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LOST AND FOUND.

I OST-On Tuesday evening. on 14th st., between
~ New York and Massachusetts avenues small
PR Pr latch KEY, for which q suitable reward
OF Statistics, 18th st, below ID NV IT.
7 OST-A pair of gold EYE GLASSES, between K
i and L streets NV liberal reward A@AA
VIII be paid to the finder at 1U27 18th st. ~ w
NV. feb1S-2t.
| OST-At the charity ball, Masonic Temple, an
~ APPLIQUE HANDKERCHIEF with the initials
+: MEG embroidered on it. A suitable reward
VIII be given If returned to No 1l01 18th street
NV. feb18-2t'
! OST.On the evening of February 18th, large
II BLACK DOG. having white feet and 49,
lie answers to the name CT Rover" Tag -
No 1883 suitable reward will be given for his re-
turn TO g. s Kraft, 18th and Pa. ay. feb18-3ts
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CHINA
CROCKERY.
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full Stock of Best Goods at Low Prices
NV sEvERIDaR,
uate Webb Beveridseb
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ITS CHEAPNFSS.

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an pe en- IN Two and tina parts applied at different
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uon repeated several times. Benson's Capcine Pc.
Tous Plaster Is specially recommended for the fol
lowing ailments go
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The Real Estate Review, published at my office on
the 10Th of each month, contains complete list Of
all the houses have for rent together with reports
concerning the condition of the real estate market
throughout the country Call and get a COPY tr
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Average strorn Daily Circulation ocer
17,60O-beiu0 O mach larger bona Hde,
regular aad permanent circulation than
that of all the other daily papers ta the
city added together.
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can he obtained of almost any drupyist m tho Jn;taf
States or Canada for IS cents Purcha serS sbnnld
beware of worthless limitations and pasters hayins
4 similar sounding name fehSa W IN, =
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Three-Story Houses for Sale.

">o
issue on the LIST and 18th of each montha bulletin
OF al property for rent and sale my books which
by mail, If desired.
Loans
$4,000, $4,000 81. 800 s1 COO a. per cent. fro-tr
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
A GrOcer's Trick.

This happened long ago-in the early
days of Minneapols-and is related to
show that even in those days the grocer
WAS Sup to snuff" A certain we'll
known individual, now resident Of st.
Cloud, was dealing III groceries in Min
neapolis then, and told the story himself
the other day, as follows:
81 happened to strike four chests OF
tea, which bought at bargain-twen-
ty-fve cents pound. These four chests
of tea was all 1 had, and of course, as
my customers expected variety OF
prices, accommodated them. 1 turned
the tell-tale side of the chests toward the
wall, and marked the tea to suit Gus
toners. Deacon -, still a resident
of the city, came in one day after some
tea, and wanted good article. gave
him q sample from each Of the four
chests to take home and try, stating
their respective prices as thirty five,
fifty. seventy-fvc cents and dollar a
pound. Well, after testing the samples,
he returned and rendered his decision,
as follows:
"'That thirty-five-cent tea is a very
fair article for the price the fifty cent
tea is much better; the seventy-fve-
cent tea is excellent, and the dollar tea
is very superior article, can assure
you. But 1 can't quite 60 that figure.
Let me have ten pounds of the seventy
fye.cent tea
He was accommodated. How grocers
have changed since then. st. Pau
Pioneer Peds,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
The Carnival at Rome.

The carnival ct Rome has this year
been the poorest known since 1870.
When it began the sky was cloudy, and
uncertain weather continued to prevail.
The king for several days was not seen
upon tho Corso, and only once did the
queen and the young prince of Naples
appear in the window of the Fiano
palace. On the Piazzo Navona The
night illumination was prevented by /:
storm Of rain. The conduct OF boys and
men ON the Corso, in many cases, was
rude and ruffianly. A correspondent Of
the Globe (London) relates that Ger
tain American gentleman wearing q silk
hat, WAS, one day, the object Of vile
persecution. He did not care to have
his hat pelted with hard confetti by the
base rabble of Rome, and in company
with friend showed a disposition to
use his fist and walking stick. This
only aroused q severer storm OF confetti
than ever, SO that the American and his
friend were forced to leave the Corso.
No protection was afforded by the po.
lice, and one OF them who reviled the
police for this negligence Sin terms
more forcible than polite" was arrested.
The first prize this year was awarded to
representation OF a medieval town de-
Tended by ancient Romans, the whole
resting on the back of an enormous ele-
phant which was drawn by four horses.
The Roman warriors who filled the tow
er flung out in different directions flow
crs and bon.bons. The second prize
went to car full of young devils.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
Curious Theories Regarding the Sun.

