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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-22
The Senate Snuff Box.

There is a curious old custom kept up
in the United States Senate chamber.
On each side of the Vice-President's
seat are fastened two old snuff boxes.
They are the result of a custom inaugu-
rated almost OF the foundation of the
government, when snuff-takiug was a
Universal habit. Thurman is the only
Senator who makes habit of using
snuff, but sometimes Senator will stop
and take an occasional pinch, while the
many visitors to the chamber take lit
Tie out of curiosity. At first the box
was kept on the Vice-President's desk,
but in those days 50 many of the Senators
used the article, and so frequently forgot
to bring their boxes with them. that il
was resolved to place two public re-
ceptacles for it, and in the annual eN-
penses of the Senate is always found the
item ofsnuff.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-22
Strange Method of Catching Ouails.

The Naples Qtaly) correspondent of
the London Times writes: The Neapol-
itans have their shooting season as well
as the English, and it is now at its
height. If they cannot boast Of grouse,
they do of quails, and these are coming
in by thousands. If you cast your eye
round the bay you will see that along
every mountain top is stretched net,
or series of nets. attached to poles of 4
great height. They have long been in
course of preparation-perhaps since the
10Th of August. for who knows when the
foreign visitors will come in? They are
as capricious as many human travellers,
and are regulated by unseen atmos-
pheric influences. A clear sky and Il
gentle soutneasterly wind seem to be the
best conditions for their journey, just
such as we had last night; and as soon
as it is dark the watchers and their
friends assemble ut the parata ON which
each net is erected, waiting with anXi-
Gus expectation. 1t is festive occasion,
50 much so that the jollity is greater
than caution demands. The wind is
found to be somewhat too high, so down
come the nets. But there is a lull;
there is a rush in the air and up 90 the
nets again, and one hears "puff, puff
as the poor birds are intercepted. Every
now and then there is haul down to
secure the prisoners and .hen haul up.
This goes on till the morning. when the
enemy appears in double force. A crowd
of peasants have assembled, who shout
till they are hoarse in order to drive the
birds into their nets, so that from the
dawn of day there is no repose for
any one within a mile of the parata
Besides these there is an army of sports
men armed with guns, many of which
no prudent man would touch. But let
them keep at certain distance from the
nets, rs the law commands, or they will
| be denounced or receive some personal
injury. Attached to every net is cage
full of blind quails as decoys for the
visitors. They have had their eyes
pierced by a red-hot wire, and their
melancholy plants, mistaken for sing
ing, WOO many bird to it's doom.
know a priest who has one hundred and
fifty of these mutilated birds, and is con-
sequently one of the most successful
sportsmen of the locality. What q
priest does cannot be.wrong, and his ex-
ample is pretty generally followed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-22
The Endless Procession.

Down the vista OF the ages,
Saints and sinners, fools and saSos,
Marching onward, slow and solemn,
Go in never-ending column
Here the honest, here the knave-
With q rythmic step sublime,
To the grave.
Like the rolling OF the river,
Going ON and Oh forever.
Never resting, never staying,
Never for On instant straying,
Peer and peasant, lord and slave,
Equals soon to mix and minSle
In the grave.
Duty cannot, nor can pleasure,
For a moment break the measure;
They are marching on to doom,
They are moving 70 the tomb,
All the coward, all the brave,
Soon to level all distinction
In the grave.
Since the morning OF creation,
Without break or termination,
Ever on the line is moving
All the loved and all the loving,
All that mothers ever gave
On to silence and to slumber
In the grave.
Here no bribe the bond can weaken,
Hero no substitute is taken;
Each one for himsell-no other,
Son nor father-no, nor brother;
Love the purest cannot save;
Each alone the roll must answer
At the grave.
Who commands the dread procession
Who shall know no retrogression?
Who Gun be the great director?
Ha. that grim and grizzly specie,
Him that sin to satan gave;
Death, the mighty king Of terrors,
And the grave.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-22

A German doctor has started the ad-
vocacy ofnight air as sort OF panacea
for ali diseases, chronic or acute. The
remedy is an old one, but even taken in
side the house it is more likely to kill
than cure. Waterton, the naturalist,
who lived to extreme old age, to the
last slept with his window quite open,
winter and summer, without injury.
Notwithstanding this, there are abund-
ant examples to show that, even 70
healthy people, the night air at most
seasons is unhealthy.-Iron.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-22
Paris hos two new papers, each with

