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Ab0ut Theirs.

The prints abound now with pen
sketches of Theirs. A writer in apple.
toms Journal says of him To us he
appeared a short, thick-set, square
headed, bristling- haired, pugnscious lit
tie man, with good deal of sparkle and
good deal OF obstinacy, brimming with
irony and eight" nervous, petulent,
uneasy, and charged throughout his
diminutive body with seemingly mex
haustible vitality and force-a physical
trait we'll fitted to hisstrong, determined,
and dbelicose character Rather German
than French in physiognomy, he was all
Gallici and Marseillaise in his impetuous
nvacity and demonstrati7e manner.
Most engaging, no doubt, in converse
ton, and when talking injthe social cir
Gle showing at once his brightest and bis
most amiable side, it was evident that he
best enjoyed political life, especially
when that life was freely checkered by a
pandemonium of strifes of the forum.
To sec him in the tribune, with his cup
of coffee or his glass of claret by bis side,
his handkerchief in his hand, and his
coal-black eyes glazing out from beneath
the big, square spoctacles which he al,
ways affected, was to sec him when his
fullest force and genius were in play.
He was a good hater, and probably never
an orator lived who felt more keenly the
luxury Of forensic combat than Theirs
did in his old.time contests with tho prim
and sustere Guisot. '.r','r r',"I p:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-11-14
How the Russian Peasant Lives.

The houses of the Russian peasantry,
a correspondent says, are built OF logs
and are thoroughly filthy. so that no
civilized person could eat or sleep IN
them if he wished. A fresh egg was the
only thing that seemed to be uncon-
taminated. The peasant dwells with his
horses and cattle under the same roof,
he above and they below, so that the
odor of the stable and every other I'M
aginable vile smell permeates the whole
interior. One not accustomed to that
way of living cannot stay within doors,
much less eat their food. Their house
hold furniture is of the most primitive
kind, 80 also their farming implements.
Indeed, everything makes you think that
Won are carried back to the Dark Ages.
The people 1--we in villages altogether,
each family having land apportioned to
them according to their numbers. by the
village commune or assembly, which also
decides as to the rotation of crops and
he;times of gathering them. Sane OF the
country through which We passed seemed
quite fertile, but the greater palt has
barren appearance. Often whole sta-
tions would be continued wilderness,
with a sandy or corduroy road, forests OF
pine, spruce and birch stretching away
on either hand. ........-.s..
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:. The diamonds. .of Burmah.

The Indian princes and mobiles are
greedy OF diamonds beyond all people,
and there is but one country in the
world IN which any product of nature il
held mare precious than this wonderful
combustible gem, whose nature, indeed,
we know, bnt whose genesis is still a
inooted question for science. That coun.
try is .Burmah, the Land of the white
elephant, where the finest rubies shell
tered in the earth's breast are found,
and are rated far above diamonds. ,,> -" >
+ q AS the King of Siam prizes his cats,
g. the King Of Bnrnah prizes the rubies
of his country, jeslously prohibiting the
export Of them, 80 that the beautiful
aluminous stones which do, but glow
with q clearer and richer color when e1.
posed to q fire IN which the diamond
would be consumed and disappear--can
only be procured by stealth or favor o1
private individuals. ~. .,.u .r,;. ''j'. J g..
No European has ever been permitted
to see the king'g wonderful ruby" the
size of a pigeons. egg, and OF e1traor'
dinary quality" and the sale Of the two
MAGNIFICENT rubies which were brought
to England in 1S75-the finest evel
known IN Europe caused such excite.
ment that military guard had to escort
the persons conveying the package to the
ship. ,b 49, ~ sr1,i. g., ,... ,,.,. t'
Five days journey southeast Of Ava
lies the home of the blood-red gems, the
Jealous earth in which the people believe
that they ripen, becoming from their
original colorlessness yellow, green, blue
and last of all, the matchless ruby-red.
Next to these rank the rubies which are
found in the Tartar wilds Of Badakshan,
and which the people there believe are
always found in pairs. When one OF
the seekers has discovered one he will
frequently hide it until its mate be
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Relics OF the Ashtabula Horror.

