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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-05-22
Barisal Guns.

On distant land in the Bay of Ben
gal, according to q German scientific
journal, there is phenomenon known
az the Barisal Gun, which is often heard
at the beginning of rainstorm, and is
like the sound of distant cannonading.
It seems to have no connection with the
season, and sometimes comes from the
north, sometimes from the south or
southwest. A writer who has collected
some data on the subject, comes to the
conclusion that these sounds are atmos-
pheric and connected in some way with
electricity. A tourist,in his letters from
the villages of the Himalayas, describes
exceedingly powerful noises heard in
the early morning, that can neither be
ascribed to avalanches nor explained by
the natives. Above the town of Koim-
bator, in Madras, on an elevation Of
40, 900 feet, is a pond from which Liri-
vani river springs, and which the natives
carefully shun, because frightf1l noises
rise out of it and roll away among the
hills. Some of the phenomena may be
of electric, soms1ot volcanic nature.
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The Last OF the Kites.

Mr.. D. Conway writes as follows from
Stratford on Avon, England: Between
the beautiful old church in which re-
poses the dust of Shakespeare and the
memorial Hall, stretches the garden OF
Avonbank villa, a::! at the far end of it,
close to the Avon, is an Orangery. Over
the door of this Orangery is perched q
large stone kite, an old piece of sculp-
ture, who sits there as weirdly as if he
had flown from the Wild Hurtsman's
wrist. and he looks round as vigilantly
as if he had been set there on duty, as
stuffed kites are set on barns IN remote
regions of Bavaria as protectors from
lightning. This bird was transferred
from IN old mansion which used to stand
beside the church, the residence of the
once distinguished family of that name
(Kite) in Warwick. It used to be the
fashion for families to choose emblems
which punned upon their name. OF the
wealthy and influential Kite family not
one representative now remains; and
this carved bird is their only memorial,
unless it..be found in place some miles
away called the Burnt House." where
no house stands, and the memory of
tragedy. For though the kite was
perched over the door of family man
sion, it did not prevent lightning of
more horrible kind than darts from any
cloud from falling upon that house.
The last heir of its,name and fortunes
was young man of ability, who mar
ried lovely wife and had every pros
pect of happiness. But he fell into bad
ways. Being of o convivial turn, he
surrounded himself with all the fast and
dissolute youth of the neighborhood,
alienated the best friends of the family,
became dissipated and worthless, and at
last, becoming uncomfortable at home,
separated from his wife and went off to
live alone, at q house some few miles
out of Stratford. One evening he in
vited all his dissolute /" "friends and
vagabond parasites, from far and near,
to grand banquet. They all came.
The feast was magnificent. All the
luxuries that could be obtained loaded
the table. The finest wines flowed freely
as water. The guests became half tipsy,
song followed song, and wild laughter
rang out through the woods and lonely
fields which surrounded the neighbor-
less house of the wealthy outcast. Kite
now looked round upon his retinue; for
these reckless, coarse sots he had de-
graded an honored name,. given up the
fairest prospect, widowed a beautiful
wife, lost the smiling caress of his sun
children. Amid the orgies he
remained perfectly sober. he rose up,
took candle from the candelabrum,
and, passing round the spacious dining
room, deliberately fired the curtains and
everything that could burn. The horri-
fed guests rushed or reeled out; but
Kite remained. Yells and shrieks of
" Fire !" rent the air, but they went cut
through the wolds and up amid the
clouddrifts unheard. The house cracked
and burnt to the ground, and amid its
cinders were the ashes of t.le last man
who bore the name of Kite.
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The World.
the world is beautiful, bright and fair

the world ls beautiful, bright and falr
And q merry laugh rang out on the air,
As the little one tumbled the new-mown hay,
Chasing the butterflies, bright and gay;
But the sun went down, and he dropped his
head,
For the pretty things in his hand lay dead.
"Oh, the world is beautiful, bright and fair"
And the maiden shook her golden hair,
And she swoetly smiled, as the lily and rose
Mid the shining trcsses she deftly wove;
But the lover came not 10 claim his bride,
And the thorns remained, and the roses died.
"Oh, the world is beautiful, bright and fair !!
And the young mother softly breathed prayer
As she nestled her baby close to her breast,
And it's murmurings gently soothed to rest;
But the Father had need Of one angel more,
And he opened for it the heavenly door.
"Oh, the world is beautiful, bright and fair y
Sighed the aged one with silvery lair,
"But over it all is the serpent's trsil-
With the merry laugh comes the mournful wall
but tarry awhile till the summons come
To join my beloved in our heavenly home"
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Hospitality.

