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The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-05-13

Virginia Railroads and tie Virginia Press
We learn from the Richmond Examiner that the
managers OF Virginia railroads have abolished
the dead system as far, ut least, the Press is
concerned; whercnpon that paper declares that
:" it is just what might have been expected Of
selfish, heartless, soucss corporation" The Ex-
aminer, while condemning the atrocious conduct
OF the railways in having fist bribed the Press
to support their measures by liberal presents of
free tickets and then withholding them when
their purposes had been accomplished, still re-
joices at it because the Press will thereby be left
independent to speak Of the railways rs they
deserve The Examiner, now that its shackIes
have been removed, has 10 hesitation in declar.
ing that "The support Of railroads in Virginia
has been from the first M uphill business with
the Press, and that the people have been against
them all the time and are still opposed to them" "
This is not very complimentary to the Virgin
lans but we presume it is quite true. The Ex.
aIniner ought to be good authority on this point.
If we may be allowed 10 express our opinion oil
the subject, should say that the rail- Dads &C.
ted very naturally in showing their indifference
to the good will Of power that could he bribed
so cheaply as by the gift Of free tickets.-Neu
| York Times.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-05-13

Destroyed by Nre.-We are sorry to learn that
ep:lust Friday, Mr. O. r. Fullmer, of Dutch Fork
met with sad calamity by fire. The fire origi.
mated in his kitchen, and no one being at home
mt the time. spread tn his dwelling and consumed
il and contents, leaving him not even change
Of clothes. The fire originated. it is supposed
tih,osagh the scar0l''' 0f archaeological z
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-11-26
Does.icks Beat.

The Saturday Evening Gazette has a cor.
respondent who beats Does.iek' in humor
and the mack Of playing upon words. The
following is an extract from his leties:
"It'. free institution hllcd with dead
heads. Professor wishes to iecl OF my
head. Told me to uncover. Told him to
feel oil, with my hA, on. The hat was
felt.
81 then took II of. Ils examined my
Wig. Said he knew there was somethins
in nv h,ad-ii was full Of life. lie dwell!
n long time on bump caused by the side
walk falling against me while was taking
my roommate home from primary elcc-
,ion.-Room mate wa. very drunk on that
occasion he thought ho was taking me
home.
81 had an awful headache next morning.
| felt dragged out. Professor said Iars"
bumps denoted great acqaisitivones'. s''d
| had a searching mind. Told mo To search
for quarter in my p1cket-caIIed e'a'
experimental phronoIosy.'
Prof, ssor, alter | had mentioned my
name conducted me round the museum :
showed all the heads. Some Of them were
plaster cast said they cas-. lots. Told him
Was opposed to gambling. He looked
bswildered.
Showed me tho skull Of MallIgan.
Mulligan was an aeroba,--made his last APP
pcarancs on a tight rope at the e'ty PRISON.
for the bcneh, OF the publie-broke his neck
in the performances.
next showed me the skulls OF men xii.
led in war. Professor observed as curious
fact. that those slain IN battle we're general.
ly aeed-hasing bald heads. In the next
row wa. the skull of bJatman 4; 1t was no.
for sale; II looked orlinary-poOr fellow
ho had run his race.
1--WE next paid our attention TO the fe-
males. They were seemingly old maids
being laid on the sheli-ln tiers. l could
not tell them from tho males. Professor
said they had little moro Jaw. Didn't
speak OF their sighs.
a.. was abou. departing, noticed a
curious shaped skull, took 1t up eIclaim-
ing. I" how wonderfully and fearfully we arc
made"
"Put that down." said the professor,
{" It belongs to me-"
lit was marked " Babboon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-11-26
FIFTY CENTS IN ADVANCE.
VOLUME 28, NO. |.
A Dead Ministry.