Paris has two new papers, each with
q mission" One is called Woman,
and is under the editorial charge of a
committee of ladies who desire to in
struct the humber members of the sex
as to moral and physical training. The
other is called La Lu,m de Nell, and is
more Enthusiastically French in its
claims for recognition. 1t purports to
be an organ for defending the interests Of
celnbataires, tiancees and married folks,
and contains a column of advertisements
of rich widows who desire husbands,
who need not be rich, but must have a
little.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-22
A Deaf and Dumb Girl Talks In Her
SIpeD.

A singular story is told ny John
Lather, of Dorsey county, Ark. in the
columns of the Little Rock GLzete. he
has q daughter who suddenly lo5t her
voice and hearing when she was little
girl some fifteen years ago. One night
last week he was passing his daughters
room, when he heard strange voice.
Arousing his wife they crcpt noiselessi!y
in, and with thrills of joy saw that their
dumb daughter was talking in her sleep.
The mother clasped the girl in her arms,
but when awake she again lost her voice.
Since then she has been heard to talk
aloud in her sleep, speaking generally OF
the occurrences in the household of the
day before. A deaf and dumb youth OF
the neighborhood. who has been looked
upon as the girls lover, was prostratedi
with grief upon hearing that his girl
could talk.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-22

Sir Henry Bulwer, uncle of Lord
Lytton, for months fancied himself
affected with paralysis of the legs, and
refused to put a tsot to the ground, but
was wheeled in a chair by a servant.
One day the Rhone steamer on which he
was travelling caught fire, and the cap
tain having run the boat ashore, a plank
was thrown oft. by which the passen-
gers might land. The first person on
this new bridge, and stepping nimbly
down. was Sir Henry. When safe on
shore he remembered himself and called
out to his servant, Garry me, Forster"
But it was too late. Forster refused to
hear more of his masters folly, and Sir
Henry walked very we'll to the day of
his death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-22

The Mammoth cave in Kentucky has
been purchased by company of East
ern capitalists for $2O0, 900. Tie interior
will be illuminated with electric light,
and telegraph wires will afford COM
munication between al1parts Of the cave
and the outer world. The walks will be
improved, new boats will be launched
on the subterranean river, and q restau-
rant will be opened in one of the cham
bers seven miles from the entrance.ss The,
railroad from Glasgow junction to the
cave will be completed. -. '.'s.'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-22

The hollow winds begin to blow,
The clouds look black, the grass is low;
The SCOT falls down, the spaniels sleep,
The spiders from their cobwebs creep;
Last night the sun went pale to bed,
The moon in halos hid her head;
The boding sheppard heaves sigh,
For see. rainbow spans she sky;
The walls arc damp, the bitches smell,
Closed is the pnk-eyed pimpernell;
The squalid toads at dusk were seen
Slowly crawling o'cr the green;
Loud quacks the ducks, the peacocks cry,
The distant hills are looking nigh;
Hark, how the chairs and tables crack,
Old Betty's joints are on the rack,
And see yon rocks, how odd their flight
They initiate the gliding kite,
Or seem prccipitate to fall,
AS il they felt the piercing ball;
How restless ara the snorting swine,
The busy fly distlrbs the kline,
Low DER the grass the swallow wings,
The cricket, too, how loud she sings.
Puss on the hearth with velvet paws
Sits wiping DER her whisker'd jaws
'Twilksurely rain, see with sorrow,
Our jaunt must be put off tomorrow.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-22