Speaking to gentleman of wealth in
this city recently, he said:
"Have you ever seen Captain Erics
sons solar engine? It is the most ex
traordinary thing in the way OF mental
deduction and historical anticipation e1
taut. Ericsson says that the manufac,-
turing of the world will one day be done
On the desert of Sahara. he anticipated
the time when the earth will have con
sumed it's fuel and men must make steam
from the SUM-"
1T must be something like a burning
glass, then q
"It is IN arrangement OF mirrors by
which from the solar ray intense heat is
obtained and thrown upon water, which
bois. makes steam, and gives locomo-
tion md power"
"Has Ericsson come to any conclu-
sion about heat ?"
"I heard him talk recently on that
subject. If I recollect, he holds that
the sun itself has no heat; but it is our
atmosphere which gives heat by the pas
sage of the solar ray through it. He
reasons from this that probably the
whole solar system is inhabited by a
race something like man. That
is, all the planets which have atmos-
pheres probably have heat md, there
fore. inhabitants. Some OF the planets
have very dense atmospheres, envelop-
ing them far more thoroughly than ours.
Ericsson says that you get no more heat
by getting nearer the sun. You ascend
high mountains, for example, where the
atmosphere grows thin, and you will
find cold weather"
Chow does he live in New York;"
"He lives rather recluse life. He is
q ehy man, but with sufficient pride
and confidence to make him interesting
when he wants to talk. He says he will
never give the solar engine to the world
until he has sufficiently protected him
self by royalties Or other patent protec
ton. You know he invented the pro
peller which drives everything on the
sea, but had virtually to give it away.
He made an independence building mon
itors during the war. He is wonder
full man. When he has something re-
solved upon he can get enormous capi-
tai to help him out. You know the
caloric engine was put in practice in a
magnificent ship that proved not to be
efficient. The old fellow has been in
this country forty years, and was thirty
six years old when he came here at the
invitation of Commodore Stockton, and
already with a great reputation. He is
ono of the Jew men who has not been
interviewed for the public newspapers. !"
-" Gath" in Ne,D York Graphic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
The Love OF Homo

A man who is not ashamed Of himself
need not be ashamed of his early condi-
tion. 1t happened to me to be born IN
a log.cabin, raised among the snow
drifts OF New Hampshire ut q period so
early that when the smoke first rose from
it's rude chimney and curled over the
frozen hill there was no similar evidence
of O white mans habitation between it
and the settlements on the rivers Of
Canada. Its remains still exist; 1 make
it on annual visit. I carry my children
to it to teach them the hardships endur-
ed by the generations which have gone
before them. I love to dwell on the
tender recollections, the kindred ties,
the early affections and the narrations
and incidents which mingle with all !
know OF this primitive family abode. 1
weep to think that none of those who
inhabited it are now among the living,
and if ever fail in affectionate venera
ton for him who raised it and defended
it against savage violence and destruc-
ton, cherished all the domestic virtues
beneath its roof, and through the fire
aud blood of seven years revolutionary
war shrunk from no toll, no sacrifice to
serve his country, and to raise his chill
dren TO condition better than his own
may my name and the name OF my
posterity be blotted forever from the
memory OF mankind. Daniel Wedater.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
A True Hero.

The city OF Marseilles in France was
once afflicted with the plague. So ter
rible was it that it caused parents to
desert children, and children to forget
the obligations to their own parents.
The city became as desert, and funerals
were constantly passing through it's
streets. Everybody was sad, for nobody
could stop the ravages of tho plague.
The physicians could do nothing, and as
they met one day to tnlk over the mat.
ter and see if something could not be
done to prevent this great destruction
of life, it was decided that nothing
could be effected without opening
corpse in order to find out the mysteri-
ous character of the disease. All agreed
upon the plan, but who should be the
victim? it being certain that he would
die soon after. There was dead pause.
Suddenly one of the most celebrated
physicians, man in the prime of life,
rose from his seat and said:
"Be it so; devote myself to the safe
ty of my country Before this numerous
assembly I swear, in the name of hu-
manity and religion, that tomorrow at
the break of day l will dissect corpse,
and write down as 1 proceed what I OBJ
serve"
he Immediately left the room, and as
he was rich ho made will, and spent
the night in religious exercises. During
the day O mau uied in his house Of the
plague, and at daybreak the following
morning the physician, whose name was
Guyon, entered the room and critically
made the examination. He then left the
room, threw the papers intoa a vase of vim
egar that they might not convey the dis
case to another, and retired to a con-
venient place where he died in twelve
hours.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
Irving to Rob q. HumOrist.

