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Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-06-20

sLcono, pThFiiS ,pIiCh@1lA Ou Hli7AA'
,Dsl jsi Sc opet do praceF
,Nikoli, Sci jsem tobe. Chtel jsem
promluviti iebou stran dev6ete.'
,Ty isl chtel BE mnou mluviti stran Ce-
riskyF
ALE ponevadz jest toho mnoho, pojd-
me stranou.'
Collar tahl sebou Leona Rollanda do
male kavarny ma rohu ulice Lune, ohledl
sc DO prazdnem stole zasedl k nemu Sc
spolecnikem, poroucee sklenici vina.
,Slys, starry, pravil ma to, wis ze jsem
tv6j pfiteI, protoze jsi hodny hoch ze
te lituiu.'
,ze mne litujesP
,Ano necbci, abys vyvedl nejakou
hloupost.'
ALE jakou hloupostF
,Vsak ia vim,' vece Collar zpdsobem ia
je9pym.
,Colarer zvolal d6lnik. ,Visli n6co o
Cerisce, povez mip
,Nevin niceho,' di Collar; ,ale videl
jsem it,
,Tys il vid6l, ty zes il videlP
,Ano, mdj starry
Leon radosti vykfikl.
ALE kde a kdyP tazal Sc prudce.
,Videl sem il veera Bougivalu.'
,Vcera, pravisl V Bougvalul. -. Ale
skyml kJmp tazal Sc Leon, ma iehoz
skranich vyrazil Sc pot.
Collar vahal
,Ale mluv pax pfecer di Leon, ,mluvP
s mladikem,' mumal Collar, mladi.
KEN cernych vlasG, odenY iako nejaky
knize.. -
Ale zyolal nestastny delnik, to neni
moznal :. Ona Sc branila, volala po-
moe, neniliz praydaF
,Ubohy brachup di Collar dtrpne, .jako
neznal zenskych! Ona bya naopak
&pokojna; mladik nj mluvil ona
= Colarer rozkfkl Sc Leon Rol-'
isl SO mflil anebo lies, to ne
lal'
ali dobfe poznal'
iel tento kocarF
8. 1doli.'
,otomr
ia ho nesledoval.'
,lare,' di Leon, tiskna slime ruku do.
ho dAlnika, ,pdidea sc mnou, neni
Avdar y
am chces jftP
Do Bougisalu; chci vyhledat Cerisku.'
Ale,' di Collar, vzdyf je skoro noe. :. .
pills pozde.'
istanefne tam pres noc.'
sr stavel Sc, jakoby rozvazoval. Nu
tedy,' pravil, ,n6co mi ptipada;
. muslin nekan bezet.'
mnsel drive ustrcjt uklady, do
,tA Leona Rolanda vlakati.
xde xtstat asi bodinu, nez sc
,ock6m tn ma tebe.' vece Leon,
byla bleda, tfasl SO take ma
nepfipadlo Leonovi, ably 81 "a
Kergazu sdelil MIN, co
J, Solar. A pfece mel sc "a
81 ne setrnosti ddvery, ia.
shnandovi.
byI pills rozcilen, takze ne.
nek jinde nez Cerisky. u
.rouz Collar potkal kocafe 8
"A dobry delnik sviral pesti
tolik silly, TO by mohl obra
sel. Cely ten Gas, kdy byl
Nbyl pro nsj smrtelny.
padlo mu, ably dal Arman-
v6det. Wal kousek papiru
Id tyto dve fadky:
~rabe! Jeden delnikd nasi dil
~ Cerisku Bougivalu, odchazim
abych il tam vyhledal.
70 vystoupil pfede dvefe kavarny,
s.by Eavolal posluhu odeslal po mem lis
4 lex.
D Prave sel tudy muzsky hvizdsje 81.
,Guignoner volal Leon ROLAND poznav
piiteleszss
IT, def oval se dAlnik.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-06-20
A M + RIC X +
M OdridlO
pro pradeIny n dOmaCnOst.
vyrabene

American Ultramarine Works,
Newark, n. Y.
Nase modfidlo jest neJlepsi na svete.
Ono Sc nerozbihd po pradle, neobsahuie
zadnG skodl;ve latky jest uzivano We
vsech velkych pradelnach ak pro svou
dobrotu tax pro syoi laci. Hodi Sc W.
tecn6 k bileni. Prodava Sc pakldkach
10 ctI. ieden. Ma prodei kazdeho gro.
cera. Pteite Sc vzdycky po Americkem
modfidle.
Office: William Str, New York.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-06-20

ne lepsi skrob ma sv9t6.
Ddva krasny lesk pradlu, kdezto roz-
dil mezi cenou tohoto obyceineho skro-
bu jest sotya pal ctu pti prade. Pteite
SC po mem vaseho grocera.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-02
Carrier Pigeons and ShipMsirecks.