We suppose the rulpi, has perfect right
10 .tiripe ii,elf. but we have observed that
,a,ire seldom produces any good effect upon
the clergy. They are. for the mos. part, .
very generous elias. OF men and from tho
habI, Of perpe,ually giving ad'ioe' are apt
10 give 70 Others what really b'lOns' 70
themselves. Il will be difficult, u not i'm
ro.ible. TO find the man who will pa. on
the coat here cut on, by the Rev. DIR. nun
tington, or who will acknowledge that u
cts him.
There is kind Of preaching. and u "
No, confined % any ons school OF theology
which n IL spoke itself out, would say on
Sunday morning to the congregation after
,hi. fashion Well dearly beloved brelh-
r,n, have come into your pnlp't to-day
because have agreed to come. IL Is In tho
term. Of an old contract between Us: con-
,rae, thu, was formed, to he sure, when l
VA. disposed to take souswha' more ian-
atical view OF tne uhNNt NHa" ~" ~ f'
ent. But rc.pec, the bargain wor'hiP'
a social decency. and graceful adjunct to
civilization. Established usage Loo" IN
,hi. direction, and religious institutions are
a political kind Of con.tAbulAry. am here
IN my place a. the bell rings, aud take
occasion to remark to you. a'i think have
done before, that 1, is proper you should %
saved.
The Bible I. pronounced authentic BY
eompeten, an,iquarian', and has uncommon
literary merit. the law Of good breeding
ba. .s,tled IL that virtue Is q desirable ae-
sompli.hmsnt. besides being safe pro'ec-
ton asains, unpleasant penalties invented
By magistrates ; and Christian faith viii
recommend a. prudent specific against dis
agreeable consequences. generally reported
"a follow wicked courses. Amen.
National Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-11-26
r,an lA. Ranl New YsrLst.
The AninrY-.Wintering Bees

Ems. RrR,L: winterins bees is the great
ds,id,rHuu,. and. would add, the "Hs plus
pl,ra" Of keeping, or rather their manage.
ment in ihi. changing climate. would DO
willing to pay a heavy bonu. to learn tho
art or sccrc, Of winterins bees successfully
in this localiiy-lt would bo a fortune in
few years to any one engaged in this rural
pur,ai,
have kcp, bee. for some fifteen years or
more, and one OF my experiences is that |
lose from one.iourth 10 ,hrc,.fourths, aud
one year ago last winter four.diths OF all
nv swans. II will readily DO perceived
that increasing my apiary IL rather slow
business. The fact is ,ha, my bees arc
running oui-ihe common phrase among
unsuccessful culiurists in thi. Hs we'll N
some other departments OF rural aG'lrs--but
am one who Is not satisfied with the result
hitherto. and have s,ulicd not little and
desire % study more the cause OF my failure
aud the rcuedy think NV that my
study has not been entirely In vain respect
ing the causes or cause OF tho great do
s,rue,ion Of this profitable and industrious
insect.
The frst cause 10 mention is the great
changes in the temperature OF the atmos-
phcre and It's effect on the bees. have
known the mercury 10 rise iO' in the short
spaeo oC cigh, hours, via, from g. below
zero to 80 above. and change Of 2j' is
of frequent or Of almOs, daily occurrence.
Thu. to bees. or similar insects. must be, to
say the least. very unfavorable. Bce-kecp.
crs have observed that when bees have been
confined to the hive for a few days by low
temperature Of the air, and then by a change
Of atmosphere eau get out, that they will
empty themselves and on returning TO the
hive are ready like hungry wolves to eat all
before them--henee they require more honey
to winter them than is thought to DO neees-
sarry by writer's on the Doe, aud many
swarms are starved to death simply from
the caus, Of voracio0s feeding by frequent
atmospheric changes. Another effect OF
these atmospheric changes is. that the bees
arc confined to the hive on chilly days even
in the best part OF the season for gathering
honey, thus diminishing the supply OF hon
cy for winter use. Another effect is TO chill
the Young brood and TO prevent the deyel-
opment Of new bees and thus diminish the
numerical strength Of the colony and lnvoly-
ing extra labor Of clearing the combs aud
preparing for another brood. Again. the
chilly days OF tho late spring months pre-
vent hatehlng. and consequently swarming
is delayed very late, so much 50, that the
late swarms cannot possibly gather honey
enough for their winter store, and starva-
ton is the result. These are some Of the
causes think Of my failure in managing
bees-the remedy is not 50 easy to find or
discover, but | am in hopes to get some
hints in the Rural from more experienced
hands.
As YOU like short articles l will close for
the present. hoping to alludo 10 the subject
again in another communication, for there
is material enough for more than one short
newspaper article. 1. l..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-11-26

