated by death. If the
female dies first the male becomes
disheartened. He refuses food,
mopes around the pond. and soon
dies from pure grief. The female.
on the other hand, especially if she
is young and handsome, soon forgets
the partner Of her joys and sorrows.
and ten chances to one by the return
of another May she will be a bride
again. although in some instances !
have known the reverse OF this to-
be the case.--Interyiew in New
York World.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-06
a Bali With Two RAoatEs.

A New York City butcher recen.
tly came into possession of the re
markable animal being a full grown
bull with two distinct mouths.
The moath proper Of the animal is
used solely for eating, whiles the
other organ is used only for drink
ing. The bull is about eighteen
months old, weighs 1900 pounds,
and is dappled gray ID color, the
animal, with the exception Of one
shoulder and the lorelegs, being
well formed. The regular mouth
is of nopmalsize aud contains two
full sets of teeth, but no liquid ever
passes between them. The other
mouth, is about five inches in dia-
meter. at the end of a protuberance
three inches thick, and is situated
directly under the neolA about half
way between the head and should
ers. There are neither eyes nor
ears in connectiCa with this mouth,
bat there are nostrils, through
which the animal breathes as we'll
as through his other nostrils, and a
partial set Of teeth, although this
mouth is only used for drinking.
The animal also has double knee
and hoof joints. His disposition is
said TO be quiet and gentle. Sen.
tifc American
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-06
1 Ghoate and 1VebsseEss vote.

Once upon a time Rafus Choate
was III Washington and had spent
all the money he had with him,
besides exhanstiDg his bank account
by checks ON it. He and Daniel
Webster were alike in respect to
bank aceoupts, that they knew no
Fother use for one than to proceed
to exhaust it. But Choate needed
money and went to Webster to
borrow some.
Il have dollar" said Webster
musingly, and then he added: But
see here, Choate. Yoa say you
want $500. Make ont your note
for that amount. I'LL endorse it,
and Corcoran & Riggs will let you
have the money"
Choate'immediatefy agreed; when
Webster continued:
While you are at it you many as
we'll makesthe note for a $1,000 and
give ME $500, too"
And so the note was drawn, and
remaining always unpaid, is retain
ed as a souvenir ia the banking
house of Corceran g Riggs at
Washington to this day.-LeWiston-
Journal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-06
stanley's I.ove ARairs..

Stanley had q matrimonial affair
of which he himself told. | think
it was '69, says a correspondent
anyway 1t was about the time Of
his affair in Asia Miuor-that he
stopped for "a few weeks on one side
Of thG Ionion island. He met there
beautiful Greek girl, to whom he
took a fancy. He couldn'f speak
her language, nor she his; but with
the aid of an interpreter he asked
for and obtained her hand.
The girls family wcs Of the best,
and when the wedding day came
great preparations for the bridA
event were made. Stanley took
his stand beside his bride that was
to be, and everything was in read,
mess for the ceremony-at least
so he thought. It happened,
though, that it was customary in
the islands for the prospective hus
band to hand over to the father
Of his fance, prior to the marriage,
a sum of money 10 proportion to
the beauty and accomplishments Of
his expected bride, as sort Of
recompense to her father for the
loss Of his daughter and, the cost
OF bringing her up. Stanley knew
rotb;nG If this exnectation, and,
Of course made no move 70 hand
over.
Finally the hard but business.like
father heckoned the interpreter and
quietly told him to remind Stanley
that he was overlooking an impor-
tand feature of the marriage pro.
eeedfngs. The Interpreter com,
piled. When he had made his
message clear to Stanley, the des
tined explorer Of worldwide fame
pushed aside his affianced bride.
to the amazement Of the gathered
threng, drew the interpreter BY the
arm to the presence Of the puzzled
father, and in the most indignant
fashion ordered the Interpreter to
convey to his MOTTO be.father erin-laW
the message; "Sir, | came here to
marry not to buy your daughter"
So it happens that Henry n.
Stanley has welded Miss Dorothy
Tenant.--Detroit Free Press.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-06
Care Of the Teeth.