An interesting lecture on the utilizas
ton of the ,homing or carrier pigeon
was given at the geological gardens, Re-
gents park. London, recently, by Mr..
Tegetmeier. After describing the origin
of the pigeon voyagsurs, the methods
of, training for the, long lconeours, or
races, the powers of. fight, extending to
upward Of five hundred miles day, the
lecturer described the details of the
pigeon post used during the siege of
Paris, and stated that at the present
time every fortress and fortified town in
Germany was provided with flights of
trained pigeons by which communica'
tions could be sent into the town.. If in
vested by hostile force. .''..H :"
He then proceeded to describe the
latest application Of the homing faculty
of these birds-namely, the establish
meut of communications from lightships
to the shore, 80 that by the. use OF the
maritime code Of signals, two OF three
letters stamped on the wing would con:
vey the intelligence that assistance OF
any kind was desired, and would pro-
vide means Of communication when
no other method vas. available. The ex'
pertinent is being tried, in the first in
stance, at Harwich, and as soon as q
sufficient stock of birds has been reared,
it is proposed to keep relays on board
the adjacent lightships, 80 that in case
Of second wreck like that of the
Deutschland, requests for assistance
could be Immediately conveyed to the
authorities at Harwich. u q. f-r.... -
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London Beauties.

1t is no slight work which the beau
ties Of London have to perform, cor
respondent writes. As I heard one say
to another thesother night, on q crowd.
ed staircase, whore people had been
waiting for half an hour unable to get
either up or down. ."'We have to 70 to
a reception and ball yet, and this is our
third party tonight. ITO drag around
from house to house like this, might af-
ter night, requires q constitution Of cast
irons and most aof these fair damseIs
seem to have It. The first rose of the
year is nota more beantiflI object than
some of these girls, with their perfect
forms aaud complexions sas fresh and
clear DE- the daylight. They are begin
ming life &withouta an anxiety or care,
and imagine that they will meet with
nothing much worse on the road than q
dull party or stupid partner ; but we old
!stagers, who have Strudged on . good
way ahead, know very well the kind Of
entertainment which will presently be
spread out before them. Il seems to me
that the crop OF these beauties is more
abundant than ever this year.
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She Threw It,

A fortnight ago lady, with true
feminine recklessress in times Of e1
citement, threw a stone at COW which
had invaded her flower garden. The
stone happened to be choice specimen
of gold quartz which by some accident
had been misplaced. OF course the
lady did not hit the COW, and the missile
went off at right angles, and landed in q
neighbor's yard. A few days afterwsrd
he picked it up, and was astonished at
the show of gold which he saw on all
sides. Taking it down to a ieweler, it
was tested, and the gold pronounced to
be of the best quality.
The lucky finder was wonderfully
elated for a few days, and would not
have taken $100 a square foot for his
land, but the lady who threw the stone
having heard of his good fortune, mis-
trusted the truth, and having asked to
see the specimen, at once identified 1T as
a portion of her cabinet, and carried 1t
off in triumph.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-02
Brazilian Silkw0rms.

In the Brazilian department OF the
Centennial there is q very interesting
display made by Senior Luis de Rezende,
Upon wooden tablets arranged in 4
rack, Senior Rezende exhibits silkworm
eggs, then silkworms, one, two, three,
and so on, up to twenty-five days old
those of each day being upon separate
tablet, and cared for by an attendant.
In series of glass bottles, and pre-
served in spirits, ara specimens Of silk
worms, showing each stage of silkworm
existence, "from the cradle to the
grave that is, commencing with one
day old, advancing to twenty five days
old, then from beginning to spin to the
formation of the chrysalis, and, finally,
the emerging of the butter6y-the
whole having been produced at Rio de
Janeiro. Another case contains col.
lection of Brazilian butterflies, one OF
which, the Aurota saturnia. is a silk
producer. It measures about seven
inches across the wings from tip to tip,
and is about five inches long. Its cocoon
is much larger than that of the ordinary
silkworm, and produces about five times
as much silk, the latter being of some.
what brownish cast of color.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-02
A Day of Summer Beauty.
Out in the golden summer air,

