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The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-08-30
PLEASANT GROVE FISH FRY.
A Fine Dinner---J. D. Ingram and L,
A. Byrne Make Speeches

Yesterday, the editor, IN compa-
ny with Messrs ] G Edwards, James
Crenshaw and John McLain, took in
the Pleasant Grove fish fry, on Days
Creek, seven miles south of the
city, 1t was in the neighborhood
of Messrs Joel Robinson and H. r.
Whitney, and was gotten up by
these gentlemen, assisted by Mr..
r. Higginbotham, John Sewell, Nc
Bride and other neighbors, Before
telling of the speeches, we want to
compliment and congratulate our
friends on the perfect success Of
their entertainment. About three
or four hundred people were pres
ent, and there was enough fresh
tried fish and other nice edibles up
on the table to feed many more,
Mr., H, r. Whitney, acted as spokes-
man for the community, and cor
daily welcomed everybody. Mr.. r.
Higginbotham was chairman of the
meeting. Some fine vocal music
was rendered, sacred songs, by the
young people, with Miss Sewell at
organ. A dancing pavilion was
provided, and the eight fan
tastic" was INDUCED in by quite a
number during the day. Messrs
j. G, Edwards, James Crenshaw and
A. A. Adams, were among those to
Swing partners" for while.
And now for little touch up of
the speaking-as as it is not campaign
year, we cut this part OF the ac-
count of our trip short
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-08-30
H. A, DYRNE.

Judge Byrne for thirty minutes
addressed the audience, In reply to
Mr., Ingram, He expressed pleasure
at again meeting friends In his
native county--was born and raised
in Lafayette County, when Miller
was a part of It, AS Mr., Ingram
had interjected politics into the
occasion would reply to him, al
though he lad not in his rambling,
uniutelligible remarks, told where
he stood politically, whether Demo-
crat, Labor, Republican or p. ,.
Rdculed remarks made by Mr., l.,
as to Washington, etc, and said he
believed his statement about buy.
ing votes with whisky and cigars was
a libel on the people OF Miller coun'
ty, Mr. Ingram here repeated the
charge, Byrne's speech was a fine
one throughout, rs many attested'
In closing he said If silver did not
win In the next national election, II
would later On, as sure as there is a
God In heaven,
After dinner Mr.. Ingram made
another half hours speech, in
which he partially reviewed the p.
p. platform upon which he said he
stood,
10 wind up the speaking loud
calls were made for Mr., Bryant
Holmes, who replied to Mr.. Ingram,
TO buy the railroads, as suggested
by Mr.. l., would involve going into
debt nine billions OF dollars, pre-
posterous thing then The next step
might be to take the lands away
from the people--a silly thing aud
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-08-30
Celery Phosphate,

Try it for your nerves, it's delic
ious. SMITH DRUG Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-08-30
Debility,

Do you feel worn out, tired and
debllitated, natures natchless Iron
Tonic at the Elite Confectionery
and Soda Fount, will relieve you or
your money refunded.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-08-30
J. D. INGRAM.

Mr.. j. D, Ingram, a TeXarkana
merchant and a p, p,, made two
rambling political speeches, to one
of which Judge L, A. Byrne replied
while Mr.. Bryant Holmes knocked
the wind out of the other. Mr., In
gram began his first speech, (betore
dinner) by saying he was glad to be
present and address the people and
was no orator-this his second ap-
pearance on the stump, Then for
half an hour he houndered around,
touching in disconnected and in
correct way upon history, politics,
etc, We regret to be forced to say
so, but the truth demands lt-al-
most any school boy could have de.
Iivered a more intelligent and con-
nected speech, than that made by
Mr., Ingram. His words were not
only disconnected and unintelligible,
but full of inexcusable errors. He
had Washington first elected Pres.
ident in 1863, eight years before
the Declaration of IndependeDce')
and said Columbus discovered
America in l640, and nobody in the
country then but Indians, After
the speaking l3 year old neighbor-
hood school boy told him the dis
covery occurred 1853 years earlier,
in 1902; was then claiming
il occurred some time in 1900. In
his speech he stated that Democrat
ic leaders, Byrne for one, had been
buying up white mems votes with
whiskey and cigars (What a paro-
dy upon the integrity and manhood
of Miller county votcrsD Referred
to the financial question in strong
terms, but called free silver Demo
Gratis calamity howlers." Mr.. In
gram should post himself and learn
to speak connectedly, before going
on the stump again.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-08-30

LOUIS BEILBRON,
Money Lender and JawGIsr,
Loans Money on all Collaterals;
Business Strictly Confidential.
Buys Old Gold and Diamonds.
Bargains in Unredeemed Watches, Dia-
monds and all kinds of Jewelry.
CUT RATE RAILROAD TICKET BROKER.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-04-17
Sorghum Seed.