Perfect cleanliness is essential to
the preservation Of the teeth. 1t is
the stern opinion of leading den,
tai surgeon ia this city that if the
teeth are kept clean, free from lodg-
meats Of food, tobacco, and sugar
granules, the decomposition OF which
produces decay Of the dentine, teeth
would never need repairing. After
each meal the mouth shoald be
washed with tepid water and soft
brush and all particles of food
renewed by q quill and dental
aoss or sewing silk. The inside
OF the teeth need more attention
than the outside and If the brush
cannot be handled freely use soft
cloth to prevent the accumulation
OF tartar. A few drops of myrrh
used on a vet brush once q week
viii harden the gums and sweeten
the mouth. Pins, knives and gold
toothpicks are very bad and should
never be used, save in the interest
of the dentist. IF the quill is not
available and regular pine plinters
are beyond'reaeh, whittle match.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-06
Marse Asoupert is Asloeu.
By Miss S. B. Valentine,

GRAY Coat relates to his friend. q
gne Ceat, the following incident of the
late war; Gen. Lee, sorely fatigued by
i hard days march, sat down to rast at
the roadside; when ne soon TELL into q
deem Sleep His soldiers who observed
him as he slept, whispered warnings to
their nearest comrades not5odisturb him.
The whisper was then passed from Ln9,n
to man along the line Of march.
Had you heard the distant tramping.
On that glowing summer day!
Had you seen our comrades running
To meetus on the way!
oh, the wondrous, Sudden silence,
Th'unmilitary creep.
As down the line that caution ran,
..Garse Robert is asleeep!"
Give me your hand, Old Blue Coat,
Let's talk of this awhile,
For the prettiest march of all the war
Was this of rank and filel
Was the passing of that army,
When twas hard, ween, to keep
These men from crying out,
"Hurrah!
Marse Robert is asleepw
There lay that knightly figure,
One hand upon his sword,
The other pressed above his heart,
A vow without word
Two laurel leaves had futtered deWn,
For flowers their vigil keep,
And crown'd him, thought I think they
knew
'Marse Robert was asleepw
In glorious old Westminster
No monument of war,
No marble story half so grand
As this, our army sawl
Our leafg old Westminster
Virginia's W woods-now keep
Immortal that low whisper,
''Marse Robest is asleepp
As we clasp hands, Old Blue Ceat,
List, brother of the North,
Had foIeitr fee assaird your homes.
You then had known his worth!
Unbroken vigil DER those honaes
It had been his to keep:
Step lightly Ger the border then
'Marse Robert is asleep!"
He's yours and mine, is Robert Lee.
He's yours andImine. Hurrah!
These tears you shed have sealed She
past.
And closed the wounds of war!
Thus clasping hands, Old Blue Coat,
Wen swear blythe tears you weep,
The sounds of war shall bemuffied
''Narse Robert is asleep
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-06

Adyiees from St. Johns, New.
foundland, report a terrible disease
raging in Coachman's Cove, q fish
ing settlement about 800 miles from
ST. Johns. Every victim of the
malady dies. 1t is supposed TO be
a yirulent type Of diphtheria, though
some pronounce it the horrible
black plague of Asia. Within two
weeks after its appearance in
Coachman's Cove. o village with o
population Of $50 people. one half
Of The inhabitants died.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-06
Anti.E.ottery Agitation.

The people Of Louisiana who are
opposed to the lotteries at New Or.
leans have started campaign that
will do much toward abolishing the
iniquity if they perseyere in the
good word. A convention was
held in Baton Rouge and adopted
memorials to the people OF the
United States and to the President,
appealing for help in the crusade
that is TO be made against the evil.
The Farmers Alliance is said to be
thoroughly enlisted in the cause
This is a movement in the right
direction. An educational cam.
.paign Of this kind can not help be
ing fatal TO the barons Of the wheel
who have so long fattened on the
weakness of human nature. Once
the people Of the State are awaken.
ed on the subject they will be able
to do a good deal for themselves IN
the way Of helping to exclude lot.
terry matter from their mails. N
z. Press.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-06
The noble stand taken by Gov

The noble stand taken by Gov
ernor Nichols in yetoing the Lopis
lana Lottery bill has endeared him
not only 10 the best people of his
State; but made him a true5hero in
the eyes Of all thinking people
everywhere. It trequired serve and
moral heroism 10 rise abayc the
environments OF Governor Nichols
position. The peop.e Of the State
had been accustomed to the lottery
curse SO long that it had lost much
of lis hideonsness. Knoxville
(Tenn.) Sentinel.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-06
General News.