atrly happen. that the breeds already bro'i
into Name win allow Of an intelligent 50
lection. and give opportunity Tor various
experiments In the crossing OF breeds adapt.
ed to all these varied purposes, aud to the
state Of the pas,urNec which each farmer
has at command. The farmer Of to-day has
many advantages in comparison and selec'
ton over ,hOsc Of any former period, and
We may End assurance In this fact that i'm
pr0vemcn, will be pushed with correspond
ing rNridi,y.
The raising Of horses has been highly en-
Outraged Of late years by the high prices
which they have commanded There are a
gryat many young horses in Maine, bot
their aggregate value is very small in COM
parison 20 what I, would have been. had
greater attention been paid to the quality
Of the breed, in size and power. The pres
ent owners Of Young hor~'s In Maine, could
well afford to pay to-day fny thousand dol.
lar, Cor such a change in the size and quail
i,y Of their horses as might have been er-
lcc,ed by the existence Of the best brcciihg
stock siS year, since. There are many val
liable horscs owned In Maine, hut the supc-
rior kill oC men In other Satos has caused
some Of the mos, noted blood horses TO be
taken out Of Maine and asains; this there
must he an eHec;ual guard by the cOnccn.
tra,ion of Effort ani capital. This suggests
the necessity Of some movement by which
the-c shall Be secured 90 the farmers Of
Maine the means Of obtaining the bcst
breed. Of horses. We hopc before long 20
So evidence of a determination to have pr.
mAncu,ly kept in the State this quality of
stock horses. - that no ono intending 10
raise a colt need hesitate fora moment " IA,
course TO adopt. lEeunebcc Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-11-26
The Prin,er.-.The Type,-.The Pre.s.

e. The Printer" monthly journal pub
lshcd in New York, devoted - the interests
OF the profession. has the following arii.
cl,,. in the number for lhe prcssn; month,
which We think will BE- rad with interest .
ur PRrvrER. The Belf,s, (lrehnd)
Mercury gives the following in relation to
printer. Prom high to low they are the
sane careless. lisht-hcartcd, clever wcll.in-
fjrmed. rccklss, fcllows--knovins how 10
ae. better than they jo-nothibg a, times
everything if the occasion requires, or the
ca takes them. 40 sooner are they CON-
Portable ~ one town than they make tracks
ior another. even though they travel on
e. hair spacc" means And to what will
thew not turn their hands? we have sen.
save an American editor, one and the same
individual Of the craf,. a minister in Calf
f1ruia. lawyer In Missouri, a sheriff IN
Ohio. boAtman on western canal, sailing
a rrivateer. an auc,i1n,os in New York k.
and a prcsm,n IN a great printing oihcc.
Nor are these Characteristics OF the printers
confined % every country. they are every
who're the same. We have me, them as lee
turrrs. actors, travelling preachers, ventril.
oquists-in fact. everything. We have met
On the tramp in this country members OF
thi, rowing profession from all parts OF the
clobe-Frnehmsn, Spaniaris, Portuguese,
Germans and Swcl,s-and all apparently as
much ai home as in ,heir own country. Ar.
dent lover Of liberty, king-eraft End. bat
littlc favor In their eyes. They are always
with the pcoplc. When the Chartesi eI-
citement was ras;ss in England, the mos,
eloquent leaders IN the movement, were
printers. When the barrieades were raised
in Paris, in 1919, the comp,siiors casrtheir
their tyrc. into bullets and fred them a,
the royali.ts' troor' When the Americans
were at war with Mexico, General Taylor.
regiment was composed almost entirely Of
printers. and they were the bravcst Of bis
troops.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-11-26
The Last Man.

