davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1868-04-29


from locality after ono or two ylsitatOns, but,
tabshed 10 remains while It's yirulance Increases rather
to the fact that the silk by the lawO It's existence
is annual and therefore has no aeelmated subjects
but presents the epidemic yearly supply OF fresh VIC
ms and in yW e Si bots s a M az PV5iGR
an eminent French writer who has carefully studied this
subject ex presses the opinion that contrary To the gene
a course Of epdemcs this travels than
| Westward.
This mysterious malady, which seems destined TO de-
strOy SIX husba1dry IN the whole Eastern Hemisphere
o55b y e I %sa Sonnsn Es S and rasfS S
our superior climatic condons II s hoped and believed
that with precsutlon aud care 1t will nef6r Teach our
| shores.
have been 10 flourish, peculiarly adapted 10 the
raising OF the mulberry aud rearing OF the six worms
From obvious causes Of the longexsting indus.
tries portions OF those States will hereafter be
cotton and the production OF will not exclusively
engross the attention Of their populations formerly
new fields for the exercise Of their energies
Are not these facts eIhoraon an admonition even
themselves OF their proyidental advantages and by do
voting liberal share OF their resources TO the production
full industry from ruin while at the same time they adj
ns pon the "Da CONFER
In conclusion the updersgned cannot refrain from ex
Dufour and Duseigneur OF Lyons and Alcan OF Pars
as wen as TO the many prominent manataoturers and
whom he has yissed for their kindness In assisting to
make the numerous researches which became necessary
in the examination OF this important and diyersed sub
ject
The works Of NJ. louis Reybaud, NJ. Pasteur NJ de
Quareages the archives Of the Chambers Of Commerce
OF the various cities Of France Switzerland aud Germany
The ethh,ed by Mr. NJ oppe NewYok; Mr. George
Of Mass the Knitting Mshre ofMr W.
Rochester attracted special Silver Medal
awarded for each
proof how the introduction Of this industry locality
prosperity whole people, Interesting
cited from q French publication r-.. -
An O6ceI French army having during Italian appsls
10 what degree cultivation Of the mulberry tree
sE husbnd ,nneng the population resolved Introduce
uto the the Commune Of Vaeaagne whore
ser the INTRODUCTION there obtained there
ouy ,oms 1850 tilos of very poor, unstable
coens But 10000 klos Of eIceleut quality
produced snausy valued Of sno s,oo oo witch
va, mos daused the ruA Abong population ylsge Of
900 inhabasis carried following ns1bsr;
III, u,tod 10 prophors the s egg
upon The eoSdon qutsi 100 n) o. for
ety ounce OF eggs giving them sufficient quantity mulberry
leaves 10 feed biiehed from the Eggs quantity
more prOduee from this surplus constituted the pro Of
sik catisstoTa 80.
s,eleu SIN Sewipg MAshnta which hOaOfay
sira u ~ad,-soalIalsu " dglonA
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02
A LITTLE MISSION GIRL.

A 'ittlo mission girl knclt ono nigh,
by her bed TO pray. She was thinking
OF the Sunday.school teacher, and O
what she had heard OF Jesus, and she
began to hear a soft voice saying
Sarah, Sarah, l died for you on the
Cross. L love you. Sarah, won't you
love NOR
This soft voico sho heard in he,
DC art, not in her ear; so she began to
feel her heart getting warmer, and i,
whispered to her, "Oh, how Ho did
lovo mo. Yes, I must lovo Him. ]
am going to begin now" So che said
to Jcsus-fur she knew that it was
HIS voice sho heard in her hoart-
"jcsus, l am only poor little girl, but
L want TO love you. 1t is hard to do
right, but want to DO it, and want
to como to YOU"
: She got up tho next morning, and
tho next, and the next, and pretty
soon the lady she was living with be-
gan to say, "Wby, what is the matter
with Sarah? what has como over
her? How nico she keeps every
thing, and how careful she is. When
she takes tho baby to nurse sho does
not drop it, and sho docs not leave
her work and run out to play, and she
docs not tell any moro lies. What
has come over her?
Ah, sho has got something in hor
heart. What is it? Jesus, Jesus
Yes. Who was helping her every
day? Jesus. And by and By the
mistress said, "Sarah bas something
in her heart that sho did not uso 10
have" It was Jesus. '"s
Do not you want to have Jesus in
your hcart7 Do not you want to
take Him homo to your bouso7 iHo
will come if you want film to. Docs
Flo not love little children q? Oh, yes,
dearly.--CAizd'S paper. : - $50
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

