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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-02-15

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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-08-20
The Way to ExpOstulate.

Kindness is fine thing, but it can be
misplaced. There are situations in this
life where politeness and suavity are
not so useful and effective as a good
club. The New York papers are busily
engaged in discussing what is the proper
thing to do when burglar enters a
house in the still watches of the night.
1t must be admitted that vast majority
are in favor of getting under the bed or
behind the door. There is also an i'm
mense preponderance of public senti-
ment in favor of lying and pretending
that a profound sleep makes us oblivious
to burglars or other doings. 1t is al
most unanimously agreed by the New
York press that the line, deal gently
with the elring," does not apply to the
case of burglar. It does not do to
accost the burglar as if he. had entered
the wrong house. Mr.. Bryant, of Har-
lem, did that the other night, and re
ceived q blow over the head from a
Jimmy forhis pains. Mrs. Hull expostu-
lated with the burglar who entered her
room and lost her life in consequence.
The general verdict is, that rs soon as a
burglar enters the house he should be
first riddled with bullets and expostu-
lated with afterward. A burglar is
always more amenable to reason when
he has from two to five ounces of lead in
him. He then begins to see the error OF
his ways, and any remarks that the
householder may see fit to bestow upon
him will make a greater impression than
at any other time. Ifany one attempts to
burglarize your house. shoot him on the
op.-Dc tr0it Free Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-08-20
White Women Sold as Slaves.

The Constantinople correspondent of
the Philadelphia Telegraph writes:
There is fair field here for any al.
dent abolitionists who may desire the
freedom of the white rs well as that of
the black man. a few days ago a pasha,
whose name must remain a mystery,
was desirous of making few additions
to his harem. and got information that
an invoice Of slaves, male and female,
principally Circassians. had arrived, and
were stationed ut the khan or warehouse
of Il widow, whose name is we'll known
in high circles in connection with the
slave traffic. His name secured the
noble Turk an entree into the inner
rooms of this establishment, where,
jealousy guarded by four eunuchs and
the harpy herself WHO directed this ig-
noble trade, were six girls of great per-
sonal attractions, the flower of the flock.
The pasha was astounded and dazzled,
and asked the price of one, having. ac-
cording to the disgusting practice of til
slave market, examined her as "a buyer
does horse. The sum named and ad-
hcred to by the hag was so exorbitant
that he left the building enraged, and
determined to possess himself Of the
coveted fair by stratagem. Accordingly
he revealed the existence of this "cache "
of slaves to the police, who, unfortu-
nately for him, raided the establishment
with such dispatch and thoroughness
that, before the pasha got word of the
expedition, the house was stripped, the
slaves divided by sexes and sent to two
! different orphan homes. and the luck
less widow placed in durance vile.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-08-20
A Woman WO0d.WOrker.

