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Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-11-13
4 Dutch Farm. House.

The farmors' boys and girls of
America. I am confident; would like
To- 20 with me into Dutch farm
house: Statlc, and house; and dairy
are under the one roof The house
which we>vieit stands on tho bank of
the canal-tbe water in the canal al
most on q level with tho ridge pole.
One of the dairy maids has been
out to Tho canal to.wash her pans and
dishes; and she is nov taking them
back to the house, drawing them in q
little cart. Look at her. shoes-r-wood
en- ones, turning up at tho toe like q
skatc-slump, clump, clump; they go
US she steps. She has a: bohuet 30
curious thst | will not attempt to do.
scribe It, but Of Just such q patteru
those as worn by her grandmother
SoIne, Of tho cattle are in tho ffsids
biapketcd.to keep them warm.-
+ "A girl with red checks and brigh'
eJesnpsas the door Of Che stabse, an<
takes No along .the stalls 10 see t5.
] cews-twsnty six cows stauding b,
1 tbsir: .cribs, Of lying down chewins
their. .eads, faai ened with rope halter
and. fsnniest Of all sights, each eov
has her tast draaa. up, to the ceiilnI
by \ cord and paliey, 80 that in tim
their tails grow straight np into th
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-11-13

fireplace IN the stable whore they
scald the milk, also tho cheese press.
We enter a little room and see tho
pots of butter and rows of cheese
not such great ones as the Vermont
and Now Hampshire girls turn out,
but checses almost the size of 64-
poundcr cannon ball, not quite round,
but like tho earth, fattened triAe al
tho poles. Thcy are kept for months
and years even, and never lose their
goodness, it is said.
We 60 from tho stable up a short
fight Of steps, into the kitchon, and
say, "Good morning" to the farmers
wife, who courtseys like little child.
She shows us over tho house, draws
aside curtain, aud shows the beds
in the recesses along the wall like a
berth in ship. An old clock-its
brass weight and pendulum as bright
as sand and soap can make them-
ticks in ono corner. The good woman
is drinking cup of ccffeo, but if you
were to ask her to write out tho word
for you in Dutch, it would read
"Kaffij," and she would call railroad
6 "Spoorweg." Sho takes great pleas
ure in showing Us hor treasures in the
"fronL" room-a bureau of the richest
mahogany, set off with bed mount
| sno !, Il
with rows of delft china dishes
around the room undor tho ceiling
old ware, cups and sauccrs which be-
grandmother used, which she viii
hand down to her daughters, aud the,
10 thoir children. Everything is 81
clean and nico that you ore almos
afraiJ to be in tho room.-B Bosto
Journal
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-11-13

The New York papers describe new
and very ingenious tine-keeper, which is
known as the "Kennedy Electric Clock
The running gear is Of the simplest
Springs, weights and winding are dispensed
with. The mechanism consists of pen
dulum holding two magnets, and one wheel
moving the hands on tue dial face. Tie
motive power is supplied by a weak GAL
vsnic battery, the currents from which,
transmitted through two coils of wire, act
upon steel bar magnets set 9s,!lia the pen
dulum ball. Ono Of the wires is charged
positively and the other negatively, and
they are placed near the bottom OF the case,
so that the ball Of the pendulum swings
nto An open space in the centre Of eitheri
coil. When the pendulum ball reaches
the positive coil it becomes positive charg
ed; it is rerelled, and, swinging over to the
negative coil, becomes negatively charged
! and is again repeIled. 1t is thus driven
from side to side, as long as the current ol
electricity is kept up by the battery. The
alternate charges are made and brokea by
a simplesli bar moved by wire pin on
the pendulum rod. Tho only attention the
clock requires is to have a spoonful of acid
placed IN the battery about twice yea
The company also make clicks which dc
not require even this attention. They ar
intended for banking houses and othe
permanent institution. Tho wires are ex.
tended 10 the ground, one passing tlrongl
piece Of zinc and the other through
piece of carbon. 1t is said that eevera
clocks can bs made 10 keep exact time q
:png distancesnpart by wires extended fror
one -"
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Curved Lines,