AS rule farmers do not take pains
to save the largest and best heads of
sorghum for seed, and are not care
ful to plant each kind by itself. One
reason of this is that many depend
on getting their seed from their
neighbors and are glad to get any
kind that they can, here little and
there little, and very often get
very inferior seed. To get the larg
est and best seed, sorghum should
be planted in four feet rows and two
feet in the row, thin to one to two
stalks in lill, then hoe twice and
plow three times, and you will have
a crop that will surprise you.
Honey Drops and Orange are per-
haps the best varieties that are raised.
They are very much alike; the former
it is claimed, makes the best syrup
and the latter the most of it. Red
top makes the most seed, but does
not make as good feed for stock.
Sorghum seed for feeding is worth
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-04-17
The Great Family Medicine,

Is Spirittine Balsam. This valua-
bic preparation is the pure extract
of certain pine trees, and manufac-
tured with great care: and in corse-
quence of the astonishing success in
removing diseases, has become very
popular and is being called for again
and again until it is necessity in
every household. This great family
medicine has proven to possess the
most safe and efficient properties for
the cure Of Colds, Rheumatism,
Lameness, Sprains, Bruises Neural
gia, Sore Throat, Soreness in the
Bones, Ringworm, and is very use
full in all cases where an externa-
remedy is applicable. For Earache,
and Toothache there is no better
remedy. Sufferers from Lung and
Bronchial Affections will obtain great
relief, and for general use there is no
better medicine for the househ old.
For sale wholesale and retail at the
Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-04-17
Opening Court With Prayer.

Bangor Commercial.
One of the learned Justices of the
Maine Supreme Court, than whom
no man better knows how to appre-
ciate really amusing thing, was
holding court at Ellsworth, and, &C
cording to honored custom, called in
local clergyman to open the session
with supplication to heaven. This
worthy gentleman came, and after a
chat with the Justice, proceeded to
address the Giver of all good and
perfect things thus: "Almighty God,
we beseech Thee to bestow upon the
presiding Justice the wisdom which
he so greatly needs" 1t is said that
the same Judge once opened court
after prayer which began this way:
"Oh, Lord, we pray Thee to over
rule the decisions of the Court to
Thine own honor and glory"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-04-17

remember if the Congaree bridge is
made free, which some is so schem-
ingly planning for, it will be a bur-
ben of taxation for US to bear for
ever, and it becomes our duty, ifthe
election is he'd 70: eac a derery voter
to go promptly to the polls with the
love of our county and our own
special benefit, and vote it down, for
such an investment is detrimental to
our county. I have clearly shown
you that it is not beneficial and there
fore it will not be advisable for us to
invest anything in it.
Mr.. Editor, please accept my
thanks for the kindness shown me
in the publication of my articles,
and can assure you that the dear
old Dispatch will ever be a welcomed
in my house.
Kindly, your friend, ANDY.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-04-17

about twice as much as corn, bushel
for bushel, and land that will make
twenty bushels Of corn per acre will
make from forty to fifty bushels of
sorghum seed, with same manure ard
cultivation. Sorghum will stand
drouth much better than corn and
will make good crop when it is so
dry that corn will be nearly a failure.
Do not waste land and time planting
milo maize, Jerusalem corn, etc.
There are none of them half as good
as sorghum for feed, and you cannot
make molassess from them, it is
worse than nonsense to plant them.
A word or two about making up
your sorghum may not be amiss. In
the first place, do not cut it too green
and in grinding always have from
so to 100 gallons of juice ahead, SO
that it has chance to settle. Put
lime water in the juice to neutralize
the acid. Let the juice boil slowly,
and then if favored with vanilla or
other. favoring extracts that may
suit your taste, you will find that the
"long sWeetnin'" is not so bad.-C.
C. l.. Dill, Dillburg, Ala.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-04-17
J How to MalM Money