Out III the SOIQon buLuueT AlrJ
Amid the purple heather,
A womar sat with dropping head,
And hands close knit together;
Never bitter word she said, . .. :
Though al her limbs looked cold and dead
Cold in the glowing haze that lay
Over the fair green earth that day,
., That day of summer beauty. e s
] Far, far away, where leafy woods q @..
1 Touched the blue SKY, cloud riven,
"A Thousand. birds rang out Lies bliss
. In jubilee to heaven; '"' .'
How could the poor, old, withered throat
Carol echoes to each soft note?
Every soul must pay life's cost
Mer deepest silence praised God most,
: That day of summer beauty.
Too duiled her soul, too worn, to feel
Summer delight acutely;
While earth was praisipg God aloud,
Her patience p,aised him nutely.
tHernarow life Of thought and care, 6 $
Not lifeto live, but life to bear; % ~
TContented that her soul was cad,
While all Gods soplless things we're glad,
That day OF summer beauty.
And where she stayed, dusty speak
In gorse and heather glory, o.; ~:-te
A weary spirit watched and read
The pathos Of her story; 49,
A Aspirit, doubt oppressed and worn,
Hsifound another more forlorn. r )
That trustsu,. stayed, nor sought to guessS
Lies neaniuss, which are fsthomless,
Through al the summer beauty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-02
He Can Vote.

A gentleman in New Orleans writes to
the New York Sun to inquire whether q
man born in the United States, the son
of foreign parents not naturalized, is or
is not a citizen of the United States;
whether naturalization papers are in any
way necessary for such man; and
whether he is eligible to the office of
President. We answer that, by the very
fact of birth on American soil, he is
citizen, needing no other naturalization.
Whether his parents are naturalized or
not makes no difference. Every man
born in the United States is citizen of
the United States, unless he e1patriates
himself and becomes citizen or subject
of another nation. As citizen, he has
all the rights that belong to citizen,
including the right to vote under the
limitations of law as to age and residence;
and he is eligible to the Office of Presi-
dent, although his father may be q
foreigner, and remain such to the end OF
his days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-02
Burning Coal Dust.

Burning coal dust as fuel is com.
plete success. Instead of being nodded
into blocks, as by the Loiseau process,
the dust, in its loose condition, is
shoveled into furnaces of stationary
engines or locomotives. The heat OBJ
tanned is equal to that from m equal
weight of lump coal. The burning is
effected by forcing current of air and
steam through the dust in the furnace,
which prevents it from caking, increases
the supply of oxygen and adds some
hydrogen, all of which tends to make
the combustion more vigorous. The
Pottsyille Miners Journal estimates
that one-third of all the coal which is
mined is crumbled to dust and made
unsaleable. Forty million tons are
thought to be available for market, and
much of it is close by railroad tracks.
The new invention is supposed to be ap-
plicable to the use of steamships and
smelling furnaces.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-02
What WASHINGTON Did.

Washington, who understood Indian
warfare the best of any man of his time,
held that surprise is tho one thing to be
guarded against, and that commander
who suffers a surprise is ine1cusable.
One Of the few occasions on which ne
lost his self-control and gave way to an
uncomfortable outburst Of snger was
when the news came to him that General
st. Clair had fallen into an ambuscaden IN
his expedition against the Mama IN
dams. The news was brought to him
by a special messenger while ne was 81
dinner with company. He went ous 70
speak with the messenger, returned 20
his seat and went through the 6nner
with perfect composure and Immediately
attended Mrs. Washington's drawing
room. speaking courteously to every
lady. When the company had gone ana
Mrs. Washington had retired, leay,ne WIZ
the President and his secretary, MI; VII.
Scar, alone, Washington broke ous
aoain and again in terrible expressions q
wrath. eyes" he exclaimed, here On
this very spot I took leave q 2. NM W.
wished him success and honor :. lou
have your instructions from the secre, re-
tary Of war, said I. 4 had a SUI s.rics Ts' gye
to them and will add but one wora-Ibe.
ware of a surprise!' You know now
the Indians fight us. l repeat IT, Pc Is
ware Of surprise He went oil ?,to ~3ta b;s
that, nv last warning, thrown INTO ms s
ears ears And yet, to suffer that army @ TO De
cut to pieces, hacked, butcherea, :n :otn"
hawked by surprise-the very tnlng a
had guarded him againstcOb, uoa a
Oh, God /" (throwirg up ms nanas o,as aau
shaking with emotion) "he,s worSt
than murderer. How can ne ans"1r ~
to his country9 The blood OF inc sla|i n,I
is upon him, the curse OF WIDOWS =. e':s :.
orphans-the curse of Heaven + III Is
clear from this passionate outou1st Una" .llaS
Washington thought commander wIIo
permits himself to be surprised oF III
d;ona ia witIont excuse.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-02
Disbanding the Army.