How remarkable it is that through
out the dominion Of nature, i'll every
Vegetable and animal form, q curved
outline is recognized. The Margin Of
every leaf, the shaft Of every tree
and, in fact every internal individual
organ-rcprcscnts somewhere i'll its
interior q segment Of CIRCLE. There
are no. straight lines anywhere, in
side or outside. All the vessels cir
culating fluids arc round, OF at least
present curves Of various diamcters:
although they may not at frst view
appear to be so. An exception is no.
ticeabic in what is called by anatomists
the longitudinal sinus which carries
the Nood out Of the head that has
been carried there by four arteries.
1t is nearly triangular. but its dircc-
ton is an arc of a CIRCLE:
Sound moves in, wavclcts, which
are convex on the outer surfaceS wa
ter rnnning in. waves, assumes seq
mcnts also of circles; the earth reToi-
yes on it's axis which is round, and
the whole solar system moves with
incomprchens!blc momentum round
the sun. Still further, astronomers
believe that the starry heavens, will,
all tho celestial machinery Of the mil
ky way and ncbulp of underlined
worlds shining gloriously beyond the
, boundaries of that most distant o
all discovered planets of our system
Neptune, are coursing a vast circle
r round cen trail point Of universal ut
il traction, which may be the throne o
= Deity-tlsc God sho created and con
t ttofs tho destiny Of oil
f. How-plcasing the thought, that h
!, who formed tho vast eelsstias vault 3
t, his wisdom, and in tcauty suspende
3 iii the circle Of the heavens the. .sh
Is ming hosts Of night calls upon hi
le children, o1nortal mani Why bull
rs upon. The shores Of Aeetng time
g. Leak upt ,AhEels in pure white--a
., radiant with beaws of gtory-h"vt
II round youAnzious to minister to ye,
I'd every want Do ysa. mourn .ov'
at your, misfortanesF--Dash away Il
SO fast flowing tears, Tor Jcsus ia d.
en- time will como on.the wings Of NOR
ry ing and receive you unto himself:
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-11-13

VERMrN ExrERMISAToR.-As our
houses and gardens arc always more
or less infested with vermin, It'll .nev-
erthcless satisfactory to know that
benzoin, an article sufficiently we'll
known us detergent; is no, less eff.
cncious MS an agent. in insceticide.
Two drops are sufficient to AsphyxIi-
ate the. most redoubtable pest, DO IL
bcetle, eockchafer, spidcs, slug, eater
pillar, or other creeping thing. Even
rats and mice dccamp moro from any
place sprinkled with few drops Of
bcnzoin. A singular fact connected
Che application Of benzoin is, that the
bodies of tho insects killed hy it be.
come so rigid th,It their wings, legs
etc will break @s.rather than bon!l j,
touched Next day, however, wher
the hohzoin he's eraporatcd, supple
ness is s'ressoced.
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Lines for Boys to Remember.
DY MRS. GAGE

"What shall Idol" My boy don't stand asking:
Take hold Of something you can,
Don't turn aside for the toiling or tpsking:
lille, soft hands never yet made n man.
Grasp 18th a will whatever needs doing,
Still stands ready, when one work is done.
Another to seizc and then still pursuing
In duty your course, find the victory won.
D, your best for to-day, trust God for to,mor.
row;
Don't be afraid of jest or sneer;
Be cheerful and hopeful. and no trouble borrow
Keep the heart true, and the head cool and
clear.
If you can climb to the top without falling,
Do it. If not, go as high ns you can.
Man is not honored b, business or calling,
Business and calling arc honored by man.
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How She Did it.

