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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-10-16
BismarCk's Courage.

It WAS in 1866. Bismarck-then
Count Bismarck-was returning from
the palace, where he had been to see
the king. While passing through the
large street of Berlin called Under de9
Linden, and near the place where Hoeael
and Nobiling have since attempted the
life of Emperor William. he suddenly
heard q shot fred close behind him. he
turned sharply round and saw young
man who, with smoking revolver, was
aiming at him. he strobe OF once up
70 the man and seized the arm that held
the revolver, while with his other hand
he grasped the throat of the would,oe
murderer, who had had time to pass his
weapon on to his left hand, and now
fred three shots in quick succession.
Bismarck felt himself hurt in his shoui,
der and in one of his ribs !; but he held
his furious assailant fast Till some SOL
diers came up and took hold OF MN.
Then Bismarck walked home at BRISK
pace and reached his own house long
before anybody there could know wnas
had happened. The countess aad some
friends with her when her husband en,
tered the drawing-room. he gree1eo
all in a friendly manner, and begged 70
be excused for few minutes, as ne hso
some urgent business to attend to. ne
then walked into the next room where
his desk stood, and wrote to inform
the king of the accident. Having az,
tended to this duty, he returned to tne
drawing-room and made one OF his NJ
tie standing Jokes, ignoring his own an.
punctuality, and saying to his Wlie'
"Well are we to have no dinner 70
day You always keep me waiting. He
sat down and partook heartily OF tne
dishes spread before him, anu 1t was
only when the dinner was over that ne
walked up to the countess, kissed heI
on the forehead, wished her in the 'la
German way, " Gcsegnete MahlSen
MAY your meal be blessedD and then
added: "You see am quite well;'
She looked up at him. "Wen, ne
continued, "you must not be ANXIOUS,
nv child. Somebody has fired at me ;;
but it is nothing, as you see" '"-btae@'
wood Magazine.
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Natural History In Chunks-The Ele.
phant.

"What is this ?"
"This is an elephant He is the
largest animal on legs. he is not as
long as the whale, but he can eat twice
as much hay" :,
"How much does an elephant
weigh?" .
GAS much as eight or ten loads OF
hay, and he is all meat. When you
come to unload him you don't find any
cord-wood hidden away"
"What large ears he has !"
eyes this is the only animal now
living having feet as big as the average
st. Louis foot, and ears larger than
those seen on the streets Of Milwaukee.
As long as the elephant lives those two
cities will have to brag in whispers and
be careful how they put up money on
wagers.
"Are elephants fond of music ?"
"They are very fond of some kinds.
They like to hear horse fiddle or
brass band, but they don't 60 much on
the sad strains OF guitar or the melt
ing notes of hand-organ."
"Are they an obedient animal?"
"About some things. When q bale
of hay or bushel of oats is placed be-
fore them, and they are commanded to
eat, they obey with the greatest cheer
fulness.'
"What is their principal food?"
can elephant loves grass, hay, beans,
corn, peanuts, gingerbread, small boys,
mud traaa camels and other yegeta-
bles."
"What is the price of an elep hant |?
"Dan Rice used to buy 'em for about
Sc. 900 apiece in the spring and sell 'em
for twenty-five dollars in the fell. By
dividing the first sum by the last and
subtractirg Dan Rice from the result
you will gets fair average
els an elephant very brave ?"
"No, not very. If you catch one
nosing around the yard don't be afraid
to tackle him.
"Why are elephants so large and
bllky9"
"i In order to take the conceit out OF
grasshoppers. Until the elephant be-
gan to march in circus professions this
insect imagined he was the biggest thing
on fodder in the world"
"What is the need of an elephants
ears being so large?"
"No one knows. Any one can see at
a glance that it would improve his looks
if he had more tail and less ears"
"Is there any danger of hurting an
elephant by hitting him with 'shinny
club 2"
"Not much, but no good boy who
wants to grow up will ever think Of
rushing in and clubbing a poor ele-
phant. That's all, bub, and next week
we'll make bowling among other ami
mails. ."-Detroit Free Press.
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A Thief Detected by q Mind.Reader.

