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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-01-16
A PlnckY Woman.

The wife of B. j. Garrison, Jersey
City IN. ]. storekeeper, was returning
to home, having spent the afternoon in
shopping. She had number of bundles
on her arms, and in her hand she carried
o pocketbook. When near thu corner OF
Monmouth and Fifth streets, man
stepped from behind a tree which she
was passing and dealt the woman q
severe blow in the face, which partially
stunned her, but divining his intention,
she instantly recovered herself and began
to cry for help; but the thief placed his
hand over her mouth and endeavored to
snatch the bundles. The plucky woman
made undetermined resistance, and clung
tenaciously to her purchases, despite the
blows which the miscreant rained upon
her, which pugilistic fire the courageous
woman returned, but unfortunately with
but little effect. The thief, finding his
efforts to secure all the booty fruitless,
suddenly snatched her pocketbook and
fled. Mrs. Garrison gave pursuit, but,
being ladened with the bundles, the
dastardly rogue easily distanced her.
The lady reached home in an exhausted
condition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-01-16
Torture In India.

A paper published in India says: The
following facts, elected at the trial at
the recent sessions in North Arcot OF q
case in which five natives were charged
with having murdered five of their caste
people, show that torture is not yet e1-
tinct in that part of the world The
prisoners fields were robbed Of small
quantity of cumboo and the deceased
and three others being suspected of hav-
ing had a hand in the robbery, they
we're, BY the orders of the first prisoner,
who was the village READY (headman),
seized and tied, some to the trunks of
trees and others to large stones. In the
first case the feet of the unfortunate vic
tins were tied above ground, but the
mode adopted subsequently was even
more cruel, for the men were bound
with their faces exposed to the scorch-
ing rays of the sun, with their hands
tied above their heads. The whole five
having been firmly bound, cold water
was, by the orders Of the first prisoner,
poured upon the ligatures with the OBJ
ject of tightening the bonds and thereby
increasing the suffering of the suspected
men. After this the first prisoner poured
scalding water over the hands and arms
of the sufferers. The object of this
was to extort confession of their
guilt, and statement duplicating 9TH
ers. After the men had suffered excru-
ciating agony for eight hours, and were
released, it was found that one of them
was dead, while the others were unable
to move. Two OF them uled in the hospit4
al, whittier they were sent for treatment;
one expired in his village, while the
fifth was able to give his evidence before
the committing magistrate, but never
rallied from the effects of the torture,
and died after the case was committed to
the court of sessions. The medical evi-
dence was sickening in it's details, as it
is described how the arms, hands and
lower extremities of the victims had
become gangrenious and how the fingers
had rotted and dropped off. The all
thority and influence reddy usually
has in village went in great measure
to deter the spectators of this wholesale
murder from interfering on behalf of the
tortured men. The court convicted the
first, second, fourth and fifth prisoners,
and sentinced the first to death and the
others to transportation for life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-01-16
The Bird Of Paradise.

The Jardin discrimination, Paris, has
Just received some living specimens OF
the bird of paradise, which it has hither-
to been found rarely possible to bring
alive to Europe. This bird is native
of New Guinea, the inhabitants OF which
country endeavor to keep up the fable
relative to these specimens of the
feathered tribe, by persuading the
Indian merchants to whom they sell
them that they have no feet, and that, ,-as
they live on air and light, they have
neither stomach nor intestines. That
belief was encouraged by the form given
by the Papuan naturalists or dealers to
prepare them for sale, by drying the
bird with its plumes after taking out the
inside and tearing off the legs. It is
rarely found excepting in the countries
which produce spices, and particularly
in Australasia. New Guinea, which is
comprised in that part Of the world, and
the Aroo Islands near, contain many
specimens. The pinespple and nutmeg
tree grow there in the midst OF immense
forests, and supply their principal food.
Iho Papuans, DarDarlanb no IueJ aio,
derive considerable profit from the sale
of the bird, and take it with nets or
sticks smeared with birdlime. In the
latter case they take it alive, but as it is
very difficult to preserve, they prefer to
use the bow and arrow. The manner in
which this chase is carried on is very
curious. The men climb silently in the
dark like cats into the trees in which the
bird sleeps, pass the night in the forks
of the branches, and at daybreak shoot
at the birds while they are still asleep,
with very light arrows made from the
ribs of leaves OF the palm-tree. Their
address is 80 marvellous that the bird
generally falls to the ground intact,
stunned rather than wounded. The men
continue as long as they can, and then
descend to the ground and proceed to
the preparation and embalming of their
victims. The Malays Of Malacca arc the
chief purchasers of the birds, which
thew carry to the Molucca Isles, whence
they are sent to India, China and
E,nrOpe.
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The Entry OF the Snow.