SHORT PaooEss FOR SAVING BACON
Make solution Of salt in hot waite,
Cheat raised as high as the fire will
make it); put tho pork in tho ho,
brine, with as much animal heat as
possible. Let tie hams and shoulders
be kept il il three minutes oaSd a half
and tho imiiddlings TWO and a ball
minutes, and then hang them imme-
'diaseiy up and smoke them, and you
thaye: q :choico article of bacon in a
very short time TO. what you will, BY
the usual process, az We'll as saving
four-ffths Of your 's.it. '''' h"f's''9
This process will answer any time
betweensNovember and>April. 1 have
saved much in this; way for asix Or
eight years. sse,jthat. you keep o
email portion of salt, during the pro
cess, in tho bottom Of your vessel, To
be certain your brine is sufaciently
strong during the whole process.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02
ABBEVILIE, S. c., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 9 1868
THE PEACHES.

A countryman brought from tho
city tvo peaches, tho finest that over
were seen. But his children eaw this
fruit for tho first time. Therefore
they wondered and rcjoiccd in the
petty peaches with their rcd checks
and delicate down. Tho father then
divided them among his four boys and
gave ono to their mother.
In tho evening, when tho children
went TO their sleeping chamber, the
f.thcr asked: "Wcll, and how did the
pretty peaches taste ?''
"Fihely, dear father" said the old
est. 'It is Il beautiful fruit-so tar
tlsh and delicate in taste. | have
carefully kept the stone, and 1 will
raise q trco from it,"
"hraTo," said tho father; "that is
providing economically for tho fu lure
US bcccrnes Il landsman."
III ate mine at once" tho younrcst
Cried, "and throw away tho stono, and
mother gavo mo half Of hers. Oh, il
tasted SO sweet, and melted in nv
mouth"
"WelI,' said tho father, "you have
not acted very wisely, but naturally
and in child's manner. For wisdom
there is yet room in tho course @,
your l,lo."
Then tho second son began "I hun.
ted up the stono which my lltle bro.
thcr throw away, and cracked it,
There was a seed in it that tasted as
anut.. But my peach 1 sold for
enough, when L go to tho city, that 1
can probably buy twelve"
Tho father shock his head, and
said:
"Ihat is wisc enough, but childlilsc
and paLuraI it WIS not. Heaven
guard you that you do not become q
merchant
"And you, Edmundw asked tho
father.
Solf-posscascd and frank, Edmund
replied: 81 carried my peach to our
nc'g!tbor George, who was sick of a
lever. He would not tnlse it; then l
laid it upon J bed, and came away"
"Woil," l tho father who has
made the best uso of his peach 2"
All three exclaimed, "Brother Ed
mund p Bat Edmund was silent
and his mother embraced him with
tears in hor cyos.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02
The Drain Of Silver to Asia.

1t is admitted by all eminent authors
who have written abont tho present supply
OF the precious metal that it far exceeds
the demand of C.rstendom, AMI its incy-
hle fall in value is retarded only by ex-
ceptlonal and temporary circumstances,
the chief OF which is tho remarkable stream
OF silver pouring into Asia. The Iindoos
and Chinese aud Japanese, are industrious
and very populous nations, which have to
import nearly all their gold and silver from
"brard, and their capacity to absorb those
metals increases rs value declines, and rs
their stock becomes greater their wages
rise, and they obtain the means to purchase
more foreign goods, and after a time they
will have as much coin proportionatelv to
their productive powers as the Christian
nations; and then their imports of mer.
cllaudlso will nearly equal their exports,
and the importations of the precious metals
viii! not be one tenth Of the present figure.
Asia is callcd"tbc sink Of silver" by
PIiny, and it has deserved that name ever
since, and will continue to deserve that
narne for. an uncertain period in tho
future.
So long as we continue to consume 80
much tea, silk, rice, and other Asia.ic
products, and so long as they consume 50
few'of our products, so long we must
settle the difference by payment of the
Eprecious metals, and the precious metals
will probaly not decline much I'm value.
But Let the vessel Of AsialicH trade, now
half empty Of silver, be once filed, asit
will be in 5, 10, or Is years, and then ve
shail begin to feel the influence of the
oversupply Of the precious metals, and
their market value will fall rapidly.
Christendom, and Asia may Be compared
Y Two tubs standing side by side, and
connected BY a large open tube half way
from the ground, and lie supply OF The
precious metals 'to' u stream Of vatsp
falling into the tub REPRESENTING christsuL
DOM Before lie tube wshss well Iopensd!'
the level rose very rapidly in tie lrs;
tube :sbut now the stream ponrs so swiftly
intoathe second, that the level can scarcely
rise at ali!in the first. j. When the LIQUID
gets up to the same level in. both tubs. then
It will rise with equal pace in both.-Ross
Brownes Report for 1867.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02
Why can not Fowls be kept in Large
FlOcks ?