It will interest all who lost friends in
the Ashtabula- railroad horror last win
ter, to know that during the spring and
summer large quantities OF relics have
been found, and are in the coroner's care
at that city, IT will interest them more,
and should interest every one, to know
that though some of them have been in
the hands Of the county officials but two
or three months, they propose to sell
these relics at public auction in January
next. They willsell them because one year
will then have elapsed since the accident,
and that is the length Of time the law
obliges them to hold such articles. Toys
and little baby wraps, burned trinkets
and garments of all kinds are not Of
much money value, but would he price
less to mourning friends, many Of whom
have as yet absolutely no relic OF the lost
ones. II is hoped that this word will
circulate all over the country, that sur
vivors may write for delay OF proceed
ings or visit Ashtabula before the sale. ::
n6;cn/1o ,E,1fer- Ocean, ~, o.. . -.
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PeriIs OF Horse.Taming.

A San Francisco paper narrates the
following exciting incident which took
place recently in that city during an e1-
hibition of horse-taming given by Pro-
fessor Tapp: The horse stood near the
centre of the inclosed circle aud the
professor about midway between him
and the inclosing high barricade, the
horse perfectly subdued under the eye
of the commander. Some person on .
seat in the rear of Tapp asked him q
question, and for one instant Tapp re-
moved his eye and half turned his head
to answer. In that instant the crafty
brute sprang upon him like a tiger.
There was yell of horror from the
spectators as the horse caught the man
up by the clothes at the small OF his
back, shook him as terrier. does rat;
and flung him through the air against
the inclosing planking. Before Tapp
could regain his feet the ferocious MONS
ter was again upon him, seizing him
with his teeth by the left shoulder and
endeavoring to kneelrdown upon him.
This the cross-hobble prevented him
from doing, and the cool professor. with
his shoulder still in the grip of the
monsters jaws, struggled to his feet and
with his ri ght hand so held the bit as to
prevent as far az possible the successful
working of the horses jaws. The crowd
was intensely excited. Mr.. Wooden
seized long pole and poked it between
the halter and the horses lower jaw, and
still further retarded the biting. The
friends of Tapp called for a gun, bht there
was no gun, and what is remarkable IN q
collection of 200 Californians. no one
had revolver. or the murderous brute
would have been shot dead instantly.
The horse and Tapp continued fighting
half way around the ring, Wooden. on
the seats outside still hsmpering the for
mer's efforts with the pole. The
spectators on the front seats also did al
they could to distract the man-eater's
attention, one lady seizing the crutch OF
a man sitting next her and beating the
horse over the head with it. By the aid
of these distractions Tapp was enabled
by degrees to draw his arm through the
horses jaws, the horse chewing it as it
slipped away from him until finally it
vas entirely withdrawn. The crowd
shouted to Tapp to jump for his life, but
the plucky trainer called for his whip,
and with his mangled left arm dangling
by his side, so tickled the fetlocks OF
Cogniac that that enterprising animal
was again what Tspp fondly calls sub
lection. Last evening the trainer WIS
in the stable Office with friend pouring
an odorous liniment over his bandaged
arm, and the man-eater, with all his evil
passions inflamed with the taste of blood,
was romping around his prison and
eagerly reaching up for mouthful Of
any timid spectator that ventured near
enough to look down at him. The peo'
pie will continue to look forward with
interest to the solution Of the problem
of whether Tapp will tame the man.
cater or the man-eater tame Tapp. >
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An Editors Sanctuni