1uC VI ShS
But soon all soft airs died, and from between
The east and north strong wind blew full
For many day, and from the steely sky
The sun deceptive let his arrows fly
On bank and brake, and without heat to fal
Zen gainst the gardens cleaning southern
wall
And ,lder still 1t blew, till one bright morn
1t lulled awhi upon the sp' eading thorn;
The held-fares bickered at the ruddy haw,
And loud the inches chirruped in rhe trees;
While high DER all, in blue, thin columns broke
From the tall chimney-tops the palace smoke
All things shone c1i-p and cold, till from the
sea,
Between the east and north rose gradually
great gray woolly cloud, that grew and grew
Vo' 'uminiuous, till from the ether blue
It blotted out the sun ere evenings hour,
And wrapt the ghostly garden, tree and bower
In its thick folds obscure. Then from on high
To earth slow spiraling adown the sky,
The first great feathery SNOW. fakes made their
way,
Til al the garden chsnged from black to gray
From gray to white. Then rose the wind again
From the fell north and growled against the
pane
And round the house, and each successive blast
Az the night fell grew stronger than the last,
Till, as the great whales gathered in shoal,
In some far bay anesr the shining pole,
Gambol in thunder, while the waters boil
Around them like the Maelstrom's whirling
coil,
And high to heaven the sheeted foam-wreaths
toss,\
So that strong wind among the feathery floss
OF falling snow walled the Ivelong night,
Tumultuous, till at length the morning light
Rose calm and clear, and upward sprapg the
sun,
And with his level beams serenely shone
On the soft snow rope that lay white and pure
Der glade and splendid hill and dazzling moor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-01-16
Strange Scene in a Court.

Mrs. Mary d. Hooper, n beautiful and
fashionable looking woman, who was
convicted of grand larceny, for having
stolen the diamond iewelry of her friend,
Mrs. William Delaney, of 2l2 High
street, Brooklyn, N. Y, was arraigned,
a few DAYS after her conviction, for SEN
tence. She was dressed in a becoming
suit of black cashmere, and wore an
aureole black hat, from which dropped
a thin veil that was drawn close about
her face. Her eyes were swollen with
weeping, and her pale face indicated
that she had passed a sleepless night.
She walked slowly 10 the clerks desk,
and trembled as the usual questions
were put to her. She said she was
twenty-nine years of age, and that she
had never been in prison before. On
being asked whether she had anything
to say why sentence should not be
pronounced on her, she seemed to be
thinking of reply, as Judge Moore ad-
dressed her, saying, ut is the uniform
practice of this court, in cases where
persons are convicted of crime for the
first time, and nothing is known against
their previous character, and the crime
is not one of particular atrocity or enor.
nifty, to impose the lowest sentence pre-
scribed by the statute, and tho lowest
sentence in case like this is one year.
That is your sentence"
Mrs. Hooper buried her face in her
bands, and then, letting her hands fall,
she said, piteously: "Oh, mercy. Judge,
have mercyl Have pity on me! have
pity!" a
She tottered,e and was about to fall, as
officer Hamilton selzed her about the
waist and supported her. She was led
out of the courtroom, and just as she
reached the door she fell, fainting. The
stalwart officers picked her up bodily
and carried her into the sheriffs Office,
where she quickly recovered. She seemed
to be crushed by her sentence, and said,
over and over, "Oh, my poor father
It will kill him !"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-01-16
Hanging as an Art.

The Detroit Free Press says: The
Ohio papers are all clamoring for a
new method of executing criminals, or
more expert hangmen. Two recent
"taking offs" having been sadly
bungled in that State. The people have
had enough of it !; and the condemned
men certainly had too much of it. How
ever, it's an i'll wind that blows nobody
good. Proctor of Iowa, is glad that
every one is not an expert in this ghast-
ly line of business. A mob hung Proc
tor recently. After quietly enjoying the
spectacle they left him alone in his
glory. In order to relieve his suspense,
Proctor's family cut him down, when
they could do 30 without hurting any
ones feelings, and after several hours
hnrd work on the executed party, he
began once more to take al interest in
Iowa matters. Doubtless if Proctor
were interviewed he would express the
utmost Satisfaction at the present state
Of hanging, % m art, In Iowa.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-01-16
Birds and Human Nature.

