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Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14
LORD ROsSES TELESCOPE.

The following account Of Lord Rosse
and his famous telescope we fiud uncredit-
cd in one Of our exchanges. 1t will doubt
less be now 10 many Of our readers, and
may set some Of them right in their esti-
mate of the scientific value Of tho really
wonderful instrument known rs Lord
BOSSES Telescope:
The merits Of Lord Rosso are often
mistaken. He was not an astronomer. l,
was not in the higher mathematics that he
excelled, nor was ho distinguished by the
power of abstruse calculation and by special
faculty of observation and deduction. EIe
was mechanician, and he was fascinated
by the scope Of his ingenuity in overcom-
ing the immense difficulties which had to
be encountered in the manufacture ol opti-
cal instruments, very much larger than any
which had ever previously been attempted
In the construction Of tho hugo telescope
which bears his name. immense labor and
very large sums of money were expended !;
but the skill required for the casting, pol
ishing, and balancing tho great speculum,
was much moro remarkable than the pa
tience or the money. Four tons of tin and
copper in defute proportions had to be
cast into al exact paraboloid in which no
air-bubbles should lodge, as they do in
other castings. and the whole surface af-
terward raised to faultless polish. The
story of the melting, the moldiug, the
polishing (by means Of steam engine OF
wonderful adjustmenD, the framing and
balancing Of this large mirror, six feet
across, is one Of the most interesting in tho
records Of human skill.
ut was completed at last without
flaw, and mounted with its monster tube
fifty-six feet long and seven in diameter
weighing altogether, it is said, fifteen tons.
Mounted at last in its great frame work, it
pointed to the sky, and all the world wait
ed breathlessly the wonderful discoveries it
was expected to make. What it did was
10 resolve a few meJulg, and assure US that
there were worlds beyond worlds in in.
finite amaze This was the sum Of its
discoveries. 1t could only be used for the
observation of objects very near the meridi-
an for directly it was DETECTED beyond
certain angle from the zenith, the weight
of the immense mass Of metal in the spec
ulum drew it out Of shape, and the figure
it reelected was so distorted as 10 be mean.
ing'ess. No nice arrangements of trangles
ana moving balls in support Of the specu-
lum could cure this capital defect, and Sa.
turn, as imsged in tho great mirror, was so
blurred and indistiuct that it was inpossi-
bic TO tell that it had any moons or rings
at ALL"
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

cRABs.-A gentleman at Annapolis
fenced in cove near the ,noutl, of the Sc.
vern River and commenced The cultivation
of crab on large scale. lie has put in
about 4, 600, and feeds them on coarse fish
and any kind Of refuse meat. A squad Of
them will attack n catfish, devour it in one
night, and pick the bones as clean as a
pack Of wolves would pick deer. The
soft crab is only the bard crab with his
coat or shell of. Before shedding bis
shsll he,is worth only half cent in mar
ket; without, he 10 worth q dime. He
sheds bis shell but once year, and then
remains a,soft crab but , few hours, when
new she'll is again formed. But few soft
crabs are seen, owing to the difficulty. Of
findipg and capturing them in the 'tnick Of
time" This difficulty it is PROPOSED to
ebgiate by the herdipg process, where the
stock can be examiped every day, and as
fast as crab is found with his coat of, he
is captured as a soft crab and marketed ac-
cordingly. The location Of the crab pas
ture is at a point whore the tide regularly
sbts aud ffowsi giving the crabs q plentiful
supply Of their natural element:
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

HINTS TO FARMERs.-A writer gives
the following advice, which we fully en-
dorse:
Don't buy piano for your daughters
while your sons need plow.
Don't let your horse be seen standin 6
at The tavern door.
Don't give person chance to dun
you.-Prompt payments make indepen-
dent men.
Keep good fences especially line fen
ces; they promote good feeling between
neighbors.
Decent and substantial clothing for
your children, makes them think better
Of themselves, and keep the doctor away.
Don't starye your land if you do it
will grow lean.
Dun't buy patent rights to sell again.
Don't become surety for him who waits
for the sheriff.
Buy farm wagon bofore a fine car,
riage.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14
TIE OLDEST CITY IN THE WORLD.