True hospitality is thing that touch
es the heart and never goes beyond the
circle of generous impulses. Entertain
ment with the true hospitable man
means more than the mere feeding OF
the body; it means an interchange OF
soul gifts. Still it should have it's laws,
as all things good must have laws to
govern them.
The obligation to be hospitable is Q
sacred one, emphasized by every moral
code known to the world, and practical
outcome of the second great command
ment.
There should never be guest in the
house whose presence requires any
considerable change in the domestic
economy.
However much the circumstances OF
business or mutual interests may de-
mand in entertaining stranger, ne
should never be taken into the family
circle unless he is known to be wholly
worthy of that 8anctu11 sdnctoratna OF
social life but when once man ls ad-
mitted to the home fireside he should
be treated as if the place had been his
always. -,
Tie fact of an invitation gives neither
host nor guest the right to be master OF
the others time, and does not require
even temporary sacrifice OF ones en-
tire individuality or pursuits.
A man should never be 30 much him.
self as when he entertains friend.
To stay at friends house beyond the
time for which one is invited is to per-
petrate social robbery.
To abide unlimited in friends house
is as much misdemeanor as borrowing
his coat without his permission. -lt ls
debasing the coin of friendship to mere
dross when a man attempts to make it
pay his hotel bills. ;,
The fact of two men having the same
occupation and interest in life gives TO
neither social right to the others bed
and board.
They who go into the country in sum-
mer as uninvited guests of their farmer
friends should be rated as social brig
ands. and treated accordingly.
These few social maxims are by no
means to be taken as a complete code OF
laws. Others quite as important will
spring up out of the personal experience
of every reader of this article, and the
iustice and equity Of all may be tested
hv that lnfallible standard of society y
tie Golden rule. There can be no true
hospitality that in practice is violation
Of this rule; and you may safely rest
assured that you have given the fullest
md most perfect measure OF entertain
ment to your neighbors if you have done
exactly as you would be done by.-S~n-
l3oy A fiernOOfa.
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How Fast Coral Grows.

A remarkable piece OF coral, taken off
the submarine cable near Port Darwin,
is spoken of in Melbourne paper. It
is Of the ordinary species, about five
inches in height, six inches in diameter
at the top and about two inches at the
base. It is perfectly formed, and the
base bears the distinct impression of the
cable and few tibres of the coil rope
used as q sheath for the telegraphic
wires still adhering to it. As the cable
has been laid only four years, it is evi'
dent that this specimen must have
grown to it's present height in that time,
which seems to prove that the growth
of coral is much moro rapid than has
been supposed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-05-22
Sh0p.Liiting In Paris.

The crime generally characterized as
shop.lifting," says Paris letter
writer, is very common here, the great
shops and bazars offering exceptional
temptations. Every week we hear OF
arrests for petit larcenies, and in many
cases the criminals are ladies of family
and position. am sorry to say that a
number of American ladies have been
arrested here, and I remember two
which required all the influence that
Mr.. Washburne had to get them of.
They finally compromised by paying for
the goods and by giving 800 to the
poor. Kleptomania seems to be on the
increase. During tho past week we
have had three cases that were very
sad. One French lady stole an article
worth fifty cents, although possessing a
large fortune; another, the wife OF q
rich merchant, had at least 100000
francs year to spend. The third case
is that of German countess, and the
wife of distinguished general. Some
time ago she took apartments IN the
Rue Lafayette, and soon won the favor
of everybody. She lived regular lite
had plenty of money, and seemed to
spend her time in shopping. Every
day she came in with numerous bundles.
Yesterday she was detected stealing
some small articles in the Magazine de
Louvre, and on searching her other
things we're found upon her. She con-
fessed that her mania for pocketing
small things was so strong that she was
unable to resist it, and she offered to
pay any sum not to be exposed. The
proprietors said that they had tried the
compromise system with ladies so long
and vainly, that they now had to try
severity, and they felt bound to pros
ecute the countess as an example.
The poor creature is in pitiful condi-
tion to-day, and her appeals for mercy
are heartrendiug. All the great shops
have to employ special detectives, and
men are kept watching the counters
through holes in the ceiling.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-14
Men and Women of Cyprus.