IL is pretty generally conceded that
no one is successful who attempts tc
keep togcthera large number of fowls
and That those who keep The smallest
number together gonorally obtain tho
greatest proportionato number Of cgys
Aud this is, wo think, not only true
but easily accounted for.
Every ono who has kept fowls
l'"ows that they aro very unclcanly
birds. They even wash themselves in
tho dirt, ard that evidently "ot 70,
tho purpose of cleanliness, but to rid
themselves Of vcr!niu. They prefer
clean light sand, because if in the sun
it is generally warmer, and is casiIy
moved, but they sccm equally to enjoy
any soft, dry earth, although it may
not be very sweet and clean. They
arc notoriously filthy in their coops,
roostins under each other, taking no
pains to avoid the drorpings, soi!in :.
their food, water and nests with tbci,
droprinSs, and doirg no act ap parent.
" toward' cleanliness. This is more
manlIcss in tho house where they arc
COT fined, and whcro tho air should bo
rs puro as possible. Ii they arc at
largo and few in number, they move
around SO much that they Can not
sour TIC ground. They arc by nature
clean, but by habit tho rcvcrsc, and
the only way to keep them in the
natural state, IS to give thom range
enough, SO that they can not soil their
haunts4 or elso cleanse their haunts
ca' efuliy ard faithfully every day.
We onco kept ono solitary hen on
our place for several months. She
was Of the common barn yard breed.
Wo never saw a healthier fowl, or
whose feathers kept so fresh and per-
feet, and she WAS conttant luycr.
No care was talxon of her, and we al
ways attributed her thrift TO the fact
that she had the whoic range of our
place for exercise and her quarters
wcro always PERFECTLY clean.
AS soon as your flock becomes large
you will ti"d them crowdins tcgctbcr
and always souring their haunts, ii
there are II sufficient uumbor of then,
TO do it. You may do something to-
wards preventing this, but you can
not keep very largo hocIss very clean.
Wo havo often seen it stated that
no moro than fifty hens should BE-
kept in hen. house twonty feet b.
teu. Except with constant care and
cleaning, that number can not do
very well in IL smaller space.
The size of tho flock must ALWAYS
depend upon the extent of tho accom-.
modhtions, and oven then tho large
hoc'ts cannot bo kept SO cieanly and
healthy as the small ones, and there
tore arc not in proportion 80 profit
;1ble.-C9lttvutor aAd Country GcnNe-
man.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

GAMDL1NG.-Tho prevalence Of the
social evil known rs gambling, in
every class of tho community, is OK,
citing tho attention Of those politi-
clans who arc also moralists. Bot
ting, one Of the most popular forms
OF this ruinous vice, is becoming asso-
ciated with every amusement of En-.
glish life, from horsc.ra ciug TO house
hold games. The dcbasing effects OF
this habit arc visible amongst men OF
ovory rank and age; and the FOOLS
argument of n bet assails ones ears
in every street and public assembly
in England. # respectable ncwspa-
pcrs would cease to give the gambling
:nows as they give the markets and
the debates, It would greatly discodr
ago tho vice of which wo complain.
It is fast getting to be one Of tho rec
ognisod institutions Of tho country
Some of, our pulpits would be doing
moro good than they now do, if they
were to give us less polcmical decla-
nation and moro faithful preaching
against tho moral evils Of ,the.day,
the living devils that honest men
have to do battle with aeyery, hour.
"a few of the London, papers con.
spicuously among them the tMsthodsss
RecorasrSar,es inviting l.attention7 n7iit6o t6o
this growing curse Of Sof gsMblHgg gM y!
Aasti"gs,ana 81. leonardo As NfrYqf,tsr o.
ii Fly otofTrruueTT-7- r,ip. "a
egSoh}e tbcautf tfaltNasaid ( LtL,et
prayer be the key Of tho morning
and the bolt Of the evening"
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