The Cincinnati Commercial notices cu-
riou. organization Of I young men into q
society on the 3O,h September, 1882, while
the cholera was raging In tina, city. Their
names were Joseph II. Mason. VIM. stans-
berry, WIN. Din.ey, Jr. DR.. Jas M. Mason.
Fen,o, Lawrence. Henry l. Tatem, and
DR.. John T.. Waiter These seven young
men had met ut the studio OF Joseph u.
Mason, who was then portrait painter,
when the conversation naturally turned on
the ravagcs Of the cholera. and they 20, into
a controversy whether the disease was con-
,agiou. or non-contagious.
From this they entered into a solemn
compact to meet annually. and dine ,ose,b-
er n. long rs ,hey lived, and bottle ol
wine mould be sealed and drank IN memo-
riam by the last survivor. The 9th Of 0c-
,ober was agreed upon as the day In which
to hold the anniversary. The bottle, OF an
oc,agonal shape. was filled, sealed ani pla.
ced in a casket. and each OF the men kept
the key year about. Within the ca.ket,
besides the bottle, were small slips Of oiled
paper, on which each Of the men had writ
ten his name. place. and time Of birth, and
place Of residence a. tha, time. his age and
occupation.
Ul..... L.it a.. L.. r.. a.. - -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-11-26

TnK JupdE AND ruE wrTSEss-A Coon
'US. Our Brown brings Us story from
one Of the southern cities OF the Empire
State. which be says is as true n any TACT
in " York State" Judge q. Is we'll known
to the bar OF the southern counties rs d de-
cided " character" and more good stories
are told about him than any man on tho
bench in that region. The judges manner
in cour, is dogma,ic, progrnaiic, and AFRO
CANT, and nothing plcascs the bar 80 well as
to see him heartily laughed At They had
a 6ne chance one day when an Irish witness
was on the stand, who, being rather unman-
agabls, was taken in hand by the judge
in manner which said very plainly "You
shall see, gentlemen, how 4 will handle
him" "well, Dennis,' said the judge
blandly. ",ell me the contents OF the chest"
:" Yes, yer worship" said the witness,
eagerly. First. there was picture Of
Dan 0'Connell, the great Irish pa,hriot-
may bo yer honOr's heard Of him" Scr.
tainly." said the judge. "go on with the
inventory "Then there was a picture Of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ-mdybs h yer
hoaor's heard Of Ain'" The unaffected
look OF inquiry and doubt tina, accompanied
the Witness words, set the audience in
roar Of laughter, and the judge will never
hear the last Of IL. Boston Post.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-11-26

Tux Trrr. Perhaps there is no depart
ment Of enterprise whose details are les
understood by iutslliscn, people than the
cart prescrvatiye''-the achievement Of the
tyPes.
Every day their lives long they are aeeu'-
toned TO read The newspaper, TO End fault
with its statements. its arrangement, its
looks. to plume themselves upon the discov.
ery of some rosuish and scrobl,ic type that
gets into a irolic and stands upon It's head /;
or oi some word with a waste letter or two
in IL bu, Of the process by which the news.
paper is made Of the myrlads Of motions
and thousands Of pieces necessary to its
composition, they know little, and think
les.
They imagine they discourse Of wonder
indeed, when they speak OF the fair white
carpet woven for thought to walk on the
rag, shat aut,ercd upon the back Of the
beg,ar yesterday.
Bot there is to US something more won.
derlul still. When we look at the lj2 lit
dc boxes. something shaded with the touch
of iuky fingers, that compose a printers
&" ease" noiseless, except the clicking Of
types, as one by enc they take their place in
growing line-we think we have found the
marvel Of the art.
S,rewn in those little boxes are thin par
alIslograms Of metal, every one good for
sOmsthins iha; goes to make up written
language; the visible footprints Of thought
upon carpets rags
We think how many fragments Of fancy
there are in the boxes how many atoms Of
ppstry and elOquenco the printer can make
here and there. il be only has litls chart
to work by; how many facts in small hand
rulls, how much truth in chaos.
Now he picks up the scattered elements
until he holds in his hand a stanza OF Gray's
Elegy, monody upon Grimes all button
ed up before" Now he sets up p" Puppy
missing" and now =" Paradise Lost" He
arrays a bride IN " small caps" and a SON
net in =" Nonpareil." lie announces that
the languishing "live." in one sentence
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-11-26