-
make money with the platter that I
had. There are so many things
about the plating business that I did
not understand. 1t was not until l
saw the advertisement Of Gray & Co.
Plating Works, Columbus, Ohio, that
I commenced to make money. The
Royal Platter it sent by this house
and all the made secrets connected
with the plating business, such as
are necessary in the great gold and
silver plating factories are given free.
AS soon as I got the Royal Platter l
made money right along. Last week
] cleared $3.50, and everybody is
delighted with my work. Anyone
who has had trouble with their plat
ing machines, as I have, should serd
to the above firm and obtain their
circulars, and they will be able to
make lots of money as I have done.
The ROYAL Platter is fitted out COM
plete, everything ready for business;
you do not have to spend cent for
materials. During these hard times
information is valuable.
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everybody get partner and win
cake" This was a very enjoyable
exercise, and after walking for some
time, the cakes were distributed
among the large crowd which lad
assembled. All partook and seemed
to be dissatisfied and enjoyed the oc-
casion. The crowd was then thanked
very kindly by the teacher, who ex-
pressed hope that all had enjoyed
the occasion, and in response came
many echoes 1--WE certainly have en-.
ioyed it." The trustees and patrons
expressed their desire to have Mr..
Fallaw promise them that he would
teach another school for them at
Athens.
I will just say, Mr. Editor, that
this was a pleasant and enjoyable oc-
casion. It did credit to both teacher
and student. The patrons and trus
tees were surely fortunate in securing
the services of such a teacher. With
such teachers in our primary schools
the future welfare of our country is
ingitable.
The students have made much ad
vancement in their mental training.
While mental part of the student
has been developed, the spiritual
part has not been neglected.
I am glad to know, Mr.. Editor,
that this subject Of morals
in the common schools has taken
hold ION the parents to a certain ex-
tent. The parents and friends of
the students are beginning to realize
that the mental part developed and
cultivated and the other neglected,
that man or woman's life is a failure.
I long to see the day, MIR. Editor,
that the rooms in our common schools
will be occupied by Christian young
men and women. May each one of
US realize the fact that life means
something and live accordingly.
We hope that the mental develop
ment and the moral training
that the student has received in this
school may have lasting influence
and do good. May those students
who have been entrusted to the care
of MIR. FaHaw;s guidance WELD their
influence for the good and the right.
ONE WHos Was THERE.
April 9Th, 1895.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-04-17
Free Pill.

Send your address to H. e. Buck
len & Co., Chicago, and get a free
sample box of DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. A trial will convince you of
their merits. These pills are easy
in action and are particularly efec-
tive in the cure of Constipation and
Sick Headache. For Malaria and
Liver troubles they have been proved
invaluable. They are guaranteed to
be perfectly free from every deleteri-
Gus substance and to be purely vege-
table. They do not weaken by their
action, but by giving tone to stomach
and bowels greatly invigorate the
system. Regular size 25c. per box
Sold at the Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-04-17
The Value Of Prayer.

The value of prayer not often is
fixed in dollars and cents, but a
Texas farmer is credited with such
an operation. The story is told by
Rev. S. H. Thrall, one Of the pioneers
of Methodism in Texas. T. company
with q number of itinerants who
were on their way to conference, DR..
Thrall stopped to spend the night
with an old farmer, 1t was the GUS
tom then to settle the bill at night,
so that they might rise at 3 o'clock
and ride good way before break
fast, and lie by in the heat of the
day. DR.. Ihrall acting as spokes-
man of the party, said to the old
farmer after supper:
"We are a company Of Methodist
preachers going to conference. If
you will get the family together we
will have prayers with you"
After prayers one by one settled
his bill. DR.. Thrall's turn came, and
he asked for his bill. The old farmer
replied:
"Well, pason, I charged the rest
25 cents, but bein' as you prayed for
US so good, I won't charge you but
20 cents"
The brethren had the laugh on DR..
Thrall for offering up only five
cent prayer.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-04-17
The Age for Marrying.
Chicago Record.

