The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-03-26

Judge of the grounds on which its is con
lerred, we need but alluuo to the confidence
whicI, the business men of the country
have steadily rcposed in the utgoiug Sec
retary Of the Treasury us constituting in
itself strong testimony TO the intelligence
ami fidelity with whicl, he has performed
the intricate and responsible functions of
his olli:e; willie to the rrrsonmci of the
Army and OF the Navy, the Secretaries of
these Departments may safely appeal for
the general plau'lit, which forms the best
, reward OF official station Ii the Secretary
! Of the Interior and the Postmaster General
have had wider constituency to manage
and please, we arc sure they have none the
less or less Justly earned the appreciation OF
those entitled 10 sit i'll Judgment on their
labnrs.
When the Roman Emperor whose name
! has come III aftcrlimcs to dcsitu;,tc il,c
palmest days of national greatness was
WAS about to depart l:om the stage of ac-
,ion he turned to inquire of his courticrs if
| lie had played well lis part; and, Lciuc
answered in the affirmative, expired with
the simple request upon his lips, "Thcn
give me your applause" j." That wlirl, in
! his case WAS but the inspiration aud exac-
ton Of imperial pride, Tie ruling passion
! strong even i'll death. deserves among us to
be the voluntary homage which the citizens
/, oi II l:rrnhic may pay to the faithful SER
va;,;s ot tie Na!inm,l Commonwealth! and,
So far us is due to those who arc now
about 20 resign tLcir public trusts, we
! rhccrimiiy unite with those of our fellow
: citizens who are ready to accord to them
! .!l;.: tribute
SCIENCE AND TIE INDUSTRIAL ARTS.
! /: is isc.'taincd that IN the USE of i'm
proved machinery, American flour mills are
far i'll advance of those in Europe. 1t the
commencement OF the present century, the
.ivAc!, ;,s well Il, ourselves, introduced the
system Of crcelcls and elevators, H'y which
NS'SNtotHD'S w lht't "ilN SslScQ,
d the operation Of grinding rendered
ore complete; and from !i.nc immcmorial
has hcrn the custom 10 drive the mill
mes !rrn.t large spur wheel, round which
ey were placed, i'll the middle OF the mill
lis arrangement of the grinding process is
II in nsc III many parts o! France. The
ilstonHs arc generally driven lv straps Or
Its, III Eayla"I, ;;",os. ALWAYS Nv gar
e.
A'si-"n;:c va.criiri>e is contemplated in
'ntui'. iian''lv, the adoption OF Mr.. Ste
icnsoH', magnificent plan, to construct :,
:way itr!n i.,u,un 10 Calcutta direct
ou!y interruption bc;ny a, The Straits OF
rand tic l;",rl.uius. Ey this route
,!i,tanc. will t.c accomplished in less
IN week. 1t will occupy ten wears il,
nstluriin". y surveyor is now maxim.
'!ny levels.
Something ncw WAS learned bv the cn.
nccrS VIII" l;ad charGr OF the first luco,no-
e run upon the railroad in Chilli, Soull,
ne.rn. This was that there is waite,
nose boiling is quite rs niach process o
king ston', lis one Of gencratiu. steam
'"y were 'astonis!icl 10 observe the diff
ty oi getting up Steam, within u week
.cr the eng @inc WIS put upon the road-
le,maci.ine soon bccamcalearly useless -
E2sxalnh'lng, Il deep depositc Of stone
rd enough OH its lower side to scratcl
,ss, was discovered upon the side an.
tom Of the boiler, and around its place
sts, chemically applied, showed that i
IS composed Of magncsia, carbonate, 0
&c, ami c;rtiy matter ;.a and suLsequcn
servation proved that the water of til,
slcposite,: this substance in s,ealI
'lers, at tire rate Of quarter Of All incl, ;
ok, Distilled sea water had to be sab
ld,eh
a Massachusetts mechanic has devised :
rtaia;fxture, remarkable for its simpici,
a.eeSssnicnce. Tile apparatus for rails
& st1ng aud lowering the curtain consists sim
.Eply:of anhc''c', operated by n cord d,hapg
I ing through the loop Of, II pendulum Wire
The curtain is raised by~ drawing down o.
conl, and is lowered by zpntling the cor
horizon'ally-tlpis. having nothing that 4 ca,
get out Of r.ler.-.-Pubtie Ledger. =,
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uear Victoria, Texas. who was ll,e sonI,
Baptist.iur the neisliborhood. always 4ssst,,rl
isup: for Ills own ,faitli,n sand sYas ready will
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