DR.. j. W. Ross, of the United States
navy, is a man who, for his brave dis
charge of a dangerous duty. which he
sought unsummoned, may well be called
q hero. Last year, although he had
never had yellow fever, he volunteered
for medical service at Holly Springs
Miss, and after working zealously for
two months, very nearly died of the
disease himself. This year he offered
his services to the National Board of
Health and was sent down to Memphis,
where he has been working in the most
thorough and effectual way. ." 81"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-22

records of theIWayne. County Court. 1t
was couched in language which was q
model of clear and correct English. and
was powerful in its argument. 1t was
written with pen made from a split
stick, the ink being the juice Of poke
berries. Lucy Ann Lobdell was released
from iail. The two went to Damascus
township, and in 1877 purchased farm,
which they occupied and worked to-
gether until a few days since, when
Lucy Ann Slater, or Joseph Israel Lob
dell, as she insisted on being known,
died after bricf illness. She was nearly
fifty years of age.
The child that was born to Lucy Ann
Lobdell and George Slater was a girl.
She found a good home in the family
of the former, into which she was
adopted, and grew up to be handsome
and intelligent girl. A young man,
named Kent, sought her hand in mar
riage, but his character was not good,
and she rejected him. Shortly after
ward. in August, 1871, Miss Slater went
from her home to a neighbor's on an
errand. When she started home it was
dark, and a thunderstorm was coming
up. As she was hurryins along, the
road she was seized by three men. drug
ged, grossly maltreated. and taken to
the Delaware river, and thrown into the
stream. She was washed up on m
island, where she regained consciousness.
She was discovered by man who lived
opposite the island, and taken to his
house. She left there, supposing she
could find her way home. She wandered
into the woods, and, although parties
were out searching for her. she was not
found until three days afterward. She
was insane, and nearly dead from
hunger. She was returned home, but
it YVES long time before she regained
her reason. Kent and two others were
arrested on suspicion Of being tie partiees;
guilty Of the outrage, but nothing could
be proved against them. Most people,
however, believed that they were the
criminals, and they finally disappeared
from the place,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-22

A man in Pennsylvania noted for his
generosity lately had 800. 600 left him
asa legacy. Beggars of, all manner of
causes, good, bad and Indifferent. focked
upon him 80 fast that lie adopted the
plan of stating to each the amount of
his legacy, and the fact that he had hosts
of applications, and the inquiry in view
of all this, how much he ought to be
expected to give the applicant. The
then applied for he noted down,
and promised an answer in six months
from the time he got his legacy. At the
end of that period he added up the
amounts applied for and found the sum
total thereof was S700, 900. :.
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-11-29

to 0eorgc's honor and NAllIe's hsppinsss
honest Nh Moyls acting ~ tosst-m:k-
er-the general drew parcel from biz
pocket and extracted FROM II OertiS'S
book. marker; nulonger scarlet now, but
faded pink from exposure 70 tho Dir, for
II had many 8 battle cntwined with the
soldiers sword knot. There were hang.
Ing from II tho cross Of tho Bath, = Vic.
toris cross, and something slss-a wed.
ding ring, .s5''11 Il
"Will you tAke sll three, Gertie !" said
George, approaching Miles cousin ~ I
"Isravo, Sir George" exclaimed Mile,
clapping her hands, though Dhe turned )
little pale, II always said that iGcrtie
and yon were made for each other.n
"sodid l." said worthy Mr.. Moyle,
"but I Wy, hello! what's that E 81
There had been q loud knock at the
door, and = fo0tman entered with tel
egram on tray. Mr.. Moyle opened the
mlssive and uttered an exclamation Of
horror and dismay. '.0reat heavens |
my lord, read this" he faltered. 'lis9l
The telegram announced that tho now
Lord Beauyrsy had been killed In . rail-
way accident. 80 the Indian horo got
his titles and estates again. Ho showed
no elation, hut see..led on the contrary
much shocked, and he was tho first 10
lend assistance to Mile when she
swoonod IN somewhat forced attack
Of histories.
Old Moyle had sunk on q chair, per.
foctly helpless, and hiS face was =
thing to soe.
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-11-29
JOSH BILLINGS ON MARRIAGE.