Robert Burdette, writing from
Wabash, Ind, to the Burlington Ha10k-
eye, says: I went to hotel in Peru
and took room with fire, lame win
dow curtain, an invalid water pitcher
and some other portable articles of fur
niture in it, and left my baggage care
lessly piled up in great stacks around
the room. Judge of my dismay, when
after leaving the room for few mo-
ments, I returned to discover that a
desperate attempt had been made by
party of men, who had evidently been
following me for several days, to steal
my diamond necklace You remember
the necklace very we'll, OF course; it is
the same one I lectured in last season,
and was present from Khall Bey, to
whom it had descended among the fami-
ly Jewels. It was originally obtained
by his grandfather, who was Buddhist
priest, and stole the necklace from the
image Of Bhundal-up. Ghud, in the hill
district, Jabbal-al.Jal. The stones
were unusually large and brilliant, and
some of them weighed nearly four
ounces when killed and dressed. It was
valued at $4,000. The robbers, four
in number, who had probably seen me
wearing it, and had followed me for sew
eral days, were masked, and effected an
entrance into my room by climbing
telegraph pole about TWO miles down
the Wabash track. Thence they
cooned along the wire until they got
into the town, when they got on the
roof OF the station and descended to the
ground, went around behind the hotel,
found a ladder probably left there by
some accomplices, got on to the roof OF
the hotel, entered the chimney and
worked tEeir way down it into the cel-
lar. 1t was then easy work to come up
the cellar stairs, 90 into the wash-room
and wash their hands and remove their
masks, and then they came out into the
Office and asked the clerk the number of
my room. Then, the deed was all but
accomplished, when, by a piece OF Won
dcrful good fortune returned to my
room, having been out in the back
yard stealing enough wood to make the
fire last fifteen minutes, just in time TO
prevent the spoliation of my jewel case.
The robbers escaped, leaving the hotel
and the city in the same manner as they
entered it. I think, indeed, I have
been rather indiscreet, seeing that I
travel alone, in wearing so much valua-
bic jewelry. l lnclose necklace here
with. Hang it up on o nail in the
Haukeye Office until return home, and
don't let Newt wear it every time he
oons TO a party.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
Simple Remedy for the Bite OF Mad
Animal.

A simple remedy for the bite of
rabid animal is furnished by q friend
who has known it to he tried in the fam.
lily of a relative with good success. Iu-
deed, wher iesorted to in time, it is con-
sidered sure preventive OF hydro
phobia, but would not have the desired
effect if delayed till hydrophobia began.
Tt should be taken Immediately after
the bite if possible. and not later than
nine days to be effectua]. One ounce Ct
elacampaue root hruis, d AMI s;mmered
in pint of milk till the milk is reduced
to half pint. This is t, be divided
into three doses, and takeu ou m empty
stomach for three alternate morning.,
fasting three hours after taking 1t. Pre-
pare this recipe as directed three times
and take as above, making III all rlno
doses tai en- on nine mornings, with tie
omission OF a morning between each: the
time thrs being extended to eighteen
days in all, including tie alternate lays
when the medicine is not taken. Inij
remedy is so simple and easll 5 procured
that mona need h@itate to try it who
have any apprehension of having been
bitten by mad dog, or any other rabld
animal:} pnd it would not interfere with
any local treatment that might be
thought advisable. This root is Prove
cative of perspiration and has other
medicinal properties. which are sup,
posed to counteract O" remove the poison
from the system. .-P,oridence JonFna!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
Words of Wisdom,

lie who is starving does not look to
sec if the profFered loaf be fresh or stale.
Those who have made mistakes anc
suffered for them are the ones to help
others to show that any error can be
atoned for.
You may m md rent in damaged
reputation 30 that it may not show, but
you can never make the reputation quite
whole again.
Beauty may attract love at first, but
it alone cannot retain affection. 1t is
the sterling qualities of the heart and
mind that win in the long run.
V love our friends all the time
when we are 80 absorbed in working for
them that we seldom think of them, as
we'll as when telling them of our regards.
Weaao not, in our own minds, have a
secret contempt for the work of the
great man we do not know intimately,
but we have for the work of the one we
do know.
Flow beautiful is youth A little moon
shine, a few musical water-drops, the
strain of song, and the young heart
experiences poetry as it never could be
entrusted to paper.
1t is a dreary sensation to find ones
self wholly forgotten by mere acquaint-
auces; but to find that we have no place
in the thoughts of those We love, seems
in q certain sense like being annihilated.
The profoundest calm always seems
to come inst after the most terrific
storm. The exaltation OF spiritual rap
ture follows fast after far descent into
the gloomy Hades OF the soul. Life is
q series OF alterations st best and he
who mounts highest to-day sinks deep
est tomorrow.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
Wart Charms.