HA'So "AS NOthS StSsAS uatA
age in New Hampshire.
The centennial of the discovery
OF coal in Pennsylvania is to be
celebrated in 1891.
A new disease has broken ont
among cattle in Missouri, in which,
the tongue is greatly swollen aud
mslch COWS go dry.
The print cloth manufacturers of
Fall River, Mass. have agreed to
sell prints during September at 3 s.
l6 cents yer yard.
Representative L1wis Z. Watson,
of Pennsylvania, dFopped dead in
Washington, of heart disease, last
week.
The deputy minister of agricul,
ture of Canada, predicts that Asi-
attic cholera will visit Caaada next
year.
The labor troubles still continues
in New York, and there appears to
be no prospects for an early end to
the strike.
IF the WesterH potato crop is as
short as is reported, louisiana farm
ers should have . big planting for
NEXT season.-City Item,
The News reports New Orleans
in emminent danger from caying
banks of the Mississippi.
Mrs. Ida J. Dizey, has brought
suit against her husband, Henry Q
Dixey, the renowned comedian, for
Divorce, on the grounds of desertion.
Messrs, Gates. Jadernest and Mrs.
Kipgman, American millionaifes,
have died from African fever.
Nebrarka is the seat Of a red bot
political campaign; there being four
tickets in the field Democratic
Repsbliean, Farmers Alliance and
Prohibition.
In Clinton, La, the fine for using
profane language runs up pretty
steep. 1t ranges from $3.50 to $50
owing to the qualify, quantity aad
brand used.
Lincoln, Me-, has a blind man
who is clever croquet player. He
plays by information as to direction,
and by measuring the distance by
walking to the object ball.
An electric brake has been devils.
ed m Eogland, by means of which al
train going at the rate of thirty
miles an hour can be brought to
standstilI in q space Of 200 feet.
Of the ten largest sparks" in the
world, Epping Forest, which EN-.
braces five thousand three hundred
.and fosty y.eight acres, is the most
extensive.
This has been the largest export
year in the history of the United
States. The vast increase in our
products vas due to cattle, sheep,
hogs, breadstuffs and dairy products.
According to this American farm
ers ought to be prosperous.
The capture of the biggest whale
on record during the past twenty.
five years was made IN Behring Sea
ny Captain A. I. Simmos, of the
Northern Light. The monster con
tained 1900 pounds Of bone, or
1900 more than the average, and
was expected to try cut ITO barrels.
The bone alone is worth $l5000.
Penitentfary census, up to June
LIST, 1890:
White males. es......-.. III
White females. es........ |
Colored males. T0t
GoI0Fed females. .... q
73l
Total. .........85 859
Adviees from St. Johns, New.
foundland, report terrible disease
raging in Coachman's Cove, fish
ing settlement about 800 miles from
ST. Johns. Every victim of the
malady dies. 1t is supposed TO be
a yirulent type Of diphtheria, though
some pronounce it the horrible
black plague Of Asia. Within two
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-06

Here is the latest thing in tbr
wedding announcements ''Smi1
Brown-He is 25 and size 20. n
is 6 feet inch and she ii 5 fec,
II inches. He weighs 1856 an
she weighs 100. Tie is o Denucra
and she is Republican. TIE
both belongs TO the Prcsbyteria
church. They have always be,
meant for each other.
When a father is sees purchase,
a pair Of stout boots it is not aIWa
an evidence that he il on bad teri, :
viii bis daughters saitor.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-06

The man who has 10 fight single.
handed generally does i. double.
listed. = Statesman.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-09-06

'Taas on the cheek ! kissed her
She made resistance weak;
But marmnred as she felt my lips:
We'll | think you have the cheek!
Puck.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-05-31
Wonderful Surgery.