Sum people marry bekase they
think wlmmin will be scarce next year,
and live to wonder how the stock
holds out. Sum marry to get rid Of
themselvs, and discovery that the
game was one that two can play at
and neither win. ~ :
Sum marry for love without q cent
in their pocket, nor u friend in the
world ,ner a drop Of pedigree.
This looks desperate but is the
strength Of the game.
h Sum marry IN haste and then set
down and think it carefully over.
Sum think it carefully over fust and
then net down and marry.
No man kan tell jist exactly what
calico has made up her mind tow do.
Calico don't know herself. Dry
goods Of all kinds is the child OF
circumstances.
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-11-29

But l w,,o-n.t.' This is the way 4
Louisville girl disposes Of n young
man, according to an exchange. She
says: you have asked me pointedly
If can marry you, and / have
answered that l can. marry d
man who makes love to a different
girl every month. can marry a man
whose main occupation seems to he
to join a gauntlet in front Of churches,
and theaters, and comment audiblt
upon the people who are compelled to
pass through it. .lcap marry . man
who boasts that Grl can be won
with the help Of : tailor and an
expert tongue. lean marry ss,ch 1
man, but ! won't
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-11-29

At a "mum sociable" the other
night all artiiiccs, plans, dnlges,
subtcrfages and things rcsorted to by
the ladies to make II certain young
man speak failed.-all but ono. He
offered to forfeit $5 "ior tip good Of
tho cause" if they could induce, him
to speak q word within half on, hour,
Tho time had nearly expfhA, when
u kfowinS yoNhgladystole ip Behind
him and, in a masculine voice, wl,is-
pered, "i1ill, let's go out and have a
beer" "All rig -'and then he check.
cd himself but it was too late. Id
handed over the $5. Beer Is a rnockery.
Evan in festive m,vn sociable for
tho benefit Of the CHURCH It scoops in
It's victims. ~. e.a.. IT.
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-11-29
Y swAR l THOUGHT THE wI1-
DOW WAR UP
81. Louis Times Journal.

II WA q beautiful morning after the
storm had tempered tho heat, and
creation seemed to awake from o
slumber refreshed. The train On the
o. and M. road came laundering into
the city making graceful curves un-
der tho green treeS which overshadow-
I'd tho line. A city gentleman who
Ind boon over the river rccreating
was sitting In = forward coach dream
ing of the cool. days he had spent IN
the country, and dreading the heat
to which he was going. At q cross
road station u long, stained, and
shaggy individual got on, with d
dozen eggs tied up in q pillow-slip.
He looked around and sat down by
the man from tho city, After he had
paid his fare hc commenced on his
companion:
Pine shower last nighti'
The city man said no believed it
was, and asked il it did much damage.
Tho country citizen said next to
'blowin' the top often lily Thornton's
barn, and KILN u calf tn belung to
'Lexns Webb, and sl'cwin' up u set
tin hon, for Kurnel Dyer, and break
in in ov the spring-houso Of Naybor
Lclsor, jest moved in from lnjianny,
lle didn't hecrn Of emmy startlin'
damages
The city man congratulated the
man next to him on the slight dana.
gcs. -
Coin fur over ?" asked tho coun-
try jake. 70
'T0 St. Louis
you bo 2 Live thar, I rcckoni'
yes, | live there 1tl 'if 4
flows the yallcr fever over thar 2
There isn't IL case, my friend. We
never have anything of that kind
over there. 1t is only In Chicago
they have that
The man from tho country looked
at his ncighbor cnriously, and said {:
You he a good Sent l.oue man, you
be. Gimme your hand
They shook and rode on a few hun.
dred yards.
Don't know what aigs Is worth
over thar, / reckoni' 49,
The st. Louis man said he didn't,
at the same time drawing out a silver
tobacco box and taking out . few
strings Of fine e-cut, which the country
man eyed with wondcrment. The
city man saw his look and attonish-
mcnt and anxiety, and asked his
country friend to have a chew.
4 don'tkeer If | do,' no said, pull
ing something out of his mouth. We
don't often get 1t cut up in strings
like that over here llo put q bun.
die in his mouth and no chewcd until
his eyes fairly glistened. 'Jeerusa-
lom! That's tho wateryest chaw |
ever TUX, by gosh It's running
down the cracks Of my mouth and
feels good enough to swaller.' Then
hc turned to the window besides him
and expcctora&d about . quart.
Slash !! it went against the clean
glass which had been washed off by
the storm. E' "5 .".'....
The countryman looked around to
see how many people IN the car had
seen it, and then turning to the city
man, who had tried to be calm, he
whispered:
Il swar ! thought that ar winder
war up. That's what q darned fool
gets for foOlin' with new tangled
things.' .". "..' "4 s5 q
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-11-29