"The women Of Cyprus are quite pecu-
liar in their costume, wearing pantaloons
fastened around the ankles, with fancy
colored boots, protuslon or chains and
trinkets around the neck, and a heavy
girdle fastened by massive metallic plates
They dye the hair lustrous brown with
henna, and they deepen the expression of
the eyes by coloring the eyebrows with
the same dye. Their dIess is of tie
brightest colors, crimson, blue, etc, and
their head-dress is perfect copy Of that
seen on PhHnician and Egyptian statutes
They seem to take pride i'll exposing their
charms, which other woman conceal;
their bosoms are almost entirely uncov-
cred. They are tall and Juno-like in
mein and figure, with remarkably hand
some and classic features. They are
among the most beautiful women of all
the islands, recalling the finest faces OF
the ancient statues. Unfortunately they
do not cultivate grace Of form, and by
thirty they become quite stout and heavy
There is certain dignity and elegance
about the women of Cyprus that is very
striking. They probably approach near
er to the ancient type of classic beauty
than any other Of the modern descend
ants cf Helen. They have but little or
no education, but they are not lacking in
intelligence, nor in desire for knowl-
edge. cannot speak as we'll of the men.
! They have been SO long crushed to the
earth by Turkish oppression that they
| have lost most of the best qualities Ct
their race. They are nevertheless indus
trious, patient laborers, peaceful and tenn
j perate.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-14
How Jersey Cows are Treated at Home.

In order to derive the greatest posi-
bic advantage from his cows" saws NJ.
LIE Corun, "the jersey farmer endearurs
to arrange for them to calve during the
first three months of the wear; th..t is
when vegetation speedily advances. In
the winter cattle are always housed at
night. When they come in (aGout four
o'clock In the afternoon) each receives
about three-fourths of bushel of roots
and little hay. The following morning
they are attended to at six o'clock, or
even before that time. Having been
MIXED, they again receive the same al
lowance of roots and hay, and at nine
o'clock are turned out, if fine, III some
sheltered field or orchard. Cows are
dried one month or six weeks before calv-
ing. Bran mashes are given to them
about the time of parturition, and contin-
% uad for fortniDht oftar tho -onlc = L.
At no other time do they receive this food.
Two weeks or SO after calying, if the
weather be fine, they are turned out to
grass in the day time. 1t is the custom
in all the channel islands to tether cattle.
The tethers are made of small chain:
spike about one foot long is attached to
one end and driven into the ground; the
other end is tied to the cows halter. the
latter being made fast at the base of her
horns. The length of these tethers is
about four yards. During the day cattle
are frequently moved, generally every
three hours. Drink is given them in the
morning, on leaving the stable, and at
noon; in the summer they receive it also
in the evening. About May they are al
lowed to remain out at night, and contin-
ue so until tho end of October when the
system of housing recommences. Dur
ing the summer COWS are frequently
milked three times day, and, when the
weather becomes very warm, they are
brought into the stable for few hours.
else they would be tormented by flies. A
COW is in her prime at six years of ace.
and continues good till ten years of age
good COW, on the average, Gives four
teen quarts of milk per day, or eight or
nine pounds of butter per week. IN
stances are common Of COWS giving twelve
or fifteen pounds of butter per week, but
this is above the average figure" 1t
must be remembered, however, that the
climate of Jersey is very different from
that Of New England, or of the middle
States. The latitude is higher, being a
little above forty-nine degrees; the grass
is green all winter; geraniums and fuch-
sias need no housing, and against south
wall the orange ripens It's fruit.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-14
A Short History of Petroleum.