Not only does our great city lay claim
to the boy with the tail, the champion
ball-tosse1s and the female blacksmith,
but we have also a female cabinet
maker in our midst. Hearing of the
iady-Mrs. Christene Olenson-a Times
reporter proceeded to her residence, No.
SOB North Halstead street. Mrs. Clemson
and her husband occupy modest uarters
and have neat workshop adjacent to
the house. The reporter found Mr..
CLEMSON at home, but his wife had gone
for a three weeks visit among Iowa
friends. The exterior of the house oc-
cupied by the couple is very plain, and
suggests nothing Of the interior. Mrs,
Clemson has completely furnished the
house, and it is most magnifcently done,
too. The husband first escorted the
scribe to the little parlor, where nearly
everything in the shape of furniture is
from the hands of his helpmate. Stand
ing opposite the door is very handsome
organ, the case ofwhich is finely finished
in a variety Of hard woods. Upon the
case is a very lifelike bird in the act o
scizing cherry in its bill. On the
front panel is an East Indiaman full
rugged ship under full sail. The wafer,
Which is most excellently represented,
is of q piece of dark wood whose grain
is wavy, and which is neatly joined to
produce the desired effect. A secretaire
occupies the other side of the room, and
is constructed of 5000 pieces of wood.
The desi gn is unique, and the manner in
which number of secret drawers are
slowed away is something marvellous.
The center table is also of her construc-
ton, and is very handsome. The cor
nices, picture frames, stools and chairs
arc all from the deft fingers Of Mrs.
Clemson. A magnifcently carved bed
stead graces their sleeping apartment,
and other articles of minor Importance
are scattered about the rooms. Mrs.
Clemson has manufactured nearly all
her wooden tools and a greater part of
her steel ones. She is thirty-six years
of age, tall and straight, fair, pleasant
and determined. She was taught her
trade by her father in the old country,
and puts it to the good use of furnishing
her own house in style that would be
envied by the majority of people in much
better circumstances in life.-Chicago
Times
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-08-20
Lightning-R0ds.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Boston IrdVet
Ter gives in brief form these useful facts
about lightning-rods: l. The course of
lightning is constant or prearranged, and
if building should be struck twice in
the same place the course would be the
same both times, no matter how crooked
its path, providing everything was in
precisely the same position throughout
the house; hence its path can be sup
piled by a proper arrangement OF metal;
Q. A very small amount OF connected
metal, no larger than telegraph wire,
willconductan an ordinary lightning stroke.
8. Lightning seldom if ever goes below
the top floor of a house provided with
gas or water pipe, or below the upper
most floor that contains them. In a
wooden house not provided with pipes,
it is more difficult to state its course be-
forehand, although it will generally
strike the chimney and end at the well
or drain if near the house; its course
through the house being governed by
the amount of moisture in the different
timbers, plaster, etc., in the absence OF
any metal conductor. A lightning-rod
does not attract lightning, strictly
speaking; it simply conducts it like any
other metal. A great many people will
put zinc fashings, copper CUTTERS, iron
cresting and metal of all forms on their
buildings, and never fear lightning, but.
make that same metal in the form OF
a lightning-rod. and they would not stay
inside the building during a thunder
shower. A tin roof connected with the
earth by water spouts. or metal in any
form, makes an excellent lightning-rod; I;
there is no need of separating your tin
roof from the wood with glass the elec--
tricity will never leaYe metal for wood
if the metal continues to moist earth.
All metals conduct sufficiently well foE
a lightning-rod. The principal requisi-
ton is a perfectly contiguous rod going
in the most direct line from the highest
points to the moist earth. Theoreti-
cally copper is six times better as con-
ductor than iron, but practically, for a
lightning-rod, iron is nearly as good a
conductor as copper. 1t makes very lit
tie difference what shape or form the
metal is worked into, provided it is
strong and substantial. Sir W. Snow
Harris is perhaps the best authority on
lightning rods. but, probably to be on
the safe side, herecommends large rod.
He advises the use of rod three-quar-
ters of an inch in diameter, although he
admits that probably never in the ex-
perience of mankind has rod one-half
inch in diameter been melted, and in
every case where a rod a quarter inch
in diameter has been melted it has been
in the form of O chain, this, of course,
giving small connecting points between
the links, offer great resistance, conse-
quently great heat and explosions at
every link. There is little doubt but
that solid iron wire, one-quarter
of an inch in diameter, will conduct any
ordinary charge of lightning in safety,
observing the necessary arrangements,
the most important of which is the
ground connection.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-08-20
kETha Pot Game.N

They have n new game in Virginia
CITY, New. 1t is called "the pot game. >
The Chronicle of that city says it is very
simple; that almost anybody who has
pair of legs, big club and a p.s can
play it. "1n the first place you lay an
earthen pot on the grass, next you blind
fold lady and give her a scven-foot club
You then lead her off about twenty PAGES
and turn her round and round until she
thinks that northeast is southwest. Hav-
ing collected her senses, she begins to
hunt the pot, and when she gets on to the
patch of grass, where she supposes it is,
strikes vigorously with her club, geHer-
ally missing it by about twelve yards.
The other day a lady who was taking, a
hand in the pastime struck blindly in the
air, knocking down faro dealer. He
was completely stunned for few Sc
conds, and, as his back was turned to-
ward the woman when the blow was
struck, he had no idea of what had hit
him. When he recovered his senses,
however, the woman had handed the
club to the master of ceremonies, who
was holding the bludgeon in his hand
when the faro man turned round. The
faro man assaulted the master OF cere-
monies. The pot game soon became q
riot, and the faro expert and his crowd
had thrashed seven men before the sport
yyas satisfactorily explained"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-08-20
A Queer Pet.