A young mother surrounded by u !
group Of restless, impatient spirits,
was once tho theme of admiring re-
mark in tho circle of her acquaintan-
tance, on account of her wonderful
calmncss and patience. "ILow Mrs.
Gale can get along with her five noisy
boys, and her husband always absent,
and yet never seem put out or wor-
ried, passes my comprehension" said
one of her nearest ncighbors. "Docs
she govern them ?"-was tho reply.
"Govcrn them? no! she hasn't the
slightest faculty for that, and besides,
they arc all uncomonly strong-min-
dcd, while She is naturally timid and
yielding. Her authority would have
little weight with thcM, 1 fancy"
"IIow does she manage them ?"
"That 1 cannot tell you. She doesn't
seem to try to rule them much. But
they all love her, and appear sorry to
gricvc her; and though they are
full Of spirit and naturally turbulent,
she keeps them from any serious out,
breaks. I confess I don't understand
it,"
| Possibly, had Mrs. Gales neigh,
bors put tho same queries to hcl
children, tho mystery had been solved
Mamma" said little Edwin, ono
morning-the youngest and the
brightest of tho busy group-"mam
ma, I ain't asleep always whom 20,
come to bed; though keep my cye'
shut and lie still. What do you whis
per SO long in your dressing room for
And who is there with you? I go
mp last night and pecpcd through TIN
door, but I couldn't see anybody"
His mother told her boy of he
nightly GRAND to the mercy-scat, an
ho repeated the story to her brothers
II could have told you myself,
, was the reply of Jamie, tho oldest 9
tho boys. "Mother prays just SO eve
), ry morning, before VIC are up; l foun
her at it. And sometimes when w
got very wild and out of sorts, 20
know she slips away for few minute
, and prays again. / followed her sof
ly once or twice to see what she wcr
up stairs for; that's how I came
-, know it,"
"Shc'sa dear. good mother, and
- don't mean. to trouble her any more
,; sobbed out tho second son-usuall
10 moro willful and passionate than IL
rest. And to his statement and p,l
>. pose they all gave fearful and read
4 assent. tits not pretended that the
~ promise Of amendment was strict
If kept; but their mother had gained
10 new hold upon their hearts, and tho
:. learned to watch for tho sweet ai
!. peaceful countcnancc, WHICH 81
,e brought from the place of prayer.
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The Man-Eating Tiger.

The craft of this particular tiger
had haaicd all efforts of the terrified |
natives to discover even his lair.
Bullocl1s had been pickctcd i'll places
frequentcd by him, but lc would leave
the Il untouched and carry off the !,
hefdsmen: His trail had been follow
cd for miles, but he had such dcy;ces
Of doubling back, and Guiding dctcc-
ton, thnt the charnel-housc to which
his victims were carried remained un-
discovered. Sixteen post-runncrs had
been swept away in six months, the
fatal spring b, ing made ut one par
ticular ir.,ld in the road Once one
native travizcr HAD caught sight Of
him drinking; and as he bounded
AWAY into the jungle, he noticed that
lie Was pot as. other tigers are, but
that his: skin was of dirty faded
yellow. At the hoad Of an army Of
beatsrs the Old Shclsarry took up the
trail of this monster ut a point where
a nati{e woman had been carried Off
on the preceding night. Taking ad-
vantage of every sign, such as marks
in tho sand where the tiger had lain
down his still living victim to get a
frmcr glipo, and her hands had
clutcLeA the soil convu!sively, rag
of dress or few long hairs caught in
the thorns, tho trail was followed for
miles.
Al lonsth wc distinctly heard graf.
ing sounds, like the gnawing Of bones
accompanied by loud snarls and
growls. We made our way viii
great difficulty through the dense un
derwood for about an hundred yards
the noise becoming palmer and D,or'
distinct as we advanced, until at las
we emerged into an open. glade
Here, looking cautiously around,
foHnd tho noise proceeded from tw
jackals, who were munciiing and teal
ing the flesh from some halfstrippc
human bones. This wa
evidently tho hotacomb Of the maj
eater, for counted, from skulls an
remains of half.eatcn bodies, abou
twenty-threo victims, Of both sexc
As we could see, from the hair, clothc
brokon bangles, and gold and silvt
. ornaments belonging to tho natl,
Women. We picked mp two massi,
siivor bracelets belonging to his Ia
:nkf ~, - ~
signs of tattooing, which were reco
uizcd by one of the villagers who W
with us. We also found two 20
neck. ornaments, which mark Il
married women; and a knife, whi'
the dho5y assured us he knew bclon
ed to a postrrunner, who had be
tilied about q month before. r
stencil from the deoayed animal m
tsr was almost insupportable. ,:
Tigers, like alligators, like tn
meat high, and generally keep it
desompositien has commenced Fl
ing found this pleasant lair, the NJ
thing was to find the man:eatcr hims
The jungle was systematically beat
hnd all meaner' game was spared L
though several tigers and tigree
fell, the great delinquent \
not among the number. For so
days he was lost but ut length n,
came that he had been seen.skulk
in the neighborhood of; the viii.
and the trail being Immediately
lowed up, it was conciusiveiy pro
that he MUST be- lying. .psnds near I
Identical bend in the road, where
many unlueky post-runners had /
pounced upon. Tho ald ahske
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One Link Gone.
49,