The position of the American army
at the close OF the Revolutionary war
was by no means an agreeable one for
the officers and men who had been so
long engaged in military duty. Major
North says "The inmates of the same
tent or hut for seven long years grasped
each others hand in silent agony-to 60
they knew not whittier, all recollection
of the art to thrive by civil occupation
lost, or to the youthful never known,
their hard earned military knowledge
worse than useless-to be cast on o
world long since by them forgotten.
Severed from friends, ,nd all the joys
and griefs which soldiers feel; griefs
while hope remained-when shared by
numbers, almost joys. To go in silence
and alone, and poor and helpless 1T was
too hardl Oh, on that sad day how
many hearts we're wrung. I saw it all,
nor will the scene be ever blurred from
my view."
The brave, generous hearted old
Baron Steubeu looked on the pitiful
scenes With swimming eyes. Seeing
Colonel Cochrane brave and meritori-
ous officer, standing apart with sad
and disconsolate look, he approached
him, and tried to cheer him up by say
ing that better times would come soon.
"For myself" replied the officer, II
can stand it; but" pointing to a mere
hovel, "my wife and daughters are in
the garret Of that wretched tavern, and
I have nowhere to carry them, nor even
money to remove them." "Come,
come" said the baron, II will pay my
respects to Mrs. Cochrane and your
daughters, if you please )" and leaving
him standing alone, he strobe away to
the tavern, where he found the ladies
sunk in despondency at the dismal pros
pect before them. The sight was too
much for his benevolent heart, and
emptying the entire contents of his
purse on the table, he hsstened away to
escape their tears and blessings. AS he
went down to the wharf Where the troops
were embarking, he came upon poor
soldier, whose wounds were yet I'M:
healed, bitterly lamenting that he had
not the means to get to New York.
Touched with his sufferings, the baron's
hand instinctively sought his pocket,
but, alasl the last cent had just been
left in the miserable garrett. Turning to
an officer, he borrowed dollar and gave
it to the poor fellow, and hurried him
aboard sloop. Reaching the deck,
the latter turned, md with tears stream
ing down his cheeks, exclaimed: "God
Almighty bless You, baron" Soon the
last tent was struck and the last gun
wheeled away.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-02
Children.

Children must be taught proper man
ners at table, of course, but to prohibit
them from laughing or talking at their
meals, is wholly unphysiological. Joy
BUSINESS promotes the circulation OF the
blood and helps digestion. All disagree
able and uncomfortable topics should be
banished from the table, and the con-
versation encouraged should be OF the
most cheerful kind.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-02
How to Treat Sunstroke.

Sunstroke is caused by excessive heat,
and especially if the weather is "mug-
gy." It is roore apt to occur on the Sec
ond, third, or fourth day of heated
term than on the first. Loss Of Sleep.
worry, excitement, close sleepingrooms,
debility, and abuse of stimulants pre-
dispose. It is much more apt to at
tack those working in the sun, and es-
pecially between the hours Of eleven
o'clock in the morning and four o'clock
in the afternoon. On hot days wear
thin clothing. Have as cool sleeping
rooms as possible. Avoid loss Of sleep
and all unnecessary fatigue. working
in doors and where there is artificial
heat, see that the room is well ventilated.
If working in the sun wear light hat
(not black, as it absorbs heaD and put
inside of it on the head wet cloth or 9
large green leaf frequently Lift the hat
from the head and see that the cloth is
wet. Do not check perspiration, but
drink what water you need to keep it
up, as perspiration prevents the body
from being overheated. Have wherever
possible an additional shade, as thin
umbrella, when walking, q canvas or
broad cover when working in the sun.
When much fatigued do not 60 to work,
or be excused from work, especially
after eleven o'clock in the morning on
very hot days, especially if the work is
in the sun. If a feeling of fatigue, diz-
illness, headache or exhaustion occurs
cease work Immediately, lie down in q
shady and cool place, apply cold cloths
to and pour cold water over head and
neck. If any one is overcome by the
heat give the person cool drinks of
water or cold black tea or cold coffee, if
able to swallow. If the skin is hot and
dry, sponge with or pour cold water over
the body and limbs, and apply to the
head pounded ice wrapped in a towel OF
other cloth. If there is no ice at hand
keep a cloth on the head, and pour cold
water on it as well as on the body.
If the person is pale, very faint, and
pulse feeble, let him inhale ammonia for
a few seconds, or give him a teaspoon
fll of aromatic spirits of ammonia
(hartshorn) in two tablespoonfuls Of
water with little sugar.
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The Kentucky Shower of Fie.h.