LIE RAM1E.-This remarkable plant
mas continued to be this year prop,
gated with great success in IIouisian,
Texas and Mississippi. Last sprin.
the plants grown on a piece of ground
IN Louisiana were kept for cleaning
by tho Roczl machine, the result Of
which We then stated, but as the fbro
was not then and thereby mado per-
fectly soft and pliablo, it was sent by
Air. Bruckner, ono of the agents of
MIR. Rocz', to Germany, whore, by a
process used .there, it has been made
SO soft, pliablo and clear of any sub
stance foreign to it as textile That
we thought it must surely be silk, IN.
I'll VIC examined it closely, and saw
that it was tho vegetable fibre of
ramio.
MIR. Bruckder tells US that tho ra-
mlo can be prepared and made TINS
hno and altogether silk-Gke at cost
not to exceed two cents per pound
and then it will be vastly superior to
tho linen floss, which sells at from six
to eight dollars per pound when mado
into thread, and will certainly be
worth, unspnn, a dollar q pound
Weekly Picoyune.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02
Printing Of tho Bible.

During tao reign of Horny VIII,
aad in tho year 1888, u celebrated
printer named Grafton undertook to
print tho great Dblo in England, but
owing to lack of a sufficient number
OF workmon and types, he was under
tho necessity of transferring the work
to France, which he did, aud com
menced operations in tho city Of Paris.
Such an attempt was, however, inim-
ical TO tho teachings and wishes Of the
ltomlsh Cfurch Of that country, and
nc was stepped from proceeding with
what thoy termed q hcrctical book.
determined not TO be deferred from
accomplishing his great design, he
procured presses, type, printers and
cookbindcrs, and returned with them
TO England, wEcro ho finished the
work in the year 1859, which has con-
trlbl ltcd SO much to tho Knowledge
and tho happiness of mankind. The
hrst edition consisted of about $500
copies, and each church in England
was supplied with u copy, which was
kept secured TO desk by chain.
You would doubtless be surprised,
upon visiting one Of our churches, TO
find that the IIoiy Biblo WAS chained
TO tho pulpit Or dosls, and 60 would
any one at the present day; but not
so then, for very few people, savo
monks and priests, had ever seen a
Bible before, and a still fcwer number
had been allowed TO pcruse it, Con-
scqucntly it wns in ono sonso cvon
more precious than it is at tho prescnt
time, and, in order TO prevent its being
stolen aid destroyed by those who
wcro opposed to it's general uso by the
people, or mutilated by careless and
indiscreet persons, of whom all were
not actuated by desires other than
those prompted by idle curiosity and
vanity, it was necessary to keep it
within tho church, and under tho
watchtul caro- Of tho church officers.
Seven similar editions of this work
wcro issued within threo years.
amounting to something near 500
volumes. ....,
AS necessary conso Quence, this
amount of work furnished employ
ment to u great number of binders,
and rendered tho hrt of binding ono of
considerable Importance at that pc
riod. The king himself had many of
tho volumes bound in velvet, sur
mounted With gold ornaments, and it
Is believed that during his reign the
stamping Of tools in gold was fist
practicod' Queen Elizabeth, who sue.
cooded Henry VIII, mado somo cx-
quisito book coverings of embroidery
with her own hands, and af.er bcdecl-
ing books of devotion, etc., with them
presented them to her friends and
admirers. But to a French noble
man, named Joan Grolier, is tho credit
quo lor bong tho first to Introduce
lettering upon the backs of books, and
for mott elegant style Of ornamon nta.
ton. Fir delighted in having the
sides of his books ornamcn,ed with
beautiful patterns, most of which he
designed himself. Ills books wcro al!
bound in calf, or smooth morocco, and
the design peculiar to himself consist
cd Of intersectcd line work, performed
by hand, with curves, and an occa-
sional flower or leaf. Sometimes these
patterns were inlail with morocco of
various colors. His books are much
sought after by connoisseurs in the
art, on account Of the, great beauty
and elegance Of their binding.-Gris-
han Zadc1. :. -.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

A CAT CHARMED BY A SNAKE
Tho Pensacola Observer tells the fol-
lowing snake story: "a young lady
living in tho city bad a valued cat,
and day or two since, losing sight of
it for an unusual length of time, was
induced to make search for tho miss-
ing pet. In short time, to her sur.
prise, sho discovered the truant under
tho shade of q shrub, with a snake
coilcd around it's body. Tho reptile
stretching forth its plant neck, and
curving it to the position of vi,-a-vis,
held tho charmed folino spell bound.
The noighbours-sevcral in number
wero summoned to behold the scene.
Finally, a lad soized the snake by the
tail, and placing forked stick on it's
head, uncoilei his folds from around
tho cat. This done, both cat and
snake lay with their gazo fastened nd,
on each other, nor was the charm bro
ken until the serpent died. As several
ladies in tho city were witnesses OF.
tho above, it's reality will not be ques>
toned"
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