What is that legend of Mrs. Piatt's
poem about the bird in the brain ?
Birds are perhaps the most human Of
creatures, and I should notbe surprised
if told we ell carry more or less Of them
in our hearts and brains. I have seen
the hawk looking out Of the human face
many atime, and / think I have seen
the eagle !; L credit those who say they
have seen the owl. Are not the buzzards
and unclean birds terribly suggestive ?
The song-birds were surely all brooded
and hatched in the human heart. They
are typical of its highest aspirations, and
and nearly the whole >gamut OF human
passion and emotion is expressed more
or less in their varied songs. Among
our own birds, there is the song Of the
hermit-thrush for devoutness and re.
ligious serenity, that of the wood-thrush
for the musing, melodious thoughts OF
twilight, the song-sparrow's for simple
faith and trust, the bobolink's for
hilarity and giee, the mourning doves
for hopeless sorrow, the vireo's for all.
day and everyday oonteItment, and the
nocturn of the mocking-bird for love.
Then there are the plaintive singers, the
soaring, ecstatic singers, the confident
singers, the gushing and voluble sing
ers. and the half-voiced, inarticulate
singers. The note of the pewee is q
human sigh, the piping Of the chickadee
unspeakable tenderness and fidelity.
There is pride in the song of the tanager,
and vanity in that of the cat-bird. There
is something distinctly human abont the
robin his is the note of boyhood. I
have thoughts that follow the migrating
fowls northward and southwark, and
that go with the sea-birds into the desert
of the ocean, lonely and tireless as they.
I sympathize with the watchful crow
perched yonder on that tree, or walking
about the fields. I hurry out-doors
when I hear the clarion of the wild
gander his comrade in my heart sends
back the call.-John Burroughs, in
Scribner's Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-01-16
Terrible Result Of q Joke.

A special dispatch to the LonIon Free
Press from Ottawa, Ont, says The man
Somerville, belonging in Thorne, Pontiac
county, who became insane through a
practical joke being played on him,
passed through this city last evening In
charge of a friend, on his way to the asy"
lum at Long Point, near Montreal. A
short time since q party of shanty men
were on their way up the river, Somer-
Vile being one of the number, when they
all got on drunk, more or less. Tho
day following, Somerville was told he
lad shot a certain magistrate while
intoxicated, and that he would likely be
arrested. In order to avoid this, he was
advised to clear to the woods, and during
the night, he did so. It was fourteen
days before he was found again, and then
il was discovered that he was o raving
usan.sc, haying become so through teaf
M aSnnsarp sad want Of ioed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-01-16
Items OF Interest.
A rat is O. Chinanan's turkey.

NA3AAAsAA~-~s&
Horseshoes are made in California Of
compressed raw hide. ~ r5-8 ~
Fine rubies have been discovered
southwest of Gunnison, Utah. " RI
About forty different trades are repre-
sented in the building Of Ship, -
Using the national flag for advertis.
ing purposes is fined in England.
The compositor who set up 1910, 900"
to read 81 ,000' might have prevented
his mistake by Q little fourth aught,
/ The best brushes, in the world are
made in America, but the bristles
are imported chiefly from Germany and
Russia. ran ..,.t .,,s.,a ,E,.,.,
The flesh and skin of several kinds Of
serpents are employed in China as medi-
cine, care being taken to cut off the head
and tail ' ' ~
A little four-year-old boy inquired
concerning the stars "Pa, what are
those things up there-are they little
drops of'sun?" -. 'a ..3:es 1..EsI
Zone Kentucky farmer sppropriates the
yearly product Of one acre Of his farm
to the purchase Of reading matter for
himself and family. g';a.s.-c,, q
A boy up in Connecticut who ran
away from home because the old man
switched him, remarked that t'his en-
durance could no father CO." a8a,
"The book trade is affected, ! sup
DOSE. by the general depression. What
kind of books feel it most2" Pocket
books" was the laeonic reply, ~ss[
Our modest young men will breathe
easier when some ingenious chap invents
turkey carving contrivsnce that works
with crank like an apple parer.
Do not, then, train boys to learn by
force and hardness, but direct them to
do it by what amuses their minds, so
that you may be the better able to dis
cover with accuracy the peculiar bent Of
the genius Of each. SO
"My dream of life is o'er," i" nurmured
Mr.. Man, as he stretched bimsef out on
the sofa for an after-dinner nap. "False
songster," exclaimed his wife, about
five minutes Later, "your dream OF life
ism ore," and she fastened q Clothes
pin on his nose to stop the dreadful
noise. s~
Why is lamp chimney like Chicago
savings bank? No one appears able to
answer this.-Danbury Nes1s. That's
mere snare. It's too easy. l. Because
they're sure to break. 2. Because SCOT
is apt to grow out Of them. 8. Because
they can't stand strong draft. 5. Be-,
cause there is something wicked at the
bottom of them. 6. Because they're
hollow. 7. Because they've benzine to
bust. 8. But there therel we're
weary, we're a-weary, we are sad and
sore perple1ed !; let our answer to your
query be continued in our next. t.-Phila.
Bulletin. ;.,-rs: -lia.s. ..,.... y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-01-16
An Eccentric Wisconsin HAN.