Tux Way Ir woRKs. The Charleston
Mercury. one Of the strongest supporters of
negro slavery, says. q" Wherever the white
man can labor, throughout the year, on
thl, continent, he will ultimately di'lodgo
the negro, and force him to those more con-
genial fields Of labor further South, where
he alone can benefit the world with tropical
productions. All tho frontier slave states
mus. inevitably become free states"
This !. the rssut to which negro slavery
must come n, last. And this state fittings
will bc brought about tno, by the words or
eIertiou, Of abolitionis,') by the natural 'u-
priority Of the white laborer over the le.s
energetic les .kiIlful negro.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-11-26

CABB,GLs AND DHUSIoS. Wehave found
new bond OF union ior our Rspublic. The
Atlanta Georgian Acknowledges the receipt
Of cabbages from the New York market,
which .cll readily at 400 per cent. advance
ou est, aud says the idea Of people who
will not raise their own cabbages being
bored to death by agitators about indepen.
denec, and urged to dlsunion. is preposter-
Gus. lfthey will not raise cabbag"s now
they will not raise them then, and the South
would have to import them from Jornsn
country. with q tariff Of two Or three cents
per head tackled on, to help 70 dcfray the
expenses OF the government, or for ineideat.
al protection to encourage the homo pro,ec-
ton Dissolve the Union and import cab.
Appropriations! louisville Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-11-26
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 96, 1853.

gate, range from fifteen to tveniy-a'o Per
cent. in number without any material de-
crease or incrcass from last year in the av-
erage weight. Hogs have passed through
the summer in good condition. The corn
,ha, is now being fei to them i' Of superior
quAll,y-much better than that used last
year. and the animals promise to come for.
ward In good order. Tho conclusion arriv-
cd a, may bo stated in brief, as follows /,
Very ligh, stock. Of old products on the lst
OF December. .. An increased consumption
in 1859. :. No material difference in tho
average weigh, as compared with last year.
4. An increase in number, in the total crop
Of, say twenty Per cent.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-11-26
r,,Kc,.r ov rorn LI1TLr P,rlr,. c

T.kE CARR or rorR LIrrLr P,rLrs. Corr
re, your little faults, and you will gain
e,ua sc and overcome great ones. No man
arrive. At excellence bot through sharp
watching and constant eurbinf Of his faulty
,endencif. IN the smallest matter. wash
io,,pn and Franklin drew up rigid rules
and proceeded aPon thorough system 10 DIS
ciplinins themselves, IRON early lie In
their 100, steps every young A"'ri'an
should he proud to follow. WoreIe-' emp
,y praise .howered upon those fathers OF the
nation. and more earnest copies attempted
ol their grand lives. we should behold
diGcrcn, rising generation from the present.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-11-26
rpm the Runl New Yorker.
bow it is done without Fcrmcnt.