A humming birds nest found at
Elizabeth by some persons who had
sufficient natural curiosity tOOvercOme
their compassion, and who captured
tho nest, two yonng hummers and the
old one, took them home and stuffed
them. They are to be sent to tho nan.
scum Of natural curiodties In London.
The nest Ia built on q little twig and
scarcely tho size Of half IN English
walnut. Both nest and twig are Gov.
cred with litrle patches Of lichcn until
tits almost impossible to tell one from
the other. and the nest looks Ike .
kind Of natural exeresence on tho twig.
The nest is pliable, like . tiny cup. Of
velvet, and the inside II lined wit6.a
white,snbstance, assinh andfs6A vai
white siik. The little birds are about
the size Of humble bees, very pretty,
and they sit on little percl, just out
side the nest, with open bills as the
old one l,overs over to feed them. e
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-11-29
Sllelt Mlistellanp.l
A SONG or NOTE.


Mino nams II vAs Augustus Shmidtz,
Und I'm y German man;
soils dose peer und pretssls, i,
Und oysters ven I gnn.
Mine place has lots Of pissinesa, -
Und also lots Of noise.
For ita agr,ms der str,Mdt from dose
Columbia Goledge poyS,
Won day some Of faosc zophomoroa
Come over 10 mino hlace,
und ordered beer und protanlH,
Und also Schwitzer Knso,
When thoy had drunk NIL vot dcy could,
Und couldn't .rnt no moro,
Won of dem CRIED out 10 mo
"POwlo, yot In dor achoroi"
Igu!ckly brought II 70 dem
(lt was drso sigsdy.nino)
But der Weller vot asked vor Il
Vas grianins Nil dor dime.
Und shlnprod mo on dor shoultor
Und said "Powie old plont
Ve a!at have got soMs money
10 vc pays you nit noto."
Iprought him bona nnd bapcr.
Put ingk In der ingkHtandt,
Und he zat down Ia dor tabi1
Nit do lUnHtick in hta hi.nt,
Und wr"tc: "Vc don't got money,
w don't know vcrc to porrow,
10 vo vii pny Augustus Schmitz
Drm sigmly.nino tomorrow.
Ivoldcd up dot bapor
MItcars put !tawas;
Won't over unh presented II .
Dc first thing dor noxt day.
but dot fellw laG ind said.
"vy do you gone To moi
Dot note IN due 10 morrow,
Read Il, u,d yon vii zes."
Vor drco long weeks vaitod,
Vile greatly 10 minc nOrrow;
Each dino ] gone he tolt M"
Ilc'd pay mo NIL tomorrow;
But der thing vot b,izxles me
IL v0t he Aays Ia dr,o,
Und Il isn't din tomorrow
Undil his notn comes due.
--COLUMnIA SPECTATOR
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-11-29

MRS. P,sxsros %ni prnbAbsy ~nass1
or to prove that her isscond ha6band,
who departed this life i. last Saturday,
was put out u the way by the bull.
dozers Of Madison county. This ples
will hardly avail her at present, but II
she had only waited until next yeaD
when the presidential election occurs,
Mr.. John Sherman and the other visit
ing statesmen might have arranged ~
affecting Misunderstanding CQraJsre
ctal. - .,Ea,k ,yssw !.
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-11-29

A domestic esssyist mcnisl,csI tn, y
wife to'''telt ySar knsl,and Of ten thef.
you love himiband bids the husb6nd
to -never 1st the. cherries n;fyOpr
wifesltpAg4 ungathered." To.which
last the Golden Rule adds, "And stick
to your Own cherry tree.n 'E' =
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-11-29

A msn stopping his pspst 4
~ thinks folks ottent - spent Tier.
mummy fora a.paypar, ny dada dilan1
and everybody sd he WINS thes
teligentest man ,n tho counxyr q !
had the saaitest boiz that kytJ
taters.' OF course he idp III
paper. s
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-11-29

+ Some boys undertook te play base ball
In field where ram was feeding re ;
Gently. He butted the short stop
through picket fence and forced III
the rest to make home run. The boy
who was butted through the fence wsa
sc0re with him. go