Damascus is the Oldest city in the
world. Tyre and sidon have crumLled on
the shore; Banlbcc- is ruin Palmyra is
buried iu desert; Ninoveh and Babvlon
have disappeared from the .Tigris and Eu-
pirates Damascus retains what it was
before the days Of Abraham-a centre of
trade and travel-an island of verdure in
the desert-"a Presidential eapitar' with
martial and sacred associations excluding
through thirty centuries. 1t was near Da.
mascus that Saul of Tarsus saw the light
above the brightness Of the sun; the
street which is called Strait, in which it
was said ''he prayed, still runs through
the city. The caravan comes and goes as
it did thousand years ago there is still
the sheik, the ass and the wa;er-wheel; :;
the merchants Of the Euphrates and the
Mediterranean still "occupy" these "wilh
the multitude of their wares" The cilv
which MaLomct surveyed from neigh
boring height, and was afraid TO enter
"because it was given to man to have but
one paradise, aud, for his part, he was re-
solved not to have it in this world" is TO
this day what Julian called the "eye of
the East" as it was in the time of Isaiah
"the head Of Syria" From Damascus
came the damson, our blue plums, aud the
delicious apricot Of Portugal, called dam
asco, damask, our beautiful fabric of cot.
ton and silk, with vines and flowers raised
upon smooth, bright ground the dam.
ask rose, introduced into England in the
time Of Henry Will, the Damascus blade,
so famous the world over for its keen
edge and wonderful elasticity, the secret Of
whose manufacture was lost when Tanner
lane carried of the artists into Persia;
and that beautiful art of inlaying wood
and steel with silver and gold, kind OF
mosaic engraving aud sculpture united
called damaskecning which boxes
and bureaus, swords and guns are orna-
mented. 1t is still a city of flowers and
bright waters; the streams Of Lebanon
and the "river Of gold" still murmur and
sparkle in the wilderness of "syriau gar
dens"
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

1t appears, from trustworthy statistics
that the aggregate number of disasters ol
all kinds on the North American lakes for
eight years. from 1860 to 1867 inclusive,
1854, being an average of Alb per an
mum. During the last two years there has
been large Increase Of disasters, the num-
Der in 1906 being 451 while that for 1867
reached tha startling figure of 931-by far
the greatest number of casualties and
wrecks on these lakes ever previously re-.
corded for one year.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14
ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN ENTERING
COLLEGE.

''Bartou, am sure Of your course !
shall lose faith In human nature if you do
not hold an honorable career. You are
moro likely TO braek down in health.
You are toe fierce in pursuit, desperate
in tcnacity and you have about knowledge.
the same avariciousness which one sees in
men in matters of money-au Unsuitable
greed of more, 10 which moner is only as
fuel to fire. Remember that much knowl-
edge is growth, not accumulation. The lie
that one is living is the book that man
more needs to know than any other.
Never outrun health. A broken down
scholar is like razor without handle
The finest edge on the best steel is be-
holden to the service OF homely horn for
ability to he useful. 'Sleep, food, air, and
exercise are your best friends. Don't cheat
them or cut their company. Don't fall in.
to the vulgar idea that the mind is a ware.
house and education process Of stuffing
it full of goods. Don't think your mind
to be pickax, either, with which a student
delves like an Irishman digging for ore
If you must have figure, call it a sen
sitive plate, on which nature forms pictures !;
tho more fine the surface and sensitive the
quality the truer and better will be the
knowledge. Do not study for ideas alone
but train for condition. Get and keep a
healthy brain, keep it fine, train it to sharp
and accurate impressions, give it lungs and
vigor, make it like a mirror before nature,
or daguerrean plate. Barton, don't NOPE !;
be boy as long as yon live; laugh q
good deal, frolic every day, keep up high
spirits; low tone of mind is unhealthy.
There is food and medicine in nerve.
Quantity and quality OF nerve mark the
dis tinction between animals and between
men, from tue bottom of creation to tie
top. Now, Barton, if you come home with
your cheeks suuken and your eyes starting
out of hollow pit, will disown you
Good by my dear, and God bless you"
-[Beecher's Norwood
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14
THE GREAT LESSONS.