Tom Jackson, of this city, says the
Virginia City (Nev.) Enterprise, has a
trained horned toad which is quite a
curiosity. 1t is rs tame as a kitten and
in quiet way full of fun. Mrs. Jack
son has trained the little fellow to stand
erect upon his hind feet, to stand on his
head, steadying himself with his fore
paws; to turn over on his back and
sham dead and to do quite q number OF
similar tricks. The toad is fed on flies
and similar insects, but is also very fond
of milk, which it drinks from a spoon.
Althorg gh always called horned toad
or horned frog in this country, the little
beast is lizard. Naturalists call it an
iguanian lizard of the genus phrynosonea
Our mountaineers, who are often quite
as close observers of every living thing
met with in the willis as any naturalist
speak of thing characteristic of the
horned toad that we have never seer
mentioned by any of the scientists. 1t il
that when the female is teased by a dos
it elects two small streams or slender
threads of blood-at least a red liquit
resembling blood. The liquid is spurtet
to the distance of nearly two ''et ant
with considerable force. The liquid il
evidently provided the little animal a
a means Of defence against foxes. wolve
and such animals, and whatever may b'
IS nature it renders dog very uncom'
Portable in the region of the stomach
One dose of it satisfies his curiosity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-08-20
SeasOnable Sentiments.

It is well said that it is not necessary
to be euncomfortably hot because the sun
beams come down with summer heat.
Correct habits of body and mink, rea-
sonable employment, will 60 far to an
taeonize and overcome the most per-
sistent efforts of the sun. Here are some
sensible hints that may be readl with
profit:
To begin, avoid heating food; most
people allow the palate to determine what
they shall eat and how much, which IS
as foolish as to allow the family fire to
select such fuel as best pleases it-gun-
powder, nitro -glycerine, etc. DO not in
crease your physical temperature, par
ticularly that of your head, by drinking
alcoholic beverages; when water does
not suffice as Il drink, consult Il physi-
clan instead of bartender. Use water
externally with frequency; no one can
get rid of superHuous heat through a
Skin the pores of which are tightly
sealed. =,
IF YOU have great many cigars that
ought to be smoked before they grow
dry and tasteless, give them to your en-
emy: it is better that his liver should be
deranced than yours, for Il torpid liver
produces Il weak, hot head. At least
once day take exercise enoughto cause
free perspiration; the man who pcrspires
the most is always the coolest; the IL
borer at work in woolcn clothing under
a hot sun, with the thermometer among
the nineties, is more comfortable than
the lounger in white linen and sun um-
Y
If YOU have first-rate thing to get
angry about. lay it carefully away until !!
cold weather. Do not worry; 1t is
frightfully heating as well as physically,
extravagant. Sleep regularly and full
hours, resisting the temptation to sit up
late because the evening is the only cool
part of the day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-08-20
A Mystery Solved.