The Lumbermaa's Gazette gives the
following short history of petroleum: The
production of petroleum as an article of
trade dates from the 2Sth of August, 1859,
when Col. Drake, in well 693 feetdeep,
''struck OIL" and coined a phrase that
will last as long as the English language.
From that beginning it has increased to
8n annual production Of fourteen million,
five hundred thousand barrels of crude
OIL The first export was made in 1861,
Of twentv-seven thousand barrels, valued
at one million dollars, and the export of
petroleum for the year 1877 was, in round
numbers, sixty-two millions of dollars.
The annual product of petroleum to-day
crude and retined-is greater in value
than the entire production of iron, and is
more than double that of the anthracite
coal of the State of Pennsylvania, and ex-
ceeds the gold and silver product of the
whole country. AS an article of export it
is fourth, and contests closely for the third
rank. Our leading exports are relatively
as follows: Cotton, annually, from one
hundred and seventy-fve million dollars
to two hundred and twenty-seven million
dollars; wheat -four, from sixty-nine mil
lions TO one hundred and thirty millions
dollars; pork and its products (bacon,
ham and lard), from fifty-seven millions
to eighty two millions dollars, and petro-
leum, from forty-eight millions to sixty
two millions dollars The total export OF
petrQleu.n from 1861 and including 1877
1G years. has been four hundred and for
ty-two millions, six hundred and ninety
eight thousand nine hundred and sixty
eight dollars, Custom House valuation
From the best sources of information there
are at this time ten thousand oil wells
producing and drilling, which at an aver
! age cost of FIVE thousand dollars per well
would make an investment Of fifty mil
/ lions of dollars in this branch of the bust
ness. Tankage now existing of capacity
/ for six millions of barrels cost two mil
! lions of dollars, and seven millions Of dol.
lars has been invested in about two thou
| sand miles OF pipe lines connected with
| the wells. The entire investment for the
existing oil production, including pur-
chase money of territory, is something
over one million dollars, which amount
/ cannot be lessened much, if any, for as
wells cease 10 produce new ones have been
consts ntly drilled to take their place.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-14
An UnWise Demand.

We might illustrate the absurdlty and
inconsistency of demand for the de-
struction Of labor-saving machinery by
reference to every machine invented OF
used Each is benefaction to labor; 1t
admits reduction in the hours OF human
toii; it reduces the cost OF every produc-
ton of labor; it increases from SIX to
hundred fold the quantity OF the things
consumed; says the Chicago Tribune:
Measuring ali the necessities, comforts,
and luxuries of life by the standard OF
the product of days labcr, it gives in
exchange for that day S labor an average
of fifty-fold more than would be pos
sible in the absence of labOr-savlng
machinery. The American people as
whole are workmen, engaged IN produc-
ing, and the use of this machinery marks
the difference in the moral, physical, and
social condition of the people OF this
country, and Of the rude, barbarous, and
torpid races who reject such machinery
as the inventions of evil.
Human wants keep steady pace with
the means Of gratifying them; expendit-
urs generally follow close upon the
mems of expenditure, and the average
man generally finds want tnat calls foF
all the means he can command. We are
all consumers to the extent of our means,
and nothing is more difficult than for
mea and women once accustomed to the
qualification of certain wants to Yield
them cententedly. Taking days wages
as the test of our means to crafty our
wants, any change in the cost of produc-
ton which reduces the quantity of bread
one-half; which limits our clothing IN
quantity and quality two-thirdsi which
cuts off remorselessly all the little COM
forts, pleasures, and enjoyments; which
limits the dimensions and furnishing OF
cur homes TO minimum, and at the
same time reduces the demand for our
labor, and reduces its product, would be
calamity hardly less endurable than a
retgrn to a rude Earbarism which Amerl-
Can civilization had hoped to have lett
behind forever. Yet the abolition OF
labor-saving machinery would have such
effects, directly, Immediately, and even
more oppressively than we have stated.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-14
Aliessandro Frahchi,