Upon thi. point the Hand Book Of House.
hold Science says: Z" As the tightening and
expansion Of the dough are caused by gas
generated within IL. !, would seem that we
may adop, any means to producc auch a
result. IL !. commonly dose IN two ways ;
either by mixing chemical substances with
the -four, which, when brought into con-
tact and wet, act upon each other 80 as to
sot free gas. or by introducing into the
dough volatile solid substance, which. by
the hca, Of baking, rises INTO the state Of
gas. In the Grt case substances are used
which set free carbonic acid in the second
cAsn. compound Of ammonia
Chsmioai SRddaocs BIcarbonate Of So
da and hydroehlorio acid "a compound Of
chlorine and hydrogen gas) are used for
bread raising. Tho mode !, to mix the s'da
with the -four and the acid with q sufieicn.
ey Of water to make the dough. persira
gives the following proportions:
Flour. ! pound.
Bi-carb5nate Of Soda. 90 grams.
Cold water or other liquid, - pint.
llyGrochloric acid 80 drops
The sda and d,ur being mixed together,
gradually add the aeidulatel water, stirring
rapidly. When mixed, put into ho, oven.
Tho acid. combined with the soda. set, IrcG
carbonic acid. which dis,cnis tho dough.
The acid and alkali are destroyed. and new
substance formed by the unlot, called 80.
dium, or common salt. Bread is also raised
with soda rowdc--ar.arie acid and bictr.
Donate Of soda. Cream Of tartar and soda
Is very common substitute Tor the ferment.
ing process. Sour milk or bat,ermilk, are
often used vita soda. In thi, case the lac g.
tic acid contained In the milk, combines
with the alkAli OF the soda, setting earbonic
acid free, which ligh,cns the dough in the
same manner as IN other instances.
S,'yacar5oadic Of Ammonia Carbonate
Of ammonia /. solid which. under the In.
hacncc Of heat, Is dccompo'ci entirely into
gases. These gases do not all escape in
baking, a part OF them i'ap, to remain, and
a dingrccablc llvor OF hartshorn j. commu-
nicatci. This substance has one very scri.
Gus disdsannge-,he gas is Sc; free too
quickly to produce the bit effect. Alum
and carbonate Of ammonia are also used.
They nc, more slowly, bu, leave an unwhol.
s1mo residue Of alumini and sulpha,e OF
ammonia IN the bread.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-11-26

4 GRAiN OF GoLp AND "a GoLpEN krR-
SKI" Edward Everett, during his speech
at the National Agricultural Show at
Boston, In speaking Of the difference in a
grain OF California gold, aud as he termed
il, golden Atlantic seed, used the follow.
ing figure:
Drop grain Of California gold in the
ground. and there 1t will lie unchanged to
the end Of tlme-,he elods on which IL falls
no, more cold and lifeless. Dropa grain Of
our blessed gold into the ground, and To- a
mystery. In a few days /, soliens-iiswells
II, shoots upvards-ii is a living thing,
it is yellow itself, bu, !, sends up au emer-
aid green through the soil-it expands to
vigorous s,alk-reycls 10 the sunshine-it
arrays itself more glorious than solomon,
in its broad. hut,ering, leaiy robes. whose
sound as the wes, wind whispers through
them, falls rs pleasantly on the husband
man ear as the rustic Of his sweet-heart's :
garment; still tower. aloft, spins Its verdant
skcrns Of vegetable floss, displays Its dane
ing ,assels, surcharged with fcrtiliring dust
and a, last ripen. into two or three magnlf'
lecnt batons like this, ian ear Of Indian
corr, } each Of which is studded with hun
dred. OF grains Of gold, every one possessing
the same wonderful properties as the parent
grain, every one instinct with the same pro-
duetiye powers"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-11-26

The Hoe TRADE or TuE Wrsr. The Gin
cinnst Gazette has an article on the pros
poets Of the traffic in swine during the en-
suing packing season. and from the survey
Of the whole field of production, concludes
that the increase OF Indiana, Illinois, Iowa,
Missouri and Tennessee, will, IN the aggre-