The first great lesson young man
should learn is that he knows nothing.
The earlier and The more thoroughly this
losson is learnt the better. A home bred
youth, growing up in the light of parental
admiration, with everything to foster his
vanity and selfesleem, is surprised to find,
and often unwilling to acknowledge, the
superiority Of other people. But he is
compelled to learn his own insignifoance
bis airs are ridiculed, bis blunders exposed,
his wishes disregarded, and he is made to
cut sorry figure, until his selfconceit is
abascd, and be feels that he knows nothing.
When young-man has thoroughly
comprehendel the fact that hh knows moth.
ing and that, intr'nsica'ly, he is but Of little
value, the next lesson is that the world
cares nothing about him. He is the sub.
ject of no mans overwhelming admiration
neither petted by the one sex, nor envied
by the other, he has to take care of him
SELF. IIe will not be noticed till he be-
comes noticeable ;he will nut become notice.
able until he does something to prove that
he is OF some use to s"ciety.-No. recon-.
mendations or introduction will give him
this, or ought to give him this; re must
do something to be recognized IS some
body.
The next lesson is that Of patience.
A man must learn to wat as well rs to
work, aud to be content with those means
Of advancement III life which he may use
with integrity aud honor. Patience is one
Of the most difficult lessons to learn. It is
natural for the mind to look for immediate
results.
Let this, then, be understood at starting:
that the patient conquest Of difficulties
which rise in Tie regular and legitimate
channels Of business and enterprise is not
only essential in securing the success which
a yonng man seeks in life, but essential in
also to that preparation Of tile mind re-
quisite, for the enjoyment of success, and
for retaining It when gained. 1t is the
general rule, in all the world and in all
time, that unearned success is curse.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14
The NosE.-Tbere may be fue eyes in

The NosE.-Tbere may be fiue eyes in
an ugly face, but there is never hand
some nose without the company of other
good looking features. To bo perfect it
should be equal in length TO the forehead,
Of regular shape and precisely defined
outline, neither too hard, feshy, pointed,
nor broad at The tip, and posses delicately
bordered, free and flexible nostrils. The
Romans were proud of their stern aquiines,
and the Israeltes would probably not be
content to loose the smallest tip of their
redundant beaks. The Tartars, having no
noses TO speak'of affect to consider the de.
ficiency beauty. The wife of Jcnghis
Khan was esteemed the most charming
woman in all Tartary, because she only
had only two holes where her nose should
have been
The tip Of the nose often reddens, even
on the youngest girls, without any apparent
cause. Exercise and proper diet, and all
their means of inyigorating the body and
equalizing the circulation, are the best
remedies. The nose becomes often inord-
nately enlarged from the habit of touching
it with the hand, either from mere caprice
or for the sake of squeezing out IA most
dangerous practice) little pimples. The
nose should never be handled by ones self
his friends, or enemies. The best means of
getting rid of the pimples is by washing
every morning with this lotion:
Sub-carbonate of soda. SO grains.
Distilled water. 8 ounces.
Essence of roses. 6 drops.
Mix.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

MAKING GLASS EYEs.-It is said that
there are in New York at least seven thou.
sand persons who wear false eyes. The
manufacture of these eyes is done entire
ly by the hand, and is t!:us described by
the american artisan:
A man sits down belIi, d let Of gas
flame, which is pointed and directed as
ne wishes by blow pipe. The pupil Of
the eye is made with a drop OF black glass
Embedded 10 the centre of the iris. The blood
vessel seen in the white oflhe eye are easily
put in with red glass while the optic is glow.
ing with heat like ball of gold. Tue
whole eye can be made Inside an hour,
and It is as once ready to put in. The
The render should know that it is simply
thin glass she'll intended to cover the
stump Of the blind eye. After being Dip
ped In the water this shell is slipped in
place, being held hy tbs eyelids.
The secret Of i'ppartiug motion to it de.
pends upon working the glass SO that IL
shaH ut tho stump-if it is too large, it
":l' not move; if it fits nicely, it moves
IN every Particular like the natural eye,
and II Is quite impossible in many: cases to
'e'' one from the other. The operation i,
not 'n the least painful, and those who
nave worn them number of+ysars feel
oe'ter With them in than when they are
out "A glass eye should be; taken. out
every night and put in, in the mo sniug
10 three OF four sesrs The false: eye be-.
comssso worn, that new ono has TO be
obtained,
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