Take the pillows from the cradle
Where the little sufferer lay;
Draw the curtain, close the siisltters,
Shut out every beam Of day.
Spread the pail upon the table,
Place the lifelcss body theres
Back from off the marble features,
Lay the auburn curls with care.
With its little blue-veined fingers
Crossed upon it's sinless breast,
Free from care, aud pain and anguish,
Let !theinfant cherub rest.
Smooth it's little shroud about
Pick its toys from off tho floor
They, with all their sparkling beauty,
Ne'er can charm their owner more.
Take the little shoes and stockings
From the doting mothers sight.
Patteripg feet no more will need them,
Walking in tlie fields of light.
Parents faint and worn with watching,
Through the long dark night Of grief,
Dry your tears and soothe your sighing-
Gain respite of relief
Mother, care no more is needed
To ailay the rising moan,
And though you perchance may leaye it,
It can never be alene.
Angels bright will watch beside It
In its quiet holy elumber,
Till the morning, then awake it
To place among their number.
9~us golden link is broken
In cham of earthly bliss
Thus tue distance shorter muking
Twixt the brighter world and this.
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One or The, clergyman Of: spragas,d,
Who is in ,hs habit. sss adding s1t." to bis
ssosssess; sedesaaIys t.psks o.: d.cse WHO
"hsye been brought up on, tas ,L"rd,s
:side-ah." A.toiher eIsrsynap, who had
the same habit, pses = sotetnn warning %
che aged among hiA heatert. who had. Aaoe
FOOT in the grave and the other all but sh
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: The .insssnaf revsn9e rag on this-
~ pov nssaihhlf hhlfl6shrs1 ID. Richmond,
Xirl.inia, .aiit y,saaisy, anonnts TO
aboas $50 900 pr rsnonth. l4dst wssh
nsaaiy slo. 900 waa paid, $
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-21
INDUSTRY AND FRUaAIITY q rae


The Northern opponents of freedom for
the slaves and those at the South whs hoped
always to keep them in bondage frequently
and freely expressed the opinion that the
emancipated classes would be iadolent and
improvident there are some who insist
that they are so now. But facts, usually
regarded as stubborn things, prove other
wise. The colored people Of this city,
as a general rule, are very industrious and
very economical.
Many of them have purchased lots OF
ground and secured for themselves home.
They earn good wages and exercise the
same discreet thrift for which the Germans
are famous. One advantage the oolored peo-
pie possess over many OF the white race is
that they are neither ashamed nor afraid of
toll. If they can not obtain employment
Of one kind they will seek another,
and in this way they manage to
earn something every day, and generally
to save something, even though the amount
be small, from their daily earnings.
We by no means assume that there are
not exceptions; there are some unworthy,
improvident, and indolent people among
all classes. But among our colored citizens
the number is remarkably small.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-21
THE nuN1oN - CONDO TICKET.