A Bloomington (Ind.) dispatch to the
Cincinnati Gazette says: An incident
has come to light here which seems to
prove that there is such thing as
"mind-reading." I can vouch for the
truth of the following, as it WAS revealed
in our midst few days since:
Last April the Harmon family, of
this county, who are reliable, and are
known as good citizens, had stolen from
their home 81, ,065 in rather mysteri-
ous manner. Amateur detectives had
been employed, but could get no trace
as to the robbery. ID. .. Spencer, q
prominent newspaper correspondent of
this city, at present representative OF
the Albany Ledger Standard, claimed
that he possessed a mysterious power
which enabled !lim to read the mind OF
the human being. The Harmons, hear
ing of his boasts, determined to let him
try his hand, allowing him a small COM
pensation if he succeeded in discovering
the guilty parties.
Spencer visited the house several
times and, after no little difficulty, sat
isfied himself as to the guilty one. By
obtaining the confidence of that person
whose name is withheld at the request
of his relatives-the process of reading
his mind was begun, resulting in vic
tory. After being fully sure of the per:
sons guilt, and knowing that he had
the money, Spencer charged him with
it and named the place where it was
This so frightened the man that he went
to the exact place named and produced
nearly all of the money stolen.
Mr.. Spencer received word this even
ing from prominent town in Centra
Indiana that he was wanted Immediately
to work up a bank robbery, committed
short time since. This mysterious In
cident has, of course, created no little
excitement throughout the country, ant
much experimenting has been indulgei
in, all adding proof that the mind Cal
| ha wood ond that u q Sneneer can do it
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Russian Marriage Customs.

Russian marriages are generally ar
ranged through priests. A well bred
bridegroom must present gift to
o monastery and another to his
parish church !; the bride, through her
friends, is expected to clothe some
statue of virgin with gown of silver
brocade, enriched with more or less
Jewels, according to the piety OF the
donor and in some parts of Southern
Russia she adds a gift of two white
doves to the pope. The consent OF
parents is necessary for marriage
until the age of thirty in the case OF
men, twenty-five in that Of women, but
young people are at liberty to appeal to
the civil authorities if consent be arbi-
trarily withheld. In this event the
parents are called upon to show reason
for their refusal. The reason must not
be mercenary, unless one of the young
people be heir to landed estate then
the question is referred to the marshal
of the nobility in the district, whose
decisions are based upon expedlency
rather than upon fixed principles.
These appeals are rare, because the
Russians are q marrying people, and
dispose of their children early. In the
middle and lower classes men marry at
twenty, when not drafted by the con-
scription. in the higher aristocracy q
young man goes the "grand tour"
before settling down, but he is often
betrothed, before starting, to a young
lady not yet out of the school-room::
There is no country that has so few OLD
maids as Russia. When q girl has
reached the age of twenty-five without
finding a mate, she generally sets out
on what she calls pilgrimage, if poor
on a round of travels if rich. and IN
either case she turns up some years
later as q widow. Widows are plentiful
as old spinsters arc scarce, and widows
whose husbands were never seen are
more numerous than the rest. Etiquette
forbids any allusion to lady's dead
husband in her presence. and this ls
sometimes convenient. When couple
are engaged betrothal feast is held,
and the bride-elect has lock of her
hair cut off in the presence of witnesses
and given to the bridegroom. who in
return presents silver ring set with a
turquoise, an almond cake and a gift Of
bread and salt. From this moment the
two are plighted, nor can the relatives
break the match except with the consent
of the parties themselves, which is sig
nifed by return of the ring and lock
of hair. So much Importance is attach
ed to the ring that among poor people
who cannot afford silver and turquoise,
tin and bit of blue stone are substi-
tuted. These betrothal rings are kept
as heirlooms, but must not be made to
serve twice-a son cannot give his bride
the ring which his mother received, for
instance, though why this should be 80
is mystery which the clergy, who sell
the ring, could best explain. On the
wedding day the bride comes to church
dressed in white but it is only among
the highest classes that the bridal
costumes are entirely white and that a
wreath OF orange flower blossoms is
worn.
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The Syrian damsels to lament his fat,
In amorous ditties all a summers day
Million.
Shall we meet 70 more, my love, at the binding
Of the sheaves,
In the happy harvest iields as the ssn sinks
low,
When he orchard paths are dim with the drift
Of fallen leaves,
As the reapers sing together in the mellow
misty ewes?
Oh, happy are the apples when the south
winds blow.
Love met us in the orchard ere the corn had
gathered plume
Oh, happy are the apples when the south
wirds blow
Sweet as summer days that die when the months
are in their bloom,
When the peaks are ripe with sunset, like the
tassels Of the broom
In the happy harvest fields as tho sun sinks
low.
Sweet as summer days that die, leafng sweeter
each to each
Oh, happy are the apples when the south
winds blow
All the heart was full OF feeling Love had
ripened into speech,
Like the sap that turn . nectar in the velvet
Of the reach,
In the happy harvest fields AZ the sun sinks
low.
Sweet as summer days that die at the ripening
OF the corn-
Oh, happy are the apples when the south
winds blow!
Sweet as lovers tickle oaths sworn to faithless
maids forsworn,
When the musty orchard breathes like mellow
drinking horn
Over happy harvest fields as the sun sinks
low.
Love left US at the dying Of the mellow autumn
Oh, happy are the apples when the south
winds blow !!
When the skies are ripe and fading, like the
colors Of the leaves,
And the reapers kiss and part at the binding Of
the sheaves
In the happy harvest fields as the sun sinks
low.
Then the reapers gather home I'm the gray
and misty meres-
Oh, happy are the apples when the south
winds blow -
Then the reapers gather home, and they bear
upon their spears
Love whose face is like the moons fallen pale
among the spheres
With the daylight's blight upon it as the sun
sinks low.
Faint as far-off bugTes blowing soft and low
the reapers sung
Oh, happy are the apples when the south
winds blow
Sweet as summer in the blood when the heart
is ripe aud young,
Love is sweetest in the dying, like the sheaves
he lies among
In the happy harvest fields as the sun sinks
low.
VIII Wallace Harney, in Rarpe''s Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-10-16
Lies West Window.