The common mind may maintain its
place under common circumstances; the
truly great alone overcome the trials Of
prosperity or adversely showing humble
'hankiulnees in one, generous sympathy
aot hardened by its own suffering, lin the
sther; not pridipg themselves on the first
not envying in the last.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

TAG English rule 10 regard to live and
dead weigh. in sheep 9 70 weigh sheep
when fatted, and divide the weight BY
seven ADD call Il qssitens. ! Thus, sheep
ssikhing. 40 pounds ~onld give 20 pounds
squaftsr as tie deadveight., 1.-THE sheep
are 10 good condition, CHS rule q sufaaieat
fox all lpurpese'., Poos sheep viii fall balow
The mark, and extra al ones CO. over IT,
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

PROOF READlNa.-Thero are good
many people who think proof read
ing ooc of tho easiest things in the
world, and who get very inpatient
over mistakes in tho books and news.
papers. A writerin tho Juno pnm-
bcr OF the Galasy gives some inter.
estlng instances of typographical er-
rors. lie mentions ono edition of
the Bible which contained GOOO mis-
takes. lie gives tho following cx.
ample of tho difficulties in the way
OF getting out u perfect book. Some
professors of tho University at Edin-
burg resolved to publish book which
should be model of typographical .ac-
curacy. Six proof readers were ON
ploycd, and after it was thought to
bo perfect the sheets were pasted up
in tho hall of the university and
reward Of two hundred and fifty
dollars was offered for ovcry mis, axe
that should be discovered. Whom the
book was printed, it was found that it
contained several errors, somo being
in the ttle page and another in tho
first limo IN tho first chapter. The
only books that arc beloved to be
entirely FREQ from errors, arc an Ok
ford edition Of tho Bible, a London
and Leipsic Horace, and an American
reprint Of Dante.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

Tie best estimates make the wheat crop
OF California for the present year 2o,oOo,-
900, the barley crop, 100000 and the
crop OF oats, 100000 bushels. Some
anxiety is expressed that there will be a
deficient tonnage for the export of -four
and grain.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

IT is better to raise sixty bushels of corn
TO the acre than to raise it on two acres.
No doubt there is some limit even in this
direction, but few Of us are in danger O.:
reaching and going beyond Il in the wav
OF thorough cultivation.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

MACE ffisnds Of none In whom Won
.hsTs'not implicit eosadsnce-whom YOU
cannot trastaia n places and st ali. seasons.
The best friendship You can msks;is tha,
which is bsaed on those feelings which
truths.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

JOSH BILLINGS says be will never pa.
tron'ze lottery 80 long as he can hire
anybody else to rob him at reauenablo
.ages-a resolve that is worthy of general
imitation. "' -
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

Dpatso series of wet days, gentle.
u 'en'a!ed TO congratulate bis umbrella
MAKER; . 1ss, that's all very we'll sir.y be
doing in pasasols" 's'''f
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

DsoEf11os, hypocrisy and dissimuia,;o,
are direct compliments TO-. shs..no-s.1'' -.
Truth; aud ths common custom CO..
ing OF Truths counterfeit. for herself I,
strong testimony in behalf Of her intsins;s
beauty aud excellsnoe.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

"A sEsvANr was asked how II was 60 DIR.
fsuh 10 wake himin smorning,: .sindssd,
'rs"'sr, it's because of taking your own
sdpiCs, always 70 attend 70 what I'm
shout; 90 Hhenevsr I sleep, 1 pays altep.
4iua TO It. =.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

AM satisfied that getting up early. in.
'os.ry, and regular habits, are The bes.
medicines ever prescribed for health
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