Ten Coop RuLEs.-Choose the
path of virtuo, and initiate a high
pattern.
DO all the good in thy power, and
let every action be useful.
Cultivate thy mind carefully-it
will be a store of pleasing reflection.
Bo diligcnt in thy business, and
strictly upright in thy dealings.
investigate affairs closely, and en-.
gage in them cautiously.
Lay thy plans with prudence, and
be prepared with emergencies.
In all difficulties be patient, and
overcome them by perseverance,.
Do that which needs doing most.
Have place for everything and
everything in it's place.
In all things be economical without
meannoss, and combine utility with
elegance.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

l 90 SO love t9!think, of each days
ovepts as just the development of lis
eternal plan allcoming to o5'pass lin per-
rect order, and perfect. harmony, and
not one thing hurried over Or ,out-of
ts place. az. ,54ai at : ,iiyaa I'd '.''''.7' '
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

The difference between an I oyster
and a chicken is, that one is best lust
out Of the shell, and tho other isn't.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

Sickness should teach us what q yair
thing tho world is, what q vile thi,.
sin is, what a poor thing man is, ar
what a precious thing an interest i
Christ is. H.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

Keep yourself from opportuL
and God will keep you from sins
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

Practice flows from pria ci
as a man thinks, 90 will we ~
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02
VOLUME XV1---NO. %.
a New CURE FOR FEyERs.-A Pa

a NEW CURE FOR FEvERs.-A Pa
risian apothccary is making q little
Stir just now with Il medicinal prepa-
ration of tar, known as tar.watcr,
which hc has introduced, and which,
from the definite quantity of the Gu
ratlve principle that it contains, prom
iscs to bo very useful to tho doctors.
These is no quakcry in tho article:
tar-watcr has been known for moro
than century; and the reason of my
mentioning the above fact is, that it
affords peg whcreon to hang a story
illustrative of accidental discovcics.
" hen Bishop Berkeley was on his
Rhode Island expedition, his ship was
Dccalmcd for several days in mid-occan
and terrible epidemic broke out
among tho crow. Some of tho sick
were placed i'll the hold of tho vessel,
and burning with thirst, fcw of them
actually drank the bilgc water, which
was imprcgnatcd with tar. Strange
to say, those who drank recovered
from the fever. Bcrkcly, gifted, as
Pope said, with "cvcry .virtuo under
heavcn,' was, Of course, far-sightcd,
and soou saw that tho tar was tho
healing agent; so he drank tho water
himself, and avoided the contagion.
" hen he returned to Britain, he set
about experimenting with the specific,
and having satisfied himself of it's
real efficacy, published several tracts
cNtolllng its virtues. Tho matter
was taken up by tho pharmacists +;
tar-watcr was subjected to comment
and discussion, and fcbrilc patients
were subjected to tar-watcr.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

os Soh}e eonGh hash ifallSlsaid :,""Let
prayer be the key Of tho morning
and the bolt Of the evening""
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-08-07
EsLet us have Peace.,1


This noble utteraBcs OF Gen. Grant
in accepting the nomination as the Re-
publican candidate for President, viii
be echoed and re-echoed BY every loyal
heart from one end of the nation to the
other, After three years Of political
strife, succeeding five Of war and blood
shed, such a sentiment cannot fail TO
touch a responsive chord in every
American heart. and add additional
lustre 10 the distinguished military and
civic chief who uttered them. The
great need of the country Just now is
Peace, and we have a guarantee in the
nomination Of Gen. Grant that peace
and good government win be estab-
lshed.
Contrast this noble sentiment Of Gen.
Grant with the revolutionary and dis
organizing utteranees Of F. p. Blair,
the Democratic candidate for Vice Pres.
ident, who announces that it will be the
vduty of the President to declare the
reconstruction acts Of Congress null and
void, compel the army to undo It's
usurpations at the South, disperse the
earpet-bag State Governments, aud
allow the white people rebels to reor-
ganizs their own governments" As
this can only be done by another civil
war, the Democratic party gives Us
plainly to understand that its policy Is
war, revolution and anarchy,
So the plain issue IN the Presidential
campaign is Peace or Var. Grant
and the Republican party are for peace,
while the Democratic party proclaims
its intention to organize another civil
war, if they elect their President
Then let every man who desires
Peace and Good Government support
Grant and Colfax.