"A few mornings ago, Just after we had
swept up and made our bed look as
plump as soda biscuit, we were sur
prised at hearing modest rap at the
door. Callers seldom rap-they usually
kick. When we answered the summons
we found two ladies awaiting entrance.
They told us they'd always had q curios.
ity to see how an editors sanctum looked
and begged the privilege of entering and
looking round. They spent the next
half hour in extravagant praise OF our
furniture, etc. Chow spotlessly clean
he keeps his Brussels carpet-it looks as
fresh and bright as If it had Just come
from the LOOM" said one; and the other
chimed in With eyes, and do look how
sweetly that bed is made up. Those
pillows look like snow heaps and the
symmetrical plumpness Of the bed Is
something wonderful" And thus they
went on, now bestowing the most e1trav.
agant laudations upon our statuary and
oil paintings, and then going into costa
cies over the diamond studded chandelier.
They looked with admiration upon our
gold-mounted spittons and wondered
were We got the enchanted soap with
which our towel had been washed. They
fairly shrieked their appreciation OF our
beautiful lace curtains and stared in mute
admiration before our golden!lramed
full-length mirror. " Is this indeed an
editors quarters, or are We in fairy
land9" one of them gasped, and the
other, sinking on the luxurious sofa,
sobbed, 7"I do not know am be-
wildered by the magniicence around me.
Heigho The above. alas, is merely .
fable. It is true that we were called
upon by two ladies, but ye gods whats q
spectacle met their gaze. When they
entered we crawled under the bed among
the old boots and sardine cans and re-
manned there till they left. Their de-
risive laughter still rings in our ears.
Their sarcastic remarks still lacerate our
bosom. (Ky.) Patriot. p. -.
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More Telephone Discoveries.

Still another development of the pow
ers of the telephone has been made. An
experiment in New York demonstrated
that the current of one telephone would
divide itself into numerous smaller cur
rents, sufficiently strong for at least si1
telephones, discovery unparalleled in
the science of telegraphy. Connections
were made between the central Office and
six other places in the city, and cornet
played in the central Office was distinctly
heard in the other six offices,
A rather embarrassing discovery was
made the other day. Whilst putting up
a new line, the person engaged in the
work accidentally dropped the wire of a
line between q business establishment
and the residence of one of the proprie-
tors, and overheard conversation be-
tween an employee, at the place of busi-
ness, and the wife of the proprietor, at
home. Fortunately no dangerous secrets
were betrayed.
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Living on q Farm.

How brightly through the mist Of years,
My quiet country home appears!
My father, busy all the day
In plowing corn, or raking hay
MY mother, moving with delight
Among her milk-pans, silver bright;
We children just from school set free,
Filling the garden with our glee
The blood Of life was flowing warm
When I was living on farm.
I heard the sweet church-going bell
As DER the fields its music fell.
see the country neighbors round
Gathering meath the pleasant sound;
They stup awhile beside the door,
To talk the homely matters DER
The springing corn. the ripening grain
And chow we neeo little rain"
"a little sun would do no harm,
We want good weather for the farm
When autumn came, what JOY to see
The gathering OF the husking bee,
To hear the voices keeping tune.
OF girls and boys beneath the moon,
To make the golden corn-ears bright,
More golden in theSellow light!
Since have learned the ways Of men,
I often turn to these again,
And feel life wore its highest charm,
When I was living on q farm.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-11-14
Walking to Some Purpose.

Michael Hines Of Lackawaxen, Pa,
has been in the employ of the Delaware
and Hudson Canal Company since its
organization. For the past twenty-five
years he has been patrolman, his busi-
ness being to walk up and down the tow
path, to see that no break or slide occurs.
During eight months of each year, for
the twenty-five years, he has walked his
rounds, twenty miles day, never miss
ing single day, not even Sundays:
This is an aggregate Of 1900 miles
travel in the twenty-five years. Mr..
Hines has just closed bis labors with the
company, owing to bis advanced years,
and will return to Ireland, the home Of
his youth. he will take SIG, 900, bis
savings. be-.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-11-14
NORWAY Women and Weddings.