Chicago Record.
"If things keep on this way We
won't have any grandfathers and
grandmothers in fifty years." OBJ
served man who had been running
his eyes along the list of marriage
licenses"
"Look here, in this list of thirty
four licenses, all but two of the men
are more than % years old, and all
but two of the women are above Is.
1t would seem that the average age
of groom these days is 80, while
the bride is but two or three years
younger
He ran over the ages and found
that the average age of the groom
was % and of the bride 27.
"Now, what does that mean?" he
continued. "a man does not marry
until be is 80. If he has sons and
daughters they will not reach the
marrying age until he is at least 60,
and if he hopes to see his grandchil-
dren grow up he must live until he
is at least 80 or 80.
I'm the country where was born
people married young, and it wasn't
uncommon to have grandmothers
who were less than 40 years old.
But if 80 is to be the marrying age
in Chicago We will at least have to
get along without great-grandmoth-
ers."
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continue !Ks of old, to be little more
than servants
Senator Morgan also asserted that
a large majority of the white popula
ton in the South would prefer to
have the negroes go
1T is certain" he said, "that many
of-sbe planters, the owners Of large
pS tations, prefer to have them re-
nan, for the reason that they favor
their labor in comparison with cer.
tain class of whites, but this element
is in the minority, and the poorer
whites and the professional classes
in South prefer to have the negroes
sent away. The poor man does not
want his competition, and all classes
object to negro equality in political
affairs, as all feel that they stand
directly III the way OF securing q more
desirable class of residents, by pre-
venting immigration. Furthermore,
it is not true, as seems to be sup
posed, that only negroes can do the
labor in the Southern States, an as
sertion which is substantiated by the
fact that the cotton crop Of this coun-
try has increased from a little over
100000 before the war to 9,OO0,-
OOO."
The Senator expressed the opinion
that Congress would take the pro.
blem Of exporting the negro in hand
at no distant day, and said that
within the next three or four years
the government would be found pro-
viding means for their transportation.
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The Backward Child.
Margaret E. Sangster.

Margaret E. Sangster.
The backward child may indeed be
deficient in application, not in capa-
city. Should this be SO, arouse him,
not by hail storm of nagging or a
downpour of fault finding, but by q
system of rewards lovingly adapted
to his disposition and character.
Suffer no Encouragement to creep
into your heart concerning him. and
not allow him OF her to feel that
there is reason for any doubt about
the reaching the top of the. ladder
in due season. The top, mind, not
the middle rounds; any one cen
reach these. Set a definite aim be-
fore your child, cultivate high and
noble ideal, but be willing to climb
slowly. Haste is at the root of
many failure, haste begets q lack of
thoroughness as one goes On.
With a tender regret for lost op-
portunities, who has not sometimes
seen mature woman timid, self-co,. .
scious, handicapped from youth to
gray hairs simply because she was a
backward" child once, and therefore
sas snubbed and ridiculed, and
pushed into the background, while
her sisters and brothers bore off the
honors and were the objects of uni
versal estimation? A wrong for life
was done to the little daughter, and
her daughter may perhaps sui
from the same old mistake.
wrongs are far reaching. BE pitif{
and just to the backward child
your home.
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Andy Bids Adisu in Return.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Owing to the scarcity of time and
waiting to see what the bridge COM
mittee had accomplished with their
petitions, have been absent from
these dear old columns for a couple
of weeks. But I fail to see anything
from the committee. I guess they
have not got as many signatures as
they expected.
Maj. Koon says he will not reply
to my article, published on the goth
ult, until I come out over my own
true name. I claim the right to dis
cuss the free bridge through your
colums over my fcticious name Of
''Andy" that he claimed to discuss
political matters through the Regis
ter over the name Of "Jay H. Kay"
in 1894.
As to my assertions being boyish
and prompted by vain desire for
cheap notoriety, let that go for what
it is worth. Many folks in this
country get to be men and have a
mans idea a great long while before
they have to put stuff on their hair
and mustache to make them black.
I am sorroy he has declined the dis
cussion, and will say unto him al
ways do unto others as you would
have them do unto you.
A word the voters and my fel-
-. lRasaRsm
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-04-17

Henry Ward Beecher once informed
a man who came to him complaining
of gloomy and despondent feelings,
that what he most needed was good
cathartic, meaning, of course, such
a medicine as Ayers Cathartic Pills,
every dose being effective.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-04-17
CALHOUN on Monsy.
Paper Currency in Many Respects
Superior TO Metal.