At last the so.called Union party " has
issued its ticket, and union ofmost uncon-
genial elements it is, Among the nominees
are rebels and radicals, conservatives. soon
ventioners,n 1--WE mean "'64 menu and
carpet-baggers of the old and new schools /;
some with their bags flesh and laccid,
waiting 10 be filed, and some with theirs
faded and moldy, concealing in their
neglected recesses forgotten mementoes of
early days, such as cheap Sunday school
Bibles, or time-faded certificates of admis-
sion to temperance societies. Verify, poll
tics, like poverty, brings together strange
bedfellows. What else could ever have as
ISOLATED two such contrasting spirits as
H. D. Ogden and r. King Cutler.
Imagine the former, as attorney general
blandly setting forth his legal opinion on
the unconstitutionality of the disfran-
chising clause in the new constitution,
while the latter, his refund form at
tentively inclined, bis inseparable stick
pressed against his blushing nose, ex-
presses his sentiments on the subject in the
elaborate style for which his oratory is
distinguished. What a beautiful illuslra-
ton of the triumph of Cancellation to see
the illustrious R. King Cutler borne to the
statehouse on the shoulders of his fifty
seven thousand three hundred and ten +"
supporters What an honor to the guber.
Material chair to be pressed by his ample
person!
The candidate for mayor, George A.
Fosdick, is a gentleman who needs not
blush to claim the support of every party
in our midst, inasmuch as be has, witlin a
very brief period of time, belonged to
each, and now we find him heading the
municipal ticket of this new party as can
didate for the long-coveted mayoralty.
Truly, those who object to his record on
the score of consistency must be hard to
please, for if a chronic hunger after a
particular Office is not consistency what
is it?
Another bright Light on this "UniOn"
ticket is Edmond Abel, whose judicial
erudition enabled him to discover an old
law, passed during the colonial period of
the state, by the skilltul interpre-
tation of which the victims of
the July massacre were to be
indicted for having maliciously got them
selves killed, manned, aud wounded. 1t is
probably on the strength Of the celebrated
charge to the jury made on that memo
rable occasion that Judge Abel appears
on the Cancellation or " Union ticket.
Other distinguished individuals, too nu-
merous to mention, grace the Union gom-
DO ticket; but we do not propose to extend
our special notices of them on this occa-
sion. Suffice it to say, that as trap to
catch rebel votes we think it a very clumsy
continuance, and that without rebel votes
it will have about as many supporters as
candidates.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-21
ALABAMA TO BE ADMITTED.

The original bill for the admission of
Alabama was recommitted to The commit
tee on reconstruction early in the week,
and has since been reported back 10 the
house by Mr.. Farnsworth, with some modi-
ications. The second section has beea
omitted 10 the new bill. The action of the
house in ordering its recommitment has
been construed in various ways by the po-
'litical seers of the opposition. Some of
them draw from the circumstance hope
that congress was about to drop the recon
struction business altogether, to give up
the attempt to bring back the rebel states,
and leave the loyal population to the man
agement of the provisional governments
set mp over them by Andy johnson. As
nearly all these provisional state
officers are men who recently at
least entertained strong rebel sympathies,
the theory was a very comfortable one 20
the disciples Of the opposition generally.
But the dispatches yesterday morning
completely upset their theories, and showed
them that they were at fault, as usual.
The prompt action of the committee on re-
construction, and the intimaiion Of Mr..
Farnsworth that he should ask for vote
on the subject the next day yesterday
shows that congress is alive to the i'm
portance Of settling reconstruction as soon
as possible.
The provisions of the bill aFe simple.
It simply removes the disabilities arising
from the smallness of the vote east on the
question Of ratification. The condition Of
adopting the proposed fourteenth amend
ment to the constitution is imposed upon the
Legislature. The new blll has probably been
carefully considered, and viii no doubt
soon pass both houses It may require
ten days. time afterward to override the
presidential obstacle.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-21
question of a reconstructed state govern
ment shall be definitely and permanently

question of RECONSTRUCTED state govern
ment shall be definitely and permanently
settled. ..-s..
Whatever our opponents may do,
whether they content themselves with
throwing their influence and numbers only
against the ratification of the constitution,
or whether they shall finally unite and pre-
sent full state and parish ticket, 1t is the
imperative duty Of the Republicans Of
Louisiana to be prepared for any emer-
gency that may occur. Every Republican
who has not registered should do so, and
every Republican who is registered should
regard it as sacred duty to vote for the
constitution and the regular candidates
when the time of election comes. Let MS
each and all resolve to stand by the prin-
ciples of the Republican party of the Union.
which saved the country from the horrors
of disunion, and show by our acts and our
votes that we know our duty and are pre-
pared to do it.