b The women on holidays turn out in
the old Morse costume. the chief feature
of which is the bodice, which is often
made OF some bright-colored velvet,
turned down in front with white sill, ,and
laced before and behind, according to
our author, "with several yards Of fine
silver chain, each chain ending in silver
bodkin, in order that they may be the
better threaded through, double rows OF
eyes (in themselves " strikingly pretty
articles of silver, that run in four lines
up the back and front OF this showy
piece Of Scandinavian haberdashery."
Both men and women are very fond OF
large, bright buttons and of silver OF
plated ornaments. ;, A Morse wedding is
always preceded by q series OF presents
from the bridegroom to the bride.
First, there are about two dozen meal
tubs of various sizes, elaborately painted ;
and last and crowning glory of the trous-
seau, there is wonderful clothes-press.
Inside, as far as regards drawers large
and small, and brass pegs and racks for
crockery, it is a marvel OF ingenuity ;
while outside it is perfect triumph of
art. The ground tint is warm bright
vermilion, painted all over with green
and yellow scrolls, enlivened with wreaths
of gorgeous flowers, and piles of bril-
liantly hued fruit, pleasingly interspersed
with quaint lovers knots and bleeding
hearts transfxed upon Cupid's darts, in
the midst of which are the names and
birth-dates of the liberal donor and
blissful recipient Of this magnificent
wedding. gift. A Norwegian maiden,
who is generally as sober as linnet in
her ordinary attire, appears on her bridal
day glittering in all the colors of the
rainbow. On her long fair hair is set an
antique crown of silver gilt and her
bodice, stiff as cuirass, is thickly
studded with beads, silver-gilt brooches,
and small mirrors. This bridal adorn-
ment is too valuable toibe the individual
property of any Morse belle, but belong
to the district, and is hired out for the
day.
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A DESPERATE DEFENSE.
Thrilling Story Of the Siege of q Russia
Fort In Asia Minor, az Told by One q
the Garrison. =


tho Garrison. =.
One Of the most remarkable episodes
of the present war, which, however, has
not as yet received all the attention 1t
deserves, is the defense Of the fort OF
Bayezid in Armenia by Russian gar
rison, 5000 strong, against a Turkish
army numbering 10000 men. The Mos
COW Gazette gives the following interest.
ing extracts from the private journal Of
one of the officers of the garrison
"June l0.-The enemy has blockaded
us on all sides, and intercepted the aque.
ducts. One cistern and few bags OF
biscuits is all we have to live on. At
night, by the light Of the burning
town beneath US, we saw the atrocities
perpetrated by the Kurds on the help
less inhabitants. It was horrible beyond
description. Women and children were
thrust alive into the flames and carried
about tie streets on lances,> horribly
mutilated and shrieking with anguish.
The sight was 30 sickening that one OF
our officers was quite overcome by it and
had an attack of brain fever that night.
June 18.-Genera assault Of the Turk
ish forces, which we succeeded IN reppls-
ing towards nightfall. Our rations have
been reduced to half pound Of biscuit
and one glass OF water per diem. June
2O.-A parliamentary came with sum-
mons for us to surrender. Our conf
mander answered that being so much
stronger. the Turks could well try and
take the citadel by storm. y
June 26.-Our ration has been further
diminished to a quarter OF pound OF
biscuit and two spoonfuls Of stagnant,
rotten water. We suffer terribly from
hunger and thirst. After a days hard
fighting 7 am utterly PROSTATE and
scarcely able to write these few words.
June 28.-For two days and two nights
We have been exposed to terrific can.
nonade. On the 29th a general assault.
which We repulsed, followed by repeated
injunctions to surrender, to which our
answer was the same as before. July J..
Our ration to-day is one.eighth pound
of biscuit and one spoonful OF water:
Starvation is approaching rapidly. ~
have seen some Of our men cut out
Oh u66u iIOlu G4C
carcass OF a horse and eat them. July
Again a summons to surrender, this
time written in Russian by Pole in the
Turkish service, Colonel Komarof. OF
course our answer remained unaltered.
July I've have repulsed one more as-
sault. It is tho last one. We cannot
hold out much longer. Mines are laid
out to blow up the citadel and the gar
rison. It is better so than starve.' July
1O.-The cannon Never has any music
sounded 80 sweet to our ears. 1t is
General Tergukassoff, who comes to save
US. I am 30 weak that feel utterly un-
able to write or move finger. But we
are saved. '~' 81. -. ~
After the siege had been raised there
remained of the garrison about 1000
men, who were mostly 80 utterly worn
out that they had to be carried out OF
the citadel. The name of the gallant
commander of this equally gallant gar
rison is Captain Stockvitch. '"'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-11-14
Animals Twice as Large as Elephants.