The Milwaukee wis Sentinel says:
Capt. William Plocker, of Brandon, is q
peculiar man-quite peculiar. BE was
educated for banker, but never adopted
the profession. Thirty years ago he
located in the town of Metomen, Fon du
Lac county, having purchased large
tract of land. Previous to that he had
spent some years as steamboat official
on the western lakes. His was one of
the best managed farms in Metomen,
yet he found ample time to do an i'm
mense amount of reading. His library
is one Of the largest in the county, em.
bracing many of the choicest works, and
every one of the thousands of books has
been read and reread by the captain.
He is well posted on any subject, almost,
that may be named. At times when
thinking or reading he is oblivious to
everything about him. In his early
days, his farmhouse, near Fairwater,
was converted into public house, with
himself as proprietor. While the cap
tain was in one of his brownest OF brown
studies, traveller stepped in and asked
if he could get accommodations. There
was no answer. A second, third and fourth
time the question was propounded, with
like result. By that time the would
be patrons patience had departed, and
he gave, the captain a slap on the cheek
which sent him .whirling to the floor.
Imagine the surprise Of that traveller
when Piocker gathered himself ur, re.
occupied his chair, and proceeded witt
his thinking, without as much as q
"thank you" On one occasion, when
the hired man was away, the captain
had ten COWS to milk. It took him until
nearly midnight, and when the task was
completed he deliberately poured the
eight pailsful of milk into the swill bar
rel, detecting the mistake just as the
last pail was drained. One day, at
Brandon, he went to the house Of q
friend when the house was full Of visit
ors. Going to the library he picked up
book and returned to the parlor, filed
with happy guests, stretched himself at
full length on the lounge, lead an hour
or more, and then, without having said
a word or looked at a person, took his
departure. After serving his district in
the Assembly in 1875, he sold his farm
for $12, 900, visited the old country, and
is now a resident of Brandon, whose
people talk of making him their first
village president. ?. r... ... ',''
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-01-16
Russian Battle Songs,

The Russian battle songs are mostly
mournful. The inspiration of music,
the means of gain, the hope of glory, the
intoxication OF woman's love cannot
wipe from the mind of the Slav the
ever-present possibility of painful
death, in the midst of his dying friends:
rolling in anguish on bloody field,
where the last sight of his eyes is
his flaming home, the last sound in his
ears the cries Of his wife and family
abandoned amid its ruins. If they weep
not for the loss of hair, Of home, of
parents, or. of sweethearts, they may
still weep for the loss of an emperor.
"By the tomb Of the Emperor
.
A young sergeant prayed to God,
Weeping the while, as river aows,
For the recent death Of the emperor,
The Emperor Peter the First.
And thus amid his sobs he spake:
split asunder, o damp mother Earth;
On all four sides
Open, ye coffin planks;
Unron, O brocade Of gold;
And do thou arise, awake, Gosuudar,' DC.
The present Russian army is said to
be very scantily supplied with bands,
and the men march to the sound OF music
and words of their own composition.
Apropos of Russian war songs, witty
American once said that.when man had
been compelled to listen to Russian
melody he would certainly be exceeding
ly anxiously to fight somebody, even if
be had to walk q thousand miles to find
him.-London Society.
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butter of antimony. Mix all together,
and shake the bottle well before using it.