We stand at life's west windows,
And think Of the days that are gone;
Remembering the couing sunset.
We too must remember the morn;
But the sun will set the day will close, =.
And an end will come to all eur woes.
As We watch the western easements,
Reviewing our happy youth, Fl" ...e
We mourn for its vanished promise
OF honor, ambition, and truth p Fl;
But our hopes will fall and pride decay ri.
When we think how soon We must pass away.
We stand at life's west windows,
And turn not sadly away, .'
To watch our children's faces
The noontide Of sparkling day;
But our sun must set, our lips grow dumb,
And to look from our windows our children
come. -
Still looking from LIES west windows;
And we know We would not again
Look forth the eastern lattice,
And live over all LIES pain
Though lfe's sunlight be brilliant, It's sunset Is
sweet, -...r
Since 1t brings longed-for rest to our weary feet
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-10-16

Mary Haley, supposed widow, was
killed in Steubenville, Ohio, by rail.
road accident. Her baby was left to the
care of her brother, who sued the rail.
road in it's behalf, securing a verdict Of
$4,000. Soon q husband turned up to
claim the custody of the child and the
money. Afterward another husband
came, with an insurance policy of s, 600
in his favor on her life. Both men had
parted from her years before, but were
ready to profit by her death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-10-16
Numhpr of Persons in Employment.

The latest published statments giving
the number of adult male persons, en-
ployed in various occupations in the
United States present the following
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TIMELY TOPICS.
One person out Of every thirty-nine
and half in this country is color blind.

They have libel suits in Japan all the
same as in America. The editor of the
Osaka hippo has been fined thirty yen
for falsely stating that the governor oi
Hiroshima had been arrested on suspi-
cion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-10-16

A New Haven policeman has devised
a new kind of policeman's club. It con-
sists of brass covering to an ordinary
club, attached to it by springs, and
colored to resemble rosewood. If man
should seize it he would only get the
brass cover, leaving the policeman ample
opportunity to WELD the club itself.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-10-16

Some of the boys at Oarrollville, Wis,
made midnight parade, wrapped in
sheets, and starting from the village
graveyard. Their idea was to scare who
ever saw them. They succeeded. Three
women went into convulsions at the
sight, one sick man was thrown into q
relapse, and girl broke her arm by a
fall in climbing hastily over fence.
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Items OF Interest.