In view of the fact that the money
power is concentrating all its ener-
eies to secure the destruction of the
greenbacks, it may be we'll to read
the following extracts from speech
of John C. Calhoun of South Caro-
lima, delivered in the United States
Senate during the panic of '37-3S:
1--WE are told there is no instance
of government paper that did not
depreciate. In reply I affirm that
there is none, assuming the form
that propose, that ever did deprc-
ciate. Whenever paper receivable
in the dues of government had any
thing like fair trial it has sue
ceeded."
1T is, then, my impression that in
the present condition Of the world, a
paper currency in some form is al
most indispensable in financial and
commercial operations of civilized and
extensive communities. In many
respects it has vast superiority over
metallic currency; especially in great
and extensive transactions-by its
greater cheapness, lightness and the
facility of determining the amount.
It may throw some light on this sub
iect to state that North Carolina, just
after the revolution, issued a large
amount of paper. It was also made
legal tender, but which of course
was not made obligatory after the
adoption of the federal constitution.
A large amount-say between $780,
900 and S5O0,O00--remained in cir
culation after that period, and con-
tinued to circulate for more than
twenty years, at par with gold and
silver, with no other advantage than
being received in the revenue OF the
state which was much less than
100000 per annum.
mo one can.doubt that the gov
ernment credit is better than that of
any bank, more reliable, more safe.
Why, then, should it mix up with
the less perfect credit of these insti-
tutionss Why not use its own credit
to the amount of its own transAtions9
Why should it not be safe in own
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-04-17

Spartanburg county has 14,9l
pupils attending public schools, Of
which number 9,614 are whites, and
5,327 colored.
Elk Congressman G. W. Murray,
colored, is canvassing and collecting
up a considerable sum OF money
from his brethren to test the regis
trasion law of this State.
We invite ladies to write US about,
their trouble. Thacher Medicine ca
Chattanooga, Tennessee,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-04-17

No small objection which young
folks had to the old-time spring-med-
icines was their nauseousness. Il
our day, this objection is removed
and Ayers sarsaparilla, the most
powerful and popular of plood-puri-
frers, is as pleasant to the palate as a
cordial.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-04-17

No remedy has proved itself SO
eficacious in constipation and costive
ness "a common complaint among
women) as DR.. Thacher's Liver and
Blood Syrup. For sale at the Ba-
Zaar.
An elegant line of fancy beads and
neckless suitable for young ladies and
children, at the Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-04-17
A Valuable Chest.

Tacoma, Wash.-"I have used
YOUR Simmons Liver Regulator and
can conscientiously say it is the King
of all Liver Medicines. I consider it
2 anedicine chest in itself" Geo. ".
Jackson. Your druggist sells it in
powder Or liquid; the powder to be
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-04-17

c1 scent shape-is by far the largest
and is in the direct course of the
river. 1t is 1000 feet wide and 154
feet high. The American Fall is $50
feeRwide, and the Central Fall 243
feet, each having fall Of 1853 feet.
The water flows on perpetually
the same, full and clear; neither the
SHOWS Of winter nor the evaporation
of summer, neither rains nor drought
materially affect it-excepting that
about once in every seven years there
is gradual rise and fall, which is
attributed to some undiscovered dis.
turbance that effects Lake Erie.
"Of all the sights on this earth Of
ours which tourists travel to see,"
wrote Anthony Trollope, Il am in
clined to give the palm to Niagara.
In the catalogue of such sights I in
tend to include all buildings, pic
lures, statues, and wonders of art
made by mems hands, and also all
beauties of nature prepared by the
Creator for the delight of his crea-
lures. This is long word; but, as
far as my taste and judgment go, it
is JUSTIFIED. l know of no other one
thing so beautiful, so glorious and
so powerful"
This wonderful cataract is 447
miles from New York, within sin
gle days journey, and is reached
most directly by the New York Cen
trail and Hudson River Railway, Of
which it forms the western terminus.
DR.. A. n. Bell.