butter of antimony. Mix all together,
and shake the bottle well before using it.
For CLEANING WHITE MARBIE.-Hali
pound of pearl-ash, one pound OF
whitening, half pound of soft soap all
to be boiled together until quite thick,
and put On the marble when nearly cold.
It must remain on for twenty-four hours,
then be washed of with soft water, and
afterwards polished well with linen
cloths. Spirits of turpentine for black
marble. ...,... ..
CANARY BmDs.-To keep insects of
of birds, put the least bit of kerosene
oil under each wing say as much as
remains on your little finger after you
have let the drop fall off. Do this every
ten days until all are removed. Clean
the cage well every day scour it in hot
water use borax and but little soap.
Mate the birds during the last OF Feb
ruary or first Of March.
To CLEANSE A KITCHEN SMK.-Every
morning, after the dishes have been
washed, give the sink thorough scald-
ing out then sprinkle plenty Of pulver-
ized bora1 in and around the sink, under
it, and the boiler let the borax remain,
as it is disinfectant. It will also alb
sorb the grease; drive off the bugs OF
ants, and will not in any way interfere
with the cooking or dish-washing.
Winter Flowing.
Winter plowing is q good thing. It
upsets the insects, turns them up from
their warm quarters below to cold
quarters above. It throws up the clay
to be pulverized by the frost and air.
It gives much aid to spring work, az, #
the soil is dry now, it will not need to
be plowed again in springs good
harrow pulverizing it finely for any
crop. For. oats and clover, timothy,
red.top, blue grass, orchard grass, 30 ,
by all means do winter plowing. Then
in early spring you can SOW the seed at
once, and not wait till the ground is in
condition to plow, and then spend sew
eral days in doing what could better be
done in any open weather in winter.
"a word to the wise is sufficient. -
Rural World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-01-16
Singular Case of Heredity.

DR.. Rizzoli knew young girl who
had long, thick lock of perfectly white
hair on the forehead, the rest Of the
hair being very pronounced black.
This anomaly had been congenital and
hereditary in the girls family for two
centuries. Whenever it existed in a
parent several of the children were
certain to present it. The genealogical
tree Of the family could be traced back
for six generations, including about
forty-hve persons, more than half OF
whom presented tho white suft, --Acdi'
dal Rsoord,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-21
ItiOrucU General

The SiXti, Judlcia! Circuit. composed OF
the counties OF Grundy, Warren. Coffee,
Franklin, Lincoln, Moore and NanBtrcn
we are authorized to announce N. d,
George. OF LlncOln county. II canliditrio Ion
Attorney General Of this (rtIc 6tlI) Jul
cial Circuit. ut the ensuing August eiec-
ton.
We are authorized to announce w. Il.
Francis. Jr. OF Winclr,ttr. II candidate
Attorney General OF TINS The 7lXlil
Judicial district. Election. lst Thursday
in August, 1873.
We are authorized to announce Andrew
B Woodland. of ray cttevillr, Il candidate
for Acknowledgement o! the 9th judicial
Circuit, ut the ensuing August clcctlohl
We are authorized to announce scott
Day is. OF " mrIc>tcr. Il candidate Tor AZ
tornrv-Grneral of the G,h Judicial CIR
cult. ut the ensuing August election.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-21

Our esteemed friend, John n, Hutch
ms, who lately retired from business
in Winchester and went to Florida,
writes a letter from Jat ksonville to his
mother-in law, Mrs. Virginia L. Rus
sey, of this place, and we have mans
aged to get a glimpse of it, John
encloses a strip of paper in his letter,
showing the circumference OF some
oranges and lemons he has seen and
measured The oranges were Jay
inches and the lemons II! in circum
ference. This cones up to the ~
pound rabbit VIC wrote about from
Louisiana. AMI we wish John" were
ut our elbow that we might catechlse
him and find out if he did not mistake
pumpkins for oranges. But we are
hound to believe what John says. for
he bears too universal q character as Il
man of unninching integrity and truth
f~ulness. We want HIM to hiring us
jus. one of those oranges, won't you,
John? And he has seen the largest
,urnirs, and sweet potatoes, and rad
isles, and cabbage, and pumpkins. he
ever saw. Turnips weigh % pounds
Pumpkins large around as Joe Iurney'
Magnolias ore superb and flowers
beautiful. Well, John, here's luck to
you, and may you grow fat while en-
loving Yourself in the land of flowers,
WI find it hard to get along without
YOU. We all miss you.