Object of interest-To swell the
principal. 5...
Cheap out-of-door breakfast-A roll
on the grass. ...,.
An experienced boy says it is mis-
take that misfortunes never come SHIN
gle.
Agricultural fairs are making sad
havoc among pop corn and red lemon,
ade.
A storekeeper advertises thirteen
pounds of saussges for dollar. That's
dog cheap.
The papers speak of a man who has
"turned up missing" In other words,
he was found lost. ,i"
Moore county,:!N. O.. has twenty.
eight gold mines, six silver mines, eight
copper mines and ten iron mines.
The ware called "tin" is only wash
of tin over sheet iron. As well might
we speak of plated ware as being silver.
The seven colors Of the rainbow are
violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow,
orange and red. The three primary
colors are red, blue and yellow.
We gain nothing by being with such
as ourselves. We encourage one announcer
in mediocrity. I am always longing TO
be with men more excellent than myself.
Lamb. ...., 'gsa Q
The Duo de Laragnois, q French
nobleman of the last century, had his
first wife's body reduced to q small COM
pass by some chemical process, and wore
it set in ring. r....l -.
"How long," said a crushed tragedian
to ticket clerk in depot, striking an
attitude. chow long will it take first
class actor to get to Podunk 2" "No
longer" replied the clerk, "than it,
would any other arst-olass blamedfooll"
An inquiring nau thrust his finger
! into q horses mouth to see how many
teeth he had. The inquiring horse
closed his mouth to see how many
fingers the man had. The curiosity OF
each WAS fully satisfied. $685.. =.
"Why don't you limit yourself ?"
said a physician to an immoderate in.
dulger in the ardent. "Set down q
stake that you will 60 so far, and no
farther" II do." replied the bibulous
subject; "but I set it so far off that l
always get drunk before I reach it"
Statistics show that for the present
year the value Of gold and silver pro-
duced in California is $21, OOO, 600, while
the agriculture produce of the same
State exceeds S91, 100000. As COM
pared with mining, agriculture stands
nearly five to one in values produced.
A young fellow in San Francisco sud-
denly snstched kiss from lady friend,
and excused himself by saying that it
was sortof temporary insanity that now
and then came over him. When ne
arose to take his leave the pitying dam
sel said to him: eff you ever feel any
more such fits coming on, you had bet
ter come right here, where yourhntirmlty
is known, and We will take care OF you.
The public debt of Europe was diyid-
ed as follows in 1876: France, 81, 6o7,-
921. 400: Prussia, $229, 1852, 375 !; Italy,
81, 600, 600, COO ; Russia, 81, 254, 80, ,OOO;
Spain, so, ESQ, 900, 900; Turkey, 1921
00O, 600; Great Britain, 1884, ,852, 72O.
These are the heaviest debts, and they
bear hardest on Turkey, Italy, Russia
and Spain. While some of the; debts
may have slightly decreased in the last
two years, others have greatly increased,
as ia the cases of Russia and Turkey,
TREASURE TRovE.
Something I've found on my way
Through earth to-day;
Something of value untold,
Brighter than gold;
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TREASURE TRovE.
Something I've found on my way
Through earth to-day;
Something of value untold,
Brighter than gold
Something more fair than the tint
or morning CLINT; :.
Something more sweet than the song
or feathered throng;
Something that lovelier glows
Than queenly rose;
Something more sparkling by far
Than yon bright star;
Something I cherish-how we'll!
Words cannot tell.
Something-oh, can you not guessf
Then confess.
Some one has said "Love is blind :;
Yet do I find,
Deep in the heart Of my love
My treasure trove!
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.AdOnaiS.