Attic Surgical Congress. at Der
lin. Professor Chick. of Berlin,
gave an exhibition showing most
valuable advance in surgery
namely, the successful substitution
of catguf, ivory and lone freed
from chalk. for defects in bones,
muscles and nerve sinews. The
iulces ofthe body are sucked up in
lhe inserted material, thereby eS
tahlishing junction of the separ
ated ends, without any shortening
of the part. lie presented the
cases of patients i'll whom there
had been an insertion of from six
TO tea centimeters OF catgut to sup
ply defects i'll the leaders Of the
hands, to which complete mobility
bad been restored. The case had
previously been impossible. In
tEe case Of another patient Pro-
lessor Gluck removed tumor
from the thigh, causing a consider
able defect m he bone. He in
serted ivory, and no shortening en-
sued. In another case he removed
"a large piece of nerve in the groin
and inserted catgut, and the func
tons remained completely satis.
factory. These are considered
wonderful achievements. Pail Mall
Gazette.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-05-31
How Postage Stamps are Prepared.

AS soon as they emerge from tne
hydraulic press, postage stamps
are gunlmed. The paste is made
from clear starch, Grralher It's dtx-
thine, which is acted upon chelnl.
cailr and then boiled, forming Il
clear, smooth, slightly sweet mix
ture. Each Sheet Of stamps is
taken separately, placed upon n
fiat board, and It's edges covered
with a light metal frame. The
paSto is smeared OF with ~ large
wllltewash brush, and the sheet Is
laid between TWO wire racks and
placed on Il pile with others To dry.
Great care is taken in the manu-
facture Of this paste, which is per
feclly harmless. This gratifying
TACT has been colcluSively proved
by all analysis recently made by an
eminent chemist. After the gum
ming, another pressing in the by
dlanlic press follows. Then an
other counting-iu fact, stamps are
Counted no less than thirteen
tunes during the process Of man.
ulacturc. The sheets are then cut
in half, each portion containing
100 stamps, this being done by
girls with ordinary hand shears.
Next follows the perfolatiun, which
is performed by machinery. The
perforat,ons are first made in a
perpendicular lire, and aflcrwar'l
in a horizontal line. Another
pressing follows, this time 10 get
rid of lie raised edges OIL the back
of tue stamps raised by tue dies
and this ends the manufacture. a
separate apartment is devoted to
the packing and sending off the
stamps to different postotfices. II
will be seen 10y this account thar
any absurd rumor concerning The
poisonous or unclean properties OF
postage stamps is utterly withour
ioundation.-Unlled States Mail.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-05-31
Let the Young People Work.

Teach your children that al
though drudgery is not desirable,
work should be sought after. Ev
cry mumenr OF lie Time should be
fille,land nllcnesS unknown. In
Ibis way only is happiness assured
There must lie breaks III the r0u-
tine, of course. Sleep is essential
and work has no right to encroacb
upon that. Pleasure is necessary
as IL relaxation and must hot lie
crow dcu gu. mother words work
is used here IN he sense of employ
ment, and means quite another
thing than continual manual or uu-
broken mental Stlaln. When one
reads of such Instances as The Sc
crct suicide OF Il II year old lad.
whose mother was y widow and
who preferred 10 slip out of the
burdens and responsibilities of life
rather than work for Il living, it i'll
dlcatcs something entirely wrong
in the education of such youths.
Their people work like dludges
and encourage heir ldleness until
they attain maturity with Il lIatu-
raj indoeLce Which makes them
prefer tho support of charity, or
that obtained by theft, rather than
that gained by honest toll.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-05-31
The Oatmeal Craze.

1t may be interesting to many
delicate people to knowsthatapop
ular scientist declares that the
Scotch race owes nearly all its har-
diness Of brain and body to its ma
.tio1al food. Now everybodrT
eating oatmeal, and, unlike
iority of fashions, this happens to
he one which every one should be
induced to follow. One firm, man.
.ulacturing brand known tonews-
paper readers all. over the United
States, is even said to have great
difficulty in supplying the demand.
A member OF the firm said the
demand was nothing Jess fhan all
oatmeal "craze," and that no man
or woman who aspires to 1--we cor
rectly nowadays would think of
emitting that sayorry dish from at
at least one meal during the day.
New York Telegram.