The popular cure for warts, and other
like excrescences, are very numerous,
and vary in almost every county. One
mode of charming them away is to take
an elder shoot and rub it on the part;
then cut as many notches on the twig as
you have warts, out it in place where
it will soon decay, and, as it rots away,
the warts will disappear. This IS a
southern charm. In Yorkshire, and
throughout the north generally; the
cure for warts is to take black snail
and rub the excrescences with it, then
impale it on thorn, and leave it to per-
ish. As it dries up and disappears, the
warts will vanish. According to another
form of the charm. the warts must be
rubbed with fresh snail for nine sue
cessivo nights. Still another wart
harm is to take the shell Of a broad
bean, and rub the affected part with the
inside thereof; bury the shell, and tell
no one about it, and, as it withers away,
30 will the warts.--AW the Year Round.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
Curious DeriyatiOns.

The word pamphlet is derived from
the name of the Greek authoress, Pam
phylia, who compiled n history OF the
world into thirty. five little books.
"Pnnch and Judy" is contraction
from Pontius and Judas. It is relic
of an old "1nirscle play" in which the
actors were Pontius PLATE and Judas
Iscariot.
"Bigot" is from Visigotha, in which
the fierce and intolerant Adrianism of
the Visigotn conquerors of Spain had
been handetl down to infamy.
"Tabby cat is MI unconscious that
her uame is derived from Atab, a famous
street in Bagdad, inhabited by the manu-
facturers Of silken stuffs called Atab,
or taffeta; the wavy markings of the
watered silks resembling russy's coat.
Humbug" is from Hamburg; "
piece of Hamburg news" was in Ger
many q proverbial expression for false
political rumors.
"Gauze" derives it's name from GAIA,
where it was made.
cold Nick " is none other than Nikr,
the dangerous water demon of the Scan
dinsyian legend.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
SOund SUGGESTIONS.

A very successful merchant in large
New England city once remarked to the
writer: II always advertise most when
times are dull. In busy seasons it is
only necessary to keep my name bsforo
the public; I am sure to got my share
of the spontaneous traffic. But when
business is light then I illuminate my
broadsides of special bargains, and then
is just when special bargains are sought
for" This remark was recalled recently
by the complaint Of a gentleman who
was making purchases in this city for
fitting up house, and who remarked
the scarcity OF advertisements of articles
of which he desired. II of course
know" said he, "the names of several
large houses which sell carpets, but I
find comparatively few of them men,
toned in the columns OF any OF your
New York newspapers. In buying
crockery have groped almost entirely
in the dark. I have found few adver-
tisements of furniture Zone of the firms
has profited from me by it's announce
ment), but I have passed by scores OF
other HOUSES which I did not enter be-
cause had not even q newspaper &C.
quaintance with them; while in buying
other thinps-a refrigerator, for instance
Il had to learn from friends where they
are to be found"
Our merchants must decide for them
selves the lesson of such complaint,
and how much of it applies to each OF
them. The newspapers are, of course,
glad to print their advertisements; that
is part OF newspapers business. But
the fact that all our daily leading news.
papers have been able to pass through
the period OF financial depression with
out lessening their enterprise in the mat
ter OF news, while they have confessedly
felt temporary loss Of advertising busi-
ness, is proof that they have perma-
nent constituency of readers to rely
upon; and this gives them greater conf
dence in maintaining that their columns
are the best means of communication
between the public and the class OF
people who have wants to supply and
money to spend-New York Evening
pna}
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-09
Plague Precautions.

The plague fright at Berlin has re-
called the extraordinary precautions
taken during the cholera epidemic of
1881. A cord was drawn in front of
houses supposed to be infected. The
keys were given to police agent, who
three or four times day went to STE
what the inmates wanted. He then
placed what he brought them on table
outside. near tho door. The money
Was put iuto glass full of vineg2r, and
the agent took it ont with spoon. The
paper on which the commissions were
written down he took mp with pincers.
When a sick person was taken to the
hospital police agent preceded the We
hiclr with bell, end two soldiers kept
every one away from the sick person.
Tie doctors wore cloaks and masks or
oilcloth. The skins OF dogs and cats
being particularly favorable to the dis
semination of the disease, persons were
recommended tokill them, except where
ttry vera positively necessary. For
mouth. she Inhabitants lived in trepida.
tiou, and IN old lady actually hanged
herself for fear of the cholera reaching
her. The precautions gradually became
rnptter for ridicule.