." Thammuz came next behind,
Whose annual wonnd in Lebanon allured
The Syrian damscls to lament his fate
In amorous ditties all summers day"
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to Ashburton p
Still no reply.
"Can't you speak, or don't you
know?" touching Gilbert's shoulder
with the handle of his whip.
Still Gilbert neither moved nor spoke.
"He either can't hear, or won't hear, "
muttered Mr.. Harrington, as be started
his horse and rode on.
Gilbert stopped to call on sick
friend, and an hour later reached home.
AS he entered the sitting-room, the first
person he saw wes Peter Harrington, in
conversation with Mr.. and Mrs. Gardi-
ner. With q crimson face and wildly
beating heart he slipped out by the
nearest door. As Mr.. Harrington had
merely glanced toward him, he hoped
he had escaped recognition.
But Gilbert was mistaken. Hardly
had the door closed after him when Mr..
Harrington asked, in much SURPRISE
ISIS that boy, Walter Bradley,
living with you q
"That lads name is Gilbert Hen
shaw" replied Mr.. Gardiner. He
has been with us over year"
Ha, ma, ma Lou nave peeh VOL
duped. He is the son of Asa Bradley,
who killed your brother Thomas
Iding." -
"Impossible p exclaimed MIR. and
Mrs. Gardiner, simultaneously.
"It's fact" persisted Mr.. Harripg
ton. "I knew Walter Bradley well. He
was in the almshouse long time. Over
a year ago he disappeared, and most
people thought he'd gone to sea. So he
has passed himself off on you as Gilbert
Henshaw A pretty bold push, 1 call
it."
AS may be supposed, Mr.. Harrington
left the GARDENERS greatly disturbed in
mind. Their astonishment upon learn
ing that they had befriended son Of
the dreaded convict, Asa Bradley,
seemed overpowering.
"I understand now why he never al
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-10-17
Notice

My lease Of the Corner Saloon expiring
on the last Of this month, would respect
fully request all those having accounts
with me to settle up, either by note or
cash, before November 1st, 1878.
4G-5t j. w. PONSFORD.
Whether the Montana Navigation Com
pany get their boats on the river above
the tails next year or not, the organization
of the company will work great amount
of good. The Benton people have become
aroused and the County Commissioners Of
Choteau comfy have called tor bids for
doing necessary grading on the Helena
and Benton road between Sun River and
Twenty eight Mile Springs. Also for the
construction or three bridges on the same
road. The result will be, if the plan is
carried out successfully, that hereafter,
freight will not be delayed for thirty to
sixty days in the busy season OF the year,
because OF the impossible condition of the
roads.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-10-17

We clip the following fiattering notice
~ our friend, J. v. Bo2ert, from late
number OF the Helena Herald:
sit would b manifestation Of ingrati-
tude too base to be described In words did
mot Gallatin county tsiumphantly elect Mr..
Nv. Bogert to the eliice for which he b
candidate. No one man in that county
~ done more to promote it, material
Irterests than he, while his hbors to en-
courage settlements and NAVIGATION down
tl,e Yellowstone have been stgnally per-
tinaclous and valuable. Thoroughly com
petent Tor the position-a gentleman Of
whom that county has reason TO . proud
his unanimous election. u too much to
b. hoped for, would BE- : AttnR recogni-
Hon 81 what he has done to build mp his
county, and would put ael'eerinl aspect %
nolltical matters den, besides encouraG-
- rubllc spisit r. a1NlR psopae. 6snd him
8 81 ! good road ossisy."
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-10-17

- The publishers of the AvANT COURIER
offered at the last Territorial Fair special
premium to the person exhibiting the
best ten pounds of butter with full and
complete description of method of manu-
facture. The premium was won by Mr..
+. Wilcox, who sends us the following
III PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE. Ifs -
: Set milk in shallow pans for 4S hours !;
skim, ard churn in common dasher churn,
at ter 'l,erature as near 65 > as possible
When the but:er-milk commences to sep
arate, add four quarts of water, to insure
separation. When separation is
completed, pour off the butter-nIilk, and
wash in two waters. Then remove the
butter-worker. and work with lever, then
salt, thoroughly in, using salt in quantity
to suit the taste. Set aside in cool place.
working twice at intervals of at least
twenty-four hours before stamping for
market. TIMOTHY WILCOX.
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