At the recent session of the National
Academy of Science in New York, Prot.
o. G. Marsh read an essay on "Some
Gigantic Dinosaurian Reptiles from the
Wealden OF the Rocky Mountains" On
the eastern flank Of those mountains there
is O belt OF rocks known as the " Da-
kota Group" Their strata Lie between
the Jurassic below and wel-rnarked
cretaceous beds above. !, The fossils dis
covered there, until q recent date, have
been plants and q few invertebrate re.
mains which were not CHARACTERISTIC.
Before the present year no vertebrate
remains had been found in this strata.
Some of the government surveys had
classified the deposits as Of marine or.
igin. EARLY last spring the remains OF
q gigantic dinosaurian reptile were dis
covered in the beds, and since then
numerous other fossils of the rephlian
kind have been found, ct several locai-
ties IN the region, widely separated.
One of these dinosaurs has been de-
scribed by Professor Marsh in the July
number of the american Journal OF
Science. The reptile was BY far larger
than any land ,animal ever discovered in.
any part of the world. There is q we'll
established principle in mechanics which
limits the size,y with ordinary construc-
ton, OF laid or water animals, and
hitherto it. has been claimed that the,
elephant and the whale Of the present
day had reached that limit, being sup.
posed to be respectively the largest OF
land and water animals which have ever
existed. The discovery of the l2stano-
saxr,ls, q land animal of more than
double the size OF the elephant, is there
fore surprise. o.. -, -" - '...- i'.& q.
" The question is, how could such an
animal sustain the enormous weight that
must rest upon it's limbs : Would not
its weight have prevented 1t from NOV
ing? Consider it's size: p: it was fifty or
sixty feet long, and when erect, thirty
or forty feet high. Now comes the
curious answer to this question The
bones OF this animal were hollow its
vertebre were constructed like those OF
birds, having cavities into which air WIS
admitted I , This, Light, weight was, at
tanned, with great strength Of structure.
Some of, the Vertebre Of this huge rep.
tile we're of q similar pattern to those Of
the Ichthyornis, q cretaceous bird not
larger than pigeon. These vertebra
were biconcave that is, each was hol-l
low. at, the end. Also, every vertebra
had alarge cavity on each side for the,
admission Of air. Some of these verte'
bras are sixteen inches in tranverse d.
oy,,atar - 80, 1nlIi ri.< ..H"t,..,I .
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smoking.room, was petriaed by the
shadow of a pair Of embracing lovers,
cast by the late rising moon. "Oheck-
mated, by Jove p he muttered, reaec-
lively. ",No fun. hanging about here
any longer. I had better go back to
I,izette. ."-Harper's B0zar. -.s
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The Boston common council recently
resolved; by vote of thirty six to nine
teen, that no wines, cigars, lager, cider
or mineral water should be furnished at
entertainments or With Refreshments
paid tosbS the uity,Ft- .z.y all.
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In Los Angeles, CAL, they mash
urnpss and feed them out to the bees.
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"1hes All Do IL"

There are few books that comprise as
much vicious teaching within space Of
four or Eve hundred pages as is contained
in this little phrase "they all do it, which
has been placarded on the bill boards, and
called into he cars Of the public for some
time past This is the one sentence which
takes the couage CONF letely out Of youth.
soaring their consciences as with red
hot hon, and permitting despair to
carry them of bodily into the depths Of
crime.
AOh. they all do it: why should pot
your That Is suggestion. That man
lies and cheats. and win commit any
crime which the iaw does not make dam
gerous. So Il il with AL Of them. Thsrc
is no use n yosr trying = be different
from other people, 6ssh 4 die way The
temptation comes 10 ~ yoang man
thrown on The world with ut litfIs
knowledge Of is wsys, - plAsps
shielded only " de loose tn;nise 81 =
ogcr-jond mother People ~ grossly
immmorap it Is said Even teApersnce
advocates get dunk n psissts; church
deacons syindlc Sayings Banks /; ~ yon
see Of morality Il but surfscc show. Be-
ncatA there is concealed Wickedncss'
Yon viii snd you mast follow sthe multi
tudc; and TIE youth wiih the pleAssse ~
The world thus ,Lcl1 up before bis glow
ing imagination, and foil Of bod health,