z. - ! ..rs
At last we, have 8 proper explanation
of this much talked of phenomenon.
MIR! T.! tBrandeis writes to the SANTA.
rian,::t In 1897, while Paracelsus was
engaged in the production of,his "elixir
OF life, he came ACROSS! a, very strange
looking vegetable mass, to which he
gave the name Of RI" nostoek." " The
WANT Of rapid; transportation, combined
with the perishable nature Of the sub
stances fallen, have hitherto prevented
a complete and exhaustive examination.
The specimens of the >" Kentucky
shower" however, reached this city we'll
preserved in glycerine, and it has been
comparatively easy to identify the sub
stance and to fix its status. The "Ken-
lucky wonder /" is nothing more or less
than the " nostoo of the old slohemist.
The nostoo belongs to the oonfervm; it
consists Of translucent, gelatinous
bodies, Joined together BY threadlike
tubes or seed bearers. There are about
fifty species of this singular plant classi-
fed; two or three kinds have even been
found in fossil state. Like other con-
,fervm, the nostoc propagates by self
division as we'll as by seeds or spores.
When these spores work their way out
of the gelatinous envelope they may be
waited by the winds here and there, and
they may be carried great distances.
Wherever they may fall, and find con,
genial soil, namely, dampness or re-
cent rain, they will thrive and spread
very rapidly, and many cases are rel
corded where they have covered miles
of ground, in a very few hours, with
long strings Of nostoc. :, (
On account of this rapidity OF growth
people almost everywhere faithfully be-
lieve the nostoc to fall from the clouds,
and ascribe to it many mysterious vlr-
tues. The plant is not confined to any
special locality or to any climate; soVn
by the whirlwind, carried by current
of air, in need of moisture only for e1-
istence and support, it thrives every
where. Icebergs aaoat in mid.
have been found covered with it. In
New Zealand it is found in large masses
of quaking jelly, several feet in circum-
ference, and covering miles OF damp
soil; and in our own country it may be
found in damp woods, on meadows, and
on marshy or even gravoly bottoms. =
All the nostocs are composed of q.
semi-liquid cellulose and vegetable pro-
teine. The ediblenostoo is highly valued
in China, where it forms an essential in
gredient of the edible birdnest soup.
The flesh that was supposed to have
fallen from the clouds in Kentucky is
the flesh colored nostoc. The favor of
it approaches frog or spring chicken
legs, and it is greedily devoured by al.
most all domesticated animals.
Such supposed "showers" are not
rare, and are entirely in harmony with
natural laws. In the East Indies the
same nostoc is used as an application in
ulcers and scrofulous disease, while
ev, ry nation in the East considers it
nourishing and pslatable, and uses il
even for food when dried by sun heat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-02

BEwARE.-Let ladies beware OF I" lac
ing back" "strapping up" or what
ever the correct term is, their dresses
too tightly; at least when they go to
oourt. At one of the last drawing
rooms lady, after executing 9, most low
and loyal courtesy to Queen Victoris,
found herself quite unable to "get
straight" " again and actually had to be
helped into an upright position.
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MEA NTGf Course .aTL /

A subscriber, says the Hartford Post,
who signs his; letter - Charles, writes
US: "Something within me tells me I
have genius. At dawn, at midday and
eventide, / break forth in poetic song;
my waking hours are musical with, the
lutte tones OF an unseen Orpheus, and
in my sleep the muses. bend lovingly
DER my cot. How shall I develop and
perfect this inepiration-this divine af-
Hatus-this gift of the gods ?" Come
down to Hartford, Charles, and peddle
CLAIMS.