A few DAYS ago Mr.. Andrew Daily, q
fireman on the middle division, had oc-
casion to move his quarters, and, there
fore, rented house on Sixth avenue.
The house was good one and the rent
extremely low for the character Of the
premises and the rate of rents in this
city, being only four dollars a month:
Mr.. Daily was wondering to himself
why he was so fortunate in this respect.
Last week he went to the house with an
assistant for the purpose of putting 1t IN
"apple-pie order" preparatory to taking
up his abode therein. While thus en-
gagged some of the neighbors startled him
with the information that the house was
haunted that no one could live in it,
and that was the reason why the rent
was put to him at such low figure. 10
an ordinary man this would have been
enough, but Mr.. Daily was made OF
sterner stuff. and went on with his clean
inc operations all the same, inwardly
resolving to solve the specter in the
house if it was within the compass OF
human prowess and skill. While at
work he and his companion heard pc
culiar noise proceeding from the aper-
ture between the roof and the ceiling.
Armed with light and strong cudgels, 1t
was but the work of moment to mount
through the trap door into the loft.
Here they were confronted. in .peerlng
around in the darkness. by n snake with
a large flattened head Kissing furiously
at the intrusion into his domains: A
blow was struck at his snakeship, which
missed its mark, when it disappeared in
one corner of the attic beneath the caves
of the roof. Mr.. Daily determined that
he would not live in the same house with
such venomous dweller, and proceeded
to dislodge the reptile. He tore away
the cornice and discovered not only a
blowing viper two feet in length, but
also large house snake, both of which
were killed. There have been no spec,
ter noises around the house since, and
this resolute work has completely solved
the mystery of the haunted house on
Sixth avenue. How the reptiles got in
to such a lofty retreat is now more OF a
mystery than was the occasion of the
strange noises that have frightened away
every tenant who has essayed to occupy
the premises for good while past
Johnston (Pd.) Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-08-20
Curi0sitieS of Sight.

Some years ago, Prof. Taft, of Edin-
burg, when i'll, noticed in waking from a
feverish sleep that the flame ola lamp in
his room assumed q deep red color.
There was ground glass shade on the
lamp, and the effect of intense redness
lasted only about a second. His explana.
ton of this was that the nerve fibrils of
the retina, with which green and violet
are seen, do not resume their activity
when person awakes quite so quickly as
the red nerves. Prof. Ogden n. Rood. of
Columbia College, New York, records
some observations confrrhatory of this
view in the last number of Sillinaan's S
Journal, showing that temporary green
color-blindness may be produced by
nervous arrangement and prolonged ex-
citation. Twenty years ago he took
chloroform, administered by dentist in
Munich. upon regaining conscious
ness" he writes, "and raising my eyes
to the face of the operator, was q little
surprised at not having previously re-
marked his unusually ruddy complexion,
but the next instsSaw that this was
due to an optical ffen, for his hair
appeared of bright purplish-red hue.
The singular appearance lasted perhaps
couple of seconds, when his hair re-
sumed its natural color, which was
white" Effects of a similar character
have also been noticed by Prof. Rood in
his own convalescence from typhoid
! fever.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-08-20
A Human Otter.

Reedy river, in Laurens county, 5. g.,
is a poor stream for fish. Perhaps by, a
whole days fishing the angler may be
rewarded by one-half dozen little cat
fish. We had a visit last week from the
Raburn's creek otter, William Vaughn.
He said there were fish in the river and
he he had come after them. 1t was
amusing to see him in the shoals, diving
under therocks and bringing up the cats;
sometimes he would come up with one
in each hand, and occasionally with
three fish, one in his mouth and one in
each hand. After fishing the shoals he
tried his hand on the suckers and red
horse in the deeper water, diving down
under the banks and bringing up the
fish in his hands. He caught about
twenty fine suckers, weighing one, two
and three pounds each. Vaughn has
been known to catch rs many as six
suckers Mt one time in his hands. He
saws when under water he can rub q
sucker on the side and it will lie as still
as pig when you are scratching it.
Letter TO Charleston NeWs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-08-20
Words of Wisdom.

Never want anything that you cam
buy.
Forgiveness and smile are the best
revenge.
Absence destroys triding intimacies,
but it invigorates strong ones.
Ths higher up the mountain you
climb, the higher you can see.
Ifevil be said of thee. and it be true,
correct it; if it be lie, laugh at it.
No one will dare maintain that it is
better to do injustice than to bear it.
1t is more profitable to look upon our
defects than to boast of our attainments.
That laughter costs too much which
spurchased by the sacrifice of decency.
He that never changed any of his
opinions never corrected any of his mis-
takes.
A mans good breeding is the best Sc.
curity against other peoples i'll man
ners.
You need not tell all the truth, unless
to those who have right to know it all
But let all you tell be the truth.
To everything there is season, and
time to every purpose under tn.
heaven-a time to keep silence and {
time to speak.