Cardinal Allessandro Franchi, the
Pontiacal Secretary of State, has been
called to his long home. He was born in
Rome, June 10, 1919, and at the time of
the late Pope's death was Prefect General
of the Sacred Congregation of the Propa-
ganda of the Oriental Rite, and one of the
most prominent candidates for the Papa.
succession In 1853 he was sent to Mad
rid as Papal Nuncio, where he became a
great favorite. He held the same posi-
ton in Modena and Tuscany in 1856, and
returned to Madrid in 1868. In 1871 he
was sent as Nuncio to Constantinople 10
arrange settlement of Armenian ques-
tions with the Sultan He was made a
Cardinal in 1873, and the death of Car
tlinal Barnabo in 1874 placed him at the
head of the Congregation of the Propa
ganda, one of the most important offices
of the Church. After the accession of
Leo XIII. he changed places with Cardin-
al Simeoni, taking the Secretsryship OF
State.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-14
The Use OF Milk.

DR.. Crosby of the Bellevue Hospital
pronounces milk an article of diet which
all persons may use, under nearly all con-
ditions. There are those who say they
cannot take milk, that it makes them bill
hous, etc, but he declares that this is not
true. A person who is sick may take
milk with the greatest possible advant-
age, because it contains in form easy of
assimilation all the elements essential for
maintaing nutrition. 1t is the natura'
aliment of the young animal, and certain
ly answers good purpose for the old an
imal, provided it is used properly, and
not poured into the stomach already over
filed, as though it had in itself no sub
stance or richness. New milk, he does
lot hesitate to say, may be taken, as far
as disease is concerned, in nearly every
condition.
Perhaps it will require the addition of
a spoonful or two of lime water. The ad-
dition of little salt will often prevent
the after-feeling of fullness and ''wind in
the stomach, which some complain of.
If marked acidity of the stomach is pres
ent, then perhaps little gentian may be
requisite to stimulate the stomach some
what; and it may be necessary to give it
in small quantities and repeat it often;
but ice cold milk can be put into a very
irritable stomach, if given in small guam
titles and at short intervals, with the hap
piest effects. 1t is used in cases of fever.
which it formerly was thought to ''feed,"
and when scalded it has desirable effect
In summer complaints.
Bot it is an article of diet for people
in health, and who wish to remain in that
happy condition, that milk should be
most appreciated. For the midday lunch
of those whose hearty meal comes at nj ght
or for the supper of those who dine at
noon, nothing is SO good. The great va
riety and excellent quality OF prepared
cereals gives wide choice Of food to use
with milk. Bread with berries, in their
season, or baked sweet apples,) boiled
rice, cracked wheat, oatmeal, hulled corn,
or hominy, taken with generous bowl
of pure cold milk, makes the best posi-
bic light meal in warm weather for chill
dren. and for adults who have not some
positive physical idiosyrcracy that pre-
vents them from digesting it. The men
of firmest health and longest life are the
the nen of regular and simple habits,
and milk is standard article in such a
diet, .-,s..tt4
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The Art Of Butter-Making.

Never use your pans for anything but
milk; wash well in two waters, scald and
wipe well with clean towel; never allow
your milk to stand over forty eight hours;
set your milk in cupboard or safe, with
papers pinned over the wires to prevent
the air from drying the cream, else there
will be white specks in the butter; when
you skim, loosen the cream from the pan
with the finger; what adheres to the pan
will not make butter if scraped off with
the cream; keep the cream jar in as cool
an atmosphere as the milk; never allow
either to freeze. Churn 90 often as every
fourth day. When the cream is ready,
stand near the stove, turning the churp,
and churning TO stir the cream while
warming; take ont the butter and place it
in cold water, rinse well, salt, cover we'll
from the air, and set away; let 1t stand
twenty-four hours, then work over; press
the butter while working, instead of
smoothing, as pulling tho lRdle over it
makes the butter oily. If these direc-
tions are observed with Gaze, you will be
repaid by sweet, yellow butter.