To YoUNG HousEKEEpERs.-Be satis-
lied to commence on small scale. 1t is
too common for young housckeepers to
begin where their mothers ended. Buy
all that is necessary 10 work skiIlfulIy with !;
adorn your house with all that will rendet
| 1t comfortable. Do not look at richer
homes, and covot their costly furniture.
If secret dissatisfaction is ready to spring
up, 60 step further, and visit the homo of
the suffering poor behold dark, cheerless
apartments, insufficient clothing, and alb
sence OF all the comforts and refinement
Of social life, and then return to your own
with joyful spirit. You will then be
prepared to meet your husband with a
grateful heart, and be ready to appreciate
the toll OF selfdenial which lie has endured
in the business world to surround you with
tue delights of home; and you will CO.
operate cheerfully with him in SO arrane.
ing your expenses, that his mind will not
be constantly harassed lest his family ex-
penditures rnay encroach upon public pay
ments.
Be independent; young housckeeper
never needed greater moral courage than
she does now, to resist the arrogance Of
fashion. Do not let the AS and B's de-
eide what you shall have, neither let them
hold the strings Of your purse. You
know best what you can and ought to
afford. 1t matters but little what people
think, provided you are true to yourself, TO
right and duty, and keep your expenses
within your means.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

ABYssINIAN CnARACrER.-A fine trait
Of Ahyssinian character is mentioned in
a story told by the correspondent of n
contemporary. The natives, it appears,
have great objection to our foraging par
ties helping themselves 10 grass and wood,
though they do not mind supplying US
with forage at good profit. They have
had many quarrels with our men on. this
subject, and more than one fight. On one
occasion number of IIindoo camp fol
lowers were found gathering up the dry
wood in sacred field. A priest appeared
and called on them as Christians to desist,
when the Hindoos made some gestures OF
contempt or abhorrence at the name Of
Christians. The PRIEST and his followers
then fell upon them, and struggle ensued
The Hindoos retired on tho camp, and
the Abyssinjaus followed; anl the priest
was seized by camp policeman and taken
before Sir Robert Napier. Sir Robert, of:
ter investigating the whole matter, ordered
the i1indoos dozen lashes apiecs for insul.
ting the religion of the people: But here
the Abyssnians really showed themselves
TO be Christians, for tue priest and his wit:
nesses all Of, whom bore marks of having
suffered in the skirmish, knelt down, aud
said they would not rise un:il the culprits
were forgiven, which accordingly they
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

The. Pittsburg Commercial says that a
singular flowing back Of one Of the great
currents Of trade is indicated by the fact
ihatduring the present month eight large
vessels have cleared ct the port Of Char.
hsston, loaded With lumber, for Maine.
This is,"carrying coal to Newcastle, yet
the white oak Of South Carolina is superior
for ship timber TO any tree in the: forest ot
Maine, while the roots Of the yellow pine
arc far l'etter than those Of tho tsu,araek
fol. sFips knees. both ip shape and !dura'
bif,y. :.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE
ON THE
Greenville and Columbia Rail
road.

nN and after FRIDAY, the 9th instant,
~ Passenger Trains will run daily, Sundayr
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-12-04

DIR. j. G. Holland, writing from Swift
zcrland to the Springfield Republican,
says:
It seems to me that any New England
4 man coming to Europe must feel every
where around him an enormous letting
down OF the moral tension and tone
, TO which he has been accustomed. lie
/ sees everywhere the Sabbath desecrates!..
Here, In Switzerland. the business day OF
the steamboats, and railroads Is Sunday
and I cannot help contrasting the I'M
broken stiffness that hangs around the
station ut Springfield, during all the long
Sabbath days Of summer, with the hurry
aud hustle and rush Of locomotives and
Of men. which prevail every Sunday at
Lausanne, within sight and hearing OF
my window. Meeting distinguished
divine here, one expects to see man In
some respects like those he meets at
home holding like positions; but he Is
soon undeceived. Christianity does not
seem to get hold Of people here rs It does
Mt home. The lack of earnestness, gen
ulne faith, absolute self-devotion, Is palm
fully apparent. Christianity would seem
to be adopted by these men rs beauti-
full system Of philosophy and ethics; and
In the meantime they manage to have u
pretty good time. They drink their wine
visit their relations, go to the shows,
and forget that world Is to BIO con-
yerted. There may be something sad
and severe In the type Of New England
religion, but II means something. There
Is life-revolutionizing and life-command-
Ing power In II. II Is power OF such
magnitude that man needs to get four
thousand miles away from II to measure
Its dimensions. Here can see rs new
er saw before, the intensity Of religious
feeling that prevails In America; and my
respect for Il grows with every renewal
OF the contemplation. II Is q thing ap-
parently unknown here, and altogether
impoverished rs Il exists among US.